Jocelyn Bell Burnell: the student who discovered pulsars
The story of the Northern Irish astronomer who noticed a strange signal as a PhD student, missed out on a Nobel Prize and later gave away a three-million-dollar award; students read for detail, work out vocabulary and discuss recognition in science.
B2Adults45 minBiography
About this lesson
A B2 reading lesson (biography). Graded texts with key words, comprehension questions and printable versions.
- Level
- B2
- Skill
- Reading
- Type
- Biography
- Students
- Adults
- Time
- About 45 minutes
- Topic
- Space
- Activities
- Key words, Speaking / writing task, Reading text, Multiple choice, True / False, Matching
- Key words
- radio telescope, signal, pulse, dismiss, recognition, scholarship
- Access
- Premium
By the end, students can
- Understand the key events and attitudes in a biography
- Work out the meaning of words from context
- Discuss fairness and recognition in science and at work