BBC 6 minute English - The benefits of doing nothing

Glossary:
kick back - wyluzować się industrious - zaradny
nature documentaries - filmy przyrodnicze colony - kolonia, rój
on the move - w ciągłym ruchu inactive - nieaktywny
shelter - schronienie, schronisko reserve - rezerwa, rezerwowy
have a reputation for - mieć jakąś reputację step in - wkroczyć
lounge about - obijać się strike - uderzyć, spaść na
sloth - leniwiec overrated - przereklamowany
tortoise - żółw lądowy boredom - nuda
nest - gniazdo algae - glony, algi
motionless - bez ruchu switch off - wyłączyć się, zrelaksować
Ex. 1 True/False
1. Both Neil and Beth had a busy day.
2. Lions have a reputation for being very active.
3. According to dr Mann, being productive is underrated.
4. Modern world makes it hard to switch off.
5. Alagae can grow on sloths.

Ex.2 Answer the questions

1. How are animals shown in documentaries? How is it different from the truth?
2. How is our image of ant colony different from the reality?
3. What can be possible reasons of some ants being inactive?
4. What can be the benefits of boredom according to dr Mann? Should we fear boredom?
5. What do you do when you get bored?

Ex.3 Complete with a word or phrase in the correct form

1. I can’t believe this film has so many positive reviews - for me it’s just ______________.
2. The storks are building a ______________ on the roof of my house.
3. This stray dog will be kept at the animal ______________ until the owner is found.
4. I've never seen lightning bolt ______________ so close to me.
5. A group of ants is called a ______________ while a group of wolves is called a pack.

Ex. 4 Complete the sentences with the words: bee, invention, finger, death, time
1. We killed the _____________ between trains playing video games.
2. The movie bored me to ______________ so I fell asleep at the cinema.
3. He just watches TV and never lifts a _____________ to help with the dishes.
4. My mom is as busy as a ______________ around Christmastime.
5. ‘So how did you manage to open the bottle?’ ‘I used a bit of wire and a stick. Necessity is the mother
of ______________, as the saying goes.’