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Think positive vi Text type Extract {rom a novel Internet message board Brochure E-zine article Personal letter Short story Song lyrics Magazine article © Book review Questionnaire Information sheet Newspaper articleBIBLIOTECA, Key reading skills Skimming Identifying text organization Identifying the topic Identifying cohesion Selecting Inferring meaning Understanding the main idea Scanning Separating fact and opinion Inferring meaning Identifying the topic Understanding the main idea Key vocabulary skills Word groups Guessing meaning from context Synonyms Connecting words Using a dictionary Antonyms Recognizing parts of speech Words with different meanings Prefixes. Using a dictionary Suffixes Guessing meaning from context 09332 contests] |] Page 10 16 22 24 30 36 £8 50. 56 62 70 76Theme Fashion and beauty Unit 13 The business of beauty Unit 14 A career in fashion Unit 15 The pressure to look good Aging Unit 16 Growing old Unit 17 Fight for your rights Unit 18 Staying young Travel Unit 19 Seeing the world Unit 20 Time for a vacation Unit 21 Great explorers The gender gap Unit 22 Male and female roles Unit 23 Women fighting back Unit 24 How different are we? Activity sheets Key reading skills study sheets Key vocabulary skills study sheets AL RI vi Letter from the editor Poem Dialog extract Magazine article Travel story Guidebook extract Encyclopedia entry Diary extract Newspaper article Extract from a book Word list wiKey reading skills Identifying the topic Identifying cohesion Understanding the main idea Inferring meaning Skimming Separating fact and opinion Scanning Understanding the m Identifying text organization idea Selecting Separating fact and opinion skimming Key vocabulary skills Recognizing parts of speech Synonyms Guessing meaning from context Antonyms Using a dictionary Connecting words Recognizing parts of speech Suffixes Synonyms Words with different meanings Word groups Prefixes Page 82 84 90 96 102 104 110 116 122 124 130 136 142 150 156Each theme has a special opening section. Find out what you are going to read by first previewing the three units in the theme. vit x Describe Complete @ = simple chart about the main exis itt theme Match short texts A typical unitRead the main text and cheek your predictions Answer comprehension questions to help you understand the text Practice key reading skills to become a better reader. Talk about your ideas with your classmates, a : g : 3 Fj A éLook at these pictures. Ask and answer questions with your partner. Take turns. “S{ Where are they? ) (What can you see!KEY READING SKILLS Preview Siloraneen ROEM 1. There are three units in this section. Find the main texts and complete this chart. nog BXimoy as Bos 2. Read these captions. With your partner, match each caption with a picture, a. Some people really enjoy their time at school. But others hate it. How about you? Do you enjoy school? b, Travel is casy these days, Many people are choosing ta travel to another country for their education, too, Today, the Internet offers anather way to study, With nearly 20,000 courses to choose from online, you can stay at home and learn, No more school! Which picture matches each unit? Tell your partner.Student days 1. Describe these pictures, What can you see? What is happening? 2. With your partner, decide who is ... excited / bored / striet f easy-going helpful / scared Think about it Interview your partni a. Do you agree “school days are the happiest days of your life b. Do you think teach wk? ¢. Do you think it’s OK to ask questions in class? d. Is it OK to disagree with a teacher? €, Should teacher rs give too much home punish students who arrive late to class?Vocabulary skills: Word groups Jo **rgeqayancsuues “1, Match each of these classes with its description. Underline the words that help you identify each class. =e amt chemistry history math languages music Night-school classes a coon IN this class, you can practice being creative with painting and drawing. Learn how to speak to people from other count Choose from English, French, Chinese, and Japanese, ind out about the past, We will look at life im ighicenth-century Europe and twentieth-century Asia, . In the laboratory, you ean experiment with different chemicals and have fun with science, Learn to play a musical instrument, such as the piano or guitar, Are you good with numbers? Learn how to salve difficult mathematical problems. punish pupil stand People Things Actions ‘You are going to read an extract from a novel called “Jane Eyre.” Before you read, guess true (T) or false (F) for each of these statements. Jane Eyre is a young girl. She likes her school. The head teacher is good to Jane, She is punished for failing a test, Read the text and check your answers.Lowood School There were about eighty girls in the schoolroom, divided into four classes. The oldest girls were in the fourth class, and the youngest were in the first class. | was in the first class. All four classes had our lessons in the same large and very cold schoolroom. We had to sit there quietly, not saying a word, until the teachers came into the room together. The lessons—math, history, French—were not at all interesting, and always followed the same pattern, First, we read some pages in a book and then our teacher asked us questions. | tried to listen, but | soon got bored ‘After four hours, there was a lunch break, and we all went outside, Because it was winter, it was very cold. Very soon, a bell rang, and lessons started again. Three weeks passed. One afternoon, the head teacher, whose name was Miss Temple, came into the schoolroom. Mr. Bracklehurst was with her, and we all stood up as they entered. | stood behind an older girl because | did not want Mr. Brocklehurst to see me. Mr. Brocklehurst walked slowly round the room. Everybody was very quiet. | closed my eyes and wished he would leave. My hands started to shake, and | dropped my book Mr. Brocklehurst stopped walking and looked straight at me “Ah! The new girl," he said, “Come here, Jane Eyre!” Then he ‘pointed at two of the older girls. "You two girls—put Jane Eyre on that high chair!” he said. “Look at Jane Eyre, everybody!” Mr. Brocklehurst said. "This child is bad. She will be punished! Miss Temple! Teachers! Girls! Do not talk to this child.” Then he spoke to me again. “Jane Eyre, you must stand on that chair for two hours," he said. "You are a bad girl!" That evening, as | cried and cried alone, Miss Temple saw me. She came to me and held my hand. She was very kind. “You are a good pupil, Jane," she said, “And you are not a bad girl, | am your friend.” “Thank you, Miss Temple," | said yn Graded Reader “ane Ederstanding the text |. Answer these questions. a. How many girls were in the schoolroam? ‘Choose the answer to cach question. a. What were the lessons at the school like? 1, interesting 2. boring 3. short 4. expensive ‘How did Jane try to hide from Mr, Brocklehurst? 1, She went to the back of the class, 3. She left the room. 2, She covered her face 4, She stood behind another girl ¢, Why did Jane drop her book? 1, She was very tired, 3, Another girl pushed her. 2, She felt very nervous, 4, Mr. Brocklehurst shouted at her, ‘Who put Jane on the chair? 1, a teacher 3. Mr. Brocklehurst 2, Miss Temple 4, two other girls e. When did Miss Temple try 10 comfort Jane? 1, that morning 3, that evening 2, that afternoon, 4, alier Mr, Brocklehurst left es to describe each person. Explain your choice to Jane serable J sympathetic ¢ uncaringReading skills: Skimming JP miregncseys Quickly skim the next part of the story, Then immediately check (/) your answers. Do nat look back at the text. (1 Hiure Lowood Schoo! was in an unhealthy place, where the weather was often bad. The buildings were wet and cold, Mr. Brocklehurst, who ‘owned the school, was a rich man. But he did not buy warm clothes for us, and we never ate any good food. Everybody hated him. That spring, the weather was very bad, and many of the girls became sick. Some of them left the school and never came back, Many of the girls who stayed died. We had a terrible time, There were no lessons because Miss Temple and the other teachers were busy taking care of the sick pupils. Mr. Brocklehurst had to buy better food for us, and warm clothes. He never came to the school, though. Not once. ‘The next year, Lowood School moved to a better, more healthy place. There were new schoolrooms, new bedrooms, and a new dining room. The new buildings were bright and clean, and the teachers were happy. After that, | was happy at Lowood School. | was a pupil at Lowood School for six years. Then | became a teacher at the school for two years Adapted rom t Evel lerrerann Graded Reader a. Mr, Brocklehurst .. 1. LI was the owner of the school. 2. was a teacher in the school, b, In the spring .., 1, CO many girls became ill and died. 2. C1 ail the gins left the school c. Miss Temple 4. LI became sick 2. helped the sick children d. In the end, Lowond School ... 1. LI became worse 2. LI became better e. Jane Eyre , 1, CI left the school as soon as she could, . LI stayed at the school and became a teacher.review Use the words in the box to complete this text. bored break hated interesting kind lessons punished pupils teacher remember ember a teacher called Mr. Rutter. He was chemistry teacher at elementary school, and chemistry, I really ; There were twenty- in the class, so I always sat at the front. He was very & —he “smiled a lot—and he never © .... -any of us. He wanted us to enjoy the lessons; he always made them very © ......... so Twas never lunch help him clean up the classroom. .. in his class. At I stayed behind 1a Ik about it Seen oe oeneceecauecaccnyce What class did they teach? did they look like? What was the name of the schaot? Interview your partner, (Call me about a teacher you remember. \ =~|| TN Studying abroad 1. Look at these pictures. Read the information. I'm studying in the States for a year as part of my business major. We're on a language course! ie’s great. I'm in Vietnam for the summer on an ‘exchange program. 2. Would you like to study in another country? Have you ever been abroad ona study trip? Think about it 1. Why would you study abroad? Check (#) your answers. a. LI w see the world and have new experiences b. C1 to warn about a different culture ¢ To teach other people about my culture d, C to meet different people = To make my resume more attractive to employers £, 01 to not want to study abroad 2. Compare answers with your partner. 10lary skills: Guessing meaning from context eases oer mote Read these sentences and choose the correct meaning of cach word in italics, Top tips for studying abroad 1. It won't always be casy. Be patient. Don’t get annoyed when things go wrong. a. tired —b, hungry e. angry eu n) Not everyane thinks the same way. You may meet people with different valtes. a. ideas b. prices ¢. food Before you go, investigate the country and find out about the people. The information will be useful when you are there, a. visit ob. study ¢, help Don't believe everything you read in guidebooks. They can be misleading. a. wrong b. right. helpful See a doctor before you go, Get everything you need to protect your health so you don’t become ill when you are there. a.enjoy b. check — €. look after 6. Decide how much money you will need. Find out the price of food, books, and other things you will buy. Have a budget so you don't spend too much. a. financial plan b, bank account — c. credit card 7. Find a convenient and economical way 10 call home before you leave. You don’t want to spend all your money on phone calls! a.safe) b. easy c. cheap 8, Socialize with local people. It’s the best way to learn the language and culture. a. copy —b. make friends with —¢. understand icting fou are going to read a letter by an American student who studied spanish in a study abroad program. What do you think happened to hi ck (7) Yes or No. ge ooo; He studied in one country for a year. OO ). He had many problems. He became ill and left the country. He fell in love, He got married and now lives abroad \d the text and cheek your predictions.tp:fervew usacinaws him, - a\2 a2 )o fete Wey | Fieboh Hare __ Sanh ie |e EleinieLnks B)FoeHinad GIMP iins BYANaeln ) MAC) El ieoch levee weScemn Estas Bee Cen) aed Students! Post your story here! Studying abroad changed my life! I gradusted from Utah State University with a Marketing degree and then decided to lear a foreign language. | wont to the University of Idaho and started a Spanish course. | chose Spanish because | hava {rignds who speak Spanish, and | think i's a useful language. As part ofthe course, | had to study abroad. After investigating various options, Idacided to come to Casta Rica. A friend comas from here, and she told me it was a beautiful country. In Casta Riea, | was nervous at first. However, the people at University Studies Abroad Consortium {who organized the trip] were very friendly. On the first weekend, they took me and the othar USAC students ta visit 9 lot of great places. had 8 good teacher in Costa Rica, so | learned a lot of Spanish. After the caurse, four months later, | returned to Idaho. | really wanted to study abroad again! This time, | went to Spain, First, | went to Madrid, and after that, | went to Bilbao. In both places, | saw many interesting sights and was able to improve my Spanish. In Bilbao, we spoke Spanish all the time in class! At first, | was annoyed because I couldn't understand everything, but | sean improved. My time in Spain was an unforgettable experience, and | have many fantastic memories. It was a great opportunity to sosialize and become friends with people from all aver the world. If you live with a host family, it more economical, but my buelgot was big enough for me to rent an apartment. It was goad to learn about the histary and values of the peaple there, as well as the language. Alter Spain, | returned home for Christmas and then carne back to- Casta Rica for one final semester. Here, | met a Costa Rican git, named Maritza, She was a student ot the University of Costa Rica and spoke graat English, When I first met her, | knew | would not want to leave Costa Rica again found a job in Costa Rica exparting fruit and vegetables to the U.S.A. A few months ago, | graduated with a degree in Spanish. Then I married Maritza. Because of the USAC program, | am married to the sitl af my dreams and | am doing a job | love ... and | speak Spanish every day! Mare R. Beesley 1 BW Gomer sersty Studies Abroad Consory 4 ading the text ad these questions and write your answers. Who wrote the leer? reach statement, write T (true) or F (false). Marc has two degrees. He went to Costa Rica because his famil In Spain, he stayed in two ties, He decsn’t like his job: in Costa Rica. le ma 14 Spanish woman a few months ago, ‘a group, Find four ways Marc's life is different after studying abroad.Eaten Bl KEY READING SKILLS Reading skills: Identifying text organization JO SRSARNS att 1. 2. Number these events in Marc’s life in order. cow He finds a jobs. Devniass He returns to Costa Rica and meets Maritza, ©. conse He graduates with a Marketing degree. de. He goes to Mastrid, sta Rica for the first time. escheat He gaes to ¢ He goes 10 Bilbao, cece. He marries Maritza. By cose He graduates with a Spanish dege Read these texts. Number the sentences in the correct order, Returning home Problems: @. osu First, they may feel isolated and lonely. B. cance Some students who study abroad for a long time may have problems when they return home. « Finally, they might find it difficult to make new friends, ese. They will also miss their friends in the country they lett. Solutions Ja. sone To begin with, they can share the students to go abroad, experience and encourage other -oous AS many returning students ate near graduation, they can also start looking for jobs. 6 case Secondly, they can also give advice to students who are about to leave to study in another country. i. soos There are ways returning students can help themselves feel more comfortable.