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and Found
Englishman &
Irishwoman
Reading I
Think
about
it!
track
Do you often lose things? Why? Which objects do you lose most frequently? What was
the last thing you lost and then found? Whats the most valuable thing youve ever lost?
How did it happen? How do you decide where to put things?
Answers
on
page
45
Pre-reading
Keys
Mobile
phone
Umbrella
Glasses
Sunglasses
Batteries
Gloves
Passport
Coat
ID card
Socks
Laptop /
e-reader /
tablet
Jewellery
2
Slippers
Reading I
Watch
Reading II
Where
is it?
a bill n
a piece of paper that tells you how
much you must pay for something
a receipt n
a piece of paper that has
information about something you
have bought
a purse n
an object women use to carry their
money
a wallet n
an object men use to carry their
money
a ring n
a round piece of jewellery you put
around a finger
an earring n
a piece of jewellery that people
wear in their ears
a hectic lifestyle n
if someone has a hectic lifestyle,
they do many things and have no
time to relax
a spouse n
your spouse is your wife/husband/
partner
to belong vb
the place where something
belongs is the place where it
normally goes
untidiness n
the state of not being tidy: not
putting things back in the place
where they normally go
absent-mindedness n
if someone is suffering from absentmindedness, they often forget
things or cant remember them
a self-help guru n
an expert on how to be successful /
happy / rich / organised, etc.
to label vb
if you label an object, you
put a piece of paper on it with
information about it
to designate vb
if you designate a place for an
object, you choose that place for
that object and say it must go there