THE QUIZ OF YOUR EXPERIENCES Tick ☑ the facts that apply to you: You are here to READ a questionnaire / newspaper and TALK about swimming styles / theatre and LISTEN TO a radio programme and WRITE a report about a Paralympics and LEARN about the World Book of Records and 1.Have you ever gone skiing? ____________________________________________ 2. Have you ever done something silly? _____________________________________ 3. Have you ever eaten frog legs or Chinese food? ____________________________ 4. Have you ever fallen down the stairs? ____________________________________ 5. Have you ever been on TV? ___________________________________________ 6. Have you ever ridden a horse? _________________________________________ 7. Have you ever swum in a river? _________________________________________ 8. Have you ever seen a car accident? _____________________________________ 9. Have you ever had an electricity blackout while taking a shower? ________________ 10. Have you ever shaken hands with a monkey? ______________________________ |
The teacher has asked you to work on a project to make a "CLASS BOOK OF RECORDS". a. Do you know any athletes who have won world records? Name some. b. Have you been to the theatre? Have you seen a theatrical play on TV? Here are two extracts from a newspaper article that your teacher has brought to class. Read them and answer the TRUE / FALSE questions that follow:
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A. TRUE or FALSE? Write T or F in the blanks. a. Ian has been a long distance swimmer. ___ b. At the age of eighteen he won the 400m race in 2000 Summer Olympic Games. ___ c. Ian holds the world records for 200m freestyle. ___ d. Ian has helped the team of his country win gold medals in relay races. ___ e. The 'Phantom of the Opera' has been on stage more than any other show. ___ f. The 'Titanic' has brought more money than the 'Phantom'. ___ g. The show has received excellent reviews since it started. ___ h. 'Phantom' has been on stage longer than 'Cats'. ___ B. Here are some definitions / synonyms of words in the texts. Find the words as in the example: 1. had the most important position 2. never happened before 3. swimming race between two or more teams where each 4. the play with the most performances 5. good and bad articles about it 6. full of people 7. celebration after the performance 8. theatrical plays with songs C. Talk about the following: freestyle relay race backstroke breaststroke butterfly b. TYPES OF THEATRE SHOWS: musical comedy drama opera D. HEADLINE NEWS: Why is Ian Thorpe retiring? |
B. Complete the sentences about Ian Thorpe and the 'Phantom of the Opera':
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Student A Imagine you're an Oscar winning actor/ play Romeo / Juliet perform on stage play in soap operas take part in adventure films be on a magazine cover Student B Imagine you're an Olympic Champion. win gold medal(s) lose a game/ race, etc. make a world record be injured during a game/ race, etc. Take turns to ask and find B. THE HOT AIR BALLOON Your class is going to enter the Hot Air Balloon competition. Work in groups of 4, take turns and tell the others what you have achieved in your life so far (using the Present Perfect). At the end of the discussion, write on a piece of paper which one should go on the trip. (Don't vote for yourself). Discuss your reasons afterwards. E.g. I believe John should go because he has… C. LET'S PLAY! Go round the class. Ask the other pupils: "Have you ever…?" and complete the game Cards here. Put ONE NAME ONLY in each square. The first one to complete all the squares shouts "Bingo!" and is the winner! |