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cevedo
Marisol Gower
LONGM N
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Unit
Topic
ext type
Computers and
the
Internet
Comic strip
pplication forms
Forms
Forming a band
Small ads
Letters
Television programmes
V listings
[ Water
sports
Newspaper article
Home
shopping
Catalogue
[
The
brain
Science books
Characteristics of animals
Newspaper article
aking
a
video
Instructions manual
[
Fashion
Magazine article
(
The gJ
Nobel
Prize
Magazine article
Scientific experiments
School newspaper
[
necdotes
n
Story
t he
movies
Magazine article
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strategy
'content from
other universal symbols
of
linkers
of
riting
Joining sentences
with and and too
Avoiding repetition:
pronouns, possessives
Semi-formal letters
Joining sentences
with but
Topic sentence and
supporting evidence
Joining sentences
with because
Using examples
Using colons
Writing clear
instructions
Joining sentences
with so
Joining sentences
with when
Biographies
Organising and
writing a story
An
article
Vocabulary
Parts of a
computer
Personal
information
Describing people
Programme types
Water (sports)
Sports equipment
Parts of the body
Geographical
features
Parts
of
a
camcorder
Shopping
Subjects
Formal and
informal words
Miscellaneous
The movies
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Be singular
What
Who
Where
Possessive adjectives
Adjectives
Genitive apostrophe
Like and love
Present simple plural
How
much
Present simple -
3rd person singular
Present simple
Can (ability)
Different sequence
markers
Present continuous
Going to
Past simple
Past simple
Past simple
Past simple
QJ
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Comparatives,.superlatives
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Guess
th
content
of
a
t xt
before you read it.
Join sentences with and and too .
Computers.
Match
the
names with
the
pictures. Then write
the
answers to
the
questions.
photostory
brochure
, comic book
a
What s this?
b
What s this?
c What s this?
It s
a .
It s ...................................... . .
Look t
the text
on page 5, Exercise 4. Tick
v ) the
correct answer.
i P Read
the
title and look t
the
pictures to help you guess. The words are
not
important now.
a
What kind of text
is
it?
a comic book a photostory a brochure
D
b
What
is
the text about, do you think?
the
parts of a computer
schools
people making friends on
the
lnternet
Compare
your
answers with a friend.
Which
of
the
words below are in
the
text, do you think? Circle them.
Tip
Think
bout
computer words and think
of
words for
the
pictures.
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Look
at
the pictures below and read the dialogue.
Check your answers to Exercises
2 1
and 3.
Thanks. It's great to be here
I really like the Internet.
Who are you?
I M
CHIP, THE
CYBERNETIC
That's my boyfriend's name
Who are you?
GUESS
MY NAME'S IN
THE
FIRST LETTERS OF THESE
WORDS:
MALE,
KEYBOARD,
ADMIRER, LISTEN, EXIT,
BYE FOR
NOW,
FUNDA,
Read it right
Circle
the
correct answers.
To
guess what a text is
about
quickly (Exercises 2.1, 2.2, 3):
a read
all
the words in the text.
Remember
b look
at
the pictures and read the title.
c guess some
of
the words in the story.
Always read the title of a text and look at the pictures carefully. Then you can guess
what
it is
about
before you read it (prediction). Reading
the
text is
then
easier.
The sentences below are about the comic book. Answer T (true) or F (false).
a The surfer is Funda 's friend. D
b Funda's boyfriend's
name is
Omer. D
c The surfer
is
Funda s boyfriend. D
d The surfer's real name is Chip.
D
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What do you
think? Answer these questions with a friend.
a
ls the surfer a boy or a girl?
What is the surfer's name?
Look at
the four
pictures below and read
the
dialogue.
Check your answers to Exercise 7.1.
1 on : ~ y \ o u .
\
t\l\e
COMpl.rtC2.C'.
O h too l.
He.re
IA.e
is
I
Well, tell me more about
you How old are you
ER ..
. THAT'S A SECRET
AND IT'S OT IMPORTANt
HOW OLD
ARE
YOU
•
FUNDA? '
Answer
these
questions.
a Where
is
Funda 's friend?
Where is Kemal, do you think?
c What
is
the end
of
the story?
Look
at the
picture opposite.
Check
your
answers to Exercise 8.1.
Write
the
sentences below in
the
correct
speech bubbles in
the
picture.
a "Wrong A baby cybernetic surfer "
"I'm
sorry,
I'm
sorry Let '
me
§o " .
c "Who's that?
Your
little brother?"
d
"Hey,
Funda, look "
e "No, he's a cybernetic surfer."
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VOC BUl RY
Find the words and 1abe1 the different parts of a computer.
yakorebd sumoe csid csid vired cerens riptern demom
WRmN
look at the chart be1ow Write the numbers of the c01umns in the correct boxes.
sports
DO personal information DOD
activities you like
0
2
3 4 5 6
Name Age City
a
country Favourite sport Favourite team/sportsperson Other interests
Funda
14
Istanbul,
Football
Galatasaray Computer games,
Turkey
Read Funda s ad for the 1ntemet.
Answer the questions be1ow
a What word joins two sentences
about personal information?
b What word joins two sentences
about
sport?
c What word tells us Funda likes
other things apart from football?
d What word joins her two
other interests?
the lntemet
Hi
y
name's
Funda
I'm 14 years old and I'm from Istanbul
in Turkey.
y
favourite sport
is
football and my favourite team
is
Galatasaray. I like computer games
and the Internet too.
Write to
me
at
Remember
Use the word and to join two similar ideas. Use the word too to add a similar idea.
Be careful: put too at the end of the sentence.
Comp1ete the chart in Exercise 11 1 with information about yourse1f.
Write an ad for the 1ntemationa1 Cyberfriends page, 1ike Funda s. Use the
information in 11.3.
1nc1ude
and and too .
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Application for a Child Rate
London Transport Photocard
For 5
to
I 5 year olds
Please
complete
this form and present it a t a
London Transport Travel Information Centre.
SURNAME
Ma
s
ter
Mm (delete
as
appropriate)
FIRST NAME S)
ADDRESS
2-
7 laxtoV\
G, (ove
POSTCODE
vJG 8 ~ A
AGE
Are you
14
or
15
years old? Ask your
teacher
or school
sec retary
to
complete the form on the reverse.
OFFICE USE ONLY
Ph
otocard numbe r Expiry da
te
Issu
in
g o
ffi
ce sta mp or PASS agent n
FORM
A
FORM C
FORM
S
LIBR RY
MEMBERSHIP
PPLIC TION
FORM
PROOF
OF
ADDRESS IS
NEEDED
Pl
ease complete
in BL
OCK CA PIT ALS
[ [
For official use only
Pl
ease
tick Mr 0 Mrs 0
Mi
ss 0 Ms zi Other (Please stste) • .•
Su
rname
BAKER
Fo renames PAfV1ELA JOsEPHINE
Address ...
,
..
3 § ~ § T ~ L . : : 9 . ? E : : : ? ~ Y L §
f i ? ESSEX
Pos tco de s s JBU Telephone Number 01702 5 15 633
Age (if
you
are un
der
18) 17
Are you under IS? Ask your parents or guardian to complete form on the reve rse.
You can bo r
row
up to 10 items:
books
talking books , music
cassettes
compact discs and videos.
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ip
ip
Look at
the fonns
again. Answer T (true)
or
F (fa1se).
Use the context and your general knowledge
to
help you guess new words. For example,
think about forms you have seen in your language.
a last name = surname 0
b child rate = special price for adults
0
c forename = family name
0
d postcode = special number for an area
in
a country 0
e age = how old you are 0
Read the paragraph. There are three mistakes. Find the mistakes and correct them.
Michael
owe
is Canadian. He lives at;
27
Claxton Grove in Sudbury Ontario in
the
south
o Canada. His
father s
name is Arthur and his mother s name is Laura. Michael and his
sist-er Diana are
both
5.
VOC BUL RY
What can you borrow from
the
1ibrary?
Use infonnation from the 1ibrary fonn to 1abe1 the pictures.
Look at
the
fonns on page 11. Match them with the forms on page 9.
Don t
try to
understand everything. Concentrate on the important information,
in this case the surnames.
1magine you are starting a fan dub for your favourite band or star.
Design a Membership App1ication Fonn
Read it right
Cirde
the
correct answers.
To
understand what you read better (Exercises 4 and
7 :
a try to understand every word.
b use your general knowledge, for example similar words or texts
in
your language.
c use the context to guess new,words.
Remember
To
understand what you read better, use the context and your general knowledge to guess
new words. Don t try to understand everything, concentrate on the important information.
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Application for
Child Rate Photocard.
I accept repons,b,l,ty for book d
s
an
Items borrow d
I
agree
to
observe th
l
b e on thIs tIcket
e I rary Regulations
Confirmation
of
details
by
teacher
or school secretary
~ e a s e sign s aker
: : : · : ~
~
~ § ~ 5 ~ ~
/ ? I \ S E R
.
...
.
1
t o s ~ ~ lei h
I confirm that:
SURNAME
Rehman
FORM 1
ssex ssG 9i3:u
r
3. ...
Master
or
(delete
as
appropriate)
Read
the
paragraphs
about
Farez. Which one
is better - a
or
b?
Why?
FORM
2
FIRST NAME(S)
Farez
is currently under 16 years of age.
I also confirm that the attached photograph
is
a true
likeness
of the person
named above and
that
I have
signed it
on the
back.
SIGNATURE OF TEACHER
OR SCHOOL
SECRETARY
SCHOOL
NAME
t-lelen
Day
William Morris Secondary SChool
SCHOOL STAMP
WRITING
a
His name is Farez Rehman.
Farez is 14 Farez lives at
27 Claxton Grove in
Fulham, London. Farez s
te lephone number is
0181
748
9093
b
His name
is
Farez Rehman.
He is 14. He lives at 27
Claxto n Grove in
Fulham, London. His
telephone number is
0181
748 9093
What do you use instead
of
he and his when talking about a woman?
Remember
Use personal pronouns
( 1 ,
he , she ) and possessive adjectives ( my , your , his , her ,
its ) to avoid repeating
names.
Write a paragraph
about
Pamela. Use the paragraph in Exercise 10.1 b as a model.
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Think
about your purpose then read.
Write a letter describing yourself.
Describing
people
Can you name these bands
Write their
names in spaces
Talk
to your
friend
about pop bands
in
your
country
sk
and answer
the
questions below
a What all-girl
bands
do you
like?
b
What all-boy
bands
a:e popular? ,
c Do you like all-girl or all-boy bands?
d What
is
your favourite band?
duozAog
pue
SlUieS
IIV
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VOCABULARY
Look at the photos
of
the bands on page 12 and read the descriptions below .
Wri
te
the words in bold in the correct spaces in the chart.
. 1 and s
lim
. She's got
Nic
All
Saint IS
t l
d h air
and brown
medium
l
ength blon
t.
ve Her clothes
, ery
at trac
, d
eyes. She.s
v 1
She's a good singer
an
are fashio
nab
e . d nd aIIlbitious .
dancer: she's talente a
e is tall and athletic .
Shane
from Boyzonh His clothes are
He's got
short
dark
l ~ e s
cool. Do you
fashionable
but
e 'Shane likes people:
think he's attractIVe .
te
d .
he's
friendl
y and
ex
t r o
ver
es c r i b i n g
peop l e
gen er al appearance
.
..
..
..
. .
.. .... ..
.
short
unattra ctive
fat
scruffy
. r . i ~ ~ ~ J . ~ ..
personality
unfri endl y
shy
Describe one
of
the other members of
the
bands to the class.
Use the words in the chart .
R
ea
d the ads bel
ow
very quickly. Complete these sente nces with
A , B
or
C.
a
Ad .....
.. ..
.
is for an
animal.
b Ad
... ....... is for a job.
c Ad ..
..
......
is for
a
CD
pl
ay
er.
$$$$ FOR SALE $$$$
Sony Discman. Almost
new. Good ea rphones.
UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY
Ar
e you 15-18 years old? A
1.60m
or
over?
A .
re
you
Have
y .
re
yOU
ambitious?
ou got
talent?
Are
you
Good price.
Call
Jenny on
0171
453
7695 ,
p.m.
good
Singer
d a
,
ancer
a d/
musician? If n Or
. your answer t th
qUestions
is YES ' 0 ese
of the new
you
can be part
I
t pop band
sensa
tion
A
B
n erested?
Wr ite to
'
al .
nternational PO
' ent Scouts
, ' .
Box
3422
london W6 with
h '
p oto.
{ j
Read the ads again. Answer the questions below.
a
Wh
at's the name
of
the cat
in
ad C?
b What' i the.
name.
of
the.
pe.rson
se.lling
th
e.
Ui
sc.
ma
n?
c
Wh
at's
th
e job
in
ad
ve
rtisement B?
d Wha
t's th e address of
Ta
lent S
co
uts
ln
te
rn
ational?
e Wh
ere is So
cks?
f
Wh en
ca
n
yo
u ph one Jenny?
LOST
Help Our"bea.
utiful
cat SockS
IS
missing. It s black
with blue
eyes
and
white legs.
Please call
181 984 6622
with information.
£100 reward.
c
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ip
Read the letters below. They are answers to the Unique Opportunity ad on page 13.
Match the names with the photos.
Think bout your purpose (what you need to know) : think of words to
describe people and look for them
in the
letters.
1
3
Hi'
f v 1 ~
naMe is Ckar iie
T a ~ I o . . .
r a I q - ~ e a , . . .
old u n i v e S i t ~ student.
rv ~ o t
l o n ~ c U I ~ ) ,...ed
hail' and ~ , . . . e e n e ~ e s
r
I.b¢M
. r S r - i e n d l ~
but a bit s h ~
f v 1 ~
br-otker-ls
~ o t
a pop
~ r - o u p and 1 s ; n ~ Witk
tkeM sOMetiMeS. P
eople
liLe ~ voi e 1
tkinL
My r1awte S
Fr-
at1kLe
Hod.:1es. I'm ~ u a e
artLsti.c
at1d
musLc
S
my r1umber-
OI 1e ~ r 1 t e r - e s t .
I'm a
t aler1ted ::lua
a.r-
player-. I'm
~ u a e tall
(1.67m). I ve ::lot ver-y
s/ or-t I ~ h t br-ouJr1 hM
(but at
the momer1t
a s r-ed ) at1d ::lreer1
eyes. I'm 1+ yea.r-s old
but
my
b ~ r t h d a . y
r1ext mOl'1th
at1d my
2
4
My
name is
ChriS
Davies.
I m from Canterbury in
England and
my
dream
is
to be
a pop star. I m
I.b2m
and I ve
got
long black hair
and brown eyes. My
girlfriend thinks I m qlAite
good looking I m a good
d ncer and a good Singer
and I m a member of
the drama club t .school
My
name is Pat:
MorriSon.
:L
m not:- a
very
qood.
dancer
o r
a very qood. sinqer
but
:L ve
qot t:aLent
and. :L
m
a . fast·
LearnerI :L m a music
st:ud.ent and. my
ambit: ion
i.S
t:o
be a
sta r
:L m
IT 1.5
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Tip
Read the ad and the letters again. Choose the best person for the band.
Tell
the class about your choice.
Your purpose now is to match the requirements and the information in the letters.
Underline the requirements in the ad and look in
the
text for related words.
ead it
right
o
Tick
)
the
correct answer.
a To f
md
the important information to match the pictures with the letters
(your purpose in Ex ercise
5)
, it is necessary to look for :
the talents
of the
people. 0
the
descriptions
of the
people. 0
b To
find the
important
information to choose the best person fo r the new band
(your purpose 'in Exercise 7), it is necessary to look for:
the talents
of
the people. 0 the heigh t of the people. 0
the ages
of
the people. 0 the descriptions
of
the people. 0
Remember
Before you read a text, think about your purpose. Try to predict some words you probably
need to find
key
words).
find
the key words
in
the text and read
that
part more carefully.
1]0
Who
is
your favourite applicant, Charlie, Pat, Chris or Frankie?
Use the words from Exercise 2 and their letters
to
write notes
about
him/her.
Example : Charlie Taylor - good singer, attractive
Compare your choice with a friend's.
Do
you agree.?
WRITING
Write a letter to Talent Scouts International. Follow
the
plan below and look at
the letters for help.
Remember
Remember to write
your
address, the date, and the address
of
the people you are
writing to. Don t forget
to
sign it
Wr ite the add ress
of
a lent Scouts International here
Write the date here
Dear Sir/Madam,
I m writing about your ad in the newspaper,
Write your add ress here
1 Write tw or three sentences giving
your
name, age and nationality,
2 Write
tw
or
three
sentences describing yourself.
3 Write
tw
or three sentences
about
your personality,
4 Write one sentence
about
your
talents
Yours
fa
ithfu
ll
y,
Sign your name here
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Find
the
information you need
and
focus on it.
Join sentences with but .
Types
of
V
programme.
VOC BUL RY
Talk to a friend
about the
types of
V
programme you like and don t like
Use
the
words below
sports programmes soap operas
documentaries
films
the news chat shows
drama
game shows
Can you add any programme types? Write them down
Find
the
names
of the
two programme types below and write them in
the
spaces
cocarmetoondy
ca
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ip
.
os·
Look quickly at this evening s programmes on TV
Are
there any programmes of the type you like? Which ones?
Tell
the class.
You are looking for specific information, don t read every word. Run your
eye
down the
text and stop when you
find the relevant words. This is called scanning.
Scan the TV listing. Find the
programmes these people will probably like.
Write
the
names in
the
spaces.
a
Glilay lik
es
documentaries.
b
Tim is crazy about pop music.
c Aunt
Yvonn
e likes soap opera and drama.
d Leonardo DiCaprio is Nina s favourite actor.
e Johnny likes sports programmes.
Where can you find TV
programme listings?
Tick v ) the types
of
publication.
a
Entertainment guide 0
b
Sports magazine
0
c Fashion magazine 0
d Newspaper 0
e
TV
guide
0
f
Music magazine
0
Evening programmes on
MBC
6 00pm News
Local News; Weather.
6.30 Robot Wars
Gam e
show
Six teams
compete against each
other with their robots.
7 00 Lion Country
Series looking be hind the
scenes a t Windsor
Sa
fari
Park
7.30 River Valley
High
New series about a group
of
teenagers growing up
in Ca fornia. Starring
newcomers
Rick
Andrews
and Lauren Hunter.
8 00 Doctors in
Practice
Drama se ries following a group
of doctors in a large hospital.
8.
30
The Grammy
Awards
Report on the top US mu s
ic
event that took place on
Wednesday.
9 00
Romeo + Juliet
Film premiere. Shakespeare s
tragic love story starring
Leonardo
DiCaprio
and
Claire
Dane
s
11.00 Football ltalia
Yesterday s
clash
between
Fi
ore
ntina and Juventus.
Which
of the
types
of
publication do you (not) ·like? Tell a friend.
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ip
Scan
the
article
about
River Valley High. Answer T (true) or F (false).
You
have one
minute.
Your
purpose is to
find
out
general
information
on River Valley High.
Concentrate
only on the first paragraph.
a It s an American se
ri
es.
0
It s a
programme
fo r parents.
0
c It s on Tuesdays.
0
d
The schoo l is in New York.
0
lnsidelV
R VER
VALLEY
H GH
Meet the students
from River Valley High,
the
new California-based
TV
series to
rival Beverly Hills
90210.
A
mixture of
school life, days on Malibu Beach and
teenage
adventure
and romance,
it s
sure to
be
a
hit
with adolescents.
MBC
Wednesday.
T le ollly child of millionaires,
fifteen-year-old
Ronnie 's a bit
bossy. She s gal long dark
hair alld brouJII eyes
and
her
clothes are very fashionable.
She likes
Andy
a lot, but she
likes Charlie
roo
. She thinks
he's very attractive,
and
very
cool
Si.rteell-year-old Andy 's
gor
wavy
red
hair and
blue
eyes. He's 1I0t good-looking
but ht' is ftielldly and has
a very lIice personality.
He's gal a girlfriend; she's
called ROllllie.
Charlie's gralld
pawli
s are
from
Turkey, alld he's got
their
ellite
rr
allcal
good looks. His hair is
jer black alld he has
gar dark browlI eyes.
He loves motorbikes,
girls, alld music -
especially sa lsa.
Who are
these
sentences
about?
Read
the
article.
Write
the
names
of the
characters.
a Her parents are millionaires.
He
is
Becky s brother.
c He loves the Internet.
d
Her h
ai
r is dark.
e Ronnie s his girlfriend.
f
He s
good-looking.
9
She
hasn t
got any
brothers or sisters.
h
She s
got
blue eyes.
Becky's fifteell
and
has got
b10lld JllIir alld blue eyes. She
' 0 0 1 1 plays rhe elecrric guitar alld
has got a lor of
CDs
Ronllie is
her besr friend , bur
she s
crazy
abour A lldy.
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Look at the diagram. Mark the
sentences T (true) or F (false) .
a Mark is crazy about
Gr
eta
but he doesn t like Ros ie. D
b R
os
ie doesn t li ke
Gr
eta . D
c
Gr
eta likes R
os
ie and she
l
oves
Peter. D
d
Peter loves Ros ie but he
doesn t like Greta.
D
e R
os
ie
lik
es Ma
rk
and Pete r.
D
+-1
likes
X X 1 doesn t like
Draw a similar diagram for 'River Valley High'.
ad it right
Answer
T) true or
F) false.
KEY
• • loves
• is crazy about
When you read for speciflc information (Exercises 2 and 5) you:
Remember
a r
ea
d eve
ry
word.
D
b sca
n the text and stop o
nl
y at the re leva nt word
s. D
c read only the relevant parts.
D
When you read for specinc information, scan the text.
Find the relevant parts and read those carefully.
WRITIN
Look at the sentences below. Answer the questions
about
them.
1. I like sports programmes but I don't like soap operas.
2. My little brother
likes
cartoons, he
likes
soap operas too.
3. My mother
likes
comedies but she doesn't like music programmes at all.
4. My father hates chat shows and game shows.
a Which
of
the se nte
nc
es include s
imil
ar [ +, +) or (-, -)]
id
eas?
b Whi ch include contrasting [ +,- ) or (-,+ )]
id
eas?
c Whi ch wo rd is used to indicate
co
ntrast?
Match these ,explanations with sentences 1-4 above.
A He loves television
C He thinks they're terrible.
B Sh e thinks they're awfu
l.
D 1 think they're rubbish.
Write flYe sentences about your, or your family 's and friends ' TV preferences.
Use but , 'and or 'too to
join
ideas. Give an explanation if you can.
Remembe
r
Use the word 'but' tojoin two contrasting ideas.
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Find the
main
points of a
text
quickly
Organise and write a paragraph
Water sports
VOC BUL RY
Label
the
pictures with words from
the
box below
wind surfing snorkel flipper seabed scuba diving wet suit
coral reef
w ter
skiing snorke lling
sk
board sailboard fish
Copy and complete this diagram Use
the
words in Exercise 1 1
water skiing
~ - ~
The
sea
scuba diving
What s
your
favourite
water
sport?
s
it easy or difficult? Where and when do you
practise it? Tell a friend
about
it
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ip
Look at
the
photos in the text below and read the introduction.
Answer these questions.
a Wh
at kind of text is it?
l Io
w can you te
ll
?
b
Wh at
is the text abo
ut
, do you think?
c
Wh
at informa
ti
on is
in
th e text, do you think?
Wri
te three sente nces about your pre
di
ct ions.
Read
the text
quickly
to
fmd
the important
points. Underline
them.
Read
the
first couple of sentences and the last sentence of each paragraph:
that s where
the important
points usually are.
What s that monkey doing
in
he water?
Jenny
iennes
reports
on
a
water
sports
f n
unlike
any
other
Nagasaki,
Japan . A water
ski
lesson is under way.
The
trainer
helps his student
onto the
ski board
and off she
goes,
brea king the waves at high
speed.
The skier
is
talent
ed
and
keeps h er
balance perfectl
y.
Nothing very unusual about
th
e
scene - until
yo
u
look
closely
at
th
e skier: it s Momoko, a 6-year
old
macaque monkey.
Momoko
li
ves in Nagasaki with
her
owner,
water
sports
expert
Katsumi Naka
ji
ma.
Naka jima loves all kinds
of
water sports, and
now
Momoko
does too. In th e clear blue waters off
the
Nagasaki coast
the
little macaque is spectac
ul
ar: she water skis like a
professiona l and loves wi nd-surfi ng.
But Momoko s favourite activity
is
to exp lore
the
cora l
reefs and marine
li
fe on
the
seabed. Nakajima trains
Momoko in his bath and, after a few classes,
they put
lessons into practice.
Momoko wears a special
breathing
mask and her bright,
fashionab le wet suit. Momoko likes Sitting
on
a rock
at the
bottom of
the
sea and watc
hin
g the b
ri
ghtly-col
our
ed fis h
sw
im aro
und
h
er.
In the wild, Japanese macaques are swimmers, explains
John
Pullen, a monkey expert
at
London Zoo. Diving is
natural for th
em
a
nd they
often dive from
the
trees
int
o
the wate r Macaques are also very good
at
copying
human
beings.
What
is
the
article about? Choose
the best
alternative.
a
water sports
in Jap
a
n.
b an amazing
Jap
anese anima l tra
in er.
c a monkey who is ve
ry
good
at
water sports.
d amazing animals.
Check
your
predictions in Exercise 2.
Are
they correct?
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1
Circle the best t itle for the article
on
page 21.
Ti P The title
of
an article summarises its
content.
a
CHEEI Y MONI
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Write this information in the correct spaces in
the
chart below.
•
live
mostly
in
the open sea
• pull transport
• have got up to 200 teeth
• language includes
24
sounds
each
with
special meaning
• scientists train them
to help
underwater
engineers
• use gestures and facial expressions to give
information
•
help find
people
in
disasters
like
avalanches
•
all
have fairly
good
sight very
good
hearing
and earthquakes
and excellent sense of
smell
• help in submarine warfare
•
swim
at speeds of
up
to 50km/h • are
good
actors
• sociable like to be part of a group • scientists use them in experiments about
communication
guide the blind
Dogs
There are many different
types of dogs but they are
all descended from the wolf.
Apart from being good pets
dogs are useful animals.
Name
Chimps Dolphins
lmportant characteristics
Chimpanzees are apes and Dolphins are small whales.
they are closely related
to humans.
Them and us
Chimps copy human Dolphins are very intelligent.
behaviour easily.
What s your favourite animal in the chart above? Choose one and use
the
information to write two paragraphs
about
it. Follow
the
plan below.
Paragraph 1: Write about the important characteristics of the anim al
Use
the
printed sentence in the chart as the topic sentence.
Use
the other information
to
write the supporting evidence.
Paragraph 2: Write about the uses
of
the animals for human beings.
Use
the printed
sentence
in
the chart
as
the topic sentence.
Use
the rest
of
the information
to
write the supporting evidence.
Write a good title for
your
text.
Remember
that
the. title summarises
the
main points
of
a text.
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Shoppiflg
Scan a
text nd
use illustrations
nd
numbers
Use because to introduce a reason
Cycling
nd
skating
sk and answer these questions with
a friend.
Have
you
got:
a a bike?
b
rollerblades?
c a skateboard?
In your country where can you buy the sports equipment in Exercise 1.1?
Tick v ) the correct alternatives.
a in a superma
rk
et or hypermarket 0
b in a sports centre 0
c on the Internet
0
d in a department sto re 0
e
in a sports shop 0
f
from a cata logue
0
In Britain and the US you can buy many things from a catalogue.
Look at
the
prices in the
catalogue
page opposite.
Is
it American
or
British?
Scan the catalogue page. How much:
a
is
the ladies bike?
b is the knee and elbow pad set?
c are the Speed
2000 rollerblades?
d
is
the skateboard?
e is the lock?
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Meteor I2-spee mountain cycle
£129
99
Cat No
SP
3148
Manhattan Ladies I8-speed cycle
£149 99 Cat No RQ 8980
Bicycle
loc
• Semi raised
handlebars
• 20 ins. whee ls
•
Deep
tread lyres
. 24 ins. wh
ee
ls
•
Cantilever
brakes
•
Semi raised
handl
ebars
• Cantilever
brakes
£9 99 Cat
No
R
6758
Speed
2
rollerblades
£84
99
Cat
No
R 8976
\
•
Soft padded
inner
sock
.
~
s uer
.
• Dual heel
brakes
• 60mm
PV
wheels
If
<
./.
Flash rollerblades
£29 99 Cat No
R 9054
Maple skateboard
£9 99 Cat No R
8822
Knee and elbow pads
• Size
50 54cm
• E
xtra
foam pads
for perfect
fit
• Available in blue
and
orange
glow
£9 99 Cat No
.
ST 6785
•
Double
lock
• St
ee
l
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Tip
Tip
Look
at
the catalogue page
again
page 25). Find the names of the objects in the
pictures below. Label
the
equipment.
You just need the names,
you
don't need to understand every
word.
Use the pictures to
help
you.
Complete the
order
form below
with information
from the catalogue
page
(page 25) .
Use the numbers to help you.
I
2
3
4
5
6
Priority
ordering c ll 645
549
629
Page
no.
24 hours a day. 7 days a week. local call rate.
May
Company Ltd.
The
Lanes
,
Newcastle
NE99 2AA
Catalogue number Quanti ty ize
RA
9
0
3
S-
1
20i tl
RA
9
0
S-
1
S-
RA
9
0 0
1
RA
9
0
1 1
Colour
red
or;rdJ
Alternatively post t he o
rder
fo rm below,
using the pre -paid envelo pe provided.
Description Price
12
speed c.ycle
£
Cf{
£
£
£ :
£
:
£
Tot
al
£
15 1: 8
7
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Look at the catalogue page again (page 25). Wri te the information in the spaces,
or write NC
if
the information is not in the catalogue.
a
the size of the knee and elb ow pads. --N C=---
the colours of the bicycles.
c the material of the helmet.
d the sizes of the F
la
sh rollerblades.
ead
it right
Answer
(T) true
or (F) false. When you need to fmd specific information and there
are many new words (Exercises 3 and 4), you:
a cannot do it .
D
ca n use pictures.
D
c can use unive rsa l symbols and numbers.
D
e m m
be
r
You
can
use pictures, numbers and universal symbols to help you
find sp
ecific information .
VOC BUL RY
What equipment do you need for each sport? Write the words under the
headings. You can use some words more than once.
skat
in
glro
e
rbl ad
ing skateboarding
lmagine
you have
£15
0
.00 to buy things
from
the
catalogue.
What are you going to buy? You lose the money you
don t
spend
Make an order form (like the one on page 26) and complete it.
WRITING
Put
the phrases in the box,
in
affirmative or negat ive form, under the
appropriate heading.
see the produ cts, order by phone, order by post, examine the products, do
it
from home
Buying from a cata logue or the Internet
ou
can
do it from
home
Buying in a shop
ou c an not do it from home
Read the sentence below. What word is used to introduce a reason?
Buying from a catalogue
is
a good idea because you
can
do
it
from
home.
Remember Use the word 'because' to introduce a reason .
Wr
ite four similar affirmative
or
negative sentences.
Use 'because' to explain
your
reasons.
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The brain
Identify examples in a text
Help your readers: use examples in your writing
The human
body
VOC BUl RY
o the quiz below. Then compare
your
answers with a friend.
HOW
WELL DO
YOU KNOW
YOUR
BODY
1 What part o your body contro ls the following?
Match the
it
ems with the parts o the body in the
illustration. You can
use
each part o the body more
than once.
• your feelings
e.g.
love,
fear,
etc.)
• your coordination in other words,
the way you move)
• your hunger when you need food )
• your creativity in other words, your imagination)
• your abili ty to l
earn
something e.g. English)
• your memories that is, things you can remember)
• your temperature e.g . fee lin g hot)
2 Circle the correct answer.
• What percentage
o
your body
is
water?
50 70
0
/0 30
• How many bones are there in your body?
1000 38 206
• How many muscles are there in
the
human body?
639 56 278
• How many times
does
your h
ea
rt beat every
minute,
on average?
70 times 100 times 50 tim es
Ti
P
The letters e.g . in troduce an
exa
mple.
Read Question 1 n the quiz more carefully. Answer T true) or F false).
a Love and fear are examples
of
feelings. 0
b Coordination means
't
he way you move. 0
c Ab ility to learn something is the same as
E
nglish . 0
d Hot is an example of temperature. 0
e Memories is an example of things you ca n remember. 0
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Look at
the text
below but don t read it Answer these questions:
a Where can yo u nd a text ke this?
b What is the
text
abo
ut
?
c Can yo u guess some of
th
e words in the text before you read it? Wr
te
a st
Read the text
to
check your answers
to
Question 1 in the quiz
Put your hand
up
when you fmd the answers
THE POWER IN THE MACHINE: THE BRAIN
It is
soft and pink.
It has
lots of funny folds. Your brain
does not look very nice but it is the most important part
of your body: it works every moment of your life. This
amazing organ is better than any computer in the
world:
it
can think. It contains your memories, feelings
and emotions. It is where you learn and know and
where your ideas come from. It controls
your
movements and lets you know when you are hungry. In
short, your brain
is
YOU
It
is the control room
of
your
body. Different parts
of
your brain do different jobs, like
the different people working in the control room of a
science fiction spaceship
THE
CENTRAL
SWITCHBOARD
Your thalamus, deep inside your
brain, receives all the messages
coming in from your body
and your senses. It
sends these messages
to the different
parts of the brain
(e.g. the motor
centre, the speech
centre) in the
centra I control.
THE
MEMORY BANK
No one really knows
how the brain remembers.
But we do know that
some memories stay in
your brain only for a few
minutes
and
others
can
stay all your life.
THE AUTOMATIC
PILOT
Your brain stem, the lower part near the
spinal cord, runs several parts of your body
automatically.
For
instance, your heart beats
and
your lungs breathe
but
you
don t
even
think about it.
CENTRAL
CONTROL
The
main, and largest, part
of your brain is the cortex.
It
receives messages,
examines them
and makes
decisions about their
importance.
Incoming messages :
Every minute, the cortex
receives millions of nerve
signals from your
body,
but
they are not all important.
This part of the brain
identifies the important
information very quickly.
For example, the sound of
a car when you
want
to
cross the street can
be
very
important
because
it can
save
your life.
Outgoing messages:
Millions of nerve signals
also leave the cortex every
minute.
The
signals
go
to
your muscles and tell them
what
to do.
For
example,
they tell your
leg
s 'STOP '
when the sound of a car
is
very near.
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Tip
Work in pairs. Complete the chart below with words from
the
box. Use
the
information in the text 'The Power in the Machine: The Brain'
to
help you.
cross cortex
(not) important
the thalamus
Read the headings to decide where you can nnd the information you need.
You don
t
need to read the whole text
HOW
THE BODY
COMMUNIC TES
WITH
THE BR IN
You get
to
a street corner
and you
want to
cross
the road
The sound of a car goes
in
through the ear
to
the central switchboard.
leg
musc
l
es
This sw itchboard . .............. .. se nd s the me ssage to the hearing centre
in
the central control.
The centra l control.
or
receives this incoming me ssage and makes a decision.
. .................. the sound of the car is near.
. the sound of the car is
far
away
t
sends a message
to
the ....................................
It ignores the message and you the road.
The
muscles receive the
instructio
n 'Stop '
You
wait until
your brain tells your legs you can cross.
Read
the
sentences below and answer T (true)
or
F (false).
a Your brain is the most important organ in your body. D
b
The brain is the same as a modern computer.
D
c Scientists now know how the brain can remember. D
d
Humans can always
rem
ember everything.
D
e The brain stem controls some body functions automatically. D
Read the text on
page
29 to fmd examples for
a d
below.
Write
the
examples in
the
spaces below.
e m m be r Look
for
phrases like 'for example', '
for
instance',
or for
the letters They introduce
examples
a an important incoming message the brain receiv
es
b an outgoing message the brain sends
out
c parts of the brain where messages need to go
d things your body does automatically
EXAMPLES
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eadit
right
D Answer
the
questions below.
Remembe
r
a What can
yo
u do to find the information
yo
u need in a tex t qui
ck
ly? (Exe r
cise 5
b Wh at phrases and letters
ca
n help you find
exa
mpl
es
q
ui
c
kl
y? (Exe rcise 7
Subheadings help you to read efficiently because they tell you what each section of the
text is about.
Examples
help illustrate the ideas
in
a text. Look for phrases
like
'for example/instance', and
'e.g: to find them easily. Then read the sentence before and after them more carefully.
WRITING
Read
the
paragraph below.
Underline the topic sentence and put brackets ( ) round the supporting evidence.
Remember
The
body som
etimes
reacts
in
a funny way
in
some
situations
.
For
in
st ance , I get nervous
when
my teacher
asks
me
to
act
out a dialog ue
in
front of the
class
and I
sometimes
do strange
th ing
s
For examp
le
, I somet imes laugh like crazy and I can t
stop. My
te
acher doesn t th ink it s fu nny.
We use examples in writing to help the reader understand our ideas better.
Examples are part
of
the supporting evidence
of
a topic sentence. Be careful
Usually: for example/instance sentence
e.g. phrases or lists of nouns
Look t the chart below. Tick v ) the reactions you sometimes have.
Write a possible cause (e.g. nerves, fear, hunger, love, embarrassment).
Then compare your chart with a friend.
Reactions
Cause Examples
of
situations
fast heartbeat
shaky
knees/hands
blushing
inability to speak
'butterflies' in your stomach
Look t
your
ticks on the chart. Think of situations th t make you feel th t
way. Write notes of the situation in the third column in
the
chart.
Write a paragraph
bout your
personal experiences an d reactions.
Us
e
the
paragraph in 9.1 and
your
chart to help you. Re
memb
er
to
write a topic
sentence and
supporting
evidence, including an exampl e of a situation.
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Identify lists
n ~
explanations in a text
Use colons in your writing
Characteristics of places
Match
the
words with
the
pictures.
• camel
D
• drom edary
. llama D
Scan the article on page 33. Find
the name
of:
a the first cama in the wo rld.
b the place where it was born.
e
the
technical director
of
this place.
d the country where it is.
e the
fami ly of camels and
ll
amas.
f the two cont n
ents
where camels live.
9
the sub-continent whe
re
llamas l
ve.
Answer the questions below.
i
P We
often
use colons : before an expl
anation.
a What s a cama ?
b
What
s
good
news ?
e
What
s
the meaning
of fert l
e ?
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Tip
s this a new woman made
species?
Charles Ar thur, Science Editor, reports from Dubai.
M
eet Rama, the cama. The what? The
cama: a cross between a camel and a
ll ama. 'Cama' is Lulu Skidmore's name
for the new
an
im al. Dr
Lulu
Skidmore is technical
5
director of the
Camel
Reproduction Centre
in
Dubai where Rama, the nrst
cama in
the wo
rld
,
was born. Cama's mother is a llama
from
a Dubai
zoo, her father is a camel from the Centre.
'Fina lly ' says a sm iling worker at the centre.
10 'After two
yea
rs of ups and downs and hard
work, we've got a cama '
Llamas, one-hump dromedaries or Arabian
camels, and two-hump Bactrian camels belong
to the Came
li
dae fami l
y.
They h
ave
a common
15
ancestor but now live in totally different places:
camels live in dry, hot places in the desert
regions
of
Asia
and Northern
Afr
i
ca
and can
live
without water
fo
r several
days.
They have short
ears and a short tail.
20 Llamas live in the Andes in South America
Answer the questions below.
We often use co lons ':' before a list.
where temperatures can
be
2
0
0
Celsius.
They
have long ears, a long
tai
l and
wool
which
protects them from the
cold. They can wa
lk
in
the
mountains and carry heavy loads for
12
hours.
Young Rama has physical characteristics
from
25
both parents: the long ears, long tail and prized
wool of a llama, and the size of a camel.
This
is
good news: it can
give
more woo l
t
is early days and there
are
many unanswered
questions: can it live in mountains or only
in
30
deserts? Can it carry heavy loads and li
ve
without water for severa l days? Th e scientists
are optimistic. We hope Rama has the best
qua
li
ties of both animals; says
Dr
Skidmore.
'Llamas can be very useful, but they are a bit 35
si lly.
Camels can
be
stubborn. A temperament
between the two
is
id
eal.
They also hope that it is
ferti
l
e:
that it
can
reproduce.
lf
it can, the wor
ld
has a
new
man
made, or rather woman-made, species, the cama. 40
a
ln whi
ch
'tota
ll
y diffe rent places' do ll amas and camels
li
ve?
b What 'characte
ri
stics fro m both parents ' does Ram a have?
00
..,0
..:;0UN
'
c What are the 'unanswered questions' about Rama?
E I
MOSCOW
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Put
th e headings in the correct place in
the
chart.
Habitat
Phy
sical characteri stics
Size Temperament
Habitat
Desert Mountains
La
rge Not large Silly Stubborn Hump Long tai l Short tail Long ears Short ears Wool
Camel
a
ma
Ca
ma
Read the article again and look at the photos (pages 32-33 . Complete the chart
by
t ~ k i n g v ) the
correct lines. Write a question mark
?) if
the scientists don t know.
ead it right
Circle the correct answers.
A colon often
in
troduces:
a
list.
an
exa
mpl e
c an explanation
Remem ber We use a colon : to indicate that an explanation or a list
is
going to follow
VOC BUL RY
Look
at the
diagram
about the
characteristics
of
deserts. Complete
it
with the
correct alternatives from
the
box below.
humidity: high/low
vegetation: little or none/some/plentiful
daytime temperature: high/medium/low
night time temperature: high/medium/low
soil:
sand/rocks
vegetation
temperature
Draw a
si
milar
di
agram for a large mountain.
Wri
te the
name
of the
mountain in
the
ce
ntr
e
humidity
eserts
soil
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WRITIN
801] Read
the
student s description of a mule below. Complete
the
index card .
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m u . \ ~ is
f
nl0bri k
f c-ross b e , , - t V J ~ ~ n f m f A \ ~ ~ o n ¥ - ~ l 0
f A n ~
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or
~ m f A \ ~
n o r s ~ 1 t nf S f?nl0siC fA\ c - n f A Y f A c - - t ~ Y i s f l C - S
hom
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- t n ~ n ~ f A ~ ) ~ f A Y s f A n ~ tfAi\ or f ~ o n ¥ - ~ l 0 f A n ~ - t n ~ s i q ; ~ 0+ f n O Y S ~
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is
f
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. 1 t
is
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bu. t
i1 is v ~ r l 0 sfu.bbom . ~ ~ m f A \ ~
m u . \ ~ s f A Y ~
+ ~ Y - t i \ ~
- t n ~ l 0 C fAn
Y ~ P Y O ~ u . c - ~
I Y \ f A \ ~ s f A Y ~ g ~ n U f A \ \ l 0 s - t u i \ ~ - t n ~ l 0
c fAn1 t
Y ~ P Y O ~ u . c - ~
Mule
Hybrid: X male
donkey f mare
Or
.. . . .............................. .
Physical characteristics - bo
th
parents: head, earS, tail of ...........................
and the .
. ......................
of hOrse
other characteristics - Very useful: . .
f ..
..
.......... .. ....
..
........
..
.
, But very stubboml
Female mules ............................ .
Male
mules sterile.
What comes after the three colons in the student s text?
Use the index card below to write a description of a hinny.
Use
the
description in 8.1 as a model.
Remember Use a co lon : before lists and
ex
planations.
Hyhhd; X ~ e m a L e
d o n ~ y l sTaLL; on r maLe
horse
Pt,ys ;'caL d..a.rad:er; sT; cs
hot:h parents; head,
earS
d o n ~ y
h;'q
t:a. LL
OCher
charad:er; sT; cS Very u s e ~ u L ;
i Ht:
eLL;'qent
stroY1
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Tip
Identify sequences of events
rite
clear instructions
Using a camcorder and making a video
Do you like pop music videos? In pairs, write a list of things you like
about
them.
Would you like
to
make a pop video? Who would you like
to
be
your
star?
Tell a friend about it.
VOC BUL RY
Read the information below about a camcorder.
Copy the letters in
bold
onto a piece of paper.
Instructions
often
include
numbers to
indicate
the
sequence of
use
of the
different parts
of
the equipment.
GEmNG TO
KNOW
YOUR C MCORDER
1 This b utton helps you get the white
in the picture right. A djust the setting
correctly to
get
good colours.
You don t
w n t your ac tors to look lik e Martians
5 Use this for a good pictu
re
.
You
can s
et
this to
manual
o r automati c.
4 Look
at
th is indicator often to check
th e b a
t t
ry . G reen means the battery
is ch arged; red
means you
need a new
bat tery.
3 This piece is v ery easy to
use: look through it to fi
lm
the action and to r w ind your
tape to play it back. You can
adj u
st
it to find a pos ition
that is
comfortable fo r you.
6 Zoom in on an image to
make it b igger, zoom ou t to
make it smaller. Don t use t his
too much o r you ca n make the
audience sea sick
2 Press this
butto n to swit h
the camcorder 'on '
wh e n you start
filming or off
w hen you finish.
Simple,
but
many
people fo rget to
switch it on
Use the bold letters to make words to complete the labels in the diagram.
Write them in
the
correct spaces.
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ip
\
Match the pictures below with the instructions.
1
GETnNG
STARTED
4
a
The second step is to check that the
battery is charged. Check the battery
li
ght: if it is red , change the battery.
Replace the cover tightly.
b Next,
shoot a test section.
c Finally, rewind the cassette to the
5
beginning and press the play and the
record buttons
AT THE SAME
T
IM
E to
sta rt filming.
d When you are sure the battery is
working, yo u can load the camco rd er.
ress the eject button to open the
compartment and put
in
a cassette.
DO
NOT Force the door open.
6
T_
e First,
s
lid
e the power
sw
it
ch
to the
3
-
...
'on' po sition.
-.. . .
f
Then, play
th
e test section and watch
it
in
the viewfinder to make sure that
the colour, the so und and the focus are
0
co
rr
ect. The auto exposure adj usts to
0
he light auto matica
ll
y.
Put
the
instructions in
the
correct order.
Number them
1 6
These things can help you understand the sequence
of
events:
• words
li
ke 'first', 'then', 'next', 'finally'.
• ordinal numbers
lik
e 'the first', 'the second ', etc.
• phrases
like
'after
that .. . ,
'when
(you
dol/before
that
.. .
, etc.
Can you help these
future
Steven Spiel bergs with
their
problems? Read
the
situations below and fmd the problem. Write a sentence explaining
what
is
wrong.
Use the information in Exercise 2 and the instructions in Exercise 3 to help you.
Example: Some friends are recording a school
play
.
The
ca
meraman says
he
can't s
ee
anything . What
is he
doing wrong? -
Th
e
po
wer switch
is prob
ably
off. Chec
k it
a
Sy
lvi
a is r
ea
dy to shoot a
film.
A red
li
ght
co
m
es
on and the cassette is turning
very
sl
ow ly.
What can be wrong?
b Yus
ef
is
watching
hi
s
film. Th
e grass is red and the peo
pl
e are green.
Wh
at is probably
w
ron
g with
hi
s recording ?
c The
im
ag
es in
Ma
ri
e's a
rti
s
ti
c f
ilm
are r
ea ll
y close, then
rea
ll
y
fa r. Sh
e's fee
lin
g di
zzy
.
Wh
at's the problem?
d
Om ar is ma
kin
g a mo
vie
of his siste r s
we
ddin
g.
He checks the casse tte,
th
e power
sw
itch and presses '
pla y . Wh
en he
pl
ays
the cassette bac
k,
t he tape is
bl
ank
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J
o
Read it right
What is the
text
below about? Write a title for it.
Making a film isn't
just about
turning your video on and pointing it at someth ing. for
professional results, you need to learn some 'moviespeak', the language
of film
makers.
Maybe you can t make a Hollywood movie
but
you can at least speak the same language
Pan
Turn the camera horizontally
i.e.
across
from
right to left
or vice versa) to take
in
a scene.
Keep
your camera slow
and steady and don't turn
it
more than 90 degrees.
Tilt
Same as
pan but moving the
camera vertically
i.e.
up
and
down). Same rules apply.
Track
A tracking shot is when you move the camera to fo llow
the action e.g. when you're filming someone running).
a
c
e
Zoom
Use the camera lens to change
from a close-up shot to a medium
shot to a long-distance shot or
vice
versa. Use it when you want
to show
an
important detail.
frames
These
are
the different 'photos'
that make
up
a
film.
There
are
many kinds. For example , two
shot, high angle and low angle.
Read the text again. Label pictures a f with words from the text.
Some friends are making a f1lm. They have a storyline and they are writing their
screenplay. Look
at the
pictures in the storyboard on page 39. Choose instructions
for each frame from the box below and write them in the screenplay.
Use
the
information in the
text
above
to
help you.
_ medium shot,
low
angle of GOlay _ two shot,
Alison
and GOlay
- medium shot of Alison _ long shot of boat _ close-up of Alison
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Storyline
Alison
is
visiting her friend Gulay on the Turkish coast. Gulay's
father
has got a boat
but
the
girls can't
use
it alone because the sea is dangerous. People say there is something strange and
bad in the water. The girls take the boat. Al ison can't swim
hat
happens
to
the girls? Can
they survive their adventure?
Screenplay
Scene
two
: Alison and Gulay
are sitting in the boat,
enjoying the sun and the
sea
They are
far
away from the
beach. There are big dark
clouds in the sky.
Shot 1: ............................ ......................... Shot 2:
..........
.......
...
......... ............
...
........
Shot 3: ..................................................... Cut to : ..................... ..............
...
..............
..
Shot 4: .......
..
.........
......
........
.................... .
WRITIN
Some friends in
another
class
want to
make a film. Complete these instructions to
help them to use a camcorder correctly.
Use some of
the
information in this unit and make sure
the
sequence
is
clear.
Remember
Help your reader
follow your instructions
easily: use words and phrases to show
the
sequence
of
events.
MAKING
A
ILM STEP Y STEP
Q
Fir
5t, get a camcorder
2 Next, check that
the
camcorder i working.
c ............. .
.. ..
.......
..
........
.. ..
.. ... .... .............. ......... ............... ............... .
d .. ... .
. . .
.
. ...
.
..
.
.. .. ...
. .
f
Finally, make
pope-om and invite some friend5 to watch your film
Look
at
your
answers to Exercises
1.1
and 1.2
about
your
ideal pop video.
This is
your
chance to make it Work in pairs. Write one paragraph describing the
storyline. Then write a screenplay for one
of
the
scenes. Look
at the
storyline and
the
screenplay in Exercise 8 to help you.
Don t
forget
to
write
the
instructions for
the
frames
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Skim the text and look at the photo. hat is the article about?
Tip
linda
Thapen
is
happily
browsing
through
the clothes in
the
shop.
Behind her, her 15 year-old son
Amar
is
getting very
bored.
'Mum ,
can we
go now
,
pleeease
,' he
says .
It 's
not
that
Amar hates
shopping. In
fact
, he loves it ...
but
(a)
.
He
only wears clothes by
designers
like Calvin Klein , Armani and
Dolce Gabbana.
Clothes from
ordinary
shops
are
definitely
out.
He 's not only difficult about shirts ,
trousers
and jackets. 'He
has
to
have the
right T-shirts ,
the
right
underpants , even
the
right
socks
'
says his mother
.
Amar insists on Calvin Klein
socks (£12
a pair)
and
underpants
(£20)
,
and
jeans from Versace
at
£130.
'
My
school
doesn
't
have
a
uniform , so there's a pressure to
dress
well.
When
I
don
't look
good , it
affects
my whole
personality , my
confidence
,'
says
Amar. 'I'm going to be a model. '
Mum
linda is pleased with
her son.
'He 's a good-looking
boy
and I like to see him looking smart ,'
she says. Amar
pays for a lot
of the clothes
himself
because (b)
. '
He doesn
't drink
or smoke and
c) , so I can 't really complain ,' she explains.
Amar is
going
to
get a
Saturday
job so he can
have
more
money for clothes.
'A
job in
a
shop
like
Armani
or Calvin
Klein ,' he says. What
about
the
local
supermarket? 'No way '
Read the text. Choose the right completion below for each of the three blanks in
the article.
Read the first part of the sentence carefully and use the linker ( and , but , because ) just
before the blank to help you decide what follows.
a only in the right kind
of
shop
in
every k
ind
of shop
b
he saves up
hi
s p
oc
ket money and
hi
s b
ir
thday money
he doesn t h
ve
any pocket money or birthday money
c he doesn t spend money
go
ing
to
discos
he spends a his mo n
ey
going to discos
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Write
and , but or
because in
the
spaces. Which linker introduces:
a a similar idea
a
contrasting
idea
c a reason
o Read the article on page
4
again. Answer
the
questions.
a
Who
is Linda
Thapen?
What kind of clothes does Amar wear?
c Why does the article mention the price
of
Calvin Klein socks?
d Do the pupils in Amar s school wear a uniform?
e Why is looking good important for him?
f
Where is he going to get a job?
o
Link the fact and its consequence according to the article on page 41.
i
The
linker
so
introduces
a logical
consequence.
Fact
Consequence
Amar s school doesn t have a uniform
he
can have more
money
for clothes.
Amar doesn t
spend money going
to
discos there s a pressure
to
dress well.
Amar
is
going
to
get a Saturday
job
his mother
can t
really complain.
What
do you think? Choose
the
alternatives you prefer for each
of
the
sentences
and write
it
down.
a I
think
Amar is wrong/right to
spend money
on designer clothes
because he looks good/si
ll
y.
I think he is wrong/right to insist on Calvin Klein socks
because
they
are/aren t better.
Read itri htl
Answer T (true) or F (false).
When
we read:
emem e r
a
we
cannot
predict what comes next in a text. D
linkers tell us what kind
of
idea follows. D
c the linker so
introduces
a consequence.
D
When
we read we make predictions all the time: we guess what is coming next.
Linkers help us make
these
predictions.
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VOC BUL RY
o Fill in the blanks with the correct form of these verbs. Use each verb once only.
ip
buy browse pay
shop
try on
a My father often
..
.
..
...... with his Visa credit card.
Amar loves ............. for clothes,
but
only
in
designer shops.
e l m going to .... ...... .... these jeans
Pl
ease wait for me.
d
That woman is just ........ ....
..
. She s not going to buy anything.
e She never ................ designer clothes because they are very expensive.
WRITIN
Fill in
the
blanks with so or because .
a Some people think clothes
are
important ............. ... they
give
them confldence.
Some people think clothes are important, .. .... ..... ..... they spend a lot of money on them.
e Some people like baggy clothes, ... ..
...
...
...
.. .. they never wear t ight jeans.
d Some people like baggy clothes ...
..
..
..
...
..
.. . they are comfortable.
e Some people like smart clothes .......... .
...
.
...
they feel self-confldent
in
them.
f Some people only buy clothes in expensive boutiques,
...
............. they pay a lot for them.
9 Some people buy clothes
in
markets .... ....... ...
..
.. they are cheaper and more original.
Look at the sente nces above. Which linker ( so
or
because ) takes a
comma
(,)
before
it
?
Write a paragraph about the clothes you wear. Use the answers to the questions
in
the
plan below as the basic structure
Give reasons for your opinions and explain the consequences of your choices.
Use the word so to introduce a consequence. We
usual1y
put a comma
,
before so .
Topic
sentence - Are
you
interested in clothes?
Supporting evidence - a What kind of clothes do
you
like to wear? Why?
How
much
money do
you
spend on clothes?
Where do you buy them?
How many items
do
you buy each month?
Concluding sentence - Are clothes important?
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h
fIg)
Guess
th meaning
of
n w words.
Join events in a sequence using wh n
.
Fields
of
study.
1] Work in pairs hat do the words below mean in your language?
Ti P Some words are similar
in
English and
in
other languages
a Biology
c Economics
b Chemistry d History
Answer the qui z if you
ca
n :
e
Literature
f Me
di
cine
9
Physics
h Psychology
Every December newspapers
the
world over report on
the
Nobel Prize winners How
much do you know
about
the Nobel Prize? Tick V )
the
best alternatives
The Nobel is an
annual
prize
for outstanding
work. In which six
of the following fields?
a
Biology
D
b Chemistry
D
c Economics
D
d
Literature
D
9 Physics D
e
Mathematics
D
h World Peace D
f
Medicine
or
Physiology
D
2 Alfred
Nobel was
the creator
of
t he
Nobel Pr
ize
Which
three other things are true of him ?
a Swedish
D
b Norwegian
D
c the inventor of dynamite
D
d the inventor
of TV
D e a chemist D
f
an engineer
D
3
In
the 1990s the majority
of Nobel prize
winners were
from
four countries
Which were they?
a
France
D
d Japan
D
b Germany
D
e Russia
D
Check your answers
on
page 64
There is
another pr
ize ca
ll
ed the 19 Nobel.
c Great Britain
D
f The United States
D
Tick v ) three th ings which you· th ink are true of it
a
an annual prize D b a month ly prize D c a prize created by 19natius Nobel D
d
a prize for people who are fu
of
good intentions D e a prize for stupidity D
f
a prize created
by
Marc Abrahams D
9
the same
as
the Nobel D
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Scan the article below and check your answers.
Ignatius
th
oth r
obel
E
very
year a few days before the Nobel Prize
meeting in Stockholm, a thousand people meet
at Harvard University, in the USA
to
decide
on
the
19
Nobel Prize winners.
51
natius Nobel has no th in g in common with
Alfred Nobel.
His
most outstanding work? A
physics study to demonstrate that
in
a glass of
soda no two bubbles go up to the surface the
same
way
.
This
fundamental study
is
the model
10
for the 19 Nobel Prize Committee. t is not
surprising that few winners collect the prize
T he studies are absurd,
but
they are
academically and scientifically sound. The prize,
says its creator Marc Abrahams, is for people
5 who are 'full
of
im agination and good inten-
tions'. ln 1998, for instance, the winners of the
19 Nobel Prize for Economics were Aki Maita
and Akihiro Yokoi mother and father of
Tamagotchi the cyber pet many parents hate.
T here
are
ten prizes, but the fields change 2
every year. The '98 winners of the Biology 19
Nobel were a group of Swiss Japanese and
Swedish professors. Their study
was
a record of
the brain waves that different flavours of
chewing gum produce: they found that 25
peppermint, for instance, produces specific
brain waves which are different from strawberry
or eucalyptus The Physics Prize winner in 1997
was Robert Matthews
of
Aston University, Great
Britain. His study demonstrates by scientific
3
means
how
when a s ce of buttered toast falls
to the ground it al
ways falls
wi
th
the buttered
side down.
S ome of the prizes are political. The Peace
Prize winner
in
'97
was
French President
35
Jacques Chirac
for
commemorating the 50th
anniversary of the Hiroshima bomb with nuclear
tests
in
the Pacific. Others can be
more artist ic like the '95 Psychology Prize. The
winners were Japanese professors. They trained 4
some pigeons and now these pigeons can
tell
a
Picasso from a Monet painting.
1
an think
of
several cand
id
ates for the 19
Nobel, can you?
Read
the
article above. Use
the
phrases underlined
n the text to
write captions
for
the
illustrations below. Write the name of
the
author(s) and
the
fleld of study.
Tamagotchi - the cyber pet many parents hate.
Winner s): Aki Maita and Akihi ro Yokoi
Field: Economics
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You want
to work
out
the meaning of these words
in
the article. Work in pairs.
Follow
the
instructions and answer
the
questions.
______________u_t_s_ta_n_d_in_g________ _u_n_d_________ _
e
a_n_s
_______
_r_a
·_
n_e_d____________
i
You
can work
out
the meaning of new words from the grammar and from the text itself.
a outstanding (line
number 6)
• Look
at
the phrase His most outstanding work .
Is
outstanding an adjective, a noun or a verb?
• Continue reading: This fundamental study
..
:
1s
outstanding similar to unimportant or to important ?
• Can you now guess the meaning of outstanding in your language? Write it down.
b sound (line
number
13)
• Look at the phrase: they are academically and scientifically sound .
1s
sound a noun, an adjective or a verb?
• Read a
few
words before:
he
studies are absurd, but they are academically
and scientifically sound: 1s
there a similarity or a contrast between absurd and sound ?
• Can you now guess the meaning of (scientifically) sound
in
your language?
Write it down.
c means (line
number
31)
• Look at the sentence His study demonstrates
by
scientific means how, ..:
1s
means a noun, a verb or an adjective?
• Look at the phrase demonstrates by scientific means .
1s
means similar to method or to meaning ?
•
Can
you now guess the meaning
of
means
in
your language? Write
it
down.
trained (line
number
40)
• Look at the sentence: hey trained some pigeons ..
1s
trained a noun, a verb or an adjective?
• Look at the next phrase .. and now these pigeons can tell a Picasso from a Monet .
Do all pigeons know about painting?
• Can you now guess the meaning of trained
in
your language? Write it down.
Read it
right
Answer these questions about the way you did Exercises 1 and 5.
a
Did
you do the exercises mostly correctly?
Remember
b Did you know the words before?
You
can guess the meaning Of new words from simi lar words
in
your language, your
knowledge of grammar and the context where you find the words.
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VOC BUL RY
Write the name of the field of study for each definition. Choose from the words
in Exercise 1 Use all
your
strategies for guessing new words.
a ; ~ Q o 9 m i ~ : ?
b
..
.. ..
c ..... ........ ......... .
.
d ..
e ......... .
. .......
f ..
g ..... ....... ...... .
h .... . . .......
The scientific study of the
production
of wealth.
The scientific
study of
living things.
The
study of
events in
the
past.
The science of the mind and the way it works.
The
scientific study
of
matter
and
natural forces.
The study
of
the substances in the universe.
The
study of
written works
of
artistic value.
The science
of
understanding
and treating
illness.
Work with a friend. Answer the questions.
a
Which
of
the above fields
of study
are
part of your
schoolwork now?
b
Which ones are you
going
to
do at
school or university in
the
future, do you think?
WRITIN
Read Laura s anecdote below. Number these events in the correct order.
Laura s
mother:
a can t find her keys 0
b takes spare key
out 0
c leaves the car at work