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READING COMPREHENSION

READING COMPREHENSION  Follow the instructions and answer the questions in English .

(Document 1) BRITISH INNOVATION IN TRANSPORT

General Comprehension :

 Nature: The text is an extract from a novel  an article  a testimony 

 Read the text once and circle the 3 most repeated words in the text

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 Identify its topic (What about ?) :
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 (Who? ) people mentioned in yellow

 Read and highlight
 (Where ?) place names in green
 (When ?) time expressions in blue
 (When ? ) numbers in red
 (What ?) means of transportation in orange

 Tick  the correct box : The text is fictional  informative  entertaining 

Detailed Comprehension 

 List all the means of transport mentioned in the text.

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 Which other examples of British innovation can you find in the text below? Quote them below.

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 With your teammates, create a Time Line with the names of the inventions, the inventors and the dates as
mentioned in the article.
 Say what the numbers and dates refer to :

One billion  It refers to ………………………………………………………………..………………………………………

161 ………………………………………………………………………………..………………………….……………

2013 ………………………………………………………………………………..…………………………………………………

 True or False ? : Tick the correct answer and justify your choice.

a- Britain has been driving the world forward . True  False 

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b- The steam engine was created after the industrial revolution. True  False 

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c- This invention had an impact nationwide. True  False

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d- Cars have always been people’s favourite means of transportation. True  False 

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e- The Penny Farthing was named after two American coins . True  False 

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f- Pneumatic tyres are still popular today . True  False 

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g- The hydrogen fuel cell motorbike is said to be responsible for global warming. True  False 

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h- Hydrogen fuel vehicles are expected to be top-selling cars in the future . True  False 

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i- The London underground railway system is the oldest in the world. True  False 

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j- According to the article, the first flights to space have already taken place . True  False 

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 LEARN NEW WORDS ? :

 Match to complete the expressions . Write a-h next to the numbers 1-8

1…….. to enable a. things

2…….. to addres b. something
3…….. to be likely c. in something
4…….. to replicate d. a problem or an
issue
5…….. to shrink e. to something
6…….. to improve f. People to do
something
7…….. a pioneer g. an idea
8…….. a contribution h. to do something

 Infer the meaning of the following words thanks to the context .

 significant : ……………………………  to enable : ………………………

 to power : …………………………  a coin : ………………………

 efficiency : …………………………  by aircraft : …………………………

 to be named after : …………………………  friendly : ………………………

 spacecraft looks : ………………………  affordable : ………………………

 Discussion questions :

 Which of these inventions do you think is most impressive? Justify your choice .
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 Which do you think has had/ will have the biggest impact? Justify your answer.

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