This is a handout based on a reading from World English 1 second edition, pg.74-75 “The Cradle of the Inca Empire”. I was using it as homework in a high-beginning integrated skills course, earlier in the semester.
I took it out of the book to better encourage students to write on the reading, and added tasks to the reading based on what students had been learning (emphatic adjectives and past tense). I wanted them to practice annotating to start building the habit of taking notes on readings which will help them as they enter regular classes and face challenging readings. It also means they are prompted to read more closely and practice identifying parts of speech.
ESL and English Instructor at Yuba College and Butte College