{"id":41,"date":"2015-02-02T22:48:25","date_gmt":"2015-02-02T22:48:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf3\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=41"},"modified":"2015-04-16T18:20:09","modified_gmt":"2015-04-16T18:20:09","slug":"the-journey-of-the-salmon","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf3\/chapter\/the-journey-of-the-salmon\/","title":{"raw":"The Journey of the Salmon","rendered":"The Journey of the Salmon"},"content":{"raw":"[caption id=\"attachment_635\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"450\"]<a href=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf3\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2015\/03\/Oncorhynchus_nerka.flipped.jpg\"><img src=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf3\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2015\/03\/Oncorhynchus_nerka.flipped.jpg\" alt=\"http:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Oncorhynchus_nerka.flipped.jpg\" width=\"450\" height=\"201\" class=\"wp-image-635\" \/><\/a> Sockeye salmon[\/caption]\r\n<h1><span style=\"color: #003366\">Reading Strategy<\/span><\/h1>\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf3\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2015\/04\/Salmon-Reading-Strategy-2015-04-02-8.50-PM.mp3\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf3\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2015\/04\/AUDIO-1-BT-44x44.png\" alt=\"AUDIO-1-BT-44x44\" width=\"44\" height=\"44\" class=\" wp-image-918 size-full alignleft\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\nWe can\u2019t believe everything we read. In the last chapter, you learned about the difference between fact and opinion. Knowing whether the statements we read are facts or opinions helps us form our own ideas.\r\n<h2>Which of these statements are facts? Which are opinions?<\/h2>\r\n<table style=\"height: 122px\" width=\"522\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #003366\">1. A fish farm is a place where fish are bred and raised for food.<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #008000\">fact or opinion?<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #003366\">2. Many salmon are bred in fish farms in British Columbia.<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #008000\">fact or opinion?<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #003366\">3. Salmon are tasty.<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #008000\">fact or opinion?<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #003366\">4. Fish farms should not be allowed in British Columbia.<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #008000\">fact or opinion?<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<div style=\"padding-left: 30px;text-align: center\" class=\"textbox shaded\"><span style=\"color: #800080\">Check your work with the Answer Key at the end of this chapter.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\r\n<h2>Here are some statements\u00a0about salmon<\/h2>\r\nSome are true and some are false. Predict whether each statement is true or false.\r\n<table style=\"height: 152px\" width=\"515\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #003366\">5. Salmon act like food for trees.<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #008000\">true or false?<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #003366\">6. Salmon change colour at the end of their life.<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #008000\">true or false?<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #003366\">7. It is illegal to fish salmon in British Columbia.<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #008000\">true or false?<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #003366\">8. Salmon can leap up waterfalls.<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #008000\">true or false?<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #003366\">9. Salmon return to their birthplace to lay eggs and die.<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #008000\">true or false?<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<h1><span style=\"color: #003366\">Word Attack Strategy<\/span><\/h1>\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf3\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2015\/04\/Salmon-Word-attack-2015-04-02-8.54-PM.mp3\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf3\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2015\/04\/AUDIO-1-BT-44x44.png\" alt=\"AUDIO-1-BT-44x44\" width=\"44\" height=\"44\" class=\" wp-image-918 size-full alignleft\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\nIn the <a href=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf3\/chapter\/the-rare-spirit-bear\/\">last chapter<\/a>, you learned about syllables with the letter <strong>y<\/strong>. In this chapter, you will learn about r-controlled syllables.\r\n<div class=\"bcc-box bcc-success\">\r\n<h3 itemprop=\"educationalUse\">Word Patterns<\/h3>\r\nAn <strong>r-controlled syllable<\/strong> is a syllable that has a vowel followed by the letter <strong>r.<\/strong> The <strong>r<\/strong> changes the vowel sound. The vowel sound is neither short nor long.\r\n\r\nRead these words:\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>her<\/li>\r\n\t<li>bird<\/li>\r\n\t<li>burn<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nThe -<strong>er<\/strong>, -<strong>ir,<\/strong> and -<strong>ur<\/strong> in the middle of these words all make the same sound. That means there are three ways to spell this sound: <span>-<\/span><strong>er<\/strong><span>, -<\/span><strong>ir,<\/strong><span> and -<\/span><strong>ur<\/strong>. The -<strong>er<\/strong> is the most common.\r\n\r\nThe letters -<strong>ar<\/strong> can make many sounds. For now, think of their\u00a0sound as the one you hear in <strong>car<\/strong>.\r\n\r\nThe letters -<strong>or<\/strong> can also make many sounds. For now, think of their\u00a0sound as the one you hear in <strong>horn<\/strong>.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<h2>Practice reading these words<\/h2>\r\n<table style=\"height: 32px\" width=\"618\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">her<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">serve<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">nerve<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">fern<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">\n\nbird\r\n\r\nfirst\r\n\r\nshirt\r\n\r\nbirth\r\n\r\nskirt<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">\n\nburst\r\n\r\nburn\r\n\r\nnurse\r\n\r\nsurf\r\n\r\ncurl<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">\n\npark\r\n\r\nfarm\r\n\r\narm\r\n\r\nfar\r\n\r\nharm<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">\n\nhorn\r\n\r\nthorn\r\n\r\npork\r\n\r\nstorm\r\n\r\nshort\r\n\r\ncorn<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\nRemember, an r-controlled syllable has the letters -<strong>er<\/strong>, -<strong>ir<\/strong>, -<strong>ur<\/strong>, -<strong>ar<\/strong>, or -<strong>or<\/strong>.\r\n<table style=\"height: 152px\" width=\"543\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td colspan=\"2\">\r\n<h3>Examples<\/h3>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>Gin<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">ger<\/span><\/strong>:<\/td>\r\n<td>The second syllable - ger - has the letters -<strong>er<\/strong> so it is r-controlled.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">charm<\/span>ing<\/strong>:<\/td>\r\n<td>The first syllable \u2013 charm \u2013 has the letters -<strong>ar<\/strong> so it is r-controlled.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">morn<\/span>ing<\/strong>:<\/td>\r\n<td>The first syllable \u2013 morn \u2013 has the letters -<strong>or<\/strong> so it is r-controlled.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<h2><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Underline<\/span> the r-controlled syllable in each word<\/h2>\r\n<table style=\"height: 92px\" width=\"409\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>1. water<\/td>\r\n<td>2. forest<\/td>\r\n<td>3. over<\/td>\r\n<td>4. starting<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>5.\u00a0farming<\/td>\r\n<td>6.\u00a0river<\/td>\r\n<td>7.\u00a0return<\/td>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<h1><span style=\"color: #003366\">Use Your Strategies<\/span><\/h1>\r\nRead <a href=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealfreader3\/chapter\/the-journey-of-the-salmon\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Journey of the Salmon<\/em><\/a>. You\u2019ll see if your predictions are right. You will also come across many words with r-controlled vowels in <strong>bold<\/strong>.\r\n<h1><span style=\"color: #003366\">Check Your Understanding<\/span><\/h1>\r\n<h2>Look to see whether each statement is true or false<\/h2>\r\nThen look back at your predictions. Did anything surprise you?\r\n<table style=\"height: 152px\" width=\"515\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<td><strong><span style=\"color: #008000\">My guess<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td><strong><span style=\"color: #003366\">The text says<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #003366\">1. Salmon act like food for trees.<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #008000\">true or false?<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #003366\">true or false?<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #003366\">2. Salmon change colour at the end of their life.<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #008000\">true or false?<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #003366\">true or false?<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #003366\">3. It is illegal to fish salmon in British Columbia.<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #008000\">true or false?<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #003366\">true or false?<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #003366\">4. Salmon can leap up waterfalls.<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #008000\">true or false?<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #003366\">true or false?<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #003366\">5. Salmon return to their birthplace to lay eggs and die.<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #008000\">true or false?<\/span><\/td>\r\n<td><span style=\"color: #003366\">true or false?<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<h2>Seeing both sides<\/h2>\r\nPeople have different opinions about fish farms. Some people support fish farms. Others do not.\u00a0Ask your instructor for the <a href=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf3\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2015\/03\/Seeing-Both-Sides.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Seeing Both Sides<\/a> sheet, or open and print one from the link.\r\n\r\nEnter this question in the top box: <em>Should people in British Columbia\u00a0be allowed to farm salmon?<\/em>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">6. Use\u00a0the good things about\u00a0fish farms to fill in the <em>Yes<\/em> side.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">7. Use the bad things about\u00a0fish farms to fill in the <em>No<\/em>\u00a0side.<\/p>\r\nMake your mind up. Write your answer to the question on the bottom line.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf3\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2015\/02\/Seeing-Both-Sides.jpg\"><img src=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf3\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2015\/02\/Seeing-Both-Sides.jpg\" alt=\"Seeing-Both-Sides\" class=\" wp-image-124 size-full aligncenter\" height=\"647\" width=\"500\" \/><\/a>\r\n<div style=\"padding-left: 30px;text-align: center\" class=\"textbox shaded\"><span style=\"color: #800080\">Ask your instructor to check your work.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\r\n<h1><span style=\"color: #003366\">Grammar<\/span><\/h1>\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf3\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2015\/04\/Salmon-Grammar-2015-04-02-8.56-PM.mp3\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf3\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2015\/04\/AUDIO-1-BT-44x44.png\" alt=\"AUDIO-1-BT-44x44\" width=\"44\" height=\"44\" class=\" wp-image-918 size-full alignleft\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\nLook at these sentences from <a href=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealfreader3\/chapter\/the-journey-of-the-salmon\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Journey of the Salmon<\/em><\/a>:\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>Fish farmers are keeping wild salmon safe from overfishing.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>They are making jobs for people.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nThese sentences are written using the continuous present tense.\r\n<div class=\"bcc-box bcc-success\">\r\n<h3 itemprop=\"educationalUse\">Grammar Rule<\/h3>\r\nTo write a verb in continuous present:\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">1. Begin with <strong>am<\/strong>, <strong>is,<\/strong> or <strong>are.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">2. Add your <strong>verb.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">3. Add an -<strong>ing<\/strong> ending to your verb.<\/p>\r\nThe <strong>continuous present tense<\/strong> is used to talk about events that are happening right now.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<h2><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Underline<\/span> the continuous present verbs<\/h2>\r\nBelow are some more examples from the reading.\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">1. A few communities are building fish farms on land, rather than in the ocean.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">2. They are using closed tanks, rather than nets and cages.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">3. Fish farms are spreading sea lice.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">4. The drugs that fish farmers give the salmon are harming other sea life.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"textbox shaded\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/player\/News\/Canada\/BC\/ID\/2553789012\/\" target=\"_blank\">Now watch this news clip about the return of salmon<\/a>.<\/strong><\/div>\r\n<h2><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Underline<\/span> the verbs<\/h2>\r\nHere are some sentences from the news clip. They are written in many tenses -- simple past, simple present, and continuous present.\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">5. Lives are beginning --\u00a0and are ending --\u00a0on the Adams River in Kamloops.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">6. This year is a high point in the sockeye salmon cycle.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">7. Once they were just eggs in this river bottom.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">8. Now they are returning home.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">9. They are dying because they are so old.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">10. I saw a dead one on the beach.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">11. This is a male and this is a female.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">12. Every four years, a large push of fish comes in.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">13. Five years ago, it was a different story.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">14. Only some fish arrived.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<h2>Try this<\/h2>\r\nWhich of the above\u00a0sentences\u00a0use continuous present tense?\r\n\r\nChoose one of your favourite places in the world. For example, you might choose a lake or a city or your kitchen. Describe what is happening there right now using continuous present. Think of at least three\u00a0things.\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">Example: <em>In Snug Cove, the otters are swimming. The boats are bobbing in the water. The seagulls are resting on the dock.<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"padding-left: 30px;text-align: center\" class=\"textbox shaded\"><span style=\"color: #800080\">Ask your instructor to check your work.\r\n<\/span><\/div>\r\n<h1><span style=\"color: #003366\">Writing<\/span><\/h1>\r\n<div class=\"bcc-box bcc-info\">\r\n<h3 itemprop=\"educationalUse\">Writing Task<\/h3>\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf3\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2015\/04\/Salmon-Writing-2015-04-02-8.58-PM.mp3\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf3\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2015\/04\/AUDIO-1-BT-44x44.png\" alt=\"AUDIO-1-BT-44x44\" width=\"44\" height=\"44\" class=\" wp-image-918 size-full alignleft\" \/><\/a>Write a poem in continuous present tense. Use this sentence frame again and again. Pick a new subject and verb for each line.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>Somewhere in British Columbia, a_________ is __________-ing.<\/strong><\/p>\r\nExamples:\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">Somewhere in British Columbia, a cedar tree is touching the stars.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">Somewhere in British Columbia, a mountain is being climbed.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">Somewhere in British Columbia, we are laughing in the rain.<\/p>\r\nWould you like to find an interesting synonym for any of your words?\r\n<ol>\r\n\t<li>If yes, ask your instructor for a thesaurus.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Check your spelling and grammar carefully.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Hand your poem in to your instructor.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"textbox shaded\">\r\n<h2>Answer Key<\/h2>\r\n<table>\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td colspan=\"2\"><strong>Reading Strategy<\/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>fact<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>2<\/td>\r\n<td>fact<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>3<\/td>\r\n<td>opinion<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>4<\/td>\r\n<td>opinion<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td colspan=\"2\"><strong>Word Attack Strategy<\/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>wat<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">er<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>2<\/td>\r\n<td>f<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">or<\/span>est<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>3<\/td>\r\n<td>ov<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">er<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>4<\/td>\r\n<td>st<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">ar<\/span>ting<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>5<\/td>\r\n<td>f<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">ar<\/span>ming<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>6<\/td>\r\n<td>riv<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">er<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>7<\/td>\r\n<td>ret<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">ur<\/span>n<\/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 colspan=\"2\"><strong>Check Your Understanding<\/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>true<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>2<\/td>\r\n<td>true<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>3<\/td>\r\n<td>false<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>4<\/td>\r\n<td>true<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>5<\/td>\r\n<td>true<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"width: 100px\">6 \u00a0Under <strong>Yes<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li><span>Fish farms are keeping wild salmon safe from overfishing. <\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li><span>Fish farms are making jobs for people.<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>7\u00a0<span>Under <\/span><strong>No<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li><span>Fish farms are spreading sea lice. <\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li><span>The drugs that fish farmers give the salmon are harming other sea life. <\/span><\/li>\r\n\t<li><span>Seals and sea lions are getting stuck in the nets.<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<table>\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td colspan=\"2\"><strong>Grammar<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>QUESTION<\/td>\r\n<td>ANSWER<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>1<\/td>\r\n<td><span>A few communities<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"> are building<\/span> fish farms on land, rather than in the ocean.<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>2<\/td>\r\n<td><span>They <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">are using<\/span> closed tanks, rather than nets and cages.<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>3<\/td>\r\n<td><span>Fish farms <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">are spreading<\/span> sea lice.<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>4<\/td>\r\n<td><span>The drugs that fish farmers give the salmon <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">are harming<\/span> other sea life.<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>5<\/td>\r\n<td><span>Lives <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">are beginning<\/span><span> - and lives\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">are ending<\/span><span> - on the Adams River in Kamloops.<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>6<\/td>\r\n<td><span>This year <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">is<\/span><span> a high point in the sockeye salmon cycle.<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>7<\/td>\r\n<td><span>Once they <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">were<\/span><span> just eggs in this river bottom.<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>8<\/td>\r\n<td><span>Now they <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">are<\/span><span> <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">returning<\/span><span> home.<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>9<\/td>\r\n<td><span>They <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">are<\/span><span> <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">dying<\/span><span> because they <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">are<\/span><span> so old.<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>10<\/td>\r\n<td><span>I <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">saw<\/span><span> a dead one on the beach.<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>11<\/td>\r\n<td><span>This <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">is<\/span><span> a male and this <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">is<\/span><span> a female.<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>12<\/td>\r\n<td><span>Every four years, a large push of fish <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">comes<\/span><span> in.<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>13<\/td>\r\n<td><span>Five years ago, it <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">was<\/span><span> a different story.<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>14<\/td>\r\n<td><span>Only some fish\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">arrived<\/span><span>.<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td colspan=\"2\"><span>The sentences that use continuous present tense are 5, 8, and 9.<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<h2>Attributions<\/h2>\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Oncorhynchus_nerka.flipped.jpg\">Sockeye salmon<\/a> by\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/User:Epipelagic\" title=\"User:Epipelagic\" class=\"mw-userlink\">Epipelagic<\/a>\u00a0is in the <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Public_domain\">public domain<\/a>.<span><\/span>","rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_635\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-635\" style=\"width: 450px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf3\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2015\/03\/Oncorhynchus_nerka.flipped.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf3\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2015\/03\/Oncorhynchus_nerka.flipped.jpg\" alt=\"http:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Oncorhynchus_nerka.flipped.jpg\" width=\"450\" height=\"201\" class=\"wp-image-635\" srcset=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf3\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2015\/03\/Oncorhynchus_nerka.flipped.jpg 2250w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf3\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2015\/03\/Oncorhynchus_nerka.flipped-300x134.jpg 300w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf3\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2015\/03\/Oncorhynchus_nerka.flipped-1024x458.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf3\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2015\/03\/Oncorhynchus_nerka.flipped-65x29.jpg 65w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf3\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2015\/03\/Oncorhynchus_nerka.flipped-225x101.jpg 225w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf3\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2015\/03\/Oncorhynchus_nerka.flipped-350x156.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-635\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sockeye salmon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h1><span style=\"color: #003366\">Reading Strategy<\/span><\/h1>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf3\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2015\/04\/Salmon-Reading-Strategy-2015-04-02-8.50-PM.mp3\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf3\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2015\/04\/AUDIO-1-BT-44x44.png\" alt=\"AUDIO-1-BT-44x44\" width=\"44\" height=\"44\" class=\"wp-image-918 size-full alignleft\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We can\u2019t believe everything we read. In the last chapter, you learned about the difference between fact and opinion. Knowing whether the statements we read are facts or opinions helps us form our own ideas.<\/p>\n<h2>Which of these statements are facts? Which are opinions?<\/h2>\n<table style=\"height: 122px; width: 522px;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #003366\">1. A fish farm is a place where fish are bred and raised for food.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #008000\">fact or opinion?<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #003366\">2. Many salmon are bred in fish farms in British Columbia.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #008000\">fact or opinion?<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #003366\">3. Salmon are tasty.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #008000\">fact or opinion?<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #003366\">4. Fish farms should not be allowed in British Columbia.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #008000\">fact or opinion?<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div style=\"padding-left: 30px;text-align: center\" class=\"textbox shaded\"><span style=\"color: #800080\">Check your work with the Answer Key at the end of this chapter.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<h2>Here are some statements\u00a0about salmon<\/h2>\n<p>Some are true and some are false. Predict whether each statement is true or false.<\/p>\n<table style=\"height: 152px; width: 515px;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #003366\">5. Salmon act like food for trees.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #008000\">true or false?<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #003366\">6. Salmon change colour at the end of their life.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #008000\">true or false?<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #003366\">7. It is illegal to fish salmon in British Columbia.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #008000\">true or false?<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #003366\">8. Salmon can leap up waterfalls.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #008000\">true or false?<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #003366\">9. Salmon return to their birthplace to lay eggs and die.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #008000\">true or false?<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h1><span style=\"color: #003366\">Word Attack Strategy<\/span><\/h1>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf3\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2015\/04\/Salmon-Word-attack-2015-04-02-8.54-PM.mp3\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf3\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2015\/04\/AUDIO-1-BT-44x44.png\" alt=\"AUDIO-1-BT-44x44\" width=\"44\" height=\"44\" class=\"wp-image-918 size-full alignleft\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In the <a href=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf3\/chapter\/the-rare-spirit-bear\/\">last chapter<\/a>, you learned about syllables with the letter <strong>y<\/strong>. In this chapter, you will learn about r-controlled syllables.<\/p>\n<div class=\"bcc-box bcc-success\">\n<h3 itemprop=\"educationalUse\">Word Patterns<\/h3>\n<p>An <strong>r-controlled syllable<\/strong> is a syllable that has a vowel followed by the letter <strong>r.<\/strong> The <strong>r<\/strong> changes the vowel sound. The vowel sound is neither short nor long.<\/p>\n<p>Read these words:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>her<\/li>\n<li>bird<\/li>\n<li>burn<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The &#8211;<strong>er<\/strong>, &#8211;<strong>ir,<\/strong> and &#8211;<strong>ur<\/strong> in the middle of these words all make the same sound. That means there are three ways to spell this sound: <span>&#8211;<\/span><strong>er<\/strong><span>, &#8211;<\/span><strong>ir,<\/strong><span> and &#8211;<\/span><strong>ur<\/strong>. The &#8211;<strong>er<\/strong> is the most common.<\/p>\n<p>The letters &#8211;<strong>ar<\/strong> can make many sounds. For now, think of their\u00a0sound as the one you hear in <strong>car<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The letters &#8211;<strong>or<\/strong> can also make many sounds. For now, think of their\u00a0sound as the one you hear in <strong>horn<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Practice reading these words<\/h2>\n<table style=\"height: 32px; width: 618px;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">her<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">serve<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">nerve<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">fern<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">\n<p>bird<\/p>\n<p>first<\/p>\n<p>shirt<\/p>\n<p>birth<\/p>\n<p>skirt<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">\n<p>burst<\/p>\n<p>burn<\/p>\n<p>nurse<\/p>\n<p>surf<\/p>\n<p>curl<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">\n<p>park<\/p>\n<p>farm<\/p>\n<p>arm<\/p>\n<p>far<\/p>\n<p>harm<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">\n<p>horn<\/p>\n<p>thorn<\/p>\n<p>pork<\/p>\n<p>storm<\/p>\n<p>short<\/p>\n<p>corn<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Remember, an r-controlled syllable has the letters &#8211;<strong>er<\/strong>, &#8211;<strong>ir<\/strong>, &#8211;<strong>ur<\/strong>, &#8211;<strong>ar<\/strong>, or &#8211;<strong>or<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<table style=\"height: 152px; width: 543px;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<h3>Examples<\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Gin<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">ger<\/span><\/strong>:<\/td>\n<td>The second syllable &#8211; ger &#8211; has the letters &#8211;<strong>er<\/strong> so it is r-controlled.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">charm<\/span>ing<\/strong>:<\/td>\n<td>The first syllable \u2013 charm \u2013 has the letters &#8211;<strong>ar<\/strong> so it is r-controlled.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">morn<\/span>ing<\/strong>:<\/td>\n<td>The first syllable \u2013 morn \u2013 has the letters &#8211;<strong>or<\/strong> so it is r-controlled.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Underline<\/span> the r-controlled syllable in each word<\/h2>\n<table style=\"height: 92px; width: 409px;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>1. water<\/td>\n<td>2. forest<\/td>\n<td>3. over<\/td>\n<td>4. starting<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>5.\u00a0farming<\/td>\n<td>6.\u00a0river<\/td>\n<td>7.\u00a0return<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h1><span style=\"color: #003366\">Use Your Strategies<\/span><\/h1>\n<p>Read <a href=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealfreader3\/chapter\/the-journey-of-the-salmon\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Journey of the Salmon<\/em><\/a>. You\u2019ll see if your predictions are right. You will also come across many words with r-controlled vowels in <strong>bold<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h1><span style=\"color: #003366\">Check Your Understanding<\/span><\/h1>\n<h2>Look to see whether each statement is true or false<\/h2>\n<p>Then look back at your predictions. Did anything surprise you?<\/p>\n<table style=\"height: 152px; width: 515px;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><strong><span style=\"color: #008000\">My guess<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong><span style=\"color: #003366\">The text says<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #003366\">1. Salmon act like food for trees.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #008000\">true or false?<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #003366\">true or false?<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #003366\">2. Salmon change colour at the end of their life.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #008000\">true or false?<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #003366\">true or false?<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #003366\">3. It is illegal to fish salmon in British Columbia.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #008000\">true or false?<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #003366\">true or false?<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #003366\">4. Salmon can leap up waterfalls.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #008000\">true or false?<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #003366\">true or false?<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #003366\">5. Salmon return to their birthplace to lay eggs and die.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #008000\">true or false?<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #003366\">true or false?<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>Seeing both sides<\/h2>\n<p>People have different opinions about fish farms. Some people support fish farms. Others do not.\u00a0Ask your instructor for the <a href=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf3\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2015\/03\/Seeing-Both-Sides.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Seeing Both Sides<\/a> sheet, or open and print one from the link.<\/p>\n<p>Enter this question in the top box: <em>Should people in British Columbia\u00a0be allowed to farm salmon?<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">6. Use\u00a0the good things about\u00a0fish farms to fill in the <em>Yes<\/em> side.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">7. Use the bad things about\u00a0fish farms to fill in the <em>No<\/em>\u00a0side.<\/p>\n<p>Make your mind up. Write your answer to the question on the bottom line.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf3\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2015\/02\/Seeing-Both-Sides.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf3\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2015\/02\/Seeing-Both-Sides.jpg\" alt=\"Seeing-Both-Sides\" class=\"wp-image-124 size-full aligncenter\" height=\"647\" width=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf3\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2015\/02\/Seeing-Both-Sides.jpg 500w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf3\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2015\/02\/Seeing-Both-Sides-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf3\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2015\/02\/Seeing-Both-Sides-65x84.jpg 65w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf3\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2015\/02\/Seeing-Both-Sides-225x291.jpg 225w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf3\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2015\/02\/Seeing-Both-Sides-350x453.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding-left: 30px;text-align: center\" class=\"textbox shaded\"><span style=\"color: #800080\">Ask your instructor to check your work.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<h1><span style=\"color: #003366\">Grammar<\/span><\/h1>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf3\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2015\/04\/Salmon-Grammar-2015-04-02-8.56-PM.mp3\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf3\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2015\/04\/AUDIO-1-BT-44x44.png\" alt=\"AUDIO-1-BT-44x44\" width=\"44\" height=\"44\" class=\"wp-image-918 size-full alignleft\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Look at these sentences from <a href=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealfreader3\/chapter\/the-journey-of-the-salmon\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Journey of the Salmon<\/em><\/a>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fish farmers are keeping wild salmon safe from overfishing.<\/li>\n<li>They are making jobs for people.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These sentences are written using the continuous present tense.<\/p>\n<div class=\"bcc-box bcc-success\">\n<h3 itemprop=\"educationalUse\">Grammar Rule<\/h3>\n<p>To write a verb in continuous present:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">1. Begin with <strong>am<\/strong>, <strong>is,<\/strong> or <strong>are.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">2. Add your <strong>verb.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">3. Add an &#8211;<strong>ing<\/strong> ending to your verb.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>continuous present tense<\/strong> is used to talk about events that are happening right now.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Underline<\/span> the continuous present verbs<\/h2>\n<p>Below are some more examples from the reading.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">1. A few communities are building fish farms on land, rather than in the ocean.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">2. They are using closed tanks, rather than nets and cages.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">3. Fish farms are spreading sea lice.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">4. The drugs that fish farmers give the salmon are harming other sea life.<\/p>\n<div class=\"textbox shaded\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/player\/News\/Canada\/BC\/ID\/2553789012\/\" target=\"_blank\">Now watch this news clip about the return of salmon<\/a>.<\/strong><\/div>\n<h2><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Underline<\/span> the verbs<\/h2>\n<p>Here are some sentences from the news clip. They are written in many tenses &#8212; simple past, simple present, and continuous present.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">5. Lives are beginning &#8212;\u00a0and are ending &#8212;\u00a0on the Adams River in Kamloops.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">6. This year is a high point in the sockeye salmon cycle.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">7. Once they were just eggs in this river bottom.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">8. Now they are returning home.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">9. They are dying because they are so old.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">10. I saw a dead one on the beach.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">11. This is a male and this is a female.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">12. Every four years, a large push of fish comes in.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">13. Five years ago, it was a different story.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">14. Only some fish arrived.<\/p>\n<h2>Try this<\/h2>\n<p>Which of the above\u00a0sentences\u00a0use continuous present tense?<\/p>\n<p>Choose one of your favourite places in the world. For example, you might choose a lake or a city or your kitchen. Describe what is happening there right now using continuous present. Think of at least three\u00a0things.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">Example: <em>In Snug Cove, the otters are swimming. The boats are bobbing in the water. The seagulls are resting on the dock.<\/em><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding-left: 30px;text-align: center\" class=\"textbox shaded\"><span style=\"color: #800080\">Ask your instructor to check your work.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/div>\n<h1><span style=\"color: #003366\">Writing<\/span><\/h1>\n<div class=\"bcc-box bcc-info\">\n<h3 itemprop=\"educationalUse\">Writing Task<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf3\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2015\/04\/Salmon-Writing-2015-04-02-8.58-PM.mp3\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf3\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2015\/04\/AUDIO-1-BT-44x44.png\" alt=\"AUDIO-1-BT-44x44\" width=\"44\" height=\"44\" class=\"wp-image-918 size-full alignleft\" \/><\/a>Write a poem in continuous present tense. Use this sentence frame again and again. Pick a new subject and verb for each line.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>Somewhere in British Columbia, a_________ is __________-ing.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Examples:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">Somewhere in British Columbia, a cedar tree is touching the stars.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">Somewhere in British Columbia, a mountain is being climbed.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">Somewhere in British Columbia, we are laughing in the rain.<\/p>\n<p>Would you like to find an interesting synonym for any of your words?<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>If yes, ask your instructor for a thesaurus.<\/li>\n<li>Check your spelling and grammar carefully.<\/li>\n<li>Hand your poem in to your instructor.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"textbox shaded\">\n<h2>Answer Key<\/h2>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><strong>Reading Strategy<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>QUESTION<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>ANSWER<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>fact<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>fact<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>opinion<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>opinion<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><strong>Word Attack Strategy<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>QUESTION<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>ANSWER<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>wat<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">er<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>f<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">or<\/span>est<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>ov<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">er<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>st<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">ar<\/span>ting<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>f<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">ar<\/span>ming<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td>riv<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">er<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<td>ret<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">ur<\/span>n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>QUESTION<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>ANSWER<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><strong>Check Your Understanding<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>QUESTION<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>ANSWER<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>true<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>true<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>false<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>true<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>true<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100px\">6 \u00a0Under <strong>Yes<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li><span>Fish farms are keeping wild salmon safe from overfishing. <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Fish farms are making jobs for people.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>7\u00a0<span>Under <\/span><strong>No<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li><span>Fish farms are spreading sea lice. <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>The drugs that fish farmers give the salmon are harming other sea life. <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Seals and sea lions are getting stuck in the nets.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><strong>Grammar<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>QUESTION<\/td>\n<td>ANSWER<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td><span>A few communities<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"> are building<\/span> fish farms on land, rather than in the ocean.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td><span>They <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">are using<\/span> closed tanks, rather than nets and cages.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td><span>Fish farms <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">are spreading<\/span> sea lice.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td><span>The drugs that fish farmers give the salmon <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">are harming<\/span> other sea life.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td><span>Lives <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">are beginning<\/span><span> &#8211; and lives\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">are ending<\/span><span> &#8211; on the Adams River in Kamloops.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td><span>This year <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">is<\/span><span> a high point in the sockeye salmon cycle.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<td><span>Once they <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">were<\/span><span> just eggs in this river bottom.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td><span>Now they <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">are<\/span><span> <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">returning<\/span><span> home.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>9<\/td>\n<td><span>They <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">are<\/span><span> <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">dying<\/span><span> because they <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">are<\/span><span> so old.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>10<\/td>\n<td><span>I <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">saw<\/span><span> a dead one on the beach.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>11<\/td>\n<td><span>This <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">is<\/span><span> a male and this <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">is<\/span><span> a female.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>12<\/td>\n<td><span>Every four years, a large push of fish <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">comes<\/span><span> in.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>13<\/td>\n<td><span>Five years ago, it <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">was<\/span><span> a different story.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>14<\/td>\n<td><span>Only some fish\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">arrived<\/span><span>.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><span>The sentences that use continuous present tense are 5, 8, and 9.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Attributions<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Oncorhynchus_nerka.flipped.jpg\">Sockeye salmon<\/a> by\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/User:Epipelagic\" title=\"User:Epipelagic\" class=\"mw-userlink\">Epipelagic<\/a>\u00a0is in the <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Public_domain\">public domain<\/a>.<span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"menu_order":3,"template":"","meta":{"pb_show_title":"on","pb_short_title":"","pb_subtitle":"","pb_authors":[],"pb_section_license":""},"chapter-type":[],"contributor":[],"license":[],"class_list":["post-41","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"part":38,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf3\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/41","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf3\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"version-history":[{"count":26,"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf3\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/41\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":398,"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf3\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/41\/revisions\/398"}],"part":[{"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf3\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/38"}],"metadata":[{"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf3\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/41\/metadata\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"chapter-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf3\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapter-type?post=41"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=41"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=41"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}