Material para: level 8: ITM (Robledo).
February
19th, 2016
Video: Explanation
future tenses.
El siguiente material es para trabajar en la próxima clase estará también en papiros.
Level 8. February 18th,2016
READING AND LISTENING PRACTICE
Palm surgery to change
your future
People in Japan are having surgery on their hands to change their future. The Japanese are big believers in palm reading. They spend a lot of money on visiting palm readers. A cheaper palm reading costs around $70. Many people are unhappy with the lines on their palms. They think some of the lines mean a part of their future will be bad. They are having an operation to change the length and shape of the lines because they hope this will give them a brighter future. The operation takes just 15 minutes and costs about $1,000. The doctor uses an electric scalpel to burn a line on the palm of the hand. It leaves a scar that takes a month to heal. The line looks like a money-luck line, happiness line or love line.
People in Japan are having surgery on their hands to change their future. The Japanese are big believers in palm reading. They spend a lot of money on visiting palm readers. A cheaper palm reading costs around $70. Many people are unhappy with the lines on their palms. They think some of the lines mean a part of their future will be bad. They are having an operation to change the length and shape of the lines because they hope this will give them a brighter future. The operation takes just 15 minutes and costs about $1,000. The doctor uses an electric scalpel to burn a line on the palm of the hand. It leaves a scar that takes a month to heal. The line looks like a money-luck line, happiness line or love line.
your future
because it isn't natural. Subodh Gupta, a palm reader from London, agrees. He
said: "I read about this surgery and I was very surprised. Even by having
surgery, the lines cannot be changed." He added: "If you want to
improve your fortune, take physical actions. So if you want greater health, do
some exercise." However, people who have had the surgery say it has
changed their life. A Tokyo surgeon said he gave a female patient a wedding
line and she got married soon after. He said two other patients won the lottery
after he made their fortune line longer.
Taken from http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/1307/130719-palm_reading.html#ixzz40YIA6kQg for academic
purposes.
MULTIPLE CHOICE - QUIZ
1.
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What do many Japanese
people believe in?
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6.
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Why do some people say it
doesn't work?
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a) palm reading
b) love at first sight c) God d) themselves |
a) it's rubbish
b) we cannot change our destiny c) they tried it d) it isn't natural |
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2.
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What do Japanese people
spend lot of money on?
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7.
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How did a London palm
reader feel about palm surgery?
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a) operations
b) their hands c) palm readers d) believing |
a) hurt
b) surprised c) amused d) shocked |
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3.
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What are people unhappy
about?
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8.
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What did a palm reader suggest
to become healthier?
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a) the future
b) lines on their palms c) palm readers d) themselves |
a) look after your palms
b) eat good food c) read more d) exercise |
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4.
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How long does the
operation take?
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9.
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What happened after a
woman got a new wedding palm line?
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a) about an hour
b) 45 minutes c) 25 minutes d) 15 minutes |
a) her wedding was
cancelled
b) she got divorced c) she got married d) she got a job as a wedding arranger |
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5.
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What takes four weeks to
heal?
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10.
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What did a surgeon do for
two patients to win money?
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a) the scar
b) the memory c) the spirit d) the pain |
a) bought them lottery
tickets
b) gave them a longer fortune line c) gave them advice d) told them to be palm readers |
ROLE PLAY
Role
A – Palm surgeon
You are
totally sure that palm surgery can change people's life. Tell the others
three reasons why. People who say palm reading is rubbish do not know what
they are talking about. They do not understand the power of palm reading.
Tell them about it. Ask them to have an operation.
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Role B – Palm reader
Palm
reading works. Tell the others three reasons why. Palm surgery doesn't work.
Tell the others three reasons why. You think palm surgery is a way to get a
lot of money from people who want to change their lives. You think palm
surgeons are not honest. They know it doesn't work.
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Role
C – Happy patient
You had
palm surgery twice. You know it works. Tell the others three reasons why. You
had your fortune line changed and you became rich. Then you had your wedding
line changed and married the perfect partner. You are sure you would not be
happy now without the operations.
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Role
D – Unhappy patient
You've
had palm surgery 20 times. You hate it. Tell the others three reasons why.
Before your operations, you were rich, married to a wonderful person, and
very happy. Now you are poor, divorced and miserable. You spent all your
money on operations and your partner divorced you.
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AFTER READING / LISTENING
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