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DEVELOPING ESSENTIAL READING SKILLS 2 Gillian Flaherty with Jane Bowring and Naomi Waterman Поп-культура Учебное пособие Лицензионное издание, неадаптированное Т И Т У Л Т I Т и L P U B L I S H E R S 2003 з Published and distributed by Titul Publishers OreateO anC developed try International Language Teaching Services Pty Ltd 5/369 Glebe Point Road Glebe NSW 2037 Australia First published 2003 Copyright © 2003 International Language Teaching Services Pty Ltd All rights reserved; no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the copyright holder. Editor: Naomi Waterman Cover and text design: ILTS Pty Ltd Gillian Flaherty. Pop Culture. Developing essential reading skills. Book 2 / Ф73 Дж. Флэхерти. Поп-культура. Учебное пособие. Книга 2,— Обнинск: Титул, 2003,— 104 стр.: ил. ISBN 5-86866-236-9 Серия “Поп-культура” состоит из трех книг на современные молодежные темы. Каждая книга включает 15 разделов. Сложность текстов последовательно возрастает от первой книги к третьей. В каждом разделе представлено несколь ко текстов разнообразных жанров: журнальные статьи, интервью с поп-звезда ми, рекламные заметки, биографии знаменитых людей, страницы из Интернета. Все тексты сопровождаются коммуникативными упражнениями на развитие уме ний и навыков чтения и письма. Выпускается по лицензии издательства “International Language Teaching Services Pty Ltd”. Для широкого круга изучающих английский язык. © International Language Teaching Services Pty Ltd, 2003 ISBN 5-86866-236-9 © Издательство “Титул”, 2003 p%pculture г Introduction Overview Pop Culture is an innovative three-book series that focuses on developing students' reading skills. It has been specifically designed for high school students at the false-beginner to intermediate level. All aspects of successful reading are covered. The importance of vocabulary development is highlighted by the inclusion of vocabulary exercises in every unit. Simple writing activities are also included to give students the opportunity to use information from the texts that they have worked hard to understand. Pop Culture focuses on icons of the twentieth century - a theme that will greatly interest high school students. The material is presented in a magazine-style format that students will enjoy using. In each unit, there are three texts dealing with different aspects of the same topic. Many different types of texts are used, including interviews, cartoons, advertisements, biographies, web pages and dialogues. Usage notes are also provided to highlight and explain interesting cultural, grammatical or vocabulary features within the texts. Pop Culture is a valuable source of supplementary material that high school students can relate to. The topics have been carefully chosen to maximise student interest. Although the topics are familiar to the students, they will experience a sense of discovery as they read. Pop Culture is easy to use as each unit follows the same structure. The units can also be used in any order that suits the teacher. Minimal preparation by the teacher is required, and a comprehensive answer key is provided. Exercises Prepare to read The pre-reading questions are designed to stimulate interest in the topic and promote discussion. The questions can be used by the teacher with the whole class, by students in groups or pairs, or by individuals. The questions are personalised to enable students to bring their own ideas and experiences to the topic. Reading A. Understanding key points These comprehension questions are designed to develop skills in reading for general understanding. The questions deal with key points from all three texts. Students identify whether or not the key statements are true. They then modify any untrue statements to make them true. The questions uncover fundamental points in the texts, which students can then use as a basis for more detailed comprehension. Reading B. Understanding details These multiple-choice questions require students to identify details within the three texts. They are designed to help students develop their scanning skills as well as the ability to understand specific details within a text. Reading C. Developing skills These tasks introduce additional reading skills that are particularly relevant to the types of texts in the unit. Skills such as sequencing, identifying cause and effect, identifying examples and distinguishing between fact and opinion are introduced in this section. The tasks are simple and self-contained. Typical activities are completing charts, numbering Sentences and ticking boxes. Developing vocabulary The vocabulary development questions focus on a selection of key words and expressions introduced in each text*. The questions show students how these key words and expressions are used in context. The first set of questions requires students to match partial sentences featuring key vocabulary to the correct endings. The second set of questions gives students the opportunity to use these new words and expressions in a different context from that of the passage. Students complete each sentence with the correct word. Writing Each unit has a different writing activity, depending on the types of texts presented in the unit. The focus is on writing at sentence, paragraph and text level. Key sentence patterns that appear in the texts are analysed and practised. Students also practise forming coherent paragraphs and complete texts. рфрси/ture . Unit 1 Comic books 6 Unit 2 Game shows 12 Unit 3 S>\ockbu5te/ f))ms T8 Unit 4 • Instant money 24 Unit 5 Fans 30 Unit 6 Extreme fashion 36 Unit 7 \ Sunglasses 42 Unit 8 The Internet 48 Unit 9 Amazing inventions 54 Unit 10 Skateboarding 60 Unit 11 Theme parks 66 Unit 12 Portable music 72 Unit 13 Baseball caps 78 Unit 14 Body art 84 Unit 15 - Trainers 90 Answer keys 96 Vi 5 Comic Comic books started out as collections of comic strips from newspapers. They were known as books 'funny books', or 'funnies', because the comic strips were humorous. It wasn't until the 1930s that the first adventure stories started to appear. The heroes of these stories were characters like Dick Tracy and the Phantom. But although they had some cool gadgets, these heroes were still Prepare just ordinary people. to read Then in June 1938 a new comic came out. It had a new kind of hero. His powers were far greater Talk about the answers to than any normal person. He could run faster than these questions with a a train. He could jump over tall buildings. His name was Superman, and he wasn't just a hero; partner. he was a superhero. 1. Do you read comic Since Superman made his debut there have been books? Which ones? many comic book superheroes. Most worked 2. Who are your favourite alone, but sometimes they teamed up with other comic book characters? superheroes. The Justice Society of America (JSA 3. Why do you think for short) was a crime-fighting team of nine comic books are so superheroes. They included the Flash, who was popular? described as 'the fastest man alive'; and the Green Lantern, who got his special powers from a . magic ring. Today the most popular superhero team is the X-Men. Reading Outside the US, comics have developed in Read the passage, different ways. Japanese comics (known as the fact files and - 'manga') include many more topics than the comic strip. American comics do. This is probably why so many Japanese read manga. In fact, manga account for 40 per cent of all book and magazine sales in Japan. Topics range from giant robots and time travel to cooking, sport, romance, and much more. There's also a huge variety of artistic styles. Although manga are starting to become popular outside Japan, they still aren't as well known as 6 1 Comic books SUPERMAN Real name: Clark Kent Occupation: editor-in-chief for The Daily Planet newspaper Height: 190 centimetres Weight: 101 kilograms Powers: can fly, is super strong, is super-fast, has ’x-ray vision, cannot be injured by bullets WONDER WOMAN Real name: Diana Prince Occupation: major in US Army Height: 180 centimetres Weight: 61 kilograms Powers: can jump super- high, is super-strong, is super-fast SPIDER-MAN Real name: Peter Parker Occupation: photographer and high school teacher Height: 178 centimetres Weight: 74 kilograms Powers: is super-strong, can cling to most surfaces, can sense danger American comic books. Most people outside Japan wouldn't know who Captain Harlock was. But you can bet they've all heard of Superman. _ Л л у Hsiur-ed SMOH GOOD PREPARES FOR WHEREVER "THERE !S DANGER, WITH HIS AMAZING DAY OF SWING LIVES HE WILL BE THERE TO Superhuman powers, AND FIGHTING CRIME. PROTECT THE INNOCENT. NO ONE CAN STOP HIM... d Lt Pty ILTS 2002 © n o blicati u p ... HIS MOTHER! this YOU’RE HOT COINC ANYWHERE UNTIL YOU CLEAN YOUR ROOM, YOUNq MAN for AND TARE OEE Ш Г RIDICULOUS COSTUME. ] PONT KNOW HOW MANY ove Times i ‘ve told You -'underwear first, pants second! Cosgr Matt by d ustrate Ill Reading A. Understanding key points Read the sentences below. Tick the sentences that are true. Rewrite the sentences that are not true to make them true. Example: The first comic strips were in newspapers. S The first adventure stories appeared in the 1940s. The first adventure stories appeared in the 1930s. 1. Superman was the first superhero. 2. After Superman, there were many other superheroes. 3. Outside Japan, manga are just as popular as American comics. 4. Superman has more powers than Wonder Woman or Spider-Man. 5. Wonder Woman is taller than Spider-Man and Superman. 6. Simon Good lives at home with his mother. 8 1 Comic books Reading B. Understanding details 'AG Cirxle the best answer, a, b, с or In the main passage it says that most people outside d. : each of the following Japan wouldn’t know who Captain Harlock was. But questions. you can bet they’ve all heard of Superman. You can bet they’ve all heard of Superman means it is certain Characters like Dick Tracy that they’ve all heard of Superman: Тяшт,''х.т a. had special powers, You can bet that Martin will get As on all his exams. He’s so smart. о appeared in funny comic strips in newspapers, If you bet money on something, you say what you think • will happen. If it does happen, you win money. If it с didn't have any special doesn’t happen, you «lose your money: powers, Ted bet £10 on a horse in a race and it won. He won d. were the first £100! superheroes. The Justice Society of America is called the JSAfor I The superheroes in the short. For short means that a long name or title has J ustice Society of America been made shorter so that it is easier to say: The United States ofA merica is often called the USA ' a. always worked alone. for short b. sometimes worked My name’s Timothy, or Tim for short. together. c. fought against each Superman is a superhero. He is super-strong and super-fast. Wonder Woman can jump super-high. In other. these examples super means ‘more than normal’. d. got their special powers This box is so heavy. You’d need to be super-strong from a magic ring. to pick it up: ,c r ; The train from London to Paris is super-fast. It can 3. Manga are different from travel at over 170 miles (270 kilometres) per hour. American comics because The Sears Tower in Chicago is super-high. It has 110 a. manga have more storeys. topics. manga have more fans. c. manga are more well known, 5. Both Wonder Woman and Superman d. manga don't have superheroes. a. can fly. 4. Peter Parker works as b. are super-strong and super-fast. a. a major in the US Army. c. have x-ray vision. b. a photographer and a teacher. d. cannot be injured by bullets. c. a doctor. 6. Simon Good's mother wants him to d. the editor-in-chief of a newspaper. a. protect people. b. stop crime. c. tidy his room. d. save people's lives.