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actorcubsbite

paws

1. taking care of tow young bears or playing with two bears to get them used to humans

2. Wasatch Rocky Mountain Wildlife in the state of Utah, U.S.A.

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Vocabulary

Lesson 3A

remember

(v.) to think about people and events from the past in your mind

adventure

(n.) an exciting and/or dangerous event or experience

care

(v.) to look after someone or something

difficult

(adj.) not easy

job

(n.) work or a function that someone does

human

(adj.) concerning people

understand

(v.) to know what something means or why something happens

adult

(n.) a grown-up person

fee

(n.) an amount of money paid for a service

value

(v.) to think that something is important

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television and movies

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get used to

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adult

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India the United States

the United States

Japan and China

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Vocabulary

Lesson 3B

director

(n.) the person who gives direction in a movie

following

(adj.) coming next or after in time or sequence

including

(prep.) used to introduce examples of what you were saying

film

(n.) a movie

series

(n.) a number of things or events that come one after the other

future

(n.) a period of time that will come after the present

machine

(n.) a piece of equipment that uses electricity or an engine to work

explain

(v.) to describe something so it can be understood

important

(adj.) significant, highly valued, or necessary

media

(pl. n .) communications such as TV, radio, newspapers

create

(v.) to make or develop something for the first time

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documentary

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including

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human

future

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For More Information

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Reading SkillsReading Skills

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.

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.

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 Reference

• Understanding reference in a text is an important reading skill which involves focusing on specific meaning of ‘pronoun references’ used throughout a passage (eg: this, those, their, it). This is an important skill to help develop full comprehension of significant details of a section of a passage which refer back to previous statements made.

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.

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’