Means of

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a paragraph 1 c paragraph 2 d paragraph 3
g paragraph 6 j paragraphs 8, 9 k paragraph 10
communication

See Unit summary on Contents page 3 Language notes

body language the process of communicating by the way
one sits, stands, moves, etc. rather than by words
Reading Body language tracksuit a warm pair of trousers and jacket worn for sports
practice or as casual clothes
SB pages 8283
dress rehearsal the final rehearsal of a play with the
Warm-up costumes as they would be in a real performance
tell-tale and giveaway revealing or indicating something
Before they open their books, tell students that you are going
to call out some words which describe feelings. They must 2 Making your own points
express those feelings using their bodies. For example, for
A Students work on their own to do the exercise. Remind
relaxed they might sit back in their chairs with their arms
them to use the imperative form, as in the example, when
folded. Examples of feelings you could call out are: relaxed,
they write their tips. They should have at least six tips in
excited, surprised, depressed, angry, nervous.
their list.
Exam training Check the answers with the class.
Describing and comparing pictures is something that the
Possible answers:
students will have to do in their exam, so it is important
Dont talk too fast.
that they practise. Tell students to read the Exam
Practise your facial expressions and hand movements.
training notes carefully.
Smile at the beginning and end of the interview.
Try to smile from the eyes first.
Demonstrate by asking a more confident student to answer
Dont tell lies.
questions 1 and 2 about the first picture. Then ask students
Dont look at the interviewer for too long.
to work in pairs, taking turns to ask and answer the questions
Make eye-contact with all the members of the panel.
about the other pictures. Monitor the pairs as they work. If
Dont play with your hair, watch strap or jewellery.
necessary, remind them to use the continuous tense when
appropriate, and to answer the questions rather than giving a
B Students work in pairs, or small groups, to do the exercise.
detailed description of the whole picture.
Ask them to agree on the five tips which they think are
Note any frequent errors, and correct them at the end of the the most important.
activity.
Optional activity
Possible answers: Ask students if they think that different nationalities have
1 Picture 1: the man is leaning forward over a desk different kinds of body language. For example, what do
with his hands clasped. they think is typical of the body language of Americans,
Picture 2: the man is resting his head on his hand, English, Germans, Italians, Japanese.
looking tired and worried.
Picture 3: the man is gesturing with his hands,
perhaps explaining or questioning.
Picture 4: the woman is sitting on the edge of her Vocabulary
seat, holding her bag tightly, biting her lip, looking 3 Words with different meanings
nervous. Students work on their own or in pairs to do the exercise.
2 Picture 1 suggests a man who enjoys power and Ask them to write their definitions in English. If
Picture 3 suggests a confident negotiator, whereas monolingual dictionaries are available, tell students to
Pictures 2 and 4 suggest that the people do not cope check their answers in them.
well under stress.
Check the answers with the class.
1 a way of doing something
Skills b come nearer to
2 a quality of voice expressing an emotion or
1 Choosing statements which reflect content
attitude
Students work on their own to do exercise 1. Give them
b sound on a telephone line
between five and ten minutes.
3 a team of people chosen, for example, to hold an
Check the answers with the class. Ask students to tell you interview or give expert opinions
which parts of the text are reflected by the statements b flat piece of wood, glass or metal forming part
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4 a particular time Language notes

b purpose When we are talking about mealtimes, we say:
5 a manner at breakfast at lunch at dinner
b popular style of clothes at a particular time However, we do use the definite article when we are talking
about a particular or special meal: The dinner we had at the
Italian restaurant last night was really enjoyable.
Optional activity
Ask students to find the five words in the article. What Revision idea!
meanings do they have there?
Give each student a picture. You could use pictures taken
Ask them to translate the pairs of words in italic. Are any
from newspapers and magazines. Ask them to prepare two or
of the pairs the same in their language as well?
three general questions about the picture, like the questions
about the pictures of body language at the beginning of this
4 Expressions section.
A Students work in pairs to do the exercise. If they are not
Tell the students to work in pairs, looking at their partners
sure of a meaning, tell them to find the expression in the
picture and answering their questions.
article. Seeing it in context may help them.
Check the answers with the class.
Grammar SB pages 8485
1 c 2 e 3 d 4 a 5 b
Grammar reference: SB page 139
B Students work in pairs to do the exercise. Afterwards, you
could ask them to share any particularly interesting / Warm-up
useful answers to question 3 with the rest of the class. Ask students to look at the picture on page 84 and tell you
Lets practise 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4 the English words for the parts of the computer that they can
see. What things might the person be doing with the
5 Zero article computer?
Students work on their own to match the activities with (You could do this activity after exercise 1 if you think that the
the places. students need to revise the relevant vocabulary first.)
Check the answers with the class.
1 at church 2 in hospital 3 in prison Lets focus on the present perfect
4 at school, at university 1 Vocabulary
A Students work in pairs to do the exercise.
Optional activity Check the answers with the class.
Write these sentences on the board: 1 monitor, mouse, keyboard, printer
We visited a very old and beautiful church. 2 go on-line, electronic mail, website, digital messages,
The university is situated a few miles away from the download, log on/off, clip art, surf the net
town.
We had a full English breakfast so we didnt need any B Ask the pairs to explain as many of the words as they can,
lunch. in English if possible. If monolingual dictionaries are
Ask the students if they are correct (yes, they are correct). available, tell them to check any explanations that they
Why? are unsure about.
Check the answers with the class.
Grammar reference: SB page 139
go on-line connect to a central computer
electronic mail system of sending text, pictures, etc.
Time to talk! to other people by means of computers linked to a
Students work in pairs or small groups to discuss the network (also email)
statement. Tell them to think of specific examples or monitor computer screen
experiences they have had for example, when they have website group of connected pages on the Internet
been on holiday to illustrate their points. containing information on a particular subject
digital messages messages sent from one computer to
Monitor the students as they work, helping them with another
vocabulary if necessary. download transfer data from a large storage system
to a smaller one
mouse small device moved by hand to control the
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keyboard set of keys that operate a computer Ask the students if they have ever received an email
log on/off go through the procedures to begin / end message which offended them. Why did it offend them?
use of a computer system
clip art large collection of simple drawings stored in Culture notes
a computer from which items can be chosen for Sending rude or abusive email messages is called flaming by
incorporation into documents regular computer users.
printer machine for printing text onto paper, WRITING MESSAGES IN CAPITALS, LIKE THIS, is regarded as
especially one linked to a computer rude, rather like shouting at someone. People who do this might
surf the Net to move rapidly through websites on the be asked by other computer users to lower their caps, i.e. to use
Internet (the original meaning of surf is to ride towards normal lower-case letters.
the shore on large waves using a board)
3 The present perfect or the past simple?
Which words are the same, or similar, in your language?
A Ask the class to explain the question.
2 Completing notes 31
The past simple is used for the particular time in the
A Play the tape for the first time. Students fill in as many of past when something started (began), and the present
the gaps as they can. perfect is used for an action which began at that time
but which is still going on now (have become).
Tapescript
Joining the on-line information revolution of the computer literate has B Ask students to look at the sentences and decide which
made it possible for us to communicate with millions of people around
the world. But whether were sending electronic mail to the office next
actions happen at a particular time and which happen
door or broadcasting our opinions to a global audience on the Internet, over a period of time. This will help them to choose which
we now need to learn some digital manners! tense to use. Then students do the exercise on their own.
A recent survey shows that hiding behind a computer gives many timid Check the answers with the class.
people the opportunity to say exactly what they like. These people seem
to forget all they have ever been taught or have learnt about how to 1 Since Susan started a new school, she has been
deal with others, and they adopt a completely different and unsuitable very busy.
tone when communicating digitally. In fact, their tone is really quite 2 Since Bill bought a mobile phone, he has never
rude! stopped using it.
The messages themselves have become extremely informal. There is no 3 Since the Browns moved to the city, they have met
need to put an address at the top and the tone is always chatty and a lot of people.
friendly. But it has gone much further than that. Minor spelling mistakes
have now become quite acceptable in email, whereas it isnt acceptable
4 Since the new cinema was built, we have gone to
to spell any words wrongly in a normal business letter. see a film every Saturday.
But be careful this informal style can cause problems. Although emails Lets practise 1.5
are more like a conversation than a written letter, in fact they often
sound stronger, because the words are written down. So watch out
even if you didnt mean to be rude, your email might sound it! 4 The present perfect or present perfect continuous?
Theres a lot more advice around about how to make emails sound Tip and Slip 32
right, but Id say the best two to remember are Dont try to be too funny
Ask two students to read out Tip and Slips conversation. Tell
or sarcastic and Dont send messages when you are angry!
them to make Slip sound excited and Tip rather bored and
Students to compare their answers with a partner. superior.
Play the tape for the second time. Students complete and A Ask the class to answer the question.
check their answers in pairs.
Tip is right. The emphasis in Slips sentence (Ive sent
Check the answers with the class. some emails) is on the connection between his action
1 millions of people around the world and the present. As Tip says, she has sent more emails
2 digital manners 3 rude over a longer period of time, so the present perfect
4 minor spelling mistakes 5 written down continuous is more appropriate in her sentence.
6 too funny or sarcastic 7 angry
Optional activity
B Ask the class for their responses to the questions. Ask other pairs of students to read out the dialogue, and
Possible answer: substitute sent my first two emails with other things you
People should use a tone which is suitable for the can do with a computer, for example:
content of their message, for example formal, with Ive just logged on for the first time. Isnt it exciting?
correct spelling and punctuation, for business surfed the Net
communication between strangers, and informal for downloaded a file
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B Students do the exercise on their own. If necessary, Lets activate!

remind them that we use the present perfect continuous
to emphasise how long an action has been going on. 6 Our website
A When you divide the students into groups, make sure that
Check the answers with the class.
at least one student in each group is familiar with the
1 been going 2 worked 3 come 4 been driving Internet. They could base their ideas on a website that
5 been standing 6 been trying 7 lived they have visited.
8 understood
B Students divide into pairs, each from a different group.
Lets practise 1.6 Monitor the pairs as they work and make sure they are
using the past perfect and past perfect continuous tenses.
5 The passive form
A Students work in pairs to answer A. Ask them to tell you Revision idea!
what they think the correct answer(s) are, and to give Ask students to think about a place that they know well. It
reasons for their choice. If they are wrong, do not give could be your town, your school, or even the flat or house
them the correct answers, but tell them to check in the where they live. What changes have there been in this place
Grammar reference section on page 139. in the last five years? What processes have been going on for a
1 and 2 are both correct. long time?
Ask students to write at least five sentences in the passive
B Students do the exercise on their own. form if possible, describing the changes. Tell them they can
Check the answers with the class. If there is time, ask the include the person or people who made the changes if they
students to give reasons for their choice of tense / form. know who they are. Sentences about a town might be:
Some new shops have been opened.
1 have grown 2 have just begun
A factory has been built by a computer company.
3 has largely been 4 have discovered
The council has been planning to build a new bridge.
5 have been sending 6 has certainly not been
7 has been receiving 8 has been sent
Lets practise 1 SB pages 8687
Culture notes Vocabulary
Public houses (or pubs) in Britain are often named after
members of the aristocracy and the royal family. There are many 1 Confusing words
pubs called The Prince of Wales and The Queen Victoria and 1 effect 2 affected 3 effect 4 affect 5 mistake
there are quite a few called The Duke of Edinburgh! There are 6 error 7 hardly 8 hard 9 noticed 10 look
also many pubs with names like The Crown or The Kings Head
because, in times of civil war or dispute over the crown, a pub 2 Words that go together
landlord would wish to remain neutral and so avoided using the 1 a 2 b 3 b 4 b 5 c 6 c 7 a 8 c
name of a particular monarch.
3 Word building
C Students work in pairs to do the exercise. 1 achievement 2 preparation 3 impression
Monitor the pairs and help them with vocabulary if 4 rehearsal 5 building 6 expression 7 specialist
necessary. 8 communication 9 appearance 10 movement

Just checking 4 Spellcheck

Ask students to work quickly through the statements, then 1 noticing 2 changeable 3 changed
check their answers by telling them to raise their hands if 4 advantageous 5 serviceable 6 courageous
they think a statement is true, and if it is false. 7 peaceable 8 racing

1 False 2 True 3 True 4 False 5 False

Grammar
Lets practise 1.7
5 Present perfect and past simple
Optional activity 1 John hasnt flown in a plane since he was ten.
2 Has Rachel seen any film stars since she arrived in
Ask students to look at the picture at the bottom of page
Hollywood?
85, and describe it in pairs. What can you do in an
3 Mark hasnt stopped playing computer games since he
Internet caf? (use the Internet, eat, drink)
bought a computer.
4 Pam has wanted to be a vet since she was a child.
5 Since he started rollerblading Graham has fallen over
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6 Julie hasnt spoken to Sam since they had an argument. B Students work in small groups to answer the questions.
7 Tim has been learning German since he started school. C When they have finished, students compare results with
8 Since Linda saw the film Titanic she hasnt been on a other groups. Ask groups to report back to the rest of the
boat. class. Write their findings on the board using these
headings:
6 Present perfect simple or continuous?
A 1 has been living Number of students who own a mobile phone:
2 Ive just won Why bought:
3 Has he been playing Uses:
4 has just failed Number of students whose brothers / sisters / parents
5 has Greg played / has Greg been playing own a mobile phone:
6 has been applying Why bought:
7 has had Uses:
8 have you been doing; Ive been cleaning Are any of their findings a surprise?
9 has been writing; has she written?
Ask the students if they have ever found a mobile phone
B 1 How many phone calls has he made? useful in an emergency. What happened?
2 How long has she worked / has she been working as an
actress?
3 How many CDs has he listened to? Studying the sample
4 How long have they been there? 1 Understanding the task
5 How long has she had it? Students work on their own to read the task and complete
6 How long has she played / has she been playing the missing information.
football?
Check the answers with the class.
7 How many computer games has he bought?
8 How long has she had them? 1 mobile phone company
2 the marketing department
7 Missing words 3 a why young people buy phones like these
1 ever 2 to 3 and 4 of 5 what 6 but b how many young people own one
7 their 8 in 9 been 10 for 11 was 12 in
13 him 14 when 15 make 16 well 17 have 2 Organising your report
18 is 19 at 20 telling Ask students to read the report and then work in pairs to
answer the questions.

Writing a report Mobile phones Check the answers with the class.

SB pages 8889 1 In three sections, two dealing with the topics and
one containing conclusions. Each section has a
Warm-up heading.
Brainstorm the advantages and disadvantages of mobile 2 The writer has used a formal style:
phones with the class. Write their ideas in two columns on no short forms
the board, for example: impersonal (This report suggests )
formal vocabulary (personal use, alike, young
Advantages Disadvantages people)
can chat with friends disturb other people when use of the passive (because she does not know
at any time used in public, for example, exactly who the readers of her report will be, and
can tell people what time on trains also because she wants the information in it to be as
you will arrive dangerous if used when clear as possible).
driving 3 Sales of mobile phones will rise.
4 are bought to emphasise the person that does the
Class survey action
A Ask students to look at the pictures and answer the have been bought we dont know who did the
question. action, or its not important who did the action
have been bought we dont know who did the
Possible answers: action, or its not important who did the action
builder to contact the office, to order supplies, to has been predicted we dont know who did the
give instructions. action, or its not important who did the action
commuter to tell her partner when she will get home,
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Steps to better writing Language notes

The answers to 3 and 4 do not mention the doer of the action
3 Formal and less formal vocabulary as people is too general a word to add any meaning to the
Students do the exercise on their own. sentence.
Check the answers with the class. Lets practise 2.6

1 contact 2 discuss 3 reach

4 It has been predicted 5 possess 6 a means of
7 continue
Writing your report
6 Understanding the task
Students work on their own to read the task and make
Quick filler!
their plan. Tell them to think of a general description of
Ask students to find other examples of formal vocabulary
the topic of the report as well as descriptions of the sub-
in the report. Ask them to think of less formal expressions
topics. The general description should make a good title
with the same meaning, for example:
for the report, and the descriptions of the sub-topics
for personal use to use themselves should make good section headings like the ones in the
communications messages sample text.
look attractive look good
Check the students plans. They do not have to be exactly
the same as the sample answer below, but they should be
4 Writing about facts and figures similar.
A Students work on their own or in pairs. You could make
Possible answer:
this exercise a race and see which students / pair can
You are going to write a report for a telephone
match all the expressions first.
company.
Check the answers with the class. The topics of the report are going to be:
not many = very few nearly half = almost 50% Use of the phone by a group of young people over the
many = a lot of over half = more that 50% past week
almost all = nearly 100% some = others amount of time on the phone
both = alike the total number = all who the calls have been made to
what kind of phones have been used
B Students do the exercise on their own.
Check the answers with the class. 7 Doing research
Students do their research in groups. Remind them that
1 not many / very few they will find it easier to analyse their data and write their
2 many / a lot of reports if they set it out clearly, for example in a table like
3 nearly 100% of people / almost all this:
4 All (of) the students in my class
JOHN EVE PETER MARY
TIME
Optional activity KIND OF CALL
Ask students to arrange the expressions of quantity in KIND OF PHONE
order from the most to the least, i.e.
the total number = all 8 Planning and writing
almost all = nearly 100% Students plan and write their reports. Remind them that
many = a lot of there are several useful words and phrases in the sample
nearly half = almost 50% text, for example:
some = others This report suggests
not many = very few In the future
Ask them which tense they are likely to use most in their
5 Using passives report, and why. (The present perfect, because they are
Students do the exercise on their own. writing about what has happened over the past week.)

Check the answers with the class. 9 Checking

1 Most CDs are bought by teenagers. Ask students in each group to check one anothers reports.
2 Mobile phones have been bought by many parents
as Christmas presents.
3 It is / has been predicted that everyone will have a
mobile phone by 2030.
4 It is / has been said that in the future attractive
phones will be the most popular.
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Revision idea! Possible answers:

1 It is the main language of international
Do a class survey on students possessions, for example how
communication; it is the language of America,
many students own a:
currently the dominant world power
bicycle 8
2 Esperanto is a language invented in 1887 by the
calculator 15
Polish philologist, Ludwik L. Zamenhof, so it has had
car 0
over a hundred years to become successful. Although
CD player 12
its spelling system is based on the sounds of the
dog 1
language, and is therefore much easier to learn than
pair of skis 10
that of English, there are still not many speakers, so
Write the number of students on the board, as in the Esperanto is unlikely ever to become a successful
example. language.
Ask students to write sentences about the class using the
expressions in exercise 4.
Listening skills
Listening and speaking 1 The English language 33

A The students work in pairs to choose their answers before

Varieties of English SB pages 9091 listening to the tape.
Warm-up Play the tape for the first time.
Ask students to give you some examples of differences
Tapescript
between American and British English. These could be of
Did you know that in the 17th century, English was spoken by 5,500,000
vocabulary, grammar or pronunciation.
people? Now, its the first or second language of about a quarter of the
Some possible answers: worlds population and if you count the different varieties of the
language scientific, dialects, technical and so on it has a vocabulary
Vocabulary
of something like 800,000 words thats more than any other language
fall (American); autumn (British) in the world!
freeway (American); motorway (British)
vacation (American); holiday (British) B Play the tape for the second time for students to check
Grammar their answers. Were they surprised by any of them?
Do you have ? (American); Have you got ? (British) 1 b 2 c 3 a
It looks like (American); It looks as if (British)
He just went to work. (American); Hes just gone to work. 2 American English 34

(British) A Before you play the tape, ask the students what have
Monday through Friday (American); Monday to Friday something in common means (share characteristics). To
(British) check that the class understand the expression, ask two
Pronunciation students to say what things they have in common. (For
In standard British English, r is only pronounced before example, We both have black hair; we both live in _____.
a vowel sound. In most kinds of American English, r is
pronounced in all positions where it is written in a Tapescript
word. American English
The British English short o, as in dog, pot and stop does The English have really everything in common with the Americans
except, of course, language.
not exist in American English. It is often replaced with
an a sound, so for example British English pot sounds What the writer said is unusual because it suggests
like pat in American English. that the English and the Americans speak different
languages rather than different varieties of the same
Students look at the pictures on page 90. language.
A Give the students a few minutes to do A and then ask the
groups for feedback. B Ask students to read the questions, and to write the
answers while they listen to the tape.
B The students remain in their groups to discuss the
questions. Play the tape.

Tapescript
Woman: Lots of words cause confusion or misunderstanding on one or
the other side of the Atlantic. Have you heard the story of the
Englishman who met someone on an empty road in Texas who
told him he had a flat? To the Englishman, a flat was an
apartment so he wondered why on earth the Texan should tell
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Man: And theres another story of the English girl who met an
American in Oxford Street looking for sneakers. She thought it traveled American (British is travelled)
meant people who sneak around talking about all the wrong quarrelled British (American is quarreled)
things other people have done. What she wanted were theatre British (American is theater)
trainers! casual shoes for sports or running! center American (British is centre)
honor American (British is honour)
Ask students to check their answers with a partner.
colour British (American is color)
Check the answers with the class.
B The answers to exercise A will help students work out the
1 flat 2 an apartment 3 a flat tyre
answers to exercise B.
4 casual shoes for sports or running 5 trainers
Check the answers with the class.
C Students work in pairs to match the American English
1 American, British 2 American, British
words to their British English meanings. Tell them to
3 British, American
match the words they find easiest first.
D Play the tape. The pairs check their answers.
Culture notes
Tapescript The American lexicographer Noah Webster standardised
1 bill bank note American spelling in his American Dictionary of the English
2 bureau chest of drawers Language, which was first published in 1828.
3 can tin
4 candy sweets 4 Cockney English 35
5 cookie sweet biscuit
6 drugstore chemists shop Ask the students if any of them know the answers to the
7 French fries chips questions.
8 garbage / trash rubbish
Give them a minute or two to read the text before you
9 gas petrol
10 mail post play the tape.
11 movie film Tell students that you are going to play the tape twice. Tell
12 period full stop them just to listen the first time and then complete as
13 rest room toilet
many sentences as they can.
14 second floor first floor
15 sidewalk pavement
Tapescript
16 trunk car boot
Man: So, what exactly is a Cockney, then?
Optional activity Woman: Well, to be a true Londoner a Cockney you have to be born
close enough to hear the bells of St. Mary le Bow church in the
The American English words bill, bureau, gas, second floor City of London. The Bow Bells rang to tell people to put out
and trunk all have completely different meanings in their fires before going to bed. This was quite a common thing
British English. Ask the students what the meanings are. in Medieval Europe.
Tell them to check in a dictionary if they do not know. Man: Yes, but does the word itself mean anything?
Woman: Its quite a funny story, actually! The word cockney originally
bill a piece of paper which shows how much money meant a cocks egg, which was a misshapen egg sometimes
you owe for goods or services (British) laid by young hens. These eggs were weaker than normal eggs,
bureau a writing desk with drawers and a lid (British) so country people used the nickname cockney for people
who lived in towns, because they thought they were weaker
gas a substance which is used for heating and
than country people! By the 17th century, the word cockney
cooking, for example, in a gas cooker (British) was used to describe a Londoner.
second floor in British English, the floor at ground Man: OK but what about Cockney rhyming slang? What actually is
level is the ground floor, the one above is the first floor that?
and the one above that is the second floor. So American Woman: Over the years, Cockneys developed a set of secret code words
English second floor is first floor in British English. which only other Cockneys could understand for example, if
a Cockney says hes on the dog and bone, he really means
trunk a large box that you use for storing or that hes on the phone!
transporting things (British) Man: So Cockney rhyming slang was originally invented so people
could talk in secret?
Lets practise 2.2 Woman: Yes, thats right. If you spoke in Cockney rhyming slang, people
in authority, such as policemen, or anybody trying to overhear
3 Spelling you, wouldnt be able to understand so in fact, Cockney
A Students work on their own or in pairs to do the exercise. rhyming slang is a way of protecting yourself.
If monolingual dictionaries are available, tell them to Man: Whatever the reason, Cockney rhyming slang is still a closed
check their own answers. language to those who dont know it. But its famous humour
is too good to be missed!

Language notes
the Middle Ages the period in European history between
about AD1100 and about AD1400.

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Students compare their answers with a neighbour. B Ask students which of the ideas in 1 are for the topic and
Play the tape again. Students complete the remaining which are against it. Write them on the board like this:
sentences. For Against
Check the answers with the class. fewer examinations which language to choose?
computer language the same no national identity
1 the bells 2 put out their fires 3 cocks
no problems travelling richness of language
4 weak 5 the 17th century 6 protecting
disappears
7 humour
Divide the class into small groups. Make sure that some
Lets practise 2.3 groups are going to speak for the topic and some against
it. Tell the groups to add any points they can think of to
the ones on the board, and to think of reasons and
Speaking skills examples to illustrate their points.
5 Rhyming slang Tell the groups to prepare their talks using the plan and
A In pairs, students take turns to read out the rhyming slang some of the phrases in C. They should then choose a
expressions. speaker.
C The speakers give their talks.
Language notes
Scotch pegs a peg leg is an artificial leg, especially one made D Take a class vote.
of wood. Peg is also another word for a small alcoholic drink,
for example, of whisky. Revision idea!
Boat race the most famous boat race in Britain is between Write some American English sentences on the board, such as
Oxford and Cambridge Universities. It is held on the River the ones below. Ask students to translate them into British
Thames in London every spring. English.
B Still in their pairs, students do the exercise. I put the ten dollar bill in the bureau.
Check the answers with the class. The center contains two theaters.
The cookies and candy are in the trunk with the rest of the
1 nails monkeys tails
shopping.
2 feet plates of meat
The ladies rest room is on the second floor.
3 face boat race
The mailboxes in Britain are colored red.
4 head loaf of bread
5 mouth North and South I put the ten dollar note in the chest of drawers.
6 knees biscuits and cheese The centre contains two theatres.
7 legs brown eggs / Scotch pegs The biscuits and sweets are in the boot with the rest of
8 nose I suppose the shopping.
The ladies toilet is on the first floor.
6 Debate The postboxes in Britain are coloured red.
A Ask students to tell you as much as they can about the
picture.
The picture shows a debate in the British House of Lets practise 2 SB pages 9293
Commons.
Vocabulary
1 Adjectives
Culture notes A 1 e 2 c 3 d 4 b 5 a
In the British House of Commons, the Members of Parliament
(MPs) sit on benches facing one another. Members of the B 1 relieved 2 familiar 3 adventurous 4 rare
Government party (usually the party with the most MPs) sit on 5 common 6 sensible 7 strange 8 nervous
the Government benches, and the rest on the Opposition benches.
The person sitting on the high seat between the benches is the 2 American English
Speaker, who controls the debates. Early parliaments met in a A 1 d 2 j 3 b 4 f 5 h 6 i 7 g 8 c
chapel, and the present-day House of Commons has a similar 9 e 10 a
design.
B 1 university, autumn 2 motorway, bonnet
Ask students to compare the Parliament building in your 3 trousers 4 crisps 5 torch 6 rubber
country. Can they tell you what it looks like and what 7 handbag 8 garden
happens there?

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3 Cockney rhyming slang

1 North and South 2 Biscuits and cheese
3 Monkeys tails 4 Brown eggs 5 Boat race
6 Loaf of bread 7 Plates of meat
Factfile
1 the 17th century 2 London 3 English
4 standard 5 mouth 6 human 7 up and down
8 rhyming 9 apples and pears 10 slang
11 crook 12 child

Speaking
4 Giving a talk
1 I agree 2 First of all 3 Furthermore
4 Secondly 5 In addition 6 In conclusion

5 Exchanging information
In pairs, students do the exercise.

Writing
6 Report writing
A 1 What young people do in their free time
2 Reasons for free time activities
3 Conclusions

B over half more than 50%

many a lot of
nearly half almost 50%
very few not many (x 2)
alike both
many a lot of
almost all nearly 100%

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