OCR2, LESSON 3 STUDY GUIDE

 

Spelling: The /ur/ Sound

worth

burst

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urgent

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thirst

serve

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purpose

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further

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sailor

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pearl

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Vocabulary

1.     benefits

2.                frustrated

3.   customers

4.   traffic

5.     fortunate

6.     aggressive

7.                conscious

8.   complaint

9.   supervising

10. satisfactory

 

Assignment #1___________

For words 1--10, neatly and correctly write the word and its definition in your Language Arts spiral notebook.

 

Assignment #2___________

Write a descriptive sentence about Elias Sifuentes and his restaurant business for each of the vocabulary words. Underline or highlight each word.

 

Assignment #3__________

Answer all of the Study Guide Questions. Copy the question and then write your answer with one or more complete sentences. Neat work is expected. Challenge Group: Write an essay response to question #5. Thoughtful, insightful work is expected.

 

Study Guide Questions

1.     What job did Mr. Sifuentes have before he became a restaurateur? What did he say the “pluses” and “minuses” of that job were?

2.     What made going into business hard for Mr. Sifuentes and his partner?

3.     Make a work schedule for Elias Sifuentes which shows what he would do during a typical day.

 

4.     What are some things that Mr. Sifuentes does to keep his customers?

5.     After reading about Elias Sifuentes’s efforts to succeed in the restaurant business, it’s easy to understand why the restaurant business is one of the hardest businesses in which to succeed. Based on what you read as well as your own observations, why do you think so many restaurants fail?