AE L8 U2 L5-done proofed

Learning Objectives

Reading

Grammar

Adverbial Prepositional Phrases

Narrative Predicting

Vocabulary

Task

Problems and Solutions

burning, lush, surrounded, buried

Teacher Tips

Over the River

Level 8 Unit 2 Lesson 5

Interview

Have you ever had to go on a quest?

Very Punny

What rhymes with "flow?"

Listening

What does Peter think could happen on the trip?

Grammar

Prepositional Phrases

opposite

outside inside

We ran and jumped onto the bus.

aboard onto

A horse stood opposite the cow.

Prepositions

1. My rival stood me and cracked his knuckles.
2. The cow needs to stay the fence.
3. I haven't gone of my house since Tuesday.
4. While we were the ship, there was a terrible storm.

aboard

outside

inside

opposite

Where

When I go outside of my house, sometime I go to the grocery store.

I can play video games all day inside my house.

Reading

Prereading

What do you need to survive in the desert?

The next day Yugi noticed that the trees were no longer so dense. She kept walking with the sun to her back, until the trees had disappeared and all around her was a dark green plain. These plants offered little protection from the sun and soon Yugi needed to get out of the burning rays. In the distance, she could see a line of trees, winding back and forth through the low land.

Abandoned

A) Yugi watched the dirt get drier and start to crumble beneath her feet.

B) The plain was full of grass, wheat, and wildflowers.

C) These were lush trees with big, floppy leaves.

D) So cold that Yugi didn’t think she would make it through the night.

burning

Abandoned

There must be a river there, she thought, and turned south toward the water. The trees that grew near the river were different than the pines she had found in the forest. Yugi looked closer and found that they were fruit-bearing trees. She was just able to reach some of the lower branches and pull off apples and pears.

A) Yugi watched the dirt get drier and start to crumble beneath her feet.

B) The plain was full of grass, wheat, and wildflowers.

C) These were lush trees with big, floppy leaves.

D) So cold that Yugi didn’t think she would make it through the night.

lush

She rested a bit beneath the trees and then filled her bag with fruit and her water pouch with water. Then she set off again toward the west. The plain was not very wide, and by the end of the day, most of the grass had turned to hard rock and dirt. The next morning By noon, the desert surrounded Yugi. In the distance she could see the mountains towering over the expanse of sand.

Abandoned

A) Yugi watched the dirt get drier and start to crumble beneath her feet.

B) The plain was full of grass, wheat, and wildflowers.

C) These were lush trees with big, floppy leaves.

D) So cold that Yugi didn’t think she would make it through the night.

surrounded

She knew that she had to walk steadily west through the sand for two days. The first day wasn’t terrible. She was able to get liquid from the fruit and save most of her water. When the sun started to set, she kept walking directly toward it, until she couldn’t see anything at all. Once the sun disappeared, it got cold. She pulled her arms around her legs and buried herself in the sand.

Abandoned

A) Yugi watched the dirt get drier and start to crumble beneath her feet.

B) The plain was full of grass, wheat, and wildflowers.

C) These were lush trees with big, floppy leaves.

D) So cold that Yugi didn’t think she would make it through the night.

buried

Predict

What do you think will happen to Yugi?

What geographical features did Yugi have to pass through?

Where will she go next?

Vocabulary

Matching

put under the ground

burning

lush

on fire

surrounded

having something completely around you

buried

with a lot of vegetation

Would you rather...

run into a burning building to get $1,000,000 or try to find something of a million dollars in value buried under a tree?

Restate

The suns rays shone down strong onto Yugi’s back.

burnt

Yugi's back was ...

The trees, which were full of leaves, grew next to the river.

lush

The trees were....

There were many trees in a circle all around Yugi.

surrounded

Yugi was...

Yugi hid her whole body in the sand.

buried

Yugi's whole body

Practice

Problems and Solutions

Solutions

What are possible solutions?

Problems

forest plain desert mountain

Extension

You are going to write a narrative story that includes background information.

Exit Interview

Why do some authors chose to use rhyming words?

Thank You!

Goodbye!

Feedback form

Date:

Feedback FormLevel 8 Unit 2 Lesson 4

Feedback Form

Student:

Teacher:

Comments:

Vocabulary

Grammar

Speaking

Reading & Listening

40