The Reading / Listening - Game of Thrones - Level 0

People who watch Game of Thrones don't like the final season. A million people signed a petition to get it remade. They want "a final season that makes sense". The man who started the petition liked the first seven seasons because they followed the books. He said the writers of the eighth season had no talent.

Game of Thrones is a fantasy drama. It is from the book "A Song of Ice and Fire". The show is very popular. It won 47 Emmy Awards - the most ever by a drama series. Many people signed the petition but over 12 million people watch each show. For every person who dislikes the show, there are many more who love it.

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    Game of Thrones - Level 1,  Game of Thrones - Level 2   or  Game of Thrones - Level 3

Sources
  • https://deadline.com/2019/05/fans-sign-petition-demanding-game-of-thrones-season-8-remake-1202618278/
  • https://www.forbes.com/sites/rachelsandler/2019/05/18/this-game-of-thrones-fan-was-so-angry-at-the-show--he-created-a-viral-petition/
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_of_Thrones


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Phrase Matching

Paragraph 1

  1. People who watch
  2. the final
  3. A million people
  4. a petition to
  5. a final season that
  6. The man who started the
  7. the first seven
  8. the writers
  1. of the eighth season
  2. get it remade
  3. petition
  4. season
  5. seasons
  6. Game of Thrones
  7. makes sense
  8. signed

Paragraph 2

  1. Game of Thrones
  2. The show is very
  3. It won 47
  4. the most ever by a
  5. Many people signed
  6. 12 million people watch
  7. For every person who
  8. there are many more
  1. each show
  2. Emmy Awards
  3. dislikes the show
  4. popular
  5. who love it
  6. the petition
  7. is a fantasy drama
  8. drama series

Listening — Listen and fill in the gaps

People who watch Game of Thrones don't (1) ___________________ season. A million people signed a petition to (2) ___________________. They want "a final season that makes sense". The (3) ___________________ the petition liked the (4) ___________________ because they followed the books. He (5) ___________________ of the eighth season (6) ___________________.

Game of Thrones (7) ___________________ drama. It is from the book "A Song of Ice and Fire". The (8) ___________________ popular. It won 47 Emmy Awards - (9) ___________________ by a drama series. Many (10) ___________________ petition but over 12 million people (11) ___________________. For every person who dislikes the show, (12) ___________________ more who love it.

Put a slash (/) where the spaces are

PeoplewhowatchGameofThronesdon'tlikethefinalseason.Amillionpe
oplesignedapetitiontogetitremade.Theywant"afinalseasonthatmak
essense".Themanwhostartedthepetitionlikedthefirstsevenseasonsb
ecausetheyfollowedthebooks.Hesaidthewritersoftheeighthseasonh
adnotalent.GameofThronesisafantasydrama.Itisfromthebook"ASon
gofIceandFire".Theshowisverypopular.Itwon47EmmyAwards-them
osteverbyadramaseries.Manypeoplesignedthepetitionbutover12mil
lionpeoplewatcheachshow.Foreverypersonwhodislikestheshow,the
rearemanymorewholoveit.

Student survey

Write five GOOD questions about this topic in the table. Do this in pairs. Each student must write the questions on his / her own paper. When you have finished, interview other students. Write down their answers.

(Please look at page 12 of the PDF to see a photocopiable example of this activity.)

Discussion — Write your own questions

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Free writing

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Answers

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