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Reading A Choose the correct answers.
Comprehension
Check Your Understanding 1 What is true about the writer?
a She studied dance in college.
b She is a hip hop dancer.
c She saw a dance performance.
2 How does the writer describe the dancers' movements?
a difficult b easy c boring
3 What does the writer say about the dancers?
a They could bend their bodies very easily.
b They made many mistakes when dancing.
c They were mostly women.
4 Which of these statements is true?
a The writer has seen many Pilobolus' shows.
b The Pilobolus group performs many different dances.
c The writer's sister thought the dancers looked like sculptures.

B In the passage, the writer uses the adjectives in blue to describe the
Pilobolus dancers and their show. Write some words that can go with
each adjective. Discuss your ideas with a partner.
Example: creative painter
1 amazing
2 strong ·
3 graceful
4 flexible
5 original
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Critical Thinking C 1 Which do you think is more fun: watching something new and exciting or

creating something new and exciting? Why?
2 Do you think being a modern dancer would be fun? Why?

Vocabulary A For each group of words,@the word that does not belong.
Comprehension The words in blue are from the passage.

Odd Word Out 1 first reused original
2 live on video on CD
3 discussion performance conversation
4 create make break
5 window floor stage
6 stiff flexible bendable
7 graceful clumsy smooth
8 drop lift fall

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