{"id":5,"date":"2015-01-28T17:37:21","date_gmt":"2015-01-28T17:37:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/chapter\/chapter-1\/"},"modified":"2018-10-01T05:15:56","modified_gmt":"2018-10-01T05:15:56","slug":"chapter-1","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/chapter\/chapter-1\/","title":{"raw":"Chapter 1","rendered":"Chapter 1"},"content":{"raw":"<div class=\"bcc-box bcc-highlight\">\r\n<h3 itemprop=\"educationalUse\">Learning\u00a0Goals<\/h3>\r\nIn this chapter, you will learn to:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Read sight words and functional words<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Read long \/<strong>e<\/strong>\/ word patterns<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Read simple texts<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Identify main ideas, characters, and events from a reading<\/li>\r\n \t<li>State your opinion on a reading<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Use end punctuation<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<h1><span style=\"color: #003366;\">Talk About It<\/span><\/h1>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>How is a poem like a song?<\/li>\r\n \t<li>How is a poem not like a song?<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Do you know the names of any poets?<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Do you know the names or words of any poems?<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\" border=\"1\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" colspan=\"3\">\r\n<h1><span style=\"color: #003366;\">Picture Dictionary<\/span><\/h1>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/poem.jpg\"><img src=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/poem.jpg\" alt=\"poem\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-150\" height=\"139\" width=\"110\" \/><\/a><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/writer-795286_640.png\"><img src=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/writer-795286_640-232x300.png\" alt=\"writer-795286_640\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-353\" height=\"150\" width=\"116\" \/><\/a><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/globe-32299_640.png\"><img src=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/globe-32299_640.png\" alt=\"globe-32299_640\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-151\" height=\"100\" width=\"195\" \/><\/a><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">poem<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">poet<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">world<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/eyes-149670_640.png\"><img src=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/eyes-149670_640.png\" alt=\"eyes-149670_640\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-152\" height=\"100\" width=\"200\" \/><\/a><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/black.png\"><img src=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/black-300x300.png\" alt=\"black\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-153\" height=\"150\" width=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/candy-575439_640.png\"><img src=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/candy-575439_640-300x175.png\" alt=\"candy-575439_640\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-154\" height=\"111\" width=\"190\" \/><\/a><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">eyes<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">black<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">treat<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/community-150124_640.png\"><img src=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/community-150124_640-300x150.png\" alt=\"community-150124_640\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-155\" height=\"100\" width=\"200\" \/><\/a><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/alive.jpg\"><img src=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/alive-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"alive\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-156\" height=\"116\" width=\"175\" \/><\/a><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/white.png\"><img src=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/white.png\" alt=\"white\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-157\" height=\"150\" width=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">people<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">alive<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">white<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/clock-359985_640.jpg\"><img src=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/clock-359985_640-300x212.jpg\" alt=\"clock-359985_640\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-158\" height=\"117\" width=\"165\" \/><\/a><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">time<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<h5><span style=\"color: #003366;\">Put the above words in alphabetical order.<\/span><\/h5>\r\n___________________________________________________________\r\n\r\n___________________________________________________________\r\n<div class=\"textbox shaded\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"line-height: 1.5; color: #800080;\">Check your work with the Answer Key at the end of this chapter.<\/span><\/div>\r\n<h5><span style=\"color: #003366;\">Make a sentence using one of the above words.<\/span><\/h5>\r\n___________________________________________________________\r\n\r\n___________________________________________________________\r\n<div class=\"textbox shaded\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Ask your instructor to check your work.<\/span><\/div>\r\n<h1><span style=\"color: #003366;\">Word Skills<\/span><\/h1>\r\n<div class=\"bcc-box bcc-success\">\r\n<h3 itemprop=\"educationalUse\">Word Patterns<\/h3>\r\nThe letters <strong>a, e, i, o,<\/strong> and <strong>u<\/strong> are called vowels. Vowels can make a <strong>short sound<\/strong> or a <strong>long sound<\/strong>.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The short \/<strong>e<\/strong>\/ says \/<strong>e<\/strong>\/ like in Expo.<\/p>\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/expo-227x300.png\"><img src=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/expo-227x300-227x300.png\" alt=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/5\/5e\/Expo86logo.svg\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-65\" height=\"150\" width=\"114\" \/><\/a>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The long \/<strong>e<\/strong>\/ says \/<strong>\u0113<\/strong>\/ like in jeep.<\/p>\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/jeep-38022_640.png\"><img src=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/jeep-38022_640-300x192.png\" alt=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/en\/jeep-green-automobile-38022\/\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-67\" height=\"150\" width=\"234\" \/><\/a>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The long \/<strong>e<\/strong>\/ sound can be\u00a0spelled with the letters <strong>ee<\/strong> and <strong>ea<\/strong>.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<h5><span style=\"color: #003366;\">Practice reading these long \/<strong>e<\/strong>\/ words.<\/span><\/h5>\r\n<table class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"width: 50%;\" border=\".5\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>ee<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>ea<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">keep<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">pea<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">need<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">sea<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">free<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">tea<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">see<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">eat<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">three<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">please<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">tree<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">mean<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">beef<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">read<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">feel<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">weak<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">meet<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<h5><span style=\"color: #003366;\">Find a word above that matches each picture.<\/span><\/h5>\r\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\" border=\".5\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/teabag-549799_640.jpg\"><img src=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/teabag-549799_640-275x300.jpg\" alt=\"teabag-549799_640\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-113\" height=\"150\" width=\"138\" \/><\/a><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/tree-576847_640.png\"><img src=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/tree-576847_640-278x300.png\" alt=\"tree-576847_640\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-114\" height=\"150\" width=\"139\" \/><\/a><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/fiji-293826_640.jpg\"><img src=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/fiji-293826_640-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"fiji-293826_640\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-115\" height=\"135\" width=\"180\" \/><\/a><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1.\u00a0____________<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">2. ____________<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">3. ____________<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/read-791767_640.jpg\"><img src=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/read-791767_640-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"read-791767_640\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-116\" height=\"126\" width=\"190\" \/><\/a><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/handshake-220233_640.jpg\"><img src=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/handshake-220233_640-300x218.jpg\" alt=\"handshake-220233_640\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-117\" height=\"127\" width=\"175\" \/><\/a><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/cheeseburger-525047_640.jpg\"><img src=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/cheeseburger-525047_640-300x213.jpg\" alt=\"cheeseburger-525047_640\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-118\" height=\"135\" width=\"190\" \/><\/a><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">4. ____________<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">5. ____________<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">6. ____________<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/pay-634912_640.png\"><img src=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/pay-634912_640-300x300.png\" alt=\"pay-634912_640\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-119\" height=\"150\" width=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/td>\r\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/peas-146742_640.png\"><img src=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/peas-146742_640-228x300.png\" alt=\"peas-146742_640\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-120\" height=\"150\" width=\"114\" \/><\/a><\/td>\r\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/kid-635811_640.jpg\"><img src=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/kid-635811_640-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"kid-635811_640\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-121\" height=\"126\" width=\"190\" \/><\/a><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">7. ____________<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">8. ____________<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">9. ____________<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<div class=\"textbox shaded\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"line-height: 1.5; color: #800080;\">Check your work with the Answer Key at the end of this chapter.<\/span><\/div>\r\n<h5><span style=\"color: #003366;\">Read each\u00a0sentence. Then cover it up. Try to write it. Use upper case\u00a0letters correctly. Use periods and question marks correctly.<\/span><\/h5>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">a. It was good to meet you.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">____________________________________________<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">b. Do you need\u00a0a cup of tea?<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">____________________________________________<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">c. She does not eat beef.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">____________________________________________<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">d. He likes to read by the sea.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">____________________________________________<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">e. I feel weak.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">____________________________________________<\/p>\r\nYou will see these words in the story. They all have the \/<strong>\u0113<\/strong>\/ sound, like jeep.\r\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\" border=\".5\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">feel<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">see<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">need<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">treat<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<h1><span style=\"color: #003366;\">Use Your Reading Skills<\/span><\/h1>\r\nListen to Chapter 1. Then read <a href=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealfreader2\/chapter\/chapter-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chapter 1<\/a> in <em><a href=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealfreader2\/\">BC Reads: Adult Literacy Fundamental English - Reader 2<\/a><\/em><em>.\u00a0<\/em>As you read, ask yourself \"Does that sound right?\" Go back and read it again if it does not sound right.\r\n\r\n[audio mp3=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/Chapter-1-2015-07-19-1.16-PM.mp3\"][\/audio]\r\n<h1><span style=\"color: #003366;\">Check Your Understanding<\/span><\/h1>\r\n<h5><span style=\"color: #003366;\">Read each question. Find the best answer in the shaded textbox below. Copy it onto the line.<\/span><\/h5>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">1. Who was\u00a0Langston Hughes?\r\n__________________________________________<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">2. What are Langston's poems about?\r\n__________________________________________<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">3. Why do we still need Langston's poems?\r\n__________________________________________<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">4. Where can you find more poems by Langston Hughes?\r\n__________________________________________<\/p>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"textbox shaded\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"line-height: 1.5; color: #800080;\">Check your work with the Answer Key at the end of this chapter.<\/span><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"textbox shaded\">\r\n\r\n<strong>Answers<\/strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>We still need Langston's poems because many people still do not treat black people well.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>You can find more poems by Langston Hughes in books or on the web.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Langston Hughes was a black poet.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Langston's poems were about making a better world where black people were treated well.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<h5><span style=\"color: #003366;\">Talk about these questions with a partner.<\/span><\/h5>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">5. Why do you think some people like poems?<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">6. Why do you think some people do not like poems?<\/p>\r\n\r\n<h1><span style=\"color: #003366;\">Writing<\/span><\/h1>\r\n<div class=\"bcc-box bcc-success\">\r\n<h3 itemprop=\"educationalUse\">Grammar Rule<\/h3>\r\nA sentence can be a question or a statement.\r\n\r\nA\u00a0<strong>question<\/strong>\u00a0asks for information. A question ends\u00a0with a question mark.\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">What is your name<strong>? - YES<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">What is your name <strong>- NO<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">What is your name. <strong>- NO<\/strong><\/p>\r\nQuestions often begin with one of these words: who, what, where, when, why, or how.\r\n\r\nA\u00a0<strong>statement<\/strong>\u00a0gives information. A statement ends with a period.\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">My name is Ted<strong>.<\/strong> \u00a0<strong>- YES<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">My name is Ted \u00a0<strong>- NO<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<h5><span style=\"color: #003366;\">Is each\u00a0sentence a question or a statement? Add a question mark to the end of the questions. Put a period at the end of the statements.<\/span><\/h5>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">1. \u00a0What book did you read<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">2. Where did I put my pen<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">3. This tea was free<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">4. I cannot see where I am going<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">5. The cat is up the tree<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">6. How do you feel<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">7. Who did you meet<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">8. He has big feet<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">9. She lives by the sea<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">10. Why is he so mean<\/p>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"textbox shaded\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"line-height: 1.5; color: #800080;\">Check your work with the Answer Key at the end of this chapter.<\/span><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"bcc-box bcc-info\">\r\n<h3 itemprop=\"educationalUse\">Writing Task<\/h3>\r\nYou will write a poem with your class. Your instructor will ask each person in your class these questions. Your instructor will put your answers on the board.\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">1. What neighbourhood do you live in?\r\n2. Think of your favourite colour. Describe something that is that colour.\r\n3. What kind of music do you like?\r\n4. Describe your favourite outfit.\r\n5. What is your dream job?\r\n6. What do you dream about when you sleep?\r\n7. What do you like about yourself?<\/p>\r\nAs a class, take the sentences on the board and make a poem. Begin each line of your poem with the words \"I am\" or \"We are.\" See <a href=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/back-matter\/appendix-2-we-are-i-am\/\">Appendix 1<\/a> to get an idea of how to build your poem.\r\n\r\nWrite the poem in your notebook.\r\n\r\nTake turns reading your class poem.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"textbox shaded\">\r\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\" border=\".5\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td colspan=\"2\">\r\n<h2>Answer Key<\/h2>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td colspan=\"2\"><strong>Picture Dictionary<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td colspan=\"2\">\r\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\" border=\".5\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>alive<\/td>\r\n<td>black<\/td>\r\n<td>eyes<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>people<\/td>\r\n<td>poem<\/td>\r\n<td>poet<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>time<\/td>\r\n<td>treat<\/td>\r\n<td>white<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>world<\/td>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td colspan=\"2\"><strong>Word Skills<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>QUESTION<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td><strong>ANSWER<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>1<\/td>\r\n<td>tea<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>2<\/td>\r\n<td>tree<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>3<\/td>\r\n<td>sea<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>4<\/td>\r\n<td>read<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>5<\/td>\r\n<td>meet<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>6<\/td>\r\n<td>beef<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>7<\/td>\r\n<td>three<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>8<\/td>\r\n<td>pea<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>9<\/td>\r\n<td>eat<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td colspan=\"2\"><strong>Check Your Understanding\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>QUESTION<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td><strong>ANSWER<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>1<\/td>\r\n<td>Langston Hughes was a black poet.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>2<\/td>\r\n<td>Langston's poems were about making a better world where black people were treated well.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>3<\/td>\r\n<td>We still need Langston's poems because many people still do not treat black people well.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>4<\/td>\r\n<td>You can find more poems by Langston Hughes in books or on the web.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td colspan=\"2\"><strong>Writing<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>QUESTION<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td><b>ANSWER<\/b><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>1<\/td>\r\n<td>What book did you read?<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>2<\/td>\r\n<td>Where did I put my pen?<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>3<\/td>\r\n<td>This tea was free.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>4<\/td>\r\n<td>I cannot see where I am going.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>5<\/td>\r\n<td>The cat is up the tree.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>6<\/td>\r\n<td>How do you feel?<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>7<\/td>\r\n<td>Who did you meet?<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>8<\/td>\r\n<td>He has big feet.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>9<\/td>\r\n<td>She lives by the sea.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>10<\/td>\r\n<td>Why is he so mean?<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<h2>Attributions<\/h2>\r\nSee the <a href=\"\/abealf2\/back-matter\/attributions\/\">Attributions<\/a> page near the end of this book.","rendered":"<div class=\"bcc-box bcc-highlight\">\n<h3 itemprop=\"educationalUse\">Learning\u00a0Goals<\/h3>\n<p>In this chapter, you will learn to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Read sight words and functional words<\/li>\n<li>Read long \/<strong>e<\/strong>\/ word patterns<\/li>\n<li>Read simple texts<\/li>\n<li>Identify main ideas, characters, and events from a reading<\/li>\n<li>State your opinion on a reading<\/li>\n<li>Use end punctuation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h1><span style=\"color: #003366;\">Talk About It<\/span><\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>How is a poem like a song?<\/li>\n<li>How is a poem not like a song?<\/li>\n<li>Do you know the names of any poets?<\/li>\n<li>Do you know the names or words of any poems?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" colspan=\"3\">\n<h1><span style=\"color: #003366;\">Picture Dictionary<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/poem.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/poem.jpg\" alt=\"poem\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-150\" height=\"139\" width=\"110\" srcset=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/poem.jpg 385w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/poem-237x300.jpg 237w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/poem-65x82.jpg 65w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/poem-225x285.jpg 225w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/poem-350x443.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 110px) 100vw, 110px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/writer-795286_640.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/writer-795286_640-232x300.png\" alt=\"writer-795286_640\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-353\" height=\"150\" width=\"116\" srcset=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/writer-795286_640-232x300.png 232w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/writer-795286_640-65x84.png 65w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/writer-795286_640-225x291.png 225w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/writer-795286_640-350x453.png 350w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/writer-795286_640.png 494w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 116px) 100vw, 116px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/globe-32299_640.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/globe-32299_640.png\" alt=\"globe-32299_640\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-151\" height=\"100\" width=\"195\" srcset=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/globe-32299_640.png 640w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/globe-32299_640-300x154.png 300w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/globe-32299_640-65x33.png 65w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/globe-32299_640-225x115.png 225w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/globe-32299_640-350x179.png 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 195px) 100vw, 195px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">poem<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">poet<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">world<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/eyes-149670_640.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/eyes-149670_640.png\" alt=\"eyes-149670_640\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-152\" height=\"100\" width=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/eyes-149670_640.png 640w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/eyes-149670_640-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/eyes-149670_640-65x33.png 65w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/eyes-149670_640-225x113.png 225w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/eyes-149670_640-350x175.png 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/black.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/black-300x300.png\" alt=\"black\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-153\" height=\"150\" width=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/black-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/black-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/black-65x65.png 65w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/black-225x225.png 225w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/black-350x350.png 350w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/black.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/candy-575439_640.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/candy-575439_640-300x175.png\" alt=\"candy-575439_640\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-154\" height=\"111\" width=\"190\" srcset=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/candy-575439_640-300x175.png 300w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/candy-575439_640-65x38.png 65w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/candy-575439_640-225x131.png 225w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/candy-575439_640-350x205.png 350w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/candy-575439_640.png 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 190px) 100vw, 190px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">eyes<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">black<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">treat<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/community-150124_640.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/community-150124_640-300x150.png\" alt=\"community-150124_640\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-155\" height=\"100\" width=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/community-150124_640-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/community-150124_640-65x33.png 65w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/community-150124_640-225x113.png 225w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/community-150124_640-350x175.png 350w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/community-150124_640.png 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/alive.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/alive-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"alive\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-156\" height=\"116\" width=\"175\" srcset=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/alive-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/alive-65x43.jpg 65w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/alive-225x150.jpg 225w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/alive-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/alive.jpg 608w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 175px) 100vw, 175px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/white.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/white.png\" alt=\"white\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-157\" height=\"150\" width=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/white.png 300w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/white-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/white-65x65.png 65w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/white-225x225.png 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">people<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">alive<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">white<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/clock-359985_640.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/clock-359985_640-300x212.jpg\" alt=\"clock-359985_640\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-158\" height=\"117\" width=\"165\" srcset=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/clock-359985_640-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/clock-359985_640-65x46.jpg 65w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/clock-359985_640-225x159.jpg 225w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/clock-359985_640-350x247.jpg 350w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/clock-359985_640.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 165px) 100vw, 165px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">time<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #003366;\">Put the above words in alphabetical order.<\/span><\/h5>\n<p>___________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p>___________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<div class=\"textbox shaded\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"line-height: 1.5; color: #800080;\">Check your work with the Answer Key at the end of this chapter.<\/span><\/div>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #003366;\">Make a sentence using one of the above words.<\/span><\/h5>\n<p>___________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p>___________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<div class=\"textbox shaded\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Ask your instructor to check your work.<\/span><\/div>\n<h1><span style=\"color: #003366;\">Word Skills<\/span><\/h1>\n<div class=\"bcc-box bcc-success\">\n<h3 itemprop=\"educationalUse\">Word Patterns<\/h3>\n<p>The letters <strong>a, e, i, o,<\/strong> and <strong>u<\/strong> are called vowels. Vowels can make a <strong>short sound<\/strong> or a <strong>long sound<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The short \/<strong>e<\/strong>\/ says \/<strong>e<\/strong>\/ like in Expo.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/expo-227x300.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/expo-227x300-227x300.png\" alt=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/5\/5e\/Expo86logo.svg\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-65\" height=\"150\" width=\"114\" srcset=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/expo-227x300.png 227w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/expo-227x300-65x86.png 65w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/expo-227x300-225x297.png 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 114px) 100vw, 114px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The long \/<strong>e<\/strong>\/ says \/<strong>\u0113<\/strong>\/ like in jeep.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/jeep-38022_640.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/jeep-38022_640-300x192.png\" alt=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/en\/jeep-green-automobile-38022\/\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-67\" height=\"150\" width=\"234\" srcset=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/jeep-38022_640-300x192.png 300w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/jeep-38022_640-65x42.png 65w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/jeep-38022_640-225x144.png 225w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/jeep-38022_640-350x224.png 350w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/jeep-38022_640.png 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 234px) 100vw, 234px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The long \/<strong>e<\/strong>\/ sound can be\u00a0spelled with the letters <strong>ee<\/strong> and <strong>ea<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #003366;\">Practice reading these long \/<strong>e<\/strong>\/ words.<\/span><\/h5>\n<table class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"width: 50%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>ee<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>ea<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">keep<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">pea<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">need<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">sea<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">free<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">tea<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">see<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">eat<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">three<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">please<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">tree<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">mean<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">beef<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">read<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">feel<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">weak<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">meet<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #003366;\">Find a word above that matches each picture.<\/span><\/h5>\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/teabag-549799_640.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/teabag-549799_640-275x300.jpg\" alt=\"teabag-549799_640\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-113\" height=\"150\" width=\"138\" srcset=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/teabag-549799_640-275x300.jpg 275w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/teabag-549799_640-65x71.jpg 65w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/teabag-549799_640-225x245.jpg 225w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/teabag-549799_640-350x382.jpg 350w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/teabag-549799_640.jpg 587w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 138px) 100vw, 138px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/tree-576847_640.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/tree-576847_640-278x300.png\" alt=\"tree-576847_640\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-114\" height=\"150\" width=\"139\" srcset=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/tree-576847_640-278x300.png 278w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/tree-576847_640-65x70.png 65w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/tree-576847_640-225x243.png 225w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/tree-576847_640-350x378.png 350w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/tree-576847_640.png 592w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 139px) 100vw, 139px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/fiji-293826_640.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/fiji-293826_640-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"fiji-293826_640\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-115\" height=\"135\" width=\"180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/fiji-293826_640-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/fiji-293826_640-65x49.jpg 65w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/fiji-293826_640-225x169.jpg 225w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/fiji-293826_640-350x263.jpg 350w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/fiji-293826_640.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 180px) 100vw, 180px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1.\u00a0____________<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">2. ____________<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">3. ____________<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/read-791767_640.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/read-791767_640-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"read-791767_640\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-116\" height=\"126\" width=\"190\" srcset=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/read-791767_640-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/read-791767_640-65x43.jpg 65w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/read-791767_640-225x150.jpg 225w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/read-791767_640-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/read-791767_640.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 190px) 100vw, 190px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/handshake-220233_640.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/handshake-220233_640-300x218.jpg\" alt=\"handshake-220233_640\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-117\" height=\"127\" width=\"175\" srcset=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/handshake-220233_640-300x218.jpg 300w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/handshake-220233_640-65x47.jpg 65w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/handshake-220233_640-225x163.jpg 225w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/handshake-220233_640-350x254.jpg 350w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/handshake-220233_640.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 175px) 100vw, 175px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/cheeseburger-525047_640.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/cheeseburger-525047_640-300x213.jpg\" alt=\"cheeseburger-525047_640\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-118\" height=\"135\" width=\"190\" srcset=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/cheeseburger-525047_640-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/cheeseburger-525047_640-65x46.jpg 65w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/cheeseburger-525047_640-225x160.jpg 225w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/cheeseburger-525047_640-350x248.jpg 350w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/cheeseburger-525047_640.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 190px) 100vw, 190px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">4. ____________<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">5. ____________<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">6. ____________<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/pay-634912_640.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/pay-634912_640-300x300.png\" alt=\"pay-634912_640\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-119\" height=\"150\" width=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/pay-634912_640-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/pay-634912_640-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/pay-634912_640-65x65.png 65w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/pay-634912_640-225x225.png 225w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/pay-634912_640-350x350.png 350w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/pay-634912_640.png 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/peas-146742_640.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/peas-146742_640-228x300.png\" alt=\"peas-146742_640\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-120\" height=\"150\" width=\"114\" srcset=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/peas-146742_640-228x300.png 228w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/peas-146742_640-65x85.png 65w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/peas-146742_640-225x296.png 225w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/peas-146742_640-350x460.png 350w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/peas-146742_640.png 487w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 114px) 100vw, 114px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/kid-635811_640.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/kid-635811_640-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"kid-635811_640\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-121\" height=\"126\" width=\"190\" srcset=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/kid-635811_640-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/kid-635811_640-65x43.jpg 65w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/kid-635811_640-225x149.jpg 225w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/kid-635811_640-350x232.jpg 350w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/kid-635811_640.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 190px) 100vw, 190px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">7. ____________<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">8. ____________<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">9. ____________<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div class=\"textbox shaded\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"line-height: 1.5; color: #800080;\">Check your work with the Answer Key at the end of this chapter.<\/span><\/div>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #003366;\">Read each\u00a0sentence. Then cover it up. Try to write it. Use upper case\u00a0letters correctly. Use periods and question marks correctly.<\/span><\/h5>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">a. It was good to meet you.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">____________________________________________<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">b. Do you need\u00a0a cup of tea?<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">____________________________________________<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">c. She does not eat beef.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">____________________________________________<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">d. He likes to read by the sea.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">____________________________________________<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">e. I feel weak.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">____________________________________________<\/p>\n<p>You will see these words in the story. They all have the \/<strong>\u0113<\/strong>\/ sound, like jeep.<\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">feel<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">see<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">need<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">treat<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h1><span style=\"color: #003366;\">Use Your Reading Skills<\/span><\/h1>\n<p>Listen to Chapter 1. Then read <a href=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealfreader2\/chapter\/chapter-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chapter 1<\/a> in <em><a href=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealfreader2\/\">BC Reads: Adult Literacy Fundamental English &#8211; Reader 2<\/a><\/em><em>.\u00a0<\/em>As you read, ask yourself &#8220;Does that sound right?&#8221; Go back and read it again if it does not sound right.<\/p>\n<p><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-5-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/Chapter-1-2015-07-19-1.16-PM.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/Chapter-1-2015-07-19-1.16-PM.mp3\">http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2015\/07\/Chapter-1-2015-07-19-1.16-PM.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/p>\n<h1><span style=\"color: #003366;\">Check Your Understanding<\/span><\/h1>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #003366;\">Read each question. Find the best answer in the shaded textbox below. Copy it onto the line.<\/span><\/h5>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">1. Who was\u00a0Langston Hughes?<br \/>\n__________________________________________<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">2. What are Langston&#8217;s poems about?<br \/>\n__________________________________________<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">3. Why do we still need Langston&#8217;s poems?<br \/>\n__________________________________________<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">4. Where can you find more poems by Langston Hughes?<br \/>\n__________________________________________<\/p>\n<div class=\"textbox shaded\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"line-height: 1.5; color: #800080;\">Check your work with the Answer Key at the end of this chapter.<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"textbox shaded\">\n<p><strong>Answers<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>We still need Langston&#8217;s poems because many people still do not treat black people well.<\/li>\n<li>You can find more poems by Langston Hughes in books or on the web.<\/li>\n<li>Langston Hughes was a black poet.<\/li>\n<li>Langston&#8217;s poems were about making a better world where black people were treated well.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #003366;\">Talk about these questions with a partner.<\/span><\/h5>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">5. Why do you think some people like poems?<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">6. Why do you think some people do not like poems?<\/p>\n<h1><span style=\"color: #003366;\">Writing<\/span><\/h1>\n<div class=\"bcc-box bcc-success\">\n<h3 itemprop=\"educationalUse\">Grammar Rule<\/h3>\n<p>A sentence can be a question or a statement.<\/p>\n<p>A\u00a0<strong>question<\/strong>\u00a0asks for information. A question ends\u00a0with a question mark.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">What is your name<strong>? &#8211; YES<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">What is your name <strong>&#8211; NO<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">What is your name. <strong>&#8211; NO<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Questions often begin with one of these words: who, what, where, when, why, or how.<\/p>\n<p>A\u00a0<strong>statement<\/strong>\u00a0gives information. A statement ends with a period.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">My name is Ted<strong>.<\/strong> \u00a0<strong>&#8211; YES<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">My name is Ted \u00a0<strong>&#8211; NO<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #003366;\">Is each\u00a0sentence a question or a statement? Add a question mark to the end of the questions. Put a period at the end of the statements.<\/span><\/h5>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">1. \u00a0What book did you read<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">2. Where did I put my pen<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">3. This tea was free<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">4. I cannot see where I am going<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">5. The cat is up the tree<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">6. How do you feel<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">7. Who did you meet<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">8. He has big feet<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">9. She lives by the sea<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">10. Why is he so mean<\/p>\n<div class=\"textbox shaded\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"line-height: 1.5; color: #800080;\">Check your work with the Answer Key at the end of this chapter.<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"bcc-box bcc-info\">\n<h3 itemprop=\"educationalUse\">Writing Task<\/h3>\n<p>You will write a poem with your class. Your instructor will ask each person in your class these questions. Your instructor will put your answers on the board.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">1. What neighbourhood do you live in?<br \/>\n2. Think of your favourite colour. Describe something that is that colour.<br \/>\n3. What kind of music do you like?<br \/>\n4. Describe your favourite outfit.<br \/>\n5. What is your dream job?<br \/>\n6. What do you dream about when you sleep?<br \/>\n7. What do you like about yourself?<\/p>\n<p>As a class, take the sentences on the board and make a poem. 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