ACTS OF KINDNESS Since Landy's project takes place in England and the stories are hung on the walls of the London Underground trains and stations, they are written in British English. Sometimes, British and American English use different words or spelling to name or describe the same thing. ALOOK INTO LANGUAGES merical Egy, jn elevator ol aw tory jo truck [queue [a> The ecrianase eS aster | chips wo French fries traveling — traveling neighbour | ¢—» neighbor A Use your dictionary to find the American word or spelling for the words below: * crisps * flat + dustbin * tyre + pavement * postman + sweets * Tube / Underground * licence * colour * centre ‘+ doughnut B Complete the sentences below using the words in the word bank. crisps | lorries | dustbin | queue | postman | pavement | sweets | petrol | lift | flat 1. Our... is so friendly that he always stops to chat when he delivers our mail 2. Please take out the potato peels and throw them into the ... . 3. As | was driving to work, my car suddenly stopped because | ran out of 4. Please be patient and stand in the ... quietly. ‘. 5. Jill said she was too tired to take the stairs. She wanted to take the ... instead. 6. My... is too small, It has only two rooms. 7. Dentists wam us against eating too many .. 8. Their mother told them to walk only on the 9. In many countries, ... are considered a favorite snack. 10. The traffic is so slow because there is no separate lane for buses and .. 15| UNIT1 _—— 1 t J > . EXPAND YOUR LANGUAGE = Noun Suffixes AAsuffixis a group of letters added atthe end of a word. It changes the form or the part of speech of aword. “The following suffixes appear in nouns you have learned. sion select (vy) selection (n) sity generous (adj) generosity (n) ance accept (v) acceptance (n) -ness kind (adj) kindness (n) Add a suitable suffix to the following words to form nouns. Use a dictionary to help you. 1. sad sadness 7. add 18. creative 2. responsible 8. forgive 14, real 8. inform 9. appear 15. brillant 4, kind 10. able 16. weak 5. important 11, motivate 17. annoy 6. tidy 12, happy 18. celebrate Complete the sentences using suitable nouns. Choose from the nouns you formed in exercise A. His hil, to make friends easily amazed us all. 2. Ibeg your ... . | didn't mean, ‘to hurt you. 3. Teachers usually stress the ... of studying. 4, itis my sister's ... to take the dog out. 5. Finding ... on a certain subject is easy when using & computer. 6. She shows ... and generosity in the way she treats others. Change the words in brackets into nouns. Then match the beginning of each sentence in column A with its ending in column B. 1. At risk youngsters need a lot of motivation not fo give up. A B Youngsters at risk need etot of motivate) surprised his teachers. his amazing (creative) to ensure the (happy) ... of their children. he was different from what | expected . | cannot overcome my (annoy) The (brilliant) ... of his questions: This is a complicated decision his students’ (ignore) .. notto-giveup. of his success, This artist is known for sop ao ge Parents do everything in their power z@ | was disappointed to find out that in (real) because there are many factors that havt The lecturer was disappointed by to be taken into (consider) 1 2 3. 4. 5. 6. This party is a (celebrate) ... Hi 8. 9. s to stop showing off Bob's (weak) ... is not being able at being left out.| ACTS OF KINDNESS j | INDEPENDENT READING As an independent reading task, read the following four stories that were chosen to be part of Landy's project because they are examples of acts of kindness, and answer the questions that follow. Do not use a dictionary for this exercise. | | i 9 | 2 | After my boyfriend Bi gave me a ride to the Tube, he broke up | with me. As I was walking to the station | platform? I was so sad | Lcould hardly stop SS crying. A woman came up to me and asked me what was wrong. After hearing my story she gave me a big hug and promised that although I felt terrible, things would get easier as time passed. Her kind words gave me hope and made me feel much better. One of the Tube workers wrote the following story: We had a report | during morning peak hours that there was a cat on the platform, and the passenger was worried it would jump onto the track, One of my colleagues* took it to a park nearby but it kept coming back. The next day a customer brought in some cat food for it! We've had people coming in saying they want to adopt it. London) staff member if he could help me, he smiled kindly and said: “Today's your lucky 6 day.” A couple travelling in my carriage’ had : found it and handed it in at the next stop A blind man walked onto the where they got off. He added that the station peas a ewan as manager had just called saying not to worry |__| ‘ttavelling. As the doors were because they were keeping it there for me. | Closing, he reached out trying © | to find the central pole, but didn’t manage to do so. A young man who was standing next to him, gently took hold of his hand and placed it onto the pole. It was a quick and simple gesture®, but the kindness and humanity’ of it moved me deeply. 1. People in England call the Underground “The Tube". 2. platform 2/939 3.peak gests / MW — 4, colleagues wu /onny 5, carriage jus i, /na1 INP 6. gesture ss / Aun 7, humanity R - ‘There are several (1). which try to connect art to helping others (One example of this is Art start, a non-profit organization that aims to help children and teenagers at risk. This organization was founded in 1991 when a group of artists decided to change the lives of youngsters at risk, vrome of whom lived in city shelters or on the streets of New York W 5 Through art workshops given in city shelters, Ar Start gies chiléren and teenagers from Tiesdvantaged backgrounds the (2)... to develop new sil. For exemple with the help of art, these youngsters lear to express themselves ~ something they have No had the opportunity todo. This gives them a feeling of empowerment. They learn that, despite the hardships they | {@) ... there is still hope for a better future. Taking part in the workshops also adds stability to «thes lves Its important that these youngsters experience stability Becaut they had to move from shelter to shelter due to their chaotic lives. Asa result of these Workshops, they learn tavercome their insecurity and look at transition not as a reason for loss of hope, but as an opportunity for personal (4)... and development. Volunteering in Art Start is truly rewarding, but its not something that those who volunteer 1s. can take lightly. (6). are expected to fully commit themselves and come to the weekly meetings vnithout missing more than two due to unexpected reasons. They have to understand that, despite being voluntary, joining Art Start i a serious (©) ~ » For some youngsters taking part in the program, these meetings are a true lfe-saver. Learning that there is someone who is willing to listen and help gives hope for these youngsters who have had to cope with (7) . after 20. disappointment. wv {9) .. change the lives of at-risk youngsters. Its a heartwarming example of how art can light up even the darkest circumstances. As Oprah Winfrey says: “Art Start is giving children a voice and helping kids realize their (10) ...” tis not @) ~ that Art Start has become an award-winning model for using the creative arts to | re psRees) Q THINK BIG ‘Answer the following questions in your notebook. 4, Choose the correct answer. In paragraph | we are told (-) iL which artists live in New York ji. how many organizations help children i, why teenagers decide to change their ives iv. who can benefit from Art Start 2. What do we learn from paragraph II? Complete the sentence, Art Start was established in order to. 3, What are volunteers NOT allowed to do according to paragraph Ill? 4. In paragraph IV the writer says that Art Start “is a heartwarming example of how art can light up even the darkest circumstances.” Give ONE example of these dark circumstances. Base your answer on information from a different paragraph. RECOGNIZING THE MAIN IDEA Ina well-written text, each paragraph has a main idea. This often appears in the first or last sentence of the paragraph. i 1. What is the main idea in paragraph II? 2. Oprah Winfrey says that “Art Start is giving children a voice ...". ___ Explain what she means, relating to both the literal and figurative meanings. — EXPAND YOUR LANGUAGE = Subjunctive After certain expressions that emphasize the importance of an idea, suggestion or advice, we use the subjunctive ~ which is the same as the base form. Its important that these kids experience stabilty. It's essential that every child feel empowered. Other verbs and expressions after which we use the subjunctive are: * suggest * demand * propose * insist * recommend * Ws advisable... * It'scrucial...* ‘It's necessary... * require + that + noun / pronoun + verb base Your friend has recently won 10,000 shekels in the lottery. Complete the following sentences using the subjunctive, giving him or her advice on how to make good use of the money. 1, Isuggest ... 3. It's advisable ... 2. lrecommend ... 4. | propose . 31UNIT1 | PUT PEN TO PAPER | | Look at the following quote and answer questions in your notebook. Make sure the main idea of your paragraph is clearly stated. Write 80-100 words. | | ‘You can use the opinion checklist on page 214 to help you. | 4, Tina Su recommends that we look at each morring as a chance to stat afresh. Do you agree with het suggestion? Explain. g 2, How does this quote relate to what Art Start is tying to teach at-risk youngsters? See Writer's Handbook for general writing guidelines, pages 2122