North StarNorth StarReading and WritingReading and Writing

Introductory LevelIntroductory Level

Presented by : Presented by :

Mrs. Azza Khattab OmarMrs. Azza Khattab Omar

Unit 1Unit 1 Main points Main points

How do people communicate? How do people communicate? Through letters: Through letters: 1-(Snail mail) as it is very slow1-(Snail mail) as it is very slow compared with other meanscompared with other means 2-Telephone 2-Telephone 3- Emails3- Emails Which do you use the most? Which do you use the most? How often do you use it ? How often do you use it ? Every day , sometimes , never . Every day , sometimes , never .

Percentage of people using thePercentage of people using theinternet internet

The percentage of people The percentage of people communicating through the internetcommunicating through the internet

is going up .is going up .

Internet uses : Internet uses : Banking / buying and selling stocks / Banking / buying and selling stocks /

doing homework and research for doing homework and research for school / emailing / listening to music/ school / emailing / listening to music/ making travel plans ……….. making travel plans ………..

Vocabulary of the unit Vocabulary of the unit

FriendshipFriendship WebsiteWebsite PopularPopular GoalGoal AdviceAdvice LaughLaugh VolunteerVolunteer CommunityCommunity Quote Quote

The Friendship page The Friendship page

It’s a website designed by a 16 year It’s a website designed by a 16 year old girl. Her name is old girl. Her name is BBronwynronwyn Polson Polson

She wanted to make the Internet a She wanted to make the Internet a friendlier place. friendlier place.

She wanted to give something good She wanted to give something good to the world. to the world.

The Friendship page has : advice The Friendship page has : advice about friendship / quotes / poetry/ about friendship / quotes / poetry/ songs / writing / humor and more.songs / writing / humor and more.

Bronwyn wants her website ‘ The Bronwyn wants her website ‘ The Friendship Page “ to grow. She thinks Friendship Page “ to grow. She thinks of making a book with quotes about of making a book with quotes about friendship.friendship.

Money from the book will help her to Money from the book will help her to keep The Friendship Page going. keep The Friendship Page going.

Parts of SpeechParts of Speech

Nouns : Nouns :

a person / place / thing / an idea. a person / place / thing / an idea.

( Maha / Jeddah / a car /happiness )( Maha / Jeddah / a car /happiness ) Adjectives Adjectives

They describe nouns They describe nouns

( nice / friendly / good / happy/ far)( nice / friendly / good / happy/ far) Verbs:Verbs:

Verbs show actions ( run / read / walk) Verbs show actions ( run / read / walk)

Verb To Be Verb To Be Verb ‘to be” :Verb ‘to be” : is – are – am is – are – am She is a nice girl . She is a nice girl . They are good people.They are good people. I am a teacher . I am a teacher . You are helpful.You are helpful. Yes / No questions with verb “to be” Yes / No questions with verb “to be” Is he a doctor ? Yes , he is – No, he isn’t Is he a doctor ? Yes , he is – No, he isn’t Are you free? Yes , I am – No, I am not Are you free? Yes , I am – No, I am not Are they at school? Yes they are .- No they aren’t Are they at school? Yes they are .- No they aren’t Am I right ? Yes , you are – No , you aren’t Am I right ? Yes , you are – No , you aren’t

Wh questions with verb “ to be “:Wh questions with verb “ to be “: Wh words : Wh words : ( what / where/ why/ when / how / who )( what / where/ why/ when / how / who )Where is my book?Where is my book?When is the meeting? When is the meeting? Why are you late? Why are you late? How are you? How are you? Who is Bronwyn Polson? Who is Bronwyn Polson? What is The Friendship Page ? What is The Friendship Page ?

Writing Writing Sentence: Sentence: A sentence is a group of words that expresses a A sentence is a group of words that expresses a

complete idea. complete idea. A sentence should have a subject and a verb. A sentence should have a subject and a verb. The first word in a sentence should start with a The first word in a sentence should start with a

capital letter.capital letter.At the end of a sentence there must be a period ( a At the end of a sentence there must be a period ( a

full stop )full stop ) S VS VShe is a good student. She is a good student.

Question : Question : Use a question mark at the end of aUse a question mark at the end of a question. ( ? ) question. ( ? )

Exclamation mark: ( ! ) Exclamation mark: ( ! ) Use an exclamation mark at the end Use an exclamation mark at the end

of a sentence with strong feeling. of a sentence with strong feeling. What an amazing site! What an amazing site!