Unit 2

Reading One
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2) 1. Frank faced many obstacles during his childhood
-Three of his siblings died.
-His father abundant the family.
-They were very poor. They never had enough money and food.
-His house was dilapidated.
2. As a child Frank enjoyed reading books.
3. Frank was full of shame about his past and often invented stories about his sordid
childhood instead of telling the truth.
3)1. Misery
2. Meager
3. Shame
4. Defeated
5. Yearned for
6. Tormented
7. Sordid
8. Poverty
9. Abandonment
10. Hopelessness
11. Dilapidated
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1. McCourt is now in New York City’s Lincoln Center.
2. He meant by “They gave me so much than I gave them “that they gave him time and
care more than he gave them.
3. I think between 1949 and 1997 McCourt faced the obstacles with his determination, then
his Knowledge and talent increase due to his love to reading and storytelling which made
him a well- educated person in this 18 years.

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1. The answers helped me by giving me back ground information about the story and it
made me know the main idea of the story.
2.
1934 Frank McCourt’s family returned to Ireland
1949 Frank McCourt returned to the united states
1970 Frank McCourt started teaching at Seward Park High School
1981 Frank’s mother died
1994 Frank retired
1996 Angela’s Ashes hit book stores
1997 Angela’s Ashes had received Pulitzer Prize
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1949 Event: He was 19 years old and had only eighth grader education and wanted to start a new life

Frank returned to the U.S

1970 Event: He began teaching and using his past to communicate with his students who loved his stories when he
told his stories he realized how his past affected him
Frank started teaching at
Seward High School

1981 Event: After his mother died he realized that he had no excuse not to write his book. While she was alive he
chose not to write out of respect for her
Frank’s mother died

1994 Event: He struggled to write his memories, so he had to dig deeper into his past

Frank retired

1996 Event: Angela’s Ashes hit book stores and became best seller

Angela’s Ashes hit book stores

1997 Event: Because the book was so good it won a major award and Frank became famous

Angela’s Ashes had received

Pulitzer Prize
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1. Tell their opinion violently and aggressively
2. Form a bod or communicate
3. Was published
4. Went over page by page but not precisely
5. Lost his mind
6. Recalling and recollecting his memories
7. Came to his mind
8. Think more
9. Be original; don’t copy and imitate others
10. Have the same level

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1. Frank’s greatest obstacle was the poverty because there was never enough food so he didn’t
live a good life like any boy in his age. He overcome it by his own defense which is humor and by
telling invented stories.
2. Frank McCourt’s students give him courage by understanding his point of view,
supporting and have a good relation with him.

Reading Two
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1. Self-reliance: is the ability to do things and to take decision, without others help.
Laborious: to need a lot of effort and time.
Struggle: to experience difficulty and make a very great effort in order to do something.
Gives up: to stop trying.
2. Never give up in any problem you face.

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1. a and b
2. a and c
3. a and b
4. b and c
5. b and c
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1. Shape
2. Pride
3. Complete
4. Free # laborious
5. Mercy
6. Extremely difficult
7. Making excuses

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Frank McCourt (R1) Marla Runyan (R2)
1.Obstacles they faced Poverty and miserable Stargardt’s Disease
childhood
2.Person or people who His students and his mother Her mother and other
influenced and inspired them disabled people
3.Personal values, traits, or Sense of humor story telling Running
characteristics that helped talents
them face their obstacles
4.Talent or gift that resulted Famous author and teacher Famous athlete, author, and
from the challenges they teacher
faced

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Mortified Accountable Exalted

Defeated expectations free
Misery inquisitiveness
Confused
Paradise
laborious
Darkest pride
self-reliance
Disability struggle
Give up yearning for
Hopelessness
suffer
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1. c/synonym
2. a/antonym
3. c/ synonym
4. b/ antonym
5. b/ synonym
6. a/ synonym
7. a/ antonym
8. a/ antonym
9. c/ synonym

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Dear MR Frank McCourt,
I would like to inform you that I learned from you how to be patient and to be self-confident in
order to solve your problems and to overcome your obstacles and never give up .Also I want to
tell you that you became my inspiration in life because no things can stop me to achieve my
dream only the death. I would like to thank you so much.
Regards!
Areej Abou Karroum

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1. Subject is I
2. Object is writing
3. The word is Reading
4. Gerunds. They are formed by using the base form of the verb+ ing
5. Infinitive verb
6. Object: New York University. Verb: to enrol
7. Infinitive verb
8. Infinitive verb
9. Infinitives are formed by using to+ the base form of the verb.
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a) 1
b) 6
c) 2
d) 5
e) 6
f) 4
g) 5
h) 1
i) 3

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1. After his mother died, McCourt felt free to write his memoirs.
2. Before she runs a marathon, Marla needed a long time to train for a 26-mile race.
3. McCourt persuaded New York University to allow him admit.
4. Marla enjoys that her story inspiring her fans around the globe.
5. Frank McCourt worried about talking his students of what they think about him.
6. After the boy’s mother read about Marla’s story, she decided to let him to skate board.
7. McCourt urged his students to write by giving them lots of encouragement.
8. It’s hard for Marla to see the words on a computer screen because she is blind.
9. McCourt recalled living in the town of Limerick.
10. Despite the predictions of specialists, Marla was able to graduate the University of San
Diego.

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Obstacles faced by Frank McCourt and Marla Obstacles Faced by ME or Someone I know
Runyan

Poverty, hopelessness, blindness. Having one normal leg and other small leg.
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1
1. The topic sentence that introduces the main idea is: obstacles don’t have to stop us, never
turn around and give up and work hard on it to overcome it.

2. The controlling idea is: many people faced obstacles but found ways to overcome it and
benefit from these obstacles.

3. The supporting sentences are: Greg Barton was born with a serious disability. Greg was
never defeated. He taught himself to walk and even to run. He looked for other sport that
he could play. He discovered kayaking required minimal leg and foot muscle. He was able to
master the sport.

4. The concluding sentence: even though that road was paved with obstacles, he was able to
overcome them and achieve the impossible. This sentence restates the main idea of the
text.

2
Topic sentence:
1. The obstacles should never stop us we should work hard and never give up.

Supporting sentences:
2. My friend was born with a serious disability in his legs.
3. He was never defeated and taught himself to walk and run.
4. He competed in our school racing and we supported him.
5. He discovered new sport that he liked and practiced that sport.
6. Due to his love to this sport he was able to master it.

Concluding sentence:
7. The life taught us a lesson that we should face the obstacles, work hard, and be determined
to achieve the aim without giving up.

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1. C
2. A
3. B
4. B
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1. Her mother could hear and speak.
Explanation: The sentence focuses on her mother’s abilities not Helen’s frustrations.

2. In addition, Marla has become a bestselling author.

Explanation: It doesn’t focus on the sports that liberated Marla and Greg.
3. Furthermore, he lives in England.
Explanation: It doesn’t focus on the talented people that overcome hardest obstacles.

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This quotation applies to all people that faces obstacles in their life and let me know that
nothing is impossible in this life. For that we must never give up and keep hard working to face
these obstacles. The most important values and characteristics needed to overcome the
difficulties are: self-reliance and hardworking during the hard moments .This traits play an
important role in a person’s personality and make him determined and ambitious to achieve his
aim.
Unit 4
Reading One
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1)
1. decision
2. modestly
3. pride
4. amusement
5. uncertain
6. order
7. sell
8. boring
9. appreciate
10. saddened
11. respond
12. scared
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2)
1. donate/challenge/manage
Reasons: personal, medical research
2. passion/thrilled/inspired
Reasons: environmental
3. passion/satisfaction/ inspired
Reasons: religious
4. proposal/devoting
Reasons: personal, aged care, mandatory
5. determined/admiring
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1. The condition is that the bicycle was in bad condition twisted or rusted
2. I think he would be interested for its quality and maybe he loves biking so that he
determined to fix it.
3. I think he will renew it by painting and fixing the broken brakes, seats, pedals and grips
then use it for himself
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The benefits of community service Examples of Justin Lebo
... ...
... On the way home Justin was silent. His mother assumed he was lost in
the feelings of satisfactions
... He thought about how more the freedom to ride must mean to boys
like these who had so little freedom in their lives
... After Justin delivered the boys at Kilbarchan Home he started donating
bikes for children at foster home then for women in a Battered
Women’s Shelter after that for children with AIDS then for Paterson
Housing Coalition
... Justin had helped them solve their social problems by giving them bikes

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1. a
2. c
3. c
4. b
5. c

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1. Yes, it is important to love what you are volunteering to do because loving what you
volunteer let you reach your aim and be determined person.
2. The people who gave the bikes to Lebo since they give him old bikes and he repaired it
then gives them new, so he helped the people.
3. Yes, this makes him an exceptional young man. Since he was determined, ambitious to
help other people and make them love biking that opens the whole world into a new
world and make other people happy.
Reading Two
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1)
Indignation: anger
Fulfilling: fill
Resentful: feel bad
Oxymoron: contradict
2)
Opposed/fulfilling
The people opposed the rules of president

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For mandatory volunteering Against mandatory volunteering
1.It is a constructive way to spend time ...
2.some people wouldn’t know how a great 2. It is an extra-curricular activity
experience volunteering is unless it was required
3. Many students don’t have time
4.The quantity of work can make the person suffer
5.Mandatory volunteering is an oxymoron
6.Students may become resentful and never
volunteer again
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2) Some take the time gladly
Paragraph and number of words or phrases Persuasive words that evoke negative emotions
1(2) grumble/indignation
2(1) resistant
7(1) frustrating
9(2) ...
Problems with mandatory volunteering
Paragraph and number of words or phrases Persuasive words that evoke negative emotions
1(1) terrible
3(5) Mandatory, worse, resentful, negative, over whelmed
5(2) Oxymoron, opposed
3)
1. These words or phrases influence my thinking by making me know the negative effects
of the mandatory volunteer in the people.
2. I agree with the writer opinion that mandatory volunteer is an oxymoron. Volunteering
must be a personal choice and free.
3. The words are: indignation, frustration.
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1. donating
2. inspired
3. passionate
4. challenge
5. propose
6. resentful
7. opposition
8. pride
9. admires
10. fulfilling
11. indignant

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1. a
2. b
3. c
4. b
5. c
6. c
7. c
8. b
9. c
10. b
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1. Yes, the passion of the children inspired me, and let me sit down and be determined to
fix and repair then donate over 150 more.
2. I think he will make a proposal to his parents, then they would donate him money. After
that, he managed to make 10 bikes and end up between 150 and 200.
3. I support mandatory volunteering since it makes one proudly about himself, figure out
more experiences and fulfilling his goals. Then, donate and support other people.
4. Mandatory volunteering is an oxymoron. It makes the person be indignant. Volunteer
must be free to find out what you want and manage the work you love for free.

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1. Even though critics of mandatory volunteering maintain that a school shouldn’t require
a student to do anything after school except homework, supporters say it’s better than
sitting and watching tv.
 It supports volunteering
2. Although opponents argue that volunteering is a personal choice, supporter’s note that
schools have many required may not be a student personal choice.
 It Supports mandatory volunteering
3. Critics worry that a bad volunteering experience will stop people in volunteering again in
the future in spite of the fact that supporters maintain that most student volunteers
have successful experience.
 It support mandatory volunteering
4. Supporters believe that mandatory volunteering can benefit the community, despite the
fact that critics fee l that mandatory volunteers may do a bad job.
 It supports mandatory volunteering
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1. The school uses the argument to support the idea of cutting school sports .

2.
ARGUMENT TO CUT SCHOOL SPORTS CONUNTERARGUMENTS

Poor audience attendance at the game.
Decrease interest in our game.
Sport teams are a daily reminder of the
importance of maintaining a balanced
life.
School sports help promote life-long
healthy habits.

Build a community that promotes school spirits. School should be putting more money in
the sports rather than taking it away.
3. The counterarguments are convincing since they tell us about the importance of
sports team and we must put money in school rather than taking it away.
4. The student is concerned about poor audience attendance at the games and uses this
to support idea that there is a decreasing interest in our teams.

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Sitting up a community service in our city is something so essential. Community service can
build a helpful generation and it can improve the society so what are the steps to do it.
To start with the kind of program will be philanthropic program to distribute food to the poor
people. Then we should have a volunteers and they would be my family and friends, because
through this program they will have valuable experience which will build self-esteem especially
for my siblings. In addition I wanted to accomplish a serving of poor people in a good way and
to see them happy will make me feel proud. On the other hand the volunteers will be manage
to do this type of volunteer which will admire them to do it again contentedly because they are
not forced.
Eventually, every person should volunteer in community service program but this should be
his personal choice to like it and to continue doing it.