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Pre-reading Activity

Discuss or write about the questions below.

Have you ever visited a national park in the U.S.? Look at the map below for the locations of national parks. Identify Yosemite, Shenandoah, and the Grand Canyon National Parks on the map.
What is a park ranger? What kind of work does a park ranger do?

File:NationalParks.forwiki.pdf — Figure \(\PageIndex{1}\): The United States' National Parks

Vocabulary Preview

Put a check next to the words you know. Then, ask a classmate or your instructor to explain the words you do not know, or look them up.

Award
Recipient
Develop
Lead through example
Inspire
Mentor
Challenge
Journey
Public service

Profile Reading

Read the profile below. Then answer the questions to check your understanding.

Congratulations to the 2015 recipient of the Harry Yount National Park Ranger Award!

After a visit to the Grand Canyon, Leslie Reynolds was hooked. Her love of national parks would take her on an incredible journey of public service and adventures in parks across the country.

Beginning as a law enforcement ranger in Yosemite National Park, Reynolds went on to work at Grand Canyon and Shenandoah National Parks, serving these parks as an officer, medic, instructor, investigator, and even counselor. She has stepped up in many life-saving situations in her 21-year career; she has helped save hikers suffering from heat exhaustion in the Grand Canyon, injured climbers stuck and needing helicopter rescue, and victims of serious motor vehicle accidents.

Because she understands that prevention and education is effective in saving lives, Reynolds helped develop the Preventative Search & Rescue (PSAR) programs at Yosemite and Shenandoah National Parks. She has also served as a member of the Critical Incident Stress Management Team, responding to numerous major traumatic events and helping team members cope with what they have been through and seen.

As the current chief ranger at Cape Cod National Seashore, Reynolds continues to inspire the new generation of park rangers and lead through example.

"I consider myself very fortunate to have chosen a career that is rewarding, that I am proud of, and one that continues to challenge me every day," said Reynolds. "My inspiration comes mostly from the rangers of the National Park Service with whom I have had the great honor of working with for the past twenty years. One of the most rewarding aspects of my profession is developing and mentoring others and watching them succeed, grow, and contribute to the ranger profession."

Comprehension and Rhetorical Analysis

After reading the profile, answer the questions below.

Who is the profile about?
What organization does she work for?
Where does she work now?
What is her job title now?
Where did she work in the past?
What job titles did she have in the past?
What programs and teams did she start or serve?

Answer the questions below with keywords from the article.

What is the name of the award that Leslie Reynolds received?
What organization gave her the award?
The final paragraph of this article has quotation marks. Who is speaking in this paragraph?
What are at least three professional accomplishments of Leslie Reynolds?
What inspires Leslie Reynolds, in her own words?

Choose the option that best answers the question.

What is the purpose of this article?
- To inform readers of the services at the park
- To convince readers that Leslie Reynolds is an excellent employee
- To persuade readers to visit a national park
- To educate readers about the dangers at the park

Choose all possible answers. Discuss with your classmates and add one reason.

What are some reasons organizations give awards?
- To motivate employees to do a good job
- To inform employees and visitors of the expectations for a good employee
- To convince customers/visitors that the organization has good employees
- To make employees feel valuable

Choose the word that best completes the sentence.

The article mostly has information about Leslie Reynolds' _________ life.
- Professional
- Personal

Fill in the blank.

Leslie Reynolds has worked for the National Park Service for _____ years

Vocabulary Activities

Match the word/phrase with its definition.

Word/Phrase Bank

Recipient (n)
Award (n)
Develop (v)
Inspire (v)
Lead through example (phrase)
Rewarding (adj)
Challenge (v)
Mentor (v)
Journey (n)
Public service (noun phrase)

Definitions

To create or produce especially by deliberate effort over time
Something suggesting travel from one place to another
An activity or job paid for by the government and meant to help everyone
To advise or train someone younger or less experienced
To act in a way that shows others how to act
A person or thing that receives something
A prize in honor of an achievement
To present a task that requires great effort
Providing satisfaction
To make someone feel that they want to do something and can do it

Fill in the blanks below with the vocabulary words from the word/phrase bank above. Use the dictionary if you need it.

In the 1980's, my family took a long ____________ by plane from the U.S. to Mauritius, where I learned about a new culture.
People who work with computers always ___________ new programs to help their customers.
Learning a new language ___________ us in ways we never imagined. It's hard!
Instead of finding a job at a big corporation, I decided to find a job with the government in ___________.
A good role model like Martin Luther King, Jr or Malala Yousifzai can ___________ people to make changes in the world around them.
She enjoys her job because it's ___________. Every day she goes home feeling satisfied.
The ___________ of the Oscar often cry when they give their speeches on stage.
The Oscar is the highest ___________ for movies, and the Tony is the highest ___________ (same word) for theater.
If you want your children to do the right thing, you must ___________. That means you have to be a good role model.
He has a good boss. His boss ___________ him and helps him learn how to do his job well.

Words and phrases often occur in the language together. Just like "peanut butter and jelly," some words have collocations, that is, other words that follow or precede them often. The vocabulary words in the word/phrases bank have common collocations, shown below.

Recipient of
Award to
Develop a program/business/system/method
Inspire (someone) to do (something)
Rewarding job/task/career/occupation/work/profession
Challenge (someone) to do (something)
Mentor (someone)
Journey to/through/from

Writing activity

Choose five vocabulary words above and write a short paragraph describing a job or career that was or will be rewarding for you.