The Reading / Listening - Level 0

The toy maker Lego said it will not work with the oil company Shell. Its $110 million partnership with Shell is over. Shell sold Lego toys in its gas stations. Lego saw a Greenpeace video. It showed Lego people and animals covered in oil. There was an oil spill. At the end, the Shell flag was flying. It is Greenpeace's most-watched video.

A million people asked Lego to stop working with Shell. Greenpeace was very happy that Lego stopped. It thanked Lego. Lego said it did not want people to think it was bad. Shell wanted to drill in the Arctic last year. It stopped because of problems. It does not know if it will drill in 2015.

Try the same news story at these levels:

    Level 1,  Level 2   or  Level 3

Sources
  • http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/lego-to-scrap-shell-deal-after-arctic-protest-1.2793537
  • http://www.businessinsider.com/lego-ends-shell-deal-after-greenpeace-viral-video-2014-10#ixzz3FhARZXy3
  • http://www.greenpeace.org/international/en/news/Blogs/makingwaves/save-the-arctic-lego-dumps-shell/blog/50917/


Make sure you try all of the online activities for this reading and listening - There are dictations, multiple choice, drag and drop activities, crosswords, hangman, flash cards, matching activities and a whole lot more. Please enjoy :-)

The Activities

MATCHING

PARAGRAPH ONE:

1.

The toy

a.

end

2.

Its $110 million partnership

b.

maker Lego

3.

Shell sold Lego toys

c.

in oil

4.

animals covered

d.

was flying

5.

There was an oil

e.

in its gas stations

6.

At the

f.

watched video

7.

the Shell flag

g.

with Shell

8.

It is Greenpeace's most-

h.

spill


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PARAGRAPH TWO:

1.

A million people

a.

think it was bad

2.

stop working

b.

asked Lego

3.

Greenpeace was very happy

c.

Lego

4.

It thanked

d.

of problems

5.

it did not want people to

e.

that Lego stopped

6.

Shell wanted to drill

f.

in 2015

7.

It stopped because

g.

with Shell

8.

It does not know if it will drill

h.

in the Arctic

LISTEN AND FILL IN THE GAPS

(1) ___________________ Lego said it will not work with the oil company Shell. Its $110 (2) ___________________ with Shell is over. Shell sold Lego toys (3) ___________________. Lego saw a Greenpeace video. It showed Lego people (4) ___________________ in oil. There was (5) ___________________. At the end, the Shell flag was flying. It is Greenpeace's (6) ___________________.

A million people asked Lego (7) ___________________ with Shell. Greenpeace was (8) ___________________ Lego stopped. It thanked Lego. Lego (9) ___________________ want people to (10) ___________________. Shell wanted (11) ___________________ Arctic last year. It stopped because of problems. It does not know (12) ___________________ 2015.

PUT A SLASH ( / ) WHERE THE SPACES ARE

ThetoymakerLegosaiditwillnotworkwiththeoilcompanyShell.Its$11
0millionpartnershipwithShellisover.ShellsoldLegotoysinitsgasstatio
ns.LegosawaGreenpeacevideo.ItshowedLegopeopleandanimalscov
eredinoil.Therewasanoilspill.Attheend,theShellflagwasflying.ItisGr
eenpeace'smost-watchedvideo.AmillionpeopleaskedLegotosto
pworkingwithShell.GreenpeacewasveryhappythatLegostopped.Itth
ankedLego.Legosaiditdidnotwantpeopletothinkitwasbad.Shellwant
edtodrillintheArcticlastyear.Itstoppedbecauseofproblems.Itdoesno
tknowifitwilldrillin2015.

WRITE QUESTIONS & ASK YOUR PARTNER(S)

Student A: Do not show these to your speaking partner(s).

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f)

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Student B: Do not show these to your speaking partner(s).

a)

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b)

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c)

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d)

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e)

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f)

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WRITING

Write about oil for 10 minutes. Read and talk about your partner's paper.

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Answers

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