The Reading / Listening - Cage Fights - Level 4

Tech rivals Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg often outdo each other in business. They want to have the most money or attract the most followers. Their rivalry intensified this week. The two multi-billionaires agreed to fight in a "cage match". The reported punch-up between the richest and tenth richest men in the world is because Zuckerberg wants to create a site to rival Twitter. The fight could take place in a mixed martial arts cage.

The Ultimate Fighting Championship could arrange the fight. It said the event could be the most profitable and "the biggest fight in history" and that it would "break all pay-per-view records". People might have to pay $100 to watch it. It is unclear who is favourite. Zuckerberg recently won gold in a martial arts tournament. Musk has a secret weapon that he calls 'the Walrus'. He sits on top of his opponent and does nothing.

Try the same news story at these levels:

    Cage Fights - Level 5 or  Cage Fights - Level 6

Sources
  • https://www.cnbc.com/2023/06/23/musk-zuckerberg-ufc-cage-match-will-cost-100-dollars.html
  • https://www.cbsnews.com/news/mark-zuckerberg-elon-musk-fight/
  • https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/jun/23/elon-musk-mark-zuckerberg-megarich-cage-fight-dystopian


Make sure you try all of the online activities for this reading and listening - There are dictations, multiple choice activities, drag and drop activities, sentence jumbles, which word activities, text reconstructions, spelling, gap fills and a whole lot more. Please enjoy :-)

Phrase Matching

Paragraph 1

  1. tech
  2. outdo each other
  3. They want to have the
  4. attract the most
  5. Their rivalry
  6. The two multi-
  7. The reported punch-
  8. create a site to
  1. billionaires agreed
  2. intensified this week
  3. up
  4. in business
  5. followers
  6. rivals
  7. rival Twitter
  8. most money

Paragraph 2

  1. arrange
  2. the most
  3. the biggest fight
  4. break all pay-per-
  5. People might have
  6. It is unclear who
  7. Musk has a secret
  8. He sits on top of his
  1. in history
  2. is favourite
  3. profitable
  4. to pay $100
  5. opponent
  6. weapon
  7. the fight
  8. view records

Listening — Listen and fill in the gaps

Tech rivals Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg (1) ___________________ other in business. They want to have the most (2) __________________ the most followers. Their (3) ___________________ week. The two multi-billionaires agreed to fight in a "cage match". (4) ___________________ between the richest and tenth richest men in the world is because Zuckerberg wants to create a (5) ___________________ Twitter. The fight could take place (6) ___________________ martial arts cage.

The Ultimate Fighting Championship could (7) ___________________. It said the event could be (8) ___________________ and "the biggest fight in history" and that it would "(9) ___________________-per-view records". People might have to pay $100 to watch it. (10) ___________________ who is favourite. Zuckerberg recently won gold in a martial arts tournament. Musk has (11) ___________________ that he calls 'the Walrus'. He sits on top of his opponent (12) ___________________.

Put a slash (/) where the spaces are

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ness.Theywanttohavethemostmoneyorattractthemostfollowers.Th
eirrivalryintensifiedthisweek.Thetwomulti-billionairesagreedtofig
htina"cagematch".Thereportedpunch-upbetweentherichestandtent
hrichestmenintheworldisbecauseZuckerbergwantstocreateasitetori
valTwitter.Thefightcouldtakeplaceinamixedmartialartscage.TheUlti
mateFightingChampionshipcouldarrangethefight.Itsaidtheeventco
uldbethemostprofitableand"thebiggestfightinhistory"andthatitwoul
d"breakallpay-per-viewrecords".Peoplemighthavetopay$100tow
atchit.Itisunclearwhoisfavourite.Zuckerbergrecentlywongoldinama
rtialartstournament.Muskhasasecretweaponthathecalls'theWalrus'
.Hesitsontopofhisopponentanddoesnothing

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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