Unit 4 It means a lot to me
Vocabulary Task
Answers/script
1. b Henna tattoos – For fun
2. d Leather ring – Grandmother gave it to me
3. a Rakari bracelet – To protect me
4. f Silk scarf – Makes me look good
5. g Digital watch – Reminds me of appointments.
6. c Crystal necklace – Friends said it has special powers
7. e Silver pin – Has a lot of sentimental value
Listening Task
1 First Listening
Answers
1. a rakari – a cloth bracelet
2. a crystal necklace
3. a diamond ring
4. a gold earring
2 Second Listening
Answers
1. a. to protect him
2. b. she likes the way it looks
3. a. it has sentimental value
4. b. it makes him look good
Script
1. Mark: Hey, Steve, whatcha got on your wrist there?
Steve: Oh, it’s something my sister gave me.
Mark: Uh, a bracelet?
Steve: Sort of. It’s a “rakari,” a special piece of cloth Indian women give their brothers every August.
Mark: What’s it for?
Steve: To protect me.
Mark: Cool. I guess you’re safe for another year.
2. Andrea: Oh, Shelly, what’s that on your necklace?
Shelly: It’s a quartz crystal.
Andrea: Oh, do you believe in crystals?
Shelly: Not really, but my boyfriend does, and he gave me this.
Andrea: What’s it supposed to do?
Shelly: He said it’s supposed to make our love last forever. And I like the way it looks.
3. Claire: That’s an interesting ring, Bridget. Where’d you get it?
Bridget: Oh, I got this with money from my grandmother
Claire: Yeah? Is it a real diamond?
Bridget: Mm-hmm. It’s small, but it has a lot of sentimental value.
Claire: ‘Cause it reminds you of your grandma?
Bridget: Of course.
4. Lisa: Oh, Scott. Is that an earring?
Scott: It’s a gold earring. I got it in Thailand.
Lisa: Is it something special?
Scott: No, I just think it makes me look good!
Real World Listening
1 Predict
Answer
It protects her from illness.
2 Get the main ideas
Answers
The necklace is made of silver. The witch doctor told her to wear it. Her grandmother gave it to her. When she took the necklace off, she got sick. When she put it back on, she got better.
Script
Jean: I’m ready, are you? Why don’t you take that necklace off before you go in the pool?
Chandra: Oh, this? No, I never take it off. I wear it all the time. I’ve had it since I was a kid.
Jean: Really? You’ve worn it since you were little? Why?
Chandra: Well, when I was a baby, I lived in India. And I was sick all the time, so my parents took me to a doctor. And well, the doctor at first didn’t want to treat me because —
Jean: What? Why?
Chandra: Well, because I was a girl.
Jean: Huh? Because you were a girl?
Chandra: Yeah, well, that’s the way it was. Anyway, so my parents took me to this witch doctor, and I…
Jean: A witch doctor
Chandra: Yeah, well, I guess you could call her a … I don’t know, a spiritual healer. She was an old woman in our village. And she took a look at me and she said I needed silver.
Jean: Silver?
Chandra: Yeah. She said I needed silver so that I could get better. And then my grandmother went to a jeweler and she had this silver necklace made for me. They put it on me, and I got better.
Jean: I don’t believe that.
Chandra: Well, I didn’t either for a while. But you know what? When I was 20 I took it off and I put it in a drawer for a little while. And then, I started to get sick again. And I didn’t get better. I was just sick all the time. And then I remembered the necklace, and I put it on. And after that, I was fine.
Jean: Wow. |