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© Cambridge University Press 2009 Photocopiable Form A • Extra Reading Connect 1 Unit 4 1. Reading A Read the article quickly. What’s weird about Coober Pedy? B Read the article slowly. Check your answer in Part A. 1 My name is Crocodile Harry. I live in Coober Pedy, Australia. Coober Pedy is in the desert, and it’s very hot. It’s a pretty weird town – some places are underground. My house is underground. It’s not hot there. My house is in a movie – Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome. It’s a great movie. What’s in Coober Pedy? Stores, cafés, restaurants. . . . They’re not expensive places. Have fun in Coober Pedy! Go to Underground Pottery and sit down. Make some pottery for your best friend. Go to the Crystal A COOL TOWN TO VISIT Café and have a sandwich and a soda. Come to my house and look at the desert. The view is beautiful. Coober Pedy is my favorite town – and it’s so cool! What’s your favorite town? Coober Pedy

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© Cambridge University Press 2009 Photocopiable

Form A • Extra Reading

Connect 1 Unit 4

1. ReadingA Readthearticlequickly.What’sweirdaboutCooberPedy?

B Readthearticleslowly.CheckyouranswerinPartA.

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My name is Crocodile Harry. I live in Coober Pedy, Australia. Coober Pedy is in the desert, and it’s very hot. It’s a pretty weird town – some places are underground. My house is underground. It’s not hot there. My house is in a movie – Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome. It’s a great movie. What’s in Coober Pedy? Stores, cafés, restaurants. . . . They’re not expensive places. Have fun in Coober Pedy! Go to Underground Pottery and sit down. Make some pottery for your best friend. Go to the Crystal

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Café and have a sandwich and a soda. Come to my house and look at the desert. The view is beautiful. Coober Pedy is my favorite town – and it’s so cool! What’s your favorite town?

Coober Pedy

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Form A • Extra Reading

Connect 1 Unit 4

C Matchthewordstothecorrectpictures.

1. come (v.)

2. desert (n.)

3. underground (adj.)

4. house (n.)

5. make pottery (v.)

6. live (v.)

D Answerthequestions.

1. Is Coober Pedy in New Zealand?

No, it’s not.2. Is it very cold in Coober Pedy?

3. Is Crocodile Harry’s house in the movie Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome?

4. Are stores and restaurants expensive in Coober Pedy?

5. Is the name of the café in the article Crocodile Harry’s?

6. Is the view of the desert from Crocodile Harry’s house beautiful?

E Whatdoyouthink?WriteI agreeorI disagree(don’tagree).

1. An underground town is interesting.

2. My town is not weird.

3. My town is fun.

4. The restaurants in my town are expensive.

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Form A • Extra Reading

Connect 1 Unit 4

2. WritingA What’syourfavoritetown?Completethechart.

What’s the name of your favorite town?

Where’s your favorite town?

Is it hot there?

What’s your favorite place in the town?

Is your favorite place expensive?

B Writeaboutyourfavoritetown.UsethechartinPartAtohelpyou.

My favorite town is

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