Module 1
‘A good influence
Academic vocabulary 1 @wa fy
Education
1a. Work in pairs. Discuss the meaning of the words
in bold,
1 There are some benefits of homeschooling but
there is also a negative side
2 Many countries se single-sex education as a
positive thing,
3 Large institutions offer better support for
students.
4 Its more effective to reward good behaviour than
to punish poor behaviour
5 The main aims of higher education should be to
carry out research, not to teach,
b Complete the article with words from
Exercise 1a
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Experts regularly * research to identify the bast
education system, Many institutions offering *
particularly undergraduate programmes, compete internationally
for students. So what system works the best?
‘Many pede believe that? where boys goto one
school and girls go to another, is better and has more
«___than problems. These schools often have very
+ __* results in end-of-school tests. However, with the
internet and better communications, more children don't go to
school but learn through * There have always been
worries that not mixing with other children would have a(n)
7___ effect on their social sils when they are older but
there has not bean much research recently in®°_of
this argument
Educational’ __in different countries may have very
different views on how to {good behaviour and
1__bad behaviour. There is one thing which all experts
‘agree on: education systems in different countries, or even within
different neighbourhoods, have different” _to suit their
social needs and there is no one ideal system.
€ Discuss the questions in small groups.
1. What do you think of the different systems of
‘education mentioned in the article?
2. Which system of education do you think works
best in your country?
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Collocations related to education
2 Choose the correct options in italics to complete
the sentences.
1 It can be helpful for children to attend / make
after-school classes.
2 Schools often dorit notice / identify issues until its
too late.
3 tsa good thing to specialise in a certain /
particular area at a young age.
4, Hard work is the only way to improve academic /
study performance in the long term,
5 You need to use / invest time in your interests as
well as your studies.
6 Acompletely-educated / well-educated population
is important for the economy,
Word patterns
3a Complete the questions with prepositions. Then
find the words in italics in the text on page 9 and
check your answers.
1 What kind of people are concerned -
children’s education?
2 What are the good things about socialising
_____ students outside of class?
3. How does the school you go to have an effect
a your lfe later?
4 Are university graduates more likely
find a job than school-leavers?
5 Do you want to continue —
afer finishing this course?
education
b Decide if the words (1~6) are verbs, nouns
or adjectives. Then match them with theit
meanings (A-F).
1 challenging adestiv.© 4 effort
2 energy 5 goal
3 issue _— 6 encourage
A physical and mental strength
B something you hope to do in the future
C difficult in an enjoyable way
D give someone the confidence to do something
E the hard work needed to do something
F a subject or problem that people often discuss
¢ Complete the sentences with the correct form of
words from Exercises 3a and b. Then discuss the
statements in pairs.
1 It’s important that classes are but not
100 difficult.
2 Teamwork is easier when students. _with
each other outside class.
3 Some people can learn a language without
putting in much
4 Rewards are nat enough to __ students to
‘work hard.
5. Family background has a major on
student results. Academic vocabulary 2 (@wg fac)
Compound nouns related to work
1a. Match the beginnings of the sentences (1-6) with
the endings (A-F). Then note the compound
nouns in italics.
Normal working
Some companies use social
Many development
Employees use networking
Employers take an active
Negative comments may stop a potential
‘A customer from buying a company's products,
B hours for office workers are 9-5.
C sites 1 make new business contacts.
D
E
F
1
2
3
4
5
6
role in making sure their staff are happy.
‘opportunities are available for staf.
‘media to recruit new staf.
b Which compound nouns in Exercise 1a are made
up of adjective + noun? Which are made up of
noun + noun?
adjective + naun: tial nadia ~ ntun + noun: wring hours
Verb + noun collocations related to work
2a Complete the text with the words in the box.
address affect complete establish give make
seting
Employers want to get the best work out oftheir
_ employees, so they need to help them find some
| job satisfaction, Employers can challenge staf
| membersby them new goals, They can
aso? ‘development opportunities so staff
i can learn new skis. t's good idea to?___
Positive feedback to staff when they‘ tasks
| effectively. Ths will make them feel valued
| Ifastaff member is worried about an aspect of their
| J0b, the employer should®____ arrangements
for that person to speak privately toa manager outside
their team. This manager should try to
00d relationship withthe staff member. Many
ployers”___the positive side ofthis
sm: by listening to the employee's concerns and
support they can quickly? an
le before it becomes too big and starts to
their work.
© Read the text again and underline the nouns that
follow the verbs in the blanks
Module 1
‘A good influence
4 What do employers in your country do to help
motivate employees to work hard? Think about
the things in the box.
colleagues facilities _ other financial benefits
responsibility salary training
working environment working hours
Easily confused words related to work
3 Complete the sentences with the words in italics.
1 career, job, work
‘A When you start anew__, its
important to look motivated.
B Many young people want to follow a
inthe media,
itis difficult for young people to find
in some countries these days
2 hear, listen
‘A. Employees should always ____to
their managers.
B_ Employers dontt want potential employees to
negative comments about them
3 salary, wages
‘A Some of the employees have asked for an
increase in their annual
B Staff receive each Friday for the
hours they worked during the week.
4 raise, rise
A All employees expect their salaries to
each year.
B Ifemployers their employees
salaries, the employees will only be more
motivated for a short time.
17 | Module 2
More than a feeling
Academic vocabulary 1 @wQ (ac)
Adjectives and prepositions related to
feelings
1a Complete the sentences with the prepositions in
the box.
‘about (x3) by (2) of b2)
1 Arecent survey showed that 47 percent of
students are initated _ their roommates.
2. 46 percent of students are anxious
receiving final grades.
3 Three quarters are excited
to see their parents
4-12 percent are proud
they put into their studies
5A fifth of students are frustrated
lack of typing skills,
6 More than 50 percent of students are pleased
their academic progress.
7 44 percent of students are concerned
getting a job after they graduate
8 28 percent were disappointed ___ their
last grade.
9 Aimost two-thirds of students are afraid
not being successful
10Over 90 percent are opposed
fees for students
going home
_ the hard work
their
——_ higher
b Underline the verbs which follow a preposition in
Exercise 1a. What form are they in? Make a note
of this pattern in your vocabulary notebook
‘¢ Complete the sentences so they are true for you.
1 I get iritated
2 Tmanxious
3 I'm really excited ——
4 im proud —
5, I'm sometimes frustrated
6 Im pleased
7 tim concerned
8 Iwas disappointed
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9 Imatraid
OI opposed
4. Work in pairs. Discuss your answers in Exercise
ic and find out what you and your partner have
in common.
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Academic verbs
2a Choose the correct options in italics to complete
the text about stress at work. Check the meaning
of any unknown words in a dictionary.
‘A'group of scientists is planning to’ involve / research
the topic of stress at work. Their study, which will
interpret / involve $00 people who work in business,
is likely 0 analyse / generate alot of interestin
the business world. The research will investigate /
‘generate how our workin lives are affecied wen we
4re stressed. The scientists carrying out the research
will first collect and then § ahalyse / identify data.
They will then ® interpret / investigate the results and
come to a conclusion, The results will hopeful
identify / release ways that stress chemicals affect
ur working lives.
b The underlined words in Exercise 2a are words
that often follow the (correct) verbs. Make a
note of these collocations in your vocabulary
notebook.
cc Have you ever felt stressed? How did it feel?
Academic collocations
3a. Match the beginnings of the sentences (1-8)
the endings (A-H). Then note the collocations in
italics.
Crying is a form
Tears can fallin
Anaiety can cause physical
High stress
Envy is one possible
In my country itis not culturally
Guilt is related
Stress chemicals are released
acceptable to show anger at work.
to something you did wrong in the past.
€ of communication,
D response to dir in your eye
E pain, for example, 2 headache
F by your body because it thinks itis in danger.
G explanation for disliking someone,
H levels are bad for you
Cross out the word in italics that does not collocat
with the word in bold
1 physical activity / appearance / figure / health
2 direct / effective / personal / speaking communicati
3 individual / high / emotional / epproprate response.
4 give / hear / provide / say an explan:
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Easily confused words related
to family, friends and people
1a Complete
1 bring up
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Module 2
More than a feeling
the sentences with the words in italics.
grow up
ink its better for children to__ in the city.
B Its important that grandparents help to
children.
- 2 relative, relationship
a A The between family background and success is.
well-known
B Its good to have one _ that you can tak to about anything,
A Lifes
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area
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in my area.
B Modern
4 accept, except
g10ups for young people
is a better place to raise children.
A Families can take a while to new members.
B Children shouldn't have to do any work, _ homework.
5 sensible, sensitive
‘A. Keeping the same friends throughout lfe is a decision
to other people's needs.
going to be easier for the
computers were very basi¢
b Discuss the sentences in Exercise 1a in pairs. Do you agree?
Collocations related to family, 2 Match the beginnings of the sentences (1-6) with the endings (A~F).
friends and people Then note the collocations in italics.
1 Its hard to question the cultural ‘A behaviour by looking at
2 There are some similarities young babies.
between the human B norms of society
3 You would expect people from interaction is a necessary
similar cultural part of lf
4 Weare social creatures and human, _D values to the younger
5. Grandparents need to pass on generation,
cultural E species and other animals.
6 You can learn alot about human __F_—backgrounds to have a lot
in.common,
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Sensational
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bb Work in pairs. Do you think being @ ‘musician is
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still a good career?
ia Discuss the questions in pairs, Check the
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2. Did you enjoy studying literary texts ‘at school? dictionary:
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Being human
Academic vocabulary ieee
Science
‘ta Imagine o group of scientists are working on
research project. Put the actions in the correct
Tear (128), Check the meaning ofthe words in
old in a dictionary if you are unsure
They carry out research and gather data to help
them understand the problem.
___ Finally, they ae lucky. their discovery makes
history,
They examine the data they collect.
L They identify a problem
— They publish their research results,
= they find evidence in the data that explains
the cause,
bb Complete the article with the words in the box
Zola conduct decoveredintemational
ratural research significant
understanding of *
(eg. biology, chemistry or physics) but
they work together ‘and'do research
online. In a recent project, a gfOUP of
citizen scientists ” aprotein
structure in just three weeks ~ something
that real scientists had failed to do.
«¢ Find four pairs of synonyms in Exercises 18
and 1b.
problem isu
4 Discuss the questions in pairs.
1. What are the benefits of citizen scientists dong
research online?
2. Ave there any potential problems?
Phrasal verbs
2a Match the beginnings ofthe sentences (1-8) with
the endings (A-H). Then note the phrasel verbs
in italics,
1 I can never work
3 Whenever | touch a piece of equipment it breaks
3 | am good at coming a
4 | sometimes note
55 think men are better at dealing
6 | would like to carry
7 | always go
3 Because of my bad memory, | often have to [ook
‘A out some research into the way our Brains work
B down!
C up words in a dictionary.
D out difficult maths problems
E up with new ideas.
FE overnotes from lessons later that day.
G with science topics than women
1 down English words | see on the internet
b Replace the ‘phrasal verbs in Exercise 2a with a q
different verb that has a similar meaning. Use a
dictionary to help you.
{can noe nese te cfc maths prbles.
¢- Write the phrasal verbs in Exercise 2a in yous
Vooabulary notebook. Then work in pairs and
fell your partner ifthe sentences are true for
‘you or net.
‘Technology
Ba Choose the correct options in italics to complet
the sentences. Then note the collocations in
old.
1 You have a computer sickness / virus which s
deleting your files.
2 You wank to insert / install a new program Dut
you dont know how.
3 You want to load up / upload a video on 4
jnebste but your connection is 00 Siow.
4 You eartt enter your password / protection
because youve forgotten it
5 You click on a connection /link and ittakes
toa different website
6 You try to download fetch an app but "1
too long
7 ee ist a document / paper ané hous
pecause you didrit save it propery.
8 veuve gota technical / technological probl
and no one you can ask for help.
tb Work in pairs. Which of the computer P
in Exercise 3a have you experienced?
«¢. Write the collocations from Exercise 321%
vocabulary notebook with an example 5 Academic vocabulary 2 (wd (
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