Sample Writing Lesson 1 part1b

Part II – Grammar Focus “Get to Do and Be Able to Do” :

Part II – Grammar Focus “ Get to Do and Be Able to Do ” If you 'get' to do something you have the chance to do it. This is a positive and usually enjoyable thing. Whereas to be 'able' to do something is not necessarily something the speaker wants. ex: do homework a. Strange: I didn't get to do my homework. b. Good: I wasn't able to do my homework.

Part II – Grammar Focus Practice:

Part II – Grammar Focus Practice 1. eat cookies _____________________________________________________________________. 2. do the dishes _____________________________________________________________________. 3. play computer games all weekend _____________________________________________________________________. 4. go swimming _____________________________________________________________________. 5. clean my room _____________________________________________________________________. 6. feed the squirrels _____________________________________________________________________. 7. take out the garbage _____________________________________________________________________. 8. ride my bike _____________________________________________________________________. 9. call my friend _____________________________________________________________________. 10. watch TV today _____________________________________________________________________.

Part III – Vocabulary Match the Words to Their Definitions :

Part III – Vocabulary Match the Words to Their Definitions Words thrill _____ load _____ trail _____ remedy _____ gaze _____ fright _____ strain _____ flatter _____ coax _____ awaken _____ float _____ chamber _____ threat _____ gain _____ similar _____ dispatch _____ injury _____ expand _____ benefit _____ annual _____ Definitions cause fear in put in; weight to be carried gently urge or persuade to not sink excite present a danger profit, acquire to lag behind; dirt path in a forest test the limits of to send something off to make larger happening yearly say something nice, esp. untruthfully a gain cure or solve damage suffered alike or resembling a fixed look an enclosed space cause to wake