Reading for Comprehension Skill: Predicting

Before reading the whole story, read the paragraph below again. Try to predict what will be in the story.

- What is strange (weird) about the house? Why is it so different from other houses?
- There was no plan (purpose) for this house! Why did someone build a house like this? Who built the house?
Introducing Vocabulary Exercise – Matching Answers
Did you get all the right answers? Review your answers here:
Vocabulary | Clue |
carpenters | people who work with wood |
mansion | a big, expensive house |
tell the future | to see what is going to happen later |
believed | thought that something was true |
under construction | being built or fixed |
museum | a place where you can go to see art or other objects, like cars, furniture, etc. |
public | not private, open to everyone |
fortune | good luck |
Introducing Vocabulary Exercise

Scan the passage and match the vocabulary words with the correct definition.
Reading Comprehension
Carefully read about the “Mystery Ship” then answer the questions.

Answer the questions using full sentences.
Vocabulary in Context

Before you do the exercise below, listen to the audio and practice saying the words.
Fill in the blanks with the new words. Use each word only one time.

Introducing Vocabulary

- Scan through the passage to find out what part of speech (P.S.) the words and phrases are.
- Read just the part of the passage and use the context clues in the passage to match the word with the correct definition.
- Do not use your dictionary!
The words below are in the passage “The Mystery Ship.”


Part 2 The Mystery Ship – Preview

Questions:
Look at the pictures. What are these things called in English?
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Hints:
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Click “Next >” at the bottom left of the page to check your answers
Vocabulary in Context
Fill in the blanks with the new words. Use each word only one time.

Reading for Comprehension
Read the passage”A Mystery House in California” again. Then check for true or false statements.
Try not to look back at the passage after reading.

TRUE or FALSE?
