LISTENING B1

Preparation                 

Match the vocabulary with the correct definition and write a–d next to the numbers 1–4.

a. Very tiny creatures that live on plants or animals.               MITES

b. The smallest part of a chemical element.            ATOM

c. The simplest and smallest forms of life. They live in air, water, soil, as well as in humans and animals (dead or alive). They are often the cause of disease.         BACTERIA

d. The smallest part of an animal or plant that can work independently. All plants and animals are made of these.                    CELLS

1. Check your understanding: multiple choice Do this exercise while you listen. Circle the best option to complete these sentences.

1. Only about one tenth of the cells in your body are ... b. really you.

2. Bacteria are mostly ... a. really helpful.

3. Animals need bacteria to ... c. digest food.

4. You have ... cells in your body... c. 7 octillion

5. Most of the atoms are ... c. empty space.

6. You probably have mites in your ... c. eyelashes.

7. Mites are very small creatures that are about .... b. a third of a millimetre long.

8. Mites eat ... a. dead skin.

2. Check your understanding: gap fill typing Do this exercise while you listen. Complete the sentences with a word or words.

 1. Only one tenth of the cells in your body are really you. The rest are BACTERIA

 2. An experiment found that animals that did not have bacteria  DIED or had to have a special diet.

3. There are 7 octillion cells in the human body.

 4. Most of the atoms in the human body are just empty SPACE.

 5. Without the empty space, you could fit your body inside a box measuring 0.002 of a centimetre either side.

6. You would be much too small to SEE.

 7. Mites are really small creatures, like INSECTS.

8. They live in eyelashes and EYEBROWS.

 9. Only about 50 FIFTY per cent of people have mites.

10. Mites eat dead SKIN.

Discussion Do you know any amazing facts about the human body?

LISTENING B2

Preparation: grouping

1.Do this exercise before you listen. Write the words in the correct group.  (RESULT 100%)

 Listeners - talent scouts - photographers- fans – editors- top designers – readers - followers

People working in arts and media : talented scouts, photographers, editors, top designers,

The audience for arts and media: listerners, fans, readers, followers

 2. Check your understanding: multiple choice Do this exercise while you listen. Circle the best option to complete these sentences.   (RESULT 90%)

 1. Many famous and successful teenagers have used new technology

2. Justin Bieber started posting videos on YouTube .

 3. Some people say Justin Bieber is the most influential person in the world because he has so many followers on Twitter.

 4. A negative consequence of fame for Justin Bieber is he has very little privacy

5. Tavi Gevinson started a fashion blog when she was 11 years old

6. “Rookie” means a beginner

7. Style Rookie soon had a lot of readers.

 8. When some people didn't believe her age, Tavi was sad and angry at first

9. Tavi employs writers and photographers of all ages.

10. Louise thinks there’s more pressure when you are a performer .

3. Check your understanding: gap fill.Do this exercise while you listen. Write the numbers to complete the gaps. (RESULT 70%)

 1. Justin Bieber started off posting videos on YouTube at the age of 14 .

2. Justin Bieber has over  35 million followers on Twitter.

 3. Tavi Gevinson started Style Rookie when she was only  11 years old.

4. Tavi’s blog soon built up a huge following of up to 300.000 reader per day.

5. One magazine upset Tavi by printing an article saying the writer didn’t believe Tavi was only 15

 6. Tavi started Rookie Magazine in 2011 .