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    Yr ee a Identity "a eee 'A what we read. Say which text types you usually read or use, 1 newspaper articles 4 magazine articles 7 internet articles 2 novels/stories 5 advertisements 8 phone books 6 textbooks 9 poetry or lyrics 3 reference books B Why we read. Match the text types in Exercise A with the reasons people usually read them. There can be several diferent reasons for reading a specific type of text. 1 to ind information you need in order todo something 16iC(ende bachic (o 2 tofind out news or opinions Deuspapel cubicles guyizie aitides, Jeti information for school or work Sieienwe hooks tev bach Sr eee aybeks, prone, book 4 to find out about things you are interested in 5 nella © Look quickly at the text excerpt on page 9 and answer these questions. ‘Then read the text and decide whether you want to change any of your answers. 41 Where might you find a tex like this? 2 For what reasons might you read this text? = Match the sentence halves. Look at the words in bold and wate N (now (verb), oF A (adjective) in the blanks. 1 —_V__ It makes sense (i) a) to have a happy life! 2 _V__ Wecan usually sense (@ / b) think before they act. 3 —_N__ Many people need to feel a strong sense) c) to other people's emotions. 4 Ni Youhavetohaveasense of humor (9) 4) to learn from other people's experiences 5 __\__ Mysisteris very sensitive (| e) when a family member has a problem. 2 people always (b) A) sensitive issues. on'tliketotalkabout({ ) —_g) of belonging to a group, th) +h) but they don’t have much common sense ty is changing in your country? Explain your opinion. r 1a sense of belonging and identity? Who in your family Individual vs. so¢j al 'dentity rer penn on the p Invi Kentiy— he ayn me WAY UNIQUE. Howeyey 8 the cltural background of cy llores OF BOUPS Within cn even a certain amount ny uatism fener tobe postive aig MU itl hs. o ation en th ieonsidered more importany re iy In these cultures vidual, and peop thathe an deg OF Me i in "10 Which q ‘lepends tage h person. I Frakes sense that cultures Bese roduc cst ndinnovative ideas. They ren, : * hand, cultures that place more value entity have w very ‘o thelr group, They With word Is. pestures, and kes") P Aevelop a sort of inter language A vense of humor articular to that group. They e * when the social group is threatened in some ‘ay. and they do anything nece me ssary to minimize he threat, This strong group sitive aspects, lentation has very but it can dificult to ide an lead to a ack also mean that people lly with “outsiders and this of sense ofa greater community | Ute only concern isthe good ofthe fant | little vk - ern forthe good of the commun, th 8 'e community, the © havea str eof justice and equality, ang yy Kensible decisions based oy alee that people should tay. ieaponsility for maintaining tay av Beazalisie poopie igh ing Bas ay SoM etme ack s epg poe pala ora nation They are gy gad they may not be very sensiti ating Thee cultures ypcaiy have yn V iaidence of tess-elated problen lon: voiced and voiceless consonants hand on your throat and say the sounds (not the names) letters in the first line (voiced consonants). You should tog ation. Then do the same withthe letters in the second line Consonants). You shouldn't feel a vibration sb d.g.v.2 SPL K Es and practice saying these pairs of words, voiced or voiceless consonant sounds. best pest do too van fan cane gain 200 Sue a Fhe things that help a family bond as unit aril em emily identity. Even things that wed to annoy Specome favorite memories! ‘always sneaking into my room and Mi tn getmadat er bese he nuld ‘allover the floor! Now we'e the same size ‘each other's clothes! to throw a soiball for me ee etn leroy few $01 ol Per working al ay. He was avays sensitive too ean toremember hat now when my lite boy a mee pl i! pt in Exercise A of each structure in the tat ble ang | would always get sick on vacation, MH aways would get sick on vacation, VL was always getting sick on vacation HC aways was gating ck on vacate, ee Language use: Ustening t0 an Intervi followin Nines a°0 OM factory jy Pm order of mp Pt Poreopion of who wo ro, Mumbo tho ortance to y ur Identity. Number 4 Is tho m in Nbor 1 18 the moat impor importa fies port /hobby S — language oo! lal group family Usten to the frst part of an intory si tothe US. Circle the ine iw with 9 Mexican man who has ee Important fr his goneq "eS the list above that he says us LUsten to the second part of the inter Gingenerl how does Armando say he hn Fh esi ac10s in his sense of demi Work i €rOUPS. Talk about the most Important factors in your sense are ran itetter any of them used tobe diferent why they are important via hanged since moving to Miami? 'y have changed? Why? [1 Words and phrases th yu Eo Ue to exes agreement or csageement Phrases when we Part : : ne ally or totaly disagree to avoid sounding rude. i Phrases for agreeing and disagreeing. Work In plrs. Write the phrases Besant you mean. ‘Tats absoiviey vue. Yes, oa ceria exten bt .. OR IGAtIL You convinced me, || Lpartiay or totaly disagree, ‘ealilaalpnd Wet a wey but I'm sorry, but | ust don’t think that’s true/right/correct. No way! to.a conversation about individual identity. Check the phrases A that are used, used to. but now My brother's aways © When as younger would important to “be yourself at all times, even tf sometimes = le? Give examples to support your opinion = always/neyer. | wsh my beer wa Bost wth my on YI wish ryt 04 thy fen Hs my oer ges ut wth yen parentheses. Use would or wouldn't foils Jos demas prenson eople would or wouldn't do. There's too much pressure Language U8e: contributing to 9 question and answer nl a Read the contributions to this question a ec mentioned? 0" 0nd answer page, What negative and positive examples by ene) hiblesataea rte err ttl ‘Maura: 0h man a yar, and bet they would feel sory for you, Gina, Sm f YOu, Ga. Small towns ar rua. in one or use Icame from ity, he hd ys making fun of me i wore always making fn of me, and yrean pictures on my locker and Sa tary irsiacessure doesnt ont haoen in choos. | work a fac, and eghencs SU to wear the ight cates, dv the ht car you tno agp Ups Nigh-yer image realy wsh peop wean te eee ing | Beople would’ pay attention to that stu GaryG: Oude, don't sweat he smal stl and not worry abut wa ther people say ver wish people woul jst be themselves sure you're a sensitive guy, but dont Be ee ye ae ee countries. Does every culture have peer pressure? There i eit peer pressure In Thailand, but sometimes it can be postive, to, ike when there's pressure to work etter) in groups. Read Aran’s question. Make a list of and negative examples of peer pressure that you about in your social or professional group, Decide hay can etl ones it usually has more positive or negative effects. nd | wish people would/woutdn't because YoUr group, use your list to write an answer to Aran, |nmmy last schooV/ob, people were the information below. me hea out your group—country, city, age, occupation(s) Society and culture: bis understanding stereotypes canbe hl Stereotypes positive, bu ate, an ‘A Read the joke in the first paragraph of the article below. What positive and negative stereotypes does the praispc joke{imply)about each of the nationalities? the stereotyped B In your opinion, are national stereotypes based ‘on real characteristics? Read the article to find out if the study confirms or negates your opinion. SCIENCE \ i LAST LAUGH ETHNIC JOKES Cbviesly, the rational stereot joke ae generalizations arectten seid o est areason® Is there actualy afavese truth io then? Nat key annteratonl (esearch tam now says ‘The study, which compares “typical” personalities inmany cultures with the personalities of real individuals from those cultures, appears in Friday's ($3iBdl the journal Science, ‘published by AAAS, the (nonprofi)science society. Generalizations about ‘cultures nationalities can ‘bea foureBo identity, onde Fee nd bad okes Bul they can alsocausea great Bee are in ack of hatm Both history and Gurren) events are pel which unfavorable stereotypes a e Ce ination, Work in groups. Make a list of stereotypes you've heard about your region, country, or culture. Then look at your list and discuss these questions. 1 Are mast of the things on yout list positive or negative? How do they make you feel? 2 Which of the following do you think cause stereotypes ‘ People from your country living in other countries about your culture? + Impressions tourists get when they visit your county ao The media People are obeys saying 1 Jokes and other forms of oral stereotyping Ihe news medi ays showing 3 How can people avoid believing stereotypes about other countries? | 1 wish popl/the mela woud/ wou [B¥ Work in pairs. Make a list of all the different People/The media should kinds of stereotypes that you can think of. I Mercoye: aatiowulitic {| aye EY Work with another pair. Compare your lists. Discuss the stereotypes on your list and say how they can have negative effects ‘A: Age: For example, people think that older people don't have new ideas or enough energy. That can make it difficult for people over 45 to get a new job. B: That’ very true, tut there are also stereotypes about young people—that they arent responsible and they’e always checking email instead of working. (TIL, FAVORABLE (DER. TENER |NCLINAQO Detntly Exact /Absoltey | no nay/t don think so. ‘see what you mean, Cut ‘rm not sure | agree because Do you think any of your opinions about particular groups of peopl come fom stereotypes? Ifso, think of tuys to check tay) ofthe stereotypes and reculuate your opinions, | with the missing sentences in the box. (4 points) ‘A Complete the conversation ne nda realy svong sense of esponsibity ONS Kis 1 makes gense {see what you mean Well th mm sry but st dot tn t's normal to Keep you Hts faces covered act Michael Jackson alvays tried to keep hs Kd as hidden think tha ton | very strange! Tean use words and Premseswitsene ff ere: Why?(1) ————— foes. || aap er — ae an a but I guess he thought he was doing the right thing. B Read the rest of the conversation and circle the correct word. (6 points) Well, if he was so (5) sensitive /sensible to publicity, why was he a pop star? Yeah, (6) I don't think so /I completely agree with that. It doesn't (7) sense / make sense to becom if you don't like publicity. ae ‘alcia: (8) Exactly! /No way! Is jst (9) sensitive /common sense to know that you and your family wi to accept publicity when you're famous, mh Yes, (10) 104 cerlain extent /Idon't know, but the press should respect privacy, too. 2 a ‘Complete the paragraph with correct forms of the verbs in parentheses. A Compl th og pai es. Add words when When I wasa kid, my dad (1) ____ (do) silly things. Like sometinys we (2) —____ (br) waiting in a movie line or whatever, and he (@) ——________(+art) standing on his head. Stuff like that. always wish he (4) — (@ct)like a normal dad—you know, serious and, well «1 Sometimes I wished I (5) 4 ddad’s brother) (6) (7) —___ (say), “Act your age, not your kid’s age.” Of course. m. 6 (listen) to him, And now? Well, now I'm all grown up, a4 sois my dad. Now I'm ) 0 (10) (embarrass) me. But my dad is 90 years old, and he dos ‘even walk much now: Funny how we don't appreciate things until we don't ha (live) with my cousins. My uncle ( (tell) my dad to act his age. I emember, {ask) him to do some ofthe things Global Views 3 [UBe\Words or phrases, Such as lke oF you know, that don these when you listen means you are less likely to be confuses AFB) Listen to these opinions. Match each speaker to the phrase they use. Speaker] ____a)kind of Speaker2______b) you know Speaker3 ____) like Speaker4 —______d) you know what I mean? Speaker5 ____e) L mean 8 EB tisten again and write Pit the person is expressing a positive opinion, and Viti Isa negative opinion. Speaker 1 Speaker 4 Speaker? Speaker 5 Speaker 3 ization. Look at these sentences from Exercise A. ‘or phrase in bold to the correct definition. Use one definition twice, 1 “The movies you watch influence what you think.” 2 “Ithas a good effect on everyone, and there’s more understanding, 3 “Ithink that globalization is... abig problem for my country.” 4 "Now they're losing their identity from watching too many foreign shows on TV: 5 “Ithink multinational corporations have been really good for my country. z {6 “Some people don't approve of young people's fashions.” —___ 4) change the way someone thinks or behaves; cause a change in something b) the idea that economies and cultures around the world are coming closer together ‘0 large businesses which operate in more than one country 4) forget the thing that makes them who they are and different from other people «) consider something to be good or suitable BB vecide how much you agree with these statements. ‘one from 4 (strongly disagree) to completely agree wih te statement because complet dsaeee nt Stolement umber wo be: indo agree/asagre » statement but 1 agree wth umber tree toa certain extent, tut Grammar: stative verbs, A Language in context corporations are mentionegeon te (2X: What postive aspects of muitinatonal Rae eee eatery developing country showed that # Rrra Seren Sern ally fr young people. A recent study CS ee eee eee ompanies. However, some people think that s Sor UG Raheem err ern eimearis OS Reet ene Bnet tercamet® the table with examples frm the text in Exercise A. Discuss in meaning between the stative and non-stative uses of the verbs. Sative verbs are not normally used in Beeeyisthate both ieun’, progressive tenses. However, there are a number and non-stative uses. al What are you looking at? 4 ay eee“ = anie has been seeing Tom for two year \ think | (5) F Stative verbs often reter to ‘and communication and reactions (agree, de © Practice Choose the correct word or phrase to complete each sentence. 1 I think /am thinking of applying for ajob with a 2 Wedon have /are not having many large corporations here 3 Wor Wat a restaurant has ¢ a good effect on Richard 4 Tt looks /is looking to me as if we are losing our identity § Yes, Isee /am seeing your point of view {6 What do you think /are you thin 7 There are /are being fewer jobs for you 1g people these days. 8 [saw Jim and Davina downtown. Do they see /Are they seeing each other? [ly Now you do it work in pairs and do the roleplay. a ex) spread of multinational You disapprove of the spread of multinational ‘why and try toconvince corporations. Explain why and try to convince ‘opinion. Try to use these __your partner of your opinion. Try to use these Abin verbs at least once: have/looksee/think. q Language use: giving 6” opinion on new media of Hew mada aM you thine op 1a Reena these etinitions from 0 Web site. What exarip 1, Teamens all th 2. age with the othe New mestia is al the elee world, From philly joc ubmitted July 29 8 useen to tnis person talking about his favorite new media, Make a note of the postive and neeative points he mentions. 1 =e : Negative points: ss © Think about one type of new media you use, Make brief notes to complete the table. Independent 5; ‘Work in pairs, Student A, ‘Student B, as you listen, take notes in your notebook. Change roles. When you have in tell the class what you learned about your partner. 41 your partner about the new type of media you have chos. ad Pronunciation: aspiration after initial voiceless consonants ) Listen to each pair of words. Put your hand a few inches in front of your mouth an jsp. You should feel a puff of alr after the first letter of bow! poll good could dime time back pack game came done ton. LUsten to this sentence and repeat, Pay attention to aspiration following the letters 9 60) ‘A recent poll done by the Times sad pepe tay couldn't see the good points of globuization |i Grammar: repeated and double comparatives ‘a Language in context Read Erlages with morse ead these opinions. Which person ‘media are becoming more and ‘and more popular. People around the | world are closer to each other The closer we are, the more peaceful faster communication becomes, Ks cr b the less interesting our messages live in global villa J become. We send more and more messages about unimportant things. B Notice Complete the table with examples from Exercise A. _ Repeated are used to describe how some hange gradually over time Double comparatives are used to describe how one | the + comp: thing changes as a resut a change in something else More an tess can als vn is, the more cane “ | seful new medi i More anid more and more can also be used with | x The mor tis fst. te | Wesend more and more messages about unimportant things ad aa © Practice Fill in the bianks using the words in parentheses. Use either ‘a double comparative or a repeated comparative. 1 People are becoming towards people in other countries. (sympathetic) 2 The globe is becoming wes With each new form of media that appear. (small) 3 The more | use Twitter™, the —__ _____ lamin its possibilities. interested) 4 Themore I read his blog, the —________— I find it. funny) 5 The more you use new media, the ___itbecomes. easy) 6 The —_______ broadband becomes, the easier it isto transmit information around the globe. (che) [i now you do it compiete these sentences with your own ideas. ‘Compare your ideas with a partner. 1 Themore! Co 3 Tbelieve the world is becoming _________ and ZENS of TO IOOK atthe aes, envionmert 3 how ther act shoal cer ogee ne level world. Writing: writing a formal ietiers: However you need to write a formal email to on oF request on. Read formal emails carefully before you ‘and contain all the necessary information, [A Read this e-mail from one friend to another. Circle T (true) or F (alse). Tokar @magrounvrsty mac wd From: tnlow @magnouniversiy mac wd = ‘Sutjoct:| Global Civzenship Mesting | Hi Kathy, ‘As you know, we're having a meeting at school about global citizenship. Ill be chance to make ing at school al itizenshi 1a great chance to make ‘other students more conscious of hw other people around the word are af what we do here Pie s8 you volunteered wo help PoP MoU te word are fected {Can you contact our guest speaker, Andrew Scott, with more information? He's been to lot of places and | seen global citizenship projects in action, Heres what you need to tel him “= date: March 28% or 31°—which does he prefer? = venue: Beckett Auditorium and see if he has any pictures of places he's visited recently. It would be great if he could base the kon real examples, The more examples we can give people, the better. know I can depend on you! Kathy. 1 has to writean e-mail to Jerry TF 3 has to make a request. Tr 2 doesn't know Andrew Scott. TF 4 should writea fairly formal e-mail. TF B Read Kathy’s email. Underline the words or phrases that make the e-mail more formal. jlon @magnouniversty mac wa [Magno University Giobal Citzenship Meeting ‘Dear Mr, Scott, {Vm Kathy Allen, and Jerry Knibloe has asked me to write to you about the global citizenship meeting, ‘We're all looking forward to meeting you and hearing what you think. meeting will take place on campus atthe Beckett Auditorium. There are two possible dates for March 28° or 31°. Could you let us know which one you prefer? The sooner you can do the sooner we can finalize the other details. We would also appreciate it if you could bring any ‘you might have from recent trips. Examples will really help people understand how beeing a global citizen is Jt me if you have any questions Discuss whether any of the You have agreed to help organize a meeting. ‘or closing expressions Write an e-mail based on this note. # Understand what yoy K | a 73 Information literacy: erie Y) doing effective internet research. Chee san S {A Read ths extract from a business Web site. PTE ere ies What effects of globalization are mentioned? foo ! HB What information is missing from the text? lide ~ & E" } ae 999 |e | i= India and globalization in ol he recent economc progress The process of gobalzaton has been an important pat. ‘mage by india. Globalization has played a major ole inthe eniargement ofthe job ‘marke. The last ew years have seen an increase in the number of skiled protessionals ris, Notable examples of multinational in India employed by both local ad foreign companies. Nota national corporations that have done weil in Indian recent years include Pepsi, Coca-Cola®, ang | Kentucky Fred Chicken®, whose products have been wel accepted by Indians Globalization in india has been advantageous for companies that have gone nto the Indian market By simply increasing thet base of operations, expanding their worklorce with minimal investments, and providing services toa broad range of consumers, large Companies entering the Indian market have opened up many prftable opportunites. ‘Search online for futher information. /Adapled from wow economywatch com FATE victon omens axrconno ih ‘vanced Search * India today KEC* * globalization India * India fastfood industry + American food Indian culture ‘© Pepsi/KEC* culture ¢ BEY many search engines allow you to refine your search in various ways. Work with a partner. Discuss what each ofthese five searches means. Ber are some tpn resus Wit our partner discuss which nes se nene would be worth exploring fore nas ot Influence of globalization on developi India has benefited from global effects on local cuture ization. but... There have been a numberof negative lobalmonitorcom/slobaliza American fast food—no thanks! It’ time we got foreign influences out of india affected by foreign investment vewnblogim We need to protect our culture. In my experience, weve been alobalcom/viay BC NEWS Fire strikes fastfood outlet, Delhi Indio Afr broke out in 2 BestBurger restaurant the damage as “devastating indlabe.com/beadiine he early hours of yesterday morning. The police have described India fast food industry statistics This page contains various statistics relat companies... Public opi the fst fod industry in Indi. Local companies... International vvindafood insta E FB Work in groups. complete the internet Research Plan for the task below. You are go ig to study the effect of globalization on your local economy. Your professor has asked your group to prepare a short presentation for the next class You have been asked to include some specific statistics, as well as broad concepts. Internet Research Pi ‘Top Tnformation we want to find: Fey plirases we might use in searches Sparel forms to try a roe When wns the last time © FBG tet the ciass about your internet Research Pian. cca sateen Listen to the other plans and make notes of good 2 i ideas you would like to add to your plan. Lakin bck, could you have = f done it eter? What strategy r ull you use nest me? Language Wrap-up @§=~ Vocabulary Write one word in each blank to complete the text. (10 points) Globalization: Winners and Losers ean talk about htacaon (1) peeeeretais slbalizaton and | 2 = use dependent ‘economies of developing countries and hs (2) a prepositions corety: | axon the nemo ope Wha) ef bo ont yo cn dey ht sme pepe have bene These the women Thee ML ookagainat ar pole ocr abs () Pion ewe Sections 1 and 6 on pages 18 and 22 life hasbeen affected (5) _abaliaionn another posite are ta However some people have fund tha globalization bas influenced thee lies na negative 3: Ths ny score: | 10) | ,. < a 29) Js comme emcee 6) echt Speer eater een ce ee reed cet an Py, ‘work for mubinaonl(7) —________Thiscanbea problem in cher oun, wll asin cous that bang (8) —___________ the developing wold (Globalization can also hae clu an social ees nme counties, people are word abou ° the ena ‘As lba inzens weall hae a rsponsilry robe concious (10) tech he pose an eg los ha bition ane = Circle the correct words or phrases to complete the conversation. (10 points) ‘Sam: I've been reading about global citizenship. I think it’s an idea that’s becom ‘more (1) and more common /common and more common these days. (2). think /Are you thinking that you're a global citizen? Lisa:_1(3) haven't been hearing / haven't heard of it before. What (4) do you nis looks /is looking like the world are gens he economic fists Unit tuo Fame and Fortune ABB wo pes fae ee ete BD 0B vor you think the famous peopl you eh In Exer else A are differes Pesce so, ster ee onal compared to now fe mous sess) fener mee (HE NMLSTREE JOURNAL rorie Viel, ‘pana scent ye NeworkEimnes tata nh of him with aS. Sone win am resented te is tan Anas, 9 shy 34yoar ld i ost bocaning a celebrity in his Oty of Jakarta, Now you do i ee, It wrk |m pairs. Ask and answer the following questions. Then report back to 1 famous person? Who? Where? When? 2 Have you ever met someone who meemblad et 3 Which f¢ pine nous people did you admire as a child? Why? Language use: listening to a gossip-columni Work in pairs. Look and what you know Fag at these pictures of celebrities, Say if you know of them about them: phrases. Then add any other ways to become famous you can think of. [) Vocabulary: ways to become famous, Listen again and match to make Tun a) a world record 2 break ba global compar 3 write ©) a fortun 4 find 4) a best selling nove 5 come up with ©) acure fora dise 6 cause a scandal 7 bein 8) new invention /idea 8 inherit Wy the right place atthe right time [BB Work in pairs. think of celebrities who became famous for the reasons in Exercise C and write sentences about them as in the example. Say Whether you think they ae A, 8, or Clst Celebrities and why. Nadya Suleman, also known asthe “octomom, became famous for causing a scandal when she became pregnant with actplts in 2008 [BB Work witn another pair. Talk about your ideas. 1s0id | tought Gisele Bundchen had become @ famous model because she had been in the right lace at the rignt time i Gpalnon stp isto Went Mow 1 001 ‘When you've identified why you're reading somethin: Different texts require ditferent ways of reading: fy each text type (2-i) with A tow we rnd. Lok ot hse aterent ys of rac 217 MEN ‘ Y : ans You normally read I. There can be more than one Ways of reading 1 of what itis about. Thi 1 Skimming: Looking quickly at an article Jooking at visuals, headings, and subheadings ora book to get a general ide ey words. ext, such as headings and Key oa atest such ing: Looking for specific informati rder tol details. This often in fully in order to learn concepts and 3 Reading in detail: Reading a text care ‘marking important information or taking notes arning specific inform 4 General reading: Reading a text completely, but wi thout concentrating on les Text types i sxtbooks ——— newspaper articles aaa LS g) internet articles ——— hy phone books i) poetry o lyrics — b) novels/stories — 6) reference books —_____ a 4) magazine articles @) advertisements BB Read the frst question below. Then read the text on page 31 in the most appropriate way to ans it. Do the other questions in the same way. Say which ways of reading you used to answer questions 1-4 1 Whats the text about? 2 Which eab-life heroes does the writer mention? 3 Why does the writer describe our society as “profoundly confused?” 44 What does the writer say ate the differences between a celebrity and a hero? 5 Do you agree with the opinions expressed by the writer? Vocabulary: positive qualities. Complete the definitions with the words in the box. Use a dictionary if necessary. doesn't get angry easily. cares about other people and sympathizes with them. —______ nary tei ies is confident and relaxed Se ee ere oils accra always does what they say they will do. is interested in and excited by things. believes that good things will happen, 999 Family Values Heroes, Not Celebrities by TA. Barron From wow tabarron tanguage wee wing a woo ste poste A Read this Web site post about a hero. Have you heard of Ellen Ochoa before? ‘Written by Laney from New Orleans {ten Oca is hero for many womenin Lan America She was boon May 10,1958, ands ha ‘Mescan. Forme. shea eto because she was the st Hspans woman astronaut she sowed ‘enormous courage doing someting that so few women have done (On Api. 1983 Een and four male astronauts went nto space onthe space shure Dicovery.On ‘November 3,194 Elen made het second Right Becase of he lab, her ob wast use obi mst cath asa satelite calle "Spartan” When she cout decide what carer she wanted she ste her physics and engineering professors foradvice Her engineering teacher tlhe that engineering was 00 hard fora bt thanks to her enthusiasm and courage she was ble follow het engineeang creams Thats why acre he ted from www. myhero.com ik about one of your heroes. Makes notes about some of his or her positive qualities. write a brief description saying why you admire him or her. |Work in pairs. Tell your partner in your own words why you admire the person you wrote about. to your paragraph if necessary. a Pronunciation: sijent letters—con: ADB) Listen to these words. Notice how the underlined letter in each word Is silent. benumb debt, subtle, doubt Ie knew, knot g:forign, sign P: psychology h me, hours, whale, when LB Nom ison to these words, Underin the sent tern each ane. Then pace the words witha parte ‘white resign psychiatric knee honest comb knock ghost designer knife Speaking: clarifying misunderstandings ED E- you haven't explained something clearly enough, there are certain phrases you can iy what you mean BB Workin pairs. Look atthe plcture and the quote Discuss what you think are the downsides to being famous. "6 he image very hard to live up to an way? Elvis Pres From wow thinkoxst ] Listen to six short conversations about the downsides of fame. Complete the phrases the ‘speakers use to rephrase their original explanations. 1 Well, what) was 2 Whatl'm trying to is 3 Maybel'mnot —_______amysetf hear 4 Pethapsishould that thas not what I meant it that way © Complete each blank with an appropriate phrase from Exercise B. There is more than one correct answer for some of the blanks. 1 “Fame brought Elvis Presley a huge amount of unhappiness, itdidn’t bring him the happiness he thought it would. 2*___ 1 didn’t mean all celebrities turn to alcohol or drugs. just ‘meant that a lot of them seem to.” 3 “I'm not saying the press was responsible for Michael Jackson's death, but I don't think they made his life easy, « It’s not that talented actors are less admirable if they have © caused a scandal. Is just that they become more welhknown for their scandals than for good acting” ’ [EB work in pairs. discuss whether you agree with the opinions in Exercise C. Rephrase to clarity > ‘what you mean where appropriate. | agree that Elvis Presley was unhappy. What I'm trying to say is that his fame made it impossible Recognize the structur of an argument, Critical thinking evaluating arguments «Understand strong an tweak evidence . Then read the A Read this definition of an argumen Se aeeact from an article about celebaty CUnUTE 5° & # Exmluate the argument the parts of the writer's argument with one & based on evidence options a-c. ) an example by evidence )astatement P set someone to order to we statements (the nation) to vent isan idea that you express ip rent consists of ON lly statistics oF example. argument (n): an argunv support your opinions. A good angum ‘main claim), some evidence (which is usual support those statements, and a “reali factual inform B-A_vaiy Timon, Have we had enou! ‘by TANYA DALY Stat wer igh of celebrities? va ic sain por hs iw 1200 1 eae ony me as Gabesler aon 3 bop or | ean min re oo ie by ae front page bad dropped from 60% to 48" pe te ‘news of lifestyle and ‘celebrities had en fom 610% jes? know Lam. i “Totest his, [bought ten daily newspae eat he foot page headlines. Andes) sr fe had anacle about Tom Cruise thos exclusive birthday arty for Kati tm Work in pairs. Read the additional evidence to support the writers argument. Decis if each piece of evidence is strong or weak, then match it to statement a or b be iow a) This is “strong” evidence because it contains factual evidence from a reliable source b) This is “weak” evidence because it is mostly subjective and only expresses the writer's op ‘But then it's sad fact that pictures of celebrities on the front page, especially “celebrities in € [E9 Work in pairs and follow the instructions «Student A, read argument A and Student Be nent B about diferent effects of celebrity culture 1B, read argument B ab « Identify the claim and any evidence «+ Decide whether the argument is a good ¢ «Tell your partner what the main claim is in your own words, and whether the evidence given makes ita good argument. Add any examples you can think of to support the argument. ae Argument B ove was 992 $92 CG > Ce or ee ee) In the past in order to become famous, you tive (think Marilyn had tobe extremely at: that eis Monroe) or extremely talented (chink Frank achieve in school. I otaly disagreed Sinatra). Preferably both. Nowadays it seems chat young people tak A recent survey called Futuretrack se Talent has nothing to do with «- Now theres no support ths. I showed that 70% of su. pe did s0 be wl nced to spend year and years perfecting you applied 0c Zancing, singing ot acing sl. You just ge yourself 1 a realty TV show and .. BAM, youre asta realize chee for Education, more and ung people going into higher education than ever befor | think ths is a good/bad argument because This eidence is weat/strong because | agree/éont agree withthe wntrs c ‘Another pont to support this argument would be The wnter says/argues/claims that A better example might be structure of an argument help you respond to it? How? Deseniiatng ie © ET Fatey etme) ‘A Complete the text with an appropriate verb in the correct form. (5 points) Let's doit! wdopted a child from Malawi, Shy ston 1: This person (OK, here's a quiz about famous people io Es Tan talk about ways. | | scandal in 2009 when she 2 a in 2009 w tobecome famousand || (1) People’s positive is a singer. Number 2: qualities. me) a best-selling children’ ’s book and is. ger. Number 2: 1), p {ook again at | brother was kiled in 1997,Oh, and she's alin. OK. ae Th fam Pages 29 and 30. | for (5) an rachine a ® ¢ |B Circle the best positive quality to adopt in each situation. (5 points) ORE: 79) | X 1 You are an extremely shy person but you have to give a presentation. hope /0,, + itmet someone special. compass, 2 You keep going on dates, but you still haven’ ‘a who it belongs to. honesty /enthusiasm 3 You found a wallet with $300, but you have no ide study. enthusiasm / tolerance 4 Your sister’s kids are making a lot of noise while you're trying to 5 Your neighbor asked you to fed his dog twice aday while he's on vacation. sfestem /reaity @ crammar Rewrite the direct quotes in reported speech using the ver 1 Liza: I saw Hugh Grant when I was on vacation last year. (claim) rbs in parentheses. (10 points) ee 2 Tom: We'd been in LA two days before we saw anyone famous. (s1y) —————E———— 43 The manager: You have to wear atieifyou want to get into the club. (tl!) eee 4 Rachel: You have to be very self-confident to be an actor. (say) 5 Vicki Will they make any more Bond movies? (ask) 6 Anton: I've seen lots of celebrities in my lifetime. (claim) 7 Sonia: I might be able to help you find an agent. (tell) Ups and Downs MBH 00 ou asso with tnese detntons of haplness? Explain why or why nak Ba Work in pairs. First, complete this definition in your own (ene epee words. Then explain your definition to your partner I markers a

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