Lesson VIII: Vocabulary in Context

4. Phrasal and Single-Word Actions Situation: A young boy is writing a story for his teacher. My sister and I went to the park last weekend. We saw many very interesting things. We arrived at the park at nine o’clock in the morning. First, we went to the Garden and LOOKED AT the flowers. They were very beautiful and smelled very nice. Then, we went to the Aviary and LISTENED TO the birds. They sang very beautifully. There, we saw the seals. They did funny tricks and we LAUGHED AT them a lot. After lunch, we ENTERED the Zoo. We WATCHED the monkeys for a long time. We LOOKED AT some of the other animals too but we didn’t WATCH them. They took their afternoon naps. Finally, we ATTENDED a puppet show. We left the park at four-thirty and went home. We ENJOYED our visit to the park very much. Exercise: 4.1. Contrast Single-Word to Phrasal Actions Answer the following questions. For example: Where did the boy and his sister go last weekend? THEY WENT TO THE PARK. 1. What did they do first? 2. What did they do in the Aviary? 3. What did they laugh at? 4. What did they do after lunch? 5. Did they look at the monkeys? 6. Did they watch the other animals? 7. What did they do after that? 8. Did they like their visit to the park? Exercise: 4.2. Contrast Single-Word to Phrasal Actions Complete the fragments related to the past. Use THEY in the S-Block position. For example: - go … the park - THEY WENT TO THE PARK. 1. -enter … the Zoo- 6. -listen … the birds- 2. -look … the flowers- 7. -enjoy … their visit- 3. -attend … the puppet show- 8. -look … the other animals- 4. -laugh … the seals- 9. -go … home- 5. -watch … the monkeys- 10. -enter … the living room-