“Ways People Live”
Jan 18, 2016
“Ways People Live”
grumblingIf you are grumbling, you are complaining or letting
others know you are unhappy about something.
grumblingThe poles of the house started
grumbling during the argument.
I start grumbling when it starts raining just as I’m going to go
outside.
Would you start grumbling if you were given a rock for your birthday
or if you were given a toy?
grumblingName things that make you start
grumbling.
If you are grumbling about something, do you speak loudly or softly? Why?
You just won a prize in the art contest.
Would you start grumbling? Why?
chidedIf I chided you, I corrected you.
chidedThe roof chided the other parts of the house for saying they were the
most important.
I chided my friend for burning the cookies.
Would you be chided for being on time or for being late?
chidedTerry promised to take out the trash, but instead he played video games.
Should Terry be chided for not doing his chores? Why?
Would you chide a friend who let you borrow a pencil? Explain.
Have you ever been chided for something that you didn’t do? How did
that make you feel?
realizedIf you realized something, you suddenly
understood it or knew it.
realizedThe parts of the house stopped
arguing when they realized that they were all important.
I realized I had left my lunch at home when I couldn’t find my lunchbox.
Is it more likely that you realized you had brown hair or that you could
whistle?
realizedIf you realized you had just won a
contest, what would you do?
Name something you realized after reading “Ways People Live.”
What do you think Humpty Dumpty said when he realized he could not
be put back together again?
bitterlyA place that is bitterly cold is very, very cold.
bitterly
The temperature in the Arctic is bitterly cold.
If it were bitterly cold outside, would you want to wear a coat or a bathing
suit? Why?
bitterly
If I say something that could be described as being bitterly cold, you should pretend to shiver
and say “That is bitterlycold!”the Arctic a glass of milkboiling water a winter ice storma freezer a flower garden
dwellingA dwelling is a place where people live.
dwellingIn the rain forest, people might live in
a dwelling built on stilts because there is so much water on the
ground.
In your dwelling, do you eat dinner with your family or take classes from
your teacher?
dwellingIf you think the things I say are dwellings, you
should use your arms and hands to form a house.
house beach mobile homeigloo castle deserttree river apartment
amusement
If you do something for amusement, you do it for fun.
amusementIn the rain forest, children swim and
play under the waterfall for amusement.
Would you go to the movies or clean your room for amusement?
amusementIf you hear something you would do for
amusement, you should smile and clap your hands.
play video games clean your roomdo homework fly a kitewash dishes go to the parkride a bike swim in a pool
Let’s recap…and review what we
learned.
Fill in the blanks with the correct word.amusement dwelling bitterly
Many people live in a _______________ that has bedrooms and a kitchen.
It was ________________ cold outside, so the children decided to stay indoors.
realized chided amusement
For everyone’s ________________ the clown performed his magic tricks.
The children ________________ they had forgotten to bring their money with them to the movies.
realized chided grumbling
We knew she was upset because we heard her _____________ to herself.
Grandma ___________ her friend for forgetting to cook her favorite dessert when she visited.