Add two ideasto each list. Hotn to Be a SuccessfulBusi,nessperson "Why can't he und,erstandme? Look quicklyover the story on pages and completethe PreviewingChart below. Title of the article: Names of peopfe and pfacesin the article Listthree more.
Key words What word appearsseveraltimes? Japan Enqlieh B. Look at the pictureon page What do you think the story is about? Check uu one or more ideas. Example: I think thi,s storg i,s about sonl,eoneu;ha. Now read the story and checkyour guesses. He u:orked and stud,ied,for a Aear in Toronto, Canada.
This story is basedon two of Tetsuya'serperLencesthere. How weII do you speak English? Could you survive in an Englishspeaking country? Last year I went to live and study in Canada.
Before going, I took several English conversation classes. I also I tonic water a flavored water often used in alcoholic drinks 44 Chapter 5. Tonic Water,Please Iistened to a lot of English conversation tapes and I practiced speaking English with some foreign friends in my country. But could I communicate with people in Canada? This was a happy surprise. UnfortunatelSz, however, Canadians couldn't always understand me.
This was because of my pronunciation. My biggest pronunciation problems were with the "v" sound and 1 5 the "1" sound. For example, when I said the word uote, Ttsounded like bote.
And when I said the word late, rI sounded llke rate. One day I decided to look for some volunteer work. I went to the tourist center in Toronto to ask for information about volunteering.
Unfortunately, I pronounced the word "volunteer" like "borunteer. She looked at me strangely and then she called to a man behind the counter. I wrote the words down and he immediately understood me. After that, I spent a lot of time practicing the'u sound and the I sound. I remember a funny experience I had at a night club. I wanted to get something to drink, so I went up to the bartender. I repeated my request several times, but still he couldn't understand me.
Then, suddenly, he opened the cash register3 and took out some quarters. At first, I didn't know what he was doing. Then, suddenly, I 2 kind of informal a little 3 cash register a special machine where money is kept in a store or restaurant a quarters Canadian and U. I asked for tonic water, but he thought I asked for "twenty quarters"!
The barbenderseemedembarrassed. G music is loud. Understa the xt A. Readthe statementsbelow and check uz True or False. Then write the number of the linesin the story that helped you. The first one is done for you. Lines 1 t. TetsuyaSaruhashiis fromJapan. He studied English before he traveled to Canada.
He lived for a year in Canada. He couldn't understandEnglish speakerswhen they talked to him. SomeCanadianscouldn't understand Tetsuyawhen he spoke English.
Tetsuyahad trouble pronouncing words with the "v" sound. When the man at the tourist center couldn't understand him, Tetsuya spokeinJapanese. Tetsuyaasked the bartender at the night club for money. Tonic Water, Please N B.
Readthis summaryand add the missingwords. TetsuyaSaruhashiis from , but he lived and studied in Canada for a year. Before he went to Canada, he spent a lot of time studying E.
That's why he was able to people when he got to Canada. Unfortunately, however, many Canadians c understand Tetsuya. This was because he had trouble p some sounds in English. One time at a night club, Tetsuya ordered , but the bartender thought he wanted. Follow the instructionsbelow. Rewrite one of the conversationsin the story. Then read the conversationwith one or more classmates. Tetsuya: Yes,I'm looking for some "borunteer"work. Woman: I'm sorr5r. What can you say when you don't understandsomeone?
Onepersonreadsa questionfrom Box A. The other personresponds with a phrase from Box B. Then follow the example to finish the conversation. Ercuse me? Whereis Tetsuyafrom? He'sfrom Japan. Where is Tetsuyafrom? Where is Toronto? Do you Ilkepizza? Haveyoueverdone volunteer work? Box B Formal Excuseme? Could you repeat that? Could you say that again? Could you write that for me? Infomnal Sayit again. What did you say? What pronunciation problems do foreigners have when they speak your language?
Think of one or more examples. Examples: Foreigners someti,messay instead of Someforeigners can't pronounce the sound Reading skitl Scanning When you need to find specific information in a text, you don't have to read every word.
Instead, you can move your eyesquickly over the text to find the information. This is called scanning. Readthe questionsbelow Then scan don't readl the following paragraphto find the answers. What city is this paragraphabout? What is the populationof the city? Tonic Water,Please Ta,ipei Taipei is a lively and expensive city, and it lets you know it. About 6,,people live in and around the capital of Taiwan and it is a hotbed of renao, or liveliness. Apartments are almost impossible to buy in Taipei and the government is encouraging businesses to locate in other parts of the country.
Taipei may not be a relaxing place but the food is excellent, the people are friendly, and there are some wonderful things to see, like the Grand Hotel. Making inferences. What inferences can you make from statements below?
Circle the letter of your answers. Example: "Apartments are almost i,mpossible to bug in Taipei and the goDerylnxent i,s encouraging businesses to locate in other parts of the co?. There aren't many apartments in Taipei. There aren't many people in Taipei. This was a happy surprise for him.
Tetsuya expected to have trouble understanding people in Canada. Tetsuya didn't expect to have trouble understanding people in Canada. After a few months, Tetsuya had trouble understanding Canadians.
He needed some money. He is very rich. He could afford to work for free. The bartender was angry. The bartender didn't have any tonic water. The bartender couldn't understandTetsuva. Understanding Prefixes You can add the prefix mi,s- to the beginning of certain words. This adds the meaningincoryectly or badly. For example,the w or d misTtronouncemeans to pronounce something incorrectly.
Here a. Choosea verb from the box above to completeeach sentence. Use the correctform of the verb. I couldn't understand him because he wordaolunteer. If you message. Readthe instructions carefully so that you don't them. The people at the tourist center told me the bus left at nine. The new owners lot of money. Toni,cWater,Please me. They the company and it lost a 7.
I thought I had ten Canadian dollars but I only had nine. John me. I asked him to buy eight cans of tonic water, but he bought eighteen. I thought it Ieft at three o'clock, but it left at eight o'clock. Choosesix words from the reading that you want to remember. Focus We use the word andto connect ideas that are similar.
We use the words but andhoweuer to connect ideas that are different in some way. Howeuer tsually comes after a semicolon. I didn't have trouble understanding people; however, they had trouble understanding me.
Completeeach pair of sentenceswith and, but, or however. I have many Canadianfriends; English together. We speak French. I have many Canadianfriends, speakingEnglish with them. I asked for information, b. I asked for information, I often practice she was able to help me. I like to listen to Englishtapes; speakingEnglish with foreigners here. I like to listen to English tapes, speakingEnglish with foreigners here.
I rarely practice I often practice. What happened? Readeach conversationand completethe summarystatement. Useand, but, or however. Tina: Would you Iike some coffee? Tetsuya: I'm sorr5'. Summary statement: Tina offered Tetsuyasome coffee, he didn't understand her. Tetsuya: Do you want to go for coffee? Tina: Sure,I'd love to. Summary statement: Tetsuyainvited Tina to go for coffee, she said she'd love to. Tina: Is Tetsuyathere? Ken: No, I'm sorry he'snot. Can I take a message?
Summatg statement: Tina called Tetsuyaon the telephone;. Do you think its easyor difficultto do thesethings in a foreign country? Then shareyour work with Add two ideasof your own. Tonic Water, Please B. Think of an experienceyou had talking to someonefrom another country and answerthe questionsbelow. Wherewere you? What did you talk about? Did you have any communication problems? How did you solvetheseproblems? Now write a short descriptionof your experience.
Her pro nunaiat io n pretty qood, so I lhouaht ehe could opeakmy was lanquaqe. WhenI qaveher the direatione,however, ohe didn't understand me al all. Studentsoutside a dormitory at SalemState College, Salem. Massachusetts, USA Look before you leap.
Scanthe articleon pages and completethe Previewing Chart below. Title of the article: Names of professionsand places in the article Listthree more.
Basedon the chart above,what do you think the articleis about? Example: tr n tr n n I thi,nk this article is about. Millions of people are using cell phones today. In many places it is actually consideredunusual not to use one. In many countries,cell phones are very popular with young people. They find that the phones are more than a means of communication - having a mobile phonesshowsthat they are coolaand connected.
Some doctors are concerned that in the future many people may suffer health problemsz from the use of mobile phones. In England, there has been a serious debate about 1 0 this issue. Mobile phone companies are worried about the negative publicity of such ideas.
They say that there is no proofs that mobile phones are bad for your health. On the other hand, why do some medical studies show changes in the brain cells of some people who use mobile phones? Signs 1 5 of change in the tissues of the brain and head can be detectede with modern scanning equipment. He couldn't remember even simple tasks. This man used to talk on his mobile phone for 20 about six hours a day, every day of his working week, for a couple of years.
His family doctor blamed his mobile phone use,13but his employer's doctor didn't agree. High-techla machines can detect very small amounts of radiation from mobile phones. Mobile phone companies agree that there is some radiation, but they say the amount is too small to worry about.
As the discussion about their safety continues, it appears that it's best to use mobile phones less often. Use your regular phone if you want to talk for a long time.
Use your mobile phone only when you really need it. Mobile phones can be very useful and convenient, especially in emergencies. In the future, mobile phones may have a warning label that says they are bad for your health. So for now, it's wise not to use your mobile phone too often. For each item below circlethe bestanswer. This article is about a. The writer's purpose in writing this article was to a.
Paragraph4 lines is about a. Another word for means in line 4 is -. In line 23, lhe word potentially means a. You can infer from the information in paragraph2 Iines that mobile phone companies a. Work with a partner to answer the questions below.
What are the advantages and disadvantages of ceII phones? Write each sentence from the box below under "Advantages" or "Disadvantages. I They are expensive. Write five sentencescomparing mobile phones with regularphones.
Use the adjectivesin the box. Comparative Forms of Adjectives more convenlent cheaper more popular smaller more comforbable safer easier to lose Example: Regular phones are cheaper than mobile phones. A fact is somethingyou know is true. With a fact, there is information to show it is true. An opinion is somethingyou think is true. An opinion is basedon feelings,not facts.
Fact: Mobile phones send out small amounts of radiation. Opinion: Using a mobile phone makesyou look cool. Fact or Opinion?
Fact Opinion. Millions of peopleuse mobile phonestoday. In the future, many people may suffer health problemsfrom the use of ceIIphones. High-tech machines can detect very small amounts of radiation from mobile phones. The amount of radiation from cell phones is very small. CeIIphonesaren't dangerousbecausethe amount of radiation from them is very small. There are more cell phone userstoday than in ManyAsian students study in England and the United Statesevery year.
In the future people won't read as many books as they do today. Kazi is a successfulbusinessperson. There is a hotel called the Grand Hotel in Taipei, Taiwan.
Examples: Uncertain: It appears that it's dangerousto use cell phones. Certain: It's a fact that mobile phones give out some radiation. Completeeach sentencewith a phrasefrom the box above.
More than one answeris possible. Iarge amounts of radiation 5. For each topic below, completethe sentences. Many differentanswersare possible. Topic: cellphones a. It's possible that ceLIphones are danqerous to uour health.
It's a fact that 2. Topic: studying abroad a. It seemsthat b. I'm certain that 3. Topic:sleep a. It's possiblethat b. Studiesshow that 60 Chapter 6. Topic:books a. I think that b. It's afactthat C. Choosesixwords from the readingthat you want to remember. Focus Understanding what pronouns refer to We often use a pronoun instead of repeating the name of a person, place, or thing.
When you read, it's imporbantto know what a pronoun refers to. In the example below, the pronoun they refers to "young people in many parts of the world. They find that the phones are more than a means of communication - having a cell phone shows that they are cool and connected.
Then write what each underlinedpronoun refersto. Mobile phone companies agree that there is some radiation, but thev say the amount of radiation is too small to worry about. In tluis sentence,the pronoun "they" refers to 2. There have been some concerns about long-term use of a mobile phone and the effect it might have on the human body.
In this sentence,thepronoun "'tt" refers to 3. Some health professionals are worried about the explosion in mobile phone use.
The]' are concerned that people may suffer health problems in the future. In this sentence,the pronoun "they" refers to 4. Radiation is potentially harmful and high-tech machines can detect small amounts of it coming from mobile phones. In thi,ssentence,the pronourl "i,t" refers to 5. In the future, mobile phones may have a warning label attached that says they are bad for your health.
In this sentence,thepronoun "they" refers to. Rewriteeach sentence. Replacethe underlinedwords with a pronoun. A Danish study of cell phone users did not prove that cell phone users axemore likely to get cancer.
A Dani,sh stud,uof cell phone users d,id not proDethat theu are more likelu to get cancer. The radiation in laboratory tests may not have penetratedthe cells as radiation would penetrate the brain in real life. Scientists are eagerly awaiting the results of a very large study of cell phone users in Europe.
Unfortunately, the study won't be availablefor severalmore vears. Many of my Japanese classmates didn't use their English very much even though many of my Japanese classmates had large vocabularies. A few yeaxs ago, it seemed likely that computers would replace books. Now, however, most experts think books are here to stay. Kazi'sjob was to clean the kitchen.
What looks"cool"to you? One personidentifiessomethingthat lookscool. The other personagreesor disagrees. Example: A: I think talki,ngon a ceIIphone lookscool.
B: Interesting. I think ueari,ng a lot of jewehy lookscool. A: So do I. And I think. I think. The writer of the articleon pages suggeststhat people use cell phonessensiblyor wisely. Write a listof "dos"and "don'ts"for using a cell phone wisely. Seeing is belieaing. Scanthe story on pages and completethe chart below. Title of the article: Names of people and places in the articfe Listthree more.
Florida I think this story is about: B. Severalstrangethings happen in the story on pages Read the story and take notes in the chart below. Flight 40 I crashed in the Everglades o n D e c e m b e1 r 2, in the first-classsectionof in March an EasternAirlinesplane in the staff room at John E in March Kennedyairport in the first-classsectionof an EasternAirlinesplane 66 Chapter 7.
Of the people on board,3 99 died, including the airplane's pilot, Bob Loft, and the flight engineer, Don Repo. He spotted a man in a pilot's uniform sitting alone in the first-class seetion and went to sit down beside him. The executive struck up a conversations with the captain. Afber a few minutes he realized that he was talking to the pilot Bob Loft. Then the pilot faded away.
They all saw Bob Loft in a chair. He talked to them for a while, then vanished. The men were so shockeds that the airline had to cancele their flight. She was worried about the man in an Eastern Airlines uniform sitting next to her. His face was white and he looked ill, so she called the fli t attendant.
The flight attendant leaned down to speak to the man but he 20 ignored her. When the plane landed in Miami, the passenger was taken to a hospital in a state of shock. Lateg when she saw photographs, she identified the ghost as flight engineer Don Repo. The ghost seemed to appear more often on some I 2 3 ghost the spirit of a dead person fell out ofthe sky felltothe ground; crashed on board on the airplane 4 a high-ranking executive 5 struck up a conversation 6 faded away 7 staff room 8 shocked 9 cancel t0 an important person in the company started a conversation slowly disappeared a room for workers, but not customers very surprised stop ignored her pretended she wasn't there.
Rumors began to spreadlzthat he appeared only on planes with replacementparts from the crashedFlight It was usual practice for an airline to use undamaged parts from a 30 crashedplane in another plane if they passedstrictls s ty tests.
The stories must have worried the bossesof Eastern Airlines. They ordered their engineers to remove from their planes all equipment from the wreck. Understanding the t A. True False l. Don Repo and Bob Loft died in an airplane crash. We don't know why Flight crashed. The ghost of Don Repo appearedon all Eastern Airlines flights.
More than one person saw the ghost of Bob Lofb. The word spotted,in line 6 means talked to. The word uanished,in line 13means d'i,sappeared. You can infer that Flight was probably using undamagedparbsfrom another aircraft. Summary The GhostPilot is a story aboutsomestrangethingsthat happenedafter Flight c in Severalmonths after the accident, a number of people saw Bob Loft and Don Repo, the pilot and flight engineer of Flight who d in the crash.
For example, an airline executive saw Bob Loft in the of an airplane. An airplane pilot saw Bob first-class s. Somepeoplethought the two Loft in an airport s ghosts appeared only on flights with 1 parts from the the crashedFlight Which parts of the story seempossibleto you?
Which parts don't seempossible? Add two more ideasto the chart below. According to the story airlines can use undamaged parts from a crashed plane. What is one advantage and one disadvantage of doing this? One advantage is that One disadvantage is that. The quotation on page 65 reads "Seeingis believing. How does it relate to the story? Readi skitl Sumrnarizing When you summarize,you retell the most imporbantinformation in your own words. Summarizingsomething you read can help you remember information.
EMBED for wordpress. Want more? Advanced embedding details, examples, and help! These passages are intended to act as springboards into reading comprehension activities, reading skills development, vocabulary building, grammatical analysis and practice and discussions and writing Are you getting enough sleep -- Mika's homestay in London -- The book of the future -- How to be a successful businessperson -- Tonic water, please -- Cell phones: hang up or keep talking -- The ghost pilot -- Helping others -- Baseball fans around the world -- Vanessa-Mae: A 21st century musician -- How safe is nuclear power?
There are no reviews yet. Be the first one to write a review. Books for People with Print Disabilities. Names of people and places in 3. Key words. What words appear the reading. List 2 more. Randy Gardner, a high school student in the United States, wanted to find out. He designed an experiment! With Dr. William C. Dement from Stanford University and two friends 5 watching him carefully, Gardner stayed awake for hours and 12 minutes.
That's eleven days and nights without sleep! What effect did sleeplessness have on Gardner? After 24 hours without sleep, Gardner started having trouble reading and watching television.
The words 10 and pictures were too blurry. By the third day, he was having trouble doing things with his hands. By the fourth day, Gardner was hallucinating, For example, when he saw a street sign, he thought it was a person.
He also imagined he was a famous football player. He also had trouble remembering things. By the eleventh day, Gardner couldn't pass a counting test.! In the middle of the test he simply stopped counting, He couldn't When Gardner finally went to bed, he slept for 14 hours and 45 minutes. The second night he slept for twelve hours, the third night he slept for ten and one-half hours, and by the fourth night, he had returned to his normal sleep schedule, 25 Even though Gardner recovered quickly, scientists believe that going without sleep can be dangerous.
They say that people should not repeat Randy's experiment. Tests on white rats have shown how serious sleeplessness can be.
After a few weeks without sleep, the rats started losing fur. Eventually, the rats died. She went hours without sleep in That's 18 days and 17 hours! But why? What is the purpose of sleep? Surprisingly, scientists don't know for sure?
Sleep researchers now know, however, that our brains are very active when we sleep. Other scientists think that sleep helps the body to grow and relieve stress. Whatever the reason, we know that it is important to get enough sleep. In Stage 1, we fall asleep. We sleep lightly in Stage 2. We have deep, or sound, sleep in Stages 3 and 4. This is the time when we dream.
These stages last about one and one-half hours. After each REM stage, we return to Stage 2 light sleep and begin the cycle again. True 1. Randy Gardner was a university student when he did his experiment. During the experiment, Gardner slept for several o hours every night. Going without sleep is not dangerous for white rats. Maureen Weston stayed awake a little over seven and one-half days longer than Gardner. The author does not tell us how Gardner stayed awake for eleven days.
Vocabulary False a Underline these words in the reading passage on pages Then match each word with its definition to the right. Consider the Issues Work with a partner to answer the questions below. List three more ideas from the reading passage.
Think of three more possible effects of sleeplessness. Complete the sentences below. You could b. B: That's right. And you could have trouble What is your opinion of Gardner's experiment? Check V one or more statements or write your own, 1 I think it was a dangerous experiment.
Example I think Randy Gardner's experiment was interesting because I learned a lot about the importance of sleep. Building Vocabulary Using Collocations A collocation is a set—or chunk—of two or more words that are often used. We form collocations by combining different parts of speech. Use the words in the box below to form collocations and complete the sentences.
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