I06-ER1-Nicole Taza

Extensive Reading Report - Intermediate

1.    Title of the article: The End of Suffering Is at Hand!

2.   Source of the article (link): http://www.jw.org/en/publications/magazines

 

3.    Author's name: AWAKE!

4.    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 may be about a way to celebrate the devil and how our ancestors communicated with spirits.

 

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

 

This article is about a party originated in the United States to honor the spirits called Hallowen or also calling on Halloween night by its ancient name, Samhain in which there are more demons and ghosts wandering the earth.

It´s a party to communicate with the spirits of the dead. Their costumes are vampires and witches represented the evil spirits.

Finally, the Bible warns this witchcraft party with supernatural beings is a bad way to consecrate to God.

 

 

6.            Vocabulary Use: Choose 05 new vocabulary items (words, collocations or idiomatic expressions, etc.) and write their meanings and 02 examples related to your real experience.

a) Ancient: Belonging to times long past especially of the historical period before the fall of the Western Roman Empire.

b) Witchcraft: The art of sorcery.

c) Consecrate: Give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause.

d) Wandering: Travelling about without any clear destination.

e) Sorcery: The belief in magical spells that harness occult forces or evil spirits to produce unnatural effects in the world

Student's Name: Nicole Taza