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Inspiration
Reading and vocabulary  Challenges

SPEAKING  Discuss the quotes. Do you agree or


disagree with them? Which quote do you like the
most? Justify your answers.
1 ‘Being challenged in life is inevitable, being defeated THE ONLY WAY
is optional.’ (Roger Crawford)
2 ‘Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference.’
(Winston Churchill)
IS FORWARD
3 ‘Challenges are what make life interesting;
overcoming them is what makes life meaningful.’
(Joshua J. Marine)
4 ‘The only disability in life is a bad attitude.’ (Scott
Hamilton)

2 Read the article. What challenges did Amar face?


What was his attitude towards them?

strategy
Critical thinking: questioning the author
While you read, think about what the author
means and how they have presented the information.
Ask yourself questions about:
the author’s intention and reasons for writing.
why they have told the story or written the article in a
certain way.
This will develop your critical thinking skills and help you to
check understanding and to remember what you have read. A Like most sixteen-year-old teenagers, Amar
Latif loved riding his bike. He’d often fall off, but
3 Read the strategy. Answer questions 1–3 as you
undeterred he’d always get right back on. Then one
read paragraphs A and B of The only way is forward.
day, after yet another accident, his parents decided
1 What is the author focusing on in these paragraphs? 5 that enough was enough, and sold it. It was his first
What point is he / she trying to make?
major setback in life, but he managed to get over it.
2 Why do you think the author quotes Amar? What
‘You are constantly told the world is your oyster,’ said
impression do you have of him?
Amar later, ‘but it didn’t feel like my oyster ... you’ve
3 Does the author explain why Amar has experienced
[just] got to get out of that way of thinking.’ This
these problems? Why / why not?
10 positive attitude helped Amar later. After successfully
4 Read paragraph C of the article. What key completing his degree, he travelled across Canada
information does the author give us? Why does he and North America with his friends. Travel was
/ she tell us this now? Amar’s passion, but it soon became clear that he
would have to overcome significant obstacles to do
it. This was his second major blow. ‘There were two
5 Read the article again and answer the questions.
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ways forward,’ he said. ‘I could just accept that I was


In which paragraph A–G does the author:
not able to travel. Or I’d need to change something.
1 point out the practical skills a Traveleyes guide needs? I chose the second option.’
2 describe Amar’s early success and a change in his B On his return home, Amar started a career in
objectives? 20 finance where his perfectionism and constant efforts
3 describe how people perceive or experience a place to do his best led to success and promotion. Then,
in different ways?
after nine years he gave up his job to pursue his real
4 explain why certain things weren’t easy for Amar?
passion, setting up an innovative travel company
5 sum up Amar’s character and achievements?
called Traveleyes. Amar had always loved to travel,
6 illustrate the benefits that tours can have for local
25 but since his trip to America, he’d been painfully
communities?
aware of how difficult it was for people like him.
7 describe a disappointment very early in Amar’s life?

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Vocabulary: describing qualities; synonyms; words with self-; word
analysis; purpose and result
Speaking: choosing a winner of a local hero award
Writing: an article 1A
Grammar: tense revision; past perfect and past perfect continuous

C  The reason was his eyesight. At the age of four,


Amar was diagnosed with a rare degenerative eye
condition. By sixteen, his eyesight had deteriorated
30 so much that he couldn’t ride his bike. Today, Amar
is blind – and Traveleyes organizes holidays for
visually-impaired people.
D Amar’s idea for his company is revolutionary,
based on a ground-breaking concept that partners
35 blind travellers with sighted ones. Sighted guides
are offered a discounted holiday in return for acting
as ‘eyes’ for blind travellers. As a guide, they are
constantly expected to notice and describe the
world around them and to think about how best to
40 transfer the details of the places and sights to their
blind companions. It requires commitment and
staying power, as well as patience and perseverance
in the face of new challenges – and they need to
get on with their partner, too. But despite these
45 demands, sighted guides find the holidays both
inspirational and educational. They challenge
people’s perception of ‘disability’ and illustrate the
importance of social inclusion.
E  This sense of community brings out the best in
50 human nature, encouraging tolerance, compassion
(a concern for others), and good humour. Sighted
guides also take home an understanding of how a
blind person experiences the world. ‘Some things
are more intense as a blind person,’ explains Amar.
55 ‘When you’re walking along cobbled streets, hearing F But this change of perception isn’t limited to
church bells in the distance. Feeling the spray of travellers. In countries such as the Gambia and Cuba,
Niagara Falls on your face when you’re on the Maid holidays often include a visit to a local blind school.
of the Mist boat.’ What might first be perceived as Travellers take time to interact with the children 65

a hindrance turns out to be an unexpected benefit and their teachers, sharing knowledge and talking
60 and most guides return home with more vivid and about their own life experiences. It provides the
richer memories of what they’ve experienced. children with role models and gives them optimism
and more confidence in their own abilities. ‘A lot
[of the blind travellers] have great jobs back home, 70

running their own businesses, accountants, lawyers,


that sort of thing,’ says Amar. ‘So that changes [the
kids’] perceptions ... It can give them hope, that
they can do this as well.’
G Amar has come a long way since he fell off his 75

bike all those years ago. His enthusiasm, ingenuity


and ability to reinvent himself have made his story an
inspirational tale. Single-mindedness and focusing on
his passion have helped him conquer adversity and
realize his dreams. ‘Life is short, with or without sight,’ 80

he says. ‘And you’ve got to get out there and do what


you can. This isn’t a dress rehearsal. You can’t stop
life. You can’t rewind it. The only way is forward.’

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1B Grammar and listening 
6 SPEAKING  Discuss the questions.
1 Would you consider being a guide on a Traveleyes
holiday? Why / why not?
2 What things influence our perception of places?
What things do you usually notice when you visit
somewhere for the first time?

v   Describing qualities
7 Find words in the article for definitions 1–8. Then
rank the qualities in order of importance. Justify your
answers.
1 a desire to do something as well as you possibly can (B)
2 dedication to an activity (D)
3 continuing on a course of action despite difficulties (D)
4 ability to accept something different (E)
5 sympathy for the suffering of others (E)
6 hopefulness and confidence about the future (F)
7 the ability to invent new things and being original (G)
8 focusing on and determination to achieve only one
aim (G)

8 Complete the sentences with the words in exercise 7.


There are three words that you do not need.
1 ‘You need a more positive outlook on life. A little 1 1.01   SPEAKING  Study the list below and
will help you to deal with your choose the three most important things for teens
problems more effectively.’ today. Justify your answers. Then listen to the radio
2 It was his amazing  , involving hundreds programme. Have your ideas changed? Compare
of experiments – many of which failed – that enabled your ideas.
Edison to invent the light bulb.
money happiness possessions community life
3 He was quite a cold person and lacked  .
helping others having lots of free time
He didn’t understand other people or how they felt.
not working too hard
4 Her to her music was extraordinary.
She practised for hours every evening after school.
Tense revision
5 She spent a long time on her science project. It was
an example of her – everything had to 2 1.01   Put sentences 1–10 in the correct order.
be exactly right. Then listen and check. Identify the highlighted
tenses and explain why they have been used.
v insight Synonyms 1 Charities like We Day are turning ‘me’ into ‘we’ one
9 Complete the lists of synonyms with the highlighted hashtag at a time.
words in the article. Check any words that you do 2 As a small child, he had worked twelve-hour days on
not know in a dictionary and write any common handmade carpets, so he knew the misery suffered
collocations. by child workers.
3 The story was about Iqbal, a Pakistani child, whose
1 a problem:  ,  ,
parents had sold him into forced labour.

4 That’s why Craig had created Free the Children and
2 to successfully deal with a problem:  ,
twelve years later, he also founded We Day with his
 ,  
brother Marc.
3 new, never done before:  ,
5 Every year, We Day organizes special six-hour events
 ,  
or parties around the country.
4 an advantage:
6 Eventually, Iqbal escaped and joined an organization
10 SPEAKING  What sort of challenges have you that fought for children’s rights.
faced in your life? How have you dealt with them? 7 Recently, it’s been growing in popularity – it has
Choose two challenges, describe them, say how you 3.3 million followers on Facebook.
reacted and explain what the outcome was. Use the 8 Craig Kielburger was reading a newspaper when he
synonyms in exercise 9. came across an interesting article. 1
9 Since We Day began (in 2007), school children have
Vocabulary bank Ways of looking page 134 given over 6 million hours of service.
10 ‘I’ve always believed there are plenty of hard-working,
selfless teens out there.’
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The ‘we’ generation 1B
3 Identify the tenses in these pairs of sentences and explain why they have been used.
1 a Craig Kielburger has been supporting children’s rights for years.
b Craig Kielburger has believed in children’s rights for years.
2 a Our school has taken part in most of the We Day events.
b Our school took part in a We Day event last year.
3 a We have been collecting money for We Day all term.
b We have collected £250 for We Day today.
4 a When we got to the fundraising party, Craig had already given a speech.
b When we got to the fundraising party, Craig gave a speech.
5 a While the concert was finishing, we took some more photos.
b When the concert finished, we took some more photos.
6 a At the moment, she’s updating her Facebook account.
b She’s always updating her Facebook account!
Reference and practice 1.1 Workbook page 109

4 Complete the text with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

A voice for the voiceless


Thirteen-year-old Kesz Valdez 1 (smile) He wanted to help other street children in the same
as he receives his award. Today is a big day as he way, so, with his guardian’s help, Kesz 11
2
(just / win) the International Children’s (found) an organization called Championing
Peace Prize for helping street children in the Philippines. Community Children. Kesz and his friends
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(visit) underprivileged communities
However, life 3 (always / not be) kind
and talking to children about their rights for eight
to Kesz. When he was just two years old, his father
years now. They 13 (give out) ‘Hope
4
(force) him to work in the Cavite
Gifts’ to more than 5,000 children, which include
City dump. Life was so bad that when he was four,
hygiene products, clothing and toys. Since 2006, Kesz
he 5 (run away) from home and began 14
(become) a new voice for the voiceless.
living on the streets. Then, a few years later, an accident
‘I want children in the streets to get the same chance I
happened. While he 6 (look for) food in
had,’ he says. ‘My motto is: we can change the world one
a rubbish dump one night, he 7 (fall) into
heart at a time.’
a pile of burning rubbish and severely injured his arm.
Things couldn’t get any worse for Kesz, but fortunately,
his luck started to change. A community worker called
Harnin Manalaysay 8 him
(take in), 9 (look after) him and treated
his wounds. Kesz 10 (never / know) such
kindness before, and the experience changed his life.

5 Make questions about Kesz’s life. Then ask and answer in pairs.
1 Why / Kesz / smile / at the moment
2 Where / he / work / when he was two
3 Why / he / run away / from home
4 What / he / look for / when the accident happened
5 Who / look after / him afterwards
6 What / Kesz / never / experience / before
7 What effect / this / have on him
8 What / Kesz’s organization / achieve / since it was founded

6 SPEAKING  Discuss the questions.


1 Think about your local community. What challenges are there, e.g. poverty, environmental issues,
crime, education, unemployment, housing?
2 In what ways could an individual help to solve these problems? Can you give examples of people
who have tried to make a difference locally or globally?
DVD extra Oxfam
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1C Listening, speaking and vocabulary  Do the right thing

1 1.02  SPEAKING  Listen to the first part of a news story and discuss the questions.
1 Where did the story take place?
2 Who was there? What were they doing?
3 What happened next? What do you think each person on the platform did next?

2 1.03   Listen to the rest of the news story and compare your ideas. Did the ending
surprise you? Why / why not?

3 1.04   SPEAKING  Why do you think some people help in life-threatening situations? Why
do others stand back and do nothing? Listen to the radio discussion and compare your ideas.

4 1.04   Listen again. Are the sentences true (T) or false (F)?
1 The speakers agree that Wesley was irresponsible.
2 During the bank robbery, people panicked when they saw the gun.
3 Our first reaction to danger is to acknowledge the threat.
4 Stress hormones help us to think faster.
5 The bank customer reacted quickly to protect himself.
6 Heroes usually feel in control of their lives.
7 They have greater levels of stress hormones.
8 They interact more with their local community.
9 Not many people are truly heroic.

v insight Words with self-


5 Study the words from the recording. What does self mean in all these words? Check
the meanings of any words you do not know in a dictionary. Then complete the text.
self-interest self-defence self-control selflessness self-assurance self-obsession
self-preservation self-sacrifice

When we talk about heroes, we imagine people who are fearless, have little concern for their own
1
in the face of danger, who rarely act out of 2 , serving instead the interests
of others. We don’t usually associate such 3 with ‘selfish’ teenagers, who are often called
the ‘me’ generation because of their 4  . If they do something brave, they are probably
protecting themselves and acting in 5 .  However, despite the bad press, there are plenty of
teens who do the right thing.
When it comes to 6  , or putting yourself at risk for others, it’s hard to beat fourteen-
year-old Marcus Urgate. Marcus, from Oregon, saved an eight-year-old boy from a fire in a
neighbour’s house. The quick-thinking teen was calm and showed 7 in the face of extreme
danger, climbing up to the second floor, breaking the window and guiding the boy out.
In another incident in Florida, a group of teenagers were on their way to a prom when a van in front of
them crashed. The teenagers immediately stopped and ran to the aid of the family trapped in the van,
freeing the adults and children inside. They acted quickly, believing they could make a difference in a
life-and-death situation. Their courage and 8 helped to save seven lives.

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1C
Choosing the winner of a local hero award

6 SPEAKING  Study the qualities below. Decide on the ones which you think a hero has.
Then rank them in order of importance. Justify your choices.
selflessness compassion bravery materialism self-interest optimism single-mindedness
perfectionism

7 1.05   A school committee is deciding on the winner of a local hero award. Study the
list of candidates below, then listen to the committee discussing the options. Who do they
choose and why?
B
A
A pilot who safely
A famous sports
landed a plane in
star who gave
trouble, saving
free tickets to
the lives of all the
underprivileged
passengers.
children to watch
a football match.

C D
A teenage carer
who looked after
A young person her disabled
suffering from a father at home
terminal illness, while studying for
who raised exams at school.
money for other
E
children with the
same condition.

A young boy
who donated his
kidney to save
his brother.

8 1.05   Listen again and tick the phrases that the students use. Then match all of them
to categories A–C.
My view is that … . Are you saying that … ? Can you just explain that again? For me … .
What do you mean exactly? I understand that point of view. I see where you’re coming from.
A Giving an opinion
B Acknowledging an opinion
C Asking for clarification

9 1.06   Listen to a similar discussion. Put the phrases in the order that you hear them. Then
match all of them to categories A–C in exercise 8. Which person did the girl choose and why?
The point is that … . I think we need to consider … . Could you explain what you mean?
That makes sense to me. I appreciate what you’re saying … .

10 SPEAKING  Work in small groups and decide who deserves the award. Choose from the
people in exercise 7 or use people from your local area. Who would you vote for? Who would
you not vote for? Give reasons for your choices using the phrases in exercises 8 and 9.

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1D Culture, vocabulary and grammar  Belief and commitment
1 SPEAKING  Rank the things below in order of
d Long Walk
importance in your life. If you had to make a This extract is from an autobiography calle
Pres iden t of Sou th Africa,
choice and support just one of them, which to Freedom by the former
k, Man dela desc ribe s
would you choose? Then read the extract from an Nelson Mandela. In the boo
t agai nst the Sou th Afri can
autobiography. What was important to the writer? his early life and later figh
beca me invo lved with the
a political movement education family apartheid regime. He first g
s (AN C) in 1942 , supp ortin
fight against poverty fight against discrimination
African National Congres for
, he had been wor king
non-violent protest. By 1962
1
solution to an environmental issue career started to
the party for more than twenty years. He
realize that armed struggle was the only
2 The extract is from a book Long Walk to Freedom by
way forward and began
Nelson Mandela. Read the extract again and discuss
to use guerrilla tactics.
the questions.
He was arrested in 1963
1 Why was Mandela’s impression of time different from for political offences
other people’s? and sentenced to life
2 What did Mandela realize when he saw his mother imprisonment. In this
and children? passage he describes his
3 Why did he have mixed emotions when he saw his time at Robben Island, a
mother? maximum security prison
2
4 What impression of the authorities does Mandela for political prisoners. At
give in the second paragraph? this point in his life, he
5 What family tradition was Mandela forced to break? had been living in a small
6 How did it make him reflect on his life choices? What prison cell for many years.
regrets did he have?
7 What is the ‘struggle’ he refers to? How did his family
initially react to his commitment to this ‘struggle’?
From Robben Island:
8 What conclusion does he come to about the life
choices he made?
the Dark Years
A  Time may seem to stand still for those of us in
v insight Word analysis prison, but it did not halt for those outside. I was
3 Answer the questions, referring closely to the reminded of this when I was visited by my mother in
extract. the spring of 1968. I had not seen her since the end of
1 Which two adjectives does the writer use to describe 5 the Rivonia Trial. Change is gradual and incremental,
and when one lives in the midst of one’s family, one
‘change’? What is the difference between these two
rarely notices differences in them. But when one
adjectives? (A)
doesn’t see one’s family for many years at a time, the
2 Which adjective describes a transformation that is
transformation can be striking. My mother suddenly
extreme or unusual, and therefore attracts attention? seemed very old.
10
Why does the writer use it to describe his mother’s
appearance? (A)
B  She had journeyed all the way from the Transkei,
accompanied by my son Makgatho, my daughter
3 Which word refers to a period of time between one
Makaziwe, and my sister Mabel. Because I had four
event and another? (C)
visitors and they had come a great distance, the
4 Which word means to look tired and ill? What does it
15 authorities extended the visiting time from a half an
describe? (D) hour to forty-five minutes.
5 Which phrase does the writer use instead of a lot?
What does it refer to? (F)
C  I had not seen my son and daughter since before
the trial and they had become adults in the interim,
6 Which word means helpful? What does the writer
growing up without me. I looked at them with
refer to when he uses this word? (F)
20 amazement and pride. But though they had grown
7 Which word does the writer use for a confusing
up, I am afraid I still treated them more or less as the
problem or a question that is difficult to solve? What children they had been when I went to prison. They
problem did the writer have? (G) may have changed, but I hadn’t.
8 Which word means to be punished for something?
D  My mother had lost a great deal of weight, which
How was the writer’s family punished? (G)
25 concerned me. Her face appeared haggard. Only my
sister Mabel seemed unchanged. While it was a great
pleasure to see all of them and to discuss family issues,
I was uneasy about my mother’s health.
E  Several weeks later, after returning from the quarry,
30 I was told to go to the Head Office to collect a telegram.
It was from Makgatho, informing me that my mother
had died of a heart attack. I immediately made a

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1D
Past perfect and past perfect continuous
4 Study the underlined sentences in the extract and
answer the questions.
a In sentence 3, which highlighted event happened first?
b Which two sentences emphasize the duration of
an activity?
c Which three time expressions below cannot be used
with the past perfect continuous tense?
for since already by the time after yet
an hour / day / week before never just still
Reference and practice 1.2 Workbook page 110

5 Complete the text with the correct form of the verbs


request to the commanding officer to be permitted to in brackets. Use the past simple, past perfect or past
attend her funeral in the Transkei, which he turned perfect continuous. If both the past perfect simple
down. ‘Mandela,’ he said, ‘while I know you are a man 35
and continuous are possible, explain the difference
of your word and would not try to escape, I cannot in meaning.
trust your own people, and we fear that they would try
to kidnap you.’ It added to my grief that I was not able
On 11 February 1990, the
to bury my mother, which was my responsibility as her
eldest child and only son. world’s press gathered
40
outside a prison in
F  Over the next few months I thought about her a
South Africa. Many
great deal. Her life had been far from easy. 3I had been 1
able to support her when I was practicing as an attorney, (camp)
but once I went to prison, I was unable to help her. I there for days,
had never been as attentive as I should have been. 45 waiting for an event
G  A mother’s death causes a man to look back on and that would change the
evaluate his own life. Her difficulties, her poverty, made history of their nation.
me question once again whether I had taken the right Inside, an old man was
path. That was always the conundrum: Had I made the pacing back and forth, and then
right choice in putting the people’s welfare even before 50 he 2 (look) impatiently at
that of my own family? For a long time, my mother had his watch. It was almost 3.30 p.m., but he 3
not understood my commitment to the struggle. My (wait) for this moment for a long time and was getting
family had not asked for or even wanted to be involved restless. His people 4 (fight) for his release
in the struggle, but my involvement penalized them.
for twenty-seven years and he did not want to keep
H  But I came back to the same answer. In South 55
them waiting, but his car still 5 (not come).
Africa, it is hard for a man to ignore the needs of the
At 4 p.m., the car finally 6 (arrive), but a
people, even at the expense of his own family. I had
made my choice, and in the end, she had supported quarter of a mile from the prison gate, it 7
it. But that did not lessen the sadness I felt at not (slow down) and the old man and his wife got out.
being able to make her life more comfortable, or the 60 Then, as they 8 (walk) towards the gate, a
pain of not being able to lay her to rest. huge crowd of people started cheering. The old man
felt alarmed – he had not expected such a scene and
he 9 (never / experience) anything like it
before. Then, he smiled and 10 (raise) his
right fist in a victory salute. The crowd roared. Nelson
Mandela was free.

6 SPEAKING  Discuss the questions.


1 What qualities would you expect a leader to have?
How do Mandela’s actions illustrate these qualities?
2 Think of another leader. What qualities do they have?
Do you admire them? Why / why not?
Vocabulary bank Qualities of a hero page 134

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1E Writing  An article
A B

1 SPEAKING  Look at the photos from a person’s life. Describe what is happening.
What do you think is the connection between the events in the photos?

strategy
The writing process
When you are writing, remember this five-stage process. It will help you to improve your work:
1 prewriting
2 drafting
3 editing and revising
4 rewriting
5 publishing (or creating the finished work)

2 Read the strategy. Then match the elements below to stages 1–5 in the strategy.
incorporating changes writing the final draft self-correction publishing a blog post
peer-correction brainstorming planning emailing to the teacher writing the first draft

3 Read the article topic below. Work in groups of four and brainstorm ideas that you could
use. Then read the article and compare your ideas. Were your answers in exercise 1 correct?

A recent newspaper article claimed that teenagers today have few teenage role models.
Write an article in response to this for your school’s online magazine. Give an example of
a teenager who inspires you or who is your role model.

4 Read the article plan. Did the writer follow the plan?

Paragraph 1: Who is your teenage role model?


Paragraph 2: Why is the teenager inspirational?
Paragraph 3: Mention events in his / her life to support this.
Paragraph 4: Sum up and mention the teenager’s achievements.

v   Purpose and result


5 Study the highlighted phrases in the article. Then complete the categories below.
1 purpose: in order that,  ,  ,  ,  .
2 result: as a result,  ,  ,  ,  .

6 Rewrite the sentences using the words in brackets.


1 The school didn’t close because Malala’s father owned it. (so)
2 She studied hard because she wanted to become a doctor. (so that)
3 People were upset when Malala was hurt and sent her flowers. (so … that)
4 After the shooting, more people supported Malala’s cause. (as a consequence)
5 There was a lot of publicity and Malala became an international celebrity. (such … that)
6 She was taken to a hospital in England to recover. (in order to)
7 As there were still threats against Malala, she stayed in England. (so)

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1E
C D

No teen role models? ere ar e no teen role models.


It was such
y that cla im ed th
out teenagers yesterda are plenty of inspiring
I read an article ab th e wr ite r wr on g. In my opinion, there
decided to prove
a shock that I have t one of them.
Malala Yousafzai is jus y to
teens out there and girls were on their wa
no rth -w est Pa kis ta n, a group of teenage is Ma lala ?’
small town in an armed man jumpe
d on. ‘Who
A few years ago, in a bu s, wh en sud de nly
g on the school
school. They were sittin sly injured.
he fir ed his gun. Malala was seriou
he shoute d, th en e government. The
lib an * wa s win ning a war against th
-west Pakistan, th e Ta ke it impossible for
At the time, in north d de str oye d ma ny schools in order to ma
in educating girls an d to learn, so the sch
ool stayed
Taliban didn’t believe lala ’s school were determine
r, stu de nt s at Ma gave a spe ech to the
them to learn. Howeve me th eir spo kesperson. In 2008, she g
r-old Malala be ca eir problems. The blo
open, and eleven-yea th e BB C so as to raise awareness of th y she was
wrote a blog for d that’s wh
national press, then ll-k no wn sup por ter of children’s rights, an
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writing guide

Task  Write your own response to the article topic Paragraph 3: 


Recount their life story to show how they
in exercise 3. arrived at the main event.
Paragraph 4: 
Sum up why they are a role model. You
Ideas  Choose a teenage role model and make notes could include their positive qualities.
about:
key events in their life.  rite  Write your article. Use the paragraph plan
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their personality and character. and the strategy to help you.

Plan  Follow the plan: Check  Check the following points:

Paragraph 1: 
Write an introduction and give a clear Have you responded to the opinion in the task?
statement of your opinion. Have you included arguments that support your
Paragraph 2: 
Introduce your teenage role model. You opinion?
could start with the main event in their life. Have you checked grammar, vocabulary, spelling and
punctuation?

Inspiration  13

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Vocabulary Grammar
1 Choose the correct answers. 5 Complete the text with the correct forms of the
verbs in brackets.
Christy Brown was an Irish writer who was born almost
completely paralyzed, and his parents treated him with It’s Saturday afternoon, and Maria Ndiaye
love and 1optimism / compassion. Through his mother’s 1
(sit) in the shade of a tree, reading.
2
tolerance / single-mindedness, Christy learned how to 2
read. His own 3perseverance / perfectionism enabled
Maria (read) a lot, but there isn’t
him to learn to write with his left foot. He started writing any ink in her books. Instead, she 3
an account of his life, and his 4ingenuity / optimism (pass) her fingers over a series of raised dots.
never failed as he was certain that one day it would be Maria 4 (be) blind since birth, and
published. Writing required 100% 5commitment / she 5
(read) braille for nearly ten
tolerance, because progress was slow. His own
6 years now. Braille is the system that blind and
compassion / perfectionism meant that he rewrote
each page many times before he was satisfied. But by the visually-impaired people 6 (use) to
time Christy Brown was 22 years old, his autobiography read and write. It is named after its inventor, the
My Left Foot had been published. Frenchman Louis Braille. Braille became blind as a
child when he 7 (play) with a tool
Marks  /6
in his father’s workshop and it hit him in the eye.
2 Choose the odd one out. Despite his disability, he 8 (attend)
9
the local school, but it was while he
1 a hindrance / an obstacle / a benefit
(study) in Paris that he developed his new system.
2 groundbreaking / perfectionism / innovative
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writing’ devised by Captain Charles Barbier of the
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French army. Night writing was a code of dots and
5 blow / conquer / problem
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read in the dark. Braille 12 (simplify)
3 Complete the sentences with a word with self-. Barbier’s system into columns containing six dots.
1 You should never use violence, even in  . Nearly two centuries later, the braille system
2 People who act out of rarely support 13
(remain) an invaluable tool for
charities. people who have lost their sight, like Maria Ndiaye.
3 He didn’t go back into the burning house; some
sense of stopped him. Marks / 13
4 Mother Teresa showed great in
dedicating her life to the poor. 6 Choose the correct answers.
5 Surgeons have to have during 1 A lifeboat rescued / had rescued / had been
operations and be confident in what they’re doing. rescuing the man after he was swept off a rock by a
6 Teenagers usually lose their and start freak wave.
thinking about others when they get older. 2 They didn’t call an ambulance because somebody
7 You need a lot of as you’ll be working already called / had already called / had already
long hours, away from home and without any pay. been calling one.
Marks  /7 3 I fainted because I stood up / had stood up / had
been standing up all day.
4 Complete the sentences with the words below. 4 We were shocked because we never witnessed / had
There is one word that you do not need. never witnessed / had never been witnessing an
attentive conundrum gradual haggard accident before.
incremental interim striking 5 The boys were given a reward because they returned /
1 Recovery from a back injury is usually  . had returned / had been returning the woman’s bag.
2 She looked after the night shift. 6 The river flooded because it rained / had rained /
3 He bears a resemblance to his father. had been raining for so long.
4 Some students do voluntary work in the 7 The judge sentenced / had sentenced / had been
 , between school and university. sentencing him to three weeks of community service
5 Good doctors are always to the needs for vandalizing the bus shelter.
of their patients. 8 The sick child was relieved to be admitted to hospital
6 She faced a because she didn’t know because she waited / had waited / had been
if she should go abroad or stay and look after her waiting for this treatment for a long time.
parents. Marks /8
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Vocabulary bank 1

Ways of looking Qualities of a hero


1 Match the highlighted verbs in sentences 1–8 to 1 Complete the table with the noun forms.
definitions a–h.
noun adjective noun adjective
1 She glanced at her watch for a second to check the 1 compassionate 2 humble
time.
2 My brother glared at me for revealing his secret.
3 courageous 4 inspirational
3 Everybody is squinting in that photo because of the 5 dedicated 6 persistent
sun. 7 determined 8 resourceful
4 Sharon spends hours gazing at her new baby as he
sleeps.
9 dignified 10 willing
5 We glimpsed the sun before it disappeared behind
the clouds. 2 Complete the definitions with the adjectives in
6 The children gaped in astonishment when they saw exercise 1.
how much food there was. If someone is
7 Don’t peek at your presents before your birthday. 1  , they have firmly decided to succeed,
8 Lots of drivers slowed down to gawp at the accident. even if it is difficult.
2  , they don’t think that they are more
a to look at something for a long time with your mouth important than other people.
open because you are shocked, surprised, etc. 3  , they behave in a calm and serious way
b to look at something for a long time in a stupid or that makes other people respect them.
rude way 4  , they are able to control their fear in the
c to look steadily for a long time either with love or face of danger.
surprise or because you are thinking of something else 5  , they are happy to do something.
d to look quickly at something or somebody 6  , they make others want to do things.
e to look at somebody in a very angry way 7  , they make a lot of effort for things they
f to see something for a moment, but not very clearly believe are important.
g to look at something quickly and secretly 8  , they are good at finding ways of doing
h to look at something with your eyes almost closed in things.
order to keep out bright light or to see better 9  , they feel pity for others who are suffering.
10  , they continue doing something even
2 Choose the correct answers. though other people say they cannot do it.
1 We gawped / glimpsed / peeked / squinted at my
aunt when we saw what she was wearing! 3 Choose the correct answers.
2 The teacher glared / glimpsed / peeked / squinted
at me when I said I hadn’t done the homework. One of the most 1compassion /
3 They are in love, so they spend hours gaping / inspirational / willing women in
gawping / gazing / glaring into each other’s eyes. history is the founder of modern
nursing, Florence Nightingale.
4 He glanced / glimpsed / peeked / squinted as he
Many women have entered
came out of the dark room into the light.
the profession because of her.
5 I gaped / glanced / glared / glimpsed at the Florence was born on 12 May
headlines because I didn’t have time to read the 1820, and when she grew up, she
whole paper. was 2courageous / determined /
6 She gaped / glared / glimpsed / glanced at him in resourceful to become a nurse. Her wealthy
surprise when he told her she had got the job. family opposed her decision, but her 3humble /
7 I gazed / glimpsed / peeked / squinted my friend humility / persistence eventually paid off and in 1851 she
when I walked past her classroom. went to train in Germany. When the Crimean War broke out
8 They glimpsed / glared / peeked / squinted at their in 1853, Florence said she was 4inspirational / persistent /
sister’s wedding dress a week before the big day. willing to oversee the military hospitals in Turkey. Conditions
in the hospitals were desperate, and Florence used her
5
3 SPEAKING  Work in pairs. Look at the verbs in resourcefulness / dignified / humility to write articles to
publicize the situation in the press back home. This resulted
exercise 1 and think of another situation in which
in increased funds and a newly-designed hospital. Florence
you could use each one.
showed great 6courage / dedication / inspiration to her
You glance around a room to see who is there. job by working very long hours. Her patients were grateful
for the 7compassion / determined / resourcefulness she
showed them and many of them wrote home mentioning
the woman who made her rounds late at night. She soon
became known as ‘the Lady with the Lamp’. Florence has
gone down in history as the 8courageous / compassion /
willingness woman who tended the wounds of the injured
during the Crimean War.
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