Unit 4 continued: ocean life words, a short story and mood
Answers are for parents and teachers.
1
Write one literal and one figurative sentence about a school corridor.
For example: The corridor is long and has ten doors (literal). The corridor was a river of students at break (figurative).
2
Match a collocation: make / take / do + (a) a decision (b) a photo (c) an exercise.
make a decision; take a photo; do an exercise.
3
Put the story parts in order: (a) Sara found the bag and learned to check her seat. (b) Sara left her bag on a bus seat. (c) She ran to the lost-and-found desk. Write b, c, a with the part name.
(b) beginning; (c) middle; (a) ending.
4
Write the first three sentences of a story that begins on a market day. Use one past continuous verb and one linking word.
For example: One Friday morning, Omar was walking through the market when he saw a small bell on the ground. Suddenly a girl ran up to him. “Is this yours?” he asked.
5
Name two things a writer can use to build a hopeful mood at the end of a story.
For example: light (the sun came out), a kind action, a friendly sound, a smile.