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Building stage

14. Scan one of the essays you selected and choose a paragraph that you find a
bit difficult to understand.

• Read the paragraph carefully a couple of times. session 5
• Underline the sentences on which you would like to focus. Look at the example.
Example:

I remember that when the concept of teabags appeared in Russia (right
around the collapse of the Soviet Union), it did gain popularity, along with candy
bars and hamburgers, but it also became the butt of endless jokes, such as:
“Soon, instead of the tea ‘Cheerfulness’, another tea named ‘Greediness’ will
be on sale; it will have all the teabags tied to one single thread.”

thread
Glossary on Implied information
Example: page 182

• Write some questions in your notebook analyzing what the writer is saying.
• Use the underlined sentences as a guide. Look at the example.

Quote Question

“the collapse of the Soviet Union” What is the writer implying here?

Is he talking about American products?
“candy bars and hamburgers”
Are teabags American?

“the butt of endless jokes” Did Russians like teabags?

Are they talking about tea brands?
“the teas ‘Cheerfulness’ and ‘Greediness’”
What does “Greediness” mean?

15. Reread the paragraph you selected in Activity 14.

• Discuss what each line means, why the writer uses those TRACK 46
expressions and what you can deduce.
• Include the questions you formulated in the previous activity.
• Listen to the track and use it as an example.
• Do the same thing with other parts of the essay that you do not understand.

16. Go to your Reader’s Book, page 70 and follow the flowchart
to complete a conversation. Choose a line from each level.

Reader's
• Comment on the essay’s quotes.
• Be careful to stay on topic and do not ramble. Book page 70
• Include some appropriate anecdotes to have an interesting discussion.
Continue this activity on the next page

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