listening PRACTICE THIRD TERM 1BACH

Boost English listening with Real Junk Food Project & Superhero Runner stories! Vocabulary & comprehension practice.

REAL JUNK FOOD 1. BEFORE WATCHING THE VIDEO. Match the vocabulary with the correct definition. a skip a large metal container for rubbish to waste to fail to use something valuable to see fit to decide to do something a regular someone who goes to a shop, restaurant, etc. regularly to be rolled out to be introduced to live out of skips to survive by eating food and other things that people have thrown away hygienic clean in a way that prevents illness people from all walks of life a variety of different people Watch the video and find out about the Real Junk Food project. 2. CHECK YOUR UNDERSTANDING. Decide if the following sentences are true or false.The boys don't know much about the Skipchen. True False All the Skipchen food has been in the bin. True False Not many people work in the Skipchen. True False The first customer says he ate soup. True False Ed asks Sam how the Skipchen got its name. True False At the end of the film, Ed thinks the Skipchen is a good idea. True False 3. CHECK YOUR UNDERSTANDING. Multiple choice.Skipchen food has ... never been in the bin not been in the bin very long. been in the bin for a while. At the beginning of the film, Ed says he would ... never eat in the Skipchen. like to eat in the Skipchen. most likely not eat in the Skipchen. The boys ... think the restaurant will always be empty. think the restaurant will always be full. want to find out how popular the restaurant is. In the Skipchen, customers … don’t pay for food. pay whatever amount they think is fair. pay low prices for food. The food in the Skipchen … comes from a variety of places does not come from supermarkets. only comes from skips. Thirty to fifty per cent of the food we produce globally ... is actually eaten. is left on people's plates. is thrown away before someone can eat it. The customers of the Skipchen are ... mainly students. a variety of different kinds of people often volunteers who work there as well. Two customers say … the food tastes good. they come to the Skipchen every day. they save money by going to the Skipchen. The Skipchen got its name because … the people who started it used to get things from skips. most of the food comes from skips the volunteers who work there look for food in skips Sam says ... it's hard to change people's minds about the Skipchen lots of people change their minds when they visit the Skipchen. he wishes more young people came to the Skipchen. 4. SUPERHERO RUNNER. BEFORE WATCHING THE VIDEO. Match the vocabulary with the correct definition. feeling off-key not feeling right a feat something that is difficult which needs a lot of skill, strength and courage to do it to be mugged to be attacked by a person and have something stolen to donate to give money or something to a person or organisation a marathon a running race which is just over 26 miles (42.195 kilometres) a support crew a team of people that provide you with support a hiccup a problem that delays something for a while immune deficiency the immune system cannot fight any infections SUPERHERO RUNNER Jamie McDonald ran 5,000 miles across Canada dressed as a superhero. Why would anybody do anything so crazy? Find out by watching this video. 5. CHECK YOUR UNDERSTANDING. Multiple choice.Where was Jamie when he was being interviewed live? Vancouver Montreal Ottawa How many marathons did Jamie run across Canada? 200 over 200 under 200 The journey across Canada took ... less than 300 days 300 days more than 300 days When was Jamie beaten up and mugged? on Christmas Day on New Year’s Day on New Year’s Eve Jamie ran across Canada dressed as ... The Hulk The Flash The Green Lantern How many years did Jamie spend in hospital? 3 years 6 years 9 years How much money has Jamie raised for children's charities so far? £1,200 £120,000 £12,000 People can donate money at www.jamiemcdonald.org and follow the journey on ... Twitter Facebook Whatsapp INTERNATIONAL´S WOMEN DAY. Match the definitions with the vocabulary. bold not frightened of danger flawless perfect or without mistakes an instigator a person who causes something to happen a game changer someone or something that changes a situation in a significant way a soulmate . someone you have a special relationship with and you love very much an executive a person in a company who makes decisions and puts them into action a breadwinner the member of a family who earns the money that the family needs to get your hands dirty to do hard work, especially physical work to keep it together to stay calm, often in a difficult situation to be the glue to be the one that holds a group of people together INTERNATIONAL´S WOMEN DAY International Women’s Day, 8 March, is a day to celebrate women and their achievements. In this video, see lots of things that women can be and do. Complete the sentences from the video with these words: fast nails hands game together listeners women each other 1. We’re teachers and very good listeners2. We are game changers.3. We support each other .4. We go fast .5. We get our hands dirty.6. We paint our nails .7. We keep it together.8. We are women .