ESL262.02

Wednesday, April 9

Bring a Scantron From 2052 to class and your textbook Impressions 2.

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Grading Scale:

Katie Dunlap
April 7, 2008

Welcome to the Web Page for your ESL Reading class. If you would like to make suggestions or point out a needed correction, please feel free to contact me at katiekd@pacbell.net

Unit 12   Answer Key

p. 156  B. 1. F    2. F    3. F    4. O    5. F    6. O    7. O   8. 0

p. 159  Reading Comprehension

1. abundant    2. harder, expensive     3. global warming    4. mineral residue    5. renewable    6. overproduction, friction    7. one-third, fuel    8. energy heroes, economies

p. 159 Vocabulary Comprehension

A. residues: things left over after a process, remainders                  devote: to set apart for a special reason         absorbing: soaking up or taking in         intermittent: happening with stops and starts           measures up to: to meet the standards of, equal           scarcity: a state of limited availability          blip: a short signal or occurence           era: a specific time period          swiftly: quickly, rapidly          ravaged: destroyed, devastated or heavily damaged

B. era, ravaged, absorb, residues, scarcity, blip, devote, intermittent, swiftly, measure up to

p. 160 Vocabulary Skill

A. 1. noun; a discharge, something that is released into the air    2. noun; a person who brings a messge, letter, package, etc.     3. noun; a letter or document, usually formal      4. verb; to give up to a greater power; to turn in for judgement or consideration    5. noun; a projectivle directed at a rtarget, usually with the intent to damage     6. verb; to allow or let, noun; a document authorizing permission to do something     7. verb; to send away; to discharge from service; to ignore       8. noun; money or credit returned as payment

B. 1. submit    2. emissions    3. missive     4. permitted    5. dismissal     6. missles      7. remittance     8. messenger

Chapter 2

p. 165   Reading Comprehension  A.  1. d      2. a     3. d     4. c     5. b    6.a      7. b     8.   a

p. 165 and 166  Vocabulary Comprehension   A. 1.d     2. j     3. h     4. a     5. b     6. e     7. i     8. f    9. g     10. c

p. 166  B. literally, side effects, mucking up, reach a peak, in reserve, mass-produce, aforementined, better off, obstacle 

p. 166   Vocabulary Skill    A. noun; a person who takes the opposite side in a game or competition     2. verb; to form a barrier or block; to prevent from happening     3. adjective; having a positive outlook or attitude      4. adjective; shocking or offensive, causing an objection or protest,      5. noun; a state of being under persecution or unjust government   6. adjective; compulsory, required     7. adjective; very unpleasant or annoying, offensive      8. noun; a place for the scientific study of space, weather, etc.   9 adjective; very noticeable, conspicuous in a negative way      10. adverb; clearly or easily understood, not subtle

p. 167  B. 1. obnoxious     2. obviously    3. opponent, optimistic   4. observatory     5. obstructing      6. objectionable      7. obligatory     8. obtrusive       9. oppression

What we have covered this Spring Quarter:

 Inferential Reading, Literal Comprehension, Previewing, Using the Correct Word form, Figurative Language: Metaphor and Simile, Idioms, Broadening your Vocabulary, Identifying Topic Sentences, Matching Topic Sentences with appropriate details and summary writing.

Glossary for "School Cheating Scandal Tests a Town's Values"    an asterisk (*) means the word is used figuratively, usually metaphorically

1. accomodate = provide space for     overflow = more people than could fit into the room

2. riven = torn apart       fodder* =  cow food    

3. school board  = a group of citizens in the school district who are voted to make important decisions about how the school operates      prompt = starting an   action       resignation  = quitting a job when maybe you don't want to but are forced to or when you want to leave a bad company

pointing fingers* = saying that someone was wrong    consequences = results, often negative because the thing that caused them was negative

4. overruled = The school board overruled Mrs. Pelton. They used their power over her to tell her how to operate her classroom.  This is very unusual because teachers have academic freedom and freedom to decide how to evaluate students fairly.  School board members are almost never have teaching experience.

5. erupted* = many people angrily spoke at the same time

6. drawn = attracted to something

7. case = this particular situation     fret = worry    dwindle = decrease      decline = decrease  

  10. "down the road"* = in other towns or cities or later in life, in the future    

 11. backlash   = negative results of what has happened

12. procotor = person who supervises a test to see that no one cheats                            The quotation at the end of this paragraph is a literary reference. That means it is using some information that educated Americans know about our literature. It refers to a famous American novel, The Scarlet Letter, 1850. In this book, a woman who cheated on her husband was forced to wear a purple (scarlet) letter "A" on her chest.  

13. elaborate = fancy, complex, lots of parts    origin = the beginning or start of something verb=originate     adj. original

14. So, everyone was told the rules.  comment by K.D.

15. detection = figuring out a puzzle or mystery   laced = have something here and there - in several places        lifted = taken from a writing

16. decline = say no                 reluctantly = not really wanting to    deduct = decrease or take something away

18. admonition = warning     harsh = strong, severe

20. cut-and-dried* = easy to decide           intent = what they were thinking and planning to do

21. revelation =  something people are made aware of       afflicting = causing a problem          aggravate = make worse     by the dollar = cheaply and easily

22. link = connect       admission  = saying you did something wrong            attribute   =  copy something and not say who really wrote it          passage  = part of a writing        allege = to say that someone did something,  but it isn't known for sure  The Enron executives were later convicted, by a court, for lying. comment from K.D.

23. annexed  = officially added to the city limits, so it is now a part of the city                     enclave = on section of an area     tavern = bar       This paragraph is to show that it is still like a rural area.

24.  express sympathy  = say that they feel bad about the situation the students are in           slave over  = work very hard at something                     anticipated  = expected       solidarity = unity, staying together and being loyal       

25. bail out  = save them                  outstepped their boundaries  =  did more than they should do, made decisions that were not really part of their power 

26. Please read my comment above for paragraph 4 because it helps explain paragraph 25 and 26.     sanctity  = being precious and valuable and needing to stay as it is instead of being changed by others        mitigate = make something less or weaker

27. go over someone's head  =  go to their supervisor instead of trying to solve the problem with the person involved  This is considered a very poor way to do things.  comment by K.D.

28. pay the price  = to be hurt by the results of something   Amy means that the whole school is now hurting, has a bad reputation,  from everyone hearing about this instead of the students who plagiarized taking the responsibility and the hurt. comment by K.D.   Also, students who didn't cheat lost points because the project was given less value in their semester grade, so they are "paying the price" too.

29. offense  = breaking a rule      policy  = a guideline for how decisions will be made and things will be done

30. quilter  = a person who makes quilts     quilt = a bed covering that is usually artistic

THE END of GLOSSARY

 In Class: Look at sample summaries for "The Americanization of George" and "School Cheating Scandal Tests a Town's Values." 

Mon., June 18 Due: Completed summary of "The Americanization of George"

In Class: Look at summaries of "The Americaniztion of George"  Read a short essay and summarize it. Handouts on material to read for the final. You may take the writings home today and study them for the final.   

What we have covered this Spring Quarter: Inferential Reading, Literal Comprehension, Previewing, Using the Correct Word form, Figurative Language: Metaphor and Simile, Idioms, Broadening your Vocabulary, Identifying Topic Sentences, Matching Topic Sentences with appropriate details and summary writing.

Answers for Metaphor, Simile Exercise

1. metaphor   snail  mail          both move from one place to another

                                              both move slowly

2. metaphor    you (a person)   neither one thinks or talks or gives and opinion 

"Such" is used here as a predeterminer that shows emphasis not a word like "as" or "like."

3. regular comparison

4. simile    Bill's life    a road        both move from place to place unpredictably,

5. metaphor   Jane's life    a road        both have things that can be obstacles that
                        must be worked around or driven around, both have difficulties

6. a regular comparison

7. simile  CCP partner   a gem           both are valuable, both shine with a
                                                        type beauty or excellence!

8. is the same as #3

9. a regular comparison

Weekend Fun  ;-)   Today in class we talked about the Indo-European tree of languages. For more information, check out these links:

http://www.danshort.com/ie/    This site has cool trees (charts) and diagrams. If you click on "History of the English Language" you will see a diagram that shows all the languages that have built and influenced English.

http://www.krysstal.com/langfams_indoeuro.html   this site has lots of information in an organized format

Wed. May 30
Practice quiz on the video you watched. Read below for directions.

DIRECTIONS: To go with the information in Unit 7 on green living, watch one of these two videos at nytimes.com.  Here is the exact link

http://video.on.nytimes.com/index.jsp

Watch "Planet US: Born Again Green" or "The Beauty of Green." You will hear a lot of new vocabulary, but you will also hear some you already know and will be able to use the pictures to help you understand the speech.

Other Recommended videos on this site:

Interested in China? Watch "A Boom Town Revisited, China" and "Factory of the World."  These are part of a series on China; look for Part I, Part II and so on.

Interested in travel and information from around the United States? Watch "Frugal Traveler."  There will be several videos in this series on inexpensive (frugal) travel in the US.

Also, on the left hand column you can click whatever you like to find more videos on that topic.

Assignment     

Active Chapter 2, Unit 1  "Unmasking Virus Writers and Hackers"

If you see this in time, please print out the list of paragraph topics for Ch.2, Unit 1. Your job will be to match each of the eight topics below with one of the eight paragraphs in the article on pages 17 and 18.

1.Difference in motivation between virus writers and hackers.

2.  Popular ideas about who virus writers and hackers are.

3. Virus writers may use false reasoning to tell themselves their behavior is OK.

4. Most virus writers don't understand the results of their actions.

5. Who virus writers really are.

6. Difference between ability required for virus writers and hackers.

7. Who virus writers and hackers really are.

8. Our ideas about hackers and virus writers are changing.

9. Young virus writers may write to feel socially connected.

10. Some virus writers write for a challenge, but actually it's easy to do.

REMINDER: Quiz tomorrow, Friday the 27th on Unit 1,

Check out   eslcafe.com to practice, learn and enjoy English!

Remember to use 81/2' X 11" paper, write in ink and put your name, the date and the assignment in the UPPER RIGHT of your paper. Do not write more than one page, that is, one side of your 81/2" by 11" paper. If you type your paper, that's great. I'll accept it!

Please write, to hand in, answers for each of the following six questions.   1. page 43, #1    2. page 48, B, #7    3. page 48, B, #10   4. page 49, "Think About It", #1           5. How does this reading relate to your own life? What ideas, concepts, theories, or information have personal relevance for you? How might the ideas, concepts, theories, or information be useful in your own life?
6. Finally, write out one sentence from pages 43-56 that you don't completely understand or have a question about. Tell what you question is.

Check your work: Did you answer all SIX questions? Did you remember to use ink?

raft  noun  something that floats and is large enough to sit on

crude   adjective    the opposite of fancy

adrift   adjective    moving around without a goal

cooler   noun   ice chest, container to keep food and water cold

abdomen   noun    stomach

groin    noun   where legs meet trunk of body

life vest   noun something you can wear that will keep you at the top of the water, flotation device, one per person is required on every boat

vessel   noun   boat or ship

alert   verb  notify, especially of imminent danger

flare    noun   something you burn to attract attention when you are lost

fashion   verb  to make something

Sentences to print for "2 Men Survive 5 Days Adrift on Crude Raft" 

Chronological  adjective     arranged according the the order of time              chron = time

Instead of questions, below you see nine statements. Each statement tells something that the article told us. Arrange these statements in the order that the events really happened. The article is written in reverse chronological order, that is, it starts by telling us what the men said after the rescue. Then it tells about the rescue. These are really the last things that happened!  First, the men went to sea in a boat. Therefore, if we told the story in chronological order we would start by saying that their boat got 10 feel of water in it.

DIRECTIONS: Read the following nine sentences and write them out in order that they actually happened. That means, write them in chronological order.

1. Men took peanut butter, soda and water onto raft with them.

2. Men rescued by a boater and taken to hospital.

3. One man left the "raft" to retrieve (get something back) a life vest.

4. They had ten feet of water in their boat.

5. Men said they had never given up hope.

6. Men put 2 coolers together to use as a raft.

7. A shark bit a man in the groin and abdomen.

8. Men lit a flare to call for help.

9. The flare set the boat on fire.

5. Finally, write out one sentence from pages 15-28 that you don't completely understand or have a question about. Tell what you question is.

Check your work: Did you answer all FIVE questions? Did you remember to use ink?

Due Monday, April 16  

Active Skills for Reading: 4 Unit 1, Chapter 1 & 2  Read and answer the questions on pages 1-14. You may answer on your own paper or in the book. You do not need to write out sentences to answer all the questions, but be prepared to share answers aloud in class.

Reminder: I'll give you feedback on what you hand in, but you will not receive points for it or for answering the exercises in the text.

The following describes the only thing that you need to write out and hand in.

Remember to use 81/2' X 11" paper, write in ink and put your name, the date and the assignment in the UPPER RIGHT of your paper. Do not write more than one page, that is, one side of your 81/2" by 11" paper. If you type your paper, that's great. I'll accept it!

Please write answers for the following questions. You will be answering a total of 5 questions.

1. page 1, "Getting Ready," question 3.

2. page 7, "Think About It," question 1.

3. page 13, "What Do You Think?", question 1

Also, answer one of the two questions below. Answer question #4 or #5. Do not answer both.

Label your paper "4" or "5", depending on which question you answer.

4. How does this reading relate to your own life? What ideas, concepts, theories, or information have personal relevance for you? How might the ideas, concepts, theories, or information be useful in your own life?

5. Imagine that you are writing a letter to a prospective boss. Write three sentences about your personality or your job experience that would help convince the employer to hire you.

6. Finally, write out one sentence from pages 1-14 that you don't completely understand or have a question about. Tell what you question is.

Check your work: You must have answers for quetions 1, 2, 3 and 6. You must have an answer for #4 OR #5.

ANSWER KEY FOR UNIT 10

Before You Read
3. Possible answer: Genetically modified (GM) foods are foods that are engineered through a process of cutting and splicing genes.
5. All these words may be used to describe or discuss a controversial issue.

Reading Skill: Arguing For and Against a Topic
A. Suggested Answers

    Reasons for GM food:
1. speeds up the process of breeding food products with desired characteristics
2. can be used to introduce new characteristics to a food product
3. can improve the nutritional value of food products
4. can improve food product quality throughout the shipping or storage process
5. can prevent the need for chemicals or pesticides on food products

   Reasons against GM food:
1. could be harmful to human health
2. not enough research has been done
3. could contribute to the spread of diseases like mad cow disease
4. labeling and regulation issues are problematic

Reading Comprehension
1. food fuss     2. enhances; safety, long-term    3. genes; DNA    
4. cutting; pasting    5. Frankenfoods         6. Atlantic       7. experience;
dollars/money        8. technology

Vocabulary Comprehension
A. 1. calm   2. turns on    3. resisting    4. aroma     5. opponents     6. spoken to
     7. voluntary     8. mortally    9. frighten     10. security    
B.  1. generated     2. ambiguous     3. mandatory     4. fuss    5. revolves around
      6. compositionally    7. texture   8. Proponents   9. attributed to   10. alerted

Vocabulary Skill
A. 1. insist: verb; to demand or show a strong opinion
     2. consistently: adverb; repeatedly in the same way or manner
     3. substitute: noun; a person  or thing that acts in place of someone or
         something; verb; to replace
     4. persist: verb; to continue steadily in the same manner despite obstacles or challenges

     5. statue: noun; a form or model of a person or thing made of wood, metal, stone, etc.

     6. institute: noun; an organization, especially one for education or research; verb; to initiate or begin

    7. superstition: noun, a belief of or story about magical or supernatural beings and events

    8. desist: verb; to stop doing something; to discontinue 

   9. constitute: verb, to make up or comprise; to give lawful form to

B. 1. superstition     2. statue   3. insisted    4. desist

    5. substitute      6. institute