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Read restaurant reviews and practice your reading comprehension skills. 

DO YOU LIKE EATING OUT? 

Follow the link and read the restaurant reviews: 

https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/skills/reading/intermediate-b1-reading/food-restaurants

INSTRUCTIONS:

1) Do the PREPARATION exercise.

2) Read the text.

3) Press the option CHECK YOUR UNDERSTANDING to do the matching exercise (Πατήστε στη μωβ μπάρα κάτω από το κείμενο για να δείτε την άσκηση 1 ). 

4) Press the option Check your Understanding to do the Multiple Selection Exercise. (Πατήστε τη μωβ μπάρα ακριβώς από κάτω για την άσκηση 2).

Practice your listening skills and revise food related vocabulary.

Follow the link to watch the video "Top ten street foods in the world":

https://en.islcollective.com/video-lessons/top-10-street-foods-world-quiz

Instructions:

• While you watch the video will pause and you will need to answer some questions.
• To get to the next answer press the purple arrow.
• You will also get a score for each answer you give. 

Give it a go!

Reading skills practice

What kind of foods do astronauts eat in space?

Follow the link, read the text "SPACE FOOD" and find out!

https://www.commonlit.org/en/texts/space-food

After reading the text go to the ACTIVTIES (πάνω δεξιά) and do:

1. the GUIDING QUESTIONS (πατήστε το κυκλάκι στο κείμενο για να τις δείτε)

2. the ASSESSEMENT QUESTIONS (πατήστε Assessment Questions και NEXT για να προχωρήσετε στην επόμενη) 

Send me your answers back to my e-mail so that I can correct them!

Practice your Listening and Reading skills.

Part 1:

Watch this video to find out how astronauts prepare for space walks:

https://youtu.be/lil_I_-7aOM

Answer the questions:

1) Why do the astronauts train underwater?

2) What different conditions in space do the astronauts need to prepare for?

Now watch the 2nd video to listen to an astronaut's description of a space walk : https://youtu.be/lil_I_-7aOM

Answer the questions:

1) How does Chris Hadley describe spacewalks?

2) Why does he compare it to a ballet performance?

3) What did he enjoy about his spacewalks?

Part 2:

Follow the link to read the text: "What is a space walk?"

https://www.commonlit.org/en/texts/what-is-a-spacewalk

Instructions:

1) Download the WORKSHEET "What is a Spacewalk".(You will find it just below!)

3) Answer all the questions

YOU CAN SEND ME YOUR ANSWERS BACK TO MY E-MAIL!

1st Lesson: Read many interesting book reviews to improve your Reading skills.

Follow the link below to read the 1st review:

(I'm sure you must have already guessed the title of the book!)

https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/study-break/graded-reading/hunger-games-book-review-level-1

  Instructions:

1. Before you read the text do the PREPARATION exercise. 

2. Read the text.

3. Now check your understanding by doing the two exercises: a. Multiple choice b. True or False (purple box).

ps: If you feel that this text is too easy for you, you can read the same review in an intermediate level. To do this, follow the link below:

https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/study-break/graded-reading/hunger-games-book-review-level-2

2nd Lesson: Read many interesting book reviews to improve your Reading skills.

Follow the link below to read the 2nd review of the novel "The Life of Pie" written by the Canadian author Yann Martel.

https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/study-break/graded-reading/life-pi-book-review-level-1

  Instructions:

1. Before you read the text do the PREPARATION exercise. 

2. Read the text.

3. Now check your understanding by doing the two exercises: a. Ordering b. True or False (purple box).

ps: If you feel that this text is too easy for you, you can read the same review at an intermediate level. To do this, follow the link below:

https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/study-break/graded-reading/life-pi-book-review-level-2

Listening and Reading practice.

PART 1:

Do you know the author Roal Dahl?

Follow this link and watch the video to find out about his life:

https://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/video-zone/roald-dahl-quick-bio

Some tips:

• Don’t forget to do the PREPARATION exercise first.
• Watch the video.
• Play the GAMES! (Press Finish at the end of each game to see you score).

PART 2:

A visit to Roald Dahl's official website: https://www.roalddahl.com/home/kids

More tips:

• Go to the folder Documents/Έγγραφα (on your left) and find the ROALD DAHL worksheet I've uploaded for you. 
• Follow the instructions and do the tasks.
• Last but not least, e-mail your answers to me!