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Unit 4 It means a lot to me

Vocabulary Task

Answers/script

1. b Henna tattoos – For fun

2. d Leather ring – Grandmother gave it to me

3. a Rakari bracelet – To protect me

4. f Silk scarf – Makes me look good

5. g Digital watch – Reminds me of appointments.

6. c Crystal necklace – Friends said it has special powers

7. e Silver pin – Has a lot of sentimental value

Listening Task

1 First Listening

Answers

1. a rakari – a cloth bracelet

2. a crystal necklace

3. a diamond ring

4. a gold earring

2 Second Listening

Answers

1. a. to protect him

2. b. she likes the way it looks

3. a. it has sentimental value

4. b. it makes him look good

Script

1. Mark: Hey, Steve, whatcha got on your wrist there?

Steve: Oh, it‘s something my sister gave me.

Mark: Uh, a bracelet?

Steve: Sort of. It‘s a ―rakari,‖ a special piece of cloth Indian women give their brothers every August.

Mark: What‘s it for?

Steve: To protect me.

Mark: Cool. I guess you‘re safe for another year.

2. Andrea: Oh, Shelly, what‘s that on your necklace?

Shelly: It‘s a quartz crystal.

Andrea: Oh, do you believe in crystals?

Shelly: Not really, but my boyfriend does, and he gave me this.

Andrea: What‘s it supposed to do?

Shelly: He said it‘s supposed to make our love last forever. And I like the way it looks.

3. Claire: That‘s an interesting ring, Bridget. Where‘d you get it?

Bridget: Oh, I got this with money from my grandmother

Claire: Yeah? Is it a real diamond?

Bridget: Mm-hmm. It‘s small, but it has a lot of sentimental value.

Claire: Cause it reminds you of your grandma?

Bridget: Of course.

4. Lisa: Oh, Scott. Is that an earring?

Scott: It‘s a gold earring. I got it in Thailand.

Lisa: Is it something special?

Scott: No, I just think it makes me look good!