SCAAAAAARY JOBSInterview

BUILDING BACKGROUND

Bill Haast works with poisonous snakes Barry Glass works with rats, mice, other

pesky pests.

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1. Power line installer

2. Miner

3. Firefighter

4. Police Officer

5. Taxi Driver

6. Broadcast tower technician

7. Bomb Squad technician

8. Stunt person

9. High rise window washer

10. Cemetery worker

KEY 2 THE INTERVIEW

Interview one person asks questions & another person answers them.

WORDS 2 KNOW

Venom n. poison Inject v. force a liquid into the body,

usually with a needle Immune adj. protected against an

illness Exterminator n. person who kills

insects, rats, and other pests for a living Route n. path Complete your Workbook page 39

WORD ORIGINS: ROOTS

Many English words come from other languages , such as Greek, Latin, & French.

Although these words have changed, the ROOTS reflect their origins.

Fend strike Ject to throw Termin boundary or end Complete your WB page 38

1ST CHUNKPages 90-92, lines 1-60

BILL HAAST December 30, 1910 – June 15, 2011 Miami Serpentarium Laboratories, 1947 until

1984 He extracted venom from snakes by holding

them by the head and forcing them to strike a rubber membrane

He had been bitten 172 times as of mid 2008.

BILL HAAST

Haast's hands suffered venom-caused tissue damage,

loss of a finger following a bite from a Malayan pit viper in 2003

As a result, He gave up handling venomous snakes

As of 2008 he continued to have his wife inject him with small amounts of snake venom

VOCABULARY

Ject throw (Latin root) : inject Banded Krait

QUESTIONS

Reread lines 14-15. Does this sentence state a fact or an opinion? How do you know?

fact; this statement can be proved. Reread line 37: Does this sentence state

a fact or an opinion? Why?

Opinion, it can’t be proved; it might feel different to someone else.

QUESTIONS

How does studying the photo & reading the caption on page 91 help you understand Bill Haast’s job better?

It shows how dangerous his job is, what one of the poisonous snakes looks like, and where he works.

THINK IT THROUGH

What are the dangers of Haast’s job?

Snakes bites, being poisoned by a snake

2ND CHUNK

Pages 92-93, lines 61-102

VOCABULARY

Line 99: high-strung = easily nervous Line 87: garden hoe Line 92: Tootsie Rolls

QUESTIONS

Reread line 98. Does this sentence state a fact or an opinion?

opinion; the statement cannot be proved, because not everyone thinks mice are cute.

THINK IT THROUGH

1. What fears does Barry Glass have on this job?

Being bitten by a rat.

2. In what ways are Bill Haast & Barry Glass alike?

Both take risks doing dangerous jobs, both work with animals, both do work that helps people.

3. If you had to pick one of these jobs, which one you take? Why?

FACT & OPINION

Fact a statement that can be proved Opinion a statement of a personal

belief & cannot be proved MUST, SHOULD

FACT & OPINION

School should serve healthier food. Most schools feed students foods like hotdogs, French fries, and hamburgers. These foods are high in fat. Often they are low in vitamins. Eating more salads and fruits would benefit students.

FACT & OPINION

FACT

1. Most schools feed students foods like hot dogs, French fries, and hamburgers.

2. These foods are high in fat.

3. They are low in vitamins.

4. Eating more salads & fruit would benefit students.

OPINION

Schools should serve healthier food.

Workbook page 36

1. I have about 400 snakes in my lab.

FACT – count the snakes

2. We take venom from each snake every two weeks.

FACT – check the lab records

3. A two-headed snake id the weirdest thing.

OPINION

Workbook page 36

4. Handling snakes is like playing the piano.

OPINION

5. A person bitten by a banded krait could die in 30 minutes.

FACT – check books on poisonous snakes

6. Bus have been on earth longer than human.

FACT – check science book

Workbook page 36

7. Mice like the thrill of trying to get a Tootsie Roll off a trap.

OPINION

8. Mice will be attracted by peanut butter and cheese.

FACT – check books on mice

9. The German cockroach is the most common species.

FACT – check books about cockroaches

Workbook page 36

10. Mice may be pests, but they are really cute.

OPINION

Workbook page 37

1. To give readers a clue about the main idea of this section. B

2. to show Bill Haast in his workplace. F

3. To introduce the entire interview.A

4. To explain the unfamiliar words. E

5. To show who is conducting the interview. D

6. To give background about the person interviewed. C