SIMON BREWSTER B & ALASTAIR LANE Series editor: a BEN GOLDSTEIN CS: : a fA = The Picture = B2UPPER INTERMEDIATE Student's Book QQ RichmondGRAMMAR VocaButary READING & LISTENING. 1 at Auxiliary verbs Relationsips _-—-«@ Broad Banned so ciibeKs Past participles sphasal verbs @ A podcast about profile pictures page 4 ‘Reflexive pronouns slscussing family and frends age? FUNCTIONAL LANGUAGE: SMALL TALK — a]¢ /3 SPEAKING TASK: OFFERING SOLUTIONS age 152 WRITING BANK: A QUESTION-AND-ANSWER POST 2 is the present seat @ putting te un backinto ness Bare ‘usedto dosed doing *Medicine were all experts now Seve @ opinions abouthesth sues An interview about a mesa age 22 FUNCTIONAL LANGUAGE: MAKING POLITE REQUESTS page 2? WRITING TASK: & BLOG POST GIVING ADVICE 3 “+ Narrative tenses. ‘*Survival An articie about the Chilean Suevval Sues Seen eee eee Seu eeaerse @ solo sailing pened age 32 FUNCTIONAL LANGUAGE: GIVING WARNINGS page 33 SPEAKING TASK: BEING SUPPORTIVE ‘page 153 WRITING BANK: A TRAVEL BLOG page 34 Review A, uns 1-3 page 37 BRING I TOGETHER 1, 23 REINVENTION ‘Present perfectorpast «Appearance © controversial careers es simple? ‘escibing people @Anintervew with an image «Present perfect simple or constant continuous? siscussing beauty trends Uses ofthe ng form ‘Speaking afferent language age 46 FUNCTIONAL LANGUAGE: COMPLAINING page 47 WRITING TASK: AN INFORMAL EMAIL 5 Foon ete Future forms Food on track for a fastfood worl Boog ter ‘clauses Business @ The future of ood Se es ‘Future continuous ‘An interview about overfihi ‘Future perfect page 5S FUNCTIONAL LANGUAGE: CHECKING UNDERSTANDING page 57 SPEAKING TASH age 154 WRITING BANK: A wit SCRIRING A DISH. 6 Fa 3 Dworkin groups. viscuss the questions. organisation. Can you guess why? © Do you think it was the right decision to ban the websites? Why/Why not? © Should governments control the internet or should it be available to everyone? ‘© What other risks can you think of in completely open access to internet sites? Ye reat, aca, Meant amteur pomgaphers, hls Howe; acce ene often internet with freedom of makes it difficult to control, and had spread, many local musicians expression and open access {0 some inappropriate images appear protested, because they use MySpace information. However, it seems that there. One country that decided to to promote their songs. Fortunately, row many countries ave run out act against the site is the United Arab the ban ended very quickly once of patience with the unrestricted Emirates. ts citizens were forbidden discussions were held between freedoms of the web. from accessing the site for five years. MySpace and the authorities. 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The popular photo-sharing Turkey finally tookaction against the activities stopped not by central ‘website is used by both professional site, probibitingusersfromaccessing government, but by an ordinary ov ily nsGRAMMAR 1 a @ work in pairs. which websites from the article do the words in bold refer to? Another website has had its activities stopped... by an ordinary company. b The popular photo-sharing website is used by both professional and amateur photographers. € thad learnt that they were using the site for more than 400 hours a month! 4 The number of uploaded tracks on the site is always increasing. b Underline the past participle(s) in each sentence in 1a. 2 Complete 1-4 in the Grammar panct fi) with the sentences in 1a, 3 Look at the article again and answer the questions. 1 Underline three other past participles. Which uses, 14, do they match? 2 Are the past participles regular or irregular? 4. a Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Th nan my password. ‘once and someone else started using my email account! (steal) 21 eecenee COMpUter Virus in my life, (neverhave) 3 My website nnn» BY 085 of people every week, (visit) 7 4 Allthe music on my MP3 player is from albums from the internet. (download) bb ©} Workin pairs. Discuss the sentences in 4a. Are ‘they true for you or someone you know? company. in Portsmouth, in the UK, the local council decided to prevent its employees from using Facebook. It had learnt that they were using the site for ‘more than 400 hoursa month! Although the managers don’t know whether users are logging on in work time or during their breaks, they have decided that enough is enough, Itseems that governments, websites and. individuals will continue to struggle for many years in deciding who really controls the internet. The question is, how long will governments continue tying to hold back the tidal wave of online content before they give up the fight for good? il (A Past parTiciPLes ‘The past participle of regular vers is made by adding -ed to the infitve. ‘There are also many iregular past participles, eg. eaten, ‘seen, taken (See page 168 for afl st of common ones) Uses We use the past participle 1 with have to frm the present perfect and past perfect tenses ‘he fnally signed upto Facebook © 2 with be and a verb inthe passive voce: ‘Hewas sent an email by a stranger ° 3 asadectives: This sour new, improved website o 4 with nave in sentences that show someone does an action to or for you, eg. when you pay someone for a service He's (has) had his haircut 5. or when something bad happens to you: ‘had my car stolen ry See page 140 for grammar reference and more practice. NOTICE tearneo/icarwr ‘A smal group of verbs have two alternative past simple / past participle forms: -ed and - eg, leamed/learnt. Other verbs in this group are: ‘bur, dream, lean and spill. ‘Oh no, you've splled/spit coffee everywhere, SPEAKING 1a @® Work in groups. Think of two reasons for these opinions, and two against. 1 Companies should check the internet activity of every ‘employee once a week. 2 People who illegally download films, music or video should have their internet access blocked 3. Criminals like drunk drivers should have their photos put on a police website so that everyone knows who they are. (ne reason against tis is that it could encourage a hate ‘campaign against the person. b Compare your ideas with ather groups. Do you have ilar opinions?SPEAKING 1 LISTENING 1 FRIENDS: THE NEW FAMILY? WP Work in pairs, What do the images show? What do they have in common? How do you think the people feel? ‘a Match the statements to images a-d. 1 Parents’ experience and knowledge can be useful for their children. 2 Teens have more fun with their friends than with their family 3 Teens are more likely to talk about prablems with friends than with their parents. 4. Different generations of a family usually get on well together. b Do you agree or disagree with each statement? Give reasons for your answers. a @)0 Listen to an interview on a student radio programme. Write Craig (C) or Marcela (M) for opinions Vand 2. 1 Families are stl the most important socal unit 2 Friends are the new family b Listen to Craig again and tick the points he mentions. 11 spending more time with friends than with family finding friends through work discussing relationships having the same interests having fun and socialising, going on holiday together making friends online Listen to Marcela again and answer the questions. 1 Where do Marcela's parents and other relatives live? 2 How long do children usually live with parents in her home country? 3 How many good friends does Marcela have? Work in pairs. Are you more like Craig or Marcela? why?VocABULARY: phrasal verbs 1 Look at the phrasal verbs from transcript 1.6. Match verbs 1-8 to ‘meanings a-h. 1 thang out much more with leave an educational friends, institution before you finish 2 Ican always count on my your course good friends. spend time with someone or 3 When | decided to split up ina place with my girlfriend... talked take care of someone or it over with a couple of something, friends fist d start anew interest or 4 When | go away... it's usually activity with friends. discuss a problem or plan 5 Loften fight with my brother, leave home for a period of but we always make up. time, especially for a holiday 6 He can look after himselt.. depend on someone to do 7 Ihad problems at university ‘what you want or expect and | dropped out for a bh become friends again after while. an argument 8 | took up Pilates recently. 2. a Write two true and two false statements about yourself using the phrasal verbs in 1. b @ work in pairs. Read your sentences to your partner. He/She ‘guesses if they are true or false. GRAMMAR 1a Read sentences 1-3. Cross out one extra word in each sentence. We really enjoy us ourselves going to the beach and parties. He can look him after himself. Sometimes | ask to myself if my relationship with my family has changed now that I'm older, Complete 1-6 in the GRamvan PANEL BM with words from 1a, ‘Complete the sentences with a reflexive pronoun. Hi, come int Make at home. I'm not going to behave differently. 'm just going to be. No one else is going to clean up. We'll have to do it Don't worry. The computer can solve that problem. When Isabel wants to learn new words, she says them over and over to b What do you think the people in 2a are doing? 3 @® work in pairs. Answer the questions. ‘© When might you send yourself an emai? # When was the last time your fiends invited themselves round to your house? Have you ever accidentally hurt yourself? * Doyou know anyone who taught himself/herself to do something, eg. to speak a language? When there's a problem with your home, do you fxit yourself, or pay someone else todo it? MB REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS We use reflexive pronouns when the subject land object in a sentence are the same person or thing: ‘Sara really enjoyed herself atthe party 1 ©, you __yoursel/yoursees he | a, he herself i itself we fo hey themselves Verbs with reflexive pronouns Common verbs that go with reflexive pronouns th , blame, ® express, give, hurt, introduce, and teach ‘See page 140 for grammar reference and more practice. NOTICE orrers onvers \We also use reflexive pronouns to make offer Help yourself or to give orders: Do it yourself! SPEAKING 1 a @ Work in pairs. Talk about the time you spend with friends and family. Take notes on your partner's opinions and experiences as you listen. Find out ‘if he/she lives with his/her family “who he/she looks to for support with problems © what sort of relationship he/she has with family and friends ‘© whether he/she agrees that friends are the new family 'b Report your findings to the class. Are there any similarities?1.4 FUNCTIONAL LANGUAGE: SMALL TALK TUNE IN 1 Read the definition. What is the link to the image? ‘small talk conversations about unimportant topics. You make small talk ‘when you meet people that you don't know very well. 2. Make a list of toy with people you don’t know well. 1 wouldn't talk about polities because it can be quite controversial 3 a @):7 Listen to six people making small talk. ‘Number the topics in the order they talk about them. There is one extra topic. family sport holidays the weather people they know food politics b Which conversation 1-6 does the image show? FOCUS ON LANGUAGE 4 a @)is complete sentences 1-6 from the audio. Listen and check. 1 Fm not really a big of to be honest, 2 | went on .. to once. 3 think you've the with yout 4 Talking of . Hthink Il get something to 5 She's the girl with the visn't she? 6 thavea of them, Would you like to see it? Match sentences 1-6 in 4a to functions a-f changing the subject ‘making an offer discussing people you know finding something in common with the other speaker politely rejecting the topic talking about the weather that you would/wouldn’t talk about 6G Question tags 99 @))19 Listen to three sentences. Does the intonation rise oF fall on the question tags? 41 That was a great game last night, wasn't it? 2 You don't come from Watten, do you? 3 She's the gil with the red har, isn't she? Complete the rules. Listen again and check. Intonation in question tags _.. when we're sure about the statement and we think the listener will agree. Wt when we're not sure about the statement. Practise saying sentences 1-3 with the correct intonation. OVER TO YOU 5 @ work in pairs. imagine you are in these situations: and you do not know the person next to you. Think of cone ‘small talk’ phrase for each. + You're on a long-haul fight from your country to Tokyo. 2 You'e ata dinner party at your boss's house. 3 You'te a tourist ona one-day tour of New York. 4's your frst day on a course. You're having a coffee break with the other students 6 a @® change partners, Act out two of the Conversations in 5. How long can you keep the conversation going? b Work with your partner from 5. Which conversation was more successful? Why?SPEAKING TASK: OFFERING SOLUTIONS TUNE IN 1. @ Workin pats Look a the image of Car, who shares a flat with Lydia. Answer the questions. 1 Whereis he? 2 What do ou think has happened? 3. What other problems do flatmates often have wit each other? 2 a @}))120 Listen to Carl telling his friend Denise about Lydia. Does he mention any of your ideas in 17 » Listen again. Underline and correct the false information in each sentence. 1 Well, the thing is, she’s really untidy. 2 She's always forgetting to take out the rubbish when she {goes out. 3. She forgets to buy things ike cheese or fruit, even when ask her to. 4 Every time try to talk to her, she just walks away, 5 She won't wash the dishes unless | ask her to. 3 a Catl asks Denise for advice, What suggestions do you think she gives him? b 4). Listen and check your ideas. PREPARE FOR TASK 4. a Complete Denise's suggestions 1~5 with the phrases in the box. One other thing you could do _|'m not sure You could always I suppose | think in that case i , but I think talking always helps. 2 you have to get angry with her. 3 _.. you could do your shopping separately. 4 _.. 1s put a list of jobs on the fridge door, with people's names next to each one. a ‘ry complaining about her on Facebook. 5 b Listen to 1.11 again and check. 5 @ work in pairs. which of Denise's suggestions isthe best? ‘Are any of them bad ideas? Why? 6 2 What advice could you give in these situations? Make one suggestion for each, using language from 4a. 11 Your friend always comes to visit you without warning and then you have to chat to him/her for hours, 2. You've started a new job. Your colleagues often go for lunch together, but they never invite you, 3 Your boss often gives you work at 5 pun. on Friday afternoon, and she wants it finished by Monday morning. b SP Compare your suggestions with a partner. Were any of them the same? > ESTEE ~ co to wr Task 7 a © Work in pairs. choose one of the situations. Then read the instructions for Student A and Student B, and choose a role. Situation 1 One of your friends is always late when you meet up, or changes the plan at the last minute, Situation 2 One of your colleagues is really tuntidy and is always leaving dirty plates and ‘cups on his desk, Student A Explain what the problem is. Don't accept a suggestion unless you think it's a really good one. Student B Keep offering suggestions until Student A accepts one. b Plan three things that you want to say in your role, 8 P Act out your situation in 7a. Then swap roles and act out the other situation, REPORT BACK 9 © Present the best, or most unusual, solution from 8 to the class. The class votes ‘on the best solution, ing bank’. (EN| EXPERTS Are the treatments in the images available in your country? Which are considered a) traditional? b) conventional c) alternative?a &@ work in pairs. complete a in the Key VOCABULARY PANEL Mil. Use a dictionary to help you. » @® werk in groups. answer the questions. 1 Winigh ofthe medical experts inA do you trust the most? wy? 2 Wich ofthe experts have you usedvisited? a ))2. Listen to three people talking’about health issues. Match speakers 1-3 to statements a-c, 4 She thnks there's a place for conventional medicine and natural remedies. b she believes conventional medicine is still the best option, ‘She's in favour of alternative medicine. b Why do the speakers have these opinions? © Workin pairs, complete 8 in the Kev vocaButary panes ‘a Complete the sentences from transcript 2.1 with words from A and B in the Key VocABULARY PANEL BL 1 When I get a cold or fu, take... OF 2 ifiget an . Husually take... 3 use an for problems such as stomach ache, colds and flu 4 My dad gets alot and he swears by his, 5 Igetafu every winter, but | use Arnica cream ona or b Listen to 2:1 again and check. © Work in pairs. complete C in the Key vocasuLaRy pane. Bi. & work in groups. Answer the questions. 1 What do you usually doif you fee! il? a Check the symptoms online. b Goto the doctor. ¢ Goto homeopath or acupuncturist 2 What treatment do you take for these symptoms or illnesses? a acold orfu backache © aheadache 4 arash insomnia 3. Which type of medicine do you think is most effective? why? Health A Medical experts '® Which of the words in the box can you match to the images? acupuncturist chiropractor herbal homeopath midwife nurse ph shaman specialist surgeon B Symptoms & treatment ‘© Look at the words in the box. Which describe a) symptoms? b) a form of treatment? Use a ictionary to help you, if necessary. antibiotics backache bruise: cough mixture infection injection insomnia lump operation painkillers ash temperature vaccination ‘¢ How many of the words are similar in your language? ¢ Collocations ‘© Match verbs 1-7 to nouns a-g to make common collocations from the audio. 1 take a 2 feel/be b 3 take someone's © 4 make da prescription 5 write e illfwelt/sick 6 treat £aniliness/symptoms 7 have g temperature NOTICE cer It is very common to use the verb get to talk about health, It can mean: become: get il well receive: get a vaccination catch/be affected by: get an infection/backache a “Seempnscrise atk ABOUT KEEPING FT THE FITNESS INDUSTRY SPEAKING 1 @ Workin groups. Look at the images. What aspects of health and fitness do they show? 2. a Match aspects of fitness 1-6 to images a-d. sea dictionary to help you. 41 apersonal trainer 4 diet pills/supplements 2 aregular workout 5 junk food 3 acouch potato 6 gentle exercise b What are the most popular ways to keep fit in your country? What do you do to keep fit? READING 1 Read the article. Which image, a-d, isn't talked about? 2 match summary sentences a-e to paragraphs 15. a. Enthusiasm for working out often runs out quickly. b You can exercise in many different ways € Joining a fitness centre is a popular activity. 4. You can increase motivation by doing something you enjoy. ‘e many people hope to lose weight without raking an effort. 3 Read the article again and answer the questions. 1. What do gyms depend on to make money? 2 Why is it easy to persuade people to buy slimming products? 3 What advice does the article give people who don’t like doing regular exercise? 4. Why does Kay like ballet barre? shat time of year when A recent study found that in 4 @ Work in small groups. Discuss the rmillios of people decide the UK alone, people waste a questions. to sign up for the gym in an total of £37 milion a year on enthusiastic attempt to get ft. unused gym membership and © Does any ofthe information inthe article race vatr wrnnwiy et {Gym membership and sports sports equipment, But having Berio rnuar vein omit? clothing and equipment are #__good intentions that soon fade ‘multi-million dollar industry, away is past of life, and its © What atherideas can you think of to hel a i uy Personal trainers are the exactly what gyms tely on to le get fitter without getting bored? pom ee latest thing for gym goers, make money. and classes such as Pilates, spinning, zumba and tae bo EJ While the fitness industry in have replaced aerobics as the the USA is worth $17.6 billion {fashionable exercise of choice. a year, the diet and weight loss industry is worth more than By %e« despite the millions we double this: $46 billion! People spend on gym membership spend millions on weight loss land fitness classes each year, products such as diet pills, motivation often slips, andthe creams, slimming gadgets and workout sessions soon stop. _ self-help books. Pseudo experts ‘And yet we continue to pay! are always. showing productsGRAMMAR to help you lose weight. 3 Ive tried the gym. 5 often go before work, 6 I'm getting better each week. 7 The class starts next month, inta, brackets. 2 My friend 3 Mymum W's so annoying! (atways/tell) in May. Start) for you or someone you know. on TV to help you lose weight. ‘These scams promise great results without the need to do any exercise, or even modify your diet, which of course Is ‘why they are so appealing. By] Bet what alternatives are there ifyou feel sick at the idea of working out every day, but guilty if you don’t set aside time to fulfil the minimum exercise quota? The trick is to keep active without feeling you have to schedule a time and stick toa routine, Walking the dog, gardening, dancing and playing with children all count as exercise if you do ‘them regularly 4 can’t wait to do the new Box Fit course. It back into fitmess 1 a Read the sentences from the article. Do the sentences talk about the past, present or future? What tense is used in each one? 1 People spend millions on weight loss products. 2 Pseudo experts are always showing products on TV 4m doing a class called ‘ballet barre’ Complete 7 in the Grammar pan BM withthe sentences 2. a Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in 1 to the gym twice a week. (usualy/g0) ‘a yoga course at the moment. (do) me to eat more fruit and vegetables. 51 a squash club. | couldn't play at frst, but now 1 slowly. Goin/improve) b GP work in pairs. Change the sentences Ej et the most important thing of alls to find something that you love and genuinely look {orward to, Fitness enthusiast Kay says, ‘Ive tried the gym, Dutit's soboringand repetitive I don't go any more. At the moment I'm doing a class called ‘ballet barre, which is a workout through ballet exercises. I often go before work. The combination of ance and a tough workout is really motivating ~ I'm loving itt 'm learning new skill and Ym getting better each week. 1 enjoy it so much 1'm going to take up classical ballet, 100 “The lass starts next month 1 can't wait 2a so they are true THE PRESENT Present simple ‘We use the present simple to talk about 1 habits and routines: Q = 2 things which are generally true: © 3. schedules and timetables o Present continuous ‘We use the present continuous. 1 to talk about things that are happening now, or in a period around now: @ 2 to talk about changing or developing situations: ©, 3. with always to talk about annoying habits: © Present perfect We use the present perfect to talk about actions that started in the past and have a result/ relevance in the present: o ‘See page 141 for grammar reference and more practice. NOTICE J’ ovine ir! In informal English people sometimes use likeflove (inthe sense of ‘enjoy’) and hate in the present continuous {Ym loving the courset but NOT Fm-loving-yo4, Ym hating my new job. SPEAKING 1a G work in groups. what would you introduce in schools in your country to help children keep fit and healthy? 4 free bike service, ban junk food from schoo! dinners Share your ideas with the class, Which group has the best ideas?A CAREER IN MEDICINE SPEAKING 1 @ work in groups. Discuss the questions. + Look at the images. what aspect of medicine does each one show? 2 Ate any of your classmates doctors, or training to be doctor? if yes, what's his/her specialisation? 3. What skills do you need to be a doctor? LISTENING 1 @))22 Listen to an interview with Laura, a Mexican doctor, talking about her medical career. Number images a-d in the order she talks about them. 2 Listen again and tick the topics that Laura mentions. 1 her home life and family her medical training and specialisation the role of traditional healers in the community 4 the most common illnesses that she treats changes in the information patients can access nowadays 6 her favourite and least favourite aspect of being adoctor 3. Are the sentences true or false? Correct the false sentences. 11 Laura decided to become a doctor mainly because she liked Science subjects at school. 2 To qualify as a paediatrician, she did a four-year degree, a year of social service and a year of residency. 3. She did her social service in an isolated rural area 4 Local people used the clinica lot when they had medical problems. 5. She's against the use of traditional medicine. 6 The parents of her patients often think they know more about the problem than she does. VOCABULARY: medicine 1 a Look at transcript 2.2 on page 162. Which of these words can you find? 1 paediatrician paramedic 2 patient surgeon 3 nurse mid 4 5 ward operating theatre bandage plaster 6 self-diagnosis self-medication » @ workin pairs. Explain the itference between the pals of words in 1a. Use a dictionary to help you 2 @ Workin pairs. viscuss the questions, «Are you a good patent? Why/Why not? + nigh would you prefer tobe, a miduife o a surgeon? why? «What ae the advantages or disadvantages of Slt diagnosis and elt mediation? GRAMMAR 1 a @ work in pairs, Read sentences a-d. Underline all the examples of used to. a | used to work as an assistant to a paramedic. I wasn't used to living in such a small community. ¢ Inthe beginning it was frustrating, but now I'm getting used to it Doctors are more used to dealing with this situation these days, b Answer the questions about the sentences in ta. \Which sentences talk about a) the present? b) the past? 2. Which sentences talk about ‘a appast habit, state or situation? b asituation that is becoming normal? situation that was strange/unfamiliar in the past?2 Read sections A and B in the Grammar PANEL Ml and complete 1-6. 3 Complete the sentences with the correct used to expression and the verbs in brackets, Where do you think the speakers are in each sentence? 1. fmstill not to spicy food. (eat) 2 Im to my shoes off in people's houses, but! still forget sometimes. (take) 3. When | first arrived | to friends so late at night, but now it seems normal. (meet) 4 didn’t to by waterbus when Lived there. (travel) 5 inever _to con the wrong side of the road. (drive) 6 Did you to to the beach at weekends? (go) 4 a Writea true sentence for each situation. Think of something 1 you used to believe as a child 2 you're getting used to, but i's still difficult. 3 you'll never get used to 4 you weren't used to at one time, but now it's fine. 5 you've slowly got used to over the years. b @) Work in pairs. Discuss your answers in 4a. Are there any similarities? Fl never get used to wearing a sult for work Me neither. It's so uncomfortable. i Usep To D0/UsED To DOING A Used to We use used to + the ® totalk about situations, habits or repeated actions in the past Often they are things which we no longer do: +12 to lve in Pars. ~ 1 didn’ use to speak French 2 Did you ® Yes, IdldNo, | dt. Nore: Inthe negative and question form we drop the -d in used to: I didn't use to speak French. NOT I didn’t used fo speak French. B Be/Get used to se be/get used to + a noun/pronoun or the a form of the verb. to;cat outa fot? We use sed toto talk about things that are familiar and no longer stan ours. 'm used to working lor we use Used toto talk about things that become less strange/difficult aver time: ‘'m getting used to starting work at & a.m. See page 141 for grammar reference and more practice. PRONUNCIATION: shifts in stress ‘1a Work in pairs. Read sentences 1-6. Underline the stressed syllable in the words in bold. 1 Itwas part of a volunteer project. 2 For many illnesses, they were content to see the curandero 3 They also do ritual cleansings with herbs, eggs or other objects. 4 don't object to traditional medicine. 5. They know the entire contents of the relevant Wikipedia article! 6 Sometimes | project an X-ray on the wall b ))23 Listen and check. What parts of speech are the words in bold in 1a? 2. Practise saying the sentences in 1a with the correct stress on the words in bold, SPEAKING 1 @ work in groups. Discuss the questions. Give reasons for your answers. ‘© How has information on the internet changed the relationship betwees doctor and patient? * Doyou think we take too much medicine these days? © Ate we healthier than our parents or grandparents? Why/why not?THE MIND EXPERTS SPEAKING & READING 1 a @ workin groups. Look at the first image in the article. When ‘and where do you think it was taken? What are the people doing? b Read the first paragraph of the article and check your answers, to 1a, Are you surprised? Why/Why not? Read the rest of the article, What is the link between the experiment and the title of the article? Answer the questions in pairs. 1 According to the article, why did people follow the orders of the scientist in the experiment? 2 Is Wikipedia more or less inaccurate than the Encyclopaedia Britannica? Why? ‘hy did the gold mining company ask for help online? ‘why do university professors write for Wikipedia? 5. How were the results of the experiment different 50 years later? Does this surprise you? Milgram invited members of the public into his laboratory. There, an ‘expert’ Jin a lab coat told them to press a button which would give an electric shock to a stranger on the other side of the screen. What Milgram’s subjects didn't know was that it was all fake ~ the stranger was just an actor. Whenever the actor answered a question incorrectly, the button was pressed. The electric shock’ became stronger teach time until the actor started to ‘scream’ in pain. Encouraged by the expert, the majority of people lgnored the screams and kept pressing the button ~ whatever the umber of volts! nthe 1860s Amerie cle [es Most people in the street. This seems to indicate that, in the past, people were more likely to follow the orders of experts and authority figures without question, hadn't been to University, so doctors and scientists seemed to have much greater knowledge than the average person Nowadays, even specialist information can easily be ‘obtained by whaever wants it. The line between ordinary people and experts is not so clear. In the case of Wikipedia, the online encyclopaedia, anyone can change the content of its pages. (And it works. In 2005, the journal Nature compared Wikipedia articles with similar articles from 3 Complete gaps 1-4 in the article with sentences a~d. fa They received replies from all over the world ~ and made $3 billian from the information! But instead of the man in the lab coat, @ TV presenter gave the instructions. ¢ And however many people edit a Wikipedia atticle, professional research is always needed at the beginning, The idea is that, because the website is constantly being corrected, eventually the best text wil be created. 4 @& work in pairs. Discuss the questions. ‘© How do you think the participants felt during and after milgram's experiment? «Why do you think the experiment has never been repeated by scientists? «Do you use Wikipedia? If yes, what sort of information do you research? if no, why not? the Encyclopaedia Britannica. They discovered that whichever site you use, there Is a similar number of errors, with only slightly more in Wikipedia (3.86 per articie compared to 2.92). Big businesses are realising this too, The Canadian mining company Goldcorp put all the Information about thelr land online. They asked the public to tell them where they thought gold might be located with areward of $500,000.) _ So Is it the end of the expert? Not really. Many professors are writing ————EECOCOS™-™”™-:.r—tttttS=*”TVOCABULARY: ...ever 1 Look at the complete article again. Underline all the words that end in ever. Whenever, 2. a Replace the words in bold with underlined words from the article 1 Every time the actor answered a question incorrectly, the button was pressed...it didn’t matter what the number of volts was! 2 Nowadays, even specialist information can easily be obtained by anyone who wants it. 3 It doesn’t matter which site you use, there is a similar umber of errors. 4 It doesn’t make much difference if they dislike it or not, their students will use the site as their first point of reference. 5 It’s not important how many people edit a Wikipedia article, professional research is always needed at the beginning. b How do you say the sentences in 2a in your language? SPEAKING what you saw. {or Wikipedia because, however much they distixe it, their students will use thesiteas heir first point ofreference. si Goldcorp too relied on ‘experts, since professional geologists ‘are also ‘members of the public With the public better educated and more questioning than ever before, ‘ne would expect a different result in the Milgram experiment today. Or would we? In 2010, a French TV show repeated the experiment. _____ And the result? Fifty years on, more people (80%) continued to press the button 2 thanin the original experiments (65%). Complete the sentences with the words from 1 [want to go to a bar or restaurant, | always look for a recommendation online, 2 always trust doctors or nurses, They're the professionals, aren't they? 3 When I need directions or help in a foreign city, | ask. is nearby and looks friendly, 4 ‘much | look for information on other ‘websites, | always end up using Wikipedia. 5 Lonly ever look at one review of a film or a book —e-sse-0Me YOU read, they all say the same thing. 6 many football matches I watch, | never get bored. they say. b &@ Work in small groups. Are sentences 1-6 in 3a true for you? NOTICE wuarever In informal English, people sometimes use whatever to dismiss what someone says and show they don’t care, This use is often impo! ‘Vtold you not to trust him.’ ‘Whatevert’ We can also use it as a response to a question/suggestion to show that we don’t mind: ‘Shall we eat here then?" Whatever you think.” 1 a Look at the image for one minute, then cover it. Make notes describing, b © compare your notes with a partner. Did you see the same things? You are going to do another simple psychology experiment. Student A, turn to page 158. Student 8, turn to page 160.2.4 FUNCTIONAL LANGUAGE: TUNE IN 1 @ work in pairs. Look at the image and answer the questions. 1. What shop does It show? 2. What can you buy there? 3. Why might you go there when you are on holiday? ‘Think of as many reasons as you can, 2 @))24 Listen toa tourist, Jackie, talking toa pharmacist in Egypt. Answer the questions. “1 What problem does jackie have? 2 What solution does the pharmacist offer? 3. a Number the events in the order they happened. ‘The pharmacist puts a bandage on her arm. __.- The pharmacist gives her directions, Jackie falls over. ‘The pharmacist examines her arm. Jackie takes a photo. The pharmacist tells her to go to hos} bb Listen again and check. FOCUS ON LANGUAGE 4 a Order the words in bold to complete the questions. 1 If wonder you 1 could help me? 2 mind you would having a look at it? 3 you me tell if couldit’s broken? 4 possible it to would be puta bandage on it? 5 do idea have any you how long I'l have to wait? b @))25 Listen and check. 5 a How are these questions different from the questions in 4a © Can you help mez ‘© Will you have a look at it? b Why didn’t Jackie use questions like these? GGstress 99 *@))25 Listen again to the questions in 4a. Underline the main stress. wonder ifyou could help me? Listen again and repeat with the correct stress. 6 @ Work in pairs. imagine you are in a city in another ‘country. Make one polite request for help for each situation. 1 You want to change rooms in your hotel 2. You don‘ know how to use the ticket machine onthe bus. 3 You're not sue vibich stop to get of t forthe museum. 4 You want to know what time the museum closes. 5 You don't know the way tothe train station. IVY 4 Ieee Ole) OVER TO YOU 7 a @ workin pairs. Read the cards and choose a role. ‘Act out the situation. Use as many questions from 4a as you can. Tourist ‘You're on holiday. You notice a nasty bite on your arm so you go to a pharmacy, Ask che pharnaciet to ‘* look at the bite | + recommend something for it * tell you how often to take/use the medication tell you whether you should see a doctor A couriet comes into the pharmacy with a bite on his/her arm. Find out how he/she got it and respond to his/her requests. 'b Swap roles and act out the situation again.WRITING TASK: A BLOG POST GIVING ADVICE TUNE IN 1 & work in pairs. Describe the person in the image. How old is she? What do you think she does? All Comments (3) I made some big mistakes when | chose my college course. | started with Politics, then | changed to History and finally | dropped out altogether. It’s important to know exactly what you want to do, because you're ‘committing to three years or more, My advice would be to find out as much as you can about the course online. This will help you decide whether it's what you really want to do. Madia007 2 Read the question posted toa website. What advice would you give Raffaella? Answer #1 eee Se ipesinretcsee ny ere eee Iwant to go to university, if |get the right | both the course and the college are right. ‘study. I'm interested in Psychology, but I've | = Faces Hello world! If Lwere you, 'd wait bafore making a final decision. | {if you're not sure about what course to do, don't go to university next year. Take a gap year, travel and decide a ‘what you really want to do with your life, That’s what I did! Whatever you do, don't rush into a dcision, OF 3 &® Read the replies to Raffaella’s post. ‘course, a gap year has its good and bad points. You ‘Answer the questions in pairs. ‘won't make progress in your career for the year, but it's 1 Which reply do you thinks best? Why? valuable life experience and will elo you make a final 2 imwhat way are the people giving advice decision about university. more ‘expert’ than Raffaella? Naomiv Answer #3, PREPARE FOR TASK TASK 4. a Match 1-6 to a-f to complete the advice. 6 a | Workin pairs. Read the blog post. Think of as 1 It'simportant to-~ a. the importance of choosing much advice as possible to give ‘Desperatess’. 2 Myadvice would be the right course. 3 Youcan’t |. b don'trush into a decision Showing first 10 comments | Go to latest comment overestimate € to visit as many as you can, ‘TR Dsopercr: = i : y perate88 Help! I'm studying for my pp tetne | SHERCLuiicmi tis final exams but I have to work part 5 if lwere you, \___ final decision ‘8 well. have no free time and I'm eee voLSc: ie 28. ectass reel exhausted, but | can’t sleep. I'm really ‘worried I'm going to fail my exams. 1 to find out as much as you Ore posted at 11:42 AM can online. toot ae bb Read replies 1-3 again and check your answers, 'b Choose the best suggestions and write a reply. 5 @) work in pairs. Use phrases 1-6 in 4a to give more advice to Raffaella. REPORT BACK My advice would be to find out about some other courses too. 7 ® read your reply to the class. Answer the questions. 1 Did anyone give similar advice to yours? 2. Who gave the best advice?Gea Jessica Watson is the youngest person 10 sail non-stop, solo and unassisted around the world She sailed into Sydney harbour on 15 May, seven months after setting off on a difficult and dangerous voyage. ‘Thousands of well-wishers, including the Australian Prime Minister, turned out to welcome her, Jessica's support team said she had sailed nearly 23,000 nautical miles - that’s 43,000 kilometres. However, her record has been questioned, as she did not go far enough north of the Equator to claim a true circumnavigation of the globe. er si ayes Bus cet EI Mad 2 © work in pairs. Look atthe images and answer the questions. 1. What do the images show? 2 What do you think the girl has achieve 3. Would you like to do something like this? Why/Why not? : Read the article. Check your answers to question 2 int. b What else did you find out about JessicazHow do you think she felt after the voyage? k 514) Listen to an interview with a sailing expert. Tick the topics he mentions. dlothing : communication food navigation physical and psychological qualities safety sleep weather conditions / Work in pairs. Complete A in the Key VOCABULARY panel Mi. Use a dictionary to help you. ‘a ))s2 Listen to two people giving their opinion about Jessica's voyage. Answer the questions. 1 Iseach speaker's opinion positive or negative? 2 What do the speakers agree on? b Listen again and complete B in the Key VOCABULARY aye ©} Workin groups. Discuss the questions. + What's your opinion of essca and her voyage? {Have you ever been on a ong or dificult rp? © What equipment and cating did you need? 5 What ciffcatis did you experience? =~ ICE COMPOUND ADJECTIVES WITH NUMBERS "We use a singular noun in compound adjectives with ‘numbers: 16-year-old Jessica Watson NOT 16-years-old ‘aten-hour journey NOT a ten-hours journey ae ii: at Survival A Equipment ‘© Answer the questions with the words in the box. Some words match more than one question. binoculars compass first GPS IMeboat/life raft life jac radar ropes sails thermal torch waterproof clothing Which equipment do you use for survival? for navigation? tosteer a ship/boat? to see things that are far away? to see in the dark? for protection from extreme weather? for medical problems? Personality adjectives Tick the words you hear. Which two words are negative? determined _ irresponsible reckless. resourceful. well-prepar courageous experienced mature resilient acon self-sufficient... ‘Match the words in the box to definitions 1-10. Use a dictionary to help you. takes dangerous risks grown-up able to provide for yourself brave not sensible or reasonable able to recover quickly from dificult situations skilled or knowledgeable not letting anything stop you once you've made a decision ‘300d at finding ways to deal with problems ‘organised, with everything you need for a situation Which adjectives describe you? Why? Which ones describe other people you know? ‘My niece is very Teckless. she's always climbing things and faling off