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Reading

Grammar

Present Perfect Continuous

Narrative Predict

Vocabulary

Task

century, supplies, tarp, pelted

Negotiate

Very, Very Frightening

Level 8 Unit 8 Lesson 3

Interview

Which natural disaster scares you the most?

Very Punny

landslide

when the land moves quickly downward

by a large margin

landslide

Listening

What two things should you not do during the storm?

Grammar

Present Perfect Continuous

have/has + been + ing form I have been running for three hours.

I started running at 4:00. I am still running now. I have been running since 4:00.

I started running three hours ago. I am still running now. I have been running for three hours.

Used to tell something that you started doing in the past and are still doing now.

For and Since

for to tell an amount of time I have been teaching for 35 years.

What things are you doing now?

since to tell a specific moment in time I have been reading since 1984.

We have been jumping like this since 2013!

We have been jumping like this for ten years.

Longer than You

I have been learning karate for 9 years.

We have been speaking "giraffe" since 2009.

Reading

Prereading

What would you do if there was a hole in your house?

Fright

had made it through a blizzard, countless floodings and a tornado a few years ago. But, the wind from this storm was too much for it and it toppled over, right on top of the house.

Catherine stood at the top of the staircase and looked at the massive trunk of a tree that blocked the doorway and filled the hall. The tree was a gigantic oak that had been sitting in front of their house for over a century. The one hundred-year-old tree

century

“Grandpa!!” Catherine yelled. We’re trapped down here. And the house is filling up with rain.” Her grandfather came to the bottom of the stairs and looked up. “We have to try to block the hole. Or at least collect the water. Otherwise the house will be ruined.”

Catherine began to break off branches from the tree and throw them away from the doorway. While her grandfather looked for supplies.

supplies

Once Catherine had removed enough branches, she could climb over the trunk and get out the basement. Her arms and legs were full of scratches by the time she was out. Her grandfather passed her a large plastic tarp

and a staple gun and then began to climb out himself. He unfolded the tarp and looked up at the hole in the ceiling. “I think it should be big enough,” he said and stretched it out over the tree. “Can you climb on the chair and hold it up to the ceiling?”

tarp

that was blowing in the wind, while the rain pelted her in the eyes and face. She finally finished attaching the tarp, when another gust of wind blew a shoe in through the window behind her.

Catherine carefully climbed on the kitchen stool and her grandfather gave her the corner of the tarp. “Now see if you can staple it to the ceiling,” he instructed. Catherine had a difficult job, trying to staple the plastic tarp

pelted

Identify

Which paragraph talks about the history of the oak tree?

Catherine stood at the top of the staircase and looked at the massive trunk of a tree that blocked the doorway and filled the hall. The tree was a gigantic oak that had been sitting in front of their house for over a century. The one hundred-year-old tree had made it through a blizzard, countless floodings and a tornado a few years ago. But, the wind from this hurricane was too much for it and it toppled over, right on top of the house.

Which paragraph talks about the supplies they need to fix the hole?

Which paragraph talks about the problems that might occur if they don’t stop the water?

“Grandpa!” Catherine yelled. We’re trapped down here. And the house is filling up with rain.” Her grandfather came to the bottom of the stairs and looked up. “We have to try to block the hole. Or at least collect the water. Otherwise the house will be ruined.”Catherine began to break off branches from the tree and throw them away from the doorway. While her grandfather looked for supplies.

Which paragraph talks about things blowing into the house?

Identify

Which paragraph talks about the history of the oak tree?

Once Catherine had removed enough branches, she could climb over the trunk and get out the basement. Her arms and legs were full of scratches by the time she was out. Her grandfather passed her a large plastic tarp and a staple gun and then began to climb out himself. He unfolded the tarp and looked up at the hole in the ceiling.“I think it should be big enough,” he said and stretched it out over the tree. “Can you climb on the chair and hold it up to the ceiling?”

Which paragraph talks about the supplies they need to fix the hole?

Which paragraph talks about the problems that might occur if they don’t stop the water?

Catherine carefully climbed on the kitchen stool and her father gave her the corner of the tarp. “Now see if you can staple it to the ceiling,” he instructed. Catherine had a difficult job, trying to staple the plastic tarp that was blowing in the wind, while the rain pelted her in the eyes and face. She finally finished attaching the tarp, when another gust of wind blew a shoe in through the window.

Which paragraph talks about things blowing into the house?

Predict

Picture

What is the situation in the house right now?

What could happen to Catherine?

Vocabulary

Matching

hit repeatedly

the things you need

a large piece of plastic

tarp

100 years

supplies

century

pelted

Check the box

Parents never worry about their children. If someone is lost, you might worry. It is helpful to reassure your friends. Reassuring yourself will make you worry. A dark forest might look ominous. A sunny day always looks ominous.

A snake might make you cringe. You cringe when you are happy. Hail could pelt you on the head. The wind could pelt a lake. A tarp could protect a bicycle from rain You can ride a tarp to work.

Check

True or False

A century is 100 years.

You need supplies to do tasks.

True

False

True

False

A drought is having too much water.

A straight stick is bent.

True

False

True

False

If you are still sick, you have recovered.

A whisper is deafening.

True

False

True

False

Practice

Negotiate

We have to try to find him!

He might

Or

Maybe

But

We should stay here.

Extension

Listen to the podcast 5:24 -6:38

Exit Interview

Is there anything you think you could do for a century?

Thank You!

Goodbye!

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