Lesson 2: Find Your Chapter

A. Listen and Read.

Rupa: So..... Ananda, we had a helpful class on dictionaries, didn’t we?

Ananda: Oh yes, very helpful. This is why I like Mrs. Barua’s class. She is one of my favourite teachers.

Rupa: She is! I also like her very much. And she is very organised. She knows how to make us work in groups and pairs. So we are never bored.

Ananda: By the way, I’ve another problem. Do you understand the ‘Table of Contents’ at the beginning of a book?

Rupa: Hnmmm... yes, I’ve learnt it from my elder sister. I can try to explain it to you if you like.

Ananda: So nice of you. I really need it.

B. Work in Pairs.

Discuss when and how you can help each other with anything difficult in a lesson.

C. Read and Answer.

Read a content page of a book below individually and work in pairs to answer the questions that follow.

Table of Contents

• Introduction: An American Time Capsule - 6
• Hearth & Home - 15
• Hard at Work - 37
• Essay by Charles J.
• America at Play - 57
• Essay by Sea
• Reason to Believe - 83
• Roger Ro:
• Sea to Shining Sea - 117
• Essay by Barbara Kingstone

Questions:

1. How many subjects/topics do you see here?
2. What do the numbers on the right-hand side mean?
3. Who do you think the people whose names are written after the subjects or topics are?
4. What is each topic/subject called?

D. Fill in the Gaps.

Fill in the gaps with appropriate words from the box:

• read
• books
• are
• topics
• of
• only
• which
• is

The text above is a table ______ contents. It shows what subjects ______ there in a book, journal, magazine, or in a research paper. So what is included in a book ______ shown in its table of contents. The table also shows a reader what the ______ ______, who the writers ______, and ______ page a reader should open to ______ a particular topic. Sometimes in some books, topics are organised first in units ______ then in lessons. However, some books ______ show the chapters.

E. Answer the Questions.

Go to the text in the box at Section C and answer the following questions:

1. Who is the writer of America at Play?
2. Which chapter is written by Naomi Shihab Nye?
3. What is the page number for Sea to Shining Sea?
4. What does Robert Olen Butler write?
5. What is the chapter at page number 57, and who is the writer?

F. Work in Pairs.

Use your own English textbook. Ask and answer questions as above to know about page numbers, topics, units, and lessons.