Very Easy Writing 1 Karen Ang + Zoe Smith © 2012 Compass Publishing All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without prior permission in writing from the publisher. Acquisitions Editor: Zoe Smith Project Coordinator: Joy Yang Content Editors: Alexandria Williams, Mike Souza Copy Editors: Rebecca Bender, Ang Lee Ming Designer: Yeon Soo Choi Illustrations: Alice Sinkner, Janet Samuel, Lisa Zibamanzar, Deborah Gross, Piotr Parda http:zwww.compasspub.com email: [email protected] ISBN: 978-1-59966-224-4 17 16 15 14 13 12 20 19 18 Photo Credits All images © Shutterstock, Ine.Denese en g with Class Booster! Fun games and activities motivate them to learn outside the classroom at atic feedback builds their confidence with key vocabulary. The easy-to-use class management cks their activity and progress and ends reports. Get the most out of your classes with Class Booster! meer ey Peary at | Collect st | How to access Class Booster | | ee pe ‘ge Pa ane ar Ae ane Cette ae] 5 co) _ Cue nace RH ce et eeecurd = Library of hand-picked popular videos ~ Get videos chosen just for your child based on age, gender, and interests Pictures to help understand and remember words 1¢ new expressions every day ~ Fun learning games, such as Quiz Show ith our Al chatbot and Memory Games Oe 7-day Free Trial Coupon UK@2-LEAL-P3F2-F333 ei)Compass PublishingContents Scope & Sequence General Unit Guide Meet the Characters 4 6 7 8 Get Ready People Home 1Am Nine I Love My Family The Kitchen Is Big 32 48 a / , Animals Food School It Isa Cat Let's Eat Dinner 1Go to School on Monday MorningQe Hobbies My Room The Body 1 Am Good at Tennis It Is Under the Bed My Shoes Are Purple => 76 Vacation Time Machine The Future Summer Is Hot Today I Am Happy Christmas Is in December 3 Appendix » The Alphabet 98 x» My Dictionary 99 » Grammar Notes 102Scope & Sequence Me Am Nine numbers zero to ten My name is Bob. lam seven Writing the names and ages of people around you People TLove My Family family Thave a sister brother, dad, father, icc mor Listing the people in mom, mother, sister your family size and rooms ina house: Home The Kitchen Is Big Learning about where you and your family tive I ive in a big house. The living room is very small bathroom, bedroom, kitchen, living room, big, large, small Animals It Isa Cat animal, animals animats—plural and singular: They are cats Itis adog Identifying basic plural forms cat(s), dogs), fish Food eat, meals, hungry, thirsty Tam hungry/thirsty. Let's Eat Dinner drink, I like sandwiches. food, He likes sandwiches breakfast, lunch, dinner, meals Adding third-person singular s to verbs School 1Go to School on Monday Morning school, morning, afternoon, evening times of day, days of the week Igo to school in the morning, Thave English class on Monday afternoon. Listing days of the week and times of the dayHobbies Am Good at Tennis Expressing simple opinions about sports activities My Room It Is Under the Bed Locating basic items inaroom The Body My Shoes Are Purple Identifying clothes and colors clothes, color Vacation Summer Is Hot seasons, weather Matching seasons and weather Time Machine Today Am Happy today, tomorrow, yesterday Establishing past, present, or future time, and recognizing opposite words The Future Christmas Is in December Associating special events with their months sports: baseball, basketball, soccer, tennis things in a room calendar, desk, chait, plant, box, toys, window, wall, floor clothes: shoes, pants, dress colors: blue, brown, gray, purple, yellow, white seasons and weather: rain, rainy, snow, snowy, wind, windy time and opposites: happy, sad, before, after months of the year Iam good at soccer. Lam bad at baseball. The toys are on the bed The picture is under the box The hat is red The shoes are blue. Itis rainy, Fall is windy. Today I am happy. Yesterday I was sad. Christmas is in December. December has 31 days.General Unit Guide Book 1 focuses on the letter level, building confidence to start writing words in English. For more detalls on how to approach teaching individual units, refer to the separate Teacher's Guide. Get Ready provides a foundation unit, easing students into the new course material The first page of each unit provides prompts to elicit students’ existing language and to stimulate student’s interest in the given topic. This helps students generate ideas for the writing tasks ahead. Students can be asked questions about the picture(s) before or after listening to and answering the questions on the audio CD. Attention should also be drawn to the Word Box. This is vocabulary which students should be able to recognize when they see it in print, as it will reappear through the unit Warm-Up Section A: Students commence with a simple note-taking task. This starts to direct students’ attention toward the target words, which will become more apparent on the next page. Students can be encouraged to come to the front of the class to present their work Section B: Students are given questions that they can ask a partner. They should write their partners answers. Students can be asked to present these answers to the rest of the class and should be encouraged to start converting these first-person answers into the third person. Section A: The vocabulary presented on this page are target words, Students listen to the audio pronunciation of the words. They can practice tracing the words to gain visual familiarity with the pattern of the letters. They then copy them. As students gain confidence, they should cover up the words in the first two columns before writing them again. Section B: Students have an opportunity to recall the spelling of the target words through a guided oral activity that could be done with a partner. Section C: Through prompts, students are asked to apply their knowledge with further writing practice Put It Together This section provides a more challenging application of the target words within a short phrase or sentence Students will start to appreciate that words rarely appear in isolation and that they can change form: this will prepare them for higher-level writing skills Games and Puzzles The end of every unit provides a fun review activity which can be completed individually, in pairs, or as a group. A few of the activities might need supporting material such as a die or a coin In addition, there is a review section after every four units, as well as a workbook and a downloadable test to accompany every unitMeet the Characters‘B) Listen and follow the instructions.The AlphabetWrite the first letters.Some words are easy to last eters =i Write the last letters. Please can you help me? Who can you ask for help?Writing the names and ages of people around you@ Make some notes. Mymame: Aiyages. Tips +k Names start with CAPITAL letters. +k How old are you? = What is your age? + In English, your family name goes last. + Min-Su Kim ‘By Ask a friend. 1. What is your name? 2. How old are you?@ user. Trace. write. pi — “two, ie ee ieee -_ ae ae Me six - - = ft = * ten1. His name is He is 2. Her name is She is Add some candi 3. Hello. ama tic My name is : lamListing the people in your family Listen and answer the questions. AN Meet Dan's family. ie. y % My mother) Make some notes. ips sk Some words have different forms. + mother = mom, father = dad ad etna others ereatamte eee aren he B) Ask a friend. 1. How many people are in your family? 2. How many brothers or sisters do you have?Tip % Many family words end in -er. Can you think of other words with the -er ending? teacher,1. 199 2 5 19 9 19 20 5 18 2 18 5 1 4 1315 13) «13 «15 «15 14 *| | wy g 6 1 20 8 5 18 20 8 9 14 11 2 15 15 11 Alphabet Code B=c 4d See 6=f Jag 9=i 105]. 1=k 12-1 13-m 14=n 15=0 16=p W=q 18=r 19=s 20=t 2l=u 22=v 23=w 24=x © Find and circle the family words. 1. a. cedadk! b. pomomge 2.a.lisisteram b. oubrotherin 3.a.semotherxz b.rdfatherga1. Dan has a 2. Dan has a 3. She is Dan’s 4. Her name is 5. This is Emma's 6. Emma loves her* fm m2) . Match each family word with a picture.Learning about igen a arse where you and your family live TS Look at their homes.A) Make some notes. aa Circle your house/home ® —_ LS . - aaa iL as My home is: 1. oo | MQ mee ae = Number of people : : living in my home: Te Oe Chae ES Tips + Big and large are synonyms. BIG = LARGE % Big and small are opposites. BG <> small ‘B Ask a friend. 1. Do you like your home? 2. Is your bedroom big or small?( Speliing Builder Rooms in a Home (oa) @ Listen. Trace. Write. Tips & A house is a building where people live. & A home is the place where you live with your family. Can you think of other places where people or cnimals live? a tree,bigWrite about the homes. 1. This is my I live here with my 2. This is the Is this a room? No! It is ! 3. What is this? Is this the kitchen? No! It is theThrow a die to select a picture. Write a word that describes the picture. Then connect the words to make fun phrases. +small -x D - D) e Identifying basic —- plural forms LUsten and answer ‘he questions. rS Meet Lucy’s animals. OrdB anit imal . A tris a fish. ayy a) animalsrc) Make some notes. ao Circle your favorite animal Z Ihave: asnake Ido not have: Tips sé Adding s to the end of a naming word means more than one. +k For one thing, use is. It is a cat. +s For more than one, use are and add s to the naming word. = They are cats. (B) Ask a friend. 1. How many animals do you have? 2. What animal do you like?‘deays Z@U0 UD) sours! a1ayy LayM 5 ppo 30U op 1DUA spioM saYRO Jo UNL NOK UO “ysy U0 UDY} a10W 1 a1ay} UY Ysy OF 5 PPD yOU Op aM +: duh “OM ‘aoeB) Spell the animal words aloud A-N-I-M-A-L-SWrite about the animals. 1. What is it? Itisa 2. What are they? They are 3. How many dogs can you see? Isee dogs. 4. Where is the dog? It is in theCan you match the picture with the correct sentence and fill in the missing word? s wa we b There are Simon has a dogs. : e Itisa :Fa mn Review 1 - Units 1-4" Crossword Puzzle Write the words of the pictures into the grid. @Q chat 1. How many bedrooms are in your house? 2. What animal do you like? 3. Who do you love?Word Check Correct the words. @ kithen @tree © moderLetter Mix Unscramble the words. 3. tig. mite ¥ en whewBrain Master Mark the words in the cloud. Use these marks: people = Qg animals = O home = WwW numbers = biter nine eight house sister one dog three rain bathroom _ five kitchen seven dad six mom two ten four living room cat Which word doesn’t belong? Answer:Eat and drink with Simon. lam thirsty. ‘N Idrink. = Tam hungry. > a@ Make some notes. f My shoe color: @ \ > 9 13) — “hi Tip +8 Colors can also be light or dark. . = light blue, dark blue B) Ask a friend. 1. What is your favorite color? 2. What color are your socks?Clothes and Colors @ Listen. Trace. Write. PPLPPEPL ESfm 9 ‘B What colors can you see? Use the first letter of a color word to make a new word. I can see brown. brown — breakfast y © Circle the clothes words. ' Ai 1. shopshoesshow \, es, 2. drawdressdog N W @ 3. soccersockssound wu 4. passpantspepperColor the pictures and complete the sentences. Month Q-e 4270) 08 (\\-0 /j-0Q aa 1. The — are | 2. The : are - 3. The _ is 4. The is 5. The ae is oe 6. The isDress the children. Draw some clothes and color them. Label the clothes.. ‘Matching seasons os and weather Usten and answer the questions Find out what the weather is like in Mexico. fall cold spring warm summer hot(A) Make some notes. I like: (weather) Ido not like: (season) Tip ‘pcing, mnener fell. ene winter Gee settoe. fell wutaret (B) Ask a friend. 1. What weather do you like? 2. What season do you like?Trace. Write.® Find and spell the weather words aloud. Fait yen Mwind not é a © What season might it be?Choose something from each bubble to complete the sentences. More than one answer is possible. 1. In the morning, it is © Simon wears (a/some) ® 2. In the afternoon, it is He plays @ 3. In the evening, it is > The boy eats @Follow the strings to complete the sentences. 1. Spring is — 2: Follisag, 3. Itis ! oS in winter. 4. — falls in winter.Gy. Time Machine / \ Today TAm Happy Find out how Lucy feels. = ChEGCECHEE PEPER EEE HH Pt Ts ve fT te = resA) Make some notes. Chel the faces, TN My feeling today: “* My feeling yesterday: _ J 8 Tip sk Time words tell when something happens. + yesterday = the past, today = the present (now), tomorrow = the future B Ask a friend. 1. How do you feel today? 2. How did you feel yesterday?Trace. Write. % Can you think of some opposites? sad ++ happy clean ++ dirty brother ++ sister© Use the pictures from B to complete the story. 1. Yesterday, it was 2. I felt 3. Today, it is 4. I feel very3q }IM Jay}DEM Syl IMOJJOWO]L “¢ Aw ym Avjd [ = :ADpOL ‘2 Aw paysom | Lote ayy Jo fing :ADPsa}SeA “T “Kaeip Ano ul yyComplete the pairs of opposite words. » Words that describe place ~ Words that describe time ~ Words that describe feeling > Words that describe sizes~. The Future ‘Christmas Is in December@ Make some notes. || ps % Date = month and day ~ December 25 % All months start with a capital letter. % 7 days = 1 week, 4 weeks = 1 month, 12 months = 1 year ‘B Ask a friend. 1. When is your birthday? 2. What is your favorite month?gy or los a ® > | | PPEPPPEEEED The Calendar Trace. Write.) Spell words that start with the letters from September. S-E-A-S-O-N 3. aut it 4, Teachers Day(92) special days: clothes: food: like to do: special days: clothes: food: like to do:Tic-Tac-Toe Take turns to write a word. The first person to get three in a row wins. eS} Chat 1. What is your favorite month? 2. What is your favorite color? 3. Do you like summer? What do you like to do in summer?Correct the words. rane winndy _k . smoll dirtee La. 95Letter Mix Put the words in alphabetical order. 1. 2. 3 4. 2 6. happy ber Novern' outside today month po 2, ied ry e c abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvBrain Master Mark the words in the cloud. Use these marks: colors or clothes = O calendar = WwW seasons or weather= /\ opposites = [_] February shoes. month week rainy May pants socks pink bottle hot August June snowy big outside summer small October inside white year sad happy | Which word doesn’t belong? Answer:Uppercase letters = capital letters = “big” letters ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOP QRSTUVWXYZ Practice writing uppercase letters here: Lowercase letters = “small” letters a(a)bcdefghijkIlmnop qrstuvwxyz Practice writing lowercase letters here:Collect English words. Add new words to your dictionary every day. ant Aa! Bb. apple Cc Dd 3 Ee FE 2 Gg Hh.Ss Tt on “uu Vv Ww Xx JE Yy Zz “ms* Capital Letters Words that need capital letters: People's names Days of the week Months Countries Cities Languages Nationalities The first word in a sentence * Sentence Parts Aword Marie, Sam, Bob, Kim, Wong, Smith, . Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, . . . January, February, March, April, . . Brazil, England, Spain, Vietnam, Ottawa, Paris, Bangkok. Beijing, . English, Russian, Chinese, Japanese, . . . He is American. They are my friends. cat * Don't forget that English often uses a/an/the before nouns! a cat Asentence A period Plural (= +s) Averb An adjective Plural Nouns Most nouns add s Words ending in a vowel + y Words ending in a consonant + y Irregular plurals Thave two cats. Thave two cats. cats 1 like cats. Ihave two brown cats. a car + two cars a boy + two boys a baby - two babies a mouse — two mice a man — two men a child — two children a tooth > two teeth a foot + two feet a fish + two fish a potato + two potatoes* Verbs Verbs can change spelling. The most useful verbs to know are the have and be verbs: have verb Ihave You have He has She has It has We have They have You have be verb Iam You are He is She is Itis We are They are - plural You are There are regular verbs. Most of these end with -ed in finished time: Present tense (= now time) Past tense (= finished time) I like You like He likes. She likes It likes We like They like You like Tliked You liked He liked She liked It liked We liked They liked f plural You liked There are irregular verbs. These do not end in -ed in finished time: Present tense Igo You go He goes She goes It goes We go They go You go Other irregular verbs: Past tense Iwent You went He went She went It went We went They went L plural You went have + had, come — came, bring -+ brought. give + gave, take + took, .. 403:Very Easy Writing 1-3 Writing Starter Compass Writing Series Level Chart Titles Elementary Intermediate Very Easy Writing i a a Writing Starter 26 Writing Bright een Writing Tutor eeGet Ready 42 Unit a 1 4 Unit 2 28 2 56 Unit 3 29 3 78 Unit 4 30 4 9-10 Unit 31 5 12 Unit 6 32 6 Baa Unit” 33 7 1516 Unit 8 34 8 718 Unit 9 5 9 19-20 Unit 10) 36 10 abe Unit 12 7 iu 25-24 Unit 32 38 2 25-26: yoy Very Easy Writing 1) Very Easy Writing is a three-book series based around twelve different topics. The series aims to provide an easily approached, solid foundation-level writing course for young English learners. Book 1 focuses on the letter level, building confidence to start writing words in English. Book 2 emphasizes correct spelling skills and the placement of words within a sentence. Book 3 moves on to producing independent sentences with a greater awareness of English grammar patterns. The whole series features fundamental language structures that are essential for functioning in emergent writing environments. It provides excellent support for any classroom. Features: » Easy-to-follow Student Book * Detachable workbook for extra in-class practice or homework use * Downloadable tests for each unit * Audio CD for modeling of key words, supplemental questions for the ‘opening page of each unit in the student book, and material for the tests Teacher's guide with further ideas to support the use of the materials 1SBN 970-1-59960-224-4 ° 7515991662244) Compass Publishing ‘www.compasspub.com/VEW