extensive reading A08

EXTENSIVE READING FORM - A08

Student's name and course: Vivian Capcha Romero – A08

Teacher’s name: Mr Rios.        Date: December 9th

1. Express opinions, doubts, confusions, and convictions that come to your mind as you think about what you have read. Watch and write about how these things change over time. Include title of book, article, magazine, etc. that you are reading.

I read an on-line article which title is “Scientist and engineers help elementary school teachers”, it’s an American program that brings scientists and engineers into schools to teach teachers how to teach science. This program started few years ago and it has achieved great result among students and teachers. I chose this article because it's related with education and got my attention. 

I think it’s a good way to teach children specially if the subjects are related with science, math, physics, so on; however, it doesn’t mean that engineers or scientist take the place of a teacher, it just mean that they help with facts, experiments and the technique language which are not common to teachers. Also I think it’s a good way to help teachers to improve their work because it gives them a great possibility to get new knowledge.

I've been researching about educational methods that are used in peruvian education, although they are good this new method could be helpful if Peruvian state starts doing that in the schools, furthermore, it could be a great experience for children, who will improve their skills, learn better and face new experiences which will be helpful for their lifes.

  
Pick out 5 lexical items (verbs, phrasal verbs, expressions, fillers, etc.) and write down examples of at least 2 different meanings of the lexical item.

Stagger / / v. to walk or move in an unsteady way, almost falling over:
I got out of bed and staggered to the window.

Staggering / / adj. very surprising, shocking, and hard to believe:
A staggering $ 3 million was spent in building the US nuclear arsenal.

1. EXPERTISE: /n/ a high level of knowledge or skill.

 We admired the expertise with which he prepared the meal.

2. MASS: /adj/ having an effect on or involving a large number of people or forming a large amount

Opposition groups plan to stage mass demonstrations all over the country.

      MASS: /n/ the ordinary people who form the largest group in a society

He was popular with the aristocracy but failed to win the support of the masses.

3. SPIT: /v/ to force out the contents of the mouth, especially saliva

      Bob Ewell spat contemptuously right in the lawyer's face.

      SPIT: /n/ a long, thin, metal stick put through a piece of food, especially meat, so that it     can be cooked above a fire

      Roast the lamb on a spit.

4. FUEL: /n/ a substance which is used to provide heat or power, usually by being burned

      Wood, coal, oil, petrol and gas are all different kinds of fuel.

    FUEL: /v/ to supply a system with a substance which can be burnt to provide heat or  power

       Our heating system is fuelled by gas.

5. JERKY: /n/ meat that has been cut into long thin strips and dried in the sun

    JERKY: /adj/ quick and sudden

    The disease causes sudden jerky movements of the hands and legs.