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Quizlet

Meat Under Fire

1. pre-reading
vocabulary: Quizlet

2. comprehension questions

• What is a controversial issue in America? (P1)
• What are the three reasons people do not want to eat meat? (P2-5)
• What do meat eaters suggest? (P6)
• How does the society handle the problem with the poor treatment of animals raised for food? (P7)
• How do meat eaters protect their health and the environment? (P8)
• What changes have been made in society about the war over meat eating? (P9)

3. phrases

• in horror (3)
• at best (4)
• at worst (4)
• at the center of ... (7)
• had a great respect for ... (14)
• as a result (22)
• a concern for human health (25)
• establish a connection (26)
• be harmful to (33)
• over time (33)
• environmentally minded vegetarian (35)
• dedicated to (39)
• contribute to (51)
• deal with the objections (65)
• wander around (70)
• in the meantime (94)
• follow suit (101)
• on the defensive (107)

4. usage and grammar

• ... an acre of land dedicated to growing plants ... (39)
• These gases are known to contribute to rising temperature ... (50)
• They advocate solutions that do not involve giving up meat altogether, such as creating farming practices that are more humane to animals. (62) / But what if meat could be produced in a way that did not harm animals ... (83)
• By combining meat with peas, ..., people can easily decrease ... (77)
• This will benefit not only human health but the health of ... (80)

Up a Tree

1. pre-reading
vocabulary: quizlet

2. comprehension questions

• Did the author like the new environment? / What did he/she think about the new school? / What was his/her consolation in addition to books? (lines 1-17)
• Who was Rhonda? / What was her invitation? (lines 18-33)
• Where were Rhonda and the author headed for? / How was the journey? / Where did they go in the end? / What did Rhonda want to do out there? (lines 33-54)
• How was the tree climbing? Did the author follow Rhonda all the way to where Rhonda was headed for? (lines 55-70)
• What happened to Rhonda when she got over the white birch? (lines 71-83)
• Was Rhonda OK? (lines 84-91)

3. phrases

• the property we live on (12)
• along with (12)
• go horseback riding (23)
• slide off (35)
• hit me in the face (35)
• gallop at full speed (39)
• alert to the forest (42)
• round a corner (44)
• pull out some gum (46)
• sit in the shade (51)
• break the silence (53)
• layers of branches (61)
• swing herself into the tree (63)
• take hold of a branch (64)
• work her way (71)
• wave at me (75)
• connected to (78)
• separate from (78)
• grab at it (79)
• hang on (79)
• a tangle of branches (81)
• let go of the branch (85)
• a sharp intake of breath (86)
• a sigh of relief (87)
• in disbelief (87)
• roll over onto her side (88)

4. usage and grammar

• These country people ... were very different from my beach friends ... (7-9)
• I spent all my free time reading library books ... (9-10)
• She ... and asked if I wanted to ... (22-23)
• I had the feeling that her mother had forced her ... (23-24) / I got Gunther ... where she had suggested ... (26) / I was beginning to wish I had stayed home ... (36) / ... she said she had taken her sister's horse ... (47) / The gum I had been chewing fell straight down ... (84)
• ... looked as scary as she did. (28)
• Looking up at her, I suggested she lead the way. (28)
• ... emerged from the cool showy road into bright hot sunlight (44)
• Then pushing her hair ..., she eased her foot ..., carefully shifting her weight ... (72-73)
• Barely connected to the trunk ..., it slowly separated from the tree. (78)
• She was laughing too hard to speak. (90)

My Invisible Garden

1. pre-reading:

• vocabulary
• If you had a chance to keep a garden, would you like to grow plants? 

2. comprehension

• How did the author engage himself/herself in talking about his/her garden? What did he/she talk about? (lines 1-14)
• How did the friend react when the author talked about the garden? (lines 15-21)
• How did the author take care of the parsley? (lines 22-31)
• What did the author think about weeding? (lines 32-45)
• How come the author did not seem to pay attention to the friend's talking? (lines 46-60)
• How did the friend feel about the way the author talked about his/her garden? (lines 61-73) 

3. phrases

• lose track of (2) 
• trail off (8)
• nod at (16)
• settle for buying some plants (29)
• in exchange for (33)
• think of (38)
• go about (44)
• smile at (46)
• take the perfect picture (62)
• passionate about things (65)
• bring up little details (67)

4. usage and grammar

• ... wonder if marsh hay was too salty ... (4)
• ... I tell them from the weeds. (13)
• I'd wandered by ..., intending to give ... (26)
• ... as big as a flea (34)
• ... keep bringing up little details (67)

A Company Prospers by Saving Poor People's Lives

1. pre-reading

• vocabulary: Quizlet
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2. comprehension questions

• What is Vestergaard-Frandsen? / What are the products Vestergaard-Frandsen produces?
• How special is Vestergaard-Frandsen?
• What is the interest of Mikkel Vestergaard-Frandsen? 
• What is Mikkel's father business?
• How did Mikkel and his father face business competition from Asia?
• How was LifeStraw invented? How was this product of help to the world?
• How do people think about Mikkel? 
• What is Mikkel's challenge?
• What is the attitude of Vestergaard-Frandsen?   

3. phrases

• plenty of charitable foundations (8)
• entertain thoughts (40)
• strike a deal (51)
• end up (65)
• roll up his sleeves (96)
• throw his own employees at a problem (96)

4. usage and grammar

• ... public agencies devoted to helping the world's poor (9)
• ... not only life-saving but even beautiful (22)
• ... it looked so bad that no housewife would have it ... (60)
• having it cut into blankets (64)
• ..., Mikkel has gone beyond being a supplier to helping set global policy (92)
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Life of Pi

1. pre-reading

• Quizlet
• What would you do if you were in the man's situation? 

2. comprehension questions

• What is the irony of the story? (P1)
• How do we know that the tiger was happy? / How do know that it was friendly? (P2)
• What are the types of sounds tigers can make? How do we feel about each of the sounds? (P4)
• What kind of sound is the most special to the narrator? (P5)
• Why did the narrator want to tame the tiger? (P8)
• What is the secret of the narrator? (P9)

3. phrases

• calm down (4)
• look at me intently (7)
• take ... in (13)
• twitch his ears (14) 
• prick up my ears (17)
• a variety of sounds (19)
• go woof (21)
• put out throaty, coughing roars (24)
• rusty hinges (27)
• distinguishes big cats from small cats (31)
• except for (36)
• on a walking visit to ... (38)
• die shortly of natural causes (50)
• count on (50)
• keep me from thinking (58) 

4. usage and grammar

• ..., the narrator, ..., finds himself alone in a small life raft at sea. (1)
•  After a time I recognized the gaze. I had grown up with it. (7) | Clearly Richard Parker had eaten ... (10) (past perfect tense)
• He kept twitching his ears ... (14)
• And tigers hiss and snarl, ..., sounds either like autumn leaves ..., or, ..., like a giant door ... (24) / Prusten is the quietest of tiger calls, a puff ... (39)
• It is one of the characteristics that distinguishes big cats from small cats. (30) (subject-verb agreement)
• If I knew of it, it was because Father had told me ... (36)
• He looked exactly as if he were asking me a question. (42)
• There being no immediate threat, my breath slowed down, ... (44)
• Only if I tamed him could I possibly ... (52)
  

Twenty-four Rooms in One

1. pre-reading

• vocabulary: Quizlet
• Questions

2. reading comprehension questions

• What did you see in the above video? (P2-P4)

use a remote control to raise the screen
fill the room with radiance
the wall-mounted television
countertop
worktop
sliding wall units
fold-down tables

• What was Gary Chang doing? (P1)
• Why did Gary Chang colorize the window? (P2)
• How can Chang change a living room to a kitchen? (P3)
• How can Chang change the layouts of his room so easily? (P4)
• How did Gary Chang take advantage of the small space in his apartment? (P6)
• What can we learn from Chang's Murphy bed? (P7)
• What was Chang's thought on the shortage of space in Hong Kong? (P9)
• What was his solution to this problem? (P11-12)
• What did he think about buying a new apartment? (P14)

 

3. phrases

• on a recent Saturday morning (2)
• work up an appetite (9)
• wall-mounted television (18)
• impose layouts on ... (29)
• was partitioned into ... (42)
• fold out the bed (57)
• take over the lease on their old apartment (66)
• tear down the walls (69)

4. usage & grammar

• Gary Chang stood in the middle ..., looking at a wall-size screen. / He stepped on the balance board ..., moving in time ... (present participle)
• His mother suggested that he (should) take over the lease ... (65)