*WORDS! WORDS! WORDS!*

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo g
• Leerjaar 2

WELCOME TO ENGLISH CLASS

MORNING PRAYER

Let's pray to the almighty

GOD, OUR FATHER, YOU ARE THE SOURCE OF ALL WISDOM AND KNOWLEDGE. GIVE ME AN ATTENTIVE MIND SO THAT I CAN GRASP MY LESSON. GIVE ME AN EAGER MIND TO LEARN SOMETHING NEW EVERY DAY, GIVE ME THE WISDOM TO KNOW WHAT IS RIGHT AND THE COURAGE TO STAND FOR TRUTH AND JUSTICE AND THUS HELP ME TO MAKE THIS WORLD A BETTER PLACE TO LIVE IN.

-amen   

THE POWER OF WORDS

SHORT READS

ELOS

•Read and comprehend the text to answer the questions

*Read the text with correct pronunciation and intonation and find the ‘origin of words’

*Identify new words and meanings given in the text

*Create a chart that lists each thing or object and how it got its name 
 

                                           WARM UP                   ACTIVITY

THE BIG QUESTION

Q. How do some new words become part of our everyday language? Give an example to support your answer.

We use words everyday! Words can come from other languages or be created new, and can change over time.

Q. “Words’ are important in a language. How are they connected to the place/person from where they originated?

Q. Look at the title and the sentences in bold. How does this text feature prepare the reader for the rest of the text?

1. To draw the attention of the reader to the text topic.
2. Bold fonts are used for emphasis to make certain words and phrases stand out from the surrounding text.
3. Both of the above

The Earl's Sandwich

Q. How was John Montagu related to that place?
How did Montagu change, how the
word sandwich is used?

1. A wealthy Britisher named John Montagu lived in Sandwich.
2. He was the Fourth Earl of Sandwich. Earl was a hard working man & he enjoyed playing cards too.
3. He loved to eat meat between two slices of bread. Food served between two slices of bread is still called a sandwich today.
4. All of the above.

Jules and his 'Leotard'

Q. Why do dancers, acrobats, and skaters
wear costumes that fit close to their bodies?

1. It does not hinder their movements.
2. They cannot afford anything else.
3. The tight-fitting costume does not affect their balance.
4. These costumes are not easily available.

Q. How are those costumes related to the French acrobat 'Jules Leotard'?

Venn's Diagram

Q. What can you infer about the use of Venn diagrams today? What detail or example in the text supports your inference?

Mr. Ferris and His Wheel

Q. Whom is the Ferris wheel named after?

1. George Washington
2. George Ferris
3. Georgia Ferris

President Roosevelt's Bear

Q. What is the story behind President
Roosevelt’s Bear?

WORD ORIGINS

 Food for thought

What are some other objects you know of that are named after people or places? 

Vocabulary Words (Drag & Drop)

AMUSEMENT PARK

DAZZLED

DIAGRAM

FLYING TRAPEZE

INCIDENT

LEOTARD

SOAR

places with games, rides and other entertainments

impressed

drawing used to explain something

a bar connected to long ropes or wires, on which a performer swings or "flies" through the air

event, occurance

one-piece clothing that fits tightly and may leave legs and arms bare

to fly or rise in the air

NOW I CAN-
•Read and comprehend the text to answer the questions

*Read the text with correct pronunciation and intonation and find the ‘origin of words’

*Identify new words and meanings given in the text

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Home Fun 

Heading-(Short Reads) words! Words! Words!         S.L No. 2.5 

LAQ (40-50 words)

Q. Which story about where a word came from was the most informative? Support your opinion using details from the text. 

Attempt the given question in your English Notebook & upload the page in the One note Class Notebook.

Home Fun

ART INTEGRATION ACTIVITY

Create a poster with an illustration and a short story about a popular word, how it came into existence. (Use etool- Canva or Adobe)