Getting Ready A, Match the words in the box with the pictures. computer ¢. awebsite avideo gamed. acell phone ay B Answer these questions. | Gircidyes or no. Discuss your answers with a partner. 1 Thave a computer. Yes No 2 Ihave my own web page or blog. Yes No 3. I spend a lot of time online. Yes No 4 Ihave a coll phone. Yes No 5 I text message my friends. Yes No \ 6 Ike to play video or computer games. Yes No Sa ee ee 0Unit 1 Before You Read: My Friends: Reading Skill: Seanning Yu don'troat every ‘word. People often ‘specific information, 12 Unit t: Chapter 1 Chapter 1: Meeting Friends Online A Think about answers to these questions. 1 Do you have many friends? 2. How often do you mest your frends? What do you do? B biscuss your answers with a partner. A Look at the website on the next page for five seconds. Then read the sentences in the chart. Do you think the answers are true or false? Check [1 true (1) or false (). 1. On Face2Face, | can meet my friends online 2 On Face2Face, | can talk about movies. ‘3. On Face2Face, | can telephone my friends. 4. On Face2Face, | can make music videos. B scan the reading on the next page. Are answers 1-4 in A really true or false? C Read the website on the noxt page. Answer the questions that follow.www face2face asrspot.com Taxce2ace : Make friends around the world! Face2Face has six million members worldwide. ‘On F2F you can... ‘© make your own homepage. Put photos of yourself and your friends on your page. 5 Tell the world about you: your name and age, your hobbies, your hometown, your school, your favorite food, movies, and music. Also: put music and video on your page. © meet your friends online. You can also make friends with other F2F members. © start a blog. Write your thoughts in a daily diary. Tell stories. Read other I 1 people's biogs. | © join or start a discussion group. Talk about different topics (movies, music, k sports, travel). | © send text messages from your computer to a friend's cell phone. You can also leave a message on a friend's homepage. * } today. Its free! 1» @ play games alone or with other F2F members. © watch new music videos. Listen to your favorite songs. Read about bands and singers. Learn about shows in your area. ‘© Read about new movies and your favorite actors. Watch short clips from new movies. Buy movie tickets online. Your profile can look fike this . . . | Hometoven: Capetown, South Africa Hobbies: surfing, clubbing, traveling v 3 Meeting Friends Onitne 13Reading A Choose the correct answer for each statement or question. Comprehension: Check Your 1 How many people use Face?Face? Understanding ‘a.two thousand —_. four hundred . six million 2 What can't you do on Face2Face? ‘a. make your own video bb join a discussion group ¢. make a homepage ‘3 What is a blog? a.a place to write your thoughts b. a web page with video games ca place to make new friends 4 On Face2Face, you can play games a.alone —b. with F2F members. both Aand B. B atthe top of the Face2Face website, there are eight words (Home, My Page, elc.). Read the sentences below. Which word(s) do you click? Write your answer. Word(s) to click Madonna has a new CD. I want to hear her new song, Music | want to change my personal information. | want to read about other people using Face2Face. | plan to visit Greece this summer. | want ideas about things to do. Bone Critical Thinking @ © 4. Doyou like the Face2Face website? Why or why not? 2 Do you know other websites like Face2Face? Vocabulary A in each sentence,Gircléthe best answer. The words in italics are from Comprehension: the reading. Words in Context 4. Pedro: “This is a photo of my girriend” Liz: “What a nice (drawing / picture)!” Green is my favonite color. | (ike / hate) it. You can make friends (at home / in a club). In our discussion group, (we talk / read about) different topics. ‘To (send / leave) your text message to Mario, press this button, anon 14° Unit 1: Chapter 1ae 6 Tina calls John, John isn’t home. She hears his answering machine: “Hi, this is John. I'm not home. Please (send 2 message / leave a message) after tho beep.” 7 Fumiko; “You live in a very beautiful area.” Jose: "Yes, | do. My (city / house) is on many postcards.” 8 I want to buy a DVD, but I don't have (money / friends). B Answer the questions below. Share your answers with a partner. 41 You can make friends in a club. What is another way? 2 Do you send e-mail or text messages to your friends? How often? 3 Do you ever buy things online? 4 Do you live in a beautiful area? Why or why not? actor A Is each noun singular or plural? Check [v1 the correct answer, Vocabulary Skill: noun: Singular, Plural Singular and Plural 1 blog QO Oo Nouns 2 hobbies im O TTT] ‘Singular means | 3 tomepage u one. Pural means | 4 message oO oO more than ono, 5 Videos oO O ee sualy end in 6 game im $0088." For 7 movies example, “cat” is ee dg singular, “Cats” is ‘ plural 9 QO 0 oO Oo el ~ = stories a B Complete each sentence with a noun from A. Use the correct singular or plural form. 1. Johnny Depp is my favorite | have all his, on DVD. 2 There are two on your answering machine, 3 My brother often plays computer with friends. 4 Go to wwwblogger.com. You can start a there for free. 5 Alanisa__ of the Book-of-the-Month Club. Meeting Frients Online 15| Unit 1 Chapter 2: Extreme Gamers Before You ‘A Think about answers to these questions. i Read: : 4 Look atthe picture on the next pago. Wat isthe person doing? 2 What computer or video games do you know? Do you play them? How often? ¥ 8 Read the sentence below. What do you think “extremo” means? The heat in the summers extreme. I's 44°C (degrees Celcius) every day! | B oeuyar meses bat | Reading Ski A Look at the title of the passage on the next page. What do you think | Predicting from the (predict) the reading is about? Complete the sentence. | Ww _ | think the reading is about pre 1 Always reed the | j ‘le first. From the B Read the whole passage. Then check your answer in A. Were you correct? fe, you can proict gece te reading’s | © Read the passage again. Then answer the questions that follow. 1G Unit t: Chapter 2It’s Saturday night. Mia Cheung, 18, is meeting her boyfriend, Nico. He's an hour late. Mia calls Nico four times on his cell phone. The s fifth time he answers. “Hello?” “Nico? It's Mia. Where are you?” “uhm...” “You're late! Are you playing ~ computer games again?” Mia is angry. Sometimes Nico plays EverQuest {an online game) for six or seven hours, and he forgets about her. Games like EverQuest and StarCraft are very popular all over the vs. world, Some gamers play for eight to ten hours every day. Aman from Korea played StarCraft for 50 hours nonstop! Three hours later, he died. “Some people can't stop,” says Dr. Park Jin Seong, a university professor in Seoul. "They don't take a break to eat of sleep. w They quit school. The game is their life. And that’s not good.” ut there is good news. Eiji Morikawa is from Japan. He makes special tools for gamers. One isa utensil” Using I, game can eat shad play at the same time! With another tool, a player can press ‘a button and send a message to people (for example, “Bring me ws adrink!"). Nico likes Morikawa’s tools, but Mia doesn’t "Oh no," she says “Now I'll never see my boyfriend!" ‘utensil too for eating (fr example, a fork or chopsticks) 7Understanding Critical Thinking 18 Unit ts Chapter 2 A Complete each sentence with the correct answer. 1 Why is Mia angry? 2. Nico wants to buy StarCraft b. She wants to play a computer game with Nico, ©. Nico is playing a computer game. He forgot about her. 2 An “extreme ganter” ‘a. plays computor games for many hours b. likes computer games from Korea c. makes special tools for computer games 3. An example of an extreme gamer i a. Nico's girlfriend b. aman from Korea 4 Another title for this reading could be a. Computer Games Are Fun to Learn b. The Best Computer Games Today ¢. Too Much Time Online Is Bad . Eiji Morikawa B Read each sentence. Who do you think might say it? Check [7] the Person's name. 1 “hope my tools help people.” 2 “Sorry I'm late for class. I didn’t sleep last night.” 3 “I hate the new tools for gamors!” 4 “I think the tools for gamers are bad for students.” @] 6 + sn games tor many hour good or ba? Why? 2 Do you like Eiji Morikawa’s tools? Why or why not?A Match each word from the reading with a definition. Write the letter of the Vocabulary definition next to the word. Comprehension: Definitions A angry a. not remember 2iowget b. stop S popular ©. mad 4rnonstop similar to Squit_—— ¢. instrument Stool £. welhliked Tike @. stop for a short time Stake abreak h. not stopping B Answer the questions below. Share your answers with a partner. 1 Can you study, read, or play games for many hours nonstop? 2 Name two popular websites in your country. 3 What makes you angry? 4 Are you like your mother or your father? How? A Add -or or-r to each verb to create a new noun, Vocabulary Skil Verb Noun Verb Noun Adding -er or -rto 1 dance dancer 6 play Make New Words 2 surf lk 7 read fe = 3 write 8 speak Leas ‘can adder” or 4 design 9 listen EEE ee “to nouns and S paint 10 sing a verbs to make « new words (for ean SES B Use nouns from A to complete the sentences. + “er” = “teachor* | or ‘game 1 Tommy Hilfiger is a famous clothing i “gamer"), 2 Marco isa __. He goes to the beach almost every day. : — 3 Mia talks too much. She needs to be a better 4 Picasso and Dali are famous Spanish — 5 WeiPingisagood She has a very nice voice. © Do you know other words like the ones in A? Make a lst. Compare your lst with a partner. Extreme Gam 9Real Life Skill: Starting a Blog in English ae “Your Profil You can use a biog | First name: to practice reading Hl and writing in | Last name: English. i E-Mail Address: i Password: i Birthday: [June 23, 1987 | Gender: Male [] Female Cate C) Female it Valencia [Spain | Country: J Name of my blo Name of my blog: | [WhatstipCarito ae 5 Goto a website below. Click on “create a blog.” Use your information from A to start a blog in English. wnw-blogge.com — www.myblog.com another idea: G after you create your blog¢ follow the steps below. : * Write something in your blog in English + Give your writing a tit, + When you finish writing, click “publish” or “post.” it Do You Think? 1 Do you use your computer a lot? How often? 2 Today, there are many popular websites for meeting people (for friendship or love). Is meeting people online a good idea? Why or why not? 20 Unit 1: Chapter |Discuss these questions 1. In your opinion, what is the best way to learn? Why? 2. There are many places to study and leam. Check (7) the places you go to now. Di music academy Di tanguage institute Oi test prep center 3 Look at your answers in 2, What do you learn there? 21Unit 2 Before You Read: School Days: Reading Skill: Recognizing Purpose Before you read, sk yours What” am eaing? (a newspaper artic, an advertisement), Also ask: “Why” am reading tis tox | These questions can help you be a bottor | reaser 22 unit z. Chapter 1 RN RR Chapter 1: Doing Something Different A Think about answers to these questions. 1 Ifyou don’t go to university, what schools can you go to? 2 Look at the photos of the people on the next page. What do you think they are studying? B biscuss your answers with a partner. A Match the types of text with their purposes. ‘Type of Text Purpose: You read this text to Tanewspaperarticle © a. learn about something to buy. 2atravel magazine____b. learn about places to go on vacation. Satextbook passage___¢. learn about things happening in your city or the world. 4 astudent newsletter____d. get student information. San advertisement ____e learn new information about a school subject (math, science), 5 Look quickiy at the next page. Then answer the questions below. 1 What type of reading is it? Choose 1-5 from A, 2 What can you lear from this reading? Complete this sentence with your ideas. In this reading, | can learn about G Read the passage. Think about your purpose for reading, Then answer the questions that follow.SEE) a) Doing Something Different These two students are doing something different. After high school, some people continue their studies—but not at a university. Name: Maiko Abe 5 Age: 20 ‘School: The Culinary Institute of America, New York City Why did you choose this schoo!? It’s one of the best culinary’ schools in the world. 1» What are your plans for the future? I'm in a two-year program. I'm just about to finish my first year. Classes end in ‘two weeks. When | graduate next year, | can work in a restaurant or hotel. I can also write for food magazines or even do a cooking show on television (they're: really popular now). One of my friends from the Culinary Institute now works for = a company in Shanghai. The company imports chocolate from Belgium and Switzerland, He loves it! Name: Diego Molina Age: 19 ‘School: La Pasarela Modeling Center, 2 Mexico City . Why did you choose this school? ‘in the future, | want to be an actor. 'm taking an ight-week course at La Pasarela to help me. I'm learning to walk and talk in front of a camera. A good model can do these things. An ss actor can too. Many La Pasarela graduates also get jobs in TV commercials and magazine ads. What are your plans for the fut I don’t know. Maybe | can do TV or radio commercials at first. At some point, I'd like to study acting here in Mexico or in Los Angeles. [ remember more (95 percent of what you read). » think quickly and read fast (400 words per minute!) > do well on tests and get high scores. 2. Find true love . . . today! Are you single and shy? Is it hard for you to talk to people? In this workshop, learn to... » talk to people: start a conversation with a man of woman. >be more friendly and outgoing. > understand a person's “body language” 3. You're on TV Many actors get their start in television and radio commercials. You can too! In this workshop, learn to... act in TV ads. > use your yoice on the radio. > get TV jobs. 4. See the world . .. for free! Traveling is expensive. But you can see the world for very little money! In this workshop, lear how to > get discounts (50%-80%) on plane tickets. » travel with your friends for free. >see the world by cruise ship . .. for $1 per day! This course is also online at www.ASRLC.org, ‘workshop a one- or two-day class about a topic The Learning Center 27Reading A Complete each sentence with the correct answer. Comprehension: Check Your 4. What don't you learn in workshop 1? Understanding a.toread faster _b. to think faster —_¢, to write better 2 After you tako workshop 2, what will you be able to do? a.talk to people more easily b.get married ©. find someone whois shy 3 Ifyou want to take workshop 3! { a.teach acting. start aradio station —_¢. act in TV and radio ads 4 At the end of workshop 4, what will you be able to do? a. work foran aitine Bb. travel for litle orno money always travel for free B Below are four extra sentences from the reading, Where does each one go? ‘Check [1] the correct workshop. 1. make friends. [2 plan your summer vacation. 3 understand dificult questions. 4 look good an camera. Critical Thinking ) G 4 Which workshop is interesting to you? Why? 2 Which workshop can you take online? Think about the other three ‘workshops. Are they easy to do online? Why or why not? Vocabulary A In each sentence, cir Comprehension: the reading. Words in Context rele.the best answer. The words in italics are from ‘Acell phone is $100. You get a 10 percent iscount, so you pay ($80 / $110) Liam does poorly in school because he (always / never) studies. A (turtle / horse) runs fast Bill and Karen are watching a soccer game on TV. Bill asks, “What's the score?” Mary says, (‘It's 410 2." “Its at 7:30.") Diana is so (shy / outgoing)! She hates talking to new people. In my conversation class, we (speak / write} English. 7 My new laptop was very expensive. It cost (very little /a lot of money). Rone 28 Unit 2: Chapter 2B Answer the questions below. Share your answers with a partner. 1. Do you usualy do poorly on tests or get high scores? 2. Are you a shy oran outgoing person? ‘3. What is the most expensive thing you own? 4 What do you like more: a good movie or a good conversation? A Read the sentences. ‘Slow and quick are adjectives. Add -ly to make an adverb. Bill is a slow eater. Bill eats slowly. (asi) (advert) Jane is a quick thinker. ane thinks quickly. (edi) (adverb) ‘Look at the change in spelling. The git is happy. She's smiling ‘The ait is smiling happily. edi) (adverb) B Complete the chart with the adverbs. Pay attention to spelling. Adjective Adverb Adjective ‘Adverb- a = = a = = C in each sentence,€ircle the correct word. 1 Evais speaking (loud / loudly). Everyone can hear het. 2 Please be (quiet / quictly)! You're in a library. You can talk, but please speak (soft /softly). 3 Don't eat s0 (quick / quickiy)! 4 am so (nervous / nervously)! Tomorrow is a big exam. | always do (poor / poorly) an tests, Vocabulary Skill -ly Adverbs: [in the reading, you | saw the words quickly’ and *poory." These are adverbs They tell us how something is done. Many of these adverbs ond inny” | The Learning Center 29Real Life Skill: A Read about one person's education below. Answer the questions. Completing a School Application Form ‘School CityiCountry | Dates (o/from) “| Diploma/Degree | | ee . : } [a sto apeaten | Gomaiuaisede| vt | ca. || asks about you and se eee } your education. Goletio Parque | Madrid, Spam | 2001-2008 —_| High school t Conde de Orgaz diploma. t 1. Is the person a university graduate? What is his major? 2 What other subjects can you study at university’? B Look at the application form. Then complete it with your information. Global Language Systems Application Form 1, Name Last name(s) FFitst Name Middle Name 2. Mailing Address : Strect Adress Postal Code, Gi, Stave, or Province 3. Telephone and E-mail C ) Telephone number with ares code mail 4. Date of Birth / t Year Month Day 5. Your Education : School City/Country Dates (to/from) Diploma/Degree 6. English Level: 1] beginner [] intermediate [1] advanced * ‘TOEFL® score | What bo You think? Whe ||. What are your lan for he utr? Would you thet “eo something ferent"? so, what? } enemas BO Unit 2: Chapter 2‘Getting Ready Discuss these questions with a partner. (“doctor waiter secretary /receptionist fight attendant | tawyer taxi dever rewspaper reporter programmer sales clerk 1 Look at the jobs in the box. Which jobs are In the pictures above? Add three more jobs to the box. 2 De you have a job? Is your job full-time or part-time? If you don't have a job, what do you want to | be in the future? atUnit 3 Chapter 1: He’s the Boss Before You A Think about answers to these questions. : Read: On the Job 1 Isit easy to be your own boss (lo have your own company)? Why of why not? 2. How are the words in the box related? fly plane airline flight attendant pilot { 3 Look at the photo on the next page. What is the man’s job? B Discuss your answers with a partner. ZEEE! Reading Skil A Look at the passage on the next page. Read only the litle and the first two Scanning sentences. Then answer the question below. You “scan” to tind What is the passage about? information fast. ‘a. a person with a part-time job i b. a man who started his own company en ois, eae good pe or eto cuca reodievery word. | B scan the roading on the next page. Find answers to the questions below. look | oe Mow dis Marin Halstead? = ina kindof comeany dos he ow? (ees eas | What is the name of his company? Whereis his company? When he started the company, how old was he? onene E Now read the entire passage, Then answer the questions that follow. 32 Unit 3: Chap!| _He’s the Boss Many students get part-time jobs to make money. But some, like Martin Halstead, start their own companies. Name: Martin Halstead | » Birth date: May 18, 1986 Hometown: Oxford, England His interests: music, cars, and planes Occupation: Pilot. At age 18, Halstead also started his own airline: Alpha One Airways. It flies to different places in the 12 United Kingdom. At the moment, Alpha One has one small plane only. It has seats for 19 people. Starting the company: To start Alpha One, Halstead used his savings from different part-time jobs. He also borrowed money from two friends. | His goals: First, Halstead wants to make money! But he also wants fiying to be fun, Alpha One's pilots and flight attendants are young and lively. On a flight, the 19 passengers can drink free champagne and eat free snacks. What he likes about it: "I really enjoy flying,” says Halstead. “I'm doing what | love.” Halstead travels all over the world. He also gets to meet famous people. | Richard Branson (the founder’ of Virgin Atlantic Airlines and Virgin Megastores) |» isa friend. |The hard part; Halstead’s workday starts at 5:00 a.m. and finishes at 11:00 p.m. His life ean also be lonely. He doesn’t have a girlfriend, He also doesn't go out to clubs or see his friends very often. He's at work, and they're in school! a RIS A EE Mounder a person who stars a company He's the Boss FFReading A Choose the correct answer for each question. Comprehension: Cheek Your 41 Martin Halstead Understanding a.ownsanairine b.isapilot —_¢. both Aand B 2 How did Martin Halstead start Alpha One Airways? ‘a. He asked his family for money. 1b. He used his sayings and money from friends, ¢. Richard Branson gave him money. 3. Which is NOT a reason Martin Halstead loves his job? ‘8, He makes a lot of money. b. He travels and meets famous people. ©. He loves to fly 4 Why is Martin Halstead’s job hard? a. He goss to schoo! in the mornings and works at night. bb. He travels alot. ¢. He works many hours. B the sentences below are about Alpha One Airways. Are they true or false? Ita sentence is falso, change it and make it true. 1. Alpha One flies to diferent places in Europe. | aa pear bieibe Ba Etsobe nese era cece 2 Alpha One's pilots and flight attendants are young. 3. Alpha One is making a lot of money now. 4 Passengers can eat and drink for free on Alpha One. | Critical Thinking @ © 1 Inyour opinion, will Alpha One Airways make money in the future? Why or why not? 2. In your opinion, is Martin Halstead's life interesting? Why or why not? Vocabulary A For each group of words, Comprehension: are from the reading. ‘Odd Word Out girelé-the different word. The words in italics 1 hobby ‘occupation job 2 savings ‘money commercials, 3 give take borrow 4 plan question goal 5 lively boring active 6 programmer —_ passenger traveler 7 tke hate enjoy 8 popular lonely alone 34° Unit 3: Chapter 11 B Complete the sentences. Use a word in italics from A. | 1. "Mom, can | ‘some money?” | 2 Ineverfest____ because I have many fiends. 3 This summer, my {s to get a job and make money. 4l _ playing soccer with my friends on the weekend. A. Read the e-mail message below. Undertine the vorb phrases with money. Lo Soo | HiEva, |1was s0 happy to get your e-mail. I'm trying to save money to visit you in Argentina in December. The problem: a plane ticket from Vancouver | 9 to Buenos Aires is $1,200! | can borrow money from my mor, but | don't want to. So | have a job and | don't go out on the weekends. If! stay home, then I don't spend money. > | Hey, two questions for you: Are hotels in Buenos Aires expensive? Do they cost a lot of money in | December? | | only have Canadian doles. Should I change mney here or in LI |. argertina? | write back soon, Ben | B Complete the sentences with an underlined phrase from A. 1 It’s so hard to in New York City. Everything is so expensive! “2. That MP3 player is nice, but | can’t buy it. It 3 Mysister __alotot ‘on clothes. 4 Lonly have euros, but I need yen. Where can | 7 Vocabulary Skill: Verb + money Intherwadng | “He's the Boss,” | oa | phrases*meke ‘money? and | “borrow money.” In English, many verbs goth tho ess 35Unit 3 Chapter 2: Working Holiday Before You A Think about answers to these questions. Read: On Holiday 1. What do people usually do on a holiday? Check (v) your answers below. D1 gorotneboach — 0 rest. 0 travel. 1 wake up early 1 study orwork alot 1 other: 2 Look atthe tite of the reading on the next page. Look at the photos. What do you think a “working holiday” is? B biscuss your answers with a partner. Reading Skill: A Read the headings in the boxes below. Understanding Main Meas Getting started | ‘Types of travel projects Headings ae often i : ° Micrel Things to bring with you | _Whatisaworkimg rotiday? | paragraph or part of eee ne = areating Headings : veuelyteluste | How long can I work in rman ites ofa another country? | | Paragraph or section — ‘of @ reading. The. J ma iaea i re B Read the information in the brochure on the next page. What is the main | most important point idea of each section (1-5)? Match a heading from A with parts 1-5. Write, orioratn. your answers in the reading. © Read the whole passage again. Then answer the questions that follow. 3B Unit 3: Chapter 2What is a working holiday? ee ‘A.working holiday isa way to sce the world and malke one Every yeas, Oe Oe Some yan to learn a ski (for example, hove to speal a second Janguage). Others want = to have fun, Often, you can do both! 23 “Today, dhete are many companies to help you Bet starved. Usually a company helps you get a job and plan your tip. You pay foryour own travel expenses (Gor example, airfare and taxis). » 3. Whar kind of work and travel projects can you do? Below are some ideas + work for a popular teen magazine in che United Kingdom + teach music or sports to children in Madagascar E yorkon « Notviegian cruise ship orat an Argentinean sid s0% ‘ee work avan amusement patk (for example, ‘Disneyland) in the United States 4 Somme people go fora month. Others say for six months 12 758 “Think about your goals and then decide. 5. ve Hie ae some tips ffom other students about what 0 bring: « Bring a debit card. You might need cash for foods clothes, or travel + Make ro or three copies of important documents (for example, your passport) Have fun! Working Hattciay 7Reading A choose the correct answer for each question. Comprehension: Check Your 4. What is the meaning of the tile “Working Holiday"? Understanding 1. Many people don't take holidays because they have to work. b. In some jobs, people get a lot of holidays. ¢. You can get a jab and take a vacation. 2 Why do people travel and work in other countries? a. to learn how to do something b. to have fun . both a and b 3 How long can you work in another country? a. Itis diferent for everyone. b. You can work for six months. «. As a student, you can only work for one month. 4 Ifyou go on a working holiday, what is one important thing to do? a. Always travel with your friends. ’b, Have money to pay for extra things. ©. Tell your family about your job, B. Match a working holiday with the place you can do the job. One answer is extra. 4 working on a cruise a. the United States 2teaching sports or music______b. Argentina 3 working for a magazine ©. Nonway 4 working at a ski resort . Madagascar «. the United Kingdom Critical Thinking Q G 4. Which travel project is interesting to you? Why? BE Unie 3: Chapeer 2 2 The reading has two travel tips. Add one more. #A Match each word from the reading with a definition. Write the letter of the Vocabulary. definition next to the word. Comprehension: Definitions 1 skill a. to give money to buy something 2 trip b. paper money or coins 3 pay. ¢. an ability to do something well 4 expenses. . a paper, usually with important information 5 project. . work you do for a stort time 6tip 1. ahelpful idea 7eash 9. things (food, clothes) you spend money on Bdocument___h. travel, usually for a short time B answer the questions below. Share your answers with a partner. 1 Name a skill you have. 2 When you pay for something, do you usually use cash or a credit card? 3 On your last trp, where did you go? 4 Write one travel tio for people visiting your city. A Match a word from the box with a word below to make a compound noun. Vocabulary $s © This summer, you plan to work in Greece for two months. Which items from A do you want to take? Circle them, Spee ig ere Compound Nouns home lap sun suit travel i | compound noun 1 case 4 glasses 7 friend penal © 2._____book 5 pack 8 _____ agent wma age were (or 3 top 6 wok 9 card rr “tre” = aire). | Sometimes, two B vaca weitinasnore mdr inihan mower say. | Saint to help you. | to tak about one | thing (for exam, t 2Real Life Skill: A Read the ad below. Then answer the questions. Reading a Job Ad ob ads (sometimes called “want ads") DJ Needed! - ipany. We need three ne DI2Day is a small cor ae Pies sna Se eke nue ee NOW. This is a great ime job fora student. a ‘teletals eaed | Job: 10-15 hours a week at different locations: company parties, 640 the ov. in | oe jetting. nighclubs Bek a i | many jab ads, single | ‘You: outgoing, fun, lively person. Know all kinds of music. words or short 18 and over only. sn | What is the job in the ad? What is the name of the company? When does the job start? How often do you work? Where do you work? What is the pay? ‘What skils do you need? How can you contact the company? @vonrsone B Can you do the job in A? Why or why not? G with a partner, make your own job ad. Use the example in A to help you, - ‘ D Exchange your ad with another p: about their ad, Answer the questions in A at Do You Think? ~ 1 You can have any job in the world for two weeks. What do you want to do? Why? 2 What is more important to you: money or happiness? Why? 40° Unit 3: Chapter 2GettingReady =. la “ Discuss these questions with a partner. Look at the photos above. What sports are the people playing? Name two ways these sports are alike. What other sports do you know? Think of five. Which sport is your favorite?Orit & Before You Read: Play Ball! Reading Skill: Reading for Details for etails, we y. For ‘example, when we “fead instructions, we read carefully 80 we do not miss something | important. 50 Unit 4: Chapter t Chapter 1: Sepak Takraw A Think about answers to these questions. 1 You can hit, kick, or throw a ball. For each verb, do the action. 2 Look at the Passage on the next page. Read the title and look at the photo. Do you know this sport? How do you think you play this game? B Discuss your answers with a partner. A There are five paragraphs in the passage on the next page. Read only the first sentence of each paragraph. Then answer the question below. You want to know how to play sepak takraw. Which paragraph(s) should you read?Circléthe number of the paragraph. ® @ @ @ 6 B Carefully read the paragraph(s) you circled in A. Circle the correct words to complete the sentences. Sepak Takraw Game Rules Players use a (large / small) ball. There are (two / three) players on each team. Players can use their (heads / hands) to pass the ball over the net. Your team scores a point when the other team (kicks / drops) the ball. There are (two / three) sets ina game. To win a set, you must score (15 / 20) points. To win the game, you must win (two / three) sets. NOOR WOND = C Now read the entire Passage. Then answer the questions that follow.| Sports Today World Sports peel lke soccer, 1 baseball and basketball are popular: all over the woud: Many eir own national sports. These tradi nal games are often | | | | . | Sepak Takcraw | 5 Malaysia’s national sport is sepa takraw —S | | i | (“sepak” means “kick,” and “takraw” means “woven! ball”). This fast-moving game is like both soccer and volleyball. | 10 Two teams (of three players each) compete by, hitting a small ball across a net (as in volleyball). Players can use their heads, feet, shoulders, or knees to pass the ball to the other team. Players cannot use as their hands (as in soccer). If one team drops the ball, the other team gets a point. There are three sets’ in a game. The first team to get 15 points wins a set. The winner cent eNRNN SE ESE TOL ETT of two sets wins the game. The sport of sepak takxaw is more than 1,000 years old. Originally, native Malays played it. Later, the sport spread to other countries in Asia, including Thailand, Indonesia, and the Philippines. Today, it is one of the most popular sports played in the Asian Games. There are also sepak takraw clubs in North America and Europe. / Serer RM l ere ne LETTE OLAS EOS ‘woven made like a bask ith fiber: Ng over and under each other et, with fibers crossing over al gi P ; ‘set a part ina game Sepak Takraw 5STReading A choose the correct answer for each question. Comprehension: Check Your Understanding Critical Thinking Vocabulary Comprehension: Words in Context 1 2 3 Sepak takraw is played very a. slowly b. fast c. often The people of which country first played sepak takraw? a. Thailand b. Malaysia c. the Philippines How is sepak takraw like volleyball? a. Players cannot, use their hands. b. Players hit a ball across a net. c. both a and b How is sepak takraw like soccer? a. Players cannot use their hands. b. There are three sets in a game. c. Players can only use their feet to hit the ball. B The sentences below are a main idea or a detail from the reading. Read the sentences and check [s] the correct answer. 1 Sepak takraw i is the national sport of Malay ia. 2 The game is Played with a small ball. 3 When passing the ball, a player can use his head. | | | @e: 2 4 \_ 4 Sepak takraw is played in many countries. Do you think sepak takraw is a fun game? Why or why not? Is there a sport like sepak takraw in your country? A In each sentence,Circleé the best answer. The words in italics are from the reading. onh ond = Se Unit 4: Chapter I Yuki is wearing a traditional (kimono / T-shirt). . (Golf / Soccer) is a team sport. Nick and Mario are always competing. They (often / never work together. in this game, when you spell a word (correctly / wrong), you get a point. The player with the most points (loses / wins) the game. Ricardo lives in Mexico, but he’s originally from Brazil. Ricardo was born in (Mexico / Brazil). A fire started in the kitchen. Later, it spread. Then the fire was in {one room / two rooms). The chess club has (one member / ten members).1B Answer the questions below. Share your answers with a partner. 4 Name your favorite sports team. 2 Think of a simple game you know. How do you get points or win the game? 3 Does your school have any sports teams or clubs? Do they ever compete ? against other schools? 4 Where are you from originally? A Complete the word web below with words from the box. Vocabulary Skill: “paseball Kick ssepaktakraw rowing tennis lose. —s golf. ~—shockey —— skiing ~—_score (a point) basketball compete _ swimming surfing : B what other words can you add to the word web? Sepak Takraw Word Webs When you link. 2 3. | elated words and | ideas together, | itis easier to remember them. : Aword web can help you organize ind remember co _ new vocabulary.Unit 4 Chapter 2: Are Sports Important? Before You A think about answers to these questions. Read: Sports Fans 1. Read the sentence below. What is a sports fan? lan is a fan of the soccer team Manchester United. He knows all the players and watches all the games. 2 Are you a sports fan? Why or why not? B Discuss your answers with a partner. Reading Skill: A Read the title and the first two paragraphs of the reading. Then Making Inferences answer the question below. When Wee te What is this reading about? -aulhor does notiell a. people’s favorite sports us everything. We b. why sports are important can guess some c. the money players make things because of the information in B Now read the passage. As you read, think about this: What does each the reading. These | person think about sports? guesses are called “inferences.” C For each person,Gircléthe correct answer. What information in the reading helped you choose your answer? Underline it. 1 Vlad thinks sports (are / are not) important. 2 Kelly thinks sports (are / are not) important. 3 Oba thinks sports (are / are not) important. D Read the passage again. Then answer the questions that follow. S54 Unit 4: Chapter 2 i i | I } E i : | i i i fois amare 2! a Are Sports Important? Sports are all around us. We watch and read sports news. There are also sports bars, and even sporis-only channels on TV. In many countries, athletes make millions of dollars every year. But why are sports (like soccer and baseball) so important? They’re only games, right? Our readers answer: Sports bring people together. In 2006, our team qualified" for the 2006 World Cup for the first time. Everyone was happy. Rich and poor, old and young, men and women—everyone was in the streets together! Vlad (Kiev, Ukraine) Sports bring people together, but they divide them too. Fans of different teams fight all the time—they yell and hit each other. And here’s another example: My brother plays high school baseball. Last week, his team played an important game. At the game, two parents fought about a call.2 Come on... baseball is only a game! Sports are so competitive these days. It’s all about winning. Then the game isn’t fun. Kelly (Philadelphia, USA) Right now, some of the world’s best soccer players are from African countries- (Cameroon, Senegal, the Ivory Coast), and the 2010 World Cup games will be in South Africa. Yes, some athletes make a lot of money—maybe too much. But sporting events (like the World Cup) bring tourists and money to countries and people. And that is good for Africa. Oba (Abuja, Nigeria) | Send us your opinion. ‘our team qualified for the World Gup “our team was able to play in the World Cup” 2a call a decision, for example, does one team gei 2 point or not? Are Sports important?Reading A Choose the correct answer for each question. EEF rat . 1 What is the main idea of the reading? Understanding a. Sports make people happy. b. Players make a lot of money. c. People have different opinions about sports. 2 Why are sports important for Viad? a. His team wag in the World Cup. b. They bring people together. c. Some players can get rich. 3 Why are sports important for Oba? a. They can bring tourists and money to a place. b. The World Cup will be in South Africa in 2010. c. The best soccer players are African. 4 When players and fans only think about winning, a game is not a. important b. competitive c. fun B Read the sentences below. Find the words in the reading. Circlthe correct answer. 1 Inline 14, the word they means (sports / people). 2 Inline 14, the word them means (sports / people). 3 In line 25, the word that means {athletes / sporting events) bringing money to people. Critical Thinking Q@ G4 inthe reading, three people give their opinions. Whom do you agree with? Why? 2 Think of one more reason sports are important or are not important. Vocabulary A Read each sentence. The words in italics are from the reading. Check J Comprehension: true (T) or false (F). Words in Context . 56 Unit 4: Chapter 2 Tom Cruise is a famous athlete. If you divide something, you have two or more pieces. + A fan of a sports team likes the team a lot. When two people fight, they never yell at each other. "Your parents are your brother and sister, A competitive person hates to win. OINjolalin wlrm]al A tourist visits another city or country on vacation. | aB Change the false sentences in A to make them true. G answer the questions below. Share your answers with a partner. 1 Name an important sports event. 2 Name a popular athlete. 3 Are you a competitive person? 4 Do you ever fight with your parents or friends? A Read the paragraph below. Find the missing parts of speech for each word Vocabulary family. Add the words to the chart. Skill: Word Families competition competitive : learned the ‘word : “competitive. z In Chapter 1, : “you read the (past tense) - word “compete.” Every year, my high school has a spelling competition. Students was Sarcophagus. After don spelled it, everyone was quiet. 7 Then the teacher said, “Congratulations. You're this year’s SEE sae from different grades compete against | 4 and, Jon’ 8 combpattior was a girl named Angie They winning word ren casement omen These words are in the same “word family.” You can build your vocabulary by learning word families. hi other for first prize B Complete the sentences below with the correct word from the chart in A. 1 2 3 4 Leo is so In the swimming race, Bill’s ! He always wants to was a boy named James. Here’s my lottery ticket. What are the numbers? There are five skaters in this year’s ice-skating Are Sports Important? 57Real Life Skill: A Look at the dictionary entries for the verbs “lose” and “compete.” Dictionary Usage: Answer the questions. Finding Past Tense Verbs The base form of a verb (for example, “play,” “fight”) is always ina a dictionary. The past tense ofreguiar verbs (“played”) { and irregular verbs 1 What is the simple past tense of “lose” and “compete”? (“fought”) is always ~ given with the base 2 Which verb is regular? 3 > Which verb is irregular? B Find the verbs below in your dictionary. Write the past tense form. Is the verb regular or irregular? Check [+] the correct answer. verb. past tense regular irregular i 4 bring Ee i 2 divide fel | ae mo | = ol I : 6 cy | ‘ oF 3 i 8 C te | 9 ‘| CO 10 Cer ; t Do You Think? 1 There are many international sporting events (the World Cup, the Asian Games, the X Games, the Olympics). Which one do you want to go to? Why? | 2 Many famous athletes are male. Can you name three famous female athletes? What sports do they play? NS 58 Unit 4: Chapter 2ettir g Ready Discuss these questions with a partner. 1 Read the list of countries above. Can you find these places on the map? ' 2 In your opinion, why are these places popular? 3 Is there a city or country you want io visit? Why do you want to go there? 55Onit S Before You Read: On the Road Reading Skill: Understanding the Order of Events tell us about an order of events. In these readings, you often see words | about time, for example, “Monday,” “Tuesday,” “Wednesday,” “afternoon,” and “evening.” * 60 Unit 5: Chapter 7 Chapter 1: A Postcard from Hong Kong A Think about answers to these questions. 1 Do you have any postcards? Where are they from? 2 Look at the postcard on the next page. Where is it from? What do you know about this city? * B Discuss your answers with a partner. A Look quickly at the postcard on the next page. Underline the time words you see (for example, days of the week, then, yesterday, today, tomorrow). B Read the postcard. Then put the events below in order (1-5). When did Natalie do each event? Circle the correct day of the week. Event When she did it ______ went to Victoria Peak to see the view Friday Saturday _ 1 arrived in Hong Kong Friday Saturday _____ went to the Temple Street Night Market Saturday Sunday ______ saw the pandas Sunday Monday ______ visited Disneyland Sunday Monday C Read the postcard again. Then answer the questions that follow.Dear Jacale. Hello from Hong Kongi My cl this city is our last stop.’ We and Im having a lot of fun. On Saturday, We visited the top of Victoria Peak. The view ofthe city wae incredible! | could see all of Hong Kong. There \ | \ \ were also s0me nature trails? on bhe peak. We went for a \ \ \ \ \ i | gos tour of China is almost over. arrived here on Friday night. ae \k and then had lunchin the afternoon. clothes, jewelry. music, other things. | bought some sou ers at the market too. One told me, oon’ | hope she was right! p wert to Disneyland (yes, theres one owded, and the lines for rides were long. (the roller coaster). vancouver, BC. | panne yenirs Lo bring home There Canada VEC 2C2 ~ es “Youre short wa inthe evening. twertt with two friends to the Temple Street ‘ ‘ . : Jacaje Martin xo Night Market. The etreets were full of people selling food. —— movies, electronics, and lots of _ 22 Ridley Gardens Neem \ were fortune te | going to fallin love S \ is. Yesterday, our grou | here)! The park was or | waited an hour to ge on Space Mountain That was iy favorite! Today \s Monday, ana we're going to Ocean Fark to see the | 20 pandas. We return home to Vancouver tomorrow. | See you soon! |. Natalie ‘our I. last stop our last place to visit *trail patheee Reading A Choose the correct answer for each question. Comprehension: Check Your 1 Natalie thinks Hong Kong is Understanding a. boring _b. expensive __c. enjoyable 2 Natalie visited Victoria Peak. What did she like the most? a. the view of Hong Kong _b. the nature trails c. the afternoon lunch 3 What did Natalie buy at the Temple Street Night Market? a. food b. souvenirs cc. jewelry 4 There were people at Disneyland. a. very few b. some c. alot of B Read the sentences. Check [¢] true (T) or false (F). If a sentence is false, change it and make it true. 1 in China, Natalie visited Hong Kong first. 2 Natalie’s favorite ride at Disneyland was a roller coaster. 3 Natalie lives in Canada. J Critical Thinking Cain your opinion, was Natalie's trip to Hong Kong fun? Why or why not? 2 In your opinion, what was the best part of her trip? Vocabular A in each sentence, Gircl@the best answer. The words in italics are from . See Comprehension: the reading. Words in Context * 1. On his tour of France, Kentaro visited a. many cities b. only one city 2 The exam is from 9:00 a.m. to noon. Please arrive at school by a. 8:45 a.m. b. noon 3 Our hotel room has a good view of the city. We : see a lot. a.can b. cannot 4 The food at that restaurant is incredible. It is very a. good b. bad 5 Lunch at schoolis from = a. noon to 2:00 p.m. b. 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. 6 This _ is a souvenir of my trip to Japan. a. Car b. T-shirt 62 Unit S: Chapter i