S7B L8 Reading & Vocab

S7B L8

Reading & Vocab

by Michael Cousins

​How much do you know about the earth?

​Perhaps a better question is:

How much do you not know that you don't know about the earth?

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​As a learner, the gold for you is in the areas that you don't know, rather than what you do know, or what others tell you you know, or should know.

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​Knowledge is not the ultimate test, afterall, as the ultimate, is keeping the thirst to know alive. Because if your thirst to know dies, you can't be taught anything new. So, no matter how much you think you know, remember, your knowledge is just a black spec in the total sky, seen and unseen, of the universe.

Poll

You are free to explore all the space available in your home town.

• True

• False

• I am, but...

• I'm not but I don't need to because...

Poll

You are free to explore all the space available on your planet.

• True

• False

• I am, but...

• I'm not but I don't need to because...

Poll

It's possible that there are things hidden from you, both in your home town, and on the earth.

• True

• False

• It is, but...

• It's not, because...

Multiple Choice

Knowledge is like a small box:

Rivers are always flowing with water.

• True

• False

Open Ended

This is a...

​These things may or may not be true

• ​There wasn't always oxygen on the earth

• ​The worlds oldest rock forms date back to just under 4 billion years ago.

• ​The rise in oxygen levels led to the first ice age.

Poll

Whether they are true or false, I am able to...

• ...explore the statements myself to prove that they are true or false.

• ...listen to someone who convinces me that they are true or false.

​Can earth support oxygen-breathing life due to the planet's magma 2.5 billion years ago?

Two geologists believe so.

​What is

the text

about?

​Can earth support oxygen-breathing life due to the planet's magma 2.5 billion years ago?

Two geologists believe so.

Next,

read the text

quickly. Try to see what

​is written about the

3 previous statements

Multiple Choice

According to the text:

There wasn't always oxygen on Earth.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

According to the text:

The world's oldest rock forms date back to just under 4 billion years ago.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

According to the text:

The rise in oxygen levels led to the first ice age.

• True

• False

​Look at the exam task

​What did you notice about the text?

​Did you see anything unusual?

Multiple Choice

What doesd the box represent?

• a word

• a sentence

• a paragraph

• an article

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There have been

paragraphs removed.

Fill in the Blanks

There are

paragraphs to choose from which fit the boxes.

Fill in the Blanks

That means

paragraphs will not be used.

Poll

Have you done a task like this before?

• yes, many times

• Yes, but not very often

• Maybe once

• I'm not sure

• Never before in many life times.

Poll

What do you think is most important (from the choices below) when doing a task where you have to pick the correct missing paragraph?

• Knowing and understanding all the unusual vocabulary in the text

• Having personal experience on the subject, and using your own knowledge to structure the article.

• Understanding the specific details of the writer in the text.

• Understanding the structure of the text, and how the paragraphs fit together.

• Having a strong sense of luck, and an ability to use guess work luckily.

​Read the exam Close-up

Multiple Choice

You need to understand individual words and specific ideas for this kind of task

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

You do need to understand the flow of one idea to the next in the paragraphs.

• True

• False

​Read the exam Close-up

Multiple Choice

Texts should be organised logically to make it easier to follow the ideas of the writer. One thing should lead to another.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

In an essay about the effects of pollution:

If in one paragraph, the main idea introduced discusses the idea of how pollution is caused, the following paragraph might logically discuss....

• The writers opinion on the best cause.

• The writers opinion on the positives and negatives of pollution.

• The effects of pollution in general.

• Something entirely off the topic of pollution.

Multiple Choice

In an essay about the positives and negatives of the effects of wearing school uniforms;

If in one paragraph, the positive affects of wearing school uniforms is discussed, logically, the following paragraph might contain...

• ..the manufacturing process of school uniforms.

• ..the negative affects of wearing school uniforms.

• ..examples of where school uniforms are worn, who wears them, for how long, and from what time until what time.

• ..the writers opinion on the amount of homework students receive from their teachers.

Multiple Choice

There are many different ways that one para may lead to another. But what is most important is that there is some connection to the previous.

• True

• False

​Read the exam Close-up

Multiple Choice

Question number 1, is the same as paragrapgh number...

• ..1.

• ..2.

• ..3.

• ..4.

Multiple Choice

So the ideas that paragraph 2(Q1) will follow are in...

• Paragraph 1

• Paragraph 2

• Paragraph 3

• Paragraph 4

Multiple Choice

And, the ideas that follow paragraph 2(Q1`) are in...

• Paragraph 1

• Paragraph 2

• Paragraph 3

• Paragraph 4

Fill in the Blanks

The final sentence of Para 1 talk says "a tremendous change had to take place in Earth's atmosphere".

The first sentence of para 3 asks: "What brought about this change...?"

Paragraph 2 (Q1) must be about 'the ______ ____ ________ __ _______ ________ere'.

^write all between '_'

Draw

Highlight any key words that indicate the paragraph discussing the tremendous change in the earth's atmosphere.

​If you think you have found the correct para?

• ​Read the... before & after...

• ​Check that no other .... similar info that may be a better choice.

We will try the task in Classkick!

The following vocab can be found in the text and/or missing paragrapghs

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to suffer and deal with something painful or unpleasant

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to send or give out something

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to become stronger and healthier

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to control and the use of force of something, e.g. the sun, to produce energy

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to flow out quickly in large amounts

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to use or eat something

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to cause something to happen

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to take something in

​Discuss

​How important is it for governments to spend trillions on scientific research these days?

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drizzly / rainy / showery &

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blistering / oppressive / sweltering &

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bright / fair / fine &

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dull / gloomy / grey &

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humid / muggy / sultry &

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blowy / blustery / breezy &

​Discuss

Remember & match

​​Use any of the four words

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uncomfortably warm and damp

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windy

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uncomfortably hot

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pleasant and not raining

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very wet

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cloudy

Multiple Choice

Due to the chemical dumping and acid rain, the _____ has been contaminated.

• dirt

• soil

Multiple Choice

A Dutch company has won the rights to _____ for oil off the coast of the country.

• drill

• mine

Multiple Choice

Sulphur dioxide is a _____ released into the atmosphere when coal is burnt to generate electricity and heat.

• polluter

• pollutant

Multiple Choice

Local residents are rightfully protesting plans to create a _____ on the outskirts of town as opposed to the mayors back yard.

• landfill

• wasteland

Multiple Choice

In 1989, the tanker Exxon Valdez was badly damaged at sea resulting in a massive oil _____ in the Gulf od Alaska.

• slip

• spill

Multiple Choice

The earthquake triggered a _____ in which dozens of people were injured.

• landfall

• landslide

Let's end with some more classkick!