Lesson 2
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Story
1
Remember the story. Read and match to make sentences.
1
The Royal Society of Arts
a
mobile phones than fridges.
2
In April 2005, people first saw the sculpture
b
in Cornwall.
3
The average person throws away seven times more
c
asked Paul Bonomini to design a sculpture.
4
The WEEE Man is now
d
food tins to make a WEEE boy.
5
A schoolchild has used
e
in London.
Characters, setting and author
2
Read and write
Yes
,
No
, or
We don’t know
.
1 The writer has talked to tourists.
2 The story tells us about how many objects people throw away.
3 The writer has talked to the artist, Paul Bonomini.
4 The story tells us how heavy the WEEE Man is.
5 The story explains how the artist stuck the pieces together.
6 The writer likes the WEEE Man.
Finished?
Write down the name of a sculpture or statue in your town. Describe it.
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3
Read and complete.
The WEEE Man is a sculpture that is (
1
) … of old, electrical
equipment, including washing machines and computer mice.
(
2
) … 2004, the Royal Society of Arts asked the artist, Paul
Bonomini, to build it to show people (
3
) … much they throw
(
4
) … in their lifetime. The sculpture (
5
) … shaped like a robot and
is seven metres (
6
) … and very heavy. The sculpture (
7
) … in London,
but it’s now at the Eden Project in Cornwall. Many tourists visit the
sculpture and (
8
) … photos of it. Schoolchildren visit it too. They
learn about how people (
9
) … waste so much.
Synopsis
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Complete the review.
A review of (
1
)
.
This story is from (
2
)
.
It’s about (
3
)
. The message
of the story is (
4
)
.
I thought the story was (
5
)
.
(
6
) Rating: I give this story
stars.
Review
Writing tip
Try to give clear
reasons for your
opinion of the story.
Don’t use only one
word!
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