Course 5 What a Story! 1. SNAPSHOT THE MEDIA Percentage of the worlds newspapers and magazines published in the U.S.

and Canada: 50% he ! most widel" read newspapers in the U.S.: 1 The Wall Street Journal 2 USA Today 3 The Los Angeles Times #$erage number of newspapers and magazines subscriptions per person in the U.S.: % #merican and Canadian homes that ha$e at least one & set: '(% recei$e )) or more channels: !*%

Discussion
+o "ou get "our dail" news from &, radio, or newspapers- .ow man" hours do "ou watch tele$ision e$er" wee/.ow man" newspapers and magazines do "ou subscribe to or read regularl"- 0hat are the"-

2. PRACTICE a2 #31iami man was fined an ambulance. b2 # woman who lost 450,000 on the stoc/ mar/et was arrested in a public phone 4!,000 "esterda" for stealing c2 # *5* airplane made an une6pected landing "esterda". c2 # man who tried to brea/ into a house on 7rida" got stuc/ in a chimne" hours. for fift"

booth toda". 1atch each headline with the beginning of a news stor" below. EMERGENCY ON FLIGHT 85

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3. DID YOU HEAR ABOUT? 1 Group work What are three e!" e#e t" that ha#e o$$%rre& re$e t'y? Ta'( a)o%t the* '+(e th+", #: 8 heard on the news that there was a ban/ robber" downtown "esterda". 9: +id "ou hear about the big earth:ua/e "esterda"- ;uc/il", no one was /illed. C: 8 read in the paper that ... 2 C !"" !#$%&%$' No! -ro%." &e"$r+)e the+r e!" e#e t" to the $'a"" a & a "!er a y /%e"t+o ". 0. 1RAMMAR 2OCUS, 3%e"t+o " !+th .a"t te "e Ye"4No /%e"t+o " +id the police catch the robber0as the man a thief0as an"one hurt0ere the passengers in<uredWh5/%e"t+o " 0ho did the police arrest0ho robbed the store0here was the mone" hidden0hat happened to the carRea& th+" "tory a & !r+te "+6 .a"t te "e /%e"t+o " a)o%t +t.

# man who tried to brea/ into a house on 7rida" got stuc/ in a chimne" for fift" hours. he owner of the house returned after a wee/end $acation and heard a strange noise in her chimne". She called the police, who found a neighbor stuc/ upside3down in the chimne". .e had climbed onto the roof and was tr"ing to enter the house through the chimne" when he got stuc/. he man claimed he had returned home drun/, lost his /e", and thought this was his house. #fter the police got him out of the chimne", the" arrested him. )================================================================================= 5================================================================================= %================================================================================= !================================================================================= 5================================================================================= >================================================================================= 7. WORD POWER, 8er)" 1 2+ & "+6 .a+r" o9 o..o"+te" + the '+"t )e'o!. The !r+te &o! the .a"t te "e 9or* o9 ea$h #er) a & $o*.are !+th a .art er.
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5================================================================================= %================================================================================= !================================================================================= 5================================================================================= >================================================================================= :. THAT;S INCREDIB<E 1 Group work Choo"e o e o9 the"e hea&'+ e" a & *a(e %. a + tere"t+ - "tory a)o%t +t. O e "t%&e t "tart" the "tory. The a other "t%&e t te''" !hat ha..e e& e6t a & "o o . Woman Gets Phone Call rom !l"is Presley *an %ecei"es Letter *ailed +' (ears Ago #dentical T$ins %eunited A ter &' (ears A)art Cele,rity %e"eals Shoc-ing Secret

Jo, A))licant.s Li e Sa"ed ,y /eing + *inutes Late or #nter"ie$ 2 C'a"" a$t+#+ty 1ro%." ta(e t%r " te''+ - the+r "tor+e". Other "t%&e t" a"( /%e"t+o ". Wh+$h -ro%. ha" the )e"t "tory? =. CON8ERSATIONS
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#: @ou /now, 8 had a reall" strange dream last night. 9: Ah, "eah- 0hat was it about#: 0ell, 8 dreamed that 8 was dri$ing in the countr" late at night when 8 saw a U7A land on the road in front of me. 9: #nd then what happened#: 0ell, first, 8 got out of m" car. 0hile 8 was standing there, this strange green creature came out of the U7A. 8 tried to run awa", but 8 couldnBt mo$e. hen, as it was coming nearer, it put out its hand and touched m" face. 8t felt wet and horribleC 9: UghC #nd ... #: #nd then 8 wo/e up and found m" cat on m" pillow. 8t was lic/ing m" faceC 2 P!%r work No! $o#er the $o%r"e. Ho! *%$h o9 the &rea* $a yo% re*e*)er? 3 Group work Ta(e t%r " ta'(+ - a)o%t a &rea* yo% o $e ha&. >. 1RAMMAR 2OCUS, Pa"t te "e a & .a"t $o t+ %o%" Pa"t Te "e 8 &ro#e in the countr". Pa"t Co t+ %o%" 8 !a" &r+#+ - in the countr" when 8 saw a U7A. !

8 "too& there. out. 8t $a*e nearer.

0hile 8 !a" "ta &+ - there, this strange creature came #s it !a" $o*+ - nearer, it put out its hand.

1 P%t o e #er) + the .a"t te "e a & o e #er) + the .a"t $o t+ %o%". The .ra$t+$e the "e te $e". a. 8 DDDDDDDDD..Eha$e2 dinner at a restaurant downtown last night when the actor Fddie 1urph"DDDDDDDDD.. Ecome2 in and sat at the ne6t table. b 8DDDDDDDDD..Efind2 this ring as 8 DDDDDDDDD.. Ewal/2 through the par/ toda". c. 0hile 8 DDDDDDDDD.. Eget2 m" hair cut, 8 DDDDDDDDD.. Efall2 asleep. d. he wor/ers DDDDDDDDD.. Eunco$er2 some old coins while the" DDDDDDDDD.. Ewor/2 on the building site. e. 0e DDDDDDDDD.. Esee2 the Prime 1inister dri$e b" while we DDDDDDDDD.. Ewait2 for the bus this morning. 2 Co*.'ete the"e "e te $e" !+th + 9or*at+o o9 yo%r o! . The $o*.are !+th a .art er. a. Ane time, when 8 was dri$ing on the freewa", DDDDDDDDDDDDDDD b. 8 was $isiting a friend a few "ears ago when DDDDDDDDDDDDDDD c. 0hile 8 was ha$ing a meal in a restaurant last wee/, DDDDDDDDDDDDDDD d. Ance, as 8 was riding in an ele$ator, DDDDDDDDDDDDDDD e. 8 was wal/ing downtown recentl" when DDDDDDDDDDDDDDD ?. READIN1 Gead about these people and their dreams then answer the following :uestions. 0here were the"- 0hat were the" doing- 0hat happenedHumber ) 1#H: 9o", 8 had a strange dream last nightC 8n fact, it was more li/e a nightmare. 8 dreamed that 8 left m" house to go to wor/ one da" and, when 8 got to the office, nobod" recognized me. Hobod" /new who 8 wasC he" treated me li/e a stranger. So 8 left the office and went bac/ home and, when 8 wal/ed into the house, m" famil" didnBt /now who 8 was, eitherC 1" wife screamed when she saw me. #nd she was pic/ing up the phone to call the police ... when 8 wo/e up. Humber 5 1#H: @ou wonBt belie$e the dream 8 had last nightC

8n this dream, whene$er 8 opened m" mouth, 8 laughed. 8 ... 8 couldnBt stop laughing. 8t was horribleC 8 was in class, at school, and when the teacher as/ed me a :uestion, 8 laughed. She got mad at me, and 8 laughed e$en harder 3 8 couldnBt help m"selfC hen one of m" friends figured out a wa" to help me. .e noticed that 8 onl" laughed at things that werenBt funn", so to get me to stop laughing he ... Humber % 0A1#H: @ou /now, 8 ha$e to tell "ou about a dream 8 had the other night. 8n this dream, 8 had the worst da" of m" life. 7irst, 8 got up to ha$e brea/fast, but 8 burned m" eggs and toast. hen 8 ... 8 missed the bus to school, and so 8 got there late. he principal was mad because 8 was late and she suspended me. She said 8 could ne$er come to school againC So 8 went bac/ home. 9ut m" house wasnBt there an" more 3 it had disappearedC 8 decided to go o$er to m" friendBs house and sta" there for a while, but m" friend didnBt li$e there an" more 3 sheBd mo$ed out of town. #nd, <ust when 8 thought things couldnBt get an" worse, something reall" wonderful happened ... 1@. A HAPPY ENDIN1 1 Pa+r !or( Choo"e o e o9 the &rea*" + E6er$+"e 11. Ho! &o yo% th+ ( +t e &e&? Ma(e %. a + tere"t+ - e &+ - 9or +t. 2. 1roup work( Ta(e t%r " te''+ - ho! the &rea*" e &e&. 11. WRITIN1 1 Ma(e %. a + tere"t+ - &rea* '+(e the o e" + E6er$+"e 1@ or !r+te a)o%t a &rea* yo% rea''y ha&.
0ho else was in the dream.ow did the dream end0here were "ou0hat happened2. No! rea& a)o%t ea$h other;" &rea*.

12. READIN1 1 Rea& th+" "tory 9ro* the Nat+o a' E6a*+ er e!".a.er a & the a "!er the"e /%e"t+o ". 0h" did aliens bring 9igfoot to Farth0here ha$e man" 9igfoot sightings ta/en place- 0hat does 9igfoot loo/ li/e0hat were 1r. Sherr" and 1r. 9osa/doing when the" saw 9igfoot-

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98I7AA creatures could be e6perimental animals that U7A aliens brought to Farth in order to test the en$ironment before colonizing. hatBs the incredible e6planation gi$en b" 0alt .. #ndrus Jr., international director of the 1utual U7A Hetwor/ based in Seguin, e6as. #nd it is one shared b" top U7Alogist imoth" Ireen 9ec/le", editor of the Hew @or/3based magazine U7A Uni$erse. .e sa"s that there is a definite lin/ between 9igfoot and U7A sightings, especiall" through Ahio, Penns"l$ania, and Hew Jerse". 1ore than >00 people in Penns"l$ania alone reported seeing U7As or strange creatures li/e 9ig3 foot in )'((, according to a report published in he Pittsburgh Press. # >*3"ear3old disabled arm" $eteran from 0ilpen, Penns"l$ania, tells of a chilling encounter he had with a 9igfoot while on a fishing trip at ;o"alhanna Cree/, the site of numerous U7A sightings. Sam Sherr" sa"s he stood within 50 feet of the beast, which he estimates weighed *00 pounds and stood si6 and a half feet tall with arms nearl" down to its an/les. Sherr" claims the creature put one arm on his shoulder and another on his bac/ as he turned to get in his car. 7ortunatel", he sa"s, he was able to dri$e awa". 9ec/le" sa"s one of the most sensational 9igfoot sightings of recent times places the creature inside a U7A, and is $erified b" an area in$estigator for the Hational 8n$estigations Committee on #erial Phe3 nomena. #ccording to 9ec/le", Uni$ersit" of 0isconsin professor J. 1. 9ostrac/ sa"s that after a number of inter$iews with farmer 7rederic/ 9osa/ he is con$inced of the elderl" manBs sincerit". 9osa/ claims he encountered a transparent U7A on the side of the road while dri$ing toward his farm. .e pulled alongside the craft and peered inside. he 0isconsin farmer was :uoted as sa"ing: K#ll 8 /now for sure is that he had thic/ reddish3 brown hair co$ering his face and arms. his hea$" la"er of hair appeared to e6tend downward to the region of his chest ... K .e added: K he e"es 3 8 doubt fran/l" if 8Bll e$er be able to erase them from m" memor". he" were big and round, reall" protruding.K aliens: creatures from other planets /ig oot: a half3man, half3animal creature from prehistoric times that some people belie$e still li$es in remote parts of Horth #merica *

U01: unidentified fl"ing ob<ect U01logist: someone who studies U7As 2 1ro%. !or( +o "ou belie$e the stories told b" 1r. Sherr" and 1r. 9osa/Can "ou thin/ of an" other e6planations for what the" sa" happened- .a$e "ou heard of similar stories-

13. PRACTICE 1. Gead the stor" and then match the information in column # and column 9 below to ma/e :uestions. 2+"her*e 9o% & "a9e a & "o% & hree aiwanese fishermen were rescued "esterda" from a small uninhabited island in the South Pacific. he men had been lost for more than three months. he" had left aiwan in a small fishing boat and planned to be gone for onl" a wee/. 9ut on the fifth da" the" ran into a t"phoon, and it badl" damaged their boat. 7ortunatel", none of the men was hurt. #fter the storm passed, howe$er, the" found that the engine wouldnBt start. So their boat <ust drifted at sea for o$er a month. +uring this time, the fishermen caught fish to eat and dran/ rainwater to sta" ali$e. 7inall", the boat drifted toward a small island. 0hen it got close enough, the men <umped o$er3 board and swam to the shore. An the island, the" found fresh fruit and $egetables to eat, and the" con3 tinued to li$e off an" fish the" could catch. he fishermen li$ed on the island for another two months before the" were rescued b" a passing ship. #lthough the three men had lost a lot of weight, the" were still in fairl" good health after their long ordeal. heir families were $er" happ" to hear that the men had been found Ksafe and soundK and that the" would soon be home. A a2 0here did the fishermen b2 .ow long c2 . 0as the boat d2 0hat did the" / DD damaged in the stormDD the" get rescuedDD sail fromDD were the men missing(

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# <ogger DDDDDDDthe shoc/ of his life when he was DDDDDDDaround a cit" par/ on Saturda". K8 was <ogging along and as 8 was DDDDDDDunder the branches of a large tree, 8 DDDDDDDsomething drop on me,K he recalled. K#t first, 8 DDDDDDDit was some ranches, but then 8 DDDDDDDit was a sna/eC 8 couldnBt belie$e itC hen the gu" running ahead of me DDDDDDDaround and saw it slide off. he sna/e wasnBt particularl" big, but it DDDDDDD me :uite a shoc/ all the same.K # sna/e e6pert DDDDDDDthe sna/e was probabl" a p"thon, which is non3poisonous.

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