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    1. Workmen digging on a farm in Cardiff, New York discovered a large stone statue of a man, which became known as the Cardiff Giant. Thousands of people came to see the giant and paid to view it. 2. It was later revealed to be a hoax planned by the farm owner, William Newell, and a businessman named George Hull. Hull had commissioned an artist to carve the statue, which Newell then buried on his land. 3. The Cardiff Giant statue can now be seen at the Farmers' Museum in Cooperstown, New York.

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    1. Workmen digging on a farm in Cardiff, New York discovered a large stone statue of a man, which became known as the Cardiff Giant. Thousands of people came to see the giant and paid to view it. 2. It was later revealed to be a hoax planned by the farm owner, William Newell, and a businessman named George Hull. Hull had commissioned an artist to carve the statue, which Newell then buried on his land. 3. The Cardiff Giant statue can now be seen at the Farmers' Museum in Cooperstown, New York.

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    1. Workmen digging on a farm in Cardiff, New York discovered a large stone statue of a man, which became known as the Cardiff Giant. Thousands of people came to see the giant and paid to view it. 2. It was later revealed to be a hoax planned by the farm owner, William Newell, and a businessman named George Hull. Hull had commissioned an artist to carve the statue, which Newell then buried on his land. 3. The Cardiff Giant statue can now be seen at the Farmers' Museum in Cooperstown, New York.

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    1 Read the text. Then tick the sentences T (true) or F (false).

    The Cardiff Giant


    Do you believe in giants? In 1869, workmen were digging a hole on William Newell’s farm
    when suddenly they found a fossilised (stone) man. He was three metres tall. Overnight, the
    “man” became a celebrity. People called him the Cardiff Giant because the workmen found
    him in Cardiff, New York.
    Thousands of people came to Newell’s farm to see the giant. They paid Newell 50 cents to
    see him. Some people believed he was once a real man and others thought it was a hoax.
    Then on 10th December, 1869, a businessman called George Hull announced that the
    Cardiff Giant was just a hoax. Hull and Newell planned the hoax together. Hull paid an artist
    to make the statue of the giant. Newell buried the statue on his land and planned for the
    workmen to find it. Hull did it because he wanted to prove that Americans believe anything.
    You can still see the Cardiff Giant today. The statue is at the Farmers’ Museum in
    Cooperstown, New York.

    T F
    1. Mr Newell found the statue.
    2. The stone man was taller than any ordinary man.
    3. Many people wanted to see the giant.
    4. Newell let people see the giant for free.
    5. Newell planned the hoax by himself.
    6. The statue is now in a museum.

    2 Complete the chart with words from the same word family. Use a dictionary to help you.

    Verb Noun Adjective Adverb


    believe
    – suddenly
    pay – –
    announce – –
    – artist

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    UNIT 2 Extension

    3 Imagine you are planning an April Fools’ Day trick. Complete the plan with information about
    the trick. Then write a paragraph about it using the information in your plan.

    Where ………………… Who …………………

    April Fools’
    How …………………
    Day Trick

    What ………………… Why …………………

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