SESSION 15: EXERCISES WORKING WITH THE TEXT

SESSION 15: EXERCISES WORKING WITH THE TEXT

NOTE: IN ORDER TO WORK WITH THE TEXT, UNDERSTAND AND PREPARE IT BETTER I RECOMMEND THESE EXERCISES.

THERE WILL BE TWO TYPES OF EXERCISES:

1. EXERCISES WORKING WITH THE TEXT: THESE ARE EXERCISES FOCUSING ON THE READING COMPREHENSION, WORKING WITH VOCABULARY AND EXPRESSIONS.

2. EXERCISES FOR DISCUSSION: EXERCISES FOCUSING ON THE PREPARATION FOR THE DISCUSSION.

1. EXERCISES WORKING WITH THE TEXT

1.1 TRUE/FALSE: Look at the article and guess whether these sentences are true (T) or False (F):
a. The CBS TV network will air an anti-abortion ad during Super Bowl.
b. The ad has received more attention than the Super Bowl game.
c. The ad tells the story of a quarterback whose mother rejected abortion.
d. Only one other event is watched on TV by more Americans.
e. A spokesman said there were too many ads that sell soft drinks.
f. The spokesperson said the ad was a celebration of the family.
g. There will also be a Super Bowl ad for a gay dating service.
h. The New Orleans Colts will play the Indianapolis Saints.


1.2 SYNONYM MATCH: Match the following synonyms from the article:
1. flare ............. a. persuade
2. attention ....... b. burn
3. features ......... c. order
4. ignored .......... d. interest
5. complications .. e. commercial
6. spokesman ..... f. difficulties
7. influence ....... g. challengers
8. opponents ..... h. disregarded
9. dictate ......... i. shows
10. ad ............. j. representative


1.3 PHRASE MATCH: Match the following phrases from the article (sometimes more than one option is possible):
1. caused tempers ......................... a. double standards
2. broadcast a 30-second anti- .......... b. medical advice
3. CBS will air .............................. c. with their marriage
4. his mother ignored ..................... d. miss the ad
5. reach around ............................ e. abortion advertisement
6. his group’s reason ...................... f. to drop the ad
7. Influence couples having problems... g. to flare
8. putting pressure on CBS ............... h. 100 million people
9. accusing CBS of ......................... i. an advert
10. blink and you’ll ....................... j. for the ad


1.4 GAP FILL: Put the words into the gaps in the text:


DURING - ATTENTION - IGNORED - EVENT - CAUSED - FEATURES - BROADCAST - REACH

America’s CBS television network has ____________ tempers to flare in this year’s Super Bowl. Its decision to ____________ a 30-second anti-abortion advertisement during the football game has attracted nearly as much ____________ as the game itself. CBS will air an advert paid for by an anti-abortion Christian group called Focus On The Family. The ad‘s title is ‘Celebrate Family, Celebrate Life’. It ____________ the story of Tim Tebow, a champion quarterback, who is alive today because his mother ____________ medical advice to have an abortion. She had complications ____________ her pregnancy in 1987. Tim’s story and the anti-abortion message will ____________ around 100 million people. The Super Bowl is the most watched ____________ on US television.

INFLUENCE - SERVICE - EXPLAINED - DROP - MISS - CELEBRATING - OPPONENTS - DOUBLE

A spokesman for Focus On The Family, Gary Schneeberger, ____________ his group’s reason for the ad: He said: "We're not trying to sell the American people a car or a soft drink. We're ____________ families." He added his organization hoped to ____________ couples having problems with their marriage. The ad has its ____________. Women’s groups are putting pressure on CBS to ____________ the ad. They argue it is not the job of television channels to "dictate morality." Others are accusing CBS of ____________ standards. The network is airing the anti-abortion ad but rejected an ad for a gay dating ____________ called Man Crunch. By the way, blink and you’ll ____________ the ad - the Super Bowl is between the New Orleans Saints and the Indianapolis Colts.