Name: Andrea Estefania Prieto Espino.

ID: 1722112
Date: 27/03/22

Workbook 9 & 10

9A What I ate yesterday.

1. GRAMMAR countable / uncountable nouns; a /an / some /
any.
a) What did Sarah and Martin buy when they went shopping
yesterday? Write a, an, or some in the blanks.
1. Some sausages
2. A lettuce
3. some eggs
4. some carrots
5. some jam
6. an orange
7. a pineapple
8. some potato chips
9. some cookies
10. some milk

b) Write the sentences in affirmative + or negative – form.

1. There’s some cheese in the refrigerator.
[-] There isn’t any cheese in the refrigerator.
2. There are some strawberries in our garden.
[-] There aren’t any strawberries in our garden.
3. I didn’t have an egg for breakfast.
[+] I had an egg for breakfast.
4. There isn’t any sugar in my tea.
[+] There’s some sugar in my tea
5. I didn’t eat any snacks yesterday.
[+] I ate some snacks yesterday.
 6. There weren’t any sandwiches in the kitchen.
[+] There were some sandwiches in the kitchen.
7. I bought a pineapple at the supermarket.
[-] I didn’t buy a pineapple at the supermarket.
8. There was some bread in the cupboard.
[-] There wasn’t any bread in the cupboard

c) Complete the dialogue with a, an, some, or any.

A What do we need to buy for our dinner party? Let’s make
a list.
B Well, I want to make1 a lasagne, so we need2 some pasta
and3 some meat.
A Pasta… and meat. What about tomatoes? Are there4 any
tomatoes in the refrigerator?
B Let’s look. There’s5 an onion, but there aren’t6 any
tomatoes. Put those on the list, too.
A Ok… tomatoes. Is there7 any cheese?
B Yes, there’s8 some mozzarella cheese, so that’s
perfect.
A Let’s have9 a salad with lasagna.
B Ok. Then we need to buy10 a lettuce.
A What about dessert? Is there11 any fruit?
B No, there isn’t. Let’s get12 some strawberries.
2. VOCABULARY food.
a) Complete the crossword
b
u s r
t o a s t i
c t e c
c h i c k e n c a k e
e o r k
e f
s f j a m
e e i
c e r e a l
k

b) Write the words in the correct column.

Apples bananas candy carrots chocolate cookies
mushrooms onions peas pineapple potatoes potato
chips sandwiches strawberry

Vegetables Snacks Fruit

Carrots Candy Bananas
Mushrooms Chocolate Oranges
Onions Cookies Pineapple
Peas Potato chips strawberries
potatoes sandwiches

3. PRONUNCIATION the letters ea.

a) Underline the word with a different sound.
Tree 1Meat Breakfast tea
Egg 2 bread Healthy Ice cream
train 3 eat Great steak
 b) ONLINE Listening and check. Then listen and repeat the
words.

4. READING
a) Read the article and match the headings to the
paragraphs.
Coconut water popsicles roast camel

Three interesting food facts.

1 roast camel.
The Bedouin people, who live in the deserts of Africa,
sometimes prepare a very big meal to celebrate weddings.
The cook uses some eggs, some fish, some chickens, a
sheep, and a camel to prepare it. He stuffs the fish with the
eggs, the chickens with the fish, the sheep with the chickens,
and the camel with the sheep. Then he cooks all the
ingredients together in an enormous oven in the ground.

2 popsicles
It was an 11-year-old American boy who invented these. In
1905, the bo, Frank Epperson wanted to make a drink. He
put some soda powder in a cup of water and used a stick to
mix it. Then he forgot about the drink and left it outside. That
night it was very cold, so the mixture froze. Eighteen years
later, he made some more of the froze mixture and sold his
first one at an amusement park. The British call them “ice
pops”.

3 Coconut water
You can find this liquid in young fruit that is still green. People
drank it in South-Est Asia, Africa, and the Caribbean before it
became popular as a health drink. Today, athletes drink it
after playing sports. It is very good for you as it is low in fats
and sugars. Doctors sometimes use it in an emergency
 because it is similar to human plasma.

b) Read the article again. Write T (true) or F (false).

1. The Bedouin people eat roast camel on special
occasions. T
2. There are seven ingredients in Bedouin meal. F
3. Frank Epperson’s drink froze because the weather was
cold. T
4. He sold his first ice pop when he was 29 years old. T
5. According the article, you can find cocoanut water in all
coconuts F
6. Coconut water has a lot of sugar F
c) Guess the meaning of the highlighted words. Check in your
dictionary.

5. LISTENING
a) ONLINE Listen to four speakers talking about their favorite
meal. Complete the meals.
Speaker 1 roast beef
Speaker 2 chicken tikka masala
Speaker 3 hoy dog and fish
Speaker 4 sweet and sour tofu and pork

b) ONLINE Listen again. Match the speakers to the sentences.

Speaker 1 D A I often eat it outside.
Speaker 2 C B I always order rice with it.
Speaker 3 A C I have it at a local restaurant.
Speaker 4 B D I eat it when I visit my parents.
9B White gold.
1. GRAMMAR quantifiers: how much / how many, a lot of, etc.
a) Complete the questions. Then complete the sentences.
 She: How much salt do you put on
your food
He : Not much
1. He doesn’t put much salt on his food.
She: How much sugar do you put in
your tea?
He : A lot.

2. He puts a lot of sugar in his tea

She: How many cookies do you
eat?
She : Not many

3. She doesn’t eat man cookies.

She: How much candy do you

buy?
He : A lot

4. He buys a lot of candy.

She: How much exercise do you
do?
He : Not much

5. He doesn’t do much exercise

She: How many cups of coffee do

you drink?
She : None

6. She doesn’t drink any (cups of) coffee.

b) Read the information and write questions.

FOOD FACTS
 There is .81 ounces of sugar in a
orange.
There are about 125 calories in
a banana.
There are about 18 oranges in a
carton of orange juice
There is .04 ounces of salt in a
bowl Of cereal.
There are twelve eggs in a
carton.
There are 16 ounces of jam in a
jar

1. How much sugar is there in an orange?

Answer: .81 ounces.
2. How many calories are there in a banana?
Answer: about 125.
3. How many oranges are there in a carton of orange
juice?
Answer: about 18.
4. How much salt is there in a bowl of cereal?
Answer: .04 ounces.
5. How many eggs are there in a carton?
Answer: twelve.
6. How much jam is there in a jar?
Answer: 16 ounces.
2. VOCABULARY food containers.
a) Unscramble the words to make food containers.
1. Rja jar.
2. Bxo box
3. Rncoat carton
4. Gab bag
5. Cpeagka package
 6. Nca can
7. Totble bottle

b) Complete the sentences with a container from a.

1. She was thirty, so she bought a can of soda.
2. Do you need the scissors to open the carton of juice?
3. He took the jar of strawberry jam out of the cupboard.
4. There is a large bag of potato chips on the table.
5. We always take a bottle of water when we go for a walk.
6. Ken feels sick because he ate big package of cookies.
7. I gave her a box of chocolate to say thank you.
3. PRONUNCIATION
a) Underline the word with a different sound.
Snake 1 sugar Salad cereal
Shower 2 sure Fresh salt
Snake 3 rice Shopping science
shower 4 short Information center

b) ONLINE Listen and check. Then listen and repeat the words.
c) ONLINE Listen and repeat the sentences.
1. She saw Susan standing outside the study.
2. Shawn said sorry for singing in the shower.
3. Steve puts six spoons of sugar on his cereal.
4. Sylvia spends Saturdays in the shopping center.
4. LISTENING
a) ONLINE Listen to the radio program about food groups.
Complete the examples of the groups.
1. Carbohydrates: bread, pasta, rice, potatoes
2. Fruits and vegetables: apple, organges, peas, carrots
3. Protein: meat, eggs
4. Milk and dairy: cheese, yogurt
 5. Fats and sugars: cake, biscuits, candy, chips.

b) ONLINE Listen again. Fill in the blanks the one word.

1. Carbohydrates give us energy.
2. Fruits and vegetables contain important vitamins.
3. Protein helps our bodies to grow and repair.
4. Milk and dair are important four our bones and teeth.
5. You should eat fats and sugars once or twice a week.
9C Quiz night.
1. GRAMMAR comparative adjectives.
a) Write the comparative forms of these adjectives in the
correct circle.
Bad Beautif chea dry sad difficult dirty
ul p
col Far wet hig hungr comfortabl Thi goo
d h y e n d

3
2
1 1 or 2 syllable
1 or 2 syllable
one syllable = + ending in y =
ending in y = + -
-er double consonant
ier
+ -er
Cheaper Sadder Drier
Colder Wetter Dirtier
higher thinner hungrier

4
5
2 or more syllable =
Irregular
more + -adjective
More beautiful Further
More difficult better
 More
comfortable

b) Write sentences using the opposite adjective.

1. A bike is slower than a car.
A car is faster than a bike.
2. Lions are smaller than tigers.
Tigers are bigger than lions.
3. Brazil is wetter than Argentina
Argentina is drier than Brazil.
4. January is longer than February.
February is shorter than January.
5. A laptop is more expensive than iPod.
An iPod is cheaper than a laptop.
6. Fridays are better than Mondays.
Mondays are worse than Fridays.
7. A stove is hotter than a refrigerator.
A refrigerator is colder than a stove.
8. Spanish is easier than English
English is harder than Spanish.
2. VOCABULARY high numbers.
a) ONLINE Listen and underline the correct numbers.
1 104 304
2 586 596
3 2670 2660
4 8905 9905
5 11750 12750
6 543830 533830
7 1315000 1350000
8 25460000 35460000

b) ONLINE Listen and write the numbers in words.

1. 125 one hundred and twenty-five.
 2. 895 eight hundred and ninety-five.
3. 4500 four thousand, five hundred
4. 12470 twelve thousand, four hundred and seventy.
5. 33930 thirty-three thousand, nine hundred and
thirty.
6. 575600 five hundred and seventy-five thousand, six
hundred.
7. 6250000 six million, two hundred and fifty thousand.
8. 34800265 Thirty-four million, eight hundred thousand,
two hundred and sixty-five.
3. PRONUNIATION sentences stress.
a) Write the words in the chart.
better bigger cheaper colder dirtier drier Easier
healthier higher slowe thinner worse

Tree fish bird egg phone bike

Cheaper Bigger Dirtier better Colder Drier
Easier thinner worse healthier slower higher

b) ONLINE Listen and repeat

c) ONLINE Listen and underline the stressed words.
1. A pencil is cheaper than a pen.
2. China is bigger than Japan.
3. The kitchen s dirtier than the living room.
4. An a apple is healthier than a cookie.
5. Canada is colder than Mexico.
6. Everest is higher than Kilimanjaro.
d) ONLINE Listen gain and repeat the sentences. Copy the
rhythm
4. READING
a) Read the sentences. Do you think they are T (true) or F
(false)? Then read the article and check.
Modern myths.

1 Elephants have brains that are bigger than any other land
mammal. The expression “an elephant never forgets”
suggests that the bigger an animal’s brain is, the better that
animal can remember things. Animal researchers
discovered that this is actually true for elephants! These
animals can remember details about areas of land as big
as 1200 square miles”

2 There are 12 countries in South America including

Argentina and Brazil. It has an area of 6888062 square miles
and its population is over 371090000. North America
includes Canada and the US, but it also contains the
countries of Central America. It covers an area of about
95401198 square miles, and its population is almost 529
million. This makes it bigger than South America

3 When the American Medical Association studied the

number of people injured in traffic accidents in the US, they
got a surprise. They discovered that there were more
dangerous car accidents on Tax Day. Tax Day is every year
around April 15. People in the US are busy around this time!

4 Experts have different opinions about margarine and

butter, and there is a big argument about which one is
better for you. The truth is that margarine today is better
than it was in the past because producers use a different
type of vegetable oil. Butter still contains a lot of animal fat.
Margarine today contains less fat which makes it healthier
than butter.
 1. There are fewer car accidents on Tax Day. F
2. Elephants remember more than other animals. T
3. South America is bigger than North America. F
4. Margarine is healthier than butter T
b) Guess the meaning of the highlighted words. Check the
meaning and pronunciation in your dictionary.
5. LISTENING.
a) ONLINE Listen to a conversation between a couple talking
about two cities with the same nada. Write T (true) or F
(false).
1. More people live in Birmingham, UK than Birmingham, US.
T
2. Birmingham, is bigger than Birmingham, UK. F
3. Birmingham, is greener than Birmingham, UK. T
4. Birmingham, is older than Birmingham, UK. F
5. Birmingham, is wetter than Birmingham, UK. T
6. Birmingham, is hotter than Birmingham, UK. T
10A The most dangerous road…
1. GRAMMAR superlative adjectives.
a) Complete the chart.
Adjective Comparative Superlative
1 Cold colder The coldest
2 High Higher The highest
3 expensive More The most
expensive expensive
4 dry drier The driest
5 dangerous More The most
dangerous dangerous
6 hot hotter The hottest
7 beautiful More beautiful The most
beautiful
 8 interesting More The most
interesting interesting
9 good better The best
10 bad Worse The worst

b) Write the questions.

1. What / small continent / world.
What’s the smallest continent in the world?
2. What / big ocean / world.
What’s the biggest ocean in the world?
3. What / large country / world
What’s the largest country in the world?
4. What/ populated city world.
What’s the most populated city in the world?
5. What / wet place / world.
What’s the wettest place in the world?
6. What / dry desert / world.
What’s the driest desert in the world?
7. What / common native language / world.
What’s the most common native language in
the world?
8. What / cold place / world.
What’s the coldest place in the world?
c) Underline the correct answer to the questions in b
1 a) Australia b) Europe c) South America
2 a) The Atlantic b) The Pacific c) The Indian
Ocean
3 a) Canada b) China c) Rusia
4 a) Mumbai b) Shanghai c) Buenos Aires
5 a) India b) Ireland c) Brazil
6 a) The Sahara Desert (Africa) b) The Painted Desert
(The US)
c) The Atacama Desert (South America)
 7 a) Mandarin Chinese b) English c) Hindi
8 a) The Artic b) Alaska c) The Antarctic

2. VOCABURARY places and buildings.

a) Complete the sentences with a word in each box.
ar departme parkin polic pos shoppin tow trai
t nt g e t g n n

gallery hall lot mall office station station store

1. Where can you visit different stores?

At a shopping small.
2. Where can you see paintings?
In an art gallery.
3. Where can you get a train form?
From a train station.
4. Where can you buy a stamp?
At a post office.
5. Where can you talk to a police officer?
At a police station.
6. Where can you buy clothes for all the family?
At a department store.
7. Where can you leave your car?
At a parking lot.
8. Where can you speak to a local politician?
In the town hall.
 b) Complete the puzzle. Can you find the hidden word?
1s q u a r e
2m u s e u m
3h o s p i t a l
4t h e a t e r
5b r i d g e
6p h a r m a c y
7s q u a r e
8c h u r c h
9m a r k e t
10t e m p l e
11c a s t l e

3. PRONUNCIATION consonant groups.

a) ONLINE Listen and repeat the sentences.
1. It’s the cheapest place to live.
2. It’s the highest mountain in the world.
3. He’s the healthiest person in the family.
4. It’s the prettiest town in the country.
5. It’s the most difficult language to learn.
6. It’s the most polluted city in the area.
7. They’re the most attractive couple I know.
8. She’s the most intelligent person in the class.
4. LISTENING
a) ONLINE Listen to a radio interview with a travel writer.
What is his book called? Superlative sights.
b) ONLINE Listen again. Complete the sentences.
1. Uluru is the largest rock in the world.
2. It’s 12000 feet long.
3. The world’s highest waterfall is in Venezuela .
4. The tallest building in the world is 2717 feet
high.
5. The world’s oldest city began in 600 BC.
 6. The world’s longest train track goes from Moscow to
Vladivostok.
7. The shortest runway in the world is 1300 feet long.
5. READING
a) Read the text and write T (true) or F (false).
1. Ulm Munster is the world’s biggest church F
2. You can sometimes see the mountains from the top of
the church. T
3. Ulm Munster was the city’s first church. F
4. Construction of the church took over 500 years T
5. The church opens every day at 8 o’clock. F
6. It’s very expensive to visit Ulm Munster F

b) Guess the meaning of the highlighted words. Check in

your dictionary.
THE SKY’S THE LIMIT
Ulm Munster in Germany is the tallest church in the world.
The tallest part of church is the steeple, which is 528 feet
high and contains 768 steps. From the top of the church
there is a view of the city, and on a clear day you can
see the Alps.

Before the Munster was built, Ulm already had a church

outside the city walls. However, the inhabitants of the city
decided that they wanted a new church in the town
center, and they agreed to pay for the building.

Construction of the church began in 1377, but the

building wasn’t completed until May 31, 1890. At first, the
work was difficult because the heaviest parts fell down
and the builders had to repair them. The construction
stopped from 1543 to 1817 for political reasons.
 Today, tourist can visit the church every day of the year.
In the winter, the church is open from 9 a.m. to 4:45 p.m
and the church is open in the summer months from 8 a.m
to 7:45 a.m. Admission to the church is free, but the price
of climbing the steeple is €3 for adults and €2 for children.

10B CouchSurf around the world!.

1. GRAMMAR be going to (plans), future time expressions.
a) Order the words to make sentences.
1. Are / there / you / get / to / How / going
How are you going to get there?
2. to / isn’t / He / a / going / stay / in / hotel
He isn’t going to stay in a hotel.
3. show / to / They’re / city / going / the / me
They’re going to show me the city.
4. good / going / time / have / We’re / to / a
We’re going to have a good time.
5. is / home / to / she / going / When / go
When is she going to go home?
6. not / sights / going / I’m / see / the / to
I’m not going to see the sights.

b) Complete the sentences. Use the correct form of

going to.
1. Are they going to leave by train? (they/leave).
2. We’re going to show our friends the city. (show).
3. They’re going to have nice meals in expensive
restaurants (have).
4. Are you going to stay with a friend? (you/stay).
5. They’re not going to visit the museum (not visit).
6. Are they going to see the sights? (they/ see).
7. He’s going to meet a lot of people (meet).
 8. She’s not going to go on vacation this year (not
going).

c) Complete the dialogue. Use the correct form of going

to.
A So, where1 are you going to go (go) on vacation?
B I2 ‘m going to travel (travel) around the US for a
few weeks.
A Really? Where3 are you going to stay (stay)
B Well, this year I4 ‘m not going to sleep (not / sleep) in
hotels. Instead, I’m going to CouchSurf.
A CouchSurf? What a great idea!5Are you going to
travel (travel) alone?
B Yes, I am. My best friend6‘s going to drive (drive) to
San Diego with some friends. They7‘re going to spend
spend) all day on the beach, and they8‘re going to
dance (dance) all night. I don’t like that kind of
vacation. I9 ‘m going to meet (meet) a lot of new
people and see a lot of new places.
A Which states10 are you going to visit? (visit).
B Virgin first, and then North Carolina, South Carolina, and
Georgia. My CouchSurfing hosts11are going to show
(show) me the sights. I12 ‘m going to have (have) a
great time!

2. VOCABULARY vacations.
a) Write the expressions in the correct column.
Back home By train A good On
time vacation
The sights In a hotel Nice meals
Somebody around your With a friend
town
 GO Back home by train, for a week, on
vacation
HAVE A good time, nice meals
SEE The sights, somebody
SHOW Somebody around your town
STAY For a week in a hotel, with a friend

b) Complete the text with the verbs from a.

Maria is really happy because she’s going to1 go on
vacation tomorrow. She’s going to2 stay with her cousins
in Buenos Aires. They’re going to3 show her around the
city, and she’s going to4 see all the sights. They’re going
to5 have a lot of nice meals together. She’s going to6 go
by plane, and she’s going to7 stay in Buenos Aires for a
week. The second week, Maria and her cousins are going
to travel to the coast. They’re going to8 stay in a hotel,
and they’re going to9 have a great time. Maria’s
going to10 go back to Buenos Aires before she goes
home.

3. PRONUNCIATION sentences stress.

a) ONLINE Listen and underline the stressed words.
1. How are you going to get there?
2. Where are you going to stay?
3. We’re going to stay for a week.
4. I’m going to see the sights.
5. We aren’t going to go by car.
6. I’m not going to stay in a hotel

b) ONLINE Listen again and repeat the sentences.

Copy the rhythm.

4. LISTENING
 a) ONLINE Listen to four speakers talking about their first
experience CouchSurfing. How many people did not
enjoy the experience?
One.
b) ONLINE Listen again and match the speakers to the
sentences A-D.
Speaker 1C Speaker 2 D Speaker 3 B Speaker 4 A

A CouchSurfing gave me the chance to make friends.

B CouchSurfing helped me with my work.
C My host was also my tour guide to city
D My second experience CounchSurfing was better than
the first.

5. READING
a) Read the text. Answer the questions with A (Angela), J
(Jay), S (Sofia), or T (Tomo).
Traveling by InterRail.
Since 1972, backpackers have enjoyed the freedom to
explore 30 European countries thanks to the InterRail pass.
Here, InterRail travelers say why they love InterRail so much.
Angela Bowman, (23, the US)
Route
Amsterdam – Hamburg – Berling – Warsaw – Krakow –
Prague – Vienna – Budapest – Zagreb – Split – Mostar –
Sarajevo - Belgrade

I love InterRail because you can go where you want, when

you want! When we stared our trip, we had an idea of
where we wanted to go, but as we traveled, we got new
ideas. Changing our plans was easy – you can stay an
extra night or two if you like a place, and if you don’t like it,
you can go somewhere else. The InterRail pass gives you
real freedom.
Jay Honahan (26, Canada)
Route
Amsterdam – Bonn – Stuttgart – Salzburg – Ljubljana – Split
– Pescara – Bari – Corfu – Igoumenitsa – Patras – Athens

One of the best things about InterRail is that you get

cheaper, or even free travel on ferries as well as trains. I
traveled to Split in Croatia and then took the ferry to
Pescara in Italy. Then I traveled by InterRail to the south of
Italy and then took the ferry to the Greek island of Corfu. It
was fantastic! You also get discounts on hotels, tourist
attractions, and a lot more.
Sofia Valenzuela (26, Mexico)
Route
Paris – Versailles – Epernay – Blois – Angers – Lyons –
Chamonix – Nice – Monaco – Ventimiglia – Pisa – Florence
– Perugia – Assisi – Rome - Naples

Is six weeks, I met so many new, interesting people and

made friends from all over the word. It’s a cheap way to
travel too, especially if you take the night trains – I saved a
lot of money on accommodations this way. I really want to
go InterRailing again!
Tomo Nagasaki (21, Japan)
Route
Innsbruck – Venice – Sienna – Lucca – Pisa – Florence –
Cannes – Monaco – Nice – Figueras – Rosas – Barcelona –
Paris – Antwerp

This was the first time I’d left Japan, and I loved it. InterRail is
safe and easy for first-time travelers. I got an InterRail Global
Pass so I could take as many trains as I wanted. I saw many
amazing places and learned a lot about Europe’s culture
and history. I visited over 15 cities in less than a month. I’m
definitely going to do again next year!

1. Which persons made new friends while traveling? S

2. Who spent very little on accommodations? S
3. Who used his or her Inter Rail pass on another form of
transportation? J
4. Who was traveling abroad from the first time? T
5. Which person found it easy to make, new plans while
traveling? A
10C What’s going to happen?
1. GRAMMAR be going to (predicions)
a) Look at the pictures. Write sentences using these verbs
and be going to.

buy change eat have listen lose read take

1) They’re going to eat a pizza.

2) She’s going to change some money
3) He’s going to buy a newspaper
4) She’s going to have a coffee.
5) He’s going to listen to music.
6) She’s going to read a book
7) She’s going to take a photo
8) He’s going to lose his passport.

b) Write a letter in the box: A = plan, B = prediction

1) I’m going to buy some stamps. A
2) It’s going to be cold tomorrow. B
3) Jim’s going to study tonight. A
 4) Our team is going to lose this game. B
5) There’s going to be a storm later. B
6) I think that restaurant’s going to close. B
7) They’re going to buy a new TV. A
8) I’m going to book a flight online. A

2. VOCABULARY verb phrases.

Complete the phrases with verbs from the box.
be become Fall Get have meet move travel
(x3)

1) Be lucky.
2) meet somebody new.
3) travel two a different country.
4) get married.
5) get a lot of money
6) fall in love.
7) become famous
8) get a new job.
9) Have a surprise.
10) move to a new house.

3. PRONUNCIATION the letter oo

a) Look at the pairs of words. Check ✓ the pairs with the
same sound and put an ✗ on the pairs that are
different.

1 choose School ✓
2 book Soon ✗
3 food Moon ✓
4 good Cook ✓
5 took Spoon ✗
 6 look Too ✗

b) ONLINE Listen and check. Then listen and repeat.

4. READING
The name behind the method.
A
In tasseography, the fortune-teller uses tea leaves to
predict the future. You drink a cup of tea and leave a
small amount in the bottom of the cup. Then you move
the tea around the cup three times, cover it with a
saucer, and turn it upside down. The fortune-teller looks
at the shape the tea leaves make. For example, a bird
means that you’re going to have good news.

B
In crystallomancy, the fortune-teller uses a glass ball. She
places the ball on the table between you and her, and
loos into it for a long period of time. At first, the ball looks
dull and cloudy, nut then it clears and images star to
appear. The fortune-teller uses these pictures to predict
your future. For example, a nurse means that you’re
going to be sick

C
In tarot reading, the fortune-teller uses a special pack of
tarot cards to predict the future. There are 78 cards in
the pack, and there are different ways of using them.
The quickest is to lay three cars on the table from left to
right. The cards represent the past, the present, and the
future. The fortune-teller turns over the cars and says
what they mean. For example, the sun means that
you’re going to become famous.

D
 Chiromancy is also called palmistry, and it’s when the
fortune-teller studies the lines on the palm of your hand
to predict your future. There are four major lines on the
hand: the life line, the head line, the heart line, and the
health line. For example, a strong heart line means that
you’re going to find the right partner and be happy in
your life

a) Read the text. Match the headings to the paragraphs.

1 Give me your hand D
2 Let’s play cards C
3 How do you like your tea? A
4 What’s inside the ball? B

b) Read the text again and write T(true) or F (false).

1. The easiest way to read tarot cards is to use four
cards. F
2. An image of a nurse means bad health T
3. A strong heart line means you’re going to find love T
A shape of a bird means bad luck. F

c) Guess the meaning of the highlighted words. Check in

your dictionary.

5. LISTENING
a) ONLINE Listen TO Pete and Amy’s conversation about
the psychic Uri Geller. Was his trick with the spoons real?
No

b) ONLINE Listen again and write T (true) or F (false).

1. A lot of people watched Uri Geller in the past. T
2. Pete and Amy see a video of the trick. T
3. Amy doesn’t believe the trick at first. F
4. Uri doesn’t use anormal spoon. T
5. Uri doesn’t speak during the trick. F
6. Today, Uri doesn’t appear in public. F