WEEK 13

Dear All,

As you may know, we have already started Unit 7, which is about The Movie Business. 

We have just revised the figurative language, which has a special meaning like the word star.

In Chapter 13, we have read Famous Flops. We have had the chance to revise the following vocabulary.

screen	Break even	career	comedy	interact
Audience	set	Out of business	script	review
cautious	western	animation	director

We haven't started Chapter 14 yet. However, we will identify key details as a reading strategy in this chapter, and the following vocabulary will be helpful to understand the text Sleeper Hits.

campus	factor	genius	hit	Low-budget
marketing	release	Set out	state	Take by surprise
trust

1- You need to complete the handout you will be given.

2- Complete the Vocabulary Practice 7 on page 224.

3-Complete the quizlet here.

WEEK 12

Dear All!

Unit 6 is about music....Here in Chapter 11, we focused on examples. The following words/ohrarses are a great help of understanding the text All About Music.

In contrast	resemble	note	beat	pattern
content	appropriate	complex	Left over	Tend to

Chapter 12  offers a text about 'amusic type of people'. It is called Can't Name a Tune? Check the following words/phrases:

appreciate	avoid	concert	condition	distinguish
embarrassed	instrument	lack	Turn on	wish
uncommon	amusic	Color blind

We also revised adjective forms of verbs; -ing & -ed
eg: confuse- confused-confusing
     satisfy- satisfied- satisfying ......

1- You need to check Fluency Practice 2 on pages 102-106. Read the texts and time yourself. You can find the answers on page 230.

2- Complete the handout that I gave you. The answers are already given.

3- Complete the Vocabulary Practice 6 on page 236.

4- Answer the quizlet here.

WEEK 11

Dear All,

This week we completed Unit 5

Here are some words in What is American food?

serve	dish	Taste-tasty	sauce	associate
profit	critic	exotic	spicy	immigration
reflect	define	flavor	salty	mess

We also revised suffix -y
eg: salt- salty, spice-spicy, scare-scary ....

In the following chapter (Chapter 10), we read some examples to understand causes and effects. In this chapter we read Why Chillies are Hot. The key words are given below:

pain	pleasure	respond	relief	variety
pack	Sold out	Poison-poisonous	bitter

Click here for the vocabulary quiz.

Please complete Vocabulary Practices on 218-222

Best

WEEKS 9-10

Dear All!

This week, we had some revision to remember some skills in reading.
In this new unit, we saw some interesting hotels:

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We also found the topic and main ideas together with examples and details.
As for some vocabulary practice, answer  the questions here.
If you want to do more practice here are the link for the previous units:
Unıt 1
Unit 2
Unit 3
Below are your extra reading and vocabulary tasks:

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WEEK 8

Dear All!
We have started UNIT 3- It's Not Easy Being Green.
As for one of the reading skills, we will be focusing on previewing and predicting. Pay attention to the last sentence of the first paragraph to find the main idea.
Let's have a look at the vocabulary in Chapter 5

allow	charge	customer	delivery
double	environment	fuel	material
Require-requirement	wasteful	Advertise- advertisement	Doubt-doubtful
Invest-investment	Improve- improvement	Success- successful	Treat-treatment

You will see more words in Chapter 6

generation	luggage	passenger	benefit
pollution	excited	weight	Be made up of
contain	Environmentally friendly	satisfied	Expert
biofuel	regular	plant	corn
sugarcane	Oil-based fuel	complain	Look like
shape	Flying saucer

Have a look at Fluency Practice 1 on page 45. You need to improve your reading speed, so time yourself as you read.

Answer Key: Check your answers on page 231

Read Aquatic Exercise and Michael Phelps: Keys to Success and answer the questions.

Answer Key: Check your answers on page 231

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WEEKS 6 & 7

The Good Guys in Sports

In Chapters 3&4, we focused on some vocabulary:

Afford	Improve	Attract	Post
Argue	Quit	Contract	Stand out
Athlete	Reach	Fan
Award	Salary	Focus
Doubt	Treat	Investment
Hero	Advertising	Mind

We went over some skills to understand sequence and make inferences.

Common sequence words:
a few years later                       over time
at first                                      soon
at the time                                then
for weeks                                when

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WEEK 5

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