2. Agenda
• Idiom
• Inference practice with comics
• Novel quiz
• Newspaper article presentation
3.
4. Put a spin on it
• to twist a report or story to one's advantage; to interpret
an event to make it seem favorable or beneficial to
oneself or one's cause
5. Examples
Robert was good at putting a positive spin on weak
financial reports. He could make losing money sound
almost good somehow!
The politician tried to put a spin on the bad publicity that
she had recently been receiving.
My father was upset when I got a C in math class, but I
tried to put a positive spin on it by saying the a “C” in that
class is like an “A” in any other class because it is so
hard!
6. Practice
• My friend got in trouble for driving too fast.
When he got pulled over, he tried to put a
positive spin on his actions by saying…
• Several fans said that the singer did not
perform enough songs at the concert. The
singer tried to put positive spin on the
accusation by saying…
8. Garfield
BY JIM DAVIS
1. What inferences can you make from this comic strip?
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9. Calvin and Hobbs by: Bill Watterson
2. What inferences can you make from this comic strip?
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10. Dilbert
By Scott Adams
3. What inferences can you make from this comic strip?
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11. Archie
4. What inferences can you make from this comic strip?
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12. Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson
5. What inferences can you make from this comic strip?
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13. 6. What inferences can you make from this comic strip?
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16. Restaurant Meals Mean More
Calories And Soda For Kids And Teens
by Helen Thompson, NPR
How often do you eat at fast food restaurants or full-service restaurants? Do you - 1
?think it is a good idea? Why/why not
How many extra calories do teens get per day when they eat at the fast food - 2 •
restaurants? Why is this the case? What are the major problems associated with
? eating fast food
Why do you think eating out is so popular in the US? What is the percentage of - 3 •
people who are obese in the U.S? Do you think this is higher or lower than your home
? country
Who has been blamed in the article? What steps should be taken in order to - 4 •
? prevent or reduce this phenomenon
Will you eat at fast-food restaurants after you have read about how it negatively - 5 •
? affects your health
17. Open that iPad before you buy it By Breeanna
Hare, CNN
1 What is main point of the article? What was wrong with the Ipads? Where were they
purchased?
2. Do you buy devices the same way that people bought their Ipads? Why/why not?
3. Why have some people had difficulty being reimbursed for their purchases?
4. How does this type of fraud happen? In your opinion, why do people want to deceive
others and get income fraudulently/dishonestly?
5. Do you think the primary problem is the negligence of the customers or the negligence
of the stores? Why?
6. What suggestion and helpful information does the author mention?
18. HW
• VP 9 Quiz = Monday (4/1)
• Unit 4 test = Wednesday (4/3)
