a Inspiring lives Talk about heroes Talk about accidents Describe reactions Describe what was happening at a moment in the past Tell a story Write a biographyPRE-READING @© Match the quotes to the images. 1. "The power ofthe Web isin its universality. Access by everyone regardless of disability i an essential aspect: 2. ©) “ttyeucnyy design menus thet are essential junk or fast fod, the whole infrastructure supports junk 3. © “dream of an Africa which sin peace with tse 4 © “woul keto be 2 terrorist for music education — to make a complete reform, allover the world 5. C) “One chil, one teacher. one book, and one pen can change the werld.” O Bwro... 1. © tought for women's right to education? 2. O) as president of his country? 2. O trained disaevantaged young people to workin the hossitality industry? 4. O founded # musical project to unite countries in wer conflict? 5. © created the World Wide Web and opened it for free? © Tick (V/) what defines a hero in your opinion. Aero... 1. is brave. 5. wants to get money. 9. wants to be famous. 2, fights for a cause 6. is physically strong, 10, sets 2 good example. 3. is violent 7. is peaceful. 4, takes risks. 8, is generous. © © Which of the people in the pictures do you identify with the qualities you ticked? ems; Let's make a Prezi presentation of a hero! our favourite real life hero. Search In groups, you will be preparing a Prezi presentation of information on websites, magazines and books. You can also ask your family or teacher about it Look for tips an how to build your praject on p. 21. You will complete the project on p. 25.READING The School Anthony was a shy boy. He sat atthe back of his Tong skinny body from the attention of his classmates. They called him "Mr [Nobody because he was so invisible. Every time they ‘had the opportunity, they bullied Anthony. He was getting used to ths “ceremony” ‘Teachers were worried, but they didn’t have enough time to talk about it. Or was it that they didn't know how to support such a special boy? Dring lessons, Anthony answered all the teacher's {questions and he sometimes added some details about certain topics. He was a “nerd in the eyes of his classmates. Bur if he didn’t answer, he was considered “silly” What could he do to change things? They sty that “opportunities ae round the comer” and so the chance arrived “The schoo! that was ten blocks away from Anthony’s invited his clas to take part in a ‘competition. It was a triathlon: a contest on long distance swimming, bicycling and running. The lass had to choose someone forthe three sports ‘A difficult challenge, Alfred, a classmate of Anthony’s, had a mountain, bike, but instead he played videogames all day Jong. He never cycled more than three or four blocks to go toa friend's house. Marcos smoked, so he couldn't manage anything long distance ‘On the other hand, Anthony usually rode his bike He was visiting the community hospital once a week. @ Find in the text adjectives describing Anthony. Do they vary as the story progresses? Why / Why not? © Read again and put the events in order. There is an extra sentence. 1. Anthony usually swam across the river 2. Anthony had an app: 3. Anthony bpecause he was doing voluntary work in the atemoon. “The hospital was thirty blocks from his house, So Anthony was trained in Tong distance cycling. Henry could swim, but when he went tthe beach in the ‘summer he didn't ike swimming inthe sea. He could Swim 200 metres in a swimming pool, bat nothing more | than that, Anthony usually spent his suromers | his grandparents ina house near he ver He loved) fishing and swimming. He usually swam across the river to test his strength against the river flow. That gave him a chance of eompeting. [Nobody volunteered to participate in the competition. "Everybody yas afraid of being bullied if they failed. Anthony was THE candidate! ‘The day of the triathlon, Anthony was one ‘of the first students to arrive. Much to his surprise all his classmates were arrivi ‘with banners with his name on them. They trusted him! — “The competition started with a 1 km swim. Anthony was not first. He was the third 10 each the finishing lin. He was worried, but his ‘lassinates were shouting his name and cheering hhim on, He got on his bike and arrived first at ing line, He was so happy! running, his long skinny body helped ‘him tobe faster than the other students in the competition. He won the cup for his school! "Anthony was the hero! No more bullying for him! rybody was afraid of being bullied C 5. Anthony won the cup for his s C 6. Anthony was cycling 3 km once Oo 2 week 7 A school ir ae classmates were arriving a ompetition with banners.© Answer. 1. Why did Anthony sit atthe back of the classroom? Because he. was shy. What id his classmates call him when he answered the questions? What was his teachers reaction? What was Alfred doing al day? What couldn't Marcos do? Why? 6. Why couldn't Henry swim in the contest? Why were Anthony’s classmates carrying banners with his name? What did they do when Anthony arrives third in the swimming race? Why could Anthony be the fastest runner? 40. Why was Anthany a hero? © Were Anthony's classmates right in bullying him? Why / Why not? © Do students bully other students in your school? Who are bullied? What do you think about it? Accidents © anthony visited the hospital where he works as a volunteer. Use the verbs to complete the sentences. [read] books to the kids. Ipushl Mrs Long's [help! Mr Perry with the 0) to the doctor's with Mrs Thatcher. VOCABULARY @ Now complete this paragraph about Mrs Thatcher's visit to the doctor. Use the words from the box. e check leg © ambulance @ wet @ bench heroes © oor © paramedics Last Sunday Mrs Thatcher went for 2 1__walk__to the park. She was walking near the duck’s pond when she slipped on the wet * and broke her® ‘Aman who was walking next to her helped her to sit on a and called 999. After few arrived and the took her to the hospital Yesterday, Anthony took her to the doctor's for a The doctor told her she ‘was getting better. Mrs Thatcher thanked the doctor, Anthony and the man from the park: "You are my she said Reactions © a. Tick (V/) Mrs Thatcher's positiye reactions in the accident. 1. She stayed calm 2. She started to panic 3. She shouted for help. 4, She started to cry. 5. She was very brave. 6. She reacted quickly b. Rewrite Mrs Thatcher's story using the expressions in Exercise 8a.GRAMMAR Past continuous Study and complete the table. re Conn es Wh- questions Iwas helping my mum at |wasn't ry dad Was he calling 9992 Wry he calling? home, at home, They were. 2airl. They werent helping they asking for What were they saying? > See Grammer Reterence2 Extra Practice Book, p.& @ 100k at the pictures of Pablo's story on the left and complete the Paragraph. Use the past continuous. When Argentina and Germany played in the 2014 World Cup final, my friends and were watching {watch the match at home 1d my brother Luciano ? watch] the match at the stadium. My dad Icook! a jarbecue and my sister (paint! her with the colours of the Argentinian flag, Messi Higuain and Mascherano (olay) very wel that day, The team was very ried, but Mascherano talked to them and cheered them up. Unfortunately we lost, but they are still heroes to us, Their confidence was inspiring to us all © write questions to match the answers. 1. Who were watching the maich at home? Pablo and his friends 2 Atthe stadium, A barbecue bIo's sister. & Messi, Higuain and Mascherano.Past simple and past continuous Study the box. GRAMMAR ‘To say what was happening when something else happened, use: past continuous + when simple past | was riding ry bicycle when | fel ‘To describe two actions that happened simultaneously inthe past, use: cast continuous + while + past continuous | was riding my bicycle while she was walking her dog > See Grammar Reference 1, Extra Practice Book, p © Complete the paragraph with the verbs in the box. © were giving © were collecting invited had © arrived © were looking Last week |! invited __ some friends to help in the kid's hospital, Mike and toys from the community while Laura and Raymond for some clothes. This morning in the hospital we! the toys tothe kids when the doctors ® and helped us to serve the food. We a wonderful day. © complete the text with the past simple or past continuous. In December Titly! flew {fly} with her family to Thailand. On 26" December the family? [gol tothe beach, While they? Inlay} on the beach, Tily* look} atthe water She (seel a tot of bubbles and* \understand! what” lhappen) She? _ [tell] her mother Her mother and the hotel manager 2 (shout to all the people and they" (runl to safe place @ Circle the best option. abi phone Yal7vasfalng nthe vate: che Fe /e gnc i Hipp [nesalietng on . Thea ber ere can for hlp while heya a Seinpraieee , Laure called / wes alg toh a tied wos yng to sand up, ne ited wos caling 999 while the er all ear Rll ae His a aT a a il et iar tg cara bench Prezi presentation of a hero + Choose arate hero and look for images that represent fist. py + Choose a song that might represent what she /he does «Take notes about him or her «You can use the past continuous tense to descrve what this person was doing when the ohotos were takenWales Do you know in which countries Spanish is an official language? Did you know that Spanish is spoken in Africa and Asia? Did you know that Spanish is the second most popular language in the world? Let's learn a bit more about this exciting language! ‘the second most popular language after English and the second by number of speakers after Mandarin. Reread the text and discuss. 1. Why is Spanish so important in the UK? 2. In how many countries is Spanish the official language? 3. Whyis Spanish considered as a new lingua franca? Do you want to know more? Let's play this trivia quiz! 1. Inwhich of these African countries is Spanish an official language? Namibia b. Equatorial Guinea € Nigeria 2, There is an Asian country where many people have Spanish names and surnames. Which a.China b. Singapo Philippines 3. Which of these countries contains the largest population of Spanish speakers? a. Argentina b Mexico «Colombia ‘4. One of these Latin American writers won a Nobel Prize in Literature. Who was it? 2. Gabriela Mistral bb. Julio Cortazar «. Isabel Allende '5. Which will be the largest Spanish-speaking country in the world by 2050, a. The United States b. Venezuela « Spain You can go online to find out about these and other Spanish facts. In which countries is Spanish an official language? List at least ten countries. %© Inspiring lives READING @ Read the text. What type of text is it? & astory & anarticle letter We often read articles about heroes in the newsjraper or see them on TV. They always do brave, important or very intelligent things and we think they are special. But they are no more’ special than normal people. They just have the opport 5 tobe hero. T think heroes can also be pegple who live ordinary lives and ge to work or school every day. Perhaps they haven't got much money and they have to work really hard. Or, maybe, thay have ‘serious Personal problems and they have to be brave, 1o My hero is my eéusin, He had an accident a few years he was very young and he can't walk very well. But this isn't the reason why he's my hero, | admire him because he's so positi. Everything he does is more diffeult for him than for other peo} but he's always happy and never gets angry or depressed. 1 15 he's great. Bre you a hero? Are you sitting next to a hero at this very moment? Have a. look at her or him and think about it. Claire Wilson, Year © True or false? © Find words that mean the same in 1, There are a lot of artic! the text. (oeetaieatsand 62 1 clever ine 3 intelligent 2. Heroes are very special people 2. chance [line 4) 3. Ordinary people can be her ® ° ) personal difficulties. * 5. The wrtar's heros nota Oo ee 4. possibly lines 7 and) alent year 7H hen gels ann abo O fas auati ee 8. You or your classmate could be a hero. C) aeVOCABULARY © Use the words in the box to label the @ Match. pcr When | was riding to school, / Hell off my bike and catch fire crash into post or © trip and fall © get trapped in atitt ) 2. The fire crew rescued three a 2 people and 3. When | was crossing the street, I tripped and ‘4. We went for a walk in the city and . The car crashed into a tree and OGe; OO: © 6. They escaped from the building on fire and 1 soved their lives, b. broke a leg & its three passengers died 4. got lost. @. sunived f fell © complete the sentences with the words in the box. gf 5 atinete seit) stayed @ rescued © shouted 2 1. When the fire alarm went off, some people started topanic, 2. When the lift suddenly stopped between two floors, he for help, 3. When the little gil fell off her bicycle, she started to 4, After the accident, he got out of the car and calm, 5. The firefighters arrived and three people 6. He was swimming in the sea and a lifeguard his life.GRAMMAR @ What were these city heroes doing yesterday at 4 o'clock? ome 16 Rose, the firefighter {extinguish) the fire 2. The police oficers were helping help acitizen 3. Mary [help] Mrs McCarty. 4. Dr. Jon examine) his patient. 5. Jeremy [clean] the floor. @ write sentences in the negative and affirmative. 4. Rose / climb /a tree / th fire lextinguish} Rose wasn't climbing a tree, ‘She was extinguishing the fire 2. The police oficers / not drive / thei police car fwalk) Mary /not run / Mrs McCarty (help 4, Dr-Jones /not do / exercises (work) remy / not take / a nap (clean) © complete the sentences with words from the box. enn \ elle fs | © weresitting @ were eating * were playing « stented |. & was smimming «wes speaking \ J Afire in a hotel 1. John 28 sleeping _ in his hotel bedroom when the fire started 2. Tasha in the sea while her sisters handball on the beach 3. Roy and Julie rear the ‘swimming pool when they the siren atthe fire station 4 on her mobile phane while she he fire, 5. Nicole and Diana atthe hotel restaurant when they people running @ a. Put the verbs in the correct tense {past simple or past continuous). Last week, something ' happened happen} to my neighbour. She ar towork when suddenly she {dog whining in the middle ofthe street. She [stop] to help it. She Itake] it with her Later, she watch] the news when she (seel that Mr Rockyfellow, a famous millionaire * payla reward tothe person who inal his dog. She (phonel Mr Rockyfeltow, but she Inot accept ‘any money. The following day she (appear! on the news as.a hero.VOCABULARY @ complete the sentences. 1. She b leg when she fell down the stairs. 2. They got | when they were walking in the forest. 3. The care into a tree and no 4, The house ¢ fire and the ireighters arrived 5. They a boy who was swimming in the river 6. He is my hero because he & © Use the words in the box to. complete the sentences. S 1, When the little boy his hand, he started to 2. The people started to and we tried to them down 3, The firefighters and they lives. 4 Ab from the burning building, GRAMMAR © Choose the correct option. 4. Atten o'clock last night | television ‘a. was watching & amwatching b. watched 2 football when you saw him? 1 Did he play €. Does he play b, Was he playing SE 3. Jamie . were falling < ‘bare falling 4. W when suddenly all the lights went out a. danced «dancing b. were dancing 5. The sun was shining while we up the mountain a. climbed & were climbing b was climb © complete with the correct past form of the verbs. 1. We {watch} TV when the ire (start 2. They havela picnic when they [see] the clouds in the sky. 3. What you (dol at 6 o'clock this morning? 4, The children {watch TY while their mother Ieook! ENGLISH IN USE © Answer the questions with true information. 1. Who is your hero 2, Whats the most ident you can remember? What happened? What were.you. the people doing?