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VOCABULARY Describing identi
A CAEZA Complete the sentences using the words from the box. Then listen and check your answers,
2p
identi i factors
sense ofidentity multicultural background. fa
traditional migrants have alot in common
1 Aperson's is how they see themselves, and it usually depends on
ot in compat
many different
2 Even if two people are from different countries, they may still
society, consisting of people from different
3 The United States has a
ethnic groups.
4 Every year, millions of
better lives. =
5 In today’s globalized world, the
monocultural clk arovind
Move to other countries for work or to find
~"________ idea that people are mainly froma
— is becoming less true,
Work with a partner. Discuss these questions.
1 How multicultural is your country? Which cultures are the most common?
2 What are some traditional cultural practices in your country? rev oS Deon vag in 71M" TUS OF F for false,
g. The man's sister has Been Working at her me
_ urrent
the man has lived me ia
a ean he same county = MPANY for five years, TF
lite,
P mplete the conv
; oe cone *rsation. Circle the Correct
f Words, Then fi
isten
1: Hi I's Been a While. HOW have yous age 2
5 1 .
cs Actually, "(I got /I'Ve been gettir
( etting) ready
overseas. | leave next weak —
; Really? Where are you going?
: New Zealand. I've never been there
2(ve been / Vm) looking forware ne
ages: ee
How long will you be there?
B: Sx months. *(Pll be)/ "ve been) studying and
also traveling around the country,
‘A: Wow, Sounds great. Actually, §(P'm / 1 ve bee)
reading about New Zealand recently. It Sourtds
like a great place to visit.
; Yeah. There are a lot of fun things to do. I've
checked them out on the Internet. So what about
you? Are you planning any trips?
A: Not right now. “1m Kee ben pretty busy at Sean
work these past few months. fos :
SPEAKING Talking about living abroad
h of the items in the chart. It could also be someone your classmate
Find a person for eac! > J
knows. Write their names and ask a follow-up question to get more information.
; Pons
ea
has been living in this city
would like to move to
Country in the . 7 the ree
Work with a partner. What do you think are some aT 3
People decide to move to a different region or county
iz € live in an era of globalization; about
250 milion people worldwide now live
in countries other than the one in which
they were born. This constant movement of people
8 complicates a question that used to be so much
simpler: “Where are you from?" by vio Aiweebit
People move countries for a diverse range of
reasons. Economic migrants look overseas for better
Work opportunities and an improved standard of
10 living. They often travel to one of the many developed
Countries. These countries often have low birthrates, 4 ch
and as a result, are in need of working-age adults. Be
Globalization has led to the overseas expansion of
many businesses, allowing skilled workers to take up
18 jobs outside of their home countries,
Then there are retirees’ —people who want to
spend their later years in a country with a lower cost
Of living. This group of migrants usually comes from
countries where the cost of retirement is expensive.
en
tensions within the
_ Perceived that mig A 2014 project by GOOD Ine.
and Ford studied the diversit
of various cities.
«
@ 5s,
gabe ere oa
timates that raises awareness of the value of migrants’
pout $600 60 contributions.
able to the As we move toward an increasingly multicultural
world, we can observe how a blend of cultures
creates vibrancy in different countries. Being able
to experience multiple cultures just by walking down
the street is something that our grandparents might
yest country in
nefits, migrants
sity of their 65
rganization never have imagined. In many global cities today,
alieves the it’s already a reality.
orld to be
srnments + retirees: n. people who have stopped working because they no
jna global longer need to
2drain: n. something that uses up time, money, etc. bracket oe
“floating tribe"
© EXER Watcn Part 2 of the TED Talk. Pico lyer describes P67 tine diagrams
(People who tive}in countries not their own) in two WAYS: n
‘hat best state what he som
4 xGmHed
reponse etre
i
Me rsros ot pocce nto fatra
Fe ee ee wien) TE Cara's pont
size of Canada and Austral combined
| 5th targest |
(
WD
‘ Ifthe floating tribe were a nation, it
The population of the United States ihe No ace tene
Eis ee by 64 milion. TI sould be the fith-iargest in the world
El Watch Part 3 of the TED Talk. Discuss these questions with a partner.
tribe? Give
41 What is Pico lyer's attitude toward the people belonging to the floating
examples from his tak to expain your answer. a xive +
2 Why does Pico lyer think the young man and the young woman he describes in his
talk probably have alot in common? | \.. (tural back aren As
E CRITICAL THINKING
‘Synthesizing Work with a partner. How do Pico lyer’s opinions compare with the
author's opinions on pages 94-957 Do they have anything in common?
VOCABULARY IN CONTEXT
A [JERE Watch the excerpts from the TED Talk. Choose the correct meaning of the
words.
eryeroleg,
tates
sing the expressions in the box. Two are extra.
7 OxCHtire
imaginable ‘exhilarating blend of
spire Lk
af ee wns al ey EtG
2 The sromaiteaiested in Bea metoss Of learning and communication that were
B Complete the sentences
4 IN SKILLS Using Stories to Personal:
Sonalize your
¥S 0 personalize your ;
Your points. You can use beth rea)
sage
id
part of Pico lyer’s TED Talk. Why does he tell this story?
e people he was close to
ferent he felt from his classmates
vanted to be different from his classmates
speakers below to the stories that they told,
ozuka teaching a class of engineering students
hn © seeing a family member wander around at night
hall going to Vila Cruzeiro
) speakers in B tell those stories? What points are they trying to make?
in New York City.
ly diverse cities In the! fel oe
WARM UP
will svetion #01 CAIERE Watch par of Sanjay Dastoor’s TED Talk.
: ‘Answer the questions ith
‘ture of transportation: s with a partner.
e innovative commuting options. 1 What kind of vehicle do you think the speaker is
aly way. ii talking about?
Ik about an eco-frien ly
fH 2 Look through the unit. What types of transportation
do you see? ty
own.
1 LARY D
odes of transportation
/) the words that are normally used with the types of transportation.
7 See ; | te
v
he sentences using the words in the chart above,
my bicycle to work every day.
es
the bus two StOPs early and wall tha ennt eu Lame ING An unus
ysTEN ual Commute
Listening for frequency
y morning, 1...
A or Cyril Burguiere has an unus,
Watch and discuss with a partner w)
this type of commute.
ual Comm
lute,
hy he chose MTC ik etna
SS ment a mele ay
B CEA Watch again. What does Burguiere enjoy
most about his commute? Hoy
being able to work out every morning
saving time on commuting
(Z being close to nature
CJ meeting new people on his journey
C CRITICAL THINKING
Reflecting Work with a partner. How would you like
to travel to school or work? Why?
SPEAKING Talking about your dally routine
K?
A the speakers get to wor
[3 EH How do the speal vanes an 07009 Feo work Daw?
A: Hey, you just moved to a new oT rain station, then take atrain.
ea bustothet
B: It's quite complicated. | have to ons then took a bus.
Before this, | just walked @ few mn
a te 't you?
A: Wow! How long doesit takefOrYO" 9g shot commute $2” you?
sometimes: i in traffic.
B: It takes over an hour. More - , unless I'm stuc
A: | dive, soit takes me about 20
Rod thant: By 2030, ultra-luxury Pee
Ceo te TNC)
SEM Cr ie
Eee SHH VETS
By 2020, fully autonomous cars will
be on the roads in some countries,
Een CT Ie} passenger.
Gg Listen to the conversation. What are some pros an
mention? Discuss with a partner.
[AEG Watch and study the language in the chart.
Making predictions
Global car ownership will rise to 2.5 billion by 2050.
If the Hyperloop is built, it will definitely transform how we tr
Tickets for space travel certainly won't be cheap.
jee? — Driverless cars might help make driving safer,
4 People might be able to take vacations in space by 2030.
Electric vehicles might not be as fast as fuel-powered Cars,
For more information on will and might, see Grammar Summary 8 on page
104 Listen to the conversation in
P enversation.
| read that by 2030, people _
1
their vacations in space.”
2 “But they be a »,
}— test fli
3 “One day, we all 0 oe lights for the next few years."
*2—Ao into space
Complete ti 4 aes
pea 1p he information. Circle the uN
your answers. Correct words. Then listen and check
Companies and collage students are testing wa
petween cities by shooting them through giant te Move people
jke a concept from a sci-fi movie, but ifthe eypate aaa
0p Is built,
people ‘(are traveling / will be ‘able to travel) from Los Angel
: t eles
(about 600 kiiometersyin half an hour. mee also
(might be cheaper / is cheaper) than rail travel
to San Franci
apossibility that it
Agroup of students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
(MIM is attempting to build the Hyperloop. John Mayo, project
manager of the MIT Hyperioop Team, *(befieves\/ might believe)
that some kind of Hyperloop —whether fontrartsporting goods or
passengers—will be a reality someday. He thinks engineers can figyre
out how to make it work. The real challenge, he says, “(was /will be)
whether it can be built cheaply enough and get government approval.
rrect form of the words in parentheses with will
Complete the sentences using the co!
or might.
\\___ certainly __ bg (he) more electric vehicles
1 There
on the roads in the next ten years:
2 As people buy more cars, there Dee balmore congestion on the roads.
ment of high-speed rall acighty an cont ngs (encourage)
3 It’s not certain, but the develop Ic a
passengers to take the train instead of flying or }
nn
SPEAKING Changes in global travel
pal travel will !ook
Nork in ,
«in groups. Imagine what glo! to the class.
like in the future. Write your STOOR i:
AE De Vis the co-founder of Boo:
ds ultralight electric vehicles. Its aimis t Sted Boards, a start-up that &
; ' j a
sonal transportation device that anyone ae a highly portable and fun a
N use.
jay Dastoor's idea worth spreading is that with a bi
sveryday object into @ quick and eco-tiendly way 2 Of creativity, you can turn
(0 get around the city.
VIEWING
the paragraph below. Circle the correct meani
‘ anin
these words in the TED Talk. 9 for each bold word (1-4). You
ne concept behind this lightweight electric car is to create anew form of sustaina
ansportation that is good for the environment. It runs entirely on electricity, and its s
akes it highly, maneuverable. The car's batteries give great performance, taking
60 kilometers ona single charge. yaar x
A concept is ey / a type of machine).
( ) i
Sustainable forms-of energy ce / ro, natural resources.
eis difficult)
e to move or direct.
2 ‘
- Something that is maneuverable
N's).
vy it is / how well it functio
- The performance of an engine is (hi VIEW!
| et i. formation about Dastoor’s electric Vehicg
inf
wees A ERIE Watch Part 1 of the TED Talk. Complete the
[Charge time (minutes) =
Cost per 1,000 km ($)__ SS
Top speed (km/h) |
Range (km) SS
B [XIEEM Waten Part 1 of the TED Talk again. Circle the correct words:
1 Dastoor and hhis team got some of the components from a (toy, store / car repi workshop).
2 Parts ofthe skateboard were but with materia om (electric bicycles / remote control
3 The skateboard is (suitable / unsuitable) for San Francisco's hily terrain.
© [SBD Watch Part 2 of the TED Talk. Check (/) the benefits of the skateboard Dastoor
The skateboard dio whack
a Cy uses much less energy than a car
oi Phe rd CONS oven $f em
is portable charges quickly over eam
a able Ley Some peeple
Q Be enone batteries is cheap to build _
PACAIOCAE THINKING + The pemrd canlt apo be aged as
Evaluating Work with a partner. What disadvantages might there be in using an electric skat
Do you think the skateboard is suitable for your city? Why or why not?
+ Le ean ge ove ray ww as
Tle betty Cle could, Cer
VOCABULARY IN CONTEXT
TE je melfunedionsn ft on
A CXERE Watch the excerpts from the TED Talk. Choose the correct meaning of the
ini, B Complete t sentences with the words from the box. osting Means Givi
means Giving Your aug
(ou can do this at diffe enc
r
© direction,
e : ent ste about y
language include, tages of your rout what you are goin
Presentation. Examples °
Examples of
starting
‘d like to talk about Moving on
going to look at £2700 Im going o show yo
Sono fea
ning NOw let's look at / move on to
you with / I'd like to finish by
nmary / to summarize ..
ummarize with ...
Watch part of Sanjay z
A fp 3 jay Dastoor’s TED Talk. Complete the signposting expressions
uses. Then match them to their purpose.
1 day TN an electric vehicle ...” D: movin
2 built something. I've got some of the pieces ...”
3 one of the most compelling facts o
ERE) Watch the excerpts from two other TED Talks. Complete the signposting
B
ers use. What do the speakers use them for?
expressions that the speak
1 ‘So now VAS Sikes perform a demonstration of this sock.
have taught me to become really in touch v
rked with
a with an equation.”
2 “And because the engineers I've wo
ny inner nerd, | 40 _ Gua od —
3
