Shark species face extinction
Level 1
Elementary
Vocabulary 1: Synonyms
5
Match the words from the text in the left-hand column with the words in the right-hand column that have a
similar meaning.
1. rapidly
a. grow
2. worldwide
b. because of
3. fine
c.
wealthy
4. rich
d. light meal
5. as a result of
e. all over the world
6. increase
f.
environment
7. habitat
g. very quickly
8. snack
h. alright
Word building: Irregular verbs
6
Complete the table using forms from the text.
Chunks
4
Rearrange the words to make phrases from the text
1. the years over 30 past
2. next the in or twenty years thirty
3. early the 1970s since
4. years in last the 25
5. hundred a over years for
6. of by 50% average an
past simple
past participle
grow
grew
fall
fell
became
become
show
showed
cost
cost
find
found
left
left
saw
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In the past, these actors won an Oscar for best actor.
Match each actor with a film and the year the film was in the cinemas.
Russell Crowe
The Godfather
1944
Daniel Day-Lewis
Gladiator
1948
Ben
Kingsley
My Left Foot
1951
Marlon Brando
The Last King of Scotland
1972
Bing Crosby
Going My Way
1975
Humphrey Bogart
Life is Beautiful
1982
Roberto Benigni
Hamlet
1989
Forest Whitaker
Ghandi
1998
Jack Nicholson
The African Queen
2000
Laurence Olivier
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
2006
One of the actors won the Oscar for best actor again this year. Who? ________________________
The Oscars
Level 1
Elementary
Team quiz: And the winner is...
1
Key words
2
Write these key words from the article into the definitions.
astonishing
acceptance speech
victory prospector
sapling
portrayal
touching sentiment
animated triumphant
nominee
1. When you are __________________, you win or have much success. (para 2)
2. The way that you show or describe someone is your __________________ of him/her. (para 3)
3. A __________________ is someone who searches an area of land or water for gold, oil etc. (para 3)
4. A __________________ is someone who has been officially suggested for a position or prize. (para 4)
5. An __________________ is what you give (say) when you win a prize or award. (para 4)
6. Something that is __________________ is very surprising. (para 5)
7. A __________________ is another word for a win. (para 7)
8. An __________________ film consists of a series of drawings that are shown quickly one after another so that
they look as if they are moving. (para 8)
9. A __________________ is a young tree. (para 9)
10. A __________________ is an emotional expression of sympathy, sadness, or love. (para 10)
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