Unit 2

Reading One
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2) 1. Frank faced many obstacles during his childhood
-Three of his siblings died.
-His father abundant the family.
-They were very poor. They never had enough money and food.
-His house was dilapidated.
2. As a child Frank enjoyed reading books.
3. Frank was full of shame about his past and often invented stories about his
sordid childhood instead of telling the truth.
3)1. Misery
2. Meager
3. Shame
4. Defeated
5. Yearned for
6. Tormented
7. Sordid
8. Poverty
9. Abandonment
10. Hopelessness
11. Dilapidated
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1. McCourt is now in New York City’s Lincoln Center.
2. He meant by “They gave me so much than I gave them “that they gave him
time and care more than he gave them.
3. I think between 1949 and 1997 McCourt faced the obstacles with his
determination, then his Knowledge and talent increase due to his love to
reading and storytelling which made him a well- educated person in this 18
years.
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1. The answers helped me by giving me back ground information about the

1934 Frank McCourt’s family returned to Ireland

1949 Frank McCourt returned to the united states
1970 Frank McCourt started teaching at Seward Park High School
1981 Frank’s mother died
1994 Frank retired
1996 Angela’s Ashes hit book stores
1997 Angela’s Ashes had received Pulitzer Prize
story and it made me know the main idea of the story.
2.
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1949 Event: He was 19 years old and had only eighth grader education
Frank returned to and wanted to start a new life
the U.S
1970 Event: He began teaching and using his past to communicate with
Frank started his students who loved his stories when he told his stories
teaching at he realized how his past affected him
Seward High
School
1981 Event: After his mother died he realized that he had no excuse
Frank’s mother not to write his book. While she was alive he chose not to
died write out of respect for her
1994 Event: He struggled to write his memories, so he had to dig
Frank retired deeper into his past
1996 Event: Angela’s Ashes hit book stores and became best seller
Angela’s Ashes hit
book stores
1997 Event: Because the book was so good it won a major award and
Angela’s Ashes Frank became famous
had received
Pulitzer Prize

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1. Tell their opinion violently and aggressively
2. Form a bod or communicate
3. Was published
4. Went over page by page but not precisely
5. Lost his mind
6. Recalling and recollecting his memories
7. Came to his mind
8. Think more
9. Be original; don’t copy and imitate others
10. Have the same level
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1. Frank’s greatest obstacle was the poverty because there was never enough
food so he didn’t live a good life like any boy in his age. He overcome it by
his own defense which is humor and by telling invented stories.
2. Frank McCourt’s students give him courage by understanding his point of
view, supporting and have a good relation with him.
Reading Two
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1. Self-reliance: is the ability to do things and to take decision, without others
help.
Laborious: to need a lot of effort and time.
Struggle: to experience difficulty and make a very great effort in order to do
something.
Gives up: to stop trying.
 2. Never give up in any problem you face.
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1. a and b
2. a and c
3. a and b
4. b and c
5. b and c

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1. Shape
2. Pride
3. Complete
4. Free # laborious
5. Mercy
6. Extremely difficult
7. Making excuses
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Frank McCourt (R1) Marla Runyan (R2)
1.Obstacles they faced Poverty and miserable Stargardt’s Disease
childhood
2.Person or people who His students and his Her mother and other
influenced and inspired mother disabled people
them
3.Personal values, traits, Sense of humor story Running
or characteristics that telling talents
helped them face their
obstacles
4.Talent or gift that Famous author and Famous athlete, author,
resulted from the teacher and teacher
challenges they faced

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Mortified Defeated Accountable Exalted

Misery Confused expectations free
Darkest Disability inquisitiveness
Give up Hopelessness
Paradise
laborious self-
suffer pride
reliance struggle
yearning for
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1. c/synonym
2. a/antonym
3. c/ synonym
4. b/ antonym
5. b/ synonym
6. a/ synonym
7. a/ antonym
8. a/ antonym
9. c/ synonym
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Dear MR Frank McCourt,
I would like to inform you that I learned from you how to be patient and to be self-
confident in order to solve your problems and to overcome your obstacles and
never give up .Also I want to tell you that you became my inspiration in life
because no things can stop me to achieve my dream only the death. I would like
to thank you so much.
Regards!
Areej Abou Karroum
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1. Subject is I
2. Object is writing
3. The word is Reading
4. Gerunds. They are formed by using the base form of the verb+ ing
5. Infinitive verb
6. Object: New York University. Verb: to enrol
7. Infinitive verb
8. Infinitive verb
9. Infinitives are formed by using to+ the base form of the verb.
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a) 1
b) 6
c) 2
d) 5
e) 6
f) 4
g) 5
h) 1
i) 3
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1. After his mother died, McCourt felt free to write his memoirs.
2. Before she runs a marathon, Marla needed a long time to train for a 26-mile
race.
3. McCourt persuaded New York University to allow him admit.
4. Marla enjoys that her story inspiring her fans around the globe.
5. Frank McCourt worried about talking his students of what they think about
him.
6. After the boy’s mother read about Marla’s story, she decided to let him to
skate board.
7. McCourt urged his students to write by giving them lots of encouragement.
8. It’s hard for Marla to see the words on a computer screen because she is blind.
9. McCourt recalled living in the town of Limerick.
10.Despite the predictions of specialists, Marla was able to graduate the
University of San Diego.

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Obstacles faced by Frank McCourt and Obstacles Faced by ME or Someone I know
Marla Runyan
Poverty, hopelessness, blindness. Having one normal leg and other small leg.

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1
1. The topic sentence that introduces the main idea is: obstacles don’t have to
stop us, never turn around and give up and work hard on it to overcome it.

2. The controlling idea is: many people faced obstacles but found ways to
overcome it and benefit from these obstacles.

3. The supporting sentences are: Greg Barton was born with a serious disability.
Greg was never defeated. He taught himself to walk and even to run. He
looked for other sport that he could play. He discovered kayaking required
minimal leg and foot muscle. He was able to master the sport.

4. The concluding sentence: even though that road was paved with obstacles, he
was able to overcome them and achieve the impossible. This sentence restates
the main idea of the text.
2
Topic sentence:
1. The obstacles should never stop us we should work hard and never give up.
Supporting sentences:
2. My friend was born with a serious disability in his legs.
3. He was never defeated and taught himself to walk and run.
4. He competed in our school racing and we supported him.
5. He discovered new sport that he liked and practiced that sport.
6. Due to his love to this sport he was able to master it.
Concluding sentence:
7. The life taught us a lesson that we should face the obstacles, work hard, and be
determined to achieve the aim without giving up.
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1. C
2. A
3. B
4. B
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1. Her mother could hear and speak.
Explanation: The sentence focuses on her mother’s abilities not Helen’s
frustrations.

2. In addition, Marla has become a bestselling author.

Explanation: It doesn’t focus on the sports that liberated Marla and Greg.
3. Furthermore, he lives in England.
Explanation: It doesn’t focus on the talented people that overcome hardest
obstacles.
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This quotation applies to all people that faces obstacles in their life and let me
know that nothing is impossible in this life. For that we must never give up and
keep hard working to face these obstacles. The most important values and
characteristics needed to overcome the difficulties are: self-reliance and
hardworking during the hard moments .This traits play an important role in a
person’s personality and make him determined and ambitious to achieve his aim.
Unit 6
Reading One
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1)
1. decision
2. modestly
3. pride
4. amusement
5. uncertain
6. order
7. sell
8. boring
9. appreciate
10.saddened
11.respond
12.scared
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2)
1. donate/challenge/manage
Reasons: personal, medical research
2. passion/thrilled/inspired
Reasons: environmental
3. passion/satisfaction/ inspired
Reasons: religious
4. proposal/devoting
Reasons: personal, aged care, mandatory
5. determined/admiring
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1. The condition is that the bicycle was in bad condition twisted or rusted
2. I think he would be interested for its quality and maybe he loves biking so
that he determined to fix it.
3. I think he will renew it by painting and fixing the broken brakes, seats,
pedals and grips then use it for himself
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The benefits of community Examples of Justin Lebo
service
... ...
... On the way home Justin was silent. His mother assumed
he was lost in the feelings of satisfactions
... He thought about how more the freedom to ride must
mean to boys like these who had so little freedom in
their lives
... After Justin delivered the boys at Kilbarchan Home he
started donating bikes for children at foster home then
for women in a Battered Women’s Shelter after that for
children with AIDS then for Paterson Housing Coalition
... Justin had helped them solve their social problems by
giving them bikes

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1. a
2. c
3. c
4. b
5. c
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1. Yes, it is important to love what you are volunteering to do because loving
what you volunteer let you reach your aim and be determined person.
2. The people who gave the bikes to Lebo since they give him old bikes and
he repaired it then gives them new, so he helped the people.
3. Yes, this makes him an exceptional young man. Since he was determined,
ambitious to help other people and make them love biking that opens the
whole world into a new world and make other people happy.
Reading Two
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1)
Indignation: anger
Fulfilling: fill
Resentful: feel bad
Oxymoron: contradict
2)
Opposed/fulfilling
The people opposed the rules of president
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For mandatory volunteering Against mandatory volunteering
1.It is a constructive way to spend time ...
2.some people wouldn’t know how a 2. It is an extra-curricular activity
great experience volunteering is unless it
was required
3. Many students don’t have time
4.The quantity of work can make the person
suffer
5.Mandatory volunteering is an oxymoron
6.Students may become resentful and never
volunteer again
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2) Some take the time gladly
Paragraph and number of words or Persuasive words that evoke negative
phrases emotions
1(2) grumble/indignation
2(1) resistant
7(1) frustrating
9(2) ...
Problems with mandatory volunteering
Paragraph and number of words or Persuasive words that evoke negative
phrases emotions
1(1) terrible
3(5) Mandatory, worse, resentful, negative,
over whelmed
5(2) Oxymoron, opposed

3)
1. These words or phrases influence my thinking by making me know the
negative effects of the mandatory volunteer in the people.
2. I agree with the writer opinion that mandatory volunteer is an oxymoron.
Volunteering must be a personal choice and free.
3. The words are: indignation, frustration.
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1. donating
2. inspired
3. passionate
4. challenge
5. propose
6. resentful
7. opposition
8. pride
9. admires
10.fulfilling
11.indignant
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1. a
2. b
3. c
4. b
5. c
6. c
7. c
8. b
9. c
10.b
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1. Yes, the passion of the children inspired me, and let me sit down and be
determined to fix and repair then donate over 150 more.
2. I think he will make a proposal to his parents, then they would donate him
money. After that, he managed to make 10 bikes and end up between 150
and 200.
3. I support mandatory volunteering since it makes one proudly about himself,
figure out more experiences and fulfilling his goals. Then, donate and
support other people.
4. Mandatory volunteering is an oxymoron. It makes the person be indignant.
Volunteer must be free to find out what you want and manage the work
you love for free.
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1. Even though critics of mandatory volunteering maintain that a school
shouldn’t require a student to do anything after school except homework,
supporters say it’s better than sitting and watching tv.
 It supports volunteering
2. Although opponents argue that volunteering is a personal choice,
supporter’s note that schools have many required may not be a student
personal choice.
 It Supports mandatory volunteering
3. Critics worry that a bad volunteering experience will stop people in
volunteering again in the future in spite of the fact that supporters maintain
that most student volunteers have successful experience.
 It support mandatory volunteering
4. Supporters believe that mandatory volunteering can benefit the
community, despite the fact that critics fee l that mandatory volunteers may
do a bad job.
 It supports mandatory volunteering

5.
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1. The school uses the argument to support the idea of cutting school sports.
2.

ARGUMENT TO CUT SCHOOL SPORTS CONUNTERARGUMENTS

Poor audience attendance at the game. Sport teams are a daily reminder
of the importance of maintaining a
balanced life.
Decrease interest in our game. School sports help promote life-
long healthy habits.
Build a community that promotes school School should be putting more
spirits. money in the sports rather than
taking it away.
3. The counterarguments are convincing since they tell us about the
importance of sports team and we must put money in school rather than
taking it away.
4. The student is concerned about poor audience attendance at the games
and uses this to support idea that there is a decreasing interest in our
teams.
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Sitting up a community service in our city is something so essential. Community
service can build a helpful generation and it can improve the society so what are
the steps to do it.
To start with the kind of program will be philanthropic program to distribute
food to the poor people. Then we should have a volunteers and they would be my
family and friends, because through this program they will have valuable
experience which will build self-esteem especially for my siblings. In addition I
wanted to accomplish a serving of poor people in a good way and to see them
happy will make me feel proud. On the other hand the volunteers will be manage
to do this type of volunteer which will admire them to do it again contentedly
because they are not forced.
Eventually, every person should volunteer in community service program but
this should be his personal choice to like it and to continue doing it.
1- Mobile phones are capable , much more than just sending and receiving
phone calls. Smartphones used in this time of hard life allow us to send
and receive text messages, emails, photos and video as well as access the
internet, play games, listen to music, use the maps application that help us
in a large positions.
2-Thouse symptoms are obviously clear , facing us every day , and I had
feels this symptoms a lot of times , like in the same minute I look to my
phone more than four times , and I didn’t find anything that is what
called ,“Phantom vibration syndrome” , and also nobody can spend at max
one hour without using phone , such if he was at work , in bed , in toilette ,
in school , in university and more , and that is what is called ,
“Nomophobia”.
3- We are in the twenty one century , and the technology is eating
everything facing it , especially the sociable network , example of that in
family , when son want something he will text his mother using his mobile ,
so after all what happens daily with us , forget about surviving one week
without phone . The hardest thing about that , is that we will feel like some
thing slapped us.
2-FOCUS ON READING:
I – Reading one : Addicted to your smartphone?
Vocabulary :
1-b / 2-c / 3-b / 4-a / 5-a / 6-b / 7-b / 8-a / 9-a / 10-c / 11-b / 12-a.
Main Ideas:
Before reading :
1-I found people a kind of showoff , in this moment the person in this society is
connected with his smartphone phone , if he was expensive he is a hot person ,
else if he was cheep he is unlovely and …
2-The peoples enjoy using their phones , because is the best way to communicate
with each other , they found it the therapy of their madness , their bad moment in
days and other .
3- For me , yes , for other , I don’t know , after my experience In life I found that
cell phones are destroying the relations between people especially between
families . Example of that , A brother busy at work will call his other brother with
phone so many times , and that what will kill the relation with them , If it wasn’t
clear , I will tell you my proper event that happened in my life , when I was child
every week I saw my friends at least three time per week , but now at max two
time in year , that is not because of being busy , but because the phone , in their
minds , they will say , a call or a text message easier than going and spending a lot
of time in roads to see him . That was my point view!
After reading :
1-I guess it helped me about 70% .
2-
 Part I : The compulsive signs of smartphones are huge , according to the
first five paragraph people founds their life suitable with phones , they look
at it like an inspired thing , help them with every single thing that they do
during the day such as eating , working , sleeping , and more.
 Part II: The humanity in our day is addicted to the technology in major , so
that show us clearly that they are addicted to smartphones at all , from the
paragraphs 6 until 18 we can find so many examples , like some people
could be jealous of other , they though that they use mobile more times
that they does .
 Part III: According to the paragraphs 19 till 24 , and the previous paragraphs
, we may knew that the smartphones are like a virus eating our brains ,
destroying our mental life , like a person who surf the internet million time
in day , will let the function of his brain die , and that what will make the
mental life disappear .
 Part VI: In the 25-33 paragraphs , they discuss how we can control our
usage with phone , and how we will save our mental life towards this
technology virus , like distress our self of looking to the phone so many
times per hour , stop handling the phone always when it’s beeps and other
things.
Details:
1-c / 2-a / 3-c / 4-c / 5-a / 6-b / 7-c / 8-a / 9-a / 10-b.
3-FOCUS ON WRITING :
Vocabulary:
1-relent / 2- diminish / 3-wean away from / 4- trigger / 5-urge / 6- devices / 7-
anxiety / 8-dependency / 9- twitching / 10- influx / 11- conscious / 12- literally /
13-temptation / 14 – compulsive / 15-dysfunction.
Expand:
1- urge / 2-search / 3- addiction / 4-cause / 5-tuning me out / 6- repeatedly / 7-
not aware of / 8 -decision / 9 – steals contemplation / 10 – can’t
stand / 11- avoid.

Grammar :
1.1Get/ turn off/ give .
1.2Get mean take it and get back mean take something from somebody .
1.3Turn mean get something back and turn off mean unplug something.
1.4 Give mean give something to somebody and give up mean surrender.