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Do you think this is correct? Io itll right if | | Do you want to join our group? Which number are we on? | I'm sorry for being late. ‘Would you mind explaining that to me? mw, x wi i “our group? eave five minutes early 8: That‘ be great. Thanks, B: Sure, [think Tunderstand it. tomorrow! | have a doctor's appointment, B: Of course. a yaaa erdedite «(We jue quenian Be (GOWETHIREGD.LAHTTK you B: That’s OK. Take your seat. two, so we're an number ‘need to use the past tense three now. here, B Pair worl Practice the conversations,wew.ZabanBook.com, Warm-up { 5g UB) ‘A Lock at the pictures. How are the people getting their news? B How do people you know get the news? How do you get the news?Stories in the news 259 IC5) ———_ ao >, 4 Vocabulary News sections = « A ©) Listen to the names of news sections. In which news sections can you find the pictures? Compare your answers with a partner. a, Business c. Health e. Local g. Technology Science i. Weather b. Entertainment Vd. Lifestyle 1. Sports h. Travel j. World w A “1 think you can find the first picture in the Lifestyle section.” B Pair worle in which news section can you find these news stories? Discuss your ideas. the best new applications for phones —_a meeting among world leaders last night’s soccer scores a new coffeshouse in your town 2 Language in context |) the news A +) Read the headlines and the beginning of each story, Match the headlines to the news sections in Exercise 1 where you can find these stories. Puoros Snow Ancient Marttan Lake gL New photos suggest that Mars had a large lake billions of years ago. ‘Town Recovering from Storm __ The town of Jasper is slowly recovering from last week's storm. OPEN FOR BUSINESS wu Hawail hopes to attract more business travelers. Jason Parker Debuts New CD at Lucid’s |_| Jason was playing his new songs to an excited audience until 2:00 a.m. B What about you? Are you interested in these stories? Rank them from 1 10 4 in the order you would read them.unit 3 Grammar «) Peo Simple present; Hawaii hopes to attract more business travelers. Present continuous: Jasper is recovering from last week's storm. Simple past: Mars had e large lake billions of years ago. Past continuous: Jason was playing songs all night. Present perfect: Café Bella has opened in Pelham. Future with will: The Winter Olympics will begin next Monday. Complete the news stories with the correct forms of the verbs. Then compare with a partner. 1, The Austin Sun Times has closed (close) its doors —for now. The newspaper ____ (print) its last newspaper last Sunday, but it (open) again next month as an internet-only paper. Stat members (learn) about digital publishing now, so they (be) ready next month. Sadly, the Austin Cazette (he) now the city’s only “paper” newspaper. 2. Pink (be) a playful color, and it (make) people smile, But last night Willian Maddox (not / smile) when he (stop) a fight in his store. “Two people (argue) for about five minutes over the last pink Tshirt in my store. | {ask) them to leave and then (close) the store for the day,” said Maddox. 3, fifteen-year-old kate Moore (be) the country’s newest texting champion. Last Tuesday, she (compete) against 20 other contestants and (win) $50,000 for her fast and accurate texting, But even Kate (get) one question wrong. No one (know) the meaning of the abbreviation “PAW.” It mean), “1 can’t talk now. My parents (watch). 2) Speaking News stories A worle Think of a story from the news, or make one up. Complete the chart www. ZabanBook.com What nas happened since? sas olf) B Group work Share your stories. What will happen in the future? 5 Keep talking! Go to page 123 for more practice. can telinews stories.! totally agree. ‘| Interactions ‘A. Do you agree with this statement? Why or why not? “The best place to get news is online.” B ) Listen to the conversation. Why can’t Carl check the news headlines? ‘Then practice the conversation. ZabanBook.com, Catt: Hey, lim. Catching up on the news? Jim: Oh, hi, Carl. Yeah, | like to know what's going on in the world, Cart: | feel exactly the same way. Do you read the paper every day? Jim: Every day. it’s the best way to get the news. Carl: Really? | don’t know about that. | get all my news online. | check the news several times a day, so | always know what's happening. Jim: Online news is OK, but I prefer reading an actual newspaper, So, ‘what are the latest headlines online - right now? Carl: Let’s see... Oh, no! | can’t get online. | guess there’s no wireless signal here. Say, would you mind sharing your paper? No problem! eee C 4) Read the expressions below. Complete each box with a similar expression from the conversation, Then listen and check your answers. eee Disagreeing politely couldn't agree with you more, 1m not sure about th: totally agree. not sure that's really true D Pair worke check (7) the statements you agree with, Then give your opinions and agree or disagree with your partner C1] It’s important to read the news Cl Newsmagazines are more interesting every day. than newspapers. 1 The internet is a better way to get news There's not enough positive news than newspapers. these days. ‘A: J think it’s important to read the news every day, B: | totally agree. It’s important to know what's going on.unit 2 Pronunciation 60 006d vowel sounds A.) Listen and repeat, Notice the reduced vowel sound /a/ in unstressed syllabes. agree totally even happening B *) Listen, Underiine the reduced vowel sounds, Then practice with a partner, signal about magazine travel_~—ssection _television istening Acree oF oC socree A.) Listen to Ted and Carrie discuss today’s news. What news are they talking about? Number the pictures from 1 to 4, Bo) Listen again. Does Carrie agree or disagree with Ted? Circle the answers. 1 agree / disagree 2. agiee / disagree 3. agree / disagree 4. agiee / disagree & Speaking Wisi co you thine? A Check (/) the statements you agree with, and mark an X next to the statements, you disagree with. Then write a supporting sentence for your opinion. Cl News ologgers don't provide real news. CO Intemational news stories don’t affect me. Ci I's important to foltow local news. Ci Getting news 24 hours a day is helpful. Ci Newspapers hurt the environment. B Class activity Walk around the class. Share your opinions with your classmates. Agree or disagree politely. A: In my opinion, news bioggers don’t provide real news. They write opinions, not jacts. 8: Fm not sure that’s true. A lot of bloggers / ean agree and disagree with opinions. @ are really newspaper writers. 7CAMBRIDGE IVWuUil ‘arnt laval aa Jack C. Richards - David Bohlke WorkbookFour Corners Clear and carefully staged lessons support student success. ¥ Amanageable grammar and vocabulary syllabus provides a firm foundation for effective communication / \nteractions lessons present essential functional language for use in everyday situations. Y Can-do statements mapped to the Common European Framework of Reference provide benchmarks to measure student progress. / Personalized speaking activities make learning fun and relevant. ota) ¥ Self-study CD-ROM with video provides valuable opportunities for interactive practice and self-testing Each level of Four Corners contains: ‘© Stlident’s Book with Self-study CD-ROM with video = Workbook Online workbook ‘= Teacher’s Edition with Assessment Audio CD / CD-ROM = Class Audio Cos * Class Video DvD ‘* Classware presentation software * Additional online support for teachers and students at www.cambridge.org/fourcorners Four Corners combines effective communicative methodology, a clear design, and a practical “can-do” Eon approach, giving students the language Leos i and confidence they need to communicate P 4 accurately and fluently in English. Jack C. Richards David Bohilke AER C Riehiitits 80 Datta: Babies Four Comers takes students from the beginning througt the intermediate levels, See eer Four Corners AL Bat Four Corners?) A2 ISBN 978-0-521-12768—4 Fourcomerss) Bx Jl Ih) Il vy LAD 27685