4 READING
a Read the story
The fisherman
and the banker
Anker was on vacation abroad, He was walking on beautiful
beach near a small on. He sw herman in hs boat with a
fe fh nit
“Great fo” he si, “How longi it take yout catch the
Noe very long.” answered the fisherman.
Why didn you stayin dhe ocean longer to catch some more”
asked te banker,
"There are jot enough fh here of my fami” answer
thefsherman,
“Then the hanker asked, “Bur what do you do the es f the time
cp ae, fish play with mp Kids and an. Inch
ring oto sce my ners inch tvn. We play pta.
base than youthink. Lilo bere sts.
"The banker interrupted him have an MBA fom Harvard
University, and an help you Yue nor hing as much as
ou an. If you star hingfor longer periods time, youl get
“ough money from eli he Fo buy a Digger oat Then wich
he man youl o rom etching and selling more fah, you cul
buy a second boat, and then third one, and soon. Then instead
‘of ein your fh to tore, you cold sll them cl to a ah
factory, or even open your own factory. Then youl be able vo eave
your ile confor the cis and Fals move vo New York Cy,
‘where you could run che company
"Ho long wil ha take” asked the fisherman
About 13020 yeas” answered te banker.
nd then?”
Then gets more interesting aid he banker, smiling and
king more quid "When the momene comes, you can put your
‘company onthe stock market, and you will make milion
lig? Bat then what?"
“Then you can ei, Ine nasal ta by he ocean, oro the
beach, sleep ate, play wich your kl...
Mark the sentences T (tru) or (ale)
“The fsherman needed to catch more ich. E
“The banker thought he was very busy
“The banker wanted him ro work arder,
Herald the sherman to buy more boats
‘The banker said that he could’ live
in New York City
6 Thebanker promised the sherman,
alotof money.
LISTENING
SED Lisen vo five speakers talk about
how theieliveshave changed. Who..2
1 hasjust started working fom home
2 has had abby
3 has losthis herjob
4 has moved toa different country 1
5 has retired
Listen again, Which two people are
happiest about the changes?
Who isthe leasthappy?
USEFUL WORDS AND PHRASES
Learn these words and phrases.
abbreviations abriviejn
characters eraktorz
nowadays Fnausdez
story soi
irritable “tsb
pu pipa), “i
stressed sts
stressful srs
tips ips