54 Unit 2 54 Answer the following questions according to the above letters. 1. Name TWO difficulties Ruth dealt with. (lines 2-5) a. ... b. ... 2. In lines 6-11 we are told (-). Put a √ by the TWO correct answers. a. how Ruth overcame her problem b. how Ruth's problem affected her c. what Ruth thinks of her teachers d. what Ruth's teachers think of her e. when Ruth entered high-school 3. Circle the correct answer YES or NO. (lines 17-19) Most teenagers suffer from ADD. YES/ NO Copy the words that justify your answer. 4. Give an example of ONE distraction that Orah mentions. 20 25 30 35 Dear Ruth, First of all, I'd like to tell you that about five percent of teenagers suffer from ADD. ADD is a brain disorder that makes it difficult to concentrate for a long time. However, I would like to introduce a few techniques that can help you deal with your problem. The most important thing is to minimize outside distractions. That means: clear your desk, study in a quiet place and sit far from the window and the door. These things will help you concentrate while studying. Another effective way to deal with ADD is by taking breaks from time to time. For example, if you are outdoors, go indoors for a while. If you are writing, change your activity and start talking. These breaks will refresh you and will help you concentrate. In addition, if you want to help yourself concentrate better, you should use as many of your senses as possible. For example, while studying, read the material aloud and use fragrant markers to highlight important information. Take notes and organize the material in different graphic shapes (such as: squares, stars, circles etc.). Record the material so you can listen to it again and again. Finally, it's very helpful to make a schedule and to write down all of your important dates, tests, homework and social events. This way, you will probably remember everything that you need to do. Tomorrow I will send you a short poem about dealing with ADD. The poem also suggests a few helpful tips. (Similar to what I have just told you). I'm sure you will enjoy reading it. With hard work, you will find it easier to deal with your difficulties. Yours, Orah C
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Answer the following questions according to the above letters.
1. Name TWO difficulties Ruth dealt with. (lines 2-5)
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b. ...
2. In lines 6-11 we are told (-).
Put a √ by the TWO correct answers.
a. how Ruth overcame her problem
b. how Ruth's problem affected her
c. what Ruth thinks of her teachers
d. what Ruth's teachers think of her
e. when Ruth entered high-school
3. Circle the correct answer YES or NO. (lines 17-19)
Most teenagers suffer from ADD. YES/ NO
Copy the words that justify your answer.
4. Give an example of ONE distraction that Orah mentions.
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Dear Ruth,
First of all, I'd like to tell you that about five percent of teenagers suffer from ADD. ADD is a brain disorder that makes it difficult to concentrate for a long time. However, I would like to introduce a few techniques that can help you deal with your problem.
The most important thing is to minimize outside distractions. That means: clear your desk, study in a quiet place and sit far from the window and the door. These things will help you concentrate while studying.
Another effective way to deal with ADD is by taking breaks from time to time. For example, if you are outdoors, go indoors for a while. If you are writing, change your activity and start talking. These breaks will refresh you and will help you concentrate.
In addition, if you want to help yourself concentrate better, you should use as many of your senses as possible. For example, while studying, read the material aloud and use fragrant markers to highlight important information. Take notes and organize the material in different graphic shapes (such as: squares, stars, circles etc.). Record the material so you can listen to it again and again.
Finally, it's very helpful to make a schedule and to write down all of your important dates, tests, homework and social events. This way, you will probably remember everything that you need to do.
Tomorrow I will send you a short poem about dealing with ADD. The poem also suggests a few helpful tips. (Similar to what I have just told you). I'm sure you will enjoy reading it.
With hard work, you will find it easier to deal with your difficulties.Yours,
Orah
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Yours,Tovi
In the following letter, Tovi, another high school student, is writing to her cousin Michal, who lives in another city.
Look at the new words and try to guess what Tovi's problem is.
Dear Michal,
I must tell you what happened yesterday. Although I had studied very hard for a history test, I suddenly blanked out when I saw the test. I felt so nervous that I couldn't answer the questions I had known just the night before. Eventually, I handed in an empty test. That's not the only time I have faced this problem. For example, last week when I took the English exam, I had "butterflies" in my stomach and my heart started beating really fast. As a result, I failed the test. Now you can understand why I feel so upset.
Tomorrow, I am taking a final test in math. I am very worried and distressed. I really don’t know how I am going to succeed in this test.
Do you have some good advice for me?
5. Complete the following sentence according to lines 23-25.
Taking breaks is important because …
6. In what way can you use the following senses when you study?
Fill in the following chart according to lines 26-30.
Sense Use
sight …………………………….
………… listen to the recording.
smell …………………………….
confident
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do well
do your best
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Read the following letters and see what Tovi can do to overcome her problem.
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Answer the following questions according to the letters, "Dealing with Test Anxiety".
1. Why did Tovi write this letter?
a. To tell Michal about the history test.
b. To ask for advice.
c. To take another English exam.
2. How did Tovi feel before she took the English test? (lines 2-7)
3. In what TWO ways can test anxiety affect students? (lines 16-18)
Fill in the following chart.
Cause Effect
A student feels a little nervous.
A student feels very nervous.
Yours,Michal
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Dear Tovi,
Yesterday I talked to our school counselor. I told her about your problem and she explained it a little.
Your problem is called test anxiety. It's normal to feel a little nervous or distressed before a test. It can actually help you do your best while taking the test. However, with you, the nervousness was so strong that you actually failed the test.
When you're under stress, your body releases the hormone adrenaline, which prepares the body for danger. That's what causes the physical symptoms you feel whenever you take exams. Those physical symptoms make you forget most of the material you learned.
What can you do?
First, think positively. Pupils feel more distressed if they think negative thoughts such as: "I'm never good at taking tests" or "I studied so hard but I'm going to do badly on this test". If you find yourself thinking negative thoughts, change your thinking. Think positive and realistic thoughts such as: "I studied hard and I know the material so I’m ready to do the best I can". When you believe you can do well, you'll be able to relax while taking the test. Second, many students feel that their test anxiety is reduced when they start studying in advance. It makes sense – the better you know the material, the more confident you feel. In addition, take care of your health. Getting enough sleep and eating healthy food before taking a test can help your mind work at its best.
Please remind me this summer to practice a few breathing techniques with you. I think these techniques will help you relax.
Be ready to meet the challenge.
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Answer questions 1-8 in English according to the passage and the instructions.
1. CIRCLE THE NUMBER OF THE CORRECT ANSWER. (lines 1-5)
Dr. Miller is worried about the change in (—).
i) the safety of school buses today
ii) parents' attitude towards school
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2. CIRCLE THE NUMBER OF THE CORRECT ANSWER.
In lines 6-9 the writer (—).
i) tells parents how to help their children
ii) explains the purpose of Dr. Miller's program
iii) compares children's health today and in the past
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3. CIRCLE THE NUMBER OF THE CORRECT ANSWER. (lines 6-9)
Dr. Miller believes that her program can succeed only if (—).
i) teachers participate in it
ii) parents accept it
iii) schools support it
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To which problem do the following tips refer? Put a √ in the right boxes.
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The pupil’s body releases adrenaline. The pupil .................................................................
Bessie: Where 1) ..... your parents 2) ..... (stay)?Hindi: They 3) ..... (divide) their time between my grandparents and their friends. Bessie: Who 4) ..... (take care) of the baby?Hindi: My aunt Dora 5) ..... (babysit) the baby.Bessie: 6) ..... you 7) ..... (cook) the meals?Hindi: No, I 8) ..... (not make) the food because we 9) ..... (order) meals from a catering company.Bessie: How 10) ..... you 11) ..... (wake up) in the morning when your parents are abroad?Hindi: Every night, my sister Bessie 12) ..... (set) the alarm clock for 6:30.Bessie: I 13) ..... (be) happy to help you. Just let me know if you need anything.
New! Peace of Mind in Daily Life is a book which 1) ..... (give) you peace of mind.
If you find it hard to control your moods, Peace of Mind in Daily Life 2) ..... (give) you the strength to do it. Then you 3) ..... (feel) how great it is to control your moods.
This book 4) ..... (teach) you how to enjoy a sense of peace despite the stress of daily life.
Everybody faces difficulties, but with the help of this book, it 5) ..... (be) easier for you to overcome your difficulties.
After reading this practical guide, you 6) ..... (not experience) worries and anxieties as often as before and you 7) ..... (not suffer) from fears that negatively affect your life.
If you follow the advice in this book, you 8) ..... (not care) about insulting words people say to you.
In short, Peace of Mind in Daily Life 9) ..... (change) your life so that you 10) ..... (enjoy) the happiness of inner peace.
So, when 11) ..... you 12) ..... (read) this wonderful book?
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Once, a man found the cocoon of a butterfly, and he brought it home.
One day, he saw a small opening in the cocoon. The man sat and watched the cocoon for hours while the butterfly was struggling to get out through a little hole.
Then it seemed to stop. It seemed that the butterfly did its best but could go no further.
The man decided to help the butterfly in its struggle. He took a pair of scissors and cut a bit of the cocoon...
The man was glad that now the butterfly got out easily.
However, the man was surprised to see that the butterfly had small, weak wings and a swollen body. He continued to watch the butterfly, waiting and hoping that, at any moment, the wings would enlarge and start flying.
But nothing happened!
The butterfly spent the rest of its life crawling around with a swollen body and weak wings.
What the man, in his kindness, did not understand was that the struggle was needed for the butterfly to be able to fly.
The butterfly must push its way through the small opening. Only by struggling through the opening, can the butterfly develop wings strong enough for flight.
Sometimes struggles are exactly what we need in our lives.
When Hashem challenges us, it makes us stronger.
Without struggling we would not be as strong as we could be... and we would never learn to fly.
eventually come up withdo welldo your bestin advancein spite ofmake up one's mindsurvival rafttake notestest anxiety
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Pre-Reading Activity
The following story talks about a father and his son from Florence, Italy. Look at the picture below.
Read the following story.
1. What do you think the father's job was?
2. When do you think the father worked?
3. What can you learn about the family's financial situation?
4. How do you think the father felt about his job?
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He was a gentle Florentine boy. He was twelve years old with black hair and a white face, the oldest son of a railroad worker. His father loved him and was kind and understanding to him—understanding in everything except for one thing- his studies. On this point he demanded a great deal.
His father was not old, but too much work had aged him before his time. Nevertheless, in order to provide the basic needs for his family, he had to take another job as a copyist, and spend a good part of the night at his writing-table. Lately, he had been asked to write names and addresses on envelopes. He earned three lira for every five hundred of these envelopes, which had to be written in large and clear letters. This work exhausted him, but he never let it show.
One day, the boy woke up at night, went to the kitchen and heard his father saying quietly to his mother, “My eyes hurt, this night work is affecting my sight. But I must continue. Too many things depend on it.” The boy couldn't bear the thought of his father suffering. He knew exactly what he was going to do.
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As soon as the clock struck twelve, his father stopped writing. The boy heard the sound of a chair pushed back, and the slow steps of his father. He waited; then, very softly, he felt his way to the little workroom. He lit the candles again. He seated himself at the writing-table, a pile of white envelopes and the list of addresses lay there. He began to write, exactly imitating his father’s handwriting. He wrote gladly, with determination and a little fear. Soon the envelopes piled up. From time to time he dropped the pen to rub his hands, and then began again. He wrote a hundred and sixty—one lira! Then he stopped, placed the pen where he had found it, turned off the light, and went back to bed.
At lunch that day his father sat down at the table in a good mood. He put his hand on his son's shoulder and said to him,
“My son! Your father is a better workman than you thought. In two hours I did a good third more work than usual last night. My hand is still quick, and my eyes still do their duty.”
Encouraged by the good results, when midnight came, the boy rose once more and set to work. He did this for several nights but his father didn't notice anything. Only once, at dinner, he said wonderingly, “It is strange how many candles have been used in this house lately!” The boy was shocked for a minute, but the conversation stopped there.
However, the boy did not get enough sleep: he rose in the morning exhausted, and when he was doing his schoolwork in the evening, he had difficulty keeping his eyes open. One evening, for the first time in his life, he fell asleep over his notebook.
The boy shook himself and got to work again. But the next evening, and on the following days, the same thing happened, and worse. His father began to look at him, then to think seriously, and at last decided to reprimand him.
“Son, you have changed a great deal. I don’t like it. All the hopes of our family rest on you. I am dissatisfied; do you understand?”
At this reprimand, the first severe one which he had ever received, the boy became troubled.
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BasicUnderstanding(LOTS)
Answer the following questions according to the story.
1. What did the father do for a living? (2)
2. "The work was very hard for the father." Support this statement from the story.
3. Describe what the boy did every night.
4. Why did the boy decide to start helping his father?
5. What did the father think when he saw the large amount of written envelopes?
6. How did the boy react to his father's satisfaction?
7. Why did the boy become troubled?
You are going to read Part Two of the story. What do you think the boy did next? (Predicting)
On the evening of that same day at dinnertime, his father said cheerfully, “Do you know that this month I earned thirty-two lira more than last month?”
He took from under the table a paper package of treats which he had bought to celebrate with his children. Then the boy said in his heart, “No, poor papa, I will not stop deceiving you; I will make greater efforts to work during the day, and I will continue to work at night for you and for the family.” And his father added, “Thirty-two lira more! I am satisfied.” And then he looked at his son and whispered to himself, “Almost satisfied”. The boy received the reprimand in silence, fighting back two tears which threatened to flow, but at the same time he felt a great pleasure in his heart.
Life went on for two months. The father continued to reprimand his son, and to look at him silently, disappointed. One day he went to speak with the boy’s teacher, and the teacher said to him, “Yes, he gets along, because he is intelligent; but he is tired, he yawns, his mind is distracted. He could do a great deal more.”
That evening the father took the son aside, and spoke to him words which were graver than any he had ever heard.
“My dear son, you see how hard I work. You know I do everything I can for you, so why don't you try harder? Don't you care about me, about your mother?”
“Please! Don’t say that, father!” cried the son, bursting into tears, and opening his mouth to confess all. But his father continued and said,
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“You are aware of the conditions in our family. We must all make an effort to help each other. I myself, as you see, have had to double my work. I counted on a gift of a hundred lira from the railroad company this month, and this morning I learned that I will receive nothing!”
When he heard this, the boy held back the confession which almost escaped from his soul. And he said to himself, “No, papa. I will repay you in another way for the pain that I caused you; I will make more efforts to study.”
One evening at dinner his mother looked at him, and she noticed that the boy looked more ill and weak than usual. Turning to his father anxiously she said, “Our son is sick. See how pale he is.”
His father gave him a quick glance and said, “It is his conscience that is the cause of his bad health. He was not like that when he was a studious scholar and a loving son.”
This remark was like a stab in the heart to the poor boy. His father, who had formerly trembled at the sound of a cough from him!
Nevertheless he rose that night again. Slowly and sadly he took his pen to continue his work. But when he reached out his hand, he struck a book and the book fell. He stopped and listened, hardly breathing. What if his father had woken!
He heard no sound. He laid his ear to the lock of the door behind him—nothing. The whole house was asleep. His father had not heard. He returned to his writing. He heard the regular footsteps of the policeman below in the silent street; then the sound of a carriage which gradually died away; and then came a deep silence. And he wrote on and on. Suddenly he cried out in fear. Somebody was standing behind him. It was his father.
He had woken when he heard the book fall, and had remained waiting for a long time: the sound of the carriages had drowned out the noise of his footsteps; and he was there, with his white head bent over his son's little black head, and he had seen the pen flying over the envelopes, and in an instant he had understood it all.
Recognizing his father by his weeping, the boy turned around towards him and asked softly,
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1. How did the boy's deeds during the nights affect him during the days? Write TWO things.
2. How did the father react to the negative change in his son?
3. What changes in the boy's behavior hinted his deeds in the nights?
4. Was it difficult for the boy to deceive his father? Support your answer from the story.
5. How did the father discover what his son did?
Literary Terms - Questions
1. Who is the hero of the story?
2. What is the climax of the story?
3. What is the conflict in the story?
4. The author uses symbols in the story. What do the terms below symbolize? Explain your answers.
"the book fell" "twelve o'clock" "night" "policeman"
1. How would you behave if you were in the boy's situation? (Applying)
2. "The end doesn't justify the means." Relate this saying to the story. (Applying)
3. The boy was the eldest in his family. From your general knowledge of eldest children, how does this fact affect the boy's behavior in the story? (Applying)
4. In the beginning, the father thought that the boy was uncaring. Give examples of situations that a person has no choice but to look uncaring. (Applying)
Analysis and Interpretation (HOTS)
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“Father, do you forgive me?”
His father answered, “It is you, who must forgive me.”
The father fell asleep in a chair close to his son's bed. That night both father and son enjoyed a peaceful sleep and pleasant dreams for the first time in many months.
Explaining patterns - identifying and explaining different patterns in the text and explaining their significance.
A group of sages from Jerusalem came to Dama Ben Netina's home, and asked him to sell them a gem for the choshen. However, his father was sleeping and the key to the safe was under his pillow. Although the sages offered him a lot of money for the precious gem, he refused to finish the sale because he was afraid he would wake his father.
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Bridging Text and Context
Relate the story, "The Little Florentine Scribe", to the story of Dama Ben Netina. Compare the boy's purpose and deed to Dama Ben Netina's purpose and deed.
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Post-Reading Activity
Write a letter as if you were the father writing to his son after he discovered his son's secret help.
Reflection
1. Is the message of the story relevant to you? Explain how.
2. How did you find the story?
a. memorable
b. surprising
c. touching
d. educational
Choose AT LEAST one option. Give examples to explain your choice(s).
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5. Explain why the term "envelope" is repeated throughout the story. (Explaining patterns)
6. What thoughts are repeated throughout the story? What does it show about the boy's feelings towards his father? (Explaining patterns)
Using HOTS7. "He felt a great pleasure in his heart." (Part Two, line 9)
Why did the boy feel a great pleasure? Give TWO reasons. (Inferring)
8. What do you think the boy meant when he said, "I will repay you in another way for the sorrow which I caused you." (Inferring)
9. Do you think what the boy did was deceitful? Explain your answer. (Evaluating)
10. Do you think the boy did the right thing? Explain your answer. (Evaluating)
