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
publish – v. to have something you wrote included in a book, magazine, or newspaper
investigate – v. to try to get information about (someone who may have done something illegal)
reject – v. to refuse to love, care for, or give attention to (someone)
federal – adj. of or relating to the central government
inspector – n. a person whose job is to inspect something
partner – n. one of two or more people, businesses, etc., that work together or do business together
- Listen to the story.
- Watch the video and read along.
- Take the short story quiz.
Take the quiz: https://learningenglish.voanews.com/a/2655584/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.