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I5,RD1,Richard Serpa

Reader's Digest Report

Student's Name: Richard Serpa Teacher's name: Mr. Rios Date: January 16th

1.    Write  the title of the article: Watching The World

2.    Write the author's name: ______________________________________________________

3.   Before you read, look at the picture(s) if any, as well as the title. What do you think the article will be about?

This article is about different places and customs around the world. Also, this article have interesting topics about these places. I can see the Gulf of Mexico, wild animals from Africa, and corncobs from Peru.

4.    Read the article and describe in as much detail as possible what you understand of it.

After the accident in the Gulf of Mexico in April 2010, a team of researchers found out that two and a half months after the accident some of the pollutants had disappeared. Some experts believe that much of the oil has sunk to the ocean floor. In Russia, according to one survey, 59 percent of russians aged from 18 to 35 believe that to success in life, sometimes you have to go against your moral principle. In Peru, the corncobs found suggest that the inhabitants of northern Peru were making porpcorn and corn flour at least 3000 years ago. In Italy, Lucio Soravito believes that a religious message needs direct contact with individuals it means that the pastoral care should go from ringing church bells to ringing doorbells. In South Africa , the Street value of rhinoceros horn for medical use has risen to as high as $65,000  per kilogram.

5.  Vocabulary Use: Choose 05 new vocabulary items (word, collocation or idiomatic expression, etc.) and think of ways that could help you understand/learn these vocabulary items more effectively. Do so in your vocabulary log in your learning journal.

1. Survey

2. Corncobs

3. Rhinoceros

4. Sunk

5. Researchers

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