Polar Bear Cubs

1. Watch the video, listen carefully and complete the following sentences:

1.     It's ___________ and light ______________ to the High Arctic.

2.     She has been in her den the _______________   ______________.

3.     Her emergence marks the ______________ of ________________.

4.     This steep slope is not the easiest ____________ to take your first _______________.

5.     But they're ______________ and eager to reach their _______________ .

6.     Their mother has not _____________ for five _________________.

7.     The spring sun ________________ warmth but also a ______________ for the mother.

 

2. Answer these questions:

1.     What's the problem for the mother?

2.     What does the mother eat?

3.     What's the temperature?

 

 

KEY

1.     March  /  returns

2.     whole winter

3.     beginning  /  spring

4.     place  /  steps

5.     hungry  /  mother

6.     eaten   /  months

7.     brings  /  problem

2.

1.     The sun starts to melt the sea ice.

2.     She hunts for seals.

3.     It's minus 30 degrees.

Parts of the body

 

How many?

How many of the following have you got? Put the names of the parts of the body into the correct columns.

 nose            lip               eye              teeth           shoulder               brain

hand           ear              toe              stomach          nail                   finger

throat         chest           cheek          chin             thumb                   tongue

wrist

 

One	Two	Eight	Ten	Twenty	More than twenty

 

 

Key

One             two             eight           ten              twenty        more than 20

nose            lips              fingers        toes             nails            teeth

brain           eyes

stomach      shoulders

throat         ears

chest           wrists

chin             cheeks

tongue         thumbs

Newspaper Headlines

Write the newspaper headlines as sentences using the present perfect. 

Some sentences are active and some are passive.

Examples:

COST OF LIVING GOES UP

The cost of living has gone up.

GOODS DAMAGED IN FIRE 

Some goods have been damaged in a fire.

1. MAN KILLED IN MOTORWAY ACCIDENT

2. OLYMPIC GAMES BEGIN

3. CHILDREN INJURED IN GAS EXPLOSION

4. PICTURE STOLEN FROM MUSEUM

5. CHARLES AND CAMILA ARRIVED IN INDIA

6. SECRET PAPERS LOST

7. FAMOUS HOUSE SOLD TO AMERICAN

8. RAY JENKS WINS IMPORTANT RACE 

9. DED BODY FOUND IN PARK

10. 50”STYLE” SHOPS BOUGHT BY WILSON-MCARTHUR GROUP.

KEY

1. A man has been killed in a motorway accident.

2. The Olympic Games have begun.

3. Some children have been injured in a gas explosion.

4. A picture has been stolen from a Museum

5. Charles and Camila have arrived in India.

6. Some secret papers have been lost.

7. A famous house has been sold to an American.

8. Ray Jenks has won an important race.

9. A dead body has been found in a park.

10. Fifty ”Style” shops have been bought by the Wilson-McArthur group

CONFUSING WORDS

1 Match the pairs of words on the left to their definitions or uses on the right.

1. Especially                                                               a. For a purpose

2. Specially                                                                 b. Particularly

1. Farther                                                                    a. More distant physically

2. Further                                                                    b. More distant metaphorically

1. Older                                                                       a. used to refer to persons.

2. Elder                                                                        b. used to refer to both persons and things.

1. Altogether                                                            a. Completely, in total.

2. All together                                                          b. All in one place.

1. Beside                                                                    a. In addition to

2. Besides                                                                   b. Next to

2 Complete the following sentences with the words from exercise 1. 

a. …………………………………..information is available from our website.

b. All the children enjoyed the game,…………………………..the girls.

c. I bought this suit……………………………………for my job interview.

d. The bill comes to 100 pounds……………………………………… .

e. I can run…………………………………….than you.

f. We like to eat………………………………………….in my family.

g. My dog likes to sleep……………………………………my bed.

h. Her ………………………………………..sister is a lawyer.

i. Do you play any other sports………………………………..football and basketball?

j. The house I live  in now is……………………………….than my parents’. It was built at the beginning of the 20th century.

KEY

1.

especially –  particularly                    specially – for a purpose

farther – more distant physically                 further – more distant metaphorically

older - used to refer to both persons and things           elder – used to refer to persons

altogether – completely, in total                        all together – all in one place

beside – next to                       besides – in addition to

2.

a. further

b. especially

c. specially

d. altogether

e. farther

f. all together

g. beside

h. elder

i. besides

j. older

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How to carve a Halloween pumpkin

 1. Order the paragraphs to describe the process of carving a pumpkin.

A.

Work slowly to avoid cutting yourself and keep drying the knife so it’s less slippery. If you cut an opening in the top, try to angle the blade towards the centre of the pumpkin so you create a little ledge to support the lid. Scoop out the seeds, then cut into the flesh until it’s about 2.5mm thick in the area you wish to carve.

B.

You can keep the seeds for toasting. Sketch out your design then draw on the pumpkin with the pen or use your sketch as a stencil, lightly piercing the outline with an awl.

C.

Choose a suitably shaped carving pumpkin with a flat bottom. Protect your work surface then, using a marker pen, draw a circle around the stalk, for a lid.

D.

To extend the life of your pumpkin, soak it for 15 minutes in a bucket of diluted bleach (approx one tablespoon of bleach to a litre of water), drain then dry thoroughly inside and out. Use tea lights or battery-operated fairy lights inside a glass jar to light up your design.

E.

Then, cut a hole either in the base or at the back. Make sure the hole is big enough to get your hand inside to scoop everything out. A short, sharp, serrated knife with a point is best for sawing through the flesh.

2. Find synonyms for the following words in the paragraphs

a. Remove, take out (paragraph A)
b. Gently, a little (paragraph B)
c. Appropriately (paragraph C)
d. Immerse in liquid (paragraph D)

e. In one end and out another (paragraph E)

KEY

1.  C, E, A, B, D

a. scoop out
b. lightly
c. suitably
d. soak
e. through

A Londoner has made #HappyToTalk badges to try and get the city chatting

If there’s one thing that newcomers to London learn first, it’s that the tube isn’t usually the place for striking up a conversation. Our head-down commuter style means we avoid eye contact at all costs, let alone engage in a stop-and-chat with a stranger. 

Londoner Chris Zair is trying to put a stop to the communal silent treatment by creating #HappyToTalk badges. Anyone who’s up for a natter can pin one on their jacket, and the hope is that strangers will start approaching each other to talk. 

The idea came to Chris after a 20-minute conversation with a stranger on the Victoria Line last year. Like most of us, he didn’t make a habit of speaking to randomers – but the encounter lifted him up for the day and #HappyToTalk is his way of spreading the message that the occasional chat might benefit us all. 

But wait: hasn’t this been tried before? You may remember a similar ill-fated campaign a few years ago. Jonathan Dunne, who had moved to London from a small town in Colorado, US, dished out ‘Tube Chat?’ badges to commuters in 2016. His intention was to inspire Londoners to indulge in daily conversations with strangers. Instead, the badges mainly resulted in a huge number of parodies. If there’s one thing that really brings Londoners together, it’s taking the mick. 

 

Given the increasingly fragmented society in which we’re now living, Chris hopes that his latest attempt to get the city chatting won’t be met with the same ridicule. Early signs are positive: more than 400 badges have been ordered already. Each costs £5, with 40 percent from each badge going to Run Talk Run – a mental health support group that organises friendly group runs – and the rest or the profit to another charitable cause at the end of the tax year. 

 

The new tube chat badges are available now, so if you’re up for connecting with strangers on a deeper level, order yours via Happy To Talk. 

 

Question 1: Indicate whether the following statements are true or false and write down which part of the text justifies your answer.  

1. It is easy to start a conversation in the tube in London  
2. Chris Zair used to engage in chats with strangers  
3. The initiative in 2016 was not taken seriously  
4. Chris is making money out of the odea. 

 

 

Question 3: [1,5 POINTS] Find words or phrases in the text that correspond to the words and definitions given.  

1. to start (par.1) 
2. to attach (par.2) 
3. to cheer up (par.3) 
4. to distribute (par.4) 
5. to tease (par.4) 

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KEY  

 

FALSE “the tube isn’t usually the place for striking up a conversation” 

FALSE “he didn’t make a habit of speaking to randomers” 

TRUE “Instead, the badges mainly resulted in a huge number of parodies.” 

FALSE “Each costs £5, with 40 percent from each badge going to Run Talk Run – a mental health support group that organises friendly group runs – and the rest or the profit to another charitable cause at the end of the tax year” 

 

(to) strike up/ striking up 

(to) pin 

(to) lift(ed) (me) up 

(to) dish(ed) out 

(to) take the mick / taking the mick