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Unit 4 125
Focusing
A Choose the correct word to complete the sentences.
1. David doesn’t want to go to the Colonial Theater.
He and Sonia . (agree/disagree)
2. Sonia’s mother doesn ’t think that the Colonial Theater is like other
theaters. For her the theater is . (usual/unusual)
3. Sonia doesn ’t think that she can do everything. She finds out that
some things are for her. (possible/impossible)
4. Sonia is because her cousin David does not want to go to
the theater, as planned. (happy/unhappy)
5. Sonia tries to the computer, but she cannot. (start/restart)
6. Sonia ’s mother thinks it’s best for Sonia and David to their
weekend plans. (think/rethink)
B Answer the questions in complete sentences.
1. How does the meaning of a word change when you attach
re- to the beginning of it?
2. How does the meaning of a word change when you attach
un- to the beginning of it?
I &disagree &with &my
&mom &when &she &wants
&me &to &go &to &bed &early.
I &want &her &to &rethink
&my &bedtime.
Applying
Write about disagreeing.
1. Describe a situation that makes
you disagree with someone.
2. When you disagree with someone,
describe how you try to make that
person agree with you.
LESSONS 5–10
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Spotlight on Content
Editorials
Answer the questions in complete sentences.
1. Which sentence in the passage describes an opinion?
2. Which sentence in the passage states a fact?
3. How can you determine which statements are facts
and which are opinions?
The New Shopping Mall
Yesterday a group
of business people
met with the mayor.
They presented their
plans for building a
new shopping mall.The
business people want
to build a large mall
downtown, where our
historic buildings are.
Many people in
our community don’t
want
mall
agree with them.The
buildings downtown are
part of our history and
should not be torn down.
Amall can be built
anywhere. Putting a new
mall downtown would
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and make parking very
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Some people in our
commun t like
malls at disagree
with them. Shopping
malls provide many
jobs to the community.
They also let people do
all their shopping in one
place.Without a mall,
people have to drive all
over town to buy things.
We are d to
shopping are
opposed to tearing down
our historic buildings
downtown. If a mall is
built downtown, what
makes our community
special will be gone.
Is that something we
want to do?We don’t
think so!
Key Words
details
editorial
event
idea
opinion
topic
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Writing Editorials
An editorial expresses an opinion about a topic, an event, or an idea.
The editorial starts by giving information about the topic.
It describes the event or idea with exact details so the reader knows what
the editorial is about. Then, the editorial goes on to express opinions for
or against the topic. The opinions are supported with facts. Editorials are
typically found in newspapers.
Tips for writing an editorial:
s Gather reliable information about the topic of your editorial.
s Write down the information for the reader, so that he or she knows
the who, what, when, where, why, and how of your topic.
s Make your opinions strong by supporting them with facts. Facts are
statements that can be shown to be true.
s Choose words that will persuade the reader to agree with you.
Write an editorial about a current issue.
1. Decide on an issue to write your editorial about.
2. The first paragraph should outline facts related to the issue.
The second paragraph should be about what you believe. Support
your opinion with facts and persuasive words. The third paragraph
should be about the other side of the argument. Use facts to explain
why this side is incorrect.
3. Write a conclusion that summarizes your opinion.
LESSONS 11–18
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Go vernm ent Lo cal
A Share with the class some details about the community you live in
and some of the departments and services your community provides.
B Using a Venn diagram, compare your community in the United States
with the community in which your parents or grandparents were raised.
1. What was the local
government like?
2. What services were provided
to the people?
The local government makes
laws for a city or town. It has
departments that provide services
for the people living there. Some
of those departments include
police, fire, and parks. The leader
of a city or town is often called
the mayor. The mayor works in
a building that is usually called
city hall or town hall.
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Remember, the writing process includes a series of steps:
s Developing Ideas Use the Internet, visual elements, or other
references to help you gather and develop ideas.
s Organizing Choose the ideas you want to use. Put them in
order, connect them, or discard the least important ones.
s Drafting Use the ideas you organized to write paragraphs.
s Revising Read your paragraphs again and correct your
writing, keeping in mind what you learned in this unit.
s Rewriting Produce a clean copy of your piece, applying
all the corrections, to display in class.
Remember, you can always repeat a step if you need to.
The Writing Process
Write four paragraphs about an issue that is
important to your community.
Include the following:
™ a description of the issue
™ the reason it is important
™ what local government can do about it
™ what the community can do about it
™ your personal opinion about what to do
Your Editorial
LESSONS 19–20
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Metric Units of Measurement
We use units of length that are standard. In the metric system,
the meter is a standard unit of length. Other metric units are
derived from the meter in multiples of ten.
1 meter (m) = 10 decimeters (dm)
1 meter (m) = 100 centimeters (cm)
1 meter (m) = 1,000 millimeters (mm)
Key Words
centimeter
decimeter
length
meter
metric system
millimeter
Notice how the names of the units related to the meter begin
with a prefix that is attached to the wordmeter. The prefixes
have specific meanings:
deci- = tenth
centi- = hundredth
milli- = thousandth
A Compare the measurements.
1. If an object is 5 centimeters wide,
and another is 5 millimeters wide,
which is wider?
2. If an object is 10 millimeters long,
and another is 2 centimeters long,
which is longer?
3. If an object’s height measures 85
centimeters, and another object’s height
measures 2 meters, which is taller?
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B Look at a metric ruler. Identify a millimeter and a centimeter on the ruler.
Then, answer the questions.
1. Would you use meters, centimeters, or millimeters to measure
the length of a paper clip?
2. Would you use meters, centimeters, or millimeters to measure
the height of a person?
3. Would you use meters, centimeters, or millimeters to measure
the width of a table?
C A liter is a unit of measure for liquids. A gram is a unit of measure for
weight. Use the prefixes you have learned to answer the questions.
1. If one bottle of liquid soap holds 5 centiliters, and another bottle of
liquid soap holds 5 milliliters, which bottle holds more liquid soap?
2. If one object weighs 10 milligrams, and another weighs 2 centigrams,
which is heavier?
3. If one bucket holds 15 centiliters of water, and another bucket holds
35 milliliters of water, which bucket is holding more water?
4. If one object weighs 100 milligrams, and another weighs
10 centigrams, which object is heavier?
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