Directions: Read the text then do the exercise that follows.

There are some highlighted words in the text, if you do not know their meanings, try to guess from the context.
My Classmates Weareanoisylot,thatiswhatourteacherssayaboutus.AhKeongisthenoisiestofusall.Hisvoiceislike thatofabullfrogbutvolumeslouder.Itseemsthathecannottalksoftly.Actuallyhedoesnottalk,heshouts. Perhapshislivingwithhisfamilyoftenchildrenhassomethingtodowithit.Inthisnoisybunchlivesaboywho hardlyeveropenshismouth.ThisisPadma,theboywhositsnexttome.Heissuchagentleandsoftcreature thatonewouldthinkthatheisaweakling.Thisisnotso.Noonedarescallhimoneforheisamemberofthe school'sKarateClub. ThenthereisDoris,ourclassmonitor.Shesitsrightinfrontoftheteacher'stable.Sheissuchamodel studentthatalltheteachersloveher.Wealllikeherforshedoesnotboss us around.Shehasgiven up doingthatlongago.Allshedoesistomakesurethattheteachershavesufficientchalkandthattheclassroom isclean.Rightatthebackoftheclasssitsourclasssleepy-head.Matseemstoneedmoresleepthanothers. Hecatchescat-napsinbetweenlessons.Theastoundingthingisthathecanfallasleepalmostinstantly.The momenttheteacherleavesafteralesson,Mat'ssnoresstartupandweknowheisatitagain.Remarkablyhe wakesupwhenthenextteacherarrives.Everyclasshasaclown.OurclasshasJack,otherwiseknownas "JackoTheClown".Heisalwaysuptosomeprankorother,puttingtailsontheboys'pants,frogsinthegirls' desksandpowderedchalkontheteacher'schair.Sowhenwehearagirlscreamorseemaleteachers strollingaroundwithchalkontheseatoftheirpants,weknowthatJackohasstruckagain.Theother classmatestoohavetheirownuniquepersonalities.Eachcontributeshisorherparttoourclass.Allinallwe areagroupofyoungchildrenwhoperhapsareabitnoisyattimes,butonthewholearewell-behavedand pleasanttobewith.

Lets Learn New Words!

I.Directions:Fillintheblankswiththewordsbeingdefined. Selectyouranswerfromthechoicesinthebox.
bunch weakling dare monitor boss me around give up astounding instantly prank stroll

1. ____________=surprising,amazing 2. ____________=rightaway,immediately 3. ____________ =giveorders,tellwhattodo 4. ____________ =weak,crybaby 5. ____________=supervise,check 6. ____________=stop,quit 7. ____________=havethecourage 8. ____________=practicaljoke,trick 9. ____________=group,gang 10.____________=walkalonglazily

AnswersI:1.astounding;2.instantly;3.bossaround;4.weakling;5.monitor;6.give up;7.dare;8.prank;9.bunch;10.stroll II. Directions: Fill in the blanks with the correct words from the answers box.
1.Limitkidsexposuretomoviesofanykind,and__________whattheyareallowedtowatch. 2.Yourhighschoolfriendsareanice__________. 3.Wehardly__________liftourheadsforfearofbeingcaught. 4.Benwonthebet.NowIhavetolethim__________foranentireweek!Ihavetogivehimafreeride andcleanhislockereveryday. 5.Shefiguredthecallwasfromafriendplayinga__________. 6.Thetornandfadedphotographofabeautifulyoungwoman__________broughtbackfineold memories. 7.SomeoftheimagerytakenfromIraqistruly__________. 8.Beforeyouvisititsmuseumandmonuments,takeadayfor__________thestreetsandenjoyingthe townspace,peopleandpets. 9.Hiswifefinallypersuadedhimto__________smoking. 10.Itwouldneedmorethanafewexercisestoturnaseven-stone__________intoaheavyweight boxer.

III. Directions: Make your own sentences using the highlighted words from the material. IV. Directions: This time, re-read the text and discuss it with your teacher. See if you understand it better now. Ask about other words and expressions that you do not understand.