9D SKILLS

Double your money!

Decide if the sentences are correct. Then decide how much money to bid on each sentence: $25, $50, $75, or $100.

1 The old firehouse is going to be transformed into a 9 There are too many announcements and not enough
cultural center for young people. information screens in this train station. It makes it
difficult for the hard-of-hearing.

2 The city’s new logo was designed by 16-year-old Joe

Parker, even though he’s still in the school. 10 I don’t like the design of this menu. It’s very stylish,
but they should have chosen a plainer font.

3 A brand-new residence for the elderly is being built

on the site of the old blanket factory.
11 The steps at the entrance to the library have finally
been replaced with a ramp.

4 The manager of Charlie’s Chicken has apologized

after a customer in the wheelchair was asked to
leave because he was “blocking” the fire escape. 12 The Warsaw’s skyline has completely changed in
the last ten years, with its new skyscrapers and
other modern buildings.

5 The canal used to be dirty and unsafe, but they’ve

cleaned it up, and it’s a beautiful place to walk now.

6 Signs with tourist information in different languages

have been put up all over the downtown.

7 There’s an organic food market on the Bridge Street

once a week. You can get locally-grown vegetables,
free-range eggs, and fantastic homemade cakes.

8 I’ve traveled all over the world, and U.S. is definitely

one of the easier places to travel if you’re disabled.

Personal Best Write some correct and incorrect sentences about your own town or city. Exchange with your partner and identify the
incorrect ones.

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