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Reading Skills
Exam Training - Humanity hits the genetic buffers
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Reading Skills
Exam Training - Humanity hits the genetic buffers
Open your Coursebook on page 39
Slide 1 - Slide
Preparation
Answer the two following questions
Slide 2 - Slide
Who was Charles Darwin? If don't know, look him up on the internet.
Slide 3 - Open question
What theory is Charles Darwin most famous for? If you don't know, look it up on the internet.
Slide 4 - Open question
Look at the title, the pictures and the caption = bijschrijft
Then answer the following three questions
Slide 5 - Slide
What publication is the text taken from?
Slide 6 - Open question
Skim the first two paragraphs of the text. What is Steve Jones a professor of?
Slide 7 - Open question
On the basis of what you know now, what do think the text will be about?
Slide 8 - Open question
Slide 9 - Slide
Find the meanings of the following words in the text.
They are in the correct order.
Slide 10 - Slide
menselijk
Slide 11 - Open question
volgens
Slide 12 - Open question
bewering
Slide 13 - Open question
diersoort
Slide 14 - Open question
ontwikkelen
Slide 15 - Open question
erven
Slide 16 - Open question
gemiddeld
Slide 17 - Open question
overleven
Slide 18 - Open question
wetenschappers
Slide 19 - Open question
versnellen
Slide 20 - Open question
1
A
does not apply anymore
B
has made a comeback
C
has never worked
D
is still going on
Slide 21 - Quiz
2
A
convince
B
please
C
shock
Slide 22 - Quiz
3
A
by contrast
B
for example
C
moreover
D
therefore
Slide 23 - Quiz
4
A
dropping
B
rising
C
stable
D
unstable
Slide 24 - Quiz
5
A
diseases
B
mutations
C
the fittest
D
the young
Slide 25 - Quiz
6
A
colleagues
B
critics
C
supporters
D
teachers
Slide 26 - Quiz
7
A
genetic engineering
B
human fertility
C
mental development
D
physical strength
Slide 27 - Quiz
8
A
all known animals
B
evolutionay theories
C
our human bodies
D
social structures
Slide 28 - Quiz
Now, let's turn to Listening Skills
Slide 29 - Slide
Preparation
Match the vocabulary with the correct definition
Slide 30 - Slide
to prove that something is true
to write or say the words of a writer, book, etc.
an African mammal with a long nose that eats ants
a plan to trick or deceive someone
to intentionally damage property belonging to others
to change something so that it doesn’t work as intended
statements that are not correct
not based on facts or proof
to give a person an injection to prevent them getting a disease
an infectious disease which covers the body in small red spots
inaccuracies
to vaccinate
to cite
measles
an aardvark
a hoax
to vandalise
to verify
to tamper with something
somethingunfounded
Slide 31 - Drag question
Click on the microphone to start the recording
How False Information Spreads
Slide 32 - Slide
Which statement about circular reporting is true?
A
It is the spread of true information.
B
It is when false information is validated by one other source only.
C
It only occurs with information on Wikipedia.
D
It may involve several publications.
Slide 33 - Quiz
Which statement is true about journalists?
A
They are not permitted to copy information from Wikipedia
B
They refuse to copy information from Wikipedia
C
As soon as they include information in an article, they verify the information
D
Many journalists may publish inaccuracies in several articles
Slide 34 - Quiz
Which statement is correct?
A
Another name for a coati is a Brazilian aardvark
B
The American student changed the information on Wikipedia to what he believed to be the truth
C
Many people believed that a Brazilian aardvark was the same as a coati
D
When writers wrote about the Brazilian aardvark they knew it was a joke
Slide 35 - Quiz
Which statement is true about Wikipedia?
A
Some people add false content to a Wikipedia entry intentionally
B
Updating information on Wikipedia is against the law
C
There is hardly any true information on Wikipedia
D
Many true facts on Wikipedia initially appear as false information
Slide 36 - Quiz
What is true about childhood vaccines and autism?
A
There is a clear connection between childhood vaccines and autism
B
Circular reporting incited many parents not to vaccinate their children
C
The claims that they were connected first appeared on Wikipedia
D
The media proved early on that the claims about vaccines and autism were false
Slide 37 - Quiz
Which statement is correct?
A
Generally speaking, it’s easy to identify false information
B
If the original source is Wikipedia or the media, the information is almost always false
C
Reflecting critically on what we read is something most people often do
D
Lack of time to think and investigate can cause us to believe things that aren’t true
Slide 38 - Quiz
Study the following phrases carefully (you could also write them down).
The following slides have gaps. Fill in the correct phras.
take things at face value - by any means - spread like wildfire - In a nutshell
- thought nothing more of it - in no way
Slide 39 - Slide
_______________ (using as few words as possible), it’s the confirmation of false information
Slide 40 - Open question
… and _______________ (not at all) is obvious as being false.
Slide 41 - Open question
… then he forgot about it and _______________ (spent no time thinking about it).
Slide 42 - Open question
That’s not to say that all information on Wikipedia is false _______________ (not at all)
Slide 43 - Open question
… unsupported claims were picked up by the media and _______________ (became known by
lots of people very quickly).
Slide 44 - Open question
We often _______________ (accept things as they appear, rather than thinking carefully about
them).
Slide 45 - Open question
Finished!
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