Guessing the meaning
The poor horse was RAVENOUS and it ate the leaves and bark off the trees.
what does ravenous mean?
Very hungry
In some industrialize countries, people are retiring from work at early age. The reason for this is economic. some European governments wanted people to retire early so that their jobs could go to younger people. But early retirement has created new economic problems. governments are having trouble paying the pensions for all retired people.
What is the topic of the paragraph?
Early retirement
In some industrialize countries, people are retiring from work at early age. The reason for this is economic. some European governments wanted people to retire early so that their jobs could go to younger people. But early retirement has created new economic problems. governments are having trouble paying the pensions for all retired people.
What is the main idea?
The trend to early retirement is creating economic problems in Europe
the high cost of newspapers in some countries is one simple reason why fewer people read them
Cause and Effect
after she turned on the oven, Michiko mixed sugar, flour, eggs, milk, oil, and vanilla in a new blender, pout the butter into the buttered pans, and put the cake in the oven.
Michiko made a cake
She was wearing such a GAUDY cloth that it was easy to find her in the crowd.
What does gaudy mean?
Very bright and colorful
In some industrialize countries, people are retiring from work at early age. The reason for this is economic. some European governments wanted people to retire early so that their jobs could go to younger people. But early retirement has created new economic problems. governments are having trouble paying the pensions for all retired people.
What is the topic sentence of the paragraph?
In some industrialize countries, people are retiring from work at early age.
In industrialized countries today, many elderly people suffer from depression. the main cause of this is loneliness. in the past, older people usually lived with other members of the family. but, these days, married children often prefer to live on their own, sometimes far away from their parents. thus, older people sometimes feel that they do not belong any more.
What is the main idea of the paragraph?
the elderly people in industrialized countries are often depressed because of loneliness
television has had an enormous influence on politics in recent decades
LIsting
As the bus rolled into her hometown, Lizz looked around at the familiar streets and shops which she had not seen for two years,
Liz came home
When I STOOPED down to get a better look, I realized that it was a dead rabbit. it must have been hit by a car.
what does stooped mean?
bend down towards the ground
In industrialized countries today, many elderly people suffer from depression. the main cause of this is loneliness. in the past, older people usually lived with other members of the family. but, these days, married children often prefer to live on their own, sometimes far away from their parents. thus, older people sometimes feel that they do not belong any more.
What is the topic sentence of the paragraph?
In industrialized countries today, many elderly people suffer from depression.The cause of depression in elderly people
People who work in large office buildings get sick more often than normal. they may have headaches, stomachaches, or sore, red skin. the reason for this lies in the buildings themselves. these large building usually have window that cannot be opened. the same air stays in the buildings for a long time and become unhealthy. This unhealthy air causes illness for those who work in that buildings.
What is the main idea of the paragraph?
Large buildings with unhealthy air can cause illness for people who work in them
Sequence
when they heard the forecast, the islanders closed the windows, put tape across the glass, move all their plants and chairs indoors, and stocked up on bottles of fresh water
the islanders prepared for the storm
what does squall mean?
Storm
In industrialized countries today, many elderly people suffer from depression. the main cause of this is loneliness. in the past, older people usually lived with other members of the family. but, these days, married children often prefer to live on their own, sometimes far away from their parents. thus, older people sometimes feel that they do not belong any more.
What is the topic of the paragraph?
The cause of depression in elderly people
Doctors have notice an increase in the number of children who are treated for ear infections. this could mean that more children get infections than in the past. Such an increase could be caused, in part, by an increase use of day care. In day care centers, little children can catch infections from each other.
what is the main idea of this paragraph?
The increase in number of ear's infection in children caused by the use of day care.
the standard of living of most Italian todays is not very different from that of their Europeans neighbors
Comparison COntrast
after clearing away the old leaves and branches, Bill dug up the hard ground, mixed in fertilizer and new soil, raked it all smooth, and planted the seeds
Bill planted the garden
"What's all that RUCKUS?", Dad called us. "If you cannot be quiet you'll all go to bed with no super".
what does RUCKUS mean?
Noise
People who work in large office buildings get sick more often than normal. they may have headaches, stomachaches, or sore, red skin. the reason for this lies in the buildings themselves. these large building usually have window that cannot be opened. the same air stays in the buildings for a long time and become unhealthy. This unhealthy air causes illness for those who work in that buildings.
What is the topic of the paragraph?
Large buildings with unhealthy air
After several decades, jogging is still a very popular activity in the United States. many people like to jogging early in the morning before work or after work in the evening. however, in the winter months especially, it may be dark during those hours. to help these joggers, a sport shoe manufactures has invented a new kind of jogging shoe. These shoes has red lights on the back of the heels. with these new shoes, the jogger can feel much safer running along the road in the dark.
a new kind of jogging shoe has lights on them for night safety
The carrier of Francesco Guccini began in a cafe in Bologna
Sequence
Sue put her pens and pencils neatly in a row, turned on the radio, stacked her English books on the desk, got her self a soda, and sat down on her desk chair
Sue got ready to study