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  ESL and Archie #44 - When I get into my studies, I am completely focused!

  Posted: October 13th, 2006, 10:45pm EDT by patc

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  Listen To read along as you listen, click here for a LEARNING GUIDE. The Learning Guide at www.archiecomics.com/podcast has a complete transcript of this lesson including a glossary, sample sentences, comprehension questions and cultural notes. SPANISH COMIC TRANSCRIPT In the first frame of today’s comic, we see Archie and Jughead. Archie is talking to Jughead. He tells Jughead that when he gets into his studies or when he begins studying for school, he is completely focused. He means that when he begins studying for school he doesn’t think about anything else. His mind is focused on his schoolwork. He is not thinking about anything else. He is completely focused on his studies. He is concentrating on his studies. In the second frame we see Archie’s dad sitting in a chair reading the newspaper. Archie continues to speak to Jughead. Archie tells Jughead that once he opens his textbook or his schoolbook, nothing can distract him. He means that once he opens his textbook or his schoolbook that nothing can take his attention away from it. He stays focused on the book. He will not look at or listen to anything else once he begins or ‘gets into’ his studies. In the third frame we see the joke! Since NOTHING can take Archie’s attention off his schoolbook once he starts studying, he wants to make sure that he has seen ALL the good TV shows before he starts his studies. He wants to make sure that he has watched all of the good TV shows BEFORE he opens his textbook or schoolbook! GLOSSARY 1. When I get into my studies - When Archie said this in frame one, he meant when he starts doing his schoolwork. When we say we “get into” something we mean that we get interested in something or we get involved in something. This is used when we are talking to our friends not in formal conversation. Sally is into yoga. (This means Sally is interested in yoga). Alysia is into collecting comic books. (This means Alysia is interested in collecting comic books.) 2. Completely – Completely means totally. Betty was completely embarrassed when Veronica told the new boy that she would go out on a date with him. Bob completely forgot to stop at the store on the way home from school. 3. Focused – When you are focused on what you are doing, you are paying careful attention to what you are doing. You are concentrating. Mr. Andrews was focused on the newspaper in frame two. In frame three, Mr. Andrews was distracted by Archie’s talking. 4. Textbook – A textbook is a book used by students in school Dilton liked reading his Science textbook. Moose didn’t like ANY textbooks. Moose would rather play football. 5. Distract – When you distract someone, you keep his or her mind from focusing on something. You can distract someone’s attention by making him or her look at or listen to something else. The music distracted us from our work. When Hot Dog came into the school it distracted all the kids! 6. Study – The use of the mind to learn something or the use of your brain to learn something. To study means to spend time reading and going to classes to learn about a subject She is going to study to be a doctor. Brigitte is studying in the library. COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS 1. Where are Jughead and Archie? Are they at school? How do you know? 2. What is Mr. Andrews doing? 3. Which is most important to Archie? His studies or watching good TV shows? How do you know? ANSWERS 1. Jughead and Archie are at Archie’s house. We know because Mr. Andrews (Archie’s dad) is there reading the paper. 2. Mr. Andrews is reading the newspaper. 3. I think that watching good TV shows is most important to Archie because he says he waits until ALL the good TV shows are over and then he starts to study. If he thought that studying was most important, he would do it first.

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  ESL and Archie #43 - Veronica’s Cookies

  Posted: October 6th, 2006, 6:26pm EDT by patc

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  Listen To read along as you listen, click here for a LEARNING GUIDE. The Learning Guide at www.archiecomics.com/podcast has a complete transcript of this lesson including a glossary, sample sentences, comprehension questions and cultural notes. SPANISH COMIC TRANSCRIPT In the first frame of today’s comic, we see Veronica, Archie and Jughead. They are talking. Veronica asks, “What do you think of the cookies?” Veronica is asking Archie and Jughead if they like the cookies that she made. Another way we could say this is to say that Veronica is asking Archie and Jughead if they like the cookies that she baked. When you bake something you cook it in an oven. Jughead answers Veronica by saying that once you start eating Veronica’s cookies you can’t stop eating them. When we say this we usually mean that the food is so good that we can’t stop eating it! We want more and more and more of it! We think that Jughead thinks the cookies are so good that he can’t stop eating them! In the second frame, Archie is whispering something to Jughead. Archie is whispering to Jughead because he does not want Veronica to hear what he is saying. Archie whispers softly to Jughead, “It was nice of you to say that!” Archie says this to Jughead because he thinks that when Jughead told Veronica that he couldn’t stop eating the cookies that he said it to be nice to Veronica or he said it to make Veronica feel good. But, in the third frame, we see the joke! Jughead tells Archie that he didn’t say he couldn’t stop eating Veronica’s cookies because they were good. And, he tells Archie that he didn’t say he couldn’t stop eating the cookies to be nice to Veronica. Jughead tells Archie that he couldn’t stop eating the cookies because he’s been chewing the same cookie for the past ten minutes! Oh my! Have you ever had to chew a cookie for ten minutes? GLOSSARY 1. Bake - When you bake something you cook it using dry heat. We often bake in an oven. Veronica baked cookies for Archie and Jughead. The recipe says to bake the cookies at 350 degrees for 20 minutes. 2. Oven - An oven is a piece of equipment that food is cooked inside. It is shaped like a metal box with a door on the front. Please turn the oven on so I can bake the cookies. Veronica put the cookies in the oven to bake. 3. Cook - To cook food means to prepare the food for eating by using heat. I am cooking hamburgers for dinner. He is cooking rice for dinner. 4. Hot - Something that is hot has a high temperature – We can use the word hot when we are talking about weather, places, food, drink, or objects. To bake the cookies, Veronica set the temperature of the oven to 350 degrees. When the cookies were done baking Veronica got them out of the oven. The cookies were hot! Be careful. Don’t burn your mouth on the hot cookies! 5. Plate - A plate is a flat and usually round dish that you eat from or serve food on. Veronica put the cookies on a plate. I will put your hamburger on a plate. 6. Cookies - Cookies are small flat sweet cakes. I love to eat chocolate chip cookies. My favorites! Poor Jughead. He had to chew one bite of Veronica’s cookie for 10 minutes! 7. Chew - To chew food means to bite the food several times before swallowing it. Jughead said that he has been chewing Veronica’s cookie for 10 minutes. The meat was so tough that Archie had a hard time chewing it. Chewing the tough meat was not easy. 8. True - When something is true it is based on facts. It is real. It is not pretend. Betty said that is was true. She did love Archie. Jughead said it is true. He can’t stop eating Veronica’s cookies. 9. Recipe - A recipe is a set of instructions for cooking a particular type of food I think Veronica needs a new recipe for cookies. I have a recipe for brownies. A brownie is a thick flat chocolate cake.   COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS 1. What did Veronica bake? 2. Look closely at Jughead’s cookie. Has he been chewing on very much of the cookie for 10 minutes? 3. Do you think that Jughead likes the cookies the Veronica baked? How can you tell? ANSWERS 1.Veronica baked cookies. 2.No. Jughead has only been chewing on one bite of the cookie. 3. I don’t think that Jughead likes the cookie. He is not smiling. ***Teachers: There are some additional comic covers with related vocabulary words that I use with my students in the Learning Guide. I print out the covers and then we talk about what’s happening in them. Students take turns describing the pictures and telling what is going on. They take turns telling the story! My students really enjoy them! Maybe your students will too. To view the larger versions of the covers, click on each one in the Learning Guide. Let me know if these are helpful. For the addtional comic covers, click this Learning Guide link LEARNING GUIDE.