Ex.10. TEXT RENDERING: Render the text “The Revised Kyoto Convention”.

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GRAMMAR REVISION

Ex.1. GRAMMAR TENSES MIX: Fill the gaps with verbs in the correct tenses.

The London Dungeon

1. The London Dungeon (lie) _______ in the oldest part of London - in an old subterranean prison (that's what the word Dungeon (stand)_______( for).

2. The museum (take) _______ its visitors on a journey through England's bloody history.

3. It (demonstrate) _______ the brutal killings and tortures of the past.

4. You (experience / can) _______ for example how people (die) _______ on the Gallow or during the Plague of 1665.

5. The Dungeon also (show) _______ scenes of Jack the Ripper or the beheading of Anne Boleyn, who (be) _______ one of Henry VIII’s six wives.

6. The atmosphere at the Dungeon (be) _______ really scary - nothing for the faint-hearted.

7. While you (walk) _______ around the Dungeon, watch out for creepy creatures - the Dungeon (employ) _______ actors to give its visitors the fright of their lives.

8. The actors, dressed as monsters, ghosts or executers, (hide) _______ in the dark corners of the Dungeon and then suddenly (jump) _______ out and (grab)_______ one of the visitors.

9. And the horror (end / not) _______ at the exit of the exhibition.

10. (you / eat / ever) _______ a pizza with fingers and eyeballs on it?

11. Well, if you (fancy) _______that kind of food, you (love) _______ the meals at the Dungeon restaurant.

12. The museum (want) _______ to provoke, shock, educate and delight.

13. And this it (do) _______ extremely well.

14. Since its opening in 1975, the Dungeon (attract) _______ many visitors from all over the world.

15. Besides the regular opening hours, the Dungeon sometimes also (open) _______ at night.

16. If you (have) _______ enough money and nerves of steel, you (book / can)_______ the Dungeon for parties, conferences or charity events at night.

17. And on 31 October, a frightfully good Halloween Party (take place) _______ at the Dungeon every year.

WORKING ON THE ARTICLE

Kyoto Protocol heated bra developed

(from http://www.freeeslmaterials.com)

The lingerie company “Triumph International” has developed a bra that may help reduce global warming. Women can now keep warm and protect the environment. The bra is very fluffy and a little bulky. It is full of reusable gel pads that can be heated in a microwave or boiling water. The eco-bra may not be chic and sleek, but might please women who prefer extra padding. Triumph recently unveiled the bra in Japan as part of its “Warm Biz” campaign. It hopes the bra will keep women warmer and reduce the need for heating. This will cut the amount of greenhouse gases in the environment.

A spokesperson for Triumph Japan said: “We hope this will not only help prevent global warming but also provide a little fashion chic to the office.” The bra comes only in white and has matching shorts. It has an attached scarf that is meant to keep one’s neck warm. It also has a small, red, chili pepper-shaped pendant hanging from the front. Unfortunately, the heated lingerie set is still at the development stage and will not be in the stores any time soon. Triumph will instead use the technology to develop a range of warm and eco-friendly clothing. It wants to produce functional clothes that help save the planet.

TASKS FOR THE ARTICLE

Ex.1. PROBLEMS FOR DISCUSSION:

A) UNDERWEAR: In pairs / groups, talk about underwear. Are you interested in underwear? Do you spend a lot of money on underwear? Is it fashionable? What do you look for or think about when buying socks, lingerie and other items of underwear? How has the kind of underwear you wear changed over the years?

B) ECO-FASHION: What do you think of eco-fashion or eco-clothing? In pairs / groups, discuss how the following items of clothing could be made more eco-friendly. Would you buy and wear the clothes you talked about?

C) CHAT: In pairs / groups, decide which of these expressions or words are most interesting and which are boring-to-discuss:

Lingerie / bras / keeping warm / protecting the environment / microwaves / chic / heating / greenhouse gases / offices / scarves / shorts / chili / eco-friendly clothes

D) BRA: Spend one minute writing down all of the different words you associate with the word “bra”. Share your words with your partner(s) and talk about them. Together, put the words into different categories.

E) SAVING ENERGY: What can we do to save energy in our everyday lives and thus reduce the amount of greenhouse gas emissions? Discuss this with your partner(s). Focus on these areas:

F) ECO-CLOTHING OPINIONS: Do you agree or disagree with these opinions? Talk about them with your partner(s).

a. All clothes should be eco-friendly.

b. We should recycle our clothes instead of throwing them away.

c. Leather should be banned – it is very bad for the environment.

d. All winter clothing should be solar heated to reduce the need for heating oil.

e. Clothes should be the natural color of their fabrics to avoid using polluting dyes.

f. People should be fined for wearing environmentally unfriendly clothes.

g. Wearing eco-friendly clothes will have no impact on the environment.

h. Eco-friendly clothes should have “Warm Biz” and “Cool Biz” logos.

Ex.2. TRUE / FALSE: Guess if a-h below are true (T) or false (F).

Ex.3. SYNONYM MATCH: Match the following synonyms from the article:

Ex.4. PHRASE MATCH: Match the following phrases from the article (sometimes more than one combination is possible):

Ex.5. GAP FILL: Fill in the gaps using the words on the right.