HW: Read your 3 articles from Globe Newsletter from
May/June 2012. (Remember, if you made questions about
articles 1-3, then you should read for HW articles 4-6 and
answer those questions.)
1. A college degree…
1. Find the sentence with decision. Write the sentence from
the article, then look up the meaning of decision.
2. Find the sentence with satisfaction. Write the sentence from
the article, then look up the meaning of satisfaction.
3. Why should we graduate? (What are the pros?) Name 3.
4. What are 3 cons (disadvantages). Name 3.
2. Pronunciation class –
1. Find the sentence with permit. Write the sentence from the
article, then look up the meaning of permit.
2. Find the sentence with embarrassing. Write the sentence
from the article, then look up the meaning of embarrassing.
3. What did the girl receive on Valentine’s Day?
4. Who asked the salesperson: “Which permit do you think is
suit me better?”
5. Why does Sandy always remember her speech class in CSLA?
3. The gift –
1. Find the sentence with celebrate. Write the sentence from
the article, then look up the meaning of celebrate.
2. Find the sentence with palm. Write the sentence from the
article, then look up the meaning of palm.
3. What gift does her husband give her?
4. Why doesn’t her husband give her a gift?
5. What does “non-material gift” mean? Give an example.
4. Dear ESL students –
1. Find the sentence with struggling. Write the sentence from
the article, then look up the meaning of struggling.
2. Find the sentence with proficiency. Write the sentence from
the article, then look up the meaning of proficiency.
3. How do students improve their English, according to the
article?
4. What is the author’s main idea in this article? Write a topic
sentence.
5. The Rain –
1. Find the sentence with scent. Write the sentence from the
article, then look up the meaning of scent.
2. Find the sentence with constantly. Write the sentence from
the article, then look up the meaning of constantly.
3. What is like a black mirror or a dark lake?
4. When the author saw the sky, how was the day time?
6. Cold Noodles
1. Find the sentence with residence. Write the sentence from
the article, then look up the meaning of residence.
2. Find the sentence with accept. Write the sentence from the
article, then look up the meaning of accept.
3. How does he work out with his roommate?
4. When he misses his family, what does he do?
In class:
In your group, answer these questions:
1. what’s the title?
2. who’s the author?
3. what’s the author’s main idea?
4. find 3 new vocabulary words and look them up. Write the
word and meaning on this paper.
5. write 2 questions about the article that the other students
should answer.