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Updated readings introduce Words to Know sections include
the target grammar in context vocabulary to help students understand
and provide the springboard for what they are reading, listening to, and
explanations and practice. practicing. In this new edition these
targeted words are on the audio program.
BEFORE YOU READ
7.12
1. Is it easy to make choices in a store? Why or why not?
BEFORE YOU READ 2. Do you compare prices when you shop? Why or why not?
7.14
WORDS TO KNOW
1. Is it easy to make choices in a store? Why or why not?
brand Many companies make soap. There are a lot of different brands. 1.
2. Do you compare prices when you shop? Why or why not? shampoo I need to buy shampoo so I can wash my hair.
2.
choice There are twenty kinds of dog food, so there are many choices. We have to pick one.
a sale on plants. READ difference between What’s the difference between the cheap shampoo and the expensive one? 3.
READ
Read the following conversation. Pay special attention to the yes/no questions and ounce An ounce is a unit of measure. Sixteen ounces is equal to one pound. 4.
wh- questions using there is and there are in bold. 7.13
I have a calculator on my phone. It helps me do math.
calculator
Read the following conversation. Pay special attention to the yes/no questions and 5.
better buy
The large bag of sugar is a better buy. We can save money.
Halina and her husband, Peter, are in the supermarket. wh- questions using there is and there are in bold. 7.13
Peter: There are many brands of shampoo. Why are there 6.
a sale on all travel books. so many brands? Do people need so many choices? LISTEN 7.
Halina: I don’t think so. Is there a difference between this Halina and her husband, Peter, are in the supermarket.
7.15
Listen to the sentences about the conversation. Circle True or False.
shampoo for $3.99 and that shampoo for $10.99? 1. True False
Peter: I don’t know. Let’s buy the cheap one. 2. True False 1.
Halina: OK. There’s probably no difference. Peter: There are many brands of shampoo. Why are there 2.
False
3. True
Peter: Are there any other items on the shopping list? so many brands? Do people need so many choices?
False
4. True
Halina: Just two. We need sugar. The sugar is in aisle 6. 5. True False 3.
Halina: I don’t think so. Is there a difference between this 4.
(one minute later) 6. True False
Halina: This sign says 25 ounces for $1.75. That one says five shampoo for $3.99 and that shampoo for $10.99? 5.
7. True
False
pounds for $2.25. Which one is a better buy? 8. True False

Peter: I don’t know. What’s an ounce? DID YOU KNOW? 6.
Pete
7. Halina: It’s part of a pound. There are sixteen ounces in a pound. One pound = .45 kilogramsr: I don’t know. Let’s buy the cheap one. 7.
One ounce = 28.35 grams
7.8 There Is and There Are—Yes/No Questions
Halina: OK. There’s probably no difference.
Peter: Is there a calculator on your phone?
Compare statements and questions with there is and there are.
Halina: Yes, but we don’t need it. Look. There’s a small sign under the
sugar. The five-pound bag is about 2.8¢ an ounce. The 25-ounce STATEMENT QUESTION SHORT ANSWER 1.
There’s a shampoo aisle.
Is there a hardware aisle in this store?
bag is about 7¢ an ounce. The big bag is a better buy. Peter: Are there any other items on the shopping list? No, there isn’t.
There are large bags of sugar. Are there any small bags of sugar? Yes, there are. A:
Peter: You’re a smart shopper. Are we finished? Is there anything else on the list? There’s dog food in this aisle. Is there any cat food in this aisle? Yes, there is. B:
Halina: Yes. There’s one more thing—dog food. Halina: Just two. We need sugar. The sugar is in aisle 6. 2.
Notes:
Peter: Wow! Look. There are over twenty kinds of dog food.
(one minute later) 3.
1. We often use any in questions with noncount and plural count nouns.
Halina: Dogs have choices, too. 2. We don’t make a contraction in an affirmative short answer.
Yes, there is. Not: Yes, there’s. 4.
Halina: This sign says 25 ounces for $1.75. That one says five
COMPREHENSION Based on the reading, write T for true or F for false. 5.
1. There are two brands of shampoo in the store. pounds for $2.25. Which one is a better buy?
2. An ounce is smaller than a pound.
Peter: I don’t know. What’s an ounce?
3. Halina and Peter have a dog.
Halina: It’s part of a pound. There are sixteen ounces in a pound.
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Peter: Is there a calculator on your phone?
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Halina: Yes, but we don’t need it. Look. There’s a small sign under the
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sugar. The five-pound bag is about 2.8¢ an ounce. The 25-ounce
bag is about 7¢ an ounce. The big bag is a better buy.
Peter: You’re a smart shopper. Are we finished? Is there anything else on the list?
Halina: Yes. There’s one more thing—dog food.
Peter: Wow! Look. There are over twenty kinds of dog food.
New reading comprehension Halina: Dogs have choices, too.
activities provide students a
quick comprehension check to COMPREHENSION Based on the reading, write T for true or F for false.
make sure they understood the 1. There are two brands of shampoo in the store.
reading.
2. An ounce is smaller than a pound.
3. Halina and Peter have a dog.
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