The document discusses word groups and how to identify them. Word groups are words related to the same theme or idea. Examples are provided of word groups related to subjects in school, types of flowers, car makers, and types of weather. The document encourages reading for words connected by theme and underlining them to identify the theme the words relate to.

1. WORD GROUPS

2. Words that are related to the same theme or
idea
Example:
I really hated school. I didn´t any of the
SUBJECTS. I studied. Math was impossible,
French was boring, and geography was a waste
of time. I could never understand why people
liked pshysics or chemistry.

3. How to understand word groups?
• Notice any words that are connected.
• Look for nouns, verbs, adjectives, etc.
• Underline words you think relate to the same
theme.
• Look at the words again and try to identify the
theme.

4. THINK
• Which words are connected?
• What is the theme?
• Do different sections have similar word
groups?

5. EXAMPLES
*Newcastle, Melbourne, Adelaide, Sydney,
Canberra, Brisbane
Australian cities
*car, train, tram, bus, airplane
forms of transport
*turnip, carrot, onion, pepper, aubergine
vegetables

6. EXAMPLES
*tulip, orchid, rose, daisy, daffodil, lily
*Jaguar, Aston Martin, Honda, Fiat, Rover, BMW
*rainy, sunny, foggy, cloudy, snowy

7. EXAMPLES
*tulip, orchid, rose, daisy, daffodil, lily
types of flowers
*Jaguar, Aston Martin, Honda, Fiat, Rover, BMW
car makers
*rainy, sunny, foggy, cloudy, snowy
types of weather

8. ACTIVITY
The history of Money
Today, our currency is a mixture of coins and
paper money. But it wasn´t always that way.
Before metal coins and paper bills existed,
people used a lot unusual things to buy what
they needed. In one part of the world, for
example, people used sharks´ teeth for money.

9. ACTIVITY
The history of MONEY
Today, our currency is a mixture of coins and
paper money. But it wasn´t always that way.
Before metal coins and paper bills existed,
people used a lot unusual things to buy what
they needed. In one part of the world, for
example, people used sharks´ teeth for money.

10. Supermarkets offer valuable economic lessons. The
modern supermarket has illustrated how the market
system operates in the economy. Each supermarket has
a large number of items of different characteristics.
The modern supermarket provides everything from
basic foods to gourmet items from any place of the
world. Supermarkets are also offering cosmetics, toys,
small appliances, videos, televisions, and movies.
ACTIVITY

11. ACTIVITY
SUPERMARKETS offer valuable economic lessons. The
modern supermarket has illustrated how the market
system operates in the economy. Each supermarket has
a large number of items of different characteristics.
The modern supermarket provides everything from
basic foods to gourmet items from any place of the
world. Supermarkets are also offering cosmetics, toys,
small appliances, videos, televisions, and movies.

12. ACTIVITY
Paula gazed at the stars through the telescope.
I often wondered about the names of the stars.
Paula explained some of them to me. Her
favorite subject is astonomy. This teaches us
about Greek and Roman heroes. The names of
these giants became the names of stars.

13. Paula gazed at the stars through the telescope.
I often wondered about the names of the stars.
Paula explained some of them to me. Her
favorite subject is ASTRONOMY. This teaches
us about Greek and Roman heroes. The names
of these giants became the names of stars.
ACTIVITY