GATE 03
november 2014
Volume 03
TEACHERS’ FILE – extra Activity Tips
This Teachers’ File contains exercises and activities
that go with the articles in the magazine.
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Gulliver’s Travels
Worksheet pp. 4–5
Choose the best answer to each question.
1.
a
b
c
Why was Gulliver on the ship?
He was the captain.
He was the doctor.
He wanted to visit Lilliput.
2.
a
b
c
What happened to Gulliver’s ship?
It sank.
It got lost in a storm.
Nothing.
3.
a
b
c
Lilliput is…
a country of giants.
a country of naked people.
a country of small people.
4.
a
b
c
The country of Blefuscu is at war with…
England.
themselves.
Lilliput.
5. The people of Lilliput are _________ the people
of Blefuscu.
a bigger than
b smaller than
c the same size as
6.
a
b
c
7.
a
b
c
What did Gulliver do to help Lilliput in their war?
He killed all the enemy soldiers.
He peed on the enemy.
He stole the enemy´s ships.
8.
a
b
c
Why was Gulliver told to leave Lilliput?
He killed the emperor.
He stole the emperor′s girlfriend.
He peed on a fire in the city.
9.
a
b
c
How did Gulliver leave Lilliput?
He built a boat.
He borrowed a boat.
He went by tram.
10. Who wrote Gulliver’s Travels?
a Jonathan Fast
b Jonathan Swift
c J. K. Rowling
T Reading Comprehension
Lilliput is at war with Blefuscu because…
they don´t eat their eggs the right way.
they stole Helen of Troy.
they stole eggs from Lilliput.
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teachers’
info
Drones p. 16
Interstellar p. 17
Task 1
T Vocabulary Check
Choose the best answer to each question from the choices
given.
1. The article mentions flying machines. What is
another type of flying machine?
a Helicopter
b Refrigerator
c Submarine
2. In the article, the author writes drones can be
remote controlled. What is another thing that can
be remote controlled?
a Your mother
b A television
c Microwave oven
3. The term filmmaker is used in the article. Who
below is a filmmaker?
a Cinema owner
b Director
c Camera
4.
a
b
c
People make films. What else can you make?
Homework
Do
Lunch
Answer the following questions
5. The article asks if a drone pilots will need
a license. What else do you need a license for?
a Playstation 4
b Bicycle
c Automobile
1. What are the main stars of the movie?
2. What movie genre is Interstellar?
3. There is a real science in the movie because Kip
Thorne
a loves reading scientific books.
b studies wormholes and time travel.
c wants to show people that real science is
interesting.
Task 2
T Reading Comprehension
True or False
4. Does the tagline say that “the end of Earth is
YES – NO
coming and everybody will die?”
Choose whether each statement below is true or false.
1. There is room for only one pilot in a drone.
True False
5. When does Interstellar open in the Czech
Republic?
2. You should not be afraid of drones because they
cannot hurt you.
True False
3. Drones are used in the military.
6. Does Hollywood keep the film as a secret?
YES – NO
True False
4. Drones can bring you a cheeseburger.
True False
5. Some drones carry weapons.
Solutions:
True False
Gulliver comic
6. Drones are useful for making radio programs.
True False
7. Drones can steal your privacy.
1b, 2a, 3c, 4c, 5c, 6a, 7c, 8c, 9a, 10b
Drones:
True False
1 1A, 2B, 3B, 4C, 5C;
2 1F, 2F, 3T, 4T, 5T, 6F, 7T, 8F
8. Drones can carry soldiers to anywhere in the
world
True False
Interstellar
1 Matthew McConaughey and Anne Hathaway, 2 sci-fi/science fiction, 3B, 4 NO,
5 November 6th, 6 YES
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