3. Students scan the reading passage to check their answers.

4. Lesson 7A

5. Vocabulary Lesson 7A

6. balding (adj.) losing one’s hair on the top of the head

7. folk (adj.) traditional or typical ways of doing things

8. rustic (adj.) plain, simple, typical of a country lifestyle

9. plot (n.) the connected series of events that make up a story

10. exotic (adj.) unusual or interesting because it comes from another place

11. overseas (adj.) across the ocean, in another country

12. bet (v.) to think that something is true or likely to happen

13. online (adj.) available on the Internet

14. prejudice (n.) an unreasonable dislike of a particular group

15. theme (n.) an important idea or subject that

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18. Film city Yash Raj Films 20 million lndian greatest star Khan

19. overseas exotic folk

20. plot themes

23. c a b + + + + + + - -- - - natural answers may vary; ask students to support opinions

24. Lesson 7B

25. Vocabulary Lesson 7B

26. likewise (adv.) in the same way

27. inhabitant (n.) a person who lives in the place concerned

28. frivolous (adj.) silly or light-hearted instead of serious and sensible

29. odd (adj.) strange, unusual in a peculiar way

30. enrich (v.) to improve quality of something by adding to it

31. rhythm (n.) a regular series of sounds or movements

32. grieve (v.) to feel very sad about something, usually a death

33. prosperous (adj.) rich and successful

34. chronic (adj.) (for an illness) lasting a very long time

35. practitioner (n.) someone who works in a profession, especially medicine

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38. 1983 1920s 1890 1940s 1970s

39. inhabitants rhythm practitioner

40. frivolous prosperous likewise grieving

41. enrich griving fivolous chronic odd inhabitant prosperous rhythm

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44. rustic inhabitants overseas enriched

45. rhythm practitioners exotic prosperity themes likewise

46. For More Information http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/050 2/feature3/index.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tango_(dance)

47. Key Words for Internet Research Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Amitabh Bachchan Aztec dance BollywoodCharles Gardel Shah Rukh tangoT’sasala Cultural Group wuxia movies Yash Chopra

48. Reading Skills

49. 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.

50. Making Inferences When we read a text, the author does not tell us everything. Therefore, we must be able to guess some things and make clear assumptions from the information, facts, opinions and author’s feelings presented in the passage. Such a process of guessing and critical thinking is called Making inferences.

51. Identifying Detail 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.

52. 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.

53. Understanding Main ideas (Skimming) 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.

54. Identifying Paraphrase 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.