Slumdog children in millionaire world

The two child stars from the hit movie Slumdog Millionaire _____________ to Los
Angeles to attend the Oscars ceremony. The two children, Rubina Ali and Azharuddin
Ismail, _____________ the Mumbai slums where the movie was filmed. Their trip to
Hollywood is an example of life imitating art. The movie tells the story of how a
teenager from _________________ parts of India becomes a millionaire. Little
Rubina and Azharuddin will now do the same, for _________________. They will
swap the poverty of their daily lives for the riches and glamour of the movie worlds
biggest night. It could turn out to be a _________________ for the young stars.
They are already ___________________ from Indias film studios about acting in
Bollywood movies.
Slumdog Millionaire director Danny Boyle said he was ________________ two
young stars. He said it was fantastic that the pair would _________________ the
stars on the famous red carpet. Boyle has already promised _________________
children's education. Nine-year-old Rubina said she couldnt wait to arrive in L.A. She
told the AP news agency: I'm very happy that I'm going to the OscarsMy friends
are saying, _________________. She said she wasnt scared and that she would
take lots of photos to show her friends in Mumbai. Meanwhile, there are more
rumours of life copying art. ____________________ between Jamal, played by 18year-old

Dev

Patel,

_________________.

and

Latika,

played

by

Freida

Pinto,

24,

may

be

LANGUAGE
The two child stars from the (1) ____ movie Slumdog Millionaire are on their way to Los
Angeles to attend the Oscars ceremony. The two children, Rubina Ali and Azharuddin Ismail,
actually live in the Mumbai slums where the movie was

(2) ____. Their trip to

Hollywood is an example of life (3) ____ art. The movie tells the story of how a teenager
from one of the poorest (4) ____ of India becomes a millionaire. Little Rubina and
Azharuddin will now do the same, for a weekend at least. They will swap the poverty of their
daily lives (5) ____ the riches and glamour of the movie worlds biggest night. It could turn
out to be a rags-to-riches tale for the young stars. They are already getting many enquiries
(6) ____ Indias film studios about acting in Bollywood movies.
Slumdog Millionaire director Danny Boyle said he was very excited (7) ____ the two young
stars. He said it was fantastic that the pair would rub (8) ____ with the stars on the famous
red carpet. Boyle has already promised to fund all of the children's education. Nine-year-old
Rubina said she couldnt (9) ____ to arrive in L.A. She told the AP news agency: I'm very
happy that I'm going to the OscarsMy friends are saying, 'your fate is so good. She said
she wasnt

(10) ____ and that she would take lots of photos to show her friends in

Mumbai. Meanwhile, there are more rumours of life copying art. The on-screen (11) ____
between Jamal, played by 18-year-old Dev Patel, and Latika, played by Freida Pinto, 24,
may be happening for (12) ____.
Put the correct words from the table below in the above article.
1.

(a)

hits

(b)

hitting

(c)

hitter

(d)

hit

2.

(a)

filmed

(b)

films

(c)

filming

(d)

filmgoer

3.

(a)

imitated

(b)

imitator

(c)

imitating

(d)

imitation

4.

(a)

part

(b)

parts

(c)

party

(d)

parted

5.

(a)

of

(b)

for

(c)

at

(d)

from

6.

(a)

for

(b)

of

(c)

from

(d)

to

7.

(a)

for

(b)

of

(c)

from

(d)

to

8.

(a)

cheeks

(b)

knees

(c)

noses

(d)

shoulders

9.

(a)

waiting

(b)

waited

(c)

waits

(d)

wait

10.

(a)

scary

(b)

scared

(c)

scares

(d)

scaring

11.

(a)

romance

(b)

romancer

(c)

romantic

(d)

romantics

12.

(a)

reality

(b)

really

(c)

real

(d)

Realice

LISTENING: 50 candidates for best job in the world

The world will _____________________ get the best job in the world. The position
is for a caretaker to live on and look after a tropical island off the coast of
Queensland, Australia. Duties _____________________ the island, which is part of
the Great Barrier Reef, and writing a blog to promote the area. Other responsibilities
_____________________, clean the pool and collect the mail. The job website,
islandreefjob.com, tells applicants: There are over 1,500 species of fish living in the
Great Barrier Reef. Dont worry. You wont _____________________ all. The
successful applicant will get a salary of nearly US$100,000 for the six months.
Officials from Queenslands tourism department announced on Tuesday that
_____________________

at

50

candidates.

Unsurprisingly,

over

35,000

_____________________.
The next stage _____________________ is to get the list of candidates down to 11.
The

tourism

board

will

select

ten

people.

Visitors

to

the

website

_____________________ person. The public can look at the video applications of all
50 hopeful caretakers. The eleven lucky finalists will then fly to Hamilton Island
_____________________. The winner will be announced on May 6, and the job
starts on July 1. The current shortlist of 50 includes people from 22 countries.
_____________________, chefs, scientists and students and they all want a slice of
paradise. Queensland Tourism Minister Desley Boyle said there was much discussion
to narrow _____________________. He told reporters, it boiled down tothe
motivation and professionalism of the applicants _____________________ the job
and Tourism Queensland.

1. TRUE / FALSE: Look at the articles headline and guess whether these sentences are true
(T) or false (F):
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
h.

The best job in the world is to look after a desert island.

One of the duties of this job is to catch and cook fish.
There are 15,000 species of fish living on the Great Barrier Reef.
More than 35,000 people applied for this wonderful job.
Website visitors will choose a shortlist of 10 candidates.
Website visitors can look at the video applications of the candidates.
All of the applicants for the best job in the world are Australian.
Tourist officials want someone who is motivated and professional.

2. SYNONYM MATCH: Match the following synonyms from the article:

1.

position

a.

post

look after

b.

reduce

3.

promote

c.

job

4.

mail

d.

choose

5.

applied

e.

publicize

6.

process

f.

match

7.

select

g.

care for

8.

current

h.

method

9.

narrow down

i.

went for

10.

fit

j.

present

Boy aged 9 to study maths at university

T/F
T/F
T/F
T/F
T/F
T/F
T/F
T/F

nine-year-old

____________________

Hong

Kong

has

been

accepted

to

study

mathematics ____________________. Child prodigy March Boedihardjo will attend the

Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) and become the youngest college student in the city.
The ____________________ designed five-year course which will see him gain a Bachelors
and Masters degree. Authorities ____________________ about whether or not to admit
March. HKBU president Professor Franklin Luk announced at a press conference: "The
decision ____________________-month discussion among various departments of the
university and March's parents." March also met the press and ____________________
when he entered the media room. He seemed very confident ____________________ flash
light from photographers.
There has been concern from educationalists that March ____________________ social
skills by attending university so young. His new classmates will all ____________________
than he is. March said this would not be a problem as ____________________ of studying
with older students. He has already spent two years in England, where he sat and
________________________ with A grades. "When I was in Oxford, all my schoolmates
were over 18 and we often discussed mathematics problems. I think I won't have problems
in communicating ____________________ me," said the nine-year-old. Professor Luk is
____________________: "With a view to developing hispersonal growthwe will tailor a
learning roadmap that best benefits Marchand also give his ____________________," he
said.

1. TRUE / FALSE: Look at the articles headline and guess whether these sentences are true
(T) or false (F):
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
h.

An American mathematical whiz-kid passed his university exams.

The little boy will not be the youngest student at his university.
The boy will study for both a Bachelors and Masters degree.
The little boy was extremely shy in front of a crowd of journalists.
Education experts fear he will lose out on valuable social skills.
The nine-year-old has little experience of being with older students.
The boy is worried about communicating with college students.
The college has tailored a plan to help his personality and learning.

2. SYNONYM MATCH: Match the following synonyms from the article:

1.

genius

a.

carefully

gain

b.

contentment

T/F
T/F
T/F
T/F
T/F
T/F
T/F
T/F

3.

long and hard

c.

fears

4.

media

d.

customize

5.

amid

e.

press

6.

concern

f.

took

7.

sat

g.

Einstein

8.

cope

h.

among

9.

tailor

i.

manage

10.

peace of mind

j.

get

3. PHRASE MATCH: Match the following phrases from the article (sometimes more than one
combination is possible):
1.

accepted to

a.

and hard

create a specially

b.

from educationalists

3.

Authorities thought long

c.

after a two-month discussion

4.

The decision was made

d.

passed advanced maths exams

5.

the non-stop flash

e.

study mathematics

6.

There has been concern

f.

roadmap

7.

miss out

g.

designed five-year course

8.

he sat and

h.

of mind

9.

tailor a learning

i.

light from photographers

10.

give his parents peace

j.

on social skills

LISTENING: Krispy Kreme in donut war over recipe

The Krispy Kreme donut company _____________________ because of one of its
new donuts. A _____________________ started between Krispy Kreme Australia
and Australias biggest cookie company, Arnott. The biscuit company wants to take
Krispy Kreme to court. Arnotts legal team says the Krispy Kreme Iced Dough-Vo
donut _____________________ Iced Vo-Vo biscuit. Arnott has had a trademark on
the Vo-Vo since 1906. It is one of Australias best-loved cookies. Arnotts lawyers say
the

Krispy

Kreme

donut

is

almost

identical

to

its

biscuit,

both

_____________________. It also looks similar, with _____________________

sprinkling. Arnott has asked Krispy Kreme to stop selling the Iced Dough-Vo. If it
doesnt, Arnott _____________________ and sue Krispy Kreme.
Krispy Kreme _____________________

its Iced Dough-Vo. A spokesman for the

company, John McGuigan, told reporters that the two products were quite different,
and

that

the

public

_____________________

two.

"Krispy

Kreme

_______________________ . They can tell the difference between a doughnut and

a biscuit," he said. Mr. McGuigan added his lawyers looked into Arnotts accusation
and _____________________. He said: "We did receive a request from lawyers
representing Arnott that we withdraw our donuts _____________________ our
stores because we were allegedly in breach of various trademarks. We've taken
advice, and the advice is that's not the case." McGuigan also said the similarity of
the name _____________________ Arnotts famous biscuit.

1. TRUE / FALSE:
a.

Krispy Kreme donut company employees fired guns at a rival company.

T/F

b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
h.

A rival company wants to sue Krispy Kreme in a court of law.

A Krispy Kreme donut looks and sounds the same as a rival's cookie.
A rival company asked Krispy Kreme to make more of its new donut.
A Krispy Kreme spokesman said donuts and cookies are different.
The spokesman suggested Krispy Kreme customers were not stupid.
Krispy Kreme lawyers believe the company broke trademark laws.
The spokesman said the new donut name was in honour of the biscuit.

T/F
T/F
T/F
T/F
T/F
T/F
T/F

2. SYNONYM MATCH: Match the following synonyms from the article:

1.

war of words

a.

favourite

copy

b.

supposedly

3.

best-loved

c.

topping

4.

identical

d.

mistake

5.

sprinkling

e.

argument

6.

spokesman

f.

intelligent

7.

confuse

g.

simply

8.

smart

h.

replica

9.

allegedly

i.

representative

10.

just

j.

the same

3. PHRASE MATCH:
1.

A war of

a.

trademarks

The biscuit company wants to take

b.

accusation

3.

It is one of Australias best-

c.

words has started

4.

the Krispy Kreme donut is almost

d.

shelves in our stores

5.

Arnott will take legal action and

e.

Krispy Kreme to court.

6.

customers are pretty

f.

identical to its biscuit

7.

lawyers looked into Arnotts

g.

Arnotts famous biscuit

8.

withdraw our donuts from the

h.

sue Krispy Kreme

9.

in breach of various

i.

loved cookies

10.

a tribute to

j.

smart

Life near fast food restaurants unhealthy

New research in the USA says it is unhealthy _______________ with lots of fast
food

restaurants.

study

by

the

University

of

Michigan

said

people

_______________ walking distance of fast food restaurants have a 13 per cent

higher chance of having a stroke. Lead researcher Dr. Lewis Morgenstern and his
team analyzed _________________ the 1,247 people who had strokes in an area of
Texas over a three-year period. The _________________ 262 fast food restaurants.
The

team

compared

the

stroke

victims

social

status

with

how

close

_______________ restaurants. He concluded there was a strong relationship

between the distance someone lived to fast food restaurants and _______________
having a stroke.
A stroke is similar to a heart attack, _______________ the brain. Strokes are
among the biggest killers in the USA. Many are the result of unhealthy eating. A
_______________ large amount of fast food and other junk food increases the
chances

of

having

stroke.

Dr. Morgensterns

research

found

that

there

_______________ 33 different fast food restaurants in an area. This puts people

living nearby more at risk of a stroke. Dr. Morgenstern said he didnt know whether it
was _______________ food that increased the risk of stroke. He said fast food
restaurants are more _________________ neighbourhoods where people are less
educated and generally have unhealthier _________________ lifestyles.

Victoria Beckham worst-dressed celeb Victoria Beckham's plan to wow Hollywood with her style ________________ worse
yesterday. Ms Beckham, a.k.a. Posh Spice from the pop band the Spice Girls, was named by
the 85-year-old fashion guru Richard Blackwell as 2007's Worst Dressed Celebrity. The
________________ Mr Blackwell designed dresses for Hollywoods rich and famous in the
1950s and 60s and started ________________ of the worlds best and worst-dressed stars

in 1960. They are now greatly looked forward to, ________________ Ms Beckhams case,
by Hollywoods ____________________ fashion. Mr Blackwell said Posh wore one skinnymini ________________ another. His attack on Posh comes exactly a decade after he put
the Spice Girls at number one of his list, saying they were "the ________________ planet
that have no taste".
Ms Beckham moved to Los Angeles last year, when her footballer husband David
________________ LA Galaxy team. She quickly made friends with stars such as Tom
Cruise and Katie Holmes and ________________ fashion industry. Posh launched her own
denim and accessories collections in an ________________ a global brand. She has also
appeared on US TV shows and has written ________________, called That Extra Half An
Inch: Hair, Heels And Everything In Between. The second-worst-dressed woman was
another Brit, ________________ Amy Winehouse. Mr Blackwell said Britney Spears would
also have made this years list ___________________ inappropriatewhen her personal
life is ________________. The best-dressed female celebs included Nicole Kidman and
Angelina Jolie.

6,000-Calorie Burger Gives Man Heart Attack

A man at a Las Vegas fast food restaurant tempted .. by ordering a Triple
Bypass Burger. The man was dining at the aptly named Heart Attack Grill a fast food
that specializes in cholesterol packed food. He was eating a 6,000-calorie
hamburger called a Triple Bypass Burger when he suffered cardiac .. The
restaurant owner, Jon Basso, had to call an ambulance and the customer was taken to
hospital. The burger contained over 3 kg of , 12.of bacon, cheese and a
unique special sauce full of saturated fats. Mr Basso told Fox News how much
his customer was in: The gentleman could barely talk. He was sweating, suffering, he said.

The Heart Attack Grill hit the headlines for its approach to dining. Some of the high-fat
meals on the menu contain as many as ..calories. There is even a warning on
the door that the food is bad for your health. Diners at the restaurant are called patients
and the serving staff takes as orders. Patients who weigh more than
158 kg get to eat for free. Mr Basso had a special TV commercial promoting his restaurant.
He tells people: I personally guarantee a stable upward progression of body weight. The ad
warns of possible side effects that include repeated increase of .size, back
pain, male breast growth, . of sexual partners, tooth decay andin some cases, mild
death may occur.

1. TRUE / FALSE:
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
h.

A man who ate a burger named after heart surgery had a heart attack.
The man cooked the burger himself at home.
The burger contained over 3 kg of beef.
There was also a special sauce that went with the burger.
The Heart Attack Grill restaurant has dishes with up to 10,000 calories.
The restaurant tell customers its food is not bad for their health.
The restaurant owner promises customers they wont put on weight.
A warning with the food says customers may need bigger clothes.

T/F
T/F
T/F
T/F
T/F
T/F
T/F
T/F

2. SYNONYM MATCH: Match the following synonyms from the article.

1.
2
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.

fate
aptly
cardiac arrest
unique
barely
approach
diners
commercial
stable
wardrobe

a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
h.
i.
j.

heart attack
steady
hardly
method
destiny
one-of-a-kind
advertisement
appropriately
clothes
patrons

ADELE SOMEONE LIKE YOU

Lyrics:
I heard that youre .
That you found a girl and youre married now.
I heard that your dreams came true.
Guess she gave you things I didnt give to you.
Old friend, why are you so ?
Aint like you to hold back or hide from the
light.
I hate to turn up .
uninvited
But I couldnt stay away, I couldnt fight it.
I had hoped youd see my face and that youd
be reminded
That for me it isnt over.
Never mind, Ill find someone like you
I nothing but the best for you too
Dont forget me, I beg
I remember you said,
Sometimes it lasts in love but sometimes it
hurts instead,
Sometimes it lasts in love but sometimes it
hurts instead,
Yeah
You know how the time .
Only yesterday was the time of our lives
We were born and raised
In a summer .
Bound by the surprise of our glory days
I hate to turn up out of the blue uninvited
But I couldnt stay away, I couldnt fight it.
Id hoped youd see my face and that youd be
..
That for me it isnt over.
Never mind, Ill find someone like you
I wish nothing but the best for you too
Dont forget me, I beg
I remember you said,
Sometimes it lasts in love but sometimes it
hurts instead.
Yeah
Nothing compares
No worries or cares
Regrets and mistakes
They are memories made.

Who would have known how

this would taste?
Never mind, Ill find someone like you
I wish nothing but the best for you
Dont forget me, I beg
I remember you said,
Sometimes it lasts in love but sometimes it
hurts instead.
Never mind, Ill find someone like you
I wish nothing but the best for you too
Dont forget me, I beg
I remember you said,
Sometimes it lasts in love but sometimes it
hurts instead,
Sometimes it lasts in love but sometimes it
hurts instead.
Yeah

Betty Botter had some butter,

"But," she said, "this butter's bitter.
If I bake this bitter butter,
It would make my batter bitter.
But a bit of better butter,
That would make my batter better."
So she bought a bit of butter
Better than her bitter butter
And she baked it in her batter;
And the batter was not bitter.
So 'twas better Betty Botter
Bought a bit of better butter.