3 Read the article again and mark the entences T (true) or F (false). 1 Scientists believe that early school start times are not in the best interests of any children. 2 Previous research had been done on the influence of school start times on children but nothing as extensive as this one. By 3 After the age of 24, we start shifting our biological clocks back to earlier in the 24-hour cycle. 4 People in their late teens are typically getting around two hours’ sleep less than they need on a nightly basis. fr] 5 Convention has dictated traditional school start times. \ 6 DrKelley is convinced that sleep deprivation explains the high incidence of mental illness in those in their late teens. 4 Doyou think starting school at a later time will help your concentration and improve your performance at school? Write a short paragraph listing the advantages and ) disadvantages. Escaneado con CamScanner— . BV Ing. a On READING ead the article and complete the table. 6 a ~ | sAcdants wort Escaneado con CamScannerThis s a blog review ofa book called Too Much Information by Dave Gorman, Read the 1 2 3 @ what other things Dave Gorman has done. what the reviewer liked about this book what the reviewer's overall opinion of the book is This week I'm reviewing a book by Dave Gorman, Like so many other British TV viewers, I've been a long time, major fan of Dave Gorman's show ‘Modern Life is Goods, n which he points out some of the absurdities of ie in the early twenty-first century, So | was happy to stumble ‘upon his 2014 book Too much information (with the subtitle: Or Can Everyone Just Shut Up fora Moment, Some of Us Are Tiyng to Think} | wasn't aware that he'd written several other books before this one, so my experience of reading him was zef0, | approached this one with relish, though, onthe basis of ‘the show. The premise ofthe book is that in our ‘always on’ modern Society, there is a curse of ‘information overload!’ ~ we are Constantly so beset by bits of so-called information that we ed up getting abit lost. (| say so-called because, as Gorman Points out, some of the information is in fact pure nor nsense.) Gorman suggests that we need to be cautious and find ways to sift out what's valuable and what isnt The book has pluses and minuses, On the minus side, the book uses quit alot of the same material that'd already come across in the TV show. | guess 'd been expecting something 100% new and fresh, so somehow | felt bit misled (no that the title or the blurb really had led me to believe it was all new). The book is nothing more than a collection of pretty short chapters, forty in all, each of which takes some ‘subject that has got under Gorman's skin, Mostly they're funny, and the Short chapters mean you can dip in and out at your leisure, But itfetta bit. wel, unsatisfying Read the review again. Marl F (false). Correct the false ones. 1. Too much information is Dave Gorman's second book 2. Gorman believes that all the information on the Internet is useless, 3. Each chapter of the book deal Is with something that Gorman dislikes, ed 4 The reviewer thinks that things were better for his generation k the sentences T (true) or 5 text Wickly an Vr ry. On the plus side, however, the book: Offers some gy laughs and, for someone of my generation (om, inden 50s), a chaice to remember how things used to be, tobe 0+ for worse. Younger readers might stag onagneg word where you could access huge mous lustby clicking a button o wo and loking at sae By Gorman reminds us that tested, and that inthe gay, ays ch the nfemet, uses had to unl the phone betes he bhone ine oda up a connection, meaning yo cou chon to have access to your landline phone, orto hae animes. Connection, but you couldn't have both at the satin ang 10, you could’ use your mobile phone instead te ny came later), There's a particularly amusing section wher he describes trying to convince his young niece that, once upon a time, TV wasnt in colour, there were only three chanel and the Internet didn't exist ~ she gasps in stunned esbele His attacks on modem life are not ited to technology, though — he also has a go at "Greatest His’ CDs wtichincue songs no one has ever heard of; news storie told ina sgl ‘sentence; advertising; magazines and ... well, you name itrealy So, this was a book I'm glad | bought an that gave me some nice moments on the train Home from work Ye somehow | found it fell short of my expectations, [wot Tush out and buy any of Gorman's other books —| suspect they might be very similar to this and to the TV show =but "o matter who you are, you'l enjoy atleast some things this one Gorman's niece found it hard to believe what he told her about the past Gorman attacks two things in modern life other than technology. 0 o ask [f] | 4) Were sre questions that you cous bi vs the reviewer about ‘how things 1] for his generation. Then write think his answers might be. Escaneado con CamScannerwrite your answers on the lines below. Any attempt to compare life in the ee ago is doomedto(0)_ century, the rate of (1) a daily basis are tools that, for our Phone ee Escaneado con CamScanner@) Read the article quickly and find out the significance of these dates. ‘ 1 1909 She 20° ned © Bachelor Scuncedeyee 41928 Ent core OS 2 1918 , Wau ther denkas nik cool tent? 5 1993 DM Rita : 3 1922 he Scuntierts Corehale the Tone | 3. Read the article again. Complete the profile of Alice Catherine Evans. Write a short st Nationality: | Janis Qe Valuable contributions: © |= Profession in early life: 2 @arviary Scloc! Lecclee Summary (maximum of 75 Profession in later life: ? 'o%c*eoeg|o 44 = University qualifications: 4 tau VF Sertrce Ago 08 Major discovery:50n Ztchio~ OF Uruk Milk an a fied — pepriist whe ie not acknowledged at the time of their Escaneado con CamScanner