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Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 21mins
Teenage Fashions
by Lucy Watts
Do you know how your grandparents used to dress when they were your age? I found out that until the 1940s, young people had just dressed like their parents, so there were no fashions specially for teenagers then. That’s really hard to imagine now, isn’t it?A couple of days ago I was looking at some family photos and talking about them with my grandma. As a result of what I saw, I decided to look further into the history of fashions for young people.
I discovered that in the late 40s and 50s, major changes were starting to take place. For one thing, people began to have a little more money to spend. Also, man-made materials like nylon were becoming really popular.
So materials that people had worn until then, like wool and silk, soon fell out of fashion.
Another change was that teenagers going to college in the 50s began to wear casual sweaters and trousers, or tight skirts for women, instead of dressing more like their parents. In fact, that style of dress became almost like a
uniform among young people. In America, it was the first time that the fashion industry had made clothes specially for teenagers. And in the UK, the Teddy Boy movement brought in the first fashion style just for teenagers.
Men wore smart jackets and narrow trousers, with thin ties and brightly coloured socks. I even found a photo of my father dressed exactly in that style!
There were lots of interesting photos in the family album, but there was one that really caught my attention and I copied it and put it on my wall. It was of my grandma as a young woman, when she was walking with my grandfather arm in arm near the beach at the seaside. She was wearing a long, stylish ‘swing-back’ coat, a tight-waisted dress
and a close-fitted hat. She looked incredibly smart and well-dressed, but not in the kind of clothes we’d consider suitable for the beach today!
1. Seeing the family photos made Lucy want to find out more about teen fashion in the past.
True
False
Teenage Fashions
by Lucy Watts
Do you know how your grandparents used to dress when they were your age? I found out that until the 1940s, young people had just dressed like their parents, so there were no fashions specially for teenagers then. That’s really hard to imagine now, isn’t it?A couple of days ago I was looking at some family photos and talking about them with my grandma. As a result of what I saw, I decided to look further into the history of fashions for young people.
I discovered that in the late 40s and 50s, major changes were starting to take place. For one thing, people began to have a little more money to spend. Also, man-made materials like nylon were becoming really popular.
So materials that people had worn until then, like wool and silk, soon fell out of fashion.
Another change was that teenagers going to college in the 50s began to wear casual sweaters and trousers, or tight skirts for women, instead of dressing more like their parents. In fact, that style of dress became almost like a
uniform among young people. In America, it was the first time that the fashion industry had made clothes specially for teenagers. And in the UK, the Teddy Boy movement brought in the first fashion style just for teenagers.
Men wore smart jackets and narrow trousers, with thin ties and brightly coloured socks. I even found a photo of my father dressed exactly in that style!
There were lots of interesting photos in the family album, but there was one that really caught my attention and I copied it and put it on my wall. It was of my grandma as a young woman, when she was walking with my grandfather arm in arm near the beach at the seaside. She was wearing a long, stylish ‘swing-back’ coat, a tight-waisted dress
and a close-fitted hat. She looked incredibly smart and well-dressed, but not in the kind of clothes we’d consider suitable for the beach today!
2. Wool and silk remained popular even after new materials had come along.
True
False
Teenage Fashions
by Lucy Watts
Do you know how your grandparents used to dress when they were your age? I found out that until the 1940s, young people had just dressed like their parents, so there were no fashions specially for teenagers then. That’s really hard to imagine now, isn’t it?A couple of days ago I was looking at some family photos and talking about them with my grandma. As a result of what I saw, I decided to look further into the history of fashions for young people.
I discovered that in the late 40s and 50s, major changes were starting to take place. For one thing, people began to have a little more money to spend. Also, man-made materials like nylon were becoming really popular.
So materials that people had worn until then, like wool and silk, soon fell out of fashion.
Another change was that teenagers going to college in the 50s began to wear casual sweaters and trousers, or tight skirts for women, instead of dressing more like their parents. In fact, that style of dress became almost like a
uniform among young people. In America, it was the first time that the fashion industry had made clothes specially for teenagers. And in the UK, the Teddy Boy movement brought in the first fashion style just for teenagers.
Men wore smart jackets and narrow trousers, with thin ties and brightly coloured socks. I even found a photo of my father dressed exactly in that style!
There were lots of interesting photos in the family album, but there was one that really caught my attention and I copied it and put it on my wall. It was of my grandma as a young woman, when she was walking with my grandfather arm in arm near the beach at the seaside. She was wearing a long, stylish ‘swing-back’ coat, a tight-waisted dress
and a close-fitted hat. She looked incredibly smart and well-dressed, but not in the kind of clothes we’d consider suitable for the beach today!
3. It was common for all college students to dress in a similar way in the 50s
True
False
Teenage Fashions
by Lucy Watts
Do you know how your grandparents used to dress when they were your age? I found out that until the 1940s, young people had just dressed like their parents, so there were no fashions specially for teenagers then. That’s really hard to imagine now, isn’t it?A couple of days ago I was looking at some family photos and talking about them with my grandma. As a result of what I saw, I decided to look further into the history of fashions for young people.
I discovered that in the late 40s and 50s, major changes were starting to take place. For one thing, people began to have a little more money to spend. Also, man-made materials like nylon were becoming really popular.
So materials that people had worn until then, like wool and silk, soon fell out of fashion.
Another change was that teenagers going to college in the 50s began to wear casual sweaters and trousers, or tight skirts for women, instead of dressing more like their parents. In fact, that style of dress became almost like a
uniform among young people. In America, it was the first time that the fashion industry had made clothes specially for teenagers. And in the UK, the Teddy Boy movement brought in the first fashion style just for teenagers.
Men wore smart jackets and narrow trousers, with thin ties and brightly coloured socks. I even found a photo of my father dressed exactly in that style!
There were lots of interesting photos in the family album, but there was one that really caught my attention and I copied it and put it on my wall. It was of my grandma as a young woman, when she was walking with my grandfather arm in arm near the beach at the seaside. She was wearing a long, stylish ‘swing-back’ coat, a tight-waisted dress
and a close-fitted hat. She looked incredibly smart and well-dressed, but not in the kind of clothes we’d consider suitable for the beach today!
4. Lucy found evidence that her father had once dressed as a Teddy Boy.
True
False
Teenage Fashions
by Lucy Watts
Do you know how your grandparents used to dress when they were your age? I found out that until the 1940s, young people had just dressed like their parents, so there were no fashions specially for teenagers then. That’s really hard to imagine now, isn’t it?A couple of days ago I was looking at some family photos and talking about them with my grandma. As a result of what I saw, I decided to look further into the history of fashions for young people.
I discovered that in the late 40s and 50s, major changes were starting to take place. For one thing, people began to have a little more money to spend. Also, man-made materials like nylon were becoming really popular.
So materials that people had worn until then, like wool and silk, soon fell out of fashion.
Another change was that teenagers going to college in the 50s began to wear casual sweaters and trousers, or tight skirts for women, instead of dressing more like their parents. In fact, that style of dress became almost like a
uniform among young people. In America, it was the first time that the fashion industry had made clothes specially for teenagers. And in the UK, the Teddy Boy movement brought in the first fashion style just for teenagers.
Men wore smart jackets and narrow trousers, with thin ties and brightly coloured socks. I even found a photo of my father dressed exactly in that style!
There were lots of interesting photos in the family album, but there was one that really caught my attention and I copied it and put it on my wall. It was of my grandma as a young woman, when she was walking with my grandfather arm in arm near the beach at the seaside. She was wearing a long, stylish ‘swing-back’ coat, a tight-waisted dress
and a close-fitted hat. She looked incredibly smart and well-dressed, but not in the kind of clothes we’d consider suitable for the beach today!
5. Lucy preferred other photos in the family album to the one of her grandmother at the beach.
True
False
Inventing a Vaccine to Save the World
Katalin Kariko and the story of mRNA
Read the article and answer the questions.
eslflow.com
Finally, two biotech companies took notice of the work: Moderna, in the United States, and BioNTech, in Germany. The two companies provided money to support Dr. Weissman’s lab. Now,Dr Kariko and Dr Weissman have
emerged as heroes of Covid-19 vaccine development. Their work contributed to the successful vaccines that
are saving people’s lives around the world.
Dr. Kariko has spent her whole life trying to figure out how to
use a person's own cells to cure and prevent illness. She
focused on mRNA, or messenger RNA, which could be used to instruct cells to make their own medicines, including vaccines. In the 1990’s, Dr Karikó tried to get money from the US government and big companies to do her experiments. No one would give her money because her ideas about mRNA were too unbelievable at the time. Every night she wrote letters asking for money to help her continue to research mRNA. “And it came back always no, no, no”, she said about the replies.
“I thought of going somewhere else, or doing something
else,” Dr Karikó said. “I also thought maybe I’m not good
enough, not smart enough. I tried to imagine: Everything is here, and I just have to do better experiments.”
Fortunately, A meeting at a university photocopying
machine changed her life. She met another researcher, Dr. Drew Weissman. She told him, “I am an RNA scientist — I can make anything with mRNA.” Dr. Weissman told her he wanted to make a vaccine against H.I.V. Dr. Kariko said, “Yeah, yeah, I can do it.” After that encounter, Dr
Weissman and Dr Kariko worked together for many years
exploring the possibilities of mRNA. This led to the
development of a vaccine for the coronavirus.
Unfortunately, in 1985, Dr Kariko’s university’s research program ran out of money. Dr. Kariko, her husband, and their 2 year old daughter moved to America for her new job at a university in Philadelphia. Because the Hungarian government only let them take $100 out of the country, she and her husband hid some money in their daughter’s teddy bear.
“Never give up,” seems to be the motto of Katalin Kariko’s life. Now a hero and one of the creators of a coronavirus vaccine, her life has been anything but an easy road to success. Born in Hungary, she always wanted to be a scientist when she was young, even though she had never met one. She grew up, the daughter of a butcher,
in a small town in Hungary. Her love of nature and biology took her to the University of Szeged where she studied and then worked as a researcher at its Biological Research Center.
6. Dr. Kariko’s family moved to America because her university in Hungary ran out of money for her research.
true
false
Inventing a Vaccine to Save the World
Katalin Kariko and the story of mRNA
Read the article and answer the questions.
eslflow.com
Finally, two biotech companies took notice of the work: Moderna, in the United States, and BioNTech, in Germany. The two companies provided money to support Dr. Weissman’s lab. Now,Dr Kariko and Dr Weissman have
emerged as heroes of Covid-19 vaccine development. Their work contributed to the successful vaccines that
are saving people’s lives around the world.
Dr. Kariko has spent her whole life trying to figure out how to
use a person's own cells to cure and prevent illness. She
focused on mRNA, or messenger RNA, which could be used to instruct cells to make their own medicines, including vaccines. In the 1990’s, Dr Karikó tried to get money from the US government and big companies to do her experiments. No one would give her money because her ideas about mRNA were too unbelievable at the time. Every night she wrote letters asking for money to help her continue to research mRNA. “And it came back always no, no, no”, she said about the replies.
“I thought of going somewhere else, or doing something
else,” Dr Karikó said. “I also thought maybe I’m not good
enough, not smart enough. I tried to imagine: Everything is here, and I just have to do better experiments.”
Fortunately, A meeting at a university photocopying
machine changed her life. She met another researcher, Dr. Drew Weissman. She told him, “I am an RNA scientist — I can make anything with mRNA.” Dr. Weissman told her he wanted to make a vaccine against H.I.V. Dr. Kariko said, “Yeah, yeah, I can do it.” After that encounter, Dr
Weissman and Dr Kariko worked together for many years
exploring the possibilities of mRNA. This led to the
development of a vaccine for the coronavirus.
Unfortunately, in 1985, Dr Kariko’s university’s research program ran out of money. Dr. Kariko, her husband, and their 2 year old daughter moved to America for her new job at a university in Philadelphia. Because the Hungarian government only let them take $100 out of the country, she and her husband hid some money in their daughter’s teddy bear.
“Never give up,” seems to be the motto of Katalin Kariko’s life. Now a hero and one of the creators of a coronavirus vaccine, her life has been anything but an easy road to success. Born in Hungary, she always wanted to be a scientist when she was young, even though she had never met one. She grew up, the daughter of a butcher,
in a small town in Hungary. Her love of nature and biology took her to the University of Szeged where she studied and then worked as a researcher at its Biological Research Center.
7. She found a new job in the United States where she could continue her job as a CEO of an engineering company.
true
false
Inventing a Vaccine to Save the World
Katalin Kariko and the story of mRNA
Read the article and answer the questions.
eslflow.com
Finally, two biotech companies took notice of the work: Moderna, in the United States, and BioNTech, in Germany. The two companies provided money to support Dr. Weissman’s lab. Now,Dr Kariko and Dr Weissman have
emerged as heroes of Covid-19 vaccine development. Their work contributed to the successful vaccines that
are saving people’s lives around the world.
Dr. Kariko has spent her whole life trying to figure out how to
use a person's own cells to cure and prevent illness. She
focused on mRNA, or messenger RNA, which could be used to instruct cells to make their own medicines, including vaccines. In the 1990’s, Dr Karikó tried to get money from the US government and big companies to do her experiments. No one would give her money because her ideas about mRNA were too unbelievable at the time. Every night she wrote letters asking for money to help her continue to research mRNA. “And it came back always no, no, no”, she said about the replies.
“I thought of going somewhere else, or doing something
else,” Dr Karikó said. “I also thought maybe I’m not good
enough, not smart enough. I tried to imagine: Everything is here, and I just have to do better experiments.”
Fortunately, A meeting at a university photocopying
machine changed her life. She met another researcher, Dr. Drew Weissman. She told him, “I am an RNA scientist — I can make anything with mRNA.” Dr. Weissman told her he wanted to make a vaccine against H.I.V. Dr. Kariko said, “Yeah, yeah, I can do it.” After that encounter, Dr
Weissman and Dr Kariko worked together for many years
exploring the possibilities of mRNA. This led to the
development of a vaccine for the coronavirus.
Unfortunately, in 1985, Dr Kariko’s university’s research program ran out of money. Dr. Kariko, her husband, and their 2 year old daughter moved to America for her new job at a university in Philadelphia. Because the Hungarian government only let them take $100 out of the country, she and her husband hid some money in their daughter’s teddy bear.
“Never give up,” seems to be the motto of Katalin Kariko’s life. Now a hero and one of the creators of a coronavirus vaccine, her life has been anything but an easy road to success. Born in Hungary, she always wanted to be a scientist when she was young, even though she had never met one. She grew up, the daughter of a butcher,
in a small town in Hungary. Her love of nature and biology took her to the University of Szeged where she studied and then worked as a researcher at its Biological Research Center.
8. mRna can instruct cells to do things, for example, create medicines and vaccines.
true
false
Inventing a Vaccine to Save the World
Katalin Kariko and the story of mRNA
Read the article and answer the questions.
eslflow.com
Finally, two biotech companies took notice of the work: Moderna, in the United States, and BioNTech, in Germany. The two companies provided money to support Dr. Weissman’s lab. Now,Dr Kariko and Dr Weissman have
emerged as heroes of Covid-19 vaccine development. Their work contributed to the successful vaccines that
are saving people’s lives around the world.
Dr. Kariko has spent her whole life trying to figure out how to
use a person's own cells to cure and prevent illness. She
focused on mRNA, or messenger RNA, which could be used to instruct cells to make their own medicines, including vaccines. In the 1990’s, Dr Karikó tried to get money from the US government and big companies to do her experiments. No one would give her money because her ideas about mRNA were too unbelievable at the time. Every night she wrote letters asking for money to help her continue to research mRNA. “And it came back always no, no, no”, she said about the replies.
“I thought of going somewhere else, or doing something
else,” Dr Karikó said. “I also thought maybe I’m not good
enough, not smart enough. I tried to imagine: Everything is here, and I just have to do better experiments.”
Fortunately, A meeting at a university photocopying
machine changed her life. She met another researcher, Dr. Drew Weissman. She told him, “I am an RNA scientist — I can make anything with mRNA.” Dr. Weissman told her he wanted to make a vaccine against H.I.V. Dr. Kariko said, “Yeah, yeah, I can do it.” After that encounter, Dr
Weissman and Dr Kariko worked together for many years
exploring the possibilities of mRNA. This led to the
development of a vaccine for the coronavirus.
Unfortunately, in 1985, Dr Kariko’s university’s research program ran out of money. Dr. Kariko, her husband, and their 2 year old daughter moved to America for her new job at a university in Philadelphia. Because the Hungarian government only let them take $100 out of the country, she and her husband hid some money in their daughter’s teddy bear.
“Never give up,” seems to be the motto of Katalin Kariko’s life. Now a hero and one of the creators of a coronavirus vaccine, her life has been anything but an easy road to success. Born in Hungary, she always wanted to be a scientist when she was young, even though she had never met one. She grew up, the daughter of a butcher,
in a small town in Hungary. Her love of nature and biology took her to the University of Szeged where she studied and then worked as a researcher at its Biological Research Center.
9. She wanted to use an animal’s own cells to cure and prevent illness.
true
false
Inventing a Vaccine to Save the World
Katalin Kariko and the story of mRNA
Read the article and answer the questions.
eslflow.com
Finally, two biotech companies took notice of the work: Moderna, in the United States, and BioNTech, in Germany. The two companies provided money to support Dr. Weissman’s lab. Now,Dr Kariko and Dr Weissman have
emerged as heroes of Covid-19 vaccine development. Their work contributed to the successful vaccines that
are saving people’s lives around the world.
Dr. Kariko has spent her whole life trying to figure out how to
use a person's own cells to cure and prevent illness. She
focused on mRNA, or messenger RNA, which could be used to instruct cells to make their own medicines, including vaccines. In the 1990’s, Dr Karikó tried to get money from the US government and big companies to do her experiments. No one would give her money because her ideas about mRNA were too unbelievable at the time. Every night she wrote letters asking for money to help her continue to research mRNA. “And it came back always no, no, no”, she said about the replies.
“I thought of going somewhere else, or doing something
else,” Dr Karikó said. “I also thought maybe I’m not good
enough, not smart enough. I tried to imagine: Everything is here, and I just have to do better experiments.”
Fortunately, A meeting at a university photocopying
machine changed her life. She met another researcher, Dr. Drew Weissman. She told him, “I am an RNA scientist — I can make anything with mRNA.” Dr. Weissman told her he wanted to make a vaccine against H.I.V. Dr. Kariko said, “Yeah, yeah, I can do it.” After that encounter, Dr
Weissman and Dr Kariko worked together for many years
exploring the possibilities of mRNA. This led to the
development of a vaccine for the coronavirus.
Unfortunately, in 1985, Dr Kariko’s university’s research program ran out of money. Dr. Kariko, her husband, and their 2 year old daughter moved to America for her new job at a university in Philadelphia. Because the Hungarian government only let them take $100 out of the country, she and her husband hid some money in their daughter’s teddy bear.
“Never give up,” seems to be the motto of Katalin Kariko’s life. Now a hero and one of the creators of a coronavirus vaccine, her life has been anything but an easy road to success. Born in Hungary, she always wanted to be a scientist when she was young, even though she had never met one. She grew up, the daughter of a butcher,
in a small town in Hungary. Her love of nature and biology took her to the University of Szeged where she studied and then worked as a researcher at its Biological Research Center.
10. "Never give up!” the motto of Katalin’s life because she had problems getting money for her research, and people thought that she was trying to do something that was impossible.
true
false
Michael Jordan used to _______ in Brooklyn, New York.
living
live
lived
going to live
I forgot to bring a present to Kathy’s birthday party. I really felt________.
embarrassed
embarrassing
exhausted
exhausting
That computer program is very________. It is really hard to work.
disgusting
depressing
confusing
inspiring
Robert made this t-shirt ___________________.
itself
himself
ourselves
herself
When John Mason was the head of our office, everything _______ well organized. Now it’s total chaos here.
got used to be
used to be
was used to being
would be
When I arrived at the cinema, the film ____________.
has started
had started
started
have started
I got to work this morning and was angry when I saw that no one ____________yet.
arrived
have arrived
has arrived
had arrived
I_____________a great book.
I will lend it to you when I have finished.
read
hav read
have been reading
had read
When our aunt was younger, she _______ us three or four times a week.
would visit
got used to visit
didn’t use to visit
were used to visit
It _____ a day last September. The sun ________and the birds_______.
is /is shining/ is singing
was being / was shining/was singing
was / was shining/ were singing
was / shone/ sang
