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Lesson 8

Exercise 1 • Listening for Stressed Syllables

4Listentothewordyourteachersays.

4Repeattheword.Listenforthestressed,oraccented,syllable.

4Writethestressedsyllableinthecorrectbox.

4Dothefirstonewithyourteacher.

1st Syllable 2nd Syllable

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Unit 13 • Lesson 8

Exercise 2 • Diagram It: Subject, Verb, and Direct Object

4Readeachsentence.

4Diagrameachsentenceinthespacebelow.

4Dothefirsttwosentenceswithyourteacher.

1. Thewindgusted.

2. Thewindaffectedthecrops.

3. Childrencollectedthings.

(continued)

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Unit 13 • Lesson 8

Exercise 2 (continued) • Diagram It: Subject, Verb, and Direct Object

4. Lemonslovesun.

5. Thecodevanished.

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Unit 13 • Lesson 8

Exercise 3 • Use the Clues: Vocabulary Strategies

1. Workalongwithyourteachertousemeaningcuestodefineblimp.

A blimp, which is a huge helium balloon, often carries television crews

oversportingevents.

2. Usemeaningcuestodefinedirigible.• Underlinetheword.• Readthesentencealoudandlookformeaningcuewords.• Circleeachmeaningcueword.• Doubleunderlinethewordsthatdefineeachterm.• Drawanarrowfromtheunderlinedworddirigibletoitsdefinition.

based on “Way to Go!”

Adirigibleissometimescalledanairship.Actually,it’sahugehelium

balloon.Propellersmoveit.It’ssimilartoablimp.You’veseenblimpson

TV.Theycarrytelevisioncrewsoversportsfields.Thereisadifference

between a dirigible and a blimp. A dirigible has a rigid inside frame.

Thismeansitcanbemuchbiggerthanablimp.Adirigiblecancarry

bigloadsofcargoandpassengers.

3.Definedirigibleinyourownwords.

4.Verifyyourdefinitionswitheitheranonlinedictionaryoraprintdictionary.

5.Listotherattributes,ordetails,aboutdirigiblefoundintheexcerpt.

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Unit 13 • Lesson 8

Exercise 4 • Answer It: Using Signal Words

4Underlinethesignalwordineachquestion.

4Writetheanswersincompletesentences.

4Underlinethepartofyouranswerthatspecificallyaddressesthequestion.

4Checkforsentencesignals—capitallettersandendpunctuation.

1. Plasticcouldbeusedtoproducemachinesbesidescars.Generalizewhatothertypesofinventionscouldbemadewithrecycledplastic.

2. Differenttypesofgashavebeenusedtofilldirigibles.Whatcanyouinferaboutthesafetyofheliumasopposedtohydrogen?

3. Explainwhyapersondoesnotneedapilot’slicensetooperateaground-effectplane.

4. Whatcanyougeneralizeaboutthespeedoftheinventionsin“Way to Go!”?

5. Whatcanyouinferabouttheimpactofnewmaterialsontheinventionsdescribedin“Way to Go!”?

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