Unit 5 Moments and Memories Lesson A

​Unit 5

Moments and Memories​

​By Kru Bank

​Lesson A

Pre-Reading​​

​A. Look at the title and headings on pages 66-67. Complete the statement.

Multiple Choice

This passage is mainly about ----

• a family's photos

• how old photos help us to remember the past

• the story of an old photographer

​B. Read the first paragraph and choose the correct answer for each question below.

Multiple Choice

1. What do people worldwide do about 6 billion times every month?

• Send photos to their friends

• Post photos on the Internet

• Watch videos on the Internet

Multiple Choice

2. According to the writer, we sometimes forget that photographs are ----

• expensive

• common

• special

GETTING THE MAIN IDEAS

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Use information from the passage on pages 66-67 to answer each question.

​Developing Reading Skills

Multiple Choice

What is the main idea of the passage? Complete the sentence below.

The photos in the National Geographic archive ----

• keep Bill Bonner very busy

• are kept in a cold basement

• tell us stories about the past

​Why are the archive's photos special to Bill Bonner?

Check (✓) two reasons.

Multiple Choice

They show ordinary people doing ordinary things.

• Yes

• No

Multiple Choice

They are mostly black-and-white images.

• Yes

• No

Multiple Choice

They are the work of dedicated photographers.

• Yes

• No

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​IDENTIFYING APPROXIMATE NUMBERS

Writers use approximate numbers (about 3 million years ago, nearly a month long) if the exact number is not known or not important.

These words signal that a number is approximate: about, almost, approximately, around, nearly, (just) over / under.

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​Look back at the reading passage on pages 66-67 and underline the approximate numbers and circle the signal words.

Then answer the questions below.

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​Understanding visuals

Look at the infographic and text about digital photographs on page 68. Then answer the questions by writing T for True or F for False. Correct the false statements.

Multiple Choice

1. The number of digital photos taken by Americans has decreased since 2006.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

2. In 2011, Americans took approximately 80 million photos.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

3. In 2006, Americans took an average of 177 photos per person.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

4. In the U.S.A., over half of digital photos are taken using a smartphone.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

5. People tend to be less worried about the cost of digital photography.

• True

• False

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​Building vocabulary

A. Choose the correct words to complete the sentences.​

Multiple Choice

Looking at an old image / equipment lets us visit a world that has disappeared. Early explorers took heavy camera / equipment with them to record / look after people and places that other people had not seen. Now these photographs are recorded / preserved by archivists such as Bill Bonner.

• image

• equipment

Multiple Choice

Looking at an old image / equipment lets us visit a world that has disappeared. Early explorers took heavy camera / equipment with them to record / look after people and places that other people had not seen. Now these photographs are recorded / preserved by archivists such as Bill Bonner.

• camera

• equipment

Multiple Choice

Looking at an old image / equipment lets us visit a world that has disappeared. Early explorers took heavy camera / equipment with them to record / look after people and places that other people had not seen. Now these photographs are recorded / preserved by archivists such as Bill Bonner.

• record

• look after

Multiple Choice

Looking at an old image / equipment lets us visit a world that has disappeared. Early explorers took heavy camera / equipment with them to record / look after people and places that other people had not seen. Now these photographs are recorded / preserved by archivists such as Bill Bonner.

• recorded

• preserved

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​B. Complete the sentences with the correct word or phrase. One item is extra.

Multiple Choice

1. Photographs from the early 19th century are ----. Not many photos survive from that time.

• cameras

• look after

• precious

• records

• responsible

Multiple Choice

2. A photo ---- a memory of a person, a place, or an event.

• cameras

• look after

• precious

• records

• responsible

Multiple Choice

3. Photo archivists ---- old images. These images are often kept in environmentally controlled rooms so the photos aren't damaged.

• cameras

• look after

• precious

• records

• responsible

Multiple Choice

4. The first ---- were large, heavy, and expensive.

• cameras

• look after

• precious

• records

• responsible

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​Getting meaning from context