B1:Amazing facts

PREPARATION EXERCISES: Match the vocabulary with the correct definition

1…….. cells

2…….. bacteria

3…….. mites

4…….. atom

 

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

b. The smallest part of a chemical element.

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.

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

 

 

ANSWERS:

1 D

2 C

3 A

4 B

 

FEEDBACK: Total score is 4 out of 4 (100%)

 

CHECK YOUR UNDERSTANDING: MULTIPLE CHOICE

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

a. alive. b. really you. c. bacteria.

2. Bacteria are mostly ...

a. really helpful. b. bad for humans. c. neither good or bad.

3. Animals need bacteria to ...

a. fight diseases. b. provide energy. c. digest food.

4. You have ... cells in your body.

a. 7 million b. 7 trillion c. 7 octillion

5. Most of the atoms are ...

a. tiny cubes. b. not used. c. empty space.

6. You probably have mites in your ...

a. hair. b. ears. c. eyelashes.

Listening skills practice: Amazing facts – exercises

7. Mites are very small creatures that are about ...

a. 3 millimetres long.

b. a third of a millimetre long.

c. 0.03 millimetres long.

8. Mites eat ...

a. dead skin. b. your eyelashes. c. tiny insects.

 

ANSWERS:

1 B

2 A

3 C

4 C

5 C

6 C

7 B

8 A

 

FEEDBACK: Total score is 8 out of 8 (100%)

 

CHECK YOUR UNDERSTANDING: FILL THE GAP

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

2.

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

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

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

5.

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

6. You would be much too small to _______________.

7. Mites are really small creatures, like _______________.

8. They live in eyelashes and _______________.

9. Only about _______________ per cent of people have mites.

10. Mites eat dead _______________.

 

ANSWERS:

1. bacteria

2. died

3. seven

4. space

5. 0.002 

6. see

7. insects

8. eyebrows

9. fifty

10. skin

 

FEEDBACK: Total score is 10out of 10 (100%)

 

 

B2: High-achieving teenagers

PREPARATION EXERCISES:GROUPING

 

listeners, talent scouts,

photographers, fans,

editors, top designers,

readers, followers

 

People working in arts and media  OR   The audience for arts and media

 

ANSWERS:

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

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

 

FEEDBACK: Total score is 8 out of 8 (100%)

 

CHECK YOUR UNDERSTANDING: MULTIPLE CHOICE

1.

Many famous and successful teenagers have used new technology / worked from an early age / been inspired by YouTube videos .

2.

Justin Bieber started off singing with R&B star Usher / sending videos to talent scouts / posting videos on YouTube .

3.

Some people say Justin Bieber is the most influential person in the world because he has had so many number one songs / he has so many followers on Twitter / he is friends with Barack Obama .

4.

A negative consequence of fame for Justin Bieber is he has very little privacy / people get bored of hearing about him / people criticise his appearance .

5.

Tavi Gevinson started a fashion blog when she was 11 years old / when she was in 11th grade in high school / in 2011 . 6. “Rookie” means a beginner / a fan / someone who is bad at something .

7.

Style Rookie allowed readers to post pictures of themselves / soon had a lot of readers / was noticed by Karl Lagerfeld .

Listening skills practice: High-achieving teenagers – exercises

8.

When some people didn't believe her age, Tavi was sad and angry at first / decided to attack them in return / completely ignored them and continued working .

9.

Tavi employs only teenagers / writers and photographers of all ages / a very small group of people .

10.

Louise thinks it’s difficult for Tavi to have a normal life / there’s more pressure when you are a writer / there’s more pressure when you are a performer .

 

ANSWERS:

1. used new technology

2. posting videos on YouTube

3. he has so many followers on Twitter

4. he has very little privacy

5. when she was 11 years old

6. a beginner

7. soon had a lot of readers

8. was sad and angry at first

9. writers and photographers of all ages

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

 

FEEDBACK: Total score is 10 out of 10 (100%)

 

CHECK YOUR UNDERSTANDING: FILL THE GAP

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

2. Justin Bieber has over _______________ followers on Twitter.

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

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

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

6. Tavi started Rookie Magazine in _______________ .

7. Less than a week after it started Rookie Magazine had _______________ followers.

8. Tavi employs about _______________ writers and photographers.

 

ANSWERS:

1. 14

2. 35,000,000

3. 11

4. 300,000

5. 12

6. 2011

7. 1,000,000

8. 50

 

FEEDBACK: Total score is 8 out of 8 (100%)