Huge Christmas lights

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Level: intermediate

Huge Christmas lights

SCOTTSBURG, Indiana. -- Mark Obermiller has put out 135,400 lights. He has connected them with five miles of extension cord. He expects a wattage bill alone of $800. He has already spent $40,000 in his Xmas lights.

Lights are absolutely everywhere on and around Obermiller's house.

They form words, characters and lines. There is also a parking lot for visitors.

And there are sounds synchronized with the lights. Visitors tune to 88.7 FM, Obermiller's own radio station, for a Christian message and musical accompaniment.

QUESTIONS

A) Who is Mark Obermiller?
1) A man who doesn't like Christmas
2) A man who has decorated his house with a lot of lights
3) An electrician

B) Why is there a parking lot near his house?
1) Because a lot of people come and see his house every year
2) Because he has a very big car
3) Because his home is near a railway station

C) What is 88.7 FM?
1) The name of a famous shop
2) The name of Mark's radio
3) The title of a famous book he has written

ANSWERS

A2 | B1 | C2