Solutions 3e Pre Intermediate TRD DVD Worksheets

1 The British and the weather
Before you watch

1 SPEAKING Work in pairs. Answer the questions.
1 Have you ever visited Britain? If so, what was it like? If not, would you like to go?
2 Do you know any British people? How would you describe their personalities?
3 What do you think foreigners think about people from your country?
Comprehension check
2 ⊲ Watch the DVD clip. Choose the correct answers.
1 Which of these is a stereotype about British people?
a They are polite.
b They are happy.
c They are generous.
2 What do most British people like talking about?
a sport b politics c the weather
3 What percentage of people check the weather forecast every day?
a 17% b 57% c 70%
3 ⊲ Watch again. Number the types of weather in the order you first see them (1–4).
A rainy B snowy
C sunny D windy
4 ⊲ Watch again. Complete the sentences with the words below. There are two extra words.
embarrassed extreme finish interesting mild phrases start words
1 British people are to talk about certain things.
2 Some people talk about the weather because it is an subject.
3 The weather in Britain is usually .
4 In Britain, weather is unusual.
5 People often conversations by talking about the weather.
6 There are hundreds of weather in the English language.
Round up
5 SPEAKING Work in groups. Answer the question.
How do you think people in your country are different to British people?
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Vocabulary
6 RECYCLE Match the adjectives below with the sentences that they describe.
confused embarrassed relieved shocked upset
1 I don’t understand what he just said about the meeting.
2 Oh dear, that’s so sad. I think I’m going to cry.
3 You’ve found my phone and my keys! Phew! I was really worried I’d lost them.
4 I can’t believe I forgot the words to the song. Everyone in the audience saw me!
5 Did you see the news? There’s a fire at the school! I can’t believe it.
7 Complete the text with the words below.

awkward controversial emotion stereotype
A different view of the British

Visitors to Britain often say the food is terrible, it rains all the time and the British
people never show 1 . But this is a 2 that many foreign people
who live in Britain don’t agree with. While British people may seem 3 or
shy at first, once they become friends, they can be warm and friendly. And don’t worry,
you can talk about more than the weather, as British people enjoy talking about more
4
topics like politics and religion with their friends.
Extension
8 Work in groups. Make a presentation that gives advice to foreign people who want to live in your country.
Think about the following:
• how to introduce yourself
• how to make friends
• what to do when you go to someone’s house
• what is polite and impolite in your country
9 Give your presentation. Use the key phrases for giving advice.
Giving advice
I think / don’t think you should …
You need to …
You have to …
You should …
That’s my advice.
1 DVD teacher’s notes
DVD clip summary

The DVD clip is about British people and their favourite topic of conversation: the weather.
Background
Britain has a temperate maritime climate. This means that it is quite mild compared to the rest of Europe,
with temperatures rarely dropping below 0 degrees Celsius or getting above 32 degrees. The warmest
months are July and August and the coldest months are December and January. In July, the average
temperature in London is 20 degrees, and in January, it is 7 degrees. The British climate is also quite wet:
on average, it rains on one in every three days.
Before you watch

Exercise 1
• Read the questions with the class and elicit answers from individual students. Encourage the students to
guess the answers they do not already know and use their suggestions to start a class discussion.
• Answers: Students’ own answers
Comprehension check
Exercise 2
• Pre-watching: Go through the questions with the students.
• ⊲ Play the whole DVD clip. The students choose the correct answers. Check their answers.
• Answers: 1 a
2 c 3 c
Exercise 3
• Pre-watching: Ask the students to look at the pictures and to try and remember the order that they saw the types of
weather in the DVD clip.
• ⊲ Play the DVD clip to check the answers.
• Answers: A 2 B 4 C 1 D 3
Exercise 4
• Pre-watching: Ask the students to try and complete the sentences before they watch the DVD clip again.
• Weaker classes: Play the DVD clip first and pause after each answer.
• Answers: 1 embarrassed 2 interesting 3 mild 4 extreme 5 start 6 phrases
Round up
Exercise 5
• Put the students in groups. Give them a few minutes to discuss the question.
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Vocabulary
Exercise 6
• Ask the students to read through the sentences first, then match the adjectives with the sentences.
• Answers: 1 confused 2 upset 3 relieved 4 embarrassed 5 shocked
Exercise 7
• Ask the students to read through the text first, then complete the sentences. With a weaker class,
you could elicit the meanings of the words first.
• Answers: 1 emotion 2 stereotype 3 awkward 4 controversial
Extension
Exercises 8 and 9
• Materials needed: None
• Preparation: Put the students in groups of three. Tell them you are a visitor from England and that you
don’t know anything about how to behave in their country.
• Language: Elicit the word advice. Then focus on the key phrases. Decide which phrases to use for actions
that are a good idea (should), and which for actions that are essential (have to, need to).
• Activity: Ask the students to nominate two presenters and one note-taker in the group. Give the students
8–10 minutes to talk about the questions and make notes. Then ask them to present their ideas to the class
and also to you, the pretend visitor from England.
• Extension: After all the groups have presented their advice, ask the students to compare the different
ideas. For homework, you could ask them to write a guide for foreign visitors for a blog or web page.
1 DVD script
The British and the weather

There are lots of stereotypes about British people. All over the world, people think
that the British are shy and polite. The stereotype is that they’re embarrassed to talk
about certain things and don’t show much emotion at all.
In fact, stereotypically British people are usually quite quiet, except when they talk
about one thing – the British weather.
For some reason almost all British people enjoy talking about the weather. A recent
survey found that half of all British people mention the weather every six hours! 70%
of British people check the weather forecast every day and they are often still shocked
when it predicts rain. Even though it rains a lot!
So, why are British people obsessed with the weather? According to the survey, there
are a few different reasons for this. Some people said they talked about the weather
because it changed all the time. There is always something new and interesting to
talk about. However, others disagreed. They talked about the weather because it’s
usually mild, so it’s an easy topic of conversation.
While Britain sometimes has extreme weather this is very unusual, so the weather
is a safe and easy conversation topic. Everybody can join in and nobody will get
confused or upset. It is a perfect conversation starter for socially awkward Britons,
and many people are often relieved when they can chat about the weather rather
than more controversial topics, like politics.
And this weather talk is nothing new. There are hundreds of weather phrases and
idioms in the English language, and some of these are very old. So British people often
mention the weather – even when they aren’t talking about it!
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2 The British landscape
Before you watch

1 What different landscapes are there in your country?
2 What do you know about the different landscapes in Britain?
3 Look at the photos. Which of these landscapes do you think is in Britain?
A B C
Comprehension check
1 Where in England is Dartmoor?
a in the south-west b in the north-west c in the south-east
2 Where is Yorkshire?
a in the south b in the north c in the west
3 Where is the Lake District near to?
a Dartmoor b the Yorkshire moors c Devon
3 ⊲ Watch again. Tick the landscape features that are in the UK.
a lakes e valleys
b hills f volcanoes
c deserts g caves
d streams h mountains
4 ⊲ Watch again. Choose the correct answers.

1 Ben Nevis is the highest mountain / forest in Britain.
2 Loch Morar is 310 / 770 metres deep.
3 Galloway Mountain / Forest is in Scotland.
4 Moorlands are usually hilly, rocky and icy / wet.
5 Dartmoor covers 915 / 954 square kilometres.
6 Emily Brontë wrote about the Yorkshire lakes / moors in Wuthering Heights.
7 Over 12 million people visit the Lake District every summer / year.
8 Beatrix Potter wrote stories for children / adults.
Round up
Would you like to visit Dartmoor and the Yorkshire moors? Why? / Why not?
Vocabulary
6 RECYCLE Complete the sentences with the adjectives below.
dark deep narrow rocky shallow steep
1 The road to the top of the hill was so that we couldn’t cycle up it.
2 You can’t swim in the stream because the water is too .
3 It was difficult to see anything in the cave.
4 The water is very here. You can’t see the bottom.
5 The coast is very here. There isn’t a sandy beach.
6 The stream is quite here. It’s easy to jump over it.

moorland plant remote scenery
Rannoch Moor
Rannoch Moor is a large area of 1 in the highlands of Scotland.
2
It is a area; the nearest town is Glencoe, over two hours away by car.
But with mountains, lakes and forests nearby, the 3 is spectacular and
there is plenty to see. Purple heather grows everywhere on the hills, and in August,
tourists can come and see the beautiful flowers of this famous Scottish 4 .
Extension
8 Work in groups. Use the internet to find photos of some beautiful landscapes in your country.
Then make a poster about the most beautiful places in your country. Include the following:
• descriptions of the places in the photos
• some information about the places
• when is the best time to visit
9 Present your poster to the class. Use the key phrases for describing photos.
Describing photos
This photo shows …
In the foreground / background …
On the left / right …
It looks like …
DVD clip summary

The DVD clip is about the moorland landscape of Britain and how it influenced some famous writers.
Background
Moorlands are areas of uplands. They are usually wet, windy and cold. Moorland covers around 38% of Scotland
and 5% of England and Wales. The most famous moorlands in Britain are in Devon in the south-west, Yorkshire in
the north, and across Scotland. Colourful heather plants often grow there, and these are also home to many small
animals and insects. Approximately 10–15% of the world’s moorland is found in the UK.
Before you watch

Exercise 1
• Read the questions with the class and elicit answers from individual students. Encourage the students to guess the
answers they do not already know and use their suggestions to start a class discussion.
• Answers: 1 Students’ own answers 2 Students’ own answers 3 Photo B
Comprehension check
Exercise 2
• Answers: 1 a
2 b 3 b
Exercise 3
• Pre-watching: Ask the students to read the list and to try and remember which landscape features are in the UK.
• Weaker classes: Play the DVD clip first and pause at each landscape feature.
• Answers: a, b, d, e, g, h
Exercise 4
• Pre-watching: Ask the students to try and choose the correct answers before they watch the DVD clip again.
• Answers: 1 mountain 2 310 3 Forest 4 wet 5 954 6 moors 7 year 8 children
Round up
Exercise 5
Vocabulary
Exercise 6
• Ask the students to read through the sentences first, then choose the correct answers.
• Answers: 1 steep 2 shallow 3 dark 4 deep 5 rocky 6 narrow
Exercise 7
• Ask the students to read through the text first, then complete the sentences. With a weaker class you could
elicit the meanings of the words first.
• Answers: 1 moorland 2 remote 3 scenery 4 plant
Extension
Exercises 8 and 9
• Materials needed: Large pieces of paper, pens, glue, scissors, computers with internet access, printer
• Preparation: Put the students in groups of three. Tell them that they are going to make a poster to
promote their country to foreign tourists.
• Language: Hold up a photo of a landscape, point to the foreground, background, left and right, and elicit
the phrases to describe it.
• Activity: Ask the students to nominate one presenter, one writer and one designer in the group. Give them
a few minutes to find some photos to use, and 8–10 minutes to design and write their poster. Remind
them to include all the information in the task. Then ask them to present their posters to the class.
• Extension: After all the groups have presented their posters, ask the students to compare the different
posters. For homework, you could ask them to write a text about one of the places they chose.
2 DVD script
The British landscape

Britain has a variety of landscapes. In Scotland there are beautiful mountains,
including Ben Nevis, the highest mountain in the country. Loch Morar, the UK’s
deepest lake with a depth of 310 metres, and Galloway Forest, the country’s largest
forest covering around 770 square kilometres, are here too. Wales is famous for its
long valleys, and England has the beautiful Lake District in the north and long, sandy
beaches on the east coast and in the south.
But the UK is also a small island. While there are winding rivers, including the Thames,
which flows through London, and narrow streams, there are no deserts or volcanos.
So when British people think of a remote and dangerous landscape, they often think
of moorland, a hilly and rocky landscape that is usually very, very wet.
There are small, shallow streams, but no big rivers, and although the area is hilly,
there are no steep valleys to stop the wind. So it is often cold, dark and empty, but
it’s beautiful too.
Dartmoor is a famous area of moorland in Devon, in the south-west of England. It
covers 954 square kilometres, but almost nobody lives here. There are few roads or
farms where people live, but there are the ruins of small stone huts and caves. People
built these when they were living here thousands of years ago. Sherlock Holmes hides
in these ruins in The Hound of the Baskervilles. In Conan Doyle’s famous tale, the area
of Dartmoor is a major character. People still come here to see the landscape that
features in the story.
Yorkshire, in the north, is also famous for its moorland. Although not many people live
here, the moors are very popular with tourists. They come for the beautiful scenery,
rare plants and wonderful views.
This landscape is also an important part of British culture and literature. The author
Emily Brontë made the moors famous in her novel Wuthering Heights. She often
came here while she was writing and many of the story’s locations are on or near the
moors. The landscape is also a symbol of the wild nature of the characters.
Of course, not all of the UK’s natural landscape is wild or dangerous. The Lake District
isn’t far from the moors, but it’s very different. Some of the UK’s highest mountains
and biggest lakes are here. The scenery is incredible and over 12 million tourists visit
the Lake District every year.
Like the moors, it’s also an inspiring place for artists and writers. Beatrix Potter wrote
lots of popular children’s stories like The Tale of Peter Rabbit. In 1905, she bought Hill
Top farm near Lake Windermere. She was living here when she wrote many of her
famous tales.
The Lake District and the moors show two sides of the British countryside. They are
very different, but they are both spectacular, and they both have an important place
in British literature.
3 The CSI effect
Before you watch

1 What are your favourite TV shows?
2 Are they made in your country or abroad?
3 What other foreign TV shows are popular in your country? Where are they from?
Comprehension check
1 The X Factor and Mr Bean are from
a the USA. b Britain. c Dubai.
2 CSI is a TV show from
a the USA. b Australia. c Canada.
3 CSI is popular
a in the USA. b in Britain. c all over the world.
3 ⊲ Watch again. Are the sentences true or false?

1 In 2011, CSI had 63 million viewers in the world. true / false
2 Students can now study the TV show at university. true / false
3 The scientists in CSI work in the same way as real forensic scientists. true / false
4 The forensic scientist in the DVD clip finds something on a TV screen. true / false
5 The forensic scientist makes notes on a tablet. true / false
6 The forensic scientist in the DVD clip collects the evidence and then interviews the suspects. true / false
4 ⊲ Watch again. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs below.
analyse export know photograph specialise study touch
1 Britain TV shows like Skins to different countries.
2 Now, more people forensic science at university because of CSI.
3 The forensic scientists on CSI the evidence in the laboratory.
4 In real life, forensic scientists in different areas.
5 The forensic scientist in the DVD clip the evidence before he it.
6 People more about forensic science because of CSI.
Round up
Do you watch CSI or a similar programme? Do you like it? Why? / Why not?
Vocabulary
6 RECYCLE Complete the TV guide with the words below.
drama plot script sitcom special effects talent show
TV tonight
7.00 p.m. Dancing Shoes Celebrities dance for a place in next week’s final of this popular
1
.
8.00 p.m. Up and Away A new series of this very funny 2 will make you laugh.
8.30 p.m. The Street Episode 6 Author Greg Jackson wrote the 3 for this period
4
about life on a small street in 1930s Liverpool.
9.15 p.m. Gravity Sandra Bullock and George Clooney star in this gripping science
fiction film. The film has a simple 5 about an
astronaut in space trying to get back to Earth, but the
6
are spectacular and very realistic.
11.00 p.m. News and weather The national news and weather followed by news from where
you live

entertainment value global ratings viewers
Game of Thrones
Game of Thrones is a fantasy drama set in the fictional continents of Westeros and
Essos. It was first on TV in the USA in 2011, but now has a 1 audience of
2
hundreds of millions, with in the USA, the UK, Australia, China, India
3
and around the world. Its show that it is one of the most popular TV
shows ever. The drama may not be very realistic or informative, but it is high on
4
, which is why it is popular all over the world.
Extension
8 Work in groups. Invent a TV channel and decide together what you want to be on the channel
one Saturday evening. Then write a guide like the one in exercise 6 for what is on the channel
from 7.00 p.m. to 11.00 p.m. Include:
• the names and types of the TV programmes.
• descriptions of the programmes.
• your opinions of the programmes.
• one film in the guide.
9 Look at the other groups’ guides and choose which channel you would like to watch. Use the key phrases
for making and justifying a choice.
Making a choice Justifying a choice

I’d rather … I’ve chosen … because …
I prefer (to) … The reason for my choice is …
I think … will be more entertaining. I would / wouldn’t find it …
I’ll opt for …
DVD clip summary

The DVD clip is about TV programmes that have become famous throughout the world and in particular the effect
that CSI has had on its audience.
Background
The UK and the USA produce some of the most popular TV programmes in the world. Exporting TV programmes
such as Top Gear, Downton Abbey and The X Factor makes UK TV companies over £1 billion each year.
CSI is an American crime drama TV series which started in 2000. It is about people who work as crime scene
investigators for the police. Although it has been criticised for not being very realistic, it is hugely popular in the USA
and other countries, and it has been recognised as the most watched TV drama series in the world.
Before you watch

Exercise 1
• Read the questions with the class, and elicit answers from individual students. Encourage the students to guess the
Comprehension check
Exercise 2
• Answers: 1 b 2 a
3 c
Exercise 3
• Pre-watching: Ask the students to say if the sentences are true or false before they watch the DVD clip again.
• Answers: 1 true 2 false
3 false 4 true 5 false 6 false
Exercise 4
• Pre-watching: Ask the students to try and complete the sentences before they watch the DVD clip again. Remind
them that they might need to change the form of the verbs.
• Answers: 1 exports 2 study / are studying 3 analyse 4 specialise 5 photographs; touches 6 know
Round up
Exercise 5
Vocabulary
Exercise 6
• Ask the students to read through the TV guide first, then choose the correct answers.
• Answers: 1 talent show 2 sitcom 3 script 4 drama 5 plot 6 special effects
Exercise 7
• Ask the students to read through the text first, then complete the sentences. With a weaker class you
could elicit the meanings of the words first.
• Answers: 1 global 2 viewers 3 ratings 4 entertainment value
Extension
Exercise 8 and 9
• Materials needed: Paper and pens
• Preparation: Put the students in groups of three. Tell them that they have started a new TV channel and
need to plan an evening’s viewing.
• Language: On the board, write Game of Thrones and CSI. Ask the students to choose one to watch and
say why. Elicit the key phrases for making a choice and justifying a choice.
• Activity: Ask the students to use the TV guide in exercise 6 to help them. Tell them to think carefully
about what is the best time to have certain programmes. Give them about 5 minutes to choose their
programmes and another 10 minutes to write their guide. They should also think of a name for the
channel and a logo.
• Put the guides up around the room so the students can read each guide and decide which channel they
would want to watch. Ask each group to tell the class which channel they have chosen and why.
• Extension: Ask more questions about the guides that the students have produced. The students walk
around the room reading the guides to try and find the answers.
3 DVD script
The CSI effect

Exporting TV programmes is big business. Today, lots of countries create TV shows
and sell them to other countries. In Britain, this is a huge industry, and the country
exports lots of successful TV shows to many different countries. Talent shows like
The X Factor, dramas like Skins and sitcoms like Mr Bean all started life in Britain, but
are now popular all over the world.
But the USA still leads the way and a lot of the world’s most popular programmes
come from the States.
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation is a crime drama about forensic detectives. In 2011, a
survey – which measured ratings in 65 different countries – found the show had 63
million viewers worldwide. This made it the most-watched TV show on the planet!
In fact, the show is so popular it is having an effect on forensic science in the real
world. The number of people studying the subject at university is higher than ever
before and lots of people are choosing it as a career.
But the world of CSI is very different to the real world of forensic science. On CSI, the
forensic scientists do all the work. The same character collects the evidence, analyses
it in the lab and even questions the suspects. This helps to create a gripping plot, and
an imaginative script combined with special effects can make it convincing, but it is
very unrealistic.
In the real world, one person doesn’t have to do everything. Forensic scientists
specialise in different areas. This group, for example, are examining the crime scene.
To do this they must wear special suits and they mustn’t touch the evidence until
they have photographs of everything in the room.
They then take the evidence to the laboratory where another group of scientists
study the objects and try to find DNA evidence. None of these forensic scientists have
to question suspects and they don’t have to prosecute culprits. Their job is to collect
and analyse the evidence.
Thanks to programmes like CSI, people know a lot more about forensic science, but
not everything is accurate. After all, people make these TV shows to entertain, not
always to inform. And it’s usually this entertainment value that makes TV exports so
popular. The more entertaining a programme is, the more countries around the world
will want to buy it.
Today, many TV exports like CSI and The X Factor enjoy global success, and people
from lots of different countries and cultures can watch the same TV shows. So
whether we’re in the USA, Britain or Dubai, we can all share the same experience.
4 The English language
Before you watch

1 What other languages can you speak apart from English?
2 Is your language similar to any other languages? Which ones?
3 Do you know any words in your language that are similar or the same in English?
Comprehension check
1 Where did the Anglo-Saxons come from?
a France b Germany c Denmark
2 Where did the Vikings come from?
a France and Norway
b Germany and Denmark
c Denmark and Norway
3 Where did the Normans come from?
a France b Germany c Denmark
3 ⊲ Watch again. Match the English words (1–6) with who or where they came from (a–f).
1 house a the internet
2 cake b the internet
3 field c the Anglo-Saxons
4 firewall d the Anglo-Saxons
5 ball e the Vikings
6 inbox f the Vikings
4 ⊲ Watch again. Are the sentences true or false? Correct the false sentences.
1 The Anglo-Saxons invaded England in the 1500s. true / false
2 The Vikings came to England after the Anglo-Saxons. true / false
3 Jorvik is the Viking name for the city of York. true / false
4 In 1066, the Normans conquered England. true / false
5 The Norman rulers spoke English. true / false
6 English is the first language in the USA. true / false
Round up
Do you think English is an easy or difficult language to learn? Why?
Vocabulary
6 Complete the text about the Romans in Britain with the correct form of the words below.
battle conquer invade rule settle tribe
The Romans in Britain

When the Romans 1 Britain in 43 AD, there were many different
2
living there. At first, the Romans 3 in southern England,
but over the next forty years they moved north and west, and during that time they
4
the southern three-quarters of Britain. In 71 AD, Roman leaders sent their
armies into Scotland. They fought many 5 with the Scottish tribes, but
were never successful, and the Romans never 6 in Scotland.
Extension
7 Work in groups. Draw a map of your country and the surrounding countries in the region.
Choose a 200-year period. Use the internet to find out:
• which tribes and countries invaded or settled in your country.
• where and when important battles took place.
• what influence these people had on the country.
Use arrows and pictures to draw these on the map.
8 Do you think these invasions had a positive or negative effect on your country, the language
and culture? Why? Use the key phrases for expressing opinions.
Expressing opinions
I think / don’t think that …
In my opinion, …
It seems to me that …
To be honest, …
As I see it, …
I imagine that …
DVD clip summary

The DVD clip is about the tribes and peoples that have invaded and settled in Britain and the origins of the
English language.
Background
The English language has the third highest number of native speakers in the world, after Mandarin Chinese
and Spanish. It is the official language of 58 countries and is spoken widely in many others. English is a West
Germanic language, and Old English was brought to England by the Anglo-Saxons in the 5th century. The language
we speak today was also influenced by Old Norse, the language of the Vikings, who arrived in Britain in the 9th
and 10th centuries, and Norman French, which arrived with the Norman invasion in the 11th century. Many words
have their origins in Latin and have entered the language through the Christian Church.
Because it has taken words from many different languages, modern English has a huge vocabulary with over 250,000
distinct words.
Before you watch

Exercise 1
• Read the questions with the class, and elicit answers from individual students. Find out how many different
languages the class can speak. See how many words in your language the students can come up with that are similar
or the same in English.
Comprehension check
Exercise 2
• Answers: 1 b 2 c 3 a
Exercise 3
• Pre-watching: Ask the students to try and match the words before they watch the DVD clip again.
• Answers: 1 c/d 2 e/f 3 c/d 4 a/b 5 e/f 6 a/b
Exercise 4
Then watch the DVD clip and ask them to correct the false sentences afterwards.
• Answers:
1 false – The Anglo-Saxons invaded Britain in the 5th century.
2 true
3 true
4 true
5 false – The Norman rulers spoke French.
6 true
Round up
Exercise 5
Vocabulary
Exercise 6
• Ask the students to read through the text first, then complete the sentences. With a weaker class you could elicit
the meanings of the words first. Remind them that they need to change the form of the words, so they should think
about the type of word they need. As an additional activity, you could ask students to describe the picture.
• Answers: 1 invaded 2 tribes 3 settled 4 conquered 5 battles 6 ruled
Extension
Exercises 7 and 8
• Materials needed: Large pieces of paper, pens, computers with internet access
• Preparation: Put the students in groups of three. Tell them they are going to draw a historical map of their
region. To begin with they should use the internet or the library to choose a 200-year period in history they
want to write about and find out as much as they can about who arrived during that time and what effect
they had on the people.
• Language: Write on the board: It’s more important to learn Chinese than English. Ask the students what
they think of this statement, and elicit phrases for giving opinions.
• Activity: Once they have researched their time period, ask one student to draw the map and the others to
make notes about the invasions, and the influence they had on the country. Ask the students to present
their findings to the rest of the class. Then discuss exercise 8 together.
• Extension: After all the groups have presented their maps, ask the students to vote on which period of
history they think had the biggest influence on life in the country today.
4 DVD script
The English language

This is West Stow Anglo Saxon village. It’s in Suffolk in England and it shows what
life was like here over 1,500 years ago. The Anglo-Saxons were a group of tribes from
northern Germany. They invaded Britain in the 5th century and settled in this area.
Today we can see their influence everywhere, most importantly in the language we
speak. We now call the Anglo-Saxon language Old English and there are still lots of
similarities between English and German. The German word for man is ‘Mann’, field
is ‘Feld’ and house is ‘Haus’.
But modern English is very different to Old English. The vocabulary is much larger
than before. This is because modern English takes influences from many other
languages. One of the earliest languages to influence English came in 800 AD, when
the Vikings arrived from Denmark and Norway.
This is York. In Viking times, the city was called Jorvik and modern visitors can see
the Vikings’ influence everywhere. This is Mickelgate. The name means ‘Great Street’,
gate coming from ‘gata’, the old Viking word for street. A lot of York’s streets have the
word ‘gate’ in their name. There’s High and Low Petergate, two of York’s most historic
places and Stonegate, one of the city’s busiest streets.
The Vikings gave English around 2,000 words. So, when we put a ball in a bag, or
we’re happy because we have cake, we can thank the Vikings.
The next big influence on the English language arrived on this field in 1066, when
the Normans, from France, conquered England in one of the most important battles
in English history. The Normans spoke French and for 300 years they ruled England.
French became the language of the ruling classes, while Old English was still the
language of most ordinary people. But over time, French words entered the language,
and today there are lots of French words in English.
English is now the first language of many different countries, including the USA,
and millions of people learn it as a second, third or fourth language.
It’s now the language of the internet too. It has given the world words like email,
inbox, download, toolbar and firewall, and some experts say that over half of the
most popular websites are in English. It’s amazing to think that it all started in
small villages like this.
5 Marks & Spencer
Before you watch

1 What famous shops are there in your country?
2 What do they sell?
3 What do you know about the history of these shops?
4 Are there Marks & Spencer shops in your country?
Comprehension check
1 Where was Michael Marks from?
a England b Belarus c Scotland
2 When did Marks & Spencer begin?
a 1882 b 1885 c 1894
3 Which of these things can you see in the clothes section of the Marks & Spencer shop?
a aeroplane b motorbike c car
3 ⊲ Watch again. Complete the text with the words below.

250 361 700 85,000 businessman cashier Leeds online retailer website
Marks & Spencer is a famous British 1 . It began in 2 in

3
1894, when Michael Marks, a from Belarus, asked Thomas Spencer, a
4
for a wholesale company, to work with him. They were very successful
and the business grew quickly.
Today, there are over 5 stores in the UK and 6 in the rest
7
of the world. They also have a large business, so customers can buy
many things from their 8 . Today, Marks & Spencer employs over
9
people, but they plan to expand and open 10
new stores in other countries.
4 ⊲ Watch again. Number the events (A–F) in the order that they happened.
A Michael Marks asked Isaac Dewhirst to work with him.
B Michael Marks became successful and opened several shops.
C Michael Marks moved to Leeds.
D Thomas Spencer joined Michael Marks.
E The partnership was a huge success.
F Michael Marks borrowed some money from Isaac Dewhirst.
Round up
5 SPEAKING Work in groups. Answer the questions.
Would you like to start your own business? What would you do?
Vocabulary
6 RECYCLE Choose the correct words.
1 My brother is a sales agent / assistant in a shop in the city centre.
2 My dad doesn’t work nine-to-five. He works long hours / time.
3 I work in an office so I don’t have to serve customers / staff in my job.
4 Chloe is always happy to get involved. I’m really pleased that she joined / had the team.
5 It’s important to work as part of a staff / team.
6 My mum is a teacher and is usually on her legs / feet all day.

brand business established expanded partnership revenue
A history of Aldi
Aldi began in Germany in 1946 when brothers Karl and Theo Albrecht formed a
1
and took over their mother’s shop. Over the next four years, they
2
thirteen stores in their region. They kept costs low by not advertising
or selling fresh produce, and by only having small shops. The 3 grew quickly,
and by 1960 they had over 300 shops.
In 1962 they started using the name Aldi, and in 1967 they 4 into other
countries. Today, the 5
is famous throughout Europe, Australia and the USA,
and has an estimated 6
of over €55 billion per year.
Extension
8 Work in groups. Imagine you’re going to open a new shop together. Talk about:
• what you would like to sell.
• how you would develop your brand.
• what you would do to expand and grow.
• the problems of working with your partners.
Make a poster to advertise your shop.
9 Present your poster to the class. Use the key phrases for signposting what you say.
Signposting what you say

An opinion A contrasting point
In my opinion, … Although …
As I see it, … Nevertheless, …
A reason On the other hand, …
That’s because … A paraphrase
Therefore … In other words, …
An example What I mean is, …
For example, …
For instance, …
… such as …
An additional point
What is more, …
Moreover, …
Not only that, …
DVD clip summary

The DVD clip is about the history of the famous British shop Marks & Spencer.
Background
Marks & Spencer (also known as M&S) is one of the most famous and well-respected retailers on the
British high street. It sells food, clothes, toiletries and products for the home. It has a reputation for quality,
affordability and good customer service, and is popular with middle class shoppers across the country. It has
an annual turnover of over £10 billion and has stores in over 40 locations across the world.
Before you watch

Exercise 1
• Read the questions with the class and elicit answers from individual students. Encourage the students to guess the
Comprehension check
Exercise 2
• Answers: 1 b 2 c 3 b
Exercise 1
• Pre-watching: Ask the students to read the summary and try and complete it before they watch the DVD clip again.
• Answers: 1 retailer 2 Leeds 3 businessman 4 cashier 5 700 6 361 7 online 8 website 9 85,000
10 250
Exercise 4
• Pre-watching: Ask the students to try and order the events before they watch the DVD clip again.
• Answers: 1 C 2 F 3 B 4 A 5 D 6 E
Round up
Exercise 5
• Put the students in groups. Give them a few minutes to discuss the questions.
Vocabulary
Exercise 6
• Answers: 1 assistant 2 hours 3 customers 4 joined 5 team 6 feet
Exercise 7
• Ask the students to read through the text first, then complete the sentences. With a weaker class you could elicit
the meanings of the words first.
• Answers: 1 partnership 2 established 3 business 4 expanded 5 brand 6 revenue
Extension
Exercises 8 and 9
• Materials needed: Large pieces of paper and pens
• Preparation: Put the students in groups of three. Tell them that they are going to open a new shop in
the town centre. Nominate one of the students to design the poster.
• Language: On the board, write: Shopping online is better than going shopping. Ask the students if they
agree or disagree with this statement and why. Elicit the key phrases for giving an opinion /
a reason / an example and for making an additional or contrasting point.
• Activity: Give the students 5–8 minutes to talk about their shop and another 3–4 minutes to design
the poster. Ask each group to present their shop to the rest of the class.
• Extension: Put the posters up on the wall. Then give the students some ‘money’ and ask them to walk
around the class and decide which shop they want to spend it in.
5 DVD script
Marks & Spencer

Marks & Spencer has been one of the most famous retailers in the United Kingdom
for over 125 years. If you go to your nearest town or city centre, you’ll almost certainly
find one. It is an important part of British life. But who were Marks and Spencer?
Michael Marks was a businessman from Belarus, which, at that time, was part of
the Russian Empire. Thomas Spencer was born in Skipton, Yorkshire. He worked as
a cashier for a wholesale company. They were both very ambitious, but at the time
they were unlikely business partners.
Michael Marks immigrated to England in 1882 and moved to Leeds. He wanted
to start a business so he met Isaac Dewhirst, a wholesaler operating from this
warehouse, which is still called the Dewhirst Building today. Marks borrowed £5 from
Dewhirst and established a stall here at Kirkgate market. It wasn’t easy. Marks worked
long hours and was on his feet all day serving customers. But his stall quickly became
popular and he opened several ‘Penny Bazaars’, a shop where everything cost a penny.
His business was growing rapidly and he soon needed a partner.
He asked Isaac Dewhirst. He said no but he recommended his senior cashier
instead – Tom Spencer. Spencer agreed to join Marks, and on 28 September 1894,
Marks & Spencer was born. The partnership was an instant success and throughout
the 20th century, the business continued to grow.
Today, there are over 703 Marks & Spencer stores in the United Kingdom and 361
international stores in more than 40 countries. They employ over 85,000 people, and
everyone – from the sales assistants to the chairman – works as a team.
The Marks and Spencer group has an annual revenue of over £10 billion and over the
next few years the company is going to expand in other countries. They are going to
open 250 new stores, meaning they’ll sell more in India, China, Russia, and the Middle
East. They are also going to expand their online shopping business so they’ll soon sell
everything through their website too.
And they won’t stop there. After over 120 years, they will continue to build on one of
the biggest brands in British business.
6 San Francisco
Before you watch

1 What visitor attractions are popular in your country?
2 Can you describe them?
3 Why do people visit them?
Comprehension check
2 ⊲ Watch the DVD clip. Tick the things that you see.
a old houses f a busy street
b a spectacular bridge g a steep hill
c a cathedral h a crowded market
d a harbour i a historic cable car
e an island
3 ⊲ Watch again. Complete the sentences with the words below.

16 million neighbourhood population prison seafood steep tourists
1 San Francisco has a of under 900,000.

2 It is very popular with and over visitors come here each year.
3 Lombard Street is famous because it is very .
4 Alcatraz Island is famous because of its large .
5 Fisherman’s Wharf is a on the waterfront.
6 There are many restaurants serving .
4 ⊲ Watch again. Match the events (a–e) with the years (1–5).
1 1873 a The Golden Gate Bridge opens.
2 1933 b Alcatraz prison opens.
3 1937 c Alcatraz prison closes.
4 1963 d Sea lions arrive at Fisherman’s Wharf.
5 1989 e Cable cars start working.
Round up
Would you like to visit San Francisco? Why? / Why not?
Vocabulary
6 RECYCLE Choose the correct words.
1 The historic / remote centre was built over a thousand years ago.
2 This hotel is so expensive / boring that only very rich people stay there.
3 The views of the mountains were spectacular / remote.
4 That restaurant is really cheap / impressive but the food is excellent.
5 At night it’s quiet and really atmospheric / crowded.
6 The museum is really romantic / busy and there are always thousands of people there.

attracts classical icon fascinating neighbourhoods symbol vibrant
Berlin
Berlin is one of Europe’s most 1 cities and it 2 over
25 million visitors every year. The city is full of interesting and fashionable
3
, including Kreuzberg and Neukölln in the south, and Prenzlauer
Berg in the east.
The 4 of Berlin is the bear, and you can see pictures of bears
everywhere throughout the city. There are some fine examples of both modern
and 5 architecture and the most famous landmark is the Brandenburg
Gate, which has become an 6 of the city and its 7 history.
Berlin is a great city to explore and visitors will certainly not be disappointed.
Extension
8 Work in groups. Make a leaflet about three visitor attractions in your town or city.
Write about:
• what you can do in these places.
• when and where to go.
• why they are popular.
9 Present your leaflet to the class. Ask other groups for more information about the places.
Use the key phrases for asking for information.
Asking for information

Could you tell me … ?
Do you know … ?
I’d like to know …
I was wondering if …
DVD clip summary

The DVD clip is about the American city of San Francisco and its famous tourist attractions and places to visit.
Background
San Francisco is one of the most famous cities in the USA. It is situated in northern California and has a population
of just over 840,000. It was founded by Spanish colonists in 1776 and grew rapidly in the 19th century, especially
during the California Gold Rush in 1849. In 1906, three quarters of the city was destroyed by a huge earthquake,
and the city had to be rebuilt.
During the 1960s, San Francisco became the centre of hippy culture, and ever since has been known for its liberal
politics and relaxed outlook on life.
Before you watch

Exercise 1
• Read the questions with the class and elicit answers from individual students. Try and make a list of
the top ten visitor attractions in your country.
Comprehension check
Exercise 2
• Pre-watching: Go through the things and check the students understand them all.
• ⊲ Play the whole DVD clip. The students tick the things they see. Check their answers.
• Answers: a, b, d, e, f, g, i
Exercise 3
• Pre-watching: Ask the students to try and complete the sentences before they watch the DVD clip again.
As an additional activity, you could ask the students to describe the picture.
• Answers: 1 population 2 tourists; 16 million 3 steep 4 prison 5 neighbourhood 6 seafood
Exercise 4
• Pre-watching: Ask the students to try and match the events with the years before they watch the DVD clip again.
• Answers: 1 e 2 b 3 a 4 c 5 d
Round up
Exercise 5
• Put the students in groups. Give them a few minutes to discuss the question. Ask them what they would
like to do in San Francisco.
Vocabulary
Exercise 6
• Answers: 1 historic 2 expensive 3 spectacular 4 cheap 5 atmospheric 6 busy
Exercise 7
• Answers: 1 vibrant 2 attracts 3 neighbourhoods 4 symbol 5 classical 6 icon 7 fascinating
Extension
Exercises 8 and 9
• Materials needed: paper, pens, computers with internet access
• Preparation: Put the students in groups of three. Tell them that they are going to make a leaflet about
tourist attractions in their town or city for foreign visitors.
• Language: Show the students a photo of a tourist information office. Tell them they are tourists and want
to know some information about the museum. Elicit phrases for asking for information.
• Activity: Ask the students to nominate one presenter, one researcher and one designer. To begin with
they should choose their attractions and then the researcher should use the internet to find out about
their chosen attractions before they all write about them. The designer should draw the leaflet before it is
presented to the class. Give them about 5 minutes for the research and another 10 minutes for the writing
and designing. When the leaflets are presented, encourage other students to ask questions about the
attractions using the key phrases.
• Extension: After all the groups have presented their leaflet, ask the students to choose their favourite
tourist attractions.
6 DVD script
San Francisco
San Francisco is one of the best cities to visit in the USA. Compared to some US cities,
It’s quite small, with a population of around 840,000 people, but millions of tourists
come here every year. So, what is there to do and see in San Fran?
The city is famous for its steep streets, like Lombard Street, and cable cars, which have
been here since 1873. Their classical design has made them an icon of the city. But
they aren’t as recognisable as this: the spectacular Golden Gate Bridge.
The Golden Gate Bridge has been a symbol of San Francisco since it opened in 1937. It
has been called one of the wonders of the modern world. You can see it all over the
city and it attracts a lot of tourists.
Lots of people also come here – to Alcatraz. Alcatraz Island is in San Francisco Bay,
one and a half miles off the city’s shore. The Island is most famous for its large
prison, which opened in 1933. There haven’t been any prisoners here since the prison
closed in 1963 but it’s still an atmospheric place to visit, and a very popular tourist
destination.
Visitors to Alcatraz can take the ferry from Fisherman’s Wharf, a vibrant and
busy neighbourhood on San Francisco’s waterfront. This historic area has been
an important part of the city since Italian fishermen first arrived here in the mid-
nineteenth century. Today, tourists come here to enjoy the local seafood in both
cheap cafés and expensive restaurants. They can shop in the world-famous shopping
centre Pier 39, and see the area’s sea lions, which have been here since 1989.
San Francisco is a beautiful city with many fascinating places to visit. It has fantastic
sights and excellent views of the ocean. It’s no surprise that this city on the bay
attracts over 16 million visitors per year.
7 The Wall Street Crash
Before you watch

1 Why do people save money?
2 Where do you keep money that you save?
3 Do you know what this is? What happens here?
Comprehension check
1 What happened to the economy in the USA after the First World War?
a It grew. b It got smaller. c It stopped growing.
2 What happened to the price of shares in the twenties?
a They fell. b They rose. c They stayed the same.
3 What day was Black Monday?
a 28.09.1929 b 28.10.1929 c 28.11.1929
3 ⊲ Watch again. Complete the sentences with the correct words or numbers.
1 During the 1920s, share prices on the US stock market .
2 But when share prices , people couldn’t pay back the money they had borrowed.
3 In 1929, the most important stocks started to fall in value.
4 On 24 October, people traded shares.
5 On the following Tuesday, the stock market lost $ in value.
6 A lot of people lost their and .
4 ⊲ Watch again. Number the events (A–G) in the order that they happened.
A The crash caused an economic depression throughout the world.
B People started selling their shares.
C The stock market continued to fall, and in two days it lost 25% of its value.
D The banks lent more money to people to buy more shares.
E The heads of New York’s biggest banks bought a large number of shares.
F The USA’s economy grew quickly.
G The stock market started to fall in value.
Round up
Would you invest your money in stocks and shares? Why? / Why not?
Vocabulary
6 RECYCLE Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs below.
afford borrow buy lend lose owe pay sell
1 If I haven’t got any money, I usually some from my parents.
2 I can’t a new bicycle, so I’m going to repair my old one.
3 I Daniel £50 so he could a new phone last week.
4 Daniel gave me £20 yesterday, but he still me £30.
5 We’re going to our house and move to Scotland next year.
6 Anna a lot of money when she left her wallet on the train.
7 How much did you for your laptop?

economy profit savings share price shares stock market trades
Buying and selling

Most people keep their 1 in a bank. But Todd Phillips doesn’t. He uses his savings to buy and sell
2
on the 3
. He buys some shares in a company, and when the 4 rises,
he sells them and makes a 5 . Every day he 6 lots of different shares. When the
7
is growing, he can make a lot of money. But it isn’t easy and sometimes he loses a lot.
Extension
8 Work in groups. You have some money and you would like to buy shares in a company. Look at the
descriptions of three new companies below. Talk about which company you think will be the most / least
successful and why. Then agree on a company that you would like to buy shares in.
9 Have a class discussion about your ideas. Use the key phrases for making and summing up a choice.
Making a choice Summing up your choice

There are a number of reasons why I’m going for / rejecting … All in all, … is more appealing to me.
For one thing, … First of all, … Secondly, … Overall, … would be best.
Thirdly, … Finally, … So, for these reasons, I’m choosing …
Wonderland Space Travel

From 2018, we will offer customers trips into space on our space voyager aircraft. Our company
was established in 2014 and employs over 100 people including designers, engineers and
experienced pilots. We believe that space tourism is the future and expect that hundreds of
people, including celebrities and millionaires, will want to travel with us to space.
Eco Electricity
Our company uses the power of the sun, the wind and the sea to produce electricity for thousands of
homes. We were established in 2004 and have built five small power stations. We would like to build more
power stations and produce more green electricity for people across the world.
homework-helper.com
Homework-helper.com is a free website that helps students with their homework. Our website can help
students improve their results, plan their time, and revise for tests. Over 8,000 students currently use
the site and we hope that in the future thousands more will register.
DVD clip summary

The DVD clip is about the events that led to the stock market crash on Wall Street in October 1929.
Background
In the 1920s, the USA’s economy grew rapidly and many business people and bankers became extremely rich.
As the economy grew, the stock market rose and lots of people began investing in stocks and shares, believing
that the value of their investments would only increase. Lots of people borrowed money to do this, and
eventually there was more money on loan to people than the entire amount of money in circulation in the USA.
As a result of this, the stock market started to fall, and in October 1929 it crashed. Many ordinary Americans lost
everything they had, and many more who hadn’t invested lost their jobs. The USA and the world entered the
Great Depression, which lasted ten years.
Before you watch

Exercise 1
• Read the questions with the class and elicit answers from individual students. Encourage the students to guess
the answer to number 3.
• Answers:
1, 2 Students’ own answers
3 a stock exchange or stock market
Comprehension check
Exercise 2
• Answers: 1 a
2 b 3 b
Exercise 3
• Pre-watching: Ask the students to read the sentences and try to complete them before they watch the DVD clip
again. Ask the students to think about the type of word that goes in each space.
• Answers: 1 rose 2 fell
3 October 4 12.9 million 5 14 billion 6 homes; savings
Exercise 4
• Pre-watching: Ask the students to try and order the events before they watch the DVD clip again.
• Answers: 1 F
2 D 3 G 4 B 5 E 6 C 7 A
Round up
Exercise 5
Vocabulary
Exercise 6
• Ask the students to read through all the sentences first, then choose the correct verbs. Remind them that
they might have to change the form of the verbs.
• Answers: 1 borrow 2 afford 3 lent; buy 4 owes 5 sell 6 lost 7 pay
Exercise 7
• Answers: 1 savings 2 shares 3 stock market 4 share price 5 profit 6 trades 7 economy
Extension
Exercises 8 and 9
• Preparation: Put the students in groups of three. Tell them that they are investors. You could even give
them some ‘money’ to buy the shares with.
• Language: On the board, write tablet and laptop. Ask the students to choose one to buy and say why.
Elicit the key phrases for making a choice.
• Activity: Ask the students to read the information about the companies and to discuss how successful
they think each one will be. Then they must decide which company they want to invest in and why.
Give them 5–8 minutes to discuss their options and choose a company before having a whole-class
discussion about it.
• Extension: Ask each group to invent a company and present it to the class. Everyone then gets to
choose which company they would invest in. The company with the most investment wins.
7 DVD script
The Wall Street Crash

After the First World War, from 1918 to 1929, the USA’s economy grew quickly.
On Wall Street, share prices on the American stock market rose, and a lot of people
believed this growth would never stop. But this period of prosperity – known as
the Roaring Twenties – ended suddenly with the Wall Street Crash.
The problem was that it was too easy for people to borrow money. As share prices
rose, the banks lent more and more money so people could buy more and more
shares. After all, if share prices continued to rise, they would make a lot of profit. But
if they fell, then people wouldn’t be able to pay back the money they had borrowed.
Sadly, this is exactly what happened in September 1929 when the Dow Jones Index
– a list of 30 of the most important stocks on the stock exchange – started to fall in
value. Suddenly, people started selling all of their shares. On Thursday 24th October
1929, people traded 12.9 million shares and the Dow Jones Index fell dramatically.
The next day, the heads of New York’s biggest banks decided to act. They bought a
large number of shares in important or ‘blue chip’ companies. At first, they thought
the plan had worked, but in reality, it hadn’t. People all over the United States were
still selling their shares. On Monday – ‘Black Monday’ – the Dow Jones Index fell by
13%. On Tuesday, the index fell by another 12%. That day, the market lost $14 billion in
value. In November, the market began to recover, but millions of people had already
lost everything.
People that had borrowed money couldn’t afford to pay it back. Some people – those
that owed a lot of money – lost their homes and their savings. A lot of people that
hadn’t borrowed money lost their jobs, as companies across the United States closed
down. The country went into an economic depression that soon spread around the
world. It was the longest-lasting depression in the 20th century.
8 Crime writers
Before you watch

1 What types of books and stories do you enjoy reading?
2 Do you know any famous writers of crime fiction? Who?
3 Do you recognise this famous character? Who is he?
Comprehension check
1 When was Arthur Conan Doyle born?
a 1859 b 1959 c 1856
2 When was Agatha Christie born?
a 1819 b 1890 c 1920
3 Which of the following was not one of Agatha Christie’s characters?
a Hercule Poirot b Miss Marple c Moriarty
3 ⊲ Watch again. Which of the things in the DVD clip are to do with Arthur Conan Doyle and which are to do with
Agatha Christie? Tick the correct box.
Arthur Conan Doyle Agatha Christie

1 Edinburgh
2 Torquay
3 two men on a train
4 a statue
5 300 million books
6 a fight on a cliff
7 some letters
8 romantic fiction
4 ⊲ Watch again. Are the sentences true or false? Correct the false sentences.
1 Arthur Conan Doyle was a teacher when he started writing. true / false
2 Sherlock Holmes was in 56 novels by Conan Doyle. true / false
3 Holmes and Moriarty have a fight in The Final Problem. true / false
4 The Mysterious Affair at Styles was a love story. true / false
5 Agatha Christie didn’t like being famous. true / false
6 Agatha Christie wrote crime and romantic stories. true / false
Round up
Have you ever read any of Agatha Christie or Arthur Conan Doyle’s books? Which do you / would you prefer? Why?
Vocabulary
6 RECYCLE Complete the sentences with the words below.
clues crime investigation murderer suspect thief
1 The detectives launched the after they found a dead body in the library.
2 Police arrested the who stole the diamonds.
3 Miss Marple interviewed the to find out where he was at the time of the murder.
4 Police searched the house for about what happened to the money.
5 The went to prison for 25 years for killing the chef.
6 The culprit said he committed the because he needed the money.
7 Complete the speech bubbles with the words below.

mastermind novelist puzzle revenge
I love all her books. In fact, I think that Agatha Christie is my favourite 1 .
I don’t understand it. It’s so complicated. There are so many things to think about. It’s a real 2 .
She’s a criminal 3 . She planned everything carefully and committed the perfect crime.
One day, I’m going to get my 4 . I’m going to find him and take what is mine.
Extension
8 Work in groups. Use the internet to find out about a famous crime that happened in your country.
Find out:
• where and when it happened.
• what the crime was, who did it and why.
• how the police solved the crime.
• what happened to the criminals.
9 Present your story to the class. Use the key phrases for talking about past events.
Talking about past events

It happened …
It took place …
It involved …
There was / were …
DVD clip summary

The DVD clip is about two famous British crime writers, Arthur Conan Doyle and Agatha Christie.
Background
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Dame Agatha Christie are two of the most famous writers of crime fiction in the
English language. Conan Doyle’s character Sherlock Holmes, who first appeared in 1887, is still the most popular
fictional detective in the world today. He appeared in four novels and 56 short stories by Conan Doyle, and has
also appeared in many films and TV series. According to the Guinness Book of Records, he is the ‘most portrayed
movie character’ with over 70 actors playing the part in more than 200 films.
Agatha Christie, who wrote 66 detective novels, also created some memorable characters including Miss Marple and
Hercule Poirot. Her first novel was published in 1920 and she wrote her last novel in 1973. Many of her novels became
plays, including The Mousetrap, which has been running continuously in theatres in London for over 60 years, making
it the longest running play in the world.
Before you watch

Exercise 1
• Read the questions with the class and elicit answers from individual students. Find out how many different
crime writers they know, and then see who recognises the photo.
• Answers:
1, 2 Students’ own answers
3 Hercule Poirot, a Belgian detective created by Agatha Christie
Comprehension check
Exercise 2
• Answers: 1 a
2 b 3 c
Exercise 3
• Pre-watching: Ask the students to read through the list and try and tick some of the boxes before they watch
the DVD clip again.
• Answers: 1 Arthur Conan Doyle 2 Agatha Christie 3 Arthur Conan Doyle 4 Agatha Christie 5 Agatha Christie
6 Arthur Conan Doyle 7 Arthur Conan Doyle 8 Agatha Christie
Exercise 4
Then play the DVD clip and ask them to correct the false sentences afterwards.
• Answers:
1 false – He was a doctor when he started writing. 4 false – It was a detective story.
2 false – He was in four novels and 56 short stories. 5 true
3 true 6 true
Round up
Exercise 5
Vocabulary
Exercise 6
• Ask the students to read the sentences through first, then choose the correct answers.
• Answers: 1 investigation 2 thief
3 suspect 4 clues 5 murderer 6 crime
Exercise 7
• Ask the students to read through the sentences first, then complete them. With a weaker class you could
• Answers: 1 novelist 2 puzzle 3 mastermind 4 revenge
Extension
Exercises 8 and 9
• Materials needed: Computers with internet access
• Preparation: Put the students in groups of three. Tell them that they are going to research a famous
crime.
• Language: Ask the students to imagine they are going to tell a story. Elicit some of the key phrases that
will help them.
• Activity: Once they have researched their crime, they should write down their story, trying to make it as
gripping as possible. Write the following question words on the board: Who? When? What? How? Why?
Tell the students their story should answer all of these questions.
• Give them 7–8 minutes to research their story and another 7–8 minutes to write it. Then nominate a
student from each group to tell the story to the class.
• Extension: After all the groups have told their stories, ask the students to discuss which was the worst
crime and why.
8 DVD script
Crime writers
Arthur Conan Doyle is one of the most influential authors of the last 150 years.
He was born in Edinburgh in 1859 and studied medicine at the city’s university.
He was working as a doctor when he wrote his first novel, A Study in Scarlet. It was
a huge success, and the story – especially its main character, the fictional detective
Sherlock Holmes – inspired a new literary genre: crime fiction.
Sherlock Holmes appeared in four of Conan Doyle’s novels and 56 of his short
stories. These were all very successful and Holmes became one of the most famous
characters of all time.
Conan Doyle even tried to kill off his famous creation in his story The Final Problem.
The story’s gripping plot introduces Moriarty, the leader of a gang of thieves and
murderers. Holmes launches his own investigation into this criminal mastermind and
Moriarty tries to kill him in revenge. They both fall to their deaths at the Reichenbach
Falls. However, Holmes was so popular that he couldn’t die. Lots of people wrote
letters asking Conan Doyle to bring back the detective, and twenty years after his
death, Holmes reappeared.
Throughout the 20th century, people continued to enjoy his adventures, and some of
these people decided to write detective novels of their own.
Agatha Christie was born in 1890 in Torquay, a seaside town on the south coast of
England. As a child, she read detective stories and often said that Sherlock Holmes
had influenced her a lot.
She published her first detective novel – The Mysterious Affair at Styles – in 1920.
Over the next few years, she published a book a year. Her books often followed
a familiar plot. Someone commits a crime, usually a murder, and the detective
launches an investigation. They search the house, interview the suspects and find
all kinds of clues – and eventually solve the puzzle.
The stories were always gripping and she quickly became one of the most famous
authors on the planet. But she often claimed that she hated fame and preferred
peace and quiet to write. And she wrote a lot. In her lifetime, Christie wrote 66
detective novels and created some of the most popular characters in crime fiction,
like Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple. She also wrote romantic novels, but used a
different name. She said that she could write more easily when she wasn’t Agatha
Christie!
In her lifetime, Christie sold over 300 million books and earned millions of pounds.
When she died on 12 January 1976, the BBC said she was the most popular novelist in
the world. She’s still loved today. In 2013, the UK’s Crime Writers’ Association called her
the best ever crime writer. But she didn’t create the best crime fiction character. That
prize went to Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes.
9 Tim Berners-Lee
Before you watch

1 Have you got a smartphone? If so, what do you use it for?
2 How often do you use the internet?
3 What are your favourite websites?
Comprehension check
2 ⊲ Watch the DVD clip. Are the sentences true or false?
1 About 10% of the world’s population has a smartphone. true / false
2 The World Wide Web allows people to share information on the internet. true / false
3 Tim Berners-Lee is from Geneva in Switzerland. true / false
4 HTML is a computer language. true / false
3 ⊲ Watch again. Number the things in the order that you see them.
A an old computer
B the World Wide Web
C a library
D a mobile phone
E a laboratory
F a computer language
G a scientist
4 ⊲ Watch again. Complete the sentences with the correct words.

1 A smartphone wouldn’t work well without the .
2 The internet is a of computers that share .
3 Tim Berners-Lee comes from a family of .
4 He studied at Oxford University .
5 In , he started work at the CERN laboratory.
6 He allowed everyone to use his computer language for .
7 He launched the first website in .
Round up
What would you do if you couldn’t use the internet for a week?
Vocabulary
6 RECYCLE Match the gadgets (1–5) with the descriptions of how they are used (a–e).
1 mobile phone a I use it to listen to all my music.
2 digital camera b I use it to speak to and text my friends.
3 MP3 player c I use it to play games.
4 games console d I use it to take photos.
5 smartphone e I use it to do all of these things!
7 Complete the sentences with the words below.

cable download IP address network send share wireless
1 You can this film for £3.95 if you want to watch it later.
2 You don’t need a to connect to the internet. We have a connection.
3 If you click here, you can the photo with all your friends.
4 How many WhatsApp messages do you every day?
5 Every computer that is connected to the internet has a unique .
6 There are six computers and a printer on our .
Extension
8 Work in groups. What do you think of the following statement? Do you agree or disagree with it? Why?
Some people believe it would be good to upload our whole lives to the internet so that we have a record
of everything we do, everyone we meet and everywhere we go.
9 Present the findings of your discussion to the class. Use the key phrases for agreeing and disagreeing.
Agreeing and disagreeing

I don’t agree that …
I agree that …
I’m not sure that …
I wouldn’t say that …
DVD clip summary

The DVD clip is about the scientist Tim Berners-Lee, who invented the World Wide Web.
Background
The internet, a global system of connected computer networks, has its beginnings in the 1960s, but for many
years it was only really used by scientists in research laboratories. In the 1980s, Tim Berners-Lee, a computer
scientist, began to think about how the internet could be used to share information more effectively. In 1989,
while working at CERN (the European Organisation for Nuclear Research) in Switzerland, he proposed a system
that would use hypertext (text displayed on a computer that contained references to other text) to share
information across computers. This led Berners-Lee to develop the World Wide Web, an information system of
documents that could be accessed via the internet, the first web browser and the first web server. Rather than
trying to protect his invention, Tim Berners-Lee allowed anyone to use it for free, and within a few years the Web
could be accessed by anyone with a computer and a connection to the internet.
Before you watch

Exercise 1
• Read the questions with the class and elicit answers from individual students. You could do a quick survey
to find out about the students’ internet usage or make a list of the class’s favourite websites.
Comprehension check
Exercise 2
• Pre-watching: Go through the questions with the students. Ask the students to say if the sentences are true
or false before they watch the DVD clip again.
• ⊲ Play the whole DVD clip. The students answer the questions. Check their answers.
• Answers: 1 false 2 true
3 false 4 true
Exercise 3
• Pre-watching: Ask the students to read the list before you play the DVD clip again.
• Weaker classes: Check the students understand the vocabulary before playing the DVD clip.
• Answers: 1 D 2 B 3 C 4 G 5 A 6 E 7 F
Exercise 4
• Pre-watching: Ask the students to try and fill the gaps before they watch the DVD clip again.
• Weaker classes: Elicit the type of word that goes in each gap and then play the DVD clip.
• Answers: 1 internet 2 network; information 3 scientists 4 physics 5 1980 6 free 7 1991
Round up
Exercise 5
Vocabulary
Exercise 6
• Ask the students to read through the gadgets and descriptions first, then match them.
• Answers: 1 b 2 d 3 a 4 c 5 e
Exercise 7
• Ask the students to read through the sentences first, then complete them. With a weaker class you could
elicit the meanings of the words first. As an additional activity, you could ask students to describe the picture.
• Answers: 1 download 2 cable; wireless 3 share 4 send 5 IP address 6 network
Extension
Exercises 8 and 9
• Preparation: Put the students in groups of four. Tell them that they are going to have a discussion.
• Language: Write on the board: Smartphones should not be sold to under-18s. Ask the students if they
agree or disagree with this statement, then elicit the key phrases as they give their opinions.
• Activity: Ask the students to nominate someone to take notes of the discussion. Then give them 5–7
minutes to discuss the question in their groups. Remind them to use the key phrases as they tell each
other their opinions. After the students have discussed in groups, have a whole-class discussion.
• Extension: After all the groups have presented their opinions, ask the students to discuss which parts of
their lives they would not want to put on the internet.
9 DVD script
Tim Berners-Lee
We live in the age of the smartphone. In fact, almost a quarter of the world’s
population owns one. It’s easy to see why they’re so popular. After all, a smartphone
is a digital camera, an MP3 player and a games console all in one small device. And,
of course, it’s a mobile phone too. But smartphones wouldn’t work so well without
one thing – the internet. After all, without the internet, we couldn’t download music,
share pictures or send messages.
Today it is difficult to imagine a world without the internet, but we rarely think about
what the internet is. The internet is the network of computers around the world that
can share information. Information is sent from one computer to another through
cables and wireless connections. This is possible because every computer has a
unique address, known as an IP address. But when a computer ‘talks’ this way it can
only be understood by other computers. The World Wide Web allows people to read
and share this information.
It was created by Sir Tim Berners-Lee. Sir Tim Berners-Lee comes from a family
of scientists – his parents met while building one of the world’s first computers in
Manchester in the UK. After studying physics at Oxford University, he moved to the
CERN laboratory in Geneva in 1980. He wanted to find a way for scientists to share
the research information that was stored across the laboratory’s network of
computers. So, he invented a language called HTML: Hypertext Markup Language.
When everyone uses the same language, information can be shared between all
computers on a computer network. Importantly, Berners-Lee allowed everyone to
use this language for free. Suddenly the internet had a common language, and
anyone could use it.
Sir Tim Berners-Lee changed the world forever. Since he launched the first website
in 1991, the internet has transformed people’s lives in many different ways. So next
time you use your smartphone to check Facebook or download a film, remember it
wouldn’t be possible without Tim Berners-Lee.

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