page 56   BOB'S BARGAIN DEPARTMENT STORE
[00:08.99]Bob's Bargain Department Store is the cheapest store in town.
[00:20.24]However,even though it's the cheapest,it isn't the most popular.
[00:28.29]People don't shop there very often because the products are bad.
[00:35.94]In fact,some people say the products there are the worst in town.
[00:44.09]The furniture isn't very comfortable,the clothes aren't very fashionable,
[00:52.24]the appliances aren't very dependable,
[00:57.29]and the record players and tape recorders aren't very good.
[01:03.66]Besides that,the location isn't very convenient,
[01:10.43]and the salespeople aren't very helpful.
[01:15.78]That's why people don't often shop at Bob's Bargain Department Store very often,
[01:24.14]even though it's the cheapest store in town.
[01:36.21]page 56  THE LORD AND LADY DEPARTMENT STORE
[01:42.37]The Lord and Lady Department Store sells very good products.
[01:52.72]In fact,some people say the products there are the best in town.
[02:00.76]They sell the most comfortable furniture,
[02:06.43]the most fashionable clothes,the most dependable appliances,
[02:13.98]and the best record players and tape recorders.
[02:19.94]And besides that,their location is the most convenient,
[02:26.89]and their salespeople are the most helpful in town.
[02:33.13]However,even though the Lord and Lady Department Store is the best store in town,
[02:42.56]people don't often shop there because it's also the most expensive.
[02:55.31]page 57  THE SUPER SAVER DEPARTMENT STORE
[03:04.24]The Super Saver Department Store is the most popular store in town.
[03:14.48]It isn't the cheapest,and it isn't the most expensive.
[03:21.12]It doesn't have the best products,and it doesn't have the worst.
[03:28.48]The furniture isn't the most comfortable you can buy,
[03:34.33]but it's more comfortable than the furniture at many other stores.
[03:41.00]The clothes aren't the most fashionable you can buy,
[03:46.77]but they're more fashionable than the clothes at many other stores.
[03:53.53]The appliances aren't the most dependable you can buy,
[03:59.60]but they're more dependable than the appliances at many other stores.
[04:06.44]The record players and tape recorders aren't the best you can buy,
[04:12.81]but they're better than the record playersand tape recorders at many other stores.
[04:20.18]In addition,the location is convenient and the salespeople are helpful.
[04:28.64]You can see why the Super Saver Department Store is the most popular store in town.
[04:38.70]The prices are reasonable,and the products are good.
[04:44.94]That's why people like to shop there.
[04:55.11]page 59 side by side  Gazette
[05:07.67]Did you know?
[05:14.33]The longest car in the world is 100 feet long.
[05:22.87]It has 26 wheels,a swimming pool,and a waterbed!
[05:31.13]The world's biggest costume party is the Carnival celebration in Brazil.
[05:40.06]Every day during Carnival,
[05:44.92]more than 50,000 people walk through the streets in costumes.
[05:52.50]The largest subway station in the world is Grand Central Terminal in New York City.
[06:02.24]Every day more than half a million pople pass through the station.
[06:09.68]The biggest igloo in the world is the Hotel in Sweden.
[06:18.04]It has rooms for 150 guests.
[06:23.92]Every year workers have to rebuild the hotel because it melts in the spring!
[06:35.89]page 59 build your vocabulary!
[06:50.44]They're uncomfortable.
[06:55.19]They're unfriendly.
[07:03.52]They're unhealthy.
[07:12.07]They're unsafe.
[07:19.12]They're impatient.
[07:26.38]They're impolite.
[07:33.96]They're inexpensive.
[07:41.51]They're dishonest.
[07:53.89]page 60  Around the world  Recreation and Entertainment
[08:07.55]The most popular type of outdoor recreation in France is camping.
[08:14.81]Every night 3 million people in Frence sleep outside.
[08:22.07]Movies are the most popular type of entertainment in India.
[08:29.20]Every day 15 million people in India go to the movies.
[08:36.65]The most popular sport in the world is football.
[08:43.21]This game is called "soccer"in the United States.
[08:49.45]More than 100,000,000 people play football in over 150 countries.
[08:58.51]What are the most popular types of recreation and entertainment
[09:05.07] in different countries you know?
[09:13.43]page 60 Global Exchange
[09:25.37]IvanaG:I'm going on vacation with my family tomorrow.
[09:39.42]We're going to the most popular beach in our country.
[09:45.98]We'll stay there for a week in a small hotel.
[09:52.33]It isn't the best hotel there,
[09:56.69]but it's the friendliest and the closest to the beach.
[10:02.96]We go there every year.It's a lot of fun!
[10:09.91]The water is clear,and the air is fresh.
[10:16.39]My sister and my brother and I swim all day.
[10:22.55]and we go to an amusement park in the evening.
[10:28.19]I think it has the largest roller-coaster in the world!
[10:34.85]So I'll write again when I get back and tell you all about our vacation.
[10:42.43]P.S.Do you have a favorite vacation place?
[10:49.48]Where is it?When do you go there?What do you do?
[11:02.94]page 60  Listening And Now a Word From Our Sponsors!
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