page 56 BOB'S BARGAIN DEPARTMENT STORE
Bob's Bargain Department Store is the cheapest store in town.
However,even though it's the cheapest,it isn't the most popular.
People don't shop there very often because the products are bad.
In fact,some people say the products there are the worst in town.
The furniture isn't very comfortable,the clothes aren't very fashionable,
the appliances aren't very dependable,
and the record players and tape recorders aren't very good.
Besides that,the location isn't very convenient,
and the salespeople aren't very helpful.
That's why people don't often shop at Bob's Bargain Department Store very often,
even though it's the cheapest store in town.
page 56 THE LORD AND LADY DEPARTMENT STORE
The Lord and Lady Department Store sells very good products.
In fact,some people say the products there are the best in town.
They sell the most comfortable furniture,
the most fashionable clothes,the most dependable appliances,
and the best record players and tape recorders.
And besides that,their location is the most convenient,
and their salespeople are the most helpful in town.
However,even though the Lord and Lady Department Store is the best store in town,
people don't often shop there because it's also the most expensive.
page 57 THE SUPER SAVER DEPARTMENT STORE
The Super Saver Department Store is the most popular store in town.
It isn't the cheapest,and it isn't the most expensive.
It doesn't have the best products,and it doesn't have the worst.
The furniture isn't the most comfortable you can buy,
but it's more comfortable than the furniture at many other stores.
The clothes aren't the most fashionable you can buy,
but they're more fashionable than the clothes at many other stores.
The appliances aren't the most dependable you can buy,
but they're more dependable than the appliances at many other stores.
The record players and tape recorders aren't the best you can buy,
but they're better than the record playersand tape recorders at many other stores.
In addition,the location is convenient and the salespeople are helpful.
You can see why the Super Saver Department Store is the most popular store in town.
The prices are reasonable,and the products are good.
That's why people like to shop there.
page 59 side by side Gazette
Did you know?
The longest car in the world is 100 feet long.
It has 26 wheels,a swimming pool,and a waterbed!
The world's biggest costume party is the Carnival celebration in Brazil.
Every day during Carnival,
more than 50,000 people walk through the streets in costumes.
The largest subway station in the world is Grand Central Terminal in New York City.
Every day more than half a million pople pass through the station.
The biggest igloo in the world is the Hotel in Sweden.
It has rooms for 150 guests.
Every year workers have to rebuild the hotel because it melts in the spring!
page 59 build your vocabulary!
They're uncomfortable.
They're unfriendly.
They're unhealthy.
They're unsafe.
They're impatient.
They're impolite.
They're inexpensive.
They're dishonest.
page 60 Around the world Recreation and Entertainment
The most popular type of outdoor recreation in France is camping.
Every night 3 million people in Frence sleep outside.
Movies are the most popular type of entertainment in India.
Every day 15 million people in India go to the movies.
The most popular sport in the world is football.
This game is called "soccer"in the United States.
More than 100,000,000 people play football in over 150 countries.
What are the most popular types of recreation and entertainment
in different countries you know?
page 60 Global Exchange
IvanaG:I'm going on vacation with my family tomorrow.
We're going to the most popular beach in our country.
We'll stay there for a week in a small hotel.
It isn't the best hotel there,
but it's the friendliest and the closest to the beach.
We go there every year.It's a lot of fun!
The water is clear,and the air is fresh.
My sister and my brother and I swim all day.
and we go to an amusement park in the evening.
I think it has the largest roller-coaster in the world!
So I'll write again when I get back and tell you all about our vacation.
P.S.Do you have a favorite vacation place?
Where is it?When do you go there?What do you do?
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