READING 3 ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROGRAM FALL 2014 Unit 11: Art and Life

Discussion Do you have a favorite color? Why do you like that color? How does color influence our lives? What would life be like without color? Can color influence our mood? What do you associate with the following colors? Red Blue Green

Pre-Reading Skills Check background knowledge Predict what you are going to read about

Pre-Reading Skills After predicting, read your questions before looking at the reading. 1. Gist: main idea (use titles, subtitles, first paragraph) 2. Detail: read all the choices and look for key words 3. Main idea: (look for topic sentences) 4. Inference/Paraphrase: not directly stated – use overall idea 5. Vocabulary/Reference: read entire sentence with key word

Vocabulary in Context Go back and read more completely to determine vocabulary words Check with a partner

Unit 11A Vocabulary extract (v) – to take or pull something out of the place that it was aggression (n) – anger and violence toward others bold (adj) – fearless and daring, standing out from others passive (adj) – not actively taking part, letting others make decisions package (n) – a container like a box or parcel

Unit 11A highlight (v) – to indicate and give emphasis to caution (v) – great care and close attention; a warning depressed (adj) – feeling very sad and hopeless neutral (adj) – neither strongly in favor of something nor against it inhibit (v) – to restrain or prevent

Unit 11B Vocabulary sensitive (adj) – showing awareness and understanding of others sensible (adj) – practical, showing good judgment wander (v) – to walk in an aimless way without a destination subsidy (n) – money given, by the government, to help pay for expenses innovative (adj) – new and creative

Unit 11B appreciate (v) – to value highly, to be grateful for something or somebody classic (adj) – high quality and of lasting value; timeless recovery (n) – a return to health or to a normal state resist (v) – to stand firm against or oppose something greed (n) – excessive desire for something like food or money

Homework: Reading Journal #10 Type one paragraph (4-5 sentences) on the following topic: -- due 11/26 before class (Wednesday) Do you agree or disagree that color has a powerful effect on people? Support your answer with your own ideas and…  Bonus: If you correctly use a citation in your paragraph, I will give you some extra points! Remember! You should use at least 3 new vocabulary words (from Unit A or Unit B) in your responses. Please underline these words in your response so you can make sure you included them.