Do not just listen to the word do what it says

Frequently Asked Questions

What is a word search?

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How are word searches used in the classroom?

Word search games are an excellent tool for teachers, and an excellent resource for students. They help to encourage wider vocabulary, as well as testing cognitive abilities and pattern-finding skills.

Because the word search templates are completely custom, you can create suitable word searches for children in kindergarten, all the way up to college students.

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UNIT 1: IDENTIFYING KEY WORDS & LISTENING FOR SYNONYMS

/ PARAPHRASES & DISTRACTORS

A. IDENTIFYING KEY WORDS

What do you do in the listening exam before you listen? You read the questions. And

as you read the questions you underline the key words. So what are key words?

What are key words?

Key words are names, numbers, negatives, and other important information words like verbs

and nouns. They are words and phrases that seem most important in each question.

Examples

Question: For the speaker, what is the most impressive aspect of a solar eclipse?

A. It’s a supernatural phenomenon.

B. It is extremely beautiful.

C. It is fascinating scientifically.

What words would you underline here? Many people would choose “eclipse” as it is an

unusual word and it is a noun and that might seem like a good starting point. If you thought

that, however, you might be making a bad mistake.

Transript:

If we look through history, the solar eclipse has always had a profound effect on mankind. If

we think for a moment what it means to have the sun blotted out: the source of life eradicated.

In ancient times, people were unaware of its natural cause and were profoundly impressed

and believed it must be supernatural. Today most people know that it is caused by the moon

passing between the sun and the earth and are more impressed by its beauty. SPEAKING AS

AN ASTRONOMER, I FIND it scientifically fascinating.

The key words also include “for the speaker” and most impressive”. And the best answer is C.

Why is it important to identify key words?

Key words give clues to the context and may help predict what the listening passage is

about.

If you select the key word in advance, it will help you focus because the answer is often near

or even next to the key word. However, they don’t always tell what the answer is. This means

that if you hear the word “eclipse” you know that the answer will be coming soon.

— Underlining them helps you to focus your attention on what is most important as you listen.

Tips

— Don’t just concentrate on key words: read the whole question and listen for the meaning, not

words.

— Many mistakes are made in listening by not really reading the question. If you only focus on

key words, you are likely to word match. You see a word in the question and you hear a word

on the cassette and you assume that that must be the right answer. The listening test is not

always that easy: the test is to see if you have understood the meaning, not if you can hear

individual words. If you made a mistake with the previous task, it may be because you did not

focus on the meaning of the question, but just looked at words.

Only use key words to let you know when to listen. And don’t just listen for key words, be

ready for synonyms and paraphrases as well.

Play ситуации


1) Listen to a teenager talking about а band. Why does she like them?
A. their videos are brilliant
В. they’re good dancers
С. their songs are beautiful

2) Listen to a man talking about his job. What does he enjoy most?
A. signing autographs
В. acting
С. meeting fans

3) Listen to a woman talking about a film. How does she feel?
A. annoyed
В. excited
С. sad

4) Listen to a girl talking about actors. Who does she prefer?
A. Danny Brown
В. John Moore
С. Sammy White

5) Listen to a man talking about TV. What doesn’t he like?
A. there are too many documentaries
В. there’s never any news
С. there are too many reality shows

6) Listen to a TV presenter talking about a book. What does she say about it?
A. it’s exciting
В. it made her cry
С. it’s difficult to read

7) Listen to a boy talking about a concert. How does he feel?
A. frightened
В. delighted
С. disappointed

1) Listen to a teenager talking about а band. Why does she like them? – Послушайте подростка, рассказывающего о музыкальной группе. Почему эта группа ему нравится?
A. their videos are brilliant – их клипы блестящие
(ОТВЕТ) В. they’re good dancers – они хорошие танцоры
С. their songs are beautiful – их песни красивы

2) Listen to a man talking about his job. What does he enjoy most? – Послушайте человека, рассказывающего о своей работе. Что ему нравится больше всего?
A. signing autographs – раздача автографов
(ОТВЕТ) В. acting – актерская игра
С. meeting fans – встреча фанатов

3) Listen to a woman talking about a film. How does she feel? – Послушайте женщину, рассказывающей о фильме. Что она чувствует?
(ОТВЕТ) A. annoyed – недовольный, раздражённый
В. excited – приятно взволнованной
С. sad – грустной

4) Listen to a girl talking about actors. Who does she prefer? – Послушайте девушку, рассказывающего про актеров. Кого она предпочитает?
A. Danny Brown – Дэнни Браун
(ОТВЕТ) В. John Moore – Джон Мур
С. Sammy White – Сэмми Уайт

5) Listen to a man talking about TV. What doesn’t he like? – Послушайте мужчину, рассказывающего о ТВ. Что ему не нравится?
A. there are too many documentaries – слишком много документальных фильмов
В. there’s never any news – никогда нет новостей
(ОТВЕТ) С. there are too many reality shows – слишком много реалити-шоу

6) Listen to a TV presenter talking about a book. What does she say about it? – Послушайте ведущего тв-программы, рассказывающего о книге. О чем она говорит?
(ОТВЕТ) A. it’s exciting – книга интересная
В. it made her cry – книга заставила ее плакать
С. it’s difficult to read – ее сложно читать

7) Listen to a boy talking about a concert. How does he feel? – Послушайте мальчика, рассказывающего о концерте. Какие у него ощущения?
A. frightened – испуган
В. delighted – рад
(ОТВЕТ) С. disappointed – разочарован

ТЕКСТ АУДИО

1) I’ve never seen such a cool band. I mean a lot of the other bands do really nice songs and I love their videos and all that, but these guys can dance. They really know how to move on stage. – Я никогда не видела такой классной группы. Я хочу сказать, что другие группы действительно делают замечательные песни и я люблю их клипы и все такое, но эти ребята умеют танцевать. Они на самом деле знают, как двигаться на сцене.

2) No, I’m quite shy so I’m always a bit nervous meeting fans or signing autographs. I mean I do enjoy it a bit, but it’s just that I feel uncomfortable about it. I think I like a lot of things about my job but I think that being on the set is what gives me most satisfaction. I just love playing role … pretending to be other people. Yeah. That’s what my job is about. – Нет, я весьма застенчив, поэтому я всегда немного нервничаю, встречая фанатов или раздавая автографы. Я думаю, что мне нравятся многие вещи в моей работе, но находиться на съёмочной площадке – это наибольшее удовлетворение. Я просто люблю играть роль…, претворяясь другим человеком. Да. Вот, в чем суть моей работы.

3) I’ve never seen anything like it! Terrible! Well, all I can say is that I’m glad I saw it before my children did. They certainly won’t be seeing it. No way! I can’t believe that people make films with no story or meaning to it, just guns and fights. And they call that a thriller. – Я никогда не видела ничего подобного! Ужасно! Ну, все, что я могу сказать, – я рада, что посмотрела это до того, как это сделали мои дети. Однозначно они этого не увидят! Ни за что! Не могу поверить, что люди снимают фильмы вообще без сюжета или какого-либо значения, а просто перeстрелки и драки. И они называют это триллером!

4) It’s not easy to say because I like all of them. They’re all great actors and quite handsome too. I think Danny Brown is probably one of the most talented actors of our time but I must say John Moore is probably my favourite; even though I’d never miss a Sammy White film either. – Нелегко сказать, потому что я люблю всех из них. Они все отличные актеры и также весьма милы. Я думаю, что Дэнни Браун – это, вероятно, один из самых талантливых актеров нашего времени, но я должен сказать, что Джон Мур – это, наверное, мой любимый; хотя я также никогда не пропуская фильмов Сэмми Уайт.

5) What I’m saying is that I’d like some more quality programmes. It’s unbelievable! Every time I turn on the TV, I see the same old thing. Doesn’t anybody watch documentaries anymore? I mean, apart from the news, all we seem to get on TV these days are those shows about the boring everyday lives of a bunch of friends or neighbours. I’ve had it! – Я говорю о том, что я бы хотел более качественных программ. Это невероятно! Каждый раз, когда я включаю телевизор, я виду одну и ту же старую вещь. Кто-нибудь смотрит еще документальные фильмы? Я имею в виду, кроме новостей, мы смотрим по телевизору сегодня эти передачи о скучной обыденной жизни какой-то группы друзей или соседей. С меня хватит!

6) Now the next book, which was written by someone you all know and who’ll be joining us shortly, is not difficult to follow. It’s a romantic story about two friends who meet at college. But, I must say it’s not your typical romance that makes you cry. No, in fact it’s also a story full of mystery and suspense that makes you want to read on. I couldn’t put the book down, and I read it in six or seven hours. – А теперь та самая книга, за сюжетом в которой не трудно следить, и которая была написана тем, кого вы все знаете и кто скоро присоединится к нам. Это романтическая история о двух друзьях, которые встречаются в колледже. Но я должен сказать, что это не тот самый типичный любовный роман, который заставляет вас плакать. Нет, на самом деле это также история полная загадок и напряжения, что заставляет вас читать и читать. Я не смог отложить книгу и читал ее в течение шести или семи часов.

7) I can’t believe it! It was so loud and everyone was screaming and jumping and pushing. I almost lost my camera in the crowd. It was the worst concert I’ve ever been to. They should have been more organized for all of those people. – Не могу поверить в это! Было так шумно, и все кричали, прыгали и толкались. Я чуть не потерял камеру в толпе. Это был самый худший концерт, на котором я только был. Эти концерты должны быть более организованы для подобных людей.

A formal letter

14 Hampden Crescent

Head Office

Cheltenham

Café Royale

Gloucestershire

7 Charlton Road

GL50 10VB

Milton Keynes

MK1 5GB

Dear Sir / Madam,

1 I am writing to complain about a meal my family and I had in the Café Royale restaurant in Market Square last Saturday night.

We have eaten in this restaurant 2 and the background music has always been very low and 3 . However, 4 the music

was terribly loud, almost deafening. When the waiter took our order, I asked him politely if he could turn the music down, which he did.

However, while we were eating our main course, the music was turned up again and we could hardly hear ourselves speak. This time I asked to see the manager. She spoke to us in 5 and unfriendly manner. She told us that we were the only customers who had ever complained about the music and

6 turn it down. We were so angry we decided to leave without having dessert or coffee.

I have eaten in other branches of Café Royale all over the country, but I 7 unless I receive

an explanation and apology for the 8 we received.

Joseph Clements

Joseph Clements

WR I T I N G 5

aRead the letter and answer the questions.

1 Who is the letter to?

2 Why is Joseph writing?

3 What does he hope to achieve?

bComplete the letter with the more formal of the two phrases.

1 I’m writing / I am writing

2 lots of times / on many occasions

3 pleasant / nice

4 on this particular evening / when we were there this time 5 a really rude / an extremely rude

6 said she wouldn’t / refused to

7 will not do so again / won’t go there again 8 unacceptable treatment / awful treatment 9 Best wishes / Yours faithfully

cLast week you had a bad experience in an expensive hotel. When you get home you decide to write a letter or email to complain. Look at the Useful language expressions and make sure you know how to use them.

Useful language

Typical openings

Dear Sir / Madam, Dear Mr Waters,

I am writing to complain about…

I am writing to express my dissatisfaction with…

Typical endings

I look forward to hearing from you.

Yours faithfully (when you begin Dear Sir / Madam) Yours sincerely (when you begin Dear Mr Waters)

PLAN the content.

1Decide where you were staying and imagine what problems there might have been. What kind of problem would make you complain?

2 Decide what you would like the hotel to do.

WRITE 120–180 words, organized in three or four paragraphs (reason for writing, details of the problems, conclusion / request for action). Use a formal style (no contractions or colloquial expressions). Use the phrases in b and in

Useful language.

CHECK your letter for mistakes ( grammar ,

punctuation , and spelling ).

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5What do you remember?

G R A M M A R

aComplete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first.

1 After being in London for a year, I still find driving on the left difficult.

After being in London for a year, I still can’t get on the left.

2 My hair was very long when I was a teenager.

When I was a teenager I used

long

hair.

3‘I think you should talk to a lawyer,’ he said to Sarah.

He advised

to a lawyer.

4 ‘I didn’t kill my husband’ she said.

She denied

.

5 ‘I’m sorry I’m late,’ James said.

James

late.

6 My brother is a waiter in a French restaurant.

My brother works

in

a French restaurant.

b Put the bold verb in the gerund or infinitive.

1

I don’t remember

you before.

meet

2

The car needs

. Shall I take it

clean

to the car wash?

3

He managed

to the airport

get

on time.

4

You must try not

late again.

be

V O C A B U L A R Y

aMake nouns for people from the following words. Underline the stressed syllable.

1

conduct

2

violin

3

drums

4

edit

5

compose

6

journal

7

solo

8

report

9

present

10

commentate

b Complete the missing words.

1

Did you hear the w

f

? It’s going to rain.

2

Let’s not see that film. It had an awful r

in the paper.

3

This paper always supports the government. It’s very

b.

4

His latest song is really c

. Everybody’s singing it.

5

I can remember the lyrics, but I can’t remember the t

.

6The report was c . He wasn’t allowed to say what he wanted to say.

7

Could I have an extra p

for my bed, please?

8

My husband says I s

really loudly when I’m asleep.

9

I didn’t get much sleep last night so I’m going to have a

nafter lunch.

10 He has terrible i

. It takes him ages to get to sleep.

P R O N U N C I AT I O N

a Underline the word with a different sound.

1

whisper

whistle

whole

awake

2

choir

keyboard

click

convince

3

crossword

reporter

snore

yawn

4

accurate

advise

admit

agree

5

/ju;/ refuse

review

news

cartoon

b Underline the stressed syllable.

guitarist

orchestra

biased

sensational

critic

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What can you do?

RE V I S E & CH E C K

CAN YOU UNDERSTAND THIS TEXT?

Read the article and choose a, b, or c.

Still awake…

1

a

night

b dawn

c mid-day

after 33 years.

2

a

nothing

b

medicine

c

injections

3

a

asleep

b

ill

c

well

4

a

Because of

b According to

c

Thanks to

5

a

cooking

b

buying

c

taking care of

6

a

so that

b

however

c

because

7

a

appetite

b

sleep

c

sleeping tablets

8

a

so

b

even

c

although

C AN YO U U N D E R STAN D TH E S E P E O P LE?

a

5.22

You will hear five extracts from a news broadcast.

The man who has become the village ‘alarm clock’

Match each extract with what it is about (A–G). There are

S BIRDS AWAKEN the early risers at 1

two topics you don’t need.

on the farm,

A business

E sport

Aone person is already up; in fact, he

hasn’t even been to bed.

B crime

F travel

Sixty-four-year-old Thai Ngoc, from central Quang Nam province

C show business

G weather

in Vietnam, claims that he has not slept for 33 years!

D health

‘My insomnia started many years ago after I got a fever. I have

b

5.23 Listen to a music expert talking and answer a, b, or c.

tried sleeping pills and Vietnamese traditional medicine but

2

helps, not even to get me to sleep for a few minutes,’

1

Music can sound like noise to you if

.

said Ngoc. But amazingly, despite 11,700 consecutives sleepless

a

it is the first time you hear it

nights since then, he has never once been 3

. ‘Fortunately,

b it is sung in a foreign language

the insomnia doesn’t seem to have had a negative impact on my

c

you don’t understand the rules

health. I still feel healthy and can farm normally like other men.

2

Modern classical music

.

I even carry two 50kg bags of fertilizer for 4km every day.’

a

does not have rules

4

his wife, when Ngoc went for a medical check-up

b

can sound like noise

recently, his doctor said he was in perfect health except for a

c

is only experimental

minor decline in liver function.

3

A lot of young people

.

Ngoc lives with his six children on his farm at the foot of a

a

have negative feelings about some kinds of music

mountain. He spends the day farming and 5

his pigs and

b only like noisy music

chickens, and at night he often does extra farm work or guards

c

never go to classical concerts

his farm to prevent theft. His neighbour Vu said that Ngoc

4

They changed the music in the shopping mall because

volunteered to help beat a drum during the night and guard the

.

house for the relatives of the dead during funeral ceremonies

a

the young people complained

6

they could take a nap. Vu also said that when the

b

they knew teenagers wouldn’t like it

villagers were planting sugar cane, several people asked Ngoc to

c

they wanted to attract more customers

be their ‘alarm clock’ and to wake them up early in the morning

5

A lot of older people

.

to go to work as he was up anyway.

a

never listen to pop music

Phan Ngoc Ha, director of the Hoa Khanh Mental Hospital in

b associate pop music with crime

Danang, said that a chronic lack of 7

often causes

c

don’t like music with a beat

anorexia, lethargy, and irritability. But, in special cases, some

CAN YOU SAY THIS IN ENGLISH?

extreme insomniacs can still live and work normally, 8

this is a very small minority. Thai Ngoc is obviously one of them.

Can you…?

describe the kind of music you listen to and how it makes you feel

describe your sleep habits and any problems with sleeping you have

talk about things you used to do and things you have got used to doing talk about where you get your news from and compare the different kinds of newspapers in your country

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G articles

V collocation: word pairs

P sentence stress

Speaking to the world

One small word, one big difference in meaning

1 R E A D I N G

aWhat do you know about the first moon landing? Answer the questions with a partner.

1

Who was the first man to set foot on the moon?

a Yuri Gagarin

b Buzz Aldrin c Neil Armstrong

2

When did he land on the moon?

a In 1959. b

In 1969. c In 1979.

3What was the first thing he said when he landed? a ‘Wow! It’s so big!’

b ‘I’m floating in a most peculiar way.’

c ‘That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.’

bRead the article and check. What controversy has there been since then about what Neil Armstrong actually said? Why is the missing ‘a’ so important?

cRead the article again. Then, in pairs, say why the following names and numbers are mentioned.

20th July 1969

First Man

6 hours and 40 minutes

James Hansen

500 million

Peter Shann Ford

Buzz Aldrin

dCover the article and try to complete the sentences making words from the words in bold. What do they mean?

1Armstrong made the first human footprint on the lunar surface. foot

2

His first words were ‘That’s one small

.’ man

step for man, one giant leap for

3

It was the perfect quote for such

a

occasion. moment

4 ‘One small step for a man’ would have made it a more sentence. mean

5They were possibly the most words in history. memory

6

Armstrong said the ‘a’ so quickly that

it was

on the recording. audio

e

6.1 Listen to the original recording of Armstrong

speaking. Can you hear the ‘a’?

AS NEIL ARMSTRONG became the first man to walk on the Moon,

a global audience of 500 million people were watching and listening.

‘That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind,’ they heard him say as he dropped from the ladder of his spacecraft to make the first human footprint on the lunar surface. It was the perfect quote for such a momentous occasion. But from the moment he said it, people

have argued about whether the NASA astronaut got his lines wrong.

Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, who stepped outside a few seconds after him,

landed the Apollo 11 spacecraft on the Moon on 20th July 1969. In the tense six hours and forty minutes between landing on the moon and stepping out of the capsule, Armstrong wrote what he knew would become some of the most memorable words in history.

Armstrong has always insisted that he wrote ‘one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind,’ which would have been a more meaningful

and grammatically correct sentence. Without the missing ‘a’, the intended meaning of the sentence is lost. In effect, the line means, ‘That’s one

small step for mankind (i.e. humanity), one giant leap for mankind.’

But did he really say the sentence incorrectly? Until now Armstrong himself had never been sure if he actually said what he wrote. In his biography First Man he told the author James Hansen, ‘I must admit

that it doesn’t sound like the word “a” is there. On the other hand, certainly

the “a” was intended, because that’s the only way it makes sense.’

But now, after almost four decades, the spaceman has been vindicated.

Using hi-tech sound analysis techniques, Peter Shann Ford, an

Australian computer expert has discovered that the ‘a’ was spoken

by Armstrong, but he said it so quickly that it was inaudible on the

recording which was broadcast to the world.

Times

Mr Ford’s findings have been presented to a relieved Mr Armstrong.

The

James Hansen said, ‘Neil is a modest guy, but I think it means

From

a lot to him to know that he didn’t make a mistake.’

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2 G R AM MAR articles

aRight ( ) or wrong ( )? Correct the mistakes in the highlighted phrases.

1 Neil Armstrong was born in the USA .

2 He was a shy boy , who loved the books and the music .

3 He studied aeronautical engineering at the university .

4 He was the first man who set foot on a moon .

5 His famous words were heard by people all over the world . 6 Before becoming a astronaut, he worked for the US navy . 7 Since 1994 he has refused to give the autographs .

8In 2005 he was involved in a lawsuit with an ex-barber, who tried to sell some of the Armstrong’s hair .

b p.142 Grammar Bank 6A. Read the rules and do the exercises.

cRead three extracts from some famous historical speeches. Use the glossary to help you. Complete the speeches with a, an, the, or (–).

Winston Churchill (1874–1965) was the British Prime Minister during the Second World War.

In this extract from a speech given in 1946, the year after the war ended, Churchill first used the phrase ‘iron curtain’ to describe the boundary which ideologically and physically divided the East and the West. This speech marked the beginning of the ‘Cold War’.

From Stettin in 1

Baltic to 2

Trieste in 3

Adriatic, 4___ iron curtain has descended across 5

continent. Behind that line lie all 6

capitals of 7

ancient states of 8

Central and Eastern Europe, Warsaw,

Berlin, Prague, Vienna, Budapest, Belgrade, Bucharest, and Sofia.

these famous cities, and 9

All

10

populations around them,

lie in what I must call

Soviet sphere.

descend come down

ancient

very old

the continent

Europe

sphere an area of influence or activity

Baltic Sea

Stettin

Iron Curtain

Trieste

Adriatic Sea

Martin Luther King (1929–1968)

was a leader of the American Civil

Rights movement who was

assassinated in Memphis in April

1968. In this extract from a speech

made in 1963 King spoke of his

‘dream’ of a future when all people

would be treated equally.

I have 1

dream. That 2

my four little children will

one day live in 3

nation where they will not be judged by

4

color of their skin but by 5

content of their character.

King Edward VIII (1894–1972) was

the only British king ever to abdicate.

Edward had been king foronly

eleven months, when he announced

his decision to give up the throne

in order to marry an American

divorcee, Wallis Simpson. The

following is an extract from his

abdication speech to the British

nation, made in December 1936.

At long last I am able to say 1

few words of my own. I have

never wanted to withhold anything, but until now it has not been

constitutionally possible for me to speak. But you must believe me

when I tell you that I have found it impossible to carry 2

heavy burden of 3

responsibility, and to discharge my

duties as King as I would wish to do, without 4

5

help and

support of

woman I love.

abdicate give up the position of being king or queen

at long last

finally, in the end

withhold keep back, not say

obligation

burden sth which is carried with difficulty, an

discharge a duty

do what you have to do

d 6.2 Now listen to the extracts spoken by the people themselves. Check your answers. Which of the three do you think was the best public speaker?

3 P R O N U N C IATI O N sentence stress

a 6.3 Dictation. Listen and write down six sentences.

bListen again and underline the stressed words. What is the vowel sound in a, an, and the in 1–5? Why is the pronounced differently in number 6?

cPractise saying the sentences from a. Try to pronounce the weak forms correctly.

4 6.4 S O N G l Space oddity

6A 85

5 LI STE N I NG

aHave you ever had to make a speech or give a talk or presentation in front of a lot of people? When? Where? How did you feel? Was it a success?

bRead part of an article about presentation disasters. Which tip from Ten top tips below should the speaker have remembered?

PRESENTATION

D

HoweverISASTERS!bad

you think your presentation has been, take some comfort from the fact that at least

it probably wasn’t as bad as these true stories…

AFEW YEARS AGO I had to give a presentation to the Belgian management team of an international

IT company. Not wishing to be the typical ‘Brit’ presenting in English, I had carefully prepared my presentation in French. I intended it as a surprise so I didn’t say anything beforehand. After speaking in French for 45 minutes I was halfway through my

presentation and we had a break for coffee. At this point the manager of the company came up to me asked me if I would change to speaking in English. ‘Is my French that bad?’ I said. ‘No,’ he replied, ‘it’s just that we are

all from the Dutch-speaking part of Belgium.’

Ten top tips for speaking in public

1 Don’t make your presentation too long.

2 Don’t have more than four or five main points.

3Even if something distracting happens try not to lose your concentration.

4Be careful about telling jokes – they may not be appropriate.

5Always be punctual: start on time and try to finish on time.

6Get to know as much as possible about your audience beforehand.

7 Try not to repeat yourself too much.

8 Be careful not to speak too fast.

9 Practise your presentation beforehand.

10 Make sure the equipment you need is working properly before you start.

cYou’re going to hear five other people talking about a disastrous presentation. Before you listen, look at pictures A–E. What do you think the problem was?

A

B

C

D

E

d 6.5 Listen and number the pictures in the correct order. Did you guess correctly?

eListen again and write 1–5 in the boxes. Which speaker…?

A couldn’t understand why nobody found his / her talk amusing B felt very relaxed before his / her presentation

C did the last part of his / her talk very quickly D made the problem he / she had worse

E didn’t find out he / she had a problem until the end of the talk

fTalk to a partner.

1 Would any of the ‘Ten top tips’ have helped some of the speakers? 2 Which speaker do you think was the most embarrassed?

3 Have you ever been to a talk or presentation where something went badly wrong?

86 6A

6 VO C AB U L ARY collocation: word pairs

Some pairs of words in English which go together always come in a certain order, for example, we always say ‘Ladies and Gentlemen’ and ‘right or wrong’ NOT gentlemen and ladies, wrong or right.

aRead the information in the box. How do you say ‘Ladies and Gentlemen’ and ‘right or wrong’ in your language? Is the order the same?

bTake one word from A and match it with another from B. Then decide which word comes first. They are all joined with and.

A

B

lemon

fork

butter

white

peace

thunder

knife

bed

black

ice

forwards

breakfast

backwards

bread

cLook at some common word pairs joined with or. What is the second word?

right or

now or

more or

sooner or

all or

once or

d 6.6 Listen and check your answers to b and c, and notice how the phrases are linked and how and and or are pronounced. Practise saying them.

e Match the word pair idioms with their meanings.

1 I’m sick and tired of hearing you complain. 2 I didn’t buy much, just a few bits and pieces . 3 I’ve been having headaches now and again . 4 He’s unemployed and down and out .

5 Every relationship needs a bit of give and take .

6 We’ve had our ups and downs, but now we get on really well. 7 The army were called in to restore law and order .

8 Despite flying through a storm we arrived safe and sound .

A problems

E compromise

B a situation in which the law

F occasionally

is obeyed

G small things

C fed up

H without a home or money

D without problem or injury

f Complete the sentences with a word pair from b, c, or e.

1

He visits us

, perhaps twice a year.

2

It’s your last chance I’m afraid. It’s

.

3

After lots of adventures she arrived home

.

4

Please stop making so much noise. I need a bit of

.

5

he’ll realize that she’s not the woman for him.

6

After the riots the government sent soldiers in to try to establish

.

7

She’s

of her husband. She wants to leave him.

8

It was an amazing storm. There was lots of

.

7 S P EAKI N G

a 6.7 When people give a talk, they usually divide what they say into small chunks, with a brief pause between each chunk. Listen to the beginning of a talk and mark (/ ) the pauses.

Good afternoon everyone / and thank you for coming. I’m going to talk to you today about one of my hobbies, collecting comics. Since I was a child I’ve been mad about comics and comic books.

I started reading Tintin and Asterix when I was seven or eight. Later when I was a teenager some friends at school introduced me to Manga which are Japanese comics. I’ve been collecting them now for about five years and I’m also learning to draw them.

bListen again and underline the stressed words. Practise reading the extract.

cYou are going to give a short presentation to other students. You can choose what to talk about, for example:

a hobby you have or a sport you play

something you really love doing

an interesting person in your family

a famous person you admire

the good and bad side of your job

Decide what you are going to talk about and make a plan of what you want to say.

GET IT RIGHT making a presentation

Read through the tips in Presentation disasters! again to help you to prepare your presentation and to give it successfully. When you give your presentation, don’t speak too quickly.

Remember to pause and take a breath from time to time. This will help the audience to follow what you are saying.

dIn groups, take turns to give your presentation. While they are listening, the other students should write down at least one question to ask the speaker after the presentation is over. Then have a short question and answer session.

6A 87

G uncountable and plural nouns; have something done V towns and cities

P word stress in multi-syllable words

Bright lights, big city

1 READING & SPEAKING

aLook at the photos and read the quote. Do you know who the Amish are? What do you think happens in the programme?

bRead a preview of the series and find out. Discuss the questions with a partner.

1 What is Rumspringa? Do you think it is a good idea?

2 What do you think will be the biggest culture shock for the Amish when they go to Los Angeles?

3 What do you think the majority of the five young Amish will choose to do?

PREVIEW – Tonight’s TV

‘Pleasantly entertaining…The Amish kids’ innocence and sense of wonder about the new world they’re seeing makes this series more moving than any reality show I’ve ever seen before.’

Los Angeles, home to many of the world’s most famous movie stars,

is known as the entertainment capital of the world – but it is completely unknown to one group of people – the Amish. For 300 years this fascinating community has lived in isolation, working together to grow their own food, make their own clothes, and build their own communities. They reject conveniences like electricity, telephones,

and cars, and focus on hard work, Christian worship, and family.

However, once Amish people reach their late teens, they are allowed to explore modern society and are given the chance to experience

the outside world for the first time. This period is known as Rumspringa, a time when Amish young people must decide whether to commit to the strict rules of their faith, or to leave behind the Amish lifestyle and their family forever. Amish teenagers can spend their Rumspringa anywhere, but most of them choose to stay near their homes, venturing only a few miles from their small communities.

But now five of them have chosen to spend their Rumspringa in a way no one has before – living with six city kids in Los Angeles, who have no idea that they will be sharing a house with the Amish. For ten weeks they will explore everything the modern world has to offer,

with one thing in mind. Will they return to the simple life they’ve always lived, or will they choose to remain ‘Amish in the City’?

cNow read a review of the programme. Then without looking back at the text, mark the sentences below

T (true), or F (false), and say why the F ones are false.

1 The Amish kids aren’t used to seeing such tall buildings. 2 They thought the parking meters were rather funny.

3 The Amish are very good at painting.

4 Mose thinks that ‘Reggae’ is the name of a singer.

5The reviewer thinks that the Amish learned a lot from the city kids.

6 Nick felt sorry for the beggar.

7Most adolescents leave the Amish community after Rumspringa.

8 Mose is not quite sure what he’s going to do next. 9 Miriam is planning to travel.

10The reviewer thinks the programme didn’t end in a very positive way.

d Answer the questions.

1Do you think that this kind of television programme is a good idea? Why (not)?

2Do you think Rumspringa really gives Amish teenagers freedom of choice? Why (not)?

3Do you think that the fact that only one of the Amish went back is a happy ending or a sad ending?

88

REVIEW – Last night’s TV

In the first episode, the five young Amish, three boys (Mose, Jonas, and Randy) and two girls (Miriam and Ruth) are amazed by

the height of the skyscrapers , the noise of the traffic in Los Angeles and the number of cars on the five-lane ‘freeways’. They are amused by parking meters – a totally new concept for them – and they love riding in elevators . Even a trip to a grocery store is an adventure. Mose said, ‘I’m a farmer, but there are so many vegetables here that I’ve never seen before.’

Ruth is entranced by a visit to an art gallery as she has never seen art before. ‘I didn’t know you could make something

from boards with paint on them that would look so nice,’ she explains. ‘The Amish don’t do art at school because they feel it isn’t important.’ Ruth is also as excited as a little child when, for the first time in her life, she sees the ocean.

The Amish are not allowed to use CD players or iPods, and the city kids introduce them to pop music. City girl Megan asks if any of the Amish have heard any reggae at all. ‘Reggae?’ replies Amish boy Mose, ‘I’ve never heard of him.’ As the city kids burst out laughing, he adds, ‘But he sounds interesting.’

But as the programme progresses, slowly but surely you feel that the people who are really learning something are the city kids.

One evening when they are eating at a pavement café in a rather run-down neighbourhood , a beggar approaches them

and asks them for money. City boy Nick ignores him, but Amish girl Miriam offers him a piece of her chicken. ‘The Amish wouldn’t let anyone be homeless,’ she says. ‘It just wouldn’t happen.’

Of course the big question is, what happens at the end – what do the young Amish decide to do? Normally after Rumspringa the vast majority of adolescents choose to stay in the Amish community. However, in the case of Amish in the City, the majority decide, at least temporarily, not to go back to the Amish. Mose decides that the big city life is not for him, but that he probably won’t go back to the Amish either. Jonas and Randy both want to go to college and Miriam wants to see more of the world. Of the five of them, only Ruth decides to go back to the Amish lifestyle. A sad ending or a happy ending? It depends on your point of view.

2 VOCABULARY towns and cities

aLook at the highlighted words and phrases. Explain in your own words what they mean. Do you have them where you live?

b p.155 Vocabulary Bank Towns and cities.

c Make nouns from the bold words to complete the sentences.

Typical endings for making a noun from a verb are:

-ment, e.g. government, -ion, e.g. congestion, and -ation e.g. information.

Typical endings for making a noun from an adjective are:

-ity, e.g. reality, -ness, e.g. darkness, and -ence / -ance, e.g. convenience, entrance. Some nouns from verbs / adjectives are irregular, e.g. poor>poverty, lose>loss, choose>choice

1

Los Angeles is well known for its variety of

. entertain

2

is a big problem in many large cities. homeless

3

Tourist

in London is often very expensive. accommodate

4

There is a large Italian

in Buenos Aires.

commune

violent

5

Vandalism and

are often problems in some inner city areas.

6

The best way to see the

of Edinburgh is from a double-decker bus. see

7

Nowadays many churches and cathedrals charge for

. admit

8

The

of a typical skyscraper in New York is 150m or above.

high

9

A world-famous violinist is giving a

tonight at the

Royal Albert Hall.

perform

10

When I was in London, I saw a wonderful

at the

National Gallery.

exhibit

3 P R O N U N C IATI O N word stress in multi-syllable words

a Underline the stressed syllable in these multi-syllable words.

accommodation cathedral community cosmopolitan entertainment exhibition

gallery historic homelessness industrial neighbourhood overcrowding pedestrian

performance pollution poverty provincial skyscraper synagogue violence

b

6.8 Listen and check. Then practise saying the words.

4 G R AM MAR uncountable and plural nouns

aCircle the correct form.

1 Amish men can’t have long hair / a long hair.

2 During Rumspringa the Amish tolerate bad behaviour / behaviours. 3 There is often terrible traffic / a terrible traffic in Los Angeles.

4 A good guidebook will give you advice / advices about what to see. 5 We usually have some bad weather / a bad weather in April.

6 Walking round cities in the summer can be hard work / a hard work. 7 It’s best not to take too much luggage / too many luggages.

8 I’ve just heard a very interesting news / piece of news.

b p.142 Grammar Bank 6B. Read the rules and do the exercises.

c Play Just a minute. In small groups, try to talk for a minute about:

modern furniture

the most beautiful scenery you’ve seen

good advice you’ve been given

politics

what’s in the news

chocolate

cheap accommodation in your country

the police in your country

the weather you like most

clothes you love wearing

6B 89

5 LISTENING

a 6.9 You are going to hear to part of a radio programme where Sebastian Hope, a travel writer, talks about London. Listen and match the questions with the photos.

1What advice would you give to someone visiting London for the first time?

2What’s the one thing you would say someone visiting London should do or see?

3 What’s the best place to have your photo taken? 4 What’s your favourite landmark?

5 What’s the best place to watch the sunset?

6 What’s the best place to be at dawn?

7 What would be a good thing to do on a scorching hot day? 8 What’s a good thing to do which is absolutely free?

9 What do you think is the most romantic place in London?

1

b Listen again and answer the questions.

1What does he mean when he says ‘get to know the village you are staying in’?

2What is his recommendation for an indoor activity that visitors to London should do?

3 What building should you have as a background for a photo? 4 What’s special for him about St Paul’s Cathedral?

5Where else can you go to watch the sunset apart from the Trafalgar Hotel roof garden?

6 Why does he like London at dawn?

7Why is the London Aquarium a good place to go on a very hot day?

8 Why does he enjoy walking in Hyde Park?

9What is special about the bird called the nightingale? Where can you hear it sing?

90 6B

c

6.10 Now listen again to five extracts from the

interview. Try to write in the missing words.

1

When you see what the people of ancient times were

capable of, it makes you feel

about the

achievements of our own age.

2

It’s so

that when you catch your first sight of it

it’s always a thrill.

3

But I’m

to say I have never been on it.

4

I love

on the pavement outside for a salmon

and cream cheese bagel in the early morning.

5

I have memories of

the squirrels there.

dWhich of the places he mentions would you most like to see? How would you answer the same questions about a city or town that you know well?

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Vocabulary

2. Fill in the missing word. There are two words you do not need to use.

1. The heavy rain caused the driver to lose control of his car and crash into a tree.

2. What started out as a light breeze soon became a very strong wind.

3. The well-trained lifeguard was able to rescue the drowning swimmer and quickly bring him to safety.

4. The lead actor felt under the  weather and Daniel was asked to replace him in the school play.

5. The big earthquake caused many buildings to collapse and people were left homeless.

6. When the avalanche hit the area, dozens of people were snowed in for many hours.

7. Cars and factories produce toxic fumes that harm the environment.

8. A terrible flood caused by three days of continuous rain has destroyed many houses inthe small fishing village.

9. drought will occur in an area when it hasn’t rained for an unusually long period of time.

10. The terrible fire left dozens of buildings in ruins

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