UNIT 1 Short Vowel Sounds A short vowel sound is usually spelled a, e, i, o, u, and is followed by a consonant sound as in batch, pledge, strict, sloppy, and bluff.
ROLE-PLAY Four well-known archaeologists were travelling to a site to excavate some artifacts from Wakanda. They were going to catalog them and display them in a museum. Then, Sasha, one of the archaeologists, was asked to analyze a life-sized figurine. She realized it was actually a statue of Princess Shuri. “Wow, that’s amazing.” Said the others. “We must carbon-date it to find out which era it was made in,” said Boongyal, the Head Archaeologist. “We must also find fragments to display at a museum.” Therefore, they went off to find fragments, but unfortunately, they accidentally broke the statue of Princess Shuri
UNIT 2 Long Vowel Sounds A long vowel sound can be spelled vowel-consonant-e or with two vowels written together.
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The Poetry Contest Tanawit: Ok, everyone. Please listen. Remember the announcement Yamel and I said yesterday.*everybody nods* Yamel: We are going to have poetry contest!*everybody shouts yay* Yamel: So here are the rules: it must be either a couplet, limerick, or a haiku. Tanawit: It cannot be a free verse and it must have at least four stanzas. Phon: I am excited! Let us start! Yamel: So we will give you one hour to make a poem. (One hour later) Tanawit: Is everybody ready? Phon: Yup! Shruti: Totally! Renusri: Definitely! Panita: So ready! James: Yes! Yamel: Let us start with you, Phon! Phon: Wakanda is so cool/anyone who attacks them is a fool. (Three stanzas later) *everybody claps* Tanawit: That was amazing! Yamel: Unfortunately, it was a free verse, but it was still amazing. Phon: Thanks Tanawit: Ok, who wants to go next? *nobody raises his/her hand* Tanawit: Nobody? Ok, I will chose. Umm…Renusri. Renusri: Ok-k? Yamel: Come one, you can do it! Renusri: The sky is a wonderful shade of blue/the clouds are as white as glue. Umm… Yamel: Renusri? Did you forget your lines? Renusri: Umm… Yes Tanawit: Never mind Yamel: Ok, who is next? Shruti: Me! Shruti: Reaching out/ was the hardest part/ now you’re safe inside my heart Yamel: * a tear falls down her cheek* that is amazing! Tanawit: Calm down, it’s not professional. Yamel: Ok *sniffle* it is just that, * sniffle* it has such good imagery. *sniffle* Tanawit: OK, then, moving on. Yamel: * sniffle* James, please speak your poem. James: Ok. Before I start, I will tell you that my poetry will have meter. James: For a guy/ who’s like a tree/lost in the sea/ I’m glad for your friend. Yamel: Very nice, James. Tanawit: Panita, please say your poem. Panita: Ok. Come and play a ton of games/Let’s have fun and be together/ we are people all the same/ even during dark and stormy weather. Tanawit: Amazing, Panita. Yamel: Ok, so let us see who the winner is. Tanawit: So, the winner is…..Shruti! Yamel: I noticed that none of them used the word sensory. Tanawit: Shruti, so here is your prize, a poetry book.
UNIT 3 Vowel Sounds /ou/, /oo/, /o/, oi/oy
School Trip Sasha: Good morning Pemika and Heather I am Sasha a Zoologist! Ready for our trip? Heather and Pemika: Yes, lets go! Sasha: Great! So, here we have a snail which is an invertebrate which is in the same genus as the mollusk (Renusri). They live in freshwater and terrestrial habitats. Heather: Wow! Can we touch it? Sasha: Sure! Just be gentle. Pemika: Cool! Sasha: Now, we have a frog which is an amphibian (Shruti). They also live in freshwater and terrestrial habitats. This, I think you should not touch. Pemika: ok. Heather: I’m going to go to the toilet. Don’t wait for me and go on first. Sasha: ok. So, for our next animal we have an aquatic and vertebrate animal called the white shark (Boongyal). Pemika: What is the meaning of aquatic? Sasha: Aquatic means living or growing underwater. Pemika: oh… Heather: What lives underwater? Sasha: Oh! Heather you’re back! I was just showing Pemika the White shark. Heather: Cool! Sasha: And that brings us to the end of our trip. Bye Heather and Pemika.
UNIT 4 Vowel Sounds /ur/, /ar/, /or/, /ir/
Engineers a.k.a Spies in Training Yamel: Ok, class let’s start. Today we will be learning parts of a radar, such as antenna. Shruti: What is an antenna? Boongyal: Good question. Can anyone tell me what an antenna is? Rujirat: An antenna is an electrical device that sends or receives signals. Yamel: Thank you (phone rings. Goes to pick up phone) Yes, yes, I understand. Ok, class change the topic. Today we will be learning how to make a transmitter. Why? Well, we have been tasked to make a coded device for a surveillance team. Boongyal: Yes, we have been having problems of robbery and theft. Someone’s stealing radars for some ridiculous reason. Sasha: Oh, look! Someone’s forecasting a robbery. Shruti: Predicting or forecasting Sasha? Never mind. A famous physicist is going there for a party. Yamel: He is going to present his new innovation. Sasha: Let’s go to the party, maybe we will encounter the thief there. Yamel: Great idea! Get ready (Everyone gets ready) Yamel: Let’s go. (On the way there, Shruti steps on something) Shruti: What’s this? Yamel: It’s an electromagnetic bomb! Everybody run!!! Everybody: Aaaaaaaah!!! In the end everyone sadly dies…
UNIT 5 Homophones
Keeping Fit Shruti: Hello everyone! Are you here to get training for the competition? Heather and Phon: Yes! Heather: I want training to be more flexible. Phon: I need to increase my stamina and metabolism. Shruti: You can get training for anything, but first fill this form. (Fills form and gives it to Shruti) Good! Now come back tomorrow. Heather and Phon: Ok! The Next Day Sasha: Hi! I am your personal dietitian Sasha. You need to have a good diet to be fit and you should be alert of what you eat. (Gives diet chart) Phon: Eww, I don’t want to eat this! (throws it on the floor) Heather: (picks it up) Ok, I will follow this chart. Sasha: Good girl, Phon if you don’t follow the chart you will be weak. Phon: Fine The Next Day Renu: Hello! I am your aerobics teacher. Phunthita: And I am the judge of the competition. Good luck! Both: Thank you! Renu: Ok, let’s start training. Phon do 5 push-ups and Heather go on the treadmill. Both: Ok Phon: One (falls). This is going to take a while… Heather: Run, run, Run… After a few weeks Phon: I am fit now, yeah! Heather: Lets go get ready for the competition tomorrow. Renu: Good luck! Competition day Phunthita: So, first we will have Phon and Heather to do a push-up competition. Sasha: Very good! Renu: Nice job! A few hours later Phunthita: Now, we will announce the winner! And the winner is Heather!!! Heather: YES!!! Phon: WHAT?! But I did better. Heather: You did not (starts arguing) Renu: Wait, the winner is Phon!!! Heather: (about to say something) Sasha: The winner is Heather and Phon. Phon: Ok Heather: Works for me.
Unit 7 /ie/, /or/, /er/
ROLE-PLAY The Stolen Princess By Tanawit, Tan, Heather, Shruti, Rujirat, Yamel, Sasha Scene 1: The Sultan Tanawit: I, Emperor Tanawit of this empire, hereby change the rule; women may now sit on the throne. As my daughter Heather is coming of age, I would like to give my throne to her. Tan: Wait! I would like to marry your daughter! Tanawit: No! My daughter will never marry a sultan like you! Tan: You will regret this! *Later that night* Tan: I shall take the princess by force! Heather: Mmmhhpp! Scene 2: Tan’s Cruelty Tan: Slaves! Lock this girl in my room! Shruti: I do not want to do this, Ruji. Ruji: But the Sultan has absolute power! Shruti: This is not constitutional! Tan: How dare you say that in my palace! Shruti: I’m sorry, my lord! I didn’t mean it! Ruji: Yes, my lord! I’m sorry! *Later that night* Tan: I will make you my slave! Since you do not want to marry me and live in luxury, you will live alone and in poverty! Heather: It’s better than marrying you! Scene 3: Tanawit’s Knowledge Tanawit: I can wait no longer! I must save my daughter! Yamel: My lord, you cannot leave the kingdom! Without it’s monarch, we will not have order! Tanawit: That is why I’m leaving it with you, my regent. Yamel: But I cannot, I must go with you to the Sultan’s Palace. I will leave Sasha to rule instead. Sasha! Sasha: Yes, my Lord. Tanawit: I will leave you in charge of the kingdom while I’m gone. Scene 5: In Tan’s Palace Tanawit: Guards! Attack! Yamel: Be careful! Heather is royalty. *soldiers capture Tan* *two days later* Scene 5: Coronation Day Tanawit: I hereby crown Heather as the new Empress of this land! Everyone: Yay! Shruti: I’m so glad, Empress Heather decided to free us! Ruji: Yeah, she is better than Tan!
Unit 8 Final /er/ Sound
(Sorry My Group Members Did Not Make) ROLE-PLAY The Math Contest By Tanawit, Yamel, Sasha, Ruji, Renusri, Boongyal, Heather Ruji: Good Morning, everyone! Today, we have a batch of students from all over the world! We have, Tanawit from Thailand, Sasha from South Korea, Heather from the U.K., and Yamel from the Philippines! Renusri: Wait, you forgot about me! Ruji: Sorry. In addition, we have Renusri from South India. Now we can start! Boongyal: I’m so smart that I will get full score! Yamel: I will get zero. I know it. Heather: Hey, Boongyal, let’s shake hands. Boongyal: I don’t shake hands with losers! Ruji: First question! One furlong is equal to how many fathoms? Heather: Six fathoms. Tanawit: 110 fathoms. Yamel: 101 fathoms. Renusri: 101 fathoms. Ruji: The correct answer is 110 fathoms. This is the working. * shows working* Boongyal: What! How did I get that wrong? Ruji: That question was about the unit of measurement conversion. Tanawit: That was quite easy. Ruji: Thailand and South Korea both get one point. This next question is about the metric units of measurement. 1231O cm is equal to how many km? Boongyal: That is very easy! 1 km! Tanawit: 0.12310 km. Heather: 0.12310 km. Sasha: 0.12310 is also my answer. Yamel: 0.12310. Renusri: 0.12310. Ruji: Everyone gets this question correct except China. So the points are Thailand 2, South Korea 2, Philippines 1, South India 1, and U.K. 1. This is the working. * shows the working* Boongyal: This show is rigged! Ruji: This next question is about the customary units of capacity. 8 cups=________ pints. Tanawit: 4 pints. Boongyal: 16 pints. Heather: 4 pints. Yamel: 6 pints. Sasha: 5 pints. Ruji: Thailand and U.K. got this question correct. Boongyal: What! How can I get this wrong! *points to Tanawit* You’re cheating! Guard: Hey, stop that! Boongyal: He’s cheating! Guard: Come with me! You’re disqualified. Boongyal: What! Nooooooooo! Ruji: Well, it seems that China was disqualified. Let’s hope they don’t nuke us. Now, whoever gets this question correct will win a ticket to a K-pop concert! So the question is what are the factors of 102? Tanawit: 1,2,3,6,17,34,51 and 102 are the factors of 102. Heather: 1, 2, 3,4,5,8 Sasha: 8, 7, 3,10,32,22. Yamel: I have absolutely no idea. Renusri. Me too. Ruji: The answers are 1,2- umm.. I seemed to have forgotten the answers. Give me five minutes. *five minutes later* Oh, the answers are 1, 2,3,4,6,17,34,51 and 102. The winner is Tanawit from Thailand! *gives ticket* Tanawit: I don’t like K-pop so I will just tear it.* tears ticket* Sasha: No! Tanawit: Ha-ha! Just kidding, the real ticket is in my pocket and I will never give it to you! I will give it to the second winner, Heather. Heather: Yay! Thank you! Bye! I’m going to South Korea now! Yamel: Why do you need a ticket to a K-pop concert if you already live in South Korea? Random Person: It costs money! Yamel: That’s true.
Unit 9 Final /en/, /el/, and /er/
ROLE-PLAY Science Class By Tanawit, Yamel, Sasha, Phon, Panita, Phanthita, Shruti Sasha: Teacher, why is Venus the hottest planet in our Solar System? Why not Mercury? Tanawit: It’s because of the dense atmosphere of Venus. Sasha: Thank you. Yamel: Thanks for asking that question. I almost forgot that today we were going to learn about the atmosphere. Tanawit: Ok, so let’s start class. Yamel: So, since we are learning about the atmosphere, do you know what an atmosphere is? Phon: *raises hand* Tanawit: Phon, what is your answer? Phon: Teacher, I am not going to answer, I just want to ask you, “May I go to the toilet?” Yamel: Just go. Tanawit: So can anyone answer that question? Shruti: An atmosphere is a mixture of gases. Yamel: Very good! Panita: Teacher! Can we not learn about the atmosphere? I want to learn about k pop. Phuntita: Yeah, teacher. I want to learn about k pop. Tanawit: These people, you can’t stop talking about K pop. Phuntita: I can’t. Tanawit: If you can’t stop talking about k pop, you may go out first, then come back. Panita: Ok. *Phuntita and Panita exit the room* Yamel: Now let’s start. The Earth’s atmosphere is mostly made up of Nitrogen which makes up 78.09%, Oxygen about 20.95%, Argon about 0.93% and carbon dioxide with 0.04% along with other gases. It is divided into 7 layers. Tanawit: Can anyone list the name of the seven layers in order. Sasha: Oh, easy! Troposphere…, oh I forgot. Tanawit: Never mind, we will tell you. Yamel: The first layer is the troposphere; it’s the layer that contains clouds. Tanawit: The second layer is… Yamel: Wait, let’s call Phuntita and Panita. *calls Phuntita and Panita* Tanawit: Next time, don’t talk, ok. Phuntita: ok Panita: ok Yamel: Wait, where is Phon? Tanawit: Let’s go find him. Yamel: Do you mean, “You will go find him?” Tanawit: But you are a teacher. Yamel: But I have to take care of the class. Tanawit: Fine: *goes to toilet* Tanawit: Hey, Phon why are you playing ROV. *back at class* Tanawit: Since, you were playing ROV, Phon; the whole class will get a punishment. Yamel: You will get eight questions, and you need to help each other to answer the questions or else you will do 1000 push-ups. Sasha: No! Shruti: No! Phuntita: All because of you, Phon! Tanawit: What is atmosphere? *thirty minutes later* Yamel: Second question, what is ozone? *thirty minutes later* Tanawit: What is nitrogen? *fifteen minutes later* Yamel: Ok, put this in order, exosphere, mesosphere, stratosphere, thermosphere, and troposphere. Tanawit: Are you done? *everyone nods* *checks work* Tanawit: It’s this dear: Troposphere which extends from 0 to 12kms (0 to 7miles) Stratosphere which extends from 12 to 50kms (7 to 31miles) Mesosphere which extends from 50kms to 80kms (31 to 50 miles) Thermosphere which extends from 80 to 700kms (50 to 440miles) Exosphere which extends from 700 to 10,000kms (440 to 6200miles) You all get zero as your answer was not correct. Yamel: Start doing those push-ups! *three days later* Everyone: We will never come back here again!