WALK-THROUGH Presentation FOCUS ON SUPPORTING EVIDENCE You listened to two student presentations called “I am.” Think about yourself. What is an important idea about yourself that you would like to share? A Brainstorm. Write a list of words that are related to your central idea. B Discuss your list. Think of 3–4 pictures you can use to go with your words. C Use a supporting evidence organizer to plan a presentation about yourself. ACADEMIC VOCABULARY brainstorm (verb) DEFINITION to think of many ideas without stopping—by yourself or in a team EXAMPLE Let’s brainstorm food ideas for the class party. WORD FORMS brainstormed, brainstorming D Present your “I am” audiovisual profile. Use your visual. When you speak, look at your audience. Speak slowly and clearly. E Listen to your classmates’ “I am” audiovisual profiles. Answer these questions for each profile. 1. What is the title, speaker name, and date? 2. What is the central idea? 3. What two pieces of supporting evidence do you hear? 4. How does the visual support the central idea? Focus on Supporting Evidence You will give a presentation about you. When you prepare your presentation, think about the supporting evidence that shows something important about you. SPEAKING STRATEGY UNIT 1 21 BLC23_SE_LB_U01_020-021_BOL.indd 21 8/30/21 11:39 AM A Listen to the first presentation and look at the visual. Identify the central idea. An Audiovisual Profile B Listen to the second presentation. Complete a supporting evidence organizer. Consider these questions when you make your organizer. • What is the title of the presentation? • Who is the speaker? • What clue words do you hear? I am MATH making designs with geometry where I went for my birthday celebrating Pi Day my future career I am math. Find Supporting Evidence Listen for supporting evidence for the central idea. Ask yourself: • What is the title? • Who is the speaker? • What clue words do you hear? • What clue words do you see in the visuals? • How do the text and visuals support the central idea? LISTENING STRATEGY UNIT 1 20 BRIDGES TO ORAL LANGUAGE BLC23_SE_LB_U01_020-021_BOL.indd 20 8/30/21 11:39 AM BRIDGES TO GRAMMAR Uncle Tulu came into the world in 1965. For the first 26 years of his life, he lived in Ghana. He worked as a nurse there. He loved his job, and he especially enjoyed helping children. In fact, he dedicated himself to working with children at the hospital. When I was little, Uncle Tulu came to live with us. He inspired me with his cooking. Every day, he cooked dinner for us, and the scents of Ghanaian cuisine filled our home. As I grew older, I learned more about Uncle Tulu, and he continued to influence me in good ways. Uncle Tulu was a great athlete and an excellent handball player. We played handball together every Saturday on the local court. When I joined the handball team at school, I was the best player! A few years ago, Uncle Tulu moved to California for work. I didn’t see him for a whole year. I missed him a lot. A Read the personal narrative. Grammar in Action My Uncle Tulu Use the simple past tense to show that an action has already happened. • Form the simple past of regular verbs by adding -ed or -d to the base verb. showed shared I learned about colors and patterns from Teta. • Form the negative of the simple past with did + not + base verb. My father didn’t know what lay ahead of him. A base verb is a verb without any endings. This is the form you find in a dictionary. Base Verbs Simple Past flow flowed influence influenced did not = didn’t Simple Past Tense: Regular Verbs UNIT 1 22 TUTORIAL Ghana Cote d’lvoire BLC23_SE_LB_U01_022-025_BG.indd 22 9/15/21 12:21 PM B Identify the simple past tense regular verbs in “My Uncle Tulu.” C Read the sentences from Honoring Our Ancestors. Identify the simple past tense verb. Identify the base form of the verb. 1. I painted him holding a traditional planting stick and releasing seeds into the ground. 2. He started Tennessee State’s music department. 3. I learned about colors and patterns from Teta. 4. He loved working with plants. D Write the sentences in the simple past tense. 1. Uncle Tulu lives in California. Uncle Tulu lived in California. 2. He works in a hospital. 3. He plays handball on the weekend. 4. I visit him on holidays. 5. We enjoy delicious Ghanaian food. 6. Uncle Tulu inspires us to learn about Ghana. E Complete the sentences with the simple past tense of the verbs. 1. My grandfather was to music and he every day. (dedicate, practice) 2. When we were little, my brother and I our room and our clothes. (clean, wash) 3. My grandmother me when she about the village where she grew up. (inspire, talk) 4. The old men stories of their childhood when they chess in the park. (share, play) 5. My aunt and uncle me after I in the United States as a young child. (raise, arrive) F Write three sentences about when you were little. Use simple past tense verbs. Eight years ago, I lived in a small yellow house. I played with the other kids on my street. We stayed outside until dark. UNIT 1 23 INSPECT THE TEXT BLC23_SE_LB_U01_022-025_BG.indd 23 8/30/21 4:41 PM Bridges to Oral Language • Each unit provides opportunities for the development of listening and presentation skills. • A listening passage relates the theme to students’ identities and experiences. Animated Grammar Tutorials engage students by pairing grammar rules with fun explanations. Bridges to Grammar • Each unit presents two grammar points and provides explicit grammar, usage, and writing instruction. • Writing activities, as well as pair and group work, encourage communication. The listening passages are available online. B Identify the irregular simple past tense verbs in “An Interview with Ms. Peters, Teacher.”. C Write the simple past form of these base verbs. 1. sit 4. feel 7. grow 2. take 5. think 8. make 3. begin 6. become 9. wear D Complete the sentences with the simple past tense of the verbs. 1. When I was little, I the beautiful clothes my grandmother for me. (wear, make) 2. We happy on the farm when we and played with the animals. (be, feed) 3. When I my father’s strong arms, they as hard as a rock. (feel, be) 4. I the traditional healer when she to our house to see my brother. (meet, come) 5. He me that our family would be famous one day, and I he was right. (tell, know) 6. Lele that everyone up in a house like hers. (think, grow) E Making connections Answer the question about you. • What did you want to be when you were 10 years old? Why? When I was 10 years old, I knew I wanted to be an actor. I was in the school play. I went to my friend’s house, and we read our lines every day. 25 UNIT 1 INSPECT THE TEXT BLC23_SE_LB_U01_022-025_BG.indd 25 8/30/21 4:41 PM I interviewed Ms. Peters, our Computer Science teacher. We sat in the computer lab, and she answered my questions. Me: Ms. Peters, when did you start teaching here? Ms. Peters: I started teaching here 10 years ago when I was right out of college! Me: What did you do before you came to Southwest Middle? Ms. Peters: I went to college. I chose a college in my home city, so I lived with my parents. I studied how to be a teacher. But when I was younger, I wanted to be a star soccer player. Me: Really? Me, too! What happened? Ms. Peters: I discovered computers. I still played soccer, but I also became obsessed with computers. What about you? Do you still want to be a star soccer player? Me: (laughs) No, not anymore. Ms. Peters: Why not? Me: I got into skateboarding a couple of years ago. That’s what I do now. Ms. Peters: Excellent! Keep going! A Read the interview. Grammar in Action AN INTERVIEW WITH Ms. Peters, Teacher You do not form the simple past tense of irregular verbs by adding -ed or -d to the base form. These verbs have special forms that you must learn. She went out of her way to help people in need. You never knew what she would put together. I put art in my heart, too. Stories of fantastic feasts fed his stomach instead. The verb be is an irregular verb. It has two simple past forms: was and were. I was born in 1898 in the heart of Mexico. His arms were hard from lifting huge plates of food. Simple Past Tense: Irregular Verbs IRREGULAR VERBS base verb – past form become – became begin – began bring – brought choose – chose come – came draw – drew feed – fed feel – felt get – got give – gave go – went grow – grew have – had know – knew make – made meet – met put – put say – said sit – sat take – took tell – told think – thought wear – wore UNIT 1 24 BRIDGES TO GRAMMAR TUTORIAL BLC23_SE_LB_U01_022-025_BG.indd 24 8/30/21 4:41 PM 20
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