Unit 9: All Kinds of People

A. Look at the photos. Complete the sentences. Use the words and expressions in the box.

I visited my brother in New York City two weeks ago. We were walking downtown on a rainy day when I took this photo.

Even in the rain, some people prefer to take a (1) pedal cab because it’s more environmentally-friendly and less expensive than a (2) taxi.

I was shopping at Manhattan mall when I saw a man (3) steal a shirt.

I wasn’t the only one who saw him do this. The security guard in the store saw him, too.

Fortunately for the store, the man who tried to take the shirt without paying isn’t a good (4) thief.

My brother loves life in New York City. But my brother has changed since he moved there. He talks faster. He walks faster. He’s always (5) in a hurry.

When I was visiting him, a (6) tourist stopped us and said he was lost.

My brother looked at his watch and then looked at the man. Then he said, ''I don’t have time to (7) give directions to you. Sorry.''

Can you tell which of these watches is real? My brother can’t. He was really late for a meeting the other day. At first, he didn’t understand why.

He looked at his watch and he actually should have been 15 minutes early, not a half hour late. Then he realized what was wrong.

His watch wasn’t working. He was mad, but not because he was late for the meeting. He was mad because his broken watch that cost $300 was really a (8) fake.

I told him to buy his next watch in a store and not from a man on a street corner.

B. Complete the definitions. Use the words in the box from A.

1. Someone who is late for school is going to be in a hurry.

2. A watch that looks like a well-known brand but costs a lot less is probably a fake.

3. A person who steals things from others is a thief.

4. A person who is visiting a place on vacation is a tourist.

C. Circle the correct relative pronoun.

1. Ali works in an office (who / which) is noisy and busy.

2. So yesterday he went to a park (who / that) is near his office to have lunch.

3. He sat down on a bench next to a man (who / which) was reading a book.

4. A minute later, the man picked up a cell phone (who / that) was on the bench next to him and began making calls.

5. Two men (which / who) were sitting under a tree were having a quiet conversation.

6. Then some children (who / which) were playing near the men started to fight and shout.

7. Ali left the park thinking, ''There is no place (who / that) is quiet and peaceful.''

8. So he went back to his office (who / that) is not so different from the rest of the world.

D. Imad’s cousin from America is coming to visit Imad and his family. Combine each pair of sentences by putting the second sentence after the correct noun in the first sentence. Replace the underlined word(s) in the second sentence with who, which, or that.

1. My parents want me to be nice to Ahmed. He is my age.

My parents want me to be nice to Ahmad who is my age.

2. They want me to take Ahmed to the football game. The football game is tomorrow night.

They want me to take Ahmad to the football game which is tomorrow night.

3. I don’t want to take my cousin. He might not be a football fan.

I don't want to take my cousin who might not be a football fan.

4. This morning I heard voices. The voices were coming from the living room.

This morning I heard voices that were coming from the living room.

5. When I walked into the room, I saw Ahmed. He was wearing a football jersey.

When I walked into the room, I saw Ahmad who was wearing a football jersey.

6. I think that Ahmed is going to be fun to hang out with. Ahmed loves football.

I think Ahmad who loves football is going to be fun to hang out with.

E. Write two new sentences for each group of sentences. Use who in one sentence and which or that in the other sentence.

1. Vincent works as a security guard at a bank. Vincent is a very serious person. The bank has never been robbed.

Vincent, who is a very serious person, works as a security guard at a bank.

Vincent works as a security guard at a bank that has never been robbed.

2. My brother designed a new eco-friendly home. My brother is an architect. The home uses solar and wind power.

My brother, who is an architect, designed a new eco-friendly home.

My brother designed a new eco-friendly home which uses solar and wind power.

3. Omar passed the test. Omar always studies and is very smart. The test was about relative pronouns.

Omar, who always studies and is very smart, passed the test.

Omar passed the test that was about relative pronouns.

F. Complete the sentences with the words in parentheses. Use the past progressive and the simple past.

1. The tourists were eating (eat) their lunch when a thief stole (steal) their camera.

2. The thief was running (run) when he dropped (drop) the camera.

3. The camera was sitting (sit) on the ground when a boy picked it up (pick it up).

4. The boy was playing (play) with the camera when the tourists suddenly noticed (notice) him. They got their camera back!

5. The boy was eating (eat) an ice cream cone that the tourists bought for him when they took (take) a picture of him.

G. On Thursday morning, Martin decided that he wanted to invite some friends over that night. He had to do many things at the same time. Write sentences about what he did. Use the pictures and his list.

1. He was making sandwiches while he made a cake.

2. He was talking on the phone while he cleaned the house.

3. He was thinking of what he needed to buy while he stopped at the grocery store.

4. He was changing the lightbulb while he watched TV.

H Complete the sentences. Use when or while.

1. My brother was watching TV while he was eating dinner.

2. Ahmed was walking in the park when he saw Hameed.

3. Maha and Badria were studying for the math test when the phone rang.

4. Mom was cutting some vegetables for dinner when she cut her finger.

5. Dad was drinking coffee while he was reading the newspaper.

6. They were surfing when it started to rain.

I READING

Answer the questions.

1. What job does Saeed have now?

He has an important job with a computer company.

2. What does Saeed want to be? Why?

He wants to be a teacher, because he wants to help kids.

3. Why don’t Khalid’s parents want him to travel for a year?

They think it will distract him and delay his studies.

4. Should Khalid go to university or travel for a year? Why?

He should go to university, because he shouldn't delay his studies.

J Answer the questions. Use your own information.

What Kind of Person Are You?

What do I like to do? (School subjects, activities outside school, etc.)

1. surf the Internet

2. write

3. talk to people

What things are important to me? (Environment, traveling, health, entertainment, etc.)

1. information

2. health

3. success

What kind of person am I? (Talkative, energetic, clever, etc.)

1. curious

2. Hardworking

3. talkative

What is a job that would be good for me?

reporter.

K WRITING

Now write a paragraph. Write about one of the jobs that would be good for you. Explain why this is a job that would be good for you.

A job as a reporter would be good for me. Reporters have to write. In fact, reporters who are good and successful love to write.

A reporter is also someone who likes to do research, particularly on the Internet. And a reporter who likes to talk to people and who is curious is usually the best kind of reporter.

All of these things are things that I like to do and that I am good at.