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Present Perfect
bent, deafening, worry, recover

Learning Objectives

Task

Grammar

Vocabulary

NarrativeSetting

Reading

Very, Very Frightening

Level 8 Unit 8 Lesson 1
What did you used to do with your grandparents?

Interview

when the wind causes something to move
amaze
blow away
blow away

Very Punny

Where was the tornado seen?Where was the tornado going?

Listening

Grammar

An action completed at an unknown time.I have been to Japan.
An action done in a time period that hasn't finished yet.I have seen six movie stars this week.
have/has + past participleI have seen five sharks in my life
An action that started in the past and hasn't finished yet.I have lived in this house for 10 years.

Present Perfect

  1. How long have you studied English?
  2. How long have you lived in your house?
  3. How long have you known how to swim?

Uncompleted Action

todaythis week, month, yearin my life
  1. How many famous people have you seen this week?
  2. Have you gone swimming this week?
  3. How many times have you danced in the street this year?

Uncompleted Time

Have you ever been in a flood?

Ever/Never

Have you ever seen a tornado?

Reading

Have you heard of any natural disasters on the news this week?

Prereading

The wind began to howl and a few drops of rain fell onto her bare head. They raced across the lawn, gathering the furniture and the shovel and the big plastic flamingo. They rushed to put these objects in the garage so they wouldn't blow away.
bent
The wild wind whipped through the yard, picking up the lawn chairs and throwing them against the house. The saplings in front of the house bent so far that their tops almost touched the ground. “I’ve never seen wind so strong,” Catherine told her grandfather.

Fright

as the rain got harder. The wind kept blowing and the howling was almost deafening. “We should get away from the window,” Catherine stated seriously. “Most injuries during a storm are caused by broken glass.”
deafening
“I’ve never heard wind this loud,” Catherine's grandfather said. He tucked the lawn furniture under one arm and covered his head with the other. “We better get inside quickly,” Catherine grabbed her grandfather’s hand and pulled him into the house. They watched
They probably closed the highway when the storm turned toward us.” “It wasn’t supposed to be bad here,” Catherine’s grandfather answered. He shook his head slowly. “We should have been better prepared."
worry
They settled into the basement and looked at each other with worry in their eyes. “Where's Nolan? her grandfather asked. “He should have been here by now.” “I bet the roads are terrible.
A second later, all the lights flickered again. This time, they didn’t recover. Catherine and her grandfather were now in totaldarkness.
recover
A huge gust of wind knocked something hard against the side of the house and Catherine ducked under the table. She stood up quickly and started to walk toward the stairs. The light above her flickered, but came back on.
Something hit the side of the house
The table got knocked over
The stairs fell down
The wind broke the lightbulb
Nolan is in the basement
Nolan is driving and the roads are in good condition
They don’t want Nolan to come home
Nolan hasn’t come home yet
The volume of the wind
The strength of the snow.
The height of the rain
The width of the rain
The strength of the wind
The cold of the snow
The speed of the rain
The force of the hail
What made Catherine duck under the table?
What are Catherine and her grandfather worried about?
What is Catherine’s grandfather surprised about?
What surprised Catherine about the storm?

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Based on the information from the setting, what genre do you think this story is?

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recover
worry
deafening
bent
force something to curve
very loud
anxious feeling that something will go wrong
return to a normal state after a problem
associate
included
participated
  • participated
  • attended
  • included
  • assocciated
attended

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  • included
  • participated
  • associated
  • attended
Carrie and her friends a seminar about history last weekend. During the seminar, they in numerous activities and were able to tour an ancient city and make rubbings of many wall carvings. An overnight stay in a prehistoric cave was in the seminar. After the seminar, the participants were able to meet a world-famous historian with the discovery of numerous artifacts from the ancient world.
  • associated
  • participated
  • included
  • attended
  • attended
  • participated
  • included
  • associated

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Extension

Exit Interview

Why is it important to include natural disasters in a curriculum?
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