Page 29 - Grammar in Context 7th Edition (demo)
P. 29

BEFORE YOU READ

              Circle Yes or No.
                1.  I use the laundromat.             Yes       No

                2.  I wash my clothes by hand.        Yes       No


              READ
              Read the following conversation. Pay special attention to the contractions with be and
              this, that, these, and those in bold.   1.5

              Dorota and a new immigrant, Shafia, are at the laundromat.

              Dorota:  This is the laundromat.
              Shafia:   The laundromat’s new for me. I’m a little
                       confused.
              Dorota:  Don’t worry. We’re together. I’m here to help
                       you.

              Shafia:   Thanks. My clothes are dirty. I need clean
                       clothes. I’m glad we’re here.

              Dorota:  These are the washing machines, or washers.
                       The small machines are for small items—clothes, towels, and sheets.
                       Those big machines are for big items, like blankets. Coins are necessary    DID YOU KNOW?
                                                                                         The average American family
                       for the machines. Over there is the change machine.
                                                                                         washes almost 400 loads of
              Shafia:   Those machines over there are different.                         laundry each year.
              Dorota:  Yes. They’re dryers. They are for the wet clothes.

              Shafia:   Okay. Wow! It’s hot inside the laundromat.
              Dorota:  You’re right. The dryers are very hot.

              Shafia:   It’s easy to wash clothes in a laundromat.
              Dorota:  Yes, it is.

              Shafia:   These two washers are empty. I’m ready to wash my clothes.





              COMPREHENSION  Based on the reading, write T for true or F for false.

               1.       The laundromat is new for Dorota.
               2.       Shafia's clothes are dirty.
               3.       The dryers are for the wet clothes.











                                                                                         Welcome to the United States  9
                       Copyright 2021 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be copied, scanned, or duplicated, in whole or in part.  WCN 02-200-203
                 Copyright 2021 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be copied, scanned, or duplicated, in whole or in part. Due to electronic rights, some third party content may be suppressed from the eBook and/or eChapter(s).
               Editorial review has deemed that any suppressed content does not materially affect the overall learning experience. Cengage Learning reserves the right to remove additional content at any time if subsequent rights restrictions require it.
   24   25   26   27   28   29   30   31   32   33   34