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sixteen actions  ·  eight names

Sixteen things we do on a computer or a phone: click, type, save, print, delete, download. Every picture has a number, and eight have a name, so your teacher can say "number 3" or "Ruth" and you can answer. The words are hidden until you want them.

★ sixteen actions, point to it, choose two  ·  ★★ half of the word, spell it, who  ·  ★★★ use it, yesterday I

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For the teacher · In class

On Zoom: present this full-screen with the words hidden. "Number 3. What did she do yesterday?" The class types it in the chat: she searched. Then "Who prints?" and the class calls out a name. Then everyone says one: "Yesterday, I ___ on my phone."

Unit 21 teacher's key (PDF)

★ Sixteen actions

Sixteen actions. Eight have a name. Click a picture to hear the verb. Write the word under the picture.

★ Point to it

Tap the speaker. Type the number of the verb you hear.

Number

★ Choose two

Two verbs. One is right for the picture. Type it.

  1. clicktype
  2. pastecopy
  3. textcall
  4. uploademail
  5. deletesave
  6. printdownload
  7. chargesearch

★★ Half of the word

Some letters are missing. Write the whole word, in the past.

  1. t y _ e d
  2. c o p _ _ d
  3. p r i n t _ _
  4. s a _ e d
  5. s e a r c _ e d
  6. e m a i _ e d
  7. p a s t _ d
  8. d o w n l o a d _ _
  9. s c r o _ _ e d

★★ Spell it

Tap the picture. Listen. Then write the verb in the past.

  1. It ends in e. Add only d.
  2. Consonant + y: y becomes i, then -ed.
  3. After t, the -ed is an extra beat.
  4. It ends in e. Add only d.
  5. Just add -ed. It sounds like t.
  6. Just add -ed. Nothing doubles.
  7. It ends in e. Add only d. It sounds like id.
  8. After d, the -ed is an extra beat.
  9. Keep the two l's. Then add -ed.

★★ Who?

Look at the eight pictures and names. Answer with a name.

Jonah heHana sheRuth sheIdris heWalter heAdaeze sheGreta sheHarjit he
  1. Who clicks?
  2. Who types?
  3. Who searches?
  4. Who copies?
  5. Who saves?
  6. Who prints?
  7. Who texts?
  8. Who emails?

★★★ Use it

Look at the picture. Write what the person did yesterday.

  1. Jonah heWhat did Jonah do yesterday?
  2. Hana sheWhat did Hana do yesterday?
  3. Ruth sheWhat did Ruth do yesterday?
  4. Walter heWhat did Walter do yesterday?
  5. Adaeze sheWhat did Adaeze do yesterday?
  6. Harjit heWhat did Harjit do yesterday?

Say one thing you did. Any verb, from any picture.