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ln the nineteenth century, scientists became interested in the
possibitity that some peopte had the power to move a physicat
object without touching it. They named this power tetekinesis,
and over the years several peopte have ctaimed to have it. ln
1980, American James Hydrick became famous overnight after
appearing on a TV show. Mittions watched him as he made the
pages of a book turn without touching them. 5 f..lBut James
Randi, an American magician. was scepticat. He knows the
different tricks peopte use when they pretend to have psychic
powers, Randi appeared on a tive TV show with Hvdrick in order
to test his claims. He put smat[ pieces of polystyrene around
a book and then chattenged Hydrick to turn the pages using
tetekinesis, without moving the potystyrene. Hydrick couldn't do
it. Later, Hydrick pubticty admitted that he had neyer had special
powers. So. how did the pages move? Simple, he btew theml But
he had practised btowing hard without moving his tips or chest.

Match sentences a-f betow with gaps 1-5 in the text. There @!EEE Read the Look out! box. Then look at the red
is one extra sentence that you do not need. words in the text and decide whether they are nouns or
a However, using the wrong materials can be a disaster. verbs.
b On the other hand, many people doubted that his powers
LOOK OUT! Homonyms
coutd be genuine.
Homonyms are words which have the same spelling, but
It has been part of ceremonies in many different
are not the same word. Sometimes homonyms are different
countries for at least 3,000 years.
parts of speech. The meaning can be simitar or completely
Most viewers were convinced that he had genuine
different.
psychic powers.
Let's tolk. I had a talkwith him. (similar meaning)
e Many of these patients showed dramatic improvements.
t ln fact, this was probably unnecessary. Meet me at the park. Park your cor over there. (different
meaning)
4 find the five underlined phrases in the text and look at the D VOCABULARY BUILDER 4.3: PAGE 130 G
words which follow them. Read and complete the Learn
fhrsl box.
7 Do the experiment betow in pairs. Then count the total
number of correct answers in the class.
Clauses expressing purpose
Student A: Choose one ofthe shapes below, but don't
1 We can use an infinitive to exptain the purpose of an
tetI Student B. Stare at it and try to send your thoughts to
action.
Student B for thirty seconds.
He went to the Alps to go skiing.
2 We can also use these phrases: Student B: After thirty seconds, look at the shapes. Guess
r- which shape Student A chose.
to + base form
' thaf + subject + verb (usualty a modat
verb, e.g. could) ffioa
5 Answer questions 1-5 about the underlined parts in the
text. Use a different clause expressing purpose from that
used in the text.
ffi Discuss the results of your experiment with
1 Why did peopte go on training courses? [Text A] the class.
2 Why did the managers go to hospitat? [Text A]
. Did more than 25o/" of the class guess correctly? (25%
3 Why did the performers ask for votunteers? [Text B]
is the result you might expect to get on average, just by
4 Why did the British Government pass alaw in 1.952t
ch a n ce.)
lText Bl
. Do you think the people who guessed correctly have a
5 Why did Randi appear on a live W show with Hydrick?
speciaI abitity?
lText Cl
. lf your result was over 25ok, can you suggest why?
. Do you betieve that some people have psychic powers?
Why? / Why not?
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