EXTENSIVE READING FORM-A09

EXTENSIVE  READING  FORM-A09

·         Student’s name and course:INES REMIGIO –A09

·         Teacher’s  na,e :ANTONIO  RIOS …..DATE .14/01/12

·         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.

MAINTAINING A POSITIVE PERSPECTIVE

·         I’ d like to apply all this information in my life because  are true facts of our life.Have you  ever wondered why some people feel down when face difficult situations while others feel  challenged and hopeful? it’s  because some people think positively and are optimistic,or others are pessimisti c.The difference between optimists and pessimists are how people perceive and respond to problems.Pessimists  believe life will  always be difficult  and painful.Optimists ,confront with same situations,expect the best, instead  of  seeing a probem,will see a solution to summarize:most of us need help being optimistic ,and have realistic perspective to face hard times that  can be a real challenge, but it’s essential to living peacefully and  happily.

2.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  U.S nuclear  arsenal.

·         .WONDER /   /Verb. To think about something  because you want to know more facts/

I wonder what we can do to help Sylvia.

WONDERFUL/   /adj.extremely  good/there was a wonderful view from the window

PHRASE:do/ work wonders :to have a very good effect on someone or something /

Fresh air and exercise  do wonders for  your  health .

·         .DIFFERENCE /   /noun .something that makes one person or thing not the same as another/What’s the difFerence between  these two computers?

PHRASE:make  a difference . to  have an important effect on something,especially a good effect/This scheme  will certainly make  a  difference to the way  I do my job.

·         .PAINFUL/   /adj .making you feel upset ,ashamed ,or un happy /Painful memories of her un happy childhood .

PAINFULLY/    /adv .in a way that makes you ashamed /she was painfully  aware of his embarrassment .

·         .ACHIEVE /    /verb.to be successful and  do things that people admire /

Many managers are  driven by a desire  to  achieve

ACHIVIEMENT/     /noun .a particular thing that someone has achieved /

Winning the  gold medal  was a remarkable  achievement .

·         .DUE /    /adj.expected  to happen  or  to be  some where /her baby  is due in may

DUE TO/    /preposition.because  of something   =owing to /we had problems due to poor management.