Reading Explorer 2

 Vocabulary Review:

acrobatics   martial arts    master   monks    temple 

1. A person flying in the air doing jump kicks is doing _____________________.

2. In some religions, people go to a ____________________to pray.  

3. __________________are men that devote themselves to their religion and following the path of God.  

4. I am a ____________________of writing stories.  That is why I write so many of them.  

5. Kung fu, karate, and Tae Kwon Do are just some examples of some _____________________.  We talked about the ones from your countries in class on Friday.  

*After reviewing the vocabulary, I will collect the weekend assignment about a tradition you like.  

*We will read P.60-61 in class and discuss the new vocabulary.  

*I will return the reading assignment from last week.  

*Warm-up discussion: What was one good thing that happened to you this weekend?

Vocabulary from Today:

 

*a series: related events connected together

*inspired by: the thing that influenced something else

>I was inspired by my favorite teacher to enter this profession.

>This movie was inspired by real events.

*the basis: the most basic thing

>The basis of the ELS center is to teach English

*self-defense: protecting yourself

*ensure: to guarantee that something will happen

>I want to go to a good university to ensure that I can get a good position at a famous company.

*publicity: getting attention (usually in the media)

>Businesses make advertisements for publicity

*to accept something: say yes to an offer.

>>Mr. Nate offered me the chance to teach the class, but I did not accept. 

*violence: fighting and killing

>>Horror and Action movies have a lot of violence

*to remind someone: to help someone remember something

*convince: to encourage or get someone to do something

>>My family convinced me to come to Philly

*a traditionalist: a person who wants to keep the old traditions forever