1. QUESTIONS and ANSWERS
Reference Questions (R):
1- Line 7 them (1,500 species of) fish
2- Line 9 they officials from tourism department
3- Line 17 they 50 people from 22 countries
4- Line 19 he Tourism Minister (Desley Boyle)
5- Line 20 their applicants’
Scanning (S):
1- Where is the tropical island that a caretaker will look after? Queensland, Australia
2- How long will the winner work in this job? 6 months
3- Where will the eleven lucky fly to for a formal interview? Hamilton Island
4- When will the successful applicant start working? July 1
5- What do the applicants do? (At least 3 examples) Dancers, Chefs, scientists, students
True / False (T/F):
1- The best job in the world is to look after a desert island. False (a tropical island)
2- There are 15,000 species of fish living on the Great Barrier Reef. False (1,500)
3- More than 35,000 people applied for this wonderful job. True
4- Website visitors will choose a shortlist of 10 candidates. False (Tourism board)
5- Website visitors can look at the video applications of the candidates. True
Vocabulary (V):
1- the synonym for reduce : to narrow down
2- to tell people about something officially: to announce
3- to advertise something: to promote
4- to take care of someone or something by keeping them healthy or in a good condition: to look after
5- happening or existing now: current
Word Formation (WF)
1- apply (v): applicant (n) / application (n)
2- surprise (v): unsurprisingly (n)
3- hope (v-n): hopeful (adj)
4- responsible (adj): responsibility (n)
5- advertise (v): advertisement (n)
Sounds (Ss)
On the board, students spell and underline the stress of the following words and say which part of speech it
is.
1- include (v)
2- department (n)
3- interview (n)
4- paradise (n)
5- motivation (n)