Lesson 3
Exercise 1 • Listening for Sounds in Words
4 Listen to each word your teacher says.
4 Put an X in the column to indicate the long vowel sound you hear.
a–
1.
e–
–ı
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o
X
X
2.
X
3.
X
4.
X
5.
6.
X
X
7.
X
8.
X
9.
10.
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Exercise 2 • Divide It
4 Read each sentence silently.
4 Use the steps of Divide It to break each boldface word into syllables.
4 Blend the syllables together to read each boldface word.
4 After dividing both boldface words, read the sentence to a partner.
1. The athletes compete in contests.
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e
/¯
˘athletes
compete
/¯
vc cv
2. Extreme sports require pads and helmets.
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e
extreme
/
/
require
vc v
3. Competitors don’t want to injure themselves.
/ ˘ /˘/ ̂
competitors
vcv
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Exercise 3 • Find It: Essential Words
4 Write the Essential Words in the spaces.
tomorrow
want
again
work
today
sound
4 Find the Essential Words for this unit in these sentences.
4 Underline them. There may be more than one in a sentence.
1. Tomorrow, we are going to compete again.
2. Today is a day for practice.
3. I want to take my game to a new level.
4. I will work hard on my tricks.
5. Start when you hear this sound.
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Exercise 4 • Define It
4 Complete each definition by filling in the blanks with a category and one or
more attributes.
4 Compare any definition that you’re unsure of with a dictionary definition.
4 Do the first word with your teacher.
1. An athlete is a(n)
Answers will vary.
person
who is strong,
category
attribute(s)
agile, and talented, who competes in a sport
.
2. Brave is a(n)
characteristic
category
that means being
attribute(s)
courageous during difficult situations
.
activity
enjoyment or competition
3. A game is a(n)
that
is played for
.
part of the body that provides
main support and which is also called the spine
or spinal column
action
5. Compete is a(n)
that means
contending with others to win a contest or
achieve a goal
person
6. A candidate is a(n)
who runs for
office or is nominated for a prize
4. A backbone is a(n)
.
.
.
storm
that involves
strong circular winds and heavy rain
7. A hurricane is a(n)
.
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Exercise 4 (continued) • Define It
weather condition that involves
temperature, wind, and precipitation
8. Climate is a(n)
.
musical instrument that is in the
brass family and has a long, bent sliding tube
9. A trombone is a(n)
.
10. A minute is a(n)
unit of time
that
equals 60
seconds
.
Which vocabulary words are related to athletes?
4 Write the words in the blanks.
brave
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Answers will vary.
game
compete
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Exercise 5 • Identify It: Main Verb or Helping Verb
4 Read each sentence with your teacher.
4 Underline the verb or verb phrase.
4 Decide if the form of be or have is used as a main verb or a helping verb.
4 Fill in the correct bubble.
4 Do the first sentence with your teacher.
Main Verb
Helping Verb
1. The athlete has waited an hour.
2. We were prepared for the long and hot game.
3. She is a strong and energetic leader.
4. Our team has scored many difficult points.
5. At last, we were victorious.
6. There will be an extreme sports competition
this winter.
7. Next year our team will have even more well-
trained and competitive athletes.
8. Mark has tried many different sports.
9. The scoreboard was flashing the winning time.
10. Mark has four gold medals.
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Exercise 6 • Use the Clues: Vocabulary Strategies
1. Use meaning cues along with your teacher to define coping.
Take the metal bar at the top of the ramp where they do tricks. It has a name. It’s the “coping.”
2. Use meaning cues to define retire.
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•
•
•
•
Underline the term.
Read the sentence and look for a meaning cue.
Circle the meaning cue.
Double underline the words that define retire.
Draw an arrow from the word retire to the definition.
from “Tony Hawk: Extreme Athlete”
Tony retired from professional skateboarding when he was
31. But in skateboarding, the word “retire” doesn’t mean he stopped
skating. It just means he’s stopped competitive skating. He still
skates almost every day. He learns new tricks. He does several public
demonstrations a year.
Answers will vary.
Retire means to stop participating in
professional competitions.
3. Define the term retire in your own words.
4. Verify your definition of the term retire by using a dictionary reference source.
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Exercise 7 • Answer It
4 Underline the signal word and answer each question.
4 Make sure your answer addresses the question.
Answers will vary.
1. Describe Tony Hawk as an athlete. Use examples from the selection.
Tony Hawk is an excellent athlete. He practiced
hard as a child, and became a successful
skateboarder at an early age. He also has the
best record of any skateboarder in history.
2. What can you infer about the goals Tony set for himself as a child?
Tony set goals for himself that were hard to
reach. He worked very hard to reach them. He
was disappointed if he didn’t do his best.
3. Read this quote from the selection: “Tony started playing on the bright blue
board. Crash! Bang! Slam!” The words crash, bang, and slam are examples
of onomatopoeia. Explain the effect this type of word has on the reader.
Using words like crash
crash, bang
bang, and slam helps
the reader imagine Tony Hawk riding on his
skateboard. Using words like these makes the
text come alive.
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Exercise 7 (continued) • Answer It
4. Select two of Hawk’s accomplishments that you think are the most amazing.
Explain why.
The two accomplishments of Tony Hawk
that I think are the most amazing are his
skateboarding record and his foundation. Tony
Hawk must be an incredible athlete to have such
a great skateboarding record. I also think it is
great that he decided to do something nice by
using his foundation to help build skate parks.
5. The sport of skateboarding and Tony Hawk’s career declined but later became
successful again. The author describes Hawk’s rising success with the statement “And
the Hawk became the ‘Phoenix.’” Explain what the author meant by this statement.
The author meant that Tony Hawk rebuilt his
career after he had lost almost everything.
From a very difficult set of circumstances, Hawk
generated tremendous success, like the mythical
phoenix that rose from the ashes to live again.
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