Living in the 21st century

Lesson 1
5A Technology and innovations
1. Lead-in Technology
1a In teams, students work together to unscramble the words related to technology. This will
help to elicit what they know and lead-in the new topic.

2. Vocabulary Technology compound nouns

Ask students if they know what compound nouns are. Let them give some examples, or
give examples by yourself to clarify. You can use this explanation from Cambridge
Dictionary:

Some nouns consist of more than one word. These are compound nouns. Compound nouns
can be formed in different ways. The most common way is to put two nouns together (noun
+ noun); other common types are adjective + noun and verb + noun.
2a Students need to match the end of one card with the beginning of another to create
compound nouns connected with technologies. As a result, there must be a vicious circle of
the domino cards.

Keys: microwave oven, washing machine, vacuum cleaner, hair dryer, pocket calculator, coffee machine, satellite
navigation, alarm clock, information technology, memory card, video camera, keyboard, headphones, network, web
browser, search engine

2b Choose the correct option in each sentence.

1. I’ve bought a new washing/ coffee machine. Now I enjoy my favourite drink without any
effort every morning.
2. He doesn’t use pocket/ mini calculator because he has got it in the smartphone.
3. We need to buy a new vacuum dryer/ cleaner to make our tidy-up faster and easier.
4. She can’t live without her new earplugs/ headphones – she listens to music everywhere.
5. He isn’t signed in any network/ web browser. It seems impossible to find information about
him.
6. We keep all the copies of our important files on search engine/ memory card just in case
we delete any of them on out computers.
7. My brother works in the sphere of information/ informative technology. He is a very good
specialist.
8. It’s more convenient to have video camera/ satellite navigation when you travel somewhere.
You definitely won’t get lost.
9. I don’t understand how we lived without microwave machine/ oven before. How were we
heating our food?
10. She woke up because of the alarm/ alert clock. She felt she had no strength to get up.
11. I accidently poured my coffee on the keyboard/ clipboard when I was working. Now my
laptop is being repaired.
Keys: 1)coffee 2)pocket 3)cleaner 4)headphones 5)network 6)memory card 7)information 8)satellite navigation
9)oven 10)alarm 11)keyboard

3. Reading Apple Epoch (to the book)

3a Answer the questions below.
a) Do you use Apple devices? What do you think of its impact on modern society?
b) What do you know about its history?
c) Are Apple devices truly better than all other devices presented on the market?

3b Read the article and discuss it.

Apple Epoch
No need to introduce Apple. It seems that everybody has heard of it these days. Its iconic design and simple
interface make it a market leader even despite its price. The devices are widely used all around the world
and very often demonstrate a person’s status.
Apple Computer Company was founded on April 1, 1976, by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald
Wayne the day before releasing their first computer. The company's first product was the Apple I. This
computer was designed and hand-built entirely by Wozniak, in the garage nearby his house. Apple I was
sold as a motherboard —a base kit concept which wouldn’t be sold now as a complete personal computer.
Later, Wayne sold his share of the company back to Jobs and Wozniak and left the company, so on January
3, 1977 Apple Computer, Inc. was incorporated without him.
 One of the first personal computer, more or less similar to what we use nowadays, Macintosh, was
launched in 1984. The prices were initially high, but in October 1990, Apple introduced three lower cost
models, the Macintosh Classic, Macintosh LC, and Macintosh II.

iPhone iWatch Airpods MacBook

4. Grammar Passive Voice (to the book)
4a Look through the information below to be able to use the Passive voice correctly.

The Passive Voice is used when the focus is on the action. Who or what performed the action being
described is not important or not known.

Somebody hacked the computer

(Active Voice)
The computer was hacked
(Passive Voice)

The Passive Voice is formed by using an appropriate form of be + Ved/V3

Use the table below to find the appropriate Passive voice form:

Simple Passive Continuous Passive Perfect Passive

Subject +am/is/are+ Subject +am/is/are+being+ Subject +have/has+been+
Ved/3 Ved/3 Ved/3
Present
The phone is charged every The phone is being charged The phone has already been
day. now. charged.
Subject
Subject +was/were+ Subject +was/were+being+
+had+been+
Ved/3 Ved/3
Ved/3
Past
The phone was charged The phone was being charged
The phone had been charged
yesterday. at 5 p.m yesterday.
before I came.
Subject Subject +will+have+been+
+will be+ Ved/3
Ved/3
Future -
The phone will have been
The phone will be charged charged by tomorrow.
tomorrow.
4b Open the brackets using an appropriate Passive Voice form.
1. Spending too much time in front of the computer _________(call) computer addiction.
2. Our life styles __________ (change) a lot because of technological tools.
3. Enormous technological advance __________ (note) since the 1990s.
4. Bitcoins __________ (use) as a payment system.
5. The cup __________ (make) using the 3d printer yesterday.
6. Fake meat __________ (eat) by a big amount of people every day.
7. The new iPhone generation__________ (present) last September.
8. When __________ the first photo camera__________(invent)?
9. New technologies__________ (implement) in medicine now.
10. __________technologies__________ (use) to make our lives easier?
Keys: 1is called 2have been changed 3has been noted 4are used 5was made 6is eaten 7was presented 8was invented
9are being implemented 10are used

4c Transform active into passive. Pay attention to the tense used in each sentence.
1. The doctors will perform the surgery using a new gamma knife next week.
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2. People have developed a lot of computer systems and applications up to now.
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3. Digital dictionaries will replace paper ones soon.
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4. Drivers charge their electric cars at this station every day.
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5. Developing new technologies cause the digital divide among countries.
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6. Somebody unplugged the cyber café from electronic connection last week.
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7. The robot is teaching the lesson now.
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8. People will do shopping at “Amazon Go” soon.
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9. Autonomous heating system heats this house.
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10. Jack was taking photos at 5 p.m. yesterday.
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11. Tesla Motors produce electric cars, which people drive all over the world.
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12. Somebody had stolen all electronic equipment before we came.
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13. The board of directors will integrate new production technologies next month.
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14. My friends are developing some new software right now.
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15. Charles Francis Jenkins created the television in 1925.
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Keys:

1. The surgery using a new gamma knife will be performed by the doctors next week.
2. A lot of computer systems and applications have been developed up to now.
3. Paper dictionaries will be replaced by digital ones soon.
4. The electric cars are recharged by drives at this station every day.
5. The digital divide among countries is caused by developing new technologies.
6. The cyber café was unplugged from electronic connection last week.
7. The lesson is being taught by the robot now.
8. Shopping will be done at “Amazon Go” soon.
9. This house is heated by an autonomous heating system.
10. Photos were being taken by Jack at 5 pm yesterday.
11. Electric car, which are driven by people all over the world, are producer by Tesla Motors.
12. All electronic equipment had been stolen before we came.
13. New production technologies will be integrated by the board of directors next month.
14. A new software is being developed by my friends right now.
15. The television was created by Charles Francis Jenkins in 1925.

5. Speaking Innovations
5a Students work together, pick random cards from the pile and read the descriptions of
different inventions and innovations. Additionally, they open the brackets and use the proper
forms of the Passive Voice.
Lesson 2
5B Money and Finance
1. Warm-up Active into Passive (board game)
1a Students play the board game in order to exercise the structure of the Passive voice
structure in a gaming way.

2. Listening Song by ABBA ‘Money, money, money’ (to the book)

2a Listen to the song and fill in the gaps with the missing words.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETxmCCsMoD0
Money, Money, Money
ABBA

I ________ all night, I work all day, to pay the _______ I have to pay
Ain't it sad?
And still there never seems to be a single _______ left for me,
That's too bad.
In my dreams, I have a plan
If I got me a ________ man
I wouldn't have to fool around at all, I'd fool around and have a ball

Money, money, money –

Must be funny,
In the ________ man's world!
Money, money, money
Always ________
In the rich man's world!
Aha aha
All the things I could do
If I had a little _______
It's a rich man's world
It's a rich man's world
A man like that is _______ to find but I can't get him off my mind
Ain't it sad?
And if he happens to be _______, I bet he wouldn't fancy me
That's too bad!
So I must leave, I'll have to go
To Las Vegas or Monaco
And win a _________ in a game, my life will never be the same.
Keys:
I work all night, I work all day, to pay the bills I have to pay
Ain't it sad
And still there never seems to be a single penny left for me
That's too bad
In my dreams I have a plan
If I got me a wealthy man
I wouldn't have to work at all, I'd fool around and have a ball
Money, money, money
Must be funny
In the rich man's world
Money, money, money
Always sunny
In the rich man's world
Aha aha
All the things I could do
If I had a little money
It's a rich man's world
It's a rich man's world
A man like that is hard to find but I can't get him off my mind
Ain't it sad
And if he happens to be free I bet he wouldn't fancy me
That's too bad
So I must leave, I'll have to go
To Las Vegas or Monaco
And win a fortune in a game, my life will never be the same

3. Vocabulary Confusing finances

3a Students take cards in turns, read the sentences, and compare the meanings of the words in
bold, understanding the difference between them.

3b Read and correct the sentences if the words in bold are inappropriate.
1. I’m afraid I’ve lost my wallet. And there was my favourite lipstick, my new smartphone
and all my money!
 2. He has to pay the fine because he was driving drunk.
3. You owe me! Or don’t you remember how you lent my car and crashed it?
4. The dinner was great. Should we ask a waiter for the cheque?
5. Let’s go shopping – I’ve heard there is a huge discount in the shopping mall.
6. His work isn’t connected with economics, but he talks about it all the time.
7. I hope one day I will get a promotion and my salary will become higher.
8. The cashier at the supermarket gave her the wrong change. $10 is missing here.
9. Her hairdresser’s price is $500. I think it’s overpriced because she usually does nothing
special.
10. You are spending your time and money commuting to work so far from your home.
Keys:
1. I’m afraid I’ve lost my purse. And there was my favourite lipstick, my new smartphone and all my money!
2. Correct
3. You owe me! Or don’t you remember how you borrowed my car and crashed it?
4. The dinner was great. Should we ask a waiter for the bill?
5. Let’s go shopping – I’ve heard there is a huge sale in the shopping mall.
6. His work isn’t connected with economy, but he talks about it all the time.
7. Correct
8. Correct
9. Her hairdresser’s fee is $500. I think it’s overpriced because she usually does nothing special.
10. You are wasting your time and money commuting to work so far from your home.

4. Reading ‘Youngest Billionaires in the world’ (to the book)

4a Read the text below. Pay attention to the words in bold.
According to the statistics, there are more young billionaires nowadays than at any point in
history. Thanks to family business, technology start-ups and investments1 these young people
don`t need to think about mortgage2 payments and taking loans3 to pay for the education of
their children if they don`t get any scholarships4. They aren`t interested in getting salaries; on
the contrary, their companies are interested in good employees who can make enormous profit5
for them.

Let`s take a look at the list of the youngest rich people.

The first two ladies are sisters – Alexandra (22 y.o) and Katharina (23 y.o) Andresen. Each of
them inherited6 42% of the Ferd ownership7 stakes (almost 1.4 Billion $ each). Ferd is a
Norwegian investment company that runs hedge fund owned by their father.
Another representative of the youngest billionaires is Gustav Magnar Witzoe (26 y.o). He owns
almost 3 Billion dollars. He was given the stakes of SalMar ASA, one of the world`s largest
salmon producers. Also, he invests money in real estate8, foreign currencies9, the foreign
exchange10 market and some startups.
 The last person in our list is Evan Spiegel (28 y.o). Unlike people mentioned above, Evan has
gotten his fortune11 as a co-founder of Snap Inc. It is a camera company that operates Snapchat,
a photo messaging service.
As you can notice, not only family business can make young people billionaires. Hard work and
unique ideas can give people a possibility to keep their money not in piggy banks12, but on
bank accounts13.
4b Find the synonyms to the words in bold from the text choosing from the list below.
a) an arrangement with a bank in which the customer puts in and removes money and the bank
keeps a record of it;
b) property in the form of land or buildings;
c) an amount of money that is borrowed, often from a bank, and has to be paid back, usually
together with an extra amount of money;
d) a small container, sometimes in the shape of a pig, that is used by children for saving money;
e) money from a country that is not your own;
f) to receive money, a house, etc. from someone after they have died;
g) the act of putting money or effort into something to make a profit or achieve a result;
h) money that is earned in trade or business;
i) money that you get when you sell one currency and buy another;
j) arrangement with a bank to borrow money to buy a house;
k) an amount of money given by a school, college, university, or other organization to pay for
the studies of a person with great ability but little money;
l) the state or fact of owning something;
m) to make a large amount of money, goods, property, etc.
Keys: a)bank account b)real estate c)loan d)piggy bank e)foreign currency f)inherit g)investment h)profit
i)foreign exchange j)mortgage k)scholarship l)ownership m)get fortune

5. Speaking Money dilemmas

5a In turns, students pick a card from the pile, read a statement in it and give their opinion
using the vocabulary they have learnt on the topic.
Lesson 3
5C News and Media
1. Warm-up Money Alias
1a In turns, students pick a random card and try to explain a word in it using synonyms and
associations. This will help to exercise the vocabulary on money students learnt previously.

2. Lead-in News and Media

2a In turns, students pick a random card from the pile, read a question in it and try to answer.
This activity will help to introduce the new topic.

2b Discuss the questions:

a) Do you share your personal life on social media? Do you always post real things?
b) Do you always “like” your friend’s photos? Are you worried if they don’t do this?
c) Do you know somebody who is addicted to his profile feedbacks?
3. Video How social media is destroying your life (to the book)
3a Before watching the video, discuss the words.

persuade vulnerable release gamble show up benchmark transparent

inevitably
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2Tq2gvGt80

3b Watch the video and fill in the gaps with the missing words. Do you agree with these
words? Why/why not?
a) This is a big time ___________.
b) People who spend more time on Facebook __________________ than people who spend less
time on Facebook.
c) To be human means that you are _________ in every single moment.
d) We really __________________ think of us.
e) Dopamine is the exact same chemical, that makes us feel good when _______, when we drink and
when we ________. In other words, it’s highly _________.
f) These kids who ______________, you go and look at their Instagram, and you would have no
______ that they were depressed.
g) People look like they have a ________________ than they really do.
h) You’ll become your happier self when you stop ________________ yourself to be more like
someone else.
Keys: a)bomb ticking b)suffer higher rates of depression c)persuadable d)care what other people e)we smoke;
gamble; highly addictive f)commit suicide; clue g)a much better life h)putting pressure on

4. Grammar Reported Speech Statements (to the book)

4a Look through the information below to be able use reported speech properly.
We use Reported Speech to retell what somebody told before. If the first clause of reported sentence
contains present or future tenses (“Somebody says/tells that”), we don’t need to change forms of verbs.
When we transform direct speech into reported, we change all grammar structures to past tenses as
we usually start sentences with “Somebody said/told that…”. You need to follow such changes:
Present Simple: Past Simple
The presenter said: “Our TV show The presenter said that their TV show
starts at 7:30 pm on Mondays.” started at 7:30 pm on Mondays.
Present Continuous Past Continuous
My mum told me: “I am watching the My mum told me that she was watching
last episode of that evening TV the last episode of that evening TV
program.” program.
Present Perfect Past Perfect
The presenter said: “The reporter The presenter said that the reporter
Anna Smith has already arrived to the Anna Smith had already arrived to the
residence of the President.” residence of the President.
Past Simple Past Perfect Simple
 “I heard this song on the Radio Mix
station yesterday and decided to
download it”, Adam said.
Past Continuous
My boss said: “This popular producer
was promoting his new TV program
on our web platform!”
Past Perfect
The editor told the journalist: “Our
main competitor had published this
sensation before our release!”
will
The radio presenter said: “We will
invite the winner of our weekend quiz
to our studio to have a tour around.”
can, may, should, must, have to etc.
The journalist said:
“I must get an interview with
Angelina Jolie as it may help me to
get appreciation of my boss.”
Adam said that he had heard that song
on the Radio Mix station and had
decided to download it.
Past Perfect Continuous
My boss said that popular producer had
been promoting his new TV program on
our web platform.
Past Perfect
The editor told the journalist that their
main competitor had published that
sensation before their release.
would
The radio presenter said that they would
invite the winner of their weekend quiz to
their studio to have a tour around.
could, might, should, had to etc.
The journalist said that she had to get an
interview with Angelina Jolie as it might
help her to get appreciation of her boss.

What is more, to make sentences logically structured, you need to change time markers in this way:
today that day
yesterday the day before
tomorrow the next day
this that
last week/ month/ year the previous week/ month/ year
now at that moment, at that time

4b Transform the statements into reported speech

1. “The media sources have affected our view of the world.”
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2. “A news story about the French presidential election can trigger the thoughts about the
French economy.”
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3. “Editors have a lot of power here because they are ultimately the ones who decide what
we are thinking about.”
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 4. “Based on the number of programs about police, you may guess that more than 1 in 10
men work in law enforcement.”
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5. “Some media messages, like ads and public information campaigns, are designed to
change our attitude or behavior.”
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6. “This increased the lack of their success, including likeability, credibility or
attractiveness of the source.”
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Keys:
1. Somebody said that the media sources had affected our view of the world.
2. Somebody said that a news story about the French presidential election could trigger the thoughts about the French economy.
3. Somebody said that editors had a lot of power there because they were ultimately the ones who decided what we were
thinking about.
4. Somebody said that based on the number of programs about police, you might guess that more than that more than 1 in 10 men
worked in law enforcement.
5. Somebody said that some media messages, like ads and public information campaigns, were designed to change our attitude or
behavior.
6. Somebody said that this had increased the lack of their success, including likeability, credibility or attractiveness of the source.

4b Correct mistakes in each sentence.

1. The radio presenter said the weather is going to be sunny that day.
2. Annie told me that her favourite movie was presented on that channel yesterday.
3. The presenter on the sports channel said that Cristiano Ronaldo has become the most
successful football player in the world.
4. My sister said the she wouldn’t be able to meet with me tomorrow because she will be
watching the last episode of Games of Thrones.
5. The editor told the journalist that his article is the sensation of the year.
6. I told my colleagues that new TV show turned out to be very informative.
7. The reporter said that the President is visiting children in hospital to support them and to
donate money in the project of new medicine.
8. My father said that he doesn’t like watching soap operas and he prefers news.
9. The presenter said that our new guest came from New Zealand.
10.Sam told me that he was taking part in creation of new project on TV last year.
Keys:
1. The radio presenter said the weather was going to be sunny that day.
2. Annie told me that her favorite movie had been presented on that channel yesterday.
3. The presenter on the sports channel said that Cristiano Ronaldo had become the most successful football player in the
world.
4. My sister said the she wouldn’t be able to meet with me the next/following day because she would be watching the
last episode of Games of Thrones.
5. The editor told the journalist that his article was the sensation of the year.
6. I told my colleagues that new TV show had turned out to be very informative.
7. The reporter said that the President was visiting children in hospital to support them and to donate money in the
project of new medicine.
8. My father said that he didn’t like watching soap operas and he prefers news.
9. The presenter said that our new guest had come from New Zealand.
10. Sam told me that he had been taking part in creation of new project on TV last year.

5. Speaking Reported Speech Board Game

5a Students play the board game to practice the usage of the Reported speech structures. For
this activity, they will need a dice and counters to move along the board and transform the
sentences in the square using the reported speech.
Lesson 4
5D Lifestyles
1. Lead-in Lifestyle
1a In turns, students pick a random card, read a question in it and try to give their opinion on
the topic. This will help to introduce the topic.

1b Students divide the habits given in the cards into positive and negative and explain their
choice. This will help to develop the conversation.

2. Video ‘How to Start a Healthy Lifestyle’ (to the book)

2a Prior to watching the video, look through the vocabulary below. Think of the translation
of the unknown words.
shape, weight, nutritionist, junk food, replace, reduce,
prestigious, effect, mental, overall
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8HIFRPU6pM&feature=share
 2b Watch the video and mark the statements True (T) or False (F).
______ 1. To live a healthier lifestyle, you have to spend thousands of dollars on a private
chef and personal trainer.
______ 2. Just 30 minute walk every day can’t improve our health.
______ 3. You need to have a highly nutritionist telling you what not to eat.
______ 4. To become healthier and happier simply increase foods and lifestyle choices that
create natural happiness hormones like dopamine, serotonin and oxytocin.
Keys: 1F 2F 3F 4T

3. Grammar Reported Speech (Questions and Imperatives) (to the book)

3a Look through the grammar information below to be able to transform questions and
imperatives into reported speech.
Reported Speech
Imperatives and Questions
If you need to transform imperatives into reported speech, you should change imperative verb to infinitive form +to:

My dad said “Wake up early in the My dad said to wake up early in the
morning if you want to be successful!” morning if I wanted to be successful.

If you have negative imperative form of verb, you should change it to negative infinitive form (not to +verb):

My nutritionist told me: “Don’t eat all My nutritionist told me not to eat all
this junky food.” this junky food.

To report general questions, you need to use if/whether to join the question and affirmative sentence word order:

Amanda asked: “Did you go on that Amanda asked if I had gone on that
yoga class yesterday?” yoga class the day before.

To report WH - questions, you need to use question word/phrase to join the question and affirmative sentence word
order:
The doctor asked: “What time do you The doctor asked me what time I
usually go to bed?” usually went to bed.

3b Choose the correct option.

1. She asked me if I do / I did sport regularly.
2. The doctor asked the patient what did he eat / he ate on breakfast every day.
3. My friend asked me what I was going / am going to do the following day.
 4. The nutritionist told him to drink / drink more water.
5. I asked her if had she already downloaded / she had already downloaded that new app for
physical training.
6. My aunt told me not to spend / to not spend too much time in front of the computer because it
can / could impair my vision.
7. He asked me where I was / had been the previous Friday as he couldn’t find me at my
workplace.
8. The mother asked him how often did he buy/ he bought takeaway.
9. He asked me if I have been jogging / had been jogging that morning as I have been / was sweaty
and tired.
10. The doctor told me taking / to take that pills daily and don’t drink / not to drink any alcohol for 3
weeks.
Keys: 1.I did 2.he ate 3.was going 4.to drink 5.she had already downloaded 6.not to spend 7.had been 8.he bought
9.had been jogging, was 10.to take

3c Rewrite the dialogue between Terry and Emily using reported speech.
Terry: So, I’ve heard you’ve decided to change your lifestyle. What are you going to start with?
Emily: Actually, I am thinking about membership in a sport club to train weekly. Can you
recommend me a good gym or some type of training?
Terry: You should try stretching. I have been doing it a lot recently and I feel myself much better
now.
Emily: Sounds interesting. Do you think I will lose some weight with the help of it?
Terry: Training isn’t enough for it. You must think about healthy nutrition and about giving up
some your bad habits.
Emily: What do you mean? I don’t smoke and I rarely drink some wine.
Terry: Yes, but you can drink 10 cups of coffee per day. If you want to keep fit, drink water or
green tea.
Emily: Oh, I have never thought that healthy lifestyle is so difficult to follow!
Keys:
Terry said that she had heard Emily had decided to change her lifestyle. She asked Emily what she was going to start
with.
Emily answered that she was thinking about membership in a sport club to train weekly. She asked Terry if she could
recommend her a good gym or some type of training.
Terry said that Emily should try stretching and she had been doing it a lot recently and she felt herself much better at
that moment.
Emily said that it sounded interesting and asked Terry if she thought Emily would lose some weight with the help of it.
Terry said that training wasn’t enough for it and Emily had to think about healthy nutrition and about giving up some her
bad habits.
Emily asked what Terry meant and said that she didn’t smoke and rarely drank some wine.
Terry said that Emily could drink 10 cups of coffee per day. She also told Emily to drink water and green tea, if she
wanted to keep fit.
Emily said that she had never thought that healthy lifestyle was so difficult to follow.

4. Project Food Pyramid (to the book)

4a Look at the Food Pyramid below and write down the names of the food items in the lines
next to it. Prepare a short description of this concept to present it in front of the class.
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