3.20.2: Year 3 American English Lessons with Maestro Sersea

Hello students. I’m proud of you for completing years 1 and 2 of our American English course.  In order for you to become a strong intermediate American English learner, you need to be able to read, understand, and discuss abridged American English short stories.  In this lesson, throughout Year 3 of your studies, you will read, listen to, and write about popular American English short stories. Please follow the directions below closely.

• Study the American English vocabulary below.

Words in this Story

carnival – n. a festival held before Lent that includes music and dancing

cask – n. a container that is shaped like a barrel and is used for holding liquids (“an oak cask for wine”)

palace – n. a very large and impressive house

cellar – n. the part of a building that is entirely or partly below the ground

insult – v. to do or say something that is offensive to (someone) : to do or say something that shows a lack of respect for (someone) (“She felt they had insulted her by repeatedly ignoring her

• Listen to the story.

• Watch the video and read along.

• Take the short story quiz.

Take the quiz: https://learningenglish.voanews.com/a/2450746/p1.html?isEmbedded=True

• Write a summary of the short story you just read and listened to in the comments section below.  Click here to read an article that teaches you how to summarize a story. Remember to let us know who the characters of the story are, what they do, and what the story is about.