ESL Reading. Revised Calendar: Weeks 3 and 4

Week 3:

Friday, Sept. 14: Finish reading “Dangers in shopping,” if you haven’t finished it and hand in your answers to ex. A and B, p. 11 if you didn’t hand them in Wednesday. We’ll discuss the questions in ex. C, p. 11 in class.

Also hand in the Lab Assignment #2, your summary and vocabulary list from reading a magazine article or two newspaper articles in the library. This is due TODAY!!

If you did not have A or A- on the quiz, please write out corrections. You can also write original sentences with any of the vocabulary words you missed for some extra points. Hand these in with the quiz today or Monday, Sept. 17. If you still have questions on the quiz, please make an appointment to see me in my office hour or sometime when we are both free.

I will be in the library from 2:30 to 3:30 Friday to help with the blog access, etc.

Preparation for Friday’s class:

Do the Before You Read at the top of p. 13. Scan the reading to see which statements are true according to the author of the reading.

Read the whole article on p. 12 and try to answer A and B, p. 13, on your homework paper. Also list at least 6 words in the reading that you had to look up in the dictionary and write down their meanings. If you determined their meanings from the context, list the “hints” that helped you.

In class: We will go over p. 13 that you have prepared. We will also discuss the questions in C. (You may prepare answers to these if you wish, before class, but not required.)

Saturday, Sept. 15. Parade of Nations. See you there! See the article on http://keweenawnow.blogspot.com (Anyone can view this blog without registering!)

Week 4:

Monday, Sept. 17:

Preparation before class: Do the Before you read and the Scanning, p. 15, to find out how many words you checked are in the reading. Then read p. 14, “Pity the poor lottery winner.”

Answer A and B on your homework paper.

In class: We will discuss your answers to p. 15 questions and we will do C together.

Wednesday, Sept. 19:

Preparation before class: Do the Wrap-up crossword puzzle on p. 16.

In class: We will go over the crossword puzzle answers and make up survey questions to ask each other.

Friday, Sept. 21: Review of vocabulary and QUIZ ON UNIT 2.

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Vocabulary List for "Money: "Dangers in shopping," pp. 9-10

ESL Reading. Vocabulary, pages 9-10 (“Money: Dangers in Shopping”)

Page 9:

avoid – to keep away from or abstain from (avoid buying = try not to buy)

pity – to feel sorry for; to have sympathy or compassion for someone who is suffering

unpleasant – not agreeable; disagreeable

results – effects, consequences of an action, a study, an investigation, etc.

frugal – economical, saving

earn – to merit, deserve, acquire by work or service

debt – something owed; an obligation

Page 10:

Paragraph 1:
effortless – easy, not requiring work or effort

Paragraph 2:
hobby – an activity you do in your spare time because you enjoy it

Paragraph 3:

convenient – nearby, easy to access; suitable to your schedule, your comfort, etc.

addictive – having characteristics that can lead to habitual action or use, or can cause addiction (tobacco is addictive!)

self-defeating – done in a way that keeps you from succeeding

behavior – way of acting or doing things

Paragraph 4:
compulsive – not able to resist doing a certain thing; doing it because you are drawn to it, not because you need to do it

purchases – things that you have bought (verb: to purchase = to buy)

Paragraph 5:
deny – say something is not true

aware – conscious; having knowledge of something that is not obvious

fully – completely

Paragraph 6:

urge – a strong desire or need

ESL Reading: Lab assignment 2

You must do this assignment in the Finlandia library. Sign your name on the sign-up paper in the librarian’s office to indicate you spent about an hour reading and writing about one of the following:

1. Two recent newspaper articles published after August 15, 2007.

Or:

2. One rather recent magazine article. If it is a news magazine like Time or Newsweek, it should be a recent article from an August or September issue. If it is a magazine that is not just news, such as National Geographic or Ms., it should be published in 2007.

Write on lined paper, in ink, a summary of one or two paragraphs. In your own words, tell what the article is about. Then tell why the subject interests you and why you liked or disliked the article (or articles). Also list at least 8 new vocabulary words you learned from the reading and give the meanings in English. Copy the sentence containing the word and underline it. Try to figure out the meaning from the context, if possible.

This must be handed in by Friday, Sept. 14, in class, or earlier.