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1 Warm up

Read the headlines and look at the photos. What do you think the articles are about?

1) UK’s youngest bus driver 2) Animal emojis do not 3) Boy gets ‘hero arm’ for
represent reality enough Christmas

4) 2023: The hottest year on 5) Historic win at the Golden 6) Lego Houses
record Globes

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2 Focus on vocabulary

Complete the following definitions with the missing vowels (a, e, i, o, u).

Group 1:

1. k _ _ n (adj.) – very interested or wanting to do something

2. r _ ng _ (n) – a group of things of the same type, but different

3. _ pd _ t _ (v) – include the most recent information available

4. f _ _ l (n) – something that produces power or heat

5. pr _ v _ _ _ s (adj.) – taking place before something or someone else

6. _ tm _ sph _ r _ (n) – the gas layer around earth

Group 2:

1. _ ncr _ d _ bly (adv.) – something that is difficult to believe

2. r _ r _ (adj.) – something that does not happen often

3. sw _ tch (v) – change from one thing to another

4. w _ nd _ r (v) - ask questions in order to understand something

5. n _ t _ v _ (adj.) – be from a place

6. bl _ ck (n) – a piece of material that is in the form of a square

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3 Listening / reading news

Part A: Listen to or read the articles on page four. And answer the following questions

Which story ...?

a. ... is about a negative impact of human actions?

b. ... is about a different way of doing something?

c. ... is about someone that achieved something very young?

d. ... is about a request for more variety?

e. ... is about a technology that helps people?

f. ... mentions the reason why something took a long time to happen?

Part B: Do you remember what these numbers refer to? Read the articles to check.

0.17°C 10 18 1850 2023 23 5 days 800 £1,700

a. how much Alex paid for his test

b. how far temperature records go back to

c. how many locations of Open Bionics there are

d. Harry’s age

e. the warmest year on record

f. how much warmer 2023 was compared to 2016

g. how long it took for Alex to pass the theory test

h. how much stronger Renco’s blocks are in comparison to usual building

materials
i. the age of the UK’s youngest bus driver

Glossary:

prosthesis - object created to replace a missing body part

indigenous - someone or something native to a place

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Here’s a recap of the amazing news from the past two weeks
1. UK’s youngest bus driver
In the UK, you are allowed to learn how to drive
from the age of 16, but you need to be 18 to drive
a bus. At 18 years and 12 days, Alex from Selby,
became last December the youngest bus driver in the
country. Alex saved up to pay the £1,700 for the test
himself. He passed the theory test just 5 days after
his birthday, and then a week later, he passed the
practical test for the first time. He has always been
a keen bus fan, so he is looking forward to his career
on the road.
2. Animal emojis do not represent reality enough
When was the last time you sent an emoji of an
animal in a message to a friend? Animals are among
the most popular emojis, but they do not represent
the range of different animals found in the natural
world. That was what a group of scientists from the
University of Milan who carried out a study on animal
emojis found out. While there are several different
emojis of some animals like bears and lions, others
are not available at all. The researchers said that in
a world that is more and more digital, it is important
for emojis to better represent reality and asked the
Unicode Emoji Subcommittee, which decides which
emojis are included, to update their list.
3. Boy gets ‘hero arm’ for Christmas
Harry, a 10-year-old boy from Lancashire, UK, got
a very special present from Santa: a prosthetic arm
made to look like Iron Man’s arm. Harry was born
without the lower part of his arm, but the prosthesis,
made by Open Bionics and available in 800 locations
around the world, notices the movements of the
muscles in the top half of Harry’s arm and allows him
to perform movements and hold objects.
4. 2023: The hottest year on record
Scientists have now confirmed that last year was
the hottest year on record going back to 1850.
Temperatures recorded were on average 1.48°C
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warmer than the period from 1850 to 1900,
before industries started to burn large quantities
of fuel. Though scientists had predicted the rise
in temperatures, it broke the previous record: we
have now seen a 0.17°C increase compared to
2016. Scientists explain that this is in part due to
El Nino, a natural event that results in more heat
in the atmosphere. However, these incredibly high
temperatures are mainly the result of years of human-
caused pollution.
5. Historic win at the Golden Globes
Lily Gladstone made history at the Golden Globes
after becoming the first indigenous actress to ever
win the award in 81 years. Gladstone won for her
role in Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon,
also starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro.
The actress started her speech in the indigenous
Blackfeet language before switching to English. She
stated how grateful she was to be able to do this.
In the past 16 years, out of 1,600 big Hollywood
productions, only one film had a Native American
in the main role. Considering how rare it is for
indigenous people to play lead roles in big Hollywood
projects, it is no wonder it took 81 years for this win.
6. Lego Houses
Renco, a company from Florida, has created a new
building style: blocks that look like Lego. The
company claims that its invention is 23 times stronger
than the building material most used and can even
stand against strong hurricanes. The houses can be
built faster than traditional methods and the material
cannot catch fire. However, that is not all: in addition
to being stronger, the material is also better for the
environment too. The blocks are built using recycled
materials, such as glass and plastic, making it also a
greener alternative.
Sources: BBC, News Sky, goodnewsnetwork.org
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4 Speaking practice
In pairs, choose an article and write a dialogue between the people involved in the story. Role-play
the dialogue with your classmates.

5 Talking point
In groups, discuss the questions below.

1. Do you think Lily Gladstone’s win will make it easier for indigenous people in Hollywood?

2. Do you think temperatures will get even higher after 2023?

3. Why is a prosthesis like Iron Man’s arm important to younger children like Harry?

4. Do you often use emojis when messaging your friends?

5. Will the Lego blocks become the standard construction material?

6. When you were younger, did you have a dream career like Alex?

6 Extension activities / homework

Task A: Choose two articles that you think a friend of yours might like to know about. Record a voice
message for each story, telling your friend what happened in each.

Task B: How many words from the worksheet can you remember? Test yourself!

Group 1:

1. What K-word means to be interested in?

2. What R-word is written information from the past?

3. What M-word means mostly?

4. What S-word means having someone as the main actor in a film?

5. What G-word describes feeling thankful?

Group 2:

1. What R-word is something that does not happen often?

2. What C-phrasal verb means to complete a task?

3. What P-word means to see something coming?

4. What I-word is something that has just been created?

5. What M-word means a way of doing something?

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