Vocabulary pronuciation

Listen to each word. Record each word. Then listen and practice your pronunciation. You do
not submit this to your teacher.

1.average

2.compete

3.employee

4.improve

5.likely

6.policy

7.produce

8.rest

Vocabulary practice
Complete the sentences with the correct words from the word bank. You do not need to use all the
words.

Policy likely improves employees produces compete vacation rest

opportunities average

1. An increase in vacation time __________ the lives of employees.

2. In France people work a(n) _________ of 35 hours a week.

3. The company president is looking at our vacation __________ . She wants to change it.

4. After a long week of work, I need to __________ on weekends.

5. My company __________ computers and other electronics.

6. That company has 136 _________ in its factory. They all get two weeks of vacation.

7. I don't like to _________ with coworkers. I like to work together.

8. Mark is __________ to do well in his new job. He has the right skills.

Reading Comprehension: Tourism in France

Read the article. Then choose the best answer for each question.

Tourism in France
Tourists have different reasons for choosing a country for a
vacation. Some tourists want to relax. They may go to a beautiful
beach. Some tourists want to experience nature. They may go hiking
in the mountains. Other tourists want to see a historic site, like the
Great Wall of China. Finally, some tourists want entertainment. They
go to theme parks, like Disneyland, or to a city with live theater, like
London.
France has all of these. It has beautiful beaches in the south along
the Mediterranean Sea. It has places to ski and hike in the Alps
mountains. It has many historic sites to visit, like the beautiful old
city of Carcassonne, which has high stone walls around it. Because
French food is famous everywhere, some people come to France just
to eat!
And of course, Paris is the capital of France. Paris has two
extremely famous monuments that tourists love. The first is Notre
Dame of Paris, a beautiful church in the center of the city. About 12
million tourists visit Notre Dame each year. Paris also has the Eiffel
Tower. At the top of the tower, you have an amazing view of Paris.
The city also has the Louvre Museum. It was an old palace, a building
for the French kings. It receives the most visitors of any museum in
the world.
 Near Paris, there are other popular places for tourists. Over 10
million people visit Paris Disneyland each year. Others go to
Versailles, the huge palace where a famous king lived.
Because France offers so much, it is usually the number one
country in the world for tourists. In one year, more than 74 million
people visit France. That's because France has everything that
tourists want.

1. What is the main idea of this article?

o Millions of people visit France.
o Tourists like to visit foreign countries.
o France is very popular with tourists.
2. What is the main idea of the first paragraph?
o All tourists like to do the same things.
o Tourists love visiting China.
o Different tourists want different things.
o France is popular with tourists.
3. What is Carcassonne?
o A church in France
o A building in Paris
o An old city in France
o A famous museum
4. About how many people visit Notre Dame of Paris each year?
o 74 million
o 10 million
o 12 million
o 2 million
5. What does the article mention?
o beaches, museums, and parks
o churches, beaches, and mountains
o bridges, beaches, and palaces
o mountains, beaches, and bridges
6. Where can you hike and ski?
o in the Alps
 o in paris
o in the south
o in Carcassonne
7. What museum is the most visited in the world?
o Notre Dame
o The Louvre
o Versailles
o Carcassonne
8. Which sentence is true?
o Versailles is not in Paris.
o There are beaches in the east.
o The Eiffel Tour is not popular.
o Carcassonne is a modern city.

Reading Skill: Reading charts, graphs, and tables

Look at the bar graph. Then choose the best answer for each
question.
1. What does this bar graph show?
o The ten most popular tourist activities in the United States
o The most popular European countries for tourists
o The ten countries that the most tourists visited
o The ten most popular cities in the world for tourists
2. What was the most popular country for tourists to visit?
o Spain
o The United States
o France
o Mexico
3. About how many people visited Turkey?
o 25,000,000
o 250,000,000
o 25,000
o 2,500,000
4. Which country had 43 million visitors?
o Italy
o Spain
o China
o The United Kingdom
5. About how many people visited Malaysia?
o 24,000,000
o 10,000,000
o 14,000,000
6. Which country had almost 55 million visitors?
o Italy
o France
o The United Kingdom
o The United states
7. Which country had about 21 million visitors?
o Mexico
o Germany
 o Malaysia
o turkey
8. Which of the following countries is not on the top ten list?
o Turkey
o Italy
o Japan
o Germany

Vocabulary 2 Pronunciation

Listen to each word. Record each word. Then listen and practice your
pronunciation. You do not submit this to your teacher.

1.abroad

2.attitude

3.benefit

4.connect

5.discover

6.positive

7.reduce

Vocabulary 2 Practice
Complete the dialogue with the correct words from the word bank.
You do not need to use all the words.
Stress improve benefit connect with attitude positive
reduce discover abroad

Interviewer: So I see you're interested in the program in Italy this

summer. Why do you want to study

Seth:I really want to _________ the world, and I think this is a great
opportunity.

Interviewer: A lot of students compete for this program. This

summer we actually have to __________ the number of students we
can take. Why do you think you are a good choice?

Seth: I think I have a good _________ . I'm open to new things and I
_________ people very easily.

Interviewer: Both of those things are very important. It can be

stressful to be in a new place. It helps to be _________ and out-
going. One _________ of the program is meeting new people from
other countries.

Seth: I know. I'm very excited about that. I'm also excited about all
the art museums. I am studying art right now.

Interviewer: I'd like you to talk to Mr. Adams. He is the art instructor
for the program. Let me see if he is around.

Vocabulary Skill: Modifying nouns

Match the first part of the sentence with the second part of the
sentence.

1. He has a lot of work

2. I need some relaxation
3. She has a lot of job
4. That school has a strong math
5. What kind of school
6. I can't wait for summer
7. We went to the post
8. He broke an important school

time. I work every day and take no vacations. rule. He was late to class five times. vacation.
I really need some time to relax! experience. He worked for five other companies. activities
do you have? Are there sports teams? stress. Her boss is mean. He often yells at her. program.
The teachers are all excellent. office to mail our letters.

Writing Skill: Using correct paragraph structure

Read the paragraph. Then choose the best answer for each question.

(A) Everyone needs to take yearly vacations.(B) Vacations bring

families together and improve our society. (C) They help workers
become more productive because they reduce their stress level. (D)
Finally, everyone has a right to an enjoyable life, and vacations are an
important part of enjoying life. (E) Everyone needs to take a vacation
at least once a year.

1. Sentence (A) is ____.

o the first supporting sentence
 o the concluding sentence
o the topic sentence
2. Sentence (B) is ____.
o the topic sentence
o the second supporting sentence
o the first supporting sentence
3. Sentence (C) is ____.
o the third supporting sentence
o the first supporting sentence
o the second supporting sentence
4. Sentence (D) is ____.
o the second supporting sentence
o the third supporting sentence
o the concluding sentence
5. Sentence (E) is ____.
o the topic sentence
o the concluding sentence
o the third supporting sentence

Grammar Practice: Sentences with because

Reorder each set of words to make a sentence.

I am tired today because I worked yesterday so many hours

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They have doctors have so much responsibility, because a lot of

stress
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Because went to the mountains we we wanted to ski

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Will change the workers the company are stressed out, the vacation
policy because
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 Lose it for two weeks, closed money the factory because
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Are they the workers because must take very tired,
vacations
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Grammar Expansion: Because and so

Click READ to read about because and so . Then choose the correct
words to complete the sentences.

Because and so

Because shows the cause of an action.

I'm studying English because I want a better job.
(effect) (cause)

So shows the effect of an action.

I want a better job, so I'm studying English.
(cause) (effect)

1. Mary is an important doctor, because / so she can't take long

vacations.
2. My husband and I like hot weather, because / so we went to
Mexico for vacation.
3. Paris is very popular with tourists so / because there are so
many museums and monuments.
4. The glass broke so / because Diana dropped it.
5. I did badly on the test because / so I didn't study hard.
6. We were very tired, so / because we went to bed early.
7. Kim is successful because / so she works long hours.
8. Mom's 70th birthday is next Monday, so / because we should
buy her a nice present.
9. People need a break from work, because / so they take
vacations.

10. Children don't learn enough practical knowledge about the

world because / so they spend too much time in school.