Unit 9 Health and fitness

1. Which is the world’s richest sports club? 5. Which of these sports has the largest court?
a. Man Utd b. Real Madrid c. the Cowboys a. tennis b. basketball c. squash
2. Which sports team has the fewest players? 6. Which sport is golf much older than?
a. baseball b. rugby c. volleyball a. soccer b. tennis c. hockey
3. In which sport does a game last longer? 7. At 16, who was the youngest player to win a
a. ice-hockey b. soccer c. basketball Grand Slam tennis singles title?
4. What are the most substitutions possible in an a. Hingis b. Nadal c. Sharapova
international soccer match? 8. Which is the most successful racing team?
a. two b. four c. three a. McLaren b. Renault c. Ferrari

Key: 7–8 You really are the most incredible sports fan! You know much more than the average person.
4–6 Pretty good, but you aren’t as knowledgeable as the experts.
1–3 You don’t have the best sports brain, but there are far more important things in life than sports!

1 Reading and listening

a 2.21 Work in pairs. Take the sports quiz. Then listen and check your answers.

b Total your correct answers and read the key. Do you agree with the key?

2 Vocabulary and speaking: sports

a Work in pairs. Read the descriptions and identify the sports. Then write vocabulary in the descriptions
in four lists: actions, places, equipment and competitors.

1. ‹˜‡’Žƒ›‡”•‘‡ƒ…Š–‡ƒ†”‹„„Ž‡ǡ’ƒ••ƒ†•Š‘‘–ƒ„ƒŽŽ‘ƒ…‘—”–Ǥ Ǥ
2. ‘——•‡…Ž—„•–‘Š‹–ƒ•ƒŽŽ„ƒŽŽƒ”‘—†ƒ…‘—”•‡™‹–Š‡‹‰Š–‡‡Š‘Ž‡•ǣ Ǥ
3. ‹†‡”•”ƒ…‡ƒ”‘—†ƒ–”ƒ…‹ƒ•ƒ††Ž‡Š‘Ž†‹‰‘–‘”‡‹•ǣ Ǥ
4. ’‹–…Š‡”–Š”‘™•ƒ„ƒŽŽƒ†ƒ„ƒ––‡”Š‹–•‹–ƒ†”—•ƒ”‘—†ˆ‘—”„ƒ•‡•‘ƒϐ‹‡Ž†ǣ Ǥ
5. †‹˜‡”‡‡†•ƒ‘š›‰‡–ƒǡƒƒ•ǡƒ™‡–•—‹–ǡƒ•‘”‡Žƒ†ϐŽ‹’’‡”•ǣ Ǥ
6. –Š‹•ƒ”–‹ƒŽƒ”–ǡϐ‹‰Š–‡”•‹…ǡ’—…Šƒ†„Ž‘…–Š‡‹”‘’’‘‡–‘ƒƒ–ǣ Ǥ

b Discuss in which sports competitors do these actions. Then turn to page 126.

’—…Š•‡”˜‡’ƒ••’‹–…Š†”‹„„Ž‡•’”‹–”‹†‡…ƒ–…Š•…‘”‡–ƒ…Ž‡

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3 Pronunciation: intonation and stress with comparatives and superlatives

a 2.22 Listen and copy the sentences. Then underline the stressed words.

b 2.22 Listen again and check. Then practice saying the sentences.

4 Grammar review: comparatives and superlatives

a Complete the table.

LOOK!
Adjective Comparative Superlative
††much, far, a lot, any, a littleƒ†even–‘
ƒˆ‡™ …Šƒ‰‡…‘’ƒ”ƒ–‹˜‡•ǣŠ‡”—•much faster
ƒŽ‹––Ž‡ Ž‡•• –Šƒ‡Ǥ••Š‡any ϐitter‘™•Š‡‰‘‡•–‘–Š‡
‰›‡˜‡”›†ƒ›ǫ
•‘‡ ‘”‡
††easily, nearlyƒ†by far–‘…Šƒ‰‡
–Š‡Žƒ”‰‡•– •—’‡”Žƒ–‹˜‡•ǣ‡Šƒ˜‡by far the best–‡ƒ
‹–Š‡Ž‡ƒ‰—‡Ǥƒ•‡›‹•easily the most skillful
‡ƒ•›
•“—ƒ•Š’Žƒ›‡”Ǥ
•—……‡••ˆ—Ž

–Š‡„‡•–

b Find phrases in the quiz and key that mean the same.

1. Ž‡••‘™Ž‡†‰‡ƒ„Ž‡–Šƒ 2. –Š‡Ž‡ƒ•–—„‡”‘ˆ 3. –ƒ‡—’‘”‡–‹‡

c Copy and complete the sentences with your ideas. Then compare your answers in groups.
1. ǥ‹•ǥȋ–‹”‹‰Ȍ–Šƒ–‡‹•Ǥ 3. ǥ‹•—…Šǥȋ„ƒ†Ȍƒ–•’‘”–•–Šƒ‡Ǥ
2. ǥ‹•‘‡‘ˆǥȋ”‹•›Ȍ•’‘”–•Ǥ 4. ǥ’Žƒ›‡”•ƒ”‡—•—ƒŽŽ›ǥȋ„‹‰Ȍ–Šƒ•‘……‡”’Žƒ›‡”•Ǥ

5 Everyday English: being vague

a 2.23 Listen and complete the sentences.

1. Š‹•Ž‘‘• …‘’Ž‹…ƒ–‡†Ǥ 4. ‡Šƒ˜‡ƒŠ‘—” Ǥ
2. Š‹•‘‡…‘•– ͳͷͲ†‘ŽŽƒ”•ǡ 5. ‘›‘—™ƒ––‘’Žƒ›…Š‡•• ǫ
 Ǥ 6. ǯ „—•›”‹‰Š–‘™Ǥ
3. ‘—…ƒŒ‘‹ƒ†‹˜‹‰…Ž—„ˆ‘” 7. Š‡‘‡™‹–Š Šƒ‹”Ǥ
 ʹͷ†‘ŽŽƒ”•ƒ›‡ƒ”Ǥ 8. ‡Ž‹‡••ƒ–‡„‘ƒ”†‹‰ Ǥ

b Are the gapped phrases above used with adjectives, quantities or instead of nouns?

c 2.24 Listen to four exchanges. Which contain the phrases below? Write 1–4. Then ask and answer the
questions in pairs.

ƒ”‘—† ”‡††‹•Š Ž‹‡ ‹†‘ˆ ƒ†•–—ˆˆ ‰—‡••

d Work in groups. Describe your favorite sport or free-time activity. Talk about how often you do it, how
much equipment costs, the rules, stars and any other relevant information.
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The human body

Describe human anatomy
Write about a disease

1 Vocabulary: anatomy

a Label the diagram.

Š‡ƒ”–•–‘ƒ…ŠŽ—‰„”ƒ‹•‹
ƒ”–‡”›˜‡‹—•…Ž‡Žƒ”‰‡‹–‡•–‹‡
•ƒŽŽ‹–‡•–‹‡‹†‡›Ž‹˜‡”„‘‡

b Work in pairs. What do the organs and tissues

above do? Which system do they form a part of?

†‹‰‡•–‹˜‡”‡•’‹”ƒ–‘”›…‹”…—Žƒ–‘”›
‡”˜‘—•—•…—Žƒ”‡š…”‡–‘”›
•‡Ž‡–ƒŽ‹—‡

2 Pronunciation: intonation of wh– questions

a Work in pairs. Read the questions. What happens to the intonation on the underlined syllables?

1. ‘™ƒ›„‘‡•ƒ”‡–Š‡”‡‹–Š‡„‘†›ǫ 4. Šƒ–†‘–Š‡‹†‡›•†‘ǫ

2. Š‹…Š‹•–Š‡Žƒ”‰‡•–‘”‰ƒǫ 5. Šƒ–’‡”…‡–ƒ‰‡‘ˆ–Š‡„‘†›‹•™ƒ–‡”ǫ
3. ‘™ƒ›–‹‡•ƒ†ƒ›†‘‡•ƒŠ‡ƒ”–„‡ƒ–ǫ 6. ‘™ƒ›–›’‡•‘ˆ„Ž‘‘†ƒ”‡–Š‡”‡ǫ

b 2.25 Listen and check. Then answer the LOOK!

questions below.
Š‡‹–‘ƒ–‹‘‘ˆ™ŠȂ“—‡•–‹‘•‹•–Š‡•ƒ‡
1. Šƒ–‹•–Š‡‹–‘ƒ–‹‘Ž‹‡„‡ˆ‘”‡ƒ†ƒˆ–‡”–Š‡ ƒ•‘ˆ‘”ƒŽ•‡–‡…‡•ǣ
 —†‡”Ž‹‡†•›ŽŽƒ„Ž‡ǫ Šƒ–‹•–Š‡Žƒ”‰‡•–or‰ƒǫŠ‡•‹‹•–Š‡
2. Šƒ–’ƒ”–‘ˆ•’‡‡…Šƒ”‡–Š‡™‘”†•™‹–Š Žƒ”‰‡•–or‰ƒǤ
 —†‡”Ž‹‹‰ǫ

3 Listening

a Work in small groups. Ask and answer the questions in 2.

b 2.26 Listen and check your answers.

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4 Grammar review: present tenses

a Write sentences from the prompts.

1. ‘‡–Š‹‰›‘—ǯ˜‡‡˜‡”†‘‡Ǥ 4. ‘‡–Š‹‰ƒˆƒ‹Ž›‡„‡”†‘‡•‡˜‡”›™‡‡‡†Ǥ
2. ‘‡–Š‹‰–Šƒ–‹•Šƒ’’‡‹‰‘™Ǥ 5. ‘‡–Š‹‰›‘—ǯ˜‡„‡‡†‘‹‰ˆ‘”•‡˜‡”ƒŽ›‡ƒ”•Ǥ
3. ‘‡–Š‹‰›‘—†‘‡˜‡”›‘”‹‰Ǥ 6. ‘‡–Š‹‰›‘—ǯ”‡†‘‹‰–Š‹••‡‡•–‡”Ǥ

b Work in pairs. What verb forms did you use? Find more examples of the verb forms in the transcript of
CD 2 Track 26 in the Reference Guide.

5 Reading and writing

a Work in groups. List diseases. What do you know about them?

b Read the text quickly. Why is malaria still common?

Malaria Zones

300,000,000

Malaria is one of the most successful parasites ever. After thousands of years, it is still the world’s most
pervasive infection, present in over 100 countries and affecting 3.3 billion people (half the world’s
population). The mosquito-borne disease causes fever, joint pain, headaches and vomiting. In severe
cases, patients can suffer from kidney failure and some even lapse into a coma. Countries in sub-Saharan
Africa account for around 90 percent of all malaria cases, and most of the other cases occur in South and
Southeast Asia. Malaria causes over one million deaths each year, and in Africa it accounts for 25 percent
of all deaths of children under the age of five.
Efforts to eradicate malaria have been unsuccessful, as mosquitoes quickly build up resistance to
insecticides, which can also be very damaging for the environment. But several European countries,
including Italy, Spain and Holland, have managed to eliminate endemic malaria. Protective clothing,
mosquito nets washed with insecticide and insect repellents all help control the spread of malaria.
Unfortunately malaria drugs only treat the symptoms, and a vaccine or cure has still not been found.

c Read the text again and take notes to create a fact sheet.

ƒ‡’‡‘’Ž‡ƒˆˆ‡…–‡†’‡”›‡ƒ”–”ƒ•‹••‹‘Ž‘…ƒ–‹‘•›’–‘•’”‡˜‡–‹‘–”‡ƒ–‡–

d Work in pairs. Turn to page 127 and choose one disease. Read the fact sheet and then write a short text
about the disease.

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Way to go, Ben!

Talk about a sports event

Australian fans were celebrating another victory by World Ironman Champion Mirinda Carfrae
last weekend. The 32-year-old triathlete also broke the course record at the annual Ironman
World Championship in Hawaii. She had already won the event in 2010 and had come second in
2009 and 2011. In case you haven’t heard of an Ironman triathlon, competitors have to race in a
3.8-kilometer swim, a 180-kilometer bike ride and a full 42-kilometer marathon.
Chrissie Änished the event in 8 hours and 52 minutes, breaking the course record —held by
Briton, Chrissie Wellington— by just under two minutes. She Änished Äve minutes ahead of her
nearest competitor, and just 40 minutes behind the overall winner, Belgium’s Frederik Van Lierde,
which shows that the best women triathletes are getting closer to the top men. This remarkable
performance also took place in debilitating 32 degree heat and 90 percent humidity.
Mirinda began competing in triathlons in 2000 and admits that she had little idea what she was
doing initially but that soon changed. She won her Ärst World Championship medal in 2005 and
at her very Ärst Ironman World Championship in 2009 where she Änished second. Mirinda usually
trains for around 20 hours a week but before the 2013 World Championship she was training for
around 35 hours. Mirinda had been playing basketball and a number of other sports, and had never
considered a career as a triathlete.

1 Vocabulary: health and fitness 2 Reading

a Match the activities, equipment and actions. a Read the article quickly and choose the best
heading.
Activity ‹…‡Š‘…‡›–”ƒ…ƒ†ϐ‹‡Ž†
–‡‹•„‘š‹‰›‘‰ƒ ‘–Š‡”–‘—‰Š–”‹ƒ–ŠŽ‘‹ƒ™ƒ‹‹
™‡‹‰Š––”ƒ‹‹‰ ”ƒ‹‰Ž‡šƒ†‡”™‹•”‘ƒ

Equipment ”ƒ…‡–•‰Ž‘˜‡•™‡‹‰Š–• ”ƒ‹‹‰–Š‡‡›ˆ‘”–”‹ƒ–ŠŽ‘•—……‡••

”—‹‰•Š‘‡•ƒ–
•–‹…ǡ’—…ǡƒ•ǡŠ‡Ž‡– b Read the article again. Circle true (T) or false (F).

Actions ’—…Š•‡”˜‡ǡ”‡–—”ǡŠ‹– 1. Š‹•™ƒ•‹”‹†ƒǯ•ϐ‹”•–˜‹…–‘”›Ǥ Ȁ

Ž‹ˆ–™‡‹‰Š–••–”‡–…Š 2.–”‹ƒ–ŠŽ‡–‡•™‹•ǡ…›…Ž‡•ƒ†”—•Ǥ Ȁ
Œ‘‰ǡ•’”‹–ǡŒ—’•Š‘‘– 3. ‘†‹–‹‘•™‡”‡†‹ˆϐ‹…—Ž–Ǥ Ȁ
4.Š‡ƒƒ‰‡†–‘„‡ƒ– ”‡†‡”‹Ǥ Ȁ
b Work in pairs. Discuss what you do in each 5. ‹”‹†ƒ—•—ƒŽŽ›–”ƒ‹•ˆ‘”ƒ”‘—†
activity. ͵ͷŠ‘—”•ƒ™‡‡Ǥ Ȁ

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3 Grammar review: past tenses

a Find examples of the verb forms in the text in 2.

1. ’ƒ•–•‹’Ž‡ 2. ’ƒ•–…‘–‹—‘—• 3. ’ƒ•–’‡”ˆ‡…– 4. ’ƒ•–’‡”ˆ‡…–…‘–‹—‘—•

b Match the verb forms above with the timelines.

’ƒ•–‡˜‡–Ǥ ‡˜‡–„‡ˆ‘”‡ƒ‘–Š‡”‡˜‡–‹–Š‡’ƒ•–Ǥ
ƒ•– ”‡•‡– ƒ•– ”‡•‡–

‡˜‡–‹’”‘‰”‡••ƒ–ƒ’‘‹–‹–Š‡’ƒ•–Ǥ ‡˜‡––Šƒ–…‘–‹—‡†—’–‘ƒ’‘‹–‹–Š‡
’ƒ•–‘”–Šƒ–…ƒ—•‡†ƒ’ƒ•–”‡•—Ž–Ǥ
ƒ•– ”‡•‡– ƒ•– ”‡•‡–
ƒ…–‹‘”‡•—Ž–
LOOK!
•‡–Š‡’ƒ•–•‹’Ž‡ƒ†…‘–‹—‘—•–‘‰‡–Š‡”
–‘–ƒŽƒ„‘—–‹–‡””—’–‡†ƒ…–‹‘•ǣ
was watching–Š‡‰ƒ‡™Š‡‘called.

”ƒ†ƒarrived™Š‹Ž‡™‡were havingŽ—…ŠǤ

c Write the correct form of the verbs. Then ask and answer in pairs.

1. Šƒ––‹‡ ›‘— ȋ‰‘Ȍ–‘„‡†Žƒ•–‹‰Š–ǫŠƒ– ›‘— 

 ȋ†‘Ȍ”‹‰Š–„‡ˆ‘”‡ǫ
2. Š‡ ȋ„‡Ȍ–Š‡Žƒ•––‹‡–Šƒ–›‘— ȋˆ‡‡ŽȌ•ƒ†ǫŠƒ– ȋŠƒ’’‡Ȍ
 –‘ƒ‡›‘—ˆ‡‡Ž–Šƒ–™ƒ›ǫ
3. Šƒ– ›‘— ȋ†‘Ȍƒ–‡‹‰Š–‘ǯ…Ž‘…Žƒ•–ƒ–—”†ƒ›‹‰Š–ǫ

4 Listening and speaking

a 2.27 Ben is talking about a marathon that he ran.

Check (✓) words that you may hear. Then listen
and check.

•–ƒ†‹— –”ƒ‹‹‰ …‘’‡–‹–‘”•

”‡ˆ‡”‡‡ ”—‹‰•Š‘‡• †‹‡–
ˆ”—‹– „‹…›…Ž‡ †‡Š›†”ƒ–‡†

b 2.27 Listen again and take notes.

‡˜‡–†ƒ–‡†‹•–ƒ…‡
—„‡”‘ˆ…‘’‡–‹–‘”•
‡ǯ•–‹‡–”ƒ‹‹‰†‹‡–

c Work in pairs. Turn to page 128.

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Looking forward
Talk about the future

1 Vocabulary: a physical exam

a Complete the word spider with nouns in the second box. Then draw word spiders for the other verbs in
your notebook.

–ƒ‡ „Ž‘‘†’”‡••—”‡
…Š‡… ’—Ž•‡ƒǦ”ƒ›
Ž‹•–‡–‘ Š‡‹‰Š–™‡‹‰Š–
Ž‘‘ƒ– Ž—‰•Š‡ƒ”––Š”‘ƒ–
–‡•– ‡ƒ”•‡›‡•
™”‹–‡ ƒ„Ž‘‘†Ȁ—”‹‡•ƒ’Ž‡
ƒ‡ ƒ’”‡•…”‹’–‹‘
†‘ ƒ†‹ƒ‰‘•‹•
‡ƒ•—”‡ ƒ—Ž–”ƒ•‘—†

b Work in pairs. What is happening in the photos? What does your doctor do when you go for a check-up?

2 Listening

a 2.28 Listen. Ben is having a physical. What 10 things does the doctor do?

b 2.28 Listen again and complete Ben’s check-up form.

ƒ‡ǣ ‡‹‰Š–ǣ

—Ž•‡ǣ ‡‹‰Š–ǣ

ǣ ”‘„Ž‡ǣ

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3 Grammar review: future tenses

a 2.28 Listen again and complete the examples. Then match them with the meanings and name
the verb forms.

1. ‹”•– –ƒ‡›‘—”„Ž‘‘†’”‡••—”‡Ǥ ƒ†‡…‹•‹‘ƒ†‡‹–Š‡‘‡–

2. † ‹ƒ•‘……‡”–‘—”ƒ‡–‡š–ƒ–—”†ƒ›Ǥ ƒˆ—–—”‡‡˜‡–‹’”‘‰”‡••
3. †›‘— ‰”‘™ƒŽ‹––Ž‡‘”‡›‡–Ǥ  ƒ…‘’Ž‡–‡†ˆ—–—”‡‡˜‡–
4.  ›‘—ƒ’”‡•…”‹’–‹‘–‘–ƒ‡…ƒ”‡‘ˆ–Šƒ–Ǥ ƒ’Žƒ‘”ƒ‹–‡–‹‘
5. —– ‹–Š‡•‘……‡”–‘—”ƒ‡–Ǥ  ƒƒ””ƒ‰‡‡–
6. Š‡ ϐ‹‹•Šǫ   ƒ’”‡†‹…–‹‘
7. – ϐ‹‹•Š‡†„›ƒ„‘—––™‘‘ǯ…Ž‘…Ǥ ƒ•…Š‡†—Ž‡†‡˜‡–

b Unscramble the questions. Then ask and answer in small groups.

1. ‰‘‹‰Ȁ›‘—Ȁƒ–—”†ƒ›Ȁ‘Ȁ™Šƒ–Ȁ–‘Ȁƒ”‡Ȁ†‘ 4.†‘‹‰Ȁ‡˜‡‹‰Ȁ™Šƒ–Ȁ›‘—Ȁ–Š‹•Ȁƒ”‡
2. ‰”ƒ†‡•Ȁ™‹ŽŽȀ›‡ƒ”Ȁ›‘—Ȁ‰‘‘†Ȁ–Š‹•Ȁ‰‡–  5Ǥ™Šƒ–Ȁƒ…Š‹‡˜‡†Ȁ„›ȀŠƒ˜‡Ȁ›‘—Ȁƒ‰‡Ȁ͵ͲȀ™‹ŽŽ
3. ‰‘‹‰Ȁ•—‡”Ȁ›‘—Ȁƒ›™Š‡”‡Ȁƒ”‡Ȁ–Š‡Ȁ‹ 6Ǥ™‹ŽŽȀ‹ȀͳͲȀ™Šƒ–Ȁ†‘‹‰Ȁ›‡ƒ”•ǯȀ›‘—Ȁ
 „‡Ȁ–‹‡

4 Speaking and writing

a Read Ben’s blog and take notes.

•Š‘”––‡”’Žƒ•ƒ†ƒ””ƒ‰‡‡–•˜ƒ…ƒ–‹‘’Žƒ•Ž‹ˆ‡ƒ„‹–‹‘•ˆ—–—”‡’”‡†‹…–‹‘•

15 June, The Future

So, it’s the end of the school year, a time when I always start thinking about the
future. In the short term, I’ll be having a special dinner with the soccer team on
Saturday after the tournament, but I can’t relax too much, because next week I’m
running at the state track championships. Then in the summer I’m going to go to
Sydney to visit my grandparents. I can’t wait! I haven’t seen them for a whole year.
Further into the future, by this time next year I hope I will have been offered a track
scholarship by a local university. I’ll probably study sports science because it’s
something that interests me and because in the future there will be lots of jobs in
this Äeld. Looking at the big picture, I hope that by the time I’m 25, I’ll have gotten a
job related to sports and Ätness. Or I’ll be playing for Chelsea!

b Work in pairs. Discuss your future using the prompts in the box above.

c Write a blog entry about your future.

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1 Awesome article: Bungee jumping
Activities
1 Awesome article

a Read the article and choose the best

title.
1. The Dangerous Sports Club
2. The history of bungee jumping
3. How bungee jumping got its name
b Read again and circle true (T) or
false (F).
1. The N’Gol vines are more
elastic than bungee cords. T/F Everyone’s heard of bungee jumping. But have you ever
2. Only adults can land dive. T/F wondered where bungee jumpers got the idea from?
3. No part of the jumper should The ancient ritual of land diving or N’Gol is one of the most
touch the ground. T/F dramatic events in the world. It is practiced by the indigenous
people of Pentecost Island in the South Pacific nation of
4. The divers believe they are
Vanuatu, 2,000 kilometers east of Australia. Every April,
helping their food supply. T/F
islanders start building wooden towers as high as 30 meters
5. A.J. Hackett did the first for the land-diving g ceremony, y, which is part
p of a festival that
bungee jump. T/F lasts for about 30 days in May and June. Men and boys,
6.. Bungee-jumping is dangerous. T / F some as young as seven, jump from platforms to show their
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br aver
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bravery and to ensure
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diver’s hair touches
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 Unit 9

DOCTOR, THE
INVISIBLE MAN Activities
IS IN THE WAITING
ROOM.
2 Awesome meals

TELL HIM a Read the first e-mail. Underline

I CAN’T SEE information that Duan asks for.
HIM NOW.
b Read the reply to Duan and find
where Chet answers her questions.
c In pairs, answer Duan’s questions
about food in your hometown or
country.
d Write a reply to Duan.
e Read other replies. Did they mention
the same foods?

2 Awesome meals: Try Thai!

To: e-pals Subject: Thai food

From: thaiduan

Dear friend,
I hope you can visit Thailand some day. We have wonderful food, especially curry, which
is a type of sauce. Curries are made from coconut milk, a variety of spices and several
types of chili, and they’re served with meat, ¿sh or vegetables. We also eat a lot of
noodles and rice. The most famous noodle dish is pad Thai, which is a mix of noodles
and stir-fried vegetables. My favorite dessert is mango and sticky rice. Which of these
things would you like to eat, and which things do you think you couldn’t eat?
Maybe if you can’t come to Thailand, I could come to visit you with my family. What
is the food like in your country? Tell me about the foods you eat every day and the
desserts you like.
Bye for now,
Duan

To: thaiduan Subject: U.S. food

From: chetus

Hi Duan,
I would love to visit Thailand some day, and thank you for telling me about typical
meals there. I like the sound of pad Thai because I love noodles, but I don’t like
spicy foods, so I don’t think I would like the curries. The mango and sticky rice
dessert sounds delicious!
I hope you can visit me here in the U.S., too. The food here is international, and
we eat a lot of Chinese and Italian food at home. Typical American foods are
things like hamburgers and meat loaf, but they’re never spicy. My favorite food
is pizza and for dessert my favorite is apple pie and vanilla ice cream. There are
even some Thai restaurants in my town, but I’ve never been to one.
Talk to you soon,
Chet

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 Learning English in the 21st Century

The teenage brain

a Work in groups. Answer the questions.

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3. Š‡™ƒ•–Š‡Žƒ•––‹‡›‘—ƒ…–‡†‹’—Ž•‹˜‡Ž›‘”–‘‘ƒ”‹•ǫ
4. ™Šƒ–•‹–—ƒ–‹‘•†‘›‘—Ž‹•–‡–‘›‘—”’ƒ”‡–•ǡƒ†™Š‡†‘›‘—–ƒ‡
 ‘”‡‘–‹…‡‘ˆ›‘—”ˆ”‹‡†•ǫŠ‹‘ˆˆ”‹‡†•ǡˆ”‡‡–‹‡ǡ•–—†›ǡ†‹‡–ǡ‡–…Ǥ

b Work in groups. Take the quiz. Circle true (T) or false (F).

What do you know about a teen’s brain?

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2. –‡‡ǯ•„”ƒ‹Šƒ•‘–›‡–†‡˜‡Ž‘’‡†–Š‡’ƒ”–•–Šƒ–…‘–”‘Ž’Žƒ‹‰ƒ†’”‘„Ž‡•‘Ž˜‹‰Ǥ
 Š‹•‹•™Š›–‡‡••‘‡–‹‡•ƒ‡„ƒ††‡…‹•‹‘•Ǥ  Ȁ
3. ‡‡ƒ‰‡”•‘ˆ–‡•–ƒ›—’Žƒ–‡„‡…ƒ—•‡–Š‡›‡‡†Ž‡•••Ž‡‡’–Šƒƒ†—Ž–•Ǥ  Ȁ
4. ‡‡ƒ‰‡”••‘‡–‹‡•„‡Šƒ˜‡„ƒ†Ž›„‡…ƒ—•‡‘ˆ–Š‡‹”Š‘”‘‡•Ǥ  Ȁ
5. Š‡–‡‡ƒ‰‡„”ƒ‹†‡˜‡Ž‘’•‹ƒ™ƒ›–Šƒ–ƒ‡•–‡‡•–ƒ‡”‹••ƒ†ƒ…–‹’—Ž•‹˜‡Ž›Ǥ  Ȁ
6. ‡‡ƒ‰‡”•ƒ”‡‘”‡ƒ–”‹•‘ˆ„‡…‘‹‰ƒ††‹…–•–Šƒƒ†—Ž–•Ǥ  Ȁ
7. Š‡‹”’‡‡”•Šƒ˜‡‘”‡‹ϐŽ—‡…‡‘–‡‡ƒ‰‡”•–Šƒ–Š‡‹”’ƒ”‡–•Ǥ  Ȁ
8. ‘—Šƒ˜‡–Š‡„”ƒ‹›‘—ƒ”‡„‘”™‹–Šǡƒ†–Š‡”‡ǯ•‘–—…Š›‘—…ƒ†‘–‘…Šƒ‰‡‹–Ǥ  Ȁ

c Turn to page 128 and check your answers.

d Work in groups. Do you agree with the answers to the quiz questions? Think about experiences in your
life that confirm or contradict statements in the quiz.

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 Portfolio Unit 9

Online scrapbook
a Work in pairs. Talk about the most important events of the last year for you.

•…Š‘‘Ž„‹”–Š†ƒ›’ƒ”–‹‡•ˆ”‹‡†•…Ž‘–Š‡••’‘”–•ǡƒ”–•‘”—•‹…‡˜‡–•
Šƒ‹”ƒ†ˆƒ•Š‹‘‡™’‘••‡••‹‘•ˆƒ˜‘”‹–‡‘˜‹‡•ƒ†—•‹…ϐ‹‡Ž†–”‹’•

b Look at Tanya’s scrapbook. What topics above has she included in her scrapbook?

Here I am with my best friends, Jessie,

Maria and Paola. They were my best
friends on the first day and they’re still
my best friends a year later.

y Art
eld trip to the Cit took
t on a fi fun! We
We wen so much
. It w a s the river.
Museum ch and ate it by
a picnic
lun er when
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Maria alm by pushed her.
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Jason C

The school talent contest in March was great.

Our graduation party! We loked fab!
Jessie and I danced in a dance troupe called No
My dress and hair were great. We
Limits. We were awesome and we placed second.
danced all night.

c Decide what you could include in a scrapbook about your year. Then make an online scrapbook using
SmileBox or Mixbook.

’Š‘–‘•–‹…‡–•”‡…‡‹’–•’”‘‰”ƒ•‘–Š‡”•‘—˜‡‹”•

d Read four other scrapbooks. Report one event in each person’s year to the class.

e Include your online scrapbook in your digital portfolio. Look back at all the work you included in your
portfolio during the year. Choose your favorite and show it to other students.

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