LESSON 12

Too good to be true!!

Let's Read
Ruth and Eugene were driving along the Pacific Coast. They are on a blind date and getting to know each other.
They are e-friends who had been chatting for a few months.

Can we stop so that we can look That sounds great.

at the sea? It's early enough to
see the sunset also.

Look! There's a viewpoint right there.

OK there's enough space to park our
Pull over. It's not too crowded.
car. Isn't this a gorgeous dusk?

Yeah! It's
Hey, look at this. Can you tell
awesome!
me what it is for?

It's a telescope. It's for watching the stars.

Come over here. Let's watch them together. Oh Eugene,
you're so

Unfortunately for Ruth it was just a dream.

IT WAS TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE!!

A. Put the following statements in the sequence they happened.

1. Ruth and Eugene saw a telescope. _______

2. They enjoyed the sunset. _______

3. They met on the internet. _______

4. They drove along the beach. _______

5. They watched the stars. _______

6. Ruth woke up from her dream. _______

7. Eugene explained what a telescope was. _______

8. They parked at the viewpoint. _______

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B. New words.

B.1. Match the words with their definitions.

1. AWESOME _______ a. A device for making distant objects look closer.

2. PULL OVER _______ b. The time before it gets dark.
3. VIEWPOINT _______ c. A place from which you can see something.
4. E-FRIEND _______ d. Great, wonderful.
5. TELESCOPE _______ e. Go in a car from one place to another.
6. DRIVE ALONG _______ f. Electronic pal.
7. DUSK _______ g. Stop and park a vehicle.
8. SUNSET _______ h. When the sun disappears.

B.2. Choose the correct answer.

1. Samantha looked gorgeous / terrible in her red dress. Everybody liked her look.
2. Before having dinner we used to see the sunrise / sunset at dusk / dawn.
3. After e-mailing each other for over a year, they went on a blind date / date. This was the first time they saw
each other.
4. Would you like to pull over / come over to my place to watch the soccer match.
5. At first Sue didn't like Fred. Now that she's knowing / meeting / getting to know him, she thinks she was
wrong.
6. At the top of the hill there's a lovely point of view / viewpoint where you can enjoy a beautiful sight of the city.
7. Trekking on a very hot day should be awesome / awful for someone, who doesn't like the heat.
8. Martin met a new friend / e-friend at a party last night.
9. Scientists use a microscope / telescope to look at bacteria.
10. Michael and I woke up at dawn / dusk to go jogging.

Let's Learn
A.1. What do these sentences have in common?
stop so that we can look at
space to park our car
it's for watching the stars
(*)space in order to park our car

GRAMMAR BOX

so that + __________________________________________________________________
for + __________________________________________________________________
* (in order) to + __________________________________________________________________

We use these so that, for and (in order) to to express:

_______________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________

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A.2.What do these sentences have in common?

it's not too crowded
there's enough space
It's early enough

GRAMMAR BOX

too + ______________________________
enough + _____________________________
________________________________ + enough

We use too to express ___________________________________________________________

We use enough to express ____________________________________________________________
A.2. What do these sentences have in common?
it's not too crowded
there's enough space
It's early enough

B.1.TO, FOR and SO THAT

Comment on what each person says. Use the word in brackets.

e.g.
Melissa: I'm learning English. I want to get a better job. (to)
Melissa is learning English to get a better job.
Jenny: I study encyclopedias. Then I can answer quiz questions. (so that)
Jenny studies encyclopedias so that she can answer quiz questions.
Jose: I'm saving up. I'm planning a holiday. (for)
Jose is saving up for a holiday.

1. Nico: I keep a dog. It guards the house. (to)

_______________________________________________________________________________
2. Diana: I'm going to be very careful. Then I won't have an accident. (so that)
_______________________________________________________________________________
3. Roxana: I'm going on a diet. I want to lose weight. (to)
_______________________________________________________________________________
4. Johnatan: I often switch off the heating. It saves money. (to)
_______________________________________________________________________________
5. Gloria: I had to go to Chicago. I had a business meeting. (for)
_______________________________________________________________________________
6. Doris: I wore boots because I didn't want my feet to get wet. (so that)
_______________________________________________________________________________

B.2. Unscramble the following.

1. enough / isn't / loud / the / alarm

______________________________________________________________________________
2. enough / aren't / shoes / big / these
______________________________________________________________________________
3. didn't / enough / sell / they / tickets / concert
______________________________________________________________________________
4. ask / many / questions / too / you
______________________________________________________________________________
5. Toyota / money / he / enough / buy / a / has / to
______________________________________________________________________________

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I. Choose the correct answer:

1. The woman ____________ car is parked over there is my neighbor.

a. who b. which c. whose d. where e. that
2. I found a new apartment ____________ has a wonderful decoration.
a. where b. who c. that d. whose e. which
3. There are three boys over there ____________ seem to be lost.
a. who b. whose c. that d. where e. when
4. 1821 is the year ____________ our independence was declared.
a. whose b. where c. which d. who e. when
5. Mike and Dorothy, ____________ are my cousins, live in a small village near here.
a. who b. that c. which d. whose e. where
6. That's the restaurant ____________ we had dinner last night.
a. where b. when c. who d. whose e. that
7. Let me introduce you to Carol ____________ husband works for us too.
a. who b. which c. that d. whose e. when
8. This is the book ____________ I told you about.
a. where b. that c. who d. whose e. when
9. The house ____________ doors are white is mine.
a. whose b. which c. that d. where e. who
10. Maria's cat, ____________ got lost last week, appeared in her backyard this morning.
a. who b. where c. whose d. that e. which

II. Ask questions about Thelma using the information provided, use embedded questions.

1. Can you tell me ______________________________________

2. ___________________________________________________
3. ___________________________________________________
4. ___________________________________________________
5. ___________________________________________________
1. 16 years old 2. Peruvian
6. ___________________________________________________
3. in Piura 4. last week
7. ___________________________________________________ 5. tennis and swimming
8. ___________________________________________________ 6. terror films 7. Smith
8. carrot cake 9. every Monday
9. ___________________________________________________
and Friday
10. ___________________________________________________ 10. 3 brothers and 1 sister

III. Complete the sentences with your own ideas. Use too, enough, to, so that, for.
1. I'll get internet _______________________________________________________.
2. The water in the pool was ________________________________ so I didn't swim.
3. I don't have _____________________________________ to buy a new computer.
4. A telescope is used __________________________________________ the stars.
5. _______________ make _____________________ you need flour, sugar, milk and eggs.
6. This classroom isn't ____________________ for 30 students.
7. My parents bought me new sports shoes ______________________________________.
8. Be careful when you drink ______________ that is ___________________, you can burn your mouth.

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9. My sister went to the store __________________ some _________________for our picnic tomorrow.
10. I have a lot of things to do tomorrow. I don't know if I'll have ________________ to _______________.
Maybe I'll have to do it next week.

I. Classify the following words into the four categories of the web chart.
witness, spade, e-friend, coast, hold up, granny, viewpoint, ladder, screwdriver, steal, lecturer, household

People Crime

Lets Remember!

Places Tools

II.Complete the phrase with a suitable word from the box.

kill - question - sew - hefty - classy - overcome - luxury - break into - blind - machine - deaf

a. a _______________ limo f. to _______________ a button

b. a _______________ duffle bag g. to _______________ a vault
c. a _______________ gun h. to _______________ time
d. a _______________ date i. to _______________ a witness
e. a _______________ robber j. to _______________ a phobia

III. Label the following using the words from the box.
stir - sunset - device - cure - pull over - limp - needle - belly - slippery - gorgeous

a. b. c. d. e.

f. g. h. i. j.

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 BY CHARLOTTE BRONT

CHAPTER 3
A new beginning
Spring has just arrived, but many of the girls had become sick with fever and Lowood was more likely a hospital than a
school. Unfortunately Helen's cough has gotten worst and one night in June, I felt like talking to her so I crept in her
bedroom and spoke softly to her, it was far too cold that she let me get into her bed.

The next morning when I woke up I realized she was dead. My best friend has just gone. I was alone again in that
miserable place.

There was an investigation into the conditions

there and a group of rich and kind people took over
the school for better.

I stayed there for another eight years and became

a teacher myself when I was sixteen. Time after I
began to think about the world outside, the world
away from school. I decided to advertise to see if I
could get a job as a governess with a family.

A week later I received a reply from a Mrs. Fairfax

of Thornfield Hall, and a month after that I was
preparing to leave Lowood. I climbed into a
carriage and left my old life behind.

Thornfield Hall was a big house, but looked friendly. I was shown straight into a cosy parlour where I met Mrs. Fairfax,
the housekeeper.

<You look cold, Mrs. Eyre. Sit down by the fire and have a sandwich and a hot drink.>

We talked about my pupil, Adele Varens, who was French. Mr. Rochester, her guardian, needed a governess for her,
which is why Mrs. Fairfax had answered my advertisement. I felt very pleased with Mrs. Fairfax so it was very late by
the time she showed me to my room, which was small but warm and comfortable.

The next morning, I met Adele, who was sweet and charming but undisciplined after the morning lessons, Mrs.
Fairfax took me on a tour of the house; then we had afternoon lessons, I heard a strange laugh and a scream <What
was that?> <Oh, don't worry that's just Grace Poole and Leah, servants, when they get together they are very noisy.>

I started going for walks after lessons just like I had at Lowood.
One late afternoon in January when I was having one of my traditional walks I heard the sound of house's hooves
coming towards me. The path was narrow, a large dog ran past me and then a black horse and a rider and then the
horse slipped on some ice and fell. The rider got up but was limping, <Are you hurt, sir? Shall I get help from Thornfield
or the village?>
<No, thank you. I am all right.>
He tried to walk but he couldn't use his right leg properly.

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<No, thank you. I am all right.>
He tried to walk but he couldn't use his right leg properly.
<Come here and let me lean on you. If I can get onto my horse, I can get home. And where is your home?>

<I live at Thornfield hall. I am the governess.>

He looked strangely at me, just before he rode off,

he turned to me. <You should be going home.>

I walked back to the house and went to Mrs. Fairfax's

room as I did every evening, and I saw a large dog
sitting in front of the fire. It wagged its tail when it
saw me. It was the dog from the path! I was
wondering how it had gotten there.

The next day Mrs. Fairfax told me that Mr. Rochester

had arrived home and wanted me to tea with him and
Adele at six o'clock. When I entered the room I

recognized the figure as the rider I had seen the day before, he said nothing about the previous incident, but he
asked me about my life before I came to Thornfield. He went on to ask me what I could teach and what I could do.
I played the piano for him and showed him my paintings. He said not much.

It was about nine o'clock that I put Adele to bed.

<Is he always so unfriendly?> I asked to Mrs. Fairfax.

<He has had a hard life, his brother is dead, and he hasn't gotten on well with his family, he hardly ever comes
home and spends his life wandering all over the world alone.>

I had the feeling that Mrs. Fairfax was not telling me all the truth, there was something gloomy about that dark
figure.
Days went on and Adele and me continued with our classes. But one evening, he asked me to bring Adele to him.
Adele was really excited, she ran to a box on the table and began to unwrap it.

<Yes, Adele. You have your present at last.>

<Miss Eyre, tell Mrs. Fairfax to come down, I want to talk to you.>

Soon after Mr. Rochester began to ask some very odd questions and she tried to be as truthful as possible.

<Miss Eyre, you answer my questions honestly and are not afraid of me! I like that!>

We continued to talk in this way until I began to feel uncomfortable.

<I must put Adele to bed, sir.>

<Wait! She will want to try on her new dress.>

When Adele returned to the room, Mr. Rochester did indeed look very sad, probably because Adele will look like
her mother, who was an opera singer, but she had left him and gone to Italy.

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