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Pre Intermediate Module 4 Self Study Programme: READING

Reading

R1 I can identify important information in news summaries or simple newspaper articles in which numbers and names play an important role and which are clearly structured and illustrated.

Name ___________________________ Class_____________ Teacher ____________________

A. Language Focus: Big numbers

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Watch the video and answer the questions:

1) How much are the biscuits that the woman bought? £1.10 £1.99 £1.90

3) What is the telephone number? …………………………………………

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B. Reading Skills

You are going to read an article from the BBC website about Glastonbury.

What is Glastonbury?Glastonbury is a famous music festival in England. It happens once a year on a weekend in June. A lot of people go to it and listen to famous bands and singers. They usually stay in a tent.

(1)Before you read: Match the numbers/ names with what you think they are.

Glastonbury Festivals The amount of money an average person spent on site

£52.1million The company who organises the festival

£144.11 A performer (band) at the festival

177,500 The number of people who attended the festival

The Arctic Monkeys The percentage of people who travelled by private car

Total money festival goers spent

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64%

If you don’t know the answer, just guess.

(2) Read the story:

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How many did you get right? ........................................................................................................

Remember you don’t need to understand every word. You are reading to check your answers

(3) Read the questions below and try to answer as many as you can before reading again.

A) Where was the festival? ...........................................................................................................

B) How much money was spent on paying performers? ..............................................................

C) What did people spend money on ‘off site’? ............................................................................

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D) Was there good or bad weather? (Look at the photos) ............................................................

(4) Read again and check your answers

Use pictures, headlines and other clues to guess what a reading text is about. Having some ideas will help you understand the content.

(5) Your opinion (There are no right or wrong answers)

A) Would you like to go to a festival like Glastonbury? Why? Why not? ....................................

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B) What would you spend your money on? ..................................................................................

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CHECK YOUR ANSWERS: With the answer key on the final page.

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C. Language Practice

Write ALL the numbers used in the text and then write them out in words.

Look back at the worksheets from the language focus if you need help.

Numbers How I say it in words

£73m Seventy three million pounds

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D. Extension

Think about numbers that are important to you. Write them in the table and explain why they are important to you.

Number Why is it important?

77 My lucky number. It was the number of the first place I lived.

4,300Rm How much I paid for my laptop.3,700Rm The price of a flight to the UK.

Practise saying the numbers out loud and then explain them to someone in your class.

E. How did you do?Reading: I can identify important information in news summaries or simple newspaper articles in which numbers and names play an important role and which are clearly structured and illustrated.

Tick the boxes I can do this I need more practice

I can quickly check my predictions. ¨ ¨I can quickly find numbers in a text. ¨ ¨I can understand and answer questions about a reading text. ¨ ¨

Use the reading worksheets for more practice.

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Pre Intermediate Module 4 Self Study Programme: READINGAnswer KeyA. Language Focus: Big numbers

1) How much are the biscuits that the woman bought? £1.993) What is the telephone number? 0115 4960718B. Reading Skills

(1)Before you read: Match the numbers/ names with what you think they are.

Glastonbury Festivals = The company who organises the festival£52.1million = Total money festival goers spent£144.11 = The amount of money an average person spent on site177,500 = The number of people who attended the festivalThe Artic Monkeys = A performer (band) at the festival64% = The percentage of people who travelled by private car

(3) Read the questions below and try to answer as many as you can before reading again.A) Where was the festival? Worthy Farm in Somerset..........................................................

B) How much money was spent on paying performers? £2.5million ........................................

C) What did people spend money on ‘off site’? transport, accommodation, food and drinks in

pubs and restaurants......................................................................................................................

D) Was there good or bad weather? Bad weather ...................................................................

C. Language Practice

Write ALL the numbers used in the text and then write them out in words.

£73m Seventy three million pounds177,500 One hundred and seventy seven thousand, five hundred£293.24 Two hundred and ninety three pounds twenty four pence£2.5m Two point five million pounds£21.2m Twenty one point two million pounds£52.1m Fifty two point one million pounds£144.11 One hundred and forty four pounds eleven pence£149.13 One hundred and forty nine pounds thirteen pence46.8% Forty six point eight percent23.3% Twenty three point three percent64% Sixty four percent33% Thirty three percent44% Forty four percent39% Thirty nine percent

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