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Unit1
Inonetown,therewerethreelongtimefriends,Pat,MikeandBob.PatandBobwerequitebright,butMikewasratherdull.
OnedayasPatandMikewerewalkingdownthesidewalktogether,Patputhishandonasolidbrickwallandsaid,"Mike,hitmyhandashardasyoucan."Mikestruckahardblow,butPatpulledhishandawayfromthewalljustbeforeMike'sfisthitit.Ofcourse,ithurtMike'shandverymuchwhenhehitthewall,butPatsaid,"Thatwasagoodjokeonyou,wasn'tit?
"Mikeagreed,butwasnottoohappy.
ThefollowingdayMikeandBobwerewalkinginthetownsquare.MikedecidedtoplaythejokeonBob.Helookedaround,andseeingnosolidobject,heplacedhishandoverhisfaceandsaid,"Bob,hitmyhandashardasyoucan."Bobagreed,andashestruckahardblowwithhisfist,Mikequicklypulledhishandawayandwasknockedtotheground,unconscious.AfterafewminutesMikerecovered,andsawBobworriedlylookingdownathim.Mikesaid,"Thatwasagoodjokeonyou,wasn'tit?
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Questions:
1.
WhowasNOTclever?
2.
WhatdidPataskMiketodo?
3.
Whowashurtfinally?
4.
OnwhomwasMikegoingtotrythisjoke?
5.
WheredidMikeputhishandwhenheaskedBobtohithim?
6.
WhathappenedtoMikeafterBobstruckahardblowwithhisfist?
Ifyoulike,youcandotricksatapartyandbeannouncedas,"TheMagician".Wheneverybodywantsabitoffunbutnothingreallyhappens,itcouldbethetimetoplayoneofthesetricks.Youwon'tneedanyspecialmaterials,norwillyouneedtopracticethemverymuch.
Atrickwithacoin,ahandkerchiefandafriend:
Putthecoinonyourpalm.Coverthecoinwiththehandkerchief.Askseveralpeopletoputtheirhandsbeneaththehandkerchiefandfeelthecoin,tomakesurethatitisstillthere.Thentakethecornerofthehandkerchiefandpullitrapidlyoffyourhand.Thecoinhasgone!
How?
Youmustmakesurethelastfriendknowsthetrick!
Yourlastfriendremovesthecoinwhenheorsheseemstobejustfeelingit.Andnobodyknowswhereithasgone!
Atrickwithapieceofpaperandapencil:
Saythatyoucancommunicateyourthoughtstopeople.WriteonthepieceofpaperthewordNo.Don'tletyourfriendsseewhatyouhavewritten.Say,"NowIwillcommunicatethiswordintoyourminds."Pretendtoconcentrate.Asksomeoneifheorsheknowswhatiswrittenonthepaper.Theywillsay,"No!
"Andyousay,"Quitecorrect!
IwroteonthepaperNo!
"
Atrickwithaneggandsomesalt:
Askyourfriendstostandtheegguprightonthetable.Theywon'tmanagetodoit.Saythatyoucanspeaktothechickeninside.Say,"Chicken!
Canyouhearme?
Getreadytobalanceyouregg!
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Whenyoufirstgettheeggbackfromyourfriends,pretendtokisstheeggatthebase.Makethebasewet.Thenputthebaseintosaltwhichisinyourotherhand.Thesaltwillsticktotheegg.Thenputtheeggonthetable.Twisttheeggaroundafewtimesasthiswillarrangethegrainsofsalt.Thenitwillstandup.Don'tforgettothankthechicken.
Questions:
1.
Whatdoesthemagicianaskpeopletodointhefirsttrick?
2.
Whathappenstothecoin?
3.
Howdoesthemagicianprovethathecancommunicatethoughtstotheaudienceinthesecondtrick?
4.
Whatisthefirststeptomaketheeggstand?
5.
Whatelseisneededtomaketheeggstand?
John:
Doyoufeellikegoingtothecinema,Liz?
Liz:
Oh...yes...yes,let'sdothat,John.
John:
Well,whatshallwegoandsee?
Liz:
Whatkindoffilmdoyoulike?
John:
Well,Ilikeallsortsoffilmsreally...MyfavoritefilmsarelikeStarWars,youknow,the...thefantasy,specialeffectonesthatyoucanescapeintoanotherworldwith.Um...Ialsolikemysteryfilms.Doyoulikemysteryfilms?
Liz:
Ireallylikemysteryfilms,yes,butIdon'tlikehorrorfilmsbecausetheygivemenightmares.
John:
Yes,Iknow.Idon'tlikehorrorfilmseither.Itellyou,Ijustthinkthey'resortofstupidandunbelievable.Idolike...um...crimefilms,youknow,oneswhereyoufollowthedetectiveandtrytoguesswhothemurdereris.Like...likeAgathaChristiestories,youknow.Andalsowhereyoutakethesideofthecriminals.DoyouknowtheonesImean?
Youknow,whereyouwonderifyou'regoingtoget...ifthey'regoingtogetcaught.Youknow,likeabankrobberyorsomethinglikethat.
Liz:
Haha.Doyouthinkthere'safilmwithRobertRedfordorPaulNewmaninit?
John:
Oh,Ihopenot.
Liz:
'CauseIreally...Oh,don'tyoulikethem?
John:
Well,ItendtopreferpeoplelikeClintEastwoodand...
Liz:
Oh,no!
I'mnotkeenonhimatall!
John:
Really?
Liz:
No...Whataboutagoodcomedyoragoodmusical,somethinglikethat?
John:
No,no,Idon'tlikefilmslikethatreally.
Liz:
Thetroubleistherearenotmanyverygoodonesaroundthesedays...
John:
Thenwhatshallwegoandsee?
Liz:
Whydon'tweringuptheABCCinemaandfindoutwhat'son?
Thenwecandecide.
John:
That'sagoodidea...butIhaven'tgotaneveningpaper.That'sdefinitelythethingtodo.
Gerry:
I'vejustbeentoseeGonewiththeWind.Itwasfantastic.Wellworthseeing.Haveyoueverseenit?
Judy :
No,butI'vereadthebook.Idon'tthinkIwouldliketoseethefilmreally.Itwouldspoilthestoryforme.
Gerry:
Really?
Oh,givemeafilmanyday.Honestly,ifIhadtochoosebetweenthefilmofastoryandthebookofit,I'dgoforthefilm.
Judy :
Wouldyou?
Gerry:
Yes.It'smuchmorereal.Youcangettheatmospherebetter.Youknow,thephotographyandlocationshots,periodcostumes,therightaccents.Allthat.Don'tyouthinkso?
Judy :
Notreally,no.Imuchprefertousemyownimagination.IcanimaginehowIwantit,ratherthanhowsomeonemakesmeseeit.Anyway,Ithinkyougetmuchmoreinsightintothecharacterswhenyoureadabook.Partofaperson'scharacterislostonfilmbecauseyouneverknowwhatheorsheisthinking.
Gerry:
True,but...well...Idon'tknow.It'smucheasiergoingtothecinema.Ittakeslesstime.Icangetthewholestoryintwohoursbutitmighttakemeaweektoreadthebook.
Judy :
Iknow,butit'ssoexpensivetogotothecinemanowadays.
Gerry:
Iknow,butit'sasocialevent.It'sfun.Youcangowithyourfriends.Whenyoureadabookyouhavetodoitonyourown.
Judy :
Allright.Let'sagreetodiffer.I'llgetsomecoffee...
(Thefollowingisaninterviewfromaweeklysportsprogram.)
Presenter:
Goodmorning,listeners.Welcometoourweeklysportsprogramaimedatallthoseunder-activeyoungsterswithtimeontheirhands!
Listentowhatourtwoguestshavetosayabouttheirownsportingpursuitsandhowsportmadeadifferencetotheirlives.Debbiefirst,then,Jonathan.
Debbie:
Ilikedoingsomethingthatgetsyououtintothecountryside.SoI'mforhorse-ridingwheneverIcan!
It'squiteanexpensivehobby,though.Youhavetopayfortheinstructionandthehireofthehorseandtheequipment—andthereisquitealotofthat,butIthinkit'sagreatsportbecauseyou'reoutofdoorsandworkingwithanimals.IusedtobeactuallyscaredofhorsesuntilItookupriding;nowIadorethem!
WhenI'vesavedupenoughmoneyI'mgoingtobuyaponyofmyown.Anotheradvantageofridingisthatdisabledpeoplecanenjoyittoo.It'sgreatfunteachingthemtoride;itmakesyoufeelyou'redoingsomethingreallyworthwhile.It'smadememoreawareofotherpeople'sproblemsandnowIdon'tworryaboutmyownsomuch.
Presenter:
Thankyou,Debbie.NowJonathan.
Jonathan:
Thetroublewithridingisthatyoucaninjureyourselfifyoufall!
Idon'tlikethatatall!
Iprefercanoeingbecauseyou'vealwaysgotthewaterthereforsupport.Ifyou'reagoodswimmer,haveagoodsenseofbalanceandstrongarms,you'lllikecanoeing!
Themaintroubleistransportingyourcanoetotherightplaces—myfathertakesitontheroofofthecar—orsometimesIputitontheroofoftheClubLandRover.Whatit'staughtmemostistobeindependent.It'sjustyouandthecanoeagainstthewind,theweatherandthewater.Itgivesyoualotofself-confidenceanditcanbereallyexcitingaslongasyoudon'tmindgettingsoaked,ofcourse!
Itmakesyoufeelclosetonaturesomehow.IhopetorunmyowncanoeingcenterwhenI'mqualified.
Questions:
1.
Howmanyguestsareinterviewedintheprogram?
2.
Howdosportsaffecttheguests'lifeaccordingtothepresenter?
3.
WhatsportsdoesDebbieenjoymost?
4.
WhatwillDebbiedoifshesavesupenoughmoney?
5.
WhatdoesJonathanthinkofhorse-riding?
6.
Whatisrequiredforcanoeing?
7.
Whatistroublesomeaboutcanoeing?
8.
Whatcanyougetfromcanoeing?
ThegameoffootballmayhavestartedinRomantimes.ItseemsthattheRomansplayedagameverymuchlikeourmodernrugbybutwitharoundball.
Englishvillagersplayedfootballinthe16thcenturyandtheyoftenhadalmostahundredplayersoneachside.Itwasaverycommongame,whichwasveryroughandevendangerousuntiltheearlypartofthe19thcentury.Inthe18thcenturyaFrenchmanwhohadwatchedaroughgameoffootballinavillagewrote,"Icouldnotbelievethatthosemenwereplayingagame.IfthisiswhatEnglishmencallplaying,Iwouldnotliketoseethemfighting!
"
Fromthemid19thcentury,itwasplayedinschoolsinEnglandandsoonspreadalloverBritainandEurope.Untilin1850,itwasnotpossibletohavefootballmatchesbetweenoneschoolandanother,becauseeachschoolhaddifferentrules!
Sosetruleshadtobemade.Theywerenotformalizedthoughuntil,in1863,whenthosewhopreferredtoplaywithhandsaswellasfeetformedtheRugbyUnionwhiletheother