Lost and Found-Condo

LOST AND FOUND?
Level: Intermediate 3
Reading
1. Look at the photo and the caption. Where is Amelia Earhart? Discuss these
statements. Which of them do you think could be true?
1. Amelia Earhart was a famous pilot.
2. She flew across the Atlantic Ocean.
3. In the photo, she´s just landed her plane.
4. She lived until she was one hundred years old.
I think that 1 and 2 are correct because if she is a famous pilot, and she also crossed the
Pacific Ocean, she could not have arrived, therefore saying that in the photo she arrived
is false, and they do not mention that she was 100 years old
2. Read the second article. Answer the questions.

a) What is the theory talked about in the article?
The theory that Earhart landed on Nikumaroro.
b) Which modern scientific technique might give an answer to the Earhart
mystery?
DNA sampling.
c) If the new project is successful, what will it prove?
It would show that the bone found on the island is hers, and that she probably
would have landed there and therefore she would have died there.
d) What is the biggest problem for the researchers on the new project?
that the DNA genome is approximately 99% identical of humans, therefore it is
difficult to prove that the bone DNA really belongs to her
3. Find the words in the articles. Look at how the words are used and try to guess
their meaning. Then replace the words in bold in the sentences (1-6) with these
words.
1. My grandparents are paying for my studies.
My grandparents are financing my studies.
2. It’s easy to see the difference between a leg bone and an arm bone.
It’s easy to distinguish between a leg bone and an arm bone.
3. The doctor took small amounts of my blood to do tests.
It’s easy to samples between a leg bone and an arm bone.
4. The soldier was caught and put in prison by the enemy.
It’s easy to captured between a leg bone and an arm bone.
5. The cyclist is trying to break the world record.
It’s easy to attempting between a leg bone and an arm bone.
6. The two brothers look exactly the same to me.
It’s easy to identical between a leg bone and an arm bone.
4. Work in groups. Discuss the questions.
1. The piece of bone “might have been from one of Earhart’s fingers´. Are there
any other possibilies?
The piece of bone may be from a turtle.
2. Is it certain that any saliva on the envelopes is Earhart´s? Why?/Why not?
not safe because some letters were stamped by the secretary so they could belong to
the secretary.
3. Do you think the project will be successful?
I think that if it can be successful, because when comparing with the DNA of close
relatives it could give approximate results.
5. Work in pairs. Complete the summary.
The new project aims to provide a way of testing claims about Earhart´s
remains. The success of the project depends on several things. Firstly, that the
bone is from a human, not a turtle.
Secondly, that Earhart´s saliva still exists on the envelopes of letters that she
sent. And thirdly, that there is enough saliva to give them a DNA sample.
6. Look at the wordbuilding box. Find these words in the two articles. Are they
used as nouns or verbs?
1. Fly (line 1): verb
2. Land (line 3): verb
3. Books (line 8): noun
4. Records (line 11): noun
5. Contact (line 13): noun
6. Plan (line 23): verb
7. Test (line 26): verb
8. Remains (line 35): noun
7. Look at the same words in these sentences. Is the meaning similar to the
meaning of the words in exercise 7?
1. Have you got any plans for the weekend?
Yes (to plan something is similar to make a plan).
2. We always book our hotel rooms in advance.
No (to book: to reserve; is a verb : a book: is a thing also, you can read ; is a
noun ).
3. I tried to contact them yesterday without success.
Yes (contact: when you call or signal someone so they know you are there; to
contact: to call; send a signal or write someone-so it are similar.)
4. Did Amelia Earhart hold any flying records?
No (to record: is a verb; to write or put on tape or audio what somebody say’s, a
record: is a noun; an achievement).
5. Everyone did badly in yesterday´s English test.
No (to test: to find out words , a test: is an assessment to measure knowledge ).
8. Read the definitions. Then decide if the sentences from the articles report
speculation (S) or fact (F).
Speculation is having a theory or guessing about something.
Facts are items of information that we can check, or show to be true or not true.
1. Amelia Earhart […] was attempting a round-the-world flight in 1937. (F)
2. Earhart could have landed… on a different island.( S )
3. The problem is that the envelopes probably don´t contain much DNA. (S)
4. About 99 per cent of the genome is identical among all humans.( F )

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