The Reading / Listening - Level 1

A California couple got a big surprise last year while walking in the garden. They found 1,427 gold coins under a tree. The coins are worth $10 million. They are all in perfect condition. They are almost 200 years old. Some of them are rare and could be worth $1 million. The couple saw some cans sticking out from the ground. They dug down and were shocked. The woman said: "It was like finding a wonderful hot potato."

The couple said they would keep some coins and sell the others. They will give some money to charity and use some on their house. The woman said: "Whatever answers you seek, they might be right at home. The answer to our difficulties was right there under our feet." A coin expert said the coins were real. He said: "I don't like to say once-in-a-lifetime for anything, but you don't get an opportunity to handle…a treasure like this. Ever."

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Sources
  • http://news.sky.com/story/1217412/couple-find-gold-coins-worth-10m-in-back-yard
  • http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-gold-coins-california-backyard-20140225,0,2401817.story#ixzz2uPQjSK7W
  • http://edition.cnn.com/2014/02/25/us/california-gold-discovery/


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The Activities

MATCHING

PARAGRAPH ONE:

1.

A California

a.

$1 million

2.

got a big

b.

from the ground

3.

They are all in perfect

c.

surprise

4.

Some of them

d.

potato

5.

could be worth

e.

condition

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sticking out

f.

couple

7.

They dug down and were

g.

are rare

8.

a wonderful hot

h.

shocked


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PARAGRAPH TWO:

1.

The couple said they would

a.

lifetime

2.

sell the

b.

our difficulties

3.

give some money

c.

others

4.

The answer to

d.

our feet

5.

right there under

e.

keep some coins

6.

A coin

f.

treasure

7.

once-in-a-

g.

to charity

8.

an opportunity to handle a

h.

expert

LISTEN AND FILL IN THE GAPS

A California couple (1) ___________________ last year while   (2) ___________________. They found 1,427 gold coins under a tree. The coins are worth $10 million. They are all (3) ___________________. They are almost 200 years old. Some of them are rare and could (4) ___________________. The couple saw some cans (5) ___________________ the ground. They dug down and were shocked. The woman said: "It was like finding a (6) ___________________."

The couple said they (7) ___________________ coins and sell the others. They will give some (8) ___________________ and use some on their house. The woman said: "Whatever answers you seek, they might (9) ___________________. The answer to our difficulties was right there under our feet." (10) ___________________ the coins were real. He said: "I don't like to say (11) ___________________ for anything, but you don't get an opportunity to handle… (12) ___________________. Ever."

PUT A SLASH ( / )WHERE THE SPACES ARE

ACaliforniacouplegotabigsurpriselastyearwhilewalkinginthegar
den.Theyfound1,427goldcoinsunderatree.Thecoinsareworth$1
0million.Theyareallinperfectcondition.Theyarealmost200years
old.Someofthemarerareandcouldbeworth$1million.Thecouples
awsomecansstickingoutfromtheground.Theydugdownandwere
shocked.Thewomansaid:"Itwaslikefindingawonderfulhotpotato
."Thecouplesaidtheywouldkeepsomecoinsandselltheothers.The
ywillgivesomemoneytocharityandusesomeontheirhouse.Thewo
mansaid:"Whateveranswersyouseek,theymightberightathome
.Theanswertoourdifficultieswasrightthereunderourfeet."Acoine
xpertsaidthecoinswerereal.Hesaid:"Idon'tliketosayonce-in-a-
lifetimeforanything,butyoudon'tgetanopportunitytohandle…atr
easurelikethis.Ever."

WRITE QUESTIONS & ASK YOUR PARTNER(S)

Student A: Do not show these to your speaking partner(s).

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Student B: Do not show these to your speaking partner(s).

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WRITING

Write about gold for 10 minutes. Comment on your partner's paper.

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Answers

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