II Year Lettorato Inglese -- Group 2E (Peterson-More)

Dear students,

Here is the homework to complete for our next lesson on Monday, October 22:

- Finish reading article “Are Siblings More Important Than Parents?”

 https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2018/09/how-to-make-friends/565742/

+ Write a short summary of the article (1-2 paragraphs; 100-150 words). What is the main point or argument of this article? Concentrate mainly on the information in the article that is most important.

+ Pick out 5-10 vocabulary words or phrases you didn’t know and write them in your rubrica as follows: (1) Write the word; (2) write the part of speech (noun, verb, adjective etc.); (3) write a definition or synonyms in English; (4) write an example sentence or phrase using the word. The example sentence or phrase can be one that you find in the dictionary, in the reading article, or one that you invent.

- Textbook pg. 174, “Useful words and phrases” – Create entries for all 10 words in your rubric, as above

- Textbook pg. 176, complete ALL exercises

- Textbook pg. 134, study the grammar lesson. Make a note of anything you do not understand and/or that you want to ask me during our next lesson