He told reporters: “This diamond business _ in more money than my _ job.”ġ. Ravi, a 13-year-old shoeshine boy, said he has made “_ money” finding and selling the stones. Beggars and street kids have suddenly become _ jewelers. The “_ stones” are selling for up to $30 each. They are _ the gems like there’s no tomorrow. Tourists believe the _ are real and like the “bargain” prices. At night they use _ as they search in the sand.Ī small “diamond” _ has developed alongside the beach. Treasure hunters are at the beach 24 hours a _. Police _ telling people the diamonds are not real and are _ but the crowds keep coming. For many days, there have been _ that thousands of diamonds were _ in the sand on Mumbai’s Juhu Beach. Three people _ and a teenage boy was crushed to death by other fortune hunters. Four dead in Indian “diamond” huntįour people have died on an Indian beach trying to _ fake diamonds. ![]() GAP FILL: Put the words in the column on the right into the correct spaces. PHRASE MATCH: Match the following phrases from the article (sometimes more than one combination is possible): SYNONYM MATCH: Match the following synonyms from the article:ģ. One child has sold hundreds of fake diamonds and made big money.Ģ. Street children are going to school to become expert jewelers. The fake diamonds are selling for up to $300 each. People are searching the beach by torchlight at night.ĭiamond superstores have opened alongside the beach. Thousands of real diamonds are buried beneath a beach in India. Three people drowned looking for diamonds near an Indian beach. TRUE / FALSE: Look at the article’s headline and guess whether these sentences are true (T) or false (F):įour people have died searching for an expensive Indian diamond. FAKE THINGS: In pairs / groups, talk about which of these things would you buy even though you knew it was fake or copied.ġ. A McDonald’s spokesperson telling you hamburgers are healthy.ĥ.Your next-door neighbour (UK) neighbor (USA).A jeweler (USA) jeweller (UK) on a beach in Mumbai, India.An English school consultant telling you his/her study system is best.TRUSTING: How trusting are you? Do you believe everything anyone says? In pairs / groups, talk about how much you trust these people (10 = 100%, total trust 1 = no trust at all): Together, put the words into different categories.Ĥ. Share your words with your partner(s) and talk about them. DIAMOND: Spend one minute writing down all of the different words you associate with diamonds. For more conversation, change topics and partners frequently.ģ. Indian beaches / diamonds / treasure hunts / police / fake goods / bargains / tomorrow / beggars / street kids / jewelers / shoeshine boys CHAT: In pairs / groups, decide which of these topics or words are most interesting and which are most boring. Try to convince each other why you think diamonds are better than gold, or vice versa.Ģ. GOLD: Students A think diamonds are the greatest things on earth students B thing gold is the most precious thing. He told reporters: “This diamond business brings in more money than my day job.” WARM-UPSġ. Ravi, a 13-year-old shoeshine boy, said he has made “big money” finding and selling the stones. ![]() Beggars and street kids have suddenly become expert jewelers. The “precious stones” are selling for up to $30 each. They are buying the gems like there’s no tomorrow. Tourists believe the stones are real and like the “bargain” prices. At night they use flashlights as they search in the sand.Ī small “diamond” marketplace has developed alongside the beach. Treasure hunters are at the beach 24 hours a day. Police keep telling people the diamonds are not real and are worthless but the crowds keep coming. For many days, there have been rumors that thousands of diamonds were buried in the sand on Mumbai’s Juhu Beach. Three people drowned and a teenage boy was crushed to death by other fortune hunters. ![]() Four people have died on an Indian beach trying to find fake diamonds.
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