TIME TO READ 3

TIME TO READ 3 CONTENTS NATIVE AMERICAN MAN AND A CRICKET ..................... 3 THE GENIUS .......................................................................... 9 ONE THOUSAND AND ONE NIGHTS ..................................15 THE CONQUEROR ............................................................... 21 A HELP HAND TO ENVIRONMENT: GREENPEACE .........27 ADRENALIN SEEKERS ....................................................... 33 AMY AT THE CINEMA ........................................................... 39 AN ARTIST CAN CHANGE A SYSTEM ............................. 45 BEING A TEENAGER ............................................................. 51 CHOOSE YOUR OWN WAY .................................................57

UNIT 1 NATIVE AMERICAN MAN and A CRICKET 3 Before you read. 1) Do you know Native American people’s life style? 2) What is the most important thing in the world for you?

NATIVE AMERICAN MAN AND A CRICKET An old Native American man and his friends visit New York. A group of people in New York welcome them and give them a tour in Times Square. The streets are too crowded. Cars are honking their horns. People are walking fast. The construction machines are working noisily. It is too irritating. An old Native American 4 man says “I hear a cricket.” Everybody is surprised. A man asks “What? There aren’t any crickets in the cities. If so, it is impossible to hear the voice of a cricket in all this noise”. But his American Indian friends approve the old man. The old man insists on “I’m sure. I hear a cricket.” “That’s crazy,” the men answer. The old man begins to listen to sound carefully and walks through the street. He goes pass the high buildings and finds a small bush behind a building. He looks around the bushes and suddenly he finds a cricket. Everybody is amazed.

“But, how?” a man asks. “It’s incredible. How can you hear a cricket in this noisy city? You must have some supernatural powers.” “No,” the old man answers. “I have the same power with you. It all depends on what you’re listening for.” “But we cannot hear it,’’ they state. ‘’You can do it,” the old man says. “It depends on what is important to you. Let me show you.” He pulls a coin out his pocket and drops it on the sidewalk. People in the street hear the voice of the coin and wonder if it is their money. They notice the money quickly and they look 5 at the rolling coin. “Do you understand what I mean?” asks the Old Indian “It depends on what is important to you.

READING CHECK-UP A) Use the words from the story to complete the sentences. a) Meet someone in a friendly way: w _ _ c _ _ e b) The car makes short, loud sound: h _ _ k c) An insect that makes short; loud noises: c _ _ _k _ t d) To say firmly: i _ s _s _ _ n e) To have a positive opinion of someone: a _ p r _ _e f) Extremely surprised: _ m _ z _ d g) Very difficult to believe: i _ c _ _ d _ _ _ _ 6 h) Necessary: i _ p _ r t_ _ t B) Match the halves to make meaningful sentences. 1) The noise in New York____ a) has supernatural powers. 2) An old Native American man____ b) a cricket among the bushes. 3) The men think the old man____ c) a coin on the street. 4) The old man drops____ d) cares nature and animals. 5) The old man finds____ e) is irritating.

READING CHECK-UP C) Circle the correct options. 1) The Native Americans go to New York to ________ a) to find a cricket b) visit there c) earn money 2) New York is a ________ a) quiet city b) peaceful city c) noisy city 3) The old Native American man claims ________ 7 a) to hear car’s horns b) to hear voice of an animal c) to listen the sound of machines 4) The men in New York feels ________ a) bored of an old Native American b) sad when they have money c) surprised when they see a cricket 5) People in the street ________ a) hear the sound of cricket; too. b) notice the coin easily c) are annoyed with the noise of the city.

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