Reading for success (reading vocabulary test preparation)

Pham cong Ngoc, M.A READING FOR SUCCESS Reading - Vocabulary -Test Preparation (Used for the Advanced Curriculum) nd VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF FORESTRY - 2018 Pham cong Ngoc, M.A READING FOR SUCCESS Reading - Vocabulary -Test Preparation (Used for the Advanced Curriculum) 2nd Term VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF FORESTRY - 2018 INTRODUCTION WHO IS THIS BOOK FOR? Reading for Success is a short reading coursebook of 30 classroom hours for the second term students of advanced curriculum who wish to master general English competence and skills and high scores in exams It teaches them not only English language skills with a focus on reading ones but also reading techniques and background knowledge In addition, this book is a good guide for students to study for exams The reading texts in this book covermany fields of students’lives which help them increase their vocabulary amount Also, each unit covers many types of typical reading questions which are useful for them to take English reading exams WHAT DOES EACH UNIT OF THE BOOK CONTAIN? Prepare to Read This section introduces the topic of the passage The questions encourage students to share their own thoughts and experiences, and can be used for discussion before their reading activities Word focus This matching activity introduces students to new or unfamiliar words that they will see in the reading passage Students match the given words with simple definitions Scan This activity encourages students to make a prediction about a specific piece of information that appears in the passage The aim is to motivate students to read the passages quickly as they try to find the answer Reading Passage Each reading passage in this reading book is about 300 words or a bit more Each of the units contains reading passage based on around common themes such as human affairs, places, and things happening around us Each reading passage recycles new words from the earlier passages so that students can gradually build on and consolidate their vocabulary The language is carefully graded so that students gain confidence in their reading activities Which Meaning? This feature focuses on a word (or words) mentioned in the passage that has more than one dictionary meaning Students must choose which of the dictionary definitions that fits the word as it is used in the context of the passage.The aim is to encourage students to use dictionaries more effectively, and to think about the meaning of the words in the given context Check Your Comprehension These multiple-choice questions check students’ understanding of the passage The questions include key skills such as understanding the main idea, reading for details, reading for reference, and understanding text references Vocabulary Review This section reviews the vocabulary presented in the unit It consists of a wide variety of activities, such as Words in Context (filling in the gaps), Sentence Completion (completing short advertisements and emails), and Wrong Word (finding the word that doesn’t fit the group) Other activities include Word Families, Synonyms and Antonyms, True or False, and Puzzles such as Crosswords, Word Searches, and Mystery Phrases The aim is to help students begin to use the new words as part of their active vocabulary What About You? This section is divided into two parts: Speaking and Writing The aim is to encourage students to use some of the new words they have learned in a more personal context The activity can be done in pairs or in small groups Reading Quiz This part features a short passage followed by six multiple-choice test questions The passage comprises many of the new words from the unit The multiple-choice format and the range of question types reflect the style of questions that students will encounter in standardized tests such as the TOIEC test The aim of the quiz is to act as a unit test, and also to help students with test preparation Extra Features Vocabulary Self-Quiz This is a unit-by-unit word list which lists the new words in each passage There is a space next to each word where students can write a translation, or other notes, and there is also a space for them to test themselves The aim is to help students study and review the words outside class UNIT STUNTS PEOPLE PREPARE TO READ Discuss these questions What you know about Michelle Yeoh? Would you like to have a job like hers? Why or why not? WORD FOCUS Match the words with theirmeanings A contest a hurt dream b in place of fascinate c interest strongly injure d a competition instead e think about something you want B 1.kick a have an important part in a movie 2.punch b hit with the foot 3.star c a person between the ages of 13 and nearly 18 4.stunt d a difficult physical trick teenager e hit with the hand SCAN A Guess the answer by circling a or b Where does Michelle Yeoh come from? a California, the US b Malaysia B Scan the passage quickly to check your answer Michelle Yeoh Michelle Yeoh was born to a lawyer’s family in Ipoh, Malaysia at August 6th, 1962 She was not someone who grew up aspiring to become a movie star Instead, when she was still a little girl, she dreamed of becoming a ballet dancer Growing up in the tropical tin-mining town, young Michelle spent countless weekends swimming and diving with her friends at the Ipoh Swimming Club Michelle was a tomboy and loved many sports As a teenager, she represented Malaysia at national level for swimming, diving, and squash Later on, she became a beauty queen – Miss Malaysia – at the age of 21 But she isn’t famous for these 10 things She is famous for her amazing work in movies as an actress and stunt performer As a young Malaysian girl, Michelle Yeoh enjoyed sports so much, especially swimming She also liked music and martial art, but she loved dance the most When she was 15, she went to England where 15 her parents enrolled her at a boarding school Later Michelle entered the London Royal Academy of Dance, majoring in ballet While studying dance, she had a spinal (or backbone) injury That’s when she started studying acting instead After Yeoh went back home, in order to please her mother, she 20 participated in a beauty contest She won and became Miss Malaysia Soon after that, she went to Hong Kong to become an actress While she worked in the movies, she watched the stunt actors She decided that she wanted to stunts, too She spent hours every day at the gym She learned how to punch and kick She started doing her own stunts in 25 the movies Yeoh starred in her first movie in 1979 In her movies, she does most of her own stunts In one movie, she rode a motorcycle along the roof of a moving train In another, she jumped off a bridge and onto a moving truck She became famous around the world when she starred in 30 Tomorrow Never Dies with Pierce Brosnan In 2000, she starred in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Michelle did an extraordinary job for many films and she was nominated as the Best Actress for a number of awards(Hong Kong Film Awards, Golden Horse Awards, British Academy Film Awards, Saturn Awards, etc.) and won the title at the EMMA Awards and AMMY Awards She was also named International Star of the Year at ShoWest, the world's largest motion picture industry convention Michelle Yeoh is one of the most famous stunt actors in the world Her amazing stunts fascinate people everywhere WHICH MEANING? What does back in line 15 mean? (preposition) behind (verb) move backward (noun) part of the body CHECK YOUR COMPREHENSION Readthe passage again and answer the questions Circle your answers MAIN IDEA What is the passage mainly about? A Hong Kong movies B A beauty contest C A movie actress D Pierce Brosnan DETAIL What did Michelle Yeoh study in England? A sports B Stunts C Music and martial art D Dance and acting Which sport did Yeoh like the most when she was young? A Going to the gym B Swimming C Kickboxing D Jumping What did Yeoh in 1979 ? A She won a beauty contest B She acted in a movie C She jumped off a bridge D She hurt her back INFERENCE Why did Yeoh stop studying dance? A Dance lessons were too expensive B She dreamt to be a movie star C Her parents wanted her to be an actressD She couldn’t dance with an injured back TEXT REFERENCES In line 25, In another, she jumped off a bridge, what does the word another mean ? A A train B A movie C An actor D A motorcycle PLACES PREPARE TO READ Discuss the questions Describe a movie stunt that you remember How people learn to a movie stunt? WORD FOCUS Match the words with their meanings A acrobatics a a class applicant b sign up for a class course c a person who applies to enter a school enroll d a sport such as karate, tae kwon do, etc martial arts e a sport that involves amazing bending, balancing, and jumping B mentally physically require train trouser a related to a body b make necessary c pants d related to the mind e learn or teach certain skills SCAN A Guess the answer Circles a or b Jackie Chan went to a stunt school in a Hong Kong b Korea B Scan the passage quickly to check your answer Stunt Schools 10 15 20 25 Where you go to train in order to become a stunt actor? There is a long list of stunt schools all over the world for you to choose In the U.S, a person who wants to become a stunt actor can enroll some famous stunt training schools: International Stunt School in Seattle, Los Angeles Stunt Training Centre, or The Mecca of Professional Stunt Training In Asia, it is easy to remember several reputable stunt schools such as China Dram Academy, Stunt Academy Training in Malaysia, or Seoul Action School in South Korea Jackie Chan, who was born on April 7th, 1954, in Hong Kong, went to the China Drama Academy(established in April 1950) in Hong Kong Every day from A.M to midnight, he and his classmates studied singing, acrobatics, gymnastics and martial arts They started at a young age and lived at the school Jackie Chan lived at the China Drama Academy for ten years The students at the China Drama Academy were very strong and very well trained Many stunt actors come from this school They were called Red Trousers because the students were required to wear red trousers at school There are other training centers, such as the Seoul Action School in Korea, where you don’t have to enroll at such a young age At this school, you can learn everything from basic gymnastics and martial arts to stunt driving in six months Many students don’t finish their learning The courses are very difficult both mentally and physical.A Stunt student must haveadvanced stunt skills and training in five of the six categories of Body control (compulsory), Heights,Vehicles, Animals, Water,andFire (compu lsory) Applicants to the Seoul Action School must be between 19 and 27 years DETAIL Who has a bad habit? A Sherry B Luc C Yolanda D Maria How many readers want to change their appearance? A 5% B 10% C 20% D 30% INFERENCE What is probably true about Maria? A She often feels lucky C She is happy most of the time attitude B She is a positive person D She usually has a negative VOCABULARY What does welcome in line mean? A Greet C Spend What does fortune in line 15 mean? A Professions C Luck B Celebrate D Enjoy B Friendships D Time 98 VOCABULARY SELF-QUIZ You can use these word lists to quiz yourself First, write your translations next to the English words Study them for a while Then, quiz yourself Cover up the English words You should only look at yourtranslations Try to remember the English words and write them down UNIT 1: STUNTS PEOPLE Contest Dream Fascinate Injure Instead Kick Punch Star Stunt Teenager PLACES Acrobatics Applicant Course Enroll Martial arts Mentally Physically Require Train Trousers THINGS Audience Brave Explode Flame Pretend Protect Risky Shoot Spin Turn over TRANSLATION - 99 TESTYOURSELF - UNIT2: COLOR PEOPLE TRANSLATION TESTYOURSELF Colorful Condition Experience Form Report Sense Separate Smooth Strange Triangle - - PLACES Bright Death Dull Grab Iguana Poison Predator Prey Squeeze Warn - - - - THINGS Affect Beige Calm Decorate Encourage Mood Negative Positive Public Refreshing 100 UNIT 3: CIRCUS PEOPLE TRANSLATION TESTYOUSELF Accomplishment Balance Concentration Juggle Native Original Patience Perseverance Professional Tie in PLACES - - Caretaker Coach Entire Equipment Head Load Pull into Snack Sore Unload - - - - THINGS Attitude Community Cultural Effort Emperor Festival Generation Impact Look down upon Village 101 UNIT4: SHARKS PEOPLE Aquarium College Creature Dedicate Degree Dive Inhabit Knowledge Occur Shark PLACES Aggressive Agriculture Coast Coral Disappear Fin Marine Pollution Reef Treasure THINGS Birth Come across Dare Gigantic Jaw Nutrition Replace Solitary Swallow Wear down TRANSLATION - TESTYOURSELF - - - - - 102 UNIT 5: SPORTS PEOPLE TRANSLATION TESTYOUSELF Attempt Career Cemetery Coach Emphasize Overcome Qualify Rapid Success Tough - - - - - - PLACES Boundaries Citizen Combine Extreme Gather Huge Set out Spread Surface Tow THINGS Develop Innocence Rank Represent Respect Ripen Root Symbolize Treat Wisdom 103 UNIT 6: MONSTERS PEOPLE Coffin Devil Dragon Evil Identify Myth Reflection Superstitious Vampire Victim PLACES Century Chilly Claim Evidence Exist Hoax Investigate Legend Resemble Turn out THINGS Advice Associate Average Charm Dreadful God Powerful Prevent Reptile Wound TRANSLATION - TESTTOURSELF - - - - - 104 UNIT 7:NEW YEAR PEOPLE According to Affectionate Generous Horoscope Influence Loyal Pessimistic Romantic Sincere Stubborn PLACE Approach Balloon Celebration Confetti Descend Distribute Lower Sparkle Spectacular Tick THINGS Fortune Fresh Habit Lunar Outfit Pine Precisely Strike Welcome Whistle TRANSLATION - TESTYOURSELF - - - 105 - COMMON IRREGULAR VERBS Verb (infinitive) Past simple form Past participle become became become begin began begun break broke broken bring brought brought build built built buy bought bought catch caught caught choose chose chosen come came come cost cost cost cut cut cut did done draw drew drawn drink drank drunk drive drove driven eat ate eaten fall fell fallen feed fed fed feel felt felt fight fought fought 106 Verb (infinitive) Past simple form Past participle find found found fly flew flown forget forgot forgotten forgive forgave forgiven get got got (BrE) / gotten (AmE) give gave given go went gone grow grew grown have had had hear heard heard hide hid hidden hit hit hit hold held held know knew known learn learned learnt/learned leave left left lend lent lent lose lost lost make made made mean meant meant 107 Verb (infinitive) Past simple form Past participle meet met met pay paid paid put put put read read read ride rode ridden rise rose risen run ran run say said said see saw seen sell sold sold send sent sent set set set show showed shown sing sang sung sit sat sat sleep slept slept speak spoke spoken spend spent spent stand stood stood steal stole stolen swim swam swum 108 Verb (infinitive) Past simple form Past participle take took taken teach taught taught tell told told think thought thought throw threw thrown understand understood understood wear wore worn win won won write wrote written 109 REFERENCES https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Linda Lee & Erick Gundersen, Select Readings, Oxford University Press, 2002 Lin Lougheed, People, Places and Things 1, 2, 3, Oxford University Press LLC, Reading Comprehension Success in 20 Minutes a day, 3rd Edition, Learning Express, New York 110 CONTENTS INTRODUCTION…………………………………………………………… UNIT : STUNTS…………………………………………………………….5 People : Michelle Yeoh ……………………………………………………… Places : Stunts Schools………………………………………………………….8 Things : Movie Stunts ……………………………………………………… 11 UNIT : COLOUR………………………………………………………… 18 People : People Who Hear Color…………………………………………… 18 Places : The Amazon Rainforest …………………………………………… 21 Things : Color And Mood …………………………………………………….24 UNIT : CIRCUS……………………………………………………………32 People : Wayne Huey of the Red PandaAcrobats :……………………… 32 Places : The Circus Train…………………………………………………… 35 Things : The Chinese Circus ………………………………………………….38 UNIT : ANIMALS ……………………………………………………… 45 People : Eugenie Clark, the SharkLady …………………………………… 45 Places : The Great Barrier Reef ………………………………………… … 48 Things : Great White Shark ………………………………………………… 51 UNIT : SPORTS………………………………………………………… 59 People : Se Ri Pak ……………………………………………………………59 Places : Sea and Sky ………………………………………………………….62 Things : Tea Kwon Do Belts and Uniforms………………………………… 65 UNIT : MONSTERS………………………………………………………73 People : Count Dracula ……………………………………………………….73 Places :Loch Ness and Its Monster……………………………………………76 Things : Dragons………………………………………………………………79 111 UNIT7 : NEW YEAR……………………………………………………… 85 People : The Chinese Horoscope and Your Personality…………… ……… 85 Places : New Year’s Eve in Times Square…………………………………… 88 Things : Celebrating the New Year ………………………………………… 91 VOCABULARY SELF-QUIZ …………………………………………… 99 COMMON IRREGULAR VERBS……………………………………… 106 112 ... M.A READING FOR SUCCESS Reading - Vocabulary -Test Preparation (Used for the Advanced Curriculum) 2nd Term VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF FORESTRY - 2018 INTRODUCTION WHO IS THIS BOOK FOR? Reading. .. such as understanding the main idea, reading for details, reading for reference, and understanding text references Vocabulary Review This section reviews the vocabulary presented in the unit It... language skills with a focus on reading ones but also reading techniques and background knowledge In addition, this book is a good guide for students to study for exams The reading texts in this book