Unit 3, Lesson 3Green Team5.14.15

VocabularyUnit 3

Reading PassagesUnit 3

Review Reading Strategies

• Know what you’re being asked.• Predict an answer• Use process of elimination• With long passages, annotate the passage.• Main idea/purpose of each paragraph• Opinions• Key words underlined• Additional notes: examples, etc.

Practice Reading

• Read the passage on page 392 of the packet, and answer questions 10-15.

• Read the passages on page 394 of the packet, and answer questions 16-24.

Grammar ReviewUnit 3

1

At the heart of the program, enthusiastically A

endorsed by the city’s business association, is B

plans for refurbishing neighborhoods and for C

making low-interest mortgages available to young D

families. No error E

2

Although the details of the contract has notA

yet been announced, it is likely that unionB

negotiators accepted the proposed trainingC

program for newly hired workers. No errorD E

3

Poor pitching, along with injuries and defensive A

lapses, are among the problems that plagued last B C D

year’s championship team. No error E

4

The illustrated books by Dr.

Seuss have managed keeping A B

youngsters and adults alike C

entertained for several decades. D

No error E

5

Virtually all of the members who attended the A Bmeeting agreed to the president’s viewpoint on

Cthe issue of budgetary restraints. No error

D E

6

Though the statistics on their experiment A Bwere neither precise or significant, the C Dbiochemists still published them. No error

E

7

Before he sprained his back,

Morgan spends much of his A B

leisure time engaged in C

outdoor sports, particularly D

hiking and canoeing. No error E

8

George Thornton Emmons was one of a A

handful of ethnographers who committed B

their life to studying the Tlingit culture of C Dthe Northwest Coast. No error

E

9

Even though their commissions are paid byA B

the musicians, the typical booking agent c

represents the interests of the nightclub D

owners and managers. No error E

10

Ms. Tanaka asked Juan and I whether we would A B

consider joining our school’s quiz bowl team. C DNo error

E

11

If someone loses his way in the airport, they canA B C ask any employee for directions. No error

D E

12

The office manager and her coworker, Ms.

Andrews, received equal pay from the company A

until she got a raise for helping to increase B C Dproductivity. No error

E

13

Hiking along mountain trails is a less A

expensive but considerably more B C

demanding vacation activity than to cruise D

in the Bahamas. No error E

14

It was fortunate that the inexperienced A

veterinarian was able to examine the B C

injured horse calm and with confidence. D

No error E

15

None of this injury to life and damage to A

property wouldn’t have happened if the B

amateur pilot had only heeded the weatherC

forecasts and stayed on the ground. D

No error