the unit

Reading:Identifying supporting details Unit
Vocabulary: Prefixes 1
Writing : Supporting your main idea with examples
Grammar : Present simple& present continuous Learning outcome
Write a paragraph in
Learning outcome response to a
Write a paragraph in question on an online
response to a question discussion about
on an online discussion politeness
forum about politeness Courtesy

Reading:Identifying supporting details What does it mean to be polite?
Vocabulary: Prefixes
Writing : Supporting your main idea with examples
Grammar : Present simple& present continuous

Preview the Unit

Discuss these questions with your classmates.

Describe a time when someone was rude to you? What happened? What did you do?
Who taugh you how to be polite?
Look at the photos. What are the people doing? Why?

Pre-reading
Activities

Discuss within groups

Describe each picture.
Write some other manners that consider as
polite or impolite in any country you would like
to talk about.

Rude

Polite

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Reading 1- Being polite from culture to From Q-
culture skills
book-

Reading
and

writing
level two

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During Reading
Activities

Reading skills
Identify the genre of the passage/ the components
Scan the main idea.
Vocabulary instruction
Each group explains certain bolded words in the passage.
Scan QR codes to find the groups' words.
Read the words in the context of the passage.
Find out the pronunciation, the meaning, and more examples by using online Cambridge
dictionary.
Present the words to the whole class.

Group 1 Group 2

Group3 Group 4
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Reading Comprehension
Answer the following questions

1- What does being polite mean?
2- Give an example of a manner in USA?
3- Is it polite to have an eye contact?
4- Is it polite to open the gift in front of the one who gives it to you?
5- Time has cultural differences. Clarify the statement.
6- What does the writer talk about body language?
7- How does the writer conclude the passage?
Identifying supporting details
Supporting details can be reasons or examples that support the main idea.
Ex. Main idea – time is a cultural difference.
Detail - In Germany, it is important to arrive on time.
A. Reread paragraph4. Answer these questions. Then compare your answers with a partner.
1. What is the main idea? ___________________________________
2. What are the supporting details?
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B. Reread paragraph5. Answer these questions. Then compare your answers with a partner.
1. What is the main idea? ___________________________________
2. What are the supporting details?
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Post reading
activities

Discuss the question within your group and write five to seven sentences in response.
How can you show politeness in your school and how this will affect you as a student? Give
examples to support your ideas.

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Assessment

Read the following passage about courtesy and complete the table.

We are often gratified whenever we see a display of courtesy. It may be the giving up of one's seat,
giving way to another or a simple polite greeting. Such manners strike a chord of harmony in our
soul. It leaves a feeling that the world is a better place for each one of us. Generally, we are quick
to recognize courtesy and also to respond to it like the old proverb that says 'All doors open to
courtesy.'

It is said that real culture has a tendency to avoid excessive individuality. Instead, it requires that
every person should be treated with equal courtesy whether they are strangers in the street or
friends in the living room. A person's ability t., accord respect to a fellow human provides him a
certain charm. It is this appeal of courtesy that has made etiquette so important a factor in
civilizations. Thus, we are taught the proper way to behave in different situations and settings.

It is usually the quiet, well-mannered person who inspires respect and liking. We credit this
person with gentility and refinement and we form a good impression of his family because it is a
mark of good breeding. Noisy and boisterous conduct has a tendency to irritate and put people off.
'The loud laugh bespeaks a vacant mind'.

The main idea Examples of a display of courtesy
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The Passage from
http://www.englishdaily626.com/comprehension.p7hp?23

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Assessment

1- Go to your email and download the vocublary quiz.
2- Answer the quiz.

awkward behavior respect
gesture
manners firmly

make a good appropriately
impression

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READING TWO- COUNTRY PROFILES -
GLOBAL GUIDE TO CULTURE, CUSTOMS AND

ETIQUETTE

Go to this link
http://www.kwintesse
ntial.co.uk/resources/
country-profiles.html
Read any one of the
countries you like
Summarize and give
the main points&
compare some points
with your country
customs or etiquette.
Send your answers to
face book group page
Each student should
read others’ posts and
comments on them.

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Vocabulary Skill - From Q-
Prefixes skills
book-

Reading
and

writing
level two

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Assessment

Game

Each group gives words that start with the following prefixes
The winner who collects more words correctly.
Online dictionaries are allowed.
In Un Im

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Grammar
Download the grammar power point from your email.
Check the grammar rule of present simple tense and present continuous
Listen to the explanations.

Unit Assignment: Write a paragraph with supporting examples

Instructions
1)Write your ideas on the outline.
2)Share ideas with your classmate.
3)Check your outline with your teacher.
4)Start writing the first draft if you have a clear picture of your ideas.
5)Check your draft with your teacher.
6)Start writing the final draft.
7)Send the paragraph on the face book 's page.

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QUESTION: WHY IS IT IMPORTANT TO BE POLITE IN
THE WORK PLACE?

Outline

Introduction: (Topic sentence)
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Supporting idea no (1): (Reason no (1)
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Example / explanation / evidence for supporting idea no (1)
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Supporting idea no (2): (Reason no (2)
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Example / explanation / evidence for supporting idea no (2)
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Supporting idea no (3): (Reason no (3)
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Example / explanation / evidence for supporting idea no (3)
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Supporting idea no (4): (Reason no (4)
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Example / explanation / evidence for supporting idea no (4)
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Conclusion:
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Draft one

Name: ______________________________
ID No: ______________________________
Section: ( )
Date: / /

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Draft Two

Name: ______________________________
ID No: ______________________________
Section: ( )
Date: / /

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How to Asses draft two

Rubric for a Well-Written Paragraph

Categories of Beginner (1) Basic (2) Intermediate(3) Advanced (4)
Performance:
The sentence is The sentence is The sentence The sentence is
Opening incomplete and complete, but is complete complete and
sentence does not state the does not state and clearly states
main idea. the main idea. adequately the main idea.
states the main
Supporting Some sentences Some sentences idea. All sentences
sentences are incomplete or are incomplete are complete
run-on and do not or run-on, but Most sentences and support the
Closing support the main support the are complete main idea.
sentence idea. main idea. and support
the main idea.
The sentence is The sentence is
incomplete and complete, but The sentence The sentence is
does not sum up does not sum up is complete complete and
the paragraph. the paragraph. and clearly sums up
adequately the paragraph.
Organization Ideas in the A few ideas in sums up the
of ideas paragraph are the paragraph paragraph. Ideas flow in the
disorganized and do not support paragraph and
Vocabulary or do not support the main idea or Ideas in the clearly support
word use the main idea, are out of place, paragraph the main idea,
causing causing a support the creating
a confusion of confusion of main idea, but meaning.
meaning. meaning. could be
organized
Some Some words are more clearly.
inappropriate used in the
vocabulary is wrong context. All words are All words are
used and some used used
words are used in appropriately. appropriately
the wrong and there is
context. There are only evidence
a few errors in of some new
Spelling, There are many There are some spelling, vocabulary
capitalization, errors in spelling, errors in capitalization, being used.
and capitalization, spelling, and
punctuation. There are no
punctuation and punctuation. capitalization, errors in
and spelling,
punctuation. capitalization,
or punctuation

Taken from the Circle Of Learning, Pages 182-183 17
(with some modification)

Track Your
Success

Circle the words you learned in this unit.

Nouns Verbs Adverbs

Advice avoid appropriately

Behavior interrupt firmly

Custom Adjectives Phrases

Gesture awkward make a good impression

Manners informal take part in

Period traditional

respect typical

Check ( ) the skills you learned. If you need more work on a skill, refer to the
pages in parentheses.

Reading o I can identify supporting details.
Vocabulary
Writing o I can use prefixes correctly.

Grammar o I can support main ideas with
examples.
Learning Outcome
o I can use present simple tense-&
present continuous.

o I can write a paragraph in response
to a question on facebook page about
politeness.

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