revision: Chapter 5 Learning targets: self-evaluation a Work with a partner. Go to page 286 and read the learning targets given there. Make “I can” statements for each target – for example “I can read and understand the article ‘Should Humans Fear the Rise of the Machine?’” Then tell your partner if you can do this … – very well – quite well – not very well Also discuss: What can you do to improve your skills? b Go to the website to find a full list of learning targets for the chapter as well as tasks for self-evaluation.
Vocabulary a Go through the chapter key words for each chapter in this book (pp. 9, 59, 129, 201 and 287). Make a list of the 20 words you feel are essential to know. Be prepared to say why you think so. b Compare lists with a partner. Agree on a joint list of the 25 most important words in the book.
Writing a Choose a topic from this chapter and write a personal text on why you think this is an important challenge to tackle in the 21st century. b Choose a character from one of the literary texts in this book and write a character description of him or her. Include examples from the text. Round off by explaining why you chose this person to write about. c Choose a country presented in this book and write a text giving some of the reasons why you find this country fascinating. The purpose of your text is to get other people interested in visiting the country. Use information from this book as well as from at least two other sources. d Of all the literary texts in this book (short stories, novel excerpts, poems, song lyrics),
choose one text that in some way has made an impact on you. It may have been moving, challenging, encouraging, intriguing, annoying, surprising, funny or boring. Briefly present what the text deals with. Then explain the impact this text made on you and why. Finally, use the internet to find an illustration for this text. Explain why you have chosen this illustration. e Literary texts tend to deal with social issues. Choose two literary texts from this book. Present examples and extracts from them that show social issues in the English-speaking world.
Working with illustrations Look at the illustrations in this book and work with these tasks: a Find a picture with a social or political message. What do you think the painter or photographer wants to say with this picture? Do you agree or disagree with what it says? Give reasons for your answer. b Find a picture which expresses a strong mood (happiness, worry, anger, determination, etc.). What has aroused the mood in it? What has the artist or photographer done to enhance this mood? c Find a dramatic picture. Why have you chosen it? What is going on? What special techniques has the artist or photographer used to emphasise the dramatic situation? d Which is your favourite picture? Explain why you like it. e Find a picture which you think would make a good poster for å film or a TV series. What sort of film or series could it be used for? f Choose a picture of a person and put yourself in his or her shoes. Answer the following questions in writing. – Who am I and why am I here? – What have I just done? – What am I doing now? Describe yourself to a classmate, then see if he or she can find the picture that shows the person you are.
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