Vocabulary
What is the meaning of the word apprehensive?
What is worried or afraid to take action
What is a synonym of apprehensive?
What is worried or nervous
What are the two perspectives of the argument in the article about the use of cell phones in public?
What are: pro (for) cell phone use in public and anti (against) cell phone use in public
What is the main idea of the reading from lesson 5?
What is something that makes you irate?
What makes you very angry?
What is the meaning of the word assert?
What is to say strongly.
What is a synonym of the word assert?
What is to argue or debate
What are the 2 reasons why the woman says she is against cell phone use in public?
First, she states it is rude.
Secondly, she says it is frustrating for everyone else.
What is the main idea of the following paragraph plus 1 supporting detail:
Sloth bears are very active and very brave, too. They climb trees to gather honey right from the beehive. Their long, shaggy fur looks messy, but sloth bear cubs can easily hang from their mothers' backs while they travel around the forest.
What is: facts about sloths bears. They climb trees to gather honey from beehives.
Assert your opinion about why we should/should not have uniforms at our schools. What do you propose we do about them?
Give your opinion in a logical and eloquent way.
What does the word brainstorm mean?
What is to come up with a lot of ideas quickly
What is an antonym of the word assert?
What is to negate or question
What are the two reasons why the man states he is pro cell phone use in public?
First, freedom of speech
Secondly, he needs to talk about business (work)
What is the main idea of the following paragraph:
When it gets cold out, animals stay warm in different ways. Some animals go to warmer areas. Some animals just go to sleep until spring. Other animals fluff up their fur or feathers. Some small animals, like bees, huddle into a tight ball to keep each other warm.
How can we compromise about school uniforms?
Assert your opinion in a logical way
What is the meaning of the word convince?
What is to change someone's opinion
What are 1-2 synonyms of eloquent?
What is persuasive or articulate
What is the solution proposed at the end of the article about cell phone use in public? What are the advantages of this?
We can compromise. The advantage of compromising is that we can come up with a solution that is good for everyone.
List 2 details from the 'anti' perspective for cell phone use in public
First, she states that it is rude to talk on the phone in public.
Secondly, she says that it causes frustration for everyone involved.
Give a summary of the reading. What was the topic and main idea of it?
The article is about cell phone use in public. One person is anti-cell phone use in public. The other opinion is pro-cell phone use in public.
What is friendly or pleasant
What is a synonym of the word propose?
What is suggest or offer
What makes the woman from the article in lesson 5 irate?
She becomes irate when someone answers a call in a movie theater or restaurant and starts talking.
What does the main idea mean in a text? Describe it with detail then give the main idea plus supporting details about the reading on page 37 in the reading.
What is a summary of a reading. It gives the central idea of the text.
The main idea is how to win an argument. The paragraph states that you can win by convincing others to agree with your ideas. You need to assert good ideas and propose solutions.
What would be an eloquent argument against/for school uniforms?
An eloquent argument would be...