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SCIENCE: The bain p. 141 Joe Be oF Relationships Schaok Present Simple; i> nt Academy | questions; Comparatives and superiatves pp. 4=5 errr [cr LARY Use diferent tenses to talk about the present challenging new | © Present Simple experiences ord) & present Continuous Identity specific etal in on orticle ‘bout immigrants cmotore a. crateeaba —— pena ess pe.io- pt _ (10 OD) Tilston 7 kainate paloen Undertordthe een eee ek pate ‘dently specific the envionment «past Perfect and Post Simple detal in on article p.2s Identiy specie detail intext and talk about the main ideos eszroe| Wk cok ing thal rede pes od fotes, | have covthuedutnow occetones ond Mosel Pret Cntrucus opperance | BREN solncreacoemy eee ea 2 Tacbout | Ue deri fom wk cboa fre went | Fd pei deta beeen tees inser tts ® gore’ experience ‘© Present Continuous © Prasent Simple ppdb-47 | p. 4B Talkobout Talk about things that ae alaays tue, space ond use | possible situations ard imoginary situations Jargenumbers | Zero Condon © Fist Concitiona! 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Present Continuous: ydoy technology p. 6 emi) Use diffrent tences to tok about past ‘everts ond experiences «© Fost Simple © Fost Continuous © Presant Perfect pit Tolk cbout repeated past cctons that no longer hoppen © usedto HEE enon cae |p.26 ‘Understond the ference between the Present Perfect Simple andthe Present Perfect Continuous |p.38 (Sn! ecto tesl ogethioe we ue Ceninous HEI born cacemy Telk about unteolsituotions in the post | © Thi Conditional >) Use reported spaech to talk about ‘commands and requests (ema elmant Academy pre ‘Change active sentences into possve sentences © Possive with wil po Talk about cbitgation and prion | the past, present and future. ‘© must Belmont Academy p38 ‘Ask questions politely © indirect questionsAnew start £je) ia a PML Oda at Belmont Se Relationships; Schoo}; Present Simple; Wh- questions; Academy Adverbs of frequency; Comparatives and superlatives VOCABULARY Read the text. What changes does Skye mention? Relationships | School | Everyday technology | Holidays ond travel Means of transport | Opinion adjectives J ber diy rine her ends herhobbies her home. het schoo GRAMMAR | My name is Skye Winter-Fox and 'm sixteen. Aftera year in Woodley Bridge with Present Simple | Wh- questions ‘my gran, | nov live in the city again with my parents. My porents usually travel pepe eles Suge abroad « lot for their jobs, but now they work in London, 'm really happy to be ‘ond superlatives | Present Continuous Past Simple | Present Perfect Simple | with forand since home with my mur ond dad again. | sometimes stay with my gran at weekends. Her home is really nice but quite small, At my parents’ house, | have a big | bedroom and so there's more space to hang out with my friends. | love taking | photos of my classmates. When I'm on my own, | also lke writing songs. I start my new school, Belmont Academy, on Monday, My neighbour, lay, goes to the same school. We get on realy well. My friend Dan aio starts there on Monday. Dan's ‘going to Belmont Academy because his mum vents him to go to an international ‘school. Dan's not worried ot ail, but lam. | hope my fist day goes OK! Read the text again. Mark the sentences T (true) or F (false). 1 [2] Skye’s grandmother lives ina large city. 2. [J Skye’s parents no longer work abroad. 3 [| Skye’s grandmother always comes to visit at weekends. 4. [5] Skye likes writing songs with her friends. 5. [7] Jay lives near Skye. Study the Vocabulary A box. Which of these people does Skye mention? eee ; bestfriend classmate gran (grandmother) great-grandlather half-brother neighbour parents relative stepfather uncle EWI work in pairs. How many relationship words can you add to the Vocabulary A box in three minutes? Compare your answers with nother pair ‘aunt,5 Study the Grammar A box. Find more examples of the Present Simple in the text. meee Present Simple Uive in the countryside, I don’t like doing sports. Do you live in London? ‘She works abroad, ‘She doesn't take photos. Yes, do.JNo, | don't Does she go to your school? Yes, she does./No, she doesn't. ‘Adverbs of frequency ‘always, never, often, rarely, sometimes Wh- questions Where do you live? Why do you like your house? When do you have breakfast? What sports do you play? Who do youhang outwith? How often do you visit your Which school do you go to? gran? 6 Complete the questions with the Present Simple form of the verbs in brackets, Write answers that are true for you. 1. Where do you relax (you/relax) in the evenings? 2 What (you/usuallyeat) for breakfast? 3. Who (you/often/see) at the weekend? 4 (you/have) many cousins? 5 (you/often/\isit) your neighbours? 6 (youslive) ina city or c small town? 7 © 1.03 Read and listen. What are the differences between Belmont Academy and Skye’s old school? Joy: Skye, you don't need a fBRBEBBEBIE for Belmont ‘Academy, Just ask me! Skye: OK. Do you like it there, Jay? Joy: It's great. 'm sure you'l love it too. Skye: But! don't know what it's ike at an international school. And it’s bigger than my old schoo! in Woodley Bridge, Joy: Well, you hear lots of different languages every day because there are students from about forty countries. think it’s the friendliest school round here. Skye: That's cool. And they don't hove a SHOR! Joy: No, you can wear what you like. It's more relaxed than other schools. skye: That will be a nice change. The BURIGUIGH looks good too. | might try some different fftSt=SCHGOl SIGGSES. Joy: You should come to the Astronomy class with me. It's more interesting than chess or football. Skye: might try that. And maybe Mandarin Chinese! 8 Look at the highlighted words. Check your understanding. Use a dictionary if necessary. 9 MEQEON study the Vocabulary 8 box. How many words can you add in three minutes? Compare your ‘answers with another pair. School subjects Citizenship, Philosophy, Physics Places at schoo! canteen, computer ab Types of assessment practical exam, project Verbs: learn, revise, toke exams 10 study the Grammar B box. Find examples of comparative and superlative forms in the dialogue. eer) Cres Seas The classrooms are bigger. Its more exciting than a normal school. Sports lessons are better/vorse than in my old school. The classrooms hove the latest technology. The first day is the most dificult It's the best/vorst school in the area. 11 Complete the sentences with the comparative or superlative form of the adjectives in brackets. 1 Jay thinks Belmont Academy is the friendliest (friendly) school in the area 2 Skyeis (nervous) than Jay. 3. Belmont is_____ (big) school in the area. 4. The curriculum is (interesting) than at Skye's old school. 5. Languages ore (important) subjects ot Belmont. 6 Skyeis (happy) than she was before. 7 Jay thinks Astronomy is (good) than chess or football starter unit )5) CAG 1 (>) ».04 Read Jay's blog entry and complete the personal profile below. Hi ly name's Jay and tm from London. "live with try parents and my brether and sister. My brother's pees, site's training to Belmont on oy rd ee subjects are Ph ysis, Che ty d neighbour, Skye, is ‘etm. |'m really ooking forward to hanging cout ith her more. When Tim not at Jove spending time on my compute. il raw (m wating my weekly blog. I's about science and | write about things Ih the news and upload interesting pict |lso love anything about Physics. At the moment reading on e-book about Helen ‘Sharman, the fist British person in space, ‘dove to.00 to another planet one day! 2 Inpairs, cover the text and see how many other facts you can remember about Jay. 3 Study the Grammar box. Find more examples of the Present Continuous in Jay's blog. Cle She's studying Art this year. 'm not looking forward to my exams. {Are you reading a good book at the moment? Yes, | cm,No, Im not Time words and phrases at the moment, nou, right now, this month, this year, today Starter unit Present Continuous; Everyday technology 4 Complete the short dialogues with the Present Continuous form of the verbs in brackets. 1 A: What are you doing (do) on the laptop? & | (look fox) information about the Amazon for my Geography homework 2A: Isthat a German book you (read)? B: Yes,| (stucy) German literature at schoo! this year. 3m you (enjoy) the party? Br Yes, it's great! Everyone ___ (dance)! Come on, let's dance! 5 MEESEETIO Find phrases from the Word Friends box in Jay's blog. chat with frends ‘watch music videos upload pictures make a flnvideo download songs write « blog text friends/parents read an e-book ge online & G 1.05 Complete the text with verbs from the Word Friends box. Listen and check. ‘My favourite subject is French. During the school | year | use a course book to learn French and Ido | lots of grammar exercises. When I'm on holiday, J often +go online to watch short films in French. also 2 __ with friends in French. | have two French friends and we often Skype. | sometimes * a film to send them ~ Usually it's a film of me playing my guitar. love music and my French friends always send me French songs to * or they recommend good music videos to® i ; 7 Inpairs, talk about your favourite subject at school. Say what you are learning about at the moment and why you like the subject. My favourite subject is Chemistry. At the moment we're learning about chemical reactions, Ilike Chemistry because ...Ld i) PPM 1 G 1.06 study the Vocabulary box. Wirite the words in the correct categories. Listen and check. B&B compsite city break coach cruise ferry hiking sightseeing ‘Means of transport ‘cance, plane, train Types of holiday coctvty camp, beach holiday ‘Accommodation hostel, hotel Activities horse-riding, sunbathing 2 EEXCLE How many more words related to holidays and travel can you think of in one minute? 3 G 1.07 Read the text about Dan. Who cre the people in the picture with im? Name three facts about them. ynome’s Dan Garcia andi I'm half icon and half Mexican. | came to iglond over a year ago with my mum. brother stayed at home in the USA to dy ot university there. Ths is picture me, Alisha and Tommo. Alisha moved Scotland because of her dad's job. sometimes see Tommo, but we don't go to the same school anymore. My mum wanted me to speak more Spanish and there ore ‘ots of Spanish-speaking students ot my new ool, Belmont Academy. | didn't want to leave my old schoo! at first, but now I'm quite ‘excited. I'm not ready for school yet though! only flew back from the USA yesterday. pent the summer with my brother, Ed. We 00k the train down to Florida and we had 2 great time. Although he's annoying, really miss him! 6 & 1.08 Study the Word F 4 Holidays ond travel; Past Simple (regular and irregular verbs); Means of transport 4 Study the Grammar box. Find more examples of the Past Simple in the text. Which verbs are regular and which are irregular? Ce Regular verbs She storted a new school. They did't play any sports, Did you enjoy your tip? Yes, did/No, I cicn't. Irregular verbs met my fiend. He didn't go on holiday. Did we forget anything? Yes, we cid /No, we did't. Time expressions earier this morring, in 2001, last week, over a year ogo, the day before yesterday, yesterday 5 Complete the sentences about Dan and his family with the Past Simple form of the verbs in brackets. 1. Dan's brother didn't come (not come) to England because he's at an American university 2 Den (leave) his old school because his ‘mum wants him to speck more Spanish. 3. Dan {not want) to change schools at firs. 4 Don {not spend) the summer in England. 8 Danand his brother (go) to Florida. 6 They (travel) by train. 7 They (enjoy) their holiday together nds box. Choose the correct option in the questions below. Listen and check. ies catch atroin/a feryfobus drive a cor fly helicopter ride a horse/a bicycle yachv/a boat take a bus/atrain travel by bus/abroad 1. When was the last time you took / rode a train? 2. Doyou know anyone who can fly/ drive a helicopter? 3. When did you learn to ride / drive a bike? 4 Do you have to travel / catch a bus to get to school? 8. Would you like to learn to drive / sail a boat? 7 Inpoirs, ask and answer the questions in Exercise 6. 8 In pairs, talk about an enjoyable trip or holiday you went on. Talk about where you ‘went, how you travelled and what you did.= ce 3 NTNU Opinion adjectives; Present Perfect Simple; for and since 1 ] 1.09 Read the text ond find: 5 Complete the sentences with the 1 US SoU FT CREEL 3 tw laiguagas Present Perfect Simple form of the 2 twocities 4 eight adjectives Verbein brookets, aie . 1 We haven't lived (not lve) here : very long. Hil I'm Ning and I'm from Colombia. We moved to the UK this summer 2 Thefilm ‘ond fv been here for about « month. Londom is ol sight, butt stl ferseraoa {eels strange, i's yry different orm Medlin, where | grew up. Foro start, there ore no mountains ot cable cars. In Medelin we have some ‘awesome views. They'e both big, ncisy cites, though. 3 Mum and Dad (never/meet) my schoo! friends. 8 ou ever Ii'start @ new schoo! on Monday. | visited it ast week, but there weren't {hove} o pet dog? ‘any pupils there as it’s the summer holidays now. I speak Spanish at 5 Oscor (not ect) ‘home, but learned English ot school in Medelin 'm worried about the lunch today. language in the UK as Arnerican English is bit ctferent1o ritsh English. 6 Ella (olwaysslike) ve had an English tutor fortwo weeks ond Ive oo tri to watch leads foreign languages. ‘of Englsh TV since | orrived, I's quite funny and ithas helped a lot. My 7 (not see) my ‘occent isnt perfect yet, but | think I'l be able to make fiends easy, grandparents since September. 8 Amanda — (be) my best friend for years. 2 EXEIE work in pairs. How many more adjectives can you . . a ‘add to the Vocabulary box in one minute? 6 Write questions about Nina using the Present Perfect. allright amazing awesome awful exciting funny lovely London /? . noisy perfect strange terrible unusual useful How long has Nina lived in London? : . 7 2 why/ Nino's parents / move / 3 Find the opposites of these words in the Vocabular ry box. tothe UK/? 1 amazing awful Secontanon uw. 3. Nina/see/her new school / yet/? 2 terible = a___ 6 horrible 1 4. Nina / ever / be / to Spain /? 3 serious f_ 7 boring 5 what lessons / she / hove / with 4 quiet on 8 normal s__ atutor /? 6 TV programmes / help / Nina! 4. Study the Grammar box. Find more examples of the Present English? ne pUNKe Perfect Simple in the text. = 7 In pairs, ask and answer the Grammar Present Perfect Simple qqemdaia br vaio & Affirmative Thave lived abroad. "have never lived abroad. My parents have just/already arrived, 8 Complete the Negative sentences so they are Uhaven't lived in Europe. They haven't arrived yet. true for you. ‘Questions 1. My family has lived here since Have you ever lived abroad? Yes, | have No, I haven't, Delve bean cine eink Hos she arrived yet? Yes, she has No, she hasnt. coup Gaittiand hese eee for and since 4 Qur English teacher has just .. She's been in London for a month. (a period of time) They've led here since August. (6 point in time) ¢ ) Storter unit 5. Ie liked [band/singer] for 9 In pairs, ask and answer questions ‘about your sentences in Exercise 8.Look at the photo. Describe what is happening. ‘Match the speech bubbles with the people in the photo. Listen and check. Hove you learned how to Juggle yet? Yech, I've just got the hang of it. Listen again. ‘Answer the questions. 1. Hos Jay met Tommo and Den before? 2. Who has the longest Journey to school? 3. When do the friends plon to meet up with Tommo? 4. Who has learned to juggle? 5. Has Jay tried juggling before? 6 Is Skye good ot juggling? Has che school term started just (QD? Has Skye ever / never lived in London before? [Are Skyes parents il / tnaeling abroad a the moment? What kind of things docs Jay post / pasts om his blog? Where fas / have thie frond Alisha moved co? Where did Dan and his brother go / gone this summer? Have Nina and her fimily moved to the UK yet / jus Why is Nina auich / uutching lots of TY programmes? Whoxe sister has never / already left school? Who has never / ever met the other characters? Who has just / ever decided to try some new after-school classes? Who wus / were at Belmont Academy last year? In groups, do the quiz in Exercise 3. Use the texts in Lessons 1-4 to help you. How much can you remember? In pairs, write two similar questions about your 9 partner. Hand the questions to your teacher and have a class quiz with two teams. When did Eduarcio move to Madrid? What instrument does Leila play? starter unit f )Out of your F VOCABULARY mi zon comfort zone can talk about challenging new experiences and emotions. VOCABULARY 1E Read about the Ice Bucket Challenge. Would you do it? Actives of emotion | Phrases with Why? / Why not? yourself New experiences | Personality ‘odjectives The lee Bucket Challenge is an activity involving dumping @ bucket of ice water on someone's head. It's done to encourage people to donete money for research on a serious disease called ALS. GRAMMAR Present tenses | Post tenses 2 Your friend has invited you to do the Ice Bucket Challenge. How do you feel? | feel excited because | love all challenges. I'm scared. I'd never do anything like this; it might be dangerous. I'm worried I might look silly, but it's worth trying - it’s for charity 3 Study the Vocabulary A box. Write the adjectives in the correct group in the table. Listen and check. 4 Which adjectives could go in both columns? ‘Surprised’ could be positive or negative, depencing on the situation. 5 Look at Claudia’s notes and pictures on page 11 Choose the | Workbook p. 17 correct option. 1 Claudia was@etermined miserable to try all the challenges. 2. Claudic was disappointed / relaxed with the Yoga Challenge because it didn't go well. 3. She felt really confused / anxious about the Ice Bucket Challenge. She was satisfied / miserable with the Chubby Bunny Challenge. 5 When Claudia was doing the Behaviour Challenge, she tried not to get annoyed / uneasy with her little brother *OWT eee Tr Monday —_Dothe One Leg Yoga Challenge Stand ‘none leg forasiongas youcan! Tuesday ty theBe Rally Nice Challenge on your brother or sister. Be extra nie unt they askyou why you're being so nice! Wednesday Take the Chubby Sunny Challenge: say ‘hubby bunny with marshmallows in yourmauth! This isthe big one— video youre Bucket Challenge! Thursday 6 EEXELE How mony other adjectives of ‘emotion can you think of in one minute? 7 Work in pairs. Choose an adjective from the Vocabulary A box. Your Partner says when he or she last felt like thet. A: Satisfied. 8: I felt satisfied when | won the Maths competition. 8 G 1.12 study the Vocabulary 8 ox. Listen to five people and tick the phrases you hear. Lee inns empress yourself] congratulate surprise yourself yourself SF tettyouself ——[)_moke yourself Fino yoursett (do sth) (| challenge yourself |_| be yourself 9 G 1.12 Listen again and complete the sentences. 1's important to yourself when you meet new people. 2 You should yourself for the challenges you try, even if you oren't successful 3. It's@.good thing to yourself and give your opinion. 4 You should yourself do certain things, even ifthey aren't easy. 5 Youneed to yourself thot you aren't the only person with problems. 10 Do you agree with the sentences in Exercise 9? Why? / Why not? 11 G 1.13 MEET complete the verbs inthe phrases. Listen and check. give on opinion b your confidence a sthago h ‘on adventure ch yourroutine g___a buzz (out of sth) m. pions sth on board 12 G 1.14 Read the biog post. Choose the correct option. Listen and check. ore get out of your comfort zone! It's the start of a new school year Everyone's getting back into their ‘normal’ routine, so it seems like a good time to challenge yourself Here's a simple idea. Why not surprise yourself ana hang) ‘make your daly routine? You could travel different way to school. Younever know you might hove / make an adventure! Why not eat ‘your meais in a different place or get up early and do some ‘yoga? Our brains Shave / get o buzz out of change, so ithelps {you to enjoy your day and focus on what you're ding. See ent occ Rote heart peneMd (sci inc Nina: Excuse me. 'm waiting for the number 7 bus. What time does it arrive? Woman: Sorry. The number 7 doesn't stop here. It goes from the other bus stop, around the corner. Nine: Thank you! Oh no, the bus is leaving. | don't believe it! Wait! Skye: Hi. Are you going to Belmont ‘Academy? A lot of students get this bus. 'm Skye. This is Jay. Nina: I'm Nina. Jay: Oh, here comes another bus. Nina: Thank goodness for that! Skye: Hey, Dan. Thisis Nina. She's starting at Belmont too, Dan: It's nice to meet you, Nina. Where are you from? Nine: I'm from Colombia, but Im living in London now. Is it always this cold here? Dan: Erm, yes, quite often. What's it like in Colombia? I'd reall like to. go there. I love travelling. Oh, by the way Thank goodness for that! sv by the way. 1 How do you normally travel to school? Tell the class. J usually go by car. My dad takes me. 2 © 1.1 G 1:15 watch or listen. What problems has Nina got? fr) Unit 1 3 Study the Grammar box. Find more examples of these tenses in the dialogue. Soe Present Simple Buses usually come post every ten minutes. (‘outine) She lvesin London (permanent situation) Present Continuous I'm looking for the bus stop. (present action) She's living in Brighton now. (temporary situation) Stote verbs state verbs: belong, know, prefer, etc. state or dynamic verbs: I think she's shy, (state verb: opinion) What are you thinking about? (dynemic verb: mental process) Auman) 4. Complete the sentences with the Present Simple or Present Continuous form of the verbs in brackets. 1 live near the school, so I don't usuailly get (usually/not get) the bus. 2 Mum (not pick) us up today, so we —__ (wolk) home from school. 3 you after-school clubs « go? 4 Why you 5 My brother (usually/give) new (do} your homework now? {not go) to this school. 5 G 1.16 Choose the correct option. Listen and check. f Hi Gran, | How are you? I ‘have / am having lunch in the school | canteen, so this is just a quick message. First ofall, the school and the teachers are great ~ I “prefer | am preferring them to the old ones. We usually discuss / are discussing things in groups. Everybody can say what they “think / are thinking about something and teachers often Sencourage | ‘are encouraging students to share their experiences. ‘This is an international school, so I Shear / am hearing | __lots of different languages every day. I 7know J am knowing my Spanish will improve quickly! I've got ‘to go! We can talk on Skype soon. Besos (that’s ‘kisses’ in Spanish), Skye1 Could you cope with moving to another country? Vote ye=0r no. What problems do you think you might face? Think about READING and VOCABULARY ings below. family home language school 2 G 1.17 Read the text and complete the table. | can identify specific detail in an article about immigrants and talk about the problems they face. 4 Look at the highlighted words in the text. Check your understanding. Use a dictionary if necessary. 5 Inpairs, discuss the Name Country | Languages |How long questions. oforigin |spoken _ inthe USA 1. Which migrant do ‘Student 1 you think has the ‘most problems at the ‘Student 2 moment? Student 3 2. What did you learn about the USA? 3 Read the text again. Mark the sentences T (true) or F (False). 3 What did you learn ‘about immigrants? |] Mateo says some Americans think of Mexicans in a fixed woy. 4. What would you find Mateo feels people should have some knowledge of the countries around them. difficult if you moved to the USA? Ji-Min agrees with Obama's views on immigration. Americans are usually fomilior with Ji-Min's home country. Vanessa guessed correctly about the problems she would have in the USA. Adele helps immigrants with more than just learning the language. ‘Sieve you ever felt that it’s hard to fit in with the people around you? “Wanting to belong is part of growing up, but it’s definitely more Secale when you move to a new country. This group of young ‘s=-grants talk about the challenges they face in the USA. “Stes Marcines ie ffeen bt his family moved to rhe USA from Mexico when he wasa few yeats eld. Although he loves his ie in the GSA. Maco sil faces stereotypes ‘Some Americans expect me robe lazy,” he explacs ‘That's what they think of Mexicans. don't conally but Tdon't ke that kindof abel” Anether thing which annoys Mateo is when other students ark fhe speaks Mexican ‘shome. ‘Some people don’t know that we speak Spanih,”he ays, "Our countries are neighbours, 30 people shouldbe aware of our Resegendcdue e Ef [Min Choy arived few months ago. When T meet ey, she's searching fra video on YouTube. nthe video, Bssack Obamas “ging shoot inamigeante at a big partof American hirory:"We dene simply weleome new arivals we are hors of migrants? “iow his pecchy aps Min, fe maker me eel welcome. Do you know thar almost one quarter ofthe US population ae fst or “sed generation migrant” That definitely makes fin shis ig country ease, bu there are sill ward moments for Min, “Miasy Americans don'really know where South Koreas!” she says. 2 ‘Ween Defay, fom Haiti, was anxious before she arrive ast yest She “Seog that finding new frends would be her bigest problem, bur she se wrong. ‘Malig frend simple because some oer seadenes spake ‘Cove, which is my language, and Spanish, which I earned at school But {oS don't undersand the reaches when they speak ist.” Adel Parker, sz aglch teacher, shelping Vanesa; Adele knows that any culdren ‘seve here duc to various problems in thei home countries, ‘Learning ‘sow language sa huge cballenge for immigrants teach students about the "coz too, ad help then. sategrae through extra socal activites” 6 (Vox PoPsi=11.2) What problems do immigrants face in your country? How can we make a difference in these areas? 1 culture jobs languoge | stereotypes tolerance1 Have you or has anybody in your school done something exciting? What wars it? Read the article quickly. What wos Malavath's challenge? Read the text again. In pairs, ask and answer the questions. What did Malavath do in 20142 Vihy did Malavath want to do the challenge? How did she get to the training centre? Why did they have to walk slowly? Why has Molavath gone back to school? ‘What famous person did Malavath meet after the climb? 7 How has this experience changed Malovath? Study the Grammar box. Find more examples of past tenses in the article. Cae Past Simple She became a good climber. finished action) ‘They trained in the countryside. (fepeated action) Past Continuous ‘tine o'clock she was studying for her exam, (ction in progress) Iwas reining. (bockground description) Past Simple and Past Continuous They were sleeping when we arrived, Present Perfect She has gone home. (result inthe present) Ihave never been to Paris (experience) She's gone home. She went home an hour ago. (recent event + completed action) Ive been to Fors. | went there three years ago. (experience + completed action) = GRAMMAR TINE Write questions using the correct past tense, Write answers that are true for you. 1 you /climb / a mountain / recently /? Have you climbed « mountain recently? No, ! haven't what / you / do / at § p.m. / yesterday /? you/ever / eat / packaged food /? you / start / English classes / five years ogo /? it/ rain / when / you / get up / this morning /? you / ever / be / abroad / ? fs) Unit 1 Sere teiie In 2014 titteen-year-of Malavath Poorna became the Youngest gil to cmb Mount Everest She was ving ina vilage in the countysid with her parents when a government organisation chose her and a rend forthe | mountain challenge. Atthe time, Melavath was looking for a chance todo something different and she was happy togo. She flew for the frst ime in her if to a special mountain centre where she trained for eght months. The traning was har and sometimes the temperature cropped as low as 36°C, alavath aso hated the packaged food that she had to eat. it dct sme nice and she missed her ‘rum cooking! The cim® lasted fity-two days. AL times ‘twas dangerous and they had to wak very sooty, but Malavath id give up, When she finally raised India’s lag on he highest peak inthe word, she said she fel great and very pou of herselt Since the cm, Neiavath has gone back to scion because she could study while she was training. She's also met the Prime Minister, who ‘encouraged hero complete her studies. Has the cmb changed her? Definitely! Now she wants to cmb more ‘mountains around the world, 6 [vox Pops [= 1.3] Describe a past experience when you were away from home. Did you enjoy it? Was it cull? ‘© Where did you go and why? © Who were you staying with? ‘© What did you like/not like about it? Tve been away from home a few times. Once! stayed with a femily in France. They were very {riendly, but | didn't like the food much.LISTENING and VOCABULARY I can identify specific detail in a conversation and talk about personality. 1 Do you like trying new things? Why? / 7 G 1.9 Listen again. Complete the Why not? formation with a word or phrase. 2 G 1.18 Complete the sentences with words from the | aes Vocabulary box. Listen and check. Vocabulary rm - rpying workenl z SE new, easy and great fun! calm confident create curious fussy generous : gentle orgonised punctual reliable sensible Location: 'Science Museum Address: © oad 1. Someone who always has new ideas ig ecco 2 Someone you can trust is : ; 3. Someone who worries about things thot aren't oie LW at innocert For: fourie-to earls 4. Someone who is sure cbout him- or herseltis Time: * 04pm. —- Please bring: © andadrink, 5 Someone who wants to learn new things is sac una o 6 Someone who clways arrives on time is a 3 Write definitions for the other five words in the a: Veoabulary box: 8 G 1.19 Listen again. n pairs, t! 4 EXIIUE in pairs, add more adjectives to thelist in Leer es emae ne Exercise 2. Use two words to describe a person you know. 1 What a Mares think the workshop was about fend! is kind and calm. ili a 2. Where do you create the videos in 5 This photo is an example of ‘projection mapping’. Have @ projection mopping workshop? yen this on TV or where you live? How do you 3. Where did Marisa see an example of projection mapping? 4. Is von creative or curious? 5. Why can't Marisa go on her own to the workshop? 6 Why does Marisa have to go to Ivan's house on Saturday? rears wii onee classes and workshops. What type of person are they right for? Are they right for you? Why? / Why not? | chess cocking creative writing | gardening photography | sewing singing 6 G 1.19 Listen to Ivan telling Marisa about a workshop. You have to be organised if you do the Tick the correct option. cooking class because you plan recipes 1 [5] Marisa has seen the information and has decided BST eeInG Tita sheisn’t interested. Loined a singing class after school. 'm 2] Marisa has bought tickets for her and Ivan to go ‘not very confident but the teacher was to the workshop. very gentle and kind. Unit 1 Gs)Dan: Nina: Skye: Dan: Student: Nina: Student: Nina: Woman: Nina: Woman: Nina: Woman: Nine: ua sd Ok, here we are. Do you need anything else? No, I'm fine. Thanks for your help! Good luck with the Head. hope you're in our class. Catch you later. Do you need any hel Ob hi. You made me jump! lim meeting the Head at 8.30 but she isn't here, No surprise there! Just take a seat. She won't be long Excuse me. Can you help me? Of course. I'll be with you in a minute. Now, what can I do for you? lim looking for the Head. Oh, Ninat! I'm so sorry. im Ms Holiday, the Head. Wecome to Belmont Academy. I's always crazy on the first day. Let's find your class. Can! give you a hand with tht? No, I'm fine, but thanks anyway. Dor't worry. ve asked Dan to look after you. Dan? I've just met him by the bus! Catch you later! You made me jump! fc) Unit 1 can ask for and offer help, and respond to offers of help. 1 Con you remember the first day ot your School? What ws i like? Everything seemed so big, | didn't know where to go. 2 Look at the photo. How do you think Nina is feeling? 3 © 1.4 S 1.20 watch or listen and answer the questions. 1. Who is Nina waiting for? 2 What's the surprise for Nina at the end? 4 Study the Speaking box. Find more examples in the dialogue. Asking for help Con{Could you help me? Excuse me. Would you mind helping me? Con/Could you give me a hand (with sth? Replying Of course /Surel 1 be with you in o minute, Offering help Do you need any help? Con | get you anything? Do you need anything else? May help you? Con I give you ahand with ..2- What can | do for you? Replying That would be great, thanks. hots realy nice of you, thanks. Thanks for helping/your help. No, Im fine, bt thanks anyway, Be corefull Would you mind helping me? No, of course not 5 G 1.21 Complete the dialogue with phrases from the ‘Speaking box. Listen and check. Then practise the dialogue. A: Excuse me. Would 'you mind helping me? | don't know where the school office is. B: No, of? It's over there. I'l show you. A: Thanks for your ® B: Do yous else? A: No, & but thanks anyway. 6 In pairs, read the situations and take it in turns to ask for and/or offer help. Student A Ask your teacher to help you with you homework: © Offer to help your friend to carry a big bag and a guitar. Student B ‘Ask your fiend to help you buy food and drink for your party. © Aclassmate isn't feeling well. Offer to help.can write a description of a personal challenge. 1 ‘Are you afraid of heights? Where are the worst places to be if you are? 2 Look at the photo. Where is the girl and how do you think she's feeling? Bi study the Vocabulary box. ln pairs; take tin turns to use the words in c sentence. | gasped at the end of the film because it was a surprise, ‘gasp scream shoke shiver sweat _ yawn 4 Read Jo’s description of a personal challenge. Which paragraph describes: [1] a challenge that helped Jo? b [5] how the experience changed Jo? ¢ [7] a bad experience in the past? Mu personal challenge by Jo ve aluaye loved trying new tinge, 20 when Dan ited me to go climb, | uae confused, The pata is Fn narod of brights. | fro reaied fhe hon wae orosing Towor Bridge in London on schoo! tip. Suddenly, somebody creamed and cau that part ofthe floor wee ote | laried aking ard my hands were sweating {uae decppointed wth myo? and oad oan afler tha heard about the cing less and | dcied 4a ove ao, Whon arrived and sau the clebirg wal, | gagped twas qui high but the incleuctor helped me and showed me how to climb slowly and af, At the bogirning it wae cute fic, but gradual | ft loos envious although | ad fo eonoertae very hae The experience hae male me more confer. That day | ot abuzz out of climbing and couldn't ston sing Nou lb regdaly and lm never soared. 5 Find more examples of the verbs in the Vocabulary box in Jo's description. In pairs, discuss how Jo felt before, during and after the challenge. 6 Study the Writing box. Find examples of these phrases in Jo's description. Reason for the challenge Ive always loved/wanted/creamed about. The problem is/was, ist realised this when .. Description of the challenge Soon after that, | heard aboutsaur | decided to give ita go. When | onived ai/started/saw .. | gasped/sereamed. At the beginning it wos dificulvimpossite to do, but ‘gradually | fel. Inthe end, |. Aiter the challenge The experience has made me. That day, |. Now tm not afta of. Now 1. regulary. [im thinking of becoming a 7 In pairs, choose one of these challenges and ‘answer the questions below. joining a new sports team performing in front of your school metes stoying with a family in another country toking an important exam 1. Whyis the challenge difficult? 2. How would you feel before, during and after the challenge? wi ig Time 8 Write a description of a personal challenge. In your description, you should write about: © why you wanted to do the challenge. ‘© hat the challenge was like + how you felt after the experience. m1? Use the verbs in the Vocabulary box to make your writing more interesting. unit: (7 )aie) {>} ais efreid fared annoyed /a'nad/ anxious /epk{os/ crrival /ararl/ be aware /bi sweot/ bbe yourself /bi jas) sel belong Abilon/ alm Ahan’ challenge /tfalandsy challenge yourself / ftlands ‘ote sel? chubby /tjabis ‘concentrate kons(}n trest/ ‘confident konfic(eynt/ confused kon Guzd/ ‘congratulate yourself /kon'greetfulet ‘Jote)'sele/ creative /krentv/ criticise: *kntsaie/ curious /kjvaros/ determined /dis:(e1mma/ disappointed /diss!pomtd/ due to /djuta/ dump /damp/ ‘encourage /tlkands/ express yourself /kspres ja) self/ foce /fets/ fitin /At m/ fixed /fikst/ focus /foulos/ fussy /Tasi/ gasp /easp/ generous /‘dsenaras/ gentle /dgentel/ government organisation anvattinmant :(P}ganarzeia}n/ gradually /gredguoti/ grow up /gre ap? immigrant /imugront/ integrate /mtygreit/ international /ma'narjnal/ joyful /agatol/ keiow yourself /nav jotr'self/ label Aleb6oo1/ make yourself (do sth) /merk ince sel” marshmellow /-mo:fmelou/ migrant /‘margrant/ miserable /mia(o)rab(a)l/ organised /s(e)genaizd/ peak /pik/ Population /,popjiley|(e)n/ Prime Minister /praam ‘mniste)/ Pielection mapping /pro'dgekfan mepin/ punctuol /panktfual/ raise (a flag) /rem 2 fleg/ relaxed /rilaekst/ reliable /rflaab(a/ sotistied /seristnd/ seream /skrimm/ search /sst0/ sensible /sensob(0)l/ shake /fetk/ shiver /va(0/ social /S00f(oll/ speech /spit/ stereotype /steriajaip/ stressed /strest/ surprise yourself /so(0) pra j(e)'slt/ surprised /sa(r)prared/ sweat /swet/ ‘oke it personolly /tetk it px(e)sG@)nali/ Acik to yourself /taxk ta jatr'sef/ ‘ell yourself /tel a(n) sell tolerance /tolarens/ ‘uneasy /anlii workshop /waitkJop/ yawn /jn/ WORD FRIENDS boost your confidence ‘change your routine jet a buzz (out of sth) give an opinion, give sth ago hhave an adventure ‘moke plans take something on board VOCABULARY IN ACTION 1 Use the wordlist to find: 1. three people migrant, 2. four adjectives to describe positive emotions satisfied, .. 3. three actions people do when they're nervous or frightened shak 4 one expression that means ‘try new things’ 2 Use the wordlist to find an adjective which describes: 1 your best friend's personality 2 a good student 3 how you feel when you have o test at school 4 how you fee! if you get bad marks in an essay 5 how you feel fa friend ‘orgues with you 3 Complete the sentences with the correct form of verbs from Word Friends. 1. My friends end | are always ready to negative comments on board difficult. plans for the next school holiday. 2 find 3 I've already 4 an adventure. Anice comment from my teacher can my confidence. 5 I don't like 4 In pairs, my opinion in class uss if the sentences in Exercise 3 are true for you. 5 @ 12 Listen to the words below and decide how the underlined vowels are pronounced. |} cisoppointed integrate migrant miserable organised || reliable sotisied surprised 6 @ 1.23 Write the words from Exercise 5 in the correct category. Listen and repeat. A/ disoppointed, /av/ migrant, ;Revision 5 Complete the sentences with the Past ‘Simple, Past Continuous or Present Perfect 11 Write the correct word for each definition. form of the verbs in brackets. 1. Ifyou can make yourself climb to the top of a 1 A: Have you ever taken (ever/take) part in mountain, you are determined. a dance workshop? 2. People who worry about unimportant things B: Yes! a (take) ore f__ part in a salsa workshop in May. 3. The total number of people in a country is the 2. INe got so much homework to do! | can't P 3 believe that o week ago we 4. You work with others to learn something new at (sit) on a beach and | aw. = (ot think) about schoo! at alll 5 When you have a fixed opinion about something 3. The Prime Minister — (give) a or somebody, this is os __— speech when, suddenly, the microphone (breok). 2 Complete the personality quiz with the verbs below. 4 Maria is really generous. She (already/give) a lot of money to. an organisation which helps immigrants. 5 A: So, what you Name one situation when you (Bol on Bambi yourself. B: Lots of things. We (ride) Name one situation when you could bicycles and we (take) lots yourself to try something difficult. of photos! be challenge speck surprised Name one time when you by doing something unexpected. Name one situation when you can just ud yourself ond relox. 6 Choose the best response for each question. 1 Excuse me, would you mind helping me? I can't open this coor. © That would be great, thanks. eae 2. Those bags look heavy. Do you need 4 Complete the letter with the Present Simple or any help? Present Continuous form of the verbs in brackets. 3 In pairs, discuss the situations in Exercise 2. Then tell the class about your partner. «Ibe with you in a minute. s ‘ - = b No, Im fine, thanks, © Sure! eee 3. OK, the party food is ready. Now, do you Yare you starting (start) a new term at Belmont Academy need anything else? this year? Then this advice might help. ©. That's really nice of you, but can On the first day, all students ? (0) t0 manage now. b Moy! help you? © No, of course not. their classrooms at 8.30 for registration, so everyone (meet) their new tutor before lessons. Your tutor has your timetable. Like most secondary schools, 77 jn pairs, use one of the questions from ee (Uae airy aplante Fends Exercise 6 to start your own dialogue. Use aday. your own ideas to continue. We hope you S {not feel) anxious! Bur if you are worried, please contact me. At Belimont Academy, we Ser (believe) that its good to ask questions! Best wishes, 8 G 1.24 Listen. Then listen again and write Ms Holiday, Head Teacher down what you hear. SESSLER Think obout this unit. What did you leo? What do you need help with? p14a cet z BUCS ee ETS rola n CC : You're stressed and anxious, you have problems sleeping, What you need isa challenge. There has never been a better time, but which one to go for? Tracitionel marathons. nd triathlons are still popular but newer events have now @ppeared. They are held on ciffcutt terrain anc represent @ eater challenge to participants, They are popular in the USA ‘and are very competitive. ‘The first long-distance tnathion was the Ironmen. It started in Hawall,on Waikiki beech, in the 1870s and there are now forty countries across the world which hold lranman events, {An Ironman is the hardest one-day enduranee test in the wort, Participants must complete 2 3.86.km swim, a 180-km bike ride and run a whole marathon ~ and no stopping is allowed ‘The World Championships are held in Hawaii every year. The run in Hawaii is particularly dificult because you have to crass a desert! Other tough races include the Trans-Rockies, These are six separate contests which take plece in different locations in the Rocky Mountains. You can do a twenty-fourhour bike race ~along Canada's highest peaks — but don't try it if you suffer ‘rom vertigo! Alternatively, head for New Mexico, where there is a ride that ests three days through the desert — just try cycling ‘through sand dunes! As forthe traditional marathon, you can still take part in the world's biggest, in New York. However, if you really want to push yourself try the World Marathon Challenge. This is seven marathons, in seven days, on seven cifferent continents! It's called The World Marathon Challenge for @ teason! For many people, this is the challengo ofa lifetime. Particinants have to run 295 km, spend fifty-nine haues in the air and fly approximately 38,000 km from the Antaretie Circle to ‘Syney, Australia All at your own risk! GLOSSARY terrain (n) a particule’ ype of land competitive (ad) determined to be more successtul than other people ‘endurance (n) hen you can continue todo sth difficult for olong time tough (adi) difficut peak (n) the top of « mountaincoe 0 1 In pairs, discuss the questions. 1 Would you like to take part ino marathon? Why / Why not? 2. Why do you think people run marathons, take part in extreme triathions, cross deserts or climb the highest mountains? Read the article and answer the questions. 1 What is the difference between the new events and the traditional ones? 2. Why is the Ironman Triathlon famous? 3. What makes the Ironman World Championship particularly difficult? 4. In which two countries do the Trans- Rockies events take place? 5. Why is the New York Marathon special? 6 Whatis the ultimate challenge race? Why? In pairs, discuss the questions. 1. Which of these challenges would you like to toke? Why? 2. How do you think people prepare for these types of events? EXPLORE MORE 0 © 1s Watch Part 1 of e documentary about two men on an adventure. Answer the questions. 1 What kind of landscape can you see? Whore ie 2. What are the two men doing? 3— What problems do you think the men will have? © 1:5 watch the video again. Choose the correct option. 1 The desert of the Empty Quarter is special because it’s the hottest / ‘most remote place on earth 2. Ben and James have arguments / want to give up. 3. They have been on many trips but tis is the best / most difficult one. 6 © 1.6 Watch Part 2 of the video and ‘nswer the questions. 1. What other places have Ben and James travelled to? 2 Which country do they travel through on this trip? 3. What is their destination? What will they find there? 6 Watch the video again. Match the numbers below with what they refer to (1-6). 1940s. eight 250. forty-seven ten oleven original journey time in days maximum temperature in the desert in Celsius litres of water drunk per day Journey across desert in km ‘actual journey time in days decade of Thesiger’s expedition oune Choose the best summary of the programme. 1. Ben and James recover their friendship by taking on an cimest impossible Jourey. 2 Ben and James are the first people to discover the most remote place on earth. 3. Ben and James' final journey is the hardest they have ever done together. 9 What's your opinion of Ben and James’ journey? Do you think an extreme ‘experience like this can help save a friendship? Why? / Why not? Discuss i pairs or small groups. In groups, prepare a digital presentation about a famous ‘expedition from your country. 1 Use the internet to research the expedition. 2. Write a short script to describe the Journey. Choose images or videos that you would lke to use. 3. Share your presentation with the class.Par Ce Te} rubbish route! What a waste! VOCABULARY Polltion | Protecting and Sal damaging the enionment ‘ VOCABULARY ‘Compoune nouns tha enienmant Elton one campaigns I can talk about pollution and the environment. GRAMMAR Besniue 1 EH What do you do with the items below when you don't need them anymore? F empty pizza bores old clothes old mobile phones plastic water botles schoo! textbooks I throw them away. Irecycle them, 2 study the Vocabulary A box. Find two things thet are not in the poster, Rare bin endangered onimal factory liter oil petrol plants rubbish smoke traffic 3 In pairs, look at the poster again. What causes the types of cir pollution land pollution water pollution Factories cause air pollution. II Work in pairs. How many more words can you find which are related to pollution and the natural world? You get one point for every word! After three minutes, compare your results with another pair. ‘ocean, skyscraper, ... bs 5 Listen to part of a radio programme about the Workbook p. 29 rubbish route. Answer the questions. Where does the rubbish route start? What containers are the food and the drink in? How do the goods get to the shops? ‘What do people in the city want to escape from? Why can't people use the bins in parks? orena6 © 1.2 Complete the Word Friends box with the words below. Listen and check. J[ otuminium cons. energy parks plants Cerio recycle/throw away: plastic bags, rubbish, | protect/damage: the planet, the environment, * save/waste: water, electricity, money, pollute/elean up: the ci, the ocean, rivers, beaches,‘ 7 In Exercise 5, you listened to the first part of the rubbish route. In pairs, finish the description. Use the poster and the Word Friends box to help you. 8 G 1.27 Read the quiz. Choose the correct option. Listen and check. YQ © Some countries GeyeRY protect strange rubbish, including false teeth! © Recycling one aluminium can can save / pollute enough energy to run aTV for three days "Doss the Toot ity rele the tet" © We *clean up / throw away enough cans to reach the moon and back twenty times! © Acid rain “recycles / damages trees and plants, but not buildings © Sweden is working hard to Sprotect / pollute the environment and now recycles sixty-nine percent of its rubbish, © Running the water when you're brushing your teeth can save / waste around 5,000 litres of water a year © Plastic from ships ‘pollutes / cleans up the ocean. In 2010 a ship lost 28,000 rubber ducks. People are stl finding the ducks today! 9 G 1.28 impairs, do the quiz in Exercise 8. Listen and check. 10 G 1.29 study the Vocabulary B box. Match words 1-7 with words a-g to make compound nouns. Listen and check. Pee 1 traffic 4. bonk 2 bottle b energy 3. petrol © centre 4 public transport 5 renewable change 6 recycling 4 station 7 climate 9 iom 11 G 1.30 Complete the blog post with the correct form of compound nouns from the Vocabulary B box. Listen and check. Is it cool to be GREEN? Definitely! We need to protect ‘our planet for our future. That's why T always travel on Spublic transport. Too many people drive, so there are always 2 in the city centre, ‘At my school we recycle as much as we can. We don't use 2 such as sun or wing power, but our head teacher has plans for solar panels on the roof. Some people joke that they like warmer weather, But tell them that is really rot good. Rising ocean levels cause floods that can destroy houses and farms. The oceans are also getting polluted with plastic, so I never use plastic bags. In fact, I make my own ‘bags! Next to my school there's as ‘where we put soft drink botties, but you can also use the bins for recycing cens, paper and clothes, There's a larger « ‘outside the city, where ‘we can take our old TVs, furniture, books and even bicycles. You can find loads of cool things there. 12 (voxPors 2.1] How green are you? Are your town ‘and school green? In groups, take it in turns to talk about your ideas. J always try to save water. For ‘example, I take a quick shower and t rarely take a bath. My town’s got a huge recycling centre and they collect rubbish from your house. ‘At my school we recycle our pens! uni 23)be 1 Which of the things below do not produce [J letvish mi netuet got sugar sun wind 2 Read the blog post quickly. Answer the questions. 1 How much do elephants eat? 2 How can animal waste help the 200? Rael plant-eating animals in the zoo. I hadn't realised what a mountain of animal waste looked lke! The mixture of animal ‘waste and water produces 2 biogas. This goes into Did you know that you can heat an engine that works ‘a building with animal waste? _on gas and produces ‘At school, I heard about 2 electricity. So, had this local z00 that had tried it, so idea really helped the went to see for myself. When 200? Absolutely! Before [got there, the zoo-keeper had they started using the Just given the elephants some waste, the 200 had found food. He told us that they've It dificult to contral how ‘got huge appetites and can eat much they spent on 100 kilos of fruit and vegetables electricity. Naw they can every day! Over the previous keep the animals warm Week, he had collected 2 and save money too! container of waste from all the 3 Study the Grammar box. Find more examples of the Past Perfect in the blog post. Ce Past Perfect Max he collected the ites. Uhach't realised how big it wes, Hod they helped? Yes, they hacNo, they hadn't Past Perfect and Past Simple When we saw them, the animals had clready eaten, She'd given the lion some food before the wstors arived. Thay left the 200 after they/d had lunch. ‘Time expressions, ‘when, belore ofa: just, occ by tho Hime t Perfect can talk about past events using the Past Perfect. 4 Complete the sentences with the Post Perfect form of the verbs in brackets. 1 The visitors had! given (give) the animals the wrong food and the next day they were sick. 2. For her project, Maria used photos of the animals that she (take) at the zoo. 3 We (not realise) how Useful animal waste was until we started saving money. 4 They (not feed) the himals when | got there. 5 you (hear) about this type of energy before you visited the 200? 5 Read the sentences. Underline the ction that happened first. 1 The lions were thirsty because nobody had given them any water. 2. The workers had left the factory before the fire started. 3. After the party had finished, we cleaned up the park. 4 Alreolised that the bottle bank had moved to another place. 5 I couldn't recycle my old mobile because I'd given it toa friend, 6 The z00-keeper had just fed the elephants when we arrived 7 wanted to recycle the empty cans, but Sorch had thrown ther away. 6 In pairs, think about your ‘country or the area where you live. '® What types of energy do people use? * Do people use any alternative sources of energy? Use the words below to help you. electricity gas solar energy solar panels wind forms W's very sunny in Spain and we use solar energy alot. People often have solar panels on the roof... EREADING and VOCABULARY can understand the main points and identify specific detail in an article. 1 Have you ever been to an event to 3 How did the documentary change help raise awareness of environmental problems? Xiuhtezcot!? ; 1 He wants to act to protect the 2 G 1.31 Read the article quickly, Match Sie Hondings-clweh paraprapne ds bHellleam more about Earth Guardians. a Aceneewhhinonies: © He felt he was different from other bb The power of music young people. © Adifferent type of summer d_ He'll join his mum's organisation. 4 How does Xiuhtezcat! feel about his life 3 Read the article again. Choose the correct answers. ow gore ati 1 What surprised the people in the United Nations 2 He'enct sure he wants to have these most about Xiuhtezeat!? amen cher a. He was very young. b He accepts he's busy, but hopes he con His hairstyle and clothes were unusual. make a difference. © He wasn't ke normal teenager. © He'd like to have more time to perform d_ He could speak several languages. ‘at events ond festivals. 2. Xiuhtezcat!’s experience in the forest d_ He thinks working for the environment 4@ taught him about the Mashika takes up too much time. b_ made him want to work outdoors. | a thawed hinceotriecion beth waeeeh 4 Look atthe highlighted words in the text. Check your understanding. Use « dictionary if necessary. Write a sentence for each word. d_ helped him learn Nahuatl 1 Schools nearly out and for most teens i's a chance to hang outwith fiends and enjoy the summer vacation. But if you'e a sixteen-year-old eco hip-hop arts, it's a busy time of international travel and public speaking. Xiuhtezcal (oughly pronounced shoo-tez-cat) Martinez became known around the world in 2015, when he gave a talk about climate change to the United Nations General Assembly in New Yor. It wasn'this long air and fora suit that got him noticed, bu the fact that he started his tak in three different languages: English, Spanish and Nahuatl, the language ofthe Mexican Mashika or Aztec community. its His passion for the environment comes from the time that Xiuhtezcatl spentiin the forest with his dad, where he felt he was a big part ofthis world’. He's had his name since he was six. He gotit. ‘from older members of the Mashika community and it means 'tUFQUOISE mirror’ in the Nahuatl language. The community has strong belief that we ae all connected tothe world we live in and ‘must protectitand the animals that iv init, He shares ths passion with his mom, who setup Earth Guardians, an organisation that educates young people and @AngoUFages them to protect the environment. However, it was after he'd watched a nature documentary that Xiuhtezcatl decided he could makea difference now, 3 So where does hip-hop come into all ofthis? After rap performance at school wit his younger bother, xiuhtezeat realised that tei its could make people wake up tothe problems of polution and waste. They both now perform at events and festivals around the word. His mom is happy her son i having ‘these amazing adventures’ but worries all thisistaking up a lot of his time, Xuhtezcat admits it's intense buts convinced he's doing the ght thing.