英语词汇练习ww3k_Book3_Lesson-7p.pdf

WORDLY WISE 3OOO ONLINELevel 3 Passage1 Lesson 7 SSI May be copied for single-classroom use only.Abracadabra!Have you ever watched someone doing magic tricks?Have you wished that you could do some too?Would you like to discover how they are done?The secret is simple and can be told in just three words:Practice.Practice.Practice.Before you try the magic tricks that follow,here is some advice.Never miss a chance to make those watching you laugh.When people are laughing,they are less likely to follow what your hands are doing.Now here are three tricks that anyone can dowith a little practice,of course.First,lets learn how to make a coin disappear by magic.You need two sheets of white paper and a transparent drinking glass.Youll also need a handkerchief and a coin.Take one of the sheets of paper and place the glass,upside down,over it.Draw a circle around the rim.Cut around the line you have drawn.Then glue the paper circle to the rim of the glass.Now you are ready.Place the coin on the other sheet of white paper with the glass next to it.No one sees the paper circle you have glued to the rim.All they see is an empty glass resting on the piece of paper.Keep talking as you do each step.Thats so no one thinks to ask to see the glass.Take the handkerchief and place it over the glass.Cover the glass completely.Pick up the glass and place it over the coin.Say a magic word.Then remove the handkerchief.The coin has vanished.Only you know that it is hidden under the paper glued to the glass.Now here is a card trick sure to mystify those who watch you do it.Take a deck of cards and remove the four jacks.Fan them out and hold them up.Everyone sees you holding up four jacks.Actually,you are holding up eight cards,not four.You have hidden four additional cards behind the jack that is closest to you as you hold them up.They can be any cards.Keeping the four extra cards hidden is what takes practice.Now bring the eight cards together.Place them face Wordly Wise 3000Online Level 3 Passage Lesson 72 SSI May be copied for single-classroom use only.down on top of the deck.Without letting anyone see their faces,pick up the top four cards.Place these cards anywhere in the middle of the deck.Say some magic words.Then,one by one,lift the top four cards.Each one is a jack that in some strange way has made its way from the middle of the deck to thetop.The third and last trick takes practice and a good memory.Begin by asking someone on your left to crumple up a dollar bill and throw it to you.Catch the bill.Then,without looking at it,throw what seems to be this bill to a person on your right.You ask them to unfold it.Have them check as you call out the number printed on the dollar bill.When you do this correctly,people are amazed.Yet the trick is quite simple.You have your own dollar bill,and you have memorized the number printed on it.Before you begin the trick,you keep this crushed dollar bill hidden in your hand.You catch the dollar bill thrown to you.But it is your own dollar bill,which was hidden in your hand,that you throw for someone to catch.Be sure to practice the catching and throwing of the dollar bill before you try it in front of other people.You end your trick by saying to the person who threw you the dollar bill,“Thank you for helping me.”Then you pause and add one more thing.“The gentleman(or lady)over there owes you a dollar.”This usually gets a laugh.Take some time to practice these and other magic tricks.You will be amazing your friends and family with your own magic act in no time.Good luck and remember:Abracadabra!Answer each of the following questions in the form of a sentence.If a question does not contain a vocabulary word from the lessons word list,use one in your answer.Use each word only once.Why should you pause after saying“Thank you for helping me”?_ _1.actadditionaladvicecrumplefanmemorizemystifypausetransparentvanishWordly Wise 3000Online Level 3 Passage Lesson 73 SSI May be copied for single-classroom use only.What do you have to be especially careful about when doing the card trick?_ _Name two helpful suggestions about doing magic tricks that you learned from the story._ _Why must the glass with the paper glued to it be transparent?_ _Can a magician make any object vanish with the glass trick?Explain your answer._ _Why do you want to keep the people from asking questions as they watch you?_ _Why do you think magicians are not likely to tell their fans how they do their magic tricks?_ _What is one skill you must have to do the trick with the dollar bill?_ _2.3.4.5.6.7.8.actadditionaladvicecrumplefanmemorizemystifypausetransparentvanishWordly Wise 3000Online Level 3 Passage Lesson 74 SSI May be copied for single-classroom use only.What do you think would be the hardest thing to do in the crumpled dollar bill trick?_ _In your opinion,what is the best thing about watching a magic act?_ _Advice is a noun.It is something that is given,such as help or suggestions.The verb form is advise.To advise is to offer help or suggestions.9.10.