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Verbs of belief
A Put these verbs of belief in the correct columns. Discuss your answers with a partner.

assume be positive bet figure have a hunch suppose
be certain be sure doubt guess know for a fact suspect

assume

B Group work Use the verbs of belief to discuss these questions.

1. Why do giraffes have long necks?
2. Why do some buildings not have a thirteenth floor?
3. Is there life on other planets?
4. Why doesn't a haircut hurt?
5. Why do some people fall in love at first sight?
6. What color is an insect's blood?
"Why do giraffes have long necks?"
"I'm not sure, but I assume they have long necks to eat
the leaves at the tops of trees."
"Yeah, I bet that's the reason why."
VOCABULARY PLUS see page 131
~ TENING & SPEAKING
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Solving mysteries
~») A Listen to Sheila and Adam discussing some myths and mysteries researched
by the TV show Solving Mysteries. Choose the ones discovered to be true.
D 1. Using a cell phone can cause a fire at a gas station.
D 2. Talking to plants for a short time will help them grow better.
D 3. A person can break a glass using just his or her voice.
D 4. Yawning is contagious.

'4»> B Listen again. What ideas did Sheila and Adam originally have? Answer the questions.

1. How did Sheila think that cell phones could cause fires?

2. Why did Adam doubt that talking to plants could help them grow?

3. Why did Sheila have trouble believing voices could break a glass?

4. Why didn't Adam believe that yawning could be contagious?

C Group work Brainstorm other mysteries you might like to have Solving Mysteries
investigate for you. Can anyone in the group explain the mysteries?
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