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Jethro gets ready for his job interview. He takes a shower. He shaves. He brushes his teeth. He cuts his fingernails. He combs his hair. He puts on the new suit he bought just for today. Jethro feels confident . He is also very nervous . Here is why. Jethro graduated at the top of his class in college. Still, Jethro knows the economy is bad. His dad just lost his job at the bank a few weeks ago! Many people are interviewing for the very same job. There is a lot of competition. Jethro is still positive. He thinks he has a good chance of getting the job at the technology company. Jethro arrives at his interview at 9:45. He is 15 minutes early. “Have a seat. Mr.
Stone will be right with you,” the receptionist says. Jethro
sits. He thinks about what he has learned to do in an interview. Look people in the eye. Give a firm handshake. Speak clearly. Jethro feels ready. “Mr. Stone
is ready to see you now,” the receptionist says. Jethro takes a deep breath and walks into Mr. Stone’s office. “Good to meet you, sir,” Jethro says and gives Mr. Stone a firm handshake and a smile.
Questions 1) What kind of job is Jethro interviewing for? A. a college job B. a banking job C. a technology job D. a receptionist job
2) What is one thing Jethro does to get ready? A. He talks to his dad. B. He calls Mr. Stone. C. He eats breakfast. D. He cuts his fingernails. |
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3) What time is Jethro's interview? A. 9:30 B. 9:45 C. 10:00 D. 10:15 4) What does it mean to be confident ? A. to be early B. to be sure C. to be worried D. to be nervous
5) Why might Jethro be nervous? 7) Why is it good that Jethro gets to his interview early? 8) What has Jethro learned to do in an interview? 9) Why might Jethro be positive about getting this job? A. The economy is bad. B. He did well in school. C. Jethro's dad lost his job. D. He knows Mr. Stone well. |
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Sentence Completion Directions: Choose the best word to complete each sentence.
1) Twenty-two is a _______. A. food B. number C. color D. car
2) Baseball is a _______. A. country B. city C. sport D. vegetable
3) Italy is a _______. A. country B. sport C. city D. color
4) Green is a _______. 5) A banana is a _______. |
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6) Spanish is a _______.
7) A lion is _______.
8) Paris is a _______.
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and circle it. 1. Many animals live in the forest. 2. Some trees grow to be too tall. 3. In the mountains, the clouds touch the trees. 4. It is interesting to observe ocean life. 5. The people of China live very hard. 6. Rain clouds move very fast in a storm. 7. The music sounds good in these speakers. 8. Communication with other cultures is not easy. 9. Time counts without a warning to us. 10. I love to swim on Saturday.
Literature: The Setting When and where a story takes place is called the setting. Also the setting tells you the place, time, physical details, and environment in which the characters interact. The outcome of the story can be changed if the
setting is changed. The story is not the same when you take the
characters and move them to a different place with a different
environment. Analyze the paragraph and answer the questions.
1. Where did this paragraph happen? _________________________ 2. When did this happen? _________________________ 3. What was the weather like? _________________________ 4. Where was the person going in the paragraph? _________________________ 5. Where do you think the person talking was to see an accident? _________________________
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A setting is something all stories have. A setting tells more than just a name of place. More descriptions of the setting helps the read get a visual idea of the setting in the story. The story may take place in a far away country but the author can use the words to make it feel real and believable. Some authors can even describe looks, feels, and smells of a particular place. This helps the reader to see why a character acts in a certain way.
Check the correct answer to the questions. 1. To find out the setting of a story what is the best questions to ask? __ Who and where? __ How and where? __ When and where?
2. When the setting is changed what happens to the story? __ The story would be changed. __ Only the title of story would change. __ The story would be the same.
3. Which one is the setting? __ He likes to keep his house clean. __ It was a sunny day at the beach. __ When are going to the mall?
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__________________________________________________________________________________________ Describe the setting in the story "The Interview" __________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________ Describe the setting of your home last year. __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________
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Writing: Likes and Dislikes Directions: try to express yourself using the phrases “I like….” and “I dislike….” Example: I like trying new things. Example: I dislike running.
1. _________________ swimming in a pool.
5. _________________ shopping.
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Expressing Yourself Try to complete the following expressions about yourself.
1) I dream about ______________________________________________.
15) I love it when _______________________________________________.
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