Instituto de Humanidades Alfredo Silva Santiago Concepcin

Subject: English
Level: Third graders
Teacher: Miss Ins Alvarez-Miss Mariana Palma.

English Worksheet

Name: Score: 45 Date:

Expected outcome:
Get specific and general information from a written text.

I.- Read the text

Temptation Island

The couple banished from the hit "reality" series "Temptation Island" because they are
parents of a young child have sued the production company and Fox-TV for defamation,
claiming that producers knew about the toddler all along. Ytossie Patterson and Taheed
Watson claim in their Los Angeles Superior Court lawsuit that producers edited an episode
of the hit show to make it appear that they had concealed their status as parents and
then chastised them on the air in an "extremely condescending and humiliating manner."
A spokeswoman for Rocket Science Laboratories, the show's producers, referred calls
regarding the lawsuit, which was filed on Wednesday, to Fox, which said it would have a
statement "later in the day." Patterson, 34, and Watson, 29, were among four couples
sent last season to an island off Belize in the Caribbean to film "Temptation Island," which
separates the partners and sets each person up on dates with attractive singles to see
who will cheat. Patterson and Watson were booted off the show midway through the
season after the network said it had discovered that they had a two-year-old child
together, making their further participation inappropriate. The couple claims in their
lawsuit, which seeks unspecified damages, that they revealed the existence of their child
when asked during preliminary interviews with Rocket Science and were told that that
was "the wrong answer." Patterson and Watson claim that "Temptation Island" producers
decided that it would boost the show's ratings if the child's existence were suddenly
revealed during a broadcast. During that broadcast, the couple claims, hours of
conversation between them and producers was edited and "manipulated" to create a
false impression that they had kept their child secret. "The footage was edited to
exclude plaintiffs' responses to the producers questions and falsely portrayed plaintiffs as
mischievous and immoral (and that) they had in fact concealed the existence of their own
child and that they had nothing to say about it in the face of this disgraceful tongue-
lashing," the lawsuit claims.

Questions:

True or False?

1. The programme mentioned is successful.

2. The couple say they had told Fox of the child.
3. The couple felt embarrassed by their treatment on the show.
4. The four couples go on dates with each other to see what happens.
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 5. The couple are suing for financial loss.
6. The court case is in the Caribbean.
7. The couple say that the producers changed the film to make them look dishonest.

Mark:
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Headline English

II.- Put each of these headlines with a sentence from the story below.

1. Cops Hunt 4 After $5m Heist

2. US Said To Be Against Trade Deal
3. UN Offers Hope On Saudi Fine
4. Brighter News On Job Front
5. Thousand To Go At Auto Plant
6. Fall In Aid To Jobless
7. Call To Altar Falls Flat
8. Indian Crew Plucked From Waves
9. 5 Die In Floods, Landslide
10. Unease Causes House Price Wobble

Rev. Parsley, worried about falling church attendance figures, came up with the

idea after watching a programme on British TV whilst on vacation there._____________

The UN official, who declined to be named, said the money would not have to be

paid if the kingdom came into line with the rest of the nations._________________

The weather is not forecast to improve over the next few days which will only make

the rescuers' task even more difficult.________________

A getaway vehicle was found burnt out in an alleyway some six miles across town

from where the bank was held up._________________

The government is believed to have been surprised at the rise in unemployment

figures and this could explain the shortfall in funds.________________

The trawler got into trouble off Sri Lanka as waves as high as 20 feet threatened to

engulf the vessel._________________

If agreed, the agreement would see a huge increase in Asian imports into the

American market and this has worried some politicians._________________

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 Increased competition from the Far East has also led to lower profits and job losses

have been on the cards since the spring._________

Not only are people worried about inflation but the latest interest rates rise has

also caused less movement on the property market than is usual for this time of

year._____

Mark:______/10

III.-Read what the people with different jobs say and match what they say to
the name of their job. Write the correct letter (A-z) in each box.

A Police Officer B Waiter C Teacher D Nurse E Sports Player

F Dentist G Gardener H Musician I Pilot J Author K Architect

1. Some people treat you so badly and think that's OK as long as they give you a
few dollars_______
2. Many people are suspicious of us but I believe those people are the ones with
something to hide_______
3. It's true that I have had to put my hands into and look into some nasty places,
but the money's great and everybody wants to know one of us! _____
4. It's not all fancy performances and globetrotting I can tell you! Without hard
work, dedication and lots and lots of practice, you won't succeed______
5. We have become a lot more aware in recent years about health dangers that
exist while working here and now we are even more careful. After all, I want to
remain on this side of the curtain! ____
6. It's great seeing paper plans come to real stone and brick reality. _____
7. Yeah, we get paid a lot but there's always the risk of injury and our careers are
pretty short._____
8. The first and last five minutes are the most stressful and that goes for the
members of the public as well. _____
9. Some days, I get blocked really badly and can't string more than two words
together_____
10.In this institution, a lot of it is control. When you consider their home life, that's
understandable! _____

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 Mark:______/10

IV. Read this text

It's Just a Little White Lie

Irene was angry at her boyfriend Rory. She was trying to make a business deal. Rory

was not a business man. But she needed Rory's help because she was a woman and

business men, she knew, routinely lied to women. "All you have to do is tell Mr. Lo that

you are the sales manager for my company. What's the big deal? It's not like you're in

court raising your right hand and swearing to God. You're just telling a sales manager that

you also are a sales manager. That way he has respect for you. He doesn't want to deal

with someone who is lower' than him. You must be his equal. Then he will have respect

for you, and he will tell you the truth. I need to know if he can ship 10 tons of copper to

Long Beach every month. He told me he could ship only five. I think he is lying to me,

because I'm a woman. But he won't lie to a man." "Ha! You think men don't lie to other

men? Of course they do. But that's beside the point. I am not going to misrepresent

myself in what could be a huge business transactionthat's fraud." "It's not fraud; it's a

little white lie. Don't be such a chicken!" "I'm not a chicken, for crying out loud. I just

don't want to go to jail. You don't know the laws, and neither do I. All I know is that I'll be

misrepresenting myself; you can call it a little white lie, but the lawyers who prosecute

me will call it fraud. Maybe we can think of another title for me that isn't a lie." "You want

another title instead of sales manager? You want a title that isn't a lie? I have a title for

youwhen you call him up, introduce yourself as my company's Chief Executive

Chicken!"

A) According to the context, give a definition or a synonym

1. chief
2. copper
3. court
4. deal
5. equal
6. executive
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 7. fraud
8. jail
9. lawyer
10. prosecute
11. respect
12. routinely
13. swear
14. title
15. transaction

Mark: ./15

B. Answer the following questions

1. Was Irene pleased with her boyfriend?__________________________________________

2. Was she trying to make a business deal?________________________________________

3. Did she need her boyfriend's help?_____________________________________________

4. Did she want him to say that he was a sales manager?__________________________

5. Was it like raising his right hand in court?_________________________________________

6. Did she say that Mr. Lo wants to deal with someone "lower" than him?____________

Mark:
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