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Picture Dictionary

A. Reading

Benito is an ESL student at Lakeshore Adult

Education Center. He is in a beginning literacy

class. Every morning, the students listen as the

teacher reads a page of vocabulary words from the

picture dictionary. After the teacher reads the

words, the students look at the pictures and copy

the words into their notebooks. When everyone is

finished, they practice reading the words with a

partner. Finally, the teacher selects a student to stand in front of the class and read the

words aloud. This makes Benito nervous. He doesnÓt want the teacher to select him to

read aloud in class. He is shy, and he doesnÓt speak English very well. What should

Benito do if the teacher asks him to read in front of the class? What should he say?

B. True or False

1. ________ Benito is an instructor at Lakeshore Adult Education Center.

2. ________ The picture dictionary has vocabulary words and pictures.

3. ________ The students play when the teacher reads the words.

4. ________ The students copy the words before they listen to the teacher read.

5. ________ Benito is nervous because the teacher might ask him to stand in front of

the class and read the words aloud.

C. Writing Î What should Benito do if his ESL teacher asks him to read aloud?

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