EXTENSIVE READING FORM – ADVANCED
Student´s name and course: Ángela Andrea Requena Sotomayor.
Teacher´s name: Antonio Rios Date: September 21st
Title of article: "The Gratitude Club"
Source (book, e-book, online publication, etc.): Reader´s Digest
1. Write about an event, issue, or idea in the reading that strikes you as important, interesting, or surprising. Tell why it is so.
The article is about a man who was considered the best neighbor in his town, Oregon. For five decades he had helped to everybody in his town in many ways. For example, plowing cars out of snow, chopped wood, repaired farm equipment, and many more.
The journalist said the he was interesting to know more about Woody Davis, the best neighbor, so the journalist traveled to Oregon, and he began to knock the door of all the people in Oregon's town, everybody he interviewed had many stories about Woody about his selflessness and generosity.
What is interesting an important about this kind of story is that he lived always to help the others and when he got sick, everybody were rallying around him.
Some of the people of Oregon's town said things like: "He´s epitome of something dear". And the majority of them agree that he´s special, uncommon, that he´s a gift that that community has had all those years.
The journalist said, that some months ago, Woody was diagnosed with ALS, it's called Lou Gehrig's disease. And the doctors told him he has about six months. This kind of disease attacks the nervous system, and it´s already making it hard for him to lift much of anything or even talk. But besides it, Woody's attitude remains unaffected. He said he has the best medicine: the love of the people of Oregon's town.
2. Pick out 5 lexical items (verbs, phrasal verbs, expressions, fillers, etc.9 and write down examples of at least 2 different meanings of the lexical item.
1. Plough // v. to turn over the soil before putting seeds into it using a plough:
The fields were being ploughed for winter wheat.
Plough on // phr. verb. To continue doing something that takes a lot of effort or is likely to cause your problems:
She still ploughs on his activities in that office, where her boss is a monster.
2. Chop // v. To cut something such as food or wood into pieces:
Finally, you must add chopped onions to the soup.
Chop-chop // interjection. Used for telling someone to hurry:
Let's go please, chop-chop!
3. Consummate // adj. Showing great skill at doing something:
He's a consummate politician.
Consummate // v. to complete something, especially a business deal or agreement:
After one week of negotiations, finally they consummate the business.
4. Rally // v. To join other people in order to support someone or something when they are having problems:
Parents rallied to the defense of the school.
Rally around // phr. v. To work with other people in order to help someone in a difficult situation:
Friends and neighbors rallied around to help.
5. Epitome // n. The best possible example of a particular type of person or thing:
She was the epitome of fashionable elegance.
Andreita
