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Vocabulary Practice A Completion. Complet@th@infamatian with the correct form of wards from the box. One word is extra. Ear ewlv 1. ~n Miam sm of the most -.,vA Tfii?3photowas~By .. ws phoenix ~ ; r s difficd<dhgs at &st wcruld be &ding water*On EarthF @n&r on May 25. we use a 1c-t: dfmter ~ e r byy . SGientists be rnap@till @st u d e r t h O n Mars, ~ a p lweould have .to use much less-f~r emp1e, ph&bsurfaee. .by wastiing mith a sponge and nottaking a s h w e ~Of course* we need w a t t~a 2. At &t, we would have to bring it to Mars with us.But scient& rhinbwater existed Ma.n ih the past, and it m%ystdl be under the 3, &the planet. So, in t h e e 1as we change ~~M a ,the planet might be able t~ have w e t again. This would make us Inoft 4. fim Bafttl, A tlip to Mars,wauld talre at leas1a year--six months to get there and six tnonh ta return r a Earrh.This sounds likiAa10% thhe,,,ht think abom it: people u$edtb go :oqsk-month ti, to by $hipd the t h e . 6. Words in Context. Gomplete each sentence with the best answer. I.One of China's neighbors is a. Chile b, Mongolia 2. A person who studies medicine!probably wants toBe a(n) a. doctor b. astronaut 3. If a group of people spMd DLR, they a. come t o g e t h i~n one place b, move away from each other 4. If we make advance8 in science ar technology, we in those areas. a. do worse b, improve 5. If something benefits you, it you. a, helps b, hurts '--1 ILink in,im = mi:independent,#poilie, Imp~~sibh 4B Living on the Red Planet 51

The M ~ o n A. PrewfeW Read theeenMces.7Hen match each word in 1 14 , blue wkh a,deflnition. The B4~rWs-sphere prwm , t hp~lanet.&om many h g s : the sun's mys,.mdeven debris (likeflyingTO&) inspace. The E d drelas the sum. It takes ahout 365 f p it ittab complete orre cyde around the sun. Ir A half moon Is meted a8 2the I a y w ~afir md ~ t h e r the mwn CW~s.thb€a. gass around the Earth 3.a series of repeating events @ B. Summarize, Watch the video, The Moon. Then complete the summary blow using the , m m tfarm of wards fmm the box. Two words are extra, circle mtim m ~ g ~ a ~ 1 . 8a-u.fla- C. Think About It. contact Wentiiy distance neighbor tool joumey .powerfuI I.How big is the moon? When and For cefiturid, peoplehave studied the mmn. Tn the past, some how did it forril? h ~ u g hitt was made af cheese. 0th- believed it ao 2. In the past, what 1, it d d &arise p c q l e into~cie~o1ves4l were some bdiefs Today?we k n w h lot mOk about the moon: about the moon? Iv4sabout dne qmirter the size ofEarth. Are there my beliefs It's aur marest 2. . me 3, , or starb about the to the rP1\"aoriksbout 386$5 0h (240,Q10(3mil&$). I m a n in your It was ftfmed &bout4.6 billion a$6 kimrdck and debris I &omthp.Earth. coui-itry? In 1609, the sciendt GHlto frst l d e d at the mom with a(n) 4. called a telescope, In 1969, astro-ts Neil k k t h s m n g and Buzz Akhn ma& itbefirst 5 , To learn more about the ernEarth. In A@) 6. fibm the mom% Imoon and space travel, dsit \"a,7% ,h t r o n g said, \"That's one small step for &.h d n [ e ~ c o m / ~ l o r e r mankind,\" The moga 8. ,& . ;.. .@antleap for the ~ a d & , @itnlodoks Merent in the sky at differ& tima of the month. W8@dlthese M'erent views the \"phases ofthe moon.\" It takes abide 29 days for the moan to complew a(n] a.9. cycle from fgll to * A werewolf tsa belrlgWt k pa?human, part wdf 52 Unit 4 Othe~Wrr'rIds

Discuss these questions NI(HLII a partner. 1. Why do people live in cities? 2. What are some of the world's most important cities? Why are they important? a,3. In your opinion, which is the best city in your country ? Which is the r,. worst city to live in? Why?

m. In 1@Q, only ~nsakyin-theworld had more than Inrnlllion ~eapls-New Yak. tbsw 2g30, BU p g m ~ not f&e wortd?p~pop>uItfonwill lbe In cities. Many residents d large ur&n areaswill face problemswith houJng , p~lluliwn(for m p l e , ,of theair and wat~ra)n, d ouime. A In 2015, there will --- be 21 cttes wrth 0Befbfe You ~ e a d a populatton oi A. Discussion. Study the map and the information. ian millio~oi r more, Then answer the questinns maw. '7, L 1. What was the first city to have a population of-mrethan ten millkn? 5 2. En 2015, how many cities will have tan million people or mar@? '9 Where will most of these cities be?What will be three of the large~ctities? 3. What issues will people in these large cities face? B. Predict. What can we do about the problems sf City life? Llst two ideas. Then read the passage. Are my af your idea$ mentioned? 54 Unir-5City Living

gain a rmllion people A S ~ POaulo, Brazil. a week. This kind ofgrow. th. brings Worldwide, clW grow by a million people I5 problems,ar~dtoday many of the world's a we&. largest cities face r In the CIQ of Hyderabad, an old factory ISnow an Isiudar challenges: urban park high housiug costs, I I o pollution, and crime (to name a few). What are some urban planners doing to fix these problems and improve people's lives? Hyderabad, I i ~ d t a(population: more than fivc rnilhon ) To improve: residents' lives, Hyderabad is planting 15 trees and parks. The city is even creating \"greener\" buildings that use less water and less efe-akityfor power. Adding green to a city has a number of advantages. For example, wees pollution from the air and make it cleaner. In Hyderabad, zu streets were gray and ugly a few years ago. Today, they are filled with trees and flowers, m h g the city cleaner and more ~d10;Eul.Green areas also give people places to relax or &W& and wall<.A study in the U.S. showed sonlething else interesring: the greener a neighborhood1 is, the less crime there is against people and property---especially buiidings and cars, I SHo l'aulo, Brazil (pop~,ularionm:ore tlian cig1:lltccn rnillion i Many people work in the cenrer of SIo Paulo, but the~dl on't live there. They've spread out to neighborhoods outside the 39 city, where housing is cheaper. Every day, these people travel into the city, and M e is very heavy. Urban planners are using df'ferent strategies to address this issue. First, they are building better subwaysh2Another goal is to make i t cheaper for people to live in t l ~ edowl~townarea. Doing this mill shorten the 35 distance people travel for worlr and reduce traffic and pollution in the city. ' A neighborhod Is m e of the parts of a ctty where people live. &&urban Explosion = A subway is an underground railroad. tt IS a type of public transportaid In a city,

A. Multiple Choice. Ch'oosathe bestanswer fov each qu&ti~n, Purpose 1. What is the mqin purpose of this pwage? a. to ?how haw two cities are improving people's lives b. to describe the benefit8 of smaller cities c. to explain why more peapEe are moving Into cities- d. to describe the l i f ~of an urban plmner 7 Detail 2. Which reasonfor making a city itbgnar is NOT Qtatedih the passage? a. it makp8 ~ j i .yr=lmner. b, It.help&~BOwQO;IrkGk&Sir. L?b. It ldW%m%rimerates. 4I - - ti. It makes R @&/It%o exe1'ci&. Vocabulary % In ling 15, .What d~Bs-th_~~Qrdg[mner;rn&~? a. More brightly coj~rqd b. better f o f~he environment c. taller d. hn16T%full of tfees Detail 4, Aceording totha passage, mat problem doe3 S o ,Paul,phave'? <A.A lot sf pmpla,don't havajqbs, 0, T M W~airyp&opleli3a it7 th& u€ywriter, c. A lot OT pgople are movihg BUS af'the ciw. d, Tm many pefiple ctfivt?inla the city rrvefyQay, Rbference 5, Ih lif3@2g,what d~&Wemrefertg? .a. B w i l c. in a city b,aut~ideSiio Paulo d, cenlral 3% Paulo B. Classification. Match each answer (*fj with the place it describes, 8S p Paula a. is finding ways for people to five near their wokplace hh@*ab. isadding trew and parks fJp t o t h e m c. has Imthan ten million r resl'dents d. is !wing to refluck pallutian e.ismalcingbuildingsthatus~ less energy f= is imDfoving public transportation

-4, , ~ . : q & m ;wbk*w-:&A&,::p%&-- ., ~ ~.ta$ &hg$ hm,? sfi~m~ g ~ ~ ;\". ~ - g -n mi-&r nQrgn&j&i :*,, :wmES, rnkk& && r n m T P b ' in;theUg~~iT , q .. . ~~,~$+g&@Q *@3 $:++&lj@@p*;&*; , ,, 8. wbrds in Context. Completeaaehsenten~e with the hest mw&r 1. lfsyOufix som@WinQy,,ou a. mak, g. W W r k again b, @%Kit 2. If aomethihg is ugly, it ntce to Imk at. a. is b. is not 3. If a cjty wpwiamesgm&, its; populadorr - r .* \" a. goes UP - (4~..Q W ~ D Y U I - I , IIIL - ~~~~~~' r:T ,in -11 tl[ 1.j m dl1not work. 4. W'ltt76ut &ct&y, the gow-r h a a. lights , .lE-..F - ,T.,;, . I Iheavy traffic, lighttraffic,oncoming traffic, stuck in traffic. 6,!% Urban Explosion

re--+ .,. :- I COmRietiofi. Read fbe dGfifiRitibHS.Cwmptefet b ihformaCdn with the miratf i m ~fthe words in blue. mer&a,tg: people who buy or sell things port: an area of a city or .tmM1where ships sap shopping md: large, e~closedareawith many shops skyscrapem veryhi& b u i l w trade: a,buy and sell things City Spotlight: Dubai For centuries, Dubai has beenan hPtant 1. Gty, Ship and 2. stopped here to 5. and do bus:hess. a~t~hasi~m the ~ r ~ ~d E~ 4g~. M P including:rheBzlvj Alh b . and the Burj BUM. * Dubai is &home to some of tbewaiid2si q e s t 5, .%me have hmdrtds oifsrores, as well a3th~aterc, and:&pmcenters, 6. PMCct. LOOR qulckjy'a?the tMe >ahd*photoan tho mxt-page, and readthe first mht&M;eih &Oh paragraph. hmk (4the infwfmatioHyou thjfikyou'll read abut.

AND b\\l0:\" I I Dubai is like nq ~ r h eprlace on h r h . It is the ,- world capital of living &e-a city of big business, luxury1 hot&, skyscrapers, and huge shopping malls. Za the d y 20th century, Dubai wa$ a 5 s u d d tradmg port. Pkuple from all over the world stopped in Dubai to da buskess. But it was still a small city, and most people lived as fishermen, merchantss,or by d i n g animals. Then in 1966, oil w a ~diseove~dh. rime, this la brought a lot ofmoney into the region, &d soon I)UW began to chmge. Today Dubai is cme of t h e world's mast Muenrial A ~ u b ias mong of the world's business centers. In fact, each year most of the f&test growing cities. city's mud earnings come from bushes's, no^ oil. 15 The city is &o a $t$ulPm&ngport. Recently Dubai has become a popular spot for towibts. P q l e fmm abroad come to retax on its beaches, and every year, d i o n s visit just to go shopping! Rubai is also one of the world's fastest growing cities. ! 20 C o m e o n - i sevqwheee. Buildings [some of the tallest on Ea.tth) we built in months. The city dso has a number of man-made islamb. One of these, the Palm Jmeifah,is shaped like a palm tree and is par&lady beautifid. The city is still an amazing mix of peapl~£ram different Did I'w.FGnw? 25 backgrounds. hdividuak from 150 c r a ~ u i e lgive and work Dub/ h@m~rgahqp@tr~ in Dubai, and foreigners now outnumb& Dubai natives w PGW ,l@n @m eight to one! athwc#y in th$:w m ~ , i M a y people welcome the city's growth. But an *creasing number of Dubai.natives have concerns3about the speed af XI change. As Mohammad Al Abbar, a Dubai businessman, says, 'We musr always remember where we came barn. Our kids must know we worked very, very hard to get where we are now, and there's a lot more work to do.'? '~UUWis B y bmat W V f ~ r t&, D ~ HY & R@~&&dWfid~&~PWlsh,@thimtk twV me group dfppf&outnumben anarher; the fl&.group mate m l a 7hw the q m d group, a A c-n b a wary W t a situwn. 5E City of the Fume

UiReading Comprehension MultipIe Choice, Choose the best afiswer for each questl~n. Main Idea 1. What is the main idea(of this reading? a. Duhi is hemmingan incwsingty difficult place to live. b. DLubalIsgmwtng fmt. c. bubai is IWW vsrysimilw t~other citlm Inthe world. d. Dwbai was 4 grwt city past, Mt fhb ha&changed. Detail 2 ~ B e f o ~ t h e m i d - 1 ~ S Q s , m a n y p ~ I & i n D u b a i l i ~ e,d a. in skyscrapers c. as fis.h~menand famm b, on small Islasrd$ -doaedl wQrker>s - I 3, Whichsent~nceabout Dubai is NOT &us? a.tllubai now makes most of Its ,moneyfm.m,sellingail. b. Thereare a lot of foreigners wrking In Oubafnm c, Dubai gsts many intwnatimal visitors ewry yew, d. Dubai has created aeveral man-made Islands. Vocabulary 4. In line 18,whatdoesthewmd sptmean? 8, a s m ~ I l , ~ l ~ ~ u l ~ i r c l e ( n~o.uanm)arkonthe~kin(naun) b. a place, or destination (noup) d, t ~ s a ssomething (verb) Inference 5. In line 31, Mohammad Al Abbasays, \"Wemustakay8 remember where we game from . . .\"What do= this mean? a. Wa shautd always reinernher we ara from Dubai. b, We should only think about the future-what atto do next, c, We must always re.membw our past. d. We should always visit Dubai, even ifwe no IonQerlivethew. B. Summary, Gampl~tethe information about Rubai with words from the reading. p-: Today, th@city earns most of it$ mmsy from 1. _#mek -growing eitiw En the world, Dubai is one of the 2. PQpl4wul People from o v ~3r. nations live in Dubai. For every ma Dubai native, there are 4. fmiigners. rnlnesw brr:eindoo Relax on one of DubaiS5. or go 6. in one of its many malls. ,L City Living

A. Matching. Raad the infamatlon below. Then match each word in pd with its dsfi'nitian. -I A!*:.. . 1 - The PtaIrn Juneitah was the &sr man-made island bust in 2. Dubai. Comaudok . n began in 2001 and w s mmp1eted in 2006. Property here was p d q d w l y expensive, but this didn4 stop people from buying all 4,000 homes onthe island in ,;.-PC 72 hour& The Palm also has a number ofplaces for taurlsts to visit, includ.-ing- beaches; restaurants, shops, and parks. There is also anbthtr g o u p of islands, called \"The World,\" behg created in Dubai. These 300 islands are ha pa like a map of the world. An entire island cbsw about 30 million U.S.dollars to buy, and sales have already been s'utcw&l. The island of Irdand, .far ex%mpIe,will become an Itish-themed vacation spot. a. especially, very b. doing well e. building d minthe form of a people who visit a place an vacation 6. Completion. Complete the 9entences with the correct farm of wards from the boxhOne word is extra, 1, In many cities, st%oldngisn't allowed in public places, .> . .,L k A.8 ,w! I T 1- =' ' Many,.p&ple this chang~,. ., 1.- I L ? 2. Bullfighting . ., in Asia? Yes, the.city ~fJongdo in Korea h a s its - -.(.,, , ,bullfightingfestival every year in March. ,- :,, 3. A(n) city (like Tokyo a London) is ah imporfa& world center for businmB, cultufe, etCc *I!'# - - - -L . - . . + - . Las Vegas is now ,a child-friendly city, -and many pwmts take thejr thereqnvacation. I I* if16.\"+> I1 - :-I - - .. -.-4. 5. Every year, big cities around the world decome ;: expensive to live in. Ihese aaje;mv$s mean \"having a lot of something,\" Far example, a dalorful mrn has a lot of color;

.. . . 1 MORE in Venice IPreview. Lmk arthe photo and fad the.sentap. $@! lJ.&~mmarize. Watch mci v/dep; Living in Vmf& C. Think AbOut It. -' - -men GQITP~&the~ eurnmty below udng the I1. Why am some residents leavingj I m.Torm df word$,fbmthe Three wards atemtra, Verrics'l Findthe Vedce~&cItalian city of c a d s m d gond01as. %day, f@s city ha$ 1' three rm913s given ,many Venice nativa- a pmbltm. I. inthe passage. 2. the young--are leavirig &d mauing.tcjd&er iy fa@ chdlengw places. my?p i &nt>thing3, . in Venice is vefy like the ongs rn~nt'lomdIn this unit? expensive, parent:^ want their 4. 'Wstay, but fm ~~~What can be done many yamg pe~plei,z's difficult to bay their own homes. Venice A 5. y i s i t m from all me^ the world-dim% , At times, the large number OF people inthe a n be m y flficult for residents. Jobs.$re another prohle& , d m ' t w g t to be a gondolier q dc, other work with .nam~&m. 1 - w that it's a very special g& . . to live in a city b [mchT,&V e * i p k says. Despite rU of rhr 8. b - ::Imn 6thLAYIra-%- :s - Giovanni cah't lmHgine living anywhere else. TO rnoh& ~ u t a n d the worid and the 5challenge3th faCE!vl~ft elt.hib@:~C~m~l~lmr 62

I and Fashion P~scusstRes0 g w t l f . Oe you know any dm0

From Sandal to Space Boot L Matshing, &ad the smtences. In the-picturea. boveI cir~lem example of each type of shoe. Pebple often wear sneakers m play sports. hiBfitish 'I 'English they are called C\"trainers.v Somepeple think that high h d s are hard to wear. i SmJdials%re very common in hop ,cmnrries. xi,, aBoots are swng, heavy shoes that cover y ~ ufroot and the lower part of your leg. 7 ,i;. _ I1 - J k Predict. Look at the photos and captions an ?henext page What do yuu thhk is special ahnut these shms? R e d the passage t ~ch<eck your idem. .d Fashion

More Than a Shoe? The Shoe Designer I 5 Born to a @ d s b mprber anda Qi&farher, Man& I Blah& P ; r & i ~up i@the Cai~wIihds bear ~ r tf fhi c a . Inhis tw&&s, he m ~ fb N~iSwdPti.j;.$C:iqand began to d&fi sh&$f6r *a.en. Today, hi5highh&ls (often called *hfaolos\") are linaiVh around the %&?Id.'women lave my lo sho@&%q~Blahmk. \"Sbfnedeep take them o f t w *;Wlip %ehis shoes so popular?Ye$; &au&. On the a&wZhmdh,is lughheels aren't a 1 6 particularly &ri&e. They'fe also prices range &omhundreds cG to thausmds dd&. M-aybd~bemt msw is this: each I 5 p i e of Mmolos is a work ofart-like a painMg by km. Butaren't theyjus shoed \"Yes, only show7\"says Bldmk. \"'Bq 8they brhg a bit of happinw to wmeorre, then, perhaps, they art something more than shoes,\" '7.-..- Theshoe Engineer 20 At ($30,0001;$bpIrI;IQQ~b~oo@a ~ a T t space, yaw need h@ -tech s h o e 4 & ~ W 6 6 , EX&a d his ream&e GI \"We're p1d&?o--)%r-l .I.',?themoon &tt latest space boot:@e h/12 ~rekkerT. hese boots u smaller and yc&& less than the ones Neil &rnstrdn$ wor to the moon. them, astrouaub ran wdk codbrtably or moon's r o d y gurface. M2 Trekkers also prdwt,snsnaut: feet &om extreme cold and hut. They can bewornin temperatures ranging f5om -212°C (-350°F) to c177'C 3 a (+350\"Fj,. They are trulymore thanj u s t a shoe! W ~WOM~ m m , m ~ 6 ' m R~S a UW.LwM&mWbfi m w e fQp-mtwd. Neil A m n g ~&;tf$&$&&fi$~.&&;~~@f- ~m, I$&, a BERLM~ Sandal to.sjpw- 65

h maw9 A. Multiple Choick Ghmse thg bet .answer fw ~ a o hqumtlofl. R@'ka, I,AfiUthfifrPZitEffof r thb reqpifi~C Q U I ~ be -a,Shom.km Prrcruhd'tR&Wwld Nd1 m&w' b. A H B t ~ r yof the High tied ' w mta X ~ B C. TwQIfimayitSh~htT&@&$: WW'h t~ 1969 d. Qhumof t h F~uture + t : ~&tinttiea Di3ajl 2. People aften call Mmol~Hahnik%&ow . 'HB had@ I&& a, Gaslarim b, Marn~lw cbR w w d. Blahnib ,hi$ k w b<&3 Detail 3. Which %@Dtelnab~beut the M2 T r e k k ~ r ~ ~ i ~tr'uNe0? T behind so ks muId bring a. They mri be Warn in vqv hdtor ~oldt~fnpwatuf@: moon rmk b; Neil Armstrang wore thBm on the moon. backto EartFi', c, They cost a idt of money. d. AsWOnaut-s wmr them: 4. In tines 11-Id, we ban change 0 n th@athophand -Eo a, And &. But G So d. FOP 5=In line 22,tbft78a m mmns a the spa~8s.uit6 b. the temperatures c, ths M2 Tmkk~rs d. the bogts I\\ %. Classification. Makh =oh answer (a-6) with the person C >a.is deigning a specll h o t b, neds hi's sh~et$o be @r>infoflalJle c. sap his: shoe3are like at-I d. makes show that st a lot sf money e. s y s show can make people happy -v&66 6.~ l oandt Fas~hion

A. Matching. Matcheach 7 One word is extra. 40,000 y w WO:P t q l e in the. Middle Ea'lmd Europt start to wear sandals ma& of plants or leather, These S_hc protect their feet Born Tb&1700s: In Europe, shoes called chop6a~are populw Mth women. These shoes are stylisl~and beautiful, but t h e p & ~ ' me,,range fiom 25-50 cm (10-20 inches) or more! Chopines-are ~nciernsnow This 1 palr of sandals, n o d a&@ only people with a lot ofmolley can buy them. Rep%h a rtxwurn In+ 1, ~ e r eyxpensive W ,dates frwn W$1 rth @hLW BOG,, 2, warmth, or a hot amperame 3. malung one feel relaxed 4. well dressed and fashionable .L .-.--= - w-3 .<-.=-: -T=Y,-.YI-L.=.- 5. TOvary from one point to mather - - '-: B.Completion. Carnpkete the information usingthe form af words from the bok. On$ word i$l@$ra, . +:. ..-A -.* ..I Tbe2Wcentzlywsral1. University of Oregon coach Bill B a new $ports-shmcompany. Later, it =&, ' - - asNike;In~i. Lk- Within ~iEisypars, sneakers are popular . ' - , d e s i p mwe tcying to create 2. of sneakers that qr, -- %8.ry;l.i.@----at.*- Sgw3wg may see mare &a swshos, hd dmast w w : A A I ink 4A .FromSandal .tsSpqce.&opPt 67

lli Story e f ~ rYe ou Read A Completion. How much do y ~ wknow about silk? kookat Ihe plctwres and CmiOn~and aornpletBthe pardgraph, Silk comes from I, .,which *en's really worms. They are can.eqiUars. To become a motb, a silkworm first produce$ a long 2. @omits mouth, It II'WS t h i s to make 3, .We &en 4. tht-eads fiwm thk cacwm TO make & cloth. -- -- - GI,,, > &- -- -, - -.I - rfiber . .? -' ,\\. T a man weavss threads I- - silkworm A B. Pm-actWhich caunt'tryfirst wed silk'?Why do yo,u think.it has bwh popular far sa many y@ais?Re;ad to cMck your answers.

1 -si&,r& *~r&:.yf - , 8, , . I . ' ' is tjta&, <pk;emqo p & w in China 4,060years ago. Ont: kgmd -.a silktaxorw'- cocoon fell into a woman's teacup. '1t then opened into ; single, & b m h thread. This w a s aa imporrant d,hxmI.y s The Chinese learned they could use the =moons ta make &th that was both beautiful to l w k at and ,soft ta touch. h W m g sdk was a protected secret in Chima f i r many years. Jn ather ~.o,unsi~lkaw,as very ram and d'wble.Often it was w e b more than gold. Legend tells us that the secret 10 finally got out when a p&cess left China to ga to Jn&a.In her hair, she secretly carried many s i h x m i . . -, , ~Iwgthc Silk wad, whch connected China with pIaces in f&e&&&dleE a t and the Mediteml-. EventdIya~ Q Q & '@lk\"he , W 300,silk dso traveled from China to Japan. lQ76I r&urieslaw-- pip&522$the Spa&& bpught sikw~rm ;toM*Q, so AkU )d8tl&ka;clipttle &a&- the -r'mi Tht is t h *~t~ie of s&

4. Multiple Choice. Choose,tha best answer for eaoh que~tbn. ,- G t 1. This reading is mdnly about 7-- . a. haw silk is made \" * b, differenttypes of s i c. the hk2Qtyof @Ilk & a Chinese legmd 2- According to legend,, haw bid people first learn about &lk? 19,An Indian prin~esstold p e ~ ~at e .+. ... l?li:-? I .hiSomwne found it o'n the Silk R s 1. II : %%A man fmm Rome brawghk it to China. : d.AsilhmmSc~~wnfellintoawom@rr's~~~~p. .~ 4 '3. . ,,<m i,,. ; :3. AcdMfha tbth@pasi&, wl 1 sentenoe is Nu.!'t i e ? a. Silk. is very delicate- I . b. A princess tuoksilkwormstaanuthercountry i n h r hak. c. Sornetlmes doctgrs use silk in hospitals. .--If d. 3lk can be cornfaartable to weaf in ~ o l dweathm 4. In line8,it mya,In other c~untriessi~lk was very mm.and value Offen8 w w wflh more than goEd. What dues this'-m\"AeaQn'? -m YOUc0uld,bfilybuy 6i1k Wh g~!~~\"\":~:',~'': -r = b. Silk WBS very j ' T- * Many p w pIe e~pb f i ~? \\ l...-P '~ *.. c. baught silk -..A mF-. at that t~rne. 8.In many cauntli~s, ilk wasn't very pop~l&~ 5 IR'fir@.@F,,w&cBmn ahgB theword actually ti0 a.oT1a:0urse $.luckily +mly d,hfact 8. Sequencing. N u m b the p l w , t-5, inwhich pwple first used silk a. Fiorns b. China ,c.M d c o dmJap.m

Virabulary Practice Words in Context. Complete each senten= with the best answer. 1. If something k ' d ~ d hit ,costs a.verylittle b,aIot:f 2. A jacket is a typeof shut-€ a. d r ~ s s 3. A a. moth b. bird II. I 4. If so,m@hingis unlarok,m,it is a. in pieca$ b. wntitinuouS.and cmplefe B*Completion. Complete the biography of Marm Polo using words from the box, One ward is extra, Background Marcs Polo was fro111Venice, Italy. h 1271, at age 17, Mxcd went on a trip with his father and uncle to China. 1. ,p e o p l ~ often mvel to different places around the world. But in 1271, it was 2. far people from Europe to visit Asia. Life in China M e r three ye*, the Poles reached China. T h a w are many 3. about M a ~ a ' lsife there. One story, probably true, is that while he was there he met -md worked for the Mongol leader, Kubiai Khan. While in China, Marco &o made an interestingi4. : in many A Ma\" places in Chitla, people used paper money rather ti.nha-bnugroolpde,m buy things. Thiswas not common The Return Home A&er 17 yews in C h a , Mxco and his f d y finally remned to ,jewels, and Venice. The Polrrs brought with them silk 5. $pic&,which were 6, a lot of money. Link I

MORE I Silk Weavers of Vietnam f lAhPreview. L ~ o akt th@p h ~ abnd rea&thta information. Ds ygu k n ~ wanything else about h ~ swilk.is made? @ ?+Summarize. Watoh the vidso, Sillc .hl&V&m of Winam. Then c m p l a t ~ A A Ie~naleweaver us* IQam to turn dtk thread&t&. 8'1 , -I L We often think sfsilk as a saft mataid, wed t;o malee - :.-: ;',&: 1, dotha. Wk 2. -. - thinkof I .silk as sam&ing that wmes from a m d ! Xrx dwViemmese t a w a6af Ving Nguyet, people have made sislc ig trgditi~ndm y for .'hirmmk 3u t It. 1@Q y ~ - - * . ~ r t bwgith the s d k y ~ p n-H, W& t.h-e.y:doix? 1. Describe In your IT own words how silk is made in Vans Nguyet. I country known far a special kind of . prnduce? a l ~ n g4, . wewe the rhread silk 8. s can be wed m make different kinds ofclothes, p m ~a,nd shirts. -- a&* and%ashiou



In the eighth century, one Million Kur&ns lived in Gyeongju (Kymgju),a tlvely coastal cjfy mllkdwifh Buddhist afl and temptas#Far near9 300 yem the entire mut-rtry was united, with Qymngjuas its capital, u n d ~trhe rub of the powerful Silla 4 n . a N~o~wadays, a population df only 150,000 Korawns,G$iIkGyeongju home. However, over five million tourists , w , ~anBnually to see the place where Korea was born,

, World Heritage SpogTi-Ig,.w_ In Japm, Kqr@$neighbor acrg wndjtim, Althnugh b . 4 ~th~e0-muntry\"smpitgIat Dutifig,t b ~ ~ e1x,Qt@< years, nv Vmfe ~dngttMt@i,inCIudit?Qte 'F,'%?A,it7 w@m'v*i&& Hairage Sites;, d l ,&tililn a madern city WAR cr@w is,$till hea3ily Rflu e n a ,by9raqjtia

Vocabulary Building : ;8,Wold Uhk Th&WxesVn-, im-,and urn- am u W to m a n not, b-,jm-,or un-to writethe oppmbs af'the\\a&tives :bebw. Use,yogracian;!ty to htielpyou. Then .ampletethe sentences below with ths m k t &rm Of the words. Word Partnership: Read the infurmatianand unde~linethe phrams w'rth make. Thsn use the correct form qf the phrases to mrnplete the sentenw below.



- .. I 7 A Prehistoric Timeline 3 \\AAfl F- -> .;I Where: .'A*f@-S- With its tong, 1 sharp teeth, Masiak a ~ u r q & , was a powerfu~ paying atattention to the words /h'~WueT-hen answer thg questiafis below. me Cretaceous Period P.,,. 2 4 ~ 1 l l b ' ~ ~ : ' b f i h \" S Md dv ~ ~ r p i l ~ y & '#- g ~ become extinct. temperaturesaie petfect fbr reptila, Thwk l\"f@ddW-known dirrmauc become common sn Earth, and disqovereg by @depntoIogists in Mgdaggsaar- ddtes kwk to grow ta h u p &e% thistime, What kind of animals were dlhusaucs~ -& When did dinosaurs Idk out cmplt3t~Ifl e-4-+.'3:Wat isapaieont~iogist?l'i 4, mat d o ~ sa predator mt?-3' & 8. Pr&&fm b a d the four questions in the paragraph:badings an the ~8page and answer Yes or No.Then read the p w a g e ta ch@b xwr answers, 7 Dinasaurs Qnrq Alive

FACT 6-FICTION I!: you learned about dinosaurs in ,school.mybe you haw seen them in a mtwkm. But how much d & m y o w - h o w abrxut these animals? Were dinomurn-just big reptiles? a h r ykats, scientkts thought dinosaurs were big, dumb,' +;)mdcold-blooded-in orher words,,just gbt'repnles. (Somedinasaurs wept huge- But many m e ahour rlre size of madern-day W or dogs. Were b s a w s warm- wr I I L cold-blooded?Pdeantologigts are not sure. But they believe I w aume were intelligent. Qf come, no dmosattr was a6 mart ~3 n human or wen a mu&ey. However, some smaller r ~ m h m i dTWM dmosaurs-like the mo-rnetxa (six-foot)TYOQ~OFZ- F had f&ly large brains, . 1 ,w ,1 - - \\r, -. - q v I-, - I r. /;Im ( I ,\\.)( ' , 11- '=T I. #RSS%rmnasaunw a powduli p d i i t o t f .-m tt 1 ~ ~ l I ..il:d m . ra~r 3 ' l \" t 71'- 1s me scimtistk thmk the ~ p p a i wis true. In the bevies, 2: r w is often a sp@y giant, but in fact, t h i s t@h@aurcgdd not rm very &a.P l i ~ ~it aj ,s tpo I large. In ' d i g 3T. +EX probably moved a$ fast as an elephant. Also, T. rex had very small arms.without monglegs % or arms, this dinosaur p~rrbablywasn't a powerful hmt&.It map have been a $c8-prepgcfh~t\"'eadd, y eating mimahe that were alr~gdydead. Utd an asteroid kill the d!nusaws? ~25 ~y-8 a@. It mated a 18B-Mo111et~(11@mile)d d i i CEIKT called & i d &Many believe d ~ o i adrised the I extinction of thedino~atmB. ut ~ r b ne f a this,dinmaw were Ialready d p g ouP around the morld, f& mimy r w m . At the end of the Cretaceousperid for ampl&,the global dimate , s:was changing: the Earth's tempwame was getting colder. Are all dinomurn now extinctF A A crater caused by an d D~~ZOUwUmTpSttay +sappeared about 65 d myears ago. asW3id FWMg EmM owever,,scienrist~believe msder~1d-ay birds are dacendmts3. Tn s~f3d.13& a 0 ~ 8 ~I5f .thls h W, then din~Sam&'&vE% still wdkhg-and flying+mong us! lkmlhigIs dumb, lt Is, n @ t ~ m . YA Prehism,rkTimehe 79 * If m a h l n g d h put ~k&smesMbetI,t,begrrmIWmnmn m8findl$ w aesmhdanrs a E wple h ~ e r m p ~ awr ~+$EYw to ym.

0 Reading Comprehension . A. Multiplk Choice. Ch~oseth, e best answer for each q-tian', Gist 1, hather titlafmthi~r&dng could be a. Wha Tt rRueihalalybKuilltedDtinhgesDauinro;.sI au,r-s-,,?A--- b. The G,Dinosaurs Uis~@v@inWblexim d, Our Favorite [Ilwmm b. IIt .WW%PBWBMBM: dead, chIt WB dmihta~nelephant. 0d E& mhabthat w m dr- Dstail 4, )Whatt b &kuW? 'a. huge hob mwml by an a&wo!d 'b,'~type)of dinosaur found in.M&Q a a tims fn dimmwhktary dl an midT T:X*E # DetaiI L At-t h w~d ~f ,&tmaw perf& a. saw din.mum&a&&terlfiy h. h u m s app& m ~k ' hahe Earth's tsmper- vlra$h n g i n g & dinosaur [email protected] in Mexico 1, 8,W18 t f i R ~ ~ \\ i v & ~ ~ ~ i ? d l . (.f$ NG 2 AII &adwA.had9mdlbrairc;., ,T NG F%@~t?t~&h @g pkthat dinWars T NG wars tWld-birnW. 6- NG,~ & K m v m a Mtmhn@k T F (R. ,%> & A ymng T: rw pmbabty had u- f&m. lib&bid. 6, P h t mscfmtl& bsliev~~%aX rna&rn-dq birdsare related %adinmau~.

The ancient sea master DfiIzwgms (nicknamed \"Gdziia\") is a(n) -1. /-.:\" - of modm-daycracodiles.T b South American sea r ~ p t d ewas a(n4 2, ' # 4 J + . swimmer wd a powerfir1 aI r, !$ca repriles like Dakos&u~uws ere top predators. And some, like Tyios~a~aesv,en attacked sharks. But in the end, shacks were the red sqvivogs. Todayythey are still dive, but changes in the Earth's 4. : caused the lager sea reptiles to become extinct. WQmadd -er or -or to ~ ~ rtodfosrm nouns. These nouns often describe a p m n w h d~oes a cerhh action or job, f ~arxmple, hunter dr inventor.

r Iii- A Epd8ndroswhs (160 m~tlionymrs a@. Oi%ove& In China, 1Before You Read A,Complstiun. Readthe definkiom, Thsn ~amptetethe paragi-aph below with the csrrect farm sf the worm in blue. What is unusual . , about the dinosauts pictured above? claws: the long, sharp n d s on the tats of some animals fossk the bones M remains gf an animal or plant horns: the hard ahings on top of an animal's head unearth: to take somedung out of the ground; to discover so~nething Dinosaurs I~akcdstrange. Somc had 1. gn their heads. Others had 8 like giant kcnives. Several (like the C@rnu$~wzhqa)d huge ba-dies but very s m d a r b . Pateanmlogis~C O ~ M U t~o 3. Merent dinosaurs dl over the world. Each time, these dinosaur 4. are s m g e r than before. Today, scientist5are akkii~g;what was purpgse af t h un~usual features-the horns, the strange claws, the small arms?A d what can rhey tell us a b ~ udrmosaurs? '& Predict. Look at the p i c t ~ e son the next page. What do you think is unusual abut this dinosaur? k a d the passagsto check yaw ideas. Bit 7Dinosaurs Come Alive

;aidYou Knw? \"t3@ mds\"for irnpui,h&&;dln~swrA Lived whm 70 million years ago DWvered where: Mopgalla Wbwmwf the,sa?Pde~-ra~lu&htsaw ,snughi an answer to this question for ;Ilmast forty y&. of &antarm$in Mong~h.Th-e1 of each, when M y.exten&id, w a s 3.4 mete& (@&i feet).The claws were 26 c:en&eters (ten 'inch~slong, EaleonroJ~girsd~e d the d ; a l r n S w d & ~ f (~m'tming *mfible hatud-3 -9 a l e o 1 i e ~ l ~ 1 So whgt did thb d m d look &'t s u w . Many rimes, scicmkts have egamhd&,e area where they found the arms. But sirice the g r i p 4 disc~very~ a Z k p body they have me&thed only a few bthtr bones ofthis dimam. t$.srnyswh ~~ D q i t e this,scientists have some ideas ahbur D&ilzocbd~&s ~&ppeWmcPe,hysi~dkthis &,al's Urn,and hands are sihdhf f6 d~&.i#har n * wtiykpe of dinosaur that hoked b ea . . . m~$e~;day&%fcka%$d t ~ h i fnoogd. But . used its &m*for ~ when pdt~nti~lagiu~setsthe size of D&u~ch~iM\"sarmsk try to& sdzt of its b~oidyg it deem~s tb be~en a huge ~ a n i m a l d o s t 12 meters (40fket] lo*. This is almost as big as (a T. rm! Other scientists have a different a&on-. They think Di$~che&aisW* a s m d & &saw with extmrndy long awns, But why would a rMle.m i ~ndeed l h b g - w bng2 To climb - or to hunt for bod, pefrqas? 'The h d y is a my,-,' wys Thumas Hob,a paleontabgist at the University .of Maryland in the U.S. Yt +t n& be an o~nithomimidat all. Bdudtethne~newt,hhiastqiu4eisdd*onQrnemd apinaslm~ ~ad~-,t\"d..a.Mg_ i mt l . f~ d An ~n6trfchlsa my l a r g e < Mthat mnot @> '*VOUt~in'-& ywt a m a m tEg%

-- A for e@h question. Pufpose 1. What iia thsrridin'puw-po&aftRer~hdin$ a,:& wptdn b w paleontotQgjstsfind dinosaurfWi1~ - b-. .to cornpare T; rex and Dei~locheims e: to talk about dkrsnt dinosaur dismv6ri~in Manqalki d to dascrike m unusual Eyps af dinmur Detail ,Z Del#oc&fms a. had very short fingem?on Its hand o. had w a y few bones in ib body d, aould fly l i b a bird . b. had v,ery long,m s Detail 3. Which modern-day anin@ is Dairr~ckeirusmast similar.to? . a , a m m k y b.ahorse c.m~sf&h d.alizard Vocabulary 4, What dues the!wwcl,evIdencemean in line 312 a* infolrmatton 8 , qumtions c, mysteries d, beliefs Inference 5, Which statemen?would Thomas Holtz probably agree with? a. Deimcheiws' was a huge and dartgemus predator. b. 7;m was a relajive of Dai~ocheirus. G.De/na~eiruuswas a small dinosaur with very tang arms d. We don't know for sure what De/nocheirusIwkd like. B. Campletion. C~rnpletathe palwntol.o@stn'~otes with informationfrom the' readina.

Vocabulary Practice A Campletion. dompbta lheInfwrnexhn usingthe ~ w r Wfo-rm of words h m the box. Onelwgrd ismtm The largest ever f l y h m~ imd -lived& &od years age. It was a type d pterosaur (or\"flying r n ~fepiwq d e d B ~ ~ I E M ~ W - aaima1'$ ,,eachwas about wings m e '1, 12 #E*r5 (40 feet)in2. -the size of &@meairplanes! But did pterosaur: mmc from.3smaller animal?And haw did ptermaurs lmrn to fly? For yearqpleantd~@$ts have %catty,, one of the srndmt p t m m a w w5 A A paleo~rrtQloghwt kh the b d e s 07 ~ U Q W ~ B ~ ~ U S &w~~~rrine,Cd h a by w team & G ! h t s c ; asd B r a s k In Texas Memodal, p-dd~ntd~gisths.4. the,~y pterasaur Muwum','U.S,A. (~dledPJ, G~*&M) W ' P FU. ~ ,O Q ~ ~ rGepStSile with feet 4mihr to 8 Kid's. Scientis@5, that a b ~ u t 120 d i o h ye%$ ago, tbmima! lived in tee^ in China. * The world\" huge ptkrbsaurs, they believe, were descendents dN. arj$hma 0'.WOMBIn Context. Complete waeh wnbnc~with the bfManswer. 1, If yau mmtne something, you a ImkWltpicWy b. sttldyitdasely 4. If something is knible, it makes you f@l Partnershio a,affa'id b, rhlax&d Use opinion with: different opinion, exgwl ~pin@n, honest gplnion, popular o p h b . ask an phio on, give an o p b , share an oplnlon. 5. An IImWWW qu&tidn been explained. a, Ms b,hasn't

MORE D i m s a y Discovery A Preview. Labd the piduB udng tbe ward$ v.~flem in the box. Use a dictbnary to help you. I b %tpakbonp - 5. I.' 1 1. Summarize. Watch the video, Dinosaur D % o v q Then mmplete the summary helow using the c o W t form af words f r m the box. fhres wards afe extra. I cuThink About: It - ilirWe ~ a rphletely examine extend 1. How do you think giarnt hunt lak@i mmgrirn the mayorof WatiVB wek Sabinas feelsabout 0piPITdn opp&t 8 the discowy? -- - - Which of the dinosaur Near the town of Sabinas in Mexico, scientists have discovered discoverieq in tt\"iis.unit a(n) 1. dhosaur. The animal is about 15 do you think is most meters (50 feet) in 2. and 4.5 meters (15 feet) interesting?Why? tall. Why is t h i s digcovery imprmt?It ~h'oAwEsh;a Stbin%was once a jungle. Sabinas is now a desert. The 3. in t i i s area has &aged 4. Why2 Sdeafist;s ' a 5, an answer ro q u w b ~ . eer first discovered some the din;s@rr7sb ~ n m . e land foir a c,an%wwtiaproject. ees. Now paleoatologises me -7, = for the rest ofthe fossils. In thar 8, .-..- , this might be the most mmpletc dinwaur skeleton in&I America. The mayor af Sabinas wants to kee-p the dinaaur'~&&is ina(n) 9, for people to see. He also m t s paleontologists a u n d the world t~ know about ~~ai&&&io\" and &her &maw diswueries in the area. -- &h ~ n i7t~inosaursCome Alim 6-

I,>'-' Stories and Storvtellers t . ~ i a a l e ~ f , ~ & ~ a ~ & h ~ hr ~e[-~ ~ ? ~. ~. d ~ ) p ~ Z @~Wk&W.Wh&&w&@wTitW7~~~ mwmkm&

I8A collectors of Tales A Hansel and Gretel Little Red Rtding Haad In this story, a brother and d&erget In this story,a pun$ girlwalk to her lost in a forest. fher@,they meet a bad witch who tries to eat them. grahhdhe?'~hwse. Ori the Way, she me& a wolf that wWs to eat h$r. -- ---~ e f o r erou Read A- Discussion. Look at the books above. Do you know these stories? Are there similar stories in your country? R. Predict. Look a?the title, headings, pictures, and captions on the next page, and answer the questions below. Then read the passage to check. 1. 'where were the men from? 2. When did they write? 3. Who were their stories for?

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Multiple Choice. Chms~th.6b\"ast answer for each questi~n. 1. What Is the main Durpose af The rming? a. to gesaibe the: Grimm brothers-md,their&ofieS 6. to.e%pl.@wnhy &m~lllhf9gImportant in Gkrmany e. 2:o'earnineywo 6T the @rimpil$'faiq tat= tl.to cornpa* f l-.$+~- I~- g.: , g ~ ~ , O -,&~ . . p d e fcnhildren's storiss . . k.. @ d.. Detail 2- TWGfirWn brqtliem~ a. mv&hWttreT$iy WE&Kikir books b. qlways ~ & i t e td6.Write &il&E~'$@@rkjjb, 12.becaml t i f G ' d in folktatel W e r n :d. wer@adtually French but mou~dto @Wnmx 3. In'lioe 26; what dOes:;:b~ikSpfer fd? a,,the Qrlrnm brbth~rs 0. the fa@ t3&> ,&. I . . : b,,the childr~n' d. the adults \\ 1 semiice about rimmsqlatar fairy f&eai6-Tr'qe? -. 1 - - w $'@Ww@m@radW+ a Ohildf'err didn't l i k the-m. r h M y ha@pi\"itur@. d T h ~ wy &mdaket. ..l= --.&.$b4 l$ary $. tn line 32, what dow,mVpairneafl? r;.. -h. a, irrtet-est b, text c:,stmy 'd. rnmage '&I- B. \"- rmmary. Complst~the inform-\" ~ rwi ith words fmn? . - --a = Grimms Fairy 4Tales L~

Ai Completion. Complete the tnfarmation wlth t h c0~rrvr;r form of words from the box. Two war&, areextra. 1In Piidand, there once was a region known aa Viem Karelia. The people here were great storytellers and had many fbkales and legend$. The most fmous is rhe Xalwah. This is a(n) ofseveral poems that forms ollc 101% stoq, . The Kaltqala tells tales of 2. bcitlg~and am monsters. For catrxries, smytellers, called P%M &gl:rsiha* lear11cd and spoken the IC&.k.ev&la mernol-y.Today, Jussi H~~ov,hiesn ~ i d k d ' slast great rune singel..When he dies, the ancie1-t:h e of rune singers will end, 4. becaust no one has 5- the entire K u k ~ ~ k a ~ But there is good news. 0. JwsiH~uvinenis the last rune singer, the ICaltvah dnot &e with 11i1n. Today,.there is a written 7. of the I < ~ E P &fbr people. to read. Also, British author J.RR. Tolkien (who wrote Lord of the R k ~ sr]ead the ICaltvala. Many of the Kdleudh's ideasare 8. in Tolkiea's.stories, Some characters in Token'&books also speak a language sirmlar to the ancient B. Matching. Match the wrdg from the box in A with the correct definition. 1. m y writtan matwid 2. mainly mostly 3. making you feel afraid 4. gespite 5. suitable far a particulat\"pekon ar ~ ~ ~ i 6 9 7 6, a sel or group of something 7 , to show (eVg.in, a mirror) 8. to learn something so you member it 0xactly $8A Cblkitois ofTales 9 q1 ll 1

A A well - B d o e .You .&ad Diseussian. Look at the photos and read the paragraph. Theh answer the questions heraw. Once upon a time, there lived a m21:and a woman who had seven sons.The couple wanted a daughkr very much, and I finally, they had a girl. She was very pretty, and he^ parents loved her very much. Oae day, the father needed water fok the child. So bsent the sevenbrbthem tb a well h the b s t to get it. Once there, though, the boys began to khk and tb water jug fell into the well, . , 1. How many childt%ndid the cbuple Rave? 2. w h y w m the ~ r c 3 tin~thie foresfl 8 What happened'theie? - >A----> 8. Predict. What db you think h m e h n~neHin t h st~dry? Mad the first two paragraphs an the n w t page to check yuur id-. How do you think the stdry en&? ReW the re-& a7the story to find out. m1 .- . , 92 %$xikt8 Stories and &&fymiibcys

T h e TaL of L .&Ew~ ~ S W C'\"LBvh~eWGt h b@~3\"'~~h ~ r iht d: & t h ~ I mgrilp.-UTheyare pr,~bgtaEyp l a w a.@me and have hig~ttenabput the mtm. 1I h &ty wme.@lmrnd irap I ~avem!\"h d when he ~QQuWp, he,$aww.~exbelanck && - flying~awqyT. he f i k was dm&& ' W ~%TweI, &JIE P he &ou&t. But it wa tbo. Idtc, HGauld not t&t back - ..1 ' , ~,.w&. \". . .aJdd *Ben, . lo In time,the )gdgrew up nnd & $ c Q P &S~he had bxodi~rs. he looked:up, he egw s*@ I!&&$ The story oftheir misfofmtl &m.d br~4hqxlya3nd,she b r n ft@lg. tq h d than. P Qy~a w die&&mhed &d m p . ah* was-?&r BW? to &d her brcrther~P, M y 5she f ~ u ~ 1 d I' 6 ~ m eT. Qenter, she raeed&da specid made h m 16 a &&&I bone, wbich she did fitir hdvk. The @.+I thought fa+ i-kmenr,and then to& a and cut of? .omo f h t&i@,hg&; =th it, 3he o p n a-thk&&tit m ~ d ~ &itxudtde. On a there were plate and wencups. She.ate gnd dm& little froin each. Ih the last cup,she a&txs&.j. . 20 &topped a -&at hw par en^ had &en her. I Emn.mally, che.mvmreturned Eor &%ir d.The girl b . behind the door and watched. When the -nth raven &ank from. ..-iis cup, somezhiaghitMmtpth.The raaca7m x p & d it inmmdi;ztely-it was,h ~ s ~ p r n u ~ ' T ,&h! .our sister 25 were here,? he said, &and theslrw~ddbe Hai\" At that m m e a t , their ~i3tcrcan to t h m n , { y the ravens were human again. The brothem bed'the& sister, and all eight 'ofthem went hame together happily, 'Misf&une'@J+d IW If you cut sornetldng off, or cut dfF something, y w m o v e Tt wlth a War a-similar t&,

EI; Multiple Choice, Choose.the be& answer for each questlgn. Gist 4. What is this story mainly &nut? a, a father who leaves his ~kjldrm b,.a bad witch w h li~vesin a Egwt c. a sishr Who saves her brothers d, m a g i d M F ~wSho help children Vocabulary 2. In fine 5,what dam turfldinto,msan? a changed ta e. drct~darQund b. Interested in ell return& ta Detail 3. Why daes the girl cut off her finger? a. 5s she an remove a ring kern he^ finger b, hecauseher finger is &wk,in.a&or hole c . because a bad wit& makes h-wdo it d so she >Ganuse it ta enter the ravens' hwse Detail 4. Haw do h e raven8 b m m e human again? a. Their sister kisses them. b, They eat a magio ring. c. Dns raven makes a wbh. d. They drink from a special sup. . Inference 5. Whd is -the moral of this story? a, Your parents always knaw best, b. A wish can change y ~ lifeu. ~ c. Don't talk t~ strange people, d, Work hard and you will be hqppy. Sequencing. Put the events 'betaw'in order fram 1- 6. Then retell this story to a partner. a. -One raven.finds the ring and wishes he could see his (si~ter, b,, Ths ravens changs back it30humans and return home with their si;ister. C. -Ths girl finds €hehouse uff h $~even ~ 1 ~ 0 n 8 dl -The fajher makes an angry wish. His sans change in20 birds. e. Thagirldropsherdngintoone~f~emven's~ups~ f, -The ghl learns she has bmthers and she seakhm for tharn.

,>&Ootnpl&ion. CGrnpletQthe infomatiuh with Me ebrfect Tam aF wofds from the box. One.ward is eMra. Sd Guy.andJosh Thome want t~ td yau astory-- a red-& f&y tale. Inone story) v, pms rhitd grows up md helps thousands of peaple in East Mica. In mother, a.succarf. hip-hapmtia &om Brazil builds .community centem and hel& children. These -peo-ple are t to lnake changes and improve lives. Guy and Thome's TV %Vpw.,4KB&, tell* these Imusician) to a Merent country. There, the celebrities meet pug people who are helping athers,.Many of these Z a.e pmr, bux they aren't sitting and waiting for help. They;want to do somethiig ? , -now, day. Thek energy is am-. '$WR.M# w- m w s stories will 4. YOU - 5i . \"Once y ~ svee what [[these]pegple are [bhg], you'll never think ahput these issues in the same way,\" Says Thome. B IP>s@-hevththnagpp%- it happws -. E ~ F EanId~a@~ct,amomi an3 ~ l v l ~ b,8@&& way. acfofnecfufsiSeda, vEefrWb. tTIsi gnaw, e hM q M 4. Y o u ~ ~ g naipzgr~9a-tst tMr@p u f l i t @ ~~QU&S ofW e e 7he s@imt&~-st'&tWhe &f a know b-dm't &IW of_Ehe medicine on rats. 5, If'sornethfng ,$tiomyou, it $urpn$eSyou In a - .- a, had &. goad

MORE I ! A ,_ _ . T .. , A .& .I S k p y Hollow &preview. Lmb at t h s~tamp, TheLegend fitof Sleepy HoIEow is a farnous h r i c a nAst~ly. ,,iowthestoy?Ifnot,whatdo .ywithink it might be &out? ., ,j y \". I+- I .. -1. , .-I ' :.I -Sk~pyHolbwTh@~ddmplettehe , , . ' 'b , .- -. = %.\", . -. . . &Hiid! #.?,<:< attfra~an -soI 1 ., , . I f !'t ' ''W1.1 I,:. .y@gb:, refb y ' ...', ': - , p a ,, a sb%&M8' suddmk , -!! - i l i L ,: ' -' 'Sleep~RLowis a mallwwn in N & W ~state:'-'@+;isthe O, Think About I t setting of afn) I. s t o r y c d e d 3%~ bgend ' 1, Would you likk ta visit Sleepy Hollow?, of She@ Hohla, writtznbj Washington Irving. Ining visited Why or why not? . The young man Sleepy H d o w as a 2. 2. Why do you think so many people like was 3. influenced by the rown\" people re3ding or hearing and stsries. Wh-efi he grqw up, he wrote his h o u s tale,,ab~ut real people and pJaces.fiomthis tm. Inthestmy, a man named Ichabad Cradle is ri&ng his home SG@V3 t 0 n 0 ~ ~ ,anather man an a horse. one night.4- ., r begins to ~ U D Wbim.Id~abodd o a n t 5. the man, but as thq o t h e ~rider gets daser, he sees that-it k,a rrran with nB..hegkaheadless horseman! Ichabod is ' ' - - and rides away quickly. . , -1 Irving did not Ate &. ' < m y~%le~e$ @' ' @-f-/- mklieyd in tbrs town ~ as an adult. 'Soday,( -' , t a u r ~ ~ ~ , ~ tuo isesei~tn i n g hso,use (s c o r n p ~ e ~ t. of his books are here) and to,hear The h~&@ofSleepyHollow told. :.* > . ., 1 !. I I I, .'. 7,.



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Multiple Choice. Chad@ The' best answer far ~ a c hquestion, Gist 1. This 1:wdlng is rnainbjabout a man who a.foltows to ma doe^ ta learn M w they form b, p~edic3swhen t~rnadaeswill acwr around the world c. helps peonbe who hurt by tomadoe-.: d. drives twdsts around Tnrnado Alley Which statement abouttgrnatbes is true? a. tvleteomlogbts uss w t e l l t t ~to~predi& when they will owur. b. They usually move in a et~aighltine fmm ~ I H G Q to place. c, M e O r ~ I ~ g bctasn't predict ~ m c t l wy here thw will form. d. Pepple usually have24 hours ta prepare for them. A tuflle probe -tornadoes. a,cm predict . c,gats information from b, chases d, dec;wa,sesthe pgwer of What it: paragraph 3 mainly mud? anhow tornado= deve1o.p b, how the turtle probe works c\". how big Tarnado;Alley is how S m m s Rndsatornad,? In line 23, what does the word spat mean? a, st~ps c. lse8 beP I ~ G @ dow, ait tor Sequencing.What does a stam chaser likeTim Szrmwas do? *' . Put the events below in t b correct order (1-7). -puts the,tuft& p~aWon the grohrrd sh.&esthe imormtisn with met~orolo@ists drives around, lookingfor tomadm gat$closeto a t~rn'ado -collects infarmatton fmm the turtle probe to I m n how tomadues farm -sew a tomado and fallow it mwm away quickly