Unit 5: Lesson 1 - America's Last Frontier: Alaska

America's Last Frontier: Alaska

Welcome to this new week of learning

What do you think?

• Where is Alaska?

• What country is it a part of?

• Would you want to visit Alaska?

• What do you think Alaska is famous for?

Poll

Which do you think is true?

• Alaska used to be part of Russia

• Alaska is the biggest state in the United States of America.

• Alaska is the oldest state in the United States of America.

Time to watch a video and learn 15 facts about Alaska!

Open Ended

Write two of the most appealing facts about Alaska for you, according to the video.

Time to read

• Go to Edmodo and download/ open the PDF

• Otherwise open your book in page 92

• Let's read together: Volunteers!

• Take 10 minutes to identify the vocabulary and find the definitions

Key Vocabulary

Look at the words in bold type in the following passage. Write each word next to its definition. (Write the base form of the verbs and the singular form of the nouns. Adjectives and adverbs should not be modified.)

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A weak point; a disadvantage

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Very surprising and shocking

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To make use of something, sometimes without care or attention

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Very easy to see, notice, or understand

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The boundary between two places; the edge of land where people live, beyond that is wild and unknown land

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To do something, that makes up for a loss or a wrong; to pay for something

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In a way that is important enough to have an effect on something or to be noticed

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The money you get for working

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Apart from or not included

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Amazed or surprised

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A little

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Land

How did it go? to difficult?

Take 10 minutes to check the text again, to answer the following questions

Multiple Choice

Which country did Alaska originally belong to?

• Russia

• Canada

• United States

• Denmark

Multiple Choice

Which is the capital of Alaska?

• Bering Strait

• Anchorage

• Fairbanks

• Juneau

Multiple Choice

Which is not one of the Alaska's natural resources mentioned in the passage?

• oil

• coal

• fish

• trees

Multiple Choice

Which sentence about Alaska is true?

• Everyone is rich in Alaska because of natural resources.

• Alaska is slightly larger than Denmark.

• It borders Canada to the east and Russia to the west.

• Wrangell-St. Elias National Park is the only park in Alaska.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence about Alaska is NOT true?

• Living costs are much higher in Alaska than other places in the US

• People don't live in remote places because transportation costs a lot

• Visitors can see grizzly bears, bison, and bald eagles in Alaska.

• Most fresh food has to be transported by air.

Multiple Choice

Line 14 states, "the rewards became obvious." What do you think it means?

• The US has made a lot of money from Alaska's natural resources.

• Russia returned the money to the US later.

• Russia gave rewards to the US for buying Alaska.

• The US had to pay money to Russia after the rewards were discovered.

Multiple Choice

Why does the writer mention "top ten" lists in paragraph 6?

• to compare Alaska with other states

• to introduce the top ten states to readers

• to emphasize that Alaska is an amazing place

• to explain what top ten lists are about

Multiple Choice

Which of the following sentences best restates the highlighted

information in line 27?

• It's easy to make a living in Alaska.

• Sometimes it's difficult to pay your living costs in Alaska.

• It's uncomfortable to live in Alaska.

• It's hard to find a job in Alaska.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following sentences best restates the highlighted

information in line 31?

• Everyone must do something.

• People can enjoy many different activities.

• Everyone wants to visit the parks and preserves.

• People must look for something they like.

Multiple Choice

Find the numbers 1 to 4 in the passage. Choose the best location for

the following sentence: "In winter, even boat or plane access may not be possible."

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

This is the vocabulary you are going to use to complete the next questions

• weakness

• territory

• frontier

• aside

• obvious

• significantly

• wage

This is the vocabulary you are going to use to complete the next questions

• outrageous

• compensate

• slightly

• exploit

• astounded

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The company will give me some extra money to

_______ me for working on weekends

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When the soldiers were in enemy ________, they were very nervous.

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The new building is

___________ different to the old one. The changes are hard to see.

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These two books are ____________ different. You can see the differences very easily.

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My mother was ________ when I came home with two big fish.

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It seems ______________

now, but at the time we didn't know how it worked.

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People often don't want to show any _______________

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In the 1800s, the American ________________

was a dangerous place to live.

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People who want to earn a

____________ need to get a job.

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Some people think it's bad to

_______________ the Amazon for its resources.

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___________ from Henry, I think everyone is here.

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That is ______________! I can't believe they are doing that.

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According to the vocabulary of the text, what's the synonym of border?

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According to the vocabulary of the text, what's the synonym of pay (n)?

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According to the vocabulary of the text, what's the synonym of amazed?

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According to the vocabulary of the text, what's the antonym of strength?

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According to the vocabulary of the text, what's the antonym of a little?

Open Ended

Write your opinion about Alaska

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According to the vocabulary of the text, what's the synonym of make up for?