Fun and Games

Communication Practice

INTRODUCTION

Read and listen to this advertisement for a new video game and.say what is good about ut.

1. Discover the Grammar

Read the conversations. Circle the letter of the statement that best describes each conversation.

1. Fred: I'm bored

Cora: Let's rent a video game.

Fred: OK.

a. Fred knows which game Cora is going to rent.

b.Fred and Cora aren't talking about a particular game.

2. Cora: Mom, where's the new video game?

Mom: Sorry, I haven't seen it.

a. Mom knows that Cora rented a new game.

b. Mom doesn't know that Cora rented a new game.

3. Fred: I'll bet it's in the hall. You always drop your things there.

Cora: I'll go look.

a. There are several halls in Fred and Cora's house.

b. There is only one hall in Fred and Cora's house.

4. Fred: Was I right?

Cora: You weren't even close. It was on a chair in the kitchen.

a. There is only one chair in the kitchen.

b. There are several chairs in the kitchen.

5. Fred: Wow! Look at that! The graphics are awesome.

Cora: So is the music.

a. All video games have good pictures and music.

b. The game Cora rented has good pictures and music.

6. Cora: This was fun. But why don4 we rent a sports game next time?

Fred: Good idea. 1 love sports games,

a. Fred is talking about sports games in general.

b. Fred is talking about a particular sports game.

Fun and Games

Complete the conversations with a, an, or the.

1. A:_______a_______car just pulled up. Are you expecting someone?

B: No, I'm not. I wonder who it is.

2. A: Can we use________the______car?

B: OK, but bring it back by 11:00 o'clock.

3. A: Let's turn off_____the_________game system before we leave.

B: We don't have to. We can just leave it on Pause.

4. A: Do you have_____a_________game system?

B: Yes, I do. I just bought a Mega Genesis.

5. A: Do you see the video store? I was sure it was on Main Street.

B: I think it's on_____the_________side street, but I'm not sure which one.

A: I'll try this one.

6. A: There it is.

B: You can park right across______the_________street.

7. A: Can I help you?

B: Do you have any new games?

A:______the_________newest games are in the front of the store.

8. A: We'd better go. We've been here for______an_________hour.

B: That was____the__________fastest hour I've ever spent.

A: I know. Let's take the Marco Brothers game, OK?

9. A: Excuse me. I'd like to rent this game.

B: Just bring it to____a__________cashier. She's right over there.

10.A: My cousin just got____a__________summer job.

B: What does he do?

A: He's a cashier at_____the_________amusement park.

B: Really? Which one?

A: Blare Gardens.

11.A: Whew!_____the_________sun got really hot. It must be almost noon.

B: We were supposed to be home by 11:00. Let's hurry.

3. Scary Rides

Complete the sentences with the where necessary. Use the for specific statements. Don't use any article for general statements.

A: I'm going to Blare Gardens next weekend. You work there. What's it like?

B: That depends. Do you like______1. –______scary rides?

A: A lot.

B: Then you're going to love______2._______rides at Blare Gardens.

A: What's_____3._______most exciting ride there?

B: The Python. I've seen people actually shaking before they got on it.

A: Sounds like fun. By the way, how's_____4._________food? I hate______5. ______hot dogs.

B: Then you might have a little problem. They sell______6.________hot dogs and______7._____ pizza, and that's about it. But do you like ____8.___ music?

A.: I love it. I listen to_______9.________country music all the time. Why?

B:_____10.______music at Blare Gardens is great. They have_____11._______best country music groups in the state.

A: What exactly do you do there? Maybe we'll see you.

B: You won't recognize me. I wear a Scooby Doo costume and suide people around_____12.____ park..

4. Person, Place, or Thing?

This is a quiz game. Each item has three clues. Complete the clues with a/an or the where necessary. Some nouns do not need an article. Then write the answers for each item. Use a/an or the where necessary for the answers.

Answers

whales Таrzan Australia

Cleopatra Great Wall of China roller coaeter

Clues

1. He's ___a. a____person in ___b.___story.

In___c.___story, he lives in___d.___tree with his wife, Jane, and his son, Boy.

He hates___e.___cities.

Answer: He's_____________.

2. It's____a..___ longest structure in the world.

_____b._______emperor built it.

It's so big that______c.______astronauts can see it from space.

Answer: It's_____________________________

3.It's_____a.______smallest continent.

There are______b._____kangaroos and other interesting animals there.

Europeans found________c.____gold there in 1851.

It's_____________________________

4. You can find one in _____a.___amusement park.

It scares _____b.____ people, but they still love it.

_____c.___ tallest one is in Japan.

It's__________________.

5. She was ___a._____intelligent and beautiful woman.

She was____b.____most famous queen of Egypt.

She ruled ____c.___ country with her brother.

She was ________________.

6. They are____a.____biggest animals that have ever lived.

Some of them sing______b.______songs.

They have____c._____ fins, but they aren't___d.___ fish.

They're_______________.

5. Fairy Tales

Read the article about video games. There are nine errors with a, an, and the. Find and correct them.

Once there was a plumber named Mario. (Plumber)The plumber had beautiful girlfriend. One day, a ape fell in love with the girlfriend and kidnapped her. The plumber chased ape to rescue his girlfriend.

This simple tale became "Donkey Kong," a first video game with a story. It was invented by Sigeru Matsimoto, a artist with Nintendo, Inc. Matsimoto loved the video games, but he wanted to make them more interesting. He liked fairy tales, so he invented story similar to a famous fairy tale. Story was an immediate success, and Nintendo followed it with The Mario Brothers. The rest is video history.

Date: 2015-01-12; view: 2200