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Chapter One Page 11 – activity 1 1D 2C 3A 4D 5B 6D Page 12 – activity 2 A Michelle: pretty girl of sixteen, red hair, blue eyes, plays volleyball on the school team, wants to become a journalist. Bill: tall, handsome boy of seventeen, brown hair, blue eyes, plays basketball on the school team, loves science and wants to become a biologist. Nick: a Chinese-American boy of seventeen, good basketball player, loves animals and wants to become a vet. B A 3 B 2 C 1 D 2 E 3 F 1 G 3 H1 I3 Page 12 – activity 3
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Page 14 – activity 1 1 float 2 fireworks 3 cattle ranch 4 headdress 5 marching band 6 majorettes 7 flags 8 warrior 9 saddle
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3 F – He has homes in four different cities. 4 T 5 F – His company is building a mall near Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills. 6 T Recording Elizabeth: Good morning, Mr Persich. You have one of the biggest and most important construction companies in Hollywood. Tell me about your work. Mr Persich: We’re a big company with three hundred and fifty employees and we were the first company in California to respect all the safety rules of the state. We care about our construction workers. We build luxury homes and big buildings in Hollywood, Santa Monica and Beverly Hills. We’ve just finished building a twenty-two room home with an Olympic swimming pool for the rock star Brutal Bob. It was quite a job and it took us over a year to complete it. He’s a difficult client because he changes his mind all the time. Sometimes he called me at midnight to talk about the shape of the swimming pool! Elizabeth: What a huge home! Mr Persich: Well, it’s his fifth home! He has one in New York, San Francisco, New Orleans and Chicago. He travels a lot with his band THE BRUTES and he needs homes all over the United States. Elizabeth: How much did this one cost? Mr Persich: I’m sorry, I’m not allowed to discuss prices, but I can tell you it wasn’t cheap. Now the actress Violet Pink wants to build an even bigger home near Brutal Bob’s!
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Elizabeth: Have you built any big buildings in the downtown area recently? Mr Persich: We’re building the Beverly Hills “Magnificent Mall” near Rodeo Drive. It’s going to be the city’s biggest shopping center. Just think, twen ty-four fl oors of designer shops and boutiques! And on the twenty-fifth floor there will be a five-star restaurant for hungry shoppers. Elizabeth: When will the “Magnificent Mall” be ready? Mr Persich: In three years. Elizabeth: Do you ever have problems buying land for your homes and buildings? Mr Persich: Oh, yes, we often do. The area around Hollywood and Santa Monica has a lot of history. We never build on land that is important or sacred to a community. We always respect that land because we respect people and their traditions. Elizabeth: Thank you for your time, Mr Persich. Mr Persich: It was a pleasure, Miss Green. Page 23 – activity 6
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Independence Day Page 26 – activity 1 1 F – The first colonists were the British who arrived in Jamestown, Virginia, in 1607. 2 F – The Puritans set up successful businesses. 3 T 4 T 5 T
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Page 27 – activity 1 1 F – The barbeque is at Blue River Park. 2 T 3 F – Jacob Richardson and his wife live at Coyote Canyon. 4 T 5 T 6 T 7 F – Wild Wolf is the chief of the tribe at the Chumash reservation. 8 F – Jacob Richardson is the mayor’s good friend. Page 27 – activity 2
Open answer. Page 27 – activity 3 1 They are at a rodeo. 2 He is trying to stay on the horse. 3 Because it is the Fourth of July and red, white and blue are the colors of the American flag. 1 It is night and there is a big moon in Jacob Richardson’s garden. An American Indian warrior is pointing a spear at him. 2 The warrior seems angry and wants to throw his spear at J acob Richardson. Page 34 – activity 1 1 The people at Coyote Canyon say that on nights when there’s a full moon they see an American Indian warrior galloping through the canyon. They think he is a ghost. 2 Luke Langley is Jacob Richardson’s competitor. He, too, is a builder
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and he isn’t selling any of his new homes because people prefer to buy at Coyote Canyon. He has a riding stable and gives horseback riding lessons. The ancestors of the Chumash people are buried there. They went to protest because Richardson wanted to buy the land at Coyote Canyon to build new houses. They rode bucking broncos and bulls. “Stop building there!” He has long black hair and his face and body have war paint. He is riding a black horse and holds a spear in his hand. He threw a spear and hit him in the heart.
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Professor Massey has gloves on and he is looking at an American Indian spear. Meg Richardson and the sheriff are looking at him. The spear has three black feathers on top and red and white lines and circles on it.
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Recording Susan: Hello, my name is Susan Lee. I’m a new reporter from the Los Angeles Gazette . I just started working for the paper last week. I worked for the Los Angeles News for five years, but then they closed the newspaper offices. Wild Wolf: Good morning, Ms Lee. Susan: I’m writing an article about the Chumash Indian Reservation. Can I ask you a few questions? Wild Wolf: Yes, please sit down. My Indian name is Wild Wolf and I’m the chief of the reservation. Susan: How long have you lived here? Wild Wolf: I’ve lived here all my life— seventy-five years. I was born on this reservation, and my father was born here too. Susan: That’s a long time! Then you know all about the reservation. This land belonged to your ancestors, didn’t it? Wild Wolf: Yes, it did for hundreds of years. At the end of the nineteenth century we lost all our land and the American government gave us this reservation in February 1901. Susan: How many people live here? Wild Wolf: Only five hundred twenty men, women and children live here today. But many years ago more than a thousand people lived here. Susan: Did they go away? Wild Wolf: Yes, they went to live in the big city because there was little work on the reservation. At first they had many big problems—they couldn’t find a place to live and they couldn’t find work. It was very difficult for them to make friends outside the reservation. Now most of them have a home and a job.
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Susan: What business do you have on the reservation today? Wild Wolf: Our only business today is the riding stable. Susan: Do you ever go to Los Angeles? Wild Wolf: I only go to Los Angeles once a year in April for the big meeting of all the California tribes: the powwow. Susan: How interesting! Do you still work? Wild Wolf: Of course I do! I work at the museum and the gift shop every day of the week except Monday, from 10 to 4. Then I go to the riding stable and help George with the horses and the riding lessons. A lot of people from Portola Point and other towns come to our stables to learn how to ride. I like helping George, he’s a good man. Susan: You’re a very busy man! Thank you for the interview, Wild Wolf. Wild Wolf: You’re welcome! Please stay for lunch, Susan. We’re having fish and salad today. After lunch you can take pictures of the reservation and visit the stables. Page 43 – activity 1 1B 2A 3A 4B 5B 6B
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glasses. She lives with her parents who have a bookshop in Portola Point. George Rivers is her uncle. She likes horses. He is the chief and shaman of the Chumash tribe. He is old and wise, and he is very angry with Jacob Richardson. He is a short man with grey hair and blue eyes, and he is rich. He has a successful construction company and he is building new, expensive homes on the ancient Chumash cemetery which makes the Chumash people very angry. He doesn’t care about traditions. He is a tall man of about thirty, and he is a friend of Professor Massey and George Rivers’. He is the sheriff of Portola Point. He is a handsome, well-dressed man of about forty and he teaches at Ventura University. He is an expert on Californian Native Americans. He is a big, friendly man of about forty with long black hair. He is Pam’s uncle and has a riding stable at the reservation.
Page 51 – activity 3 1 was 2 fought 3 became 4 made 5 lived 6 began 7 knew 8 settled 9 robbed 10 killed 11 elected 12 chose 13 asked 14 arrested 15 wore 16 came 17 received 18 were Page 52 – activity 1 1 Wild Wolf, Bill, Nick, Michelle and Pam are in the picture, and they are in the forest. 2 Wild Wolf is performing an American Indian ritual and the four friends are watching.
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3 The word Y U K A T appear in the bowl of water. It could be a name Wild Wolf was looking for.
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Mrs Yukat started crying and left the courtroom, while her son said that Richardson was responsible for his father’s death. They printed the two articles. He did not find any. There were hot dogs, potato chips, potato salad and two apple pies. They played beach volley.
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Because the Ventura University site gave them useful information about Professor Massey. 1 She is saying something he does not like hearing, from the expression of his eyes. 2 They are curious because they are wondering if Michelle is able to find out something more from the professor. Page 82 – activity 2 1A 2B 3A 4B 5B 6A 7A
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1 He got his degree at the University of California, Berkeley. 2 He was the best student of his class, got a scholarship and played football. 3 He had a lot of black hair, dark eyes and he did not wear glasses. 4 He did not have blue eyes. 5 He wears blue contact lenses. 6 Because of all the evidence and dates she and her friends gathered. 7 They went to the sheriff’s office to tell him what they discovered on the web and they brought him the two newspaper articles. 8 He discovered that Daniel Massey and Daniel Yukat are the same person. 9 He said that he wanted to study the case in depth because there were some things he did not understand, and he needed more evidence. 10 She went back to the reservation to help the people at the riding stable.
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Chapter Seven Page 70 – activity 1 1 Because the four friends wanted to go to the newspaper library of The Los Angeles Gazette . 2 He said it was too big and that it took hours to cross it by car since there was a lot of traffic. 3 It was on the fifteenth floor of a big building in downtown Los Angeles. 4 He was a construction worker who was working on the Acme Business Tower. He hurt his foot while he was on the twenty-first floor and fell to his death. 5 She said Richardson was not guilty.
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11 They went there to find out more about Professor Massey since he works there. 12 They met Professor Massey. Page 90 – activity 2 1 not to make 2 gave 3 name of 4 likes 5 took Page 91 – activity 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
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Open answer. Page 92 – activity 5 1A 2B 3A 4B 5C 6B Recording Hello! My name is Brian Colby and I’m your California tour guide. Before we drive north to San Francisco, let me tell you a little about the state of California. Gaspar de Portolà, a Spanish soldier, explored the California coast in 1769. In the late 1700s and early 1800s there were many Spanish settlements along the coast. California suddenly became very famous when gold was discovered at Sutter’s mill on the American River in 1848. In 1849 thousands of people from all over the world traveled to
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California to look for gold and some found it and became rich! This period was called the Gold Rush. San Francisco became an important seaport during the Gold Rush. In 1850 California became the thirtyfirst state of the United States, and it is now one of the most important states with a population of about thirty-six million people. California has a rich economy because it has many natural resources, industries and businesses. Its climate is always mild. The capital of the state is Sacramento and the state animal is the grizzly bear. The state tree is the beautiful California Redwood, one of the world’s tallest trees—between 200 and 275 feet tall. California’s colors are blue and gold. The highest mountain in the state is Mt Whitney which is 14,496 feet above sea level. On the southeast border with Nevada we have Death Valley. It is the lowest point in United States –it’s 282 feet below sea level. It’s also the hottest place in North America! Thanks for your attention!
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1 Did you like the story? Why or why not?
2 Where does the story take place?
2 Who was your favorite character?
3 What time of year is it?
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4 What was the American Revolution?
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5 When did it start and end? 6 Why do Americans celebrate the Fourth of July? 7 When did the first American Indians come to North America? 8 Where did they come from? 9 Why did the American Indians lose all their land in the nineteenth century? 10 Name two important American Indian tribes and two famous American Indian chiefs. 2 Are the following sentences true (T) or false (F)? Correct the false ones. T
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