Culture and Clil Worksheets

culture and clil worksheets
Contents
Unit 1 Unit 6
Culture worksheet – Famous social Culture worksheet – Percy Spencer 21
networking sites 1 Culture: Teacher’s notes 22
Culture: Teacher’s notes 2 CLIL worksheet – Science: Microwaves 23
CLIL worksheet – ICT: A normal mobile CLIL: Teacher’s notes 24
phone or a smartphone? 3
CLIL: Teacher’s notes 4 Unit 7
Culture worksheet – UK laws and
Unit 2 lawmakers 25
Culture worksheet – The London Marathon 5 Culture: Teacher’s notes 26
Culture: Teacher’s notes 6 CLIL worksheet – Art: Graffiti – art
CLIL worksheet – History: The origins of or crime? 27
the marathon 7 CLIL: Teacher’s notes 28
CLIL: Teacher’s notes 8
Unit 8
Unit 3 Culture worksheet – Greenpeace 29
Culture worksheet – Famous designs Culture: Teacher’s notes 30
and designers 9 CLIL worksheet – Music: Contemporary folk 31
Culture: Teacher’s notes 10 CLIL: Teacher’s notes 32
CLIL worksheet – Art: The Victoria and
Albert Museum 11 Unit 9
CLIL: Teacher’s notes 12 Culture worksheet – Fortnum & Mason 33
Culture: Teacher’s notes 34
Unit 4 CLIL worksheet – ICT: e-commerce 35
Culture worksheet – Famous scientists CLIL: Teacher’s notes 36
and inventors 13
CLIL worksheet – Science: The remote
control 15
Unit 5
Culture worksheet – The Grand Canyon 17
CLIL worksheet – Geography: Waterfalls 19
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culture worksheet
Famous social networking sites
1 Complete the names of three social networking sites.

1 F b k 2 T e t 3 M p c
2 Read about how Facebook started. Have you got a Facebook account?
Worldwide social networking

According to recent studies, we don’t spend more time online than before. However,
we now spend more of our online time using social networking sites. In fact 22% of all
time spent online is spent on social networks and blog sites. While Australians spend
the most time visiting social networks, more people in Brazil visit a social network
than in any other country. With over 500 million active users worldwide, Facebook is test your
currently the most widely used social network. memory!
• When was Facebook
What is Facebook? first launched?
Facebook is a social networking site where users can create a profile, upload photos • Who launched
or videos, make comments and chat with friends. Anyone can sign up on Facebook if Facebook?
they are 13 or over, have an email address and they don’t live in one of the countries
where Facebook is not allowed, for example China and Syria.
When Mark Zuckerberg launched Facebook on 4 February 2004, he was a 19-year-old
computer science student at Harvard University, USA, although he later dropped out
task
of university to concentrate on Facebook. Within 24 hours of its launch, more than Create a class poll.
1,000 Harvard students had registered on Facebook and within a month, more than Find out what the
half of the Harvard student population had their own Facebook profile. most popular social
Six days after Facebook’s start, three Harvard students accused Zuckerberg of stealing networking sites are
their idea. They claimed that they had asked Zuckerberg to create a social networking in your class.
site for them, but he had created his own site instead. After a legal battle which lasted
over four years, Facebook agreed to pay these students $65 million. From September
2006 Facebook became open to everyone. In 2010, TIME magazine named Mark
Zuckerberg their ‘person of the year’ for developing Facebook.
web quest
Find out how many
3 Answer the questions. people use Facebook
1 Who spends the most time visiting social networking sites? today.
a) Americans b) Australians
2 How many users does Facebook have?
a) 500 million b) 50 million
3 Which is the most widely-used social networking site?
a) Facebook b) Myspace
4 In which countries aren’t people allowed to use Facebook?
a) Egypt and Russia b) China and Syria
5 When did Facebook become open to everyone?
a) 2006 b) 2010
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culture teacher’s notes
Famous social networking sites

Warm up
• Generate a class discussion about social networking sites.
• Find out how many students use one / don’t use one.
• Write For and Against on the board and ask students to give you examples of the good
things and bad things about them.
Worksheet
• Hand out copies of the worksheet. Ask students to look at exercise 1 and complete the
answers. Check answers.
• Ask students to answer the Test your memory! questions.
• Ask students to read the text and find out if anyone has a Facebook account.
• Ask students to do exercise 3. In pairs, ask students to compare their answers. Check the
answers with the class.
• Explain the Task (see below).
• Explain the Web Quest (see below).
Task
• Ask students to create a class poll to find out which social networking sites are the most
popular in the class.
• Ask them to illustrate the page with drawings or pictures.
• Make a wall display of the class polls.
Web Quest
• Ask students to find out how many active Facebook users there are. They can type
‘Facebook users’ into the search engine.
• Ask some students to share their information with the class. See if they all agree.
Answer key
Test your memory!
• 4 February 2004.
• Mark Zuckerberg.
1 1 Facebook 2 Tuenti 3 MySpace

3 1 b 2 a 3 a 4 b 5 a
Web Quest
Facebook has around 955 million monthly active users.
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clil worksheet
ICT: A normal mobile phone

or a smartphone?
1 Read about normal mobile phones and smartphones. What are the main differences?
Apart from making phone calls, most modern phones can take photos, send
messages and store information. So, what exactly is the difference between a
normal phone and a smartphone?
A normal phone A smartphone

• You can take photos of your • You can take photos of
friends and upload the photos your friends, retouch the
onto your computer. photos using a program
• You can write text messages on the phone and upload
using the number key pad. the photo onto social
• You can store your contacts, networks.
their birthdays and other • You can write text
information. messages using a
• You can listen to music and computer-style keypad.
watch videos stored in the You can use instant
memory. messaging and chat.
• You have limited access to the You can also access your
web. email account.
• You can play games stored on • You can synchronize your
the phone. smartphone with your
computer so you have
copies of your data files on your smartphone.
• You can connect to the web and listen to music or
watch videos online.
• You have instant fast access to the web if you connect
through 3G. 3G or ‘third generation’ is broadband for
mobile phones.
• You can download applications (apps). These are
software programs which allow you to play games,
read books, watch films and find out football scores.
2 Complete the words in the text.

Most modern phones can take (1) p t , send (2) m s g s and store
(3) in r t . Smartphones, however, can do much more. The quality of
the camera on a smartphone is usually much (4) b t than a normal mobile
phone. You can access the (5) n r t more easily and you can watch
(6) f m and listen to (7) m c online.
WEB QUEST FIND OUT

Find out about three useful • Do more people have a normal
applications for smartphones. mobile phone or a smartphone?
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clil teacher’s notes
ICT: A normal mobile phone

or a smartphone?
Warm up
• Ask students to draw their ideal smartphone and everything it should have on it. Ask them
to discuss in pairs.
• Brainstorm some things you can do with a smartphone that you can’t do with a normal
phone and write them on the board.
Worksheet
• Hand out the worksheet.
• Ask students to read exercise 1. Discuss some of the main differences between
smartphones and normal mobile phones.
• Ask students to do exercise 2.
• In pairs, ask students to compare their answers. Check answers with the class.
Web Quest
• Ask students to find out about three useful apps you can get for your smartphone.
• Ask them to think about how easy they are to use, how useful they are and what kind of
person would want them.
• Ask some students to share their information with the class.
• Take a vote on the best / worst ones.
Find out
• As of 2013, more people now have smartphones.
Answer key
1 The main differences are outlined in the text – the advantages of a smartphone are that
you can access the web and synchronize your smartphone with your computer, as well as
download apps to use.
2 1 photos 2 messages 3 information 4 better 5 internet 6 films 7 music
Web Quest
Students’ own answers.
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The London Marathon

1 Read about the London Marathon. When was the first marathon held in London?
The London Marathon Most of the route of the London Marathon is flat.
is the UK’s most famous The race starts in Greenwich, crosses the River
marathon. It takes place Thames at Tower Bridge and finishes in front of
each spring in the capital, Buckingham Palace. During the race, competitors
on a Sunday. It isn’t the run past many famous London landmarks such as
oldest annual marathon the Tower of London, St Paul’s Cathedral and Big
in the world – that’s the Ben. Around half a million spectators stand along the
Boston Marathon in the route to cheer the runners. Millions more watch the
USA, which started in 1897. Neither is it the largest race on TV.
– that’s the USA’s New York Marathon. However, it is
There are different races within the London
the biggest fund-raising event in the world.
Marathon. The top female athletes run in the Elite
In 1979, Chris Brasher, a former British Olympic Women’s race and the top males in the Elite Men’s
runner, took part in the New York Marathon. The race. There are also men’s and women’s Wheelchair
experience gave Brasher the inspiration to establish Marathons for disabled athletes.
a similar event in the English capital. Less than two
People take part in the London Marathon for
years later, the first London Marathon took place
different reasons, but more than three-quarters
on 29 March 1981. Around 6,700 people took part
of people do it to raise money for their favourite
in it, but nowadays there are more than 30,000
charity. Many wear fancy-dress costumes or coloured
competitors from over 50 countries.
wigs to make sure people notice them.
2 Complete these sentences about the London Marathon. Find the words in test your
the grid. memory!
trousers swimmers some 30,000 a few • Which is the oldest
London finishes six likes 18 marathon?
50 many works runners books • Which is the
largest marathon?
Cambridge run money food 20
• Who founded the
2,000 starts Leeds Edinburgh costumes
London Marathon?
1 The London Marathon raises for charity.
2 More than take part in the marathon.
3 The race at Greenwich. TASK
4 It in front of Buckingham Palace. Draw your own London
5 Today, people from more than countries run in the marathon. Marathon map.
6 Lots of runners wear funny while they’re running.
3 Label the map with the words in the box. WEB QUEST
River Thames Buckingham Palace Greenwich Find the names of the top three runners
Tower of London St Paul’s Cathedral Big Ben of the last London Marathon.
d)
a) e)
c)
b) f)
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The London Marathon

Warm up
• Divide the class into groups of four or six. Draw a map of the River Thames on the board.
Use a reference like the one below to help you.
• Write these landmarks on the board: the London Eye, St Paul’s Cathedral, the Tower of
London, the Houses of Parliament, Big Ben, Buckingham Palace.
• Ask students to guess where these places are on the map. Encourage them to have fun and
to experiment. They are not expected to know the answers. Elicit and encourage them by
giving clues until you have drawn each place correctly on the map.
Worksheet
• Hand out copies of the worksheet. Ask what they know about marathons.
• Ask students to read the text and find the date of the first London Marathon.
• Ask students to answer the Test your memory! questions and complete exercises 2 and 3.
• In pairs, ask students to compare their answers. Check the answers with the class.
• Fast-finishers can be asked to make sentences using the grid in exercise 2.
Task
• Ask students to draw a map of the route of the London Marathon.
• Tell them to check the details on the internet.
• Ask them to illustrate the poster with drawings or pictures of the city landmarks.
• Make a wall display of the maps and ask students to choose the best three.
Web Quest
• Ask students to find the names of the first three runners to complete the last London Marathon.
• Ask students to share their answers and where they found them.
Answer key
Test your memory!
• Boston
• New York
• Chris Brasher
1 1981
2 1 money 2 30,000 3 starts 4 finishes 5 50 6 costumes
3 a) Buckingham Palace b) Big Ben c) St Paul’s Cathedral d) Tower of London
e) River Thames f ) Greenwich
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History: The origins of the marathon

1 Read about marathons. How many kilometres are there in a marathon?
The marathon commemorates a famous event in ancient Greece. In Marathon

490 BC, a battle took place in the Greek town of Marathon between
the Greeks and the Persians. The Persian army was larger and stronger Athens
than the Greek army, but the Greek army resisted and miraculously won
the battle. A soldier called Pheidippides was sent to Athens to tell the
people about the Greek victory. Pheidippides ran the 40 kilometres
between Marathon and the capital without stopping. When he arrived,
he shouted ‘We have won!’ and then died.
When the first modern Olympics took place in
Athens in 1896, a 40-kilometre running race
between Marathon and Athens was one of
the events. It was called the marathon. At the
London Olympics in 1908, the organizers wanted
the marathon to finish directly in front of the
British royal family in the stadium. As a result,
they added an extra 2.195 kilometres to the
marathon! Since then, all marathons are 42.195
kilometres.
2 Read the factfile and complete the text about the origins of the marathon.
In (1) BC there was a battle between the armies of Greece
and (2) . The battle was in Greece, in an area between Key facts
(3) and the town of (4) . Greece had a smaller
The origins of the marathon
army than Persia but (5) won the battle! A messenger
called (6) ran from the town of Marathon to Date: 490 BC
(7) to tell the people of Athens about the victory. It was a War: Greek and Persia
distance of (8) . When he reached the city the messenger Place: Between city of Athens
said ‘We have won!’ and then he died. and town of Marathon
Winners: Greece
3 Look at the map. Label the map with the words in the box.
Name of messenger: Pheidippides
40km Athens Marathon Pheidippides Distance: 40km
c)
b)
FIND OUT
What the word ‘marathon’
means.
WEB QUEST
a) Find out more about the first
d) modern Olympic Games.
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History: the origins of the marathon

Warm up
• Put a picture of a famous marathon runner on the board, eg Gabriel Haile Selassie.
• Brainstorm as many facts about the marathon as possible, eg where did it originate?
What was the distance? Can you name any famous marathon races? Can you name any
famous marathon runners?
Worksheet
• Ask students to read exercise 1 and find out how many kilometres the marathon is.
• Ask students to do exercises 2 and 3.
• Ask the students to do the Find out section for homework.
• Assign the Find out section for homework.
Web Quest
• Ask students to find out more about the first modern Olympic Games in 1896.
Answer key
1 42.195 km
2 1 490 2 Persia 3 Athens 4 Marathon 5 Greece 6 Pheidippides 7 Athens 8 40 km
3 a Athens b Pheidippides c Marathon d 40 km
Web Quest
The 1896 games had athletes from 14 countries including Greece, Germany, France, Great Britain
and the USA. A Greek won the marathon in 2 hours 58 minutes. Pierre Coubertin, a Frenchman,
was a key figure in reviving the games.
Find out
The word marathon comes from the Greek word ‘marathos’ which is the name of the herb fennel
which is native to that area of Greece.
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Famous designs and designers

1 Read about British fashion. Are there any fashion capitals in your country?
London is a fashion capital

After the Second World War, London was not the fashionable, exciting city we
know today. However, this all changed in the 1950s when the young fashion
designer Mary Quant opened her boutique on Kings Road and John Stephen
opened his clothes shops on Carnaby Street. Nowadays London is considered to be
one of the most important fashion capitals, alongside New York, Milan and Paris.
Vivienne Westwood and punk fashion

One of the most important British fashion designers in recent history is Vivienne
Westwood. Westwood studied fashion and jewellery at Art College but then she
trained and worked as a primary school teacher. Her fashion career really began
when she met another young designer, Malcolm McClaren. They designed clothes
together and opened their own shop on London’s Kings Road in 1971. Both
McClaren and Westwood were bored of British fashion and worked together to
change it. When McClaren became the manager of the punk band, The Sex Pistols,
the band members wore Westwood and McClaren’s punk designs, which became
famous worldwide.
1980s and London Fashion Week

In the 1980s, Vivienne Westwood created her pirate look with elaborate shirts, fancy
jackets and loose trousers. This fashion was known as New Romantic. In fact when Diana
married Prince Charles in 1981, her wedding dress was very much in this romantic style.
During this period, new British fashion designers like John Galliano, Betty Jackson and
Ghost began to emerge. In 1984, the first London Fashion Week was held.
2 Read the profile of Vivienne Westwood and complete the text.

Vivienne Westwood is one of the most famous (1) in the UK.
However, she started with a completely different career as a (2) .
She started working with (3) in the 1970s
when he was managing the punk band, the Sex Pistols. Name: Vivienne Westwood
When the Sex Pistols wore Westwood’s (4) Early career: Primary school teacher
designs she became famous around the world. Then, in the Later career: Fashion designer
1980s, she created the (5) look, with elaborate Business partner: Malcolm McClaren
shirts, loose trousers and fancy jackets. This fashion Designer: Punk designs 1970s,
became popular with the New Romantic pop bands. ‘Pirate look’ 1980s
3 Read the sentences and circle the correct answers.
1 Mary Quant opened her boutique on in the 1950s. task
a) New York’s 5th Avenue b) London’s King’s Road c) Milan’s Via Spiga Write a biography of
2 London, New York, Milan and are important fashion capitals in a famous designer.
the world.
a) Lagos b) Toronto c) Paris
3 Vivienne Westwood and Malcolm McClaren opened a shop in .
WEB QUEST
a) 1971 b) 1975 c) 1977
Find out the names of
4 Young designers like , Betty Jackson and Ghost began to
British fashion designers
emerge in the 1980s.
with the initials SB, SM
a) John Galliano b) Twiggy c) David Bailey
and PS. Choose one and
5 The first London Fashion Week was held in .
write a short profile.
a) 1964 b) 1974 c) 1984
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Famous designs and designers

Warm up
• Write these jumbled letters in two groups or word clouds on the board.
vevninei woswtdoe
• Give the class one minute to write the name of a famous British fashion designer.
Worksheet
• Handout copies of the worksheet. Ask students if they are interested in fashion and if they
can name any local designers.
• Ask students to read all the texts in exercise 1 and check that they understand the
structures and vocabulary.
• Ask students to complete exercises 2 and 3.
• Fast finishers can be asked to write two facts about London Fashion Week.
Task
• Ask students to write a short biography of one of the designers on this page.
• Ask them to illustrate the biography with drawings or pictures.
• Make a wall display of the biographies and ask students to choose the best three.
• Ask the students to find out the names of the three designers. They could type ‘British
fashion designers’ into a search engine and then see whose initials match. Encourage
them to find out a little about the designers.
• Ask the students to share their information with the class.
Answer key
Warm up
Vivienne Westwood
1 Students’ own answers.
2 1 fashion designers 2 primary school teacher 3 Malcolm McClaren 4 punk 5 pirate
3 1 b 2 c 3 a 4 a 5 c
Web Quest
Sarah Burton, Stella McCartney and Paul Smith
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Art: The Victoria and Albert Museum

1 Read about the Victoria and Albert Museum. Where can you find Vivienne Westwood
designs in the museum?
The Victoria and Albert Museum (commonly known as the V&A) is

a museum of art and design in London. It was established in 1852
and is named after Queen Victoria and her husband, Albert.
The museum’s collections cover a wide variety of art forms from
different historical periods and from all around the world. These
include architecture, ceramics, design, fashion and paintings,
among many others. Visitors can see everything from medieval
sculpture to oriental carpets.
Many famous British designers have their work on display in the
popular fashion collection. There are shoes designed by Vivienne
Westwood, mini-skirts by Mary Quant and Biba boots. As well as
contemporary clothes, there are fashion designs from previous
centuries, including King James II’s wedding suit from his 1637
marriage to Mary of Modena.
Special exhibitions are also held at the V&A. In 2013, there was an exhibition called
David Bowie is, an archive of more than 300 objects from David Bowie’s career.
2 4 5
2 Rearrange the letters to complete
the puzzle with collections you FIND OUT
3
can see at the V&A Museum. Which of the following
items are NOT in the V&A?
Down
1 ohfsina 1
• Japanese ceramics
2 micrecas 6 • 18th-century dresses
3 gisapintn • Sculpture of The Three
5 stulcerup Graces
Across • The Queen’s coronation
4 nisdeg dress
6 retacrhictue
3 Are the sentences T (true) or F (false)?

1 The Victoria and Albert Museum is a museum of art and design. T F
2 It is named after Queen Victoria and her father, Albert. T F
3 The museum only features work from the Victorian period. T F
4 You can see shoes and clothes designed by Vivienne Westwood and Mary Quant. T F
5 You can also see King James II’s wedding suit from 1637. T F
6 There has been an exhibition of 300 CDs from David Bowie’s career. T F
WEB QUEST
Find out about your favourite museum.
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Art: The Victoria and Albert Museum

Warm up
• Ask students to name some famous museums from around the world, eg the Metropolitan
Museum, the Prado Museum, the Vatican Museum, the British Museum, the Guggenheim
Museum in Bilbao.
• Find out which ones they may have visited, and which one(s) is / are their favourite.
Worksheet
• Ask students read the text in exercise 1 and find out where you can find Vivienne
Westwood’s designs in the museum.
• Assign the Find out section for homework.
Web Quest
• Ask students to find out about their favourite museum or one from the list in the Warm up.
• Ask them to think about the different collections on display and recent famous
exhibitions.
• Ask some students to share their information with the class or to share their findings in
small groups.
Answer key
1 In the popular fashion collection.
2 Down: 1 fashion 2 ceramics 3 paintings 5 sculpture
Across: 4 design 6 architecture
3 1 T 2 F 3 F 4 T 5 T 6 F
Find out
The Queen’s coronation dress
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Famous scientists and inventors

1 Read about young scientists and engineers in the UK. Would
you like to participate in the Big Bang event?
The Big Bang: UK Young Scientists & Engineers Fair

The Big Bang is held once a year in a UK city. During this two-day national
event, over 25,000 visitors look at the exhibition, speak to scientists and
engineers, watch shows or participate in workshops. The shows and
workshops are often presented by famous TV personalities. There also
Big Bang Regional Fairs. These are smaller local events, but the aims of
both the national and also the local events are very much the same: to
get young people (7–19 year olds) interested in science, technology, engineering and maths and
encourage them to consider a career in these subjects. All Big Bang events are free.
The National Science and Engineering Competition

This competition is open to all 11–18 year olds in the UK. Individuals or teams from schools or clubs
complete a project in science, technology, engineering or maths. This project may involve either
investigating something or creating something. The best projects are then chosen to take part
in the finals which are held during the national Big Bang fair. The competition is divided into two
groups: one is for science and maths and the other is for engineering and technology.
UK Young Engineer of the Year

Andrew Cowan was given the title UK Young Engineer of the Year for creating a
remote-controlled robot. This search and rescue robot is a large vehicle which can be
used in disaster areas. It has a camera, a fire extinguisher and numerous sensors which
can also look for gas, and it has enough power to pull a car.
UK Young Scientist of the Year

The first female to win the UK Young Scientist of the Year award was Hannah Eastwood.
Her project investigated how to remove the chromium (a chemical element) from
water. This means that tap water can be purified and re-used in the steel industry.
Hannah is now studying veterinary science at university but she hopes to continue her
investigations during the summer holidays.
2 Complete the words in the text about the Big Bang.
The Big Bang is held in a different city in the UK once a (1) y r. It is a

two-day event that celebrates (2) sc en . Over 25,000 visitors come to
the exhibition where they can meet scientists and (3) e g n rs, and
watch lots of different shows and (4) d sp ys. It is aimed at encouraging
young people to become interested in science, (5) t ch l gy,
engineering and maths. All Big Bang events are free.
TASK
3 Find a sentence about The Big Bang. Move Make a search and rescue
robot poster.
The displays at the exhibition
workshops are presented engineer in
at often by famous London WEB QUEST
the and many scientists and Find out if there is a similar
Bang scientists the the TV prize in your country for young
are the maths in celebrities engineers/scientists.
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Famous scientists and inventors

Warm up
• Ask students to brainstorm as many careers in science that they can think of, eg scientist,
science teacher, inventor, engineer, laboratory assistant, food technician, dietician.
• Find out which, if any, of these careers your students are interested in doing in the future.
Take a class vote to find out the most popular career.
Worksheet
• Hand out copies of the worksheet. Ask students if they are interested in science.
• Ask students to read the text in exercise 1 and check that they understand the vocabulary
and structures.
• Fast finishers can be asked to write another grid (as in exercise 3) with a sentence about
the information on this page.
Task
• Ask students to make an illustrated poster of a search and rescue robot.
• Ask them to base their idea on Andrew Cowan’s invention or ideas of their own.
• Make a wall display of the posters and ask students to choose the best three.
Web Quest
• Ask students to find out in which year the two winners received their award.
• Ask students to share their information with the class.
Answer key
2 1 year 2 science 3 engineers 4 displays 5 technology
3
The displays at the exhibition
workshops are presented engineer in
at often by famous London
the and many scientists and
Bang scientists the the TV
are the maths in celebrities
The workshops are presented by famous scientists and TV celebrities.
Web Quest
The Real Academia de Ingeniería gives a prize to chosen young researchers – Premios Jóvenes
Investigadores. The prize is awarded every year to researchers younger than 36 years old.
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Science: The remote control

1 Read about remote controls. What type of remote control drives a model car?
Infrared (IR) remote controls

If you want to turn up the volume on your TV, you press a button
on the remote control. It then sends a series of light signals to the
receiver on the TV. Each series of light signals contains a unique
message: firstly, the equipment which the signal is intended for
(the TV), secondly, what to do (turn up the volume) and finally, how
much (just a little). The receiver interprets the signals and passes
the message on to the TV’s microprocessor, which responds by
turning up the volume. The IR remote control can only work at short
distances (often no more than ten metres) and it can only transmit
signals in straight lines. It can’t transmit signals through walls.
Radio (RF) Remote Controls

The remote control for opening a garage door is a radio remote control. Instead of sending
light signals, the RF remote control sends radio waves to the receiver, which then interprets
the message. The RF remote control can work at distances of 30 metres and it can transmit
through walls. However, many devices such as mobile phones, laptops and cordless phones
use radio waves, so each RF remote control needs to have its own unique radio frequency.
However, your RF remote control may in fact open your neighbours’ garage doors too!
2 Label the photos with the products.

Infrared (IR) remote control Radio (RF) remote control
FIND OUT
Which of these items
isn’t controlled by a
radio remote?
• a space exploration
machine
• a camera
• a garage door
1 2
WEB QUEST
3 Read the text again and complete the sentences.
Find out about the
1 You can change channel on your TV by pressing a on your different types of remote
remote control. controls in your home.
2 The Infrared (IR) remote control sends a series of signals. How many do you have?
3 The Infrared (IR) remote control can only work within a short
– no more than ten metres.
4 The Radio (RF) remote control works by sending radio .
5 Radio (RF) remote controls can work through doors and .
6 computers and mobile phones use radio waves.
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Science: The remote control

Warm up
• Write this gapped word on the board. Give students one minute to complete the name
of this household device.
r t c r
Worksheet
• Hand out the worksheet. Ask students to read the text in exercise 1. What type of
remote control drives a model car?
• Assign the Find out activity as homework.
• Fast finishers can read through the text again and make a list of the difference
between remote controls.
Web Quest
• Ask students to find out more about the remote controls in their home. Ask them to
think about when were they were invented, what else they can be used for, what items
would be better with a remote control.
• Ask them to find out some interesting or unusual facts about remote controls.
Answer key
Warm up
remote control
1 It’s an RF remote control because you don’t have to stand very close to the car and the
remote control can transmit through walls.
2 1 Infrared (IR) remote control 2 Radio (RF) remote control
3 1 button 2 light 3 distance 4 waves 5 walls 6 Laptop
Find out
a camera
Web Quest
Students’ own answers
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The Grand Canyon

1 Read about the Grand Canyon. What are some of the
geographical features of the Grand Canyon?
The Grand Canyon is one of the seven Natural Wonders of the

World and a UNESCO World Heritage site in Arizona. It is not only
spectacularly beautiful, but it is also an extremely important
geological reference. By examining the strata of rock in the Grand
Canyon, experts have learn about the geology of the Earth over
the last two billion years.
Originally, there wasn’t a gorge where the Grand Canyon is today;

there were tall mountains. However, millions of years of geological
activity and erosion by the Colorado River created the spectacular canyon. The rocks in the
deepest parts of the canyon today were once the base of the mountains, so they are some
of the oldest rocks in the world. Approximately 3,028 million litres of water flow through the
Grand Canyon every hour, so the erosion that formed the canyon still continues today.
There are many different geographical features within the Grand Canyon, such as mountains,
plains, cliffs, lakes, forests, deserts and the river, with its waterfalls and rapids. The differences
in altitude mean that the climate is varied too. As a result, several of the world’s major
ecosystems exist in the Grand Canyon, and many endangered species of animals.
A Spanish man, García López de Cárdenas, was the first European to see the Grand Canyon
in 1540. These days, around five million people a year visit the Grand Canyon. It stretches
over 446 km so people can see it by plane, helicopter or train, explore it on foot or by mule,
or go kayaking and white-water rafting down the Colorado River. Whichever way, the Grand
Canyon is an unforgettable sight.
2 Circle the correct words.

The Grand Canyon is a UNESCO World Heritage site in (1) California / Arizona.
It’s (2) 446 km / 8.44 kms long and the (3) Mississippi / Colorado River runs
test your
through it. Over the years, the (4) river / desert has eroded the rock and created memory!
the canyon. It’s a spectacularly beautiful place. It’s a very popular tourist • How many litres of
attraction and around five (5) million / thousand people visit it every year. water flow through
the canyon every
3 Label the picture of the Grand Canyon. hour?
• Who was the first
cliff forest mountain river waterfall
European to see
the canyon?
d) e)
a) TASK
Make a travel brochure for the
Grand Canyon.
WEB QUEST
c)
b) Find the names of four native American
cultures that live in or near the Grand
Canyon. Choose one and then find out
more information about it.
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The Grand Canyon

Warm up
• With books closed show the class a picture of the Grand Canyon. Elicit the name and any
information about it that you can.
Worksheet
• Hand out copies of the worksheet. Ask students if they know anything about the Grand
Canyon.
• Ask students to read the text in exercise 1 and check that they understand the vocabulary
and structures. After reading the text, elicit different geographical features of the area.
• Ask students to answer the Test your memory! questions.
• Fast finishers can be asked to make a list of three key facts about the Grand Canyon.
• Explain the Web Quest (see below)
Task
• Ask students to design a travel brochure for the Grand Canyon.
• Tell them to illustrate the brochure with drawings or pictures of different geographical
features, eg cliffs, waterfalls, etc and the birds and animals you can find there.
• Make a wall display of the brochures and ask students to choose the best three.
Web Quest
• Ask students to fond the names of four native Amercan tribes that live in/near the canyon.
Answer key
1 Mountains, plains, cliffs, lakes, forests, deserts and the river with its waterfalls and rapids.
2 1 Arizona 2 446 km 3 Colorado 4 river 5 million
3 a) waterfall b) river c) forest d) mountain e) cliffs
Test your memory!

3,028 million litres
García López de Cárdenas
Web Quest
Possible native American cultures. Hualapais, Havasupais, Navajos and Paiutes.
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Geography: Waterfalls
1 Read about the formation of waterfalls. Where do plunge pools form?
The upper course of a river is usually high above sea level, river
in hills or mountains. The river travels downwards and cuts
through the landscape with vertical erosion. One of the waterfall
geographical features which is formed by vertical erosion is
a waterfall. This is typical in the upper course of a river and
cap
eventually creates a gorge. hard rock rock
• The water travels over the hard rock and erodes the softer
rock underneath.
• A plunge pool forms at the base of the waterfall. softer rock
• The swirling water and rocks erode the soft rock behind it. plunge pool gorge
• Eventually the front of the cap rock collapses.
• The waterfall moves backwards and the process is repeated again.
• A steep-sided gorge is formed.
2 Look at the map. Match the waterfalls 1–8 to

the countries a–h. 3 Pagsanjan
Falls
1 Angel Falls a) New Zealand 1 Niagara Falls
2 Niagara Falls b) Argentina and Brazil 2 Murchison
Falls
3 Victoria Falls c) Venezuela
4 Iguazú Falls d) Uganda
5 Huka Falls e) Zambia
8 Angel Falls
6 Kaieteur Falls f ) Philippines 7 Kaieteur Falls
7 Murchison Falls g) Canada and the USA
8 Pagsanjan Falls h) Guyana
6 Iguazú Falls 5 Victoria Falls
4 Huka Falls
3 Do the Waterfall Quiz. Circle the correct answers.
1 Victoria Falls are the largest waterfalls in India / Africa.

2 The River Nile / Amazon flows through the Murchison Falls.
3 The Kaieteur Falls are / aren’t in South America.
4 Angel Falls are the shortest / tallest waterfalls in the world.
5 Iguazú Falls are .5 / 5 km wide and 80 m tall.
6 Angel Falls are named after an American / a Venezuelan pilot
called Jimmy Angel.
FIND OUT WEB QUEST

Which waterfall is the widest? Find out more about one of the waterfalls above.
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Geography: Waterfalls
Warm up
• Brainstorm the names of some famous waterfalls and where they are. Write the
information on the board.
Worksheet
• Ask students to read the texts in exercise 1 and find out where plunge pools form.
• Ask students to do exercises 2 and 3. Look at the map and go through some of the
unfamiliar names of countries and waterfalls with the class.
• Ask students to do the Find out activity for homework.
Web Quest
• Ask students to find out about one of the waterfalls in exercise 2.
• Ask them to find a picture or do a drawing, and to find out some interesting or
unusual facts.
Answer key
1 At the base of the waterfalls.
2 1 c 2 g 3 e 4 b 5 a 6 h 7 d 8 f
1 Niagara Falls 3 Pagsanjan Falls

THE PHILIPPINES
CANADA/USA
2 Murchison
Falls
UGANDA
8 Angel Falls
VENEZUELA
7 Kaieteur
GUYANA
Falls
6 Iguazú Falls 5 Victoria

ZAMBIA
Falls
4 Huka Falls
ARGENTINA/BRAZIL NEW ZEALAND
3 1 Africa 2 Nile 3 are 4 tallest 5 5 6 an American
Find out
Iguazu/Iguaçu – 2,682m wide
Victoria – 1,707m wide
Niagara – 1,204m wide
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Percy Spencer
1 Read about Percy Spencer. What did he invent?
Biography
Inventor: Percy Spencer
Date of birth: July 9, 1894
magnetron tube
Date of death: September 8, 1970
Nationality: American
Invention: the microwave oven
2 Read about the microwave oven. Have you got a microwave oven at home?
Percy Spencer was a respected engineer, inventor and expert in microwave energy.
His successful career was not as a result of dedicated parents or a good education.
Spencer was an orphan from a young age and left school at the age of 12. He worked
in a mill and then joined the navy. But he wanted to learn so he studied in his spare
time. He taught himself to be an electrician and an engineer.
In the 1920s, Spencer was working as an engineer for an American company called
the Raytheon Corporation. In his work developing radar technology, he used
magnetron tubes. These generate microwave energy. One day in 1946, Spencer was standing
in front of a magnetron tube in his laboratory and a chocolate bar in his pocket melted!
He then decided to do an experiment. He put a bag of popcorn kernels next to the
magnetron. Within seconds, the kernels started to ‘pop’ and there was popcorn
everywhere. The next day, he put an egg next to the magnetron. After a few minutes,
the egg inside was cooked. Spencer realized what was happening: the microwave
energy from the magnetron tube was entering the food and heating it very quickly.
He accidentally discovered a way to revolutionize cooking.
In 1947, the Raytheon Corporation produced the world’s first microwave oven, the 1161
first microwave oven
Radarange. However, it was extremely big and heavy and very expensive. Over the following
years, the company produced smaller and cheaper microwave ovens.
Nowadays, microwave ovens are a very convenient way to cook, heat up or defrost food.
Today, over half a century after Percy Spencer invented the microwave oven, nearly every
home has one.
Task
3 Read the profile of Percy Spencer and complete the text. Write a biography of
Percy Spencer.
Percy (1) was an (2) and inventor. He was born in
(3) on (4) 1894. He’s famous for inventing (5) ,
which millions of people around the world use today. By the time he test your
died in (6) microwave ovens were cheap and easy to use. memory!
• How old was Percy
4 Do the Percy Spencer Quiz. when he left school?
• When was the first
1 What was Percy’s first job? microwave oven
produced?
2 What was the name of the company Percy worked for?

3 What did Percy use when he was developing radar technology? WEB QUEST
Find out who invented the
4 What food did Percy experiment with when he tested the electric kettle and who
microwaves? invented the first electric
bread toaster.
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Percy Spencer
Warm up
• Divide the class into two teams.
• Draw a microwave oven on the board and see if the students know what it’s called. If not,
write the words on the board with letters missing m o .
vaimcerow neov
• Give the teams one minute to complete the name. Whichever team completes the words
first is the winner.
Worksheet
• Hand out copies of the worksheet. Ask students to read the text. Then discuss what
information about the microwave oven is new for them. Ask if they have microwave ovens
at home. What do they use the microwave oven for?
• Ask students to read the texts again and check that they understand the new vocabulary
and structures. Ask students to answer the Test your memory! questions.
• Fast finishers can be asked to write two more questions for the quiz.
Task
• Ask students to write a short biography of Percy Spencer. They can do this as a timeline
if they prefer.
• Ask them to illustrate the biography with drawings or pictures.
• Make a wall display of the biographies and ask students to choose the best three.
Web Quest
• Ask students to find out who invented the electric kettle and who invented the first
electric bread toaster – useful kitchen appliances.
Answer key
1 The microwave oven
3 1 Spencer 2 engineer 3 America 4 9th July 5 the microwave oven 6 1970
4 1 He worked in a mill. 2 the Raytheon Corporation 3 magnetron tubes
4 popcorn and an egg
Test your memory!

12
1947
Web Quest
Arthur Leslie Large in 1922 – the electric kettle
Charles P. Strite in 1893 – the first electric toaster
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Science: Microwaves
1 Read about microwaves and microwave ovens.
Waves are vibrations that transfer energy from one place to another. Imagine a
Mexican wave in a sports stadium. The people sit down until it is their turn to stand
up with their arms in the air and then sit down again.
Microwaves are very short waves of electromagnetic energy

that travel at the speed of light. Microwave ovens have a
magnetron which produces these microwaves at a specific
frequency. The microwaves travel through the food in the
oven and the water molecules in the food start to vibrate.
This vibration or movement of the molecules creates heat,
which then heats the other molecules in the food.
Now you know how a microwave oven heats food, what’s the answer to this question?
Is it possible to cook dry food like rice or pasta in a microwave oven?
No, it isn’t. You have to put it in some water in order for it to cook.
2 Read the definitions and circle the correct answers.

1 a short wave of electromagnetic energy a) microwave b) superwave
2 a vibration of energy a) wind b) wave
3 a device that produces microwaves a) digital camera b) magnetron
4 an oven that cooks food using microwaves a) microwave oven b) gas cooker
5 to make something hot a) to destroy b) to heat
3 Label the diagram parts 1–3 with the instructions a–c.

(1)
a) Microwaves travel to the food
b) Microwaves make food molecules vibrate
c) Magnetron generates microwaves
(2)
WEB QUEST
Find out how mobile phones use
microwave technology. (3)
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Science: Microwaves
Warm up
• Find pictures of a microwave oven and a mobile phone and put them on the board (or
draw them if you can).
• Ask students to guess what is it they have in common (they both work using microwaves).
Worksheet
• Ask students to read the text and do exercises 2 and 3.
Web Quest
• Ask students to find out about how mobile phones use microwave technology.
• Ask them to find a picture or do a drawing, and to find out some interesting or
unusual facts.
Answer key
2 1 a 2b 3b 4a 5b
3 1 a 2c 3b
Web Quest
Microwaves have some wavelengths that pass easily through the atmosphere and they are
used to transmit information to satellites. Mobile phone networks use these microwaves.
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UK laws and lawmakers

The Houses of Parliament
1 Read the text.
Where are laws passed in the UK? How laws are made or changed in the UK?
In the UK, new laws are passed or existing laws Anyone can propose a new law or a change to an
are changed in parliament. The UK parliament has existing law in the UK. However, this proposal needs
three parts: to be formally presented as a bill (a written plan) in
1 The House of Commons: There are 650 members parliament. For this bill to become law, it needs to be
of parliament (MPs) in the House of Commons. approved by both the House of Lords and the House
British citizens aged 18 or of Commons. If either house votes
over can vote for these MPs against the bill, then it does not
in general elections. become law. However, if the House
2 The House of Lords: There of Commons agrees on a bill over
are over 700 Lords in this two successive years, this bill can
house, but these members become law without the agreement
are not elected by the of the House of Lords.
general public. The prime The monarch then has to give the
minister chooses the Lords Royal Assent, which means they
and the king or queen agree to the law. In practice, the
formally offers them the monarch always gives the Royal
job. Assent. The last time a monarch
3 The Monarch: The monarch opens and closes refused a bill was in 1708 when Queen Anne refused
parliament every year, signs all new laws or to sign the Scottish Militia Bill. Once a bill has got the
changes to law and after a general election, he or Royal Assent, it becomes an Act of Parliament. The
she will officially invite the winning political party relevant government office must then put this new
to form a government. act into practice.
2 Read the clues and complete the crossword.

2 3 4
Down
1 1 This is another name for a king or queen.
1
2 Members of the House of aren’t elected by the people,
they are chosen by the Prime Minister.
3 The House of has 650 members.
2 4 You must be 18 to in a general election.
Across
1 The Prime Minister is the person who is the head of the .
3 A proposal for a new must be presented as a bill
(written plan) first.
3 Put the words in order and complete this fact about parliament.
In new Houses laws the are the UK passed Parliament in of
1 ‘In Parliament.’
test your memory!

• How many members are there in the task WEB QUEST
House of Lords? Make a poster of Find out the name of the
over 400 over 600 over 700 Westminster and current UK Prime Minister,
• When did the monarch last refuse a bill? the Houses of Deputy Prime Minister and
1708 1768 1908 Parliament. their political party.
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Warm up
Write these facts about the Houses of Parliament on the board. Ask the students to guess
which one is false.
1 The UK Parliament has three parts.
2 Members in the House of Lords are selected by the Prime Minister.
3 For a bill to become a law, it first needs to be approved by the king or queen.
Worksheet
• Hand out copies of the worksheet. Ask students to read the texts in exercise 1 and find out
what information about the Houses of Parliament is new for them.
• Ask students to do exercises 2–3 and check that they understand vocabulary and
structures. Ask them to answer the Test your memory! questions.
• Fast finishers can be asked to write a sentence in the wrong order to be unscrambled as
seen in exercise 3.
Task
• Ask students to make an illustrated poster of Westminster and the Houses of Parliament.
• Ask them to illustrate the poster with drawings or pictures of key landmarks, e.g.
Westminster Bridge, Big Ben, Houses of Parliament and Victoria Embankment.
• Make a wall display of the posters and ask students to choose the best three.
Web Quest
• Ask students to find out the information.
• Ask students to share their answers with the class.
Answer key
Fact 3 is incorrect. For bill to become law, it needs to be approved by both the House of Lords
and the House of Commons.
Down: 1 monarch 2 Lords 3 commons 4 vote
Across: 1 government 2 law
3 ‘In the UK new laws are passed in the Houses of Parliament.’
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Art: Graffiti – art or crime?

1 Read about graffiti. What do you think? If you draw a picture on your school desk, is this a crime?
Graffiti is also known as street art. But is graffiti an art or a crime?

Graffiti is an art
If art is a painting or drawing that is created to be beautiful or to
express ideas, then graffiti is art.
Major art museums, collectors and celebrities pay thousands of
pounds for works by famous graffiti artists such as the English
artist Banksy. When Banksy painted a mural showing two
Hollywood actors holding bananas near a London underground
station, art critics said that it could be worth £300,000. But the
transport authorities disagreed: it was their property and Banksy
didn’t have their permission, so they painted over the mural.
Graffiti is a crime
Graffiti artists rarely have permission to draw or paint, so if the graffiti
damages the property, then this is vandalism. In the UK, vandals can
receive an ASBO (an Anti-Social Behaviour Order or ASBO is an official
document issued by a British court), a fine or even a prison sentence.
Transport for London (TfL), the organization which runs the public
transport system in London, spends millions of pounds a year to
remove graffiti from their trains, platforms and bus stops.
2 Read the clues and find the answers in the 3 Complete the sentences with the words in
wordsquare. the box.
R E M U T P E N A R critic graffiti mural museum works
P A I N T I N G M C 1 The art said that the painting was

R R G I M T P R C V worth £250,000.
2 A is a painting that is painted on a
D T H R A O A A O N wall.
R I V R A U S F L D 3 The Ashmolean in Oxford has a
beautiful collection of paintings.
A S N O G F E E L S 4 Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa is one of the
W T E T S F F T E A most famous of art in the world.
5 Many people think that isn’t art –
I O M E R U F I C O it’s vandalism.
N C E L E B R I T Y
G L B R I T E T O I WEB QUEST
C A D R N W B Y R L Find out about Banksy and other contemporary
graffiti artists.
1 A person who collects art.
2 A person who is rich and famous.
3 A piece of art that is created with pencil. find out
4 A piece of art that is created with paints. Find out the name of the UK artist who paints
5 A person who creates art. on chewing gum.
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Art: Graffiti – art or crime?

Warm up
• Write this wordsnake on the board. Ask students to find the names of six artists.
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Worksheet
• Ask students to read the text in exercise 1. Ask students to discuss whether if you draw a
picture on your school desk it is a crime. (If you don’t have your teacher’s permission then
this is vandalism and vandalism in the UK is a crime.)
• Assign the Find out task for homework.
Web Quest
• Ask students to find out more about Banksy or another contemporary graffiti artist.
• Ask them to find a picture or do a drawing and to find out some interesting or unusual facts.
Find out
• Ask students to find out some information about a UK artist who paints on discarded
chewing gum he finds on pavements.
Answer key
Warm up
Rembrandt, Picasso, Botticelli, Vermeer, Caravaggio, Van Gogh
2 1 collector 2 celebrity 3 drawing 4 painting 5 artist
R E M U T P E N A R
P A I N T I N G M C
R R G I M T P R C V
D T H R A O A A O N
R I V R A U S F L D
A S N O G F E E L S
W T E T S F F T E A
I O M E R U F I C O
N C E L E B R I T Y
G L B R I T E T O I
C A D R N W B Y R L
3 1 critic 2 mural 3 Museum 4 works 5 graffiti
Web Quest
Student’s own answers.
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Greenpeace
1 Read about Greenpeace. Do you support any NGOs?
What is Greenpeace?
Greenpeace is a non-governmental environmental
organization (NGO). This means it does not accept money
from governments, political parties or companies but rather
it looks for donations from its supporters. Greenpeace’s
aim is to protect the planet (Green) while promoting peace
(Peace). Its numerous campaigns include protests against
nuclear testing, whaling (the hunting of whales), tuna
fishing and global warming.
The beginnings The Rainbow Warrior

Greenpeace began in North America in the 1970s. During this The Rainbow Warrior is a Greenpeace
time, the USA had plans to test their nuclear weapons on a small ship. Its first voyage was in 1978 from
island off Alaska. People were concerned that any detonation on London to Iceland to confront the
this island could start an earthquake which in turn could cause a whaling ships. Despite numerous
tsunami. A small group of protesters decided to try something attacks on this ship, the Rainbow
new; they would sail near to the testing site to protest. Warrior still continues to sail to places
Unfortunately, their fishing ship was old, the weather was bad to protest against environmental
and a US naval ship blocked their path. They had to turn back. destruction, to protect endangered
News of this attempt reached the press and the US government species and to inform people.
decided not to continue with its tests. Greenpeace was born and Greenpeace are currently hoping to
today this small island is a wildlife sanctuary. raise money to build a new ship.
2 Look at the code. Write the name of a famous ship.

a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p
q r s t u v w x y z
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• What does NGO stand for?

• What is the aim of Greenpeace?
3 Do the Greenpeace Quiz. • Is the Rainbow Warrior still a working ship?
1 When did Greenpeace begin?

a) 1940s b) 1970s task
2 What was their first campaign against? Make a web page for Greenpeace.
a) nuclear weapons testing near Alaska
b) tuna fishing in the Indian Ocean
3 Was their first campaign successful? WEB QUEST
a) Yes b) No Find out more about a Greenpeace campaign.
4 When did the Rainbow Warrior first set sail

to campaign against whaling in Iceland?
a) 1958 b) 1978
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Greenpeace
Warm up
• Write the names of these NGOs (Non-Govermental Organizations) on the board: Oxfam,
Greenpeace, World Wildlife Fund, Médecins Sans Frontières.
• Help students identify that they are all NGOs and confirm what this means with the class.
Worksheet
what information about Greenpeace is new for them and if they support any NGOs.
• Ask students to do exercises 2 and 3. In pairs, ask students to compare their answers.
Check the answers with the class.
• Ask the students to answer the Test your memory! questions.
• Fast finishers can be asked to write two more questions for the quiz in exercise 3.
Task
• Ask students to make a web page for Greenpeace.
• Ask them to illustrate the page with drawings or pictures of some of the campaigns that
Greenpeace fights for, and to write suitable captions.
• Make a wall display of the web pages and ask students to choose the best three.
Web Quest
• Ask the students to find out some information about a current Greenpeace campaign.
Answer key
Warm up
They do not accept money from governments, political parties or companies.
2 The Rainbow Warrior
3 1 b 2 a 3 a 4 b
Test your memory!

Non-Governmental Organization
To protect the planet
Yes, it is
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Music: Contemporary folk

1 Read about folk music. What instruments did folk musicians
play in the 1960s?
Folk music is the traditional music of a country, region

or community. Traditional folk music is played on local
instruments, such as the bagpipes in Scotland or the sitar
in India. However, in the 1960s, contemporary folk singers
like Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell and Joan Baez appeared in the
USA. These folk musicians played guitars and sang about
personal subjects such as love and marriage or about more
social and political concerns like work and war.
When Bob Dylan released Blowin’ in the Wind in 1963, this
song soon became the anthem for the very active American
Civil Rights Movement and the anti-war demonstrations
taking place in the USA. In the song Dylan asks questions
about war, peace and freedom. He sings that the answers
to all our questions are ‘blowing in the wind’. But who can
catch the wind to find the answers?
2 Look at the pictures and complete the puzzle. Which instrument isn’t normally used in
traditional folk music?
4
1 6
5
2 3
3
1 5
3 Read the questions and choose the correct answers.

find out
1 When was Blowin’ in the Wind released?
Which of these folk singers is NOT
a) 1943 b) 1963
American?
2 Which instrument did the singer play?
a) guitar b) saxophone • Johnny Cash • Joan Baez
3 What did this song become the anthem for? • Norah Jones • Cat Stevens
a) The American Civil Rights Movement
b) The American Space Programme
4 What is the song about? WEB QUEST
a) climate change b) war, peace and freedom Find out more about a contemporary
British folk musician.
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Music: Contemporary folk

Warm up
• Find a picture of Bob Dylan (from the 60s or 70s) and show it to the class.
• Ask questions and elicit some information about him. Ask them questions, like what kind
of person was he? What music did he play? How famous was he?
Worksheet
• Hand out the worksheet. Ask students to read the text in exercise 1. Elicit names of
instruments folk musicians use (sitar, bagpipes). Discuss what instruments they used in
the 1960s.
• Ask students to do the Find out question for homework.
Web Quest
• Ask students to find out more about one of the contemporary British folk musicians from
this list: Eliza Carthy, Show of Hands, Kate Rusby, The Oyster Band, Seth Lakeman.
• Ask them to find some pictures and to find out some interesting facts about their chosen
musician.
Answer key
1 (In the USA) they played guitar.
2
1 6
B A g P i p e s
2
g u i t a r
3
s i t a r
4
v i o l i n
5
s a x o p h o n e
The piano isn’t normally used in folk music.

3 1 b 2 a 3 a 4 b
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Cat Stevens – he’s British.
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Fortnum & Mason

1 Read and find out more about Fortnum and Mason.
What did they open in 1707?
In 1707, William Fortnum worked in London in the palace of

Queen Anne. The Royal Family only used their candles once
and one of Fortnum’s jobs was changing the candles every
day. However, Fortnum didn’t throw away the used candles.
He sold them in his spare time, together with groceries.
Hugh Mason also sold groceries and Fortnum rented a room in his house. When the two men became friends,
they decided to start a grocery business together. So, in 1707, they opened Fortnum & Mason on Piccadilly in
Mayfair, a very fashionable part of London. The shop is in the same place today.
Rich people in London, including the Royal family, enjoyed shopping at Fortnum & Mason because it sold luxury
products. It was often the first place to sell new delicacies from around the world such as dried fruits. In 1886,
when an American called Mr Heinz visited London with his cans of baked beans, Fortnum & Mason bought all of
them to sell in the shop.
Fortnum & Mason hampers also became extremely popular. These were baskets of
special food and drink. People often bought them to eat at sporting events such
as Wimbledon and the Boat Race. Fortnum & Mason also specialized in hampers of
luxury food products for special occasions like Christmas. Nowadays, you don’t have
to visit London to buy a Fortnum & Mason hamper, you can
order one online on the shop’s website.
There is a clock on the front of Fortnum & Mason. The figures
of Mr. Fortnum and Mr Mason come out and bow to each
other every hour.
Three centuries after William Fortnum and Hugh Mason first
opened their grocery shop together, Fortnum & Mason is still a popular place to shop and
eat in London, especially with tourists from around the world.
2 Find one sentence about the shop. Move .

There is in the London in for
test your
have a famous candle of Mayfair Anne
memory!
been is clock on men and to • How many times did the
friends people in the it shop of Royal family use their
people shop the end front London Mason candles?
at Heinz groceries Mason of Fortnum in • When was Fortnum &
Mason opened?
American Europe Fortnum is two and Mason
• Name two events that
people bought hampers for.
3 Match some of the words and phrases in the box with the
descriptions 1–5. There are extra words you do not need to use.
hampers The Royal Family 300 years Piccadilly task
Mr Roosevelt groceries Oxford Street Mr Heinz
Make a street plan of
200 years The Simpson
Piccadilly in London.
1 This is the age of the shop.
2 The shop is on this street in London.
3 Some people buy these when they go to Wimbledon. WEB QUEST
4 This famous American man visited the shop in 1886. Find out more about Harrods.
5 This family like shopping here.
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Fortnum & Mason

Warm up
• Tell the class you are going to write the names of four famous London shops on the board:
Foyles Harvey Nichols Harrods Fortnum & Mason
• Write these words in a horizontal list underneath and ask the class to match the products with
the shops. Probably the only one they will know is Harrods:
clothes books food food, clothes and furniture
Worksheet
what information about Fortnum & Mason is new for them.
• Ask students to do exercises 2 and 3 and answer the Test your memory! questions.
• Fast finishers can be asked to come up with more sentences using the grid in exercise 2.
Task
• Ask students to draw a street plan of Piccadilly in London. Ask them to include the most important
shops and landmarks, eg Fortnum & Mason, the Ritz Hotel, Green Park, Piccadilly Circus.
• Ask them to illustrate the poster with drawings or pictures and to write a short description of
each one.
• Make a wall display of the street plans and ask students to choose the best three.
Web Quest
• Ask students to find out some information about Harrods, one of Fortnum & Mason’s
competitors today.
Answer key
Warm up
Foyles: books; Harvey Nichols: clothes; Fortnum & Mason: food; Harrods: food, clothes and furniture.
1 A grocery shop.
2
There is in the London in for
have a famous candle of Mayfair Anne
been is clock on men and to
friends people in the it shop of
people shop the end front London Mason
at Heinz groceries Mason of Fortnum in
American Europe Fortnum is two and Mason
There is a famous clock on the front of Fortnum & Mason.
3 1 300 years 2 Piccadilly 3 hampers 4 Mr Heinz 5 the Royal family
Test your memory!
Once; 1707; Wimbledon and the Boat Race.
Web Quest
Harrods was founded in 1824 by Charles Henry Harrod. His shop was situated in various parts of
London until it was moved to Brompton Road and his son Charles Digby Harrod turned it into a
prosperous business selling medicine, perfumes, stationery, fruit and vegetables.
Photocopy me!
clil worksheet
ICT: e-commerce
1 Read about electronic commerce. What are some advantages and disadvantages to shopping online?
Electronic commerce, or e-commerce, is the process of buying

and selling goods on the internet or online. To do this, you
obviously need access to a computer, but you also need a
bank account and a credit or debit card. Online shopping is
becoming more and more popular. Most of the large chain
stores that you find in towns and cities across the country
also have a website where you can shop online. However,
some shops actually only exist online.
Advantages
Online shopping is very convenient. You can
shop at your leisure, in the comfort of your
own home at whatever time of day or night.
Websites don’t close!
You can often get value for money. There
are price comparison websites that show
the shops that sell a certain product and the
different prices. By comparing prices, you can
get the best deal.
You can return the goods you ordered if you
don’t like them or if they don’t fit, but you
usually have to pay to post them.
Disadvantages
There is the opportunity for identity theft. Computer hackers can gain access to your
personal details and your credit card number and then steal your identity.
You can only see photos of the product. You can’t see or touch the product before you
buy it so the quality might not be as good as you expect. In some cases, a designer
product might actually be a fake.
2 Which of these things do you use when you shop online?
a b c d
WEB QUEST
Find out more about one
of your favourite websites.
3 Are the sentences (T) true or (F) false?

1 Shopping online is easy and quick. T F find out
2 You have to shop online between 9am and 5pm T F What do these three
3 You can’t pay for things online with money. T F shops sell online?
4 You can’t return goods if you don’t like them. T F • Anthropologie
5 Hackers can take money from your account illegally. T F • Zavvi
6 Some shops only exist online. T F • Photobox
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ICT: e-commerce
Warm up
• Ask students if they have ever bought anything online. Write a list of products on the board.
• Brainstorm some favourite websites and a list of products and write them on the board.
What is the most common thing your students buy online? What is the most unusual?
Worksheet
• Ask students to read the texts in exercise 1 and discuss some of the advantages and
disadvantages of shopping online.
• Ask students to do the Find out task for homework.
Web Quest
• Ask students to find out about one of their favourite websites that sells goods.
• Ask them to think about how easy it is use, and how easy it is to buy or return goods.
Answer key
1 Advantages: convenient, value for money, can return goods
Disadvantages: computer hackers could gain access to your account; you can’t see or touch
something you want to buy.
2 a, c
3 1 T 2 F 3 T 4 F 5 T 6 T
Find out
Anthropology – clothes and household goods
Lakeland (plastics) – kitchenware
Photobox – photo prints and gifts
Photocopy me!

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