Active Skills for Reading Intro (Unit 2: Study and Education)


CHAPTER 2 The Learning Center

The Learning Center, Toronto

We have evening and weekend workshop1 on ...

test preparation | meeting people and making friends | jobs and making money | travel and language learning

Some of this month's workshops:

1. Get good grades!

Do you forget information and do poorly on tests?
In this workshop, you can learn how to ...
  • remember more (95 percent of what you read).
  • think quickly and read fast (400 words per minute!).
  • do well on tests and get high scores

2. Find true love... today!

Are you single and shy? Is it hard for you to talk to people?
In this workshop, you can learn how to ...
  • talk to people: start a conversation with anyone.
  • be more friendly and outgoing.
  • understand a person's.body language.

3. You're on TV!

Many actors get their start in television and radio commercials.
You can too!
In this workshop, you can learn how to ...
  • act in TV ads.
  • use your voice on the radio.
  • get 1V or radio jobs.

4. See the world...for free!

Traveling is expensive. But you can see the world for very little money!
In this workshop, you can learn how to ...
  • get discounts (50-80 percent) on plane tickets.
  • travel with your friends for free.
  • see the world by cruise ship ...for $1 per day!
You.can also take this course online at http://tlc.tleinle.com

1 A. workshop is a one- or two-day practical class about a topic.

Vocabulary Skill -ly Adverbs

In the passage, you saw the words quickly and poorly. These are adverbs. They tell us how something is done. Many adverbs end in -ly.

A. Read the sentences.

Slow and quick are adjectives. Add -ly to make an adverb.
Bill is a slow(adj.) eater.
Bill eats slowly(adv.).
Jane is a quick(adj.) thinker.
Jane thinks quickly(adv.).
( Look at the change in spelling. )
The girl is happy(adj.). She's smiling.
The girl is smiling happily(adv.).

B. Complete the chart with the adverbs. Pay attention to the spelling.

Adjective Adverb
quiet
loud
angry
easy
busy
soft
nervous
neat

C. In each sentence, write the correct word.

  1. Eva is speaking (loud /loudly) . Everyone can hear her.
  2. Please be (quiet / quietly) ! You're in a library.
  3. You can talk, but please speak (soft / softly) .
  4. Don't eat so (quick / quickly) !
  5. I am so (nervous / nervously) ! There's a big exam tomorrow.
  6. I always do (poor / poorly) on tests.
Chapter - 2: Vocabulary Comprehension - Words in Context Chapter - 2: Real Life Skill - Completing a School

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