Exercises for the articles

National  Wear a Tea Cosy on Your Head Day

1.   What requirements must entrants meet?

2.  How will the money raised be used up?

3.  Which day does this event take place?

Morgan Spurlock: Britain is a Supersize Nation

Complete the words in the glossary with words or phrases from the article.

GLOSSARY

1.   a system for making products in a factory (noun):

2.  food which can be cooked in a microwave (adjective):

3.  lacking energy and not wanting to do anything(adjective):

4.  not to do a job as thoroughly as you should especially because you want to finis hit quickly or save money (verb):

5.  the movements of your heart when it beats faster than usual (noun):

6.  be convinced (verb):

7.  at the same level as sg (set phrase):

8.   being cheap enough for ordinary people (noun):

9.   avoid particular things such as food (verb):

10.               a traditional story which doesn’t exist any longer (set phrase):

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The Kitchen Table Talent Award Winners 2012 Best Writing

What is the skyscape phenomenon the short story reveals? Put it in a drawing or add a photo of it!

My Country Memories: David Attenborough

Decide if the statements are true or false based on the article.

1.   David Attenborough has always been a rotten botanist.

2.  He has still some difficulties to identify certain plants.

3.  The British adore their flora and fauna.

4.  A native variety called the sundew catches insects with its petals covered in some gooey substance.

5.  David Attenborough was fascinated by fossils from the very start.

6.  In his childhood he always carried the whole box of his finds from one place to another while he was cycling.

7.  On one of the family occasions her mother was caught getting rid of some of his finds.

8.   His adventure in Thor’s Cave frightened him off  from that spot forever.

9.   David Attenborough utterly tolerates pylons and wind turbines.

10.               David Attenborough can hardly be called green.