b7 l2: READING split for Write the Topic / What's the Main Idea (silent reading activities + short question cards with REFERENCE)

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 # Source: ST §Write the Topic
-$PRODUCE What's the Topic?
+$GRAMMAR Reading: Six Short Paragraphs
+ID: l2-s7-r
+READING
+INTRO: Six short paragraphs to read — no audio, just you and the text. You'll name each one's topic next.
+
+CARD: **Paragraph 1.** This morning in my math class we studied shapes. Last week, we studied numbers. Math is about numbers and shapes. Today, we learned about squares. Tomorrow, we will study circles. The next day, we'll study triangles.
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+CARD: **Paragraph 2.** Today, I bought a money order at the post office. I stood in line for about thirty minutes. Then, I got to the window. I asked the clerk for a money order for $25.00. The money order cost $1.00. I gave the clerk $26.00. Next, I wrote the name and the address. Then, I put it in an envelope and mailed it to my wife.
+
+CARD: **Paragraph 3.** This morning, Bob thought about his trip to Los Angeles. He wants to visit his brother this summer. Today, he will make his plane reservations, and he will go to the store. He has to buy a new suitcase and some clothes. Then, he will come home and pack his suitcase. Bob also needs some film. He wants to take some pictures in California.
+
+CARD: **Paragraph 4.** Joan has two houses. One is in the city and the other one is near a lake. The house near the lake is not very large, but it's nice. It is white and blue. It has nice pictures on the walls and large windows. She can see the lake from some of the windows. Joan goes there to relax. Sometimes she stays there overnight, but other times she stays for a few weeks.
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+CARD: **Paragraph 5.** John had a bad day yesterday. First, he was late for work in the morning. Then, he left his desk keys in the suit he wore yesterday. At noon, he went to the restaurant for lunch. The waiter brought him the wrong plate and made a mistake on the bill. In the afternoon, he didn't get a call he wanted. In the evening, he didn't watch his favorite sport. The television didn't work.
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+CARD: **Paragraph 6.** I do my homework every day. I work in a drugstore after school every afternoon and on Saturday. Sometimes, I have little time to do my homework. But I do it. I like to get good grades, and I know I must do my homework. The grade I get in the homework is part of the final grade.
+
+$PRODUCE Write the Topic
 ID: l2-s7
+REFERENCE: l2-s7-r
 INTRO: Now a reading skill: the topic. Read each paragraph and type, in just a few words, what it's about.
-INSTRUCTION: Read each paragraph and type the topic in a few words.
+INSTRUCTION: Write each paragraph's topic in a few words. Reopen the paragraphs any time.
 INPUT: type
 CHECK: llm
 RUBRIC: Accept a short phrase that accurately summarizes the topic (similar to the model).
 
 EXAMPLE
-TEMPLATE: This morning in my math class we studied shapes. Last week, we studied numbers. Math is about numbers and shapes. Today, we learned about squares. Tomorrow, we will study circles. The next day, we'll study triangles.
+PROMPT: Paragraph 1: what is the topic?
 RESPONSE: my math class
 
-TEMPLATE: Today, I bought a money order at the post office. I stood in line for about thirty minutes. Then, I got to the window. I asked the clerk for a money order for $25.00. The money order cost $1.00. I gave the clerk $26.00. Next, I wrote the name and the address. Then, I put it in an envelope and mailed it to my wife.
+PROMPT: Paragraph 2: what is the topic?
 RESPONSE: buying a money order
 
-TEMPLATE: This morning, Bob thought about his trip to Los Angeles. He wants to visit his brother this summer. Today, he will make his plane reservations, and he will go to the store. He has to buy a new suitcase and some clothes. Then, he will come home and pack his suitcase. Bob also needs some film. He wants to take some pictures in California.
+PROMPT: Paragraph 3: what is the topic?
 RESPONSE: Bob's trip to Los Angeles
 
-TEMPLATE: Joan has two houses. One is in the city and the other one is near a lake. The house near the lake is not very large, but it's nice. It is white and blue. It has nice pictures on the walls and large windows. She can see the lake from some of the windows. Joan goes there to relax. Sometimes she stays there overnight, but other times she stays for a few weeks.
+PROMPT: Paragraph 4: what is the topic?
 RESPONSE: Joan's houses
 
-TEMPLATE: John had a bad day yesterday. First, he was late for work in the morning. Then, he left his desk keys in the suit he wore yesterday. At noon, he went to the restaurant for lunch. The waiter brought him the wrong plate and made a mistake on the bill. In the afternoon, he didn't get a call he wanted. In the evening, he didn't watch his favorite sport. The television didn't work.
+PROMPT: Paragraph 5: what is the topic?
 RESPONSE: John's bad day
 
-TEMPLATE: I do my homework every day. I work in a drugstore after school every afternoon and on Saturday. Sometimes, I have little time to do my homework. But I do it. I like to get good grades, and I know I must do my homework. The grade I get in the homework is part of the final grade.
+PROMPT: Paragraph 6: what is the topic?
 RESPONSE: doing homework
+$GRAMMAR Reading: Five More Paragraphs
+ID: l2-s8-r
+READING
+INTRO: Five more paragraphs, same quiet drill: read them; the main-idea questions come right after.
 
-# Source: ST §What's the Main Idea
-$SELECT What's the Main Idea?
+CARD: **Paragraph 1.** I'll take a trip to San Antonio, Texas, in the spring. My mother and father live there, and I'd like to visit them. I will buy film for my camera and go sightseeing. I'll be there for a few days. There are many nice places in San Antonio. I can visit a few places on my vacation there.
+
+CARD: **Paragraph 2.** Mrs. Truman is a teacher in an elementary school. She likes her class. The children are good students. They study their lessons and do their homework every day. They listen to their teacher and write in their notebooks.
+
+CARD: **Paragraph 3.** Mickey works in a barbershop in a building downtown. Every morning he leaves his house at 8:00 a.m., and goes to work. He cuts men's hair and shaves men's faces all day long. At 6:00 p.m., he locks the door of the barbershop, and he goes home. At home, he can relax at last.
+
+CARD: **Paragraph 4.** Many airmen like to go to the Big Onion Restaurant. The food there is delicious. Sgt Miller likes to eat fish. He doesn't like to eat beef, but his friend Sgt Connors likes beef a lot. Dinner at the Big Onion costs $6.95, but lunch is only $3.95.
+
+CARD: **Paragraph 5.** Tony has a store. It's a big store, and he sells a lot of clothes there. He sells women's clothes, men's clothes, and children's clothes. In the winter, he sells a lot of coats, jackets, hats, and gloves. In the summer, he sells short pants, summer shirts, and dresses. People buy shoes, pants, shirts, skirts, and blouses all year at Tony's store.
+
+$SELECT What's the Main Idea
 ID: l2-s8
+REFERENCE: l2-s8-r
 INTRO: One more reading skill: the main idea. Read each paragraph and tap the sentence that says what the whole paragraph is really about — not just one detail from it.
-INSTRUCTION: Read each paragraph and select the main idea.
+INSTRUCTION: Select each paragraph's main idea. Reopen the paragraphs any time.
 
-TEMPLATE: I'll take a trip to San Antonio, Texas, in the spring. My mother and father live there, and I'd like to visit them. I will buy film for my camera and go sightseeing. I'll be there for a few days. There are many nice places in San Antonio. I can visit a few places on my vacation there.
+PROMPT: Paragraph 1: what's the main idea?
 OPTION: a | I will buy film for my camera.
 OPTION: b | My mother and father live in San Antonio.
 OPTION: c | I'll take my vacation in San Antonio.
 ANSWER: c
 
-TEMPLATE: Mrs. Truman is a teacher in an elementary school. She likes her class. The children are good students. They study their lessons and do their homework every day. They listen to their teacher and write in their notebooks.
+PROMPT: Paragraph 2: what's the main idea?
 OPTION: a | The children are good students.
 OPTION: b | Mrs. Truman has a good class.
 OPTION: c | Elementary school children are good students.
 ANSWER: b
 
-TEMPLATE: Mickey works in a barbershop in a building downtown. Every morning he leaves his house at 8:00 a.m., and goes to work. He cuts men's hair and shaves men's faces all day long. At 6:00 p.m., he locks the door of the barbershop, and he goes home. At home, he can relax at last.
+PROMPT: Paragraph 3: what's the main idea?
 OPTION: a | Mickey is a barber.
 OPTION: b | Mickey cuts men's hair all day long.
 OPTION: c | Mickey goes home and relaxes.
 ANSWER: a
 
-TEMPLATE: Many airmen like to go to the Big Onion Restaurant. The food there is delicious. Sgt Miller likes to eat fish. He doesn't like to eat beef, but his friend Sgt Connors likes beef a lot. Dinner at the Big Onion costs $6.95, but lunch is only $3.95.
+PROMPT: Paragraph 4: what's the main idea?
 OPTION: a | Dinner at the Big Onion costs $6.95.
 OPTION: b | Sgt Connors likes beef a lot, but Sgt Miller likes fish.
 OPTION: c | Many airmen think the Big Onion has delicious food.
 ANSWER: c
 
-TEMPLATE: Tony has a store. It's a big store, and he sells a lot of clothes there. He sells women's clothes, men's clothes, and children's clothes. In the winter, he sells a lot of coats, jackets, hats, and gloves. In the summer, he sells short pants, summer shirts, and dresses. People buy shoes, pants, shirts, skirts, and blouses all year at Tony's store.
+PROMPT: Paragraph 5: what's the main idea?
 OPTION: a | Tony's store sells different kinds of clothes.
 OPTION: b | Tony sells many shirts and dresses in the summer.
 OPTION: c | In the winter, he sells a lot of coats, jackets, hats, and gloves.
 ANSWER: a
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 $LESSON 2-3: Math Words and Problems
 
 # Source: ST §Explain the Problem to Me