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COLLOCATIONS

5. Reading comprehension exercise

4. Excercise

3.Text

2. Examples

6. Text answers

1. Video explanation Recap

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1. VIDEO EXPLANATION Recap

His father lent him some money when he turned 22. He decided to invest it heavily in the tech industry. He then he became the youngest tech tycoon. He is now responsible for developing the latest gadgets.

2. EXAMPLES

I spent hours getting ready for the dreaded event. I spent so long trying to choose clothes suitable for the occasion that I missed the bus and had to make my way to my girlfriend’s house on foot.

Find the collocations

3. EXERCISE part 1

Hudson, A. L. (2023, July 5). First Star I see tonight – A2/B1. LearnEnglish. https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/general-english/story-zone/a2-b1-stories/first-star-i-see-tonight-a2/b1

Dr Tomas Streyer looked around the control room at his team of scientists and engineers. He was excited and frightened but he tried to seem calm. In a few minutes, they might start to discover something amazing: how the universe began. He looked out of the window at the beautiful blue summer sky and tried to breathe slowly.'Ready,' he said. He pressed the first button and the complicated computers and machines came to life.'Set,' he said. He pressed the second button and switched on the large particle accelerator that lay under the towns and fields of Switzerland. 'Go,' he said. And, at exactly twelve o'clock, he pressed the final button.For a second, he felt as if he was blind, because everything went completely black. Tomas shouted in shock, but the lights were already on again. That was not part of his plan. He had no idea what had just happened.'Everybody, check the systems!' he ordered. But nothing seemed to be wrong with them. The particle accelerator was working perfectly.

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3. EXERCISE part 2

Hudson, A. L. (2023, July 5). First Star I see tonight – A2/B1. LearnEnglish. https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/general-english/story-zone/a2-b1-stories/first-star-i-see-tonight-a2/b1

'Tomas,' said his assistant. 'Look outside.' She sounded afraid. The perfect summer's day of five minutes ago had gone. Instead, the sky was darker than the blackest night. But that wasn't the worst thing. The sun wasn't there, and the moon and stars were also gone. People were shouting and screaming. They started calling their families on the telephone because they were afraid they had all gone too. Tomas felt as if it was hard to breathe, but he counted to ten and tried to breathe slowly. He sat at the main computer and started reading the information and numbers from his experiment. But he couldn’t find anything to explain what was happening. He ran out of the exit with the rest of his team until they were all outside the building. Everyone else in the building was outside, frightened and confused. They were using the screens and lights on their mobile phones to see better. Several people got in their cars and turned on the lights. They drove to the entrance to make a small area of light for everybody to stand together. The street lights turned on, but most people were still afraid. Then, almost twenty minutes after Tomas had started the particle accelerator, the sun was in the sky again. It was warm and yellow, and the black sky turned blue again. Everyone started laughing and dancing around, and Tomas felt as if he could breathe normally again. But later, hours later, when the real night began, no one was happy. Because, although the moon rose again, there were no stars in the sky at all.

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3. EXERCISE part 3

Hudson, A. L. (2023, July 5). First Star I see tonight – A2/B1. LearnEnglish. https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/general-english/story-zone/a2-b1-stories/first-star-i-see-tonight-a2/b1

No one wanted to know what Tomas' work was actually about. They didn't care what the particle accelerator was for. What did that matter? All they cared about was what had happened after he turned the machine on. He had stolen all the stars – or that's what the newspapers said. And when they made him go to the International Criminal Court, they charged him with stealing the stars.Tomas said, 'I'm not guilty.''Well, if you didn’t steal the stars, Dr Streyer,' said the lawyer for the prosecution, 'what did you do?''If you're asking about my work,' said Tomas, 'we didn't do anything. We showed that the machine was working, that's all.''Taking the stars from the sky seems like nothing to you?' The lawyer looked around at the people in the court. 'No one here would think it's nothing. No one in the world would think it's nothing.''That's not what I meant,' said Tomas. 'But I can tell you this: when the machine started, there were suddenly no photons in the test room.'

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3. EXERCISE part 4

Hudson, A. L. (2023, July 5). First Star I see tonight – A2/B1. LearnEnglish. https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/general-english/story-zone/a2-b1-stories/first-star-i-see-tonight-a2/b1

'What? Photons? We aren't all scientists here! Speak simple English, Dr Streyer!''Light,' said Tomas. 'For just a moment it was as if there was no light in our laboratory. Then we saw it was also dark outside … until the light became normal again.''Normal, Dr Streyer? It wasn't normal when …' – the lawyer checked his notes – '… the sun went out for exactly sixteen minutes and forty seconds. Perhaps we can say the rest of the day was normal. But the night hasn't been normal ever since, has it?'Tomas looked sad. 'I know. But you must believe me. I didn't do anything that could have taken the stars from the sky!''So are you saying you didn't steal the stars from us?' said the lawyer.'No, I didn't steal them,' Tomas said.'You just made it so that we can't see them any more.'After a long pause, Tomas spoke. 'Yes,' he said.'How is that any different?' the lawyer asked.Tomas didn't have an answer, not one anyone would understand anyway. And if they understood it, they wouldn't believe him. He had an idea, but it would take years to prove it. Instead, he changed his mind and said, 'I'm guilty.'

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4. write your answers on the jamboard

1 (Council of Europe & Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (Project), n.d.)

5. answer the reading comprehension exercise

6. Text answers part 1

6. Text answers part 2

6. Text answers part 3

6. Text answers part 4

Cambridge English. (2014). Collocations | English Language Learning Tips | Cambridge English. YouTube. Retrieved July 11, 2023, from https://youtu.be/nh8r9SDmHn4. Hudson, A. L. (2023, July 5). First Star I see tonight – A2/B1. LearnEnglish. https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/general-english/story-zone/a2-b1-stories/first-star-i-see-tonight-a2/b1

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