experience 2ND EDITION oy eae ad \ Pearson Pp Pearson res i}SOLD experience 2ND EDITION STUDENT'S BOOKCONTENTS Reading ery Were Starter Fun times topic:freetime activities prepositions page 6 1 The true you topic: early morning activities _ present simple and follow your dreams (p13) ons ‘skill: making inferences ono adjectives ending in-able or present perfect simple and | ~ible (p13) ‘task: multiple matching ie ie tale ‘compound nouns (p16) 2 You'll never believe __tepie: weird stories past tenses (p26) describing things; strong this ... ‘skill: checking options against comparative and superlative 2dlectives: phrases (P27) a thetext forms: adjectives and adverbs adverbs (p30) 19023 ‘task: multiple choice (p29) 3 The world around us ___ topic: Jamie's Farm future forms (p40) food and transport, phrases ye37 skill: understanding text 50, uch, too, enough (p43) __| With make and do, identical re toberence and cohesion oust (P43) | verbs and nouns (p41) ‘asks gapped text phrasal verbs (p44) 4 Make it happen tople: teenage athletes in modal verbs 1 (p54) relationships; adjectives + page 51 penne modal verbs 2 (p57) Prepositions (p55) skilsidentfying key words word formation: adjectives ‘task: multiple choice (p58) ' | 5 Lessons for life defining and non-defining learning sil, learning phrasal ee relative clauses (p68) verbs (P89) reduced relative clauses (p71) | money (p72) uncountable nouns (p72)ea) exe ate| Ssa CoL) Aire) See listen to short extracts interview a partner write a paragraph about about free-time about favourite | yourself activities activities, plans, hopes and dreams key word transformation topic: getting toknow | topic:city vs, videos circus squad (15) each other countryside rae a tee obvious choice multiple-choice loze skill: giving interesting | skill: giving a reason, _ promotional poster ‘task: multiple choice (p16) answers explaining a result task: interview task: opinion essay topic: avoiding teling key word transformation teple: challenging topic: when things go _ video: lion in London the truth (29) activities and situations | wrong a skill: managing the | word formation (p30) kil: describing Skill using interesting | amazing animal stories task, using the first and similarities and language second listening differences task: story task: multiple matching tasks long turn ‘opie: hip-hop open cloze (p43) tople: eco-friendly | topie: solutions forthe video: reindeer gris environmentalist activities future the way forward | project: create an skal: listening for gist) skill:getting ideas, _skli organising your __| advert for an outdoor etail expressing agreement | article using topic job pene and preference sentences completion taske collaborative task | taskc article tople: making up your | key word transformation topic: doing something topie:happiness and video: my ‘year 12"ife mind 657) together satisfaction ee skal: rewording word formation (p58) _ skill expressing opinions skill. contrasting and questions asks discussion summarising task: multiple matching task: essay ‘open cloze (p71) topic life skis topic:new activities at video: school forthe management multiple-choice cloze ‘skill: justifying your corel ei I predicting answers | (p72) opinion skill using informal and project: class survey on ‘ask: multiple choice task: collaborative task S€™Hformal register popular activities ‘task: semi formal letterCONTENTS 6 Superpowers page79 Loe [Tire] “topic: technology that will ahve you superpowers skill focusing on the meaning of a section of text ‘task: multiple matching Grammar infinitives and ing forms (p82) quantifiers and pronouns (p85) Vocabulary sclence,-ic[-a adjective endings (p83) -orl-er noun endings, verbs beginning with as-/re- (p86) 7 Home and away topic: alternative living spaces conditionals (0-3) (p96) ‘wishes, preferences and, living accommodation and furnishings, synonyms and 292 93 bi ‘using reference words | regrets (p99) antonyms (p97) gapped text prepositions (p100) 8 What's in a number? ‘topic: huge numbers ‘the passive (p110) maths, nouns with -tion, -sion, page 107 shi: quesing unknown | hoveget something done "ment (111) language om, countable and uncountable task: multiple choice nouns (p14) 9 Express yourself page 121 topic: creative arts events skill using synonymous phrases to find the correct answer ‘tasic multiple matching reported speech (p124) reporting questions, orders and requests (p127) visual arts, collocations (p125) live entertainment (p128) 10 Learning from the past ‘topic: the woolly mammoth skill understanding text Cohesion in an article page 135 task: gapped text Grammar file page 144 Speaking tasks Extend vocabulary —_page 162 Audioscripts Exam file: speaking page 164 Irregular verbs list Exam file: writing page 167 page 173, page 179 page 190eae) een aS Co) Pd eg topic: inventions | key word transformation | topie:science and | tople:flm video: spider science inspired by mature | (p85) technology ski: ramatic present | project: research based skillextrecting key | word formation (p86) skill: giving two sides to | tenses presentation details | ananswer ae task: sentence task: discussion competion | topic: learning key word transformation topic: talking about ‘topic: description of a _| video: homes of the “languages (999) yourself visit to a place future | skis listening for multiple-choice cloze skill: giving information | skill: using appropriate | project: plan a living “positive or negative | (p100) about yourself informal register space “ideas and opinions task: interview task: informal email “taskc multiple matching ‘topic: challenges open cloze (p113) | topic: competition topic: privacy video: alpine app ski focusing onkey | multiple-choice cloze stil paraphrasing Bkil using adverbs of | project: design an app words (114) ee comment task: multiple choice task: essay topic: performing arts | key word transformation _ tople: work experience video: stage school (p12) earnest management skal: focusing on mmuttiple-choice loze discussion project: write afm meaning (128) task: colaboratve task | Teview, using interesting | scene script ‘task: multiple choice eee task: review ‘opie: the Maya open cloze topic: history topie: stories, my iviisation key word transformation skill: answering favourite room ski: extracting Key mutinle-choice lore questions on atopic. | ski: writing a short ‘words and phrases from comparing photos, story, vriting a reply | apresentation word formation discussing 3 topic tozanemal, writing an task: sentence task: interview; long era) completion turn; colaboratve task; task: story, email or discussion article/ _ Prepare three sentences about activities you like to do: two true and one false. Work in small groups. Tell everyone your, sentences. Can they guess which one is fals Match five of these words with the pictures (A-E). Work in pairs, Have you done any of these things or something similar? Which one would you like to try? STD RETURN ONE Connon 28 FEB NEL EDINBURGH 7 MAR DREAM FESTIVAL 12-14 July | Green Park Look at the photo and read the quote, then discuss the questions. ean? Is it true for you? 1. What does the qu 2, What exciting activity would you like to try? Visit our website for information on the bands performing! Name: [Sam Whiteley Address; | 14, Bloomdale Street, Hertfordshire, Mas RG Phone number: [ Comments: Hil Can I please get some more information on your art classes? | would really Ike to know if you offer classes at the weekends. Sam_TECHABILITY Katie Olorgar has successfully completed the course Game Design Level 3 24-28 October We Bog Gary Howell Stephanie Hislop Course Director Instructor TO THE TOP Only £25 for a two-hour session or £30 for a three-hour session Groups of 2-6 people, aged 8+ Look at the options again (A-E) and answer the questions (1-5). 1. What has Katie Olonga learnt? How long did her course take? 2. What date is the festival? Where does it take place? 3. How much is the cheapest rack climbing lesson? Who can go to these lessons? 4 Is the train ticket a single or a return? What time does it leave? 5 What is Sam asking about? What does he ‘want to know? Match these topics with the pictures in Ex2 (A-£), Then think of four words related to teach topic. Work in pairs and compare your art music sport travel technology Listen up Read what three young people say about places they visited. ‘Complete what they say with these prepositions. Sly, WE WERE? om the beach a lot. It was good fun and Hearnt how to surf! We spent a day. an ‘amazing amusement pari when we were * _ holiday. It was all the sights! 1 Listen and check your answers.Starter Fun times [E7 Et)s2tistentoseven teachers giving insiructons and match them fo photos A and 8, Which instruction doesn’t match ether photo? 36 likes Katieo Im loving coding class! #igamedesign MetalMax | reached the top! #rockclimbing Speak up Write on ‘Work n pars, Tak about the two photos in x7 [Bl read the notice on a schoo! noticeboard, Then write a paragraph about youre (about 100 words). 11 Have you done either of these activities? What was it lke? 2 Which activity would you prefer to do? Why? sameeren 3. Why do people enjoy these activities? ot ‘Work in pairs and interview each other. Ask about these things. + summer activities + plans for the new school year + sportsandhobbies + hopes and dreams Please supply a paragraph about yourself for your profile inthe student area of the school website. Only other students at the school will be able to access this area. What activities did you do... Bayou liter? Include answers to these questions: ‘Are you going to ..? + What do you do in your free time? © What do you most like learning about at school? ‘What would you like to do ...? + What do you hope to do this year that game on ‘Write a sentence about doing one of the activities from the Starter unit ora different activity. Then rewrite the sentence, jumbling the letters of the words in the wrong ‘order. Work in pairs to undo each others sentences.Look at the photo and read the quote. Then discuss the questions. 1. What does the quote mean? In what situations can it be difficult to be yourself? 2. How are you similar to other people your age? How are you different?1 The true you READING Sum up Find similarities and ferences between the Power up four people in the article. Use ‘both, ‘neither’, ‘only, ‘al oF ‘none of them’ Bll Work in pairs and discuss the questions. siti 11 What time do you go to bed and wake up? Is that typical for people your age? 1 whether they do something that involves 2. Doyou think you function better in the morning or the evening? animals. 3. What's your favourite time of day for doing these things? What about 2 whether they say they lke getting up early your least favourite? whether they make money from the activity chatting to people going outwith friends homework sport watching TV ia enictie he) stecutede Ihe Sai) moming. 5 something else. Read on Speak up Di read te tite ofthe article, What do you think the phrase ‘eary birds" means? Read the article quickly and check your answer. Work in pars and discus the questions. Give reasons for your answers Eb pena ene exam tp and complete te tsk 1 What are the advantages of getting up early or going to bed late? 2 Are there any activities you do early or late in the day? 3. Which of the activities in the article would you ike to do? Would your answer be different Ifyou could doit later in the day? exam tip: multiple matching ‘Sometimes the information you need isn't stated directly inthe text. You have to infer the information from the evidence inthe text by using logic. Read paragraph B again. Which country does Antonio live in? Does he ike LiWel? Underine the evidence in the text that helps you to infer the answers. [read the article again more carefully. Match the questions (1-10) with ‘the people (A-D). The people may be chosen more than once. Which person: Is doing the activity so that they can go abroad? was inspired to do the activity by another person who does it? can't always think quickly in the morning? does their activity early in the morning because it’s safer for others then? is getting better at their activity? does an activity that more and more people are choosing to do? says they haven't had enough sleep at the moment? Ign’t often pleased with the results when they get up early? 9 thinks the activity will help their education in the future? 10 kes how things look in the early morning? e@vousena Ei Find words in the article that mean the following. 1a small long, thin animal without legs that lives in the ground (text A): a seat used for riding a horse (text A):5... further in the future than (text B): , photos (text C):s, interrupt someone while they are doing something (text C): 4 meet someone or see something by chance (text C):, aunen 7. wake up later than usual in the morning (text D):s, quite (text Dp.SN Recent research suggests that teenagers find it biologically harder than others to get up in the morning and should start school later in the day. We decided to ask some people what they think about Early © @Camille sy The cay bid cates the wot It's basically a mix between surfing and waterskiing, but with a horse instead of a boat. My friend Manon rides her horse, with 3 rope attached to its saddle, and | surf behind them holding the rope. We gat into It after seeing a video clip ontine. The guy in, the video does incredible jumps, and although mine are much smaller, they're still amazing fun! It’s only possible to go horse surfing on an empty beach — we don't want to crash into anyone. That means early mornings, unfortunately, but they're definitely worth it. ie Antonio Veal caniternicim aia een We've been doing this since I saw Li We''s advert on a language exchange website about six months ago. | practise my Chinese (which is really useful because it's my ambition to study it at university) and Li Wel practises his Spanish. He Laughs at me because I'm always making silly mistakes ~ my brain is abit slow at that time in the morning. But ‘we're both improving fast, and i's awesome getting to knaw someone from a completely different culture, this idea and they prove it's certainly not true of all teenagers! Find out what inspires them to get out of bed early and get moving! Petra ‘The ‘golden hours’ ~ that’s what photographers ‘all the hour after sunrise and the hour before sunset. ‘When the sun is low in the sky the light can be spectacular. If you're into wildlife phatography like my brother and | are, sunrise is the time to get the best shots. Lots of animals are out and about then, and there are rarely any humans to disturb them, Even in my local park, we come across a huge number of different species at that time. | don't always feel tke getting out of my nice warm bed when it's still dark and cold outside, and when Ido, nine times out of ten I dan't get a goad photo. But that doesn't put me off, Because the tenth time, wow! Capturing nature inall its beauty — what could be better than that? Josh ; It's 5.45 on Saturday morning, and I'm baking bread. The first five laaves are already in the oven and they smell great. I've been selling bread to neighbours for the last three months. 'm aiming to make enough money to pay fora school rip to Kenya that 'm desperate to go on. It takes me about an hour every Friday evening to prepare the dough, and another three hours in the morning to do the baking, Most of my customers want their loaves for breakfast, so | can never sleep in on a Saturday like my friends. But its enjoyable work, and I've already made £400, so I don't mind. | often feel pretty exhausted later in the day, though. | could definitely do with an early night tonight!1 The true you GRAMMAR [Hd ead the grammar box. Compete the examples (A-G) with these words ‘are does dont feel get ‘m making smell takes Peete present tenses present simple {A for present habits, facts and repeated actions 1 ‘up at 6.15 a.m. every day. B to describe what happens in a fl, book, etc “The guy in the video incredible jumps. © with stative verbs (ike, love, think, understand, realise, hear) ‘The loaves are in the oven, and they great. present continuous D for actions happening now and changing situations I's 5.45 on Saturday morning, and | bal E with always for something that happens often V'm always silly mistakes. adverbs and adverbial phrases of frequency Fused before most verbs, but after the verb £0 be loften pretty exhausted. There rarely any humans. G used at the end of a sentence, sometimes at the beginning tt me about an hour every Friday evening Nine times out of ten | get @ good photo. I) 11 tisten to two fiend talking about Dan’ dream, What isit FIED 12 tisten and complete the sentences fom the recording. Match the sentences with uses A-E in the grammar box. 1 What, vnunet the moment? 2 cvsnnsnne Of TOF a few hours every Sunday. 3 The hero, Connor, vo fom the prison. ALTAR nnn Fay interesting 5 ceunrusuneneneMM mind about the story i puctne words and phrasesin brackets in these sentences Sometimes ther ismore than one correct place, 4 My ster spends al he free time Kayaking. summer) 2 she gets othe rer. (usual, at about 9am.) 3 workon my ea for anew game. (most weetends) 4 My brothers borrowing my boots~it'ss0 drmoying! lvays) 5 drt read the ast chapter. Des Annie follow her dream? (in the end) Speak up [Bl workin pairs and discuss the questions. f 41 What do you think the phase dreams don't wor unless you do’ means? ® 2. What dreams do you have? | [complete the post and comments with the present simple Ge present continuous form ofthe verbsin brackets, Hi guys.t really (need) your help! ‘So, everyone's gota dream, right? Well, mine is to become ‘a professional footballer. I'sbeen my ambition since fist saw Bend If Like Beckham.> (you, know) that ‘movie? It's abouta girl who (join) a football ‘team, and 've watched it about a hundred times. Most of my friends (not understand) why 'd want to kick ball all day, but !* (train /four times a week), and 'm pretty good now, even ift say so myself! My current team is OK, but the junior section ofa professional club Sokm away (look) for new players at the moment. They've [ust seen me play, and they've asked me to join them! 'm desperate to say yes, but the problem {is my mother. She”, __ (complain / always) ‘about driving me to football (sigh!) and the new team would mean even more driving. she®, {not ike) the idea, bul she hasn't said a definite no’ yet either, How can persuade her? i EdtheTed: Explain that you understand it's lot toask. but it’s your dream and you are really good! ‘01266: Buy her chocolate. That?, {work / always) with my mum. ‘What are you doing to ‘make them come true? 3. What do you think stops some people from following their dreams?VOCABULARY follow your dreams Read the suggestions for how to follow your dreams. ‘Complete them with the correct form of these words and phrases. beworthit encourage get into glve upon utofF take pride in How to follow your dreams 0o ee several things that interest you, so that you can discover your passion. de spend time with positive people who really x you, ade remember that the hard work that you pat in 8 Don't % ct small problems ae oe a dream just because its difficult. the things that you achieve. Choose Une correct words to complete the article Change the in your flippers! FEVED) 1.3 usten to three people talking about being a Volunteer. Which three of these activities do they mention? A playing games anline B doing photo research © making cards for kids D answering surveys E emailing politicians F adding to NASA's maps EI). tisten again, which adjectives do the speakers use fo describe thetr volunteering? There are two you donot a DS scary tiring Read the vocabulary box. Choose the corect adjectives to complete the sentences, Which adjectives come from nouns and which ones from verbs? 4 want have an important jab and be suitable responsible for 2 big busines 2 es understandable / comfortable thatthe accident put her off aymnastes, 3 The day | went to see the Olympics was one ofthe most memorable responsible of my if 4 tes my dream to design backpacks that are really understandable | comfortable to We 5 Is suitable / sensible to make an early start if you prefer the beach when is empty 6 | want towritea blog about how tobe enjoyable / fashionable and lock cool explor vocabulary adjectives ending in -able or -ible We can make some adjectives by adding the endings -able cr -ible to the verb or noun, Adjective comfortable Noun comfort fashion fashionable sense sensible memory memorable Verb enjoy > respond > 5 Adjective enjoyable responsible sult suitable understand understandable Speak up Have you heard the saying ‘Reach for the stars!"? What do you think it means? When might you use it?1 The true you LISTENING Power up Hl Wich of these things would you ke to dot Why? «gt a Saturday ob + play nan important sport match + limb a mountain + make a succesful movie Listen up exam tip: multiple choice ‘Sometimes a word or phrase from the recording may appear in an answer option but that doesn’t mean it’s the correct answer. Read question 1 in x3 and listen to the frst speakers. Which words from the options do you hear? ‘Whats the correct answer? EIGIED 1. tisten tothe otner speakers (2-8) and choose the correct answer, A, Bor C 1 You hear a boy takking about an outdoor activity holiday. How did he feel about it? ‘A He was annoyed about the weather. B He wes sorry he didn't achieve everything he'd wanted, He felt silly that he didn't bring warmer clothing. 2. You hear a gil talking to a friend about a performance. Why is she unhappy about it? A She fell during the performance. B She failed her exam because of it. € Her bad leg stopped her from dancing well 3 You hear a boy telling a friend about an unusual trip he is going on. What is he worried about? A the cost of the trip B feelingillon the trip © missing the trip, 4 You hear a news story about a boy who likes fast food. ‘What has happened to him? ‘A What he wrote online has been shared 18 milion times. B A business has agreed to give him food for twelve months. © He's become worried that he might get fat very quickly. 5 You hear a girl describing her part-time job. What complaint does she have? ‘A The work can sometimes be a bit boring B She doesn’t lke the uniform she has to wear. Her clothes often get dirty “ Work n pars and read the sentences. What do the words Speak up When you are too busy to do everything that you want to 6 You hear a boy talking about someone he knows. In his ‘opinion, why are they no longer friends? ‘A Their interests became too different. B Ahobby caused a problem between them. € They stopped having lessons together. 7. You hear two friends talking about a young film-maker. ‘What do they agree about him? ‘A. He's made his films with lots of support from adults. B He chose the best way to start in the business, © He's done something that isn't easy to achieve. 8 You hear a mother talking to her daughter about her sports kit. Which sentence best summarises the mother's attitude? [A She's annoyed her daughter hasn't been looking after it B She's upset that her daughter won't be able to wear it She's sorry that she forgot to clean it. in bold mean? Can you think of any other sentences using these words? Use them to describe a situation you have experienced. itwas a bit disappointing Iwas so embarrassing! Let’s hope he breaks a record in making movies! 11m always spilling coffee on my shirt. \We hardly talk to each other now. bet he gets a lot of help, We've got through to the final wouswne do, what do you prioritise? Make a list of things that you have to or want to do this weekend. Which ones are the most important? Number the items on your list, with 1 being the most important. Work in pairs and explain your answers.USE OF ENGLISH 1 Complete the jokes (1-6) with the sentences (A-F), 1 ve been singing since | was two years old 2 Student: Do you tell students off for something they haven't done? Teacher: No, of course not. Student: 3 Your dog's been chasing a man on a bike 4 Acrazy-Jooking guy asked me the time earlier. “Ten past two, | said. That's funny: he replied. “, 5 Dentist: What's wrang? | haven't even touched your tooth yet. Patient: 6 Why are carrots good for the eyes? A Don't be silly. My dog's never ridden a bike init life B Well, have you ever seen a rabbit wearing glasses? ¢ Its not surprising you've lost your voice then, D | know, but you're standing on my foot! E Good, because I haven't dane my homework F ve been asking people all day and I've had different answers each time! Bi Read the grammar box. Then read the jokes in Ex 1 again and find the present perfect tense in each one. explore grammar present perfect simple for unspecified time in the past Ive learnt some new skills with superlatives and it’s the first time ie was the worst show Ive ever been i. for recently finished actions Ive ust received an email for states that started inthe past and continue now 1've wanted to learn how to sal since was eight. for actions inthe past that have a present result We've got through to the fina. to introduce a topic followed by details in the past simple Have you ever been there? Yes, | went there lat year. present perfect continuous G for actions that started inthe past and are still continuing I've been working there for two weeks. H to emphasise that an activity has been going on for 2 long time How long have they been lying there? Read the article and complete with these word. already ever for just never since still yet exam tip: key word transformat You can't use more than five words in a gap. Contractions (eg. did't) count as two words, so itis helpful to use full forms to check how many words you have used (eg, did not) Look at question 1 in Ex 4. What full form is needed here? Librecd the exam tip and complete te tsk. Then rewrite the sentences using the word gen Use between two and five sword, Including the word given. 4 have never worn a bow te before ME Thisis the fst 2. He startet study fashion a year ago STUDYING He ayes 3 He'sa regular customer at our shop. comes He our stop 4 teas been two years snc last sa you. SEEN ' two year 8. She gave aninterviw on TVa shor time ago. just she an interview on TV. 6 tt annoys me when she forgets my name ALways She senna IY TAME abow tie1 The true you USE OF ENGLISH 2 Ssrimmcerencaocect pale smart How important is being fashionable to you? casual cute feminine outht Do you follow fashion or create your own style? accessories bold Boot at the photos of wo young people Match i clothes are nicer than dark ones. the items (1-10) with the people (A-B). Three 2. Schools should let students wear any sina they want. items match both photos. 3. Even boring clothes look great withthe right 1 bow «6 sleeve 4 Wear clothing in on €O)OUE if you want tobe seen. 2 hair clip 7 sticker 5 Clothes with. cartoon characters on them are fun 3 handbag 8 strap 6 Everyone looks better in something lke a suit than in ‘achoad orig clothes like jeans and Tshirts 5 necklace 10 ip Read the exam tip and complete the task. FIED 17 tisten and check your answers multiple-choice cloze Road the vocabulary box. How many other Start by crossing out the answers that are definitely wrong and don't compound nouns can you think of? Work in pairs Boo eee ee eens most fit the gap. Then read the sentence around the gap again. The words J before and after the gap can give you lots of clues. Look at gap 1 in the article. Which options are definitely wrong? Why? eet m lal) lela [Bread the text and choose the best answer A 8, CorD. AMERICAN DENIM compound nouns ‘We can put two nouns together to make a ‘compound noun, Some compound nouns are open, with a word corre athe middle Others are closed There is one item of that you can see in every bow tig ensring Fete le 4 comer of the planet: denim jeans. The two men * raincoat, swimsult, wedding ring - for the design of this fashion classic were Jacob Davis and Levi Strauss, back in the 1870s. Their’... were miners and cowboys who wanted trousers ¢ for hard work in the American West, and denim was perfect because it was so strong. In the 1950s, teenagers who were ‘ the movies saw their favourite actors wearing jeans with leather jackets and copied their . Jeans had buttons at the front until the 1960s, but at that point ” became common. Today, the average person in the USA * seven pairs at any one time. TA clothes B cothing ——€ fashion iD style 2A responsible B reliable sensible memorable 3A salesmen B customers € workers Designers, 4 A comfortable B fashionable € enjoyable suitable 5 A onto B over € into D toward 6 A cutfts ——B dress C set D accessory 7 A hoods B sleeves Zips D straps 8 A onns B uses © belongs Dears Speak up EJ Work in pairs. What do you like/dislke about the fashion in the photos? Give reasons._— Read questions 1-6 and match them with the SPEAKING Fotow up questions A. \What do you usually do after schoo? \What sort of things are you interested in? Do you enjoy spending tie at the beach? Do you ever goto the cinema? hating af eothes do you like to wear? \Who do you spel time with nthe hoy? Power up [EB wich of these comments (A-F are suitable to say to someone the ist time you havea conversation with them? What’ the best fim you've seen recent? ‘What happens in it? é 8 What doy ke doing there? (© what ind ofc are youn? eee Whats your favour evering of the ea Eira’ your coolest cut? F How ang have you been nt that? > aueune ° Speak up \Work in pairs Practise introducing yourselves to each other, using the in pairs. Read the suitable phrases in Ex 1 and any others you know. Bi wor in pis. Read the exam tp and Read the useful language. Add any other ideas you have to the list. Share your ideas. exam tip: interview pies Give plenty of information in your answers useful language: ‘to make them as interesting as possible. You expressing likes and dislikes Tiree beinterestedin bekeenon begoodat __can'tstand bento : id pores a(big)fanof love like/don’ like hate eau non Genser giving extra information 4 What do you sualy do ater schoo ‘Actually, Infact,... Tobe honest,... ..., especialy. ae BAD workin pairs. Ask and answer the «questions in x 5. ry ta ‘Adam and Belle use? + use the expressions the useful lnguage + ive as much information as you cn, + use a follow-up question if your partner pauses. IED) 1.2 Listen to two young people talking about their interests and ‘complete the texts. Which words or phrases from the useful language do Speaking extra Bh work in pairs or small groups. Throw a dice to ‘choose one of the subjects below, and have ‘a conversation about it. After one minute, ‘throw the dice again and start a different ‘conversation. Gamviions GB family Brood PB schoot Bsport GB your home town1 The true you WRITING SaaS Power up Do you prefer to be active outdoors or do indoor activities? Do you like spending time with others or spending time alone? i wnich of these opinions do you agree with? ‘Why? Discuss your ideas in pairs. Plan on Read the essay task. Work in pairs and discuss whether you agree with the quote, and why. What idea could you add for the third point? ity Ife is better than life in the countryside.’ Do you agree? | ‘ite an esa) sing altho ard giving reasons oyu porto in Notes Write about: * transport ‘things to do . (your own idea) Read a student's essay written for the task in Ex 3. Are any of his, ‘arguments the same 3 yours? A. Many people enjoy living in a city beeause they think life is more xd the essay again and match the headings exciting there. However, I've always lived in a small village in the 5) with the paragraphs in the essay (A-E). countryside and, in my view, there are lots of benefits. 1 conclusion .... 4 things to do 2 introduction... 5 another idea .., B. Since there is less traffic in the countryside than inthe city, the air is ee, ‘much cleaner, As a result, people are healthier. Some of my friends find it difficult to get around owing to the lack of public transport, but Iam ‘Complete the language box with the words ee era ind phrases in bold in the essay. Then answer {nto mountain biking, so Ijust ride my bike. chasis C The countryside is also great if you like being active, as there are so ‘many sports that you can do, For a mountain biker like me, a city would bea very inconvenient place to live! D_ Inaddition, I believe country people are friendlier than city people. My cousins live in a city and, due to their busy lifestyle, they do not even know their neighbours, whereas everyone in my village knows cach other. explaining a result asa result E_ To sum up, people in the countryside are healthier and have more fun 1. Which of the words and phrases are followed than city people. Therefore, I disagree that ity ie is beter. bya subject + verb? 2. Which of them are followed by a noun? Alessandro Rossi 3. Which join two clauses? | 4 Which introduce a new sentence? 18Choose the correct words to complete the sentences, Which sentences support the opinion that city life better than life in the countryside? 1 ike city Ife because / so there's always something todo. 2. Since / Due to the lack of green spaces in my neighbourhood, we can't have a dog, 3 There are always lots of concerts in the city sof as it would be a great place to lve. 4 My city is quite dangerous. Asa result / Because, | have to be careful when | go out with friends. 5 Since / Therefore the streets are always full oF traffic, they're noisy and polluted, {6 Forme, the countryside is boring due to /as| don't enjoy peace and quiet. 7 My neighbourhood attracts a lot of visitors as a result / owing to its coo! clothes shops. 8 Ive always lived in a city. Owing to / Therefore, | would find living n a vilage very strange, Write on El Workin pairs. Read this task and dscuss your opinions. What could you wrt forthe thre points? ‘Some people say city life is bad for young people. What's your opini Write an essay using all the notes and giving reasons for your Point of view. Notes \Wiite about: pollution . your own idea © ntertainmment Read the exam tip and answer the question. exam tip: opinion essays Remember that you must inlude in your essay the two points mentioned inthe exam task and also your own idea. Its often helpfulto have a separate paragraph for each of the three points. > pi67 If you have a paragraph for each point, how many paragraphs will your essay have in total? Plan your essay using your ideas from Ex 8. Use this checklist to ‘make sure you include everything. ole Organize your ides into paragraphs Choose linking phrases that you would like to use. ‘Think of any useful phrases and vocabulary that you could use First paragraph: Introduce the topic and give an idea of your aed Re eee crate rmreeeeretae eee the subjects from the task and your own idea. Explain and See tas eects Crepes emanate Ei wvrite your essay for the task in Ex 8 in 140-190 words, using your plan from Ex 10 and the exam tip to help you. Improve it [Bi Read your essay carefully. Then think about these questions. 1 Does your essay have a clear structure, with an introduction, three points and a conclusion? 2 Have you written in a formal style? 3. Have you used suitable linking words? ‘Swap your essay with a partner. Ask them to check your work for ‘any mistakes (e.g. grammar, spelling, word order)20 ‘Werk in pairs. Can you think of any famous groups that do acrobatics or circus skills? What kinds of things might these groups do? Make a list. |Watch the clip. What does each of the people like most about being inthe circus squad? Speaker 1 Speaker 2 speaker 3 | Watch again. Work in pairs and answer the questions. 11 One member says the circus isa way to‘escape our bubble that we live in: What do you think she means? Can you think of any examples of bubbles’ from your own life? 2. What activities do the members do? Are they similar or different to your answers to Ex 1? 3 The circusis described asa ‘supportive network’ that helps to build trust. Can you think of any other activities or places where young people might have a similar experience? 4. How long are members in the squad before they perform in front of. an audience? Would you like to try any of the activities you saw in the video? WhylWhy not? ‘Work in groups to design a poster advertising an activity centre for young people. 1 Research different groups for young people in your area, Decide on the type of centre you would lke to advertise. 2. Make a list of the activites at the centre and the benefits for young people, What new skill might they learn? 3. Create your poster. Divide the group into pairs to write and design the advert 4 Present your poster to the class Which of these activities are types of self-assessment? 1 Identifying things you are already doing well 2. Identifying areas you need to improve, 3 Deciding on achievable goals to work on. 4 Getting feedback on your work from your teacher. 5 Reflecting on the progress you have made. 6 Identifying the learning techniques which have worked well for you, and those that have been less successful 7 Doing a test that your teacher will mark 8 Deciding on the best strategies to use in trder to achieve your learning goals. Complete the statements about self-assessment with these words and phrases. Self-assessment helps students to: 1 be for their own learning, 2 become and able to learn without help from others. 3 feel they are making \what is required of them about the progress that 5 the learning strategies that work best for them, 6 more quickly ‘Work in pairs. Which of the self-assessment activities in Ex 1 do you already do? Discuss how useful you find them. Which do you think «will be most useful in the future? Now look at one of the lessons from this unit and identify two things you did well and two ‘things you need to focus on more. Things | did well are: 1 2 Things | can focus on are: 1 2—_— UNIT CHECK Wordlist ralse money (phr) survey (n) Follow your dream volunteer (7) Beene oh) Adjectives with -able and chat to sb (phr) -ible encourage comfortable get into (oh) enjoyable give up on (phrv) fashionable incredible (ad) memorable put of (phrv) responsible relaxing (od) sensible scary ad) suitable stressful (adi) understandable take pride in (phr) Clothes and accessories tiring (adj) accessories (n) Helping others bold (od) campaign (n) bow (n) ‘care for (phr v) casual (ad) charity (n) cute (ad) contribute) feminine (od) help out (phr v) hair clip (n) poverty (n) Practice [il complete the sentences withthe correct form of the words in brackets 1 Hove looking after kids.’ realy (enioy. 2 Anneka is extremely (sense), so Im sure shell be OK 3. Running that far was very (tired), but rm lad! adit. 4 They're looking for someone, (rely) to help 5 ‘6 at the football club, ‘Appearing on TV was OK-it wasn't too (stress). I ind painting quite. (relax) ind words from the wordlist to match these definitions. This is smart and is worn around the neck: This can replace hair: 2 (Ona shirt, these go over your arms: ‘You pull this to bring two pieces of fabric together This is the part of a coat that goes over your head: ‘This goes on your finger to show that you are married: handbag (o) desperate (od) hood (n) disappointing (od) necklace (n) disturb () outfit 7) embarrassing (od) pale (od) final (0) sleeve (0) hardly edv) smart (ad) pretty (adv) sticker (n) puton (phir) strap (7) saddle (9) wig (0) shot (n) 2ip(o) sleep in (phe v) ‘Compound nouns spill) bow tie wor (n) earring Extra raincoat ahead of (phy) swimsuit aim (v) wedding ring ambition (0) Other be after (oh) ats could do with (ahr) eager rn feel ike (phe) come across (phr v) Read the article and complete it with words from the wordlist. People start businesses for many different reasons. For brothers Rob and Paul Forkan, it was to ‘money for children who had lost their families and homes in tsunami and were living in terrible 2 ‘The boys decided to sell flip lops. Soon they had their own designs in bright, colours for these summer shoes, and with a simple « across the top of the foot which felt rally, People loved them, and they became very * 2 ‘everyone wanted a pair. Due to the shoes’ amazing success, the brothers have been able to build a new school for kids in Sri Lanka, They now sell bags and other and some casual summer clothing. Has all the hard work been * it? You bet! 21UNIT CHECK Review Hi choose the correct answer, Aor 8. 1 Mysisteris chatting to her boyfriend on the phone. Iso annoying! A often B always 2 He usually ‘the bus, but today his mum is giving him aliftto school A is catching B catches 3 Our boots. dirtier and dirtier in this muddy field A aregetting B get 4 Ithink this grammar question now. ‘A. am understanding B understand 5 Asa rule, students ‘to get high marks in the exam. A are aiming B aim 6 works as a volunteer at a kids’ club ‘A Rachel on Saturdays B On Saturdays, Rachel Bread the conversation between a mum and her daughter. Choose the correct answers to complete it fe Jessie hurry up -dlnne’son the tall ve called / TNe been caing you forte at five minutes Soy 2:5, what have you done / have you been doing? B: Hv read ve been reading a book- The Lord of ne Pings Ton the hth chapter now billant “Have you tvertead| Have you ever been reading i? ‘No, but dad and | saw te ms when they came out 2wléve never seen / We've never been seing the atone though We must watch sometime But come on Were Al tungry Your brother eas sat / as ben sting here for age! EMED te tistento Liz and Ben talking about their amily’s animal sanctuary. Tick the things that area problem for them. A illanimals B annoying visitors volunteers D early mornings E money F dirty clothes 2 E1110 complete the sentences withthe correct form of the verbs in brackets. Then listen again an check your answers. 1 Liz and Ben's family (enjoy) helping animals for years. 2 Lizand Ben (lke) helping at the sanctuary 3 aaa (not wear) her favourite outfits at home 4 Her clothes: (not stay {usually clean for long, 5 For the last few weeks, Ben (care) for a baby deer. 6 Their father (tell / always) them to be careful with money, which can be annoying, 7 In general, things (get) better now. ‘Complete the article with one word in each gap. GF] Write a short blog post about clothes Cr fashion. You could include these subjects or your own ideas: ‘+ what you wearin different seasons ‘+ how long you've had your favourite items of clothing ) ‘+ clothing that has become fashionable | recently + fashions that annoy youSeeing Salevia) ara NoyU MM al-AV-igel=li\omlal ne TZU Ne} VOCABULARY USE OF ENGLISH WRITING Ree Ey Cee as Pee InCgeL) eens ieee nner root ep on Pare the text es Sa task: story ee is eS eee mm Lou ko ad GRAMMAR eee ee meets = ana ila pecs See meee ee aeneenene nee remand alee teenie a) eet Pere air)Where do you usually read news stories? What sort of stories do you like best? Why? The article is about unusual news stories. Look at the picture. What kind of story do you think it describes? Ei ead the neasings from the article (1-6). What do you think each heading i about? 1 Funny faces? 4 Not-so-perfect robots 2 Just chilling! 5 Round-up 3. Moo...veit 6 Scared of heights? Bead the article quickly and match the headlines inex: (1-6) with the paragraphs (AF), Were your predictions correct? Ei read the exam tip and complete the task exam tip: multiple ct ‘Skim-read the text quickly to get a general idea of what itis about. Then focus on the individual (questions. The questions are always in the sare lorder as the information in the text. Look at question 1 in Ex 6.In which part of the text does the writer mention a problem? Can you find the answer by reading that section? If not, | check which option best matches the information you find, BB How about this wacky idea? Designers in a STORIES _— A I thought this picture was brillant and | had to laugh. Early last week, there were more delays than usual on certain train tines inthe south of England, Why was this? Rush hour had just begun when a herd of escaped cows found their way into a local railway station. Commuters and other travellers were surprised when they saw al these cows that were hanging araund on the platform! Then of course they had to wait for several hours ..One cow fell onto the tracks while the railway employees were attempting to mave them off the platform but fortunately they all made it safely back to their farm, York architecture fir have produced drawings of a new style of skyscraper — ane that would hang from an asteroid and then, amazingly travel thousands of miles ‘each day over the continents. People could then parachute off when their destination was reached, The skyscraner would have solar panels for heating, a system for recycling water and sections for offic agriculture and living areas. It looks really cool far those who have a head for heights but terrifying for those who don't. This might sound like something out of a movie, but imagine if it becomes passible! El Gireead the article again. For questions 1-6, choose the correct answer (A, B, Cor D.) 11 What does Rob say about the problem at the railway station? ‘A. The rallway workers didn’t do thelr job properly. B The farms were too close to the rallway station, The passengers complained about the journey time, D The trains were often late in that particular area 2. What was most unusual about the new skyscraper design? A You can travel to different countries init B. You can make your home in it. Youcan have a great view from it. You can enjoy solar heating in it 3. What does Rob say about the iceberg? A [twas in a group of @ hundred or more icebergs. B [twas great opportunity for him to take a selfie. [twas dificult for him to imagine its size D It was dangerous for ships in the area, 24 4. Why does Rab mention historical buildings in paragraph D? A to point aut that nothing changes throughout history B to contrast the buildings with progress in computer ‘technology to show how much more interesting they were D to give examples of similar a 5 How did Rob feel about the robot story? ‘A. worried that robots are not as intelligent as we thought B surprised that training robots isso difficult frightened by the things that can go wrong with robots D excited by the latest developments with robots 6 What does Rob say in the last paragraph? ‘A He is running out of ideas to write about. B He rarely reads newspapers. © He reports news in a different way. D He wants to learn more about his readers. ties in the pastG A town in Newfoundland, Canada, recently had what you might call ahuge visitor: @ massive iceberg. At fifteen storeys high, it was the biggest iceberg the residents had ever seen. can't quite {get my head around that, can you? The iceberg just appeared unusually cose ta the land so loads of people turned up to have a look. That would certainly make a great selfiel Normally, the people who live in that part of Canada — which is near where the Titanic sank, by the way — are not surprised by the sight of icebergs since they see hundreds every season. None quite this big, though D Most of us have learnt about the Ancient Egyptians in our history lessons, and the way they used to cover their royal tombs and temples with detailed pictures of thelr culture and everyday life. Then, in more recent history, there are the funny stone faces called gargoyles on places like Notre Dame in Paris. And now, a Dutch architect has decorated the outside ofa building with, Concrete emails. As @ way of representing our twenty-first= century culture, it's not a bad idea, What do you think? Find these words (1-9) in the article and match them with the meanings (A-1), commuters (para A) ‘employees (para A) atternpt (para A) wacky (para B) loads of (para C) 6 tomb (para 0} 7 represent (para 0) 8 hesitate (para E) 9 pick) (paraF) people who work for a particular company or organisation pause because you are nat certain show or describe something people who regularly travel to work place where people buried someone who had died, usually someone important F try to do something something you choose 4 ' moomr> weune ‘unusual in an interesting way alarge quantity E Now for an update about rabot experiments. One news item involved a robot lady. Researchers had spent three years developing her ability to have a conversation with humans. However, when an interviewer asked her questions, she would hesitate alot. She didn't even know how many letters there ‘were in the English alphabet — and that was after three years! Also, when he asked her where the Great Wall was in China, she replied, ‘China!’ Back to robot school for her! F That's it for now. | hope you have enjoyed my weekly pick of stories fram the press. | had thought of simply choosing ‘normal news stories but while | was doing research, | realised that the media ~ TY, radio and newspapers — concentrated fon rather negative isues, So | tried to discover sources of lighter news from around the world that would give us a more postive view of things. For next week's content, m asking readers to send in their favourite choices and I'l choose the best anes for my site, There'll also be a mystery prize, so get looking! Bl Work in pairs. Write three sentences including allof the words (1-8) from Ex’. Sum up [El Work in pairs and tell each other a few facts from the stories you read about. Which one did you lke best? Speak up [IN] Think ofa piece of news you have heard recently and write down a funny headline fori. Just using the headline, the rest of the class has to guess what itis about. I think that Maybe its about isit...?2 You'll never believe this GRAMMAR EE Read the grammar box. Then match the ‘examples (1-7) with the tense uses (A-G). 1 While | was doing research, | realised that ‘the media concentrated on negative issues. 2. It was the biggest iceberg they had ever seen. 3. When he asked her where the Great Wall ‘was in China, she replied ‘China’ ‘4. The Ancient Egyptians used to decorate their royal tombs. ‘The escaped cows were hanging around. Rush hour had just begun when a herd of escaped cows found their way into a local railway station, 7 One cow fell onto the tracks while the railway employees were moving them. ow explore grammar Saad past tenses | past simple {A for finished actions or events in the past, ‘ora sequence of actions past continuous B for actions in progress in the past and ‘temporary situations € for an action interrupted by another action inthe past D to give the background or set the scene for an action or event, often with while past perfect (had + past participle) E for actions, events and situations that happened before another past action F with ever/never + superiative adjectives used towould G used to/didn’t use to for repeated past actions, habits and states; would for past actions and habits only TIED 21 woteh or tisten to some young people talking about their experiences. How are their situations similar? 2% EXE 2»? watch ortisten again and complete the sentences. 4 Lwas running an 2 My family and I, we. before the holiday, and then | cut my knee. to go to Japan on holiday and the day to lose my passport. 3 Ithought everything I needed, Turns out . my caleulator 4 Butas! [lipped and | managed to turn myself to the side as ‘down the pontoon. read the conversation between two fiends and choose the correct verb forms tocomplete A "Did you hea Had you heard what happened to Jessica yesterday? She 2ocked [had locked herself out of er house! 8: Haha! How she manage / had she managed to Jo that? A: Sheld gone int thektchen to get some ice ream when her dog ‘ran had run outside! She Morgt/ had forgotten to shut the front dood B: Wasthe dog OX? A: Yes, she *went / had gone after the dog and "picked / had picked him up, But by then the door had shut / shut behind her, so she "waited had waited for an hour until her dad carne home! 3: | don't believe it! Did she eat / Had she eaten her ice cream in the end? : No, when she finally got inside again it "melted / had melted! Complete the sentences withthe correct form of ‘used too ‘would. Sometimes both are possible. 4 they. 2 The Ancient Greeks the esues ofthe day 31 (no1) lke going up high bulldings but now | don’t mind, 4 My parents, _..work in the city but now they work from home, live in London but now they've moved to Scotland, va: meet in the marketplace and discuss [compete the text with the correct form ofthe words in brackets. Practice makes perfect! Tum (Fad) a tech blog the other day when 13 “nue (MOtice) an ad for a table tennis robot! - (never / see) anything like that before! You see, table tennis is one of my favourite hobbies. In fact, ee (na lose) a match at school until my friend Cheng came along! I had this robot, | could practise for hours! “Mum! How about buying me this robot for my birthday?” Tce SK) hopefully. Mum & (take) one took at the price and? (shake) her head. ‘Sorry, Tom, it too expensive. Anyway, why don't you go around to Cheng’s house to practise your table tennis anymore? You ® (almost / tive) there at one point’ Yes, | know, Mum,’ answered. But then he started winning all the time! Speak up Think about an unusual story you heard recently Write some notes about and add some extra detals tot. Workin pars, Share stories and ess which pats ofthe stories were real and which werent. @Choose three strong adjectives from the text in Ex 2 and use them to give your opinion about any local events you have been to recently. | went to an amazing exhibition recently at our school and | thought it was fantastic, Some of the paintings were awesome. {Bf Fe2d the vocabulary box. Work in pairs and ‘ad any other strong adjectives you know to the list. Share your ideas with the class. J Read the text about an unusual job. Complete each gap with the correct form of one of these phrases. There are two phrases you do not need. dyour way getyourhead around hangaround hang out forheights haveto laugh turn up strong adjectives ;. Use strong adjectives to describe experiences, A true tennis pro places or things, They will make what you say fnore interesting and dramatic “The shy’sthe limit they sayin sports, and Rufus is abird who certainly ‘ massive : Rufus works a the Wimbledon Tennis Championships and oe elke: teas over 3,000 followers on Titer. [2 when t heard that Vista So what exacly does Rufus do? Well, hisjob 35 s00n as he ara inthe mornin isto chase away any birds that 4 inthe eee hope of ig worms Ey rng te hess as at Tocal events, Read what he ss 2nd choose _workhard fom 5 amt keep the courts clear forthe layers He vicky discovered the places where te birds preferred to * and he does a good jab of chasing them away. According to his trainer, the trick is, Well, | ad a fantastic fortnight over the to make sure that Rufus isn't too hungry — otherwise he might try to eat schoo! holiday going around local events and one or two! \wrting reports for our school newspaper. My Fale a a POD eo Complete the questions with phrases from Ex 4. Then ask and answer bands were totally ‘awesome / disgusting! ‘And I'm not saying that because my brother plays In one of them! Everyone gave ant in pairs. 4 Have you got 1? How da yous know? epic performance. On the other end of 2. Where do you and your friends usually the scale was the dog show - groan. That = _ eet really was bad, but|had to stay tl the end 3 If youte going somewhere you haven't been before, how do you normally ‘since my aunt was showing her poodle . 2 ‘ridiculous / briliant waste of time, poor 4. What particular facts do you find t dificult to dogs! Anyway, the less said about that, the pas Si Why? better. Let's move on quickly toa street {ood festival. Now that was amazing! | tried Speak up loads of alitferent types of great food from ‘Asian to Caribbean to Chinese and it was all ‘Work in pairs and talk about your favourite animal memes or videos. 2delicious / awful, What else? Oh yes, my How many strong adjectives can you use to describe them? friends wanted me to try Motocross ~ you “ know, of-road motorcycle racing? Well 7 \ admit | found it bit terfying /tevitic ~ aoe though I'm not going to tel my tionds that ~ but at the same time, brilliant. I'd doit again, Work in groups, Start a chain story using the sentence below. Each person ‘takes a turn to add to the story, repeating ll of the story that has been ea care Created so far before adding a new sentence. = Each new sentence must include at least one strong adjective. ferret ede eee acalerecaneed aco See Gs an2 You'll never believe this ... LISTENING Power up ‘Can you think of any situations when it might be acceptable to do these things? Think of real ‘examples for each situation + tell lieas a joke + shock someone by telling them an unpleasant ‘ruth + not be completely truthful (for example, about your feelings) Match these words and phases withthe pltures (Bet) which show things that happen when you dvoid tling the truth, gored hesitate laugh nervously rub your nose speak quickly sweat look away guilty touch your mouth FED 2. tsten to. presenter introducing a TV Game show. Which tree sign of ving from Ex2 does he mention? TU ED2« tsten to three people teling anecdotes on the game show. Guess which anecdotes are les and wiich are tue ED)2.6 Workin pars Listen tothe speakers Fevealing the trutn and eneck your answers t bx 4 Signs of a lie Listen up [ead the exam tip and complete the task. exam tip: multiple matching It’s important to read through all the statements before you listen so you know what you're listening for. ‘The first time you listen, note down all possible answers so you can ‘check them again the second time. Read the instructions and statements (A-H) in Ex. Speaker 1 says: I thought it would be simpler to hide my thoughts than to disagree with him. Which reasons do you think might match with that statement? EAEIED 2» tisteno ve people taking about stuations when they {id tl the truth Match the speakers (1-5) with the reasons why they Git tll the truth (AH, There ae three extra ones you do not nee, A had to make an excuse for my behaviour Speaker 1 | was trying not to spoil a surprise. Speaker 2 I didn’t want to hurt someone else's feelings. Speaker 3 | had to hide my feelings to remain strong, Speaker 4 Speaker 5 It was the best way to avoid an argument. B c D E It was away to get a better result than other people. F G | didn’t want my friend to get into trouble. H Iwas important for me to belong to the group. Speak up Bi Have you ever been ina situation where you've tried to avoid hurting Someone's feelings? What dd you say? Workin pais and share your tnperlences, Make ist of words and phrases together that you ould ure in those stations, iSaN SE OF ENGLISH 1 Read the grammar box and make comparisons about ‘hese toples using forms from the box. 1. maths and English at school 2 summer and winter as seasons explore grammar ‘comparative and superlative forms: adjectives and adverbs 'A Comparative adjectives and adverbs compare two people or things, That made it easier for me to cope ~ and eventually, to move on. A friendship, in my view, is more Important than a football team BB Superlative adjectives and adverbs compare one person or thing in ‘a group with others in the same group. In fact, it’s one of the best schools in the country. Use too and (not) enough with adjectives and adverbs. Everyone thought that | was definitely good enough to get in | was too nervous to play as well as | usually do. D Use (not) as... as with adjectives and adverbs to compare two people or things. ‘wanted to show the other kids that | was as good as they were. | was too nervous to play as well as | usually do. E Adverbs of degree make the comparison stronger (eg. much, for, a lot) or weaker (0 bit, alittle, slighty), | hit the ball much better than | expected, F Comparisons between clauses or phrases are also possible. It would be simpler to hide my thoughts than to disagree with him. ‘as better far funniest least more than Q: Why are insects clever? A: They always know when you're eating outside! @ How do all the oceans say hello to each other? A: They wave! @: What did one wall say to the other wall? A: ll meet you at the corner! ) 1. What do you think ofthese jokes? They are all as bad, each other, b Some are much better others. ’ © TAM OW SOME ene BEEF OM. 2 Which do you find the. and the funny? ae ea Complete the text with the correct form ofthe adjectives in brackets. Lori Mae Hernandez is a talented stand-up ‘comedian, She was one of (quiet) kids in her class and her? ibaa) nightmare was being the centre of attention. "But then, she says, my dad became il and couldn't use the muscles down one side of his face and it was alot» (aifficult) for him to smile’ Because of that, Lori overcame ert (big) fear and started writing jokes tl hen. Nothing was as vn (9004) the day a year later when, her father finally smiled at her jokes. [El Read the exam tp and compete the task exam tip: key word transformation Remember that you cannot change the word given. However, you will need to make other changes in the sentences. For example, negative verbs can cchange to positive verbs or the other way round, Look at question 2 in Ex 5. Will the answer have a positive or negative meaning? [Gi rewrite the sentences using the word given. Use between two and five words, including the word given. 1 Jodidn't use to be so confident. THAN 505 oa 2 The comedian’s jokes were less funny than they tobe. ‘were previously. AS ‘The comedian’s jokes ‘they were previously. 3 Thefood atthe party disappeared extremely quickly. FAR The food at the party. ‘than expected. 4 Her singing was so good that she won the contest. ENOUGH She the contest 5 My friend Karl tries harder than everyone else in his acting classes. HARD Noone tries Inhis acting classes. 6 [hadn't been to a comedy show before FIRST TES oa toa comedy show, Co C2 ‘towin been2 You'll never believe this . USE OF ENGLISH 2 Ei What is an ‘urban myth’? Do you know any about where you live or about your country? Read the article. Replace the highlighted verbs or phrases in bold with the correct form of these verbs confirm crash drop hurry remain spot stare wave yell explore vocabulary adverbs A. Adverbs of manner usually come after the main, verb or after the object, if there is one. anxiously, carefully, happily, quietly Adverbs of frequency usually come before the main verb, but after the verbs be and have. frequently, often, never Adverbs and adverbial phrases of place or time ‘often come at the end ofa clause. at the end of, here, outside, overnight, under, yesterday Some can come at the beginning of a clause for emphasis. Finally, .../ Later on, Read the vocabulary box and find more examples of adverbs (a inthe text In x 2. Hi complete the table. noun jective | adve nerve(®) * = _ Bn hopeful hopefully ‘truth truthful * noise noisily suspicion —_|* [ suspiciously Frequency [Ysssssssnsa | final final ® 30 Urban myth? Rosanna Garcia, from Indiana, USA, has just given o ‘reporters an update about a strange animal. One eve last week, Rosanna saw something which *was m noisily through the bushes. A few minutes later, she noticed that a small, ugly creature *was looking at b suspiciously with its red eyes. Rosanna was so scared ‘that, she ‘let go of her phone. She *shouted anxiously ‘and ‘moved her hands, but the creature ‘stayed there, Finally, she threw a stone and the creature ran away. Rosanna thinks it ‘was a chupacabra ~a creature which kills goats and other animals. Afterwards, she went quickly inside and sat nervously by ‘the window. Now she could *say that the ‘rumours she had heard were true Read the exam tip and complete the task. exam tip: word formation Think carefully before you write your answer. Some words will need more than one change. Look at gap 1 in Ex 6. Check how the missing word fits in the sentence: it anoun, verb, adjective or adverb? What type of ending will you need? [Di completetheartice wth the corect form ofthe words in capital UVabelewailale = a, “Urban mythe' are one thing but there are also many stories about creatures that live in water. No doubt you've all heard of the Loch Ness monster, or the Glant man-eating sharkin Jaws and of many other = monsters. One that is based on 2 however Is that of the Kraken, a huge ‘sea monster which people in the past said could not? MysTERY REAL ‘eat up a whole ship and its crew! EASY none of us will ever get to mest HOPE f and frightening creature, MASS. However, sea monsters really do exist, in the form of Giant squid hat Wve at the bottom of our oceans and _.. battle with other deep-sea creatures. FREQUENT The giant squid is a, ‘swimmer with, POWER eyes as big as frisbees! It attacks whales but the ‘squid doesn’t have enough muscle *. sunt STRONG. win, so it eventually has to swim away ina cloud of ink. Speak up Ed what other strange creatures or legends have you heard of? Work in pals and describe them to each other.ork in pairs. Would you find these things challenging? Why/Why not? gotoa scary movie puta film of yourself singing online go whit give a tak to the whole school iook after your friend's Rottweiler for the weekend 6 g0zip-wiring ater rafting BD imagine now you would feel f you did any of the activities EE] Work in pairs. Takei in turns to talk about your photos in Bx 1, Write down three or four adjectives to describe fn your own for one minute, Then answer 3 question about possible feelings. your partner's photos J] 2.0 Listen toa student talking about photos A and 8. Suet AS les een ei a Choose the words or phrases he uses. Student B's photos's are on page 177. 1 Wel the main similarity j the first similarity between the @ 4 Va , two photos is that they both show people in situations speaking extra Se pvant be dieu [Work in pairs. Choose photo A or 8 and tell story about 2. InphotoA, the boy isnt ina dificult situation physicaly, what is happening in the photo. Then do the same for the however / but he might be nervous about speaking t ‘other photo, Share your ideas with the class. ather students. 3 In photo 8. they ook aif /as though they'e having fun but you sti need to be fit languag Both photos show .../They both show The main ciference[siiarity i (that) Another difference/similarity is (that) The people nthe fist photo might find it dificult to But the people in the second photo inone photo... ut/whereasin the other photo inthis photo... However, in that photo 2 weltoofaco Speak up El Read the exam tp and complete the tas exam tip: long When you have to compare two photos, talk about the similarities and differences between them before you discuss the points mentioned. Don't simply describe each photograph separately. Before you speak, start by finding at least one point about them that is similar and one that is different Look at photos A and B. What is different or similar about them? Quickly make a list.2 You'll never believe this ... WRITING Power up [Dl Have these things ever happened to ‘you? Do you panic if they happen to you? Share your ideas with the class. + You forget arrangements. + You drop things. + You leave a mess behind you. + You can’t think clearly. + You can't find things. Plan on P] Read the advert fora story. What would you write about? Your story must begin with this sentence: My week was going badly and I was starting to panic. Your story must include: aninvitation an accident The two best stories will be published in our winter issue. Our school magazine is looking for new writers to send us stories. Read a story written by a student. Which points from Ex 2 did they include? Could you add anything else? My week was going badly and I was starting to panic. I had spent all the previous Weekend reading a fantastic book. As a resvit, had done my homework in @ hurry and it was seriously bod. Ts everything Ok, My teacher was getting wor Leo?” she asked me on Monday. "Yes, fine thanks I replied. ‘Yn sorry it won't happen again: On Wednesday, Isuddenly remembered that my friend Molly had invited me to the school disco on Fiday but hadn'treplied! And 74 forgotten to go to basketball training the night before because Twas catching up with homework. My life was getting complicated and felt as though 2 black cloud was hanging over me. Eventually, on Wednesday evening, I got a text message while I was brushing my feet. I saw Molly’ name but my phone slipped out of my hand and fell into the washbasin. I spent the next ‘ten minutes drying the phone and wiping off the toothpaste! Luckily, my phone worked Ok, I texted Molly and we went to the disco. Unfortunately, she also lent me the next book in the series...1e writer uses different ways of describing people's feelings, opinions d actions. Find more examples in the story for these groups. adjectives: fantastic. es adverbs: badly. interesting verbs: panics ‘Rewrite the sentences to make them more interesting. Use one "adjective and one adverb in each sentence. 41 I got up, picked up my school bag and left the house. 2 He sat down in the armchair and read a book. 3. She walked to the park, where she talked to her friends 4. They watched a fim on TV while they waited for the phone to ring [Read the definition ofa simile and answer the questions below. Simile (noun) A si bby comparing it with something else, ile is an expression that describes something ug the words ‘as" ot ‘lke’. 1 Find a simile in the story. 2 Why might you use a simile? [3 WhiaL isthe problem in using too many when you write a story? ‘Match the similes (1-3) with these feelings. More than one answer wis ‘excitement happiness panic pride sadness satisfaction shock stress 1 She felt as though she was dreaming. 2 We felt as if we'd won a medal 3 He felt as fhe couldn't breathe, Write on Ep Read the advert for a story. Work in pairs and discuss some ideas for the two points ‘mentioned, using these questions to help you. 11 How could a train journey go wrong? What ‘might happen? 2 Imagine going for a meal out. Think of some ‘accidents that could happen. Your story must begin with this sentence: The day when everything went wrong was last Saturday. Your story must include: {@{ ameat out 7 The two best stories will be published in our winter issue. Read the exam tip and complete the task. exam tip: story —pi72 Plan your story around the points you are sgiven. Use your imagination to make it as interesting as possible and bring in some more Unusual and descriptive vocabulary (e.g. verbs, adjectives, adverbs). Try to vary the verbs you use in your story. Can you think of other verbs you can use to mean ‘say’ or ‘talk’? Make alist and share your ideas with a partner. Plan your story. Work in pairs and check if ‘your plan isin a logical order. [I Bite your story in 140-190 words. Ty to tne one simile in your writing, Improve it [Bi swap your story with a partner. Read and ‘comment on each other's work and discuss how the story might develop more. 33SWITCH ON & Lion in London Hl workin pairs and tak about: + where you can see wid animals in your country. + if animals ve better in their natural habitat or in a 200 + if wild animals can get used to living with humans. EAD wsten the cp about christian the lon. Note the places where You see Christian Are there any surprising locations? [ilwatch again. Are these sentences true (T) or false (F)? ‘Ace and John bought Christian from a furniture shop Cristian rode in the van every day. ‘Ace and Christian had a very special relationship. Christian stayed in the countryside for a few weeks. ‘Ace and John were not looking forward to the goodbye. 6 Ace and John returned to Africa a week later. [i How do you think Ace and John fet about leaving Christian? Why? Project Work in small groups to research examples of Incredible human-animal relationships. Note these things: + how the animals and humans met + how their relationship developed ‘+ what was unique about the relationship + anything else you found interesting or learnt from their story 2. Write up your findings and present them to the class. INDEPENDENT LEARNING Feedback Ei were trying to help someone improve thei work whet i the best way to give feedback? Wat do you say if you think your classmate’ work could improve? Tick the options you think are acceptable 1 say great job’ anyway because I don’t want to hurt their feelings, a 2. Laskthem in whe (wocabulary, grammar, etc) they don't feel confident and why. dg 3. | might suggest that we look at some of ‘their work together and decide how to Improve it Specific area Work in pair and discuss the options in & 1. fre some of them better than others? Why! Why not? Ecan you think of time you gave someone Useful feedback? What dd you sa? Do you think t helped ther? Work n pats and discus your ideas, [i tvisrt fun hearing that your work isn't quite perfect, but you can always find ways to Improve It Werk in pairs and discuss the ways toveact winen someone points out how you could improve. 1 Say'Yes fine but then ignore what hefshe has sid. rn not tne only one wth ists. o 2. Askthnem we canlook tthe mistates topethor end seehow leanimprove, 1] 3 Think about my goals for improving and tryto take any comments seriously.) Choose ways you are going to try to practise giving feedback in the next few units. Write down some specific notes or ideas about what ‘you might say.Strong adjectives Phrasal verbs and verb ‘amazing phrases ‘awesome find your way anful get your head around sth brillant hang around delicous hang out disgusting have ahead for heights fontastic have to laugh massive turn up fidiculous Verbs for describing terrific actions terrifying confirm Telling lies crash 0 re (ph) rop hesitate () hurry laugh nervously (phr) remain look away guilty (ohr) spot ‘ub your nose (phy) stare speak quickly (oh?) wave sweat () yell touch your mouth (phy) Adverbs anxiously badly Practice compete the sentences withthe correct form of a verb from the ers for deserbing actions section of the wordlist 1 | was walking to school when | suddenly my friend on the other side of the road. 2 Myteachers ‘that the news was true-I had ‘won the end-of-year prizel 3 | was carrying the tray of ce cream very carefully - but then | ‘the whole thing on the floor! 4 At the end of the performance, no one... ohn their seats. Everyone was on their feet! 5 Mymum snuna, t Me to get ready for school but I couldn't find my English project. BBE 2» tisten to. short news report on a loca rei station. Complete the sentences with word from the wordlist 1 Now for today’s really. item of news. 2 Theymet a of cows, 3 There were. von Of them and his mum. couldn't pass 4 Toby was: 5 He said some cows had caused them 2 eventually commuter (n) finally employee (7) frequently hesitate (Y hopefully loads of (phe) luckily pick () nervously represent (0) noisily tomb (n) seriously wacky (ad) suddenly Extra suspiciously content (n) truthfully ddscover () unfortunately delay (0) Nouns for emotions destination (n) excitement epic (ad) happiness headine (n) panic herd (0) pride issue (r) sadness ligt (news) (ad) satisfaction rush hour (r) shock source (n) stress the press (phn) Other. update (n) attempt (v) EXOD 2-10 uisten again and check your answers. Complete the text with the correct form of the words in brackets. Amessy business >My brother Oliver came back to the UK last year from the USA, where he had learnt how to play American football. He's (erious) tall so his height and physical strength make him a great player. Last week we watched him payin big match Iwas, {briliance), but the players were getting Eee Frm ater ae ‘when his team-mate threw the bal to Olver, This va isbig chancel He an with and watches him {hope). He soon raced through to score ‘ {nab Overs team won and afterwards, vie wen find him. A (cigicuious) ‘rudy layer was walking towards stared at hi (suspicion before | recognised him, It was Giver Maybe one day Vl become a professional he said I really hope so, 36UNIT CHECK Review Hi choose the correct verb form to complete the sentences 4. Sam did was doing a project on his apt when suddenly hisrebievang /was ringing, 2. Becky got of / was getting offthebus and wated | wos waling outside the chema for her frend 2 When Flora was younger she used to / would love slectronic games 4 watched / was watching my favourite TV programme and mysster chatted / was chatting to friend onne when tm sat hat supper was ready 5 When the students did't now how to pronounce tomething core, they would ask | were axlng thelr feather for hl, 6 Whe my aunt and unce woud ve / were vingin London 2 ew years ago |erjoyed sting them every summer 17 Thesrain has /had area ef by the timewe got to the station Icha rained / wasnt alning for along time and the your was very ar Bl complete the sentences withthe correct form of the adjectives and adverbs in brackets. 1 Learn historical facts friend Sue. (lowiy) than my 2. AI Pacino was oN€ OF... in Hollywood in the 1976s, 3 Nick waited (patiently) than his friends for the start af the performance. He hated waiting for anything! 4 We worked (hard) on the end-of term show than on anything else during the year! 5 Alice is much (good) than any of her friends at telling jokes 6 The (interesting) part of the job was selling the tickets. We just wanted to see the performance! 7 twasntt (Grave) to try zip-wiring, so we went horse-riding instead. 8 Mytwo brothers are. (funny) each tather and we have lots of laughs at home! 9 Alice did her work (carefully) than usual and her teacher gave her alow mark. 10 That wasn't the sn (080) concert I've ever been to but it was pretty bad. (famous) actors 36 Complete the text messages from a young reporter at technology exhibition, Use the past simple, past contin or past perfect form of the verbsin brackets ete 7 ies oot WOW! nesanennn (try ON) Some shoes fitted with GPS earlier. | 7 seuss (Walk) around the town in them when they suddenly... (ight up) and ¢ -{tol) me where to gol Iwas so coo! aes (read) about these robots that looked lke real humans but when | actually pe (see) them, | couldn't believe it. ‘They looked so life-ike! Unfortunately, rm sun ft have) time to watch the robotic dog performance, but maybe next time. Last year they 8. (talk) bout new smart classes. This year it's all about an interplanetary internet between here and Mars, What next?” [l211 isten toa conversation between two friends and answer the questions. 1 Had Tom ever reed Life of PP What did Neuse toda? ‘What diese las year? Hod Tom heard of The Diy of Anne Frank? What dd Amy think ofthe book? What was Tom istening to last right? What was his opinion oft? wousen [EVE 2:12 Listen again and check your answers to Ex 4. Bh wire summary ofa news sory that you liked recently, ed say wy you TedLook at the photo and discuss the questions. 1. What aspect What do you like about them? redo you like the most? 2 e ways in which nature affects your daily fe.READING Power up How would you feel about working on a farm for a week? ‘What would you find most challenging about it? Dl what do you think you might learn from working with animals or on the land? List three things and share your i with the class. Read on Read the article about Jamie's Farm quickly. What is the ‘main purpose of the farm? J Read the exam tip and complete the task. exam tip: gapped text Read the text quickly. Then read the missing sentences and see ‘where they can fit. Look at the sentences before and after the ‘gap to make sure that there is a logical progression of ideas. Read the second paragraph of the article. What is the general topic of this paragraph? A the teenagers B the animals the farming methods used Now read the sentences in Ex 5. Which one applies to your | answer above? Check to see it fits grammatically as well. 2] Find words or phrases in the article and sentences (A-G) Sum up J] List as many of the experiences of life on Jamie's Farm as Speak up [J what other benefits might inner-city kids get from a stay Eibreaa the aril again. Choose which sentence A-G Fe ech gop (1o6). There is one extra sentence you do not need A For many, is that lack of traf noe that helps them fee things more cea 8 One ofthe boys describes now he feels difererty now © They would all play a full part in running the farm while at the same time learn more about themselves and how they behave in a different environment D The teens really lke the fact that the staff are always available to chat This is one of the ways in which the farm organisers make sure they have the least impact on the environment. F Butit’s pretty certain they'll soon realise that helping an ‘animal to give birth or Feeding a baby goat from a bottle i ‘way more important. G Of course, there are fun times too, ike jumping in the river or the egg-throwing game, in Ex that mean the following, 1 cutting into pleces (para 1) 2. not have something (sentences A-G) 3. something that a country or person has that they can use (para 2) important or noticeable (para 4) ‘2 powerful effect (sentences A-G) do something that you have been told to do (para 6) the power to control (para 6) something that you want and plan to do (para 7) a statement that expresses your opinion (para 7) behaving in an angry and violent way (para 7) you can remember. Work in pairs and share your notes. ona farm like the one in the article? What about country kids living in the city? Discuss as a class. Sheep have a field of vision of 300° so they can see behind themselves without having fo turn: Cie aIt's @ typical mid-week morning on Jamie's Farm. One group 19s, who would normally be at schoo! at this time, are ly chopping wood outside - with an adult's help, of .e. Another group are cleaning out the animals’ living of happ co ‘areas (ooh, the smell), while a third group are going to dig the vegetable plot. Their next break is for lunch at 1 p.m. when they will all be eating together around the huge farmhouse kitchen table, What are they having forlunch? There will Be be organic produce from the farm, fresh getables and salads, and puddings using ome-grown fruit. * How else they manage to do this? Well, by raising snimals, consuming solar energy, recycling aste and using natural resources such as ainwater around the farm. hen Jamie Fellden, an ex-teacher, ‘ogether with his mother, Tish Feilden, a ;chotherapist, decided to set up Jamie's goal was to have a place in the ‘ountry where groups of inner-city kids ‘ould come and stay on a weekly basis. , Their hope was that any students who were having emotional difficulties or problems at school would benefit particularly from the experience, (On their arrival at the farm, the teens have mixed feelings. ‘Some are afraid of getting dirty; others are panicking because they will definitely have to do without their mobile phones for the week (one of the house rules), as well as giving up sugar. By looking after creatures in these small but << Jamie’s Farm &* SE significant ways, they will learn how humans and animals are dependent upon each other for their health and happiness. ‘These teens have litte or no experience of country life. Most of them have never been in wide-open spaces where all you ccan hear is the wind blowing in your face and the sound of birdsong. * ‘You can just sit on the grass and. think calmly about everything ~ all your troubles and your worries,’ said Charlene (on a visit to the farm from Hackney in London, : I you catch one whole, you're in; if you catch one and it breaks, you're out! There are also horse whispering sessions, where the students can ‘communicate with the horses. Horses will only obey someone who is speaking calmly ‘and with authority, not with anger. This is ‘an extremely valuable lesson to learn ‘So how do the teenagers feel after their ‘experience at Jamie's Farm? One girl ‘expresses her intentions: ‘When I go home, I'm going to change my attitude ... I'm just going to try and grow up a bit more’. 5 ll stop and think before | act - I won't just say something that will cause an argument. 've learnt to calm down and be more aware of what I'm about to do,” he claims. And one final comment sums up the whole experience: ‘You can't be aggressive i toasheep.’3 The world around us GRAMMAR [Hl Read the grammar box and match the txamples (1-8) with the rules (A-H). 1 stop and thik before | act-1 wont just Say something that wil cause an argument 2. Ive learnt to calm down and be more aware Cf what I'm about to do, 3A third group are going to dig the vegetable plot. 4 They wil abe eating together at lunchtime. 5 There will be organic produce from the farm. 6 Their next breaks for lunch at 1 p.m. 7 What are they having for lunch? a When | go home, 'm going to change my attitude. re grammar — pia future forms A present continuous for arranged future events _going to for future plans and intentions, will for predictions, quick decisions, promizes, offers end warnings will for certainty present simple for timetabled and scheduled events future continuous for an action that will be Jn progress at or around a specific time in the future future time clauses (+ present tense with future meaning) with after, a soon as, before, by the time, in two days' time, unt, when, while phrases for talking about the future: be ‘about to, be due to, be lkely/uniikely to What are your plans forthe weekend? Work Inpalrs and talk about one thing youre going to do and one thing you hope wont happen. 40 [}3.1tsten toa conversation. What plans has the boy got forthe rening? What Is the git going todo? FIVE 22 tsten again and complete the sentences wth the future forms brackets, 1 The boy (do) his homework all evening, 2 The girl vou (Watch) 2 TY programme, 3 The girl (start) making a pizza choose the correct word to complete the sentences im going | go fora perc with sme friends toro 2 be pking / wil pik strawberries al day Sturdy. 3. In two days time / After two days, my cousins wil be arcvng 4 tis willbe very hot tomorrow so don forge your sunscreen! 5 é 'As soon as night falls / will fall, the animals come out of their holes. We were likely to / about to leave the house when it suddenly started to rain, I}2. Listen to three people talking about an organisation called Edible Fraygrounds. Whos speaking each time: a student, representative from the organisation ora teacher? 1. 2D nnn 3 HED 2 + complete the sentences with these words. Then sten again and check your answers. ‘about are be definitely going probably until won't The people from Edible Playgrounds are. 2. We can't realy start digging to artive, they get here, 3 itll. _atmake a huge difference to our school to have a garden, 4 Theyre ‘to show us how to grow vegetables at school 5 ccssmumnnnn WORTEWANE to eat them anyway. {6 Maybe ina few months time, Il _-enjoying a plate of pasta with tomato sauce 7 we visiting another one tomorrow. 8 Wewarn the students that they nn DE ready for afew weeks Speak up Work in pairs and plan a wildlife/nature trip. Discuss suitable times for the trp and wnat you think wl or won't, fappen using suitable future form.OCABULARY food and transport [i] 2.5 Workin pars and do the quiz Listen and check your newer. 4 Acounty....., food and other products when itreceives ‘them from other counties. A imports B exports. customs 2. Which ofthe following sa type of crop? A steak B wheat © bread 3 Aconsumeris a person who |A- buys food and other products. makes food and other products, sells food and other products. 4 Ifyoueat cheese but not meat, your dietis called A vegetarian. 8 organic © vegen, 5 The.......§sthe time of year when farmers cutthe com or pickallthe fut A season —B harvest. © calendar 6 Whats coffee made from? A beans B leaves C seeds ere vocabniary box 1. Then complete Ue sentences using the correct form of phrases from the box. 1. think you've made a mistake. Your answer here doesnt 2. There are no eggs left so we'lljust have to pasta 3 ‘mgoingto..... son for the environment by cleaning the beach. A COUID YOU snnnnnnnnnnnen ChOCOlate if you had to? ‘couldn't! 5 you put the food in the fridge ‘overnight or it wil go bad. vocabulary 1 phrases with make and do There are lots of useful phrases with the verbs mate and do, | couldn't do without eating bread every day. Ft makes sense to conserve our water as much as possible Make sure you don't forget to take your project to school! '’m doing my bit by making cards to raise money for the charity, | can’t have a dog or a cat, so I'll have to make do with 2 hamster. Wiite thre sentences about yourself using phrases from vocabulary box 1. Work in pairs and share your ideas. [[) Read the text about food quickly. What are food miles? Long-distance travellers? Did you know that food flies? The international food trade nereasing gaining more ily than food ?construction / production itself. ‘Does this *make / have sense?’ we might ask. The fact is that ‘consumers / users nowadays want a variety of food to be ‘available / ready all year round. Not only that, most of our food is ‘exchanged / transported by plane, since other forms of ‘transport aren't fast enough. We may not realise that things like coffee, tea, oranges and bananas travel thousands of miles to get to their destination. We often don’t realise how much food our own country ’sells / imports from other countries, Locally produced food is fresher, tastier and doesn't create so many ‘food miles. Let's ‘eat local’ as much ‘as we can, although it's not necessary to *eat / do without coffee or bananas! Just purchasing food that is in *season / market will be a good start! i read the text again and choose the corect werds to complete it. oy olelom Colo] -] "(01h ad lentical verbs and nouns ‘Some verbs and nouns are spelt in exactly the same way but are pronounced differently. PREsent (noun) and presENT (verb) PERMit (noun) and perMIT (vert) FFIED)2.6 read vocabulary box 2 and look t these words, In ‘which words does the stress move? Mark the syllable where you think the stress is Listen and check your answers. ‘Verbs: answer, comment, increase, produce, purchase, transport, travel Nouns: answer, comment, increase, produce, purchase, transport, travel Speak up Discuss which fruit and vegetables are grown a) mainly in ‘the summer b) mainly in the winter c) all year round. game on fruit and veg memory game Take it in turns to say frst a fruit, and then the next person, a vegetable. Continue round the clas. | went to the market and | bought some... apples. 41 44Work in pairs and discuss the questions. 41. What environmental problems are important toyou? 2 Which ones do you think young people are most concerned about? 3. What can young people do to try and help with these problems? ‘Work in pairs. What do you think the words in bold mean? 14 Researching your family’s roots can be very interesting, 2. The conference was attended by all the most important people in the tech industry. 3 Ignoring something important won't make it-go away. 4 The workers protested against the changes by holding a sheweek strike, 5 The government is considering banning the Use of pesticides. 6 don’t have the courage to give a speech to alarge audience, 11) 27 You will hear a student talking to her Class about a young environmentalist that she has studied, Xiuhtezcat! Martinez, Listen and answer the questions. 41 What job does he do? 2. Where does he live? 3. What important campaign did he win? (1) 2 < Read the exam tip and complete the task, exam + in this task you will hear the exact word or ‘words that you need to write although you will not hear them used in exactly the same sentence as you see written. Usually, only one or two words are needed. Read the first sentence in Ex 5 and listen to part of the recording again. Which word is, missing from the first gapped sentence? c Listen again and complete the sentences (2-10) with 2 word 9 short phrase. SPEAKING UP FOR NATURE ‘Abby was impressed by the fact that Xiuhtezcat! knows several D very well ‘Abby admired Xiuhtezcat! for making a? large group of people when he was six ‘According to Abby, Xiuhtezcat! thinks of the natural world as a 2 that we are given, ‘Abby feels that young people of her * like Xiuhtezeatl to speak for them. ‘Abby was amused by what Xiuhtezcat!’s younger brother did to protest against the * and their lack of action. ‘Abby wasn't aware of the fact that Xiuhtezcat!'s ¢ ‘sang with him, ‘The subject of Xiuhtezcati’s songs are the ” are important for our times. Another example of how Xiuhtezcat! gets things done is when he stopped the use of pesticides in the ° inhis neighbourhood ‘Abby was amazed that Xiuhtezcat! did not depend on”. during his talk Abby uses the word * *to describe how she feels about Xiuhtezcat!. In front of a need someone he thinks Have a class debate on the following topic. Follow the steps below. 1 Get into two teams and plan your arguments for one of the two sides. 2. Select one or two speakers for each side. 3 Have a class vote after each side has spoken,USE OF ENGLISH 1 ead the grammar box. Choose the correct words in the sentences (1-4). 4 We had such a / a so dry summer last year, the flowers died! 2 Cities would be such / so nice places to lve if they were greener. 3 There weren't such a lot / enough bins for rubbish. 4, The island was $0 too far away to see the penguins clearly explore grammar so, such, too, enough 1 so + adjfady (+ that) He was o passionate about it that he was able to speak out such (a/an) (+ adj) + noun (+ that) ‘That was such a dificult thing for him to do. other common phrases: so much{so mony/such a ot of + noun (that) Iesincredible to have such a lot of confidence at that age! too + adj/ady (+ fovinfinitve) They were too important to ignore other common phrases: foo much/too many + noun (+toinfnitive) Sometimes it requires too much effort to make a change. (0t +) adjJady + enough (+to-nfitive) Most kids are not Interested enough to make a difference (008) 1 enough (+ ad) + noun (+ to-infntive/that + clause) He was so fed up with people not taking enough action that he decided to go on strike, Dl complete the conversation with these words or phrases. There are two you do not need enough so somany somuch suchalot suchan too ‘A: How about starting a campaign to get cycle paths in our town? There's ‘traffic it's impossible to ride my bike to school! B: Yeah, | know. But I don’t think there'd be® interest, [Az OK, but our parents W@St@?,ceonnn Of time in the mornings taking us to school. I'm sure they'd be giad if we went by bike B: Hang on a minute, Can we have a realty check here? What about ‘those cold, dark mornings when your hands are 4, frozen to hold the handlebars? you campaign fr this you might be ‘unpopular that none of the students will tak to you! ‘A: OK, How about campaigning for a pool at schoo! instead? B: Now you're talking! SS Ey Read the exam tip and complete the task. exam tip: open cloze Read the text through quickly before you try to think of the missing word, Make sure the word fits the whole sentence, not just the gap itself. Look at gap 1 in Ex 4. What type of word comes after the gap? Do you think the answer is so or such? Too or enough? Think about the grammar rules that you have learnt. i Li complete the article with one word Im each gap. Ayaan lives in a small village in ‘Somalia, a country that often suffers from a lack of rainfall. The village is" vow high up on a hill that they have no water supply. Three times a day, ‘the girls and women carry water from the river on their heads or backs, sometimes in twenty-kilo containers! ‘It takes up? a big part of the day that Thad to leave school when | was eight,’ Ayaan explains. ‘My mother had too”... work: to do and she needed help.” Unfortunately, the dirty river water causes so * diseases that there are often 5 ‘enough medicines for those in need. However, help isin sight. A charity is ¢ to build a water pump that will bring clean water from a well to the village. ‘This ” next year, I'll possibly * _ drinking water from a tap in my village — it will be like a dream come true!’ Speak up Work in pals and discuss these problems. Can you think of any possible solutions? 41 Theres too much trafic in your town or citycentee 2 Young people aren't involved in improving the place where you lve.USE OF ENGLIST Can you think of an animal species that is endangered? How would it affect the environment if those animals disappeared? You are going to listen to a conversation about wolves. Work in pairs and answer the questions, 1 Where do wolves live? 2. Are they endangered? Why? 3 Dowolves livé on their own or in groups? 3.10 Listen othe conversation and check your Bnswers to Ex 2. 3.11 Read the vocabulary box. Listen to the Conversation again and listen for the phrasal verbs in the box. seem Cal ols phrasal verbs Phrasal verbs consist ofa verb and one or two particles. chop down, clean up, cut down, die out, get (a message) across, kill off, throw away ‘A huge number of plastic bags are thrown each year. All of these verbs take an object except for one. Which is it? BJ choose the correct phrasal verb to complete the sentences. Do you think the information is ‘True (T) or False (F)? 1 Trees are thrown away / chopped down to make space for cattle 2 Wolves have killed off / cleaned up the brown bear. 3 In some cities ducks have footpaths or dducklanes. This gets the message across | throws away the message that they need protecting. 4 It’s possible that elephants wil kil off J die out in the wild, 5 We need to throw away | clean up plastic from the oceans. Quickly read the article about wolves leaving Yellowstone Park. Work in pairs and describe what happened when the wolves returned. G7] Read the exam tip and complete the task. 44 eee exam tip: multiple-choice cloze When you look at the options, think about {2} meaning, b) context and ¢) words that {go together. Look at question 1 in Ex 8,Can you immediately delete any of the options because of their meaning in the sentence? In the context of the whole sentence (possibility inthe past), which others can you delete? Which words go with ‘highly’? Choose your answer. Eifread the article and decide which answer (A,B, Cor D) best fits WOLVES By the 1930s, there were no more wolves in Yellowstone National Park. It seemed highiy * that they would fever come back, After they disappeared, animals such as the clk (@ type of deer) moved around less and ate all their favourite plants and trees. Because of this the number of beavers, whose 2 habitat is the river, were hungry and they nearly However, since 1895 when the grey wolf was brought back to the park, there have been many positive *, Firstly the wolves started hunting the elks, so plants started to grow again, songbirds returned and the number of beavers increased This experiment was a ¢ success and a number of scientists are currently getting that message” to the public. © the grey wolf is not an endangered species everywhere, it will definitely have a safe home in the park — and the ecosystem of the park will remain healthy! 1A strange B unsure € unlitely doubtful 2A ordinary —-B natural physical == usual 3 Ausedup —B kiledoff~—€ -cleanedup died out 4A results B aims € goals conditions 5 A widely B rapidly € largely D unusually 6 A main B chief € large D huge 7A around Bin € across Don @ A Although B However € Since D Because Speak up [Di Ir you could only save one of these endangered animals, which would {you choose and why? Is there one that it is more important to save {than the others? Work in pairs and share your ideas. crocodile dolphin elephant glantrortolse rhino sloth whale Mie(7213 Read the useful language and listen again, Which phrases, othe speakers use? Pow 17 Hove you ever done any volunteering work to help © Read the exam tip and complete the task. the evironment? Which would you prefer todo hip to protect wildlife or help to clear rubish from loca areas? ead the task about organising eco-friendly ‘activities. Match the activities in the task with the possible answers (AJ). ty he oa “© EXWorkin pairs and discuss the question in the task in Ex 2. Use the ideas (A+) to help you and add any other ideas of your own, |_| Now discuss which two activities you think students would find ould be a useful thin yone enjoys clearing up rubbish A ealsing how much iter people throw away most Interesting, Give reasons for your answers, Use phrases 8 understanding how older animals are dependent onus _ffom the useful language in your discussion. forther care © E]work in pairs. Turn to page 173 and follow the instructions. recognising the importance of protecting wild species, D learning about the consequences of keeping creatures, incages E thinking about the importance of not using pesticides =) Work in groups and discuss the questions. F improving knoweedge ofa less wellknown species 1 Isthere any pollution in the area where you live? Is the situation G reducing the amount of plastic that is used ‘getting worse or better? H considering the importance of freedom for animals 2. How important is it to feel a connection with nature and the 1 experiencing the hard work involved in manual labour ‘world we live in? Give reasons for your answer. J. iscovering the time and effort needed to care for animals Ua usten to two students discussing the task. ‘Which of the ideas from Ex 2 do they mention? ful language: expressing agreementPower up Look at the photo which shows a kind of hotel. ‘What is the purpose of the hotel? Plan on Match the problems (1-4) with the possible solutions (6-0). Problems It's going to be difficult to grow enough food for everyone. ) Some animals and insects are in danger of dying out, We may run out of affordable oll as a source of energy. More people in the world will produce more rubbish. Solutions We could create a wildlife garden at home or at school, and make bug hotels. Everything will be recycled and re-used so there won't be so much waste. We can share gardens and produce, ‘and also eat only seasonal vegetables. We can use solar power and wind energy instead of traditional sources of eneray. Read the advert for an article, Make notes about some points that you could include, val | What ideas have you heard about and what are you hoping to do yourself to get involved? How could you do something to help? ‘We will publish the best articles in our next issue. 46 Pernt neehetereacr Read the article about bugs quickly. What ideas does t ‘writer mention? Bugs and other ‘Are youa bug lover ora lover of nature generally? Well ‘then perhaps its time to consider how you ean help. Twe heard about some great ideas that are simple to do. For example, in order to protect the insect life in four gardens, we con make a bug hotel. Doesn't that sound fun? One school in Montreal did this and the rictures on their blog are reolly cool. All you need are Some sticks and stones and to build them up into a small house. Then bugs wll make it their home! Twe also read about some brilliant environmental organisations. Why don't you start a smell group ot yourschool? Maybe part of your school playground could become a garden or a wildlife area so that ‘everyone can have hands-on experience of looking after animals or growing vegetables. really care about not using plastic packaging and not wasting water. So 'm not going te accept plastic bags in shops and I won'tleave the tops running! So, in a few words, we should look after nature and use it wisely, not destroy it‘An article needs to interest the reader. Read these ideas and then the article again. an you find examples ofthese points in the article? ‘an article can Include some of the following: +2 personal opinion + anecdotes (realife stores about the subject) + suggestions or advice t the reader +2 personal experience ofthe subject, + divect reference to the reader, eg. you + aninteresting title + thetorical questions (using a question instead of a statement) to interest the reader ving examples ead the language box. Find some examples of this language in the article in Ex 4 | complet te sentences wit phrases trom the language box. 4 Environmental organisations must work harder peopl all over the world can have acces to clean water 2 Tres are very important. keeping the atmosphere clea, 0 we need to protec ar fres ane not cut them al own 23. The amis to protect animals and sea cestres frm hunting oF overfishing... enjoy them in the future 4+ Anew wildlife centre was opened seabird could nest there in safety 5 Alot of people are planting faves in public paces Make them lok nce. [i] Read the exam tip and complete the task. |) Read the advert below and plan your article. Use the checklst in Ex 5 tohelp you, “51 wit your article in 140-190 words. Improve it {sep your arte with a partner. Ak then to read eal oe ea ae et ete ae eee as wel as words or phrases from the anguage box, ‘Also ask them they found ft ntresting "Read your article through again and make corrections ifyouneed'o,Reindeer girls ‘Work in pairs. Think of the main reasons why animals might migrate at different times of the year. Give examples. [watch the ip. why do the reindeer migrate? [iiWatch again and answer the questions. 1 Do Sami peopl vein tents? What do Ele and et fay wear t ine warm on the ration? What do the reindeer do curing the summer onthe and? How de the reindeer travel oand back trom the and? According to the video, what decision will Elle have to make about her future? wae Project Research outdoor jobs where people help animals, small communities or the environment. Choose a job you would like to create an advert for. 1 List the skills needed for the job and what kind of person you are looking for. What kind of job is it? + Is ita physical job? + sit working with animals? ‘+ What skils or experience do you need? + Why sit 2 good job? 2. Plan your advert, (eg, what information to include, what it looks like ‘where the advert willbe shown) 3 Create your advert. Present your advert to the clas. 5 Vote on the jobs the class would prefer to do. INDEPEND LEARNII Skill assessment Think about these different areas of language learning. Put 1-3 ticks next to each skill according to how you see your level at the ‘moment (W/ being the highest and ¥ being the lowest) Vocabulary Grammar Ustening Speaking Reading writing Work in pairs and compare your results. For any skill areas that have only one tick, discuss how improvements can be made and make a list for each ski Vocabulary: + Read more in Engl + Watch films and videos in English. + Use a dictionary regularly to check spelling id ather farms of the wor Look back at Units 1-3. Choose one exercise that you liked for each skill area and see how much you can remember. Test each other on your favourite exercises! Work in pairs and make a lst of things you ‘can do to help you improve in each skill area, earn the vocabulary of the previous units. + Practise speaking with a friend Set yourself goals for improving in two areas where you had fewer than three ticks.NIT CHECK jordlist 2?’ Food and transport Phrases with make and do impact (n) generation (0) ipvailable (oc) do my bit litter (n) aift (n) beans (n) do without manual labour (oh) ignore (v feansurner (0) make do with natural resources (phy) protest (¥) op (n) make sense packaging (r) roots (n) export.) make sure pesticide (r) significant (ad) harvest (n) Phrasal verbs Fainfall (0) speech (n) import (v,0) chop down rainwater (0) strike (0) increase (v) oan recycle (v) travel (v) Iproduce (n) cut down solar (ad) unusual (ad) production (m) die out Other world leader (n) purchase (v) get (a message) across affordable (ad) Extra ‘season (n) kill off ban (vy) affordable (ad)) steak (7) throw away chop (¥) aggressive (ad) trensport (vm) Ervirninene comment (n) authority (0) vegetarian (od.n) ban) conference () consume () wheat (0) eae Senge CD) courage (n) hands-on experience (ohr) endangered species (oh) netcxn to) organic (ad) Practice Choose the correct answer A, Bor C. [50] 2.15 tsten again and check your answers. 1 Vegetarians don't normally eat [i complete the sentences withthe correct form of a verb from A potatoes B pasta steak ‘the Phrases with make and do and Phrasal verbs sections of 2. All businesses try to make their products popular with A producers B consumers € factories 3 They have grown these organic carrots without the use of ‘A wind turbines B beans 4 The continuous rain meant that the. ruined, A crops B forests © deserts 5 Are you going to the youth... on environmental issues? ‘A conservation B conference € strike € pesticides ‘were completely (20) 2.14 Listen to young people talking about environmental topics. Choose two-word collocations from the Environment, Other and Extra sections of the wordlist to describe what they are talking about. 1 weun ‘the wordlist. 1 (6 really tke to ‘tohelp the environment in some way. 2. CAN YOU ennmnee tat YOU turn off all the lights when, you leave the house? 3. I've heard that a lot of big animals wil itwe don't protect their habitats, ‘4 Countries generally should not be alowed to 2 ‘any more forests. 5 Wecanall luxuries but 2 supply of clean water is essential {6 We should recycle plastic more, Most people just after they use it 7 Perhaps if we what we have and didnt just buy more stuff lithe time, we would all help a bit more, 18 We should start a campaigh 0 su ‘to more people about getting involved. 49