BOUEISID B S9/6Ul ep [BIOYO BUEIBOdd iHSITONI S.LVHL Médulo 8THAT'S ENGLISH!11 Eee) Elaboracién de materiales del curso de inglés de Enseftanza Oficial de Idiomas a Distancia. Médulo Octavo Titulo: That’s English! Autores: Amand Maris yJanet Olearski Director del proyecto: Phil Clymer Director editorial de la serie: Barry Tomalin Coordinadora editorial: Catriona Dawson Supervisora de fotografia: Tania Ruggles ‘Traduccién y adaptacién: Isabel del Rio Gomprobacién: Liliana Nogucira Pache Disefio: Liz Rowe Diseiio de cubierta: IBERSAP Originaci6n: Create Publishing Services Limited, Bath, Inglaterra Photos: Asda (72); BTCV (19); Camera Press Lid (32, 68); Casio Eleetronies Co, Ltd (8); Dixons Group ple 8); Great Universal (]; Robert Harding Picture Library (16, 19, 23, 31, 64); The Image Bank (22, 89, 56); League Against Cruel Sports (4); Littlewoods Home Shopping Group (8); Photonica/SOA (58); Pictor International ‘London (14, 38); Pictorial Press Ltd (68); Rex Features Ltd (7, 26, 41, 68); Science Photo Library (13): Sunglass Hut (@) Tony Stone Images (12, 18, $1, 39); Colin & Jennie Vaughan-Jackson (42); Zeta Pictures (31, 72; GORDON, PRESS (7,14) Diseno curricular y seguimiento técnica del proceso de elaboracién de los materiales dideticos de Inglés @ Distancia desde el Ministerio de Educacion realizado por: Nuria Cambronero Sicilia _Jovier Cerame Pérez ‘Garmen Echevarria Rosales Rafiel Fernandez. Alonso Angel Nieto Serrano Realizado con la colaboracién de BBVA, de TVE y de Ia British Broadcasting Corporation. Nuestro agradecimiento a International House (Madlrd) por su cooperaeién en el proceso de validacién de las pruebas de fin de médulo. sees ies sue MINISTERIO DE EDUCACION |SECRETARIA DE ESTADO DE EDUCACION Y FORMACION PROFESIONAL Centro para la Innovacién y Desarrollo de fa Educacién a Distancia (CIDEAD) Edita: © SECRETAREA GENERAL TECNICA ‘Subdireccién General de Informacién y Publicaciones Catdlogo de publicaciones del Ministerio de Educacién: http://www educocion es Catéloge general de publicaciones oficiales: www.060.¢s Fecha de edicién: Julio 2011 NIPO: 620-11-146-1 ISBN: 978-84-369-5146-2 Depésito Legal: M-25430-2011 Imprime: Tbersaf Industrial, SL. Este meter se hs elaorado en popelrecildo (60% floras relcladaspost-consu ypraceso de blaguende desu pests totalmente ior ce cor TEP), siulendo fo extipldoen la Orden FRE/126/2008, de 21 de enerTHAT'S ENGLISH! Médulo gCONTENTS Acknowledgements Introduction vi Unit 1 Consumerism Unit 2 ul Earth Matters Unit 3 ent 21 Many People, Many Backgrounds cara mes ‘We Came to America ‘Unit5 a g ‘The Great Divide Uae” Sacer What Do the British Read? Unit 7 61 Political Correctness And finally ‘Answer key 74 Grammar summary 89 ‘complaining + Expressing hypothesis 2 EERE HSIC Structures +d like to make a complaint have a problem with... rasal ver + Use and omission of the definite article * Conditional sentences (type 2) * Describing processes + Expressing interest, fear and concern 'm afraid thatlof . 1'm worried about... * Talking about the future + Expressing indifference ‘and sympathy = ons fo. wl + Present continuous wich future meaning + Future continuous +I don’t carellt doesn't matter/l don’t mind at all + Expressing obligation, lack of obligation and + must, have to, needn't, don't have to, mustn’t, prohibition not be allowed to + Talking about the past_| + Revision of past tenses + Speculating about the | + Conditional sentences (type 3) past + Making reference + Speaking on the phone + Expressing agreement and disagreement + Expressing appreciation + Regarding, concerning, 8 for 6-8 far aS anni concerned, as regards... + soineither/nor + au verb + subject «That's good!,Fine!, Excellent! + Verbs not admitting the progressive aspect ga and permission + Reported statements «That's great, love that, That's ridiculous +makeilet + pronoun + infinitive + forcelallow + pronoun + to + infinitive Revisioneee rca 7 Lexis Pronunciation Study skills Cross culture + Vocabulary related to | + Comparison of short + Verbal strategies: + Shopping habies in ‘consumerism and long vowels requesting help (1) Britain + Taking about money * Vocabulary related to | + Comparison of fa’, iti | + Verbal strategies: + Attitudes to animals, ‘ecology and the and J! requesting help (2) nature and green ‘environment Issues in Britain * Vocabulary related to | + Comparison of/ei,/a) | + Verbal strategies: > Main racial multiracial societies and /2:/ using a description communities instead of an in Britain unknown word + Countries and + Comparison of // and je/ | + Verbal strategies: + Micture of races nationalities + Falling intonation in explaining unknown inAmerican statements words society today + Vocabulary related to | + Comparison of /v/ and /i/| + Verbal strategies: + Facilities available the world of the rich |» Rising intonation in asking for help, for the homeless and the world of the yesino questions describing and in Britain homeless explaining + Vocabulary related to | + Comparison of fd! and /0 + Reading habits books + Falling intonation in in Britain wh- questions + Some basic vocabulary | + Comparison of /f/and itf/] + Verbal strategies: + Use and abuse of, related to PC code + Falling intonation in making reference politically correct, + Vocabulary related to | imperative sentences to the function of Fanguage qualities an object and consolidationThat's English. a intoducetin queremos offeverte varias sugerencias para seguir cémodamente y con éxito este curso, Los zniimeros de pgina que aparecen a continuacién se relie~ renal orden dentro de ada unidad 1 Picina ~ primer PROGRAMA DE TV. Antes de ver el primer programa de la semana, estudia la primera pagina de la Sesion A. El titulo gencral te informard sobre el tema de la unidad, En torno a este tema giraran también los programas de TV y la cinta; sirve, por tanto, como elemento aglutinador de toda la lengua y actividades presentadas. Los objetivas describen lo que se espera que hayas aprendido al finalizar el estux dio de la unidad. Puedes volver a ellos en ese momento y comprobar silos has conseguido, Los encabezamientos Before you watch, While you ‘watch y After you watch (antes, mientras y después de ver el programa) te indican qué actividades debes hhacer en cada momento. Before you watch presenta el vocabulary las frases clave del programa. Debes leeslas atentamente y buscar en el diccionario cualquier palabra que desconozcas While you watch contiene las preguntas que los pre- sentadores haeen al comienzo del programa: sirven para darte una idea de qué va a tratar el sketch y para centrar tu atencién en los aspectos esenciales del mismo. Los presentadores te daran las respuestas al finalizar el shelck, Este apartado debes prepararlo cuidadosamente antes de verel programa, pues sve para una mejar eomprension y aprovechamiento del mismo, Mientras ves el programa, intenta responder a las pre- juntas hechas por los presentasdowes, pero recuerda que To mas importante es seguir el hilo general de las eonver~ saciones, y no debes preacuparte si hay algunas palabras © expresiones que desconoces, Estas aparecerin en el libro y la cinta y, sino, tampoco importa, Es conveniente que tengas papel y lapiz a mano, pues puede haber pala bras o explicaciones de los presenitadiores que te inierese anotar. Haz todo lo posible por grabar el programa en video: observarés que la segunda vez que lo veas entenderas mucho més que la primera. ¥ silo ves una (ercera vee, ain mejor Nada més terminar el programa, conviene que hagas la seccidn After you watch, Con esta actividad, se intenta edit si has comprendido lo fundamental del programa. Si te resultara muy dificil realizar las actividades de esta seccién, deberfas volver a ver el programa y enfrentarte con elas de nuevo, La seecin Now yout trata de que ti relaciones el tema del programa con tus propias vivencias y opiniones. ‘También conviene que hagas esta actividad nada mas ver el programa, pues esti muy relacionada con él, et tuna format de repasarloe interiorizario 2hy 6 pkcinas ~ Reape As{ como la primera pigina estaba dedicada al desa- rrollo de la comprensién auditiva, las paginas 2 y 6 estén dedicadas a la comprension lectora, fundamental, unto con aquélla, para el aprendizaje y dominio de una Tengua. Bajo cl encabccamiento Reading, sc encucntra un texto que desaroladiversos aspect Gel tema gente ral, Lécio dos veces con detenimiento, Despues con- Silialo, siempre que sea necesito para realizar las activi laces prepmestas en ets gins, toca las eles extn relacionadas con la Tecra La nica diferencia entre las ‘lon pagan en qu e ln sexy el texto ex lo tanto, puede resultar mAs dificil. Pero lo importante en a comprensién, tanto auditiva como lectora, no ela ‘comprension de torlas y cada una de las palabras, sino la comprension de lo esencial del texto, ya sea hablade 0 escrito, 34° 7" Pharnas - Lanouice Stvpr Estas paginas estan dedicadas al desarrollo de los siguientes aspectos: Pronunciation Los ejercicios de pronunciacidin estue dian los diversos aspectos de la fonética: sonidos, acento, ritmo y entonacién, tratados desde el punto de vista de las dificultades que ofrecen habitualmente al hablante espaitol, Estos ejereicios son fundamentales para mejo- rar tu pronunciacién, Para hacerlos, deberas usar la cinta de audio. Conviene que grabes tu propia voz y la ‘compares con el modelo de la cinta, Para conseguir ina pronunciacion aceptable, necesitards repetir muchas ‘veces, pero el esfueran merece la pena. Listening Estas actividades sirven no sblo para desa- ‘rollar la importantisima destreza de comprender la pa- labra hablada, sino también para reforzar el vocabu- lario y las estructuras y fmciones estudiadas. Para ello, ‘escucha la cinta con ateneién, no escribas nada, Vuelve a escuchar la cinta e intenta completar los ejercicios, rebobinando euantas veces sea necesario, Escucha la cinta de nuevo, siguiendo el texto y comprobando que todas las respuestas son correctas Grammar La gramatica juega un papel importante, pero no esencial en el aprendizaje de una lengua, El cconocimiento de las reglas no lleva automaticamente a aplicarlas bien a la hora de hablar o eseribirs por tanto, no debes obsesionarte con la gramatica. Es mis impor- tante ser capaz de participar en una conversacién, leer tm libro o ccribie tna cata que saber toda lat ceils de la lengua. Conviene buscar un equilibrio, Bl cconocimiento de las reglas gramaticales te ayudard a entender ciertas estructuras complejas 0 simplemente dtintas a las espafolas; también te permitiri corregir tus propias producciones, probablemente a posteriori, y te dard. una cierta sensacion de confianzas pero recuerd qe se pcen sabe dasa elas deat eng y ser az de expresarse en la misma, asi como tambien es posible exprcaarse con toda flues y correceion tin conocer las reglas. Cada actividad marcada con este simbolo remite al apartado del mismo mimero del Grammar Summary que encontraras al final del libro, Si todavia tuvieras dudas, lama por teléfono al rnimeto 900 que hallaras en la guia del alumno. Intenta resolver tus dudas de esta forma, pues la sesin de tutoria no debe dedicarse a car explicaciones gramaticales, sino al desarrollo de la destreza oralSpeaking Muchas de las actividades de expresion ral de estas paginas son didlgos iets, devi, conversaciones con un interlocutor, cuya vor esti grabada en la cinta. Si puedes trabajar con algiin amigo, haz estos ejercicios con él, intercambiando los papeles: primero tu amigo hace de interlocutor y tit das tus propias respuestas, y luego al revés, Otras activ dlades son més abiertas y podrés realizarlas en la sesién dle tutoria con tus compatieros de clase. Writing Pars muchos de los ¢jercicios de expresion cscrita de estas paginas no hay una solucion correcta tinica, Esto no debe preocuparte. No es necesario que todo lo que escribas sea absolutamente correcto. Escribe con confianza, echa mano de tus fuentes de consulta: dieeionarios, gramétieas, amigos; no tengas miedo de cometer errores, y piensa que es excribiendo ‘como se aprende a escribir. 5" PAGINA ~ SEGUNDO PROGRAMA DE TV. La sesiim B del libro, que se correspond: con el segundo programa de TV de la semana, tiene por objeto ampliar Is lengua presentada en la sesién anterior de forma menos controlada y més natural, El segundo programa esta compuesto por diversos elementos que abordan el tema general de la semana, inieiado en la sesi6n anterior, desde muy clstntos puntos de vista, 1 Street interviews: entrevistas realizadas en la calle ‘a diversas personas sobre el tema de la unidad. 1 From the archive: hreves secuencias de peliculas 0 documentos de television cuya funcién es introducirte en el lenguaje real de dichos medias de comunicacién. 1 News from the past: noticias del siglo XVI que, en realidad, te presentan el lenguaje y la estructura de las noticias de 1a actualidad (titulares, corresponsales restimenes) Bl How to be British: breves selces en los que se dan Responde a las siguientes preguntas. 1. Why has Tom bought a new car? 2. How does Tom try to persuade Marco to buy the car? AFTER YOU WATCH 4: :Qué terminacién (ad) clegirias para las entes frases? 1 Iwould be embarrassed if | had acar that. 2 Acar like this... 3 You know, few men are brave enough 4 Vd buyit... is not easy to sell chese days. - +s if could afford it. «+. to make their dreams come true. «+ was so bad for the environment. ance 5 Responde a las preguntas. 1 How much did Tom pay for the car? 2 Why did the bank manager advise him not 10 buy it? 3. Who would buy 2 car like that? 4. Why didn't the salesman help him when the car ‘See your bank manager to borrow some money.CJ broke down? 5 How much was the salesman prepared to give Tom for the car? Now you! 6 Si pudieras, gqué articulo de lujo comprarfas? Completa las siguientes frases. Ve always dreamed of (buying/owning) ... Wthad a... lke that, Fd.Pores READING 7 Paul compré un coche, pero no esté Lee su carta de reclamacién y luego responde a las preguntas. 4 What car did Paul buy? 2 How did he get the money to pay for it 3 What went wrong with the ear? Where? 4 Why couldn't Paul get a refund or replacement? 5 What does Paul ‘expect Mr Sharp to do? 6 If Mr Sharp doesnt do it, ‘wha might Paul do! 8 A Enlacarta de Paul aparecen Jos siguientes verbos. Relaciona cada uno (1-6) con la particula correspondiente (ef). 10 Deduce por el contexto lo que significan las palabras siguientes de la carta de Paul, atisfecho, continuacién, xc vie Sharp Real Racers Td 143 Rally Averue Tooting london 5123 SIP Dear Me Sharp Tam uriting to complain about the staff and service at your used-car shovroca in London. I an very angzy indeed abost the treatnont T have received. Just three weeks ago, T bought 2 second-hand Pontiac Pirebird ‘fou your salesman, This vehicle was very expensive, but the Ssslesnan talked ne into it. 1 had sone money pot by for holidays and enazgercias, but it vasn't enough to pay for the car, 20 T appliod for a loan from ny bank. 1 bought the car, avon though my bank maneger, who is a personal friend, tried to put ne off. (ne week after 1 had bougit the car, T vas out on a drive in the country vith a friend. without varning, the car broke down in the riddle of rovtore and the engine went up in smoke. The following day T vant back to the showroom to complain. T told the salman ‘at the vehicle vas faulty. I vanted 2 refund or a replecenent. He told ne the car bad 0 guarsatee. He offered to buy the car bck, but at less than half the original price. T think it is disgusting that your staff treat customars in ‘his way. Te is trve that 1 did act resd the small print on ay contract. Eovever, this did not give your salesnan the right to ‘mislead ne. 1 have oot ruled out the cossibility of taking lege) faction ageinst. you and your company. Please can you look into ‘this matter imediately and arrange to collect the car and to ive ma 2 full refund T lock forvard to hearing from you by ‘return of Fost. somes PA Date Paul. Punter: Luego completa con ellas las frases que hay a complain legal action the smal prine aloan 4 contract 1 If wanted to buy a new ear, I would have to get a. from my bank to pay for it 2 The last time | bought a new car there was a problem with the brakes and | had to phone up the manager of the company to .. about it agreement, remember to read v= OF YOU may have some unpleasant surprises. 4 When the company refused to pay his car repairs, he threatened them with . folk 2put 3pur Abreak Srule 6 look aby bdown cinto dout einto fof B_ Cuando un verbo y una particula forman un todo, el verbo adquiere un significado distinto al que tiene por si solo, Relaciona los verbos compuestos de la parte A con el significado correspondiente de la siguiente lista. 1 investigate 4 persuade 2 stop working 5 save 3 discourage 6 decide something isn't possible 9 Completa tas frases siguientes con la {informacion que se incluye en la carta de Pat 1 Paul was angry because 2. Paul went to his bank to . . 3 When Paul went for a drive in the country, ... 4 Paul asked the salesman for 5 The salesman offered Paul ... 6 If Paul didn't get his monay back, ...LANGUAGE STUDY G11 Promnciation Presta atencién a los siguientes sonidos vocilicos. ‘Unos son largos y otros son cortos fis! bean hi! bin uri fool fo! full foi! spore fo! spor Ahora escucha las siguientes palabras. En ellas, aparecen las vocales largas y cortas antes ‘mencionadas. Anota cada palabra en la columna correspondiente, warm three moon sea six good dog tooth big talk book not furl_| tof _| fod _| of “Muchos verbos ingleses constan de ds palabras: vverho y particula, Por ejempl, take down, come on. Estos verbos compuestos stelen denominasse phrasal verbs. BA veces el significado de las dos palabras se ‘eambina para farmar un nuevo verbo en espaol, Asi, walle, que significa andar, unido a across, que significa « taxés, da el verbo wall across, con el significado de encar. 1 En otros casas, el significado de la primera palabra s¢-e intensticado por la segunda. Asi, tire (ans) junto con out produce tire out, con el sinificaclo de cans mack, gtr. 1 Por timo, algunos ce estrs verbos tienen um significado totalmente diferente al de las dos palabras aisladas. Por ejemplo, put up (aly), pat off (payor, Fn este caso, cuando el verbo lleva un complemento directo, la partieula puede ir delante de éste 0 detrés ‘We had to put the party off ‘We had to put off the party Pero si cl complemento directo es un pronombre, la particula va detrs necesariamente, We had to put it oft GRD 12. observa tas ttustraciones y consmuye frases con phrasal verbs. Example: 1 Turn up the volume/Turn the volume up. TOT 3 13> Coloca las palabras de cada frase en el orden que correspond. 1 forftve putimy next holiday/bylsome money 2. my sister/thanks/last weekend/up/for putting 3 the football matchithe television/downi/just in the middle offoroke 4 rulediof buyinglout/we've/the idea/a new house Zz eI aNO Consulta la pagina 43 de este libro y las paginas 23 y 88 del libro 7 si quieres ver uma descripcion de las ‘oraciones condicionales del segundo tipo, 14. ,Qu6 harias si te encontraras en las siguientes situaciones? Completa las frases utiizand el tiempo verbal adecuado, Example: I find) a burglar in my flats. If found a burglar in my flat, | would ring the police. 1 I someone (offer) to sell mea new watch ata very low price, 2 my car (break down) in the desert... 3 FI (hear) a loud noise in the middle of the night, 4 if someone (ask) me for money on the underg : 5 IF (buy) a faulty dishwasher, . 15. Las expresiones (af) se utilizan para efectuar reclamaciones 0 quejas. Combinalas con una o varias de las oraciones (1-6). ve got a problem with... This tap is driving me mad. I'm writing to complain about... \'m disappointed because . 'm upset about .. . 1d like to make a complaint about my car. It’s broken down. this clock. It works for about 45 minutes, then it stops and | have to wind it up again. 3... this blouse. When | took it home, | realised the collar was torn. 4... this chair is damaged. One of the legs is broken. 5... the service in this restaurant. | had to wait nearly an hour for my first course. 6 Ic keeps dripping because the washer is worn out. we se ance Pr oraLs4 Pear ree) & 16 Yoonne ha tenido varios problemas con su teléfono mévil, Lee la carta de reclamacién que ha escrito, y coloca los pirrafos en el orden correcto, Luego anota as formulas que te podian servir para redactar una carta similar Dear Sir, ‘a Consequently, | am very disappointed indeed with this purchase. The phone is obviously faulty and is not worth the large amount of money I paid for ic | would like a full refund or a new phone. b Furthermore, when the phone is working, recep- tion is poor. | can’t hear the people | am speaking to, | do not know if I can receive international ‘alls because my World Link phone does not ring. © This particular model, the MT200, was the most ‘expensive in the shop. The salesman assured me that the batteries would last 24 hours without recharging, that the phone would give good reception and that | would be able to receive international cals. Td like to make a complaint about my World Link mobile phone. | bought the phone one month ago in the duty-free shop at Heathrow Airport, before flying out on a business trip to Madrid. | would appreciate it if you could deal with this matter at your earliest convenience, since | need «a phone for business purposes. Unfortunately, this is not true. First of all, the batteries do not fit properly. They fll out of the phone when | am using, and | get disconnected asa result, Yours faithfully, ‘Yvonne Hay ‘Ahora escucha a Yonne leyendo su carta, y ‘comprueba tus respuestas. Guw Imaginate que el televisor que has comprado es defectuoso. Llamas por telefono al establecimiento donde lo compraste y hablas con cl dependiente. Escucha la cinta, utiliza las notas siguientes para responder a las preguntas del dependiente Assistant Hello, Dawson Electricals. Can | help you? You 1) wantimake/complaint/an EMS television set. Assistant | see. Did you buy the TV set here? You 2) yes/six weeks ago/before/holiday! South America Assistant Did you say it was an EMS TV? Which model was ie? You Assistant You 3) yes/ZL 520/most expensivelin/shop ‘What seems to be the problem? 4) salesman/assured/TVIwas colour/had NICAM stereo ‘And doesn’t it? 5) No/colourinot work Sorry, | don't understand. Why doesn't itwork? 6) TV picturefblack and white ‘Oh, I see, Are there any other problems? 7) picturelblurred Sorry? 8) pictureinoticlear Anything else? 9) not have/stereo sound ‘What do you mean exact 10) not haveltime to explain/write your companyiletter Assistant You Assistant You Assistant You Assistant You Assistant You Assistant You ‘Ahora escucha la conversacién completa de la cinta. 18 Laconversacion con el dependiente de Dawson Electricals no ha sexvido de mucho. Ahora tendris que remitir tus quejas por escrito Indica en la carta que quieres un televisor nuevo © que te reembolsen el importe de lo que pagaste; asimismo, sefala que te gustaria que tramitasen tu reclamacion euanco antes porque nevesitas un televisor para ver los programas de That's English! al empezar el nuevo méxlulo dentro de tues semanas. Basate en el modelo de carta de la actividad 16. Dear Sir, {Vd like to make a complaint about 'm very disappointed with would appreciate it if... ‘Yours faithfully, ib LIKE TO MAKE A a Comput gout WASHING MACHINEMAKING COMPLAINTS BEFORE YOU WATCH 1 How to be British {Qué responderfas si alguien hiciera las siguientes observaciones acerca de tu cas 1. Your house looks expensive! 1a Well, we've always loved this type of architecture. Its so stylish bb Yes, 'm very rich. © Something else. 2 You've got a garden and a gardener! I've worked hard all my life and | can only afford a small house at the other end of town. a It took a long time for me to get where | am today. Ive worked hard too, b You obviously aren't very clever: © Something else. AFTER YOU WATCH 4 Street interviews Sciiala las stuaciones en las que se quejaron las personas entrevistadas en el programa. 5, How to be British ‘John y Mike estabman hablando de la nueva casa ‘de John, Responde a las preguntas siguicntes, 1 John bought his house because aa he and his wife love Georgian architecture. it was expensive. € it has.a garden and they enjoy gardening. 2. His house cost... a £320,000. 'b about £300,000. € less chan £300,000. 2 News from the p: Responde a las preguntas. 41. Why did people start smoking in the 16th century? 2. What important plants were brought back from the New World? ca aon me awe! 3. From the archive Relaciona las palabras (1-6) con su significado correspondiente (af). 1 manufacture a with lots of light 2 welllighted —_b helping you spend less money 3 time saving sellers to supermarkets, 4 money saving things you buy 5 purchases helping you spend less time 6 suppliers. f make ina factory 6 News from the past Reconstruye la noticia com los siguientes elementos. 1. Indians/America/smoking tobacco. Sir John Hawkins/brought back/tobacca/New World. Now/people/tobacco/court/Queen Elizabeth. 2. Sir Walter Raleigh/taken/potato planNew Worldiptanted/Iretand Potato/popular food/Britain 7 From the archive Aqui tienes cuatro ventajas que offecen los supermercades, :Cusles se mencionaton cn la pelicula? 1. les a good place to meet your friends. 2. The food is fresher than in ordinary food shops. 3, You can buy food from all round the world. 4. Ie easy to find the food in a supermarket. Estas de acuerdo con todas estas afirmaciones? Now you! 8 Responde a las siguientes preguntas. When was the last time you complained? Im What was it about? I Why did you complain?Pear ree) Cerwin eee READING 9 Observa el titulo de este articulo sobre las compras en los supermercades. Supermarkets don't ike talking openly about their selling tactics. in fact, everything in the jocal supermarket is tiy- ing to increase sales and profits. This means get- ting consumers to Buy things they don't really need, but cannot rest. Virtually every new superstore has its main doors on the left so that shopping is done clock- wise, to the right. Nine ut of ten people are right-handed and they prefer turning to the right. The mouth-water- ing smell of fresh bread from the store's bakery is blown through vent- lation ducts to attract customers into the shop. Fruit and vegetables greet the shopper when they enter: supermar- kets like customers to associate them with high-quality, fresh pro dice, Profits from the stores’ ‘own label! prod A Ti, zqué crees? Son verdaderas 0 falsas las siguientes afirmaciones? 1 Supermarkets try to persuade customers to buy more. 2 They tell the customer what they are doing, 3 Their methods are not effective. ¢Qué palabras del titulo te hhan hecho pensar que las anteriores declaraciones eran o verdaderas 0 falsas? B ,Qué aspectos eres que se van a tratar en el articulo? Anstalos. Ahora lee el articulo y ‘comprucba tus respucstas. 10 Responde a las siguientes preguntas. 1. Why do most people prefer ‘turning to the right? 2 What is a‘KVI? 3 When do people miss ‘buying opperunities? 4 Do supermarket customers enjoy preparing and cooking their own food? 12 Completa la tabla siguiente, ‘ucts are normally higher ‘than those from the big ‘manufacturers. A store's browsing, but itis sharp and bright at the cos- metics counter to sug- Zowm bet baked besns gest. deaniness A large ‘he nunber of ‘are usually placed to the shelf with lots of bottles tems a shop left of the Heinz display of tomato ketchup sells sells and che bbecause the eye reads more sauce than a shelf money it makes left to right and wil spot that is small and half asa resukt ‘the store's brand first. distance across Of the 16,000 items of ‘food which a superstore displays, only about 200 ‘are KVIs ~ Known Value Items ~ essentials such 2s tea, butter and cof- fee, the price of which will be known by most customers, ‘empty. The width of the supermarket aisles is an important factor too. If people move too fast, they miss buying oppor tunities, Supermarkets ity to make people go across the aisles by putting the best-selling digestive biscuit on one Supermarkets apply side and the most popu- ‘two rules here. Firstly, lar chocolate one on the keep the cost competi- other. place where. ‘ive. Secondly, place the Many consumers bread and KVIs around the store so appear willing to pay cakes ore ‘that customers will have almost any price to made ‘to search for them and avoid preparing food. ‘walk past the frozen Grated carrots wrapped == very black forest gateau, or in a nice plastic bag sell inely ‘the mange tout peas ~ fems they do not realy need. The lighting in the wine section is usually soft to encourage well for £1.18 a pound at the local supermar- ket. Whole carrots, a short distance away, cost just 19p a pound. ‘Adapted from How hidden persuasion makes shoppers spend by James Erlichman, The Guardian 11 Relaciona las palabras del articulo (1-5) con el significado correspondiente (a~©) 1 ‘own label’ products a looking at things in an 2 spot unhurried way 3 browsing b see, notice 4 cleanliness ‘© hygienic conditions 5 aisles d the space between two rows of shelves ‘© foods prepared by the supermarket itself, the store's brand sm Mais doors ate on the left. sm The smell of fesh bread is Blown though the ventilation duct . sm KVIs are in different places around the store. . les counter. sm Thor bright lighting atthe sx The isles are cara, and poplar peodects are opposite each ater asrass the aisles. 1m Mist people are right-handed and prefer Escribe una tista de las cosas que compras habitualmente. Bn tu clase de tutarfa indica por qué compras tales articulos. 16 En esta unidad se ha hablado de como se convence al consumiclor para que gaste mas dinero en los supermercados. Eseribe unas cien palabras sobre aquellos articulos de consumo que consideres mas superiluos, Menciona los siguientes, aspectos. I things we don't need 1m why we buy them ‘what could we do with the money we save Empieza del siguiente modo: | think we spend too much money on things we don't really need. For example, | uy... 1also spend a lot of money on ...... My friend buysPree CONSOLIDATION & 1 Todas las semanas, el programa de radio Time Out cuenta con tres invitados a los que se pide que imaginen unas vacaciones en un Iugar que se sale de lo eorriente. Esta semana, los invitadlos son Graham, Linda y Robert y el lugar de destino es una isha desierta, Escucha el programa, y luego vellena Ia tabla con lo que cada invitado se llevaria y el porque. What? Why? Graham Linda Robert 2 Atgunas de tax coms que acaban de rencionar los res evtadon aparece en un ealogo de venta Suis cia, cha pedo qucrccack em ar semmbre a bij do pada yt& 30 reastonr tiempo, Linda te ha rogado que hagas el pedido por teléfono, Usa la informacion que te ha dado Linda sobre sus datos personales y su cuenta, Escucha a la empleada y responde a sus, preguntas. 4 Haz tres lista Im five different objects and possessions that you use regularly in the course of a week, like your car, your telephone, etc Im three services you use in the course of a week, like going to the hairdresser or supermarket IN five different foods that you eat very often ca aon me awe! Indica todo aquello que te parezca fundamental, y de lo que no puedes prescindir. Menciona también aquellas cosas sin las que podrias vivir perfectamente, Indica las razones. Empieza del siguiente modo, | could easily live without .... because .... » but It would be very dificul for me to live without... for these reasons. First, on.» Secondly un. Lastly... I'Uhad to give up four things from each of my lists, 1 would choose .... because... If lived on a desert island, che thing | would miss most is ORDER FORM Goods required Ploose check ol order details, espacaly the item number. This i important fo ensure you receive the right goods atthe right price. How Colour Description | Price each | Total neato Inara value TELEPHONE OR POST ‘YOUR ORDER NOW.10 Pores SELF TEST 1 scribe preguntas para las siguientes respuestas. 1 If won the lottery, Id go to the Bahamas. 2 Hf were rich, fd buy a villain Tenerife, 3 fl didn't underscand, I'd say, ‘Could you repeat that please!” 4 IF took something from a shop by mistake, | ‘would take it back. 5 If someone said she liked my work, I'd feel very pleased. 2 Aqui tienes un articulo sobre un experimento cientifico que se levé a cabo en Estados Unidos Lee el articulo y contesta las siguientes preguntas, 11 What did millions of women use these special creams for? 2 What did the expert mean when he said the ‘wonder products’ were ‘a fat lot of good”? 3. What would happen if a woman exercised and changed her diet at the same time as she used the cream? 4. How did the sixteen women know that the ‘cream had not worked? 5 Why did the seventeenth woman think the cream worked? No ‘thigh’ hopes for cellulite sufferers To millions of women they offered smooth slim thighs! If you used these creams, they would melt away the cellulite from the "upper logs. But yesterday an American expert concluded that such wonder products are a fat lot of good, “If you just applied the eream and didn’t exercise or change your dict, there would be no difference,” said Dr Leroy Young, of Washington University in St Louis, He recruited seventeen women for an eight-week experiment, ‘Some applied a £20 jar of cream to their thighs, while others ‘ere given a placebo — a substance known to have no effect. Sixteen noted no difference and they could prove this with photographs and measurements, The seventeenth wornan convinced herself that the cream worked, even though her size and weight did not change. ‘Some people just believe in ‘miracles,’ Dr Young told the American Society for Aesthetic, Plastic Surgery in San Francisco. FFor years there has been much discussion about so-called collulite-reducing creams. Some doctors don’t believe that, cellulite exists and say that it is merely fat, ‘Adapted from Cellule thigh creams Just mele oway women’s money’. Daily Mail 3 > Imaginate que has comprado una crema anticelulitica, pero no te ha servido de nada. Escribe una carta de unas cien palabras al fabricante quejandate de los escasos resultados. HIGHNESS ovr 4er, 2 EPI Pn) Money tends tebe taboo subjest in some creles in Britain, Many British pople fied it vory embarrassing to diseuse personal finances, aren with close friends, red impolite to do so. Ara sable aot to ak people how much thoy peid for their house, their elthos or their other possessions. In tal, the British do ‘hair best to protect thair ‘privacy, so you would for example, ask ‘much they earned, clothes or jewellery or how old they are. To show one's wealth it ragarded os vulgar, and this maka it diffialt te know how wall off someose it just by looking at his or hr external eppearanes. If person wears tte or wally, it does that they roney. Similarly if thy are smartly end cxponsivoly dressed, it dows nat moan that they areEARTH MATTERS onjeTivos Deseribir hechos y procesos Expresar interés y preocupacién [| ECOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT BEFORE YOU WATCH WHILE YOU WATCH 1. Combina las palabras de la primera lista 3 > Responde a las siguientes preguntas. (1-6) com las de la segunda (a-f) para formar cexpresiones que se ualizan normalmente al hablar de ccologia, Luego relaciona dichas cexpresiones con las ilustraciones (A-F). 1. Who is going to make a lot of money from the new road and why? 2. What happened to Louise? 1 both af Pp lorneered et AFTER YOU WATCH 3 exhaust € warming 4/nuclear d fumes 4 Subraya la informacion correcta. © waste A The council is planning to build a new road through the townithrough Highfield woods. 2 Many local people are for/ogainst the destruction of Highfield Woods. 3 The council prefers route A/route B for financiol! ennironmental reasons. 4 The baby has suffered because of global warming! ir polation. 5 The mother knew/didn’t know who Louise was. Now you! 5 Senala las cosas que haces en beneficio del medio ambiente m recycle bottles limic the amount of use public transport water you use instead of your car ml keep the streets and 2 Relaciona las expresiones de la actividad 1 join in a car share isk ireetelenrl con los siguientes temas. recycle newspapers ml care about local Muse unleaded petrol wildlife Muse low-energy lamps il use aerosols without in your home CFCs (chlorofiucro- carbons) deforestation animal conservation recycling climate change air pollution environmental pollution U OML LINDAmr 12 READING 6 Lec estos tres textos rapidamente ¢ indica de qué aspectos de interés — 0 se ocupa cada organizacién, saith YOU: the world cleaner and safer for future generations. Rainforest destruction, air pol- lution, global warming, threatened wildlife areas ... It Is easy to feel powerless against environmental destruction like this. But you can have an impact by joining Friends of the Earth. We believe it is important to deal with the causes, not just the symptoms of environmental destruction. With every cam- ppaign, we try to force industries and govern- ‘ments to stop practices which pollute and degrade, For more than 20 years, Friends of the Earth has cam- paigned for stricter laws to protect the environ- ment. Please join us and help us to carry on. 7 Ahora lec los textos mas detenidamente y responde a las siguientes preguntas, 1 Which organisations want new members? 2. Which organisation is the most radical? 3 According to the texts, which organisation also ‘exists in the United Staves? 4. Which organisation works in only one area of ‘environmental protection? 8 eVerdadero 0 falso? 1 Friends of the Earth campaign to make laws more ‘environmentally friendly. 2 Earth First! always organises non-violent protests. 3 Earth First! campaigns against the construction of new roads, 4 The Woodland Trust has been working for more than fifty years. Protecting Britain’s woodland or everyone to enjoy ‘The Wecdland Trust is Britain's largest charity dedicated solely to the protection of cur native ‘woodland. Since 1972, the Trust has aequired over 700 woods covering more than 24,coo acres acress Britain, and planted over one milion trees, But we need help to continue cur work (Over the oat 50,years, 50% of Britain's ancient woodland has been destreyed, The rest (a threatened by stowing urbanisation, read-building programmes, and ether industrial expansion. Weedland planted to replace the trees that have been destroyed needs careful planning and management. If you believe that Britarn's woods are important tor ourselves and bor huture generations, please jot The Woodland Trust today. 0 © No Compromise in Defence of Mother Earth!’ ‘upposters of Earth First!, Britain's most radical envi- ronmental group, are meeting 10 used sabotage in their strategy, with attacks on timber yards as well as road- building projects ‘The group was founded in the UK four years ago by students who felt disillusioned with exist- ing organisations such as Greenpeace. It now has more than 60 local groups and thou- sands of committed activists protest to ‘green sabotage’. Based ‘on the US group of the same name, Earth First! has been responsible for many of the recent anti-motorway protests in Britain, They have already ‘Adapted from Green radicals split over stepping up sabotoge by Derek Wall, The Independent on Sunday 9 Relaciona los términos y expresiones de los extos (I-5) con las de 1 green sabotage a safe places for animals 2 charity b stronger 3 wildlife area € intentional damage to 4 stricter something for an 5 timber yards environmental cause d places which process wood for building @ an organisation that does not make profit 10> Responde a las siguientes preguntas. 1. How does Friends of the Earth campaign against industry and governments to stop pollution? 2. Why was Earth First! formed? How isit different from Greenpeace? 3 According to The Woodland Trust, why are Britain’s woodlands in danger? 4 What does The Woodland Trust do? 5 What do all three organisations have in common?LANGUAGE STUDY GF 11 renunciation Escucha los siguientes sonidos vocalicos. fai/cart — feefeat (xl cut Escucha los siguientes términos y relaciona Jos sonidos subrayados con los ejemplos anteriores. plant ban park =— dump rubbish garden plan practical public Rebobina la cinta y repite cada palabra, Luego cucha y repite las frases siguientes, prestando especial atencién a los sonidos vocalicos. Plant more trees in your garden. Don't dump your rubbish. Ban the bomb! Be practical Plan for the future! You can't park there. Its a public place. Recuerda que la vor pasiva se usa para resaltar lo que se hace, no quién lo hace. Observa emo cambian los tiempos verbales, Active Passive Present He does it. Its done. Present He's doing it. It's being done. continuous Past simple He did it lewas done. Present perfect. He has doneit. It has been done. Past perfect He had done it. It had been done, Future He will do it. It will be done. Conditional He would do it. It would be done, “Toma nota de las oraciones pasivas reflejas So haba inglés pasa. a ser English is spoken. Observa también que para indicar quién hace la aceiin, hay que usar lt preposicién by, English Is taught by the English teacher. 12_ Lec el siguiente texto sobre el medio ambiente. Escribe los verbas entre par forma pasiva y en el tiempo correspondicn’ esis en la Ie seems that every area of the environment is under attack. Every day on the news you hear of areas of South America which 1)... (damoge) by the effects of deforestation. A recent report says that, over the last few years, industrial waste 2)... (throw) into the sea, and air 3) ... (pollute) by smoke from factories. Even before, cities 4)... (allow) to burn waste in incinerators which destroyed the countryside. This is a bad situation, and it 8)... (make) worse in the future by individuals dropping rubbish in our streets and on our beaches. What should we do? In our ‘opinion, laws should 6) .... (make) which limit the Tw EUarereaas damage, so that, in the future, the sources of environmental damage 7) ... (remove). Right now, alternative sources of energy 8) .. (require) which Use the earth's natural resources, such as wind power and energy from the sun En inglés, hay varias maneras de expresar interés, temor y preocupacién, Interés I'm interested in the environment. Estoy interesado en el medio ambiente ‘The environment interests me. Me interesa el medio ambiente. Temor I'm afraid that the earth’s resources are running out. ‘Me temo que los recursos naturales se estin agotando, I'm afraid to swim in the sea because of the pollution. Me da miedo nadar en el mar por la contaminaci I'm afraid of the sun's rays because the ozone layer is. getting thinner. ‘Me dan miedo Ios rayos solares porque la capa de ‘ozono cada vex es mas fina Preacupacién I'm worried about living near a chemical factory. Me preocupa vivir cerca de una fabrica de productos quimices I'm worried about air pollution. Me preocupa la contaminacim atmosférica. las frases con el término 13 Compe correspondiente 1 I'm..... that levels of pollution will increase. 2 My children love animals and they are very about endangered species. 3 Wee... to take our children to the beach nowadays. 4 Scientists are very .... in the effects of global warming. 5 | hate talking about the environment. It doesn't me at alll 6 Many people are .... of snakes, but people are more dangerous than they are. 4 ce OMLLisH iene & 14 Escucha lo que dicen cuatro amigos, 16 Lee el texto sobre la actitud de los britinicos Simon, Andy; Emma y Claire, sobre sa actitud hacia el medio ambiente y los animales. ante los problemas ecolégicos. Respond preguntas siguientes In general, British people are quite interested in the environment, but not many of them actually 1. Who takes action against environmental damage? protest about environmental damage. But recently 2 Who is worried about some areas of the 4 > the question of animal rights has united people crvronmant bit won eso? he om sere ares of the country w promt 3 Who doer care abou the emironmene ropa Ive anima exports The Briss are atall? _ > passionate about protecting animals. Many 4 Who is worried about the environ- %), people are vegetarian for reasons of ment and will take limited action? — conscience, not just health, and a 5 Who do you agree with most? @ very high number of people keep wy Peat There have Ber rel “4 ‘campaigns and even violent : poten: aga al ood G15 vim 4 ‘pores OF course, en una cuestién = people are also ecologiea worried about quete air and water eocupe, ¥ pollution, Seat agai fi eel, deforestation and ‘many other environ= mental problems, but the most ‘emotive area for the general public is definialy animals. nota bajo los epigrafes siguientes. Luego preparate para contestar las preguntas que hace el entrevistador en la a, problem Ahora escribe unas 100 palabras IM effect(s) on the environment sobre la actitud de los espaiioles hacia las IM your action cuestiones medioambientales, Indica qué es government action PP \o que les preocupa, y si hay un problema 1m future action ‘especifico que suscite las protestas de la opinion 1m your opinion of radical groups piiblica en general. Responde a las siguientes pre- guntas, Interviewer Thank you for agreeing to talk to us about the environment. | Which are the main environmental problems You Thies OK. discussed in Spain? (eg. pollution/wastelanimal Interviewer Which aspect of the environment are, rights/global warming) you most worried about? 1m Are Spaniards interested in protecting animals? You | What environmental issue (if any) do Spaniards 2 rotest about? —— bis eee . Plow do they protest? (demonstrations! Interviewer What effect does it have on you or petitions/newspaper articles/talking to local the area you lve in? and national government) You... Interviewer Have you taken any action against it? You Interviewer What do you think the local or national government should do about ie You... Interviewer And finally, what do you think of very radical groups who protest in a violent way? You wn. Interviewer Thank you very much.= 15 BEFORE YOU WATCH RECYCLING 1 Street interviews En tu opinion, equé articulos o productos son los que se recielan con mas frecuencia? ¢Coincide con los ejemplos que se dan en las entrevistas? 2. News from the past Indica qué problemas ambientales se tenian, a tu juicio, en el siglo XVI noise pollution exhaust fumes traffic problems air pollution alobal warming deforestation AFTER YOU WATCH 5 Street interviews Responde a las preguntas sobre la gente de ka entrevista 1. Who recycles bottles? 2 What does Nigel do for the environment? 3 Who avoids using leaded petrol? 4. Who uses public transport? 6 News from the past {Coils som las tres causa que se barajaron para cexplicar la peste? 3 How to be British Una earacteristica de los britnicos es el under- statement, es decir, manifestar algo sin excesiva fuerza o seatimiento para ast restar importancia ‘alo que se esta diciendo, En cada una de las siguientes situaciones, indica euil de las dos opciones ¢s un understatement. 1 Ina traffic jam a Quite a few cars on the road today. b God, | hate trafic jams! 2. A person carrying lots of shopping bags a | just adore shopping! bb I've bought one or two bits and pieces. 3 Looking ata rubbish dump aa | get angry when people throw rubbish here. b Not very pretty is it? OML LINOA 4. From the archive Qué sabes de la organizacién ecologista Greenpeace? Escribe tres preguntas sobre dicha organizacién y comprueha si se contestan en la eecin que va 7 How to be British Observa los cinco ejemplos siguientes de under- statement ¢ indica lo que realmente se quiere decir con cada uno de ellos. 1 Its unfortunate that the accident involved quite a few cars. 2. The director has just bought a sweet litle house ‘outside London, 3 | had a bit of luck on the National Lottery. 4 Have you met her husband? He's quite a nice- looking man 5 We've had a few days away in the Caribbean. 8 From the archive (Nerdadero 0 falo? 1. Greenpeace is very good at getting publicity. 2. Greenpeace campaigns to protect the whale. 3 Greenpeace is a new organisation. Now you! 9 Pregunta a cinco personas qué reciclan y cémo. Jo hacen. Compara sus respuestas con las tuyas.