Exploring Sean Banville’s website :
Breaking News English
A1. Listen to this audio file this audio file
A2. Then take the quizz (Open a new window.)
A3. PHRASE MATCH: (Sometimes more than one choice is possible.)
| 1. | Researchers from | a. | on the memory tests |
| 2. | participants knew the answers would | b. | find the information |
| 3. | they did less well | c. | we keep information |
| 4. | personal data being backed | d. | be available on a computer |
| 5. | I don’t think Google is | e. | it online |
| 6. | good at remembering where | f. | of data and facts |
| 7. | we tend to keep | g. | Colombia University |
| 8. | organising huge quantities | h. | stuff online |
| 9. | you can find | i. | making us stupid |
| 10. | where to go to | j. | up on a hard disk |
A4. Now read the article.
A5. Pick the key words and summarize it.
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B1. Speed reading : Internet safety lessons for 5-year-olds
(hands off your mouse !)
If you can manage 300 words a minute, try the same text at a reading speed of 400 words per minute.
B2. Then scroll down (hiding the text) and do the multiple-choice quizz.
B3. Now listen to the audio file audio file.
B4. Missing letters : complete the text.
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C. Technology superstars ask kids to code
C1. SYNONYM MATCH: Match the following synonyms from the article.
| 1. | programming | a. | frightening |
| 2 | founder | b. | people |
| 3. | scary | c. | trendy |
| 4. | get the hang of | d. | abilities |
| 5. | cool | e. | chance |
| 6. | children | f. | dead |
| 7. | opportunity | g. | coding |
| 8. | figures | h. | kids |
| 9. | late | i. | creator |
| 10. | powers | j. | learn |
C3. Listen to the file Listen (American pronunciation)
C4. Read the article and watch the video.
C5. Have a look at all the activities listed on the page.
… and come back very often !
