Telling About Recent Events

Unit 14Based on Signing Naturally,

Unit 17

Unit 14

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Unit 14 Major Goals

• Discuss leisure activities• Use temporal sequencing (time order) with

transitions in narratives• Use durative aspect (all-day, all-night)• Use element classifiers to describe how

physical elements such as water and wind behave

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OPINIONS ABOUT ACTIVITIESVocabulary

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Thrilled!

X

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FUN!

X

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Enjoy

X

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Like

X

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So-So

X

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Boring

X

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Distaste-for…

X

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Suffer“I suffered through it…”

X

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Hard

X

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Yuck!

X

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Awful, horrible, terrible

X

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HOW YOU FEEL AFTER ACTIVITIESVocabulary

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Feel good

X

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Feel thumbs-up

X

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Happy

X

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Tired

X

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STIFF

X

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Exhausted

X

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Worn-out

X

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WEEKEND ACTIVITIESVocabulary

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Take-it-easy, hang-out

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Do-chores, do-errands

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Shopping

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Sewing

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Wash-car or windows

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Laundry

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RECREATION AND EXERCISEVocabulary

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Watch game, watch sports

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Play-cards

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Basketball

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Football

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Baseball

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Ice skate

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Swim

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Tennis

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Ski

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Camping

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Fishing

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Hunting

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Boating

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Exercising

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Walking

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Sunbathing

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Tell your opinion of the following activities to a partner. Explain why you feel the way

you do about that activity.1. Tennis2. Fishing3. Exercising4. School5. English class6. Sunbathing7. Boating8. Hunting

9. Doing chores10. Hanging out11. Playing video games12. Watching sports13. Sewing14. Playing cards15. Doing laundry16. Washing the car

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Discuss with a partner three recent activities in which you participated. Include the amount of time or when the activity occurred. Tell your opinion of the activity,

or how you felt afterward.

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TASKS AROUND THE HOUSEvocabulary

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Renovations, improvements

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Fix, repair

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Build, construct

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Scrape

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Paint

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Trim, prune (plants)

Large loppers Small trimmers

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Mow

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Rake

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Shovel, dig

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Garden (area)

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Plant (seeds)

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HOLIDAYSvocabulary

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Vacation, holiday

Unit 3

Some Fingerspelled Holidays

• Labor + day• Eid• MLK + day• Ramadan• Veterans + day

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Independence Dayp. 106

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Halloweenp. 106

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Thanksgivingp. 106

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Hanukkahp. 106

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Christmasp. 106

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Kwanzaap. 106

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New Year’s Dayp. 106

Chinese New Year

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Valentine’s Dayp. 106

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St. Patrick’s Dayp. 106

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Passoverp. 106

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Easterp. 106

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Memorial Dayp. 106

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SPECIAL EVENTSvocabulary

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Party

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Graduation

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Workshop

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Performance, play, theatre

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Parade

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Wedding

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Celebration

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Tournament

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Carnival, Fair

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Begi

nnin

g Co

nver

satio

ns

Nar

rativ

es u

sual

ly o

ccur

with

in c

onve

rsati

ons,

unl

ess t

hey’

re to

ld a

s sto

ries

on st

age.

In

the

dial

ogue

s on

vide

otap

e, th

e de

scrip

tions

of w

eeke

nd

activ

ities

are

intr

oduc

ed in

var

ious

way

s. W

atch

the

dial

ogue

s, fo

cusin

g on

ho

w th

e su

bjec

t is b

roug

ht u

p. T

hen

fill i

n th

e in

form

ation

requ

este

d be

low

.Di

alog

ue 1

: An

thon

y ex

plai

ns to

his

boss

why

he

coul

dn’t

finish

his

assig

nmen

t ove

r the

wee

kend

.

Sum

mar

ize w

hat h

appe

ned

to A

ntho

ny o

ver t

he w

eeke

nd:

Frid

ay:

Satu

rday

: Su

nday

:

Dial

ogue

2: Y

olan

da a

sks S

andr

a ab

out h

er g

arde

n pr

ojec

t.Su

mm

arize

wha

t hap

pene

d ov

er th

e w

eeke

nd:

Frid

ay:

Satu

rday

: Su

nday

:

Dial

ogue

3: E

than

’s w

eeke

nd p

lans

wer

e ca

ncel

led.

He

tells

Joe,

his

co-

wor

ker,

wha

t hap

pene

d.Su

mm

arize

wha

t hap

pene

d ov

er th

e w

eeke

nd:

Frid

ay:

Satu

rday

: Su

nday

:Ho

w w

as th

e to

pic

of th

e w

eeke

nd b

roug

ht u

p?

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Begi

nnin

g Co

nver

satio

ns, p

. 2

Dial

ogue

4: M

ary

runs

into

Tin

a Jo

at t

he g

ym, a

nd te

lls h

er a

bout

her

w

eeke

nd.

Sum

mar

ize w

hat h

appe

ned

over

the

wee

kend

:Fr

iday

: Sa

turd

ay:

Sund

ay:

How

was

the

topi

c of

the

wee

kend

bro

ught

up?

Dial

ogue

5:

Anth

ony

and

Yola

nda

happ

en to

mee

t on

cam

pus.

She

exp

lain

s w

hy sh

e di

dn’t

go to

the

part

y on

Sat

urda

y ni

ght.

Sum

mar

ize w

hat h

appe

ned

on S

atur

day:

How

was

the

topi

c of

the

wee

kend

bro

ught

up?

Now

go

back

and

wat

ch th

e di

alog

ues a

gain

, thi

s tim

e no

ticin

g ho

w th

e sig

ners

use

tim

e sig

ns to

mar

k tr

ansiti

ons a

nd h

ow th

ey m

aint

ain

conti

nuity

th

roug

hout

thei

r nar

rativ

es.

Dial

ogue

4, i

n pa

rticu

lar,

has a

num

ber o

f goo

d ex

ampl

es.

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CONTINUITYDurative time signs

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3 Ways to Maintain Continuity, p. 1

Continuous Time Signs• All-day• All-night• All-morning• All-afternoon• All-evening• 24-hours

Modulate Verbs to Show Continuous Time

• Cleaning• Working• Using• Worrying

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3 Ways to Maintain Continuity, p. 2

Beginning and Ending Pairs• Get-together/Disperse• Group-go/arrive• Plane-depart/arrive• Start/stop• Person-arrive/leave• Person come-here/go-away• Start/Finish

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Usin

g Tr

ansiti

ons a

nd K

eepi

ng C

ontin

uity

in

Nar

rativ

es

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Usin

g Tr

ansiti

ons a

nd K

eepi

ng C

ontin

uity

in

Nar

rativ

es, p

. 2

A th

ird w

ay to

show

con

tinui

ty is

to a

ccou

nt fo

r mov

emen

t bet

wee

n pl

aces

. Ofte

n th

is is

done

with

cer

tain

sign

s tha

t sho

w a

nat

ural

beg

inni

ng a

nd e

nd, r

com

ing

and

goin

g. S

ee

the

illus

trati

ons o

f pos

sible

“be

ginn

ing-

end

pairs

” be

low

.

You

may

subs

titut

e sim

ilar s

igns

for e

ither

of t

he p

aire

d sig

ns in

the

illus

trati

ons.

Also

, the

se

cond

sign

of t

he p

air d

oes n

ot h

ave

to im

med

iate

ly fo

llow

the

first

; oth

er si

gns m

ay b

e in

clud

ed b

etw

een

them

. Th

e im

port

ant t

hing

is to

incl

ude

enou

gh in

form

ation

. Do

n’t

leav

e yo

ur a

udie

nce

stra

nded

: if y

ou sa

y yo

u w

ent b

y bu

s to

one

plac

e, y

ou sh

ould

also

say

that

you

got

bac

k fr

om th

ere.

If y

ou d

on’t

acco

unt f

or ti

me

or m

ovem

ent,

your

aud

ienc

e m

ay fe

el so

met

hing

is m

issin

g fr

om y

our n

arra

tive.

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During

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All-morning

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All-afternoon

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All-evening

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All-night

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All-day

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All-week

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All-year, year-round

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Prac

tice

Usin

g Tr

ansiti

ons a

nd K

eepi

ng C

ontin

uity

in

Nar

rativ

es

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STATE OF PLANS FOR ACTIVITIESvocabulary

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Have plans / No plans

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Organized, things-work-out

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Disorganized, disrupted, chaotic

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FEELINGS ABOUT DISRUPTED PLANSvocabulary

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Angry

X

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P.O.’d

X

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Depressed

X

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UPSET

X

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Frustrated

X

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Disappointed

X

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Darn (hit-palm)

X

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Shoot (snap-fingers)

X

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Oh-well (push-hand)

X

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Don’t-care

X

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Relieved

X

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Happy

X

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PLANS DISRUPTED DUE TO WEATHER/NATURAL CAUSES

vocabulary

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Rain

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Snow

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Wind

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Tornado

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Fog

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Hurricane

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Earthquake

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Fire

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PLANS DISRUPTED DUE TO HEALTH PROBLEMS

vocabulary

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Become-ill suddenly

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Emergency

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Bring-to hospital

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PLANS DISRUPTED DUE TO CAR PROBLEMS

vocabulary

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Battery died

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Flat-tire

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Engine overheat

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Steam billowing-out

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(Car) break-down

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(Car) stolen-from-me

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Accident, crash

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PLANS DISRUPTED DUE TO HOUSE PROBLEMS

vocabulary

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Flooding

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Leaking

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Break in, burglary

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(House) burn-down

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Electrical outage, lights out

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PLANS DISRUPTED DUE TO PERSONAL REASONS

vocabulary

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Argument, confrontation

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Drop plans

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Break-up (with boy/girl friend)

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Lost money (wallet, purse)

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Lost key

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Get ticket (from police)

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PLANS DISRUPTED DUE TO WORK PROBLEMS

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Behind (at work)

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Hours reduced

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Laid-off, dismissed

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Fired, asked-to-leave

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Overtime

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Appointment

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Meeting

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Disr

upte

d Pl

ans -

Com

preh

ensio

n

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upte

d Pl

ans –

Com

preh

ensio

n, p

. 2

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Disr

upte

d Pl

ans –

Com

preh

ensio

n, p

. 3

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ELEMENT CLASSIFIERSDescribing the elements

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TWENTY QUESTIONSGame to practice forming yes/no questions

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Ask only yes/no questions. Below are some prompts to help you think of what to ask, so that you can guess the item on your

back.

Am I…?Bigger than a…Smaller than a…Soft/HardAlive/Not livingRound/Square

Am I…?Wood/Metal/PlasticUsed for…

SportsBusiness

Shiny/clear

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