Sunday, February 06, 2011

RULES OF THUMB

SNOWDROP

A snowdrop is a spring flower. It is one of the first flowers to grow in spring. Snowdrops are tiny, white flowers. They look like small bells. They have a lovely smell.

Can you find a description using "look (s) like" in this reading?

"They look like small bells."
This sentence compares the flowers to bells. Maybe you have never seen a snowdrop, but you have seen a bell. Now you know the shape of a snowdrop!

You can use the words "look (s) like" to
compare two things.

e.g. Jane looks like her mother.
e.g. The moon looks like a football.

In countries with four seasons, spring is a happy season.

Read the following dialogue:

Teacher - Why are you so happy, Mary ?

Mary -
Spring is my favorite time of year! It brings the end of winter. Snow melts. The sun shines. The air warms. Flowers bloom. I don't want to study. I just want to be in the sun!

Teacher
- My goodness! You have "Spring Fever!"

Notes: season: different times of the year based on weather changes.
melt: to become liquid (snow melts and becomes water!)
bloom: to grow flowers:
spring fever: a lazy, happy feeling that comes with warm weather.

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