VIEWPOINT STUDENT'S BOOK *} MICHAEL MCCARTHY JEANNE MCCARTEN HELEN SANDIFORD CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESSyou es ite authors, @ pits, and favor! ding habits, ‘ jk about literature, 6A g auxiliary verbs, £0, and onefs) sting Wor ‘avoid repo hasis. verbs for emphasis, sas suse auxiliary eed of roped ind if not in suse ifsoa In Unit Qe Grammar in context rs below. Can you guess the story bet each memo, ‘A. Read the sixword memoit aa Who are you — in six words? ourreaders wrote their autobiographies bisa. Lindany ¢ Tenmiomntme, | © Te ‘Saw everything bt a Sadly, broke. seron ® Sasha G ® hae = ‘Studied hard. Good . raising three toons ogee, No Brae B coum Listen. Which memoir is each person talking about? Write the letors a 1, “Like me he seems family oriented, He’ obviously enjoying family lf ~ as Tam. Bt finds it hard. Most people do. I know my sister does. She has three children ~ all under sa” 2, ___“Well, she obviously changed careers - alot of people do these days, But it sound she took risk by choosing a career thats not as lucrative, which is what Idi, too. hope works out for her. It did for me, but for some people it doesn't” 3. “Ti say this person worked hard in college, which most students do, But is oo bl or she hasnt gotten any work. I know a lot of graduates w —— “Sounds like me.I was the perfect kid ~ made my brothers never did. At college I went wild, as alot of kid 5: —_ "This person clearly likes change. Actually, Tm contemplating volunteering. I think its a gre . —__ “He must have traveled all over, my friends havent ether. I'm saving sho haven't. It's so discouraging” ‘ bed, ate my vegetables, and my \s do, Dyed my hair pink Tm thinking of making abi change insy at idea, but my family doesit for some Tallove to do that. Ihaverit been abroad once. Moss up for a trip, and so is one of my friends. So maybe About " you Pair work Discuss the questions below. Do you agree? Which memoir writer in your view ... Sie: i * thas had the best education? * hashad thebest me © is the most successful? . “xperiences? * seems the most interesting person? * has taken the most risks? * is most like someone you know? Unit: A great read ppm 6Figure tout About | you e | A Auxiliary verbs IE '“S Grammar Avoiding repetition 1 How do the speakers in Exercise 1B a ir " void repeating the same or similar words? Rewrite the underlined parts of the Sentences. Then read the grammar charts 1, Well, she obviously chany h changed careers ~ a lot of people change careers these days. 2. u hope it works out for her, It worked out for me, but for s me people it doesn't work out. 3, She still hasnt gotten any work, know a lot of graduates who havent gotten any work. You can avoid repeating words by using auxiliary verbs (e.g., be, have, do). The auxiliary can be in He's obviously enjoying it~ as ! am. 1M enjoying it) is poe fense as the J think it's a great idea, but my family doesn’t. (= doesn't think it's a great ideal first ver ‘She took a risk, which is what | did, 100. (= took a risk) | haven't been abroad. My friends haven't either. (= haven't been abroad) 1h Oley can also She obviously changed careers ~ alot of people de these days. (= change careers) 2 in a different tense I hope it works out. It did forme. (= worked out) Cc Complete the conversations. Use auxiliary verbs. Then practice with a partner. 1. A Have you ever taken any risks in life? B No, I suppose I haven't really. I went to college, as my brother It was expected, | guess. And I went into dentistry, which is what my dad too. I guess I don't like taking risks. My brother » though. He gave up a good career to go into music. 2. A So, what's one of the best experiences you've had in life? B Well, I guess I've been lucky. | met the perfect guy. And you know, alot of people And we don’t have any financial worries. That's nice. Many couples _these days. 3..A Have you ever made a decision you regret? B Well, ets see. I had the opportunity to go to China on a school trip, but I didn't go. Some of my friends _, either. But I wish T had. I think they're planning a trip for next year ~ I hope they _, anyway: I wor't say no next time. 4. A Have you traveled much? I mean, where have you been? B Well, [haven't traveled much, though all my friends _. I think it’s good to travel, but my parents . They worry about me being safe, Pair work Ask and answer the questions in Exercise B. Give your own answers. Viewpoint My life Group work Write your own six-word “memoir” on a piece of paper. Then mix up the papers and take turns reading each one aloud. What can you guess about the writer? Make comparisons with other people. Can you guess who wrote it? tet itl) vi 7 pol. Family. Loving fife. Schoo " You can use -y adverbs to show your attitude to whet you say fends. Basketball “This person is obviously enjoying life ~ as Iam.” WEEN nit: Aron eae eLesson B Favorite books = 'A_ What are some classe works of erature” Wino wrote wre by Leg Tote, them? Make a list. Tie Tale of Geni by My, TOY Meraaay Teacema by Tee & * i, coy Listen to people talk about thei reading A ® habits, What does each person like to rear 7 *t read literary ‘oung people don ture Me SUN SI A TOOTS, What's your favo: - ae Plece of literary, Who's your favorite author v ‘ rer] e veroest | “neresinoy enuah ts acuayapeem ne et ee tm tongoo.um.,.. | ByReartwhen' was aki Is abouneee an ose eee NS TE ee | seataina ool tiky (eaten h The Stes ofa Luna | wou though. AS kids we used to love reading seit i ating poems stil ike to, actually” — Anita otto What did you read most recently? | “Off the top of my head, | cant think ofan [i never be able to. She's so talented, and she tls these ‘amazing, magical stories. ve read every book she's ever ‘written. hope she writes a new one 800n." = Michi ‘What classic literature have you read? 7 Ur, egy | = are think. No, nothing comes to mind. | don't ~ Bi | ee Teer: | baveomime maou tene ant | . inca ast eouentmake heads tas fem Ren | renin, wre ou ean someting net some | Ce eS ieee. | math conse the pot reagan ee | ‘once you come to grips wit. you can see how the plots] made up.” — Carlos fed crac ae See oy” ~ Mako tek important to road classic ttereurey Not realty. [ts beyond re why people think you sn ea te classes You dnt tare hm ay tea aay novels and ty rt tt Seer books re jet heap romance news by uncon They" the ones at sik n my ming So reser les Pee reece neon cries: “ax | © Complete the idioms in the chart. Use the interviews above to help you. Then ask and = answer the questions in Exercise B, Use at least six idioms ‘Understanding Tean't make eds or fais of ith _. my tongue. Whardoget your" around it. | We have to learn by — You have to come to eh {don't know off __— yb ‘Youwantto get something i. Ba oe Tdon't see Nothing comes etme Hoge may Her stories inmy "Thales of favorit authors but ome that comes to mind is Paulo Coelho” OO Areas SRI sune®@ Grammar Avoiding repetition 2 "fau| ‘A How might the people in the interviews continue thie first sentence without repeating ‘words? Choose words to delete or change. Then read the gremmar chart. ed to read a lot of trashy novels, but these days Ym notable to read a lot of trashy novels. haven't read a trashy’ nove in {wasnt supposed to ead alot oftrashy novels. the trashy novels like have gotten too trashy: | prefer not to read a lot of trashy novels nowadays. IGN ie ene a You can avoid repeating infinitive verb phrases by using to when i isc |! would love to write ike her, but I'll never be able to. | meen, I'd like to We had to read Shakespeare's plays in colege. Well, we were suncosed to Notice the negatives with try and prefor | shouldn't ead trasty novels, and | wy not to, but | used to rad a ot, but these days I preter not to, You can use one or ones to avoid repeating countable nouns. Don't use them after my, your, his. ete. ‘some, any, or both unless there 1s an adjective "ve road all her books. Her best one is Of the books | read, the ones | ike best are nonfiction. B_ How can you avoid repetition in some of these sentences? Delete words or use one / ones. Write ‘one or ones in parentheses where they are optional. 1. These days I hardly ever pick a book up. Well, tend not to pickup a book. rather read a magazine 2 ‘There alot ofliterature haven't read, ve never read Moby Dick, but like to read Mody: Dick one day 3. [read plays, especially modern plays. My favorite playwright is Arthur Miler. ‘ve read all his plays. His best play'is The Crucible. Though you have to see it performed to really get something out ofit 4, In elementary school, we had to earn poems by heart Atleast we were supposed to learn poems by heart. 5. [read for half an hour in bed every night before | go to sleep. Well | try to read for halfan hour in hed every night 6, Leant see the point of going into bookstores to buy print books. into bookstores to buy print books. My books are all downloaded onto stable. 1d not to go Us cheaper. 7. Wsbeyond me why people dost listen to audio books more, [ove autobiographies and i a great way to “read especially long Lalways gt new audio books ifm able to get them. 1 stil go to the library to borrow books. "The books {get are usually historical 8 novels. They're the best books. ‘9, Thaver't read much classi literature, but I like the work of Jane Austen. So fof her books are also movies, ike Enna and Pride and Prejudice. Both movies Pa are good, but the best movie is Finnta, That sticks in my mind ir work Discuss the sentences in Exercise B. Are any of them true for you? about] C 2il fi a Lesson © | do like I 0 Convers: ‘A Inthe last dav A What views are mo ‘ago, they were precicting th .sgor Not long 290, t eat Professor ne and computer Use, people woud Bur we haven't In fact, we're reading ang een there impicatons of hs fr te y y Emphasizing ideas ation strated ings have You read and written? 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Find more examples in the conversation. eevee D dacoxos Read the conversations. Add the auxiliary verbs door does to add emphasis where possible, and make any other necessary changes. Then listen and check. 1. A The problem with many of the blogs you read is that they're very poorly vite, 'B Yeah, [think its hard to find ones that are well written. Some have good content, th and not wort reading 2. A You know what I hate? Microblogs. I feel they're a waste of tim B Wall, {follow som 3.A Ibelieve that people are much less afraid of writing hard to get your work published, but not anymore, The Internet really makes a difeene B But it seems like thats the problem. Anyone can get their work out there. c celebrities. | enjoy reading their thoughts on life ow. L know | am, Itused to b 4. A Itsinteresting how new kinds of writing have come about in recent years. Like phone novels that started in Japan. It makes you wonder why they became so popslat B Yeah. It seems unlikely that people would want to read books on a cell phone ‘About| Pair work Discuss the conversations in Exercise D. Do you agree with the views presets” vou ‘What other views do you have about each topic? LE) Unit: Agrest rood = EEA8 Strategy plus If so, if not ico 108 You can use if s0, especially in formal speaking. It means “it the answer is ‘yes or “if this is true I not means “it the answer's ‘no" or “if this isnot tu” And if not, then does that mean anything goes? You can also use if not to restate something with more emphasis. ‘Are there any implications of this for literature? And if so, what? That's just as important, if not more important A Aiicoxe7 Listen to five students’ concoms about researching ioe agent ese ‘information online. Number the professor's responses 1-5. foot Seoeenee 4. D Wall, you'll need to develop the skill of deciding what’ relevant, \/2_® If not, you'll waste a lot of time. b. D Well iso, don't use it. You should only use trusted sources for your essays. ¢- That could be dangerous. You need to consult a professional. 1'not, you could damage your health, 4. Ifso, you nced to write that in your paper and describe the different outcomes ofeach study. ¢.O Mis, and they could fail i they're found out; plagiarism is wrong, ifnot dishonest Avour|_B_ Pair work Discuss the problems. Do you have similar ones? How do you solve them? 8 Listening and strategies The blogosphere A Aico108 Guess the missing words op — ‘and numbers on the slide. Then listen to part of a presentation. Write ‘a word or number in each space. 2/3.0f blogs are written by _ B tico10s Listen to the next part of the presentation. Complete the notes on the reasons for blogging. Sof bloggers are between the ages of _ Bloggers are also more: —_% of bloggers spend hours or morea day blogging 1. “Bloggers' main motivation for writing blogs docs appear to be more about ‘ 2. “the motivation to blog in a professional environment does seem to be P 72% say they don’t receive any “Bloggers do say that blogging makes them more committed to, ifnot passionate about, 4, “There is a sense that bloggers are blogg) y really do 5. “those people who do derive supplementary income from ther blog sites tend to About | Pair work Discuss the questions. you *# Do you read or write blogs? * Did the presentation change your views about blogging? ay TEER Unit 1: Agreat read aT 'A Wel to be honest, I dont read many blogs, but it does seem that they cou be intere B Yes. [do think that they miglt be a useful way of promoting yourself at work, for exanyic frignds enjoy fading postry? Who are some of yg “aS ‘A. Prepare Do you oF Yo . ne ‘you know of? Make a list. = -octavio Paz isa well-oown poet et , vain ideas Read the atcle and the extracts from some Abriefhistory of /7/0(/ iy “athe Meseum othe Ancan Orit in arb Tukey that sma alt it ancient Sumerian spt 08 Fonpeopte have ban able to read but ik istoran rer Phoclagas MuarecliniyeGibaieved that the Arndt on he let re thor of over em AD yrs Moya tat isthe cies ve poor eve ound 2 Ofcouse, love has een oe ofthe ending heres of yf contre. etiam peers. petty esate red a anes ofReepng of S07 tte for stoeling, snp as way of ecocing family ator or for exo. Irdeed thse societies had ro Usher incoe of register portant evens or cull Perratan andestingpoely at 3 ma oss what they held dear rom gae'ton to generation, > Poetry was ako valued in religion as a way of remembering teachings and prophecies. 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Nevertheless, ane of the cor centers around the issue of that still goes an with the rise of r States. Some see rap performance art - poetry that shauld be heard athe ty read while cities say that rap should not be conede=o= poetry at all because it does not us Regardless of the ongoi consider themselves as poets. Certainly the songs are those of love, and that hasn't changed since poetry first es art form Jebate Reading tip 0 {nthe last sentence or paragraph, writers of ST ‘to the theme raised at the start of the plese:nel About you = 8 Focus on vocabulary Synonyms ‘Writers use 5 © Read for main ideas Find the ideas below in the article. Write the paragraph number. Which paragraph mentions the following? 1. the belief that poetry cou prove crop yields 2, how poetry was used to register births and family relationships 3. the controversy surrounding a definition of what poe 4 how certain poetic forms express ideas that are dificult to define 5. the notion of posts as teachers = tually is sas 6. an example of how romantic poetry as existed for thousands of years 7. the spiritual applications of poetry == ‘A. Ineeach question, ctele the two words in bold thet ae | (ann aN ST similar in meaning. Use the artile to help you. Paragraph raver iso understand ‘numbers are given in parentheses. \ 1. What are some of the abstract (6) / enduring (2) Tasting (5) themes of poetry? 2. Why was poctry retained (7)/ held dear (2) valued (3) in early societies? 3. In early societies, poetry was used for recording 2) / consisting of (4) / registering (2) what? 44 What famous poem describes a war (4) values (4) / battle (4)? 5. Who wrote (6) / evolved (3) / composed (5) sonnets? 6, Which cultures used poetry asa way (3)/ fate (4) / means (2) of ec 7, What isthe nature of the ongoing (7)/ continuing (7)/ communicating (6) debate bout rap? 8. Do you have a favorite verse (3) / poem (1) / prophecy (3)? ting audiences? B_ Pair work Discuss the questions in Exercise A, Use the article to help you. Also add your own Ideas and views. @ Listening My interpretation is... A. cox Read and listen to the poem. Who is the poet talking about? PRIME, Your vice ste B. icorn Listen to one person's interpretation of the poem. How does the person answer these questions? |. What do you think ofthe poem? — Sie 4hinks What image does it bring to mind? feels? 1 2, 3. How do you think the po 4, Hows does it make you fe © Pair work Discuss the questions chore in Exercise B. Do you agree? : eadhort yet powerful n Ovey ON TET write a review ofa boo Cra ‘Choose # book that You have enjoy. ewotie the Becta moe Writing AS Insien *= write a book review. link adjectives. + avoid errors with yet J. What doos the writer think ok atthe review of neve of the A. Look ata model Look atthe review of oe Underline adjectives that r° Hover son tohn Steinbeck’ OF Hie and Men Sin Cao Oe a ee Pay a i gee man Fed ntge seo ye comes 8 coi er, Sa 2. GEA that il gi seo impossible, of: oing apiece of land. a ara ah we, stbck estes an aesphere thats 24k and aga tory that is not going to have a happy ending ng? ® ‘lear from the start that this is ast sears though not entrly unexpected, ending leaves the reader feling sag hy, ofa that the values of fendship and tut remain stronger than the desperate that George and Lennie inhabit : ; alanty written, of Mice and en is compeling. if at times depressing, with then, that areas relevant today as they were then. Its a magnificent work of fiction, . Na during Perhaps reality B Focus on language Read the chart.Then choose the best options to complete the senten, below. Sometimes all are corect. ces Winer ‘You can link two related or compatible adjectives with and or use a comma before @ noun George & @ compassionate and caring fiend. OR George is a compassionate, earing ang Lennie is a physically large but gentle man A short yet powerful nove! ie You can use ifnt or (or) even toadd a stronger adjective. Their dream wil be difficult, not / (or) even impossible, to fulfil 1. Teisan engaging and /, / but thought-provoking story about two men, 2, ‘The novel has several scenes that are unbearably tense and /,/, if not disturbing. 3. The lives ofthe characters are hard, if not / even / though desperate. 4. Their dreams are understandable yet / but / though /if ultimately unrealistic. 6 “The writing i simple yet / but /, deeply symbolic: “The ending is moving ifnot /even / but poignant, with an act that is ‘compassionate, even / though / if brutal © Write and check Write a short review of a book. Exchange reviews with your classmates. Evaluate the book VVocabulary notebook Heads or tails ‘When you lean an ciom, fs useful to think ofa jg to fe sme obras oppor situation vihen you can use it. Write down the beac 3 situation and then a sentence using the idiom, "T cant mae sands o dis of Heese inshractions tuations ‘A. Match the situations with the expressions. Write the letters a-f. 1, You're taking a class, bn youlre not sure you're a. Itsbeyond me why he did that. learning anything. 2. Someone has just unfriended you on your social 1b. Ihave to learn it by heart. networking ite ~ you have no idea why 3. You're trying to remember the name ofthe author & Sore Host my train of thought. of a book you've just read 4. You have to give a short presentation in class . [hope | get something out of this. without using any notes. 5. You're telling someone a story, but you get . That really sticks in my mind. distracted. 6. You telling someone about something memorable £ Ieson the tip of my tongue that happened to you when you were litle. B Look at these idioms. Think of a situation when you might use each idiom. Write the situations. 1 “Its hard to get your head around” 2 “Lean‘t come to grips with it” 3. “Lreally don't see the point of it” 4 ‘Gosh, [dosit know off the top of my: head” 5. "Well, nothing really comes to mind © Word builder Find the meanings of these idioms. Then write a situation for each one. 1. jog your memory 3. ringa bell 5. miss the point 2. goinoneearand out the other 4, get the message 6. itha no-brainer > TEREST) Write one word from the box that has a similar meaning to. “the words in bold. Then write answers to the questions Refer to Exercise 2A on page 17 to help you. OF COURSE You CANT MAKE HEADS. ORTNLS oF THE Beck, battle continuing composed——_—lasting meansof register value verse 1 Wat someting thot hol dea? 2 What ae of ot eli ig ce i 4 What information do you have to record on a bith certificatet &> 4, What famous war have you learned about in history? 4 2 6, What’ the best way of recording your family history? “) ig pale ened pl et GEREN 1: A great read ~In Unit 2, YOU + ** st tochnotoay and i no nouns ch as both with adver Moesiblyto soy what i i ts impact «talk abo 1 adel information and...2nd neither... nor like presumably and ironically possible. “ise conjunctions su “signal expectations “use can't/ couldn't How private is “private”> Lesson A 0 Grammar in context "A. How private do you consider these things to be? What else do You consider ae psa) + your cell phone number «# your date of birth «your marital status * favorite websites « yourmaling address * your photographs Bdicone Liston to semina, What invasions of privacy do the students mention, week, the subject to be discussed fs changing fessor: nthe ellge debate next ete a he ivacy has a different meaning nowdays? ates tovard privacy Do you think pi eres eel, Ime, people put pictures orlne and share intimate details with Tries of ocled tendon soci netvars. You can watch videos of absolutely anything, you Sno, perl busting te teeth ~ al nds of things that were once considered priate, card: fight. And every few mints, they pst updates saying whet they're doing, “Th “Gonna wask ay hait’ We dont ned to know things like that, ue, You can get to kon ove about people onthe ather side ofthe word someone nest door or the guy upstairs. But I ques i’ pretty harmles ‘Gert: Maybe, bat wa aboct rea invasions of privacy Like oalne stores borbard you wth ads offering recommerdetions beceuse they know what youve searched for, And applications programmed te maniter your ena then on your szteen you gt thse pop-up ads baseé on what you've just urten? They the anes {fing ereepy. Torane Wel you anit ignore a. What wore me the Infomation demanded fom yu you jst nas seman fora website -sometines they wat your mang acres, cel phone number, date of serthin There must be a lot of people happy to give away all this information, but they have no idea of how itll be se The get taken in by websites eager to mate money by sling their databases to ather companies a © Pair work Discuss the questions. 1. What do you think Geet means by "so-called friends"? 2, What is Lorraine referring to when she says “But I guess it’s prety harmles¢"? 3. Why do you think Gert uses the word bombard 4, Why are some websites a cause fr con Lorraine cern, in Lorraine’ opinion? 5. Which ofthe students views do you a Unit2:Technology §— EIT gree with?Figure aut About you e Grammar Adding information to nouns | A. Write how the students say these things without relative clauses. Then read the chart 1. the guy who lives upstairs 3. ads that offer personal recommendations 2. websites that are eager to make money 4. pop-up a that are based on wt (ties ‘You can add information to nouns with citferent types of expressions instead of using a rlatve clause, An advetb of adverbial phrase the guy upstairs (= who ives upstairs, someone next door A prepositional phrase people on the other side of the world An acjectwve phrase people happy to give away this information [An activa intintive an easy concept to define A passive infinitive has e future meaning the subject to be discussed ‘Appresent participle (ang form) ‘ads offering personal recommendations Appast participle has a passive meaning applications programmed to monitor your messages B icons Rewrite the comments, Replace the underlined words with the type of phrase sven. Do you agree with the comments? Discuss with a partner, 1. The invasion of privacy is that we should discuss. (active infinitive) | mean, how to protect our privacy rious (passive infinitive) And anyone who is willing to patt with personal infor ust taking a risk, (adjective phrase) 2. Thate it when online stores monitor the items that you have putin your basket and then bombard you with emails that offer you discounts on those same things. (prepositional phrase, present participle) I delete all emails that ae sent by shopping websites on principle. (past participle) 5. Its useful that they send advertisements that they target at you personally: (Past participle) Sometimes you get discount coupons that are for things you really need. (prepositional phrase) 4. Giving your phone number in stores to get a refund is nothing that we should worry about (active infinitive) The thing we should wate is when they want your fingerprints. (active nitive) 5, Friends who share your personal details with strangers ~ thats one ofthe potential dangers that «exist in social networking, (present participle, prepositional phrase) For example, I know far too ‘much about the person in the apartment that is downstairs, (adverb) Listening and speaking Privacy or convenience? When do people have to give their fingerprints? Is it a reasonable request? «> 49.0114 Listen to Mark tell Mary about a trip to a theme park [Are the sentences true (T) or false (FJ? Correct the false information 1. Mark knew beforehand that he would have to give his fingerprint. — 2. The man behind Mark in the line agroed with Marks point of vies. — 3, Mary thinks the theme park knows that people will object. 44, Macy would rather be inconvenienced than give her personal — rena RS ins Rv J) © raw wat do yuk to stay? 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What apps have you downloaded? How useful ae they? 5 2. The —__ (convenient ofthis invention i evident, and it certainly wins a prize for : : — (original). t also provides plenty of - (amuse) But would you really buy something like thi C13. Thesheer — (brilliant) of this invention is cleat, and the (simple) ofits design is appealing. It also improves the everyday lives, What other inventions have made life better? 1 4. This simple invention certainly improved th working lives. 1's (efficient) of many winning formula, What other inventio ave contributed toa better workplace? Pair work Discuss the questions above. Think of as many ideas as you can, © Viewpoint The best ideas... Pair work Think of ideas for each description below and see if you agree on any of them. 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