Work Ethic

The Protestant work ethic, or sometimes called the Puritan work ethic, is a Calvinist value emphasizing the necessity of constant labor in a person's calling as a sign of personal salvation. Protestants beginning with Martin Luther had reconceptualised work as a duty in the world for the benefit of the individual and society as a whole. The Catholic idea of good works was transformed into an obligation to work diligently as a sign of grace.

from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protestant_work_ethic

Unit 3: Work

work

NOUN: 1. Something done: act, action, deed, doing, thing. See DO. 2. Activity pursued as a livelihood: art, business, calling, career, craft, employment, job, line, métier, occupation, profession, pursuit, trade, vocation. Slang : racket. Archaic : employ. See ACTION. 3. Something that is the result of creative effort: composition, opus, piece, production. See MAKE. 4. Physical exertion that is usually difficult and exhausting: drudgery, labor, moil, toil, travail. Informal : sweat. Chiefly British : fag. Idioms: sweat of one's brow. See WORK. 5. An issue of printed material offered for sale or distribution: opus, publication, title, volume. See WORDS. 6. Informal. An amount or quantity from which nothing is left out or held back. Used in plural: aggregate, all, entirety, everything, gross, sum, total, totality, whole. Idioms: everything but (or except) the kitchen sink, lock, stock, and barrel, the whole ball of wax (or kit and caboodle) (or megillah) (or nine yards) (or shebang) . See PART. 7. A building or complex in which an industry is located. Used in plural: factory, mill, plant. See MAKE, PLACE. 8. The technique, style, and quality of working: craftsmanship, workmanship. See WORK.
VERB: 1. To react in a specified way: act, behave, function, operate, perform. See ACTION. 2. To introduce gradually and slyly: edge, foist, infiltrate, insinuate, wind2, worm. See ENTER. 3. To exert one's mental or physical powers, usually under difficulty and to the point of exhaustion: drive, fag, labor, moil, strain1, strive, sweat, toil, travail, tug. Idioms: break one's back (or neck) . See WORK. 4. To control or direct the functioning of: manage, operate, run, use. See CONTROL. 5. To turn out well: come off, go, go over, pan out, succeed, work out. Slang : click. See THRIVE. 6. To prepare (soil) for the planting and raising of crops: cultivate, culture, dress, tend2, till. See PREPARED, TOUCH. 7. To arrive at an answer to (a mathematical problem): solve, work out. Informal : figure out. See REASON. 8. To force to work: drive, task, tax. Idioms: crack the whip. See WORK. 9. To handle in a way so as to mix, form, and shape: knead, manipulate. See TOUCH. 10. To perform a function effectively: function, go, operate, run, take. See THRIVE.
PHRASAL VERB: work out To plan the details or arrangements of: arrange, lay out, prepare, schedule. See PLANNED. work out 1. To form a strategy for: blueprint, cast, chart, conceive, contrive, design, devise, formulate, frame, lay1, plan, project, scheme, strategize. Informal : dope out. Idioms: lay plans. See PLANNED. 2. To subject to or engage in forms of exertion in order to train, strengthen, or condition: drill, exercise, practice, train. See WORK. 3. To turn out well: come off, go, go over, pan out, succeed, work. Slang : click. See THRIVE. 4. To arrive at an answer to (a mathematical problem): solve, work. Informal : figure out. See REASON. work up To stir to action or feeling: egg on, excite, foment, galvanize, goad, impel, incite, inflame, inspire, instigate, motivate, move, pique, prick, prod, prompt, propel, provoke, set off, spur, stimulate, touch off, trigger. See CAUSE, EXCITE.


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Spelling and Pronunciation

	Spelling Rules
syllables	Every syllable has one vowel sound.
c	C can be pronounced as /k/ or /s/.
c	C is pronounced as /s/ before an e, i, or y (cent, city, cycle).
c	It is pronounced as /k/ before everything else (cat, clip).
g	G is pronounced as /g/ or /j/.
g	G may be pronounced as /j/ before an e, i, or y (gem, giant, gym).
g	It is pronounced as /g/ before everything else (garden, glad).
q	Q is always followed by a u (queen).
f, l,s	Double the consonants f, l, and s at the end of a one-syllable word that has just one vowel (stiff, spell, pass).
k	To spell the sound of /k/ at the end of a word, we use ck or k. Use ck after a short vowel (sick). After everything else, use a k (milk).
a,e,o,u	A, e, o, and u usually say their name at the end of a syllable (a-pron, me, go, u-nit).
v, j	Words do not end in v or j. We add a silent-e at the end of the word (have).
I,o	I and o may be pronounced as /i/ and /o/ before two consonants (kind, sold).
j	/J/ is spelled dge after a short vowel (edge).

Freemind link

http://freemind.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/Main_Page

Musical Instrument Vocabulary

From http://www.manythings.org/vocabulary/lists/c/words.php?f=musical_instruments
accordion
agogo bells
bagpipes
banjo
baritone
bass drum
bassoon
bell lyre
bongos
bugle
castanets
celeste
cello
chimes
clarinet
claves
conga
cornet
cowbell
crash cymbal
cymbal
drum
drum set
electric guitar
euphonium
flugelhorn
flute
French horn
glockenspiel
gong
grand piano
guitar
harmonica
harp
kettledrum
lute
mandolin
maracas
marimba
oboe
orchestra bells
piano
piccolo
recorder
ride cymbal
saxophone
scraper
sizzle cymbal
snare drum
sousaphone
splash cymbal
steel drums
tenor drum
timbales
timpani
tom-tom
triangle
trombone
trumpet
tuba
vibraphone
violin
xylophone

Required text for class

Required text:
Richards, Jack C. and Samuela Eckstut-Didier. Strategic Reading 1: Building Effective Reading Skills. Los Angeles, CA: Cambridge University Press, 2006. ISBN: 0521555809.

Where do you stand?

Where do you stand

FEET: What do I stand for as a foundation of reading comprehension?

STOMACH: What upsets me about reading comprehension?

HEART: What do I love about reading comprehension?

HANDS: What do I feel about reading comprehension?

EARS: What do I hear about reading comprehension?

EYES: What do I see about reading comprehension?

BRAIN: What do I think about reading comprehension?