Integrated Skills Program 2

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L2T1B - Better reading

In this lesson, you're going to practise reading about what it means to be born on different days of the week.

Task One: Watch the video and play the game. Practise saying the words.

Task Two: Choose the right word to complete each sentence.

1. Riding a motorbike can be ________, so you should always be careful and wear a helmet.

2. In some countries, people are calm and quiet in the street but in others they are noisy and show a lot of ________.

3. I usually ________ with my sister about what to watch on TV. She likes gameshows but I like sports.

4. I have to ________ a dance in front of my class next week so I’m practising every day.

5. Khao Yao National Park is a very big area with some amazing places of ________ beauty.

6. My brother’s pet ________ bit his finger last night. He was very upset.

7. Breathing ________ in the air from smoke and pollution can make people very ill.

8. When it rains, the roof at the back of our house makes a big noise as the raindrops hit the ________.

There are seven days of the week: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Some people believe that the day of the week you were born on can tell you about yourself.

Task Three: Read the text about people who were born on a Monday.

If you were born on a Monday, you have strong emotions and you make decisions with feelings rather than thinking. You can feel very happy and very sad. Your lucky number is 7. Your metal is silver and your animal is the tiger.

Mark the sentences as True or False.

True

False

The lucky number for people born on a Monday is 7.

People born on a Monday make decisions by thinking more than with feelings.

The metal for people born on a Monday is gold.

Clear selection

Task Four: Read the text about people who were born on a Tuesday.

If you were born on a Tuesday, you like to play games and sports and you always play to win. Sometimes you argue and fight with your friends and family. Your lucky number is 9. Your metal is iron and your animal is the lion.

Mark the sentences as True or False.

True

False

People born on a Tuesday don't like sports.

People born on a Tueday never argue with friends.

The animal for people born on a Tuesday is the lion.

Clear selection

Task Five: Read the text about people who were born on a Wednesday.

If you were born on a Wednesday, you like to think about things carefully before doing them. You usually plan and use your time well. Your lucky number is 5. Your metal is mercury, and your animal is the elephant.

Mark the sentences as True or False.

True

False

People born on a Wednesday use their time well.

The lucky number for people born on a Wednesday is 5.

People born on a Wednesday think before they act.

Clear selection

Task Six: Read the text about people who were born on a Thursday.

If you were born on a Thursday, you like to have the power to get what you want. You don’t like other people telling you what to do. Your lucky number is 3. Your metal is tin, and your animal is the rat.

Mark the sentences as True or False.

True

False

Tin is the metal for people born on a Thursday.

People born on a Thursday like to be told what to do.

The lucky number for people born on a Thurday is 2.

Clear selection

Task Seven: Read the text about people who were born on a Friday.

If you were born on a Friday, you enjoy beautiful art and music. You enjoy going to natural places. Your lucky number is 6. Your metal is copper, and your animal is the guinea pig.

Mark the sentences as True or False.

True

False

People born on a Friday like nature.

People born on a Friday like music.

The lucky number for people born on a Friday is 8.

Clear selection

Task Eight: Read the text about people who were born on a Saturday.

If you were born on a Saturday, you like to take care of yourself and be healthy. You don’t enjoy doing risky activities. Your lucky number is 8. Your metal is lead, and your animal is the dragon.

Mark the sentences as True or False.

True

False

People born on a Saturday enjoy taking risks.

Silver isn't the metal for people born on a Saturday.

The dragon is the animal for people born on a Saturday.

Clear selection

Task Nine: Read the text about people who were born on a Sunday.

If you were born on a Sunday, you like to show others what you can do. You enjoy performing while other people watch you. Your lucky number is 4. Your metal is gold, and your animal is the bird.

Mark the sentences as True or False.

True

False

People born on a Sunday like watching people perform.

The lucky number for people born on a Sunday is 9.

The rat is the animal for people born on a Sunday.

Clear selection

Task Ten: Watch the video and answer the questions with your own ideas.

Task Eleven: Sam and Jennifer are friends. They are talking. Choose the best answers for Jennifer.

Sam: What’s your favourite day of the week?

I think I was born on a Friday.

I like Saturday because I have free time.

I go to school from Monday to Friday.

Clear selection

Sam: Which day of the week were you born on?

I was born in a big hospital.

I was born on a Monday.

I was born nearly seventeen years ago.

Clear selection

Sam: What does the text say about you?

It says that I have strong emotions.

I learned a lot from reading it.

I read the texts for all the days of the week.

Clear selection

Sam: And what does it say your lucky number is?

It’s says that it’s seven.

It says that it's silver.

It says that it's the tiger.

Clear selection

Sam: Do you believe what the text says?

My older brother was born on a Wedneday.

Yes, you can. I'd like to try that too one day.

No, I don’t because all days are the same.

Clear selection

Click the link below to see a pdf of this lesson.

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1XSYsSOjtU-lf1KzUfFvgGY9qKXPQQUxd