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1 General aim Notes for teachers B1 / 22 B: FIND OUT / COLLECT INFORMATION Level of difficulty 1 Intermediate aim 2: SORT OUT INFORMATION Operational aim 2: CLASSIFY DOCUMENTS ACCORDING TO ONE SINGLE CRITERION Secondary aims: 1.0: Choose documents 2.0: Classify or organise documents 3.0: Combine documents Pre-requirements Ability to copy words. Knowledge of alphabetical order and ability to use it (if not, see module B1/21 first) Number of exercises 1.0: 3 2.0: 4 3.0: 6 Summing-up exercise B1/ Comments In the summing-up exercise (B1/21-3.7), only the question corresponds to the aim of the module. The authors took advantage of the subject to ask questions just for fun, see how much general knowledge the learners have already and see if they can guess from the clothes of the period, for instance. It is not important if there are no answers given. It should be done in the manner of a television quiz game for example. Quite often, for example, do not find the first names of the characters by themselves, but when they see them written down they remember that they knew them.

René Gosciny and Albert Uderzo created Asterix in 1959.

French). He is the most famous Belgian creator of comics. He created the character of Tintin in 1929. The albums Tintin and Snowy are translated into 45 languages.

2 Exercise (Page 1) B1 / : Tintin and Snowy 3 : Walt Disney 1 : Hergé Creator of Tintin 4 : Characters from Tintin and Snowy 5 : Tintin and Snowy Asterix is the hero of a comic strip. René Gosciny and Albert Uderzo created Asterix in : Characters from Asterix the Gaul 8 : Asterix the Gaul 9 10 : Asterix and Obelix 11 : Charlie Hergé takes his name from the initials of his real name (Georges Rémi: RG in French). He is the most famous Belgian creator of comics. He created the character of Tintin in The albums Tintin and Snowy are translated into 45 languages. They are known all over the world. Hergé died in 1983 at the age of 76. Tintin is the hero of a comic: Tintin and Snowy. Tintin is a reporter. He is always accompanied by his dog, Snowy. They both take part in all sorts of adventures. He is surrounded by equally famous characters: Captain Haddock, Professor Calculus, hard of hearing and absent-minded. The less than brilliant detectives Thomson and Thompson also go with them. THE EXERCISE CONTINUES ON THE NEXT PAGE 12

3 Exercise (Page 2) B1 / Eval. On page 1, you saw different documents (texts, pictures and photos). Several documents concern Tintin and his creator. Write the numbers of the documents. Numbers of the documents : Look at the answers for B1/22-1.1

4 Answers B1 / On page 1, you saw different documents (texts, pictures and photos). Several documents concern Tintin and his creator. Write the number of the documents. Numbers of the documents :

Exercise (Page 1) B1 / 22 1.2 The spruce closely resembles the pine. It is useful for its resin and its wood. It is sometimes used as a Christmas tree. It can reach 50 metres in height.

5 Exercise (Page 1) B1 / The spruce closely resembles the pine. It is useful for its resin and its wood. It is sometimes used as a Christmas tree. It can reach 50 metres in height. Birch The redwood comes from California. (United States). It reaches 140 metres in height. It can live for over 2000 years. Spruce The maple is a tree from mild climates. Its wood is very much appreciated for making furniture. It lives for about 250 years. Maple syrup is greatly appreciated. Maple 20 to 30 m The chestnut is often planted along roadsides. It can grow to 30 in height. It can live for 200 to 300 years. Chestnut The birch is a tree from cold or mild countries. Its bark is white. Its wood is white. It is used in joinery and for making paper. It grows to about 30 metres high. Redwood THE EXERCISE CONTINUES ON THE NEXT PAGE

6 Exercise (Page 2) B1 / Eval. On page 1, you saw different documents (texts and photos). These documents all present trees. Some trees are over 40 metres in height. Write the names of these trees. Names of the trees: Look at the answers for B1/22-1.2

7 Answers B1 / On page 1, you saw different documents (texts and photos). These documents all present trees. Some trees are over 40 metres in height. Write the names of these trees. Names of the trees: Spruce Redwood

Exercise B1 / 22 1.3 Eval. You want to do an apprenticeship and take an NVQ. You are interested in jobs in the food business. Look at this list and underline all the jobs in the food trade.

8 Exercise B1 / Eval. You want to do an apprenticeship and take an NVQ. You are interested in jobs in the food business. Look at this list and underline all the jobs in the food trade. XAx Ambulance driver Auxiliary nurse Auctioneer XCx Crane driver Chocolate maker Cook XEx Executive secretary Engraver Electrician XGx Gardener Grocer Glass blower XMx Mountain guide Make-up artist Pastry chef Plasterer Plumber XPx XBx Butcher Baker Blacksmith XDx Delivery man/woman Driving instructor XFx Fishmonger Florist Furniture maker XHx Hairdresser Horticulturist XOx Optician Oceanographer Oyster farmer XWx Waiter in a restaurant Welder Warehouseman/woman Look at the answers for B1/22-1.3

Answers B1 / 22 1.3 Underline all the jobs in the food trade in this list.

9 Answers B1 / Underline all the jobs in the food trade in this list. XAx Ambulance driver Auxiliary nurse Auctioneer XCx Crane driver Chocolate maker Cook XEx Executive secretary Engraver Electrician XGx Gardener Grocer Glass blower XMx Mountain guide Make-up artist Pastry chef Plasterer Plumber XPx XBx Butcher Baker Blacksmith XDx Delivery man/woman Driving instructor XFx Fishmonger Florist Furniture maker XHx Hairdresser Horticulturist XOx Optician Oceanographer Oyster farmer XWx Waiter in a restaurant Welder Warehouseman/woman

10 Exercise (Page 1) B1 / Here is a list of books N TITLE AUTHOR(S) PUBLISHER YEAR 1 Plumbing Mechanical Services Gordon Blower Longman Basic Electrical Installation Work Trevor Linsley Newnes Woodworking with the Router Bill Hylton Fred Matlack Guild of Master 1999 Craftsmen 4 Collins Complete Woodworker s David Day Collins 2005 Manual Albert Jackson 5 Practical Welding Stuart Gibson Macmillan Renewable Energy Godfrey Boyle OUP Plumbing Steve Muscroft Newnes Plumbing Encyclopaedia R.D. Treloar Blackwell MIG Welding Guide K. Weman Woodhead Electrical Installation Work Brian Scaddan Newnes The Essential Guide to Woodwork Chris Simpson Thunder Bay Press 2002 THE EXERCISE CONTINUES ON THE NEXT PAGE

11 Exercise (Page 2) B1 / Eval. Look at the list of books on page 1. Classify these books by year of publication. Classify them from the oldest to the most recent. Several books were published in the same year. Put them in order of the list. DATES Nos OF THE TITLES Look at the answers for B1/22-2.1

12 Answers B1 / Look at the list of books on page 1. Classify these books by year of publication. Classify them from the oldest to the most recent. DATES N DES TITRES Several books were published in the same year. We put them in the order of the list.

13 Exercise B1 / Eval. Take the list for exercise B1/ Classify these books by publisher. Write the names of the publisher followed by the numbers of the titles. Put the publishers in the order of the list. NAMES OF THE PUBLISHERS Longman 1 Nos. OF THE TITLES Look at the answers for B1/22-2.2

14 Answers B1 / Take the list for exercise B1/ Classify these books by publisher. Write the names of the publisher followed by the numbers of the titles. Put the publishers in the order of the list. NAMES OF THE PUBLISHERS Longman 1 Nos. OF THE TITLES Newnes Guild of Master Craftsmen 3 Collins 4 Macmillan 5 OUP 6 Blakwell 8 Woodhead 9 Thunder Bay Press 11

15 Exercise B1 / Eval. Take the list of books in exercise B1/ Classify the names of the authors in alphabetical order. NAME OF AUTHORS Blower Look at the answers for B1/22-2.3

16 Answers B1 / Take the list of books in exercise B1/ Classify the names of the authors in alphabetical order. NOM DES AUTEURS Blower Boyle Day Gibson Hylton Jackson Linsley Matlack Muscroft Scaddan Simpson Treloar Weman

17 Summing-up exercise B1 / Eval. Take the list of books in exercise B1/ Write the number of the titles concerning plumbing. Plumbing Look at the answers for B1/22-24

18 Answers B1 / Take the list of books in exercise B1/ Write the number of the titles concerning plumbing. Plumbing 1 7 8

19 Exercise (Page 1) B1 / Here is a list with animals. The same letter (A, B, C, etc.) indicates: - the name of the animal - its running speed in kph - its average lifespan in years A. camel B. whale C. lion D. elephant E. horse F. dog G. goose H. pig I. rabbit C. 40 years A. 40 years B. 90 years F. 10 to 20 years E. 25 to 30 years G.25 years H. 10 years I. 6 to 8 years D. 70 years A. 25 kph E. 70 kph D. 40 kph C. 80 kph F. 32 kph B. 48 kph G. 140 kph I. 38 kph H. 18 kph THE EXERCISE CONTINUES ON THE NEXT PAGE

20 Exercise (Page 2) B1 / Eval. Look at the table on page 1. Classify these animals. Begin with the one that moves the least quickly. Go to the one that moves the quickest. RUNNING SPEED NAME OF THE ANIMAL LIFESPAN Look at the answers for B1/22-3.1

Answers B1 / 22 3.1 Look at the table on page 1. Classify these animals.

RUNNING SPEED NAME OF THE ANIMAL LIFESPAN 18 kph Pig 10 years 25 kph Camel 40 years 32 kph Dog 10 to 20

21 Answers B1 / Look at the table on page 1. Classify these animals. Begin with the one that moves the least quickly. Go to the one that moves the quickest. RUNNING SPEED NAME OF THE ANIMAL LIFESPAN 18 kph Pig 10 years 25 kph Camel 40 years 32 kph Dog 10 to 20 years 38 kph Rabbit 6 to 8 years 40 kph Elephant 70 years 48 kph Whale 90 years 70 kph Horse 25 to 30 years 80 kph Lion 40 years 140 kph Goose 25 years

22 Exercise (Page 1) B1 / Look at the pictures and then go to the next page THE EXERCISE CONTINUES ON THE NEXT PAGE

23 Exercise (Page 2) B1 / Eval. Write the number of the drawings required: 1. Which pictures are linked to music? Pictures: 2. Which pictures represent theatre costumes? Pictures: 3. Which drawings represent the countryside? Pictures: 4. Which drawings represent a show? Pictures: Look at the answers for B1/22-3.2

24 Answers B1 / Write the number of the drawings required: 1. Which pictures are linked to music? Pictures: 7 and 8 2. Which pictures represent theatre costumes? Pictures: 2, 3, 4 and 6 3. Which drawings represent the countryside? Pictures: 1 and 5 4. Which drawings represent a show? Pictures: 4, 7 and 8

Summing-up exercise (Page 1) B1 / 22 3.3 Here is a list of famous people: The same number (1, 2, 3, etc.

25 Summing-up exercise (Page 1) B1 / Here is a list of famous people: The same number (1, 2, 3, etc.) indicates: - the name of the person - his nationality - his profession - his era (which century he lived in) Nom Profession Nationality Era (century) 1 - Mozart 8 - Painter, engraver, sculptor 4 - Dutch 6-18 th /19 th 2 - De Vinci 11 - Musician 7 - French 3-19 th /20 th 3 - Picasso 1 - Musician 5 - Italian th /18 th 4 - Van Gogh 9 - Painter 2 - Italian 8-20 th century 5 - Vivaldi 7 - Sculptor 11 - Polish 2-15 th /16 th 6 - Beethoven 2 - Painter, sculptor, architect, engineer and scholar 1 - Austrian th century 7 - Rodin 10 - Musician 8 - Spanish 4-19 th century 8 - Dalì 5 - Musician 10 - German 7-19 th /20 th 9 - Monet 3 - Painter, illustrator, sculptor 3 - Spanish 1-18 th century 10 Bach (J.S.) 6 - Musician 9 - French 5-17 th /18 th 11 - Chopin 4 - Painter 6 - German 9-19 th /20 th THE EXERCISE CONTINUES ON THE NEXT PAGE

26 Summing-up exercise (Page 2) B1 / Eval. Look at page 1. Classify these people by profession. Write - their name - their nationality - their era in the columns of the table below. (Careful, some name can be in two columns) Musicians Sculptors Painters TV quiz questions, just for fun: 1. Can you recognise portraits? 2. Do you know the first names of these people? (answers below) Look at the answers for B1/22-3.3

27 Answers (Page 1) B1 / Look at page 1. Classify these people by profession. Write - their name - their nationality - their era in the columns of the table below. (Careful, some name can be in two columns) Musicians Sculptors Painters Mozart Austrian 18 th century Leonardo da Vinci Italian 15 th /16 th century Leonardo da Vinci Italian 15 th /16 th century Vivaldi Italian 17 th /18 th century Beethoven German 18 th /19 th century Bach German 17 th /18 th century Chopin Polish 19 th century Picasso Spanish 19 th /20 th century Rodin French 19 th /20 th century Dali Spanish 20 th century Picasso Spanish 19 th /20 th century. Van Gogh Dutch 19 th century Dali Spanish 20 th century Monet French 19 th /20 th century TV quiz questions, just for fun: 1. Can you recognise the portraits? 2. Do you know the first names of these people? (answers on pages 2 and 3 below)

28 Answers (Page 2) Question from the TV quiz: Can you recognise portraits? B1 / Chopin FOR THE FIRST NAMES, SEE PAGE 3 (KEEP THINKING!) Bach Vivaldi Beethoven MOZART (Austrian musician, 18 th century) LEONARD DE VINCI (Italian painter, sculptor, architect, Mozart engineer and scholar, 15 th /16 th century) Picasso PICASSO (Spanish painter, illustrator, engraver and sculptor, 19 th /20 th century) VAN GOGH (Dutch painter, 19 th century) VIVALDI (Italian musician, 17 th /18 th century) BEETHOVEN (German musician, 18 th /19 th century) RODIN (French sculptor, 19 th /20 th century) DALI (Spanish painter, engraver, sculptor, 20 th century) MONET (French painter, 19 th /20 th century) Leonardo BACH (German musician, 17 th /18 th century) Rodin da Vinci CHOPIN (Polish musician, 19 th century) Van Gogh self-portrait Monet self-portrait Dalì self-portrait

29 Answers (Page 3) B1 / AND THE FIRST NAMES! Frédéric Chopin Johann Sebastian Bach Antonio Vivaldi Ludwig van Beethoven MOZART (Austrian musician, 18 th century) Wolfgang Amadeus LEONARDO DA VINCI (Italian painter, sculptor, architect, Pablo Picasso Mozart engineer and scholar, 15 th /16 th century) PICASSO (Spanish painter, illustrator, engraver and sculptor, 19 th /20 th century) VAN GOGH (Dutch painter, 19 th century) VIVALDI (Italian musician, 17 th /18 th century) BEETHOVEN (German musician, 18 th /19 th century) RODIN (French sculptor, 19 th /20 th century) DALI (Spanish painter, engraver, sculptor, 20 th century) MONET (French painter, 19 th /20 th century) Leonardo da Vinci BACH (German musician, 17 th /18 th century) Auguste Rodin CHOPIN (Polish musician, 19 th century) Vincent Van Gogh Claude Monet Salvador Dalì

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