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At the age of 19, an American student called Ron Steen decided to put a very unusual item up for sale on eBay: his own future. Or to be precise, 2% of his future earnings. He needed the money to pay for his university studies. This was how he described the offer: 'After I complete my education, I plan on making at least 30 million dollars in my lifetime. When I meet my goal, you will make six times your original investment.'
Ron claimed the sale was a fantastic bargain because he was a very talented and intelligent person; he was certain to become a millionaire. But some people had doubts about the truth of his description. For example, he said his score in a national maths exam was 900. In fact, the exam was out of 800 – so perhaps his maths was not so good! And in the end, eBay decided that his auction was against the rules and stopped it. Ron's father lent him the money for university. However, the story about Ron Steen's auction appeared in the news on TV and the Internet all around the world. So perhaps he has a successful future in advertising!
1What did Ron Steen try to sell on eBay?
a)2% of everything he owned
b)2% of the money he planned to earn in the future
c)his university qualification
d)the chance to study at university
2According to Ron Steen, why was it a bargain for the buyer?
a)His future earnings were certain to be millions.
b)He was happy to accept a low bid.
c)The buyer only needed to pay 800–900 dollars.
d)The buyer was certain to be on TV.
3Why did some people question Ron's claims about his own abilities?
a)They knew he was not an honest person
b)People always lie about their abilities.
c)He made spelling mistakes in his description.
d)He claimed to have a score in a maths exam that was not possible.
4The auction did not take place because
a)Ron decided he didn't want to sell his own future.
b)the auction site decided not to allow it.
c)the bids were not high enough.
d)his father decided to lend him the money.
5The story shows that Ron Steen
a)is good at creating free advertising.
b)is certain to do very well at university.
c)is certain to appear in news reports for many years.
d)has a future working for an Internet company.
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What do you think of Ron Steen's idea? Complete the sentence with your own opinion.
I think it was a .......... (good/bad) idea because .............
Zad.Write a sentence about something you would like to buy on an auction website and a sentence about something you would like to sell.
1I'd like to buy ........because ................ .
2I'd like to sell ........... because ..............
1 b
2 a
3 d
4 b
5 a
I think it was a bad idea because peopleknew that it was not possible to sell his future
1I'd like to buy a car because I passed the driver license last week.
2 I'd like to sell my old bike because I dont need them enymore.