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Vocabulary Lesson 1A
purpose
(n.) a reason for existence, an aim or goal
research
(V.) to study something and try to discover facts about it
area
(n.) a part of a place , a region
image
(v.) to think about something and form an idea in your mind
space
(n.) outside the Earth where the stars and planets are
technology
(n.) scientific knowledge being used for practical purposes
real
(adj.) actually existing, genuine, not fake
design
(v.) to plan what something will look like
build
(v.) to make by joining parts together
decide
(v.) to make up your mind about something
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The ancient writer Plato; Robert Sarmast, an explorer; and Richard Ellis, an author.
The Atlantic Ocean and Cyprus
Lesson 1BClick here to enlarge the passage
Vocabulary
Lesson 1B
center
(n.) the middle
final
(adj.) the last one in a series of events
whole
(n.) all of something
history
(n.) the record of what happened in the past
report
(v.) to tell people that something has happened
natural
(adj.) something that exists in nature and is not created by people
simply
(adv.) plainly or absolutely
publish
(v.) to prepare and print copies of something
piece
(n.) a part or amount of something
certain
(adj.) sure that something is true
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Answers will vary, but many people want to believe in supernatural things.
Those that can be explained include Aurora Borealis, some flights at Area 51, crop circles, and the Lake Ness photograph. Things that can’t be explained are whether Atlantis existed and the castle ghosts.
For More Information
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/guides/history/ancient/
Key Words for Internet Research
Area51 Edinburgn Castle
Atlantis Leeds Castle
Aurora Borealis Loch Ness monster
crop circles UFOs
Reading SkillsReading Skills
Identifying Details• Identifying details in a text to answer specific
questions (eg: who, what, when, where, why) is often achieved through a strategy known as ‘Scanning’ for details. This is actually a technique often used in daily life when looking up a word in the telephone book or dictionary. Also when you read a newspaper, you're probably not reading it word-by-word, instead you're scanning the text for important information of interest.
Understanding the Main Idea
• Once we've determined the text type of a passage, and what it's generally about, we usually then read on to understand the main idea of the passage. In other words: What is the writer basically telling us? Or, What is the writer's main message? Understanding the main idea of a text means being able to identify the most important point or information in the passage.
Defining Vocabulary
• Often a reading passage contains definitions or explanations of new words related to the topic. The definitions in the text may be given through different clues to help you identify how the author has explained its meaning. It is important to understand synonyms or parallel expressions are often used to define target vocabulary items.
Paraphrasing
• Paraphrasing involves the skill of identifying a restatement of a section in a passage that retains the basic meaning while changing the words, often explained in a more simplified form. A paraphrase often clarifies a more ambiguous original statement in the text by putting it into alternative words that are often more easily understood.
Reading for Gist
• Reading for gist is reading to get a general sense of what a reading passage is basically about. In other words, we read to understand the main topic, or theme of the passage. For example, a reading passage might basically be about a new type of technology, or a tourist's vacation trip, or a story about a fictional character.