Skills and revision 4 Lower Intermediate

Skills and revision 4 

Lower Intermediate

Listening and vocabulary

Listen to a BBC programme about blood types. But first...

Multiple Select

What are the 4 blood types?

• Type A

• Type B

• Type C

• Type AB

• Type O

Poll

Do you know your blood type?

• Yes, I do.

• No, I don't.

Poll

Do you know anyone who has received a blood transfusion? (blood from another person because of a medical problem).

• Yes, I do.

• No, I don't.

Listen to a BBC audio about blood types

Multiple Choice

1 What are Sam's and Neil's blood types?

• Sam is type A and Neil is type O.

• Sam is type O and Neil is type A.

• Sam is type O and Neil doesn't know.

• Sam is type AB and Neil doesn't know.

Multiple Choice

2 What's the difference between the West and parts of Asia?

• Westerners need to know their blood types but Asians don't need this information.

• Westerners don't know their blood types but Asians assign great importance to blood types.

• Asians don't know their blood types but Westerners assign great importance to blood types.

• Asians who want to have relationships with Westerners need to know their blood types.

Fill in the Blank

different blood groups / In parts of Asia, /with different types / are associated with / of personality.

Multiple Choice

1 What information does Sam say you can find on a Japanese pop star's website?

• blood type, age and IQ.

• age, hobbies and IQ.

• blood type, IQ and age.

• blood type, age and hobbies.

Multiple Choice

Neil said that 'buruhara' means 'blood harassment', which means hostility towards people of a certain blood group. What do these words mean?

• bad treatment and hate

• good treatment and respect

Multiple Choice

2 Which blood group does Sam think suffer from harassment and hostility because people think they are selfish?

• Blood type A

• Blood type B

• Blood type O

Poll

Who do you is more selfish?

• Blood type A

• Blood type AB

• Blood type B

• Blood type O

• I don't think selfishness depends on your blood type.

Multiple Choice

What does Chie Kobayashi tell us about how the Japanese think of blood type A?

• They are perfectionists but they are not good at team work.

• They are good at team work but not good at respecting rules and customs.

• They are perfectionists and they are good at helping others.

• They are good at team work but they are not perfectionists.

Poll

Which type A characteristics do you have?

• I'm a perfectionist.

• I'm detail-oriented and good at precise jobs.

• I'm good at helping others.

• I'm good at team work.

• I'm good at respecting rules and customs.

Multiple Select

40 percent of Japan’s population are sensitive, anxious type As. 30 percent are curious and stubborn, generous type Os. Ten percent are creative ABs. But woe betide the twenty percent type Bs because they have a far less desirable personality, apparently. Tick the true sentences.

• Blood type O are curious and generous but stubborn.

• Blood type A are sensitive and anxious

• Blood type AB are creative

• Blood type B are creative

Multiple Choice

What are the blood type personalities in Japan?

• Type A are generous and type B are perfectionists.

• Type A are perfectionists and type O are stubborn.

• Type B are perfectionists and type O are independent.

• Type A are selfish and type B are independent.

Multiple Choice

According to Sam, 'Woe betide the type Bs' means that

• there is trouble ahead for type Bs.

• type Bs will have a good life.

• type Bs speak Japanese.

Multiple Choice

Woe betide is old English, we don't say it much nowadays. Marnie said: But woe betide the twenty percent type Bs because they have a far less desirable personality, apparently. She was being sarcastic. What does sarcastic mean?

• When you say the opposite to what you mean to show that you don't like something.

• When you openly say that you don't like something.

Multiple Choice

Does the professor from the university say there is a scientific basis for blood type personalities?

• Yes, she does.

• No she doesn't.

Poll

Do you believe that the chemicals in your blood affect your personality?

• Yes, of course, I'm organic and my personality is the creation of my brain.

• Well, I'm open to the idea that I might have a certain disposition because of the chemicals in my blood.

• No, my personality is a result of my education and my hard work not some chemicals I have no control over!

Multiple Choice

1 Blood types are ___

• chemical marks that affect our personality.

• chemical markers that support our immune system.

• comical markets that distort our emu sisters.

• ceramic markets that report to our maroon system

Multiple Choice

2 These chemical markers ____

• can help the body recover after a virus has been destroyed.

• can kill pathogens quickly.

• can identify viruses and bacteria that cause disease.

• can help us choose the right person to marry.

Multiple Choice

In blood transfusions, doctors must ____

• match the blood type of the donor and the patient, unless the donor is type O because type O is compatible with everyone.

• match the blood type of the donor and the patient, unless the donor is type A because type A is compatible with everyone.

• match the blood type of the donor and the patient because only one type is compatible.

• choose a different blood type from that of the patient so that they have better defenses.

Poll

Have you ever been a blood donor?

• Yes, I have.

• No, I haven't.

Multiple Choice

The BBC programme talked about small organisms such as viruses and bacteria. The word they used was ______

• paradigms

• pathogens

• pasonyms

• plastogens

Fill in the Blank

as viruses / Pathogens such / and bacteria / cause diseases.

Poll

Are you a stubborn person?

• Yes, I always fight to get my own way.

• I'm quite stubborn but most of the time I'm quite reasonable.

• No, not at all, I'm really easy-going.

Multiple Choice

______________ She never listens to anyone else's ideas.

• My sister has always been a perfectionist.

• My sister has always been very stubborn.

• My sister has always been very creative.

• My sister has always been very good at team work.

Multiple Choice

My father can be very sensitive. _________

• He takes criticism very badly.

• Criticism doesn't affect him at all.

Multiple Choice

I think my friend Leena and I have _________

• make friends.

• a lot in common.

• been falling out.

• good-looking

Poll

Are you a perfectionist?

• Absolutely, if it's not spot on, I don't accept it.

• I like things to be good, but I know where to draw the line. I'm not obsessive.

• Not really, I don't mind if things aren't done all that well. As long as there's something.

• Not at all, I make a point of celebrating imperfection when I find it!

Multiple Select

Which questions are about past habits

• Where did you live before.

• Did you use to play football?

• Have you ever driven a car?

• What time did you use to go to bed?

• How often did you use to go on holiday to the beach?

Fill in the Blank

ever had / transfusion? / a blood / Have you

Fill in the Blank

you / working / been / very / Have / hard?

Fill in the Blank

not been / this week. / I / well / have / feeling

Multiple Choice

When my sister doesn't like something she is very _____ about it.

• creative

• sarcastic

• vivid

• fall out

Multiple Choice

I have been friends with Mahmoud since _____

• 12 years ago.

• we were 4.

• when I was 5.

• 11 years.

Multiple Choice

When I closed the door, I didn't realise ________

• I had left the keys inside.

• I left the keys inside.

• I used to leave the keys inside.

• I have left the keys inside.