Module 9
Task 1
“Pure Hawaiian” Worksheet
Part A: Complete the summary below using the information from the “Pure Hawaiian” text.
Summary of “Pure Hawaiian”
Makaha is 1)________ that is often 2)________ for tourists. There are many stories of visiting surfers being 3) _________ after breaking some unwritten rule. I didn’t want that to happen to me. I saw what appeared to be an unclaimed wave. But just as I approached, 4)_______ got on the same wave and pushed me off.
Makaha has a group of older men that act as 5 _______ in the community. They are called “uncles”. The most famous uncle is 6) _______. He was the first person who ran 7) _______ and told me about a very talented surfer with a troubled past named 8) _______. Later, I met Paishon and we went to 9) _______. He joined the dozen surfers already in the water and was quickly seen as being the best.
Paishon was poor, but the uncles noticed his talent for 10) _______ and 11) _______. He competed in many surfing contests, but 12) _______. He dropped out of school and started smoking marijuana. Sometimes he sold the surfboards his uncles gave him to 13) _______. The biggest setback came when 14) _______. 15) _______ and potential sponsors turned away. Later, he stopped using drugs, got a job and planned to use his salary to finance his dream of 16) _______.
I didn’t want to have another bad surfing experience like I had with the teenager, so I went to see a respected man 17) _______. He said that they wanted the new comers to 18) _______.” I went back to the beach and started a conversation with man in the water. We saw a 19) _______. I looked at him. Mine? He gently 20) _______.
Summarized text: “Pure Hawaiian” from National Geographic, February 2015 Part B: Use the answers from Part A to write wh- questions.
Example:
1. What is Makaha ?
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