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Fun and GamesCommunication 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 Òàrzan 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.
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