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
treasure – n. a large collection of money, jewels or other things of great value
devil – n. the Devil the most powerful spirit of evil in Christianity, Judaism, and Islam who is often represented as the ruler of hell
skull – n. the structure of bones that form the head and face of a person or animal
ax – n. a tool that has a heavy metal blade and a long handle and that is used for chopping wood
giant – n. a legendary creature usually thought of as being an extremely large and powerful person
witch – n. a woman who is thought to have magic powers
lend – v. to give (something) to (someone) to be used for a period of time and then returned
slave – n. someone who is legally owned by another person and is forced to work for that person without pay
- Listen to the story.
- Watch the video and read along.
- Take the short story quiz.
Take the quiz: https://learningenglish.voanews.com/a/the-devil-and-tom-walker-by-washington-irving/2871722/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.
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