ABC News Video about stolen bikes
We read about someone who had their bike stolen.
We talked about contacting the police.
The Fairfax County Police phone number for Non-Emergencies: 703-691-2131
We practiced giving a police report
Example 911 calls:
ABC News video about a child calling 911 from under the bed during a theft
ESOL Fast listening exercise about reporting a thepress the arrow to hear
Emergency Vocabulary
Language Guide Weather Vocabulary --go to "options" for a listening quiz
Language Guide Medicine Vocabulary
Vocabulary:
Terrible--very bad
Stolen-Taken-past participle for steal
Suspicious--Looks like there may be a problem
up to something--planning mischief--wants to do something bad
theft--noun for stealing, a bandit incident
crime--any violation of the law
brand--mark of a company like Samsung or Sony
favorite--like best
gerund-- ing form (present participle) of a verb used like a noun
examples: swimming, exercising, walking, watching TV.
noun-person, place, thing, or idea
--- Our favorite nouns include: mother, father, family, children, wife, dinner, sleep,
verb-action word
We talked about was and were. Use was for one; were for two +; only were for you (1 or 2)
Was or were exercise
Grammer Expansion:
Nouns:
Schoolhouse Rock is designed for U.S. Children--it's a little fast, but you can see great examples
Verbs--action words
About.com active to passive voice exercise with answers
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