ak GNA d 4 Ee OR KING Lookat the photos and discuss the questions. Then read the text and compare your ideas. 1 Have you ever visited an island? Can you name some islands? 2. Whatdo you think ifs ke on the island in the photos? Thinkabout the climate, food, workand fee time, Read the text again and choose the correct answers. 1. Why is John Salike sad? a He regrets his childhood, bb He misses friends from his community ¢ He doesn't want to leave the island, He can't hear the sea at night Mry spear’ says John Sailke, 2. What do people do on the island? ‘When | leave the isiand, Iillose the sea and the a Men and women do similar work. happiness of this place. Ill miss the sound of the waves at night ...| won't hear it any more: ‘ohn is a fisherman from the Carteret islands in x. the South Paotfic, an idyllic semi-circle of white b They have frequent contact with the outside wor ¢ They use alot of electricity They tty to provide their own fc 3 What first impressions of the island does ‘writer give? sand, palm trees and crystal clear waiters. Each a Life on the island is very simple. day, he goes out in a canoe to catch fish for b People the island are unhappy. his family, while his wie looks afl the chitdren € Islanders need more help from the outside world, ‘and grows vegetables In thelr garden. The family di tsdificul fr islanders to ive there lives in a wood hut with sand floors and they 4 Which of these things is not a problem for t nds? dontt use much electricity, so when the sun goes. a Fresh water shortage down, it is usually time for bed, "This peaceful, b More rskof illnesses 1 undercievoloped place has a tiny population and © Apoor food supply conly one contact with the outside world — a ship Too many people which brings supplies from Bougainvilo, a large 5 What might happen when the islanders reloc island 86 km away. But allthis is about to change. 1a There wont be enough food and shelter because John, along with 3,000 other people, People will forget Carteret traditions © They wont be able to communic They won't be able to find work 6 How have people helped the islanders? 2» leaving his island home. The question is, why? Take a closer look at the islands and the reason. becomes clear. The Carterets are the victim of global warming, High tides often flood across the villages and RRESHEGWEY People’s homes, 2s °Salt wale from the sea is overfiowing into vegetable gardens and GSYaSIGHING fruit trees. I's BORIERRINGIING the fresh water supply, too. Islanders ate struggling to SUIS on coconut milk and fish, and children are suffering from a They have built them new b They have supported the younger generation, € They have tried to protect their traditions, They have researched climate change, Work in pairs. Discuss the questions. 1. What did you learn abe 2. Didany ofthe challenges the ilar rs face surprise you? Study the highlighted words in the text and match, them to definitions 1-9. 1 tostay alive, despite difficult conditions 2 when water destroys something 3 to move to another place 4 to disappear forever 5 toleave a place because of dan 6 destroying something 7 8 9 to protect something for the future poiso somethi tw affecta larger area or a bigger gr g and makin p of people 42 Arightto fighteS Nee SY EN ee ee Vocabulary: the environment pres: ser under over 00 ‘Speaking: ciscssing cutualidentiy;compsring ypesof protesting AA Inter; werbs-+prepostions; collocations charles forand expressing opinions Grammar: expressing the future; future perfect anc futue continuous Weiting:an opinion essay aT WHEE WER S aa correct form of the highlighted verbs in Island story. lue aol lue gold Did you kon that 97% ofall the world’s waters salt wat? 31s lable but we can ony use 1% ofthis because the rest is trapped in glaciers or deep underground The bad news is this percentage is getting smaller because ee of overpopulation, pollution and climate change. “ It’ a scary situation: rising sea levels * “ homes and sometimes whole islands on one side of the world. Floods and high tides ® fresh water and? disease. Governments ae forced to! communities from danger zanes and . a ‘them to higher ground, But, in other parts ‘het aaah ofthe wold droughts cops ad Kil farm life on the island is coming to an end. animals. And as people move to other areas in search of Experts predict that the Carterets will be under water food, traditions and cultures ” by 2018. Before then, tine islanders wil STE to It’s a man-made problem, so what's the solution? We places tke Bougainvile ond rebuild thetrlves.This 1s «have to learn to® this valuable resource. In 2030, almost SO% ofthe world's population wil probably movil ide Pebble Wate one spats Out ‘experience water shortages, and experts predict the first hefrot wl happen to thenconue? Ihe Branders Treve, water wars. Who will be the winners and losers? Will we songs for diferent everyday activities, and tracitions| ; haat bas ge ‘and celebrations inked fo the sea. They also have their own language, called ‘Halla’. if they co-exist we with other cultures, this may SESS ‘Wet losing our home, our identity, our whole Ife’ (UI EEEIM Prefixes: semi-, under-, over. re-, co- inter- bos bene Dellancesc the hocamenend 6 Study sentences 1-6 in Island story. Then match the {s listening’ It. Over the last few years, articles in underlined ratios to detukions a. Intemational newspapers. YouTube videos andan «5 again or back d_noteno ‘Oscarnominated dacumentaay tlm called Sun is Uo b together e half pa have talked about the Carteret islands. People have between too much supported the islanders and as a result, they have fumed their anger and frustration into action, Tulele 7 Complete the sentences with the words in brackets Poisa’'is a project which is helping to SSISURE ” and a prefix in exercise 6, [people like Ursula. I's also looking for ways fo 1 Theisland was Too many people were |BESSERIS their way of life and record their language iving there. (crowded) ‘and traditions for future generations. 2. Once the Carterets are under the sea they will never Back on the island, John Sailike is getting into his (appear) boat fr the last lime. He's saying goodbye to his 3 ifthe islanders there might be home and to his ancestors. He does not know what enough food for everyone. (-operate) the future will bring: he does not know if his culture 4 Wsdifficult to with people who speak wil sunive. Hes he hurnan tage of clmato change. a clfferent language. (act) . < 5 Therfish smelt bad and it was it safe to eat. cooked) 6 Their new homes on Bougainville were ines oss rato eletoce They could oniy live therefor a few toa Gane months. (permanent) Poplten 3.00 ae oe a) 8 SPEAKING Workin pairs. Think about the place sore Devoe Pip cone e767 where you live. Choose the things that make up your cultural identity, then put them in order of importance, Give reasons for your order. sslanguage = music (songs and dance) = festivals beliefs land / geographical features m houses m food EES 00a issues page a7 Arighttofight 43 ISE 2) SS 4B = Grammar and listening Action! 1 SPEAKING Work in pairs. Discuss the questions. Fi How often do you: f= send instant messages or chat with a fiiend ona social networking site? 1 post comments on other people's pages? 1 posta status update on a social networking site? 1 upload photos or videos? Do you ever use social media for other reasons, for example, to organize something? 2. Read the text and answer the questions. What are flashmobs? 2. Why do people organize them? 3 4 Why is Joe! organizing his flashmob? Howe will people find out about i? 3. Read the text ag: ‘Then match sentences 1-7 in the text tousesa-g. Ways of expressing the future: a b c d e f 9 PEE E REA Workbook page 110 present simple for scheduled events timetables present continuous for arrangements willfor promises and hopes for the future (often with hope promise) for predictions about the future (often with think probably going tofor intentions {going o for predictions based on evidence may/mightfor uncertain predictions about the future 4 Read the sentences and choose the correct answers. 1 2 3 4 5 ma might go to the eco festival the park this weekend, a [havea definite plan to go to the festival bb I haven't decided on my plans yet. probably won't go. What are you doing tonight? {I want to know about your arrangements for tonight bb want to know about your activities now. ¢ masking you to make a prediction about the future. The protest starts at 730 a.m, The protest has just started b The protest might start at that time, ¢ The protest will definitely start at that time im meeting Anna at the café to talk about the protest. might meet Anna in the café b Annaand | have decided the time and place to meet already. ¢ [hope I'll see Anna in the café. | think that flashmobs will become more popular in the future, I predict that this will happen. b This will defintely happen. [want this to happen, Aright tofight Crowd power - the flashmob phenomenon Mashmobs are public performances given bby groups of strangers who find out about events through social media, networking sites and text messages. Flashmobbers meet at a precise time and performa short action together when a signal is given, The performance finishes suddenly, at an arranged time and the people then move away immediately. For some people, flashmobs are about having fun. But for others, they're a way of getting together a group of people to make a political point. ‘We asked Joel to tell us about his next flashmob event. Joel is a 19-year-old Canadian and he's a strong advocate of recycling. ‘On Saturday, ‘Wm organizing a flashmob event to promote recycling. ‘It starts at ten in the moming. How will we organize the event? Probably through Twitter, Facebook and other websites. According to the weather forecast, “it’s going to be really hot on Saturday, so I hope that lots of people will be there. We're going to leave some rubbish near a recycling. bin and then wait in the park. I hope we'll looklike ordinary people, enjoying a day out. But everyone's going to start clapping and cheering fas soon as someone picks up the rubbish and puts it in the recycling bin. Some people ’may not understand what we're doing, but I think that it will be fun, Flashmobbing is possible because of the way that people continually share information around the world now. It's the future of political protest.” 5 Complete the text with will, going to or might and the correct form of the verbs in brackets. (fake part) in a'carrotmots In cartotmob events, agoup of people spend their money to supporta business and in return the business agrees to do something good forthe environment. For tamorron’s event, ats of people? {uy) food at the MiniMant store in Pine Steet },_ between 2and 3pm In return, the store promises it (spend) S0% ofthe hour's revenue on new energy-efficient lighting, Four hundred people have promised to vist the store tomorrow. says Jason, soit (be) very busy! really hope that my sister, Sadie, * (join) me, She® (come), but it depends on whether her teacher lets he leave A, carly, says Jason. But, even f shes not there, | think that we 7. (have) a lot of fun tomorrow!’ Next month Jason * (organize) another carrotmob event ata local sports centre.” lots of peonle , (support) the next event?'I don't know yet says Jason. But t's a great idea 6 [VTAS> Listen to Melanie talking about a Critical Mass bike ride and answer the questions. 1 What isa Critical Mass bike ride 2. Whatis the am of the ride? 7 [J 115) Make sentences about the event. Then listen and check. 1 Melanie / join /a Critical Mass bike ride 2 The ride/ start eight in the moming 3 It/be/ very busy 4 They /cycle/ through the streets 5. People in cars and buses / get / annoyed 6 They/not be able to move fast 7. Hopefully more people / decide / to hop on a bike 8 SPEAKING Work in pairs. Discuss the questions. 1. Which ofthe three types of protest (flashmobbing, arrotmobs, Citical Mass bike ides) will become mare / less popular in the future? 2. What other ways of protesting might became popular? using Twitter, Facebook m organizing marches signing petitions = writing letters to the government Arighttofight 454C & Listening, speaking and vocabulary Making our voices heard 1 SPEAKING Work in pairs. Look at the photos and discuss the questions. 1. Where do you think this school is? 2. Why are the students protesting? 3. What problems do you think students might experience at this school? 2 [2)16- Listen to the radio programme about Attawapiskat Elementary School and check your ideas. Then answer the questions. 11 Who was Shannen Koostachin? 2. Why isshe inspirational? 3 ©) 116" Listen to the radio programme again. Are the sentences true (T) or false (F)? Correct the false ones. 11 Kate thinks that Shannen is very famous around the world. 2. Shannen believed that children needed education as preparation for ife. 3 Shannen wrote to children all over Canada and asked them to support her campaign 4 The announcement fiom the Minister for Aboriginal Affair in 2008 was probably very disappointing for Shannen. 5 The Attawapiskat community cancelled the school tip in order to pay for thei representatives to travel to Ottawa 6 Shannen thought that the First Netion children had special rights to education. 7. Shannen moved to New Liskeard because the school there had better facilites, 8 The new school in Attawapiskat will probably not have a gym or a music studio. ere Identifying facts, opinions and speculation When you listen to people discussing a subject, important to identify: a facts: The government spent $5 milion on the environment fast year. = opinions: think / believe /In my opinion /It's my view thar the govern rmoney on the environment as year. s= speculation: The government will probably / might /may focus on the environrnent inthe next year. ethaps / Maybe the governunent wil spend more money on the environment next year. ent dia nt spend enough 4 Read the strategy. Then study the statements in exercise 3 again. Are they facts (F), opinions (0) or speculation (S)? [UIEERM Verbs + prepositions 5 Choose the correct prepositions. 1 to believe in / at /for global warring 2 to protest after / over /against climate change 3. to belong about / to /for a community 6 SPEAKING Discuss the questions. 1 What do you think about Shanner’s campaign? Would you insist on the sa for your school? 2. What school facilities do you rely on? 4 to insist on /at /for freedom of speech, 5 torelyin/on/ atthe government for help 6 tosetin/on/upa campaign 7 tocare about / with /after a situation 3. Why might you set up a campaign in your schools there anything you might protest against? MEME 46 Arighttofightme ye eA = BASKETBALL COURTS CANCELLED! Plans for a new basketball court in North Park have been cancelled. 9 10 1 2 PROTEST INTHE = scHOOLS SHORTEN PARK SUMMER HOLIDAYS 200 people protest ‘Students and teachers at Park against plans to build a School are horified at the waste recycling facility __cecision o shorten summer ia tie clear holidays to three weeks. 117 Listen and match the dialogue to one of the three headlines in exercise 7. 217) Complete the phrases from the dialogue. Then listen again and check. Asking for opinions Reacting to opinions and suggestions What doyou" 2 imnotso® (ivisa bad ide), What do you? 2 That’s just what 7 That’sa® Expressing opinions : think Asfaras m4 : (Bs. ‘good idea to Add the phrases below to the table in exercise 9. ssl agree with you about that. 1! take your point, but ....m In my opinion ... .a What's your view on this? mo tell you the truth, ... .m | see what youre saying, but ... .alF you want my opinion, ©1148 Choose the correct answers. Then listen and check. Leo | don't believe this the council decided nat to butld the basketball courts in the park. Ella * its probably a good idea We already have a football pitch and tennis cours, so we don't need another outdoor failty.® they should builda youth elub. leo + but a basketball court is much cheaper than a youth club. Ella Youre probably right. * Leo How about we organize a protest? Ella? That sounds very serious. How about we just witea letter to the council? Leo OK, that'sa great idea. 1a mnotsosure bb Totell you the tuth Hake your point 2 a That'sjust what! was thinking b That’sa.qreat idea © In my opinion 3a What doyou reckon? bb Asfarastmconceined ——_¢ ‘see what youte saying 4 a mnotso sure bb What doyou think? € Ifyouaskme 5 a Imnotsosue bb Lagree with you about that ¢ That'sa great idea SPEAKING Work in groups of four. Choose an issue that you all feel strongly about. Discuss how you ate going to organize a campaign to support your cause. You have a campaign budget of €150. Use the ideas below or your own ideas. smote cycle paths m recycling ‘= more youth facilities m helping the elderly Campaign price list Leaflets: €10 for 100 black and 1. Lookat the pricelist and decide how to vir leaflets or 50 colour leafets spend your budget 2. Discuss how you will use social media, Posters: €15 for 50 posters 3. Discuss other ways of protesting (for Tshirts: €B per T-shirt ample, writing ettersto the government, Advertisement: on bus: €250 crganizing a march, sivin, a flashmob). Using a local celebrity: €100 YouTube video: €120i NR SOA SS ES Pes /B AD = Culture, vocabulary and grammar Make a difference. 1 SPEAKING Work in pairs. Discuss the questions. 1. How do you find out about globel and local issues from the internet, a newspaper orTV? 2. How can charities make a difference? 2. Read the text and compare your ideas. 3. Complete the text with sentences A-G. There is one sentence that you do not need. {A Other people buy products from their online shops. B She can hear her schoolmates cheering and she knows she has to finish They don't make donations because they havent got much money D It cool and clear and Mohammed has not been ill for weeks. E By the end ofthis year, people will have completed more than 350 events. F They give up thet free time and volunteer. G Over the next few years, this money willbe helping people ke Moharnmed 4 SPEAKING Discuss the questions. 1. Which charities are popular in your country? 2. Have you ever been to an event that supports a good cause? What was it? What did the event achieve? Collocations: charities 5. Find the verbs in the text and write the nouns that gowith them, 1 take part in /amarathon 2 raise /awareness 3 transform. /asituation 4 donate / clothes 5 volunteer help 6 aid / developing countries 7 address /a problem 8 support Zacampaign 6 Complete the text with verbs in exercise 5. Be humankind Since the 1960s, chartes have put sogans on T-shirts to ‘ ‘awareness of social problems and encourage People to take action. In the past, these slogans were often about world peace, but today slogans * many Gifferent issues, such as environmental problems, poverty and social injustice shirts with slogans show that we 2... charity ora campaign. Sport Relet slogans Ike ‘Rise to the Challenge’ and "Go the Extra Mile' encourage people to* ‘events. Other slogans such as Oxfam's “Change, not Chart’ encourage us to * our ‘ime and not just ® ‘money. And although slogans don't? peoples lives on their own, ‘they are an important part ofthe process. Inthe words of another Oxiam slogan, they persuade us to ‘Be humankind’. MEME 48 Arighttofight a et rs Extra Mile London, UK:Its two o'clock in the afternoon and Sophie Hanson is running a marathon. She's wearing a shirt that says'Go the Extra Mile, but she’ feeling tired." She grabs a bottle of water takes a long drink and carries 5 on.By the time she finishes, she will have raised €200, Halfway around the world. in Sierra Leone, Attica, Mohammed Koroma is thirsty I's 30 degrees outside, so he picks up a cup of water and takes a long drink. ‘The water is from a new well in his vilage, soit isn't 1» contaminated. ? He will be going to school again at 8.am,tomorrow. Sophie and Mohammed are two teenagers with very different lives, bt their ves are connected through charity. Sophie is taking part in a huge national event 15 that raises money for people in the UK and abroad —a sponsored run for Sport Relief Mohammed's village has a new well that was pad for with money from the same event. Every year Sport Relief and its sister charity, Comic Relief raise money for good causes, ....... These events 2x include marathons and football matches, talent shows and baking competitions, and when they are all completed, they will have raised over €50 milion That's enough money to transform the lives of thousands of people. According to recent research, the UK is the fith most generous nation in the world. Charities are an important part of British society, and some of the world’s biggest and most famous organizations, such as Oxfam and Save the Children, started in the UK Today, there are over 10 |60,000 charities, and more than three quarters (79%) of people donate money or valunteer time every morth,Many people make reguiar donations to big charities that aid poor people in diferent countries ©... Smaller chants, uch as sports projects or hospices, address more local issues and rely on smaller events, lke car boot 35 sales and fun runs They also rely on volunteers for the day-to-day running ofthese projects Teenagers play a big roe in this cuture of giving, A recent ‘World Vision study showed that 69% of teens are aware of the needs of others thanks to the intemet and globalization. «9 ‘And although teens ray not have much money to give they often help in other ways ©... Inthe UK more than a third of teenagers have given time to charities in the last yearn fact, supporting a charity is part of everyday life, and young people are the new champions ofthis culture feel 48 ‘200d when I do something! explains Sophie after the race. ‘read about so many problems in the news —at home and abroad, Often, | fe! helpless | don't havea lot of money, but then I can volunteer | can get sponsors and | can make a difference’ Back in Sierra Leone, Mohammed is smiling s0 Charity in numbers 1000 chars nthe UR ase £37 bon every year 32 millon people worker for tates. 23 hasty shops rase £200 milion every year: The biggest charts ke Ox, Cancer Research and the RSPCA rese mare than £10 milion a year jas oO Gmc re 7 Study sentences 1-3 from the text and match them to rules a-c. Then complete the rules. 1. By the time she finishes (the marathon), she will have raised £200. 2 Over the next few years, this money will be helping people like Mohammed. 3. He will be going to school again at 8 am. tomorrow, We use the future continuous: a to talkabout an action in progr inthe future bb totalkabout an action in progre petiod of time in the future, Form: wil / wontt + be + We use the future perfect: € to talk about an action that will be finished before a definite time in the future, Form: will/ wortt + have + PERE ee orbook pager 8 Aschool magazine interviewed Sophie before the race. Complete the interview. Use the future continuous or the future perfect. Interviewer What! (oudo) at 1pm. on Saturday? Sophie |? (run) in the marathon and hopefully by 6 pm e nish Interviewer How far* (you run) by the end of the race? Sophie About 42k. Interviewer Thats impressive. bots of people (cake pan) inthe event on Saturday? Sophie Yes, 1 {not do) it alone. Hundreds of people will e there Interviewer? (you celebrate) with your fiends after the event? Sophie Yes,!ill!* (collec) theirmoney, too! Interviewer How much money® (you raiser? Sophie About £200, hope! 9 SPEAKING Workin pairs. Discuss the questions. What will you be doing 1. after schoo! today? 2 at2pm.on Saturday? 3 this ime next week? 4 during the summer holidays? What will you have done: 5 in two hours'time? 6 by thistime tomorrow: 7 bythe end of this year? 8 in five years'time? Ry charitiestN) eS Ts Pk A 4E= Writing Anopinion essay 11 SPEAKING Read the poster Support our charity! ‘This year, Hepworth school will ‘be organizing fundraising events ‘throughout the school year. We want YOU to help us decide ‘which of these two charities we will support with our funds this year: WaterAid ‘WaterAid works in 26 of the world’s ‘poorest countries. It aims to improve access to safe, clean drinking water for ‘hundreds of thousands of people. World Wide Fund for Nature (wwe) ‘The World Wide Fund for Nature aims to ‘protect endangered animals and plants by conserving their habitats and fighting against climate change and polation. Write an essay to tell us which charity you want to support and why. and answer the questions. 1. Why does Hepworth school want students to choose one of the chatities? 2. Have you heard of these charities? 3. Which charity would you choose to support? Why? Read Nick’s essay and answer the questions. 1 According to Nick, what isa basic human right? 2. Howmany people around the world cannot get safe, clean water? 3. How does WaterAid help communities to be more independent? 4 Which charity s bigger, WaterAid or WWE? Soares, Organizing an opinion paragraph opinion. Each opinion paragraph should include: 2. Support: Often their only source of water is di ind dangerous and very far from their homes. 0 not have access to safe, clean water, 3. Read the strategy. Then study paragraphs C and D in Nick's essay and find examples for ‘each point 1-3 in the strategy. 4. Study Nick's essay again. In which paragraphs) A-E does he do 1-4? 1 Presents an opposing viewpoint 2. Introduces the topic and states his opinion. 3 Summarizes and restates his opinion, 4 Supports his opinion by presenting arguments and examples. Hepworth schol has kad the chudeks to chose th rain charity for the year. RTS, ‘chould choote Waterflid, becane access to safe, clean water i a basle human right. , chosing sterile that in many parks of the world tte peoest pape don't fae Laps or een ells. Often their only caurce of water ie dangraus because i's dety and its wy fer from thet hoves. fe Fa, BE ralion people do not hae access to eae, clean water and 5,000 Giles de each dey Fro wolor-related desces. [SRTESRIAERIE y supporting Walerid, we con help to redica these vumbers “ating aor roncy to Walerfid, ie thet 1 tele commutes to set up fed minlain their oun ter and hyslene projects. By doing this it ehcates people and enccurages Corwmunitiees 40 look after their own needs, Better hygiene can reduce childhood deaths by 3%. ight say that Walerid ie a ench emer charity than the Wir Ca i ee OT ama of a Stree YF can tk wd od ULestions to WAP are ccarly ten tines the donatione to Welarfid, However, this i hy [RIERA WiterBid reede cur money mores To conchle, IRE Hepworth cho choose Waterfid as its charity, beance 1h fogs the poorest pecs word tte werk and it wil realy bereft from cur donations. Nick Jones MME 50 Arighttofightwww. frenqlish ia gy aE [itn re nneer hr P 5. Study the phrases in the table. Then put the highlighted phrases in Nick's letter under the correct heading in the table. Introducing arguments The main argument for / against is First ofall. Ftis also important to note that Giving opinions My point of view is that Tomy mind, 6 Complete Monica's essay with phrases in exercise. Sometimes more than one answer is possible. Our school wants to choose one charity to support this year. " we should choose the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), because it helps to conserve the environment and protects animals and. plants, and there is nothing more important than the future of our planet. 2 supporting the WWF is that climate change is a major issue for our planet. The WWF works in many ways to fight against climate change. It supports ‘energy efficiency and is promoting a new international climate agreement. a donating money to this charity is that the WWE does a lot of important work to preserve huge areas, for ‘example, the Amazon rainforest and the Arctic I Task Your school wants to give €500 to one of the ‘two charities below. Find out more about both charities and decide which one you want to support. Write an opinion essay to explain why your school should choose this charity. Friends of the Earth Friends of the Earth is one of the largest environmental charities in the world. It fights for solutions to environmental problems, supports fair trade and campaigns against climate change, pollution and genetically ‘moaified crops. UNICEF (The United Nations Children’s Fund) eae mieten ears cre Pat on ec) hile ee I Ideas Make notes about: ‘= what the charity does = why tis an important issue. m= why this charity deserves your school’s money more than any other charity ‘These areas are under threat because of global warming, deforestation, or overfishing. If we don’t protect these places now, it will be too late! That’s why ti the WWF's work is so necessary. a the WWF protects a large number of endangered species, including tigers, rhinos and polar bears, ‘These beautiful animals share our planet and® . it’s our duty to look after them and to prevent their extinction, Inconelusion,?, our charity for this year should be the WWF because itis doing the most important work — protecting life on our planet and protecting the planet itself Monica Du Pont BEEN warns cue San 7) /Y I Plan Follow the plan: Paragraph: Wiite an introduction and give a clear statement of your opinion. Give at least three reasons for your ‘opinion, Write each reason in a separate paragraph. Add support and specific examples, Write a conclusion to the essay, Restate your opinion and summarize the reasons fori Paragraphs 2-4: Paragraph 5: IE Write Write an opinion essay. Use the paragraph plan to help you. I Check Check the following points: = Have you used a clear paragraph structure? ‘= Have you included all arguments supporting your opinion? 1m Have you used language for introducing arguments and giving opinions? = Have you checked grammar, vocabulary, speling and punctuation? Arighttofight 51 ZiVocabulary insight 4 Word-building: 1 Workin pairs. Study the dictionary entry for over: Then match the words in bold in sentences ad to ‘meanings 1-4 in the dictionary entry. ‘over fauvst0) [i compounds] 1 more than ‘sual too much: fo oveslep.« overoptiitc t onractve” Zcomplety: vefojed 3 upper ‘ute, era: overcoat overtime A ove, abe tuercast «overhang a Aballoon flew overhead. b When he heard the aaod news, he got overexcited. ¢ The tain was overcrowded, so couldn't get a seat d left my overcoat on the bus. rma nN Word-building: the meaning of prefixes and a root word (e.. flow). The prefix + the root word produce a new word (eg. overfiow). ‘Alot of prefixes carry meaning. you understand the meaning of prefixes it will help you to understand new ‘words. A good dictionary will have entries for prefixes. Prefixes can be grouped into the folowing categories a numbers time © size 4 positon 2. Read the strategy above. Then match the prefixes in bold to a-din the strategy. 1 The transatlantic ight fiom London to New York takes sixhours. 2 There are many pre-war buildings in my stiet. 3 The minibus picks us up at7am. every morning, 4 Atricycle has three wheels 5 In the foreground of the picture, you can see the idyllic beach, 6 We usually do our shopping at the superstore on the ‘outskirts of town, 7 He's bilingual — he speaks two languages fluently. 8 The ex-footballer is giving a talk at our school today. 3 Match the prefixes in exercise 2to meanings 1-8. 1 three two. before small former front extreme; lage across; through MMMM 52) Vocabulary’ the meaning of prefixes 4. Add the prefixes below to categories a-d in the strategy. ‘= post-m maxi-m mono-s sub- 5 Answer the questions. 1 fa word isa monosyllable, how many syllables has it got? 2 Whats bigger—a market, a minimarket ora supermarket? 3 san erftend stl your friend? 4 What's longer —a max-dtess or a mini-diess? 5 Where Isa subway? 6 How many languages does atlingual person speak? 6 Complete sentence b so that it has a similar meaning to sentence a. Use one of the prefixes from exercises and 4 and the correct form of the words below. s president m weekly m eaten m atlantic» lingual = mature 1a Thefirst flight across the Atlantic was from Canada to Ireland in 1910 b Thefirt flight was from Canada to Ireland in 1919 ‘though her baby was born before its expected time, he is doing well b Although her baby was. well 3a Imso full-Ivehad too much food. b Imsofull-lve ‘When learning vocabulary, i's good to use a dictionary which is only in English. ‘When learning vocabulary, i's good to use a dictionary. @ Wewenttoa tak given by our former president, b Wewent toa tak given by our a Wehave meetings twice a week b Wehave meetings. sheis doing o 7. Use a dictionary to find three words with each of the prefixes mono-, multi- and sub-. Write your own, ‘example sentence with each new word. 1 Dictionary entries from Oxford Werdpower Dictionary, 4th editionReview 4 Complete the sentences with the correct form ofthe 5 Complete the sentences with the verbs below. verbs below. Baer oibeatll fee ra eecenee hens s=contaminate m devastate mdie out evacuatem spreads will come m’m speaking ml speak = may join serelocate 1 thope the rain soon. My garden is very dry. 1 The bird called the dodo inthe th century, 2. You right about climate change — I'm not sure. 2 infected insects can dangerous diseases. 3 Lookat that rain! The rivers already full. There 3 Ol ‘water, making it dangerous for animals. a big tsk of floods tonight. 4 In1956, the US government paid Native Ameriansto. 4 | the campaign. | haven't decided yet from the country tothe city 5 promise | toher about it soon, OK? 5 Hurricane Katrina [New Orleans in 2005 6 think if in the future better than now. 6 After the 20 tsunami Japanese authorities 71 tothe Environment Minister at 300 pm. local people to places of safety tomorrow. Marks ./6 8 Thelecture on environmentalism at 1.0. 9 ts possible that counties, a war over water 2 Complete the text with the correct form of the Marks ./9 ‘words in brackets. Add the correct prefixes (co~ inter-,over-, under. re-, semi). 6 Choose the correct answers. Brazilian favela, which are poor, Today, |". try doing an RAK (‘random act of developed) places, ae often also” kindness witha friend. Wemade plas lst right: We fee areas me = ae nee ea ree national} support from many countries. It he oo what todo then. We have a few ideas already. We _ tothe bus stop and pay fora stranger's ticket. ‘According to my timetable, the next bus... nan ‘one street you can see a fish, a kite, and a half ‘hour. Alternatively, we® up litter in the park. moon ina perfect® (clo ‘The skyis blue it”. bealovely day. You know what? Let’s do that: I thinkit* more fun painting their houses, Artists and local people 5 (operate) to create unique designs. In just Marks: 16 1a might b will ¢ 'mgoingto d may 3 Complete the text with the correct prepositions. 2a limeet b meet temeeting d might meet care" animals. I believe * 4a mightgo b go c ‘tegoing d willgo treating them with respect. That's why I 5 aisleaving b wor'tleave ¢ mayleave d leaves belong * an animal rights charity, the 6 a willpick b might pick ¢ ‘epicking d pick 4, hunting animals for sport. We've 8 a isbeing b willbe ¢ is d maynotbe set ® an anti-hunting campaign and Marks /8 now we're relying * your donations for success, Please help! ‘Complete the sentences. Use the future perfect or future continuous form of the verbs in brackets. Marks: 16 1 What. you, at this 4 Complete the sentences with the verbs below. There shop!(do/ volunteer) address m aid m donate m raise m take part m transform that, we. outside the town hall. mm volunteer {finish / protest) Teco epemeeetel arose TSE amadeoTscey 2 Fx” onwtanharsvectohb ath 4 payaiionanene Na, peop . 10,000 more people here then. But by problems. . just 1000 more homes. (grow / ive / build) By cee ee eee 4 eee ee eee 6 Education can people’ lives for the better, [Total ED) Marks: /6 GEMM "orto maces | Reviews 53“iaaa\ 1 Label the photos with the words below. climate change m deforestation m disease m drought earthquakes m famines floods m pollution = poverty ‘unemployment = urbanization a volcanic eruptions 2. Match the global issues in exercise 1to the headlines. * Village under water | ? Extreme weather continues 3 Millions with no money for food * ‘Thousands of people flocking to the city 5 Ash cloud stops flights 6 Buildings fall as ground moves 7 CROPS FAIL ONCE AGAIN | Jobless rate highest in 20 years | NO RAIN FOR MONTHS | 10 Massive oil spill off the coast "Amazon trees used for packaging 2 (CHOLERA EPIDEMIC HITS COUNTRY | Vocabulary bank 4 1 Complete the table with the verb forms. Which two verbs have the same noun form? Verbs People 1 campaigner 2 ‘organizer 3 (charity) workey 4 participant 5 competitor 6 promoter 7 distributor 8 sponsor 9 10 " R for charity donor supporter fund-raiser volunteer funds 2 Complete the definitions with the nouns in exercise 1. 1A makes a gift of money to a charity. 2 An arranges for something to happen. 3A does a job in an organization that helps ‘other people, an tries to persuade others about the importance of something, 5A takes part ina sporting event, like. race, 6A collects money fora charity or an organization. 7A takes part in an activity BA gives somebody money for charity if that person succeeds in completing a particular activity, oA .does work without being paid fori WA leads or takes part in a campaign, ay shows that they agree with an organization. RA supplies products to different areas 3. Complete the text with the correct forms of the verbs or nouns in exercise 1. ‘The charty Oxfam has been around for over seventy eee ees) but most ofitshelpers are unpaid ---.0f Oxfam help the organization in many ways. Some of them ‘money regulary tothe charity while ‘others § fund-raising events, such ‘88 sponsored head shaves. This is a fun actity for ‘everyone who ® «. ftom the person who hrastheirhead shaved tothe”... who seca eee ca do this race to {pte mopman cert ett u id in emergency situations, Vocabulary bank4 137tt NN SNS eal CERES te V2, Grammar reference and practice 4 4.1 Expressing the future going to We use be + going oto talk about: Present simple = intentions. \We use the present simple to talk about future events that ate fixed because they are based on a schedule, calendar or timetable. eie's flight lands at 1.00 tomorrow morning What time does the film start? Present continuous \We use the present continuous to talk about personal arrangements fora future day or date, ‘Ym meeting up with Olivia tonight {'m not doing anything later. 1 Choose the correct words. 1 We have / are having a meeting tornorrow to discuss how to raise funds. 2. Accoiding to the timetable, the drama group, rehearses /is rehearsing at sic'ciock What do you do / are you doing later? 4 Does everyone go / Is everyone going to Luke's party on Saturday? They don't hold / aren't holding a meeting this week 6 The football match ends /is ending at 7.00, so we can watch the film afterwards, 2 Rewrite the sentences. Use the present simple or the present continuous form of the verbs in brackets. 1 Jan and Kim have decided to go to Amy's party on Saturday. (90) 2. Sarah has just bought a plane ticket fora fight to Madrid next Tuesday. (iy) 3 The plane's departure time is 0920. (leave) 4 The summer lecture programmes scheduled to begin on 15 June. (start) 5 Matt and Jamie have booked a badminton court for later (play) will We use willand wont to talkabout: ‘= promises and hopes forthe future, often with verbs lke hope, expect or promise + that (you can omit that) hope (that) yout be very happy here We can also use the infinitive with f0 after these verbs. We hope to arrange another meeting soon predictions often after/ think or idont think, or Future facts that we are certain about {don't think it wil be dificult to pass this exam, ‘Thal plant wort survive for long without water. f= future facts that we are less certain about, with probably. We vill probably go to the park, but it depends on the weather, WE 110 Grammar reference and practice 4 Ben's going to join a gym 1 predictions about the future based on something we: can seein the present. Look at the sky, Is going to be a beautiful day. Compare: going to They ares't going to stay very long. (That is their mention) will / won't They won't stay very long, (| predict this) Sometimes there slttle diference between going to and the present continuous when talking about the future, We're. going to have a parly nex! weekend. ‘We're having a party next weekend. We use the present continuous to talk about a definite plan for which the arrangements have been made. And we use going toto show that the plan is only an intention. may | might We use may or might when we are less certain about the future. Although mayis considered to be more definite than might, there is, in fact, very litle difference in meaning between the two words. 3. Complete the sentences with the correct form of will, ‘or be going to and one of the verbs below. m start m cause m not go. fall a not take m make 1 Thope this 2a long time, Im very busy. 2 Itisclear that further drought very serious problems n the area 3 Lookat that man! He off the roof! 4 We to the meeting, Welve got too much work to do, 5 Clean water probably the biggest cifference to the people in the village. 6 They ‘a campaign to help promote the message. 4 Match1-8 toa-h to make sentences. 1 Tve got a cold, so | probably 2. Sarah and | won't be at the picnic, but we 3 Is great news. We're 4 Good luck.| hope! 5. Mike isnt sure, but he thinks 6 The temperature is dropping, It 7 Catlaisnit certain, but she 8 Theyintended to join us on the protest, but they might meet us later aren't going to come now. won't go swimming later. the journey will take about three hous. going to get a dog, at last ‘may see you at Jacks party. ‘I see you again soon, ‘s going to be very cold tonight. yateance4.2" Future perfect and future continuous Future perfect ees f You He/She/It we You They will have ‘wont have helped many people. ores you Yes, you he/she/it | havehelped | wil wil we many people? | No, they you wont. they Use We use the future perfect to talk about = an action that will be completed before a definite time inthe future, We often use by +a time expression to say when the action will be finished ‘The trafic situation will have improved by eleven o'clock. Call Cris tomorrow. Hell have had more time to think about the idea by then. We can also use before-+ time expression, Chris wor't have made his decision before tomorrow, A time expression is not always necessary, however. hope that we wor't have done all that hard work for nothing ‘The campaign will raise avareness of the issue, but in the ‘end, what will it have achieved? 1 Complete the sentences with the future perfect form of the verbs in brackets. 11 By four clock this afternoon, Olivia her driving test. take) 2 Wait until tomorrow to speak to Mark. He his mind up before then. (not make up) 3. By thistime tomorrow, Mr Reed across the English Channel. (wir) 4 By the end of this essay. ‘two thousand words. (write) 5 you by ths time tomorrow? (receive) 6 By thistime on Friday, six times. (see) over your exam results this film Future continuous ee You aon willbe helping many people. We won't be You They ne you Yesyou heb vn fevshevie | PERRO | i we a | No tey you peat won't. they Use We use the future continuous with a future time expression to talk about actions that will be in progress at a definite time in the future. IW be travelling to Africa this time next week. Itis not always necessary to use a future time expression, pparticulaly if the timeframe is clear from the context Will you be helping out at the event? (some time between the start and the end of the event) 2 Complete sentence b so that ithas a similar ‘meaning to sentence a. Use the future perfect or future continuous tense. 1 aTheconcert finishes at 900, b At859,the concert 2a Weleave school at 348. b By400,! school 3-a Nickis going toarrive home later than 12.00, b Nick home by 1155. 4 a It's eleven oclock. At eleven o'clock tomorrow, she's flying to Lisbon. b Thistime tomorrow she to Lisbon, 5 a The package will take several weeks to arrive b The package: by tomorrow. 6 a The protest begins tomorrow morning at 9am. and continues all day. b By 930 tomorrow, the protest ALS ON ET TEN RN," foc Grammar reference and practice 4111