Unit 8

UNIT 8 Part A Word List Learn the words. Write the meanings in your own language. certain Sally is certain her customers will enjoy her food. discuss The students discussed their troubles with their teacher. edit Pamela had not expected that she would need to edit her story. gather My family usually gathers on my grandfather's birthday. image Gail is confident that she can draw realistic images of clothes. material It was a challenge to gather all the materials for my art class. positive Positive students can complete work quickly and easily. role Laura was respected for her role as team captain. screen The man touched the screen to check his email. technology Mrs. Jensen encouraged her students to use technology.

Part B Word List Learn the words. Write the meanings in your own language. attack When the computer stopped working, Sheryl wanted to attack it! available There are seats available in the back for people who are late. career You can choose any career you want. There are so many! connect Marvin connects a big screen to his dad's computer. dictionary Dictionaries are helpful for finding the spelling of words. handle Lisa is good at leading people. She knows how to handle them. major Losing the key to our car was a major problem. provide Ms. Clark provides extra help to weaker students after school. section We can eat in this section of the park. Do you see the tables? site There are several million sites on the Internet which sell things.

Reading Practice A. Read the passage. Blogging Mom, can you help me? Sure, what do you need help with? I'm trying to edit my blog. But I don't know if I'm using the right word. Why don't you use an online dictionary? There are lots of sites with dictionaries available. Oh. I hadn't thought of that. What is your blog about today, Steven? I'm discussing the kinds of technology that have positive effects on kids. I've already gathered a lot of images. Here, take a look at them on my screen before I search for dictionary sites. Wow! This looks great! I really like that you provide a section that connects to other useful sites. I think you should make writing your career! Thanks, Mom!