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B. Foundations of Language · Listening, Speaking and Word Power

Listening, Speaking and Word Power: Unit Review

A1 A3 B1.1 B1.2 B1.3 B1.4 B1.5 B2.1 B2.2 B2.3 B3.1About 40 minutes
Learning goals
  • I can listen, respond and speak clearly for different purposes and audiences.
  • I can use prefixes, suffixes and roots to read and understand long words.
  • I can figure out new words using context, word parts and word histories.
  • I can read fluently, with accuracy, the right pace and expression.

Words to know

morpheme
The smallest part of a word that has meaning.
root
A base that came from another language, often Latin or Greek, like port (carry).
paraphrase
Saying someone's idea in your own words, with the same meaning.
context clue
A hint in the text that helps you figure out a word's meaning.
fluency
Reading accurately, at a good pace and with expression, so you understand.
prosody
Reading with the rhythm and expression of natural speech.

Let's review!

In this unit you became a stronger listener, speaker and word detective. You helped speakers say more and built on others' ideas, spoke for a purpose with paraphrasing and restating, used expression and body language, and chose precise words. Then you used morphemes (prefixes, suffixes and Latin and Greek roots) to read long words, learned where words come from, used context clues and word relationships, and read fluently with accuracy, the right pace and expression.

This review has a few questions from every lesson. Try each one, then press Show answer to check. If a part feels tricky, go back to that lesson.

PrefixBase or rootSuffixWordinter+nation+al=internationalre+construct+ion=reconstructiondis+agree+ment=disagreementun+forget (+t)+able=unforgettable
Long words from this unit, built from prefix + base or root + suffix. Notice the spelling change in unforgettable.
Listen• ask open questions• build on ideas• summarizeSpeak• purpose + audience• paraphrase• restate the main ideaRead aloud• accuracy and pace• read in phrases• stress key words
Your listening, speaking and reading-aloud toolkit from this unit.

Listening in Groups: Asking for More and Building on Ideas

1

Turn this into an open question that helps a speaker elaborate: "Did you like the museum?"

2

Finish politely: "I see it differently because..."

3

Name one strategy for during listening.

Speaking with a Purpose: Audience, Paraphrasing and Restating

1

What is the purpose of a talk that tries to get classmates to join a book club?

2

Paraphrase: "Recess will be held indoors today because of the freezing rain."

3

Why should a speaker restate the main idea at the end?

Expression, Gestures and Body Language

1

Name two body tools a speaker can use.

2

Someone says "I'm fine" while frowning with crossed arms. What kind of message is this?

3

How can a pause help a speaker?

Choosing Words for Speaking: Vivid Words, Varied Sentences, Smooth Connections

1

Give a more precise word for said when someone speaks loudly to a crowd.

2

Add an adjective and an adverb: The dog barked.

3

Fix the repeating with a pronoun: The beaver built a dam. The beaver used sticks and mud.

Meaning Parts: Using Morphemes to Read Long Words

1

Write the word sum for disagreement.

2

How many syllables and morphemes in jumped?

3

What is the base in beautiful?

4

Peel unthinkable and tell its meaning.

Prefixes for Grade 4: inter-, trans-, super-, semi-, multi- and More

1

What does inter- mean? Read interact.

2

Add the right prefix meaning not: ___regular, ___legal.

3

What does multicultural mean?

Suffixes for Grade 4: -tion, -ous, -ive, -al, -ible, -ity and More

1

What does -ous mean? Read mountainous.

2

Write the word sum for creative.

3

What does darken mean?

4

Which word is the noun: equal, equally or equality?

Root Words from Latin and Greek

1

What does the root spect mean?

2

Use the roots to explain geography.

3

Read interrupt. What does it mean?

Where Words Come From: Borrowed Words and Word Histories

1

Which language does igloo come from, and what does iglu mean?

2

Is smog a compound, blended or shortened word?

3

What is flu short for?

Figuring Out New Words: Context Clues and Word Parts Together

1

The trail was steep, unlike the flat path by the lake. What does steep mean? What clue helped?

2

Many reptiles, such as snakes, turtles and lizards, live in Ontario. What kind of clue is this?

3

Which meaning of bark fits The birch tree's bark is white?

Word Relationships: Shades of Meaning, Idioms and Analogies

1

Put in order from weakest to strongest: soaked, damp, wet.

2

What does hold your horses mean?

3

Solve: feather : bird :: scale : ___

Reading Fluently: Accuracy and the Right Pace

1

Name the three self-monitoring questions.

2

Should you read a science chapter with new facts quickly or slowly?

3

Why isn't the fastest reader always the best reader?

Reading with Expression: Phrasing, Intonation and Purpose

1

Scoop into phrases: Before breakfast we shovelled the snow off the driveway.

2

Find the dependent clause: If it rains, the game will be cancelled.

3

How should you read a set of instructions aloud?

Just for fun

Riddle: What starts with T, ends with T, and has T in it?

A teapot! (Word detectives always check every meaning.)

How to use this review

  • Do the review in two or three short sittings. Each section matches one lesson.
  • Say the answers out loud. Listening, speaking and fluent reading are about how things sound.
  • For word questions, have your child write the word sum or underline the parts before answering.
  • After each answer, ask "How did you know?"
  • Note which sections had mistakes and revisit those lessons' examples, activities and practice.
Check your understanding

Quiz

1.

Which question helps a speaker elaborate?

2.

What is a paraphrase?

3.

Which is a gesture?

4.

What are the morphemes in unbelievable?

5.

What does trans- mean in transport?

6.

What does the suffix -en mean in brighten?

7.

A tool for looking at very small things is a...

8.

Which word did English borrow from Inuktitut?

9.

Unlike the timid rabbit, the fox was bold. What does bold mean?

10.

How should you read a news report aloud?

For parents and teachers

Use mistakes to choose what to revisit. Each review section matches one lesson.

  • Asks only yes/no questions, or ignores what others said: revisit Listening in Groups: Asking for More and Building on Ideas.
  • Copies instead of paraphrasing, or forgets purpose and audience: revisit Speaking with a Purpose: Audience, Paraphrasing and Restating.
  • Can't name voice or body tools, or misses mixed messages: revisit Expression, Gestures and Body Language.
  • Uses vague words (nice, good, stuff) or repeats the same noun: revisit Choosing Words for Speaking: Vivid Words, Varied Sentences, Smooth Connections.
  • Mixes up syllables and morphemes, or can't find the base after a spelling change: revisit Meaning Parts: Using Morphemes to Read Long Words.
  • Doesn't know inter-, trans-, semi-, multi-, or mixes up il-/ir-/im-/in-: revisit Prefixes for Grade 4: inter-, trans-, super-, semi-, multi- and More.
  • Misses the meaning of -ous, -ive, -al, -ity, -en, or is thrown when the base's sound changes: revisit Suffixes for Grade 4: -tion, -ous, -ive, -al, -ible, -ity and More.
  • Can't use roots like port, spect, graph or scope: revisit Root Words from Latin and Greek.
  • Mixes up compound, blended and shortened words, or borrowed-word origins: revisit Where Words Come From: Borrowed Words and Word Histories.
  • Guesses new words without using context or word parts: revisit Figuring Out New Words: Context Clues and Word Parts Together.
  • Treats all synonyms the same, takes idioms literally, or can't explain analogies: revisit Word Relationships: Shades of Meaning, Idioms and Analogies.
  • Reads too fast and skips words, or doesn't self-correct: revisit Reading Fluently: Accuracy and the Right Pace and do repeated readings.
  • Reads word by word, ignores punctuation, or uses one voice for every text: revisit Reading with Expression: Phrasing, Intonation and Purpose.

A few mistakes are normal. Praise effort, flexible thinking and self-correcting, not only right answers.