ECO Unity 84 Prentke Romich Co. March, 2009
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Core Vocabulary and Icons
ICON NAME
ICON
RATIONALE
WORD
ME (OBJ)
Give the present to me.
me
MY (POSS)
It’s mine. It has my nametag on it.
my
DRESS (SUIT)
He wore a suit to dress up.
Wear
NAME
You put your name on a name tag.
This key links to names in the activity row.
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INTERJECTION
Interjections pop up in conversations just like
fireworks. “Please” is a common interjection.
please
DETERMINER
Mr. Determiner points to that.
that
CONJUNCTION
Conjunctions join words together just like the train
cars are joined together. “And” is a common
conjunction.
and
PREPOSITION
Prepositions show position. There is a cloud
above the bridge. “In” is a common preposition.
in
QUESTION
WORD
Question words ask questions. “What” is a
frequently used question word.
what
NOUN
Mother Hubbard is a person, her cupboard is a
place. There is a thing in the cupboard.
a
PLURAL (NOUN
PL)
Mother Hubbard has lots of things in her cupboard +s
THERE (ADV)
Many adverbs end in –ly. “There” is a common
adverb.
there
I
The girl is pointing to herself
I