Think Global

Angela Tomkinson, Elizabeth Lee

Think Global

A Cultural Journey through the

English-Speaking World

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Think Global è il nuovo testo di civiltà e cultura dei paesi di lingua inglese che coinvolge attivamente gli studenti proponendo argomenti a loro vicini. Numerose curiosità e notizie originali conferiscono al volume attualità, dinamicità e freschezza.

Ogni Unit propone un tema specifico sviluppato in argomenti conclusivi di due pagine. In particolare, ogni Unit contiene quattro pagine di livello A1/A2 e quattro di livello A2. Lo scopo è permettere all’insegnante di affrontare un argomento a due livelli di difficoltà e approfondire, ma soprattutto gestire, livelli di apprendimento diversi.

Ogni Unit propone: - un Country Profile dedicato, ogni volta, a un paese di lingua inglese - una pagina di approfondimento sull’esame di stato conclusivo del I ciclo d’istruzione - una pagina video per vedere e ascoltare spezzoni di film, documentari, clip musicali, filmati realizzati dai ragazzi.

I video sono accompagnati da sottotitoli che, a scelta, possono essere deselezionati - brani di lettura con attività di Reading Comprehension, Speaking, Listening, Writing - box di Key Language per esercitarsi a parlare e di Did You Know…? per presentare fatti curiosi - attività per la preparazione agli esami KEY (KET) e TRINITY - glossari bilingue

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• la regina Elisabetta festeggia il compleanno due volte l’anno?

• il regista più giovane del mondo è l’indiano Kishan Shrikanth, regista a soli 9 anni?

• Shakespeare ha dato vita a più di 500 parole, molte delle quali in uso ancora oggi?

• al centro della bandiera del Canada c’è una foglia di acero, simbolo nazionale?

• ci sono più tifosi del Manchester United in Cina che a Manchester stesso?

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Angela Tomkinson, Elizabeth Lee

Think Global A Cultural Journey through the

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Welcome to Think Global Think Global captures not only the past of the English-speaking world reflected in its mores, traditions and customs, but also its present multicultural, technological, vibrant, exciting, global incarnation.

Think Global is divided into 15 units each focusing on a theme of relevance to today’s young people. Each unit is divided into two levels: the first 4 pages follow the guidelines of the Common European Framework level A1/ A2. The following 4 pages are a slightly higher level, that of the Common European Framework level A2. This structure allows the students to study the themes at different times in their language learning studies, and so by returning to the themes more than once, they enforce their knowledge of the topic.

To help students who are preparing for an internationally recognised English qualification, you will find in each unit exercises styled upon KEY (KET) and Trinity exams type questions.

The Exam Buster page is dedicated to preparing students for the Italian middle school state exam with exercises that the students might encounter. However, these pages are not limited only to students who have to take this exam because every page has study tips which show students how to study better and maximise their linguistic potential.

The final page of every unit is a video page. These pages contain truly authentic material and reflect the type of extracts that our students really do watch and listen to online – that is to say English spoken at a natural speed with language appropriate to their audience, e.g. slang. Furthermore these clips expose the students to a large variety of global accents. The clips are accompanied by exercises designed to help students confront this reality.

In each unit there is also a double page spread focusing on a different country where English is the national and / or one of the official languages. These pages look at well-known and less well-known aspects of these countries and so reflect the individual and contemporary nature of each of the countries united around the globe by their common use of the English language. From England to Australia, from India to the States and from Kenya to Canada students will be encouraged to really Think Global!

Contents A1|A2 Unit 1

pp. 8-9 Typical Teenagers

Today’s Teens

pp. 10-11 Teen Heroes

Unit 2

pp. 18-19 We Love School!

School and Education

Unit 3 Celebrations and Customs

Unit 4 The Digital Generation

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A2 Profile on…

Exam Buster

Video Clip

pp. 12-13 Teenage Issues

pp. 14-15 England

p. 16 Reading Comprehension

p. 17 How to Make Money as a Teen!

pp. 22-23 Special Days at School

pp. 24-25 Australia

p. 26 Writing a Letter

p. 27 The Australian Indigenous Education Foundation

pp. 32-33 Customs

pp. 34-35 The USA

p. 36 Reading Comprehension

p. 37 The Queen Watches Annual Swan Count

pp. 42-43 Famous on the Net

p. 44-45 India

p. 46 Oral Presentation

p. 47 Nick D’Aloisio - The App Wunderkid

pp. 20-21 Follow the Rules

pp. 28-29 Let’s Celebrate! pp. 30-31 Coming of Age Celebrations

pp. 38-39 Teens on the Net pp. 40-41 What an Incredible Invention!

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A1|A2 Unit 5 Music

pp. 48-49 Music through Time

Unit 6 Food and Health

pp. 60-61 Healthy Eating

Unit 7

pp. 68-69 Anyone for Sport?

Unit 8 Cinema and TV

A2 Profile on…

Exam Buster

Video Clip

pp. 52-53 Festivals and Awards

pp. 54-55 Jamaica

p. 56 Writing a Summary

p. 57 DeStorm Power

pp. 62-63 Learning to Cook

p. 64-65 Kenya

p. 66 Writing a Dialogue

p. 67 South African Cuisine

pp. 72-73 Let’s Compete!

pp. 74-75 New Zealand

p. 76 Checking for Errors

p. 77 Tom Dailey: a Young British Diver

pp. 82-83 Hollywood Meets Bollywood

pp. 84-85 Scotland

p. 86 Writing an Email

p. 87 The Harry Potter Studio Tour

pp. 50-51 Modern Music Trends

pp. 58-59 What’s on the Menu?

Sport

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pp. 70-71 Sporting Heroes

pp. 78-79 The Big Screen pp. 80-81 The Small Screen

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A1|A2 Unit 9 The Natural World

Unit 10 Science and Technology

Unit 11 Literature

Unit 12 History

pp. 88-89 Natural Wonders

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Exam Buster

Video Clip

pp. 92-93 The Force of Nature

pp. 94-95 South Africa

p. 96 Writing a Summary

p. 97 We Bought a Zoo

pp. 102-103 The Industrial Revolution

pp. 104-105 Wales

p. 106 Speaking

p. 107 Evolution (the Rap Guide)

pp. 112-113 Anyone for Poetry?

pp. 114-115 Republic of Ireland

p. 116 Writing Strategies

p. 117 Susan Collins and The Hunger Games trilogy

pp. 122-123 Modern-Day Britain

pp. 124-125 Northern Ireland

pp. 126 Writing

p. 127 Horrible Histories

pp. 90-91 Flora and Fauna

pp. 98-99 Great Scientists pp. 100-101 Great Inventions

pp. 108-109 Literature through the Ages pp. 110-111 Contemporary Literature

pp. 118-119 Kings and Queens of Britain pp. 120-121 The British Empire

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The Love Story of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert

A1|A2 Unit 13 Equality and Democracy

Unit 14 Art and Architecture

Unit 15 Globalisation

pp. 128-129 Towards Equality

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pp. 132-133 Parliaments and Parties

pp. 134-135 Botswana

p. 136 Writing a Dialogue

p. 137 Of People of Equality

pp. 142-143 Monumental Sculptures

pp. 144-145 Canada

p. 146 An Oral Presentation

p. 147 Street Art Julian Beever

pp. 152-153 American Influences

pp. 154-155 Singapore

p. 156 Speaking

p. 157 YMCA Global Teens

pp. 130-131 Let’s Fight for our Rights!

pp. 138-139 Great Artists pp. 140-141 Iconic Architecture

pp. 148-149 English as a Global Language pp. 150-151 For and Against

pp. 158-161 Reading Comprehension & Summaries

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Video Clip

Exam Buster

pp. 162-167 Writing Letters, Emails, Dialogues pp. 168-169 Oral Practice pp. 170-175 Follow the Flag, Alphabet Race, Culture Circle

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Today’s Teens

Unit 1

Typical Teenagers

--------------------------------Reading comprehension 1 Look at the texts about some typical teenagers in the English-speaking world. Match the questions with the answers.

How do you spend your free time?

Do you use social networks?

How much time do you spend watching TV?

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How much time do you spend online?

Have you got a big family?

Are you a member of any clubs?

Josh, 13 from Birmingham Q. . . . . . . . . . ........................................ ?

Usually about three hours a day. Is that a lot? I use the Internet for everything – for school and also for chatting with friends. I sometimes download music or also upload videos on YouTube.

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Julie, 14 from Glasgow Q. ............. .................................... ?

No, it’s quite small. I’ve got one sister and my parents are divorced so we live with our mum. We see our dad just at weekends as he lives far from us. He’s got a new wife and a new baby so we’ve got a stepbrother*.

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Mike, 15 from San Francisco Q. . . . . . . . . . ........................................ ?

Well, we usually hang out* at the mall* on Saturdays or if the weather is good we play basketball or go surfing in the bay. After classes we often go to after-school clubs where we do sport or learn a new skill*.

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Sadie, 13 from Melbourne

Q. ................................................. ?

Yes, many of my relatives* live in the UK so it’s a great way to speak to them for free! I often use Facebook or sometimes we speak on Skype. Even my grandma uses Facebook and she’s 80!

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Angie, 14 from Cape Town Q. . . . . . . . . . ........................................ ?

Well, I only watch it when my favourite shows are on. I think shows like Gossip Girl and iCarly are so cool! I never miss an episode! So maybe an hour a day. I also watch some reality shows, especially X Factor.

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John, 13 from Los Angeles Q. ................................................. ? Yes, I’m a boy scout. We meet twice a week in the local community centre. We often go camping together, especially in summer.

We wear a uniform – a green shirt and green shorts and a kind of scarf, called a neckerchief.

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2 Describe your typical day. How do you spend your evenings and weekends? How much time do you spend doing each activity?

Listening

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3 We asked 100 British teenagers about their life! What they

Today’s Teens

A1|A2

Key Language In my free time I usually ........ ...........................................

At weekends I .......................

During the week I ..................

In the evening I ....................

like doing, how much time they spend doing things, what their dreams are etc. Listen and complete the table. Then do a class survey to find out about teenagers in your country. % British Teenagers

How many teenagers…

% My Country’s Teenagers

1 …love playing computer games?

2 …like reading?

3 …enjoy watching TV? 4 …hate going shopping?

5 …do some sport?

6 …have problems at school?

7 …would like to go to university?

8 …use social networks?

Fill the gaps

4 Read the text and fill in the gaps with a word from the box. Then, answer the question.

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Michael Kearney (1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . the USA is in the Guinness Book of World Records as the world’s youngest university graduate. He (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . .

High School at six years old and college at ten years old. He began teaching chemistry at university (3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . he was only sixteen. Now he is studying for another qualification at university, but his dream is to (4) . . . . . . . . . . . .. a quiz show host*.

In fact, he has participated in different TV quiz shows. In 2006, he (5) . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,000,000 on a quiz called Gold Rush and he also participated in the programme Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?

Question: Do you think he was a typical teenager?

➜ Did you know...?

You’re a ‘tween’ if you’re between 10 and 13 years old.

You’re in the middle between childhood and becoming a teenager!

Words to remember hang out: stiamo con gli amici host: presentatore, conduttore mall: centro commerciale relatives: parenti skill: abilità stepbrother: fratellastro

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Unit 1

Today’s Teens

Teen Heroes ----------------

Matching

1 Do you know who is who in the photos? Match the name with the right photo. Then, read the descriptions and match them to one of the teen idols.

David Beckham Justin Bieber Selena Gomez Zac Efron Kristen Stewart Lewis Hamilton a

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She was born in 1990 in California, USA. She’s an actress. She played Bella Swan in The Twilight Saga.

She was also in the films Snow White & the Huntsman and On the Road.

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He was born in 1985 near London. When he was at school he wanted to be a footballer or play cricket professionally. He likes going very fast. He started his racing career when he was seventeen.

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He was born in 1994 in Canada. He’s a singer, songwriter and actor. He was discovered on YouTube.

His first single was One Time. In 2011, he appeared in the film Never Say Never about himself.

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He was born in London in 1975. He’s a retired footballer and is also a model. He’s married to Victoria and they have four children. In his football career he played for Manchester United,Real Madrid and Paris St Germain.

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He was born in 1987 in California, USA. He’s an actor and singer. He was the star of High School Musical.

He also appeared in the films 17 Again, Me and Orson Welles, New Year’s Eve and The Paperboy.

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She was born in 1992 in Texas, USA. She is an actress, singer and fashion designer and has Mexican and Italian origins. She was in the TV series Wizards of Waverley Place. She also has her own band called The Scene.

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Writing

2 Write a description of one of your heroes. Your partner has to guess who it is!

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Over to you

3 What qualities should a teen idol have? Complete the sentence with your own ideas.

A teen idol is ................................................... . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Today’s Teens

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Reading

4 Read the article about the BBC Radio One Teen Awards. Then, answer the question.

The BBC Radio One Teen Awards is a ceremony that takes place every year at Wembley Stadium in London. The public can nominate their favourite stars from the world of music and cinema. They can also nominate a teenager they know between 12 and 17 years old who has done something extraordinary in their everyday life. There were three winners last year. Alec Martin, 13, who raised* £3,000 for the hospital where he was treated for cancer, Pippa Haines, 17, who has taken care of her mum since she was 4 years old after she had an accident and finally, Charlie Ward, 16, who saved a little girl’s life when she fell into the sea.

Question: Who would you nominate for a teen hero award? ................................. . . . . . . . . . . . .

Quiz

5 Do our quiz to find out if you’re a ‘teen hero’.

1 How would you describe yourself?

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Brave.

Cautious.

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A scaredy cat*.

2 If you saw someone’s house on fire, what would you do?

A B C

Go inside the house to see if everyone has got

out.

Call the fire brigade*.

Run in the opposite direction.

3 If you saw two people fighting in the street, what would you do?

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Try to stop them.

Call the police.

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Ignore them.

4 If you saw someone fall into the sea, what would you do?

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Jump into the water to save them.

Call someone for help.

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Do nothing.

Profiles

If you put mostly As: You’re really brave and courageous. You don’t hesitate before helping other people. But be careful not to put your own life in danger!

If you put mostly Bs: You’re a cautious person. You like helping other people but you don’t like taking risks yourself. You’re able to think clearly in emergencies.

If you put mostly Cs: You’re very easily scared and panic in emergencies.

If you find yourself in a dangerous situation, try to stay calm and check to see if anyone needs your help!

Words to remember fire brigade: pompieri raised: ha raccolto fondi scaredy cat: qualcuno che si spaventa facilmente

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Unit 1 Key Language

I would / I wouldn’t like to be an agony aunt because ........... ...........................................

I often / sometimes / rarely / never give advice to my friends because ...............................

Today’s Teens

Teenage Issues Warm up

1 Read the text about ‘agony aunts’. Would you like to be an agony aunt? Do you ever give advice to your friends?

An agony aunt Do you know what an agony aunt is? It’s a person who listens to people’s problems and then helps them to solve them. Elaina Smith, who is only seven years old, is Britain’s youngest agony aunt. She was listening to a radio programme with her mum. People were phoning the programme to ask for advice about how to solve their problems. She asked her mum if she could phone the programme to make a suggestion. She told a woman with love problems that she should ‘go bowling and drink a glass of milk’. The listeners and people who worked at the radio station loved her advice and so they offered her a ‘job’ on the programme.

Reading comprehension

2 Read these letters from some typical British teenagers to an online agony aunt. Then write the name that refers to each teenager.

a Hasn’t got very nice friends .................................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . b Doesn’t want to share her things ............................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . c Wants more freedom .......................................... . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Dear Sue, I’ve got a problem with my parents. I can’t go out during the week as they say I have to study for school. I can’t stay out late at the weekend as they say I have to be home for 10 o’clock. It’s not fair! All my friends can do what they like. When I ask them why I can’t do what my friends do, they don’t give me a real answer.

They just say I’m young and not mature enough! What can I do?

Gail, 14 Dear Sue, Help me! My younger sister takes all my things and never returns them! She doesn’t ask me, she just takes them!

When I want to wear my favourite t-shirt, I can never find it. And guess* why? She’s wearing it! Now she’s also started wearing make-up too and always takes mine. What should I do? I’m really angry with her!

Mary, 16 Hi Sue, I don’t know what to do! There’s a boy at school who always bullies me! He isn’t in my class, he’s older than me, so I don’t know why he doesn’t like me. He asks me for money and takes my phone to play with. If I don’t give him anything, he hits* me! My friends don’t help me. They just walk away if they see him coming.

Do you think I should tell somebody?

Jonathan, 12

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Today’s Teens

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Matching

3 Now match the advice to the letters you have just read.

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You should talk to her about it. Explain that she should ask you first.

Ask your parents if they can give her some extra pocket money* so she can buy things herself.

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You should talk to one of your teachers or your parents. Explain to them what’s happening and they’ll help you. You also need to change your friends! A friend should always help another friend in difficulty!

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Maybe you could ask one of your friends to come to your house during the week so you can study together. It’s more fun! You could ask your parents if you can stay out late once a month but you need to organise for someone to come to collect you in the car!

Over to you

4 Do you agree with the advice? Do you have any other suggestions?

Listening

Key Language

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5 Nowadays, the Internet is full of websites and blogs for

teenagers, which give advice on how to solve typical teenage problems. Listen to two friends comparing two blogs and fill in the information.

Yes, I agree / No, I don’t agree I think .................................

In my opinion .......................

He / She should ....................

Friend 1

Friend 2

Name of blog ..................

Name of blog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Who is it for? ..................

Who is it for? ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Most common problems . . . . . .

Most common problems . . . . . . . ..................................... ........................................ .............................. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Who writes the advice? .......................

Who writes the advice? .......................

Crack the code!

6 Do you know which famous top model has recently become an online agony aunt? Crack the code to find out.

Words to remember

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Unit 1

Country Profile

Today’s Teens

Profile on England Warm up

1 Use the words in the box to complete the fact file about England. the monarch pound sterling London Saint George about 50 Robbie Williams the rose William Shakespeare

Fact file

Population: ................. million

Some famous English people: . . . .

National symbol: ...................

Capital: ................ . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Currency: ............................

Head of State: ......................

Listening

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Patron saint: .......... . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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2 Listen to Tania talking about England. Tick the things she mentions.

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Bowler hat

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A big cooked breakfast

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Red double-decker bus

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Rain

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The monarchy

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Red phone box

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A cucumber sandwich

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Fish and chips

Kids Week The West End of London is famous for its large number of theatres – nearly 50 of them.

Millions of theatre-lovers and tourists go to see a West End show every year. Kids Week, which takes place every August, gives children and teenagers the opportunity to see lots of shows for free and also do fun workshops (activities) with the ‘stars’.

Key Language I’d like to see ...... because ......

Me too I wouldn’t. I’d prefer to see .... ............ because ..................

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Over to you

3 Read about Kids Week, then in pairs discuss which of these West End shows you would like to see and why.

Shrek the Musical

Billy Elliot

Unit 1

Today’s Teens

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St John Ambulance Cadets

There are many different youth groups that you can join* in England. One group is the St John Ambulance Cadets. If you are aged 10 to 17 you can join a cadet group and work towards getting the Grand Prior Award*. You can choose from over seventy different subjects to help complete the award, from fire prevention and photography, to sports and first aid. All cadets learn about first aid and older cadets can help the St John Ambulance Service which provides first aid at public events.

Vocabulary

4 Before you read the article below, look in a dictionary and find the meaning of: throat, breathing, recovery position, compressions.

Reading comprehension

5 Read the following text about two St John Ambulance

Cadets and then decide if the sentences are true or false.

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Five years of first-aid training saved a life

ames Marvin and Michael Purvis, both 15, were on the bus on the way home from school in Sunderland when they saw a group of people around a man lying on the pavement*.

‘No one knew what to do but we had done first aid with St John Ambulance cadets,’ said James. ‘The man’s throat was clear but his breathing was not good, so we put him in the recovery

position. I couldn’t think what to do at first, but my head cleared quickly and my five years of training, twice a week with the cadets meant that I knew what to do. I did three cycles of compressions before the ambulance arrived with the paramedics.’

One of them said, ‘Well done boys – without your help that man would now be dead!’

True

Words to remember award: premio join: entrare a far parte pavement: marciapiede

False

1 James and Michael are from London.

2 James and Michael were the only people there who knew what to do.

3 James did chest compressions on the man.

4 The paramedics told James and Michael that they had saved the man’s life.

Over to you

6 In pairs discuss the following questions.

a Would you like to be a St John Ambulance Cadet? Why / Why not? b Do you belong to any youth groups or clubs? Which? What do you do?

Key Language I’d like to be a cadet because ...... ............................................

Me too I wouldn’t like to be a cadet because …............................

Me neither I belong to ...........................

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Exam Buster Reading comprehension Study Tips • Read comprehension questions carefully and underline the key words. e.g. How many British teenagers have been victims of cyberbullying? Then underline the part which answers the question. One in ten British teenagers are bullied.

• Some questions might ask you about your personal reaction to the text. Make sure you give a full answer, not just yes or no!

Cyberbullying Cyberbullying is when children or teenagers use the Web, or mobile phones or any other technology to hurt another person. Research says that more than one in ten British teenagers are bullied on mobiles or online.

Every week the media has stories about young teenagers who kill themselves because of cyberbullying. In the USA there are laws against bullying and now many states want laws against cyberbullying.

Different types of cyberbullying Horrible messages are one type of cyberbullying. Often bullies start a website or group on a social media website and comment about a person or images of them. Other types of cyberbullying can be emailing someone a virus, or calling them names when playing a game together online.

A new type of bullying Cyberbullies cannot cause physical pain, but very real emotional pain. Another big difference between normal bullying and cyberbullying is that it is often difficult to know who the cyberbullies are, as they can hide behind names which are not real.

What can you do to stop it?

The best thing to do is to avoid websites that cyberbullies use. Find the ‘report abuse’ or ‘block sender’ options on your favourite websites. Don’t give out personal details such as your mobile number, address or email online.

And most importantly, tell an adult (for example a teacher or your parents) what is happening.

Read the text about Cyberbullying and answer the following questions. Remember to follow the study tips: underline key words and give full answers.

1 How many British teenagers have been victims of cyberbullying?

2 Where do people want to introduce anti-cyberbullying laws?

3 What types of cyberbullying are there?

4 Why is cyberbullying easier than ‘traditional bullying’?

5 What is the most useful thing to do if you are being cyberbullied?

6 What information should you not put online?

7 Who should you report cyberbullying to?

8 Do you think the advice about what to do if someone cyberbullies you is good advice?

9 Do you think cyberbullying is a problem in your country?

10 Do you think anti-cyberbullying laws are a good idea?

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Unit 1

Today’s Teens

Video Clip How to Make Money as a Teen!

Lots of teenagers receive pocket money from their family, but sometimes they also have part time jobs to earn a little extra money. Cambria, a 15 year old American girl posted a video on YouTube with some good ideas for earning some extra money.

Before you watch 1 Before watching Cambria’s video, read what she says and complete the spaces with the jobs she suggests.

babysitting have a yard sale* sell some baked goodies* tutor little kids walk your neighbourhood* dogs a

Do you want to go for a walk? A walk? Do you?

OK, the first way would be to .................... if you’re not afraid of dogs of course.

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. . . . . . . ............. is another really fun great way to make some money. I just got back from babysitting. You can wear super comfy* clothes, put your hair up and just … be a little kid again!

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Another great and fun way to make a little bit of money is to get up really early on a Saturday morning and just bake all morning with your friends and then go to a local sports area. So you can .................... .

Maybe you’re really good at a specific subject in school, like maybe science or biology. You can . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . on your block, your cousin or someone.

Another way that you can make some money is to go through your closet*, your room, your garage, go through everything, get everything you don’t need and .............. and sell it all!

While you watch 2 As you watch the video number the jobs above in the order that Cambria describes them.

3 Watch the clips again. Are the sentences below true or false?

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1 Walking dogs is not a good idea if you are afraid of them.

2 Cambria suggests selling cakes on Sunday mornings at a local sports area.

3 Cambria suggests tutoring kids at school.

4 Cambria has never worked as a babysitter.

5 If you babysit you can behave like a little kid again!

6 At a yard sale you can sell things that you don’t want anymore.

After you watch 4 Which of the jobs above do you like the most?

Number them from 1 (a lot) to 6 (a little).

5 Can you think of any other ways to earn money?

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Words to remember baked goodies: dolci preparati in casa closet: armadio comfy: comodi

neighbourhood: quartiere yard sale: vendita di oggetti usati, tenuta nel giardino della propria casa

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Unit 2

School and Education

We Love School!

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1 Listen to four students talking about school. Write their names in the boxes.

3 .................................

1 . . . . . . . . . ........................

I’m 15 years old and I go to High School in Sydney.

I’m in year 10. I started this school when I was 11 years old and I’m going to finish when I’m 18. We have four terms and our summer holiday is in December/ January for six weeks. My favourite subject is foreign languages and I’m studying Italian and Japanese.

Hi there. I’m 14 and a Freshman at High School in New York. That means I’m in the 9th grade, the first year of Senior High! I love my new school – it’s much bigger than my old school. I’m in the school baseball team and we have matches* twice a week. We get quite a lot of homework but luckily we don’t have to wear a uniform at school!

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Hey, I’m from London and I’m 16. I’m in year 11 of Secondary School and I’ve got my GCSE exams this year (General Certificate of Secondary Education) so I’ve got a lot of studying to do! I’m doing eight subjects and I hope to get good grades* as I want to stay at school and do my A-levels (Advanced level) so then I can go to university.

➜ Did you know...?

The biggest school in the world is the City Montessori School in India. It has more than 33,000 pupils!

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I’m 13 and I’m from Dublin. I’m in my first year of Junior Secondary School and next week we’re getting our reports*. I’m a bit nervous as I haven’t studied very hard! My parents won’t be very happy if I don’t get all ‘As’ and ‘Bs’. I’m expecting a ‘C’ in Maths as that’s my worst subject!

Vocabulary

2 Match the school subjects with the pictures. a

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Cookery

P.E

Maths

French

Geography

Science

Spanish

History

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Over to you

3 Which school subjects do you like? Are there any you don’t like?

Reading and writing

4 Read the descriptions and write what subjects each student studied yesterday.

Sara: We did an experiment to see how gases contract and expand.

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Key Language I like / I don’t like ................. because ...............................

My favourite subject is ........... ...........................................

My worst subject is ................ ...........................................

. . . . . . . . . . . . .....................................................................

Marco: We studied irregular verbs and read a text about a family who live in Paris. . . ............................... .......................................

Susie: We watched a video about Victorian England and Queen Victoria’s life.

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Thomas: We learnt how to make a cake and after we ate some of it. It was yummy! .........................................................................

Katie: We did fractions and decimals and then had to add a lot of numbers together. It was really hard! ....................................................

Pete: We had to run around the field for ten minutes and then we played volleyball. It was quite tiring! ...................................................

Words to remember grades: voti matches: gare reports: pagelle

Vocabulary

5 Find the eight words connected to school in the wordsearch. The words go across or down.

1 My favourite ......................... at school is history.

2 Our . . . . . . ................... is called Mrs Brown.

3 Can I look at your ...................... ... ? I don’t remember which lesson we have next.

4 I like wearing a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Blue and white are my favourite colours.

5 Now I’m at Primary School but next year I’m going to . . . . . . . . . . . . ............. School.

6 I don’t like Mondays as we have two hours of ......................... . I don’t like numbers and calculations.

7 Oh no, we have an English ............. ............ tomorrow.

I need to study.

8 My . . . . . . . . ................. was very good this year. I got all As and Bs.

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Unit 2

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School and Education

Follow the Rules ---------------School is a great place to learn and to have fun, but there are also some rules* that students have to follow. There are simple rules of conduct which help to make the classroom a tidy and well-ordered* place and rules about student relations, for example not fighting with other students.

In some English-speaking countries some really strange rules exist. In Alaska, USA, you can’t take a bear with you to school! In Georgia, USA, you mustn’t build a snowman at school that is taller than you! At another school in Australia, you can’t hug* other students or teachers and finally, in the UK you mustn’t go to school with a strange hairstyle!

Do you have any strange rules at your school?

➜ Did you know...?

In Michigan, USA, there’s a school named ‘Strange School’.

It’s a Primary School and has only one classroom!

Matching

1 Look at some more rules from schools in the English-speaking world and match them to the pictures.

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You can’t eat chewing gum in the classroom.

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You have to wear a school uniform.

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You can’t wear a hat in the classroom.

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You mustn’t run in the corridor.

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You have to put your hand up when you want to speak.

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You have to carry your school identity card with you during the school day.

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Vocabulary

2 Here are some school rules. Put them in order from 1-8

(1 = serious, 8 = not very serious). Then compare with your partner.

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No smoking in the school.

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No running in the corridor.

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No playing truant*.

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Do your homework.

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No sleeping during lessons.

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No eating chewing gum during lessons.

No writing on the desk.

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No cheating* in an exam.

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Fill the gaps

3 Look at the School Rules Rap and complete the gaps with the missing words.

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please

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Put your (1) . . ........ up, don’t call out Sit up straight and (2) .......... don’t shout

Don’t (5) .......... down the corridors Don’t leave rubbish* (6) .......... the floor

Please (3) . . . . ...... talking all the time Don’t go pushing (4) .......... the line

Treat each other with respect Always try to do your best!

Over to you

4 What happens if you don’t follow the rules at your school? Do you have ‘detention’(staying at school after the lessons have finished) or ‘doing lines’ (writing the same sentence 100 times)?

Sentence in the mirror

5 A student has broken some of the school rules. He has to do

lines. Can you understand what he has to write 100 times? Read the phrase in the mirror!

!snossel rof etal evirra ot ton dna yad yreve krowemoh ym od ot esimorp I

Key Language If we don’t follow the school rules, we have to ................... ...........................................

Wow!

One school in the UK is using classical music to punish pupils! Badly behaved* pupils have to stay behind after school and listen to classical music for two hours and copy their teacher’s favourite poems. Experts say that listening to this kind of music can reduce violence and bad behaviour. However, one pupil said, ‘An hour of this kind of detention is a real killer!’ What do you think?

Student volunteers

In some schools in the USA, student volunteers have to keep order in the school corridors. They make sure* students are on time for lessons, have permission to be out of the classroom and stop students running in the corridors.

Crack the code

6 Work out the name of this ‘job’ by cracking the code! ▲ ❤ ★ ★

✖ ◗ ♣ ● ■ ◗ ❢

a=❤ h=▲ i=● l=★ m=✖

n=♣ o=◗ r=❢ t=■

Words to remember badly behaved: che non si comportono bene cheating: copiare durante un esame hug: abbracciare make sure: assicurano playing truant: marinare rubbish: spazzatura rules: regole well-ordered: ben ordinato

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Unit 2

School and Education

Special Days at School School isn’t just about studying! It’s also about having fun and spending time with your schoolmates. Many schools in the English-speaking world organise ‘special events’ where pupils can ‘chill out’* and enjoy themselves!

Reading and speaking

1 Read about the special events. Then write the correct title for each paragraph in the boxes and answer the questions.

Summer camps School proms School concerts Sports day 3 ................................

1 . . . . . . . . . . . .........................

In the UK, sports tournaments are organised where pupils compete* against each other in different kinds of races.

There are normal running races but also ‘strange’ races like the egg and spoon race, the three-legged race and the sack race. Sometimes parents can participate too.

Question: Which race would you like to participate in?

Can you invent a new race?

In the USA and Canada it’s a formal dance that usually takes place at High School. A Prom Queen and Prom King are chosen by their classmates.

Boys usually wear a formal suit and girls wear a ballgown*.

There is also a similar event in Ireland called ‘a debs’.

Question: What would you wear to this dance? Design a new outfit* for the dance!

2 ....................... ...............

In Canada and the USA they are very popular. They usually take place during the school summer holidays and kids can either go to day camps or residential camps where they sleep there too. There are many different programmes to choose from depending on your interests – academic, adventure, art, music, fashion and lots more!

Question: Which course would you choose? Create a new course!

➜ Did you know...?

Lady Gaga loved acting in musicals when she was at school.

She acted in Guys and Dolls and A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum.

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4 ........................ . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

In many parts of the English-speaking world there are school plays and concerts where pupils act or play music. The school choir* and orchestra usually perform at these events. The pupils also help to make the costumes and the props* for the stage.

Question: Can you act or play an instrument? What could you do in a school concert?

Unit 2 Focus on KEY (KET)

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Reading comprehension

2 Read the text about a very special day that a school in the UK organised. Then read the sentences below and tick T (true), F (false) or DS (doesn’t say).

Changing roles Would you like to be the head teacher of your school for a day? For some children in a Secondary School in Hertfordshire, England, their dream came true.

The school participated in a project by the BBC. Two girls, Kemi and Hannah, were chosen to be Head and Deputy Head teacher for a day. Other children in the school became journalists for the day and reported on the events.

The real Head and her Deputy had to follow lessons and sit at desks with the other schoolchildren.

Kemi and Hannah experienced what it was like to have a responsible job and they spent the day talking to staff, observing lessons, signing letters and updating* the school website.

However, they aren’t sure if they would like to repeat the experience. ‘It was really enjoyable, but quite tiring and stressful,’ they said.

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1 The two girls had responsible roles for one week.

2 BBC journalists came to the school to film the project.

3 The real Head and her Deputy stayed with Kemi and Hannah during the project.

4 The two girls did many different activities during their time as Head and Deputy Head.

5 They had fun doing the project.

Focus on KEY (KET)

Listening

Words to remember 6

3 Listen to two friends talking about what they need to bring with them for the different school events. Match the event with the item.

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School Prom

a a bottle of water

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School Sports Day

b a book

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School Concert

c a camera

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Summer Camp

d a rucksack

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School Play

e a pair of shoes

ballgown: abito da sera chill out: rilassarsi choir: coro compete: gareggiano outfit: abito props: oggetti di scena updating: aggiornando

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Unit 2

Country Profile

School and Education

Profile on Australia Warm up

1 What do you know about Australia? Do some research on the Net and complete the fact file.

Fact file

Capital City: ..........................................

Other important cites: 1.................. 2.................. 3..................

4................................ 5 . . ....................

Population: ................................... million Currency: ..............................................

Head of State: . . ......................................

Discovered in: ........................................

Indigenous people: .. ................................

Some famous Australians: .........................

The school of the air

Australia is a huge* country with many remote areas where just a few people live. The majority of Australians live in the cities along the coast but some live in the ‘outback*’ in the middle of the country. In these places, it takes a long time to travel from one place to another and transport and facilities aren’t as developed as in the big cities. So how do people live there? And what about children? How do they get to school? Well, the answer is they don’t. Many kids follow lessons from home by using radio and even computer.

Reading

2 Read about the development of this very important educational service and put the events in the correct order.

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Today, many teachers use a video camera and an electronic whiteboard and their lessons are broadcasted by satellite. Students can email their teachers, interact with the whiteboard, answer pop-up questions and participate in class discussions.

b

Before the service was introduced children had to attend boarding school or receive their lessons by post.

c

In 1928 the Royal Flying Doctor Service was introduced for people in remote areas to receive medical treatment.

Unit 2 d

In 1956, the service was introduced in many other remote parts of Australia.

e

In 1946, Adelaide Miethke, who was the vice-president of the SouthAustralian group of the Royal Flying Doctor Service, introduced the idea of schooling using a radio transmitter.

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In 2005, there were more than 16 schools of the air around Australia.

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In 1948, the Royal Flying Doctor Service base in Alice Springs was used to broadcast the first school lesson.

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Rabbit Proof Fence

Many films have been set*or filmed in Australia, but probably one of the most moving is Rabbit Proof Fence (Stolen Generation), which talks about the indigenous population of Australia, the Aborigines and the courage of three young sisters who are taken away from their family and sent to an educational camp where they learn how to become servants to the white people.

Fill the gaps

3 Read the summary of the film’s plot* and fill in the gaps with the missing words.

return music introduced based Australians dramatic living The film was made in 2002 and is (1) .............. on a true story. It tells the story of three young sisters who were half-white and half-aborigine. They were (2) .............. in Australia in the 1930s when a law was (3) .............. for half-castes* to be educated in a government camp where they would learn to become servants to the white (4) .............. . They weren’t allowed to go to a normal school. The three sisters were taken away from their family by force and sent to the camp. However, they were able to escape and together walked for nine weeks across Western Australia (2,400 km) to (5) .............. to their community. The film tells the story of their (6) .............. journey and the scenes are accompanied by some very moving (7) .............. such as Long Walk Home

by Peter Gabriel. To find out what happens to the three sisters, watch the film!

Words to remember half-castes: meticci, bambini figli di un aborigeno e un bianco huge: enorme outback: entroterra plot: trama set: ambientati

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Exam Buster Fill the gaps

Writing a letter

1 Do you know how to write an informal letter to a friend? Complete the steps below with the missing words.

address closing salutation(s) date instructions opening greeting signature Write your ............. at the top of the letter.

Underneath your address, write the ............. .

Include an ............. e.g.: Dear / Hello / Hi + name of friend Begin the letter by asking how your friend is, saying why you are writing or by saying sorry for not writing before e.g.: How are you? Thanks for your letter.

I’m writing to tell you about...

Sorry I haven’t written before but...

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5 Make sure the main part of the letter includes all the things you want to talk about or the points in the ............. . For each idea use a new paragraph.

6 Finish with one or two ............. e.g.: I have to go now because…

Write soon (American English) / Write to me soon (British English) Look forward to hearing from you, Can’t wait to hear from you, Best Wishes. Lots of Love / Love.

7 Underneath the closing salutation put your . . . . . . . . . . .

Reading

2 Read the letter below. Has the writer followed all of the steps in exercise 1?

2061 Long Road

New York USA

10th June 2013

Hi Francesca, Thanks for your last letter. Sorry I haven’t written for ages but I’ve been so busy with school. How’s it going where you are?

School is almost over for the summer and the last few weeks are going to be really hard.

We’ve got tests almost every day and I’m staying up late every night for last-minute revision. I can’t wait for summer vacation! What are you doing this summer? I remember you told me that school finishes early where you are. That’s so cool! I guess you’re already relaxing on the beach! And what about your exams? Did you get good marks?

Well, let’s talk about something more fun! I’m going to spend August in Europe! I’m going to stay in London with my cousin and then we’re going to tour around for the rest of the time. Maybe we could meet up in Italy?

Of course, I’m going to need a few dollars for my trip, so I’m spending July helping my dad in his shop. That’s not so cool but I really need some cash!

Okay, write back soon and tell me what you’re up to.

Can’t wait to hear from you, Shannon

Writing

3 Your friend lives in Ireland. You have not written to him / her for a while because you have just

changed school. Tell him / her about your new school. Also tell your friend about your plans for this summer.

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Unit 2

School and Education

Video Clip The Australian Indigenous Education Foundation

AIEF is the Australian Indigenous Education Foundation which gives scholarships to indigenous children to attend some of the best schools in Australia. Without this help, they would have no opportunities in life and would find it impossible to achieve their dreams.

Before you watch 1 Match the words with their definitions.

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scholarship

a problems

2 d a boarder

b go regularly to a place

3 a strife

c money given to someone by an organisation so they can study

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2 Complete the text with the missing words.

dream High more Eastern at although There are now (1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . than 200 indigenous girls and boys on AIEF scholarships.

Most of them are from the (2) ................. half of Australia (3) . ................ that is about to change.

They’re all (4) ................. school students and all full-time boarders. Indigenous kids, some with family strife, now (5) ................. the best schools that New South Wales and Queensland can offer. They’ve been given a chance at education, a chance at life and a chance to (6) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . what many believed were impossible dreams.

While you watch 3 Match these jobs with their definitions.

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a marine biologist a someone who flies an aeroplane a barrister b a children’s doctor

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a pilot c a lawyer in a court of law

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a paediatrician

d someone who studies sea life

4 Which job does each pupil want to do?

Write the name of the job.

1st pupil ................................. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2nd pupil ................................. . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3rd pupil ................................. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4th pupil ................................. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

After you watch 5 What is your dream job? Tell your classmates.

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