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UNIT 8 CHAPTER 1 - A Real Life Superhero

Before You Read A Think about answers to these questions.
What are you afraid of?
1 Read the sentence below. Then complete the
second sentence to make it true for you.

I'm afraid of spiders. They make me very scared!
I'm afraid of .. .
D spiders D heights (high places)
D the dark D ___ _
2 Look at the title of the passage and the photo on
the next page. What is the man doing? What do
you think this passage is about?

B Discuss your answers with a partner.

Reading Skill A Read the sentences below. Then put the events in the correct

Understanding the Order order from 1-5.
of Events
The Story of Alain Robert
Some passages tell _1_ � One day, Alain Robert returned home from school.
us about an order __ b He decided to climb the apartment building. He entered his house
of events. You often through an open window.
see dates, numbers, __ c Then in 2011, he climbed the Burj Khalifa tower in Dubai.
words, and phrases __ d T o day, Robert still climbs buildings. In 2004, he climbed a building
about time: one day, in T a ipei.
still, later, then, today. __ e He didn't have his keys and couldn't enter his apartment.
These words help
you understand when B Quickly read the passage on the next page. Are your answers in
something happened. correct?

C Now read the passage closely. Then answer the questions on page 100.

Set your reading rate goal. As you prepare to read, set a reading rate goal. Use your data from the
charts at the end of the book. Based on your previous performance, how many words-per-minute do you think
you can read now? Time yourself and practice over and over until you've reached your goal.

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