Reading 1: Pre-reading activities (page 24) Student book
Unscramble
the words from the text and match them to the definitions on the right column:
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1. seugts |
_____________________ |
a) free from injury or risk |
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2. depreixncee |
_____________________ |
b) an error in action |
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3. mrngaihte |
_____________________ |
c) a small boxlike vehicle that
can be used as a truck or for passengers |
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4. erdsri |
_____________________ |
d) wise or skillful in a
particular field |
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5. ript |
_____________________ |
e) to blow a horn (in past tense) |
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6. nav |
_____________________ |
f) people who stay at or go to a
hotel |
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7. rakct |
_____________________ |
g) experience that is very
unpleasant / bad dream |
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8. hoedto |
_____________________ |
h) people who ride a horse, a
bicycle, etc |
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9. feas |
_____________________ |
i) a path made by the feet of
people or animals |
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10. taieksm |
_____________________ |
j) a traveling from one place to
another |
- Babysitter: ______________________
- Beg: _____________________________
- Knock: ____________________________
- breath a sigh of relief: _____________________________
- tears: ___________________________________
- oven: ___________________________
- covers: ____________________
- break free: _______________________
2) Find the right opposite adjective, then watch the video and check your answer:
- ____________ in company
- ____________ hot
- ____________ dry
- ____________ old
- _____________ big
- _____________ small
- _____________narrow
- _____________calm
- _____________tiny
- _____________short
3) Watch the video for 0:31 seconds and stop it. Write a different ending for the story
Reading 3: INVENTIONSTHE
ORIGINS OF SANTA
Watch the video and answer the
questions:
1) What was the first name in history
of Santa?
2) When was he born?
3) Who did Saint Nicholas throw a
small bag of gold to?
4) When were children given gifts in
honour of Saint Nicholas?
Match Santa’s names with a country:
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1. Father Christmas |
a) Denmark |
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2. Sinterklaas |
b) US |
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3. Christkindl |
c) England |
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4. Santa Claus |
d) Germany and Austria |
Say whether the sentences are true
or false
1) In the 1820s, Santa was described
as an elf.
2) Santa became a person in the
1850s
3) Nast was the first person to draw
Santa in the North Pole
4) A new Santa appeared in the 20th
century.
Reading 8: https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/vocabulary/b2-c1-vocabulary/family
Reading 9: Is it better to go on holiday with family, friends, or alone?
1. Look for the
following words in the text and try to give a definition:
- Book a trip
- Rule
- Budgets
- Role
- Nonetheless
- Strengthen
- Compromise on
2. Find in the text six things you can do when you go on holiday.
3. Complete the chart:
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Travelling with: |
Positive aspects |
Negative aspects |
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The family |
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Friends |
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Alone |
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1. Complete with these words related
to nature the following definitions. Write a definition for the two extra words
shoal / canyon / woods / fungus / glacier/ desert / prairie / stream
1) A ……………………………… is a plant lacking
chlorophyll, flowers, and leaves and that lives by decomposing and absorbing
the organic material in which it grows.
2) A ……………………………… is a large, wide, slightly hilly area of land,
mostly without trees, originally covered with grasses.
3) A ……………………………… is a deep valley with steep sides.
4) A ……………………………… is a slowly moving mass of ice originating
from an accumulation of snow
5) A ……………………………… is a body of water flowing
6) A ……………………………… is a school of fish
2) Can you name at least other 6 geographical
features that appear in the video?
3) Answer to the following questions
about the video:
1. What type of narrator do we find
in the video?
2. What is its opinion about people?
3. What is the main idea of the video?
What is your opinion?
