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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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•

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8 to

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(

Language o i

.:

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

'

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

[email protected]

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

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


21/65

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


27/65

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


29/65

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.


30/65

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


31/65

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.


32/65

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 ?


33/65

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


34/65

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


35/65

WRITIN

801] Read

the

student s description of a mule below. Complete

the

index card .

I n ~

m u . \ ~ is

f

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other characteristics - Very useful: . .

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.......... .. ....

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, 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.

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d o n ~ y l sTaLL; on r maLe

horse

Pt,ys ;'caL d..a.rad:er; sT; cs

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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.


47/65

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

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