File: MegaGoal Book 2 Unit 2: Wishful Thinking

Vocabulary

Question type: Fill in the blank

Complete each sentence with a word or phrase from the box.

keep in touch	prize	close encounter	
desert island	year round	have a ball	

1. I wish we would win the first _____________ so we would have a lot of money.

[Answer: prize
Learning Objective: Vocabulary]

2. I would bring lots of books to a _____________.

[Answer: desert island
Learning Objective: Vocabulary]

3. I would not want to have a _____________ with an extraterrestrial.

[Answer: close encounter
Learning Objective: Vocabulary]

4. If we could take a trip around the world together, we would _____________.

[Answer: have a ball
Learning Objective: Vocabulary]

5. I hope we can _____________ while you’re studying abroad.

[Answer: keep in touch
Learning Objective: Vocabulary]

6. I wouldn’t want to live in a cold country _____________.

[Answer: year round
Learning Objective: Vocabulary]

Grammar

Question type: Matching Questions

 Match the following sentence parts.

7.  If I won the big prize___				A. I wouldn’t have to take the bus. 
8.  If I had a car ___					B. I might visit France.
9.  If I saw a falling star ___				C. I’d be an astronaut.
10. If I could go anywhere in the world ___		D. I’d make a wish.
11. If I could be anything I wanted ___		E.I would give a lot of money to charity.

[Answers:
7. If I won the big prize, I would give a lot of money to charity. E
8. If I had a car, I wouldn’t have to take the bus. A
9. If I saw a falling star, I’d make a wish. D
10. If I could go anywhere in the world, I might visit France. B
11. If I could be anything I wanted, I’d be an astronaut. C

Learning Objective: Grammar]

Question type: Fill in the blank/short answer

Read the questions and fill in each blank.  

12. Sam: I want to buy a car.
Sam wishes _____________.

[Answer: he could buy a car
Learning Objective: Grammar]

13. Jeff: I want to sleep late tomorrow.
Jeff wishes _____________.

[Answer: he could sleep late tomorrow
Learning Objective: Grammar]

14. Ben: I want to have a big house.
Ben wishes _____________.

[Answer: he had a big house
Learning Objective: Grammar]

Reading

Question type: True/False

Read the text and answer the questions. Write T or F at the end of each question/statement. 

The Make-A-Wish Foundation

One of the world’s most well-known charities is the Make-A-Wish Foundation. This charity grants wishes to children who are very sick. The Make-A-Wish Foundation granted its first wish in 1980 to a seven-year-old boy named Christopher, who was sick with cancer. Christopher wanted to be a police officer. The charity made Christopher’s wish come true. He was given a uniform and badge and a helicopter ride. This made the young boy very happy. Since then, the Make-A-Wish Foundation has granted over 240,000 wishes to children all over the world. Some children wish to meet famous people, to go to exciting places, and to learn new things. The following are some examples of wishes that children have made.
“I wish to be James Bond.”
“I wish to learn to take care of a horse.”
“I wish to swim with a dolphin.”
“I wish to go to the mountains.
The Make-A-Wish Foundation tries hard to make all of the wishes come true.

15. The Make-A-Wish Foundation grants wishes to people of all ages. ____

[Answer: False
Learning Objective: Reading Comprehension: main idea]

16. The Make-A-Wish Foundation is only in the United States. ____

[Answer: False
Learning Objective: Reading Comprehension: supporting detail]

17. The first wish was a boy who wished to be a police officer. ____

[Answer: True
Learning Objective: Reading Comprehension: supporting detail]

18. The Make-A-Wish Foundation has granted wishes for over 30 years. ____

[Answer: True
Learning Objective: Reading Comprehension: inference]

19. Some children wish to take trips. ____

[Answer: True
Learning Objective: Reading Comprehension: inference]

Listening

Question type: Multiple Choice

Listen to the text and answer the questions. Choose the best answer to each question. 

[AUDIO: MONEY: A Blessing or a Problem?, 
CD1, Track 18; the first three paragraphs:

There’s a great deal of truth in the saying “A fool and his money are soon parted.” For some people, winning millions is the answer to their problems, but the reality is more like a nightmare for others. The money can strain relationships with family, friends, and neighbors, and can even eventually end in bankruptcy. It’s often very hard for a winner to handle the pressure and all those millions.

Most prize winners are not used to having money and making financial decisions. They are vulnerable and become easy prey to people who want to take advantage of them. Winners may lose large sums on investments they know nothing about, or they might go in with a partner who may not know how to run a business.

William “Bud” Post won $16.2 million. “I wish it never happened. It was totally a nightmare,” says Post. He tried to help his family, but things didn’t work out. A brother was arrested for trying to kill him, hoping to inherit part of the money. Post went into a car business and a restaurant with his children, but the two ventures were failures. He eventually went broke, and now he lives on $450 a month and food stamps.]

20. Winning millions is the answer to _____________
A. everyone’s problems
B. some people’s problems
C. family relations
D. friends and neighbors

[Answer: B
Learning Objective: Listening Comprehension: inference]

21. Most prize winners _____________.
A. make correct financial decisions
B. know how to handle people
C. need help to invest their money wisely
D. know how to run a business 

[Answer: B
Learning Objective: Listening Comprehension: main idea]

22. One of Post’s brothers tried to ____________
A. steal and invest the money.
B. kill him to inherit the money.
C. kill him and inherit his business.
D. hill himself and get the money.

[Answer: B
Learning Objective: Listening Comprehension: supporting detail]

23. Post started a car business and a restaurant  _____________ 
A. on his own
B. with two partners
C. with his brothers
D. with his children

[Answer: D
Learning Objective: Listening Comprehension: supporting detail]

24. Post went ____________
A. to work
B. broke
C. insane
D. by car

[Answer: B
Learning Objective: Listening Comprehension: supporting detail]

Form, Meaning and Function

Question type: Multiple Choice

Choose the best answer to fill in the blank in each question.

25.  __________much to do in the town where you live?
A. Is there
B. There is
C. Are there
D. There are

[Answer: A
Learning Objective: FMF]

26. No not really. There are some sport centers but __________ nowhere to ride my bike.
A. there isn’t
B. there aren’t
C. there is
D. there are

[Answer: A
Learning Objective: FMF]