Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Fortune Teller


Look at the picture of this woman. She doesn't live in Australia and she doesn't speak English. She lives in Egypt and she speaks Arabic. Her name is Om Mona. "Om" means "the mother of" in Arabic. She is very famous in her city. She has many cards in front of her. She does not play cards. She reads them. She can tell you what will happen in the future.
Some people believe what she says and they give her money. A young man can go to her and ask her what his future wife looks like. A young girl goes to her and asks her what university she will go to?
A businessman can go to her and ask if he will make money if he starts a new business.
She also tells people things they want to know about a dream they've had.
Om Mona looks at the cards in front of her and tells the people things they don't know.
Some people get surprised when they see her for the first time. She tells them their names before they start speaking to her.
Om Mona says she never tells lies. Every thing she says is true. She does not ask people to pay a lot of money. She lets them pay what they think is a fair price for her service.
Om Mona has many customers. Some of them are film stars, policemen, students and doctors.
There are some people who don't believe that Om Mona can really tell the future. They say that no one can tell the future. She plays tricks on people to get a lot of money.
Om Mona has a lot of money. Look at all the gold she is wearing. She has a lot of money in the bank and she didn't study for many years at school. In fact she left school after finishing year six.
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Look at the picture of this woman. She doesn't live in Australia and she doesn't speak English. She lives in Egypt and she speaks Arabic. Her name is Om Mona. "Om" means "the mother of" in ............ . She is very famous in her city. She has many cards in front of her. She does not play cards. She reads them. She can tell you what will happen in the future. Some people believe what she ............. and they give her money. A young man can go to her and ask her what his future ............... looks like. A young girl goes to her and asks her what university she will go to? A businessman can go to her and ask if he will make money if he starts a new business. She also tells people things they want to know .............. a dream they've had. Om Mona looks at the cards in front of her and tells the people things they don't know. Some people get surprised when they see her for the first time. She tells them their names before they start speaking to her. Om Mona says she never ............ lies. Every thing she says is true. She does not ask people to pay a lot of money. She lets them pay what they think is a fair price for her service. Om Mona has many ................ . Some of them are film stars, policemen, students and doctors. There are some people who don't believe that Om Mona ............ really tell the future. They say that no one can tell the future. She plays tricks on people to get a lot of money. Om Mona has a lot of money. Look at all the gold she is wearing. She has a lot of ............ in the bank and she didn't study for many years at school. In fact she left school after finishing year six.
Can you find some mistakes?
Look at the picture of this man. She doesn't live in Australia and she doesn't speak English. She lives in Japan and she speaks Arabic. Her name is Om Mona. "Om" means "the mother of" in Arabic. She is very famous in her city. She has many cards in front of her. She does not play tennis. She reads them. She can tell you what will happen in the past. Some people believe what she says and they give her money. A young man can go to her and ask her what his future wife looks like. A young girl goes to her and asks her what university she will go to? A teacher can go to her and ask if he will make money if he starts a new business. She also tells people things they want to know about a dream they've had. Om Mona looks at the cards in front of her and tells the people things they don't know. Some people get surprised when they see her for the first time. She tells them their names before they start speaking to her. Om Mona says she never tells lies. Every thing she says is true. She does not ask people to pay a lot of chocolate. She lets them pay what they think is a fair price for her service. Om Mona has many customers. Some of them are film stars, policemen, students and doctors. There are some people who don't say that Om Mona can really tell the future. They say that no one can tell the future. She plays tricks on people to get a lot of money. Om Mona has a lot of money. Look at all the silvershe is wearing. She has a lot of money in the bank and she didn't study for many years at school. In fact she left school after finishing year six.
Read this conversation:
A: Hello. What is your name?
O: Hello. My real name is Fatemah but people call me Om Mona.
A: Why do they call you "Om Mona"?
O: Because I have a daughter. Her name is Mona. "Om" means "the mother of" in Arabic. It is used a lot in Egypt.
A: Where city do you come from?
O: I come from Cairo. It is the capital of Egypt.
A: What language do you speak?
O: I speak Arabic.
A: Do you speak English?
O: No, I don't speak English. I speak Arabic only.
A: What is your job?
O: I am a fortune teller. I tell people what will happen in the future.
A: Do you have many customers?
O: Yes, I do. I have customers who are doctors, film stars and university students.
A: Do you charge them money for your services?
O: Yes, I ask them to pay me money. I don't tell them how much they should pay. Sometimes they give me a few dollars. Sometimes they give me a lot of money. I only ask them to pay a fair price for my service.
A: Do you like gold?
O: Yes, I do. I wear a lot of bracelets. I like gold very much.
A: Do you tell lies sometimes to your customers?
O: No, I don't tell lies to my customers. What I tell them always happens in the future.
A: Do some businessmen come to you?
O: Yes, a few businessmen come to me and ask me questions before spending a lot of money. I tell them if it will be OK to spend all the money or not.
A: And do they listen to you?
O: Of course they do. They listen to what I say.
A: Did you study at university?
O: No, I didn't study at university. I left school after finishing year six. I didn't have much education when I was young but I can read and write very well. I read the newspaper every day.
A: Thanks for your time, Om Mona, and nice talking to you.
O: Nice talking to you too. Goodbye.
A: Bye.
Fill in the missing letters:
Look at the picture of this w_man. She doesn't li_e in Australia and she doesn't speak English. She lives in Egypt and she speaks Arabic. Her n_me is Om Mona. "Om" means "the mother of" in Arabic. She is very famous in her city. She has many cards in front of her. She does not p_ay cards. She reads them. She can tell you what will happen in the future. Some people beli_ve what she says and they give her money. A young man can go to her and ask her w_at his future wife looks like. A young girl goes to her and asks her what unive_sity she will go to? A busines_man can go to her and ask if he will make mo_ey if he starts a new busi_ess. She also tells people things they want to know about a dream they've had. Om Mona looks at the cards in front of her and te_ls the people things they don't know. Some people get su_prised when they see her for the first time. She tells them their names before they start speak_ng to her. Om Mona s_ys she never tells lies. Every thing she says is t_ue. She does not ask p_ople to pay a lot of money. She lets them pay what they think is a fair pr_ce for her service. Om M_na has many customers. Some of them are film stars, polic_men, students and doctors. There are some people who don't believe that Om M_na can really tell the fu_ure. They say that no one can tell the future. She plays tricks on p_ople to get a lot of money. Om Mona has a lot of money. Look at all the gold she is we_ring. She has a lot of m_ney in the bank and she didn't study for many years at s_hool. In fact she left school after finishing ye_r six.