inside english high intermediate student book. unit 1friends speaking 1. write down the names of...
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Inside English
High Intermediate Student Book
Unit 1 Friends Speaking1. Write down the names of three people who are
important to you: a friend, a relative and somebody famous.
3. Work with a partner. Discuss these questions.Who are the five most famous people in your country?
Who do you think is the most famous man in the world?
Who do you think is the most famous woman in the world
4. Look at photos 1-4 and answer these questions
a) Do you know who these people are?
b) What do you know about them?
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Writing: 1 These are the answers from an interview about one of the people in photos a—d. Write the questions
a) She was born in London, but she has dual nationality because her mother, Bianca, is from Nicaragua. Where was she born?
b) No, she’s living in Ibiza now.
c) Not long. She moved there with her two daughters abut a year ago.
d) She’s a jewelry designer. She also models occasionally.
e) She doesn’t have much spare time. But she likes to read and listen to music.
f) She likes all kinds – pop, classical…
g) Well, I know she loves Brazil. Her children love it there too
h) I think her father named her. Her mother wanted her to have a Spanish name.
2. Listen to the interview. Are the questions you wrote in 1 the same as the ones in the recording? Who was Junko talking about?
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2. Listen to the interview. Are the questions you wrote in 1 the same as the ones in the recording? Who was Junko talking about?
Answer:
Junko was talking about Mick Jagger’s daughter, Jade.
Answers:
a) Where was she born? e) What does she do in her spare time?
b) Does she still live there? f) What kind of music does she like?
c) How long has she been/lived there? g) What is her favorite place in the world?
d) What’s her job? h) How did she get her name?
Language focus1.Work with a partner. Look at each of these questions and
decide which word is the subject, which is the auxiliary and which is the main verb.
a) Has she been to New York
b) Did you have a good flight?
c) Is John staying at the Waldorf?
d) What do you do?
5. Rearrange these words to make questions. Add did where necessary.a) Mick Jagger with songs who writes?
b) For the World Ronaldo play in Cup who 2002?
c) Marry Yoko Ono who?
d) Starred movies Rush Hour in who Jackie Chan with the?
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5. Rearrange these words to make questions. Add did where necessary.a) Who writes songs with Mick Jagger?
b) Who did Ronaldo play for in the 2002 World Cup?
c) Who did Yoko Ono marry?
d) Who starred with Jackie Chan in the Rush Hour movies?
Sound Focus
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Sound Focus
Look at each of these words. Say it and decide which word in 1 has the same vowel sound1. Hit winter 4. Means need 7. Off call 10. Fun come
2. Time I’ll 5. Have can 8. House down 11. Clothes cold
3. Same take 6. Put good 9. Lot got 12. Went friend
Song: 2. Listen and match the two halve of each line of the lyrics
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Song: 2. Listen and match the two halve of each line of the lyrics
Verse 1 Chorus Verse 2
1—d 1—d 1—d
2—a 2—d 2—b
3—e 3—f 3—e
4—c 4—b 4—a
5—f 5—c 5—c
6—b 6—a
7—e
Reading1. Tina and Will met at college three years ago. Look at the photos. Which of
these statements do you think are true and which are false?
a) Tina and Will had similar interests when they were in college.
b) They chose similar careers when they graduated.
c) They have similar lifestyles now.
2. Read what Tina and Will both say about their friendship and check your answers.
Word Focus
1. Complete these expressions about friendship
a) Two expressions that mean “we liked each other immediately.” We clicked…… We hit it ……
b) An expression that means “we had similar interests.” We had a lot ……
c) An expression that means “we enjoyed each other’s company.” We got along ……
d) Two expressions that means “wee became more distant from each other.” We went our separate …… We drifted …….
3. Put the summary of Tina and Will’s friendship in the correct order.
( ) met. They became close.
( ) separate ways, and they’ve drifted
( ) friends and got along
(a ) Tina and Will hit it
( ) in common. Now they have gone their
(b ) off immediately when they first
( ) apart.
( ) well. They had a lot
Listening:
1. Listen to Balvia telling Tim about a close friend. Check the topics they talk about
__ How did you first meet?
__ What does she look like?
__ What was your first impression of her?
__ What is she like as a person?
__ What do you like about her?
__ What don’t you like about her?
__ What do you have in common?
__ How do you differ?
__ What are her hobbies and interests?
__ What often do you see each other?
Unit 2 Dating Speaking
Work in small groups. Discuss the “first” in the box that you have experienced.
first friend first hero first dance first date first English lesson first vacation first broken heart first regret first trip abroad
Reading
1. Work with a partner. Discuss the photo (1 and 2) of two couples. Do you think they make good couples? How do you think they met? Look at the object in each group – it is a clue
2. Work with a partner. Student A read about Tom and Amy below. Tell Student B how they met. Student B read about Joel and Lisa on page 11. Tell Student A how thy met.
2. Work with a partner. Student A read about Tom and Amy below. Tell Student B how they met. Student B read about Joel and Lisa on page 11. Tell Student A how they met.
Word Focus
1. Complete these sentences with words from the two stories.
a) I don’t believe in ______ at first ______.
b) People don’t usually marry the man or woman of their ______.
c) A man should ______ to a woman. It isn’t natural for a woman to ask a man to marry her.
d) If the bride and ______ are in love, then it doesn’t really matter what their parents think.
e) It’s better to save money than spend it on an expensive ______ in some exotic place.
Listening:Listen to two interviews about the relationships one year later.
Have the relationships survived?
What problems did each couple have?
Listening
2. Listen again. Check the sentences that belong to Tom and Amy’s story and the sentences that belong to Joel and Lisa’s story.
Tom & Amy
Joel & Lisa
a) They arranged to meet at the airport.
b) They’ve been married for a year now.
c) He looked just like his photo.
d) They’ve just celebrated their first wedding anniversary.
e) She went right back home.
f) They’ve moved away from their hometown
g) She hated his shoes
h) They’ve decided not to tell where they live now.
Audio script: track 07
Tom and AmyJ: Amy, we last heard from you when you were about meet Tom for the first.A: That’s right. It was easier for me to take time off work. So I got a flight to Denver.J: Wow! That’s a long way to go for a date! And kind of expensive, too.A: Oh, we shared the cost of the flight. Tom’s a very generous man. Anyway, he arranged to meet me at the airport.J: And when was that?A: It was almost a year ago. I was so nervous, but I couldn’t wait to meet Tom.J: And was he there?
A: Oh, yes. I spotted him immediately. He looked just like his picture.J: Hah. Was it love at first sight?.A: Uh… no way! Something turned me off right away. I didn’t even leave the airport. I just turned around and came right back to Canada. We haven’t been in touch since that day.J: Wow, what was it that turned you off?A: Well, it’s going to sound really stupid, but I hated his shoes
Audio script: track 07
Joel and LisaJ: Joel and Lisa, are you still married?L: Oh, yes, very much so. We’ve been married for a year now. In fact, we’ve just celebrated our first wedding anniversary. J: Oh, congratulations! How have you lives changed since your unusual marriage?Jo: Well, everybody knew about the contest and the wedding, and we couldn’t walk down the street without strangers coming up to us and asking us all these personal questions.J: So, where do you live now?Jo: Well, that’s a secret. But we’ve been there for six months and we love it.
Reading:1. Many people believe that they can find their ideal partner using astrology.
Read the article and decide which Ki personality best describes you.
Reading:1. Many people believe that they can find their ideal partner using
astrology. Read the article and decide which Ki personality best describes you.
3. How these ideas expressed in the article?
a) You usually choose partners who treat you badly.
Take advantage
b) Sometimes you won’t listen to reason. Stubborn
c) You don’t usually share your feelings. Private
d) You’re sometimes too sensitive. oversensitive
Word Focus1. What qualities do you look for in your ideal partner? Choose the four most important qualities from the box.
Good-looking modest generous broad-minded cheerful rich intelligent hardworking outgoing kind romantic
2. Match the words in these lists to make compound adjectives.
a) big-b) Overc) Old-d) Self-e) Narrow-
1. Centered2. Mined3. Sensitive4. Headed5. fashioned
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Word Focus
2. Match the words in these lists to make compound adjectives.
a) big-b) Overc) Old-d) Self-e) Narrow-
1. Centered2. Mined3. Sensitive4. Headed5. Fashioned
a) big-headedb) Oversensitivec) Old-fashionedd) Self-centerede) Narrow-minded
Word Focus
3. Match these descriptions of different types of people with the compound adjectives in 2
He/She is the kind of person who ….
a) Think only of his/her own needs and never thinks about other people.
b) Thinks he/she knows everythingc) Refuses to consider new ideas or other people’s opinions.d) Is not up-to-date with modern ideas and values.e) Is easily offended
Unit 3 ExtremeUnit 3 ExtremeSpeaking:1. Work with a partner. Discuss these questions. Which of the experiences
in the box would make you feel:
angry? excited? scared? nothing?
• Talking to someone you are really attracted to • Galloping on a horse• climbing to a high point and then looking down• taking off in an airplane• riding on the back of a motorcycle at high speed• being stuck in a traffic jam• going on a roller coaster• watching your country’s soccer team in the World Cup finals
2 . Tell your partner about any of the situations in 1 that you have experienced personally. Which experiences got your adrenalin flowing?
Adrenalin A chemical produced by your adrenal glands that makes your heart beat
faster and gives you more energy when you are
scared, excited or angry.
Reading: 1. Read about Mike and answer these questions. a) Why did he start skydiving?
b) How did he feel on his first jump?
c) What caused his accident, and why has he continued to go skydiving?
2. These sentences summarize Mike’s story. Correct the details that are wrong.
a) Mike was reading a newspaper one night when he saw a commercial for skydiving.
b) He called the skydiving school immediately and signed up for a jump.c) His first jump was unforgettable. It was a beautiful morning, and he
was relaxed.d) After his first jump, he didn’t think he would do it again.e) On his 1040th jump, he had an accident when his parachute didn’t
open.f) He nearly died in the accident.g) The only reason he wanted to get better was so that he could go
skydiving again
Word Focus
1. These questions are all about risk. Complete as many as you can from memory. Look back at the text on page 17 to check.
a) Why do you think people t____ p_____ in dangerous sports?b) Have you ever p_____ your life at r_____?c) When was the last time a view t_______ your br_______ a______?d) Do you know anybody who is a______ to a sport like Mike is?e) What couldn’t you l______ without?
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Word Focus
1. These questions are all about risk. Complete as many as you can from memory. Look back at the text on page 17 to check.
a) Why do you think people take part in dangerous sports?b) Have you ever put your life at risk?c) When was the last time a view took your breath away?d) Do you know anybody who is addicted to a sport like Mike is?e) What couldn’t you live without?
Language Focus
3 . Listen to three people being interviewed about their past experiences. Complete the chart about them.
Have you ever… Y/N What were you doing What happened?
a) gotten injured playing a sport?
1___
b) Broken a bone? 2___
c) been really scared?
3___
Language Focus
5. Complete these conversations with the correct verb forms
Word Focus
1. Put these sports into groups according to what you think they have in common. For example: Judo and tae kwon do are martial arts.
Aerobatics badminton baseball basketball cycling football ice hockey ice skating judo tai kwon do sailing scuba diving skydiving snowboarding soccer surfing swimming table tennis tennis volleyball
2. What verb would you use with each sport in 1: do, play or go?For example: go swimming, play tennis, do judo
Go: cycling, ice skating, sailing scuba diving, skydiving, snowboarding, surfing, swimmingPlay: badminton, baseball, basketball, football, ice hockey, soccer, table tennis, tennis, volleyballDo: aerobatics, judo, tae kwon do
Listening
Jane Couch made sports history when she won the first official female boxing match in the U.K. Listen to the interview and take notes on Jane’s answers to the questions
Unit 4 TimeUnit 4 TimeWord Focus1. Read these three sayings about time. How many sayings about time can
you think of in your own language? Choose three and translate them in to English?
TimeThe earth is about 4700 million years
old. If the time scale is reduced so that the earth is one year old, humans would have
appeared at 8:35 p.m. on December
31
2. Are these English sayings similar to any in your own language? Which ones do you like best and why? Tell you partner.
Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.Time heals all wounds.There’s no time like the present.Time is moneyTime flies when you’re having fun.
Speaking
Reading
Work in small groups. Discuss these questions in relation to the topics in the box.
a) How punctual are you? Do you arrive late, early or on time for these events?b) What about your friends/ relatives? Are you typical of people in your country?
a first date an English class a family dinnera job interview a rock concert a wedding
1 Read this questionnaire and check you answers
Listening
1. Listen to the radio interview with Lucy Ho, a time-management consultant. Take notes on what she says about each of the questions in Reading 1 above. Do you agree with her
2. Work with a partner. Write down at least three activities that you think are a waste of time. Then compare them with another pair’s list.
Word Focus
1. Complete these sentences with on, in or at
Word Focus
1. Look at this monthly calendar and follow the instructions
Word Focus
3. Work with a partner. Describe the times shown on the clocks. Use the expressions in the box.
about just before just past just after almost around -ish
Language Focus
Language Focus
4. Work with a partner. Match the headings in the box with the four sets of verbs and phrases in the chart.
Permission No obligation Obligation Prohibition
Listening
2. Listen to the people in the photos talking about their companies. Did you guess correctly?
Unit 5 Review 1Unit 5 Review 1Language Focus
1. Here are some questions about Units 1-4. Find the grammar mistakes and rewrite the questions correctly.
Sound Focus
Language Focus
1. Work with a partner and answer the quiz. How would you cope around the world? Which of these statements are true and which are false?
Language Focus
1. Work with a partner and answer the quiz. How would you cope around the world? Which of these statements are true and which are false?
Sound Focus
2. Listen and check your answers.
Listening
1. Each of the people in the photos (1-6) is a friend of one of the others. Listen and write down any key words (places, events, times, etc.). Decide who is friends with whom.
Writing
1. Complete this e-mail with the correct forms
Writing
1. Complete this e-mail with the correct forms
Unit 6 PartyUnit 6 PartySpeaking
Reading
Complete this questionnaire. Then turn to page 65 and compare your score with a partner.
Listening
1. Work with a partner. What do you think make a good party? Write a list and agree on the three most important “ingredients.”
2. Listen to Allison, Dan and Rachel talking about the ingredients of a good party. Compare their ideas with yours.
Word Focus
Language Focus
Language Focus
3. Complete these conversation by choosing the most appropriate forms
Writing
Writing
3. Work with a partner. Practice the conversation you wrote in 2. Take turns being Alex and Jo.
Reading
1. Lesley is having a party. Read her letter. What is she worried about?
Reading
Word Focus
2. Read the letter again. Which of these statements are true and which are false?
a) There’s going to be a party tomorrow.
b) It’s Johnny’s party.c) Lesley doesn’t like Judy.
d) Judy has a bad reputation.e) Judy is Johnny’s girlfriend.
Song
1. Look at the picture. What do you think the song is about?
2. Listen to the song and see if you guessed correctly?
3. Identify these people in the picture: the hostess, Johnny and Judy. What is the relationship between them?
Song
4. Listen to the song again and read the lyrics. In each line of the three verses there is an extra word. Find the word and cross it out.
Unit 7 NewsUnit 7 News Speaking
Work with a partner. Discuss these questions.•What do you know about the people in these photos?•Who are the most photographed celebrities in you country?• Is there any celebrity scandal in the news these days?
Reading
Read the Web page on page 41. Make notes about the connections between the words in A and the words in B. Compare your answers with a partner.
Reading
Reading
Word Focus
1. Match the words in these list to make expressions from the text on page 41.a) give 1. (someone) aloneb) charge 2. (someone) a black eyec) follow 3. (someone) angryd) leave 4. (someone’s) examplee) make 5. (someone) with assault
Word Focus
Speaking
2. Complete these sentences with the correct forms of the expressions in 1.
Work in small group. Discuss these statements.• Celebrity gossip and scandal are boring.• Information available over the internet should be controlled.• The private lives of politicians and royalty should never be discussed by the press.
Sound Focus1. Look at the five verb patterns in the chart. Decide which sound pattern each of
the verbs in the box belongs to.
2. Listen and check your answers. Add more verbs to each group. Look at the list of irregular verbs on page 77.
Language Focus
1. Complete these sentences with the words and phrases in the box.
a judge a car crash paparazzi the policea) ______ arrested Baldwin and charged him with assault, but ______
acquitted him.b) _____ pursued Tom Cruise at high speed through the tunnel in Paris where
Princess Diana was killed in ______.
2 . Look at these sentences from the text on page 41. Compare them with the sentences in 1. How was the word order changed? Why have these changes been made?
a) Baldwin was arrested and charged with assault, but he was later acquittedb) Tom Cruise was pursued at high speed through the tunnel in Paris where
Princess Diana was killed.
Language Focus
3. Complete the short newspaper stories on the left with the correct forms of the words in the box.
injure steal handcuff sentence arrest
4. Work with a partner. Student A turn to page 67 and Student B turn to page 70. Follow the instructions
Speaking
Listening
Asking your classmates questions. Find somebody who:
• has been searched by a customs officer• has been stopped by the police• has been let down by a friend• has been photographed by a local newspaper• has been injured playing a sport• has been given a present he/ she didn’t like
1. Read this conversation. Can you make Ken’s responses more appropriate?
Listening
2. Listen to this conversation in which Ken responds appropriately. Compare with your answers in 1. Are they the same?
3. Complete these conversations with the responses in the box. In some cases there may be more than on possibility.
Listening
Writing
4. Listen to the conversations and check your answers.
5. Listen to the responses. Repeat them, paying attention to the stress and intonation.
6. Listen to these sentences. How would you respond to each sentence? Tell your partner.
1. Complete this e-mail with the words in the box.
Anyway news but great apparently applied hear whatdoing Apart happy heard soon sorry By the way
Writing
Writing
2. Work with a partner. Explain the relationships between Mi-Yon, Joe, Anna and Giorgio.
3. Answer these questions with one or more of the names in 2.a)Who lives in Seoul?b)Who used to live in Seoul?c)Whose mother has been sick?d)Who’s been promoted at work?e)Who got a new job?f)Who called off their weddingg)Who went back to Italy?h)Who passed his/ her driving test?
4. Write Joe’s reply to Mi-Yon.Use the expression in those notes.
Unit 8 JourneyUnit 8 Journey Reading
Read this extract from a book called The Beach, by Alex Garland. Why did the author decide to travel?
Word Focus
Speaking
1. Complete these sentences with phrases from the extract in Reading 1. Use the clues (in parentheses) to help.
a) Sue and Steve are (breaking up) ______ ______ (line 1)b) Amy never (arrives) _____ _____ (line 5) on time.c) Yuka (uses emotions to manipulate) _____ _____ (line 8) Yoshi all the time.d) For me, a vacation in Brazil always (comes first before) _____ _____
_____ (line 13) a vacation I Hawaii.2. Replace the names in 1 with the names of people, or places, you know. Tell
your partner about them.3. Work with a partner. Student A turn to page 64 and Student B turn to page
68. Follow the instruction.
Have you ever traveled for any of these reasons? Can you think of any other reasons to travel? Tell your partner.• to escape boredom•To broaden your experience of the world•To try to mend a broken heart• to learn language
Listening
1. Work with a partner. Look at the photo (1-6) taken by Conrad on his around-the-world trip. Could any of them have been taken in your country? Where?
2. Listen to Conrad showing his vacation photos to a friend. Which two photos do they talk about ?
3. Work with a partner. Where do you think the remaining four photos were taken? Write down any places where a picture definitely couldn’t have been taken.
Listening
4. Check your answers on page 67.
Language Focus
1. Listen to the conversation between Conrad and his friend again. Complete these sentences with the guesses the friend makes
2. Put the six expressions in 1 into these groups. 1. I’m not really sure: b 2. I’m absolutely sure: 3. I’m almost sure:3. Add the expressions in this box to the three groups in 2. It might be… It may be…
4. Complete these sentences with the words in the box. Discuss your choices with your partner.
must mustn’t can can’t There’s someone at the door.a) It ______ be Carmen – she’s working late tonight.b) It ______ be John – he always comes home around this time.
Language Focus
5. Match the sentences below.
Writing1. Conrad wrote these three postcards from places in the photos on page 47. Complete the postcards with the words in the box. Use each word only once.
fascinating sandy peaks jams breathtaking overlooking touristy spicy friendly gorgeous palm clear breaking paradise
1
2
3
Language Focus
1 Match the two halves of each question.a)What did you do 1. when you finish college?b)What are you doing 2. if you won the lottery?c)What will you do 3. yesterday?d)What would you do 4. right now?
2. Which sentences in 1 refer to real situations?
3. Complete these sentences with the correct verb forms.a)If I had / would have more money, I’d buy a new car.b)If I can/ could do anything, I’d take a trip to the moon.c)I would have / will have more fun if I lived near the ocean.d)If I were/ am an animal, I’d like to be a mouse.e)My life were / would be perfect if I had an enormous house.f)If Eminem invited / will invite me to dinner, I’d probably say I was busy.
4. Rewrite the second part of each sentence in 3 so that it is true for you. Talk about the sentences with your partner.
Language Focus
5. Work with a partner. Choose one place from the box and imagine you could go there. Discuss these questions.
Siberia Hawaii Scotland the Kalahari Desert Nepal the Amazon rainforest
Sound Focus
1. Read this conversation. Underline the word would where it is usually shortened to /’d/ and circle it where it is usually pronounced in full.
2. Listen and check your answers.
Listening
We ask two people to imagine they could spend a dream weekend anywhere in the world. Listen to their answers to these questions. Each time there is a pause, try to guess where the person would like to go.
Speaking Personally
Imagine your own dream weekend. Choose from the list above the things you want to talk about. Think about what you will say and the language you will need. Tell a partner about it.
Unit 9 CommunicationUnit 9 Communication Listening
Word Focus
1. Work with a partner. Look at the photo of Richard on page 53 and imagine what he is like. Discuss these questions.
2. Listen and take notes on the five voicemail messages for Richard. What clues do you hear about his work, friends and lifestyle?
1. Richard made two calls after picking up his messages. Complete these conversations with the expressions in the box.
Word Focus
2. Listen and check your answers.
Listening
1. Listen to the phone conversation between Richard and his mother. Which of these statements are true and which are false?
2. What does the phone conversation tell us about the relationship between Richard and his mother? Do you ever have similar conversations with your parents? Tell your partner.
Sound Focus
1. The words in the box were all in the conversation between Richard and his mother. Put each word in the box into the correct group according to how the underlined sound is prounced.
2. Listen and check your answers
Language Focus
1. Complete these sentences from Richard’s phone conversation with his mother.a) Well, of course it is. What do you expect if ______ every night?b) Look, Mom, if you can just help me out this time, ______ more careful in the
future. c) If you get yourself into trouble again, ______ figure it out yourself.
2. Listen and check your answers.
3. Match the sentence beginnings (a-e) with their endings (1-5). Add if at the start or end of the first part, to make a sentence that a parent would say.
For example: If you’re going to listen to that awful music, shut your bedroom door.
Take a front-door key if you’re going to stay out late.
Speaking
1. Work with a partner. Think of some superstitions from your country and discuss what they mean.
For example: If you knock wood, it protects you against bad luck.
2. Work in small groups. Discuss what you think these sayings mean. Do you have equivalent sayings in your language?
Reading1. Read what a newspaper claims men and women never say. Do you agree?
Tell your partner.
2. Work with a partner. Which of the two groups in 1 do you think the newspaper article put these statements in?
a) Don’t worry, I’ll clean that up.b) Let’s turn off the TV– I want to talk about our relationship.c) Thanks so much for ironing my shirt.d) Do you think I look fat in these pants?e) You drive, honey. You’re a much better driver than I amf) But I just don’t need another pair of shoes.Check your answers on page 72
Reading
Speaking
3. What kind of stereotypes of men and women could you make from the comments in 1 and 2? If you are a woman, complete the sentences in column A. If you are a man, complete the sentences in column B. Compare your sentences with partner.
Work with a partner. Discuss these questions.
Reading
1. Work with a partner of the opposite sex if possible. Answer this questionnaire for yourself, and then guess the answers for your partner.
Reading
Writing1. Complete this summary of the survey results. Write men and women in each blank.
Writing
2. Work with a partner. Check your answers on page 71. Would the results of the survey have been different in your country?
3. Work in small groups. Choose one of the items in the box and write a multiple-choice questionnaire to find out about people’s attitudes. Use the questions on pages 56 as a model.
cell phones computers housework marriage
4. Ask the other groups to complete your questionnaire and return it to your group.
Unit 10 Review 2Unit 10 Review 2 Language Focus
1. Complete this conversation by choosing the most appropriate forms. In some cases there is more than one possibility.
2. Work with a partner. Write a similar conversation
Speaking
1. Work in small groups. Discuss these questions. If you…
2. Report to the class three interesting things from your discussions in 1.
Reading 1. Complete this questionnaire
Language Focus
Listening
Rearrange the information to make ten facts.For example: Thirty-five billion bananas are harvested in Brazil every year.
1. Work with a partner. Discuss these questions.a) When was the first alphabet developed?b) How many languages are there in the world?c) Which are the five most spoken languages in the world?d) How many words are there in English?e) Which languages do the words ketchup and shampoo originally come from?f) Which country has thirteen languages in its bank notes?
Listening
2. Listen to an interview with Thomas Ling, a professor of linguistics, and check your answers to the questions in 1.
3. Listen again. Write three more questions about the interview. Ask some classmates your questions.For example: How many alphabets are there in the world today?
Word Focus
1. Complete Kerry’s e-mail with the words in the boxAlone angry myself showed split forward introduced having
black eye assault upset famous ended approve
Word Focus
2. Work with a partner. Have you or people you know had any strange experiences when traveling?