Paulo’s New School Paulo moved from Florida to New York, because his father got a new job in New York Since it was during the school year, Paulo changed schools He had many friends at his old school, and he wondered if his new classmates would like him He worried about his new school a lot On the first day of school, Paulo met his new teacher She asked his name She said, “Hello I’m Ms Parker, and I would like for you to tell the class about yourself.” The class listened to Paulo’s story of moving to New York They were very nice to Paulo During the day, they studied verbs The class also watched a video and practiced role playing a trip to the dentist Paulo tried to learn a lot that day He liked his new teacher and classmates They all helped him so much Worksheet #1 Directions: Read and answer the questions in complete sentences Use the reading passage if you need it to find the answers Why did Paulo move from Florida to New York? How did Paulo feel about moving to a new school? Do you think it is natural to feel worried about going to a new school? Why? Do you think Ms Parker was kind to Paulo? Why? Do you think Paulo feels comfortable at his new school? Why? Worksheet #2 Pronunciation Practice Directions: Underline all of the verbs in the reading passage that end in –ed Practice pronouncing these words to your partner Listen to the ending sound of each word Does the word end with a [t] sound or a [d] sound? Words with the [t] sound Words with the [d] sound 1 2 3 4 5 Worksheet #2 Answers Pronunciation Practice Directions: Underline all of the verbs in the reading passage that end in –ed Practice pronouncing these words to your partner Listen to the ending sound of each word Does the word end with a [t] sound or a [d] sound? Words with the [t] sound Words with the [d] sound asked moved watched changed practiced wondered liked worried helped listened studied tried