Active Skills for Reading Intro (Unit 5: Travel)


CHAPTER 1 A Postcard from Hong Kong

Scenic Hong Kong

Jacquie Martin
22 Ridley Gardens Vancouver, B.C. Canada V6C 2C2

Dear Jacquie,
Hello from Hong Kong! My class trip is almost over, and this city is the last stop1 on our tour. We arrived here on Friday night, and I'm having a lot of fun.

On Saturday, we visited the top of Victoria Peak. The view of the city was incredible! I could see all of Hong Kong. There were also some nature trails2 on the Peak. We went for a short walk, and then had lunch in the afternoon.

In the evening, I went with two friends to the Temple Street Night Market. The streets were full of people se_lling food, clothes.jewelry, music, movies, electronics, and lots of other things. I bought some souvenirs to bring home. There were fortune tellers at the market, too. One told me, "You're going to fall in love soon." I hope she was right!

Yesterday, our group went to Disneyland. Yes, there's one here! We were there all day. The park was crowded. and the lines for rides were long. I waited an hour to go on Space Mountain (the roller coaster).
That was my favorite part of the trip!

Today is Monday. We're going to Ocean Park to see the pandas this afternoon.
We return home to Vancouver tomorrow.

See you soon!
Natalie

AIR MAIL

1 The last stop on a trip is the last place you visit.
2 A trail is a path, for example, through a forest.

Vocabulary Skill - The Prefix re-

In this chapter, you learned the word return. The prefix re- can come before a verb. It means back (for example, re + turn = to go back). Re- can also mean again (for example, re + do= to do something again).

A. Match each word with a definition.

1. recall a. to remember, to bring back to memory
2. reheat b. to come back together
3. repay c. to make something warm again
4. reunite d. to look at something again carefully
5. reuse e. to return money, to give back
6. review f. to use something again

B. Read these sentences and write the correct word.

  1. I borrowed some money. I need to (repay / reuse) it next week.
  2. Who is that woman? I can't (recall / review) her name.
  3. This food is cold. Can you (review / reheat) it?
  4. For the test tomorrow, please (reuse / review) pages 25-30 of your textbook.
  5. This paper is still OK. You can. (reuse / remake) it.
  6. Last week, my father (reunited / reviewed) with his friends from school. They hadn't seen each other for 30 years!

Peer role models.

Do you know someone who is a strong reader? What do they do that makes them a good reader? Think about what you can do to become more like the good readers you know.
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