Reading Comprehension - Jyoti: Desperately Brave

Jyoti: Desperately Brave
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This lesson contains 18 slides, with interactive quizzes, text slides and 1 video.

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Jyoti: Desperately Brave
  • reading comprehension
  • pronunciation

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Slide 2 - Video

Jyoti...?

Slide 3 - Mind map

Let's read.
  • try to read out loud in a nice English accent
  • Are there difficult words? 
  • Please write them down

Slide 4 - Slide

What would you have done if you had been in Jyoti’s situation?

Slide 5 - Open question

migrant (line 1) = said of a person who moves from one place to another in order to find work or better living conditions 
desperately (line 2) = in a way that shows you have little hope and are ready to do anything without worrying about danger to yourself or others 
brave (line 2) = willing to do things that are difficult, dangerous or painful; not afraid


Slide 6 - Slide

the rickshaw (line 8) = a small, light vehicle with two wheels used in  Asian countries to carry people. It is pulled by somebody walking or riding a bicycle. 
the brick hauler (line 8) = a worker who transports bricks
the construction site (line 9) = the place where a building is being made

Slide 7 - Slide

disabled (line 18) = unable to use a part of your body completely or easily because of a physical condition, an illness, an injury, etc. 

Slide 8 - Slide

to pedal (line 21) = to push down the pedals of a bicycle to make it move
the aim (line 24) = the purpose of doing something

Slide 9 - Slide

the federation (line 28) = a group of clubs that have joined together to form an organisation 
the feat (line 30) = an action or a piece of work that needs skill, strength or courage
to capture (line 31) = to take control of something
horrific (line 32) 


Slide 10 - Slide

Read the explanation. Explain in your own words what connections are.

Slide 11 - Slide

In line 8 there is an enumeration of three types of work that migrant workers do. 
What are the three examples?

What is the signal word for examples in this line?

Slide 12 - Slide

What does the word But in line 15 signal?
A. a contrast
B. a reason
C. a conclusion
D. an example

Slide 13 - Slide

1. What does injured (line 3) mean?
A
old
B
poor
C
sick
D
wounded

Slide 14 - Quiz


Read paragraph 'Migrant workers' again.
What does to live hand-to-mouth mean?
A
The people don’t get money, just a daily meal and a place to stay.
B
The people get paid every day so they can save a lot of money.
C
C. The people get paid just enough to pay for a daily meal and their rent.
D
D. The people do work that nobody else wants to do.

Slide 15 - Quiz

Read paragraph ' Cycling home' again.
Finish the sentence.

It was a difficult journey, because...

Slide 16 - Open question

What is the meaning of endurance (line 30)?
A
to be able to continue doing something painful or difficult for a long period of time without giving up
B
B. to be able to do something nice or pleasant for someone you love without thinking of yourself.
C
C. to be able to ride a bicycle that is not designed for riding long distances.
D
D. to be able to survive on food and water for a long period of time without any money.

Slide 17 - Quiz

Round up

Slide 18 - Slide