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member ever used it? Do you know any other auction sites? iii,,,,, *'*'*;Wffi kmxe

2 ,S:2,2g, Read the three texts. Are the sentences true
lan Usher, a British man living in Australla, was
or false?
unhappy with his llfe. He decided that he wanted a
A lan Usher's auction on eBay didn't attract much
new start - but how? Then he had an idea. He put his
attention.
whole life up for Sal6 on the online auction site eBay.
B The peopte of Albert were pteased when the town was
sold. The sale included his three-bedroom house and all its
C The potice know who put the money in the box. contents, his car and his jet ski. lt even included his
job and introductions to his friends. The auction began
and attracted 1.75 million visits in the first few hours.
lf the text contains a word you do not know, try to guess Eventually, tne bidi reached nearly 400,000 Australian
its meaning from the context (surrounding words). Ask dollars (t192,000). Mr Usher was disappointed with the
yoursetf: what part of speech is it? What does the rest of
price, but he accepted it. He moved out of his home,
the sentence mean?
and started his new life. He used the money from
his sale to achieve his 100 top ambitions - all in 100
3 Read the exam strategy and look at the highlighted words
weeks! These included swimming with sharks off the
in the text. What part of speech is each word? Choose from:
coast of Japan, riding an ostrich in South Africa, and
singular noun, plural noun or verb.
getting a part in a Hollywood movie.
4 Nilillllillilt Now look at the rest of the sentence around
the hightighted words. Use the context to hetp you to
match the words with the definitions below. m#
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1 are offers of money at an auction. M A',*',{*iti,ti r, *@@$ ffi
2 means using announcements and/or pictures
to make peopte want to buy things.
3 lf something is for , you can buy it.
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4 _ are paper money. ln 2007, an unusual item was put up for sale on eBay:
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5 To something means to buy it. a town called Albert. The town is in Gillespie County
6 are things that you have bought. in Texas, about 100 km away from thecity of San
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7 A is a good price for something. Antonio. There's a school there, a dance hall and a bar.
There are also peach and pecan orchards. In the end,
Read the
- text again. Choose the correct answers.
- a buyer from ltaly paid about $3 million for the town.
1 lan Usher wanted to se[[ everything so he could
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a move to Austratia. We don't know why he or she wanted to purchase
it. What do the people who live in Albert think of the
b become an actor.
c make a fresh start in life. sale? The answer is: nothing. Nobody has lived in the
d make new friends. town for years! The main aim of the sale was to create
2 Mr Usher thought the money he received was lots of free advertising for the seller - in this case, an
a much more than he expected. estate agent.
b not enough to achieve his ambitions.
c not acceptabte.
d not as much as he expected.
3 The town of Albert is When the boy opened the box,
a in San Antonio. a he knew why it contained the money.
b in Gitlespie County. b the goods weren't in it.
c about 100 km outside Texas. c his parents took it from him.
d about 100 km outside Gittespie County. d some of the things he ordered were missing.
4 The real reason for setting the town on eBay was The boy can apply to keep the money if
a the sellerwanted to be in the news. a he promises not to use it for crime.
b nobody lived in the town. b he can find out where it came from.
c the selter wanted to be an estate agent. c the government decides that he needs it.
d the selter wanted to move to ltaly. d nobody can find out where it came from.
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