National Geographic

Read the text below before you watch the documentary. Then listen and fill in the number gaps . Note this is not a complete transcript of it.

1. The heat in a protostart was at first due to 1.
2. Hydrogen atoms fuse together to produce 2 atoms.
3. Sun light will keep on shinning for 3 years.
4. It is a vast nuclear 4 nearly a million miles across.
5. From our distance this process seems almost 5.
6. We have a pretty 6 origin.
7. Recent research shows that our solar system birth was 7 from peaceful.
8. Our sun might have been born in one of the most violent events in the 8.
9. No one knows what 9 the Big Bang
10. It seems that there was an explosion so 10 that it created an entire universe.
11. We think that the Big Bang created time, 11, and all the matter in universe.
12. We are made up of 12 and hydrogen but planets are made up of iron and 13.
13. Here on Earth we have learnt to create new elements throughout 14 technology.
14. The energy of a 15 explosion is the same as the energy the sun has put up in its 10-billion-year 16.

Comparison II

VIDEO

Part 1. Comparatives


1. Keavy is 20 minutes  than Adele. 
2. Deborah thinks New York is probably about 4 times  than San Francisco.
3. Neil thinks New York clearly has a larger .
4. Shannon thinks New York has suburbs than San Francisco does.
5. Kelly thinks San Francisco's , but she doesn't know.
6. Randee thinks  is bigger geographically, but  is bigger in spirit.
7. Maureen says she can cook  than Raphael.
8. Deborah says she can  better than Neil.
9. Debra says Laura cooks  than her.
10. Helen says Archie  and the house better than her. 


Part 2. Superlatives
1. Michael thinks New York is  beautiful city in the USA.
2. Mary thinks the most beautiful country in the world is .
3. Patty thinks the  country in the world is Antartica. 
4. Kevin thinks Glasgow is the  city in Scotland.
5. Josie thinks Perth is the  part of Scotland.
6. Eoin thinks  is by far the biggest town in Ireland and Galway is maybe the most one. 
7. Dermot thinks the Shannon River is the river in Ireland.
8. Marie Louise thinks the most  place to visit is England.
9. Ken says he liked France . 
10. Hayles thinks the French are  civilized in the world.

More about Phrasal Verbs

Fill in the gaps with an appropriate phrasal verb from below:

Karen and Karl came back from the bar and  the TV. It was eight o'clock, so there were a lot of shows on, but they couldn't  what to watch. Karen wanted to watch Discovery Channel. There was a documentary on Discovery Channel about baby gorillas. Karen took the remote control and  the volume. Karl didn't want to watch the show on gorillas. He grabbed the remote control and changed the channel. He wanted to watch Law and Order, but Karen had already seen that episode. Finally, they  and  the TV.

Use these words: 

figure out

gave up

turned off

turned on

turned up

Famous films

Name That Genre!

Write a cross next to the correct answer.

1)	My Fair Lady 1964--Starring Audrey Hepburn and Rex Harrison
			action-adventure
			drama
			musical
			romantic comedy
2)	Saving Private Ryan 1998--Directed by Steven Speilberg
			action-adventure
			historical drama
			romantic comedy
			suspense-thriller
3)	Fatal Attraction 1987--Starring Glenn Close and Michael Douglas
			musical
			horror
			comedy
			suspense-thriller
4)	The Exorcist 1973--Directed by William Friedkin
			drama
			horror
			suspense-thriller
			action-adventure
5)	The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly 1966--Starring Clint Eastwood
			suspense-thriller
			drama
			western
			action-adventure
6)	My Best Friend's Wedding 1998--Starring Julia Roberts
			science fiction
			western
			drama
			romantic comedy
7)	Blade Runner 1982--Starring Harrison Ford
			comedy
			science fiction
			drama
			western

Comparison

If you think you need a hand, ask Paco for a brief introduction to COMPARISON.
You can also get an A2-B1 photocopy to work at home.

Then check your level at COMPARISON QUIZ and write down your results and score.