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4 The World of TV 4 Conversation رابط الدرس الر www.ien.edu.sa Adel: That was such a fantastic basketball game on TV. Fahd: You must be joking. Adel: Why? Didn't you like it? Fahd: I thought it was a terrible game. The whole thing was just awful. Adel: What didn't you like about it? Fahd: For one thing, the Bulls' key player missed every easy shot. It really bothered me throughout the entire game. Adel: Well, you're right about that. But what else didn't you like? Fahd: I thought their uniforms were ridiculous. I found the whole idea of the Bulls' players wearing cowhide tops hard to swallow. Adel: I don't agree at all. The whole idea is to stand out in the game. The tops are not real cowhide. It's fake cowhide. Fahd: I'm not sure they were fake. Think of all the poor animals they took the hides from. They must believe that the poor animals are a dime a dozen. Anyway, by the end of the game, I started to doze off. Adel: We seem to have very different tastes in basketball and uniforms. Maybe next time we get together we should just go out to a restaurant. Fahd: I couldn't agree more. About the Conversation 1. What did Adel like about the game? 2. What did Fahd dislike about the players? Real Talk = just really, very hard to swallow = not easy to believe a dime a dozen = something so common that it doesn't have much value doze off = fall asleep Your Turn Role-play with a partner. Think of a situation in which two people might disagree. Discuss your opinions, using the phrases for agreeing and disagreeing. وزارة التعليم Ministry ducation 2024-1446 Agreeing I agree completely. I couldn't agree more. You're absolutely right. You're right about that. Disagreeing (I'm sorry but) I don't agree (with you). I see it differently. I totally disagree. (I'm afraid) I don't really agree. I'm not so sure about that. You must be joking. (Informal and not very polite) MG_03_COMBO_TEXT_2024.indb 52 30/4/24 3:04 AM

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What did Adel like about the game?

Role-play with a partner Think of a situation in which two people might disagree Discuss your opinion using the phrases for agreeing and disagreeing.

5 Listening Listen to the interview from the TV show Special Places for Special People and complete the chart. Design 1 Design 2 Design 3 Final design 1. What was good about it? 2. What was bad about it? 3. What was the CEO's opinion? 6 Pronunciation When a word that ends in a vowel sound is followed by a word that begins with a vowel sound, the words are naturally linked by an inserted w or y sound. Listen and practice. 1. Hello and welcome to our new offices. W W W 2. I am very happy with the designs. y 3. The design lives up to our expectations. W 4. In the end, it all comes together. y 5. My only complaint about the new one is that it is not modern enough! y 44 W 7 Vocabulary Building A. You will see the following words in the reading on pages 54 and 55. Match the words with their meanings. 1. 2. 4. - 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 σi 6. altered a. unusual and attractive b. extremely important captivates confronts c. imperfections crucial defects enduring exotic 7. 8. 9. ironically phenomenal d. captures someone's attention e. lasting f. changed g. great, remarkable h. against the way it appears i. meets something difficult or dangerous B. Check your answers with a partner. If you do not understand the meaning of a word, look it up وزارة التعليم Ministry of Education 2024-1446 in a dictionary. MG_03_COMBO_TEXT_2024.indb 53 53 30/4/24 3:04 AM

Listen to the interview from the TV show Special Places for Special People and complete the chart. 1. What was good about it?

When a word that ends in a vowel sound is followed by a word that begins with a vowel sound the words are naturally linked by an inserted w or y sound Listen and practice.

You will see the following words in the reading on pages 60 and 61 Match the words with their meanings 1. altered