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Introduction Inthe rapidly changing world we live in, teachers are asked to be more and more engaging, dynamic and creative, The teacher's project Link Upto You! aims at providing teachers with all the tools needed for engaging, dynamic and creative teaching, Itoffers you everything you need to effectively teach reading, writing, listening, sgeaking, grammar and vocabulary, with keys, suggestions and links to the available extra material. It also includes motivating activities to exploit films. songs, videos and cultural information, With this project we want to link up to you and tink you up ta your students in an easy, efficient and meaningful way. Carleta Santos Martins Celia Albina Lones Noemia Rodrigues a Conhece o teu manual! Fy “SP Linkup to. Reading / Listening Links Em pagina duplaparafaciltar a Interpretacdo. Indieagtie das shils que se pretence pe que dasenvalvas em cada rubrica escritae cal Linkupte yout D Paraligares.astemsticasastuas vivenclas, experiéncias-e apiniGes. 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LThey areata: 1 Where are ple? haty ea 13 Hom ar they tesins? 7 : 16 What do they have in commer : 13 Which ofthe a 9 us EB reaa the quotations 1s 24 What do you kr bout ee : thee 22 mark, wt its you Ino pain 23a. b. z er exon tse Bab , ‘Lhand25i 2.5 Write ‘own quate about music and 2 Ed The pictures depict famous singers of different music genres. 3.1 Identity them to‘ind 3.2 Match each of the musicians with the music genre he/she is farus for @ [iazz J f [country 4 : . N (owe Gaeu [reggae [rock'n'roll ) «eM 9g [heavy metal | ™ a. [hip hop Blake 7 fe (sour g [classical it the nar afar mposer DB usten tothe excerpts andmatch ‘themto one of the musicians/gences mentioned above. Gg correc - TEACHER ‘land 8.2.Aeross a.Ushe (hiphop) b. Ela jazz) ce. Metall (rock'n'roll) ae) h Pink zase [El usten to two teenagers answering questions about their musie habits GQ or-reies nib, Ushere Elvis 4. Bob Marcy lake Shelton 51 Complete the table with their answers. Note down keywords. f.Metailica g. Ray Cnrles 5.2 Then complete with your own answers. aie al the time; Ethanewhen wakeup, nthe When do you listen to music? phir iPod stereo, coma | | srntable e.Lyt b. How do you listen to music? cc. What have you been listening, ‘emapt country: Ethan: to lately classical, opera jaz, soft rack. , Ly: internet, Tunes, CDs, How do you get to find out rn dad: Ethan ends, online about neve music? 28 way to sge people vay out of boredom, 1.2 Personal answer. ©. What does mi 3 aoe co Ei Peadingllink [Gil read the text,a concert review posted by an American teenager onher blog. 6: Filine 295 with the words gi PRONOUNS CONJUNCTION she, this, my. them but, wien, while THE BE SI CONCERTS ARE ABOUT THE EXPERIENCE AS MUCH AS THE MUSIC Recently. Iattended a. first real concert. It occurred to me on theride tothe concert that. b. ‘we go tolive music events, wa say we “see” a concert instead of hear" it, It wasn't until after the concert that the significance c. thisstruck me: we go toaee > the performance as much ae we goto listen tothe music. d is what makes the concert worthwhile, ‘We want singers who do more than just stand there in front oftheir microphones. We want ©. to move around, to dance, tointeract f. their audience and to perform! Nobody doesit better than Pink - the first concert Jever went tol! Pink entered the stage g. above, © singingas h. performed acroba ‘The entire concert was set up to.seem | agame show. i. the end of the concert she flew around the audience in a harness, coming within feet ofthem. k she sang. It was truly an amazing concert! Irealised that concerts are truly meant tobe a performance, an experience not just musical |. also: © exciting to sue. Never miss an opportunity like that wonton Secesed inlay 200, TEACHER 6.2 Match the words or expressions from the text with a synonym or definition. Thereis Slam bwihone ot “@ an oxtradefiniton thom thg. from. tuck me (1 cinoma Lie. Atte, while but ast wa surprisingly f2atbse3ds . worthwile (1.6) 2.came to my mind Linkup to you! & setup tm) 3. uit: created Personal answers truly (L13) 4 g irl ufe Eo. . 1. Have youever been to alive concert? 2. tyowhave, where, when and who did you go with? 3. Who would you most like to see in concert? Why? 4. What is the most important thing in a concert: the artist, ‘the music, the performance, the stage effects? Explain. rioyable and interesting, hy 4 ox iW] eae i TEACHER 1. Match the sentences with the corresponding verb tenses anduse. Tenses seen 1a.C.2B.6,10,47 Sentences 2520 05008g55 When | was listening to Rihanna on the radio, they interrupted to.give some breaking news. fee ip lhuitwveseensinazooncrcet SSSR €. 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What does Sunny eniay the mast about lvingtin the UK? €. Where can ane of the most muiticuitural schools be found? 1. How many languages are spoken there? . Why did Derek come to Carcit? {f What is the goal of the project“Onen Cities”? 8. What does the “window” symbolise inthe photo? And the“shadows'? aoe co The mulicuttur TEACHER EB Lookat the painting Suitdepicspeote ot 1 Deseri whats depictedin the image. 5.2 Explain the relationship respect oarayer. between the British cultural S.2Britsiniscescribed asa crcievara and trotaye sou rmuiticatural and ettricaliy landscane and the image vo lars county. have just described. 5.3 We should reat other 5.3 Write the quotation on the people the way we woul ihe painting using your own them tot a words 5.4 and BS Personal answers. 5.4 Doyou agree with the 5.6 The message implizdin ‘thopainting together withthe message it conveys? tile tytacorvey that 5.5 Does that message analy to a the world we lve in and the important rule .a,Oxlam, 4b. Dactars without borders, Se, UNICEF, 5.6 Indicate what the message ene togather with the title of the painting is trying to imaly to its viewors/readers, way we live our ves? Internacional, Ferman Rockwell Coben Rue (6) [Gil There are organisations that endeavour to apply the “Golden Rule" above. Match the organisations to their logos and goals. | They campaign ta-end grave abuses of human rights worldwide RED CROSS 0 [2. They work far chilcren's rights, their | AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL svelopment and protection, \ [3. They protect the ives and disnity of victims of war and internal violence and provide them with assistance to unicef alleviate suffering. x | 4. They look for lasting solutions to -MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS a | people whose survivalis threatened by violence, neglact or natural OXFAM catastrophes, . 6 {5 They provide uraent medical care to 22 aoe co Look at the pictures below which show different traditions and discuss the TEACHER questions that follow in pairs. LIB. see 2qroupat pcdancers a style of dance rpving tif bodes and quick 1ZALUSAB. [rela 1G. cotlandD, New Zealand EE Australia. UK ‘Guy Fawkes Night J 13 They aceall English ig eountri ause they have sifferentargins and historical Suggestion: weich their lated with 23 go Reading link ‘TEACHER Li Theforral lest corrector polit behawur ina particular country. society or culture. 1L2The way you greet people theway you eat:the way you use bed language et 1.1 Whatis"etiquette"? EW reaatthe totiowing text. HOW 70 BEHAVE § af Do queue: In England we like to form orderly queues and wait patiently for our turn. It is usual to queve ‘when required, and expected that you will take your correct turn and not push in front, “Queue jumping” > is frowned upon. De say “Excuse Me’ “Please”, "Thank you" and “Sorry”: If someone is blocking your way, say excuse me and they will move out of your wayzif you accidentally bump into someone, say “sorry” They wo probably will too, evenifit was your fault! De cover your mouth: When yavming or coughing always cover your mouth with your hand. Do shake hands: When youare first introduced to someone, shake hands with your righthand. Do avoid doing gestures such ashackslapping and hugging: We don't usually do this except among, close friends, The message 2.a.Pushintentarjumstxe EY Findout in the text what... aqueve.b. They say “sory e.Coveryourmouth ith your hand, d. Shale hans .Backslapsing, hugging, hissing. f. Spittingin the street g. Publicmeetings. plays, concerts. movies, sporting events classes ‘church services, and weddings, Link up-to you! Personal answers . todo when you yawn. fis seen as bad manners. 24 i Answer the folowing questions. 1.2. Ghe examples of rules of etiquette ‘which differ from country ta country. ‘2. you shouldn't da when queuing. 'b. people will do when you bump into them. todo when you'te introduced to someone. ‘©. not to do unless you're with close friends. 4s BRITA Do not greet people with a kiss: We only kiss people whoare close friends and relatives. Do not spit: Spitting’in the street is considered tobe verybad mannered and vulgar. Do nothe late: Arriveon time or a fewminutes ealy ‘or dinner, lunch, or appointments with professors, doctors, and other professionals; arrive afew minutes early - for public meetings, plays, concerts, movies, sporting, events, classes. church services, and weddings. hitpbciectbtain, sccessedin uu ile. ape bo. 1 What ane the sarin and differences between the Dos and Don'ts of Simueton lanadin eae 2, Hepntitu thatthe rules are important in society? Explain. {6- Kind of places you should get to ahead of time. Til iistening link BB vousare going to listen to someone talking about Australia. 11 Listento the text to decide if the follawing statements are True (T) or False (F) a. Aus sare very relaxed people. bb. In Australia most of the day’ indoors. . There's. a huge variety of landscapes in Aust . Cultural diversityis not much bratedin Australia, 1.2 Now listen to the text again and find the words that are us li i. saciety: . population: . settings: . culture: f. coastline: 1.3. While listening to the text ind out 2. The percentage of Australians who-are foreign born bb. The percentage of Australians who-are of mixed cultural origin, . The name of the Br jan Festival brated in australia, The name of the Chinese New Year celebration. BB Uisten to a popular song about Australia, usually sung at celebrations such as Australia Day and New Year's Day, asit celebrates the diversity of Australian society. 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Suggestion: The Terminal ithe fim Travelling by plane Bl you want to travel by plane there are lots of things you have to doat the airport before flying. 11 Mateh the words below with their meaning, duty-free shops + check-indesk luggage carousel « luggage scanner flight announcements - excess luggage fee boarding pass + carry-on luggage information about your flight b = the place where you ge to show your ticket, hand in your 9 \ussage ancget your boardine pass, e something you pass through ta checkif you're carrying ary metal objects. a. = the belongings you can take with you on the plane. e a boardat the terminal with information about all the flights, including times, destinations, numbers, check-in dasks and situations. « additional money you'lIhave to pay'f your suitcase goes cover the permitted weight (normally 25ks). a =the shops after you go through passport contral and where you can buy rocucts froe of taxes, plane has landed, order, 48. She goes through passport control bb, She waits at the departure lounge for her gate number to come up on the departures board. ©. She goes to the check-in desk, . She goes ta the gate number she has on her boarding ass ©. She gets on the plane, 4. She is given a boarding pass. {& In the plane she is shown to her seat by a flisht attendant, fh She looks at the flight announcements board at the terminal LL She passes through a scanner and her carry-on luggage is 3-raved. |. Sha puts her suitcase on the conveyor belt to be taken to the plane. il caitlinis going to tly to Australia fora summer holiday job. She's just arrived at the airport. Putallthe things she has to do before taking off in the correct :amovingbelt where you pick up your suitcase after the Livingin an English-speaking country Present tenses BEB trswer the questions about you with a short answer. Then provide some extra information. Example: © Doany of your friends or family live abroad? es. dheyda, My consis yen Caras, No. thay dort Thelin Portugal 18, Areyouplanning a trip this Summ @? eee eee 1b. Does your mother sneak three IANBUSS25? ene ©. Do you oftentravel by plane? el. Areyou andyour friends learning any other languages apart from English? TEACHER — ‘eases, am. Nom na planning |B. Yes, she does No, she doesn't. She speaks (©. Do you want tovisit the UK someday? ene een Ido. No, dont | travel a Yes, we are rent. Vere lasing BB Reply te the following sentences by asking suitable follow-up question. Example: = Lhe gat to cat a laos, Oo ely? Were. ee yo, gee, ete tin {Ne-ldone 1m going abroad next year. Oh, realli? WABI ene reyeugoina? 1b speak several lansuages. OF. realiv? WhICR oe Si? €. Theyare going on holiday soon. Oh. really? Where... - 2 d. My father teaches at a university in Kent. Oh, really? What... soe? 3.a.sre youdoingb. am 8. Theyare meeting their American friend at the airport. On. really? rege ania pm Wr me? emg rin {earth g Does Complete the conversation between twe friends at Heathrow airport. Use the ee aaeueteres present simple or the present continuous. ealareening a = Cairo! How nice tosee you! |b... (check) in for my tht ABTRB oxce Sithert i gc gal BPWB esse + = Meee (Vit) elcid in olan She (work) in Dubin this year, Really? Have you been there before? —No, If, i emma (NOt KNOW) anyone else there. - (pourghiiend the) ethere? ures —Yer Shah. (think) Dubliners are vere pep! RWhE IME Laon ns (OURae /Teave)? —— —We j. ~ vow (board) at 11 o'clock at Gate 14. have to hurry. Ve ne en (ROE HAVE) my boarding pass vet! = OF! Have anice flisht, Simon. ‘TEACHER, ul Ey reading tink ID street restivals are popular ways of expressing Brazil, Venice, the cultural diversity and history. Caribbean Partugl, te. iafecwalaier 11 Which places in the world celebrate Carnival? Ba 1.2 Have you ever been toa Camival? Where? 4 teisabout the Notting Hal cal 7 Ell reaathe folowing text. a worm euLWol Every year the streets of West London come alive It generally beginson Great Western Road, then winds with the sounds and smells of Burope'shiggest street its way along Chepstow Road. onto Westhoume festival. Starting itslife as a local festival set up by © Grove, andthen Ladbroke Grove. In the evening,the the West Indian community of the Notting Hill area. floatsleave the streets in procession. and people ithas now become a full-blooded Caribbean carnival. continue partying at the many Notting Hill Carnival attracting millions of visitors from all over the globe. after-parties. Musicis at the heart of Notting Hill ‘The Carnival Bands usually take tothe roads over Carnival with traditional and contemporary sounds. three days (the August Bank Holiday Monday and Live stages also feature local bands, international the two days beforehand). The main parade takes artists and sounds from around the world. ws place on Bank Holiday Monday. Sunday Notting Hill Carnival is arguably London's most is Kids’ Day when the costume prizes exciting annual event. thenattinghilcarinaleom| sadn Aust are awarded and Monday is Adults’ Day. 9 5. journals. The purpose The context 6.A bookinetsite about UK's tue EB Whatis the text used for? What is the text about? 71 They sugges that heels 1. To describe a place or an event neteniy mac utalsofoed . otaiterent types. bb. To argue tor or against a point ofview. EM] Whois weiting the text? Tai asstrey West €. Torecountevents fanrenguirtinal [i Were can this texte found? oneness To aiscuss cifferent arguments antesand wh brought about an issue ther hertage ino England Ast twasalocal event . to Semiasctaotacig TROMESsage ; milons people wrldnde Has your countyy/city eaten Answer the question. feeresetnsuea? wate the parade, enjoy the [11 'What do the*sounds and smells"of the 2. When does t take after partion ads tomas Notting Hill Carnival suggest? place? Linkup to you! Pewnees 9g 11.2 Explain howit has evolved historically. 3. What doesit celebrate? Siaggestion: watch the tim 17.3 Make a selection of what tourists can 4, Identity its historical/ ting do andi see on this occasion religious features, = a gin an English-speaking country El grammar link Pronouns and determiners ED Personal pronouns, both subjeet and object, are used to take the place of previously ‘mentioned nouns to avoid repeating them. Possessive pronouns and determiners are alsa used to avoid the repetition of anoun referring to the possessor. ‘TEACHER 1. Personal pronouns: Possessive determiner your her out thei Perea Prssessirepromuns mie Lalith.Wee.nerd him ‘Subject: you. sh, we, they. EB complete the missing pronouns in the following table. ‘Object: me, him. it you determiners i my thom, . _ Baty b.yaurse.mine his sits e.thei hers 4.4, web. ite. their It its ecwetheyf.ourithe: : ours your ABTRB mace 0s theles EPWB oes Bl reptace tne undevtined words witha personal pronoun — subject / object forms. {This Festival brings rlionsofpeoole to London. The festivals woe farnous 1b. Carol and | are going to make pancakes at the festival. @ © @ . The Prime Minister went to the parade with his wite. He gave his wife a las, i Peter is staying at home. Will you stay with Petar? Where are the West indian artists? | can't see the West Indian ar ED Fil in the gaps with a possessive determiner or a possessive pronoun. a sister lives in Brazil, She has been a fan af the Gamival since we ware child bb. Sarah — whose passport ist 2 Te gotmine, soit must ba ©. This te fl book was on my table but it isn't ch Londen is a muiticuitural city, and many of neighbourhoods are ethnically diverse I'm sure Howard and Liss aren't British, but accent isn American either. [GB Choose a suitable pronoun or determiner to complete the text. Cultural is something that have to analyse in detail because b. has te dowith peoples and e. history. [Although some think so, culture is not only a matter of language, gastronomy Wd character dl. alsa reflects one's position in the werld: the wave. feel towards the others and t. ‘culture. ox goo and Listening link Tevcuce [Di Read! the following quotation by Oscar Wilde. Everything except ‘anpe “We have really everything in common with 1.2 The English language. America nowadays, except, of course, language.” Wand M4 Personal arsine, The Canterule Ghost (1887) 2-Toxt ia. onthe right \ccording to the author what dothe UK and the USA have in common? Torta one a Li According to the author what dothe UK and the USA h dinkdl. righthand e.crink 9 1.2 What does he think distinguishes the two countries? leaholattunch enjoy a sid you? Can you think of some differences andor similarities between the Britis eee 13 And you? Can you think of some dite \i/or similarities betveen the British rua apeig cage and American "way of life"? (think about eating habits, driving, traditions, behaviour.) ss cresscode d cating tes 1.6 Which habite are more similar to yours? Explain. evreservetables ageat EB Read the statements below and complete them with the missing expressions. $a.Oneot the things that Then listen to the texts to check your answers. turned me. 1.) be Pacther Ga correciste revelation. U5) eit Seas would be grounds for (1) right hand - roadmarkings - drinkalcaholat lunch sine wiht moar ‘onthe right - food anddrink - enjoya boor One of the things that stanned me the most when I gotta the USA was that they delve a Inthe UK. we drive on the left. Nowasif that ian't confusing enowsh, even the bs. are opposite However, they have these fantastic “drive-throushs™ McDonald's, Burser King and even Chinese. There are also drive-through banks and 3 ATMs, drive-through drycleaners, pharmacies, off licences and cigarette stores. Another revelation is with ¢. In the USA a continental breakfast is coffee and doushnuts/pastries! And when people est, they use the knife to.cut up the meat and then they put the knife down on their plate, put their forkin their d. and eat the meal just using their fork! In the UK you don't eat with just the fork! Strangely a enough they dont e. Ifan American were to f- with his lunch during a working wesl, it would be grounds for instant dismiseal! Marta Parker, York dress code + reserve tables ‘Well, Iwas amazed to learn how different the British and the Americans are. the entire evening, For instance, in the UK, a group of friends scing to a restaurant will eating times invariably be there for a. whereas American restaurants are tipping is cheaper almost without exception “eat, nay and get outtahere” establishments > Inthe UK, b. ‘You tip your server 10%. In the USA, 154 isthe norm and 20% in large cities such as New York The British c. Fa alittle formal exceptin bars and street cafes. Tmused to restaurants in the USA with shorts and T-shirts being thenorm Bven a. aitfer quite widely! In the UK restaurants only open their kitchens at 6 pm and vp most people only €. from 730 to 900, Itis not uncomman to still be in arestaurant after midnight! Americans prefer eating early in the evening and you can often see them in restaurants having dinner at 5. ttn us2ubainocom (adapted) accessedin gust 2013 30 Go in an English-speaking country 4. ivi onthe et Ell Ainatexpressions inthe tents that telus that. 5k on erat ang (9 éertha wa eurise about cmathing tent aae ae ern to Dressed vostro a fare wer arise more than once: eae ing UST US Tin Bag times Dimer Tap USA cece SCD The language @ TEACHER 6. itwould be ajustified reason: something wauld nearly always happen: $5.1 Places where yau can buy something fast withaut even leaving yaurear. $8.2 Shoprababiy thinks so The message ‘because they are wary handy, cayonaase i complete the chart below with information from the texts. Shige a ‘S.bHeyShe might lase hisjher job, 1. 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Y Fl grammar link Past related tenses asio? f Phan, BD Past simple: Finished actions in the past. Past continuous: Aetions occurring awe TEACHER inthe past. Present perfect simple: Indefinite time in the past. Past perfect revit J Srwicretacton ricochet pst porcisctecr eee guar bps hut eae ieee, choose the correct option nthe dialogue — present perfect simple or past Gnsceainoe sa ei simple? Grech eth eats ‘ke was experiencing. Olivia: It's Melissa. | know her. Our parents b. have been / were friends for along. 3 Seager en time andi ne e. went / has gone to my mun birthday party last Sunday create Nhat Mesa He 9g Aleta: Anchow have your parents nat lle your parents meet Malas? tht eur adsen : Alistair: Do you know the new girl who &. just moved / has just moved hore? everything Olivia: They. have met /met in Cambridse. My parents fihave been/ were there Wen he wentt the musical 15 years aso and they g. have kept / Kept intouch ever since. inSohohe waswery tired 7 because hohad hed a very Alistair: She h. didn't meet / hasn't met many seople vet, risht? Why don't you bring busy. He hooray gone her to mest us this aftemoon at the park? round the Science Museum and had walke through Hide aratasales th El Use the verbs inthe columns to complete the text about Samuels tripto He-spent Thursday afternoon London (past simple or past continuous). inthe Tower of London, but before that he hd been in Camden Market and he had Past simple Past Continuous never sean suchaliely left travelled met was | were staying ‘was eating ennai saw found —_realised was experiencing was checking EBTRB race ou Last summert a. toLoncon andl |b. amazed at WB vices the diversity ofculturesl ¢._.___._.__. thera! There's an incredible variety of peoples and backgrounds! 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Tuesday [Wednesday ‘Thursday Friday Natural History Museum | Science Museum | Camden Market | Check out, Flight, Oxford Street shopping | Hyde Park TowerofLondon | Flighthome Dinner with friends | Musical in Soho Go Livingin an English-spesking country Tenses — round up exercises Ei sre tne verbs be, door have usedin the sentences belowas auxiliary verbs (A) TEACHER oras full verbs (F)? Tick the correct answer. LaABAGFAFEALA 1 Have you ever visited Toronto? ree La.areb. spante. stayed bb Peter is fling in the hotel resistration form. sd hastived J hasbeen ving (. Last weekend they dic some research about the carnival snark Les goes not ‘want hits went j met Davie has got the train ticketsin his suitcase Ke nereL were walking ma €. Tivo years ago Sarah cidin’t travel by plane, i. areplanningo. arestaying Dvrorksq, hasbeen, ff. The suitcase was opened by the police. ‘a told had. read hos & We were visiting an art exhibition yesterday afternoon. © {earned (lame) orhastieen learning ebook wanted) hh. We were fascinated with this country. Aesring oo want |. Before booking oniine he had gone to the travel agency. {amstaying Ba Read the text and write the verbs in brackets in the correct tense. Trip to London Verb Timeline Ricardo and Maria @., (be) two Portuguese teenagers who b.. (spend) thor lst summer hodayin Londen. Thee. (stay) at Maria’s aunt’s who d. i _... (live) in London since 2000. Maria's aunt e - _.... (Work) for a travel agency and f.. —... (lowe) Loncion. She g. (net want) to go back to Portugal for good but every year she ni = (visit) her home In London the twofriendsi (80) to lots of cifferent slacesand 9 f (meet) avarcty of poop, They Ken (Be) amazed London's cultural diversity. One day they lL. (walk) down the street when they Mm. (see) a group of five teenagers; each belonging to a different race, This year tha two friends n. (plan) to visit the USAand this time they Ban (stay) with Ricardo’s brother, Francisco. He p. 7 (Work) for NASA and q. .. (be) in the USA.for six months. lin the gaps with the correct tense of the verbs below. want - travel - book - plan read + stay + learn + tell 8. Awaek ago Kristine _.1me everything I should know about New Zealand, but alhe20 ou an S0me blogs and forums about it non EPglish since she was four years old. ©. They usually _-—-.- theirhalidays through. Tavelvlle Holidays i. Last summer Wilson ‘to visit New York but his BlFIEM ay a trip to Miami you to Londen by plane or by train last year? _with Aunty Leonor next weekend. She lives in Scotland. TEACHER Numbers and figures 2 2.2500,000, [EB Do you remember the different ways of saying and writing numbers? eatcieaniciwale 1 Inpairs. decide how you say these numbers, te Hinidides 1. Quantity: 46: 279:12.631:5.420.000 s.Sdays bb, Money: £200; 50p; $8.20:€1080 2.62,000,000 Jews &, Dates: 1083; 1987: 2002: 15/05/2003 4 Phone numbers: 21 736 2881 96 7731200;262 709552 Fractions and percentages: 1/4: 2/3: 2.5%: 40% 6,000,000. 2.823,000,000, 29.8 8Kb.126K6. 1.2 Listen and check your answers, AO Hispanic 28%; African Gad cor macnn . Dates: 1572: 1997; 2005; 25/01/2013 . Phone numbers: 21 274 8802;96 2315200; 230103227, Fractions and percentages: 1/3, 3/4; 50%; 0.75% El Waten the videoThe changing state of US ethnicity"and answer the following questions using numbers, ee 1 How manyimmigrants were therein Amercain 16807 b.t1607 2.2 How many Africans were brought to America as slaves between 1680-17607 2.3 How many African Americans lve in the US today? 2.4 In what clecades did the total number of immigrants to America rise dramatically? 2.5 How lone didit take to crass the Atlantic in B1B507 ene BEABETP nnn 1897... 2.6 How many Jews fed to America between 1880 and 19307 And Italians? 2.7 In which period did Asians immigrate to the US? How many dit? — 2.8 By 1997 howmany Latinos were living in the US? 2.9 In 2010 what was the percentage of the US population of 8. Hispanic descent? semen . African descent 6. Asian descent? 210 What are the predictions for 2050) concering those percentages? Y ED speaking link You're going tolearn English at a language chao! in London for two months over the ‘summer, You've got an English friend who lives In Lendon. You decide to ask your friend to help you prepare for your trip. These are the things yeu want to find out about. Think of some ‘questions that you canaskyour friend, + Sacial protocel/etiquette = Where to st «= Places to visit = Important festivities + Food + Weather QB Writing link Descriptive report The text you have read on page 28 is a descriptive report where ‘the information depends on what isbeing described. Look athow it is organised, Identification and general description: + identify what youare going to ascribe ‘include a general impression / comment aboutit BD Find out about a popular festivity of your country/city ancl write a descriptive report about it to be published in a travel magazine or on the website of your friend's travel agency. in an English-speaking c You are English and you live in London, ‘You've got a Portuguese friend who wants to come aver to London and study at a language school for two. ‘months. These are some of the things your friend will want to-find out. Prepare what to say to help your friend, * Social protocoVetiquette * Where to stay = Places to visit = Important festivities * Food = Weather Factual description of: =thelocation the origin/history = the festivities/parades time (when importance things to see General conclusion (itmay include an opinion or judgement) DIP osce 22 EB inciass, we spoke about some famous carnivals. With the help ofthe intemet, find out about other famous carnivals and write a descriptive report about one ofthem, [Ef Link up to what you have learned TEACHER Tenses present and past) ‘Li. Where does shelve? Db. Whatare they visiting at questions for the given answers. 9 Tenses ( present and past ) 1. Present simple or continuous? Write 3. Complete the sentences with the correct answer. themamant? e. Hom does a ? 3. Every Monday Chris Xu eet shefeel about? Hoa Sha hes Canada, Chinstewn to visits randmather. many weeks do thay have tert? b > aicsona beo Cases ‘2easwas taking | was asking They are visiting the London Eye at 3.2 Lock! Timothy, to btoskofte.badlet) the moment. his incian sirtfriend ie e > a taks — b.istalkne ¢. hastaked a She fesls great about it 33 Frank arrived atthe 22h 4 > airport, Alison had been there for 2 33a a hours. 240 ‘Theyhave sve weeks jet When boaRer —¢. Before panne Fillin the gaps with the correct tense ver ~.. Europe ea en of the verb in brackets. bbafore andl they loved it @. Malcolm, (takey Bhar vistas ; pletures of te festival wre Nancy bhad.. visited =" @ ane aoe Vocabulary information about the event 3.5 Last semestre Lionel_ ‘La. siparth, fight b. Our plana, (take to Toronto, whieh is famous forts sinmuncemente.chetking off) at 2am yezterday: cultural diversity. eo i li © Thomas (leave) @has gone B. went fo coe re for the camival parsde, when | was aon foes g nosing oa eae owas seins a one aes at ourmeeting pain ae Pronouns. Vocabulary 1. Complete with the correct personal 1. Complete the text with these pronoun. expressions/words: flight attendant, &. Amandaloves the Enalish culture checking in arport, boarding, A tPIOKS un FasCInating with interesting cultural traditions. bb. She is wearing the T-shirt that ubas boughtin the USA. Look at ! Martina loves... breather. Yesterday she surprised jaja With avisit d. Welove ta vitit......dunt Nicola Tivesin Paris with husband and... usually send e-mails ©. Heis always with his head in the clouds. | get so frustrated because know never listens to gate, seat, excess luggage fea, boarding pass,duty-free, flight announcement, carry-on luggage ‘As usual Alex arriveslate at the a, Onthab. board he cece, that allpassensershave tog to sate 10 but only aftere. sow feels relieved because he is only taking a. Last time his sister took so much luggage with her that she brad to pay ane. Because Alex is late, he won't have time to buy anything at the f. shop. He must run to the g. ‘where te has to present his h. tothel. who shows him Fis TEACHER 11 Persoaal answer. 2A Cand Diversity stan: D: Tolerance Read the quotes by these famous writersand politicians. | gr. In small grouns, discuss the meaning of each of them Match their meaning to the concepts in the boxes. 2.1 Multicolouredfacesof \have a dream that one day nig litle back boys and ils wil “We become net be holding hands with little 2.2 Pheviverstyot poole 4a melting pot but white boys and gis 2a Tiecvstyat poles a beaut ful mascic.” Hatin Lithe King’ 12.3 Thateveryneispartof Sinony Carter 'swarld no matter what rageereslour they are fisord isthe gre 24ccchorearesy ill of mankind; and (original) remedy for it? Sl ote J of cultures.” TS Hie “No culture can live if if acHtempt tobe exclus Look at the painting by Angelia Thompson Describe what you can see in th inting, What might the use of multicoloured faces symbolise? What message doyou think the painteris trying to canvey? Give the painting a Which of the quotations above matches this painting? Why? Ei readinslink ¥ [EB Think about this question andishare your thoughts with the class. LI. What are the advantages oflving in a multicultural country? [Bil React what four American teenagers have to say about J multiculturalism and other social models. j ‘My country has long tried to use the melting pot model toshape newcometsinte acting, thinking, and being like the “typical American” Thishas never worked, as immisrants have always tended. to settle into communities and neighborhoods which preserve their unique culture, habits, religious ceremonies, foods and dress. Any country that tries shapenewcomersinto being what the existing citizens already are will smiar out on an opportunity te lear from them, If we deny newcomers their individuality, as a nation we will eventually stagnate. Stephen White 1 ‘Multiculturalism isa terrible social model and the source ofmany of today's ills. Many ‘western societies have tried 9 this model by trying to accept and accommodate all cultures, nomatter how different they were fromeach other or tha host country’s eulture, The resultshavebeen a divided society where various groupsef people share ‘no common valuesand, thus no respect for wider society. Damn Mees 18 ‘My opinions that assimilation is not cooperation ‘betvreen cultures, it is dominance af one culture ‘ever another. We cannot hope to gain anything by suppressing minority practices and beliefs. The melting pot modal should be replaced by the salad bowlone. A society based on tolerance and ‘carefullistening:a society in which anyone can ‘choose what practices to follow, regardless of ‘their ancestry or country of birth, and aslongas 0 their choices do not infringe others’ rights. MirimnOwen.36 Our country was founded on assimilation and believe that it isstill a goed practice. Immisrants come te our count ry hecause of something that appeals to them here. Since this is true, Ithinkit 5 would be best if they assimilated into our established culture. Debate Casta? a Coping with cversity — mort oes . EB whatis the text used for? What is the text about? 4.Diferent modetsat a To describe a place. ‘multicultural sacities. bb Toaraue for or assinsta point of view. EX Whois writing the texts? ©. Torecount events, SFeartenayes Sorabieg Ta shape LB, preserve [il wnere can these texts Tesapet 2 be found? sores Sigur 8 Linings io The language 8.a. regardless. have shaped emcsned Sipe [Ei rina a synonym forthe following words or expressionsin texts Aand8 fhe stephen Th woolen te ~ ~ eliminating... ~ hich anyone can choase what BL keeP aise — so @. no matter so ne [practices to follow.” e. Miriam: "eevorinwe clone . Todiscuss different arguments about anissue. a. moulel loss, 1. interfere with, ‘culture aver another:"d. Dakota: IVheeretatisslla TE owcomplete the sentences withone ofthe words you found above. aoodgracce. teen tine deny eves a Everyone shouldbe treatedeaually of ace eolur or sae een rence b. Being tolerant doesn't mean accepting others only after we them will event ‘stagnate. 44 Damian: “The resuits have been adivded saciety where ws oroupsof peaple share sno commenvalues i” TOA Stephen andiriam, They into acting and behaving our own way. c. When my parents immigrated ta Canada they thought itlbetter to their own traditions, a ether cultures which don't acsimiate into the clominant aneis ag. Jon tunes anelitian Th act of arrogance ‘of cultures does trespect the individuality of each ‘rou. The message 10.2 Thermalting pat madel sleferds that al thedvers ‘ultures should melt and ED Which teenager defends the followingideas? ‘assimilate inta one arather to Quote from the text to support your answer. create a unique multicultural ‘ne; the salar made 1. The mating 9ot model ic inetactive 9 es 1b. A society should allow ts citizens some freedom of choice lietagether beeping ther . Assimilation is based on pawer rather than mutual support. . Accimilation is the best social model newcomers. 1. Which opinion do youmnost agree f. A multicultural society leads to alienated people with? Justify. and disrespect 2. Think of abetter metaphor to describe how the perfect (Di answer the following questions about these topics. multicultural society would be. 10.1 Who shares a similar opinion? What do they both agree about? 3. Ifyouhadto describe the society + . where you live, how would you? 10.2 What's the cfference betweena”melting pot” and a "salad bow! eameiting pot an 7 in terms of a multicultural society? ehaesis anetacching eee 2 [Ei Vocabulary tink Culture @ [Eh Match the words/expressions below with the correct definition. xenophobia - acculturation - globalisation - culture shock discrimination - citizenship - assimilation - tolerance “Lf The process by which countries and cuitures all aver the warld are | becoming connected and similar to each other. H “The feelings of confusion and anxiety exnerianced by someone suddenly encountering an unfamiliar cultural environment. yf ‘The state of being a member of a particular nation ane having rights IL because ofit HL Extreme dislike o fear af foreigners. J ‘ Distespecting others just because they belong to.a different group or culture. “J A change in the cultural behaviaur and thinking of an individual or sroup | ofpeople through contact with another culture, ‘The willingness to accept somebody or something, especially opinions or 1 L behaviours that you may not agree with, or people who are not like you. _ HL The process of becomming an accented part of a country er eroup, Complete the sentences with some of the words/expressions from the previous exercise. His disrespect towards all foreigners isa sign of, bb, When immigrants come to.a naw country they often take on thanew country’s Last year my sister married Brian and applied for British '@. When Xui Ling. came to London she suffered fram: Everything was very different. She couldn't understand the language and the food! tasted funny. f New technologies are mostly responstile 0 jgenmeannens Whichis bringing together people from all over the world 8 FOON E Dele nnn mnnnenn IS @ BOOM SOCTAI Model because it can cause people te lose their own identity while adopting anew ane. TEACHER 1.2. olobalisationbs culture shock e citizenship ‘xenophobia e. discrimination {.acoulturationg. tolerance h.assimaation. 2.aLsenaphabi baccutturation discrimination d. citizenship e.cultureshackt glnbalisation 9. assimation h. Tolerance +. — ig anundeniable characteristic of the USA. That's why you can find 0 many different neighbourhoods were communities share a common heritage. 49 Coping with versity Double comparative fguuisio® sk ‘A. Purely monocultural families are becoming rarer and rarer in cur socioty Masb. A ‘La better andbetter b.more ‘tdmare commane, mare and i reas the sentencestbetow. @ veacuer B. Living in.a multicultural society is better than living in.a menocultural society. LI. Sayin which sentence(s). rmareawared, mare and more willing bigger and bigger. 2. tho things are being compared. 4vasharderand harder b. the comparative is used twice to show something is continually increasing bbemore and more committed ‘eceasier ond easier d. faster Look at the way the double comparative is formed. and faster. '. Personal answer. Ddier-sand-vad-er ——|moreand more vacj, | compatve and » comparative [t's growing fasterand Our society is becoming Her English is getting better and faster. more and more diverse. | better. Ell complete the totowing sentencesusing the double comparative. 9 a. Stacy’s English i wetting. (gece). ‘b. Multiracial couples are becoming, ——-- _.. (common). ©. Countries are... —— (aware) of cultural diversity. Immigrants are - (willing) to adapt to the host country's The Asan communitys rowing, (i). 9g Complete the sentences using the adjectives below in the double comparative. committed - easy - fast - hard &. Some immigrants find itcificut to adapt to the new culture. Every day they try 'b. David and Malcaim joined the Campaign Against Racism and Fascism last year They are getting wen €. Accepting the mutticuitural medal is not as sifficult as it was SO years ago. [tis becoming - . Violations of human rights are now well-recorded throughout the world. This is eo because information neavtravele So El wette your own sentences about the multicultural society using the double comparative. tolerant + diverse + stron + bad SBTRB ove % BEWB pce n Til tistening link [EB You are going toisten to some people talking about thel experiences of discrimination and how they deal witht. 1 Listen tol Shaymaa J Kwesira Tanzanian member of paiament, who stands for the rights of sufferers of rare condition, and decide ifthe sentences are True (7) or False (F), GA cor reac She has got no albino siblings. by. albinism sa disease that causes you'to have ver light skin, hair and eves. Al Shaymaa's fami ld accepther condition as an alba In Tanzania, albinos are often rejected by their families. ¢. Theirbodyparts are used forwitcheratt. {i Albino are often very well-educated peonie. 1.2 Thisis Twila and Jasnoor.Listento the challenges they face every day and find out 8. Twila and Jagnoor's nationalities: 1b. Where and when they met: What happened when they walked into alocal restaurant; dd. The feeling they sensed coming from the people there: 6. How they felt wien they mere being stared at. © What their attituae towares raciemis 1.3 Listen to Viol complete the sentences, Ross, from the Bolivian Network of People Living with Hiv tite only one word in-each space, TEACHER Gi cor rc MaFhTeré.ter {. Around 60 countries don't allow HIV-affectad people to 12a. Amer | OF sssiamnniennde those countries. bust 20in ecEvenanest bs. Thase peanle cannot seek. o Hostility e. Uncomfa nor can they conduct {. They don' pet nory . After being tested HIV-post people maybe, or 1a enter sty, rosie d. HIV-positive people are often and have no. bb asylum, employment, sty, access to__ on business edetsined deported LicaLated rejected, ©. The and the joint are calling for a information, trestment change on thisiesve. United Natans Sacratary General United Nations f. Thay want to change the law that prevents people fram travelling on grounds of their aoe co 9 9 BQ extratink Stereotypes [BB People may be discriminated against for countless reasans, Coping with diversity TEACHER ‘LIA. sual orientation B. cisatilities Grace DD appearance E. soca 1 Lookcat the pictures and identity some common reasons for discrimination ‘aniitio Freligion age 2X Discrimination is often caused by stereotypes = pre-conceived ideas about groups of people who are part of every country’s culture. 2:1 Match the two halves of the sentences and find seven af the most commonsterestynes 8. Allwhite Americans are 1. rebels b.Allrabeand Muslims are 2. terrorists. . Allblonds are 3. socially inept. . All teenagers are 4. criminals Allblack neonie are 5. terrible drivers. f. Womenare 6. overweiaht and fast-food lovers. &.Straisht-Astudents are 7. unintelligent. 2ia.Gb.20.7ale.41.59.3 Link up to yout Personal answers wetah the firm raduce the variaty of US ethnicity. te What are some of the most common, stereotypes in your country? . Do you think stereotypes influence people's behaviow towards certain groups? Explain. ‘Taking into consideration the above stereotypes, select the one(s) that can more easily lead to discrimination. . Have you ever discriminated against or seen someone heing discriminated against? Say what happened. ‘Think about and exemplify situations or life stories in the real world that show us that stereotypes are just fixed ideas with notruth in them. aoe co goo Reading and Listening link poet whose works are considered an anthem of Black Culture. 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(Out of the buts of history's shame ; low Art SUR, Random House 17 running for the Presidency of the United States in 2008, GR orn 2.1 Complete it wit Tchose to run for president at this moment in history because [believe deeply that we cannot solve a BB Now listen to Barack Obama's speech when he wasa Senator ‘urlless we solve them together — unless we perfect our union by understanding that we may have different stories. but we hold b. and may not have come from the same place, but we alll want to ‘that we may not look the same ‘move in the same direetion -towarals fot our children and our grandehildren, Iam the son of ablack man trom Kenya and a white woman from Kansas. Iwas raised with the help of a white grandfather who survived a Depression to serve in Patton's Army during World War [Land a a. who workedon a ‘bomber assembly line at Fort Leavenwerth while he was overseas, I've gone to same of the best schools in ‘America and ve lived in one of the world’s e. Tammanted to ablack American who 10 carries within her the and slave owners~ an inheritance we pass.on te our two Precious daughters, Ihave brotheis, sisters, nieces nephews, uncles and cousins,of ¢. scattered across three continents, and for as long as I live. [will never forget that in no other country on Earth is my story even possible Ita story that hasnt made me the most conventional of candidates. But it is astoty thathasseared into my hy. the idea that this nation is more than the sum of its parts — that out of many, we are truly one. Se 44 wara.hfngtonpostcom {abner seestenamary 204, aoe co

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