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Unit 1 The Same or Different?
Sit in groups. Ask each other questions and fill in the information. Then introduce the people in
your group to the class.
What is your name?
What are you best

at in English?
What do you
expect from this
course?
What kind of
learning techniques
work best for you?
In what ways are

we similar?
In what ways are

we different?
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Unit 1 Creation Stories
Read the text “Travel” on page 100 in the Write the main ideas of a creation story
Appendix. Write the main ideas of the that you are familiar with.
Aborigine creation story.
1. 1.
2. 2.
3. 3.
4. 4.
5. 5.
Compare the two stories:
Points of similarity
• They both _____________________________________________________________
Points of difference:
• One of them
Compare your results with a partner; “On the one hand …; on the other hand …”

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Unit 1 Regional Differences
What region of the country are you from (north, south, east, west)? What is your region like?
Think about each of the categories below and decide on a rating.
Work with a partner from a different region. Compare your ratings for each of the criteria.
1. Pace of Life
Slow Fast
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
2. Courtesy
Not very courteous Very courteous
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
3. Hospitality
Not very hospitable Very hospitable
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
4. Political Points of View
Left wing Right wing
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
5. Directness
Almost rude Diplomatic
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

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Unit 1 Invitations
PAIR WORK
Imagine that you are organizing a dinner for four guests. Decide whom you want to invite; they
can be real or imaginary people, from the present, the past or the future, friends or famous
people.
Decide who your guests will be and where they will sit.
Your name
Guest One Guest Two
Guest Three Guest Four
Your partner’s name

Give a reason why you want to invite each of them and why they are sitting where they are.
Guest One
•
•
Guest Two
•
•
Guest Three
•
•
Guest Four
•
•
Explain to your classmates who you invited.

Take a vote. Which dinner would you most like to go to?

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Unit 1 Three Cruises
STUDENT A
Work with your partner in order to complete the table below.
You both have information to help each other.
1. The North European Cruise

Day Port of Call Arrival Time Departure Time
1 5 p.m.
2 At sea
3 Oslo 4 p.m.
4 Copenhagen
5 At sea
6 9 a.m. 6 p.m.
7 Helsinki
8 7 a.m.
9 St. Petersburg 7 p.m.
10 8 a.m.
11 At sea
12 At sea
13 7 a.m.
2. The Canada/New England Cruise
1 New York
2 1:30 p.m. 10 p.m.
3 Portland 8 a.m.
4 At sea
5 Sydney Canada
6 Halifax
7 At sea
8 New York
3.
1 4 p.m.
2 At sea
3 Playa del Carmen, Mexico 9 a.m.
4 8 a.m. 4 p.m.
5 At sea
6 8 a.m.

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Unit 1 Three Cruises
STUDENT B
Work with your partner in order to complete the table below.
You both have information to help each other.
1 The North European Cruise

1 Harwich, U.K.
2 At sea
3 Oslo 7 a.m.
4 8 a.m. 7 a.m.
5 At sea
6 Stockholm
7 9 a.m. 6 a.m.
8 St. Petersburg 4 a.m.
9
10 Talinn 10 p.m.
11 At sea
12 At sea
13 Harwich
2.
1 4 a.m.
2 Boston 1:30 p.m.
3 Portland 6 a.m.
4 At sea
5 7 a.m. 6 a.m.
6 7 a.m. 6 a.m.
7 At sea
8 8 a.m.
3. The Caribbean Cruise
1 New Orleans
2 At sea
3 Playa del Carmen, Mexico 6 p.m.
4 Cozumel Mexico
5 At sea
6 New Orleans

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Unit 1 Find a Connection
STUDENT A
In pairs, try to find a connection between each of the five pictures that you have and each of
the five pictures that student B has.
Then, write sentences using, as long as, Now that…, since or so.
!
STUDENT B
In pairs, try to find a connection between each of the five pictures that you have and each of
the five pictures that student A has.
Then, write sentences using, as long as, Now that…, since or so.


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Unit 1 Situations and Responses
STUDENT A
Walk around the room saying your sentence. Try to find someone from Group B who has a
suitable response.
1. As long as I stay in the city, I’ll be afraid of crime.
2. I qualified as a lawyer in my own home country but now I’m looking for my first job here.
3. We moved to a new country so as to give our children better opportunities, but now they have grown up
and moved away.
4. Since I know how to give first aid, all the local people run to me when they have a medical problem.
5. That is the third time my radio has been stolen from my car.
6. Now that I’m ready to leave for my business trip to Tokyo, I can’t find the book titled “How to Avoid
Offending the Japanese”.
!
STUDENT B
Walk around the room saying your sentence. Try to find someone from Group A who you
can respond to.
1. Why don’t you start looking for a home in the country?
2. You could ask my sister-in-law to help you. She’s a lawyer who works in a large law firm with international
connections.
3. Perhaps you should think of retiring and going back to your old country.
4. You think that’s bad. I’m a qualified vet and the minute I arrived in this country all the farmers from miles
around came running to greet me.
5. Well, I know about a really good car alarm that I can recommend.
6. Have you looked on your desk? I think I saw it there yesterday so it might still be there.


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Unit 2 Be a Detective
STUDENT A
The following sentences are from two sets of questions that two different police
detectives asked two suspects. Unfortunately you have only half of the questions. Your
partner has the rest. You can read out your questions but you must not show them to
your partner. Sort out the two different sets of questions. In each box, mark “A” for one
set and “B” for the other. What crimes are the two people suspected of?
Crime A: Crime B:
1. How long have you worked as the butler here at the mansion?
2. This hammer has your fingerprints all over it. Does it belong to you?
3. Do you know that kidnapping is a very serious crime?
4. Did you go to his office with the intention of killing him?
5. You left the mansion for five hours yesterday. Where were you doing during that time?
6. How much money do you owe in back taxes?
!
STUDENT B
The following sentences are from two sets of questions that two different police detectives
asked two suspects. Unfortunately you have only half of the questions. Your partner has the
rest. You can read out your questions but you must not show them to your partner. Sort out
the two different sets of questions. In each box, mark “A” for one set and “B” for the other.
What crimes are the two people suspected of?
Crime A: Crime B:
1. Do you realize that this State still has the death penalty for homicide?
2. Is this your handwriting on the ransom note?
3. How well did you know the tax inspector?
4. You were the last person seen walking into his office. Was he alive then?
5. I found this in Coral’s diary. She wrote that you borrowed quite a large sum of money from her.
Did she ask you to return the money?
6. What were you doing walking out of the mansion with something wrapped in a blanket?


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Unit 2 Bingo…
Move around the classroom and find someone who answers positively to each of the
questions below. The first student to complete the grid should shout “Bingo!”
Find someone who …
has been robbed has lived in the city all her/his life has never visited the countryside
Name: Name: Name:
has called the police for help has never read a crime story has seen a mystery movie
Name: Name: Name:
has gone somewhere without has suspected someone of a

has helped someone in trouble
telling anyone crime
Name:
Name: Name:


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Unit 2 An Answer Too Late
STUDENT A
Read and answer your five questions marked Student A. Your partner will then ask you to
answer the questions. Do not give your written answer to your first question. Instead say
“hmmm.” When your partner asks the second question, give the answer to the first question
and so on. Then change roles and ask the questions marked Student B. Hope this makes you
laugh!
Student A Student B
1. Who sits next to you in class? 1. Where do you cook food?
2. Who do you think was murdered? 2. Where do you think the murder took
place?
3. Who is your English teacher? 3. Where do they send convicted

murderers?
4. Who lives in the White House? 4. Where do you like to spend your
free time?
5. Who helps you with your English

5. Where do we study English?
homework?


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10 An Answer Too Late

Unit 2
STUDENT B
Read and answer your five questions marked Student B. Ask Student A the questions
marked Student A. The answers should make you laugh.
Then your partner will ask you to answer the questions you answered. Do not give your
written answer to your first question. Instead say “hmmm.” When your partner asks the
second question, give the answer to the first question and so on.
Student A Student B
1. Who sits next to you in class? 1. Where do you cook food?
2. Who do you think was murdered? 2. Where do you think the murder took
place?
3. Who is your English teacher? 3. Where do they send convicted

murderers?
4. Who lives in the White House? 4. Where do you like to spend your
free time?
5. Who helps you with your English

5. Where do we study English?
homework?

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Unit 2 Advice for Preventing Crime
Work with a partner. Decide on the five best pieces of advice for tourists to New
York City. When you have completed this task, compare your choice with another
group. Try to reach a consensus about the three best pieces of advice.
Be wary of unexpected persons coming to your hotel room. Never open the door to
unsolicited room service or maintenance people. Contact the front desk if you have any
doubts.
Carry pocketbooks in the bend of your elbow, held close to your body. If there is a long
strap, wrap it around the bag. Carry credit cards and cash in your pockets.
Carry your wallet in an inside jacket pocket or side pants pocket, never in the rear pocket.
If you schedule a meeting with a potential client, research the company and the individual
with whom you are meeting. Meet in a public place, such as a restaurant.
Keep your pocketbook on your lap when dining out, not dangling over the back of a chair.
Avoid placing your pocketbook on hooks on the back of fitting-room or bathroom doors
where someone can easily reach over and remove it.
Leave valuables and important papers, such as jewelry and passports, secured in your
hotel’s safe deposit box. Never leave these items unattended in your room or carry large
sums of cash on your person.
Make sure that luggage is only given to a member of the hotel’s bell staff and that a receipt is
issued for stored luggage. Never leave luggage or other expensive items unattended at
airports or taxi stands.
Remember that no one will really offer you something for nothing, so be aware of “con
artists” and pickpockets. Some of the “scams” to be aware of:
• Someone helping to “clean off” mustard or ketchup that has been squirted on your jacket
as a distraction to remove your wallet or other valuable items.
• Theater, music, and sporting event tickets sold on street corners that may be counterfeit.
• Persons pointing to money that you have supposedly dropped, then taking your briefcase
and luggage when you bend down to pick up the money.
Finally, if you are in need of immediate police assistance, dial 911.

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12 Responding Sympathetically
Unit 2
Read the responses below. Use them to respond with sympathy to the statements. Role-
play the dialogues with a partner.
Responses
• Oh! How awful! • Really? How?
• Yeah. Life in the big city can be rough.
1. “Someone has stolen my wallet!”
“ ”
2. “The police arrested me again but I don’t have a criminal record.”
“ ”
3. “Yes, I broke my leg, but it could have been worse.”
“ ”
4. “When I lived in the outback, there was very little crime.”
“ ”

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Unit 2 My Future Achievements
Read the following statements and mark what you think will be true for you 20 years from
now. Also, mark what won’t be true for you. Write two other things you think might be true
about you 20 years from now.
Ask your partner about each statement and mark his/her responses.
True for Not true True for Not true

me for me my for my
partner partner
1. I’ll have stopped working.
2. I’ll have had many grandchildren.
3. I’ll have traveled to many countries.

4. I will not have learned any more
foreign languages.
5. I’ll have met many new people.
6. I’ll have read over 100 books.
Now write two predictions for yourself:

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Unit 2 A Board Game
1 2 3 4 5
By the age of
START Go straight to
65, will you have STAY IN PRISON
prison on
HERE sky dived? UNTIL YOU
square 5
Why? Why not? THROW 6
19 6
You won’t have won

18
this game until you 7
have answered at
Go straight to
prison on
least five questions.

square 10
17 8
By the age of
65, will you have
tried hang-
gliding? Why?
Why not?
16 9
By the age of 65,
how many extreme
sports will you have
done? Why? Why
not?
15 14 13 12 11 10
By the age of
STAY IN Go straight to STAY IN
65, will you have
PRISON UNTIL prison on PRISON UNTIL
gone bungee
YOU THROW 2 square 15 YOU THROW 5
jumping?
Why? Why not?

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Unit 3 Find the Sport
STUDENT A
You have pictures of three extreme sports. Your partner has the name of the sports and an
explanation. Ask your partner questions in order to identify each of the sports below.
You have the names of three sports and an explanation. Your partner will ask you questions in
order to match the sport to the picture on his/her handout.
Base jumping: Jumping from a tall building with a parachute and waiting a few seconds before you open it.
Bungee jumping: Having an elastic rope tied to your feet and jumping from a tall bridge.
Swimming marathon: Swimming with fins and scuba gear in a swimming race of 22km. in a river.
Which of these activities would you consider doing or not doing? Why or why not?

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Unit 3 Find the Sport
STUDENT B
You have pictures of three extreme sports. Your partner has the name of the sports and an
explanation. Ask your partner questions in order to identify each of the sports below.
You have the names of three sports and an explanation. Your partner will ask you questions in
order to match the sport to the picture on his/her handout.
Sky diving: Jumping from a plane with a parachute but not opening the parachute until the very last moment.
Hang gliding: Flying in the air without an engine but with a hang glider. You need to take off from a high hill
and rely on the wind to carry you.
Free diving: Diving in the sea as deep as you can without an oxygen tank and relying only on the air in your
lungs during descent and ascent. Divers with safety gear will be at different depths to help you if you lose
consciousness.
Which of these activities would you consider doing or not doing? Why or why not?

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Unit 3 Rating Sports
People like to take part in a variety of sports. Rate each of the sports on a scale of H (High),
M (Medium), L (Low) for the two categories below in the column, “Myself.” Then ask your
partner about how he/she rated each category for each sport. Fill in your partner’s rating in
the column, “My partner” Try to reach a consensus on the three most exciting and
dangerous sports.
Sport Myself My partner

Excitement Risk Excitement Risk
H M L H M L H M L H M L
Football
Basketball
Tennis
Table tennis
Swimming
marathon
Free diving
Mountain
climbing
Sky diving
Bungee
jumping
Chess
Ice hockey
Hang gliding
Base jumping
Wrestling
Karate
Boxing
Car racing
Horse racing

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Unit 3 Tandem Sky Diving Advertisement
STUDENT A
You and your partner have an advertisement from a center that offers tandem
skydiving. Some of the information in your ad is missing. Ask your partner questions
to fill in the missing information.
Sky’s the Limit is

one of the few parachute centers that
uses large aircraft.
Depending on a variety of factors, we
can accommodate between 3-6 Tandem
students at a time and under specific conditions, maybe more.
All the parachutes used at Sky’s the Limit are highly maneuverable. They can slow
down a great degree, allowing yoX or slide on to the ground on
your bottom. However, there is an element of risk of serious injury or death that is
unavoidable in the world of sport parachuting.
You’ll spend approximately in the aircraft before reaching the
desired exit altitude. You will get almost one minute of freefall and a
parachute ride.
Tandem students exit the aircraft between and 13,500 feet.
We’ll do everything we can to put you on the same plane with whomever you
choose.
A few people have been known to get under the parachute but not in
freefall. In the freefall, you will feel like you are just floating on a column of air;
there is no feeling of or of falling. Be sure to inform your instructor
if you have a tendency to get motion sickness, so we can make every effort to avoid
this happening during your sky dive.


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Unit 3 Tandem Sky Diving Advertisement
STUDENT B
You and your partner have an advertisement from a center that offers tandem
skydiving. Some of the information in your ad is missing. Ask your partner questions
to fill in the missing information.
Sky’s the Limit is

one of the few parachute centers that
uses large turbine aircraft. Depending on
a variety of factors we can accommodate
between Tandem
students at a time and under specific conditions, maybe more.
All the parachutes used at Sky’s the Limit are highly maneuverable. They can slow
down a great degree, allowing you to stand up or the ground on
your bottom. However, there is an element of risk of serious injury or death that is
unavoidable in the world of sport parachuting.
You’ll spend approximately 15 minutes in the aircraft before reaching the desired
exit altitude. You will get almost of freefall and a five-minute
parachute ride.
Tandem students exit the aircraft between 10,000 and feet.
We’ll do everything we can to put you on the same plane with whomever you
choose.
A few people have been known to get motion sickness under the parachute but not in
. In the freefall, you will feel like you are just floating on a column
of air; there is no feeling of height or of . Be sure to inform your
instructor if you have a tendency to get motion sickness, so we can make every
effort to avoid this happening during your sky dive.


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Unit 3 Save a Life
STUDENT A
Your partner has jumbled instructions of how to put someone into The Recovery
Position. Help him/her to put them in the correct order. You can speak to each other
but you must not show each other your handouts.
Knowing something as simple as how to put an unconscious person into the recovery
position can SAVE A LIFE.
If you find an unconscious person (someone who does not respond to you at all), follow
these simple steps:


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Unit 3 Save a Life
STUDENT B
You have jumbled instructions how to put an unconscious person into The Recovery
Position. Ask your partner to help you put them back in order. You can speak to each
other but you must not show each other your handouts.
The Recovery Position

Knowing something as simple as how to put an unconscious person into the recovery position can
SAVE A LIFE.
If you find an unconscious person (someone who does not respond to you at all), follow these simple
steps:
With the patient lying on his/her back and you kneeling at his/her side:
Adjust the patient’s position to that shown in the last diagram.
Lift the patient’s furthest knee, and bring his/her furthest hand to the near side of his/her face.
Move the patient’s nearest arm, as though he/she is stopping traffic.
Using the patient’s knee as a lever, pull the patient on to your knees.

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Unit 3 Survival Game
You are stranded with a group of friends on the top of a mountain a long way from
anywhere. There is snow that can be melted. There are goats and other animals around. The
weather is bright but cold, especially at night. It might rain. One of you has been injured
after a bad fall.
Individually, make a list of ten things that you think are necessary for your survival and write
them in List One. Then share your list with a partner and come to an agreement about seven
necessary things and write them in List Two. Finally, form a group of four to six students
and come to an agreement as to the five most necessary things and write them in List
Three.
List One List Two List Three

1. 1. 1.
2. 2. 2.
3. 3. 3.
4. 4. 4.
5. 5. 5.
6. 6.
7. 7.
8.
9.
10.


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Unit 3 A Discussion Wheel
Mark your opinion for each statement. Then discuss the statements with other members of
your group. Try to reach a consensus.


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Unit 3 Disappointed Athletes
STUDENT A
Read out the statements several disappointed athletes made. Your partner needs to find the
best responses.
Statements
1. I was surprised to have reached only tenth place in the swimming competition.
2. I expected to do better in the marathon.
3. I was shocked to be asked to repeat the drug test.
4. I was willing to be given a place on the relay team but I wasn’t picked.
5. I wanted to be described as the best in the world, but now…
Your partner will make some statements that express disappointment. Reply with suitable
responses from the list below.
Responses
a. I was surprised, too, but I watched the TV replay and your left foot was over the line when you jumped.
b. I believe you fought well but your competitors had much more experience.
c. We are very proud of you for coming in third; next time we hope you’ll do even better.
d. I warned you to take your diet more seriously.
e. Don’t take it to heart; you are still young enough to make it to the next one.


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21 Disappointed Athletes
Unit 4
STUDENT B
Read out the statements several disappointed athletes made. Your partner needs to find the
best responses.
Statements
1. I was angry to be told that my first jump was disallowed.
2. I was disappointed to have been eliminated for the boxing competition so quickly.
3. I had hoped to be selected for this year’s Olympic team.
4. I was delighted to win a bronze medal, but I feel I should have won the gold medal.
5. I was upset to be 2kg. overweight for my judo category.
Your partner will make some statements that express disappointment. Reply with suitable
responses from the list below.
Responses
a. I was too, but perhaps the results were unclear.
b. Well, to be honest, you did not spend enough time practicing in the pool.
c. Your specialty is the individual 100m and we already had four good runners who practice together
regularly.
d. You were too ambitious. You did your best and actually did better than I thought you would.
e. I warned you not to run too fast for the first five kilometers; you just used the wrong
tactics for such a long race.


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Unit 4 News Views
!
STUDENT A
Walk around the room and find out about your classmates’ news views.
Find someone who reads newspapers and ask him/her the following questions:
a. How often do you read the newspaper?
b. Do you read more than one newspaper?
c. Where do you read the paper? (at home, while traveling to work, at work)
d. What is the first thing you read in the newspaper?
e. Which sections of the newspaper do you read every day?
f. Which sections of the paper do you never read?
g. Do you use the newspaper to get information about the weather?
Entertainment?
!
Special sales?
STUDENT B
Walk around the room and find out about your classmates’ news views.
Find someone who reads online news sites and ask him/her the following questions:
a. How many times a day do you go to the site?
b. Do you go to more than one online news site?
c. Where do you go online? (at home, at work, in an Internet café)
d. What topics do you read about?
e. Do you use the online site to get information about the weather?
Entertainment? Special sales?
f. Why do you prefer to read the news on online news sites?
!
STUDENT C
Walk around the room and find out about your classmates’ news views. Find someone who
gets the news from TV and/or radio and ask him/her the following questions:
a. How many times a day do you tune in to a news program?
b. How much time do you spend watching/listening to the news?
c. Do you read a newspaper in addition to getting the news from TV and/or
radio?
d. Do you watch/listen to the entire news program or only sections of it?
e. Why do you prefer getting the news from TV and/or radio?


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23 Pros and Cons - Newspapers and Online Sites

Unit 4
Write Agree (A) or Disagree (D) next to each statement. Begin by recording your opinion in
Column 1. Then ask and record the opinion of each group member. Try to reach a consensus.
My Opinion Group Member Group Member Group Member
The news on online news

sites is timelier but
superficial.
The news published in
newspapers is controlled
by the editors.
Newspapers exploit
personal tragedies to
make popular headlines.
People who only read
online news miss the truly
important stories.
Newspaper journalists
base their articles on
rumors rather than on
facts.


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Unit 4 Differences of Opinion
GROUP A
Work in groups of three to four.

Do you remember the four people in the call-in program you listened to?
Think about Caller 1, Doris, and describe what she said and how she felt during the program.
Add other complaints.
Doris:
GROUP B

Think about Caller 2, Joanne, and describe what she said and how she felt during the
program. Add other complaints.
Joanne:


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24 Differences of Opinion
Unit 4
GROUP C

Think about the guest, Dan Swathmore, and describe what he said and how he felt during the
program. Add other reactions to the complaints that were made.
Dan Swathmore:
GROUP D

Think about the host and describe what he said and how he felt during the program. Add a
summary.
The Host:


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Unit 4 Storyboard
STUDENT A
You and your partner have a storyboard for a short film called “A Purchase to Forget.”
Unfortunately, the storyboard is not in the right order. Share your storyboard in order to
arrange the story in the correct order. There are ten picture and captions. You have parts 1, 3,
5, 7, 9. Number 1 is already marked. You can describe the drawings and read out the captions,
but you mustn’t show them to your partner.
a. b.
1
c.
d.
e.


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Unit 4 Storyboard
STUDENT B
You and your partner have a storyboard for a short film called “A Purchase to Forget.”
arrange the story in the correct order. There are ten picture and captions. You have parts 2, 4,
6, 8, 10. You can describe the drawings and read out the captions, but you mustn’t show them
to your partner.
g.
f.
h.
i.
j.


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Unit 4 Something to Complain About
STUDENT A
You have three pictures of events that could lead to complaints. Complain about the event.
Student B has to respond.
Then change roles. Student B will complain. Use one of the responses below to reply to the
complaint.
1.
2.
Responses:
a. It really wasn’t a good test. You should have worked harder.
Maybe you’ll do better next time. 3.
b. I’m sorry. There really must have been a mistake in our billing
department. I’ll make sure it doesn’t happen again. e.
c. What can I say? I thought you wanted your hair to be really
short. Don’t worry; it will grow back quickly.


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Unit 4 Something to Complain About
STUDENT B
Student A will make a complaint about an unpleasant

event. Choose a response to reply with. 1.
Then change roles. You have three pictures of events
that could lead to complaints. Complain about the
event. Student A has to respond.
Responses:
a. I’m sorry, but it’s not my responsibility. The tree grows however
it likes. You can cut off the branches that are causing the
problem.
b. I’m so sorry, sir. I’ll bring you another bowl immediately.
c. We are truly sorry, but you didn’t confirm your reservation and
we have no rooms available. Maybe I can call another hotel and
see if they have any rooms.
2.
3.

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Unit 4 Board Game - Cards
Copy and cut up a set of cards for each group of players:
Women spend far Men spend too Men rarely do their

too much time much time watching share of the
shopping. sports on TV. housework.
Women should stay

Men don’t give Women are often
at home and care for
enough time to their second class
their families and not
families. citizens.
go out to work.
Women in
Men are better Women are better management have to
drivers than women. listeners than men. be tougher than their
male colleagues.
There is a glass Women can

ceiling in most Women are better multitask while men
companies for shoppers than men. can only do one
women. thing at a time.


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Unit 4 Board Game
3 4 7
START 1 2 Go to Pick a 5 6 Go to
Square 13 Card Square 11
8
31
When you land on a square that tells you to pick a card, pick a Pick a
Finish card from the deck, read it aloud and tell the other players if Card
you agree or disagree with the statement and why.
30
Go back to 9
Square 16
10
29 Go to
Square 6
28
Pick a 11
Card
12
27 Pick a
Card
26 13
CARDS
25
Go back to 14
Square 19
15
24 Go back to
Square 4
23 21 20 17 16
Pick a 22 Go back to Pick a 19 18 Go to Pick a
Card Square 13 Card Square 22 Card


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Unit 4 What will you be doing at…?
STUDENT A STUDENT B
Felicity wants to invite her brother-in- David wants to meet his sister-in-law
law to her house and show him the new Felicity to see her new washing machine.
washing machine. Look at Felicity’s Look at David’s schedule for tomorrow and
schedule for tomorrow and find a time find a time when he can visit Felicity. Use
when her brother-in-law can come to the Future Progressive to ask your partner
visit. Use the Future Progressive to ask what she will be doing at different times
your partner what he will be doing at tomorrow.
different times tomorrow.
FELICITY’S DIARY DAVID’S DIARY

9 a.m. new washing machine to be 8 a.m. take kids to school
delivered 9 a.m. take clothes to the cleaner
10 a.m. 10 a.m. visit Judy in hospital
1 p.m. 1 p.m.
2 p.m. 2 p.m.
3 p.m. 3 p.m. staff meeting
4 p.m. technician coming to fix the 4 p.m.
computer 5 p.m.
5 p.m. 6 p.m. pick up Sally from the train
6 p.m. pick up Dan from the train station
station 7 p.m.
We can meet at We can meet at

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Unit 5 Bank Service
Read and rank the services and benefits a bank can give you from 1-13 - 1 being the most
important service and 13 being the least important. Then share your ratings with your
partner and try to agree on the three most essential services.
My Partner’s
Services and Benefits My Ranking
Ranking
a service to manage your bank account
attractive decor
discreet banking
foreign exchange without commissions
friendly tellers
high interest on savings accounts
Internet access to banking
investment advice
late closing hours
low interest loans
overdraft allowed
regular audits by external auditors
short lines


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Unit 5 Design an Ad
GROUP WORK
Read some feedback the ABC Finance Bank received after the radio ad was broadcast daily for
two weeks. Then work with your group members to write the copy and design the ad that the
feedback recommends.
…After the ad ran for two weeks, we asked focus groups representing a
broad range of the adult population to assess the effectiveness of the ad. We
checked the number of phone inquiries about the new service and the
number of clients who have registered for the service. In short, the ROI
(return on investment) was very low and consequently we strongly suggest a
new advertisement along the following lines:
• a new format - a flyer
• a new focus, lower mortgage interest rates than competitors
• a new target - young, first-time home buyers
• a new approach - tables and figures and the bank president’s
point of view
• new copy - stressing that the bank is innovative and creative
• introduce a few more recent services
• include an email address for the bank’s website
• make a special offer for first-time account holders


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Unit 5 Environmental Issues
In pairs, read this list of issues and tick off the ones you think are most appropriate for a youth
magazine about environmental issues. Then read the titles and the opening sentences of three
articles. Decide which issue they refer to.
List of issues Appropriate for the magazine

global warming
boutiques for teenagers
extreme sports
light pollution and astronomy
nuclear power
genetically enhanced food
the Internet
animal welfare
farming without modern pesticides
marriage and divorce
pop bands campaign for a cleaner environment
revolution in wind power
sports and the environment
TV viewing habits among youth
waves generate electricity
a. The Stars are Better Seen Away from Sydney

“We meet some 30 miles from the city where we have built a fairly large telescope.”
Issue:
b. Green Farming
The market for natural food is small but growing; more and more farmers are starting to use natural
means to fight pests.
Issue:
c. The Sea to the Rescue

The only way to reach these power generating machines is by boat.
Issue:
d. Choose an issue and write a title and an opening sentence for it.
Issue:
Title:
Opening sentence:


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Unit 5 Evaluating Components of a Presentation
Read the list of components of successful presentations. Individually, give each component a
percentage out of 100%. Then work with your partner to agree on a shared rating.
Components My Rating Our Rating
Appearance
(neatness, cleanliness, etc.)
Posture
(presence)
Facial expressions
(smiles, expressiveness)
Audience rapport
(eye contact, use of humor,
attracting attention)
Delivery
(knowledge of the topic, ability to answer
questions, fluency, use of examples and
anecdotes, repetition of key facts, confidence,
clear, loud voice, and diction)
Organization
(purpose of the presentation is given,
follows an outline, summary)
Visual aids
(clear, well-planned slides, easily read,
only key points included)


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U nit 5 It is Thought to have been…
STUDENT A
Work with your partner. Listen to the different statements that he/she reads and match each
statement to the appropriate picture below.
A. B.
C.
Now read the following three statements and your partner will try to match them to the
appropriate pictures on his/her handout.
1. “It is reported to have been the first spacecraft to reach Mars.”

2. “She is said to have been the first woman to be Secretary General of the United Nations.”
3. “Columbus is said to have brought them to Europe from the Americas.”
Now compare your pictures and answers. Do you agree with each other?


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Unit 6 It is Thought to have been…
STUDENT B
Work with your partner. Read the following three statements and your partner will try to match
them to the appropriate pictures on his/her handout.
1. “The room appears not to have been made up.”

2. “They are thought to have sailed to America in one of those.”
3. “The car seems to have been badly damaged in the accident.”
Now listen to the different statements that he/she reads and match each statement to the
appropriate picture below.
A.
B.
C.
Now compare your pictures and answers. Do you agree with each other?


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Unit 6 Matchmaking across International Borders
Read Cathy’s ad. Then read the other ads. Decide with your partner the pluses, minuses and
interesting points from Cathy’s point of view regarding the three men. Who do you think is the
best match for Cathy?
THE INTERNATIONAL
MATCHMAKERS’ NEWSLETTER
I’m an American woman seeking a man from another culture for a serious
relationship. I am especially interested in South America and the Spanish
language. I am prepared to relocate but would prefer to stay here in the
States. I am in my early 20s, a little shy of speaking to strangers, but
friendly and eager to experience new countries and meet new people.
a. Please excuse my poor English. I am a young Pluses:

Peruvian man looking for a girlfriend who speaks Minuses:
English. I am a student at college and will
graduate in two years’ time. But I have long Interesting Points:
summer holidays and can travel then.
b. I am a businessman in my 40s based in Pluses:

Venezuela but with business interests in the Minuses:
United States where I spend two weeks every
month. I would expect my wife to stay at home Interesting Points:
and take care of the children. I have six in mind.
Pluses:
c. Interested in Mexico? I can show you a good time
in Mexico City. I’m a young man, bilingual in Minuses:
Spanish and English. I’m coming to the States to Interesting Points:
study for a term. Can we meet then?
The best man is:


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Unit 6 Cultural Mishaps
STUDENT A
Work with your partner. Match cultural mistakes with the correct behavior.
Read aloud the following descriptions of embarrassing cultural errors to your partner and your
partner will give you the most appropriate advice as a Cross-Cultural Business Consultant. If
you feel the advice is not helpful, don’t hesitate to let him/her know.
1. “I’m a Texan with a proud family history which started in Scotland. We even have a family kilt handed
down from generation to generation; you know the “skirt” that the Scottish men wear. Well, you can
imagine my delight when I received an invitation to give a presentation at the prestigious Scottish
University in Edinburgh; I finally had a chance to wear the kilt. But when I walked out to speak, the
students all started to laugh. I looked round the lecture hall in amazement and realized that I was the
only person wearing a kilt! You can’t imagine how embarrassed I was.”
2. “I was completely confused! I must have spoken for over an hour and Mr. Toshio from Tokyo kept saying
‘Hai’ which I took to mean ‘Yes’. I thought, at the end of the meeting, that we were in full agreement on
all the issues. Then I found out that ‘Hai’ is simply the way that Japanese people indicate that
statements have been heard and understood. It was not the agreement I had supposed it was.”
3. “Damn! I should have seen that one coming! I had spent seven long days in very tough negotiations with
the product distributors in Halifax. I did not make too many compromises and neither did they. But they
knew that I had traveled a great distance from the States and that my time was very limited, so they
waited almost to the point when I got back on the plane before they gave me the answer I had been
sweating for. Of course it was not all that I wanted, but I had to accept. I accepted out of desperation.”
Now, you are the Cross-Cultural Business Consultant. Listen to your partner’s descriptions and
choose the most appropriate piece of advice from below.
a. This is not the first time that I have heard about incorrect assumptions businessmen make when dealing
with their counterparts from other cultures. It is always a good idea to find out who the decision-maker
at the local company is before you start negotiations.
b. Some people take their work very seriously. They do not separate comments about their work from
comments about themselves. You have to be more careful.
c. You made a mistake when you assumed that what happens in the States simply happens in other
countries, too. It doesn’t! You need to do more research.


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Unit 6
STUDENT B
Work with your partner. Match cultural mistakes with the correct behavior.
You are a Cross-Cultural Business Consultant. Listen to your partner’s descriptions and
choose the most appropriate piece of advice from below.
a. I recommend that in future you begin negotiations with the product distributors by pointing out that
waiting until the last minute to make an offer is not beneficial to either side.
b. It is always advisable to take a few lessons in a foreign language before you do business in that
particular country, and focus on the language of meetings.
c. I’m afraid you made the classic mistake of using a stereotype of the clothes that another nation
used to wear in the past much more than they do now. I suggest that you speak to a Scot or to a
person from the next country that you are going to visit; they can give you much more up-to-date
information.
Now, read out the following descriptions of embarrassing cultural errors and your partner
will give you the most appropriate advice as a Cross-Cultural Business Consultant. If you
feel the advice is not helpful, don’t hesitate to let him/her know.
1. “On my business trip to London, I was sorry that my good relations with the English suddenly
became unfriendly. I’m not sure what happened, but perhaps I should not have criticized their
reports so harshly; they took the criticism so personally.”
2. “I was very surprised when I asked our Continental subsidiary to introduce standard U.S. forms in
their offices. Of course we localized the forms first. However, what would be a simple management
decision in the States was not perceived as a trivial change by our Continental business partners.”
3. “That meeting in London was a complete waste of time. We approached them with a serious offer
and expected to meet people who could make decisions. Their titles were impressive enough –
“Marketing Manager”, “Vice President” – but they ended the meeting by asking for another
meeting with their President.”


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Unit 6
A Local Radio Interview
STUDENT A
You are the mother of a host family that has had a number of foreign visitors over the years.
Read the text and be ready to answer the questions Student B asks you.
You are Maria Gabriella Figo. Your husband, Rodriguez, and your daughter, Anita, have hosted many young
people who have come to your village in North Portugal to learn Portuguese. The first one, four years ago,
was Paul, a tall, dark, handsome man from the U.K. who liked to listen to loud music and came back to the
house very late, but he was very popular with young Anita. The second student was Jackie from Scotland,
who had a strong Scottish accent. It took a few weeks before you understood what she was saying.
Actually she made very quick headway in her Portuguese. Finally, the student staying with you now is Emily
from Florida; she is a vegetarian who has very special needs when it comes to food.
!
STUDENT B
You are a reporter for a local radio station in North Portugal. You are going to interview
Student A, the mother of a local family who hosts foreign students who come to learn
Portuguese. Read these questions and listen to Student A’s answers.
1. When did your family first offer accommodation to a foreign student?

2. What can you tell me about that student?
3. Who stayed with you after the handsome Englishman?
4. Who is staying with your family now?
5. How do you manage?
6. Which of your foreign guests did you like most and why?


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Unit 6 Studying Overseas
Read a list of advantages of studying a foreign language abroad in a country where the
language is spoken. Choose five advantages. Then rate them from 1-4, 1 being the best
advantage. You may add other advantages to the list. Then share your ratings with your
partner. Find out how similar your partner’s ratings are to yours.
My rating My partner’s rating

01. cheap vegetables
02. the foreign-language environment
03. a chance to make new friends
04. a break from the usual routine
05. being able to practice the language all the time
06. being able to watch foreign-language TV
07. being able to read foreign-language newspapers
08. romance
09.
10.
Now read a list of disadvantages of studying a foreign language abroad in a country where
the language is spoken. Choose five disadvantages. Then rate them from 1-4, 1 being the
worst disadvantage. You may add other disadvantages to the list. Then share your ratings
with your partner. Find out how similar your partner’s ratings are to yours.
My rating My partner’s rating

01. the costs of traveling and accommodation
02. loneliness/homesickness
03. unfamiliar places
04. culture shock
05. strange food
06. unfriendly locals
07. unprepared for the weather
08. an unfamiliar sense of humor
09.
10.


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Unit 6 Hard of Hearing
STUDENT A
You and your partner have parts of a storyboard for a short TV filler called “Hard of
Hearing.” Unfortunately, the storyboard is not in the right order. Share your storyboard in
order to arrange the story in the correct order. There are ten pictures and captions. You
have parts 1, 3, 5, 7, 9. Number 1 is already marked. You can describe the drawings and
read out the captions, but you mustn’t show them to your partner.
1
Welcome, madam, to the Hotel MADAM… HOW… CAN…
California. Do you have a room I… HELP… YOU?
reservation?
MADAM… DO… YOU…

HAVE… A… HEARING… AID?
WOULD... YOU... LIKE… ME... TO... GET... IT... FIXED? No, madam, there is a misunderstanding;
I asked if you wanted to stay here.

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Unit 6 Hard of Hearing
STUDENT B
You and your partner have a part of a storyboard for a short TV film called “Hard of Hearing”.
arrange the story in the correct order. There are ten pictures and captions. You have parts 2, 4,
6, 8, 10. Number 2 is already marked. You can describe the drawings and read out the
captions, but you mustn’t show them to your partner.
2
What is the moon’s situation? Young man, you’ll have to
What do you mean, young man? speak up, I’m afraid.
Nothing to fear? I know there is nothing to

fear. I have credit cards and a checkbook.
It works! I just keep it off to save the batteries. Yes, I do. It’s a very good, state-of-the-art aid
with a cellular telephone and Internet access.


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Unit 6
STUDENT A
Read the story below aloud to your partner at normal speed. Read it again, pausing briefly
before each phrasal verb. Your partner will listen for and write down every phrasal verb he/she
hears. Then check that he/she has noted down all the phrasal verbs.
My business partners asked me not to let them down again and to back them up when they set up the new
office in Hong Kong. They say that I have held up the negotiations by insisting that the local investors pay
back the investment in full. The local investors threatened to break off the talks over this issue. I wanted to
keep up the pressure on them, but my business partners have given up and given in to the demands of the
local investors.
Now listen carefully to your partner’s story and identify and write down all the phrasal verbs.
You will hear the story twice. Check your answers with your partner.
!
STUDENT B
Listen carefully to your partner’s story and identify and write down all the phrasal verbs. You
will hear the story twice. Check your answers with your partner.
Now read the story below aloud to your partner at normal speed. Read it again, pausing briefly
before each phrasal verb. Your partner will listen for and write down every phrasal verb he/she
hears. Then check that he/she has noted down all the phrasal verbs.
James promised to pick up my suit at the dry cleaners and if he doesn’t come home soon, I will have to
put off my meeting. I blame his parents; it’s the way they brought him up. He thinks that I always go on and
on about his cultural background and that I should think over my own American culture. I remember the
time I fixed up a meeting with his friend during our dinner hour and when James insisted that I call it off I
got upset. He drinks quantities of whiskey that would knock me out, he never lets the dog out and he never
switches off the lights.


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U nit 6
STUDENT A
In pairs, try to find a connection between each of the four pictures that you have and each of
the four pictures that Student B has. Next work together to complete the sentences using
phrasal verbs. Finally, find the phrasal verbs that can be separated, and separate them using
pronouns.
1. When will they 2. Why do I have to

my cast? smoking?
3. If you want to visit a patient, please 4. I’ve never tried it before but I’m willing to
this form. the possibility.


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Unit 7 Medicine and Phrasal Verbs
STUDENT B
In pairs, try to find a connection between each of the four pictures that you have and each of
the four pictures that Student A has. Next work together and use appropriate phrasal verbs to
complete the sentences. Finally, find the phrasal verbs that can be separated, and separate
them using pronouns.
1. We’ll in six weeks. 2. He should have

many years ago.
3. I don’t understand how 4. It’s important to

carefully. It could improve my health.


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Unit 7 What do you Believe?
Student A asks Student B the following questions. Every positive answer gets one point.
Student A then adds up Student B’s score and reads out the assessment. Then ask your
partner if he/she agrees with the assessment. Change roles and repeat the task.
Yes
01. Would you let someone stick acupuncture needles in you?
02. Do you agree that meditation can relieve pain?
03. Would you let someone massage your foot to relieve stress?
04. Would you rely on a special diet to treat cancer?
05. Do you think that laying hands on people can be therapeutic?
06. Would you trust a healer using electromagnetic pulses?
07. Do you think that oils, herbs and tree extracts can help you and keep you healthy?
08. Would you use garlic eardrops to cure an earache?
09. Do you think hypnotism has a role in medicine?
10. Would you use a plant tissue to treat colds?
11. Would you use adhesive acupressure strips to relieve chronic back pain?
12. Would you trust an electro-acupuncture protocol as a substitute or adjunct to

local anesthesia in dental care?
Total
SCORE
0-3 4-9 10 - 12
You think that some
You don’t give much credit to You really believe in alternative
alternative therapies are worth
alternative medicine. medicine.
trying.


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Unit 7 Dangers at Home
Read the list of common dangers at home and choose the six most serious potential dangers.
You may add another household danger to the list. Then rate them 1 - 6, 1 being the most
serious. Share your rating with a partner. Find out how similar your partner’s ratings are to
yours.
My rating My partner’s
rating
01. slippery floors
02. broken glass on the floor
03. hot ovens
04. boiling kettles
05. hot barbeques
06. insects
07. toys on the floor
08. dark areas
09. low ceilings
10. loose floor boards
11. faulty electrical outlets
12. sharp edges on furniture
13. cleaning products
14. spoiled food
15. faulty electrical appliances
16. loose wires on the floor
17. damp walls
18.


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Unit 7 Be a Reporter
Read the police report and together with a partner write a newspaper report on the case. Try
to use expressions such as: reported to have… appears to have… believed to have…
07:15 Received a call from Dr. V. R. Worried at The Beaconsfield Hospital Infectious
Diseases Ward regarding a Mr. Green who had disappeared from the ward. The
doctor stressed that he must be found immediately as he has an extremely
rare and infectious disease.
07:30 Went straight to the hospital and began interviewing witnesses.

Doctor: Told the patient that he was looking better but didn’t tell him he
could go home.
Head nurse, Ms. Understanding: He may have thought he could go home.
Guard. Saw a man matching Mr. Green’s description waiting at the bus stop.
08:30 Called Mr. Green’s home.

His wife: No word from her husband - she thought he was still in the hospital.
08:45 Searched neighborhood. Resident reports seeing a man sleeping on a park

bench.
09:00 Check park but don’t find Mr. Green.
09:30 Visit the local coffee shop and speak to the customers. One person reports
hearing someone coughing in the men’s bathroom. Find Mr. Green and return
him to the hospital. Mr. Green tells me he was completely unaware of his
infectious status.


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Unit 8 Make a Bet
STUDENT A
Decide if the sentences below are True or False. You have 100 points to bet with and you can
bet between 10 and 50 points on each answer you give. Student B will check his/her answer
sheet to see if your answer was right or wrong. If you guess correctly, you win the amount of
the bet. If you guess incorrectly, you lose the amount of the bet. Take turns in making your
bets.
True False Bet Score
1. Canada’s area is nearly 10 million square kilometers.
2. Elephants come from Africa and India.
3. Americans celebrate Halloween on December 31st.
4. People play the balalaika in Turkey.
5. Mount Kilimanjaro is 5,894 meters high.
Student B is going to bet on the following sentences. Record Student B’s bet and check his/her
answers. Compare your scores. The winner is the player with the highest score.
1. The Atlantic Ocean is, on average, 3,300 meters deep. (True)
2. The Kremlin was built in 1256. (False – 1156)
3. A crocodile has 64 teeth. (True)
4. Pandas come from India. (False – China)
5. The Greek alphabet has 24 letters. (True)


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Unit 8 Make a Bet
STUDENT B
Decide if the sentences below are True or False. You have 100 points to bet with and you can
bet between 10 and 50 points on each answer you give. Student A will check his/her answer
sheet to see if your answer was right or wrong. If you guess correctly, you win the amount of
the bet. If you guess incorrectly, you lose the amount of the bet. Take turns in making your
bets.
1. The Atlantic Ocean is, on average, 3,300 meters deep.
2. The Kremlin was built in 1256.
3. A crocodile has 64 teeth.
4. Pandas come from India.
5. The Greek alphabet has 24 letters.
Student A is going to bet on the following sentences. Record Student A’s bet and check his/her
answers. Compare your scores. The winner is the player with the highest score.
1. Canada’s area is nearly 10 million square kilometers. (True)
2. Elephants come from Africa and India. (True)
3. Americans celebrate Halloween on December 31st. (False – October)
4. People play the balalaika in Turkey. (False – Russia)
5. Mount Kilimanjaro is 5,894 meters high. (True)

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Unit 8 Learning a Foreign Language
Read the sentences and circle the number that best reflects your views on language
acquisition and age. Then ask your partner to share his/her answers with you. Which of your
views are similar and which are different?
Key:
1 - No, definitely not 2 - Not really 3 - I’m not sure 4 - Yes, probably 5 - Yes, definitely
01. Learning a new language is like learning to ride a bicycle. 1 2 3 4 5
02. You can learn a new language at any age. 1 2 3 4 5
03. Children find it easier to learn new words. 1 2 3 4 5
04. At an older age, it is more difficult to acquire a new language. 1 2 3 4 5
05. As a young child, you can learn how to pronounce foreign words more
1 2 3 4 5
easily.
06. As a teenager and older, you can learn a foreign language by practicing
1 2 3 4 5
the grammar rules.
07. Living in a foreign-language environment is the best way to learn a new

1 2 3 4 5
language.
08. Computers and appropriate software can bring real benefits to

1 2 3 4 5
students who are studying a foreign language.
09. Motivation is the key factor in succeeding to learn a new language. 1 2 3 4 5
10. Young children can learn up to five foreign languages at the same time. 1 2 3 4 5
11. Children in families who emigrate to a country where another language

1 2 3 4 5
is spoken usually pick up the new language better than their parents.
12. Continuous practice is the only way to master a new language. 1 2 3 4 5

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Unit 8 Preparing for an Evening’s Entertainment
You and your partner have just opened a catering business. Your first job is to cater a
company dinner in a large hall in a local hotel. Read the things you will have to do to prepare
for the occasion and put them in order. Then walk around and find another pair who have a
similar sequence to you.
Order
- hire waiters and waitresses
- find out what kind of food the company employees would like
- book some entertainment
- hire a chef
- meet with the hotel management to find out what facilities they can provide
- set the tables
- serve the first course
- warm up the food
- check all dinner plates and silverware
- decide on a color scheme and flower arrangements with the company
- purchase food and drinks
- serve the last course
- ask the company for feedback
- allocate tables to different waiters and waitresses


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Unit 8 What Will You Be Doing in 20 Years’ Time?
In pairs, take turns to pick up a card and make up a sentence connected to the picture on the
card. Make sure you use the expression, “In … years’ time, I’ll be …-ing …” or “By … I will
have …” and complete the sentence. If you cannot think of a good sentence in 30 seconds,
give your card to your partner. The winner of the game is the one with the most cards at the
end of the game.


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Unit 9 Word Order Game
1 1 1 1 1 1
When is the park clean-up being held?
2 2 2 2 2 2
The presentation wasn't given in Spanish.
3 3 3 3 3 3
The conference was cancelled last week.
4 4 4 4 4 4
These organic soaps are made locally.
5 5 5 5 5 5
the
These books were donated by
bookstore.
6 6 6 6 6 6
The program was started by my friend.
7 7 7 7 7 7
The hostel is run by volunteers.
8 8 8 8 8 8
the
Local jobs weren't harmed by
changes.

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Unit 9
1. Cut up these sentences and arrange them to make a poster for a socially conscious
business meetup.
Free refreshments will be served after the lecture.
For more information, or to sign up, visit:

PWPmeetup.com
Are you a small business owner interested in becoming

more socially conscious? Then attend our…
Next meetup – August 7th

Guest lecturer: Sam Whitman - founder of Sam's Shoes
Profits with Purpose Meetup
When: Every first Thursday of the month, at 8:00 p.m.

Where: Bluebird Café, Brooklyn

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Unit 9 Mixed Up Poster, cont.
Sam will be sharing his experience of expanding a

small family business into a multi-million-dollar socially
conscious company.
• Gather with like-minded people

• Share experiences
• Build relationships
• Network
• Enjoy free refreshments

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50 Plan a Socially Conscious Business

Unit 9
Your group is planning a socially conscious business. Discuss your ideas and follow the
instructions below:
A. Plan your business
1. What is the name of your business?

________________________________________________________________________
2. What products/services does your business sell?
________________________________________________________________________
3. What is special about these products/services?
________________________________________________________________________
4. Who do you expect will buy your products? (adults/families/students etc.)
________________________________________________________________________
5. What makes your business socially conscious? (locally sourced products/part
of the profits are donated/provides work experience and jobs/supports the
environment etc.)
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
6. Who will your business employ? (local people/ volunteers/ people in need)
________________________________________________________________________
B. Prepare a presentation about your business. Your presentation should include the following:
• The name of your business
• A catchy advertising slogan
• Overview/summary of your business
• How your business will help society/the environment
• Why people should buy your products/services
C. Tell the class about your business. Explain why they should invest in your business/buy its
products.

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51 Socially Conscious Business

Unit 9
Role-play 1
Student A
You own a restaurant. Student B
You would like to make your restaurant You own a restaurant.
more socially conscious. Student B Student A is your business partner.
is your business partner. Ask him/her Student A is interested in making your
questions about ways you can make restaurant more socially conscious.
your business socially conscious. Use Answer Student A’s questions and
the questions below to help you. suggest some ways that you can make
your business more socially conscious.
How can we make our restaurant more
Read the words and phrases below to
socially conscious?
help you.
What do you suggest we do first?
Will that cost us a lot of money? I agree, let’s focus on…
When can we get started? How about we provide…
Let’s get started by…
We can begin by…
Role-play 2
Student A
You own a store. Student B
Student B is your business partner. You own a store.
Student B is interested in making your You would like to make your store
store more socially conscious. Answer more socially conscious. Student B
Student B’s questions and suggest is your business partner. Ask him/her
some ways that you can make your questions about ways you can make
business more socially conscious. your business socially conscious. Read
Use the words and phrases below to the questions below to help you.
help you. How can we make our store more
I agree, let’s focus on… socially conscious?
How about we provide… What do you suggest we do first?
Let’s get started by… Will that cost us a lot of money?
We can begin by… When can we get started?

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Unit 9 Two Socially Conscious Businesses
Student A
A. You and your partner (student B) each have a description of a socially conscious business.
Your partner wants to find out about your business. Read your description and be
prepared to answer your partner’s questions.
World Water
World Water is a for-profit, UK-based company that

sells bottled water. But they’re also double-bottom-line
company, which means that they believe that success
goes beyond just turning a profit. They feel they have a
responsibility to make a positive impact on our world. They
are a cause-based business, committed to alleviating the
global water crisis.
When clean water is introduced to a community it changes

everything. No more drinking dirty water, no more long exhausting walks for
women and children, and most importantly, the people of the village can be
healthier.
Thanks to their "Water-works" initiative, every bottle which is sold by the

company helps to fund one of its global clean water projects. These projects
might be building a new well, repairing a broken one or establishing a water
purification system in an area suffering from poor water quality. World Water has
helped bring more than 21.6 million liters of clean water to people in need.
B. Now it’s your turn to find out about your partner’s business. Ask him/her the following
questions:
1. What is name of the business?

2. Where is the company based?
3. What does it sell?
4. How is it socially conscious?
5. What is its business model?
6. Would you invest in such a business?

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52 Two Socially Conscious Businesses

Unit 9
Student B
A. You and your partner (Student A) have a description of a different socially conscious
business. You want to find out about your partner’s business. Ask him/her the following
1. What is name of the business?

2. Where is the company based?
3. What does it sell?
4. How is it socially conscious?
5. What is its business model?
6. Would you invest in such a business?
B. Now read about your socially conscious business and be prepared to answer your
partner’s questions.
eTailor
eTailor is an online store that sells high-quality shirts for

men. The company is based in San Francisco and every
year millions of garments are designed and sold by them
for clients around the world.
They realized some time ago that one of the biggest

challenges faced by people who have lost their jobs and/
or their homes is getting back on their feet. Without the
resources to purchase a workplace-appropriate wardrobe,
it can be hard to land a position that will bring these individuals back to financial
security. So, eTailor launched what it calls its RE-work program.
This is how the program works: you buy a new shirt from eTailor. They then pay
for you to send your old shirts, sitting in the back of your closet, to them. Your
donated shirts are then inspected, washed, repackaged and donated to those
in need. This way you help someone looking for a job to look good and feel
confident when they go for that interview.

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Unit 9 Socially Conscious Business Board Game
1 2
Give an
Name 3 uses
Start of the passive
example of a cross-
compensation
business model.
voice.
5 4 3
What
Go back Advance happens at a
to Start. 2 spaces. symposium?
6 7 Rephrase this 8
What can
sentence using the
Define you do at passive: Several
fair trade. a business high street stores
meetup? donated clothing.
11 Which word 10 9
Give two doesn't belong?
examples of how
a restaurant can
• park clean-up
• animal shelter • food Go back
be more socially
conscious.
recovery program
• fair trade 1 space.
• business model
12 13
Exchange What is a
places with food recovery
the player on program?
your left.
Finish

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Unit 10 Word Order Game
1 1 1 1 1 1
She lives in a modern apartment.
2 2 2 2 2 2
Do you like this architectural style?
3 3 3 3 3 3
He hasn't shown me the floorplan.
4 4 4 4 4 4
When did you design this building?
5 5 5 5 5 5
the
Had started before you arrived?
construction
6 6 6 6 6 6
This structure won't withstand heavy winds.
7 7 7 7 7 7
The architect will submit the plans tomorrow.
8 8 8 8 8 8
They will have finished the projects by winter.

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55 Class Architecture Questionnaire

Unit 10
1. Read the questions and make sure you understand them.
2. Walk around the class and ask questions. Write the name of the person who answers
"yes" next to that question.
Questions Student's Name
1 Do you like modern architecture?
2 Have you ever renovated your house?
3 Have you ever worked in construction?
4 Would you like to study architecture?
5 Do you like working in an open space?
6 Are you good at understanding floorplans?

Do you pay a lot of attention to the
7
architecture around you?
8 Would you like to live in a skyscraper?
9 Do you live in a city?

Do you think that architecture should be
10
environmentally friendly?
3. Tell the class what you learned about your classmates.

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56 Mixed Up Script
Unit 10
A. Put the lines of the video script in the correct order.
B. Write a continuation for the scene.
Marilyn: So, where do we stand? Color Cubes is visually

innovative, Modern Hamlets provides added benefit to the
community, and Green Scene is environmentally friendly.
Jerry: I say we take a vote.
Marilyn: So, what did you both think

about the Green Scene design?
Doug: Well, the domed ceiling is certainly impressive

aesthetically. I suppose it will let in plenty of natural light.
Jerry: Meaning less artificial lighting is needed during

daylight hours – which saves a lot of energy.
Jerry: I'm also a fan of the Modern Hamlets' design. The rooftop
park will be able to host public events like concerts, shows, picnics.
Doug: Well let's start with the Color Cube proposal;

I really like this one. It's the most visually appealing.

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56 Mixed Up Architecture Script, cont.

Unit 10
Doug: Yes, but the exterior structure is just so bland.
Marilyn: Personally, I found the Modern Hamlets' design

intriguing. See, it'll have rooftop gardens including a
playground and plenty of outdoor cafés.
Jerry: I don't know, Doug. It seems a little childish to me.

3-D stacks of colored cubes, like building blocks? It feels
more like a daycare center than a shopping mall.
Doug: Jerry, have a little imagination.

This design will attract shoppers.
Jerry: Well, it certainly is the most eco-friendly. All three

designs have solar panels, but the Green Scene boasts a
rainwater collection system.
Marilyn: OK, here are our finalists for the Northeastern

Architecture Competition. Color Cubes Incorporated, Modern
Hamlets, and Green Scene. Now, remember we're looking for
an innovative shopping mall design that's not only pleasing
to the eye, but will also make a positive impact on the
community and the environment.

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Unit 10 Architecture Role-Play
1. Practice the following dialogue in pairs:
Student A
You are interested in renovating your office. Student B is an architect. Ask
Student B for advice. Use the words and phrases below to help you:
It's important that our office is…

That sounds great. But…
I like the idea of …
We’d also like the building materials to…
Student B
You are an architect. Student A is interested in renovating his/her office.
Give Student A advice. Use the words and phrases below to help you:
So what's most important to you in terms of office design?

Which aspect would you like to focus on first?
We can use/install…
All our building materials are…
How about I draw up some plans?
2. Practice the dialogue again with Student B as the client and Student A as the architect.

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Unit 10 Famous Architects
Student A
A. You and your partner (Student B) each have a biography of famous architect. Your partner
wants to find out about the architect described in your text. Read your description and be
prepared to answer your partner’s questions.
Zaha Hadid
Zaha Hadid was born in Baghdad, Iraq,
in 1950, and was one of the most well-
known female architects in the world.
Hadid was the first woman to win a Pritzker
Architecture Prize, often called the "Nobel
Prize in architecture." She designed a
variety of projects in public transportation,
libraries, archives, and opera houses,
including the Abu Dhabi Performing Art
Center in the United Arab Emirates. Her work is generally unconventional and
artistic; free-flowing forms often characterize her structures.
For many years, Hadid's designs were featured in architecture periodicals, but
were considered too impractical to build. This changed after Hadid designed
the Contemporary Arts Center in Cincinnati, Ohio. Although Hadid's design was
challenging, the impressive building was successfully constructed.
MAXXI, the National Museum of the 21st Century Arts in Rome, is considered
Hadid's finest work. But other structures are also highly acclaimed, including the
Bridge Pavilion in Zaragoza, Spain, and the Bergisel Ski Jump in Innsbruck, Austria.
B. Now it’s your turn to find out about your partner’s architect. Ask him/her the following
questions:
1. What is the name of your architect?
2. Where was he/she born?
3. What awards has he/she won?
4. What characterizes his/her architectural style?
5. What are some famous buildings he/she designed?
6. What is another interesting fact about this architect?

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Unit 10 Famous Architects
Student B
A. You and your partner (Student A) each have a biography of a famous architect. You want
to find out about your partner’s architect. Ask him/her the following questions:
1. What is the name of your architect?

2. Where was he/she born?
3. What awards has he/she won?
4. What characterizes his/her architectural style?
5. What are some famous buildings he/she designed?
6. What is another interesting fact about this architect?
B. Now read your own biography and be prepared to answer your partner’s questions.
Santiago Calatrava
Santiago Calatrava was born in Valencia, Spain, in 1951.
He is an architect, engineer, and sculptor, and combines
these skills to create unconventional architectural designs.
He is most known for his sculptural bridges, made of white
concrete and steel.
Calatrava's first major project was the Stadelhofen Railway
Station in Zurich, in 1983. It resembled an animal's ribcage
– which became his signature style.
Nature often serves as Calatrava's guide. He designed an
opera house in the Canary Islands that evokes an ocean
wave, and a building in the City of Arts and Sciences in Valencia, resembling an
oyster and giant pearl. He recently completed a transportation hub at New York's
World Trade Center, which evokes a child releasing a bird.
Some of Calatrava's structures have movable parts. For his expansion of the
Milwaukee Museum of Art he made shades resembling birds' wings, which open
and close to regulate sunlight.
Calatrava has won many prestigious awards, including the European Prize for
Architecture.

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Unit 10 Architecture Board Game
Name 1 Give an 2
3 different example of
Start building commercial
materials. architecture.
5 4 3
Go back Advance What happens

during a site
to Start. 2 spaces. analysis?
6 Which of the 7
following people When do 8
Define does NOT work in the we use the
building industry?
domed. Architect • Planner Present Perfect
• Office Manager Simple?
• Designer • Engineer
Give two 11 Which word 10 9

examples of does not belong?
how a building Why?
• innovative • urban
Go back
can be more • delicious • functional
• residential
1 space.
eco-friendly.
12 13
Exchange What is an
places with open plan
the player on office?
your left.
Finish

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Unit 10 Saying Thank You

Think of someone you would like to thank for the behaviors listed below and write their names
down. Then go up to them and thank them.
always speaking English to you
being cheerful
being enthusiastic
being even later for class than you were
being friendly
being helpful in the computer lessons
being helpful in the lessons with the teacher
letting you copy the homework
being your partner in classroom activities
enjoying life
having a nice smile
lending you things you’d forgotten
making you laugh
giving you good feedback
sharing classroom activities with you
telling jokes in English
telling you the answers you didn’t know

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U nit 10 Reflection
Name of student:
Think about the course you have just completed. How do you feel about it? Are you pleased
with your progress or are there still areas for improvement? Answer the questions below and
also add your own comments.
01. Generally speaking, do you feel your progress 06. Did you find the lessons with your teacher:
has been: - very helpful?
- very good? - quite helpful?
- quite good? - not very helpful?
- not good enough?
07. Which unit interested you most? Why?
02. In which section do you feel you have made the
most progress?
- Listening 08. Which unit interested you least? Why?
- Reading
- Speaking
- Grammar
09. Did you find the Workbook activities helpful and
03. In which section do you feel you need more interesting?
practice? - very much
- Listening - quite a lot
- Reading - not very much
- Speaking
- Grammar 10. What comments or suggestions would you like
to add about the course?
04. Did you find your way around the computer
lessons
- without any difficulty?
- with a little difficulty?
- with a lot of difficulty?
05. Did you use the student features (Community

Site, dictionary, translation)?
- some of them
- one or two of them
- none of them


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In what ways are

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Compare the two stories:

• They both _____________________________________________________________

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Not very courteous Very courteous

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4. Political Points of View

Left wing Right wing

Almost rude Diplomatic

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Guest One Guest Two

Guest Three Guest Four

Your partner’s name

Explain to your classmates who you invited.

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1. As long as I stay in the city, I’ll be afraid of crime.

1. Why don’t you start looking for a home in the country?

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Find someone who …

Name: Name: Name:

Name: Name: Name:

has gone somewhere without has suspected someone of a

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1. Who sits next to you in class? 1. Where do you cook food?

3. Who is your English teacher? 3. Where do they send convicted

5. Who helps you with your English

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3. Who is your English teacher? 3. Where do they send convicted

5. Who helps you with your English

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• Oh! How awful! • Really? How?

• Yeah. Life in the big city can be rough.

1. “Someone has stolen my wallet!”

2. “The police arrested me again but I don’t have a criminal record.”

3. “Yes, I broke my leg, but it could have been worse.”

4. “When I lived in the outback, there was very little crime.”

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True for Not true True for Not true

2. I’ll have had many grandchildren.

3. I’ll have traveled to many countries.

6. I’ll have read over 100 books.

Now write two predictions for yourself: