UNIT 1


Reading-Writing Activity


Read the article from page 8 of your textbook.

Centerville Gazette

Who's New?

    We welcome Mary Stanton. Ms. Stanton is a new instructor here this year. "Centerville students are really interesting people," she says. "They're young and old, married and single. My classes are all interesting."

    Mary and her husband, Phillip, are new to Colorado. They're from Sacramento, California. Phillip is an engineer for Dynamo Labs. Ms. Stanton says, "Colorado is wonderful! It's a great state, especially for skiers like Phil and me."

    Mary is young. She's only twenty-four years old.

    She says, "Sometimes students think I'm a student. They call me Mary. That's OK -- if they're respectful. And sometimes they think I'm an easy teacher because I'm young. But they're wrong!"

    Welcome to Centerville, Ms. Mary Stanton!

Now answer the following questions in paragraph form.


  • Who is a new instructor?
  • Where is the school?
  • What are the students at Centerville like?
  • Who is Mary's husband?
  • Where are Mary and Phillip from?
  • What does Phillip do?
  • How old is Mary?
  • Is she an easy teacher?



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