sage. Notice that the big idea of the passage still dom-inates. You are always reading for the big idea.This was a pretty basic passage. But it emphasizesa very important process that you must undertakeevery time you read, and that process is making con-nections. It’s easy to use an orange hi[r]
Step 5: Now let’s sum up the passage based on the outline you formulated in Step 4. It’s agood idea to jot it down. Notice that the “thesis” is neutral; the author does not side with anyviewpoint presented in the passage.Thesis: Portraiture is a social experience, but artists disagree abouttheir rol[r]
English Banana.comTest Your Reading SkillsReading Comprehension 9 – First Day in ClassCarolina is telling Lizzie about the first lesson of her new English class:“Well, I was nervous before it started. There were eight of us altogether, including theteacher. My teacher’s name is[r]
differences between gardeners and parents rather thanthe similarities. But is this really a fair contrast? Look atthe aspects of A (the gardener) that are described here.Do they have any relationship to the aspects of B (theparent) that are described? No. And a compare and con-trast passage can’t be[r]
we __(1) ___to turn on TV and watch whatever there was . But now we choose the programs we watch___(2) __more carefully because we have many ___(3) ___interesting things to do . One result of thischange is that we are also becoming ___(4) ___ careful about the actual television set itself . As we wa[r]
PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC ĐÀO TẠOTRƯỜNG THCS QUANG TRUNGĐỀ CƯƠNG ÔN TẬP MÔN TIẾNG ANH 8 - HỌC KÌ IINĂM HỌC 2008 – 2009I. Vocabulary: From Unit 9 to Unit 16.II. Grammar – Structure: 1. Tenses: + The present simple tense+ The present progressive tense (with always).+ The future simple tense.+ The past sim[r]
Read about one of the states which was included in the Louisiana Territory. On anotherpiece of paper, write the main idea of what you read.Scholastic Success With Reading Comprehension7Reading for detailsNameA REAL PrincessDetails in a story provide the reader with information a[r]
Throughout these pages, you have spent a great deal of time locating the main ideas in various pieces of writ-ing. Finding the theme of a work of literature is similar to finding the main idea in an article, passage, or memo.Just as the main idea is more than the subject of a given article, passage,[r]
A. It used to play with his sonB. It wasn’t a pedigreeC. It was wagging his tail7. Llewellyn realized his son was still alive _________A. After he had killed GellertB. As Gellert was dyingC. When he picked the cot up8. The baby was crying because __________A. He was laying beneath his overturned cot[r]
2.- except4.- hurried6.- suppose___________________________ANSWER THE QUESTIONS1.- How long has he been retired?_______________________________________________2.- What can been seen from his house?_______________________________________________3.- What is there between his house and the lake?_______[r]
Peter Stevens was born on 4th September 1942 in Manchester, England. When he was 5 yearsold, he went to live with his uncle Tim. Peter did not see a lot of his father when he was small.His mother died when he was 10. Peter liked music and he went to music school. Peterbecame friends with Paul Robert[r]
His friends visit John and they like his house, John and his friends go to the forest and cut down more and more and more trees, to build more and more houses.. Soon there aren’t any tre[r]
not a kid or boy anymore, he has grown up as a man. The changes that he has made areabsolutely his own choice and we can not even think about changing either hisappearance or his personalities. We hope he can back at his early performance and wecan witness his total performance as the youngest singe[r]
Bread, pasta and rice contain a lot of carbohydrate .Secondly, there is protein .We can get protein from cheese ,fish and meat .Thirdly ,there is fat .It means a nutrient in a food like [r]
about the text.1. How old is Rachel?____________________________________________________________________________________2. Where is she from?_____________________________________________________________________________________3. Is Washington the capital of the UK?___________________________________[r]
TASK 3Feminism, collective term for systems of belief and theories that pay special (1)____________ to women’s rights and women’s position in culture and society. The termtends to be used for the women’s rights movement, which began in the late 18th centuryand continues to campaign for complete poli[r]
3. Do all of them pass the final year of secondary school exams?4. How are Australian universities?5. How many years is it usually to study at university to become secondary school teacher?VII. Complete the following passage with a suitable word chosen from the box.means pictures coverage entertainm[r]