UNIT 5

TRAVELLERS’ TALES

In this unit you will learn to: You will also learn:
READING: use cognates to predict the topic of a text / identify GRAMMAR: should - shouldn't / don't + verb / much and
general and specific topics / recognise implicit and explicit many.
information in a written text. VOCABULARY: words related to renewable energy,
LISTENING: use previous knowledge to predict content / interesting places and activities and means of transport.
localise specific information / discriminate between correct and
incorrect information. You will use the following text types:
PRODUCTION: write a set of safety tips and advice / prepare a READING: a web page / extracts from advertisements and
travel programme / talk about energy. brochures
FUNCTIONS: express affirmative and negative suggestions and LISTENING: a radio programme / a conversation /
advice / express opinions / give reasons / participate in dialogues. announcements.
You will pay special attention to these values
Preservation of our natural resources.
Appreciating the importance of safety in travel conditions.

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1 Match these famous places with the countries they are in.

The Great Wall Big Ben The Taj Mahal The Pyramids The Leaning Tower of Pisa

Algeria Italy
China Egypt Spain
Japan
France
Great Britain India

2 Now match these extracts with the places they refer to.

a. Fact or fiction? b. ...the Thames, the

We don't know, but Houses of Parliament , the
people say that it is the typical red buses and, of
only man-made structure course, this famous clock.
that can be seen from Take the Underground
space. Thousands of and get off at Westminster,
kilometres long, this and from there, it is just
Chinese attraction cannot across the street…
be missed…..

c.
For hundreds of years
people have asked American v/s
themselves: will it or will it British English
not fall? So far, it has
withstood wars, torrential kilometre
rains and hundreds of
thousands of tourists.
kilometer

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 HOLIDAY FUN
READING

BEFORE YOU READ

1 Look at the pictures and decide what kind of holiday each of them
offers. Which one would you choose for yourself? Use the words from
the box to help you.

a b c

. trekking . active . relaxing . boring . cruise

. luxury . basic . exciting

American v/s 2 Copy the table in your notebook and tick all the words that look or
British English sound similar in Spanish and English. Write the Spanish equivalent of all
of them.
holiday
English Spanish English Spanish
vacation ability ideal
activity interest
adventure jungle
age local
coastal location
colours marine
combine market
delicious minimum
departure moderate
destination photographer
duration prepared
enjoy price
family size
gallop trip
historic visit
hospitality volcano

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3 Consider the name of this lesson and the cognates in exercise 2 to write American v/s
three items you think will be mentioned in the text. British English

4 In which of the following could you find information about tourism and colour
travelling?
a. Brochures e. Radio programmes color
b. Leaflets f. Tourism agencies
c. Magazines g. TV ads
d. Newspapers h. Websites
Did you know that...
5 Put the pictures below in the correct order and then match them with according to Holiday Check,
the headings. touritsts’ favourite destinations
in Chile are Santiago, Puerto
Varas, Easter Island, Torres
del Paine, Pucón and
a b
Temuco?
www.holidaycheck.com/state-
travel+information_Chile-lid_63.html

c d

i. Catalina and Rodrigo are getting ready for their trip.

ii. It’s sad to leave our parents!
iii. Wow! The backpacks are really heavy!
iv.Look! All our friends are already here.

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 WHILE YOU READ

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6 Read the texts quickly and check your predictions in exercise 3. American v/s
British English

7 Choose one general topic for all the texts. guest house =
a small hotel
a. Choosing a reasonably-priced holiday.
b. Foreign destinations for an interesting holiday. guest house =
c. What to do with your spare time. a small house
built near a
large house
8 Read the texts and say which trip for guests to
stay in
a. involves a lot of time at sea.
b. is only for adults.
c. is the longest.
d. is the most difficult.
e. is the most expensive.
f. you can take any month of the year.

9 Answer these questions about the holiday destinations.

a. Which destination(s) would you recommend to
i. a middle aged couple?
ii. an adventure-lover who speaks only Spanish?
iii. a young archaeologist who loves nature?
b. What interesting combination does the Ecuador trip offer?
c. Why can you enjoy true Irish hospitality if you go to Connemara?

10 Find words or phrases in the texts that mean the same as:
a. A recreation activity or sport which uses a bicycle as the main
implement.
b. A visible body of very fine water droplets or ice particles suspended
in the sky.
c. Kindness in welcoming guests or strangers.
d. Something that you will not easily forget.
e. The place designated as the end.

SELF - EVALUATION
How much did the cognates helm me to understand the texts?
What did I do to understand the meaning of new words?

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 AFTER YOU READ

Language Note
Quote of the day Suggestions and orders.
“No man needs a vacation so
much as the man who has 1. What is the difference between these two sentences.
just had one.” You should take an umbrella. Take an umbrella!
Elbert Hubbard (1856 - 1915)
2. Which one expresses
a. a suggestion?
b. an order?

3. Look at more examples.

You should eat more fruit. Eat more fruit!
You should give her a gift. Give it to her!
You should speak to your parents about it. Speak to them!

4. Complete this rule:

To make a _______ we use _______ and to give an _________ we

use ________.
a

11 Match the pictures (a – d) with the headings (i. – iv.).

i. Drop it!
ii. You should pay your bus fare.
iii. Jump!
iv. You should wash your hands.
b
12 MINITEST Change the sentences so that they have the same or similar
meaning. Follow the examples. 10 pts.
You must visit your grandparents. Visit your grandparents!

I think it is a good idea for you to You should visit a doctor.

see a doctor.

c a. They must come here immediately.

b. I would recommend that you study more.
c. You must take a coat with you.
d. He must leave right now.
e. I think it is a good idea for you to buy a new computer.

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REVISE AGAIN to 2 GOOD JOB! to 6 EXCELLENT! 10
d

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13 Complete the conversation using verbs from the box. Some verbs can
be used more than once. Check with the recording.

. ask . get . go . phone . talk . tell . write

Rodrigo: I really don’t know what to do.

Steve: Well, why don’t you ______ to Valerie and ______ her how
she feels?
Rodrigo: She doesn’t want to talk to me. She slammed the door in my
face!
Steve: ______ her, then. She won’t know it is you.
Rodrigo: I tried that. Her mother answered and asked who it was.
Steve: ______ her a letter, then.
Rodrigo: Will you take it to her?
Steve: Sure. No problem.
Rodrigo: And ______ her I am really sorry. ______ her that I love her
very much.
Steve: OK, OK. Just ______ and ______ that letter ready.

14 Listen and repeat the dialogue after the recording. Act out the dialogue
with you partner. Take turns to be Rodrigo and Steve.

15 Places guessing game.

a. In your group, each student thinks of a well-known place either in
Chile or the world.
b. One student says: The name of the place I am thinking of begins with
a V.
c. The other students in the group take turns to ask Yes / No questions:
Is the place in Chile? Is the place in the south of Chile? Is it Valdivia?
d. The student who guesses the name of the place correctly thinks of
another place and answers his / her classmates’ questions.

16 In groups, talk about the best holiday you have ever had. Was it the
best holiday because of the place? The people? The activities? Would
you like to visit that place again?

17 Prepare a leaflet to advertise a holiday at your favourite holiday

destination in Chile or in your area.
Use the labels and the texts in this lesson as models.
Add photos or illustrations.
Display your leaflet in the classroom.

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 TIPS FOR SAFE TRAVELLING
LISTENING

BEFORE YOU LISTEN

1 Match the words in the box with their definitions.

conveyor belt jewellery lock

luggage strap

a. A case or cases used for carrying belongings when travelling.

b. A device operated by a key, combination, or key card and used on a
door, for holding, closing, or securing.
c. A mechanical apparatus consisting of a continuous moving piece of
strong fabric that transports materials or packages from one place to
another.
d. an elongated leather strip (or a strip of similar material) for binding
things together or holding something in position.
e. Ornaments, such as bracelets, necklaces, or rings, made of precious
metals.

2 Which of these situations do you think are safe for Catalina and Rodrigo
and which ones are not? Explain.

a b

c d

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3 What kind of tips for safe travelling do you think will be given? Write American v/s
three possibilities in your notebook. British English

4 Match the words (noun and corresponding adjective). luggage

baggage
. danger . suspicious . dangerous . safety . colourful
. active . safe . colour . suspicion . activity

WHILE YOU LISTEN

5 Listen to the recording and check whether your tips for safe travelling
in exercise 3 were mentioned.

6 Copy and then fill in the gaps in these tips as you listen again.
a. You should help ________ and answer all their ____________.
b. You should leave __________at home as it might attract
___________.
c. You should only use taxis and _________ with _________ markings.
d. You should never accept any ________ from people you don’t
____________.
e. You should pick up your _________ as soon as you _____________.

7 Copy these sentences in your notebook. Listen again and say if they are
true or false. Correct the false ones.
a. Before you go to the airport you should look at its website.
b. Once at the airport, walk confidently.
c. Check abandoned bags and luggage and try to find the owner.
d. Put the keys to your luggage somewhere you can find them easily.
e. Don’t use distinctive markings on your luggage as they will attract
criminals.

8 Copy these tips in your notebook. Then listen again and cross out the
tips that were not mentioned in the recording.
a. Always keep an eye on your e. Mark your luggage with
bags. something unique.
b. Don’t try to be friendly with f. Report any suspicious activity.
police dogs. g. Take extra money and credit
c. Get travel insurance. cards.
d. Leave your address with h. Use locks on your luggage.
friends or relatives.

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 AFTER YOU LISTEN
Joke Time
My family and I settled down
to wait for the boarding Language Note
announcement at Gate 35.
Suggestions using a negative form
Then a voice on the public
address system said: “We
apologise for the 1. Look at the language notes in the previous lesson. You learnt
inconvenience, but Alpha how to express suggestions using should and how to give orders
Flight 570 will board from using the infinitive.
Gate 41.“ So we picked up
our hand luggage and 2. Now look at these sentences from the recording and other examples.
carried it over to Gate 41. Don’t go near abandoned bags.
Ten minutes later the public
You shouldn’t leave your bags unattended.
address voice told us that
Flight 570 would in fact be
boarding from Gate 35. 3. The sentences above tell you what you should not do using two
So, again we gathered our patterns. Can you identify them?
hand luggage and returned
to the original gate. 4. Complete this rule:
Just as we were settling
down, the public address
voice spoke again. “Thank We use ________ and _________ to make suggestions in the
you for participating in ________ form.
Alpha Airlines physical
fitness programme.“
9 MINITEST Change the sentences so that they have the same or similar
meaning. Follow the example. 8 pts.
Don’t eat so much red meat. It is not good for your health..
I think you__________.
I think you shouldn’t eat so much red meat. It is not good for your health.

a. Don’t go to Hawaii. Go to Puerto Rico.

I think you ___________________.
b. Don’t spend so much money on clothes.
I think that you ___________________.
c. Don’t stay up too late. You’ll be tired tomorrow.
In my opinion you ___________________.
d. There’s no need to worry. You’ll pass the test.
___________________.

0 3 6
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10 Read this dialogue and identify the safety area discussed.
Catalina: Look! I found these ten rules for safety at school.
Steve: Yeah, I saw it too. I totally agree we shouldn’t run along the
corridors. We need eyes in the back of our heads!
Catalina: You’re right. And we should keep our classroom clean and
tidy; if there is an emergency we can get out quickly.
Steve: And if we want to play football, we should play in the gym
or in the football field, and we should avoid rough games.
Catalina: I think we should prepare a poster with the ten rules that
appear in the paper and share them with our classmates.
Steve: Good idea!

11 Listen and repeat the dialogue after the recording. Role play it and add
two more safety rules. For more ideas you can visit: www.segurito.cl Did you know that...
when you leave Chile, you
12 Design a poster to promote safety at school. Use the ideas in exercises are subject to the laws of the
10 and 11 and your own. country you are visiting?

Therefore, before you go,

13 Choose one of the topics below and write at least 5 safety tips as bullet learn as much as you can
points. about the local laws and
customs of the place(s) you
a. safety on-line Use structures such as: plan to visit.
b. safety on the road You should /shouldn’t
c. safety at school Go /don’t go, take / don’t take, etc. Good sources of information
d. safety on the beach I would recommend that... are your library, the Internet,
your travel agent, and the
14 Look at the three book covers. Judging by the title and pictures, what embassies, consulates or
tourist bureaus of the
can you say about the contents of each book? What things do they tell countries you will visit. In
you to be careful about? addition, keep track of what
is being reported in the
Example: I think that Dangers of Electricity tells us we should be careful with electricity.
media about recent
developments in those
Dangers of Hazardous Mining and countries.
Electricity materials Explosions
by George Sparks
by Nuke Lear

by K. A. Boom

a b c

SELF - EVALUATION
What difficulties did I have when speaking in English?
What did I do to overcome them?

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 CHANGING LANDSCAPES
READING

BEFORE YOU READ

1 Match the pictures (a - d) with the names.

a b c d

. geothermal energy . hydropower . wave power . wind power

2 Which words on the windmill look or sound similar in Spanish?

inhabitant

d
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3 Look at the illustrations, the title of the text and the words in the
windmill and decide what the text will be about.
a. How to use less energy.
b. Looking for energy alternatives.
c. Global warming.

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 4 Choose one definition for energy. American v/s
a. Energy is the ability or capacity to do work. British English
b. Energy is the ability to move and run. practice (n),
c. Energy is the ability to produce electricity. practise (v)

practice (n.
and v.)
WHILE YOU READ

RENEWABLE ENERGY SOLUTIONS

I. Do you remember the passage in “Don Quijote de la
Mancha” where Don Quijote sees in the distance the
moving arms of the windmills? They look like menacing
giants who challenge Quijote to a duel. Today, in Chile, we
can find some landmarks that have changed the landscape
for ever.

II. So far, there is only one wind energy plant in operation,

Alto Baguales, in Region XI which provides 19,000 families
with much of their energy. Twelve wind energy feasibility
studies have been co-funded by CORFO and if they are put
into practice, the Chilean landscape will be filled with the
rotating arms of wind turbines.

III. Heat is a form of energy and geothermal energy is, literally,

the heat contained within the Earth. As we all know, Chile
has many geysers, volcanoes and hot springs that, if
harnessed, would give Chile a rich source of renewable
energy. Can you imagine the massive structures that would
be built to capture the energy trapped below the ground?

IV. But the most important renewable energy alternative is

hydroelectric power. Many Chilean rivers are ideal for the
installation of hydroelectric power stations. You might ask
then: why not construct more hydroelectric plants and make
Chile totally energy self-sufficient?

V. Hydropower is inexpensive and non-polluting, but the

environmental impacts of hydropower can be serious. The
most obvious effect is that fish are blocked from moving up
and down the river, but there are many more problems.
When a dam blocks a river, a river habitat is replaced by a
lake habitat. While this may not sound so bad it can cause
many environmental problems. And then there is the human
factor as well. To build a dam it is necessary to move much of
the local population that lived in the areas for hundreds of
years.
Is there a solution to the energy problem? Probably there is.
But nobody has found it yet.

www.corfo.cl
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Did you know that...
the earth receives more
energy from the sun in just
one hour than we use in a
whole year?
Solar power is an unlimited,
harvestable source of energy!
Source:
www.marborg.com/general/
whatsnew/news_sep.php
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5 Read the text quickly and check the predictions you made.
6 Read the text again and match these ideas (a – e) with the paragraph
(I. – V.) they refer to.
a. A wind energy plant.
b. Changes in the Chilean landscape.
c. Environmental and human effects of hydropower.
d. Hydro-electric power.
e. Heat from inside the earth.
7 Are these statements true or false? Correct the false statements in your
notebook.
a. Alto Baguales does not provide all the energy needed by 19,000
families in the area.
b. CORFO has provided part of the money to see if the wind projects
are possible.
c. Chile depends on hydroelectric power.
d. When a dam is constructed all the fish die.
e. Local inhabitants do not want to move from the area where a dam is
constructed.
8 Answer these questions with your partner.
a. Why do windmills look like menacing giants?
b. What is heat?
c. Where does geothermal energy come from?
d. Why do we not construct more hydroelectric plants?
e. Is there a solution to the energy problem?
9 The text provides two kinds of information:
a. Explicit information e.g. Alto Baguales is in Region XI.
b. Implicit information. e.g. Don Quijote believes that the windmills are
giants.
Copy this table in your notebook. Then read the text again and
determine if the information is explicit (E) or implicit (I).
Explicit Implicit
19,000 families receive energy from Alto Baguales.
It is possible that new wind energy projects will be put into practice.
Geothermal energy comes from volcanes and geysers.
Geysers, volcanoes and hot springs contain geothermal energy.
Hydropower can damage our environment.
SELF - EVALUATION
How much did the exercises help me to understand the text?
How well did I work with my partner?
AFTER YOU READ

Language Note
Much / Many

1. Read these sentences.

The turbines provide much energy for 19,000 families
Chile has many geysers, volcanoes and hot springs.

2. Notice that energy is an uncountable noun and geyser, volcano

and hot springs are countable nouns.

3. Using the information above decide when we use much and

when we use many.
We use much with __________ and we use many with Joke Time
__________. Q: What did one maths book
say to the other maths
4. When in doubt, you can replace much and many with a lot of in book?
affirmative or negative sentences. A: I have a lot of problems!

10 Match much or many with the pictures. Then copy and complete the
questions in your notebook.

Much Many

a. How _______________ are there in the box?

b. How _______________ is there in the cup?
c. How _______________ are there in the basket?
d. How _______________ are there in the park?
e. How _______________ is there on the plate?
f. How _______________ are there on the shelf?
g. How _______________ is there on the tray?

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 Quote of the day
“I continued to do arithmetic
with my father, passing
proudly through fractions to
decimals. I eventually arrived
at the point where so many
cows ate so much grass, and
tanks filled with water in so
many hours I found it quite
fascinating.”
Agatha Christie,
An Autobiography.
11 MINITEST Copy and complete these sentences in your notebook using
much or many. Leave a blank space after the questions. Check with the
recording. 9 pts.
a. How _______________ times a day do you brush your teeth?
b. How _______________ hours a day do you study?
c. How _______________ time do you spend on the computer every
day?
d. How _______________ students are there in the classroom today?
e. How _______________ brothers or sisters do you have?
f. I didn’t like the party. There were too _______________ people and
not _______________ food or drink.
g. I know _______________ places around Puerto Montt.
h. We can’t buy it. It costs too ____ money.

0 3 7
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12 Ask and answer the questions with your partner. Write your partner’s
answers in your notebook.

13 Use the clues below.

a. to decipher the message and write it in your notebook.
b. to invent a similar one and exchange messages with your partner

___ ___ ___’ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
c,3 c, 2 d, 2 b, 2 d, 2 b, 1 d, 4 c, 2 a, 2 b, 1 c, 5 c, 2 e, 1 f, 3

___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___.
e, 1 d, 6 c, 5 c, 5 c, 2 b, 2 e, 1 d, 6 c, 5 a, 2 c, 2 b, 2

a b c d e f
1 P A R M O Ñ
2 C S E T A S
3 C D L T Y F
4 O C J K O U
5 K V R N A I
6 E B R U X T

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14 Give these activities below the “thumbs up” or the “thumbs down”
Give reasons. .

a b c

d e f

15 In groups, consider the following issues:

a. How can we look after sources of renewable energy?
b. Fossil fuels (carbon, oil) and the environment.

Here are some ideas to start you off:

We should…. … save energy ….
It is a good idea to… …. use less…
I think that we should…. … find new deposits….
In my opinion, …. …. look after water (gas, coal etc) resources ….
I feel that… … they damage the air ……
I believe that …. … destroy our environment ……
If you ask me … … could endanger our planet….

16 Energy Sudoku
Sudoku is a puzzle consisting of a 9 x 9 grid of cells.
Normally Sudoku uses numbers but this Sudoku uses the
energy symbols for biomass, coal, geothermal energy,
hydropower, natural gas, petroleum, solar energy,
uranium and wind. To solve this puzzle, each 3 x 3 region
of the grid must contain only one source symbol and
each row and each column of the puzzle must also
contain only one energy source symbol. There is only one
solution. Copy the grid in your notebook and try to solve
the puzzle. Good luck!
You can find the interactive version of the game on
http://www.eia.doe.gov/kids/energy_fungames/wordgames/words.html)

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 PHOTOGRAPHIC SAFARI
LISTENING

BEFORE YOU LISTEN

1 Which of the following would you expect to find on a trip to Patagonia?

. beaches . condors . glaciers . ice . lakes . llamas

palm trees . rocky mountains . sand . snow . sunshine

2 Answer this quiz.

Learning
tip
Don’t get distracted if you
see or hear a word you
don’t know. Continue
listening or reading to see if
the context gives you
information that can help
you understand that word.
a. El Tatio geysers are in
i. Patagonia.
ii. the Atacama desert.
iii. the Norte Chico.
b. The territory of Patagonia is about 1 million square kilometres.
i. A quarter of it belongs to Chile.
ii. All of it belongs to Chile.
iii. Half of it belongs to Chile.
c. A fiord is a
i. a floating iceberg.
ii. a long, narrow, deep inlet of the sea between high hills.
iii. a very cold lake made from glacier ice.
d. Which of these is in Patagonia?
i. Cape Horn National Park
ii. Nahuelbuta National Park
iii. Torres del Paine National Park
Answers: a. ii, b. i, c. ii, d. iii

3 Looking at the pictures and from the quiz, what do you think tourist
agent Ken Clark and tourist Jennifer Goodman will be talking about?
Write three ideas in your notebook.

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4 Match the name of photographic equipment (a – d) with the definitions
(i - iv).
a. filter i. a part of the camera that focuses the image.
b. flash ii. it helps make the camera more stable. Joke Time
c. lens iii. it makes our pictures more artistic and beautiful. Telephone conversations:
d. tripod iv. we use it when there is not enough light to take a
picture. Tourist: How do I know
which plane to get on?
Travel agent: What exactly
do you mean?
WHILE YOU LISTEN Tourist: I was told my flight
number is 823, but none of
5 Listen and check your predictions. these planes have numbers
on them!
6 Copy this table in your notebook. Then listen to the conversation again
and tick the activities that are mentioned.
Tourist: I want to go from
a. Visit Costanera Sur Wildlife Preserve and Palermo Lake. Chicago to Hippopotamus,
New York.
b. Photo shoot of Mendoza and surroundings. Travel agent: Ahem, eh,
c. Exploration of the Perito Moreno glacier. Are you sure that’s the name
of the town?
d. A drive to Torres del Paine National Park. Tourist: Yes, what flights do
e. A trip on foot to the peaks of Torres del Paine. you have?
Travel agent: (After
f. Photography in Puerto Natales. extensive searching) I’m
sorry, ma’am, I’ve looked up
every airport code in the
7 Listen again and choose the option that best completes each
country and can’t find a
statement. Hippopotamus anywhere.
a. The only difference between a normal safari and one offered by Tourist: Oh, don’t be silly.
Patagonia Express is that instead of a rifle you will use Everyone knows where it is.
Check your map!
i. a camera.
Travel agent (after careful
ii. a trophy. study of a map of the state of
New York): You don’t mean
b. The trip departs from Buffalo, do you?
i. Buenos Aires.
ii. the USA.

c. Perito Moreno is one of South America’s

i. most active glaciers.
ii. most dangerous glaciers.

d. At the Fitzroy Massif you can see

i. condors.
ii. guanacos.

e. The colours in Torres del Paine are

i. famous for their changes.
ii. unpolluted by civilisation.

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 8 Listen again and find the answer to these questions.
a. How long is the whole trip?
b. How do tourists get from Buenos Aires to El Calafate?
c. What can tourists see at the Perito Moreno glacier?
d. How do tourists get to El Chaltén?
e. How many days will they spend at Torres del Paine?
f. What is the last place the tourists will visit?

AFTER YOU LISTEN

9 Match the sentences that have a similar meaning. Write the pairs in
your notebook.

We depart from the USA. We can watch condors there.

We can closely observe condors there. We go to the hotel by car.
We drive to the hotel. The prize you will get is a beautiful picture.
Your trophy will be a beautiful picture. The starting point is the USA.

10 What did the tourists say? Match the pictures (a – c) with the
dialogues (i. – iii.).
a
i. Tourist A: Wow! It’s true that Perito Moreno is an active glacier.
Tourist B: Yeah! I nearly died when that huge mass of blue ice fell
into the lake.

ii. Tourist A: Look at that giant black bird.

Tourist B: Where?
Tourist A: There, on that tall rock.
Tourist B: It’s a condor!

b iii.Tourist A: What impressive granite massifs!

Tourist B: They really look like towers.

11 Practise the dialogues with you partner and then role play them in
front of the class.

Fotos:
www.arkive.org/.../GES001041.
html?size=large

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12 MINITEST Copy the grids in your notebook. Read the definitions and
put letters in the spaces provided. All the words are taken from the
listening text. 12 pts.
a. a slowly moving mass of ice.
American v/s
____ I ____ ____ ____ e ____ British English
b. the top of a mountain civilization /
____ ____ ____ k civilisation
c. a trip to see wild animals and places
____ a ____ ____ ____ ____ civilization
d. any creature or object of exceptionally large size
____ ____ a ____ t
e. animals, birds, insects, etc. that are wild and live in a natural
environment.
W ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ f ____
f. that has not been affected by harmful elements.
____ ____ p ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ d
0 4 9 to
REVISE AGAIN to 3 GOOD JOB! to 8 EXCELLENT! 12

13 Choose one interesting destination in your region and prepare a 4-day

programme of activities for foreign tourists.
a. Include.
i. How to get there ii. What to take iii. What to do
b. Put the information on a nice piece of paper, add illustrations
(photos or postcard) and display it in your classroom as a poster or a
brochure.

14 Collocations. Which words go together with the words flight and

civilisation? List them in your notebook.

ancient controller
bumpy flight culture
dead civilisation development
long information
Mayan simulator

15 Match the words that share meaning.

Example: visit - visitor

visit nation civilisation pollute

uncivilised unpolluted visitor national

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 JUST FOR FUN
Proverbs are wise sayings. They are usually popular and memorable.
“All’s well that ends well”.

They are short and to the point.

“Practice makes perfect”.

They provide wise advice.

“Slow but sure wins the race”.

They contain simple truths from experience over the years.

“Honesty is the best policy”.
Source: www.syvum.com/proverbs/kids.html

It is good to learn a few proverbs in English as they will not only enrich you language
but will also improve your memory and show you a few proven wisdoms.

1 Match the pictures (a. - c.) and the proverbs (i. - iii.).
a b c

i ii
iii
It is better to
A man's home All that glitters is
give than to
is his castle. not gold.
take.

2 With your partner, try to discover what the proverbs mean. Compare ideas with other pairs.

3 Do you have similar proverbs in Spanish? Write three that you know. Compare with your
classmates.

128 UNIT 5
 PROJECT
1 You will need: a. The island’s name
b. Size
a. A big sheet of paper / cardboard for each c. Location
group. d. Description of inhabitants (if any)
b. Crayons / felt-tipped pens. e. Landscape (use the cut-outs)
c. Magazine cut-outs of beautiful places f. Climate
g. Vegetation (use the cut-outs)
2 In your group you will create your own ideal island h. Animal life
to live on. Discuss and write briefly about your i. Resources for survival.
island, covering the following points:
3 Once all the islands are “created”, display the
sheets in the classroom and compare them.

SYNTHESIS
In this unit we have learnt
Vocabulary related to adventure. To give instructions / make suggestions.
• biking • cruise • hiking • horseback riding • Sit down.
jungle • rafting • trekking • volcano Be quiet!
Come here, please.
You should send him an email. Send him an e-
Vocabulary related to photographic safaris.
mail.
• camera • filter • flash • lens
• photographic equipment • picture To express negative suggestions using the
• tripod • video imperative.
Don’t sit down on the bench, it has just been
Vocabulary related to renewable energy.
painted. Don’t worry, I’ll help you.
• geothermal energy • geyser • hot spring
• hydroelectric power • power station To use much and many with countable and
• solar panel • solar power • volcano uncountable nouns.
• wind energy • windmill • wind turbine
There are many new computer games.
She spent too much time on the project.
Vocabulary related to travelling.
• arrival • B & B • conveyor belt • departure
• destination • guesthouse • location
• lodging • suitcase • travel agent • trip
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 EXTRA ACTIVITIES
1 Match the terms related to the identification and conservation of natural resources.

What is an Name forms of

Two ways of using Hydroelectricity
advantage of alternate energy Solar energy (d) Geothermal (e)
solar energy (a) (f)
solar energy? (b) (c)
Natural resource
Electricity (g) Solar (h) Generators (i) Renewable (j) Energy (l)
(k)
Solar, wind
This word Something found Passive and active power,
Heat from the Turbines turn to
describes non- in nature that is solar systems (iii) geothermal,
Earth (iv) make energy (v)
fossil fuels (i) used (ii) hydroelectricity
(vi)
Energy source
Electricity that can be A type of energy Sunlight that is
The ability to do produced from replaced in a Clean and non- which is easy to converted into
work (vii) energy of falling short period of polluting (x) move but difficult usable energy
water (viii) time (ix) to store (xi) (xii)

Source: http://www.quia.com/mc/706153.html

2 Add the missing letters to find the names of these adventure activities.

a. r ___f___ ___ n g b. b ___k ___n g c. v __ l __ a n __ c __ __ __ b __ __ __ d. h ___k___ n g

3 How much do you know about South America’s main tourist areas? Choose the best alternative and
find out.
a. The mountains that run through six South American countries are the
i. Andes ii. Chaco iii. Pampas
b. The two largest Latin American countries are Brazil and
i. Argentina ii. Colombia iii. Mexico
c. What is the world's second longest river?
i. Amazon ii. Orinoco iii. Río de la Plata
d. The United States gave control of the Panama Canal to Panama in
i. 1945 ii. 1970 iii. 2000
e. The crowded poor neighborhoods found in Río de Janeiro, Brasilia and other large Brazilian cities are
called
i. Campesinos ii. Llanos iii. Favelas
f. Bolivia's two capitals are La Paz and
i. Oruro ii. Santa Cruz iii. Sucre

130 UNIT 5
 CONSOLIDATION ACTIVITIES
1 Work with your partner and write down possible disadvantages of these renewable energy sources in
your notebooks. Share them with your classmates.
a. Eolic wind energy is inextinguishable, clean and free.
b. Solar energy, just like the wind, is clean and free.
c. Hydro energy is also almost infinite and ecological.

2 Work in your group to find out the most typical tourist places of the following countries. Compare with
other groups.
Country Tourist Places
Venezuela __________________________
Peru __________________________
Brazil __________________________
Cuba __________________________

3 Match the following precious materials and their descriptions.

a. Diamond b. Emerald c. Gem

d. Gold e. Pearl f. Ruby

g. Silver

i. A round structure inside the shell of an oyster.

ii. A soft white colour, also used in coins.
iii. A soft yellow ductile metallic element.
iv. A transparent deep red variety or rock.
v. A green transparent form of beryl.
vi. A transparent piece of stone that has been cut and polished.
vii. Highly prized for its beauty or perfection.

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 TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE
READING WATCHING A FILM
1 Read the conversation. Are statements a. - d. a. On schooldays, George goes to bed at 10
true or false? Where can you find this implicit o’clock.
information? 4 pts. b. George’s mother has not read Neruda’s
poetry.
Example: The original language of Pablo
c. The film is about to finish.
Neruda’s poetry is not English.
d. George’s mother will not give him a sandwich.
True. Pablo Neruda was the best Chilean poet.

Mother: What are you watching?

George: “The Postman” – it is about Pablo Neruda.
Mother: What is it like?
George: Not too bad. Do you know Neruda’s poetry?
Mother: I read somewhere that he was the best Chilean
poet.
George: I like him very much but I prefer reading his poems
in English.
Mother: Well, George. I have bad news for you. It’s past 10
and tomorrow is a school day.
George: But mum, I want to finish watching it!
Mother: How much longer?
George: I don’t know, but not much.
Mother: OK, but just this once.
George: And mum, can I have a sandwich and a glass of
milk?
Mother: Don’t push your luck George or I’ll turn off the TV!

LISTENING AN ANNOUNCEMENT

2 Listen to the announcement and choose the c. What change has been announced?
best option. 5 pts. i. The flight number.
ii. The gate number.
a. Who is making the announcement?
iii. The departure time.
i. The pilot.
d. What are the current weather conditions?
ii. A flight attendant.
i. It is raining.
iii. A tourist agent.
ii. It is cloudy.
b. What is the final destination of the flight?
iii. It is sunny.
i. Santiago.
e. What time will the plane arrive?
ii. Sao Paulo.
i. At 9.55.
iii. London.
ii. At 7.45.
iii. Fifteen minutes late.

132 UNIT 5
 LANGUAGE
3 Change the sentences so that they have the same 4 Complete these sentences with much or many.
or similar meaning. Follow the example. 6 pts.
6 pts.
You must visit your grandparents.
Visit your grandparents! a. How __________ days a week do you do
I think it is a good idea for you to see a doctor. karate?
You should visit a doctor. b. There isn’t __________ coffee left. Can you
buy some?
a. You must take your holiday in July.
c. There were __________ people waiting at the
b. Personally, I feel that it is recommendable to
airport.
wait.
d. Can you help me? OK, but I don’t have
c. From my point of view it would be better to
__________ time.
take a break.
e. How __________ milk do you need for the
d. You must come back at 5 o’clock.
milkshake. And how __________
e. It is absolutely necessary for you to tell me
strawberries?
the truth.
f. __________ times, the results of the tests are
f. I’m telling you again: it’s not necessary to
wrong.
shout!

0 5 11 19 21
KEEP TRYING to 4 REVIEW to 10 WELL DONE! to 18 EXCELLENT! to 21 TOTAL PTS

SELF - EVALUATION
In this unit I have...
YES NO YES NO
Reading Speaking
- grasped the main idea of the texts. - practised effective group and pair skills.
- answered most questions correctly. - expressed my point of view appropriately.
- interacted with other students to - used different kinds of language.
do the reading exercises correctly. - made myself understood even if
- determined general and specific I have made some mistakes.
topics. - described places .
- found implicit and explicit - discussed ways of preserving natural
information. resources.

Listening
- focused both on details and the
general idea of the text.
- followed directions effectively.
- made and checked predictions.
- listened for specific information.
Writing
- been aware of the purpose of my writing.
- actively revised my own writing.
- written a travel programme.
- written travel safety tips.
- written the description of an ideal island.

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 UNIT 6

A GLIMPSE OF THE FUTURE

In this unit you will learn to: You will also learn:
READING: use cognates to make predictions. / localise specific GRAMMAR: can - can't / Present Simple / Simple Future.
information / identify the source of a text. VOCABULARY: words related to space, the future and
LISTENING: use previous knowledge to predict content / robotics.
distinguish general and specific information / relate speakers
and speech. You will use the following text types:
PRODUCTION: order sentences and dialogues / write lists / READING: a web page / a newspaper extract.
discuss a topic / summarise ideas. LISTENING: a radio programme / an interview /
FUNCTIONS: express agreement - disagreement / express conversations.
ability / express predictions.
You will pay special attention to these values
Reflecting on the positive and negative aspects of the world in the
future.
Reflecting on the issue: machines vs. humans.

134
1 What would you do if you found a bottle on the beach with a message from the past?
Think about a message that you could put in the bottle as a warning / advice to future generations.
Here are some examples:

URAL RESOURCES.
BE CAREFUL WITH THE EARTH’S NAT
HOW TO LOOK AFTER THEM.
MY GENERATION DID NOT KNOW

STE!
No more wars! SAY NO TO NUCLEAR WA

2 Look at the picture of a Lost Property Office in the year 2055. Decide which things were lost in
the past and which ones belong to the present. Remember! It is now the year 2055.

135
 NEARLY HUMAN
READING

BEFORE YOU READ

1 Do this quiz and check how much you know about robots.
Joke Time
a. The word robot comes from
i. a Czech word meaning “to work”.
ii. a German word meaning “to love”.
iii. a Russian word meaning “to sleep”.

b. Why would a company choose to use robots instead of humans?

Doctor, my intelligence may
be artificial, but my problems
are real.
c. In which of these situations would a robot be used instead of a
i. They don’t need a lunch break.
ii. They never get sick.
iii. Both.
human?
i. A cat was stuck up a very tall tree.
ii. A terrorist planted a bomb in an office building.
iii. An elephant escaped from the circus.

d. Which of the following cannot a robot do?

i. Eat.
ii. Talk.
iii. Walk.
Answers: a. i) b. iii) c. ii) d. i)

2 Look at the words in the box. Which of them look or sound similar in
Spanish?

. anonymous . bank . bomb . debris . downtown . engineer

. evacuate . radioactive . reactor . remove . terrorist

3 Look at the words in exercise 2, at the photos and at the title of the text
and predict the subject of the reading text.
The text will be about:
a. the use of robots in different dangerous environments.
b. how to use robots in a radioactive environment.
c. the invention of robots.

4 Which of these robots have you seen? Where? Why? Doing what?

136 UNIT 6
WHILE YOU READ
HAZARDOUS DUTY ROBOT
Scenario 1 - Terrorist Bomb Threat
The local newspaper receives an anonymous
call – a terrorist group has placed a bomb in
the basement of a downtown bank.
Immediately, the area is evacuated. But if the
bomb isn’t removed or defused, it will cause
millions of dollars worth of damage.
Scenario 2 - Nuclear Disaster
There’s been an explosion inside a nuclear
reactor. The damage is contained within the
reactor itself, but radioactive matter is
everywhere. Large pieces of debris cover the
floor and engineers need to know whether the
core is still intact.

American v/s
British English

debris/ /

debris/ /

Features Robug III Mini-Andros

Its British inventors looked at crabs
and spiders for inspiration when
designing it.
Getting Around It can step over large obstacles. It can
also climb up walls using vacuum
gripper feet that work even on rough
surfaces like brick.
It is connected to a human operator
by an umbilical cable that permits
communication and vision. The
Control human operator gives instructions
mainly on direction. The robot can
figure out its own walking steps and
foot placements.
It can perform retrieval tasks,
dragging loads up to 221 lbs.
It can work safely in radioactive
Other
environments.
It can be equipped with video
cameras.
Source (text and photos): Bomb Squad Nova website http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/robots/
It travels on two tracks equipped
with movable “arms” which help it
to climb and descend stairs and cross
small ditches. It can manoeuvre in
small spaces.
An operator can control the Mini-
Andros either by a portable cable or
remotely, by radio control. The
operator’s control station can be
placed on a two-wheeled cart or in a
backpack.
It has a moveable arm that can lift
15 lbs and can diffuse explosives.
It comes equipped with three low-
light video and infrared cameras.
It is suitable for small confined
spaces such as cellars and basements.

A GLIMPSE OF THE FUTURE 137

 5 Read the text on page 137 quickly and check your predictions in exercise 3.
Did you know that...?
Isaac Asimov (1920 - 6 Read the two dangerous situations (scenarios) where hazardous duty
1992), US science fiction robots could be used. Then read about the robots and decide which
novelist and scholar wrote
robot should do which job. Justify your choice.
the three Robot laws? They
are:
1. A robot may not injure a
7 Copy the table in your notebook and tick the correct answer.
human being, or through
inaction, allow a human Which robot can Mini-Andros Robug
being to come to harm.
2. A robot must obey the go up and down stairs?
orders given it by human “see” in the dark?
beings except where such
orders would conflict with climb up and down walls?
the First Law. be controlled remotely by radio?
3. A robot must protect its
own existence as long as pick up very heavy objects?
such protection does not
go into small confined spaces?
conflict with the First or
Second Laws.
8 Are these statements true of false? If the answer is false provide the
correct answer.
a. Robug looks similar to a spider or a crab.
b. Robug can climb walls because it has feet similar to spider feet.
c. Robug is capable of deciding how fast and at what pace to go.
d. Mini-Andros can cross holes in the ground.
e. Mini-Andros can be controlled by radio.
f. Mini-Andros has the ability to work in radioactive environments.

SELF - EVALUATION
How much did my predictions help me understand the text?
How / when did I use my previous knowledge?

AFTER YOU READ

American v/s Language Note

British English
Expressing ability
can/
can´t 1. What do the following sentences express?
a. Possibility b. Permission c. Ability
can/
can´t Robug can also climb up walls.
It can manoeuvre in small spaces.
It can diffuse explosives.

2. The answer is ____________.

We use can (can’t in the negative form) to express ability to do
something (or lack of ability). We can use to be able to as a
synonym.

138 UNIT 6
9 Put the words in order to write correct sentences in your notebook. Quote of the day
a. can’t / uncle / swim / my / fast / very “In the year 2035, robots are
b. Spanish / speak/ and / can / I / Japanese an everyday household item,
c. any / musical / can’t / she / play / instruments and everyone trusts them,
d. can’t / I / my / homework / do / alone except one, slightly paranoid
detective (Will Smith).
investigating what he alone
10 Rewrite these sentences in your notebook using can / can’t. believes is a crime
perpetrated by a robot. The
a. I am not able to drive a car.
case leads him to discover a
b. We have the ability to climb mountains. far more frightening threat to
c. My dog is able to jump fences. the human race. “I, ROBOT”
d. We are not able to use this sophisticated machine. uses a spectacular state-of-
the-art visual technique to
11 Write a list of 5 things you can do and 5 things you cannot do. bring a world of robots to
life. “We trust them with our
e.g. I can swim very well but I can’t ski. homes. We trust them with
our children. We trust them
12 MINITEST Takara Shiori is a female robot. Look at her answers and with our lives… but can they
match them with the questions Rodrigo has asked her. Check with the be trusted?”
www.irobotmovie.com
recording. 8 pts.

What can’t
you do?
Japan.

What can
Walk, run, lift
you do?
things, and
follow orders.

Where are
you from? His name is
Kyubei Kazuma

Who invented
you? Fall in love!

0 3 6 to
REVISE AGAIN to 2 GOOD JOB! to 5 EXCELLENT! 8

13 Listen and repeat the dialogue. Practise with a partner and role play it
in front of the class.

14 Invent 5 more questions and answers for Takara Shiori and Rodrigo.
Find a partner to role play the conversation you have invented.
Example: What do you dream about? I dream about having feelings.

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 INTO SPACE
LISTENING

BEFORE YOU LISTEN Stop! The instructions

said feed the fish, not
eat the fish!

1 Look at the photos and match the names and the countries.

a b c d

www.witn.psu.edu/articles/images/astronaut.jpg

Klaus von Storch the Soviet Union

Yang Liwei Chile
Ellen Ochoa the United States
Valentina Tereshkova China

2 In your group, answer these questions about the people in the photos.
a. Who are these people?
b. Where is each one from?
c. What do they have in common?

140 UNIT 6