- Michael Harris David Mower PNG ares) ole aS) ICONTENTS: wsartnssrsirectas rnp Learning to Learn (p.6-8) Worm-vp (0.9) Vocabulary: cellocation: travel & leisure Listening: monslogues (matehing) Worm (0.21) Vocabulary: stories Speaking: describing photos Worm-vp (p-33) Vocabulary: ‘transport: travel snore Usting: movolagves (matching) Warm-op (0.45) Vocabulary: The Media (Ty, magazines newspapers, the Intemet) Listening: TV programme extracts (matching) ro Warm-vp (2.57) Vocabularyt opinion adjectives; advertising expressions (1) Listening: radio adverts (matching) 1 Explorers. (p.10-11) Vocabulary: worsbuilding polar expedition (true/false questions) Reading strategies: multiple- choice questions ‘Speaking: about photos: information gap 5 The Chase (p.22-23) Necabulay ey words fr txt modifiers Reading strategies: paragraph gape Speaking: narrating 9 Problems (p.34~35) Vocabulary: transport problems; collocation Speaking: discussing means of transport; coleplays Reading: travel literature extract by Bill Bryson. Reading Strategies: sentence gaps 13. What's in the Papers? (p.46-47) Vocabulary: compourd adjectives Readings renspaner extracts |(matehing true/false questions) Reading Strategies: dealing with cultural references Speaking: news story |17 Persuasion (p.58-59) Vocabulary: advertising “expressions (2); idiomatic expressions Reading: magazine adverts Reading strategies: dealing with iomatc expressions Speaking: information gap (@sking for and giving information) 2 Travellers’ Tales (p.12-13) | Grammar: Prosent Simple, Present Reading: nor-Fetion about Scotts Continuous, Present Perfect Reading: biodata about travellers (multiple choice questions, matching) 6 AMemory (p.24-25) ‘Grammar: Past Perfect Reading: autobiography extract Reading: short story by H.6, Wells (true/false questions) 10 Fear of Fying (p-36-37) ‘Grammar: Present Perfect Simple and Continuous Vocabslary air tvel Speaking: talking about a photo 14 Breaking News, (p.48-49) Vocabulary: disasters Grammar: the Passive (Gentence transformations) Reading: Intemet news 18 Classified Ads (p.60-61) Vocabulary: types of classified ads Grammars the Future: (iil may/might, Present Continuous, Presont Simple, be going to) Reading: classified ads (matching) ‘Skills focus 3 Extreme Sports (p.14-15) Vocabulary: extreme sports; cognates: multi-part verbs (1) Functions: preferences Pronunciation: intonation of questions Listening: TV programme; interviews Listening strategies: preparation Speaking: describing and talking about photos; interviewing partner |7 Films (p.26-27) | Vocabulary: film genres; film jargon | Functions: iving opinions about films Vocabulary: multi-part verbs (2) Listening: recorded phone messace: dialogues about films (matching) ‘Speaking: talking about a photo; talking | about films 11 On the Move (p.38-39) ocabulag: tol words: mult-part verbs (3) Function: travel situations Pronunciation: stress affecting meaning Speaking: talking ebout« photo aleplays Ustening: aiport announcements {natching) Listening Strategies: matching information and dialogues 15 The Price of Fame (p.50-51) Vocabulary: media words: multi-part verbs (4) Pronunciation: contractions and weak forms Function: discussion (expressing opinions) Listening: radio programme: a discussion about TV (matching) Listening Strategies: listening for specific information ‘Speaking: discussion (topics for a presentation) | 19 Taking it Back (p.62-63) Vocabulary: multi-part verbs (5); shopping problems Function: shopping problems Pronunciation: intonation Speaking: discussing 2 questionnaire; | shop roleplay Listening: dialogues in shops (matchina)Vocabulary: opinions (adjectives & collocations) Pronunciation: showing interest Linking: informal linkers including sentence adverbs, (actually, uctaly) Reading: adverts (matching) ‘Speaking: choosing a holiday Speaking strategies: interaction Writings @ personal letter (1) Listening: radio programme 8 Communication Workshops (p.28-29) Linkings sequence linkers, (after by the time, suddeny, just then, etc) Function: telling stories Speaking: telling a film plot ‘Speaking strategies: dealing with mistakes Listening: a film plot Listening strategies: listening for important words Writing: an adventure story (narrative) 42 Communication Workshops. (p. 40-41) Linkings addition and contrast, (in adeition, plus, although, however, cn the other hand) Function: tourist situations Writing: @ report Listening: tourist problems, comploting sentences Speaking: tourist problems (roleplays) Strategies: preparing for Speaking ‘oleplays 16 Communication Workshops (p.52-53) Function: interrupting Linking: contrasting ideas (navertholess, omever, in spite of, although, despite) Writings a review of a lm or 2 1V programme Listening: 2 TV debate Speaking: discussing a photo/extracts Speaking Strategies: preparing for iscussion based on stimulating material Funetion: giving opinions Linking: so... that; such ... that; enough, too Listening: 2 discussion (matching) Listening Strategies: matching people with what they say ‘Speaking: a ciass presentation ‘Speaking Strategies: giving a short presentation Writing: a written enquiry (formal) Communication Workshops 4 Communication Workshops. (p.16-17) 20 Communication Workshops. (p.64-65) Language Problem Solving R reais commer Pee eng Language Problem Solving 1 (p.28) Grammar: state & activity verbs Culture Comer 1 (p.79) canada Reading: county fatile Listening: a quiz; biographical data ‘Comparing Cultures: famous people: explorers, travellers (p.5-12) Vocabulary: travel and leisure Grammar: Present Simple, Present ‘ontinuous and Present Perfect ion: expressing preferences { Language Problem Solving: state and { activity verbs { Skills Comer: Writing ~ a letter er Door Vocabulary: stories; modifiers 4 Grammar: Fast Perfect: Past Simple vs Past | Language Problem Solving 2 (2.30) (p.13-20) Grammar: used to and would Culture Comer 2 (.31) ‘Jesse James Reading: biographical and historical background Vocabulary: crime related words Listening: folk song The Balled of Jesse James expressing opinions an adventure story { Language Problem Solving: used to and would kills Corner: Reading ~ true/false ear ease (p.25-32) Vocabulary: transport and travel; collocation rammar: Present Perfect Simple and continuous; articles ‘unction: travel situations Writing: 2 report Language Problem Solving: myself, yourself, hemseives, and each other/one another kills Comer: Listening ~ multiple choice ) | Language Problem Selving 3 (p.42) Grammar: pronouns Culture Comer 3 (9.43) Getting around Britain Reading: a left Listening: a rsio progamme Comparing Cultures: visiting Britain (33-40) { Vocabulary: media; collocation; compound Language Problem Solving 4 (p.54) Grammar: causatives (to have something done) { adjectives Culture Comer 4 (2.55) djectives Elton John { Funetion: expressing opinions; agreeing and Reading: profile of Elton John Listening: pop song Condle inthe Wind { disagreeing { Writing: Film review { Language Problem Solving: to have/get { something done { Sills Comer = = photo descrintion Language Problem Solving 5. (p.66) Grammar: Articles Culture Comer 5 (p.67) The Mystery of Wales | expressions: idiomatic expressions | Grammar: the Future; determiners Reading: article | Funetion: shopping problems; Comparing Cultures: discussing history} Writing: an email asking for information and culture { Language Problem Solving: articles {Skills Corner: Reading - multiple choiceWorm-ap (2.59) Vocabulary: psi appearance Listening police 1V appeal (matching) of key words from ‘the module Listening: students talking about teaming (inatching) personality adjectives (2); ‘Speaking: talking about photos 21 Generations (p.70-71) Vocabulary prefixes to make opposites of adjectives (Wwordbuilding)| inferring or ‘reading botween the lines! ‘Speaking: talking about photos; rolepleys 25 Get Leaming! (p.82-83) Vocabulary: verbs get, have, make, take Reading: magazine articles Reading Strategies: facts and opinions Speaking: describing and talking about a photo; talking about choices 29 Odd Jobs (p.94-95) ‘Vocabulary: collocations: delexicalsed verbs do, make Reading: magazine article Reading Strategies: headings and paragraphs (matching) ‘Speaking: guessing came Grammar focus 22 People Watching (p.72-73) |23 Personality (p.74-75) (Grammar: modals for speculating | Vocabulary: personality adjectives (1): Gentence transformations) ‘Speaking: speculating about people based on photos 26 Teachers (p.84-85) Grammar: Third Conditional Gentence transformations) Reading: magazine article (multiple-choice questions) multi-part verbs (6) Funetion: describing people and speculating Listening: radio programme; interviews Listening Strategi questions Speaking: describing people rue/false 27 Schools (p.86-87) Vocabulary: school words; multi-part verbs (7) Funetions sisaorecing and contradicting politely Pronunciation: polite disagreement Listening: people talking about their old schools; dialogue Listening Strategie: questions Speaking: contradiction game; talking about school ¢ multiple-choice 30 Dangerous Jobs (p.96-97) |31 Getting a job (p.98-99) ‘Vocabulary: jobs Grammar: reported statements : multi-part verbs (8) Speaking: talking about photos | Pronunclation: politeness Listening: documentary Listening Strategies: taking rotes Speaking: soleplays ob interviews radio Worn-up (105) Vocabulary: food, famous places, sport Listening: descrving lifestyles {ratching) ese Cer) Student Activities (p. 129-131) a 33. Lost in Translation (p.106-107) Vocabular anslation Reading: extracts from Ewa Hoffman's memoirs (true/false questions) Reading Strategies: dealing with dificult words Speaking: word association game connotation and 37 A Lost City (p.118-119) Vocabulary: adjectives (feelings); verbs of movement Reading: travel book extracts Reading Strategies: word caps Speaking: describing and talking about a photo; information gap. 34 Living Abroad (p.108-109) Grammar: reported questions (Gentence transformations) 35 Mind Your Manners (p. 110-111) Funetion: being polite Pronunciation: intonation; polite and rude Speaking: describing and talking | Vocabulary: multi-part verbs (9) about photos (Grammar: vish/should have 38 Landmarks (p.120-121) Listening: radio programme; ialogues (matching) Speaking: taiking about photos; roleplays i % Speaking Strategies: preparing for raleplays 39 Civilised? (p.122-123) Vocabulary: civilsation; multi part verbs (10) Function: giving reasons and examples Listening: » TV pragnme Speaking: dscusion Literature Spots (p.132-139) Writing Help (p.140-146)24 Communication Workshops (p.76-77) Linking: cxemplifiction (especially, particulary for example, such as) Speaking: discussing a photo Speaking Strategies: speculating about photos Writing: describing » person Lstening: a redio programme (matching) 28 Communication Workshops (9-88-89) Fanetion: asking for information Linking: review of adcition, contrast, purpose, exerplifcation and conclusion Listening: a phove cal Speaking: ‘ooplay: making phone calls Speaking strategies: dealing with insundestanding. Writing: a or and against essay 32 Communication Workshops (p.100-101) Limkkings reason (because, due to, since, 1) Writing: 2 CW and a letter of application LUstening: a radio programme ~ prices and wages in the EU Speaking: a discussion Speaking Strategies: interacting in discussions 36 Communication Workshops (p.112-113) Linking: wherever, whoever whatever Speaking: talking about photos; roleplays ‘everyday situations Listening: everyday situations Listening Strategies: identifying style Writing: 2 peisonal letter (2) 40 Communication Workshops (p.124-125) Function: presenting Linking: review and extension of addition and contrast Writing: describing a place Listening: a short presentation of a topic Speaking: 2 presentation of a topic Speaking Strategies: a presentation of a Communication Workshops Language Problem Solving Culture Corner ‘Language Problem Solving 6 (p78) Grammar: past models (Culture Comer 6 (p.79) Pare lg t (0.53-60) | Vocabulary: physical appearance | Grammar: modals for speculation; obligation, Bob Dylan Reading: profile of Bob Oylan | Funetion: describing people Listening: song | Writing: a description The Times They Are ALhongin’ | Language Problem Solving: modals in the | past Skills Comer: Listening ~ matching eres st ener Speaking: Listening Language Problem Solving 7.90) (9-65-72) ers followed by an ~ng form or } Vocabulary: verbs get, have, make, take; ante § collocation Culture Comer 7 (p.91) { Grammar: conditionals (2e10, first, second, School Factfile {third Reading: magazine page { Function: disagreeing and contradicting ‘Comparing Cultures: comparing the UK and i politaly USA school systems with your country | Writing: an essay ! Language Problem Solving: vers followed | by -ing form or infinitive Skills Corners Listening true/false Language Problem Solving 8 (p.102) es2a=80): | Grammar: reported verb pattems Vocabulary: carers: personality adjectives: |Culture Comer 8 (p.103) do and mate The Pop Music Business Grammar: reported statements prepositions Readings article extract Listening: pop song ‘$0 You Want to be @ Rock and Rol Star? time, movement, place mnction: job interview Writing: letter of application # Langer Probl Sletoge epee ar } patterns } Skills Corner: Reading ~ true/false Review 8 (p. 10 t ram Zone (p.81-84) Use of English i Ustening Reading Writing (p.85-92) food, famous places, sport: Language Problem Solving 9 (p.114) Grammar: linking words Culture Corner 9 (p.115) ‘Australia ‘Speaking: information gap Listening: talking about Australia Comparing Cultures: presentation about another country $ connotation; | Grammar: reported questions; question tags: | reported orders and requests | Function: being poite { Writing: linking words; direct speeci; an {informal letter { Language Problem Solving: linking words # Skills Comer: Speaking ~ photo description Review 9 (p.116 omen at (p.93-100) Vocabulary: dates and periods of history: | feelings: verbs of movement ish/should have; relative clauses Language Problem Solving 10 (p.126) Grammar: verbs with -ing form and to + infinitive Culture Comer 10 (.127) World Music | Readings background on world music ‘Listening: song Nomad ition ofa city Tangeops robles Sedvtgs crs ith ag form and to + infinitive kills Comer: Speaking ~ presentation of a topic ry Exam Zone (p, 101-104) Use of English; Pronunciation Speaking; Listening; Reading; Writing Mini Grammar (p.110-124)Getting Organised 1 Match the module topics in the keywords with the definitions (2-j) KEY WORDS ‘Adventure, Storjes, Travel, The. Media, Adveitising, People, Learning, Caréers, Culture Shock, Civilisation a getting knowledge about something or a ski b jobs or professions you have trained for ¢ moving from one piace to another d_ the difficulty you have understanding and adapting to other cultures descriptions of events, real or imagined men, women and children 9 h i if television, radio and newspapers providing information about products and services societies and their culture Choose three modules which you think will be the most interesting. 2 Look through this book and match the descriptions (al) with ‘the features below. Example a = Comparing Cultures a activities focusing on culture 9 b boxes with important vocabulary h © quotations related to lesson. i topics module d: stories to listen to and read j_tammar work on difficult areas. monotingual dictionary k reference section for writing boxes containing strategies | articles about English-speaking countries AE eae Review 1: (Writing Help QUOTE practice exercises boxes with key functions list of objectives for each 44] Expressing Opinions P P TL [so obs sas! Comparing baltnree ONQUOTE READING STRATEGIES: Mini-dictionary KEY WORDS cook, diet, dish, Longuage Problem Solving » AD ideas — Literature Spot Function F Learning to Learn a journey, activity or experience that is strange, exciting and often dangerous Opportunities 3 What are the best ways of organising vocabulary? Here are some ideas. ‘+ notebook organised alphabetically or by topic ‘© small cards for each new word * topic networks + tables with groups of words, e.g. shock (n), to shock (Vv), shocking/shocked (adj) + lists of useful expressions for different purposes, e.g. expressing opinions What information are you going to include about new words? definitions and example sentences translations in your language the part of speech of the word, e.g. noun, adjective, verb, etc. phonetic symbols, e.g. /0/ Use these techniques to organise new words from this lesson.Word Power 1 English Quiz Try to answer these questions. 1 2 Read the text quickly and check your guesses. English in the How many people spoke English in 1000 AD? a2 million b 12 million ¢ 20 million How many people speak it now? 200 million b 500 million ca billion What percentage of the world’s e-mails are in English? 250% b 80% 90% How many languages are there in the world? 4,000 b 6,500 9,000 Third Millennium ‘Two thousand years ago English did not exist. A thousand years ago ic was a language used by less than two million people. Now itis the ‘most influential nguage in the world, spoken by more than a billion people om the planet, as their first second or third language. English currently dominates science, business, the mass media and popular culture. For example, 80% of emails on the Incerner are in English But where will English be at the end of the third millennium? (One view is that English is going to become even more important as a global lingua franca, dominating the world’s trade and media while ‘most other languages will become localised or just die out. At present, over half the world’s 6,500 languages are in danger of extinetion. Another vie English is alteady breaking up, as Latin did, into several separate Languages. There are already dictionaries of the ‘New all of words that a British English Englishes’, such as Australian English speaker would not recognise. Hopefully, neither of these things will happen. Although different varie ‘of English will continue to develop around the woeld, standard English will survive for international communication, In addition, the frightening lage is impossible. Already, other languages are fighting back against the icon trip of English on the Net. Governments around the world are also to protect smaller languages and recognise the importance of, al and linguist diversity. English will probably stay in control for a long, tim definitely wo prospect ofa culturally uniform world tozally dominated by one lany at least while the USA remains the top superpower, but ie ‘cecome the only language in the world. eA ei 2 Read the Strategies. READING STRATEGIES: Dealing with new words in texts © Ignore words that you don't need to know to understand the text. © Try to guess the meaning of ‘important words. Work out the part of speech and use the context to help you guess meanings. * Use the Mini-dictionary only for important words that you can't guess. Use the part of speech and the context to choose the right word ‘Underline all the words in the text that are new for you. irelthose that are very important to understand the text. Then use the Strategies to work out the meaning of these words. Which words did you have to look up in the Mini-dictionary? 3 Work out the parts of speech of ‘the underlined words below. Can you guess the meanings of the words from the context? Use the Mini- dictionary to help you. Example 1 = verb ~ go round Emma left home, trounded the corer on her bike and saw a @round metal object on the road. Tt went 3round and round in circles making a strange noise. Suddenly, a man came round the comer and fired a Sround of ammunition at the object before picking it up. Then he looked Sround and said, That's about the tenth alien Ive rounded up this week! He S:ounded off his speech with a bow and several passersby gave him a round of applause. Emma thought to herself, There are some very strange people !round here!”Doctor Grammar 1 Im pairs, use the words below © mim to write as many sentences as possible in five minutes, Sentences must be grammatically correct and must make sense! Example Yesterday, Mary left the zoo and took 4a lot of animals home. Crocodile Mary animals will home goes has was is left zoo the took a watching bigger lot study and to of yesterday tomorrow if than gone 2 Tell your answers to the class. Which of these structures did you use? Present Simple, Present Continuous, Future forms (x 2), Present Perfect, Past Simple, Past Continuous, Conditionals, Comparison of adjectives, Quantity expressions, Modals of obligation, The passive o} 3 Read the text to l idea. Then complete. ‘it with the words in the tal ARTICLES PREPOSITIONS QUANTITY EXPRESSIONS a, the of, to, from, in some, all eae alah is 2 Celtic language that is spoken in 2 principality of Wales, with 3 speakers in Patagonia in 4 sont 5 Argentina. tte very different 6 English For example, ‘Welcome, 7. _ wales i Croesu i Cymru in ‘Welsh The Celts arrived & Europe in 9 fifth century BC. When 10 Anglo-Saxons invaded Britain, the British Celts moved west and northwards. Before 14 silent century, Wales had 12 rich \terary tradition and everybody in Wales spoke welsh After 13 unification of Wales with England in 163%, welsh was. banned and it declined rapidly, Uniil the 1460s, Welsh was not taught in schools and English was the: only oficial Language. A few years 2go, only 500,000 out 44_____ a population of nearly three million spoke: Welsh and 15 people thought that 28 Vanguage was dying out, However, now itis growing again: Welsh is used in government, there is 17__ Welsh TY station and it is now taught in nearly 18 schools. 4 How well can you use the structures below? Use this scale, *** T-can use this structure with very few problems. ** Thave a few problems and I make mistakes. * I don’t understand this structure! Question forms Prepositions (e.g. of. to, from, in) Present Simple Modals of obligation Present Continuous The passive (present, past) Present Perfect Comparison of adjectives Future forms Countables /uncountables Past Simple Quantity expressions (e.g. some, a lot) Past Continuous Articles (a, an, the) Conditionals 5 Look at the ways of organising grammar notes below. tables (e.g. of verb tenses) lists (2.9. of iregular verbs) time lines (e.g, to contrast tenses) examples with translations (e.g, to contrast structures with your language) Choose one of the grammar areas from Exercise 4 and organise some notes. 6 Write a short composition about your language like the one about Welsh.* talk about travel and extreme sports; practise expressing preferences + listen to monologues, a TV programme, dialogues and a quiz + read 2 history book extract, short biographies, holiday adverts and a letter + write a personal letter vise present tenses and learn about state and activity verbs Cay) re DR eR Ces z Visits cities around the world, famou Go: canoeing, diving, flying, parachuti ing, skiing Go on: a cruise, safari, a trek era COLE their ‘dreams’. What would they like to do? eG Pu Ok Mer r m cme criCe)) with the way they describe their dreams (a-e). There is one extra description. Der oe a remeie resin) 4 Work in pairs. Is there somewhere Cor aoe Ts ea ie cd Seca Red * What would you like to do? Oe ae ee ad Example OT rer ee nee cad = =) ‘always loved wild animals and I'd love to see them in their natural environment. I think it 4 would be really exciting.Before you start 1 Look at the photos. Answer the questions for each photo. 1 Where do yau think the people are? 2 When and why do you think they went there? 3. How do you think they travelled? 4 How do you think they felt when they got thei Now read the text quickly and check your guesses, Captain Scott and his companions I June, 1910, Captain ‘Well, we lost che race and we must ‘He sid, “Lara jus going ouside ‘Scott left London to begin fice 800 miles of bard pushing and and. J may be some time.” We knew his Antarctic expedition, goodly ro rcs of our dears. ‘that poor Oates was walking 10 bis He received a telegram from the ‘The return journey was one of death. We tied to stop ims but we 5 Nonwegian explorer Roald the worst in the history of 70 mew that it was the act ofa brave Amundsen: ‘Tim going South,’ So ‘exploration, The men were ‘man and an English gentleman. We the race to the South Pole was on! ‘exhausted and were running out of all bape to meet the end with a similar Diets por aula food. The weather conditions were spirit, and certainly she end is noe far” 1910-11, both teams organised food 4 tertible. Score began to realise their Scort and the lst two mien 10 stores—they put food in tents along desperate situation: ‘We appear very 75 _carsied on and got within eleven their route in preparation for their cheerful but what each man feels in miles of one of thet food stores. But expeditions the following yeatThen is Bears 1 can only gues. Pursing on then a storm started and they could ‘ame the darkness ofthe polar winter, tr shoes in the momning is getting nor leave their tent. Scott spent his Scorvand Amundsen waited for the 50 sewer and slower’ last hours writing, He wrote a letter 15 frst signs of spring. The expedition wasnt completely 60 fall of sidness to his wife, Kathleen ‘Amundsen was the fistto leave on _unsuccesfl because om their way “To my Widows I could tell you lots 15 October, 1911. He had teams of _ back, they looked for rocks and thous this racy What stores you dyes Billing sal cers dnd all fossil as planned. They caried two have for he bay .. But what a ‘men were on skis. Because of this, 5 twenty kilos of rocks all the way ‘rice wopay 20 he made good progress Scott left on with them. Later, these rocks proved ss Scotts diary told the story of their {November and soon had problems. that in the distant past Antarctica sad end: Fins, his two motor ledges broke ‘was covered by plants. ‘The food is only 11 miles away down and then his ponies began to However. disaster soon came. st Ido not think 00 can hope for have serious difficulty with the snow © One of the men, Edgar Evans, died any beter things now. We ave geting 2 and the cold, Atera while, Sore and after aad fall‘The next die was 90 weaker aned weaker and the end fis men id to punk thie ledge Captain Oates, who was having, cant be far... Lda nat think Ica ieandies ificulty in walking. Scott serite more NiialeteciatiePolc’on recorded his death sadly in ‘The news of Scots death and disastrous expedition shocked the ‘world, He had filed to win the race to the Pole but the remarkable bravery shown by Captain Scott and | his men made them into heroes 14 December and puta Norwegian 6 his diary: 20 flag there. Then he prepared for the sccuin journey, Scort finally arrived atthe Pole ‘with four companions on 17 January and found the Norwegian fg, 3 Scott wrote oftheir disappointment in his diaryReading 2 Read the text more carefully. Are these statements true (T) or false (F)? 1. [) Scott and Amundsen started their journeys in the polar spring, 2 [Scotts use of motor sledges and ponies was a success, Ci Amundsen travelled more quickly than Scott. When they got to the Pole, Scott celebrated. Ci Captain Oates went out and got lost in a storm. Scott's last letter was to his wife. 3 Read the Strategies. READING STRATEGIES: Multiple-choice questions * Read the questions and the alternative answers ao. * Decide what kind of information you are looking for (e.g. a date, a description). * Find the part of the text where you think the _ answer is. ‘© Read that part carefully and choose an answer — according to the text. ‘* Remember, you may have to ‘read between the lines’ ~ the answer does not always have the same words as one of the alternatives! ‘+ Wake sure the other altermatives are not possible answers. 5 Now choose the best answer (a, b or c) according to the text. 1 Amundsen started for the South Pole on ... 15 October, 1911. b 1 November, 1912 ¢ 14 December, 1911. 2 Scott's expedition first had problems because .. a his ponies had difficulties, b the men were hungry. ¢ his motor sledges didn't work. 3. When Scott's expedition arrived at the Pole, the men felt ... a cheerful. b disappointed. ¢ relieved. 4 Scott’s men collected rocks and fossils because ... a they had lots of free time. b it was part of their original plan. ¢ they were interested in geology. 5 Scott couldn't get to the food store because a he wasn't strong enough. b the weather was too bad. ¢ the tent was too far away. Discuss these questions. 4 1 Why did Amundsen succeed and Scott fail? 2 What do you think Scott's expedition achieved? 3 Why did Scott and his men become heroes? 4 How did you feel when you read the story? 5 Your Culture What explorers, climbers or travellers do you know in your country? What have they done? Ahentre Vocabulary: Wordbuilding 6 Look at the words in italics. Are they a noun, verb, adjective or adverb? 1. The Norwegian expedition was successful. 2. They succeeded in reaching the Pole first. 3 They completed their objective successfully. 4 Scott's expedition was not a success. 7 Work in pairs. Make adjectives, adverbs and verbs from the nouns below (if possible). Use the Mini-dictionary to help you. ration, difficulty, ni, sadness, success Example ambitious (adj), ambitiously (adv) — verb not possible 8 Complete the sentences. Use the word in brackets to make a new word. All the new words are in the text. ‘} for the expedition began during the polar summer. (prepare) 2 They couldn't travel in the winter, (dark) 3. Scott knew that __ was near (die). 4 The expetition was (disaster) but Scott of the polar is.a legend in the world of (explore). 5 His men are remembered for their (brave) in the face of great ____ (difficult). Speaking _ 9 Work in pairs. Take turns to say sentences about the two expeditions. Use words from Exercises 7 and 8. Example A Amundsen was a great explorer B Yes, he prepared for his journey well. 10 Work in pairs. Student A reads about Marek Kaminski on page 129. Student B reads about Helen Thayer on page 130. Now find out about your partner's explorer. Ask questions about: + nationality * age * main expeditions © greatest journey * method of travel © aims of the journey.» other interests and activities Example Where is Helen Thayer from? How old is she? Fryfore you start 1 Read about the travellers and choose the best answers for these questions (a, b or ¢). 1. How do Christina and Benedict both make a living? a from charities b from their books and TV by meeting exotic people 2 Where have they both been? New Guinea b the Amazon c Antarctica 3. What are they both not doing at the moment? a promoting books b working for radio. travelling 2 Read these questions and answers, Match the answers with Christina (C) or Benedict (B). 1. Do you get lonely? TO No, because I make friends on my journeys. 2 Where do you live? (1) on a farm 3 Are you doing any radio programmes at the moment? Yes, 1'm doing a programme about Ethiopia. 4 Have you ever been to the Arctic? [1 No, 1 haven't been there. 5 How long have you been a travel writer? CO since my mid-twenties, 1 suppose. 2 Travellers’ Tales Christina Dodwelll was born in Nigeria and has always loved travelling. She hos been o traveller and travel writer since her mid4wenties. She has made journeys by horse around Africa, New Guinea and Turkey. She has also travelled by canoe, dog sledge and microlight in China, Kamchatka and ‘West Africa, though she hasn't been to the Poles. Christina once spent fime with cannibals but doesn't worry about danger. She never shows fear and when she thinks there could be trouble, she says, ‘My husband is ¢ policeman. He's waiting for me in the next village.’ Christina lives with her husband erat oor hares tt and cattle. She works for a charity that she set up to help the Third World and she often makes TV and radio programmes. She is_ BBC radio abit indigenous culture in Ethiopia. Her books have been translated into several languages. = Benedict Allen is an experienced explorer who has visited remote natural environments all over the world, He has lived with the Amazon Indians, with a tribe in New Guinea and with Aborigines in Australia. i :, walked across the mountains ‘of New Guinea and canoed from New Guinea to Australia, He has also made journeys across the Gobi and Namib deserts on foot and by camel and trekked across the Arctic. He has been lost in the jungle more than once and survived by copying the leea tribes ond eating plants. , n't like travelling with people and he Tan makes films of his journeys without a film crew. He doesn’t get lonely because he makes friends wherever he goes, even of his camels! He also talks to his video camera. ‘It’s getting hot out here. Hotter than I've ever been,” he said on his trip in Namibia when lemperatures reached 50°C Benedict has worked for the BBC for years and has made several television series. He hat also writen nine books. His TV programmes and b He isn’t pete Teresi oneal & pwowonry lis eta book, Icedogs, about a 1,000-mile trek through SiberiaPresentation 3 Name the tenses in the sentences underlined in ‘the texts. Then match them with the uses (a~g). a activities that happen regularly permanent situations/states € things that started in the past and continue up till now 4. past events that have clear results in the present e events that happened in the past but it doesn’t matter when activities happening now, at the time of speaking g activities happening during @ limited period of ‘time around the present. Find more examples of these tenses in the texts. Identify their uses (2a). Practice 4 Look at the sentences and decide which of the people couldn't say them. Explain why. 1 I'm living in Dublin. a2 Dubliner b an exchange student studying in Dublin ¢ someone on a one year contract in Dublin 2 Twork in an office. a2 student on a holiday job ba secretary € an accountant 3. T've been a traveller since T was 18. aatrveller ba travel writer ca retired traveller 5. Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Simple, the Present Continuous or the Present Perfect. fan: (work) as a botanist since graduation. 12___ (teach) students at the university but T also 3____ (spend) a lot of time travelling. 1 4_____ (have) some professional success ~ I 5, = (just_ discover) an unknown orchid in “Indonesia, At present, 1 6 (study) a rare, ‘Asian plant which Chinese medicine 7___* (use) age theumatism. 1° ___ (collect) teaves. and flowers to examine their properties. 1 9 _ mine) over ten plants so far. 10 Hjeve) my job is interesting and useful. 6 Use the notes about a scientist's life to write sentences in the Present Simple, the Present Continuous or the Present Perfect. Example 11 Te already done a lot of research on Australian culture. regulasly work for animal organisations. Tm doing very little academic work at the moment. 1 do a lot oF research on Australian culture already work for animal organisations regularly very little academic work at the moment Aaventars 2 be a traveller and a scientist interested in Australia all my life 3 work as a scientist since 1991 at Lancaster University as an ethnographer ‘on a book about Australian food and drink 4 write more than twenty articles about Australia books on Austratian customs a book on the life of Australian Aborigines 5 live in Lancaster in the UK for twenty years among Australian Aborigines in order to do research for the book 7 Use the cues below to write a travel questionnaire. Add more questions if you like. ever travel abroad? ever live abroad? how many countries/be to? like travelling? plan a trip/holiday anywhere at the moment? how many languages/speak? what languages/learn at the moment? interested in any country/culture? Now work in pairs. Ask and answer questions. Tell the class something about your partner. 8 Personalisation Work in pairs. Think of a person ‘that you know. Write sentences about what he/she does, is doing and has done in his/her life. Tell ‘your partner. Example My aunt Monica teaches archaeology at the university. ‘She is leaming to hang-glide. She has climbed some of the highest mountains in Europe. Pronui contractions 9 Read the sentences.and decide what ‘s stands for, has oF is. x 1. He's gone abroad She's got a new cat. John's having a shower. Pat's done a lot for her school. Mike's a nice man, The cat's drinking milk. QD Listen to how ‘s is pronounced in the sentences ‘and mark them with /s/ or /7/. Listen agai repeat the sentences, and 2B3 erg pas 4 eae Bee ee em aU rs 3 Use the Strategies to answer the questions Crea below. What is happening in each ph 1. People do extreme sports in order to Feel How do you think the people feel? aeexcited. b nervous. ¢ happy. Which sport do you think is the most dangerous? 2 Extreme sports have become popular in the last Why? a5 years. b 10 years. ¢ 20 year DRS ae Ros ou ees 3. People usually bungee jump from .. ieuensea eee a aeroplanes. b high buildings. ¢ bridges. eee nko 4 In skysurfing people do mid a gymnastics. b dancing. swimmi KEY WORDS: 5 ing has similarities with bungee jumping, ex ountain biking, exter bsding, eeanotina skiing, ice-canyoning, ice diving, skysurfing ating is stionboarding, snowrafting, white water rafting Rees at seven € not very dangerous ie wae ating you ne : ston aa big river, ba warm river. ¢a mountain rivet Ustealay 8. Tee divers. 2 Read the Strategies swim under theiee. b walk on the bottom of lakes € walleupside-d6idn uncer the ice Are any of the Key Words similar in your language? LISTENING STRATEGIES: Before you listen, alnays look for clues tat wit BigG 7 Listen to a TV programme andcieck your answet help you understand what you are going to listen DiActisien to two people saikihcaliet aaa > (e.g, the title, captions, pictures, etc.) Stbrts. Complete the gablal Read the questions carefully to help you listen for divin “ae, specific/relevant information ? Carot Jonathan Use your kno\ ld to try to predict ik answers to the questions. tenn Guess the answers which you can, then check when you are listenin (would purges jecmpiOL cco et crn eta cre es Guite like, “d love, can't stand, love, like, wouldm't like, ‘d quite like, prefer, hate, d prefer + ing or noun + to + infinitive 14. bungee jumping. 12. to try skysurfing. 13 to do snowrafting, 14 doing boring sports. 15 to stay at home. 16 “inter sports, 17 going skiing snowboarding slow sports FUNCTION FILE to go ice diving, Ce nee are skiing, rock climbing, playing basketball, bungee jumping, swimming, sailing, snowboarding, playing tennis, ice-skating, ski jumping eouied ere aU cue Dy cer ae me Vocabulary: Multi-part Verbs (1) 7 Replace the verbs in italics with the words below in the correct Ue eee RT ve, wear, do (it) as planned, explain, do it, organi: Peer ees When I 3tumed up for my first jump, I 420 back out but my friends persuaded me to 5g0 through with it. You Tee eu hs far ee an eas Pesan! on't have to put on any special clot Piao re | Renee Roe eect) Cressy ne Ce Me ce Ra Peto Coke acne a or eae ed A friend of mine has j jogging to get fit. Crome Ac ee cds She had to make a speech but got so nervous she couldn't Adventirs ©} 9 Pronunciation Listen to the questions below. In which of them does the intonation go up at the end? SPORTS QUESTIONNATRE What sports do you like doing? D0 you Tike watching sport on TV? 3 Have you ever t er turned ui late for a match? 4 Tf you are in a school team, would you ever try to back out?’ Why? 5 Do you think you'll ever take up a dangerous sport? What extreme sports You Tike to tryed lnat ‘extreme sports couldn’t you go ld 90 through 8 Have you ever watched extreme sports on TV? © Listen again and repeat the questions. Speaking 10 Work in pairs. Use the questionnaire to interview your partner. Example A What sports do you like doing? B Tim really into ice hockey Is your partner: a very/quite/not very keen on sport b very/quite/no very interes NQUOTE 15Speaking Before you start 1 Read the holiday adverts (A-D). Which holiday ... 1. is the cheapest? 2 offers the longest holiday? 3. doesn't mention flights? 4 offers some hotel accommodation? ©) 2 Now tisten to the dialogue and answer these questions. 1. Which holiday do Ricky and Shulah choose? 2 What reasons do they give? © 3 Pronunciation: showing interest Listen to how Ricky and Shulah show that they are listening to each other. ‘/Really2)/ Mim, Yes?, True, Yeah, That’s true, No, T know Two weeks on safari in the reserves ( of South Africa. Open-topped vehicles © Listen again and repeat the words and sounds. for observing anitalss Accommodation - : in four-star hotels and tents. Ghoesing 0 Holiday BES ITeuee ESHER GARISLELENE OED. a . ia = E You have won a holiday. Work in pairs and ~ EXPERIENC! Gee the best holiday to go on together. HITE WATER ( ‘the stages. ‘wo weeks rafting on the Coruh River in Tukey. | singe ae Choose one of the trips you want to go on and one Be Accommodation \ you don’t. Look at the Key Words and make notes Experienced ee es €1,750. t about your reasons: in comfortable guest es. ) a 5 i “Fights ¢nd food included. the trip * the activities» the accommodation ™ Extra options: four days in tstanbull or | the price © the weather walking in the Kagkar Mountains, | KEY WORDS: Opinions (ch a ‘boring, changeable, cold, comfortable, dangerous, difficult, educational, exciting, expensive, good value for money, interesting, lots of variety, luxurious, no privacy, rainy, reasonably priced, safe, sunny, tiring, uncomfortable Example A trip al ike to go nthe Takis tip exciting ~ whit under eating (ots of unrety ~ rafting, exploration, archasolegy comfortable ~ guact houses ae a ee aS cee cian Stage 2 eer oe MY EUR Ee eee eos Use your notes and the Function File on page 15 to prepare what you are going to say. Practise saying some sentences. Don't write down everything! 16Stage 3 Read the Strategies. SPEAKING STRATEGIES: Interaction © Show you are listening to the other person, © Use sounds and words from Exercise 3. Now, in pairs, try to agree on a choice of holidays. © A— suggest a holiday and give your reasons. reject X's suggestion and give reasons. Suggest an alternative holiday. © Aand B - try to agree on one of the holidays or an alternative one. Talkback Tell the class which holiday you chose. Which are the most popular and least popular holidays? Listening Before you start ‘1 How do you think polar expeditions now are different from those in Captain Scott's time? ‘A Radio Programme (stan tothe programme aout moet inski. D2 Listen to the interview and answer these questions. 1 Marek’s two most famous polar expeditions were in 21991, b 1995, © 1999, 2 He went to the two Poles in ... a May and November. b March and December, ¢ May and December. 3. His biggest problem on the journey to the Antarctic was ... athe strong wind. b the low temperature. ctthe rough ground. 4 At university, Marek Kamifiski studied a languages. b literature. € philosophy. 5 He believes the key to a successful expedition is your ... alegs. b brain, ¢ heart. 3> Work in groups. Discuss Marek’s statements. © ‘The Limits are in us, not outside us’ * ‘The most important thing is your deape! Adventure Writing Before you start 1 Read Janet's letter and match the parts (1~6) with ‘these topics (a-f). 4 extra information @ what they are doing f where they are a an excuse to stop writing b introductory questions the people in the group Hi tania! Deo are you? bhp the same eb going well. hve you dco where to goon belay? That skiing break sounds the bes, dees it? | Dons jr— be mt cong ham ef ge oaiog | en a campsite onthe middle of newhere. Weve been here for ive bys bub it fel longer its rained every single day! Everything is wet ~ oer shoes, | eing bags, ll nr cethest | @ Lucky we dt come here fer the wight Actually, there isn tan But hate el ior i tl le deen ager A a ester we saw some seals, Weve all trcd windsurfing, but echo not very goad This afternoon fellate the sa ie ties? @ Cur news: Predictably, Tin has fallen in lve with haf the girs on the caste Tm is complaining abeut everything ana Clin is sil tying te be my all the time. So you can imagine what kel S\Mel, trast finish — i. my tart eook tonight Write ck soon ~ I be ‘home on Monsey (15th). Cheers, Janet @PS. Brian phoned before we lef — he wants you login lech 2 Find examples of informal style in the letter. * greetings and goodbyes * linking words at the beginning of sentences (e.g. Anywey ...) ‘© contractions (e.g. we're) A Personal Letter (1) a letter to a friend. Follow the stages and use Help 1 on page 140. Stage 1 Imagine you are on an adventure holiday. Make notes on: the time of year, the place and what it is tke the weather and how you are spending your time the people you are with and what they are like the people you have met and something interesting about them Stage 2 Use your notes to plan paragraphs like Janet's and write your letter. Use linking words. Stage 3 Check your letter. Talkback Work in groups. Read each other's letters. Which holiday sounds the most interesting? 7