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C A N YO U U N D E R S T A N D T H IS T E X T ? C A N Y O U U N D E R S T A N D TH E S E
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PEOPLE?
a Read the article once. When did Bill Morgan's
luck change? 1 54))) On the street Watch or listen to five people and

answer the questions.
When bad luck becomes

good luck!

You’ve had a lot of bad luck in the past—a bad accident
and some frightening health problems. Does that keep
you from doing things in the future that involve luck, like Max Andrew Samantha Zenobia Skylar
buying a lottery ticket? 1 Max says he______ .

nyone who has bought a ticket for the $500-million a often made brownies for his sister in the past
US Powerball jackpot can only dream of having as b doesn’t mind sharing his brownies with friends who
A much luck as Australian truck driver Bill Morgan. In are also feeling down
case you've never heard of Bill Morgan, his story actually c hasn't eaten brownies in a long time
begins with some very bad luck. First, he was almost crushed
2 Andrew likes Asian restaurants because______ .
to death by a truck accident at work. The accident did not
a he doesn't like cooking
kill him, but it did leave Bill with a heart condition. When
b it's cheaper than eating at home
he was given medication for the heart condition, Bill had an
c he can't cook that type of food at home
allergic reaction that caused a powerful heart attack, which
left him clinically dead for 14 minutes. After being revived by 3 Samantha and her brother______ .
doctors, Morgan slipped into a coma for 12 days. During this a talk to each other a lot b don't like each other at all
time, his family was advised to unplug his life support system c don't like each other as much after spending a lot of
not once, but twice. Bill's luck began to change when he time together
unexpectedly woke up from the coma without any permanent
4 Zenobia buys a bag______ .
damage. Bill's bad luck was ending and his heartwarming
a if it’s cheaper than usual b every three months
story was just beginning.
c if she needs a new one
After getting better, the 37-year-old Morgan found a new,
5 Skylar took part in a charity event______ .
higher-paying job, and asked his long-time girlfriend, Lisa
a when she was 15 b for people who are sick with cancer
Wells, to marry him. Lisa said yes. A week later, Morgan
c that raised money for captains
bought a scratch-off lottery ticket at his local newsstand.
Adapted from c e le b rity n e tw o rth .c o m by Bill's story that they sent a crew to do a human interest Do the tasks with a partner. Check ( / ) the box if you can
Bill scratched the ticket off and realized he had just won
a brand new car! A local TV news station was so amazed
C A N Y O U SA Y T H IS IN EN G LISH ?
story on Bill and his lucky streak. The news crew thought it
would be fun to re-create Bill's buying and scratching off the
do them.
ticket right on camera. No one could have predicted what
Can you...?
happened next. The ticket Bill bought for the re-enactment
describe your diet and the typical diet in your
1
ended up being a $250,000 winner! And the best part is, it all
country, and say how it is changing
happened on live TV (almost causing another heart attack).
2 □ agree or disagree with the following statement, and
say why: Ourfavorite food is usually something we
b Read the article again. Mark the sentences T (true),
liked when we were children.
F (false), or D S (doesn't say).
3 □ describe members of your family, saying what they
1 Bill had a dream about winning the lottery.
look like and what they are like
2 Bill's heart condition was caused by the accident.
4 __] describe some of your plans and predictions for the
3 Bill was in a coma for 14 days.
future (e.g., your education, your family life)
4 Bill's new job was in an office.
5 □ ask and answer the following questions:
5 The news crew bought Bill’s lottery ticket for the
• Have you ever won any money? How much did you
re-enactment.
win? What did you do with it?
6 Winning $250,000 did not cause Bill to have another
• How long have you been learning English?
heart attack.
Where did you first start learning?
c Choose five new words or phrases from the article.
Check their meaning and pronunciation, and try to Short movies Goodwill Industries
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learn them.
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