Basic 2 Unit 6

Unit 6
Interesting People

Interview
a. Do you remember the radio interview with the inventor, Larry Patel? Mark the
correct answers.

1. What was the problem with his invention?

a. He gave them all away to his friends.

b. He can’t find them.
c. They make a noise when someone sings.

2. What did Larry mean when he said: “I still have to work on it”?

a. He needs to work hard to make more wallets.

b. He needs to sell his wallets to big stores.
c. He needs to make the wallets whistle only when they hear their owner’s voice.

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b. Larry wants to sell his product to a big company. He calls up the company’s New
Product Department and hears the following voice mail message:

“Hello, you have reached the New Product Department. If you are trying to sell
a new product, please leave a message with your name and the name of the
product. Describe the product and say why you think people need it.”

Help Larry leave a message about his new invention. You can use the words
below to help you:

wallet • whistle • sing • buy • need • millions • lose • find

Hello. My name is Larry Patel.

My product is a ______________________________________________.
whistling wallet

It is very useful because it can ___________________________________.

whistle

If you ______________________________________________________.
sing you will find yor wallet

Everyone ___________________________________________________.
lose your wallet ,all need to buy one

It will make _________________________________________________.

things easier

c. Read your message to the class.

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Do It!
a. After a few months, Fritz Kole from the “Inventors Weekly” newspaper interviewed Sarah
Jenkins, the writer of “Do It”. Read the interview and answer the questions that follow.

An Interview With Sarah Jenkins

Fritz: Mrs. Jenkins, two months ago your cookbooks came out on the market. Can you
tell us a little about that?
Sarah: Well, I put a lot of money into these cookbooks, but they aren’t very successful.
Fritz: That’s terrible. How did this happen to a successful businesswoman like you?
Sarah: Well, obviously, the first thing a good cookbook must have is delicious recipes!
But that’s not enough. There are lots of good cookbooks out there. A successful
cookbook needs to be different from other cookbooks in some way. I was too busy
telling people what to do instead of just writing a successful cookbook.
Fritz: I see. So, what are your plans for the future?
Sarah: I have a new invention: it’s a house-cleaning robot.
Fritz: That sounds interesting. Do you think this time you will succeed?
Sarah: I think anything that helps people and gives them more free time will be a success.
Fritz: Well, that’s very interesting. Thank you, Mrs. Jenkins.
Sarah: You’re welcome, Fritz.

1. According to Sarah, what are two things that a cookbook needs in order to
be successful?
need to be differrentand have delicious recipes.
__________________________________________________________________
2. Why aren’t Sarah’s cookbooks successful?
it was just like the other cookbooks
__________________________________________________________________

3. What is Sarah’s latest invention?

it's a house-cleaning robot.
__________________________________________________________________

4. According to Sarah, what makes a successful invention?

Anything that helps people and gives them more free time
__________________________________________________________________

5. Do you think Sarah’s invention will be a success? Why? Why not?

yes because it is something that helps people
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b. Match the pictures to the names of the inventions.

b 1. automatic ironing machine a 3. musical sunglasses

d 2. home car-washing machine c 4. electric shopping cart

A B

C D

c. Choose one of the inventions from activity b. (or think of your own invention) and
write a letter to the editor of “Inventors Weekly” describing your invention.

The Editor
Inventors Weekly
Dear Sir,
I want to tell you about my latest invention. It is called _____________________.
musical sunglasses
This invention is special because ______________________________________.
you listen to music just by putting on your glasses
________________________________________________________________.
I think my invention will be very popular because __________________________.
everyone likes to listen to music
Let me know what you think!
_________________________
Thank you very much I will send you a couple

d. Read your letter to the class. Have a class vote on the best idea.

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Movie Star
a. Here are some sentences people can say when they are discussing a famous person.
Mark which sentences express a positive opinion and which express
a negative opinion.
Positive Negative

1. I think he’s the greatest.

2. He’s the worst actor I know!

3. Well, to me he’s terrible.

4. Well, I like him.

5. She can’t sing. She just shouts!

6. He won an Oscar last year for

best actor, so he must be good.

b. Larry and his friend Keiko are discussing a famous rock star. Keiko likes the rock star,
but Larry doesn’t. Write a dialogue between them. Use the phrases from activity a. to
help you.
Isn’t that... Maxi the rockstar
Keiko: ________________________________________________________
oh no if it's her
Larry: ________________________________________________________

Keiko: ________________________________________________________
why do you say it like that

Larry: ________________________________________________________
I don't like how she sings, I don't like her

Keiko: ________________________________________________________
but she is fabulous and super nice

Larry: ________________________________________________________
It's too exaggerated I don't like it

c. Practice your dialogue with a partner.

d. Discuss your favorite celebrities with your partner. Whom do you both like? Whom do
you both dislike? Whom don’t you agree on?

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Past Simple
a. You are interviewing the actor Robert Richman from the computer lesson. Read his
answers and then write your questions.
You: When ____________________________________________________?
did you start your acting career
Robert: I started my acting career when I was nine years old.
You: Why _____________________________________________________?
did you like acting at a young age
Robert: I liked being a child actor because I loved all the attention.
You: When ____________________________________________________?
did you get your first serious job
Robert: I got my first serious acting job as an adult in the movie, “A Long Road to Walk”.
awards have you obtained
You: What _____________________________________________________?
Robert: I won an Oscar for “The Hero of the West”. It’s my favorite movie.
You: When ____________________________________________________?
you decided to talk about your life in a book
Robert: I wrote my autobiography two years ago. It was very successful! Everyone
wants to know about the life of Robert Richman!

b. Write about Robert Richman. Use the sentences from activity a. to help you.

Robert Richman

Robert Richman was born in 1965. He started his acting career when...
_________________________________________________________________
When he was nine years old, he liked acting from a very young age because of the
_________________________________________________________________
attention he received, his first serious acting job was as an adult in the film, "A Long
_________________________________________________________________

Way to Walk". He won an Oscar for “Hero of the West” which is his favorite
_________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________
movie. He wrote his biography two years ago so that people would know about his

_________________________________________________________________
life as an actor.

_________________________________________________________________

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