3rd grade arts Module 2: Section 3: Reading Mrs. S.

Boubakri

I/ Before you read

1- Read the sentence and circle the appropriate meaning of the underlined word.
He sacrificed himself and so saved his country. a- dedicated himself for the good of
others.
b- got himself out of a problem.
c- cared for himself and ignored others.
2- Have you ever sacrificed something (money, time, a desire, a dream…) for the good
of others?
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3- Look at the picture and guess the content of the text.
I guess the text is dealing with……………………………… ….……………………………

II/ As you read

1- Read and check your answer. -
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2- Complete the following summary with words from the text.

Toni is a girl who lives with a disability. She is 18 but she looks like a ……………. girl. She
suffers from ……………. as she is much below the usual size. More than that she was born
with ……………. learning disabilities. Her sister Kirsty, has …………….everything in her life
to care for her.

3- List kirsty’s self-sacrificial decisions to look after her sister Toni.

a- ……………………………………………………………………………………………………
b- ……………………………………………………………………………………………………
c- ……………………………………………………………………………………………………
d- ……………………………………………………………………………………………………
4- What do you think of kirsty? Use adjectives from the list below.
Kirsty is………………………………………………………………………………………………

Vocabulary:

1- Find in the text words matching the following definitions.

a- …………………………= not widespread
b- …………………………= stopped doing something.
 2- What does Kirsty mean by: “I’ve got my hands full of Toni”
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Grammar: Examine the following sentences and complete.

A B

1- Toni turned 18 in October. 1-She‘s sacrificed a large part of her life for
2- Kirsty gave up the chance to study her.
nursing. 2-I’ve started taking her to the pub once in a
The tense used is ………… ……….. It is while.
used to talk about …………. quickly The tense used is ………… ……….. It is
………… actions in the …………It is used used to talk about an action which started in
with time expressions like: ago, the ………….and have continued to the
yesterday, at that time, last ………… or an action that has just been
month/week/year or in+date (in 1980/in …………It is used with expressions like: just,
October) since, up to now, all this year, all my life, so
far, recently, lately, already, ever, never,
yet…
Practicing related grammar points
Do the activity page 54
III/ After you read
After reading magazine articles dealing with important issues and stories related to specific
cases from real life, readers usually react.
Now, write a short letter to woman’s editor, in which you express your opinion about Kirsty’s
self-sacrificial attitude and you say whether you would behave in the same way if you were
in her position.

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