ESL Reading: Assignments March 31-April 4

Monday, March 31. Preparation: Read the first half of the script for Beauty and the Beast, to p. 104 (end of Country House scene). Study the description of the character that you will portray in the play (your role) on the first page (p. 91). Practice reading out loud your character's lines. Make a list of any new vocabulary words in your part and their meanings.
Answer questions sent to you on email.

In class: We'll read the play in parts, discuss the questions and talk about new vocabulary from the first half. We'll also discuss the scenes that will be presented with a summary and mime (actions without words).

Wednesday, April 2. Preparation: Read the second half of the play, to the end. Again, read your own part out loud and make a list of any new vocabulary words in your character's lines, with meanings. Hand in your Reading Lab assignment (summary of 2 chapters of your book or at least 10-15 pages and at least 4 vocabulary words.)

In class: We'll continue reading and discussing the play and work on vocabulary. We'll start writing summaries of some of the scenes that will be presented with or without mime.

Friday, April 4. Preparation: Finish the scene summary assigned to you and be ready to hand it in (typed and double-spaced). Practice reading your character's lines out loud, with feeling and expression.

In class: We may do some revision of the summaries in class. We'll continue reading the play in class.

Answers to Mini-quiz on climate change vocabulary

I. Article 1: 1. d 2. h 3. c 4. f 5. e 6. g 7. your definition* 8. b 9. a
* evaporation = process of passing off in a vapor, sometimes caused by heating a liquid

II. 1. shifts 2. ticks 3. vulnerable, predation 4. correlates 5. conifers 6. degrade 7. spawn
8. phytoplankton, counterclockwise