The island caretaker of the Great Barrier Reef. Activity 1: View and predict Look at the title of the passage and the pictures. Predict what the job is. Now read the passage and check your prediction. Activity 2: Read and match a Located off the coast of North-east Australia, the Great Barrier Reef is the largest living thing on the planet. b Whether it was a genuine job offer or an eye-catching marketing event isn’t really important. c This call for an island caretaker attracted interest from all over the world. d Ben did a lot during his time as an island caretaker. Transitions Good transitions highlight the ideas that connect different paragraphs and bring the text together as a whole. Transitions can help readers understand how paragraphs work together, how they relate to one another, and how they build to a larger point. Activity 2: Read and match the preceding paragraph the following paragraph a Located off the coast of North-east Australia, the Great Barrier Reef is the largest living thing on the planet. b Whether it was a genuine job offer or an eye-catching marketing event isn’t really important. c This call for an island caretaker attracted interest from all over the world. d Ben did a lot during his time as an island caretaker. Activity 2: Read and match Ask questions that might be answered in the preceding or following paragraphs of each given transition. a Located off the coast of North-east Australia, the Great Barrier Reef is the largest living thing on the planet. b Whether it was a genuine job offer or an eye-catching marketing event isn’t really important. c This call for an island caretaker attracted interest from all over the world. d Ben did a lot during his time as an island caretaker. Activity 2: Read and match Choose the appropriate sentences and write them on the lines to complete the passage. Underline the text-based evidence. 1 How would you like to spend six months living on an island and looking after the Great Barrier Reef? The working hours are flexible and accommodation is provided. Key duties include exploring the islands of the reef and finding out what the area has to offer. You’ll need to report back via weekly blogs, photo diaries and video updates. You’ll also be asked to promote the islands through newspapers, magazines and TV interviews. 2 _____ _____ It was actually a very clever means to highlight the importance of the Great Barrier Reef and the need to protect it. c This call for an island caretaker attracted interest from all over the world. 2 This call for an island caretaker attracted interest from all over the world. It was actually a very clever means to highlight the importance of the Great Barrier Reef and the need to protect it. 3 _____ _____ About the size of Japan, it even can be seen from outer space. More than 25 million years old, the Great Barrier Reef is made up of living coral growing on dead coral. It is host to many species of birds and sea creatures. But this unique and delicate ... ...
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