Seas Re Ol | ‘aoe Oe i E ny ae Ll ) ras It if iss ed Hi ee ; N, aoe ie +e) hgh Bi prec Wa tae Pe aNATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC LEARNING TEDTALKS National Geographic Learning materials with TED Talks help English learners develop a voice of their own through: + Inspiring ideas to motivate learning + Effective models of communication + A focus on critical thinking + Authentic language Learn more by visiting NGL.Cengage.com/TED Inspiring communication—inspiring learning Sul Tad [An image created by TED Prize winner JR showing Elmar Aliyev, 3 20-year-old waiter who immigrated to the US from Azerbaljan. JR's original photograph was printed on 62 stips of pa image is abstract up close, and lbecause passersby are free it sends @ powerful message—that ike so many of New immigrants —people pass by Aliyev without noticing him, © Rartnet er and pasted on Flatiton Plaza. 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Colégio Candido Portinari, Salvador, Brazil ‘Maria Camila Azuero Gutiérrez Fundacién Centro Electrénico de Idiornas, Bogotd, Colombia Martha Ramirez Colegio San Mateo Apostol, Bogotd, Colombia Beata Polit XX0LO Warszawa, Poland Beata Tomaszewska VLO Toruti, Poland Michat Szkudlarek 110 Breeg, Poland ‘Anna Buchowska 1 LO Bialystok, Poland Natalia Mackowiak cone2one, Kosatowo, Poland Agnieszka Dorczyk ‘one2one, Kosakowo, Poland ‘The author and publishers would like to thank the following for their help: Artez; Sophie-chan; Emma Gore-Lloyd; Becky Khalil; Nick Robinson.Perspectives teaches leamers to think critically and to develop the language skils they cd language ‘ories, and TED Talks motivate leamers to think creatively and communicate effectively. ons, real-world need to find their own voice in English. The carefully gui In Perspectives, learners develop: AN OPEN MIND Every unit explores one idea from different perspectives, giving learners opportunities for practicing language as they look at the world in new ways. Getting Your Message Ot@ ACRITICAL EYE Students learn the critical thinking skills and strategies they need to evalu new information and develop their own opinions and ideas to share. Invert Communication ACLEAR VOICE Students respond to the unit theme and express their own ideas confidently in Enalish. 'E | Hear hat Youre Sayingy3 GIy Work Ty Describing emotions Pronunciation -ed adjectives Vocabulary Building Suffixes Vocabulary Building Compound nouns Sports Vocabulary Building Phrasal verbs Describing food Vocabulary Building Compound adjectives, Desctibing work Vocabulary Building Ways of seeing Descriptions ofthree National Geographic explorers’ work description of three unusual ways to get to school [A podcast about ‘shim Shiraishi ‘Appodcast about cooking in schools, A podcast about the world of work CAE Subject / object questions Adjectives ending in -ed and-ing Simple past and present perfect Future plans, intentions, and arrangements Verb patterns: verb + -ing or Infinitive with to Gitical Thinking Rhetorical questions Urbexers—Lie onthe Edge of the City Critical Thinking Selecting information Can sports protect Africas tions? Critical Thinking Abelanced view Could the best street food in the world be Filipino? ‘Real-Life Crime: Fighting Superpower! Critical Thinking BaggeratingeG Talking about the present Narrative forms Pronunciation Used t0 Present perfect and present perfect continuous Pronunciation for ‘Making predictions Pronunciation Sentence stress with the future continuous and future perfect Present and past modals Rana el Kaliouby's idea worth spreading is that by teaching computers how To.understand emotions on the faces of users, we can make more personal connections with the devices we use Authentic Listening Skills Content words Daniele Querca’s idea worth spreading is thatthe fastest route may be efficient, but there are times when taking a different route can be more interesting and memorable. Authentic Listening Skills Understanding accents Lewis Pugh's idea worth spreading Is that sometimes we have to do extraordinary things to make people pay attention to important issues, Authentic Listening Skills Signposts Graham Hits idea worth spreading is that cutting meat ftom our diet—even just pat ofthe time—can have a powerful impacton the planet. ‘Authentic Listening Skills Pousing Critical Thinking Persuading Regina Hartley's idea worth spreading is that our résumés tll employers about ‘our experiences, determination, and ability to deal with life's challenges, ‘Authentic Listening Skills Understanding contrasts SPEAKING Asking follow: Up questions Asking for and giving directions Agreeing and disagreeing Talking about hopes and goals. Job interviews Pronunciation quite Tung Areview Writing Skill Emphasis Astory Writing Skill just ‘An opinion essay Writing Skill Giving your opinion ‘social media update Writing Skill Interesting language Acoverletter Writing Skill HedgingVOCABULARY aN eI cen The human body —Aradloshowabout- Zeroandfist. —_AWotd of Cyborgs Vocabulary thehuman body conditional Ree Building chains Verbs describing abiity Money and Tiree people tak ——Passivewoice Nothing fora Year shopping hast at Critical Thinking Vocabulary path Reading between the Building lines Adverbs Effective conversation Reported speech: An Experiment communication about how statements and in Intercultural Vocabula Chis Hadfield questions Communication 2 communicated Building Critical Thinking Negative prefixes With Earth from the Using direct speech % International Space 5 Station Een cate) pages 32 Create ans Fourconversations Defining lative Making Splash about diferent clauses Vocabulary ei Buling entertainment Expressions with make Vice tset cy cad eas Phasal verbs Fight older people Thidconditional John Hartson: the about time offer advice clockmaker who Vocabulary changed the world Building Critical Thinking pressions with Drawing conclusions timeSans) Second conditional Pronunciation wish and ony have / get something Pronunciation Sentence stress Reported speech verb patterns with reporting verbs \ ny Pronunciation Contrastive stress Defining and rnon-defining relative clauses Pronunciation Relative clauses Modals: past speculation, deduction, and regret Pronunciation Weak forms: have Ineguiar rs Tana Describing photos Sue Austin’s idea worth spreading is that a wheelchair doesn't have to mean “disability itn be an exhilarating new ‘way to see and experience the world ‘Authentic Listening Skills Following the arqument Shopping for clothes Suzanne Lee's idea worth spreading is that we can use bacteria to produce ‘materials that we can turn into clothes, as sustainable and biodegradable altematives to leather cotton, and plastics Authentic Listening Skills Reformulating Responding Celeste Headleesidea wort spreading sympathetically is that when we talk and lsten with ronnie ‘genuine inteestin the other person, we Sympathetic will ean amazing things. fecorecton ‘Authentic Listening Skills Understanding fast speech Critical Thinking Investigating opinions ‘Asking for and ‘Thomas Hellum’s idea worth spreading making isthat Slow TV provides rea-time, recommendations surprisingly popular entertainment which viewers can relate to, ‘Authentic Listening Skills Collaborative listening Critical Thinking Supporting your argument Explaining «causes and reasons Tim Urban’s idea worth spreading is that procrastination can keep us from chasing cour dreams, and we'e alaffected by i Authentic Listening Skills Guessing the meaning of new words 33 Wor ists 1 WRITING An informal email describing people Writing Skill Informal language An ‘announcement Writing Skil Relevant information Acomplaint email Writing Skill Using formal connectors Anemail describing a place and its culture Writing Skat Paragraphing pro and con. essay Writing Skil Using discourse markers2 1 In Touch Wa = SO eC MMe ee Is photos make up a giant collage o suc ‘ ‘| ferris es Ps See er} Cire Re ME ee cue hur can “read” your facial expressions. PCE n1A Show Your Emotions VOCABULARY Describing emotions @ Look at the photo and read the caption. What message do you think the artist is trying to communicate in this project? © my PERSPECTIVE Complete the sentence so it's true for you. Hoppines © Match the sentences (1-9) with the follow-up comments (a-i). 1 sometimes get scared when I'm on my own, 2 You must be delighted—that’s great news! 3 I'm feeling mote relaxed now that i's Saturday. 4 | gota litte confused at the beginning of the movie. 5 Mybrot 6 Traveling to school on your own can be very lonely 7 8 9 isn’t normally this nervous, ‘My parents started to dance. | was so embarrassed! Im feeling very stressed right now Please don't be angry with me. But itwas great to see them having fun. Isbeen a very busy week, so it's nice to have some time off € Ihave so much work to do. d was only trying to help, e f 9 dont even lke being at home without anyone els, really te's doing a presentation in class this afternoon understood most of it, though fh Sometimes | like having quiet time before a busy day, though. i When did they tell you you'te on the team? © Complete the questions with an adjective in bold from Activity 3. 1 Areyou of anything, lke spiders, for example? 2 Have you ever been really ___with your test results? 3 Doyouget___if you cry in public 4 sit possible to feel___when you ate with lots of people? 5 Doyouget we dentist or speaking in clas? 6 When you're feeling what do you do to relax? 7 Are you bout the meaning of any new words today? 8 Ifsomeoneis late, do youfeel__? 9 Does reading make you feel ? © PRONUNCIATION -ed adjectives 1 Listen and repeat. How many syllables does each word have? il EIS 2 Listen again, Do the adjectives end in /t,/d/, or /id/? AEE @ Work in pairs, Ask and answer the questions in Activity 4. Unit 1 In Touch with Your Feelings 9LISTENING Work in pais, Look at the photo and answer the questions 1 What do you know about tigers? 2 Can photographers take photos like this safely? How? 3. How would you feel if you came face to face with a tiger in the wild? Listen to descriptions of three National Geographic explorers’ work. What emotions are the speakers describing? Why? (NE anger excitement fear nervousness tunhappiness 1 Matthew Luskin 2 William Allard — 3. Chris Bashinelii Tigers live in Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Nepal, Russia, and Thailand. worry Listen again. Which explorer (Matthew, William, or Chris): a 1 described an event with a happy ending for someone. viho wasn't the speaker? did something he had never done before? wasn't talking about his emotions? ‘was trying to solve a problem in his work? was probably vety tired? was surprised at how he felt? auawn GRAMMAR Subject / object questions Work in pairs. Can you remember the answers to these questions? Listen to William's story again and check your answers, (ER 1 What does Wiliam Allard do? 2 Who killed Eduardo’s sheep? 3 Who collected money for Eduardo's family? 4 How much did they collect?mm BREST ————— ee a Who collected money for Eduardo's family? National Geographic readers collected money for im. —— ee b_ How much did they collect? They collected over $7,000. Check page 128 for more information and practice. Read the questions in the Grammar box. Then choose the correct option to complete the sentences. 1 The question word in question a /b asks about the subject of the answer (subject question) 2 The question word in question a/b asks about of the answer (object question). 3 To make asubject/an object question in the simple present and simple past we need an auxiliary verb, eg, do, does, did. 4 Subject / Object questions in the simple present and simple past do not need the auxiliary verb do ordi he object Use the prompts to write questions about Chris Bashinelli and Matthew Luskin’s stories. 1 whose story / happen / in Mongolia? 2 what / the men / invite / Chris / to do? 3 what / Chris / say / about the experience? 4 what / Matthew / studying? 5 how many people / tigets/kil/ before the expedition? 6 how many people / hide /in the tree? ‘Work in pairs. Discuss the answers to the questions in Activity 12. Complete the questions about emotions. VHowoften ? Ulaugh every time I'm with my friends. 2. What TV shows ? Singing competitions on TV make me angry. 3Who My litle sister cries the most in my family, definitely 4 Which horror movies you've seen ? Don’t Breathe and Krampus were both scary, but Don't Breathe scared me the most! 5 When you feel confused about homework, what call a friend! 6 Who you recently? My mom embarrassed me an hour ago! Work in pairs. Ask and answer the questions in Activity 14. Write five more questions about emotions to ask your classmates. What makes you most excited about the future? Work in groups. Ask and answer your questions. Viglamp LUNG “ wan “Say cheese!” tn english. speaking counties, this is what you say to people to make them smile before you take thee photo “Service with a smile” is a common message for 5 store assistants and receptionist, Workers incall centers are even told to smile so they sound friendly when they speak to customers on the phone! The idea is that callers will notice if the phone operators aren't smiling, But why should we want people to mae) We've always known that smiling can express enjoyment, affection, or friendliness, but we're VOCABULARY BUILDING We can make nouns from adjectives by adding suffixes. adjective suffix noun embarrassed + ment ‘embarrassment friendly +ness friendliness depressed ion depression © Write nouns using -ment, -ness, orion. Use a dictionary if necessary. 1 nervous 4 disappointed 7 confused 5 happy ited 6 exhausted © Complete the sentences with a noun or an adjective from Activity 1 1 Many people but Ithink it help 2 felt very at summer time away from 3 [had to sing on my own in couldn’ money can't buy \p. twas my frst ‘and { didn’t know anyone, ae ne teacher choo! trp said Thursday 12 Unit1 InTouch with Your Feeling: learning more and more about facial expressions, and realizing that their effect on our relationships is more 1s powerful than that. We know that smiling helps us connect with other people in social situations and get cout of arguments and embarrassing situations. We know from studies that smiling regularly may even increase the chances of living longer. In fact, i's such 20 an important part of being human that we start it very young. You probably started smiling to show your happiness when you were just a few weeks old, but you've known how to smile for even longer. Unborn babies get used to moving their facial muscles by 2s smiling, in the same way they practice kicking using their leg muscles. And we aren't the only animals that READING © Work in pairs. Try to make your partner smile. How easy is it? Then discuss the questions. 1. Look at the pairs of photos (ac). Which smiles do you think are genuine (real)? Which smiles do you think are fake (not real)? Why would you pre smile? ou good at re nuine and fake smiles? © Make a list of things that make you smile. Compare your list with a partner. © Read the article quickly. Choose the best subtitle 1 How our bodies affect our emotions 2 The secret power of smilr 3. Smiling expre' @ Read the article again. Are these sentences true or false, or is the information not given? 2 taught to smile see them, 1 Somee ployees -ople who C2 nen they speak to You could stop a disagreement by smiling. 2 3. People who don't smile are more likely to get 4 Other animals smile for the same reasons as humans. 5 Eating chocolate has a emotions than st© Summarize the article in no more than twenty words. © my PERSPECTIVE CRITICAL THINKING Rhetorical questions smile to communicate happiness—chimpanzees do it, © _of the brain to see what happens when a person is too, suggesting that smiling existed before we did! happy. They see the same effect when the person smiles, whether they're really happy or not. So a smile isn't just a sign to others; itis also a message to our brain telling it to feel happy. One study showed 4s that a smile can have the same positive effect on the brain as eating 2,000 bars of chocolate! So, even if you're feeling depressed, a fake smile can make all the difference. IF you know someone who's always. smiling, pethaps they're using it to control their % emotions. Why not control your emotions the same way? If you sometimes feel sad, worried, or angry, try Being happy makes us smile, of course. But smiling smiling. You might feel better. also makes us happy. Scientists can take pictures Have you ever been in this situation: you are angry with @ friend but you can’t stay angry because they're smiling at you? This is because smiles pass from person to person, and it’s hard not to smile back. We actually lose some control of our own facial muscles when we look at someone smiling at us. When this happens, we automatically copy their expression, and smiling like them may actually help us understand their emotions better. 3 There are three more questions in them, Match the questions with thre ne Critical Thinking box 4 Write a question to include in th o article, Underline (of the functions in Smiling. one of the two functions, Workin groups; Disass the questions © Read about the “Pan Am smile" Then look at the photos again, Can you find the fake smiles more easily? think smiling really isa hat do you do if you aren't feeling very happy? do you think smiles m Pan Am smile" is named after the fight attendants women or men? Why? us for their 4 Doyau know anyone who smiles too much / doesn and for always smiling at the gh passengers. Everyone knew that thes ‘an expression offi positive effect on the passen airline, They were fam smile eno\ miles weren't nd ndliness We all use Pan Am smiles there are many © Work in pairs. Read the Critical Thinking box and discuss situations where showing unhappiness would be rude. the questions (1-4) smiling has the important social function of keeping ople happy. Rhetorical questions ar bu ° reply snot ex But how can you tell the difference between a genuine " smile and a fake nth century, French * tell readers what information they can expect to read scientist Guillaume Duchenne noticed that we use two + emphasize a point. sets of facial muscles to smile: around the mouth and * make a suggestion or persuade. around the eyes. Pan Am smiles only use the mouth, so + help readers relate the text to their own experience. Isto lookat the eyes, article and list all the reasons that 1d idea to have a questo Unit 1 in Touch with Your Feelings 13A Breath of Fresh Air GRAMMAR Talking about the present Read the sentences in the Grammar box. Underline examples of the simple present, present continuous, and present perfect. UIE a We've always known that smiling can express enjoyment, affection, or friendliness b Wete learning more and more about facial expressions € We know from studies that smiling may even increase the chances oflving longer. d We aren't the only animals that smile to communicate happiness—chimpanzees dot, too €@ Youre angry witha friend but you cant stay angry because they're smiling at you. f Ifyou know someone who's always smiling, g Ifyou sometimes fel sad, worried, or angry, ty smiling, Check page 128 for more information and practice Complete the rules by writing simple present, present perfect, or present continuous. Then match each rule with an example from the Grammar box. 1 The isused: + to tak about things that are always or generally tre, ea, scientific facts. + to describe habits and routines (often with words ike sometimes and never), + with stative verbs, eg, enjoy, agre, thi 2 The is used + to takkabout actions happening at or around the present time, o at the time of speaking/writing + to tak about changing situations + with always to describe actions that happen often. They may cause an emotional response in the speaker. 3 The __is used + to describe actions that started in the past and continue to the present. Choose the correct options to complete the paragraph. (1) Are you feeling / Have you felt stressed right now? Perhaps its because you ting / have always satin front of a computer screen these d So what should you do? You could be the type of person who (3) usually usually reads a book, for instance, of (4) plays / has played video games for laxation. Or perhaps you (5) are believing / believe that the answer to everyday stress is more time outside, surrounded by nature. (6) Are you enjoying / Do ‘youenjoy getting away from cites, cars, and computers and heading into th ‘mountains? It’s true that we (7) need / are needing time off work to relax, though (8) becomes /is becoming more and more dificult to get away. But people oy {have enjoyed forests, parks, lakes, and rivers for thousands of years, so if life (10) gets / has gotten to be too much to cope with recently, think about taking a break out in the woods or a walk in the patk, even ifit’s just for an hour or two, Read about the effect nature can have on our brains. Complete the text with the best form of the verbs: simple present, present continuous, or present perfect.A group of 22 students (1). (take) a break from their everyday lives at the University of Utah. Normally, they (2)__ Git) in font of their computer screens studying psychology, but this week they (3) (camp) with Professor David Streyer in the mountains of Utah. Streyer (#)__ (pend) many years studying the effect of nature on our brains. We (5)____ know) about the benefits of nature on. the body for many years, but now we can see what nature (6) __ 0) to the brain. Our stress levels (7)_____(4rop) just by looking at photos of nature, Many people (8) __ (think) that litle by little technology (9} —__ (destroy) our lives, but Streyer (10)__ (believe) that after just two or three days away from modern life, we can start to think differently and ina healthier way. © Read about healing forests in South Korea. Correct the verbs that are wrong. Not all items have an error. 1 Nature is being very important in Korean culture for hundreds of years 2. But most South Koreans live “digital lives” in large cities nowadays. 3 Their ves become more digital and more stressful every year 4 Koreans work very long hours, and stress levels among workers and students go up in recent years. 5 The government has believed that the answer can be found in “healing forests” 6 These are places of natural beauty where people go to relax, to reconnect with nature, and to rest. 7 We now know that spending time outside reduces stress chemicals in the body and helps itto fight disease 8 Currently there have been 37 healing forests in Korea, and they are becoming very popular. 9 Many of them are close to big cities like Seoul, where people can get to them easily. 10 People are often going there to walk, learn about plants, do yoga, or just relax under the trees © Use the prompts to write questions using the best tense: simple present, present continuous, or present perfect. 1 you/ go / out to the woods much recently? 2 where / you / usually /go / to spend time outdoors? 3 what/ you / lke / doing outdoors? 4 your parents / always / make / you do activities that you don't enjoy? 5 you / normally feel / relaxed when you get home? 6 you / always / check/ your cell phone, or can you leave it athome? 7 if/you /live /in a town or city, / you / be /happy? 8 you/ pian /to go out in nature any time soon? @ Work in pairs. Ask and answer the questions you wrote in Activity 6. © Work in groups. Discuss the questions. 1 Are young people spending as much time outside now as in the past? Why? 2. What are the advantages of doing outdoor activities? 3 What kinds of activities do you and your friends like doing outdoors? 4 What outdoor activities are popular with young people these days? © Design an ad for an outdoor activity center in your country. Answer these questions about the ad, 1 What type of activity center will it be——more like a healing forest or an adventure park? 2 What will get a lot of people interested? What will be ‘900d for young people's health and happiness? 3 How will you attract people to your center? ‘4 What photos or other images will you include? © cHoose Choose one of the following activities. 1 On your own, write a radio ad for the activity center. Read it to the class. 2 In paits, record or act out a TV ad promoting the activity center, 3 Ingroups, make a brochure (text and images) for your activity center.1D This app knows how you feel— from the look on your face. RANA EL KALIOUBY Ce aa AUTHENTIC LISTENING SKILLS Its difficult to listen for every word a speak we listen, itis easier to undi ords, because these are ust ays. When tand the important content ssed, Content words ly give enough information for us to understand the meaning of a sentence usu Read and listen to the first sentence in the TED Talk. Notice how many of the content words are stressed. [iE Our em very aspect rom our health and how we learn, to how we do business and mal ns, big ones anc Look at the types of words that are usually stressed. Read this excerpt from the talk and underline the words you think will be stressed. Then listen and check. {i Stressed Not stressed adjectives articles pronouns uns conjunctions auxiliary verbs main verb position adverbs Our emotions also influence he ct with one another. We' fed to lve in a world like this, bu instead, we're living more and more of our lives like this... So fm ona mission to change that. | want to bring emotions back into our digital experk 16 Unit 1 InTouch with Your Feeling Ma eee a ee WATCH Look at the emojis. Then discuss the questions in pairs 1. What emotions do these emojis express? “= oo oe 2. Do you ever use emojis? u use ther: ema text messages, social 3 Isit sometimes difficult to find the right emoji to express now you are feeling? Why 4 What other ways can you use to express your feelings ile? Watch Part 1 of the talk. Are the sentences true or false according to Rana? 12 1 ult to connect emotionally with others in text es, emails, ete. 2 25 with her husband in Cambridge. 3 The human face can show 45 emotions 4 I's hard to teach a computer the difference betweer a smile and a smirk 5 The computer studied lots of similar faces. itch Part 2 of the talk. Which emotions does Cloe demonstrate? CHIE 1 alittle bit happy 6 no emotion ("poker face” 2 ang 7 sad 3 confused 8 scared 4 disgusted 9 surprised 5 10 very hapWatch Part 3 of the talk. Choose the correct option to complete each sentence. CAE theirphones / wear 0 help them understand other ped 4 Rana can /car't think of many other ways her technology could Work in pairs. Watch Part 3 of the talk again, What use of the technology that Rana mentions is your favorite? Why? Cali VOCABULARY IN CONTEXT a Watch the clips from the TED Talk. Choose the correct meaning of the words and phrases. [EH b Work in pairs. Complete the sentences in your own words. Then compare your sentences with your partner. 1 I felt homesick once when | get a sense of curiosity when. 3 The person in my family with the most wrinkles is. 4 The characteristics ofa good friend are Work in groups. Think of different ways Rana’s software could be used. Think about: social media * entertainment (TV, movies, concerts, theater, etc.) ith and medicine ple with physical problems and learning difficulties ing and fash Think about your ideas. Which ones could: 1. make tons of money? 2 help people with probler 3 bealoto Put comments a-d in order (1-4). The comment you agree with mostis 1; the comment you agree with least isa a “Thistechnolag anymore, The isfun, but | don't think t's necessary days, we communicate J the computer to ew fedon rem our: fe don't need ta read faces when we communicate hone. 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