CUTTING EDGE NEW EDITION ADVANCED STUDENTS’ BOOK SARAH CUNNINGHAM PETER MOOR JONATHAN BYGRAVE AND DAMIAN WILLIAMSCONTENTS Neer 01 ominous ver aens | lbaliion trowdchgomesinan | Utereton GLOBALUVING men po 6 02 eect vet os Fess Cattemnces avin nd eotins STRONG EMOTION ‘weep ams th nee Inne ano 03 Imerionthognine Were INTHEMONEY | Shut ae atansvithconpaatives _Singvemen 04 ands fm SELF-HELP ‘jeer ‘Wentpt Bay tons poses Mots nd td vtn | esol beaoe 05 ratercethabarct | image HOWYOU COME —— fouw ancl cuas | Canmanicton Across res Reading Urbanisation it there slaton? Ustening rsh ina hanging worl Reading fpresing ‘eros eras the woe LUstening Advertsing ene emotion Reading Ot ae they Usteing-the case of Stella Uedeck Lstening Fitness Reading Dear Me Reading nage LUstening: Communion stil ‘Communication activities page 106, Language summary and grammar practice page 112, Vocabulary practice page12, Audio scripts page 162Pronunciation 7 sees of gic Wend tess tetonaton of phrases for geting peopl to do someting Give tip onesring 2 {argues weit Prepartin:Ustening andreatng Task Seating Describe tery that ‘rvotes song emotions DPrepartion ttenng and speaking “as Seating Fellow up: Wing Decide which poet 20 eck Preparation: eading and oeaulry “ask Seating Follow up iting Decide wh wn he nad Proparation titoning “ask Speaking Follow up Wing eat with problem tactfly Preparation: eacng and Tas pening Follow up iting rene Language tive ‘Wing report ey and practice Language uray 07, pag 172 ‘Grammar racic page 114 Lstening Varieties of | Vocabulary practic 1p 152 tralsh| Word cutare ry speriands Language tive Speaking Desiting quan Writing Asking people to dohings bem ‘Speaking: Geting prope dothigs Language unary 02, pag 116 ranma rie 02, page 119 ‘ecablary pace 02 page 183, Language sur 03, pag 120 Crammar practice 03, page 122 Vocabulary practice 03 page 154 Language summary 04 pape 124 ‘Grammar pacce 04, page 25 Vocabulary practice 08 page 155 Language sary 05, page 128 Grammar prac 5, pate 130 Vocabulary practic 05 poe 156CONTENTS i ea le | | | | pee 96 | | 06 Uemndoanasedtthe | teaton Fading eoing ctor pave te myo LUVEAND LEARN Parle ich may Uttning Sota ose 56 resin | | | | ov ddingemphss with | Deseo aecties | Ustening uon Siva sdimerion Fon pil Taste saree | Were tot soundand | Reading Tere 0 pages pet counting fortes | ee? os | desctingypiattabes | Chanctscsand | Ustening eng re | Infines nang ome betwaur feading Sie ide UVEANDLETLIVE | Conyeundpises | Wedge at tomensnévoner pare | | i | 09 | auras Describing ftwe Leaning egy | Docbingeurertends | development untes THINGSTOCOME Workptway ening From ts to arene | | realyehow see eon | | ‘sine ecology | Ustening tinge rs Worse rl andng How do youknow TRUTHANDLIES Epis and statin inet seg? Communication activities page 106, Language summary and grammar practice page 112, Vocabulary practice page'2, Audio scripts page 162Comin Stes on parties fimphass with ues andinverton| Preparation: Ustenng “ask Seating Fellow up Wing Choose elebtis ora hai ek Preparation feeding “ask Seating Fallow op iting ater hei Preparation Usteing Task Spesing ery erect Wordeutres Running large fama Language lve Speaking: Boling technical problems ting: Demanding agent action Werldeature: fe crime Sree Ces Langage sumenary 05, page 152 eam prac 6, page 134 Vocabulary race 06 page 157 Language summary O,poge 136 ‘rama practice 7, page 138 oesbulary practice 07, page 158 Language summary 08, page 140 ‘Grammar practice 8, page 142 ‘oeabulay practice 08 page 15 Language summary 8, age 144 Cramear practice 03, pg 146 vocabulary practice 08, page 160 Language sueary 1, page 148 rarer practice 10, page 150 Vocabulary practice 10, page 161Vocabulary and speaking GlobalisationWorkin groups. In yur einion which ofthe folowing have happeneein your country 2s 2 rect of lobalson? Compare your dee Snd sve reasons + There's mre immigation/emigation. + Theres rete tlrance fetal and religious diversity + People mixmor nth people of ther races sedate + Our way of ite has changed consicerabhy 1 There lash of eure thin ou salty. 1 Wehave become a mlthathne soley. + Ourcuture has bcore very Amercanisd, “hares mare redom and cles. ‘hare are more maltiratonal corporation feneracal buineses + Mass tourism for abroad has rely changed Some prs a he court. + People eat more Imported fod rather than loca produce People havea higher tandard of ving. ‘There as been 2 brain rao let people song to work broad Many ofthe gods webuy are made in sweatshops nother farts ofthe wot ‘ie fe move vlnebl to global nance. People hive become cessed ith aba brands 4 Ad the words/phrases in bold from eerie 2 ae ‘tothe word web Blom Some can goin more than one category 5 Use ive advantages and fv disadvantages of sobalsation Use vocabulary from exrese 3 and {our own ese Then workin pain eompare your answers 62 ©. Usten tsi peopl talking about globalisation and make notes onthe questions below 1 What aspect of globalization do the discus and what xamples/pes and cons do they mention? 2 dre they foro aginst hbasaton? Ordo they have med opinions? © Work in pais and compare notes stn againit necessary to complete your answers Do you agree ‘th the speakers Why nat? Look at audio script 1.1 on page 162. Ad any seul word and phrases tothe word web in exercise ab 7 Workin pats and tke tens to describe the ference between each pal of words/pirass. 1 emigation, mmigation 2 mutinatonst mlt-etnc 3 ctrl ives a dash of cures 4 Sbsnen coporation| 5 jour standard fing, your way ieReading and vocabulary Urbanisation Workin pais and discs How a your own or local area changed since you were born? What problems fany have the changes caused? 2s Look tthe words/phrases inthe box Tek the ones yu know, write a question marknext tothe ones. Workin pis and compare your answers. Check he meaning of any words/phrases you don know How ‘many can you tse to desrbe your town/city or 8 Place you know wall? The captl of my country doesnt have the infrastructure to support the milions of people ‘ole there ‘Joucan guess andeross the oner you nee check, 3s Youre going to read an arte about urbanisation ‘sting egtity lti hich mentns the ces of Washington DC, Dk, a Seon wags Svaoand Medlin Whe cours re tee ‘lel reat highne budge =o Soph popes pros Se Read the ate ad ase the questions. urban spa ‘engeion 1 What as ecently change about humans? seer 2 Why is thee so much in housing inthe wor? 3 What was e Corus solution tothe problems of urbantion nai? nas re gon aang tis —str le benno i HysscStser rasa nn. ay Sesame an ten specs room ones nthe com ato es ih in prion he bl eis texdg vripeerd Epars nar urb 2 ello of bo ig sarneronmart oh onus ap ang Th pend tnd acl oti change reciente per src being sno cay be sel Wasting By re re Bcting mre sae, haere: serpent. {ies ri ern oho vee Noten. cbeson cn pl nme Porfte eien tnt ape romeo poptay horas ony acipyhes pret ets ans Tats nel pein auth snl sac dm cise wo densa {ips SBP trp fr tf ne lop foster or ‘ya verre Dao ah ed bly tno dohnd rg pens ui ig ‘Seman gel roth son eg neta capa ‘i arglacenandscy heh sen age bn elon Mee Cy {Dpernmat rian sry tos Se what etn cabo doe ‘seaurbeeatn? arhaps he soliton na kek down ou of isan tart ah. Cy planer ar ays cong op uth har-brana schemas ike ths andthe fanpusFrenen artes nd designer La Crbusr wasn exception. He ‘ovisd a plan into 1a demelhthe coe of Pes to mak space or ‘Bros of igh ie bulnge ToL Corbusier hs wa st tense stan {othedet snd squalor of Pare atthe tne, bt hae sceseded, ti dou that Paris would be atracting not 30 ion ours aoa, ay Denetshng an abuiking sist mat mace nee ley imprectel ‘so what ra the akarativs! The ban nec of Song in South Kore ‘he ore history of Medelinin Colombia flere excing but eontrsting tonsa hon eape wth he problems af ubenston4 Find phrases inthe atl that mean the faliowing. 1 Acros the word, ciation ishappning faster and aster 2 Uanitionof his sae and speed has never happened before | Ges that gow quill hae alot of potions 4 Giles weren't planed to house many people Too mary peple chasing too few emesis causing very high house ces {6 What ean edo Bout people moving to the ties? 7 Le Corbusier sugested doing this 8 Hemadea plan totnock down the conve far 9 Knocking down and rebuild cies isnot song Wor 5 Werk pats Student Tur to page 105 and read about Songdo Student Tum to age 109 and read about Meseln a Take ust tell your pariner about the ty youbave read about Your partner stns and sks questions to find out more information Workin pais and dss the questions + Which ty, Song or Medlin do ou fd rmostimpresive? Wy? + Which mode fers the best hope for the fre? “+ What lutions can you think of for the problems ofthe major ete in yeurecurty? ronal ring Grammar review Continuous verb forms “ead the sentences In which sentences the writer more Interested nthe acon progres? in the esl? 1 Since 2006 the cy has invested over $600 milion a cable cas, 2 ‘Since 2004,the ty hasbeen iesting money In cable cas © Does the weiter use a simple 8 continuous form when the feausisonthe ection? 2 _Aookat the verbs in bold inthe sentences and ind examples ofthe ver forms inthe box. «single orm ‘te Present cotoeus 2) theatre contrast) thePreen pret earns 2 continous pave 1 Humans have Been bilng ces fr rine miller, 2 Experts aleve that by 2080, seven blion of us ‘willbe tvingn sn ron eminent 23 we are caret bling» new cy the se of ‘ashington OC every thee dys, 4 This ol vend is eading ever upuarés 5 plans rein the proces belng drawn up or 20 mere ‘ies the Songde. 3» The contindous aspects commonly used to express the ideas below Which setenc(s) in xtelse 2 reflect, cochlea? 1 toshow that astuntion temporary $3: we ae curently uli anew city to show an action happening around a point of tine € to describe changes and development: 1 toshow duration to show that an ations incomplete Wy cn’ baleen execs 2, sentence 2be used inthe Cantino form? Do you know anyother verb he is? 4. Complete the sentences to make them te for you. Use ‘Snapproprate continuous for Then workin pars and pare your answers. 1. People fr ny county ae curently 2 1n2020,t hope! 3 Wve. for ages 4 Racal Ve been 55 Atthe moment | 6 Triste tomarnative speakers Did you know? > Tote we farmore nor nsve speakers of Erlich he Wer than nao sped hart clue, but Wi beloved that hae ae aound 75 lon nave pears and over 125 lon nonnative spear — ot of bout 5 blo, > Engle s an ofcalangvage i 58 counts, Tho USA to the lngestnmber tEalah spears (50 millon, (25 len ton Pitan (6 raf) Niger (78 maior are Uc raion ope thet ngs hoe thelageet ay enguage tha wold. emost imocesbe to 387 how mary words hae are, but ome rope so are we oor amon ssid hale new ‘Woe enters the angunge evry 8 rates, 1 Mer Englsh words bain th tan any orto ‘Shout 25 percent of swore 1» The are etmatd o be about 175 let of Eglsh round tha wot Listening and speaking English in a changing world “1 Workin groups and elses. In whet ccamstances {and wth whem do you tink you wile English ‘the future? Tink about work trove soll stuations, ‘the internet ee 2s ead the fact above about the English language ‘Then workin pals and guess which two pieces of information a false Tun to pag 105 to heck your answers > Workin pirsand dlscuss. Do any ofthe fats suprise your Why? Speci snp versone of Engen elt ols ‘tous potessonseo eommunate natal, {er ononpa cape fr pots nd aac ent, potce speak 1 hp doa wih tonstina ‘tne ard doctorpeak 1 mpi conmuicelon Sotneon doctors Moder Bish people probably would’ have bean abe {pti te Ege pon Sherpas ine enurieon and rarmar were erent ae many wor ad ferent eanngs or example ice’ meant “ool ithe acon “The relatenspbatveonepling and eronuncaon in Erafehisnoterevl nego the conbioaton ‘ag con bopronouoed nine tent woys The allowing Seronce cortas thom aA ough cote cough ‘nea though poughan sade tough We sects of Scrborouph af fling nav slough he coughed Snthccouged Tanto page 108 see hon Wee Pronuneed Read the statements blow Tick the ones you agree with and rss the ones you degre ith The work Ingroups te compare your answere 1 Lam moc iy tse Elisht spe onative speakers eg Bish x sal pope than am {ose to peak to non-native pees, 2 Leames of Engh shold ty to pronounce the language as closely as posse tthe way that ative seats do. Ieisvery important for ares of ngs to have 2 pod conrmand of Bitsh and American ions 4 People cot understand you hen you speak 3 foreign language unless you use grammar comet, Engh does ust Belang to native speakers balorgs to everyone inthe word who wes 16 When speak ngs | dont want oat 2 Bish or American person wane to keep ‘um deny4a Engl as an intrationl language Which es from exercise 3 does she agree /dsagree with? Why? 5 ‘cto Jenkins mentions the following language ‘areas in reationwinterratonal English Hove you ‘ad probleme with any othe? + thepromundation of {tin andamencan ors + uncountable nous infomation {the thie peson sin tre Present simple > Usten again. What does Doctor Jaks think may hhappen to the anguogeaeas in exes Seas international rgishdewdops? [0 Workin pas and sess Do you agree with Doctor Jerks? Wy27Why nt Has he ade ou change {yourmind about ay of your answers in xeelse 3? Workin groups and intciw your teacher about ‘histse Fest think of eas hee questions to find out what he/she thks Then take tums to ask ‘your questions. Introducing points in an argument 113th wy ins ae inode inthe Intnew sndconpete te sertences How go he Isroacory panes hp the ate ‘eye rbot on Enh ay re 3 Ieee es td 2 Here rssicon pins ‘Deak which wehbe ntodcig pes ood Seen on eure i old beter? er ang[pateonite [ta ee [monte fame remot | senteaioome |g et fees) [toh man cana | ober | an A pele ey stent Doctor eile Jenkins talking about tobal etag ot 7 atthe words in bracken the comet order to Introduce terest ofthe sentence 1 (point the that main / consider be would / 12) ts important to ge eames a choice, 2 (Ghbalengisn/ aovatage oot that 6 / ‘ure emates using the interet ease 3 (pobiem ene posse Be Btish English oc Bete Engl tht ith / might) eer wha leaps nee 4 (eat poration probes / mast /the Yr {at eames dont have the sun a theif anguge. 8 Decide wheter the points below ar for or against {abaltotion or neta Then introduce each one ‘hing an appropriate phrase 1 people ae moe snare of other ‘atures and ways Ue 2 ot fsa cl Businesses cannot ‘ope with big mutinationas 3 ‘theres aot mare choice vale in shops than there used tobe ‘thet are a lot more opportunites fer people to tavel ond work bod 5 ie mutinationl companies have 2 Ist of power ‘ ot of laa sie and caetoms ane disappearing 7 "veal ecogrise the same musi, Celebrities nd brands. 2 You are gong to answer one ofthe questions below Yu wil have 30 seconds to give your answer: Spend afew minutes preparing what to say. Use Introductory prass to make your pols 1 Wigs rain the lbalnguoge ofthe future? Whey nt 2 Should each country or regfon try to preserve is tstoms and identity? Hon? 23 Should peopl be fie toe in whichever country they IM odo we need nngation conta? 4 What are the advantages and dsadiantages of Increasing urbanisation? '5 How do you se your ctyeounry charging inthe ‘uture? What would you te o happen? 6 feamore gobalved wor a ood ting? Wy Wig nor 7 iit goad thing to have so mary age, ‘rutinatonlcrprstine nthe wari? 8 Should cer counties do mare to ap poorer ues? Wea hat? 1b Wrkin groups Take tums to ge your answer and respond to other student’ questionsTask Give tips on learning a language well Preparation Listening and reading 1. © 14tistento seven ighevel language speakers taking about earring soto that helped them oF someone they know Make ote abou the quesions Below frsptter + Wich nguages wre bing ent? 5 What stegy des else esrb? + inwhac ways ii heb? 2 ed the profiles Then workin paisa summarie ‘thence ofeach language lamer Which lanyof the suateyies exercise Toe relevant to ‘esthpeson? Task speaking “1 Wrkin groups Tink of your own sea tips oF suggestions fo the Fie anguage eames inthe pltres Ask your teacher or any wore pares yourneed 2 Compare your answers withthe clas and compile lst of useful Ups for more advanced language eames 3 rkin pars and decse the questions below. + Which eames) in th pres do you have most incommon wt? Tink bout + your metiation. + Your pbtstdy needs the fils you want to develop most. yur strengths and weakness + Which ep and suggestions tha you hve disused might hep your + Doyouhave ay other lan orimproving your Engl? > Useful language b Choose two tps rom yours to ately follow. ‘fer a fe weeks, report back tothe dass on how youre progresing Langua e aroun ‘avi 6 25 years lt aed auntie 38 ‘hf bt canot a jin is ‘mm county His glen has {ound a job in Geran. Davia has ene her here ad they aestayng with some ecnsins for few noni while he fils ob. He leant Geran for ‘syral years at schol, but has Fegotion ot oft an neds {o mprve bis commnsetion ss quick before he can get tho ind ooh e would ie He oes noc have much neyo spon on rgungo lessonseens 2 Dicuss tis an sggetons fern ny shad ba learners the world ‘Kareem rm Jordan is planing do Masters degre in Business Stutoe aan Aetainn » Descrbing your own needs and tents ‘uniersiy it coupe of ens time. Hs neg god a English sil 0d and hes tending ‘ety wr fat that ee special course i acsdemlcweting to help Samia tn wth essays in Engh, but he needs hones mma pe to be abet readin Eish much , ‘int mean mang Aiko i 38a from Tokyo She as just moved to San Franco with her husband who hs goo coma ‘there, She hn tare Ensh esos, bu they mally foes Doon ‘on szamna and wea, and as she studied Eis for rach "Hoke a sch Jaan, sto lead knows aot. this reas in thor. The probe is hat her Htering sls and spoken pe apa Engl reno er ood She would ke ogo out and get. ta ne people, emmuicate wih her daugtar teachers ec ‘ed fren ac even perhaps stay but she ely aks errs ‘idence ng, People thi she shy, bu his nak : aly cal eeWriting Areport “1s Work n pairs and discuss. How many soba Ivand eas or restarans can you think of? Which it any.of the cafés and restaurants {rom eerese 1a do you sometimes vist? ‘What tational fod do you cookleat. athome? 2s Reed he report on how globalisation has aifecte eating habits n Wasa Poland ‘What aspects ofthe eport are te of your owevlocal ares? Choose the best king word o phase to camplete gape -9in the report More than ‘one answer maybe possible. 1 aswell / ao too 2 Although / Despite / ven though 53 Aswellas/ prt fom /Ao 4 aswel that ater than tat / pa from hat 5 onthe ther hand /ahough fren ough 6 ust/ Aone / Only 7 we whereas nevertless {8 event athough’ however ‘9 isan that this becuse / this explain why 3 Decide which features apply to wring ‘ports Then ry toad more of your own. + forma ingsage + aninveduction ad a conclusion ea simple headings + seat thewora 7 4a Youre ging to write areport fra ese ‘mogaune onthe eects of plobaliation, ‘Choose ane ofthe topicsin the word web and think about how globatntion hae BYfecte your town/esuney in eation to ‘topic Note dwn yout es, cuca: We kaw a ot more about how people thinkin ferent Introdtion Tho amos rpan ist desribe now gobalicaton has alec eaing haben Warsaw sd 0 cosir how ‘etn recone ways feng have been sled Gobet brand Gbalsaton i raving abigimoseton eating oun Wasa ‘A signiicare number ot ld! bana cto shops ne att. Toodrostaurets such as Starbucks and Saray have spreng ‘pine lact ow years acne vast any of poo have ‘mo dbjecton to vang hem. shaud be noted a ‘her are ra many tema hsb esau aueh ae Hard Fock Cale." al hee places a tackionally See a8 ‘que expensive, many poople vst her on aregula bass Foreign restaurants ©“ entre te sty Ameren gal rads. tis erway tue at Wass ser ae Becong ree Inetcateralin fet tastes. Pty of ar misc (rik) er org chap, rurning Pale fod and arava fe ss fussdiobe, ba hreae row restaurants cheng od fommany deer cures neg nsongsan ran ars Indan. The food i tecuetyinprssve buh seico an be dspparng a atretoned bya Snort inary eure oar wen Mos yong ncaa pape ota reat eur at el roe aon Eating at nome Poland hs a vaso of high uaty, nome: cocked food an, easssingy, ths ono aspect of Polsh fod cule Pat oes rot sem tobe under teat rom laos. a small minor of people eat ready moa at ama "est oop clam tow now 6 cook raion foods such a= aoa (dumpling) ‘Conclusion Inconcion,t appoars het" ___glooaleaton changing ‘he way ht peop eat ae dik whan tay go cut Wer ‘osidarts atest pros oft rastons and the ‘cute ofhame cocked fod ilvery much ave here toy. Cattitdes eis a ternationalWhite sentences using your notes frm exercise 4 andthe prases inthe tbe blow. Te vst) ity of Sica ee omy eum yt) eat (grey ee at Cngenice your sentences rom eerie Sunder heating, an he report neers 2a The mln body of yor report should havea ast wo sections Then wrt the rt draft of your report. Lack the cect bebo and think abut how your eprt could be improved. Swap reports with Dartner and se hla gres Then wie the al (rt of yourreport, + oes your eprt hae a eduction and a + Does the introduction mention the aim of therepor? Does the conclusonsimmarsethe ndings? Dass the main body hve st lest vo headings? lethe syle apprprt to a arma report? Have you ured plenty of king words ote the report togethe? ————— Listening S steno furrows report from around ‘the word Where does each one come fom and ‘hat the main event Beng desorbed? Listen again and note the ey numbers and statisti, Workin pas and compare answers Say how each story relates to glotalsation ‘The four reporters spoke American English Bish Engh, stalin Egish nd iin ngs. What ferences de you hear between the four varieties? 3s 691.6 Pronunciation Ustn and compare the pronunciation of diferent vrei of English You tit hear each pvase below twice, Can you her the