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    Get Ready!: Before You Read The Passage, Talk About These Questions

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    Living Portals creates custom window designs, including shapes beyond standard squares and rectangles. They can tilt windows into diamonds or curve them into arches. Custom polygons like triangles can be made with at least a week's notice. Circles and ovals have curved, smooth sides that are easier to clean than corners. Custom shapes may take longer to create than standard designs.

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    Get Ready!: Before You Read The Passage, Talk About These Questions

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    Living Portals creates custom window designs, including shapes beyond standard squares and rectangles. They can tilt windows into diamonds or curve them into arches. Custom polygons like triangles can be made with at least a week's notice. Circles and ovals have curved, smooth sides that are easier to clean than corners. Custom shapes may take longer to create than standard designs.

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    Living Portals creates custom window designs, including shapes beyond standard squares and rectangles. They can tilt windows into diamonds or curve them into arches. Custom polygons like triangles can be made with at least a week's notice. Circles and ovals have curved, smooth sides that are easier to clean than corners. Custom shapes may take longer to create than standard designs.

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    Get Ready!: Before You Read The Passage, Talk About These Questions

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    Living Portals creates custom window designs, including shapes beyond standard squares and rectangles. They can tilt windows into diamonds or curve them into arches. Custom polygons like triangles can be made with at least a week's notice. Circles and ovals have curved, smooth sides that are easier to clean than corners. Custom shapes may take longer to create than standard designs.

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    Shapes 1

    Get ready!
    0 Before you read the passage, talk about
    these questions.
    1 What are some different shapes with curved
    edges?
    2 What architectural shapes are most commonly
    found in your country?

    Every house needs windows, so why not get creative? Reading


    Make your windows special with custom designs from
    Living Portals! f) Read the webpage. Then, mark the
    following statements as true (T) or false (F).
    Most window designs are shaped like squares or
    rectangles. Do you prefer something more interesting? 1 _ Custom shapes like polygons take longer to
    We'll tilt it to the side to make a diamond, or we'll curve create than other windows.
    it into an elegant arch . Do you want something really 2 _ Circles are more expensive than other
    bold? Let us know at least a week in advance and we window shapes.
    can create a custom polygon - like a triangle - to fit
    3 _ Triangle-shaped windows are easier to clean
    your design needs.
    than circle-shaped windows.
    And who says that windows must have straight sides?
    Check out our selection of circles and ovals. These
    smooth, round designs are beautiful and practical. You 'll
    Vocabulary
    have no more difficult corners to clean and the prices $ Read the sentences and choose the correct
    are the same as for our square windows! words.
    1 The window will have four sides that make a
    circle I square.
    2 If a shape has only three sides, it is a diamond I
    triangle.
    3 The architect built a(n) arch I side over the
    doorway.

    corner
    I
    I
    I
    I
    I

    C)

    10
    0 Place the words from the word bank under the correct Speaking
    headings.
    0 With a partner, act out the
    roles below based on Task 7.
    BANK
    Then, switch roles.
    side oval corner polygon
    diamond rectangle circle
    Are you interested in ...
    Parts of Shapes with Shapes with I don't want ...
    a shape curved edges straight edges What do you think of ...

    Student A: You are a salesperson.


    Talk to Student B about:
    • windows for his or her house
    • which shapes he or she likes
    0 " Listen and read the webpage again. How long does
    • which shapes he or she does
    it take to make a custom window?
    not like

    Listening
    Student B: You are a customer.
    0 " Listen to a conversation between a salesperson and Talk to Student A about windows
    a customer. Choose the correct answers. for your house.
    1 What is the conversation mainly about?
    A a problem with the woman 's new windows
    Writing
    B the cost of installing custom windows
    C the man 's experience in window design
    0 Use the conversation from
    Task 8 to complete the work
    D which windows the woman likes best order.
    2 What shape will most of the kitchen windows be?
    A rectangles C arches
    B circles D ovals

    0 " Listen again and complete the conversation.


    Salesperson: Good to see you again, Ms. Lewis. How did
    you like the 1 ? Customer: _ _ _ _ _ _ __
    Customer: Your company makes such unusual windows.
    Salesperson: Yes, we do. Are you interested in any 2 _ _ _ Part of house: _ _ _ _ _ __
    ___ ?
    Customer: My house already has too many corners. I don't
    want any more 3 _ __ Describe shapes and locations of
    Salesperson: Sure. What 4 of circles? windows:
    Customer: That's pretty bold for the whole kitchen . Maybe just
    some5 _ _ _ _ __
    Salesperson: We can certainly do that. Do you want the same
    design for all the kitchen windows?
    Customer: Mostly. But 6 might look nice over
    the sink.

    11

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