218 CULTURE
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First, ask the students in pairs to read the sentences and
try to think of a suitable word for each gap. Next, ask
them to find the words in the texts and try to work out
the meaning from context. Finally, ask them to complete
the sentences.
MIXED ABILITY
With weaker students, help them by asking them to
choose from two possible answers for each space, e.g.
1 I love sea animals. I love swimming too and I’m taking
a
scuba diving / acrobatics
course, so I can go diving on
holiday with my family this summer.
Answers
1 scuba diving 2 natural habitat 3 miss 4 planet
5 acrobatics
TALKING POINTS
Ask the students to find six TV programmes in the texts
and write these on the board (
MasterChef
,
The Great British
Bake Off
,
The
Blue
Planet
,
Elephant
Diaries
,
Britain’s
Got
Talent
and
The
Voice
). Then, ask the students in small
groups to take turns to ask and answer the questions
about these programmes (see Background information
above for more information about these programmes).
