Lesson:EasyReading/70

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Vocabulary

DT   cash

DT   casino

DT   chip

DT   coin

DT   dealer

DT   flip

DT   push

DT   roulette

DT   silver

DT   slot

DT   spin

DT   tip

DT   wheel

Conversation

1. What day was it?
2. Where did he live?
3. How did he get to the casino?
4. Where did he go in the casino?
5. How much was the chip he bought worth?
6. How did he decide how to play the roulette?
7. What was the result of the coin toss?
8. What color did he choose to place the $100 chip on?
9. What did the dealer do then?
10. Where did the ball end up?
11. Did he win or lose?
12. How much did the dealer give him?
13. How much was the tip he gave to the dealer?
14. What did he do with both his chips?
15. How did he feel?

True or False

 

True	False
		It was New Year's Eve.
		He drove to Las Vegas.
		He walked to the casino.
		He bought one chip for $10.
		He flipped a coin to decide how to play.
		The result of the coin toss was not tails.
		He didn't catch the coin.
		He put the $100 chip on red.
		The dealer spun the roulette wheel.
		The wheel went round and round.
		After placing the $100 chip he pushed the silver ball.
		The ball went round and round.
		The ball dropped into a red slot.
		He almost won!
		The dealer gave him a $10 tip.
		He cashed in both his chips.
		He went to the hotel feeling good.
		It was going to be a good month.

Open-ended Questions

1. Have you ever been to a casino?
2. Do you like to gamble?
3. What do you think about games that involve luck?
4. Do you sometimes place bets?
5. What are the bad sides of a gambling addiction?