INICIAL III

ESCUELA UNIVERSITARIA DE INGLÉS

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01 Start Off

02 Back to the past

03 Biographies

04 Back to the future

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LET'S TALK ABOUT MUSIC

a. Read the following text:

There are many types of music in the

world. My favourite type is pop music.
I love this type of music because it helps
me to feel better whenever I feel bored.
Some of the most famous musicians are
pop singers.
Michael Jackson, Maria Carey, Ed
Sheeran, Justin Bieber, and the list goes
on. Pop music often includes danceable
tempo, easy to remember lyrics, and the
music lyrics are often flashy.

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Sometimes, when I'm doing homework on my computer, I play music on
YouTube in the background. I also watch music videos between study
sessions when I take breaks. My favourite pop song is James Arthur's
"Impossible." It's a beautiful song about hope and it makes me think about
working harder. All my friends love this song and we listen to it together. We
also love listening to the Weeknd's songs, as he's a talented musician.

Live music is incredibly entertaining. Whenever a pop artist is performing in

a show near our city, I beg my parents to take me. Music concerts are full of
fun, you see people singing along, and the public dancing, and at the end of
the show, you can rush to the singer and ask for an autograph. Furthermore, I
don't recommend going to concerts without an adult because some bad
people go there also.

b. Are these sentences True or False? Write T for the true statements and
correct the false ones.

I watch music videos before sleeping._________

I listen to music when I'm doing homework.________
My friends love listening to The Weeknd's songs. ________
I love music concerts.________
I recommend going to concerts with teenage friends._________

c. Answer the questions about the text:

What do pop songs often include?

Who is the writer's favourite singer?
Why does the writer beg his parents?

d. Look at the highlighted words in the text. What can you say about them?
Are they nouns, verbs or adjectives? Is the text written in the present or the
past tense?

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 PRESENT SIMPLE

AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE INTERROGATIVE

1-I don't love

1-Do I love
1-I love music music
music?
2-She lives in 2-She doesn't
2-Does she live
Hurlingham live in
in Hurlingham?
3-They study Hurlingham
3-Do they study
English 3-They don't
English?
study English

TYPES OF MUSIC

a. Match types of music to the artists.

Rap - Pop - Reggaeton - Trap - Hip hop - Rock - K- Pop-

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b. Answer the following questions:

Who is your favourite singer? What is your favourite band?

Do you like songs because of their music or because of their lyrics?

Where do you get your music? How often do you buy songs or CD's?

Do you play in a band?

c. Read and then decide if the sentences 1 to 5 are true or false:

Olivia Rodrigo
Olivia was born in 2003 in the United
States. She is 19 years old. She is a famous
singer and actress, known for her leading
role on the Disney + series High School
Musical. In 2020, she published her debut
single "Drivers License", which broke
various records and was one of the best-
selling songs of 2021. Next released songs
were "Deja vu" and "Good 4 U".

1-She isn't a famous singer and actress._____

2-She plays a role on Games of Thrones.____

3-She sings in Spanish.____

4-Her first single was "Drivers License"._____

5-The name of her album is "Good 4 U"._____

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 Talk to your partner.
What do these memes have in common?

PRESENT CONTINUOUS

AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE INTERROGATIVE

I am not doing my Am I doing my

homework homework?
I am doing my homework
She is not using the Is she using the
She is using the computer
computer computer?
They are studying English
They are not Are they studying
studying English English?

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 Before listening

Do you know Miley Cyrus? Do you know "the climb"?

While listening

1. Listen and complete with the correct

form of the verbs in brackets.
I can almost see it
That dream I ______________ but (dream)
There's a voice inside my head saying
You'll never reach it,
Every step I ______________ , (take)
Every move I make feels
Lost with no direction
My faith ______________ but I (shake)
Gotta keep trying
Gotta keep my head held high

2. Listen, choose and complete with the correct form of the

verbs in the box.

GO - FACE - BREAK - TAKE

The struggles I ______________

The chances I ______________
Sometimes might knock me down but
No I ______________
I may not know it
But these are the moments that
I ______________ to remember most yeah
Just got to keep going
And I
I gotta be strong
Just keep pushing on, 'cause

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 In essence, songs are poems with music...
Do you like poems? Why? Have you got a favourite one? Which ?

Have a look at this poem. What is it about?

This is called a “list poem” , why do you think this is so? What parts can you
see? Complete with these words : introductory stanza , ending list , title.

FOOD _______________________________

Can you imagine? No, no ,no! _______________________________

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A mate that hasn’t yerba
Cookies with no chocolate chips
A hamburger without mayonnaise
A milanesa that hasn’t bread
A pizza with no cheese _______________________________

French fries without salt

A flan with no dulce de leche
Ice-cream without a cone!
Can you imagine ? No, no, no!
_______________________________

How to Write a List Poem in Just 4 Steps

1. Choose a topic you care a lot about .
2. Write an introductory stanza .
3. Write down a list of things. You can divide the list into two:

Things Description

mate Without yerba

cookies With no chocolate chips

Time for you to write your own poem!

What is your favourite food/What are your favourite dishes? What can’t be missing in
them?

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Back to the past

Do you remember your first day at school in kindergarten? At primary

school? At secondary school? What do you remember about that? Tell us.

https://youtu.be/pswlg9930gY

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 SCHOOL SUBJECTS

a. Match the names to the pictures.

Arts - Maths - Biology/Science - Music - Geography - Chemistry -

Language - Literature - P.E. - History - ICT/Technology -
Citizenship - English

b. Draw or write the ones that are missing.

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c. Complete:

My favourite school subject is

I'm good at

I really don't like

Do you have English lessons on Mondays?

Do you have Maths on Fridays?

On Tuesdays I have

On Wednesdays I don't have

d. Now compare with two classmates:

What's your favourite

subject?

What are you good at?

Do you have English

lessons on Monday?

What's your favourite

day at school?

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 EXPRESSIONS OF TIME

Morning

Afternoon
Evening

Night
a. Complete:

In the morning I usually

In the morning I like to

In the afternoon I usually

In the evening I never

b. Look at the calendar and complete. Work in groups.

MARCH 2023

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Today is ___________________
Yesterday was _______________
This week goes from _____________ to ____________
Last Friday was ______________
Last Saturday was ___________
Last Monday was ____________
This month is _______________
Two days ago was ____________
Last year was ________________
Five years ago was ___

WAS/WERE

Affirmative Negative Interrogative

I was I wasn't Was I...?

He/She/It
He/She/It was Was He/She/It..?
wasn't

We/You/They Were
We/You/They were
weren't We/You/They...?

a. Answer about you:

Were you at school this morning?

Where were you yesterday night?

Where were you last Sunday?

Was your friend in Hurlingham yesterday?

What was your favourite school subject in primary

school?

What was your favourite song last year?

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 ORDINAL NUMBERS

a. Complete

The first day of the week is

My second name is

The third month of the year is

The fourth day of the week is

The last month of the year is

b. Ask someone in the class!

Your first language is

c. First or second?

Let's watch a video, then decide if you

choose first or second option. Your second name is

https://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=EJ0E8fErFns The third subject at school is

The fourth month of the year is

The last month of school is

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 REGULAR VERBS IN THE PAST
a. Do you know Leonardo Da Vinci? Is he from the past
or the present? Read the text and do the activities below.

Leonardo da Vinci was a painter, engineer,

architect, inventor, and student of all
things scientific. His natural genius
crossed so many disciplines that he
epitomized the term “Renaissance man.”
Today he remains best known for two of
his paintings, "Mona Lisa" and "The Last
Supper." Largely self-educated, he filled
dozens of secret notebooks with
inventions, observations and theories
about pursuits from aeronautics to human
anatomy.
His combination of intellect and
imagination allowed him to create, at least
on paper, such inventions as the bicycle,
the helicopter and an airplane based on
the physiology and flying ability of a bat.

https://www.history.com/topics/renaissance/leonardo-da-vinci

b. Circle the correct option.

1. Leonardo was born in 1452 / 1519.

2. He was a doctor / an artist/ an inventor / a scientist / an actor/ a teacher /

an architect.

3. He painted the Mona Lisa / The Scream / The Last Supper/

3. He invented the helicopter / the car / the plane / the submarine / the war

tank

4. He died in 1452 / 1519.

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c. Look at these drawings from Leonardo. What inventions do you think they are?

d. Look at the verbs painted/invented/died. What do they have in common?

Are the actions in the present or the past?

SPELLING RULES FOR REGULAR VERBS

Infinitive Past Spelling

Watch Watched
Add -ed
Play Played

Live Lived Add -d

X2 consonant
Stop Stopped
+ -ed

Consonant +
Study Studied
Y = -ied

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INTERROGATIVE FORM

a. Test your memory!

Answer using: Yes, he did/ No, he didn't

Did Leonardo paint The scream?

Did he invent the helicopter?
Did he invent the car?
Did he die young?

b. Answer using: Yes, I did/No, I didn't

This morning: Last weekend:

Did you have coffee? Did you go to the cinema?

Did you go to school by car? Did you help your parents?
Did you eat a sandwich? Did you play a sport?

Last night: Yesterday:

Did you go to bed before 11 pm? Did you have an ice-cream?

Did you watch a video? Did you listen to music?
Did you chat with a friend? Did you do any homework?

c. Now ask three classmates the same questions.

Any coincidences? Write your results.
Eg: Pablo and I didn't have an icre-cream yesterday.

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 FILM GENRES
a. Match the films with the examples.

a horror film - a romantic film - a war film - a comedy film -

a musical - a thriller - an animation - a science fiction film

b. Answer these questions:

1. What is your favourite kind of film?

2. What is your favourite film? What is it about?

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 c. Look at the pictures of this trailer. What type of film do you think it is?
Did you watch it?

Now watch the video and confirm your

predictions.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89OP78l9oF0

d. Write YES or NO.

The protagonist lived alone.
Her husband didn’t come back from a mission.
There was something called the” shimmer”.
She and the other five women went into the forest.
All the animals and plants inside were horrible.
Animals mutated inside.

e. Order.

She went to the forest with 4 other women.

She shot a crocodile.

She kissed her husband goodbye.

They ran to the fence.

She answered the phone.

They saw beautiful animals.

A monster scared them.

f. Look at the verbs which are highlighted. Can you guess which verbs they
are? Complete.

Shoot - Run - Answer - See - Go - Kiss - Scare

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Verbs verbs

Present Past Present Past

Kiss Go

Answer Shoot

Scare Run

verbs end in -ed in the past,

verbs change for another form.

g. Go back to exercise e and write a paragraph. Use these words to

help you: First, then, after that, finally.

Eg: First, the protagonist kissed her husband good-bye, then...

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Let's talk about movies!
1) Before we start, re-order the following questions:

a- watch / did / when / he / it?

____________________________________________________________________
b- the name / was / of / movie? / what / the
____________________________________________________________________
c- the / what / of / movie? / the / genre / was
______________________________________________________________________
d- date? / when / the / was / release
_____________________________________________________________________
e- country / the / origin? / of / was / what
____________________________________________________________________
f- were/who/ directors?/the/
____________________________________________________________________
g- much/ did/how/ the movie/ cost?/
_____________________________________________________________________
h- how/is/the/movie?/long
_____________________________________________________________________
i- who/the/characters?/main/are/
____________________________________________________________________
j- like / did / it? / he or she
____________________________________________________________________

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 SPEAKING ACTIVITY

Student A

You are student A and you need to complete the chart with information
about the movie Kelly watched. Your classmate (student B) has that
information, so use the questions above to ask your classmate for the
missing information to complete the chart.

Student B

You are student B and you need to complete the chart with information
about the movie John watched. Your classmate (student A) has that
information, so use the questions above to ask your classmate for the
missing information to complete the chart.

Student A
You have the information about the movie John watched.

John watched “Inside out” movie last Monday

Genre: comedy, fantasy, and animation.

Release date: June 19, 2015 (United States)
Countries of origin: United States - Japan
Production companies: Pixar Animation - Studios Walt Disney Pictures
Directors: Pete Docter - Ronnie Del Carmen
Budget: $175,000,000 (estimated)
Runtime: 1 hour 35 minutes
Main characters: Joy, Fear, Anger, Disgust and Sadness

Complete the chart with the information about the movie

Kelly watched (student B has that information).

The day Kelly watched the movie

Name of the movie:

Genre

Release date:

Countries of origin

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 Production companies:

Directors

Runtime:

Main characters:

Personal Opinion (like/dislike)

STUDENT B

You have information about the movie Kelly watched.

Kelly watched “Fast and Furious” last Saturday.
Genre: action, mystery, and thriller.
Release date: April 3, 2009 (United States)
Countries of origin: United States - Japan
Production companies: Universal Pictures - Relativity Media - Original Film
Director: Justin Lin
Budget: $85,000,000 (estimated)
Runtime: 1 hour 47 minutes
Main actors: Vin Diesel - Paul Walker - Michelle Rodriguez

Complete the chart with the information about the movie

John watched (student A has that information).

The day John watched the movie:

Name of the movie:

Genre:

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 Release date:

Countries of origin:

Production companies:

Directors:

Runtime:

Main characters:

Personal opinion (like/dislike)

b. With your classmate’s answers write a paragraph to recommend the movie

to your friends.
__________________________________________________________________________________________
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a. Look at the picture from the movie “Home Alone.” What movie genre do
you think it is? Choose the correct option.

Romantic Comedy Suspense Musical

b. Were you correct? Watch the following trailer to

check it!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fmih-
zWIjGY

c. Re-order the sequence from the movie trailer:

The sales manager asked about Kevin's parents ______

Kevin realized he was home alone ______

The burglars tried to enter Kevin's house ______

Kevin´s mother realized she had left Kevin behind ____

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d. Answer the following questions:

a. Did they miss the plane?

______________________________________

b. Did they forget to lock the door?

______________________________________
c. What did they forget?
_______________________________________________

d. How did Kevin scare the burglars the first time?

__________________________________________________________________

e. What did Kevin say to the sales manager about his parents?
_________________________________________________________________

f. How old was Kevin in the first movie?

________________________________________________________________

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 FURTHER PRACTICE
a. Do you like History? Try this quiz with a partner!

Who was the president of Argentina in 1955? Menem - Perón - Alfonsín

Who was the president of Brazil last year? Lula - Dilma - Bolsonaro

When did the man arrive at the moon? 2010 - 1969 - 1901

Where did the Incas live? North America - South America - Central

America

When did Argentina win the first World Cup? 1978 - 1986 - 2021

b. Complete.

I was born in (place and date )

My mother was born in (date)

My father was born in (date)

My sister/ brother were born in (place)

My best friend was born in (date)

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 Write your own biography. Include at least ten
Final task events of your life. Expand the information as
much as possible. You can include pictures.

VOCABULARY BOX

Find ten school objects.

E N G L I S H I A

F R I M U S I C O

R E C A S B U T Y

E H E T A S B G I

N O P H Y S I C S

C U E S N A R T L

H I S T O R Y S A

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DO YOU KNOW WHAT

GENDER EQUALITY IS?

Gender equality is equal right for men and women, just as simple as that.
Not only at work but also in life.

a. We invite you to draw or write. What do you imagine when I say….?

FIREFIGHTER DOCTOR

NURSE TEACHER

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b. Now, we invite you to watch this video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3Aweo-74kY&t=16s

c. Read, think and debate

Jobs still split along gender lines

Around the world, finding a job is much tougher for women and minorities
than it is for men. When women or transgender people are employed, they
tend to work in low-quality jobs in vulnerable conditions and in many places
with low or inexistent rights.
More common jobs are related to personal care, cleaning, home stay job,
teaching professions or occupations related to personal care (89%),
cleaners (84%), office clerks (80%), health technicians (78%) and teachers
(71%).On the other hand Jobs related to construction, transport, industry,
politics, builders (97%), drivers and mobile plant operators (96%), metal
workers (96%), science and engineering technicians (83%) and science and
engineering professionals (74%) and science occupations all over the world
are represented by men.
Why do you think that now, living in 2023, rights for any gender are still
being different and not equal ?

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 d. Look at the following pictures. Do you know any of these people? What are
they doing? What do you think their professions are?

e. The following anagrams hide these people's professions. Sort them out
and compare them with your previous answers. If you find them too difficult,
work on the following activity and then go back to this one.

O L’ T R A P S H O O T I N G : __________________________
R E I G N S: _____________________
E R R W I T: ______________________
C H E A T E R : _____________________

f. Match the following information with the people in the photographs (Ex.
D). You can use your telephone to look for the information you do not know:

Who is/was...? Who was born in...? Who wrote...?

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Enugu State, Nigeria Coming of Age in Samoa
Paulo Freire Liverpool, England In his Own Write
John Lennon Philadelphia, USA Pedagogy of the Oppressed
Margaret Mead Recife, Brazil We Should All Be Feminists

Who said...?
“Many societies have educated their male children on the simple device of teaching them
not to be women.”
“The more I see, the less I know for sure.”
“We spend too much time telling girls that they cannot be angry or aggressive or tough (...), but then we
turn around and either praise or excuse men for the same reasons.”
“Whoever teaches learns in the act of teaching, and whoever learns teaches in the act of
learning.”

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 BIOGRAPHIES
a. Do you think Adichie, Freire, Lennon and Mead needed
determination to fulfill their careers? In what sense?

b. What personal qualities do you think are needed to work in their

professions? Choose two adjectives from the following list for each
profession. Don’t use them twice!

Sincere - Understanding - Generous - Intelligent - Open-Minded - Energetic

Mature - Friendly - Tender - Good-Humored - Responsible - Well-Spoken -
Original - Clever - Tactful - Helpful - Imaginative - Self-Disciplined -
Enthusiastic - Optimistic - Ambitious - Efficient - Patient - Romantic -
Cooperative - Ethical - Courageous

Anthropologist Musician Teacher Writer

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c. Which of these adjectives from the previous activity can you turn into a
noun? For example: sincere -> sincerity.

d. Match the following words to their opposites. You can use arrows (→)

Far Easy
Hard Hatred
Here Near
Light Right
Love There
Slowly Today
Wrong Shadow
Yesterday Suddenly

e. John Lennon is famous because, among

other things, he was a member of The
Beatles. Listen to their song called
Yesterday. Don’t read the lyrics yet. What
do you think it is about?

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f. Listen to the song again and use the words in activity D to fill in the gaps.

Yesterday by The Beatles

Yesterday
All my troubles seemed so ___________ away
Now it looks as though they're ___________ to stay
Oh, I believe in yesterday
Suddenly
I'm not half the man I used to be
There's a ___________ hanging over me
Oh, yesterday came ___________
Why she had to go I don't know
She wouldn't say
I said something ___________ now I long
For ___________
Yesterday
___________ was such an __________ game to play
Now I need a place to hide away
Oh, I believe in yesterday

g. Were your answers in activity E correct?

h. What’s the predominant tense of the song? What indicators do you have?

i. Read the following questions and look for information about John Lennon
on the Internet in order to briefly answer them.

a) Why was John Lennon famous?

___________________________________________________________
b) Who did he live with when he was a child?
__________________________________________________
c) Why was he almost deported from the US?
__________________________________________________
d) How did he die?
________________________________________________________________________

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j. Watch the video Fun Facts about John Lennon and check if your previous
answers were correct.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19_EqeP8UKQ

k. Watch the video again and complete the following timeline.

Date Event

1940 He created a band and met Paul McCartney.

He and Paul McCartney met Brian Epstein, who

helped them sign a record deal.

1969

He released his famous song Imagine, placed on the

Rolling Stone magazine all-time best songs list.

1980

l. Read the following excerpt from the video and complete it with the past
form of one of the following verbs. Then, watch the video and check your
answers.

discover divorce enjoy help face

As a child, Lennon's parents were married, but eventually __________________.“

“Growing up, he was known as a bit of a prankster, but also

__________________drawing and music.“

“They met Brian Epstein, who __________________them sign a record deal.“

“After the death of Brian Epstein, the man who __________________them on

August 27, 1967, the group would go on a failed tour.“

“During this time, he also __________________hardship with threats of being

deported.“

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 ACTIVISM
a.What do Chimamanda Adichie and
Lennon have in common ?

b. We are going to read about another activist. After

reading, answer the questions below.

Greta Thunberg
Biography
(2003–)

NOV 4, 2019

Greta Thunberg is a Swedish climate youth activist who

has received worldwide recognition for her efforts to
fight climate change.
Who Is Greta Thunberg?
Greta Thunberg is a Swedish climate youth activist who sparked an international
movement to fight climate change beginning in 2018. With the simple message
"School strike for climate" handwritten on poster board, Thunberg began skipping
school on Fridays and protesting outside the Swedish Parliament. Thanks to social
media, her actions have spread and influenced millions of young people all over
the world to organize and protest.

Climate Activism

Thunberg was only eight when she first learned about the climate crisis. Since
then, she has made efforts to lower her carbon footprint by not flying and
becoming vegan and has influenced her family to do the same.

As the face of the climate youth movement, Thunberg has been invited to speak at
numerous rallies including ones in Stockholm, London and Brussels. In December
2018, her speech at the United Nations COP24 in Katowice, Poland, went viral. "You
are not mature enough " she said at the summit, addressing the Secretary-
General. "Even that burden you leave to us children. But I don't care about being
popular. I care about climate justice and the living planet."

Adapted from: https://www.biography.com/activist/greta-thunberg

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c. Answer:

What is her name?

What is the focus of her activism?

Where is she from?

How old was she when she first heard about our climate crisis ?

d. True or false. Why?

When she said “ You are not mature enough” at the United Nations
Summit , she was addressing her teachers.
Greta was protesting outside the Swedish Parliament while other
students were at school .
Greta was becoming popular among teenagers so she said she was not
interested in popularity but in climate justice and the living planet.
Millions of young people all over the world were listening to Greta on
social media when they decided to get organized and protest.
Great was trying to lower her carbon footprint when she decided to
become vegan.

e. Read the paragraph about Greta's story and then fill in the blanks with
the correct verb phrase.

were exploiting- were watching - polluted- decided-

was talking- was speaking-
-understood- created- noticed--were- were thinking

Once, when Greta was around fourteen years old, she ________________(talk) to
a friend about the climate change when she ______________________( notice)
how worried she was about the planet and the environment. That day, while
she__________________(speak) to her friend and while
they__________________(watch) a video about the fires in the forests and the
floods in several cities, she_______________(decide) to become active and fight
for the future generations.
After investigating for some time, Greta _________________( understand )
that big companies _____________________________( exploit) natural resources
because they ________( be ) only interested in making more money.
They ______________( create) waste and they _____________(pollute) the
environment while they ___________________( think ) of the huge amount of
money they would make and the power they would gain.

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 PAST CONTINUOUS

I/he/she/it Was + Verb -ing

You/We/They Were + Verb +ing

f. Watch and listen to Greta. Is the information mentioned in the text above
present in the video?

https://youtu.be/zKTQW5i9_p8

1.I want you a.Our forests

b. to act because no one is too

2. Deforestation of
small to make a difference.

3. We should not be c.to feel the fear I feel every day

d. the ones who are fighting for the

4. We are in the beginning of
future

5. I am telling you e. a mass extinction

6. See you f. on the streets.

g. Notice the use of objective pronouns in the following sentences:

I want the authorities / you to feel the fear I feel every day. (addressing the
authorities)
We should not be the ones who are fighting for the future / it.
We are in the beginning of a mass extinction / it.
I am telling the people /you to act . I am telling my sister/her to act.
I am telling the Presidents/ them to act. I am telling my brother/ him to act.

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 OBJECTIVE PRONOUNS
They come after verbs or prepositions.

“I don't want you to listen to me, I want you to listen to the

I
scientists. Listen to them!”

HE Greta addressed D. Trump. She addressed him.

Greta doesn't want people to listen to her. She wants

SHE
people to listen to the scientists.

IT She posted a photo/ it on Facebook.

WE “You are failing us.“

YOU “I want you to act “ Greta told D. Trump.

“Her actions have spread and influenced millions of

THEY
young people/them.”

h. What can we do to protect our planet? Think of different possibilities and

discuss them with your partner. You can use some of the phrases suggested
below.

recycle - reuse - reduce - drop litter - pick up

litter and rubbish- deliver speeches - go to
demonstrations - make posters - turn off the
lights -
use plastic bags - use reusable
bags and bottles - become vegan - use a bike -
join Green Peace and Friends of theEarth -
collect plastic waste -

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a. Here is a text about people who are trying to make a change. Read and see
if any of your ideas mentioned in exercise H appear in the text.

GLOBAL CITIZEN LIFE DEFEND THE PLANET

5 Activists Who Are Transforming Plastic Waste Into Beautiful Art,

Accessories, and More.

Over 8.3 billion tons of plastic has been produced in the last 70
years, yet only 8% is recycled.

By Aaron Rakhetsi
February 12, 2021

Recycling has become a way of life globally and one of the most important
ways to reduce plastic pollution. Seeing the need to reduce plastic waste
globally, some artists have taken the matter into their own hands, reusing
plastics and using their platforms to raise awareness about the
issue of plastic pollution. Here are six activists using creative and
unconventional methods to transform plastic waste into art.

1. Nzambi Matee, Kenya

On Feb. 28, 2017, Kenya’s plastic bag ban officially came into effect —
the world's toughest single-use plastic ban.
Before the ban came into place, Kenya was using and discarding an
estimated 24 million plastic bags every month; drainage systems would
often get clogged up; and more than 50% of cattle in urban areas were
found with plastic in their stomachs.

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In 2018, Nzambi Matee and three other young Kenyans established a
social enterprise called Gjenge Makers, which manufactures bricks using
discarded plastic. Before launching their enterprise, they would collect
plastic waste, sort it, and sell to bigger recycling companies. Their plan
soon changed and they started to collect it for themselves for their own
projects.
They collect and shred the plastic, and combine it with sand to make
environmentally friendly products, such as paving bricks and manhole
covers. The products they produce are used by schools and to make
paved footpaths all over Kenya.

2. Adeyemi Emmanuel, Nigeria

Adeyimi Emmanuel is a Nigerian visual artist and environmentally

conscious fashion designer, who describes himself as “an environmental
artist busy creating life out of plastic.”
Emmanuel owns a line of bags called ECO, which are primarily made out
of plastic waste. He has also branched out to make several art pieces
using plastic bags and other recyclable products. Lagos, where Emmanuel
lives, has a huge plastic pollution problem and the plastic clogs the city's
streets and drains, and can often cause flooding when it rains. The amount
of plastic waste in Lagos inspired him to want to raise awareness on the
issue, and create art out of the discarded plastic. He was once walking along
the street when he decided that he could make bags and wallets out of
plastic. It was a great decision!

3. Daniel Webb, UK

In 2016, Daniel Webb was taking a run along the coast at his home in
Margate, England, when he came across a heap of seaweed that was
entangled in plastic. After that encounter he became much more aware of
his plastic usage, and the amount of plastic packaging he came across in
stores and supermarkets. For one year, Webb stored his everyday plastic
products — enough to fill over 22 garbage bags. With all the plastic waste he
collected during that period, he then made “Everyday Plastic", a huge mural
that is now located in an amusement park called Dreamland in his
hometown.

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b. Answer the following questions about the text:

Is the text complete ? How do you know ?

What is the source ?

What is the text about ?

Whose stories are we reading about ?

Who wrote the text ?

When was it written ?

c. Find information in the text to complete these sentences.

a. In 2018, Nzambi Matee and three other Kenyans decided to establish an

enterprise because at that time Kenya _________________________________________an
estimated 24 million plastic bags every month.
b. Nzambi and three other Kenyans were collecting __________ waste to sell it
to bigger__________companies when they realized they could collect it for
themselves, for their own _________.
c. Emmanuel Adeyemi is an artist from ______________. Once, he
________________________ along the street in Lagos when
he_______________________________________.
In 2016, Daniel Webb from ___________ was running along the coast __________he
found__________________________________.

d. Colour the verb phrases in the past continuous tense in the sentences
above and underline the verbs in the past tense. Decide whether the verbs in
the sentences above are regular or irregular.

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 e. Write a short biography about a person you
Final task admire. Provide some information about her early
life, her profession or activities, why you admire
him/her and what you were doing when you first
discovered him/her. You can include a photo.

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________________________________________________________________________________________

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 UNIT 4 IN THI
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Futu d Goin
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Will

Back to the future

a. Look at the following pictures and answer:

Do you associate any of the pictures with good or bad luck?

Can you predict the future with the objects in the picture?
Do you think it is possible to predict the future?

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b. Watch the following video and complete the activities below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5ztUZ1YY4M

c. Choose the right word:

Four-leaf clovers are EASY/ DIFFICULT/HARD to find.

They are mentioned in the CONSTITUTION/ BIBLE/CIVIL CODE.

There is one four-leaf clover for every 6000/ 4000/5000 normal clovers.

Experts KNOW/AREN'T SURE/ DON'T KNOW exactly why there are four-leaf

clovers.

Rose clovers have FIVE/ FOUR/SIX leaves.

The current world record for the most leaves ever found on a clover stem is

66/56/86.

d. Answer the following questions:

Why are there clovers with more than 3 leaves?

How old is the man from the video?
Why is he famous?

a. Read the following text:

b. Write the subtitles below in the right place. What words helped you in your
decision?

The future of love

The future of technology

The future of food

The future of work

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 Technologically, the 20-year jump from
2015 to 2035 will be huge. During that time
some elements of our world will change
beyond recognition while others will stay
familiar. So, what will our world really be
like in 2035? What does the future hold for
the food we eat, the technology we use
and the homes we live in? The world in
2035 will probably be much like it is today,
but smarter and more automatic.

The next major food revolution will be vertical agriculture. Vertical farming,
genetically modified (GM) crops and synthetic meat will be responses to the
growing need for greater food efficiency as populations continue to grow.
But there will also be a reluctant realisation that we all need to eat a better
diet, one that is more plant-based and less reliant on processed foods.

We are becoming more independent and less constrained by the old social
norms. This will have an impact on the relationships we form, with fewer
people choosing traditional marriage, a rise in official (and unofficial) civil
partnerships, and more people remaining single for longer, if not forever.

Rather than humans working with machines, automation will make some
jobs redundant: taxi drivers replaced by self-driving Uber cars or
receptionists replaced by robots. Obviously, there will also be new jobs
created: the computer engineer/mechanic who fixes the self-driving Uber
taxis and programmers- Technology will continue to disrupt businesses and
eliminate jobs, creating new professions we can’t yet imagine.

Technology will get smaller, smarter and cheaper. In fact, it will most likely get
so small, smart and cheap that we’ll be able to put computers and sensors into
almost anything. We’re on the road to the internet of things where everything
is connected, not only to the internet but also to one another. The future is...
unpredictable. But whatever happens next, it will be a great time to be alive.

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 c. Complete the following chart with words from the text.

LOVE FOOD WORK TECHNOLOGY

d. Predicting the future. Why do you think the word WILL appears a lot of
times in the article? Choose A, B or C:

To talk about the past

To talk about the future
To talk about the present
We use will to
express a prediction
based on personal
e. Write some predictions using the
opinions or experiences:
words in exercise c.
I will study at UNAHUR
Cars won't fly

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 LIFE EVENTS.
Collocations.

HAVE - GET - WIN - BE - LIVE

_______________children /a girlfriend _____________happy / healthy.

/a boyfriend.

_____________a prize / competition. _____________abroad / alone.

______________a lot of friends. _____________good health /an

accident.
_____________lucky in love.
_____________ill/a surprise/ a
good job.
_____________a university students.
_____________in the city /in the
country.

a. Look at the picture and the given clue. Look for information to
complete the fact file below.

FULL NAME

NATIONALITY

AGE

JOB

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b. Read the following extract from her speech at the UN.

Answer the following questions:

Why is the word RIGHT repeated many times?

Which rights does she mention?

What is the most important right for her? Why?

[...]
There are hundreds of human rights activists and social workers who are not
only speaking for human rights but who are struggling to achieve their goals
of education, peace and equality. Thousands of people have been killed by
the terrorists and millions have been injured. I am just one of them. So here I
stand, one girl among many. I speak not for myself, but for all girls and boys. I
raise up my voice – not so that I can shout, but so that those without a voice
can be heard. Those who have fought for their rights:
Their right to live in peace.
Their right to be treated with dignity.
Their right to equality of opportunity.
Their right to be educated.
[...]
Dear sisters and brothers, I am not against anyone. Neither am I here to
speak in terms of personal revenge against the Taliban or any other terrorist
group. I am here to speak up for the right of education of every child. I want
education for the sons and the daughters of all the extremists, especially the
Taliban.
[...]
One child, one teacher, one pen and one book can change the world.
Education is the only solution. Education first.

c. Are the rights she mentions respected in your country?

da
d.This is Malala ́s agenda. Have a look at it: ag e n
Ma la la 's
Malala is going to visit some schools.
Are Malala and her family going to do interviews
this month?
Malala and her family are going to visit
Argentina.

We use be (am, is, are) + going to + infinitive

verb to talk about future plans and predictions
based on evidence.

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e. Look at the following pictures and say what the people are going to do.
Use the verbs in the box.

WATCH TV - READ A BOOK - PLAY VIDEOGAMES - DO MORE EXERCISE -

DANCE - PLAY FOOTBALL - PARTICIPATE ON A DEMONSTRATION -
PLAY THE GUITAR

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 f. Imagine your future life and describe it. Talk about
Final task predictions for your life (will) and share your plans
for the future (be going to).

________________________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________________

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 REVIEW
Short Story.
The Simple Past Tense.
Reading, writing, and speaking.
a. Look at the pictures below and, in pairs, make up a story using all the
pictures. Once you have finished, tell another pair of students your story and
listen to theirs. Are they similar stories ?

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2
P
Read the text again and decide if the following sentences are true or false.
Account for your choice.

a-The woman was hungry and thirsty so she bought a coffee and a packet of
biscuits . ______
b- A teenage boy sat next to her. He was wearing shorts and sandals._____
c- The boy was not generous.______
d-The woman wanted to eat the biscuits quickly because she didn't want the
boy to eat them all. ______
e-The woman said that young boys are disrespectful because they eat other
people's food without permission._______
f-Finally, the woman discovered that the biscuits they had been eating were not
hers but his .__________

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E. Read the story again and expand it by adding the following words and phrases:

First- then- at that moment- suddenly- because of that- to her surprise-

consequently- she couldn't believe her eyes-

F. Are there any other words or phrases you can add ? Be creative ! Write the story
again but this time add all these details and provide a different ending to the story .
Share it with your classmates !

Think about the clothes the two main characters were wearing when they met.
Describe the weather !
Give more details about the shopping experience.
Give more details about the place where the woman sat in the sun.
Give more details about the time of day , the month , their feelings.
Say what the boy was doing while eating the biscuits.

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2- Video Watching
A-Watch the following video based on the story you have just read. Can you spot
any differences between the video and the written version?
https://youtu.be/reRcVxAWT1g

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_____________________________________________
B- Imagine the conversation between the boy and the woman when she gets angry
and stands on the bench. Provide a creative name for each of the characters. Write
down their conversation. Use some of the following questions in the dialogue:

What do you think you are doing?

Why are you eating my biscuits?
I am really hungry and these are my biscuits, can´t you buy a packet of biscuits ?
Why don´t you go away from here ?
Are you listening to me?
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3. Speaking

A-Ask your classmate the following questions :

1- Are you generous with strangers?

2- When did you last share some food or a drink with somebody?
3- When did you last get angry with somebody? Why? What happened?
4- When did you last apologize to someone ?
5- When did you last regret something? What happened?
6- Do you feel more identified with the woman or with the boy? Why?

B-Then, answer your partner´s questions.

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________

C- Tell your partner about a time when you misunderstood something and what happened
next. Think of the following questions before telling your partner about the
misunderstanding:

What were you doing at the time? Were you alone? How were you feeling ? Was it raining?
Was the sun shining? What were the people involved in the story doing?

D- Write down your anecdote and then record yourself explaining what the
misunderstanding was and the final outcome. The recording should be no more than 2
minutes long.

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 4- Grammar Time
Correct these sentences based on the written story. Follow the example:

1- The woman was running one day.

The woman was not running. She was shopping

2- The woman bought a bar of chocolate .

________________________________________________________________________

3- The woman felt energetic.

_________________________________________________________________________
4- The boy was watching a video when the woman arrived.
_______________________________________________________________________

5. The woman ate the biscuits because she knew that the biscuits were
his.
________________________________________________________________________

6- The boy was crying when he shared the last biscuit with the woman.
________________________________________________________________________

7- The boy and the woman talked to each other for a long time.
_________________________________________________________________________

8- The boy was playing football when the woman left.

_________________________________________________________________________

5-Read the following sentences and complete them using the following words:
was listening- opened-were eating- didn´t- wanted - felt-
were speaking
6-Then, decide who should have said these sentences , the woman or the boy?
Circle

At the beginning I could not understand why you __________________ my biscuits but
then, I liked the idea of sharing them with you . Woman/ Boy

I got really angry because you ___________ ask for permission and I thought that the
packet was mine. Woman/ Boy

When I ________ my bag, I discovered that my packet of biscuits was there. I ______
really confused at first and then, embarrassed. Woman / Boy

I _______________ to say that I was sorry but I didn´t say anything. I would like to
apologize now for my mistake. Woman / Boy

While I ___________________ to some music, I noticed that you ____________________ to

me. I should have answered . I am sorry for not paying attention to you. Woman/
Boy

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