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Advanced Reading and Writing 1

Student’s Name: Dayanna Gamarra

Teacher’s Name: Angie Garvich

1. RESEARCH -

MICHAEL PHELPS: (https://swimswam.com/bio/michael-phelps/)

2. GRAPHIC ORGANIZER

He started swim when he was 7 years old because he was diagnosed with ADHD His abilities was developed whe he was a child, it only took 3 years.

He practised a lot, he could swim for 3-4 hours without rest.

Michael Phelps When he had 10 years old, won a national record and also obtained the clasification for the Olympic games in Sidney.

He was born in Towson, Maryland on June 30, 1985

He won 23 gold medals during his participation in 4 olympic games.

3. VOCABULARY LOG a. Interaction (Noun) -

DEFINITION: He activity of being with and talking to other people, and the way that people react to each other

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RELATED WORDS: Interact (Verb), Interactive (Adjective), Interactivity (Adverb)

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EXAMPLES: I enjoy the constant interaction with people from other departments. The interaction with my coworkers is very fluency and friendly every time.

b. Flexible (Adjective) - DEFINITION: Able to make changes or deal with a situation that is changing.

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RELATED WORDS: Flexibility (Noun), Flex (Verb), Flexibly (Adverb)

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EXAMPLE: A more flexible approach to childcare arrangements is needed. I want to be more flexible with stubborn people.

Compensate (Verb) DEFINITION: To change or remove the bad result of something.

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RELATED WORDS: Compensation (Noun)

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EXAMPLE: This payment more than compensates for what we’ve lost. Some extra money might compensate for several overtime work.

d. Disabled (Adjective) - DEFINITION: Person is unable to use part of their body or brain properly because of injury or disease. -

RELATED WORDS: Disability (Noun), Disable (Verb)

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EXAMPLE: Motorcycling accident had left her severely disabled. My credit card is disabled because someone tried to extract money from my current account.

e. Estimate (Verb) - DEFINITION: To form a judgment or opinion regarding the worth, amount, size, weight, etc., of; calculate approximately. -

RELATED WORD: Estimate (Verb), Estimated (Adjective)

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EXAMPLE: It’s difficult to estimate the cost of making your house safe. The Antarctic ice cap is estimated to contain 90% of the world’s fresh water.

4. GRAMMAR LOG A. MODALS -

Meaning: A modal is a type of auxiliary (helping) verb that is used to express: ability, possibility, permission or obligation. Modal phrases (or semi-modals) are used to express the same things as modals, but are a combination of auxiliary verbs and the preposition to.

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Form: SUBJECT + MODAL + VERB + COMPLEMENT

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Use: Modals are used to talk about advice (should, should not, ought, ought not, had better, had better not), likelihood (should, should not, ought, ought not), necessity (must, must not, have to, have got to), speculation(may, may not, might, might not, could), conclusions(must, have to, have got to, can not, could not), expectation (be supposed to, be to), and suggestions (could, might).

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Example 1) We will have to postpone our trip if your passports don’t come. 2) You should have taken your credit card along on the trip.