Part 1 Characterization & Character Analysis:

Explanation & Application

Practice 1:

1. Caring

2. Trustworthiness

3. Responsibility

4. Respect

5. Citizenship

6. Fairness

Practice 2:
1. Lazy
He obviously does not make time to clean and organize his house.
2. Caring
She is concerned by the negative changes she noticed in Tierney.
3. Irresponsible
He did not make necessary arrangements for his first day at the
job.
4. Arrogant
He was taken and concerned about making a show instead of
focusing on winning t season’s title for his team.
5. Manipulator
Amy is only nice to Herby when it is in her benefit. She uses him
to fill her empty time.
6. Naïve
She acted compulsively to satisfy the stranger she had just met.
7. Aggressive
He was resorting to violence when he felt like losing a game.
8. Perseverance
He has not quit on his dream.
 9. Smart
He made a fast calculation and figured the most economic way to
purchase his olives.
10. Unlucky
Misfortunes keep hitting him.

Part 2: How to End a Short Story

Activities

Story 1:
he noticed that Rolluf was weeping. After clarifying the matter
with him and how he was sad because his birdy transformation was
taking too long, Ed laughed so hard he almost fainted. He later
explained to Rolluf what a bird dog is and what it does. Rolluf was
glad to keep his sheep dog status and his owner was relieved he got
him on the right time before he hurt himself.

Story 2:
Then one day, he realized his parents weren't so crazy after all,
Chandra in fact existed. She was four years his elder… She had
passed away as an infant and his parents' behavior was only a way
to mourn her and to cope with the pain her absence has inflicted.

Part 3: How to Paraphrase: Explanation &

Application

Ex.1:
1. The president spoke to the angry crowd in hope to calm them.
2. An architect should visualize the buildings she or he designs.
3. It is hard to participate in the conversation as he always dominates
it.
 4. The wind was unable to move any of my desk items.
5. It is hard to find compatible student groups because each one
comes from a different background.
6. The professor refused the student apology for being absent.
7. Would you like to attend the music concert next to Vienna coffee
shop?
8. International Center hosts English Conversation classes to help
foreigners practice their skills in the language.
9. The International Students and Scholars office at Purdue
University is situated at Schliemann Hall.
10. More than 50% of the women participating at the one-day
meeting were in business with their husbands.

Ex.2:
1. Unlike the sun, may source of the heat, the Antarctic is the major
source of global cold. Antarctica waters meet north with the warm
tropic waters, cooling that way the surface water and the
atmosphere. However, it’s is now vulnerable due to human
activity.
2. Most bicycling fatalities are caused by head injuries, half being
among teenagers. To reduce injuries, one must wear a helmet
which absorbs most of the shock and protects the skull.
3. Until this day, the Sears tower is the tallest building in the
universe. This however, won’t stop architects and engineers from
breaking this record. How tall can a building be? A skyscraper
double the length of the Sears tower has been designed by
Structural engineer William LeMessurier. Architect Robert Sobel
argues that with new technology, a 500- story building can be
elevated.
 Part 4: How to Summarize
Exercise 1:
1. Reasons of the decline of the trams in the USA. Title: the fall of
the tram.
2. Tram system declined in the USA mainly due to efforts for its
destruction especially by its rivals from the automobiles
manufacturers.

Exercise 2:
1. Due to increasing materials and costs, some industries such as eh
airlines and paper recycling are charging a supercharge.
2. Netbooks are a new emerging form of mini computers. They weigh
less but have a lower performance.
3. Canadian Convenience stores are turning into smoke shops by
denying entry to kids, to save their sales.
4. Through Dolphin system, Canadian software monitors child
Interne access by requesting a user name and individual fingerprint
scan.
5. Modern successful leadership model is based on a partnership and
involvement approach rather than a centralized and authoritarian
one.
6. Due to employee cut down policies, surviving ones are the most
talented.
 Part5: Identifying the Themes
Application:
1. The hardness of dealing with sloppy behavior.
The feelings of Katie Clean transmitted throughout the passage
and he final outcome of Miss Messy’s behavior.
2. The different upbringings and their consequences on the lives of
a rich man and a poor woman.
At the end, we have learned the success of the poor young woman
and we have senses the unhappiness of the rich young man.
3. Consequences of being lazy, and of being studious.
What happened by the end of the quarter: Sammy having to stay
up so late to keep up with the class and Tammy enjoying her
vacation.
4. The end of greedy characters and that of the humble ones.
By the end of the story, Mr. pig’s greed and selfishness lead to
his death while Mr. dog has escaped the hunt and was rewarded
by a delicious meal.
5. How perseverance pays off.
Michael Jordan has been brought down by his high school
coach who thought he wasn’t competent enough. Through hard
work and training, he became one of the most successful
basketball players in the history of the game.