For this unit, our article is called "Overcoming Shyness".  Go ahead and jump into the article now.  As you read it, remember what you learned about the differences between shyness vs. introversion vs. social anxiety disorder.  The article doesn't make a clear distinction between those three.

Turn to page 99 in your textbook.

Read the text now.

As you read, underline words you are unsure of.  Don't look them up until after you have finished reading the article.  Then go back afterward, look at their meaning and see if you can gain a deeper understanding of the article.

Now that you have finished reading the text, watch this video where I will make some comments about the article.

Reading Comprehension

Now turn to page 101 in your textbook.

Complete the reading comprehension questions.

Reading Comprehension Answers

Here are the answers to the reading comprehension questions.  Check your answers with the ones below.

If you get one wrong, go back to the text and try to figure out why it was wrong.

Reading Skill Practice

Turn to page 101 in your textbook.

Complete the Reading Skill activity.

Paraphrase means to rewrite the sentence in your own words.  You want to express the same meaning in a different way.  If you can make it more clear or more concise, that is ideal.

And remember our second reading skill - understanding sentences.  If you need to review it, go back to page 95 in your textbook.  If you first find the main clause - subject, verb and object - you will be able to paraphrase better.

Reading Skill Answers

Here are sample answers for the reading skill practice.

** REMEMBER: **

Because this reading skill is asking you to paraphrase, your answer DOES NOT need to be the same as mine.  In fact, it should not be the same as might.  It just needs to express the general meaning of the sentence you were asked to paraphrase.  I am giving you these "answers" to help you see what paraphrasing means, not to tell you your answer is wrong.

Also, in the practice sentences, there were some idioms/figures of speech.  I am giving you their meaning here.

Have you completed:

• reading the article?

• answering the reading comprehension questions?

• paraphrasing the reading skill practice?

If you have completed all of the above, then do the quiz and confirm that you have finished it all.

If you have not completed all the activities, go back and complete them before doing this quiz.

I hope you have learned something useful about overcoming shyness on top of improving your reading skill.  Let's listen to some more advice about overcoming shyness.