Practicing English Usage

(October 2017)

Speaking

·  What Did I Learn?

o  Choose one article. With a friend, read the article and then take turns telling each other a fact from the lesson. Try to be the one who has the most facts!

·  Skit

o  Choose an article you liked. With a friend, make up a skit on the topic of that article. Have fun with making characters, the setting and the story!

·  Write a Summary

If you could be any character in the magazine, who would you be? Why?

Writing

·  Story

o  Choose an article you liked. Write a short story about someone who has just read the article. What happens afterwards?

·  Summary

o  Choose an article. Read the article, than write a summary of the article in your own words. Try not to look back at the article when you are doing this.

·  Letter

o  Choose a character from any lesson. Write a letter to the character. You can ask the character questions, or tell him/her how you felt about the lesson.

Skills

·  Key Points

o  Choose an article. Find and write out an additional key point for the article.

·  Fact or Opinion

o  Choose an article. Identify three statements of fact and three statements of opinion. Then explain how you know they are facts and opinions.

·  Discussion Questions

o  Choose an article. Think of two discussion questions that can be used with the topic.

Step 1:

Review the Word Bank /

Step 2:

Review the Reading

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Step 3:

Complete the Activity /

Step 4:

Read the Text Aloud