Unit II A World Without Limits

Presented byProf. T. Méndez Hernández

9th Grade Advanced English

What is life like in this country?

KWL ChartK

(What do I know?)

W(What do I want to

know?)

L(What did I

learn?)

Are women important in the world? Why?

Which are the living situations for women around the world?

Important Women throughout the world

Sally Ride

Sila Calderon

Mother Teresa

Hillary Clinton

Antonia Novello

VocabularyWrite the definition for each word and write a sentence for each one.1. forbidden 2. pummeling 7. indigo3. composure 8. conclude4. translating 9. coalition5. chauffeur 10. conservative6. illusions 11. curious

Vocabulary

Practice:

Complete pg. 65 in the Practice Book

Complete vocabulary Check on pg. 147 in the Student Book

Reading ComprehensionGroup reading

In groups of four (4):

Read the story and summarize for the group

Group 1 - pg. 134 - 136

Group 2 - pg. 137 - 138

Group 3 - 139 - 140

Group 4 - 142 - 143

Group 5 - 144 - 145

Reading Comprehension

Focus on:

Important characters

Events

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Suffixes -tion and -sion

The suffixes -tion an d -sion turn a verb into a noun that describes a state of being or a quality.

Example: admire, admiration

The spelling of the verb sometimes changes when the suffix is added

Suffixes PracticeA. Which word in parentheses () correctly completes each sentence? Write it in the blank.

1. Nailah wondered how she would bear the ___________ when her friends left. (separate, separation)

2. When Private Green said she planned to be a doctor, Nailah’s _________ for her soared. (admire, admiration)

3. Nailah wanted to get an ________ and study medicine. (educate, education)

4. Without _________ from her father, she couldn’t go. (permit, permission)

5. One day, in a ________ with her mother, Nailah dared to describe her dream. (converse, conversation)

6. If only her mother had the courage to ______ it with her father! (discuss, discussion)

B. Add the suffix -tion or -sion to the verbs to make a noun. Then match the noun with its meaning.

1. admire ________a. the act of talking something over

2. separate ________ b. the act of dividing

3. discuss _________ c. the feeling of respect

4. educate _________ d. the act of allowing

5. permit ________ f. the process of gaining knowledge

Make Inferences

To make an inference, add story details to what you already know to figure out something that is not directly stated.

What I learned from reading

What I already know

My inference

Action Words

Verbs that show action are called action words.

They help you picture what a character is doing.

Action Words

Identify the action word in each sentence.

1. The tourists saw the ruins.

2. The janitor washed the window.

3. The children played noisily.

Simple and Complete Subjects

The Complete subject is all the words in the subject of a sentence.

The simple subject is the main word in the subject of the sentence. It tells who or what the sentence is about.

A. Circle the simple subject and underline the complete subject.

1. The football players at our school study hard.

2. His band practices almost every day after school.

3. The best player on the team will be the captain next year.

Simple and Complete Subjects

4. The eighth-grade soccer team won the championship this year.

5. Some of the girls in seventh grade play really well, too.

B. Write a complete subject for the following sentences.

1. _______________ is my dream.

2. _______________ has really inspired me.

3. _______________ is the kindest person I know.

4. ______________ is the most beautiful place I visited.

C. Write three sentences stating something your learned about women’s lives in different countries from this selection. When you are through, underline the complete subject and circle the simple subject of each sentence.

1. ____________________________________

2. ____________________________________

3. ____________________________________