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UNIT 6 CHAPTER 2 Homestay Diary

Before You Read A Daniela is a 22-year-old student from Brazil. She is studying in the
Dear Diary United States. The passage on the next page is from her diary.
Answer the question below.
In my opinion, studying and living in the United States would be ...
D easy D hard D fun D lonely D ____ _

B Discuss your answer with a partner.

Reading Skill A Read the diary on the next page. As you read, ask yourself: How does
Making Inferences Daniela feel?

When we read, the B Complete the sentences below. S the correct answer.
author does not
tell us everything. 1 On June 13, Daniela ( was I was not } happy to be in the United States.
Sometimes we also 2 On June 25, Daniela was ( angry at Valerie I unsure about what to do }.
see new vocabulary. 3 After talking to her friend on July 1, Daniela felt ( sad I confused}.
We can guess the 4 July 5 was a ( bad I good} day for Daniela.
author's feelings or
the meaning of new C What information helped you choose your answers in B? Underline the
words because of words in the passage. Then answer the questions on page 76.
the information in the
passage.

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