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October 7, 2010

Homework

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Page 92, Exercise 1, Part C

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1. False. Nelson Hunter usually writes about bad things that happen to people.

2. False. A woman paid for Abby’s cab home when she missed her train.

3. True.

4. False. A young man found Andrea’s wallet when he was walking into the mall.

5. False. John shared the bag of donuts with his roommates.

September 30, 2010

Homework

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Page 82, Exercise 1, Part C

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1. 74% of people in the U.S. make their beds every morning.

2. 58% of them wash the dishes/do the dishes right after eating.

3. 8% of Americans never turn off the light when they leave a room.

4. 13% of them organize their books and CDs.

5. 50% of all Americans throw away old magazines after six months.

6. Almost all unmarried men in the U.S. do at least one load of laundry a week.

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Discussion. Talk about the text.

1. Do you make your bed every morning?

2. When do you do the dishes? How often do you do them?

3. Do you always turn off the light when you leave a room? If not, why not?

4. Do you organize your books? How about your CDs?

5. For how long do you keep old magazines?

6. How often do you do the laundry?

September 16, 2010

Homework

Filed under: announcements,homework,lessons — richardlstansfield @ 1:41 am

Page 72, Exercise 1, Part B

Page 73, Exercise 1, Part C

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Answers

Page 72, Exercise 1, Part B

The Jules Undersea Lodge is in Florida, in the U.S.

The Hotel de la Playa is in Bolivia.

The Ishotellet (Ice Hotel) is in Sweden, 100 miles north of the Arctic Circle.

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Page 73, Exercise 1, Part C

1. You have to dive.

2. It takes about an hour.

3. You can see the salt hills, lakes, hot springs, and Fisherman’s Island with its 12-foot cacti.

4. The sun gets extremely bright.

5. It has an art gallery, a chapel, a movie theater, a disco, and an ice fireplace in the lounge. There is also a sauna.

6. It melts in the spring.

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