BC Reads: Adult Literacy Fundamental English - Course Pack 1

Shantel Ivits

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Contents

- About the Book

- Acknowledgments

- Notes to the Instructor

- Sweetgrass

- A New Flower

- The Sack Garden

- Val's Garden

- GM Food

- Tomatoes

- Grow Your Own Tomatoes

- Canada's Tallest Tree

- Arctic Plants

- Appendix: Level 1 Scope and Sequence

- Bibliography

- About the Author

About the Book

BC Reads: Adult Literacy Fundamental English – Course Pack 1  was created by Shantel Ivits. This creation is a part of the B.C. Open Textbook project.

The B.C. Open Textbook project began in 2012 with the goal of making post-secondary education in British Columbia more accessible by reducing student cost through the use of openly licensed textbooks. The B.C. Open Textbook project is administered by BCcampus and funded by the British Columbia Ministry of Advanced Education.

Open textbooks are open educational resources (OER); they are instructional resources created and shared in ways so that more people have access to them. This is a different model than traditionally copyrighted materials. OER are defined as teaching, learning, and research resources that reside in the public domain or have been released under an intellectual property license that permits their free use and re-purposing by others (Hewlett Foundation).

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For more information about this project, please contact opentext@bccampus.ca.

If you are an instructor who is using this book for a course, please let us know.

Acknowledgments

These books were developed on the unceded territories of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh Nations. Huy tseep q’u! Chen kw’enmántumiyap! Kw’as hoy!

I feel very fortunate to have had the opportunity to work on this project alongside a dedicated team of basic education instructors from across British Columbia. This series was shepherded by Leanne Caillier-Smith (College of the Rockies) and benefited enormously from the insight and encouragement of Julia Dodge (University of the Fraser Valley), Chandra McCann (Okanagan College), Jan Weiten (Vancouver Community College), and Melinda Worfolk (College of New Caledonia). The above five mentioned are representatives of the BC Adult Literacy Articulation Committee and were the advisory committee members for this project. It has been a pleasure to scaffold my own learning among such brilliant and passionate educators.

Huge thanks to Lauri Aesoph of BCcampus for introducing me to the exciting open textbook movement and managing all aspects of the publication of these books — from layout and image selection to copyediting and print –so adeptly.

I am incredibly lucky to work with and have the support of the Basic Education Department at Vancouver Community College: Rita Acton, Cynthia Bluman, Andrew Candela, Lynn Horvat, Alayna Kruger, Jo Lemay, Edie Mackenzie, Rene Merkel, Tara Mollel, Leah Rasmussen, Linda Rider, Mary Thompson-Boyd, Jan Weiten, and our Dean, David Wells. I am also deeply grateful to the basic education students at Vancouver Community College for all that you teach me about dreams, resilience, and perseverance.

A special thank you to my partner, Marria, for always lending my words an eager ear, and for keeping the world around me turning even though my head was perpetually stuck in these books.

Notes to the Instructor

I have often struggled to find reading materials that rise to the wisdom that Level 1 learners so often bring to the classroom, while still drawing on plain language. So I sought to write texts about things that really matter: healing, discovery, survival, relationships, justice, and connection to the land. I explored these themes through the lens of the plant world.

This reader contains nine original stories written specifically for adults, and is designed to accompany the BC Reads: Adult Literacy Fundamental English – Reader 1. This level-1 reader, one of a series of six readers, is roughly equivalent to beginner to Grade 1.5 in the K-12 system. For an overview of the contents, please refer to the Level 1 Scope and Sequence in the Appendix.

The online version of this course pack contains audio recordings of each story in the reader. These recordings, combined with vocabulary and word pattern exercises, prepare the Level 1 student to read each paragraph-long text with greater independence.

Depending on a learner’s readiness, you may wish to use the sentences in the Word Skills sections as dictation.

Exercises on the connections between consonant sounds and letters are beyond the scope of these books. I recommend using these books alongside a structured phonics program, such as the Wilson Reading System.

Font size and line spacing can be adjusted in the online view, and have been enhanced for the print and PDF versions for easier reading. This reader has been reviewed by subject experts from colleges and universities.

I hope these pages help ignite in your students a lifelong love of reading and discovery.

-Shantel Ivits

Sweetgrass

Wetland

Learning Goals

In this chapter, you will learn to:

- Print the alphabet in upper case letters

- Hear, read, and write words with a short /a/ and a short /i/

- Copy short sentences

- Read common sight words in a paragraph

- Answer questions about a story

- Complete sentences with original ideas

- Begin a sentence with an upper case letter

Talk About It

- What are some ways that plants help people?

Picture Dictionary

Use the pictures to help you figure out the words.

hurt

street

braid

house

grass

break

feelings

bend

walk

roots

Practice reading the words without the pictures.

street

house

walk

bend

break

hurt

grass

roots

braid

feelings

Word Skills

Word Patterns

The letters a, e, i, o, and u are called vowels. The letter a says /a/ like in apple.

The letter a says /a/ like in apple.

Match the word to the picture.

cap

sad

rat

sat

fat

map

mad

nap

1. ____________

2. ____________

3. ____________

4.____________

5.____________

6. ____________

7. ____________

8.____________

Word Patterns

The letter i says /i/ like in itch.

The letter i says /i/ like in itch.

Match the word to the picture.

lip

wig

rip

hit

fin

dig

9. ____________

10. ____________

11. ____________

12. ____________

13. ____________

14. ____________

Pick the word that matches the picture.

15.

rit

rat

16.

fan

fin

17.

nap

nip

18.

wag

wig

19.

sad

sid

20.

fit

fat

Check your work with the Answer Key at the end of this chapter.

Read these sentences. Practice writing them.

The rat had a nap.

The map has a rip.

He has a fat lip.

She sat on the cap.

I am mad.

Ask your instructor to check your work.

You will see these words in the story. They all have the /a/ sound like apple.

Max

at

grass

asks

after

that

away

bad

happy

You will see these words in the story. They all have the /i/ sound like itch.

live

kids

in

is

pick

it

if

this

will

Use Your Reading Skills

Listen to the story Sweetgrass. Then read Sweetgrass in BC Reads: Adult Literacy Fundamental English – Reader 1.

http://opentextbc.ca/abealf1/wp-content/uploads/sites/83/2015/07/Sweetgrass.mp3

Check Your Understanding

Circle yes if the sentence is right. Circle no if the sentence is wrong.

1. Dan used to live on the street.

yes

no

2. Max and Dan are both Cree.

yes

no

3. Sweetgrass is tall.

yes

no

4. Sweetgrass breaks when you step on it.

yes

no

5. Max and Dan eat the sweetgrass.

yes

no

6. Dan says sweetgrass takes away bad feelings.

yes

no

Writing

Below are all the letters of the alphabet. They are in lower case. Write each letter in upper case. The first one is done for you.

a ___A___

b _______

c _______

d _______

e _______

f _______

g _______

h _______

i _______

j _______

k _______

l _______

m _______

n _______

o _______

p _______

q _______

r _______

s _______

t _______

u _______

v _______

w _______

x _______

y _______

z _______

Check your work with the Answer Key at the end of this chapter.

Grammar Rule

Always use an upper case letter at the beginning of a sentence.

She has a red wig.  – YES

she has a red wig.  – NO

Writing Task

What makes you feel better when you feel bad? Fill in the blanks. Your instructor will help you spell.

Example: I feel better when I go for a walk.

1. I feel better when I ________________________________________.

2. I feel better when I ________________________________________.

3. I feel better when I ________________________________________.

Answer Key

Word Skills

QUESTION

ANSWER

1

map

2

rat

3

nap

4

mad

5

cap

6

sat

7

fat

8

sad

9

dig

10

hit

11

wig

12

rip

13

fin

14

lip

15

rat

16

fin

17

nap

18

wig

19

sad

20

fat

Check Your Understanding

QUESTION

ANSWER

1

no

2

yes

3

yes

4

no

5

no

6

yes

Writing

LOWER CASE

UPPER CASE

a

A

b

B

c

C

d

D

e

E

f

F

g

G

h

H

i

I

j

J

k

K

l

L

m

M

n

N

o

O

p

P

q

Q

r

R

s

S

t

T

u

U

v

V

w

W

x

X

y

Y

z

Z

Attributions

Wetland
Elkwater Lakes by Plains and Prairie Potholes Landscape Conservation is used under a CC BY 2.0 license.

Hurt
Image by ClkerFreeVectorImages is in the public domain.

Street
Image by ClkerFreeVectorImages is in the public domain.

Braid
Braid step by step by Chris used under a CC BY SA 3.0 license.

House
Image byClkerFreeVectorImages is in the public domain.

Grass
Image by ClkerFreeVectorImages is in the public domain.

Break
Image by ClkerFreeVectorImages is in the public domain.

Feelings
Image by Gadini is in the public domain.

Bend
Image by PublicDomainPictures is in the public domain.

Walk
Image by ClkerFreeVectorImages is in the public domain.

Roots
Image by ClkerFreeVectorImages is in the public domain.

The letter a says /a/ like in apple.
Image by ClkerFreeVectorImages is in the public domain.

Photo 1
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Photo 2
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Photo 3
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Photo 4
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Photo 5
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Photo 6
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Photo 7
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Photo 8
Image by SeifenBlase is in the public domain.

The letter i says /i/ like in itch.
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Photo 9
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Photo 10
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Photo 11
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Photo 12
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Photo 13
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A New Flower

Flowers

Learning Goals

In this chapter, you will learn to:

- Print the alphabet in lower case letters

- Hear, read, and write words with a short /o/ and a short /u/

- Copy short sentences

- Read common sight words in a paragraph

- Answer questions about a story

- State an opinion about a reading

- End a sentence with a period or question mark

Talk About It

- Do you have any grandparents? What will you always remember about them?

Picture Dictionary

Use the pictures to help you figure out the words.

grandma

plane

flowers

garden

club

know

long

time

home

smile

Practice reading these words without the pictures.

time

garden

smile

home

club

flowers

long

know

plane

grandma

Word Skills

Word Patterns

The letters a, e, i, o, and u are called vowels. The letter o makes an /o/ sound like in octopus.

The letter o says /o/ like in octopus.

Match each word to a picture.

log

mop

dot

jog

hot

cot

cop

pot

top

box

1. ____________

2. ____________

3. ____________

4. ____________

5. ____________

6. ____________

7. ____________

8. ____________

9. ____________

10. ____________

Word Pattern

The letter u says /u/ like in up.

The letter u says /u/ like in up.

Match each word to a picture.

sun

mud

rug

mug

pup

bug

cup

gum

nut

11. ____________

12. ____________

13. ____________

14. ____________

15. ____________

16. ____________

17. ____________

18.____________

19. ____________

Pick the word that matches the picture.

20.

mup

mop

21.

bug

bog

22.

gum

gom

23.

jog

jug

24.

cop

cup

25.

bux

box

Check your work with the Answer Key at the end of this chapter.

Read these sentences. Practice writing the words. Begin with an upper case letter.

The mug is hot.

Is this gum on the rug?

Can you mop up the mud?

The pup had a nap on the cot.

The cop sat on the log.

Ask your instructor to check your work.

You will see these words in the story. They all have the /o/ sound like octopus.

lot

not

on

You will see these words in the story. They all have the /u/ sound like up.

clubs

but

hunt

Use Your Reading Skills

Listen to A New Flower. Then read A New Flower in BC Reads: Adult Literacy Fundamental English – Reader 1.

http://opentextbc.ca/abealf1/wp-content/uploads/sites/83/2015/07/A-New-Flower.mp3

Check Your Understanding

1. Who goes on a plane for the first time?
________________ goes on a plane for the first time.

2. What does the grandma see that she has never seen before?
The grandma sees a ________________.

3. What three things do men do back home?
Back home, men ________________, ________________, and ________________.

4. What makes Dave different from the men back home?
Dave is different from the men back home because he knows about ________________.

5. Do you think the grandma likes Dave? Why or why not? Discuss with a classmate.

Writing

Below are all the letters of the alphabet. They are in upper case. Write each letter in lower case. The first one is done for you.

A ___a___

B _______

C _______

D _______

E _______

F _______

G _______

H _______

I _______

J _______

K _______

L _______

M _______

N _______

O _______

P _______

Q _______

R _______

S _______

T _______

U _______

V _______

W _______

X _______

Y _______

Z _______

Check your work with the Answer Key at the end of this chapter.

Grammar Rule

A sentence can be a question or a statement.

A question asks for information. It ends with a question mark.

What is your name?  – YES

What is your name  – NO

What is your name.  – NO

A statement gives information. It ends with a period.

My name is Ted.  – YES

My name is Ted  – NO

Writing Task

Think of a time when you acted differently from how people expect a man or woman to act. Tell the story to your instructor. Your instructor will write down your words. Then copy your story into your notebook.

When you are done, read your story.

- Did you begin each sentence with an upper case letter?

- Did you end each sentence with a period or question mark?

- Are you missing any words?

Answer Key

Word Skills

QUESTION

ANSWER

1

cop

2

box

3

mop

4

dot

5

top

6

cot

7

jog

8

pot

9

log

10

hot

11

pup

12

nut

13

bug

14

mud

15

sun

16

gum

17

rug

18

mug

19

cup

20

mop

21

bug

22

gum

23

jog

24

cup

25

box

Check Your Understanding

QUESTION

ANSWER

1

The grandma

2

flower

3

hunt, fish, farm

4

flowers

Writing

UPPER CASE

LOWER CASE

A

a

B

b

C

c

D

d

E

e

F

f

G

g

H

h

I

i

J

j

K

k

L

l

M

m

N

n

O

o

P

p

Q

q

R

r

S

s

T

t

U

u

V

v

W

w

X

x

Y

y

Z

z

Attributions

Grandma
Image by ClkerFreeVectorImages is in the public domain.

Plane
Image by ClkerFreeVectorImages is in the public domain.

Flowers
Image by PublicDomainPictures is in the public domain.

Garden
Image by OpenClipartVectors is in the public domain.

Club
Image by OpenClipartVectors is in the public domain.

Know
Image by PublicDomainPictures is in the public domain.

Long
Image by OpenClipartVectors is in the public domain.

Time
Image by stux is in the public domain.

Home
Image by OpenClipartVectorsis in the public domain.

Smile
Image by ClkerFreeVectorImages is in the public domain.

The letter o says /o/ like in octopus.
Image by ClkerFreeVectorImages is in the public domain.

Photo 1
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Photo 2
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Photo 3
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Photo 4
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Photo 5
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Photo 6
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Photo 8
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Photo 9
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Photo 10
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The letter u says /u/ like in up.
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Photo 11
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Photo 12
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Photo 13
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Photo 14
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Photo 25
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The Sack Garden

Sack garden

Learning Goals

In this chapter, you will learn to:

- Print the alphabet in order using upper case letters

- Hear, read, and write words with a short /e/

- Hear, read, and write words with a long /e/ (spelled ee)

- Copy short sentences

- Read common sight words in a paragraph

- Answer questions about a story

- Describe the sequence of a story

- State an opinion about a reading

- Use an upper case letter to begin a person’s name

Talk About it

- Have you ever had a garden? What did you grow?

- What did you like about having a garden?

- What was hard about having a garden?

Picture Dictionary

Use the pictures to help you figure out the words.

South Africa

three

white

farm

money

land

sack

rock

middle

dirt

one

hole

Practice reading these words without the pictures.

one

sack

land

dirt

South Africa

hole

money

three

white

middle

farm

rock

Word Skills

The letters a, e, i, o, and u are called vowels. Vowels have short sounds and long sounds. So far, you have looked at short vowel sounds:

- A short /a/ says /a/ like in apple.

- A short /i/ says /i/ like in itch. A short /o/ says /o/ like in octopus.

- A short /u/ says /u/ like in up.

Word Patterns

A short /e/ makes an /e/ sound like in Expo.

A short /e/ says /e/ like in Expo.

Match each word to a picture.

bed

pet

net

red

web

pen

wet

vet

1.  ____________

2. ____________

3. ____________

4. ____________

5. ____________

6. ____________

7. ____________

8. ____________

Word Patterns

Vowels can also make a long sound. The letters ee make a long /e/ sound like in jeep.

The letters ee make a long /e/ sound like in jeep.

Match each word to a picture.

see

bee

green

weed

tree

feet

three

feed

9. __________

10. __________

11. __________

12. __________

13. __________

14. __________

15. __________

16. __________

Pick the word that matches the picture.

17.

wet

weet

18.

neet

net

19.

weed

wed

20.

se

see

21.

web

weeb

22.

peet

pet

Check your work with the Answer Key at the end of this chapter.

Read these sentences. Then copy them. Use upper case letters correctly. Use periods and question marks correctly.

My pet is at the vet.

I did not see the bee.

I got my feet wet.

This is a red pen.

She is not in bed.

Ask your instructor to check your work.

You will see these words in the reading. They have the short /e/ sound like Expo.

Meg

rest

eggplant

You will see these words in the reading. They have the long /e/ sound like jeep.

three

feed

weeds

green

need

Use Your Reading Skills

Listen to The Sack Garden. Then read The Sack Garden in BC Reads: Adult Literacy Fundamental English – Reader 1.

http://opentextbc.ca/abealf1/wp-content/uploads/sites/83/2015/07/Sack-Garden.mp3

Check Your Understanding

1. Where does Meg live?
Meg lives in _____________________.

2. Who owns most of the farmland in South Africa?
_____________________ own most of the farmland in South Africa.

3. What does Meg use to grow a garden?
Meg uses a _____________________ to grow a garden.

Are these sentences true? Circle yes or no.

4. A sack garden costs a lot of money.

yes

no

5. A sack garden takes up a lot of room.

yes

no

6. A sack garden does not have many weeds.

yes

no

7. How do you make a sack garden? Put these steps in the right order (1, 2, 3).

_____ Make little holes in the side of the sack.

_____ Put dirt and rocks in the sack.

_____ Put plants in the holes.

Writing

Write all the letters of the alphabet in order. Use upper case letters.

__________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________

Check your work with the Answer Key at the end of this chapter.

Grammar Rule

Use an upper case letter at the beginning of a person’s name.

This is Meg.  – YES

This is meg.  – NO

Write your full name on the line below. Use upper case letters to begin each name.

_______________________________________________________

Find a classmate. Write their full name on the line below. Use upper case letters to begin each name.

_______________________________________________________

Find another classmate. Write their full name on the line below. Use upper case letters to begin each name.

_______________________________________________________

Writing Task

Have you ever had a garden?

If so, tell your instructor about your garden. Your instructor will write down your words. Then copy your story into your notebook.

If not, imagine you were going to plant a garden. Think about what you would want to grow. Your instructor will write down your words. Then copy your story into your notebook.

When you are done, read your story.

- Did you begin each sentence with an upper case letter?

- Did you use an upper case letter at the beginning of a person’s name?

- Did you end each sentence with a period or question mark?

- Are you missing any words?

Answer Key

Word Skills

QUESTION

ANSWER

1

web

2

net

3

red

4

vet

5

pen

6

bed

7

pet

8

wet

9

green

10

bee

11

feet

12

see

13

feed

14

tree

15

three

16

weed

17

wet

18

net

19

weed

20

see

21

web

22

pet

Check Your Understanding

QUESTION

ANSWER

1

South Africa

2

white people

3

sack

4

no

5

no

6

yes

7

2, 1, 3

Writing

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Attributions

Sack garden
Sack garden by Engineering for Change is used under a CC BY SA 2.0 license.

South Africa
Map of South Africa by Alvaro1984 18 is in the public domain.

Three
Image by PeteLinforth is in the public domain.

White
White Crayon by Paolo Neo is in the public domain.

Farm
Image by OpenClipartVectors is in the public domain.

Money
Image by OpenClipartVectors is in the public domain.

Land
Image by Bessi is in the public domain.

Sack
Image by OpenClipartVectors is in the public domain.

Rock
Image by sarajuggernaut is in the public domain.

Middle
Image by HebiFot is in the public domain.

Dirt
Image by Jing is in the public domain.

One
Image by PeteLinforth is in the public domain.

Hole
Image by ClkerFreeVectorImages is in the public domain.

The letter e says /e/ like in Expo.
Expo 86exhibition is in the public domain.

Photo 1
Image by ClkerFreeVectorImages is in the public domain.

Photo 2
Image by OpenClipartVectors is in the public domain.

Photo 3
Image by OpenClipartVectors is in the public domain.

Photo 4
Image by skeeze is in the public domain.

Photo 5
Image by OpenClipartVectors is in the public domain.

Photo 6
Image by ClkerFreeVectorImages is in the public domain.

Photo 7
Image by bogitw is in the public domain.

Photo 8
Image by RyanMcGuire is in the public domain.

The letters ee make a long e sound like in jeep.
Image by ClkerFreeVectorImages is in the public domain.

Photo 9
Image by OpenClipartVectors is in the public domain.

Photo 10
Image by ClkerFreeVectorImages is in the public domain.

Photo 11
Image by OpenClipartVectors is in the public domain.

Photo 12
Image by HebiFot is in the public domain.

Photo 13
Image by MIH83 is in the public domain.

Photo 14
Image by ClkerFreeVectorImages is in the public domain.

Photo 15
Image by geralt is in the public domain.

Photo 16
Image by ClkerFreeVectorImages is in the public domain.

Photo 17
Image by RyanMcGuire is in the public domain.

Photo 18
Image by OpenClipartVectors is in the public domain.

Photo 19
Image by ClkerFreeVectorImages is in the public domain.

Photo 20
Image by HebiFot is in the public domain.

Photo 21
Image by ClkerFreeVectorImages is in the public domain.

Photo 22
Image by bogitw is in the public domain.

Val's Garden

Box of vegetables

Learning Goals

In this chapter, you will learn to:

- Print the alphabet in order using lower case letters

- Read and write words with the endings -s, -ing, and -ed

- Copy short sentences

- Read common sight words in a paragraph

- Answer questions about a story

- Complete sentences by adding a missing word

- Use an upper case letter to begin a person’s name

Talk About It

- Do you like to get to know the people who live near you? Why or why not?

Picture Dictionary

Use the pictures to help you figure out the words.

new

city

vegetables

woman

sidewalk

carrots

tomatoes

beans

peas

talk

family

door

Practice reading these words without the pictures.

sidewalk

peas

carrots

family

door

city

woman

vegetables

talk

beans

new

tomatoes

Word Skills

Word Patterns

Words can have endings. Some common word endings are –s, –ing, and –ed.

–s

–ing

–ed

look

looks

looking

looked

pull

pulls

pulling

pulled

talk

talks

talking

talked

1. Fill in this chart.

–s

–ing

–ed

bill

fill

walk

pick

kick

Check your work with the Answer Key at the end of this chapter.

Word Patterns

The word ending –s can show there is more than one of something.

carrot

carrots

bean

beans

pea

peas

How many do you see?

2.

egg or eggs?

3.

rock or rocks?

4.

bug or bugs?

5.

pen or pens?

6.

tree or trees?

7.

rat or rats?

Check your work with the Answer Key at the end of this chapter.

Read the sentences. Then copy them. Use upper case letters, periods, and question marks correctly.

The dog naps with the cats.

This log has bugs on it.

Tim jogs a lot.

The kids got on the bus.

Can you get the red cups?

Ask your instructor to check your work.

Use Your Reading Skills

Listen to Val’s Garden. Then read Val’s Garden in BC Reads: Adult Literacy Fundamental English – Reader 1.

http://opentextbc.ca/abealf1/wp-content/uploads/sites/83/2015/07/Vals-Garden.mp3

Check Your Understanding

garden

family

new

vegetables

box

passes on

Val

sidewalk

Fill in the blanks with the right word or words.

1. I am _______________ to the city.

2. A woman named _______________ lives next door.

3. She grows a vegetable garden by the _______________.

4. She gives me a _______________ of vegetables.

5. She _______________.

6. I take care of her _______________.

7. A _______________ moves next door.

8. I give them a box of _______________ from Val’s garden.

Check your work with the Answer Key at the end of this chapter.

Writing

Grammar Rule

You can use words from a question to make your own sentence.

Question:

Who has a garden?

Answer:

Val has a garden.

Question:

What vegetables are in Val’s garden?

Answer:

Carrots, tomatoes, beans, and peas are in Val’s garden.

Question:

Who moves next door when Val passes on?

Answer:

A family moves next door when Val passes on.

Question:

What is given to the family next door?

Answer:

A box of vegetables is given to the family next door.

Answer the questions. Use the underlined words to form your answer.

1. Who talks to plants?

____________________________________________________

2. What gets dry after Val passes on?

____________________________________________________

3. What looks sad after Val passes on?

____________________________________________________

4. Write all the letters of the alphabet in order. Use lower case letters.

__________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________

Check your work with the Answer Key at the end of this chapter.

Writing Task

Think of a time when a neighbour was nice to you, or a time when you were nice to a neighbour. Tell the story to your instructor. Your instructor will write down what you say. Then copy the story into your notebook.

When you are done, read your story.

- Did you begin each sentence with an upper case letter?

- Did you use an upper case letter at the beginning of a person’s name?

- Did you end each sentence with a period or question mark?

- Are you missing any words?

Answer Key

Word Skills

QUESTION

ANSWER

1

–s

–ing

–ed

bill

bills

billing

billed

fill

fills

filling

filled

walk

walks

walking

walked

pick

picks

picking

picked

kick

kicks

kicking

kicked

2

eggs

3

rocks

4

bug

5

pens

6

tree

7

rat

Check Your Understanding

QUESTION

ANSWER

1

new

2

Val

3

sidewalk

4

box

5

passes on

6

garden

7

family

8

vegetables

Writing

QUESTION

ANSWER

1

Val talks to plants.

2

The dirt gets dry after Val passes on.

3

The plants looks sad after Val passes on.

4

a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z

Attributions

Box of vegetables
Image by condesign is in the public domain.

New
Image by OpenClipartVectors is in the public domain.

City
Image by geralt is in the public domain.

Vegetables
Vegetables salad mandolin root vegetables by Le living and co is used under the CC BY 2.0 license.

Woman
Image by ErikaWittlieb is in the public domain.

sidewalk
Image by Pat Pilon is used under the CC BY 2.0 license

carrots
Image by jackmac34 is in the public domain.

tomatoes
Image by nataliaaggiato is in the public domain.

beans
Image by young_amyc is in the public domain.

peas
Image by PublicDomainPictures is in the public domain.

talk
Image by mikegi is in the public domain.

family
Image by OpenClipartVectors is in the public domain.

door
Image by ClkerFreeVectorImages is in the public domain.

carrot
Image by OpenClipartVectors is in the public domain.

carrots
Image by folkart101 is in the public domain.

bean
Four Bean Pod byUnited Soybean Board is used under a CC BY 2.0 license.

beans
Image by young_amyc is in the public domain.

pea
one pea by Erich Ferdinand is used under a CC BY 2.0 license.

peas
Plate of Peas by Kari Söderholm is used under a CC BY 2.0 license.

egg or eggs?
Image by Mangoon is in the public domain.

rock or rocks?
Image by sarajuggernaut is in the public domain.

bug or bugs?
Image by Ben_Kerckx is in the public domain.

pen or pens?
Image by succo is in the public domain.

tree or trees?
Image by ClkerFreeVectorImages is in the public domain.

rat or rats?
Image by ClkerFreeVectorImages is in the public domain.

GM Food

Making GM food

Learning Goals

In this chapter, you will learn to:

- Hear, read, and write blends with r, l, and t

- Copy short sentences

- Read common sight words in a paragraph

- Answer questions about a story

- State an opinion about a reading

- Give sentence answers to questions

Talk About It

- Have you heard that people in labs make new kinds of fruits and vegetables?

- Would you mind eating fruits and vegetables that were made by people in a lab?

Picture Dictionary

Use the pictures to help you figure out the words.

hard

cold

weather

crop

rain

fruits

sold

change

company

help

bird

test

Practice reading these words without the pictures.

sold

test

fruits

crop

hard

help

weather

rain

bird

change

company

cold

Word Skills

Word Patterns

A consonant is any letter that is not a vowel. For example, the letters b, c, d, f, g, h, and j are consonants. A blend is when two consonants go together and each consonant makes a sound.

The letters dr in drip are a blend.

The letters dr in drip are a blend.

Read these words. Underline the blend. The first one is done for you.

1. clap

2. frog

3. step

4. plum

5. drum

6. stop

7. club

8. crib

9. star

10. flag

11. crab

12. stem

Check your work with the Answer Key at the end of this chapter.

Practice reading these words without the pictures.

crab

star

club

stem

plum

clap

step

flag

crib

frog

stop

drum

Your instructor will read these words to you. Underline the blend in each word. You will see these words in the story.

crop

fruit

grow

dry

stay

cold

sold

test

Read the sentences. Then copy them. Use upper case letters, periods, and question marks correctly.

Stop the car.

Do not step on the bug.

We put up a flag.

Was she bitten by a crab?

He hit the drum.

Ask your instructor to check your work.

Use Your Reading Skills

Listen to GM Food. Then read GM Food in BC Reads: Adult Literacy Fundamental English – Reader 1.

http://opentextbc.ca/abealf1/wp-content/uploads/sites/83/2015/07/GM-Food.mp3

Check Your Understanding

Does each sentence say something good or bad about GM food?

1. GM food can grow in cold weather.

good

bad

2. GM food may kill bugs we need, like butterflies.

good

bad

3. GM food may make birds sick.

good

bad

4. GM food can stop bugs from eating it.

good

bad

5. GM food may make people sick.

good

bad

6. There have not been many tests on GM food.

good

bad

7. GM food may grow in dry land in Africa.

good

bad

8. GM food can stay good longer.

good

bad

Check your work with the Answer Key at the end of this chapter.

9. Do you think farmers should grow GM food? Use the underlined words to help form your answer.

____________________________________________________

Ask your instructor to check your work.

Writing

Grammar Rule

You can use words from a question to form an answer.

Question: Why is farming a hard job?

Answer: Farming is a hard job because cold weather can kill your crops.

Two things changed from the question to the answer:

1. is farming changed to farming is

2. because was used

Answer this question in three more ways.

Why is farming a hard job?

1. _____________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________

2. _____________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________

3. _____________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________

Check your work with the Answer Key at the end of this chapter.

Writing Task

Have you ever visited a farm? Or have you ever visited a farmers’ market? Tell your instructor about your visit. Your instructor will write down your words. Then copy your story into your notebook.

When you are done, read your story.

- Did you begin each sentence with an upper case letter?

- Did you use an upper case letter at the beginning of a person’s name?

- Did you end each sentence with a period or question mark?

- Are you missing any words?

Answer Key

Word Patterns

QUESTION

ANSWER

1

clap

2

frog

3

step

4

plum

5

drum

6

stop

7

club

8

crib

9

star

10

flag

11

crab

12

stem

Check Your Understanding

QUESTION

ANSWER

1

good

2

bad

3

bad

4

good

5

bad

6

bad

7

good

8

good

Writing

(Any three of the sentences below are correct.)

Farming is a hard job because bugs can eat your crops.

Farming is a hard job because weeds can hurt your crops.

Farming is a hard job because your crops may need more rain than they get.

Farming is a hard job because fruits and vegetables can go bad before they are sold.

Attributions

Making GM food
Image by felixioncool is in the public domain.

Hard
Image by ClkerFreeVectorImages is in the public domain.

Cold
Image by PublicDomainPictures is in the public domain.

Weather
Image by OpenClipartVectors is in the public domain.

Crop
Corn Fields by Don Graham is used under a CC BY 2.0license.

Rain
weather symbols By sivvus is in the public domain.

Fruits
Image by jarmoluk is in the public domain.

Sold
Image by tkoch is in the public domain.

Change
Image by aleksandra85foto is in the public domain.

Company
Image by Texas A&M University-Commerce Marketing Communications Photography is used under a CC BY 2.0 license.

Help
Image by SurFeRGiRL30 is used under a CC BY 2.0 license.

Bird
Image by ClkerFreeVectorImages is in the public domain.

Test
Student writing by lmproulx is in the public domain.

The letters dr in drip are a blend.
Image by tpsdave is in the public domain.

Clap
Image by ClkerFreeVectorImages is in the public domain.

Frog
Image by OpenClipartVectors is in the public domain.

Step
Image by Unsplash is in the public domain.

Plum
Image by OpenClipartVectors is in the public domain.

Drum
Image by ClkerFreeVectorImages is in the public domain.

Stop
Image by ClkerFreeVectorImages is in the public domain.

Club
Image by OpenClipartVectors is in the public domain.

Crib
Image by ClkerFreeVectorImages is in the public domain.

Star
Image by OpenClipartVectors is in the public domain.

Flag
Image by OpenClipartVectors is in the public domain.

Crab
Image by ClkerFreeVectorImages is in the public domain.

Stem
Stem morphology type scape by RoRo is in the public domain.

Tomatoes

Tomatoes

Learning Goals

In this chapter, you will learn to:

- Hear, read, and write words with digraphs (sh, th, ch, and ck)

- Copy short sentences

- Read common sight words in a paragraph

- Answer questions about a story

- State an opinion about a reading

- Name some common symbols

Talk About It

- What foods can be made with tomatoes?

- What is your favourite food that can be made with tomatoes?

Picture Dictionary

Use the pictures to help you figure out the words.

South America

Europe

doctor

world

sauce

soup

juice

salsa

ketchup

leaf

stem

space

fight

Spain

taste

Practice reading these words without the pictures.

doctor

sauce

leaf

taste

fight

juice

soup

world

stem

Europe

South America

Spain

space

ketchup

salsa

Word Skills

Word Patterns

A digraph is when two letters together make one sound. Here are some common digraphs.

sh like in ship

ch like in chin

th like in thumb

ck like in sock

Say what is in the picture. What digraph is in each word?

1

2

3

sh     ch     th     ck

sh     ch     th     ck

sh     ch     th     ck

4

5

6

sh     ch     th     ck

sh     ch     th     ck

sh     ch     th     ck

7

8

9

sh     ch     th     ck

sh     ch     th     ck

sh     ch     th     ck

How many sounds to you hear in these words?

10

mop

3

11

sun

_______

12

web

_______

13

fish

_______

14

lock

_______

15

crab

_______

16

stop

_______

Check your work with the Answer Key at the end of this chapter.

Read the sentences. Then copy them. Use upper case letters, periods, question marks, and exclamation marks correctly.

Get in the bath.

The fish is wet.

Do not lock me in!

I cut my chin.

Ask your instructor to check your work.

Use Your Reading Skills

Listen to Tomatoes. Then read Tomatoes in BC Reads: Adult Literacy Fundamental English – Reader 1.

http://opentextbc.ca/abealf1/wp-content/uploads/sites/83/2015/07/Tomatoes.mp3

Check Your Understanding

Answer these questions. Use the underlined words from the question to form your answer.

1. Who used to tell people that tomatoes would make them sick?

____________________________________________

2. What part of the tomato plant will make people sick?

____________________________________________

3. What place has a big tomato fight every year?

____________________________________________

4. Why do farms pick tomatoes before they are ripe?

____________________________________________

Check your work with the Answer Key at the end of this chapter.

Writing

Grammar Rule

This is how to write an address:

639 Sun Street
Golden, British Columbia V0A 1H0

Write your address on the lines below.

_______________________________________

_______________________________________

_______________________________________

Ask your instructor to check your work.

Match the word with the correct symbol.

equals

dollars

and

at

plus

&

$

+

=

@

1.

_____

2.

_____

3.

_____

4.

_____

5.

_____

Fill in the blank with the correct symbol.

6. The bill came to ___ 10.00.

7. My email is tim___gmail.com.

8. Kim ___ Sam got a cat.

9. One ___ one = two.

10. Two + two ___ 4.

Check your work with the Answer Key at the end of this chapter.

Writing Task

Think of a food you like to make using tomatoes. Tell your instructor how you make this food. Your instructor will write down your words. Then copy your story into your notebook.

When you are done, read your story.

- Did you begin each sentence with an upper case letter?

- Did you use an upper case letter at the beginning of a person’s name?

- Did you end each sentence with a period or question mark?

- Are you missing any words?

Answer Key

Word Skills

QUESTION

ANSWER

1

fish, sh

2

rock, ck

3

duck, ck

4

chip, ch

5

bath, th

6

cheese, ch

7

sheep, sh

8

three, th

9

lock, ck

10

3

11

3

12

3

13

3

14

3

15

4

16

4

Check Your Understanding

QUESTION

ANSWER

1

Doctors used to tell people that tomatoes would make them sick.

2

A tomato leaf or stem will make people sick.

3

Spain has a big tomato fight every year.

4

Farms pick tomatoes before they are ripe because they last longer this way.

Writing

QUESTION

ANSWER

1

and

2

dollars

3

plus

4

equals

5

at

6

$

7

@

8

&

9

+

10

=

Attributions

Tomatoes
Image by byrev is in the public domain.

South America
World map depicting South America by Central Intelligence Agency is in the public domain.

Europe
Map of Europe by Ssolbergj is used under a CC BY SA 3.0 license.

Doctor
Image by OpenClipartVectors is in the public domain.

World
Image by OpenClipartVectors is in the public domain.

Sauce
Image by Catkin is in the public domain.

Soup
Image by ClkerFreeVectorImages is in the public domain.

Juice
Image by ClkerFreeVectorImages is in the public domain.

Salsa
Fresh Salsa by Jon sullivan is in the public domain.

Ketchup
Image by ClkerFreeVectorImages is in the public domain.

Leaf
Image by Alexas_Fotos is in the public domain.

Stem
Stem morphology type scape by RoRo is in the public domain.

Space
Image by DasWortgewand is in the public domain.

Fight
Image by OpenClipartVectors is in the public domain.

Spain
Flag map of Spain with Plus Ultra coat of arms by Soerfm is used under a CC BY SA 3.0 license.

Taste
concentrating on taste by lifescript is used under a CC BY 2.0 license.

sh like ship
Image by martinme2d is in the public domain.

ch like chin
Image by Giuliamar is in the public domain.

th like thumb
Image by niekverlaan is in the public domain.

ck like sock
Image by OpenClipartVectors is in the public domain.

Photo 1
Image by skeeze is in the public domain.

Photo 2
Clochoderick Stone  by Rosser1954 is in the public domain.

Photo 3
Image by stux is in the public domain.

Photo 4
Image by goiwara

Photo 5
Image by ClkerFreeVectorImages is in the public domain.

Photo 6
Image by OpenClipartVectors is in the public domain.

Photo 7
Image by rhae is in the public domain.

Photo 8
Image by geralt is in the public domain.

Photo 9
Image by ClkerFreeVectorImages is in the public domain.

Photo 10
Image by MICHELLE ASHER is in the public domain.

Photo 11
Image by OpenClipartVectors is in the public domain.

Photo 12
Image by ClkerFreeVectorImages is in the public domain.

Photo 13
Image by skeeze is in the public domain.

Photo 14
Image by ClkerFreeVectorImages is in the public domain.

Photo 15
Image by ClkerFreeVectorImages is in the public domain.

Photo 16
Image by ClkerFreeVectorImages is in the public domain.

Grow Your Own Tomatoes

Growing tomatoes

Learning Goals

In this chapter, you will learn to:

- Hear, read, and write words with short vowels

- Copy short sentences

- Read common sight words in a paragraph

- Answer questions about a story

- State an opinion about a reading

- Complete sentences by adding a word

Talk About It

- Do you have any plants? What kind?

- What is good about growing your own food?

Picture Dictionary

Use the pictures to help you figure out the words.

potting soil

warm

window

hour

tie

stick

colour

bottom

Practice reading these words without the pictures.

hour

stick

bottom

colour

window

warm

potting soil

tie

Word Skills

Word Patterns

You have learned to read these vowel sounds:

a says /a/ like apple
e says /e/ like Expo
i says /i/ like itch
o says /o/ like octopus
u says /u/ like up

You will see these short vowel words in the story. Read each word. Listen to the short vowel sound. Sort it in the list below.

pot

big

sun

wet

bit

yet

top

add

pack

pick

/a/ like apple

/e/ like Expo

/i/ like itch

/o/ like octopus

/u/ like up

Check your work with the Answer Key at the end of this chapter.

Can you think of more short vowel words? Add your words to the chart.

Read the sentences. Then copy them. Use upper case letters, periods, and question marks correctly.

Is the pot hot?

Did you pack yet?

The bug bit me.

Do not pop the zit.

We sat in the sun.

Ask your instructor to check your work.

Use Your Reading Skills

Listen to Grow Your Own Tomatoes. Then read Grow Your Own Tomatoes in BC Reads: Adult Literacy Fundamental English – Reader 1.

http://opentextbc.ca/abealf1/wp-content/uploads/sites/83/2015/07/Grow-Your-Own-Tomatoes.mp3

Check Your Understanding

sun

ripe

pot

seed

wet

1. Fill the _____________ with soil.

2. Put a _____________ in the soil.

3. Add water. Keep the soil _____________.

4. Put the pot by a window with lots of _____________.

5. Pick the tomatoes when they are _____________.

Check your work with the Answer Key at the end of this chapter.

Writing Task

Have you ever picked fruit, such as berries, in a field, forest, or orchard? Tell the story to your instructor. Your instructor will write down your words. Then copy your story into your notebook.

When you are done, read your story.

- Did you begin each sentence with an upper case letter?

- Did you use an upper case letter at the beginning of a person’s name?

- Did you end each sentence with a period or question mark?

- Are you missing any words?

Answer Key

Word Skills

/a/ like apple

/e/ like Expo

/i/ like itch

/o/ like octopus

/u/ like up

add

pack

wet

yet

bit

big

pick

top

pot

sun

Check Your Understanding

QUESTION

ANSWER

1

pot

2

seed

3

wet

4

sun

5

ripe

Attributions

Growing tomatoes
Tomato plant by Suzette is used under a CC BY 2.0 license.

Potting soil
a handful by Pat Dumas is used under a CC BY NC SA 2.0 license.

Warm
Image by Unsplash is in the public domain.

Window
Image by

Hour
Image by Unsplash is in the public domain.

Tie
Image by HebiFot is in the public domain.

Stick
Image by ClkerFreeVectorImages is in the public domain.

Colour
Image by inspiredimages is in the public domain.

Bottom
Image by PublicDomainPictures is in the public domain.

Canada's Tallest Tree

Tall trees

Learning Goals

In this chapter, you will learn to:

- Hear, read, and write words with long vowels

- Copy short sentences

- Read common sight words in a paragraph

- Answer questions about a story

- Give sentence answers to questions

Talk About It

- Have you ever gone for a hike? Where?

- Do you have a favourite forest to walk in?

Picture Dictionary

Use the pictures to help you figure out the words.

hunt

Vancouver Island

logger

path

forest

tall

awe

park

risk

down

Practice reading these words without the pictures.

forest

awe

down

hunt

tall

risk

Vancouver Island

logger

park

path

Word Skills

Word Patterns

Many words end in e. The e is silent but can make the first vowel in the word say its name.

cap

cape

kit

kite

rob

robe

Match the word to the picture.

rake

dime

nose

cake

nine

home

rice

gate

1. _____________

2. _____________

3. _____________

4. _____________

5. _____________

6. _____________

7. _____________

8. _____________

Check your work with the Answer Key at the end of this chapter.

You will see these words in the story. Practice reading them.

name

like

made

take

more

save

Read the sentences. Then copy them. Use upper case letters, periods, question marks, and exclamation marks correctly.

Meg has nine cats.

Lock the gate.

What is your name?

Save me!

Can I have more cake?

Ask your instructor to check your work.

Use Your Reading Skills

Listen to Canada’s Tallest Tree. Then read Canada’s Tallest Tree in BC Reads: Adult Literacy Fundamental English – Reader 1.

http://opentextbc.ca/abealf1/wp-content/uploads/sites/83/2015/07/Canadas-Tallest-Tree.mp3

Check Your Understanding

Answer these questions. Use the underlined words to help you form a sentence.

1. Where is Canada’s tallest tree?

___________________________________________________

2. How tall is Canada’s tallest tree?

___________________________________________________

3. Who was the first person to find Canada’s tallest tree?

___________________________________________________

4. What did the forest with Canada’s tallest tree become?

___________________________________________________

5. What are many of BC’s old forests at risk of?

___________________________________________________

Check your work with the Answer Key at the end of this chapter.

Writing Task

Think of a time something in nature filled you with awe, or made you feel amazed. Tell the story to your instructor. Your instructor will write down your words. Then copy your story into your notebook.

When you are done, read your story.

- Did you begin each sentence with an upper case letter?

- Did you use an upper case letter at the beginning of a person’s name?

- Did you end each sentence with a period or question mark?

- Are you missing any words?

Answer Key

Word Skills

QUESTION

ANSWER

1

rice

2

dime

3

gate

4

home

5

rake

6

nose

7

nine

8

cake

Check Your Understanding

QUESTION

ANSWER

1

Canada’s tallest tree is on Vancouver Island.

2

Canada’s tallest tree is 314 feet tall.

3

A logger was the first person to find Canada’s tallest tree.

4

The forest with Canada’s tallest tree is now a park.

5

Many of BC’s old forests are at risk of being cut down.

Attributions

Tall trees
Image by Unsplash is in the public domain.

Hunt
Image by OpenClipartVectors is in the public domain.

Vancouver Island
Vancouver island relief is used under a CC BY SA 3.0 license.

Logger
Logger working near Z Canyon by Seattle Municipal Archives is used under a CC BY 2.0 license.

Path
Image by bertvthul is in the public domain.

Forest
Image by Bergadder is in the public domain.

Tall
Image by ClkerFreeVectorImages is in the public domain.

Awe
Image by Kevin Dooley is used under a CC BY 2.0 license.

Park
Image by Unsplash is in the public domain.

Risk
Image by ClkerFreeVectorImages is in the public domain.

Down
Image by OpenClipartVectors is in the public domain.

Cap
Image by ClkerFreeVectorImages is in the public domain.

Cape
Image by ClkerFreeVectorImages is in the public domain.

Kit
Image by OpenClipartVectors is in the public domain.

Kite
Image by ClkerFreeVectorImages is in the public domain.

Rob
Image by ClkerFreeVectorImages is in the public domain.

Robe
bathrobe by David Ring is in the public domain.

Photo 1
Image by OpenClipartVectors is in the public domain.

Photo 2
1992 Canadian Dime (Reverse) by yaybiscuits123 is used under a CC BY 2.0 license.

Photo 3
Image by sipa is in the public domain.

Photo 4
Image by OpenClipartVectors is in the public domain.

Photo 5
Image by ClkerFreeVectorImages is in the public domain.

Photo 6
Image by ClkerFreeVectorImages is in the public domain.

Photo 7
Image by geralt is in the public domain.

Photo 8
Image by ClkerFreeVectorImages is in the public domain.

Arctic Plants

Arctic poppies

Learning Goals

In this chapter, you will learn to:

- Identify rhyming words

- Copy short sentences

- Read common sight words in a paragraph

- Answer questions about a story

- Give sentence answers to questions

- Give an opinion on a reading

Talk About It

- Would you ever want to go to the arctic? Why or why not?

Picture Dictionary

Use the pictures to help you figure out the words.

arctic

beautiful

winter

dark

summer

ice

water

heat

together

wind

willow

poppy

bright

Practice reading these words without the pictures.

beautiful

dark

winter

wind

willow

bright

heat

together

water

summer

arctic

ice

poppy

Word Skills

Word Patterns

Two words rhyme when the endings sound the same. For example, these words rhyme:

- car and bar

- net and jet

- fill and hill

- pot and rot

- nut and cut

Find the words that rhyme. The first one is done for you.

sun

land

try

run

mice

lot

ice

hand

sky

dot

1. sun                                run

2. ______________          ______________

3. ______________          ______________

4. ______________          ______________

5. ______________          ______________

Check your work with the Answer Key at the end of this chapter.

Read the sentences. Then copy them. Use upper case letters, periods, and question marks correctly.

The mice hid in the hole.

Do you like this dish?

Do not slip on the ice.

Can we chat?

We had a lot of fun.

Ask your instructor to check your work.

Use Your Reading Skills

Listen to Arctic Plants. Then read Arctic Plants in BC Reads: Adult Literacy Fundamental English – Reader 1.

http://opentextbc.ca/abealf1/wp-content/uploads/sites/83/2015/11/Arctic-Plants-2015-11-01-8.22-PM.mp3

Check Your Understanding

Answer these questions. Use the underlined words to form a sentence.

1. How long does summer in the arctic last?

___________________________________________________

2. What plant adds a bit of heat to the ground so other plants can grow?

___________________________________________________

3. What do the plants do to last in the cold wind?

___________________________________________________

4. Why is the arctic willow different from other trees?

___________________________________________________

5. What does the arctic poppy always face?

___________________________________________________

6. What plant do you like best?

___________________________________________________

Check your work with the Answer Key at the end of this chapter.

Writing Task

Think of a time when you had to be strong and brave. Tell the story to your instructor. Your instructor will write down your words. Then copy your story into your notebook.

When you are done, read your story.

- Did you begin each sentence with an upper case letter?

- Did you use an upper case letter at the beginning of a person’s name?

- Did you end each sentence with a period or question mark?

- Are you missing any words?

Answer Key

Word Skills

QUESTION

ANSWER

1

sun, run

2

land, hand

3

try, sky

4

mice, ice

5

lot, dot

Check Your Understanding

QUESTION

ANSWER

1

Summer in the arctic lasts for just a few weeks.

2

Arctic moss adds a bit of heat to the ground so other plants can grow.

3

Plants stay together to last in the cold wind.

4

The arctic willow is different from other trees because it grows on its side.

5

The arctic poppy always faces the sun.

6

Answers will vary.

Attributions

Arctic poppies
Arctic Poppy by Ansgar Walk is used under a CC BY SA 3.0 license.

Arctic
Canadian Arctic Archipelago by Connormah is used under a CC BY SA 3.0 license.

Beautiful
Image by Bessi is in the public domain.

Winter
Image by jill111 is in the public domain.

Dark
Image by SplitShire is in the public domain.

Summer
Image by OpenClipartVectors is in the public domain.

Ice
Image by ClkerFreeVectorImages is in the public domain.

Water
Image by ronymichaud is in the public domain.

Heat
Image by A-r-e-s is in the public domain.

Together
Image by PublicDomainPictures is in the public domain.

Wind
Image by ClkerFreeVectorImages is in the public domain.

Willow
Image by ADD is in the public domain.

Poppy
Image by ClkerFreeVectorImages is in the public domain.

Bright
Image by ClkerFreeVectorImages is in the public domain.

Appendix: Level 1 Scope and Sequence

For detailed information on the contents of each chapter in this course pack, please refer to the Level 1 Scope and Sequence document. A print-friendly version is provided below.

Bibliography

Gould, L. & Weiten, J. (1997). Ideas, activities, and exercises for fundamental level English. Vancouver: Basic Education Dept., Vancouver Community College.

School District No. 44. (1999). Reading 44: A core framework. North Vancouver, BC: Leo Marshall Curriculum Centre.

Wilson, B. A. (1996). Wilson reading system instructor manual. Oxford, MA: Wilson Language Training.

About the Author

Shantel Ivits is an instructor in the Basic Education Department at Vancouver Community College, on the unceded territories of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh Nations.

Shantel has designed curricula for the National Film Board of Canada, the British Columbia Teachers’ Federation, and many community-based projects.

Over the past decade, they have taught in literacy programs, university bridging programs, an ESL academy, and K-12 public schools.

They hold a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature from Trent University, as well as a Bachelor of Education and a Master of Arts in Educational Studies from the University of British Columbia.

Shantel identifies as a queer and trans person with white settler privilege. Their goal as an educator is to help people build their capacity to reach their goals and create more socially just communities.

Shantel also enjoys raising awareness that “they” can be used as a singular pronoun!