The News Getting Ready Where do you get the news? What kinds of stories interest you? Check (/) your answers and compare them with a partner. Where do you get the news? ea ee online q Oo q newspapers d g o Ww oO oO Oo magazines ag a o radio oO a Oo other ee o Gd What kinds of stories interest you? Alot Somewhat Not at all politics oO q o oo Oo o o business n o q entertainment a g g crime Oo Oo Oo technology oO 0 oO travel a oO q other: g oO Oo asm) Listening 1 26 These are the beginnings of news reports. What kinds of reports are they? Listen and circle the correct answer. 1. a, politics 3. a. sports 5. a. politics business b. crime D. entertainment 2. a. weather 4. a. sports 6. a. crime D. traffic b. business b. weather ‘ocabulary Worksheet)) Listening 2 0333 & Task 1 Read these newspaper headlines and listen to the news reports. Are the headlines correct? Check (V) the correct answer. Guests Restaurant Suge Escape from Wins Award 10 Days Hotel Fire —_—for Food Found Safe 1 2 3 © correct C1 correct DO correct CO incorrect 1 incorrect 1 incorrect Pop Singer's | Fishing Crew Panda Babies Concert a Lost During Born at Zoo Great Success Storm .———— s ‘ C1 correct O correct DO correct Co incorrect CO incorrect CO. incorrect 0333 B Task 2 Listen again. Are these statements about things that actually happened or things that probably happened? Check (V) the correct answer. Eee eee occu) 1, The fire started in a guest room. 0 4 2. More than ten people got food poisoning. oO o 3. The students’ vehicle broke down. oO a 4. Jimmy Wild had a sore throat. a o 5, The fishing crew sent out a call for help. o o 6. The baby pandas are very small right now. Qo aBSR rarer ena ESN A aA A ) Listening 3 33 > Task 1 What are these news reports about? Listen and circle the correct answer. 1.@© aprotest 3. a. actime 5 a. aflood B. an exhibition b. afire b. afire © asale ©. avacation © acrime 2. a, aprotest 4. a. an exhibition 6. a. anexhibition b. anexhibition b. avacation b. abusiness plan ©. asale © actime c. aprotest 0334 > Task 2 Listen again. Are the statements true or false? Check (/) the correct answer. The nurses want lower income taxes. Botero’s work has been shown in this area before. The weather is helping the fire spread. Some of the snakes are still missing Many people have had to leave their homes. The merger could be good news for travelers. oooo0ooo OOOoO0oR 28Saying large numbers When saying large numbers, use pauses between thousands, hundreds, and tens, 0335 ® Task 1 Listen and repeat. 1, The woman had two thousand-three hundred--fifty pairs of shoes. 2, He won the election by four hundred-eighty thousand votes. 3. Three thousand-six hundred-eleven people attended the concert. > Task 2 Read the sentences to a partner. Be sure to say the numbers correctly. Ojctation 0336 & Task 1 Listen to the conversation. Write the missing words or numbers. A: Did you__ wats last night and see the story about the bank robbery? B: No, | didn’t. What happened? ‘A: Three men robbed the bank on Fifth Street. They got B: Wow! That's a lot of money! | hope the police caught therm. A: Not yet. There's a ___ for anyone who helps the police capture them! > Task 2 Practice the conversation with a partner. Be sure to say the numbers correctly. Conversation Work in pairs. Think about a news story you recently heard. Tell your partner about it. 29Global Issues Getting Ready the biggest issu How important are these issues to you? Check (/) your answers and compare them with a partner. re important air pollution Oo Oo a water pollution Oo Oo 0 crime uo oO Q global warming o o o overpopulation o oO ao poverty g oO a unemployment o oO a other: Oo a o +7) Listening 1 46 People are talking about issues. Which issue do they think is most important right now? Listen and circle the correct answer. 1. a. water pollution 4. a. government © ait pollution b. unemployment 2. a. unemployment 5. a. public transportation b. crime b. unemployment 3. a. public transportation 6. a. education b, housing, b. health Vocabulary Workste) Listening 2 | oats > Task 1 ‘What Issues are these people talking about? Listen and circle the correct answer. air pollution 3. a. poverty 5. a. air pollution © water pollution b. overpopulation b. garbage overpopulation war ©. unemployment 2. a. global warming 4, a. crime 6. a. housing b. water pollution b. traffic b. poverty unemployment . air pollution crime 418 & Task 2 Listen again. Are these statements true or false? Check (/) the correct answer. ne 1. He wants to be the mayor of his city. Ty 4 2. She's going to move to Chicago. Oo a 3. He reads a lot of sports magazines. ao o 4, She bought a new car. oO oO 5. She buys less packaged food, lke frozen dinners. o Oo 6. He moved to a small apartment downtown, Oo o ar)) Listening 3 oats > Task 1 Listen to a talk on very large cities, or “megacities.” Why do people move from the country to megacities? Listen and check (/) the reasons you hear. ean fees They want to find work. They want to be farmers. They think salaries will be higher, They think the work will be easier. They think the people willbe friendly. They think city life will be glamorous. They want to be on television. They want better health care. OOOO0OO008 ooooo0o000 oat > Task 2 Listen again. Are these statements true or false? Check (/) the correct answer. Jobs are often difficult to find in megaciies. Salaries in megacities are very low. Many people end up in huge, expensive houses. Health care is much cheaper in megacities. Air pollution is a problem in megacities. The problems in megacities are becoming easier. OoOoOooOoR ooo0000 1 2 3. 4, 52 6 48(@onun jation Pronunciation eee Syllable stress in two-syilable Some words can be used as both nouns and verbs nouns and verbs. Syllable stress ‘often changes between the noun 42 > Task 1 and the verb form Listen and repeat. 1. The man was issued a fine for littering. 4, There's been a décrease in air pollution over the last year. 2, Pollution is an important issue. 5. We produce too much trash in this country. 3. How can we decréase air pollution. 6. The produce at the farmer's market looked so fresh! > Task 2 Read the sentences to a partner. Be sure to stress the correct syllable in the noun or verb. @jctation 421 & Task 1 Listen to the conversation. Write the missing words. Ay There are in the world today. B: | know. There's water pollution, air pollution, global warming, unemployment. ‘A: Yeah, and there's the destruction of the rain shortages. It can get depressing if you think about it too much. S . housing B: No kidding. What do you think the biggest issues are? A: | really think air pollution is the most important issue. If we don’t and improve air quality, we'll all have health problems. B:1 agree that air pollution is a _ The air in the city has become so dirty. > Task 2 Practice the conversation in the noun or verb. a partner. Be sure to stress the correct syllable Conversation Caen Work in pairs. Think about a global issue that is very important to you. [izteaes) Describe it to your partner. Talk about solutions that will help. 49