Scientist Jane Goodall

Interview with Scientist Jane Goodall.
Lesson 16.

Vocabulary.
Advocate. Noun. One that defends or maintains a cause or proposal.
Chicken coop. Noun. the place where chickens live.
Get accross. Verb. To make clear or convincing.
Inquisitiveness. Noun. Always willing to ask questions.
Make up. Verb. invent.
Outdoors. Noun. Outside buildings or houses.
Squeeze. Verb. Compress.
Reassure. Verb. To restore to confidence.




Link to Video.
http://video.nytimes.com/video/2011/05/13/books/review/100000000789861/jane-goodall-illustrated.html .


Exercise.
Jane Goodall is a world famous British scientist who has spent a lifetime learning about chimpanzees. After listening to the interview and finding out more about who she is, write a biography in your own words.

Questions about Context.

1. what was the name of her chimpanzee when she was a child?
2. What's a good definition for Ms. Goodall?
3. How do chimpanzees reassure each other?
4. Who is Jane Goodall?
5. What's the message she always tries to get across?
6. What's the book "Me Jane" all about?
7. When Jane was a kid, what did she want to do with her life?
8. Who made the drawings and diagrams contained in the book?
9. What's the book "The Watcher" all about?
10. Where's Jane Goodall from?
11. What's typical behavior from chimpanzees?
12. Why did she spend so much time at the chicken coop when she was a kid?
13. According to Jane, what's the morale from the story at the chicken coop?
14. How does her life when she was a child compare with today's kids?

Transcript.

Find the transcript at http://englishvillemexico.blogspot.com/2010/04/scripts-lesson-16.html .

Video.