DETECTIVES Teacher's Guide - Book - Page 91
THE DETECTIVES - TEACHER’S GUIDE - Unit 2
NEW WORDS
athlete
cycling
difficult
found out
give up
greatest
race
Present the new words on the board. Present each word and use it in a sentence. Then ask the
students if they know what the word means. Allow guessing and finally give the right explanation.
Vocabulary Reinforcement
Have the students go over the text and find the words they just learned. Ask them to read the
sentences where they found the words. If there are still unclear words, explain them.
Have the students copy the words into their notebooks and write their definitions.
For weaker students: Have them copy the sentence with the new word into their notebooks, next
to the definition they wrote. This will help them remember the context as well.
For more ideas go pages vi and vii in the Yellow Pages section.
Reading
Read paragraph one aloud and have the class follow you, pointing to the words as you read.
Stop and ask:
Where was Lance Armstrong born? (Dallas, Texas)
When was he born? (1971)
What sports did he like as a child? (running and swimming)
What did he discover when he was ten years old? (that he liked cycling too)
Read paragraph two aloud and ask:
How old was Lance when he became a professional cyclist? (22)
What did he win in 1993 and 1995? (the Tour de France)
Who can tell me what the Tour de France is? (a cycling race)
How long is it? (5,900 kilometers)
How long does it take? (21 days)
What happened in 1996? (Lance found out he was sick)
Read paragraph three aloud and ask:
What did people think would happen to Lance when he got sick?
(that it would be the end of his career)
Did Lance give up cycling when he got sick? (no)
What happened after he got better? (He won the Tour de France again and
again, more times than anyone else.)
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