Impact

Teens Explore Who They Are— and Who They Want To Be NGL.Cengage.com/impact

Impact helps teenage learners to better understand themselves, each other, and the world they live in.

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By encouraging self- expression, global citizenship, and active participation, Impact motivates students to explore who they are and who they want to be -- all while learning English!

How can we help people we don’t know? Why would we want to?

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People in the affected area upload messages and photos that show evidence of disasters immediately after they occur. These updates generate an enormous amount of data, which is sorted by digital humanitarians, and then posted to the crisis map. People working online and on the ground process the information, and use it to understand the big picture. Rescuers use these updates to monitor the levels of destruction and coordinate relief for difficult situations. So now when disaster strikes, help can come from anywhere on Earth.

We want to help each other in times of crisis. This idea is nothing new. For centuries, our ancestors have worked together to help one another whenever a crisis struck their village.

This collaboration brought their communities together. Over time, these communities have expanded to become a “global village” of over 7 billion people. When we hear about a massive earthquake or typhoon hitting another part of the world, we still want to help—but how? Crisis mapper Patrick Meier has found a way you can help—without even leaving your home.

Meier has created a network of “digital humanitarians” who produce crisis maps that measure the scale of a disaster, and provide the most upto-date information for what is needed on the ground. They do it through crowdsourcing, or transmitting information using online resources and social media.

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National Geographic Explorers are featured as role models who embody the 21st century skills and values teens need to become successful global citizens.

Make an Impact

Austrian BASE jumper Felix Baumgartner jumps from the edge of space, 39 km (24 mi.) above the surface of the Earth.

Patrick Meier analyzes data to help with relief efforts during a storm.

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Work in pairs. Have you ever helped anyone in need? What did you do? Would you use social media to help people you’ve never met? Why or why not?

A Design a flying machine.

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• Plan and design a flying machine.

• Use your plans to create a model of the machine.

• Present your machine to the class. Explain how it works.

B Make an evolution poster.

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• Choose an animal that has evolved the capability of flight.

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• Research how this animal has evolved over time. Draw and label at least four steps in its evolution.

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• Arrange your drawings in order on a poster. Display the poster in class.

C Advertise a flying machine.

• Choose a flying machine that you learned about.

• Think about the benefits and risks of using that machine.

• Make an advertisement for the machine. Try to persuade your audience to fly in it.

Express Yourself Read the online travel review.

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1. In the photo, we see a man jump from the edge of space and then free-fall, attached only to a helium balloon. Would you try this? Why or why not?

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By encouraging selfexpression, global citizenship, and active participation, Impact motivates students to explore who they are and who they want to be, all while learning English!

“We really need to show people the world in a different light, in a new format—something that they can engage with and be excited about.”

—Corey Jaskolski

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GondolA TouRs of VeniCe 210 reviews

A pilot guiding a homemade machine during a flying competition in Moscow, Russia

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— JGirl, Seoul

“Our gondolier saved my vacation!”

Well, I’m in Venice, Italy with my family! Venice is incredible! The city is hundreds of years old, and it’s built on WATER. People get around on special boats called gondolas, and today I had my first gondola ride!

A gondolier controls the gondola using an oar and his own strength. (These gondoliers are REALLY strong.) The gondolier’s job is to describe Venice’s culture and the history as he takes you through the city’s canals. Our gondolier was so good at telling stories I almost forgot I was sharing the ride with my parents.

That might sound exciting, and it was, but of course I was with . . . my dad. And Dad thought it would be funny to wear a striped shirt to match the gondolier’s shirt. Can you say embarrassing?!

My parents loved looking at the beautiful bridges, churches, and palaces along the route. I really enjoyed listening to our gondolier talk about his work. He told us that it takes years of study and practice to get the job. Who knew? He also told us that of all the gondoliers in Venice, only one is a OWI_2_SE_62951_076-091_U05_CP.indd 91 woman! I think I need to change that! It’s time to start training for my dream job! Maybe my dad will let me borrow his shirt. ;) Gondola Tours of Venice gave me a great tour of a beautiful city—and an interesting idea for my future career! I recommend the gondola tour to anyone who’s interested in learning about unusual places and unusual jobs . . . especially if they’re stuck on a boat with their parents!

Connect ideas. In Unit 1 you learned about exploring and unusual places. In Unit 2 you learned about unusual jobs. What connection do you see between the two units?

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Choose an activity.

2. Choose a way to express yourself: • a review • an advertisement • an interview

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3. Present your work.

A gondola

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Shaping your future

16 Before you read, discuss in pairs. Based on the title

and the image, what do you think this reading is about?

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“Art in the public space is meant to create a conversation, it’s meant to challenge preconceptions, it’s meant to inspire.”

—Shannon Galpin

Houses painted to create a mural in the Las Palmitas neighborhood of Pachuca, Mexico

Creative ProblemSolving

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g “People create amazin things based on what they can imagine, and what they’re truly, truly passionate and excited about.”

—Tan Le

Color Matters

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17 Learn new words. Find these words in the reading.

What do you think they mean? Use a dictionary to check.

Pay attention to how each word is used in a sentence in the dictionary. Then listen and repeat. TR: 24

People celebrating Carnaval in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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summarize each paragraph. TR: 25

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man in 1. What problem is the you the photo solving? Can solve think of another way to

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the problem? that 2. Think of an invention impressed you. Who made is it it? How is it useful? Why interesting to you?

3. How does an idea become a reality? What needs to lly happen in order to successfu create something?

1. Look at the photo. Do you like what you see? Do you think it’s art? Why or why not?

2. What are the differences between art in a gallery and art in the street or in a park? Where do you prefer to look at art?

A creative way to bring the dog along, Taipei

“When multiple colors dance across the same scene, the result can be a carnival.”

—Annie Griffiths

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Teenage Brain

1. Name all of the different colors that you see in the photo. Which is your favorite?

2. Would you like to be at the place in the photo? Why or why not?

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3. Imagine this photo in black and white. What would you think of it? What would be lost?

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3. Think of a piece of artwork or photograph you love. Describe it and explain why you love it.

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You can’t see the changes in your brain, but they’re affecting how you develop into an adult. At this time in your life, there is a process going on inside your brain that makes it work faster and more efficiently.

Imagine that the structure of your brain is like a big road map. There are lots of roads leading to different destinations. When you were a child, as you learned new things, your brain created more and more roads leading to different destinations. By the time you become an adolescent, the most important places on the map have many different roads leading to them. Now your brain’s job is to make that map more efficient. It removes the roads that you don’t need and works to make the other roads faster.

As a result, your experiences as a teenager actually affect the way that your brain develops. If you spend hours playing video games, what skills do you use? You learn to see something with your eyes, and respond to it with your hands, right? As you develop those skills, your brain is making sure that the roads leading to them are especially fast and efficient. So, your video-game playing could be preparing you for a career such as a fighter pilot, or even a surgeon.

This is a great time for you to practice new skills and discover what you are good at and what you love doing. Go out and try different activities, and stick with them if you think they’re useful. Remember that with everything you do, you’re shaping your brain for the future.

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answer the questions.

1. What does the writer compare the structure of the brain to?

2. What happened to your brain as you learned new things as a child?

3. How does the brain become more efficient when you are an adolescent?

4. How can your experiences as a teenager affect the development of your brain?

5. What is the writer’s advice for teenagers?

Cross-curricular topics engage learners and prepare them for future academic success.

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correct paragraph. Write the number on the line.

What you do as an adolescent affects your future.

Your brain forms many connections when you are a child and then it makes them more efficient when you are a teenager.

It is important to try to have lots of new experiences when you are a teenager.

Teenagers experience a lot of changes.

21 Discuss in groups.

1. How do some of the activities you enjoy doing now provide you with important skills for the future? Give examples.

2. Knowing that what you do shapes your brain, what activities shouldn’t you do? Why shouldn’t you do them?

Give one or two examples.

3. Name three interesting careers.

Then imagine what activities a teenager could do now to shape their brains for each career.

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Being a teenager can be challenging, but it can also be exciting. You’re becoming more independent and making decisions for yourself. You are also learning to take risks and solve problems better than you could before. And changes are happening throughout your body, even in your brain.

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3. Where would you like to explore? Explain.

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1. Choose a topic: • an unusual place • an unusual job

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Art in the Open

1. Does JGirl’s review make you want to visit Venice and go on a gondola ride? Why or why not?

2. Do you think the review gives enough information? Is it funny and interesting? What else would you like to know about Venice or about Gondola Tours of Venice?

2. Why do you think people explore? What can be learned from exploring new places?

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Work in groups. Discuss the review.

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