The Reading / Listening - Level 0

A company will print the 4.3 million articles and 2.6 billion words from Wikipedia.com. There will be 1,000 books. Each book will have 1,200 pages. The 1.2 million pages will start from number one and end at number 1,193,014. It needs $50,000 to print the first copy. It already printed book number one.

People are asking who wants a book of Wikipedia. It will be out of date. The company wants to show how big Wikipedia is. The best way to do this is by making 1,000 books. This will be a world record. The company wants to take the books on a world tour. After that, it will give them to a library.

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Sources
  • http://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/printing-all-wikipedia-1-000-books-its-not-joke-n33916
  • http://techcrunch.com/2014/02/19/pediapress-wants-to-print-the-complete-english-wikipedia-in-1000-books/
  • http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2014-02/18/the-wikipedia-books-project


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The Activities

MATCHING

PARAGRAPH ONE:

1.

2.6 billion

a.

copy

2.

There will

b.

from number one

3.

Each book will

c.

words

4.

The 1.2 million pages will start

d.

have 1,200 pages

5.

end at number

e.

number one

6.

It needs

f.

be 1,000 books

7.

print the first

g.

$50,000

8.

It already printed book

h.

1,193,014


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PARAGRAPH TWO:

1.

People are asking who wants

a.

Wikipedia is

2.

It will be out

b.

1,000 books

3.

show how big

c.

of date

4.

The best way to

d.

a book of Wikipedia

5.

making

e.

to a library

6.

This will be a world

f.

a world tour

7.

take the books on

g.

do this

8.

give them

h.

record

LISTEN AND FILL IN THE GAPS

A (1) ___________________ the 4.3 million articles and (2) ___________________ from Wikipedia.com. There will be 1,000 books. (3) ___________________ have 1,200 pages. The 1.2 million pages (4) ___________________ number one and end at number 1,193,014. (5) ___________________ to print the first copy. It (6) ___________________ number one.

People (7) ___________________ wants a book of Wikipedia. It will (8) ___________________. The company wants to show how big Wikipedia is. The (9) ___________________ this is by making 1,000 books. This will be (10) ___________________. The company (11) ___________________ the books on a world tour. After that, it will give (12) ___________________.

PUT A SLASH ( / )WHERE THE SPACES ARE

Acompanywillprintthe4.3millionarticlesand2.6billionwordsfrom
Wikipedia.com.Therewillbe1,000books.Eachbookwillhave1,200
pages.The1.2millionpageswillstartfromnumberoneandendatnu
mber1,193,014.Itneeds$50,000toprintthefirstcopy.Italreadypri
ntedbooknumberone.PeopleareaskingwhowantsabookofWikipe
dia.Itwillbeoutofdate.ThecompanywantstoshowhowbigWikipedi
ais.Thebestwaytodothisisbymaking1,000books.Thiswillbeaworl
drecord.Thecompanywantstotakethebooksonaworldtour.Afterth
at,itwillgivethemtoalibrary.

WRITE QUESTIONS & ASK YOUR PARTNER(S)

Student A: 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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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 Wikipedia for 10 minutes. Read and talk about your partner's paper.

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Answers

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