The Reading / Listening - Harley-Davidson - Level 0

There is a good job for people who love motorbikes and summer. The motorcycle maker Harley-Davidson wants eight people to ride its bikes across the USA. It is to celebrate 115 years of the company. The eight people will get training. They must share their Harley-Davidson experiences on social media.

Harley-Davidson's boss said the company wants to grow the sport of motorcycling. He wants the eight riders to help. He said: "I'm looking forward to following their journeys [and] learning about their experiences." The eight people must be good storytellers. To apply for the job, they have to describe what freedom means.

Try the same news story at these levels:

    Harley-Davidson - Level 1,  Harley-Davidson - Level 2   or  Harley-Davidson - Level 3

Sources
  • https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/freedom-from-cubicles-and-coffee-runs-harley-davidson-unveils-the-ultimate-social-media-summer-internship-300633489.html
  • http://fortune.com/2018/04/21/harley-davidson-internship-travel/
  • https://www.harley-davidson.com/us/en/about-us/careers/students-rotational-programs.html


Make sure you try all of the online activities for this reading and listening - There are dictations, multiple choice, drag and drop activities, crosswords, hangman, flash cards, matching activities and a whole lot more. Please enjoy :-)

Phrase Matching

Paragraph 1

  1. people who love motorbikes
  2. The motorcycle maker
  3. eight people to ride
  4. across
  5. celebrate 115 years
  6. The eight people will
  7. share their Harley-Davidson
  8. social
  1. get training
  2. the USA
  3. experiences
  4. its bikes
  5. and summer
  6. media
  7. of the company
  8. Harley-Davidson

Paragraph 2

  1. Harley-Davidson's
  2. grow the sport
  3. He wants the eight riders
  4. I'm looking forward to following
  5. learning about their
  6. people must be good
  7. To apply for
  8. describe what freedom
  1. of motorcycling
  2. experiences
  3. the job
  4. to help
  5. means
  6. their journeys
  7. boss
  8. storytellers

Listening — Listen and fill in the gaps

There (1) ___________________ job for people who love motorbikes and summer. (2) ___________________ Harley-Davidson (3) ___________________ to ride its bikes across the USA. (4) ___________________ celebrate 115 years of the company. The (5) ___________________ get training. They must share their Harley-Davidson experiences (6) ___________________.

Harley-Davidson's boss said the company (7) ___________________ the sport of motorcycling. He wants the (8) ___________________ help. He said: "I'm (9) ___________________ following their journeys [and] learning (10) ___________________." The eight people must be good storytellers. To (11) ___________________ job, they have to describe (12) ___________________.

Put a slash (/) where the spaces are

Thereisagoodjobforpeoplewholovemotorbikesandsummer.Themot
orcyclemakerHarley-Davidsonwantseightpeopletorideitsbikesacr
osstheUSA.Itistocelebrate115yearsofthecompany.Theeightpeople
willgettraining.TheymustsharetheirHarley-Davidsonexperienceso
nsocialmedia.Harley-Davidson'sbosssaidthecompanywantstogrow
thesportofmotorcycling.Hewantstheeightriderstohelp.Hesaid:"I'ml
ookingforwardtofollowingtheirjourneys[and]learningabouttheirexp
eriences."Theeightpeoplemustbegoodstorytellers.Toapplyforthejob
,theyhavetodescribewhatfreedommeans.

Student survey

Write five GOOD questions about this topic in the table. Do this in pairs. Each student must write the questions on his / her own paper. When you have finished, interview other students. Write down their answers.

(Please look at page 12 of the PDF to see a photocopiable example of this activity.)

Discussion — Write your own questions

STUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)

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STUDENT B’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)

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Free writing

Write about this topic for 10 minutes. Comment on your partner’s paper.

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Answers

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