I. Put the correct words from the table below in the above article. READ THE TEXT.
An innovative (1) ____ of fashion and science has resulted in the design of a new technology in jeans that cleans the air. Helen Storey, professor of fashion and science at The London College of Fashion, teamed (2) ____ with Dr Tony Ryan, pro-vice-chancellor for the Faculty of Science at the University of Sheffield, to create what could be a (3) ____-breaking solution to our environmental problems. They discovered that when denim is (4) ____ with tiny particles of the chemical titanium dioxide, it reacts with air and light to (5) ____ and break down harmful emissions in the environment. The emissions become harmless and are washed away when the jeans are cleaned. This means we can help clean the air (6) ____ by going for a walk.
Ms Story and Dr Ryan have created a company to (7) ____ their invention, called Catalytic Clothing. Their website says: "Catalytic Clothing seeks to explore how clothing and textiles can be used as a catalytic surface to (8) ____ air, employing existing technology in a new way." The technology is similar to how a catalytic converter in a car helps clean the fuel (9) ____. Ryan makes bold claims about how effective the innovation could be. He maintains that if all of Sheffield's half a million residents wore the jeans to become (10) ____ air filters, the dangerous chemical nitrogen (11) ____ in the city would disappear. The improvement in air quality could (12) ____ reduce deaths and respiratory illnesses such as asthma.
1.
(a)
blend
(b)
bland
(c)
blind
(d)
blond
2.
(a)
on
(b)
in
(c)
up
(d)
as
3.
(a)
earth
(b)
pavement
(c)
ground
(d)
mud
4.
(a)
blanketed
(b)
jacketed
(c)
vested
(d)
coated
5.
(a)
inherit
(b)
adopt
(c)
absorb
(d)
digest
6.
(a)
amply
(b)
simply
(c)
amplify
(d)
sampling
7.
(a)
suitcase
(b)
showcase
(c)
in case
(d)
case
8.
(a)
purifies
(b)
purify
(c)
purification
(d)
purified
9.
(a)
stir
(b)
whisk
(c)
mix
(d)
beat
10.
(a)
walkathon
(b)
walked
(c)
walkie-talkies
(d)
walking
11.
(a)
oxidization
(b)
oxidizer
(c)
oxidize
(d)
oxide
12.
(a)
significance
(b)
significant
(c)
signify
(d)
significantly
2. TRUE / FALSE: Mark the statemetns true (T) or false (F).
a.
A new technology could help jeans clean polluted air.
T / F
b.
The new technique came from a fashion expert and a scientist.
T / F
c.
The new jeans could break the ground because of their strength.
T / F
d.
The jeans turn harmful emissions into harmless chemicals.
T / F
e.
The inventors placed a pair of their jeans in a showcase.
T / F
f.
The technology used has never been seen before.
T / F
g.
An inventor said the jeans could help wipe out CO2 in his city.
T / F
h.
The jeans could improve the lives of people with breathing difficulties.
T / F
3. SYNONYM MATCH: Match the following synonyms from the article.
1.
innovative / ground-breaking
a.
joined forces
blend
b.
clean
3.
teamed up
c.
separate
4.
solution
d.
look into
5.
break down
e.
pioneering
6.
invention
f.
argues
7.
explore
g.
answer
8.
purify
h.
considerably
9.
maintains
i.
mix
10.
significantly
j.
creation
4. PHRASE MATCH: (Sometimes more than one choice is possible.)
1.
An innovative blend
a.
harmful emissions
a ground-breaking solution to our
b.
walking air filters
3.
absorb and break down
c.
by going for a walk
4.
washed away when
d.
in a new way
5.
help clean the air simply
e.
such as asthma
6.
created a company to showcase
f.
environmental problems
7.
employing existing technology
g.
of fashion and science
8.
Ryan makes bold
h.
their invention
9.
residents wore the jeans to become
i.
claims
10.
respiratory illnesses
j.
the jeans are cleaned
5. CLEAN AIR / JEANS DISCUSSION
e)
What do you think of jeans that clean the air?
f)
Do you think people will wear these jeans and that they will clean the air?
g)
What other things could we coat with the chemical?
h)
Could the jeans also improve people's health by encouraging walking?
b)
How clean is the air where you live?
d)
What do you think of the company name Catalytic Clothing?
f)
Are Dr Ryan's claims really so bold or are they realistic and doable?
h)
What can you do to help keep the air clean?
i)
Should health authorities and clothing companies invest in this technology?
