Reading. Unit 10. What events change our lives?

Reading. Unit 10. What events change our lives?

What Events change your life?

Which event? When? How?

Multiple Choice

Can you loan me a little money? I.............. to pay you back tomorrow.

• continue

• promise

• challenging

Multiple Choice

I believe that good schools are important for children.

• to think something that is true

• to change to become different

Multiple Choice

My new job is very..................... I need to learn several new computer programs.

• challenging

• opportunity

• continue

Multiple Choice

Did you ...........to take a trip? When do you need to make your decision?

• dream

• promise

• decide

Multiple Choice

Immigrants first came to the United states hundred of years ago. Today, immigrants................... to move to the united states.

• continue

• even

• opportunity

Multiple Choice

Hassan's ............... is to become a restaurant owner someday.

• decide

• continue

• dream

Multiple Choice

I belong to a neighborhood............. We meet once a month to talk about problems in our country.

• organization

• opportunity

• dream

Multiple Choice

.................... in winter, Dubai is sometimes very hot.

• Promise

• Decide

• Even

Multiple Choice

When I was young, I enjoyed working at my father's store. It wasn't hard, but I learned a lot about buisness. It was a great................ for me.

• opportunity

• dream

• organization

Building Reading Fluency

You can increase your reading speed. Read an article several times:

The first time, read for the main idea.

The second time, read for details.

The third time, increase your reading fluency. Don't stop for new words.

A Promise To Children

Reading Passage 1

Read the statements. Write T/F. Then correct each false statement to make it true.

• John Wood worked at Microsoft in 1998.

• He moved to Nepal for work.

• He visited a school in Nepal, and it had many books.

• Wood decided to bring books and education to children.

• When he started Room to Read, Wood got a large salary.

• Room to Read built more than 1000 schools in the first 10 years.

An Extraordinary Coach

Reading Passage 2

Multiple Choice

Carlos is very intelligent. He is the top Math student in our school.

• bad, not very good

• best

Multiple Choice

When my soccer team won the championship, I was very excited.

• a job you learn and do for many years

• a competition to find the best team in a sport

Multiple Choice

My aunt had a long career in education. She was a teacher for 35 years.

• to think that something is true

• a job you learn and do for many years

Multiple Choice

My dream is to turn my garage into an exercise room.

• to change to become different

• doing something well

Multiple Choice

She is a poor student because she never does her homework.

• bad, not very good

• doing something well

Multiple Choice

Mark is a very strong tennis player. He almost always wins.

• best

• powerful, not weak

Multiple Choice

My mother's business is very successful. She has many customers.

• a job you learn and do for many years

• doing something well

Read the sentences. Number them in the correct order from 1 to 6.

• She decided to accept the job at Stanford university (........).

• She coached the U.S team in the Olympics (........).

• Stanford offered her a coaching job (...........).

• Her friends and family thought moving was a bad idea (.........).

• She coached her 800th winning game (.........).

• She was a successful coach at Ohio State University (.........)

Answer the questions. Write complete sentences.

• When did Stanford offer VanDerveer the job?

• Why did VanDerveer accept the job?

• Why did her friends and family think she made a bad decision?

• When did she take a break from college coaching?

• What medal did her team win at the Olympics?

Complete exercise A & B. Pg: 157

Complete exercise A & B. Pg: 158-159