UNIT 1: A World of Difference

Page 2, One World Quiz

Vocabulary Phrase
1 life expectancy on average
2 world population, reach (v)
3 equator (n), daylight (n), sunrise and sunset
4 barrels
5 wonders of the world, ancient world, the Pyramids, a lighthouse
6 extinct (a)
7 sank (v), hit an iceberg
8 be admitted to
9
10 the Internet, The Department of Defense, a means of communication go live
11
12 the right to vote

Page 4, Making Conversation

rival (n)

Page 6-7, Reading and Speaking

(v) raise (a family), apply, chat, wander, cherish,
(n) immediate family, extended family, profiles, capital, a single-story block, windshield,
odometer, a dressmaker, a slum, fees, preschool, suburb, spare money, a motto, services
bureau, alleyways, hospitality, routine, communities, headquarter, archaeology, regrets,
demolition
(Adj, Adv) approximately, cracked, typical, communal, noticeable, prestigious, municipal,
central, close-knit, elderly, relaxed, increasingly, traditional, frail, alone, lonely,
bright, well-balanced, frugally
(Phrase) be close to, be stressed about, since childhood, be out of step with, rush around,
knock down, be typical of, care for, tell the truth

Immediate family: usually defined as a person’s smallest family unit, including parents,
siblings, spouse, and children
Extended family: a family that extends beyond the nuclear family, consisting of parents like
father, mother, and their children, aunts, uncles, ...

Jigsaw reading (Pages 6-7). Divide the class into two groups. Group A, read about the
Kamau family from Kenya. Group B, read about the Qu family from
China. After you and your partner read, work with him/her, compare and
swap information about the families and their motto. Discuss the
following:
1) What similarities and differences can you find?
2) How have their lives changed over the years?
3) What regrets or worries do they have now?
Page 8, Listening and Speaking (CD1-8)
(Noun) nationalities, Peru,
(Adjective, adverb) bilingual, neutral, ultimately
(Phrase) end up, for years, stay neutral, settle down, pros and cons, feel at home, for good

Page 9, Listening and Speaking (CD1-9)

(Adjective, adverb) originally, mainly, cosmopolitan, bilingual, presumably, tricky
(Phrase) keep in touch, sum up, bring up

Word Form (P. 9)

an actor (n) - action (n) - acting (n) - activities (n) - active (a)

Collocation (P. 9)
a cosmopolitan city
a well-paid job
a close-knit family
drive carelessly
fall in love
win a race

Everyday English (P. 8)

(Verb) brief
(Noun) tap water, a filling, reception, terminal
(Adjective, adverb) medium, urgent
(Phrase) check in, be stuck in traffic, be sold out
(Colloquial expression) I’ll manage!