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Activity 3
Doni : Hi, Andra. How are you? Andra : Doni What a surprise I’m
À ne, thanks. How about you?
Doni : I’m OK and you know ...? I won the short story contest.
Andra :
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Thats great. Congratulations. Doni : Thank
you. Andra : Actually I also sent my short story for
he contest. But
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I failed miserably. Doni :
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That’s too bad. But don’t worry about it. All you need is a little more practise.
Why dont you send your short stories to a newspaper or magazine?
Andra : Yeah,
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Ill consider that. But, as a matter of fact, I’m pessimistic that my story will be
accepted for the newspaper or magazine. Doni : Come on.
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Don’t give up Andra : OK.
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Ill try to send my short stories to the newspaper. Anyway, Im thinking of
maybe stopping writing short stories. Doni :
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I don’t think you should do it. Andra : Thank you for telling me.
Doni :
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I do hope that your story will be published in a newspaper or magazine.
Andra :
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Well, I hope that so.
Act
ivity 5
1. Ryan : I have decided not to accept the
scholarship. 2.
Sandy : I think you should try to come to the speech competition. You speak
English Á uently though.
3. Cindy : I cant do it. The competition will be
tough this year. 4.
Desi : Dont give up now, okay. I know you can get trhough this.
5. Ferdy : If I were you I wouldnt do that. Just
think the negative side.
Activities 7 and 8
the time as they were working they
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wondered what their father had left for them. In their
minds they pictured boxes of gold coins,
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diamond necklaces and other such things. Soon they had
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dug up every inch of the vineyard. But they found not a single
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penny. They were very upset. They felt that their
hard work had been for
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nothing. But then the grapes started to appear on the
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vines and their grapes were the biggest and best in
the
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neighbourhood, and they sold them for a lot of money. Now they
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understood what their father had meant by the great treasure,
and they lived happily and
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wealthily ever after.
Taken from New Headway, 1999
The Farmer and His Sons
There was once an old,
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dying farmer who had always worked hard in his
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vineyard all his life. Before he died, he wanted to teach
his
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three sons how to be good farmers. So he called them to him and said, My boys, before
I die I want you to know that there is a great treasure
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buried in the vineyard. Promise me that you will
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look for it when I am dead. The sons promised and as soon as their
father died, they began looking for the
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treasure. They worked very hard in the hot sun and all
Activity 9
Questions 1.
What is the advertisement about? 2.
How much is the prize for the contest? 3.
How will you response to this ad?