What to do about that b/d problem

There are a few tricks that can help you remember which way around these two problematic letters face, here’s one of them:

d comes after c in the alphabet so, ta da, first write c and then add the stick to get d.

d = c with a stick (I) stuck on after it

JOKE: The Monk

JOKE: The Monk

1. Read

A man wanted to become a monk so he went to the monastery and talked to the head monk. The head monk said,

"You must take a vow of silence and can only say two words every three years."
The man agreed and after the first 3 years, the head monk came to him and said, "What are your two words?"
"Food cold!" the man replied.
Three more years went by and the head monk came to him and said "What are your two words?"
"Robe dirty!" the man exclaimed.
Three more years went by and the head monk came to him and said, "What are your two words?"
"I quit!" said the man.
"Well, the head monk replied, I am not surprised. You have done nothing but complain ever since you got here!"

2. Underline

5 words made of 2 syllables

3. Write

a. 3 things a person might quit doing

b. 3 words beginning with qu

c. 3 places where people go to worship

d. 3 things that will be different for everyone in 3 years from now

STORY Household Chores

Household Chores

A. Reading

Tanya is 15 years old, and she lives with her mother and her

younger sister.  Her mother has two part-time jobs, so Tanya

has to do most of the housework.  Tanya doesn’t think this is

fair.  She thinks her sister should have to help with the

housework.  Her sister is only ten years old, and she likes to

play with her friends after school.  Tanya remembers that she

had to do housework when she was ten, so she doesn’t

understand why her mother doesn’t make her sister help with

the household chores.  Tanya is tired of doing all the

housework.  She wants to hang out with her friends after

school or go to the library and use the computers to do her

homework.  She is going to talk to her mother about this

problem, but she doesn’t know what to say.

B. True or False

1. ________ Tanya and her sister are both ten years old.

2. ________ Tanya’s mother has two pairs of teeth.

3. ________ Tanya would like to go to the library to use their communal showers .

4. ________ Washing the dishes is boring.

5. ________ Tanya is tired of doing all the houseplants.

6. ________ The girl in the picture is shrinking.

7. ________ The sink is a nice place to sleep.

8. ________ Tanya believes it isn’t chair.

9. ________ Tanya believes it isn’t far.

10. ________ Tanya believes it isn’t fair.

C. Write

1. My worst chore is….

2. If I could afford a cook or cleaner or nanny or gardener I would get a …..

3. If I had to work as a cook or cleaner or nanny or gardener I would be a …..

JOKE The Day Off

 The Day Off

1. Read
Two factory workers are talking. The woman says, "I can make the boss give me the day off."
The man replies, "And how would you do that?"
The woman says, "Just wait and see." She then hangs upside-down from the ceiling.
The boss comes in and says, "What are you doing?"
The woman replies, "I'm a light bulb."
The boss then says, "You've been working so much that you've gone crazy. I think you need to take the day off."
The man starts to follow her and the boss says, "Where are you going?"
The man says, "I'm going home, too. I can't work in the dark."

2. True or False?
1.    The place the people worked in was a factory.
2.    The palace the people worked in was a factory.
3.    The policeman who the people worked with was funky.
4.    The woman was an introvert.
5.    The woman was inventive.
6.    The woman was in an adventure movie.
7.    The boss was a trusting person.
8.    The boss was a trumpet player.
9.    The boss was a trucking person.
10. The man started to pull up his sleeve too.
11. The man started to leave too.
12. The man trod in dog poo.

JOKE The Grasshopper, The Snail, and The Centipede

 
 

JOKE

 

The ______________afternoon
 

One Saturday afternoon the grasshopper, the snail, and the centipede were sitting around the grasshopper's house drinking beer.
They ran out of beer before they had even had one glass each, so they decided one of them should go out for more beer.
The snail said, "I'd go, but I'm kind of slow. Besides, Grasshopper, this is your neighborhood so you know where to go."
The grasshopper said, "I don't mind going, but my hopping will shake up the cans and we'll get sprayed every time we open one."
So they decided to send the centipede; and the grasshopper explained how to get to the nearest liquor store. An hour or so passed and still the centipede hadn't returned, so the snail and the grasshopper decided to go look for him. They got as far as the front door and found the centipede sitting there putting on his shoes.

1. Fill in the missing word in the title.  What kind of afternoon would you say this was?

2. Write the two words in which "c" sounds like "s"?

3. Write 3 words with "ice" in and 3 with "ace" in.

4. Write 5 words with "ai" like in snail.

5. Write  5 words that have 3 syllables in them (you can include words from the title).

STORY Big Breakfast

Story -Big Breakfast

A. Reading

Jack likes eggs and ham. He works in the city. Every morning on his way to work, Jack stops at a café and buys a big breakfast and a cup of coffee.  Sometimes he buys a sandwich and a donut to take away for his lunch.  Jack likes this morning habit because it is quick and easy. He does not have to cook breakfast or make his lunch or wash the dishes. But Jack is getting fat.  The doctor has told him that he has high cholesterol. The doctor told him to stop eating foods that are high in fat.  Jack must not visit the café so often.  He must start packing himself lunch with foods in it like apples and bananas. Donuts? -Maybe once a week.

B. Reading: True or False

1. ______ Jack must stop eating so much fatty food.

2. ______ Jack and his wife are getting a divorce because Jack is fat.

3. ______ The doctor has a big house, two children, and a cat.

4. ______ In the picture, Jack is standing.

5. ______ Jack has high ribs.

6. ______ Donuts are cooked with milk, nuts, leeks and beef.

7. ______ Your doctor will cook for you.

8. ______ Every morning Jack goes to school.

9. ________ Jack has a pet dog.

10________ Cholesterol will make you sleep well at night.

C. Find 

1. 5 words made of 2 syllables

2. 1 word made of 3 syllables

3. 1 word made of 4 syllables

4. 3 words that you see twice (x2)

5. 1 word that starts with qu

D. Note from Tracey

I adapted this from the free stories at El Civics for ESL Students