ESL Reading assignments: Apr. 14-18

Monday, Apr. 14: (postponed from Friday, snow day, Apr. 11) “What is near-death experience?”
Preparation: Do Before you read, scanning and Reading , pp. 102-103. Then do A and B, p. 103.
Also read this recent article about Obama's speech in Indiana this week:
http://www.tribstar.com/archivesearch/local_story_103001156.html
Print it off if possible and underline or make a list of the main points (main ideas or what he says he will do if elected President).

In class: We’ll go over your answers to the textbook questions and discuss C together. We'll also discuss the Obama article.

Wednesday, Apr. 16: Preparation: Read this article on Hillary Clinton's energy policy:

http://www.hillaryclinton.com/issues/energy/
Print it off if possible and underline or make a list of the main ideas as you did with Obama.
Also for Wednesday, read this profile of John McCain:

http://www.azcentral.com/news/specials/mccain/articles/0301mccainbio-chapter1.html
List 5 things you learned about McCain from this article. For extra credit read any other article on any one of the candidates that interests you and be ready to tell the class about it.

Make a list of at least 6 new vocabulary words you learned from these articles and bring it to class. It can be in your vocabulary notebook.

In class: We'll discuss the articles and compare them to the one on Obama. (Bring it to class again.)

Friday, Apr. 18. Reading lab reports due. Be ready to tell the class about your book. Review for exam. Bring your vocabulary notebook.

In class: We'll have some reports on the lab readings and we'll review vocabulary for Unit 13 and the readings on the candidates. Bring the textbook and the articles to class also.