Reading: collocations

Reading
Workbook page 82

Read the article quickly and choose the best description of the Granny Cloud: A or B.

Multiple Choice

Read the article quickly and choose the best description of the Granny Cloud: A or B.

• A The Granny Cloud is a team of people of all ages. They make a difference to children in countries around the world who have limited opportunities for education. They use online activities in English to provide the children with new ideas and experiences.

• B The Granny Cloud is a team of older women who volunteer to teach English through online activities to children in different countries around the world. They also teach practical skills like cooking which they will need in their future lives.

Multiple Choice

The purpose of Professor Mitra's campaign was to ___________ children in different parts of the world.

• • A teach English to

• • B bring education to

• • C provide a grandmother for

Multiple Choice

Professor Mitra thought it was a good idea to ask grannies to be volunteers because they have a lot of ___________.

• • A free time

• • B expertise in their subject

• • C experience and skills

Multiple Choice

The children not only learn new skills, they also ___________.

• • A work hard

• • B have fun

• • C teach other children

Multiple Choice

After the activities the students sometimes have the opportunity to ___________.

• • A do more research online

• • B learn similar tasks

• • C take their work home

Multiple Choice

When the grannies face difficulties in their activities, they usually ___________

• • A speak slowly and clearly

• • B ask one of the students to help

• • C find ways to solve them

Multiple Choice

Vedika's role is to help the younger children understand __________.

• • A what their granny is saying

• • B how to use a computer

• • C what the activity is about

Multiple Choice

Professor Mitra believes that the most important thing about the Granny Cloud is that it makes the children __________.

• • A want to become teachers

• • B want to continue learning

• • C learn to speak English better

Read the strategy below. Look at the underlined nouns in the text and the verbs that they go with. Then complete the sentences with the verbs to make collocations. Go to Reading. Workbook page 82.

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Mona told me she had

several problems creating a fundraising website.

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Jared said he had

an idea to solve the problem.

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Working part-time can help you to

a lot of useful experience.

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We had to

a few difficulties before we could set up the team.

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If you want to

a change in society, you have to do your bit.

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The charity we support has

a campaign to attract more volunteers.