september 14th, Monday

 Week 3 

1) Communication Book 

Week 3                               Homework 回家功課
Monday 星期一	1. Copy Week 3 VW #13-24 X 3, def x 1, 4 sentences with 2 VW 2. Google Classroom 3. 9/18 Thurs WK3 quiz: a) WK 3 Vocab and def                                           b) suffixes: -ful, -y, -ness                                           c) tenses	家長簽名：
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Tuesday 星期二	1. A1 Worksheet #1	家長簽名：
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Wednesday 星期三	□1. Shared worksheet □2. Study for quiz	家長簽名：
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Thursday 星期四	1. A1 Worksheet #2 2. Review My View story: p.101-115	家長簽名：
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Friday 星期五	□1. Copy Week 4 VW #1-12 X 3, def x 1, 4 sentences with 2 VW □2. A1 Worksheet #3 □3. Google Classroom □4 Sign and correct quiz	家長簽名：
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Week 3 – Little House on the Prairie

1	readiness	(n.): the state of being prepared for something
2	cloudy	(adj.): covered with clouds
3	stormy	(adj.): having strong wind, rain, thunder and lightning
4	peaceful	(adj.): calm and quiet; free from disturbance
5	eagerness	(n.): strong desire or enthusiasm
6	illness	(n.): the state of being unwell; disease
7	freshness	(n.): the quality of being new and clean
8	happiness	(n.): the feeling of being glad or content
9	graceful	(adj.): moving in a smooth, elegant way
10	frightful	(adj.): causing fear; shocking
11	horribly	(adv.): in a very bad or unpleasant way
12	furious	(adj.): extremely angry and excited
13	disturb	(v.): to interrupt someone or interfere with something
14	insist	(v.): to demand something firmly
15	terribly	(adv.): to a great extent; very much
16	billow	(v.): to move or roll in a smooth way like smoke
17	plow	(n./ v.): a farm tool for digging and turning soil; to dig with a plow
18	shriek	(n.): a loud, high-pitched cry
19	thrash	(v.): to move violently and wildly
20	smother	(v.): to kill by preventing air from reaching the lungs
21	flutter	(v.): to move quickly and lightly
22	pant	(v.): to breathe quickly with short breaths
23	prairie	(n.): a wide, flat area of grass
24	furrow	(n.): a long, narrow cut in the ground

Week 3 – Little House on the Prairie

My View Weekly Vocabulary 本週單字進度表

No.	English	POS	Chinese	No.	English	POS	Chinese
1	readiness	n.	準備就緒	13	disturb	v.	打擾; 干擾
2	cloudy	adj.	多雲的; 陰天的	14	insist	v.	堅持
3	stormy	adj.	暴風雨的	15	terribly	adv.	極大地
4	peaceful	adj.	寧靜的; 和平的	16	billow	v.	翻滾
5	eagerness	n.	渴望; 熱切	17	plow	n./v.	犁; 耕地
6	illness	n.	疾病; 生病	18	shriek	n.	尖叫聲
7	freshness	n.	新鮮; 生機勃勃	19	thrash	v.	猛烈拍打
8	happiness	n.	幸福; 快樂	20	smother	v.	使窒息
9	graceful	adj.	優美的; 優雅的	21	flutter	v.	翩翩飛舞
10	frightful	adj.	可怕的	22	pant	v.	氣喘吁吁
11	horribly	adv.	可怕地	23	prairie	n.	大草原
12	furious	adj.	狂怒的; 猛烈的	24	furrow	n.	犁溝
Weekly Sentences
1.      The peaceful prairie had cloudy skies, and everyone knew a stormy night was coming.
2.      Despite the frightful fire, the family's readiness brought happiness when they were safe.
3.      The furious flames moved horribly fast, and Pa insisted they must fight the fire.
4.      Laura felt graceful because the freshness of the morning air was comforting.

2. My View Story: Little House on the Prairie and By the Shores of Silver Lake 

3. Suffixes: -ful, -y, -ness - clas note 

What is a suffix?
A suffix is a word part added to the end of a base word. It changes the meaning — and sometimes the spelling — of that word. The base word keeps its main idea; the suffix tells us how or what kind.

1. -ful = "full of"
Add -ful when something contains or brings a lot of a quality.

• care → careful (full of care)
• help → helpful (full of help)
• joy → joyful (full of joy)
• use → useful (full of use)
• Spelling: -ful has only one "l."

2. -y = "having" or "like"
Add -y to describe something that has the character of a base word — often how something looks, feels, or the weather.

• rain → rainy (having a lot of rain)
• sleep → sleepy (like you need sleep)
• mess → messy (having a mess)
• sun → sunny (having sun)
• Spelling: if the base ends in consonant + e, drop the e (shine → shiny). If it's a short word ending in a consonant, double the last letter (sun → sunny).

3. -ness = "the state of being"
Add -ness to turn an adjective into a noun — it names the quality itself.

• kind → kindness (the state of being kind)
• sad → sadness (the state of being sad)
• dark → darkness (the state of being dark)
• happy → happiness (the state of being happy)
• Spelling: -ness doesn't change the base word — y stays (happy → happiness); just add it.

How they differ — the key point

• -ful → the word gives or holds the quality → it makes an adjective (helpful, joyful)
• -y → the word has the quality / is like it → it makes an adjective (rainy, messy)
• -ness → the word names the quality itself → it makes a noun (kindness, sadness)