AE L5 U1 L5-done-proofed

Key words:letter, text message, lonely, phoneVerbs:to send, to communicateGrammar:irregular pluralsPhonics: long /o/

L5 U1 L5

Students will learn:

Level 5 Unit 1 Lesson 5

Have you ever maintained a friendship from far away? What did you do?

Vocabulary

to communicate: to share or exchange information, ideas and news with another person.

Sometimes Fen thought communicating directly with her family was useless; she should send text messages, if she wanted them to listen.

to send: to cause something to go from one place to another, usually by post.

If I send this package today, it should arrive in time for my mom's birthday!

lonely: to feel sad because you are not with other people.

Jerry took long walks in the country by himself, but he was not lonely. He enjoyed the quiet.

lonely

communicate

send

Whenever Becky felt ______, she tried to ____________ with her best friend. When it was not possible to call her by phone, Becky would ____ her a letter. Even if it took a while in the mail, Becky felt better knowing she was reaching out.

Jess carried her phone with her at all times. She used it to speak to her family and friends every day.

phone: a device used to speak to other people across distances.

text message: a quick, typed communication done by phone.

Rachel was a little early to the movie where she was meeting her friends, so she sent them a text message to see when they would arrive.

When I was a child, I wrote a pen pal in France letters for many years. We finally met in person when we were 15 years old.

letter: a hand written or typed form of communication, sent by post or messenger in an envelope.

letters

text message

phone

1. The fastest method of communication is a ____________, but you have to be careful what you type: your tone is not communicated.
2. My new _____ arrived yesterday, to replace the one I dropped into the sink while I was washing the dishes.
3. In her work, Sonia received dozens of _______ every day. She did not even open all of them!

Why do you choose these communication methods over other options?

How do you communicate with your friends?

lettertext messagelonelyphoneto sendto communicate

Word Bank

Reading

Friends for Life

Leo and Sam had been best friends since they were children. They grew up on the same street, and spent most days together. They both enjoyed being outdoors and were alike in their love of hiking and fishing.Sam was sure he wanted to attend a university, but Leo liked the idea of working with his hands. He did not want to study after finishing school, so he got a job building houses.

Friends for Life

Leo helped Sam celebrate when Sam was accepted into a top university, but secretly he felt sad that Sam would be leaving for school. The young men promised to communicate even over the long distance.Soon the day came when Sam left for school. Leo helped Sam pack his bags, and gave his friend a nice goodbye hug.

Friends for Life

Sam and Leo thought pen pal letters were ‘old school,’ but received emails from each other daily. Besides, it was difficult to remember an address! Sometimes they only had time in their new, busy lives to send each other a quick joke by text message, but they always tried to show they cared!

Friends for Life

Using their phones, Sam learned that Leo had quickly advanced in his job to Senior Builder and Leo was happy each time Sam delivered a great test result. They even introduced their new girlfriends to each other by video call so they wouldn't be strangers!

Friends for Life

However lonely each felt while Sam was away, when Sam visited home over term breaks, he and Leo fell easily into their old friendship. Communication technology made easy to act like they'd never been apart. They were lucky to have so many ways to communicate available to them!

Reflection

Friends for Life

1. What forms of communication did Sam and Leo use in this story?
2. What life events did the young men share with each other across the distance?
3. Do you think Sam and Leo’s relationship changed once they were apart? How and why?

Grammar

irregular plurals

a/an

children

goose

geese

child

For regular plurals we add -s or -es. Irregular plurals take many different forms.

regular plural

Plurals

singlular

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Write the irregular 'rule' here:

fishsheepdeer

fishsheepdeer

Some irregular plurals have rules of their own.

Irregular Plurals

Irregular Plurals

Write the irregular plurals

tooth fish deer man person sheep

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Phonics

NOTE: /oe/ usually occurs at the end of a word.

NOTE: don't forget that Bossy 'E' Rule!

Review

toe know hope row soak chore

NOTE: /ow/ usually occurs at the end of a word.

NOTE: /oa/ usually occurs in the middle of a word.

oe

ow

o_e

oa

n_t_f__c__lb__

NOTE: /oe/ usually occurs at the end of a word.

NOTE: don't forget that Bossy 'E' Rule!

Review

NOTE: /ow/ usually occurs at the end of a word.

NOTE: /oa/ usually occurs in the middle of a word.

phone

home

snow

know

hoe

toad

boat

grow

goat

toe

note

Listen and Circle

1.2.3.4.5.6.

Listen and Write

Free Talk

Plan and role play a conversation with a friend you have not seen in a long time.

friendlettertext messagelonelyphoneto sendto talkto communicate

Word Bank

Goodbye!