Unit 1 10th Grade

Unit 1Disasters!
Cristian Fontanez L.
EnglishTeacher
MA in EnglishTeaching
10th Grade

Don’tforgettoreviewsomevocabulary…
Anearthquake
Anavalanche
A tsunami
A nuclear
A volcano
More “keywords” on page 124!!!

What can yousayaboutthe Mona Lisa?
Itwaspainted in 1502.
Itwasbought in 1984.
Itwasstolen in 1990.
Itwasgiven back lastmonth.

Grammar: Past Simple Passive
Thepassive can beused:
-whenthe “doer” isunderstoodornotimportant.
E.g.
Thecity of Los Angeleswasbuilton top of the
San Andreas fault.
-in formal writing, tofocusonwhathappens, notwhodoesit.
E.g.
Manystoreswerelootedaftertheearthquake.

Grammar: Past Simple Passive
Toformthepast simple passive, we use:
BE (Past) VERB (PastParticiple)
Thecity of Los Angeleswasbuilton top of the San Andreas fault.
Was (singular)
Were
(plural)
build

Let’s try…
A tsunami hit some places in thesouth of Chile.
becomes…
Thesouth of Chile was hit by a tsunami.

Great Natural Disasters
Ordertheevents.
Complete thesentences.
Use theseverbs: hit – bury – melt – burn - kill

Grammar: a/an/the
Aprisonerortheprisoner?

Remember…
Use aorantotalkaboutsomethingthereaderorlistenerdoesn’tknowabout.
Use thetotalkaboutsomethingthereaderorlistenerknowsabout (it’sidentified).

Choosethecorrectanswer.Ordertheevents.
Bonus!!!
___Theprison managers ordereda / the / ancomplete change of locks.
___A / the / anprisonermemorisedtheshape!
___He madea / the / an copies from a plasticmirror!
___A / the / anprisonercopieda / the / anvital set of keys.

Sources…
DevelopingGrammar in Context.
Cambridge UniversityPress.
English in Mind 2B.
Cambridge UniversityPress.
Timesaver Visual Grammar.
Mary Glasgow Magazines.
TimesaverGrammarActivities.
Mary Glasgow Magazines.

KnowledgeQuiz!
When ____ thefirstplayingcards / use / China?
a)
Where ____ thefirstreadingglasses / invent?
a)
When ____ Chile / discover?
a) 1545 b)1535 c) 1555
Who ____ “ “ /writeby?

Unit 1 10th Grade

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