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WHAT’S UP? 9
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WHAT’S
WHAT’S UP? 9
GUSTAFSSON • ÖSTERBERG • COWLE
JÖRGEN GUSTAFSSON • EVA ÖSTERBERG • ANDY COWLE
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GUSTAFSSON • ÖSTERBERG • COWLE
WHAT’S UP? innehåller • textbok • övningsbok • elevfacit • lärar-cd • ljudfiler till eleven på www.ljudmastaren.se • lärarhandledning • Extraövningar: www.sanomautbildning.se/whatsup • Ordträning: www.glosmastaren.se
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Textkällor We are grateful for the following parties for permission to reprint. sid. 25 Thinks she’s it by Roger McGough, Peter Fraser & Dunlop. sid. 38 Bridget Jone’s Diary by Helen Fielding@Helen Fielding 1996, Picador, Macmillan Children’s Books, London, UK. sid. 44 Noughts and Crosses by Malorie Blackman, Corgi Books© 2001 by Oneta Malorie Blackman, Random House. sid. 47 The Lottery by Shirley Jackson © 1948, 1949, Farrar, Straus and Giroux Inc. sid. 51 The Immortal Bard by Isac Asimov, copyright 1953 by Palmer Publications Inc from Isac Asimov: The Complete Stories of Vol. I by Isac Asimov. Used by permission of Doubleday, a division of Random House, Inc. sid. 54 Sea Changes by Jenny Koralek from Hartache: A book of Love Stories by Miriam Hodgson, Methuen Young Books, February, 1989. sid. 60 The Face on the Milk Carton by Caroline B. Cooney, Methuen Children’s Books, Egmont Children’s Books, London UK. sid. 65 The Case for the Defence from Twenty-one Stories by Graham Green, with permission of David Higham Associates. sid. 70 Tribes by Catherine Macphall, Puffin, 2001, copyright © Catherine Macphall, 2001. sid. 74 Nightmare in yellow by Fredric Brown, Scott Meredith Literary Agency In, New York, USA.
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Ibland kommer man undan med blotta förskräckelsen
8 A THE ACCIDENT
Några få sekunder som förändrade flera människors liv • Substantiv 1.1–1.4 • Have och be 6.1–6.3 • Do-omskrivning 6.11–6.12 • Presens (böjningsformer) 6.13
12 B LIFE PAST AND PRESENT
Om den gamla goda tiden och nuet • Demonstrativa pronomen 3.1 • Possessiva pronomen 3.2 • Relativa pronomen 3.3 • Reflexiva pronomen 3.4
11 Don’t tell me
Madonna – Sång
14 C A GENIUS – IN SPITE OF ALL
Om en person som mot alla odds lyckats i livet
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UPS AND DOWNS
LOVE 16 STARTER
Några kända kärlekspar
18 A THE FIRST DATE
Den första dejten – hans version … och hennes! • Pågående form/enkel form 6.14–6.15 • Obestämda pronomen; there – it 3.5–3.7
20 B REAL LOVE
Om verklig ungdomskärlek • Adjektiv 4 • Adverb 5.1–5.2 • Tempus (preteritum, perfekt, pluskvamperfekt, futurum) 6.4–6.8
22 C THE LADY OR THE TIGER?
En legend om ett mycket svårt val
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PROJECT 1 28 PLANNING A TRIP
Planera en resa
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Om felaktigheter i några kända filmer
32 A WANT TO BE A JOURNALIST?
En intervju om journalistyrket • Oregelbundna verb 6.10 • Tag questions 7
34 B THE PAPARAZZI 62 B 62 B
Så jobbar paparazzi • Passiv form 6.17 • Prepositioner 9.1–9.3
36 Video killed the radio star
Buggles – Sång
38 C TOUGH CAREER
Om Bridget Jones som försöker göra karriär som tv-reporter
41 Media quotes
Berömda citat om tv
LITERATURE 44 NOUGHTS AND CROSSES
Från boken med samma namn av Malorie Blackman
47 CHARLES
En novell av Shirley Jackson
51 THE IMMORTAL BARD
En novell av Isaac Asimov
54 SEA CHANGES
En novell av Jenny Koralek
60 THE FACE ON THE MILK
Från boken med samma namn av Caroline B. Cooney
CARTON
65 THE CASE FOR THE DEFENCE
En novell av Graham Greene
STORIES OF SUSPENSE 68 STARTER
Vad är spänning? Lyssna på en forskares förklaring
70 A THE CHASE
En ung grabb är förföljd av ett gäng • Prepositioner + ing-form 6.18 • Konjunktioner 8.1–8.2
74 B NIGHTMARE IN YELLOW 62 B 62 B
Ett brott avslöjas på ett oväntat sätt • Verb + ing-form 6.19 • Ordföljd 10.1–10.2
76 C HARRIET’S HORRIBLE DREAM
En mardröm som blir verklig
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Where the streets have no name
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C TOWARDS A NEW WORLD
Om färgers betydelse i djurens värld Den biologiska klockan – vad är det? • Modala hjälpverb 6.16 • Brukar/brukade 6.20 Myter och fakta om diamanter • Villkorsbisatser 6.9 • Räkneord 11.1–11.6 U2 – Sång En ny värld år 2099?
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A LIGHT READ 98 UPS AND DOWNS A true story? The flat tyre 102 LOVE Tom The chemistry of love 106 MEDIA Fifteen minutes of fame Real or fake television? 110 STORIES OF SUSPENSE Scary talent The shortest stories 114 MOTHER NATURE The San Francisco earthquake On top of the world
Sant eller inte sant? Döm själv! Om en smart lärare En sann kärlekshistoria Vad händer i kroppen när man är kär? Femton minuter i rampljuset Får man göra vad som helst? Om en övernaturlig förmåga Korta skräckberättelser Om jordbävningen i San Francisco Att bestiga Mount Everest
REALIA 118 THE HISTORY OF ENGLISH 120 ENGLISH – A WORLD LANGUAGE 122 ENGLISH IN MANY COUNTRIES
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Engelska språkets historia Engelskan som världsspråk Engelskan i olika länder
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LOVE STARTER Love has inspired authors, poets, songwriters and storytellers through the ages in all cultures. Sometimes love has been described as the wonderful feeling it can be, but more often it is the painful side of love that we read and hear about. Teenagers in love sometimes hear from their parents that ‘You’ll get over it! It’s not the real thing’. It only means that they don’t realize how their sons and daughters really feel, or else they have forgotten what that first sweet love was really like. Don’t forget to check the word list on page 161 before you go on listening.
Antony, a Roman general, and Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt.
Bonnie and Clyde often robbed banks at gunpoint.
Romeo and Juliet lived in Verona in Italy.
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DID YOU GET IT?
TALK ABOUT IT
1 In which century did Antony and Cleopatra live? 2 How did Cleopatra die? 3 In what way was Romeo and Juliet a very tragic play? 4 Which is the most famous part of the play? 5 What did Shah Jahan need to complete the Taj Mahal? 6 Where is Shah Jahan buried 7 What are Bonnie and Clyde most of all famous for? 8 How did they die?
• What other famous love couples do you know? • What are they famous for? • Do you think ‘your’ love couples will be remembered, or will they soon be forgotten? Why?
Shah Jahan built the Taj Mahal for his wife, Mumtaz Mahal.
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A The first date Sheena Clarke and her boyfriend Mark Williams are both 17. They met at school when they were fifteen. It was love at first sight and now, two years later, they are still together. They both remember their first date very well. SHEENA’S STORY
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Mark was my dream boy – I thought he was cute, sensitive and had a great sense of humour. And the truth is that our relationship has grown a lot over these last two years, we’re very close now. I still remember our very first date as if it was yesterday. It was about one week after we’d first met – we were in the same school but not in the same class. I was determined to make a good first impression, so I spent all my savings on some trendy jeans and a new black leather jacket. And I also had a new pair of high We finally heels. We had decided to meet at the bus stop. When he arrived kissed on he looked absolutely gorgeous in a pair of blue Levi’s, a white the bus shirt open at the neck, and a blue linen jacket. We went to a disco called Leonard’s in central London. Mark never stopped chatting; he seemed to be even more nervous than me. All night I kept looking over at him and thinking, ‘I wish he’d kiss me’, but he never did. He was too shy, I suppose. We finally kissed on the bus on the way home. He confessed he was going out with someone else, a girl called Amy Miller. But he also said that if I was serious he’d finish with her. He was obviously very embarrassed about it, but the truth was that I already knew about the other girl! MARK’S STORY
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Of course I remember my first date with Sheena! I somehow found the courage to ask her out and she said yes. I was on cloud nine and just couldn’t wait to meet her. When I arrived at the bus stop to pick her up for our first real date I was absolutely stunned. She looked very attractive. Her hair was wet and her face flushed – I’d never seen her look more attractive even though I’d looked at her secretly in school for several months. I wanted to say, ‘Forget the disco, let’s stay in!’ But I didn’t, of course. I can’t remember what I was wearing, but I remember exactly what she had on – a pair of new jeans, a new jacket and high heels. I couldn‘t take my eyes off her. I thought she was irresistible. And she was going out with me! I couldn’t believe it.
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At the disco she did most of the talking – can that woman talk! I didn’t get a word in edgeways. I was dying to kiss her all evening. I didn’t dare but I suppose she noticed I wanted to. Then, on the bus home, she was the one who bent over and kissed me! I was surprised but very happy. When I mentioned Amy Miller, the girl I was actually going out with, I was worried about how she would take it, but she was very calm. It was months after that I found out she’d already known about Amy!
DID YOU GET IT? Who did what in the text, Sheena or Mark? 1 thought the other one was cute 2 was sensitive 3 wanted to make a good first impression 4 had a linen jacket 5 had a leather jacket 6 first kissed the other 7 seemed to be nervous 8 had wet hair 9 was irresistible 10 confessed about Amy LOVE •
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Real love by Mandy P. eople think that teenagers can’t be in love or they don’t know what real love is. They think we are too young and inexperienced to be able to love another person for real. I am here to tell them that they are wrong. I’m only 16 and I have been in love before, but because I questioned that love, I lost it. His name is Dustin and he was my first; a love that I will never forget. Last year I met this guy named Dustin. He was 3 years older than me. He was very interesting, cute, kind, fun, and he always made me laugh. Our attraction was instant and mutual and we quickly started dating. We did everything together; I mean we loved being with each other. My
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mom even approved of him (and that was a big plus). My family considered him family and his family considered me family. He was not only my boyfriend; he was my best friend, a best friend who I was in love with. One of my biggest failings is that sometimes I go along with my friends; you know, give in to peer pressure. If they say something, and work to convince me, I usually give in. Four months into my relationship with Dustin my friend Brie was telling me I should dump him. She pointed out all of his negative points and she convinced me that they were worse than his good ones. She convinced me that Dustin and I were too young to be in love and that he must have me fooled into
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thinking our relationship was more than it was. I agreed with her but deep in my heart I knew what I was doing was wrong. A few days later I called him up and told him it was over. He wanted to know why I was ending our relationship. I didn’t really have a reason. How could I tell him that I was dumping him because my friend had told me to? So I told him a tremendous lie. I told him that I liked someone else and that I had cheated on him. I tried to hold back my tears as I whispered, ‘Sorry.’ I quickly hung up the phone and began to sob. After that I felt sad all the time. He kept on calling and calling, wanting to see me, but I couldn’t bring myself to look him in the face after what I had
done. A couple of weeks later the calls stopped and I never heard from him again. It took almost a month for me to pull myself together. I tried to move on with my life. I tried to date but it was way too hard – I was still in love with Dustin. No one could ever compare to him. I knew he had moved on with his life and that I had nobody but myself to blame for my broken heart. A while later I heard through the grapevine that Dustin had moved out of the state. My heart dropped. I started to cry fearing I would never get a chance to set things right. As the weeks passed I didn’t hear anything from or about him. He was gone and I had to move on with my life.
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DID YOU GET IT? 1 How old was Dustin when he met Mandy? 2 What is, in Mandy’s own opinion, her biggest failing? 3 What was the terrible lie that Mandy told Dustin? TALK ABOUT IT • Do you think that Dustin was ‘the right one’ for Mandy? Give reasons for your answer. • Do you think Mandy did the right thing to dump Dustin? • What advice would you give to Mandy in this situation?
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long time ago there lived a semi-barbaric king. When everything went well he was kind and gentle; but whenever there was a little hitch he was kinder and gentler still, for nothing pleased him more than putting things right. Among the ideas he had borrowed from the Romans was the public arena. When a subject was accused of a crime which was important enough to interest the king, the accused person would be put in the king’s arena. When all the people had assembled in the galleries, and the king surrounded by his court, sat upon his throne on one side of the arena, he gave a signal, a door beneath him opened, and the accused subject stepped out. Directly opposite him, on the other side of the arena, were two doors, exactly alike and side by side. It was the duty of the person on trial to walk to these doors and open one of them. He could open any door he pleased. If he opened the one, there came out of it a hungry tiger, the fiercest and most cruel that could be found, which immediately sprang upon him and tore him to pieces. If the accused person opened the other door, there came out of it a lady, the most beautiful that His Majesty could find; and to this lady he was immediately married. It didn’t matter that he might already be married. Another door opened beneath the king and a priest advanced to the happy couple and married them. This was the king’s semi-barbaric method of administering justice. Its perfect fairness was obvious. The criminal could not know out of which door would come the lady; he opened whichever he pleased, without having the slightest idea whether, in the next instant, he was to be devoured or married. On some occasions the tiger
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came out of one door and on some out of the other. The accused person was in-stantly punished if he found himself guilty; and if innocent, was rewarded on the spot, whether he liked it or not. There was no escape from the judgements of the king’s arena. The arena was very popular. When the people gathered together one of the trial days, they never knew whether they were to witness a bloody slaughter or a wedding. And nobody could complain, for the accused person had the matter in his own hands. The semi-barbaric king had a daughter. As usual in such cases she was the apple of his eye. She fell in love with a boy among her father’s courtiers. This love affair moved on happily for many months, until one day the king happened to discover it. He did not hesitate. The young man was immediately cast into prison. Never before had such a case occurred, never before had a subject dared to love the daughter of the king. The tiger cages of the kingdom were searched for the most savage beasts, from which the fiercest monster might be selected for the arena. The most beautiful woman in the whole land was found in case the youth opened the other door. The king was satisfied. No matter how the affair turned out, the youth would be disposed of. The day arrived. From far and near the people gathered. The king and his court were in their places opposite the twin doors. All was ready. The signal was given. A door beneath the royal party opened, and the lover of the princess walked into the arena. Tall, beautiful, fair, his appearance was greeted with a low hum of admiration and anxiety. No wonder the princess loved him! What a terrible thing for him to be there. As the youth advanced into the arena, he turned to bow to the king, but his eyes were fixed upon the princess who sat to the right of her father. Everyone in the arena was looking at the young man. Nobody looked at the princess. From the moment that she had heard that her lover should be tried in the arena, she had thought of nothing else night or day. She had done something that no other person had done – she had found out the secret of the two doors. She knew behind which of the two doors stood the cage of the tiger, and behind which waited the lady. And not only did she know in which room the lady stood, but she knew who the lady was. It was one of the loveliest of the ladies in her court and the princess LOVE •
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hated her. Often she had seen this lady glancing with admiration at her lover, and sometimes she thought that her lover had glanced back. Now and then she had seen them talking together. She hated the woman behind the door. When her lover turned and looked at her, and his eyes met hers, he saw that she knew. He had expected her to know. She raised her right hand and made a slight, quick movement towards the right. No one but her lover saw her. He turned, and with a firm and rapid step he walked across the empty space. Every heart stopped beating, every breath was held, every eye was fixed upon the man. Without the slightest hesitation, he went to the door on the right and opened it. Now, the point of the story is this: Did the tiger come out of that door, or did the lady? The more we reflect upon this the harder it is to answer it. Think about it, dear reader. That semi-barbaric princess had lost her lover. Did she give him to the tiger, or to the woman she hated? Well, which came out of the door – the tiger or the lady?
DID YOU GET IT? The story about the lady or the tiger is, in many ways, a traditional fairy tale. Make a list of all the ingredients in this story that you usually also find in a traditional fairy tale. TALK ABOUT IT • If you were the princess in this story, what would you choose – the tiger or the lady? Explain your answer. • How would you react if your boyfriend/girlfriend was unfaithful to you? • Could you perhaps, under certain circumstances, accept that your boyfriend/girlfriend has been cheating on you, and forgive him/her?
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Today
The Kiss
Today I saw you For the very first time Today I met you That was really a crime.
I hoped that he would love me, And he has kissed my mouth, But I am like a stricken bird That cannot reach the south.
You looked away, And started walking, I wanted to run, I had felt like talking.
For though I know he loves me, To-night my heart is sad; His kiss was not so wonderful As all the dreams I had.
I stood there staring, Watching you go, My heart just beating, Don’t let it show.
Sarah Teasdale (1884–1933)
I wanted to walk up And say ‘hello’, Something stopped me, I just couldn’t go. Then it happened, I’ll never know why, You finally saw me And smiled real wide, You said you had called me At least you had tried. That’s when it started, It lasted a while, Now it’s all over, It’s only a smile. Karen Keim
Thinks she’s it Thinks she’s it But she’s not Thinks she’s good-looking But she isn’t Thinks she’s got brains But she hasn’t Thinks I’ll be her mate But I won’t Thinks I write poems about her But I don’t Roger McGough
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Romeo: The brightness of her cheek would shame those stars, As daylight doth a lamp. Her eyes in heaven Would through the airy region stream so bright, That birds would sing, and think it were not night. See how she leans her cheek upon her hand: O that I were a glove upon that hand, That I might touch that cheek. William Shakespeare From Romeo and Juliet, Act II, Scene 2 Written around 1594–1595
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A Red, Red Rose O my Luve’s like a red, red rose That’s newly sprung in June; O my Luve’s like the melodie That’s sweetly played in tune. As fair art thou, my bonnie lass, So deep in luve am I; And I will luve thee still, my dear, Till a’ the seas gang dry. Till a’ the seas gang dry, my dear, And the rocks melt wi’ the sun; I will luve thee still, my dear, While the sands o’ life shall run. And fare thee weel, my only Luve, And fare thee weel awhile! And I will come again, my Luve, Tho’ it were ten thousand mile. Robert Burns (1759–1796)
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Project 1
Planning a trip or a visit Ready You are going to organize a class trip to an Englishspeaking part of the world. Decide how long your trip will be and what your budget is. Are you going to stay with a family, at a B&B, a hostel or a hotel?
Steady Choose a region, city, town or village Choose a region, a city, a town or a village. Find facts for your project on the Net, in encyclopaedias or in travel brochures: • where it is and how you get there • some historical facts • some geographical facts • some interesting activities you can do there • one or two buildings/monuments/places of interest
Go Make a tourist brochure Prepare a tourist brochure with information about your destination. Your brochure can for example include: • where it is and how you get there • a presentation of the attraction and its main points of interest Ask you • travel availability r teacher • the itinerary for each day of your stay for the planning she – and st et art planning !
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STARTER Do you know that there are 93 different mistakes in Gladiator, 95 mistakes in Jurassic Park and 135 in the film Titanic? Maybe you have spotted one or two in a movie yourself? You’re not alone! There are thousands of people whose favourite pastime is to look for mistakes in films! Their goal is to find every mistake ever made in a movie.They spend hours watching films, searching for a mistake.When they notice one, they reverse back to the mistake, look at it over and over again and then report it to one of the many movie-mistakes sites on the Net. Listen to mistakes in some well-known movies.
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VOCABULARY spot pastime goal reverse Listening mug intact port-hole window scarecrow cruise scar item
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DID YOU GET IT? Match the title of the film with the correct mistake. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Terminator 3 Spider-Man Titanic The Fellowship of the Ring Pearl Harbor Gladiator Return of the King
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A Want to be a JOURNALIST? Working for a television company, a radio station or a news-paper is often seen as glamorous and exciting. But they are very competitive jobs which take a lot of hard work and dedication. Joanna Redmoor, a student in Manchester, wanted to find out more about a career in journalism. Here she interviews an experienced journalist, David Finch. Joanna: David:
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What is the best way to become a reporter? It helps if you start off, even as a student, doing something, anything for your college journal or local newspaper. It’s good experience. Then of course, a degree in journalism or media is a good platform. Is there a difference between the young generation of journalists and the old one when if comes to training? Yes, competition is fierce now and employers look for experience and good qualifications. Most reporters have studied at college or university. Things have changed since I started my career as a journalist, I must say. I started off delivering newspapers, then helping around the office, and then writing my own news reports until someone took notice. I was determined! What are editors looking for – apart from good spelling? Well, your PC spell-check can take care of spelling, I guess, but you need to develop a clear style and have a nose for a good story. And check your facts! It’s good if you have video experience too, now. More and more reporters do the camera work themselves. What has been your worst moment in journalism so far? Well, a pretty painful memory is an interview I did with Miss Sweden in my second year as a television reporter. She was the most beautiful woman I’d ever seen. It was a live interview and I was really nervous, and just before we went on air I just had to go to the toilet. So I went, and then The qualities you need to rushed back to the studio and started the interview. be a journalist are energy, It all went quite well, or so I thought. Afterwards I drive, commitment and watched the recording and guess what? My fly was an enquiring mind. undone the whole time, with my shirt sticking out! Oh god. I would just die of embarrassment. My colleagues loved that! You do learn from experience, though. You learn to be more careful, more prepared, and to check everything. It takes time and practice. And you need a good team around you.
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What sort of qualities would you say a person needs to be a good reporter? Newspaper editors and TV companies will generally look for somebody who takes a keen interest in current affairs – and in people. The qualities you need to be a journalist are energy, drive, commitment and an enquiring mind. Then of course you have to accept irregular hours and you definitely need to be able to work under pressure to meet deadlines. That sounds like the kind of person I am Then go for it! There are loads of great courses like yours. When you have studied for a couple of years you apply for a TV internship or a trainee job on a newspaper. You seem so determined that I’m sure you’ll succeed. I hope so. Thanks so much for your time. You’ve been so helpful. My pleasure. Good luck.
TALK ABOUT IT
DID YOU GET IT?
• Do you dream about a career in the world of media? Why or why not?
What does David say about … 1 … the education of journalists? 2 … the importance of spelling, grammar and punctuation? 3 … David’s worst job memory? 4 … importanat qualities for a reporter?
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WHAT’S UP? är ett läromedel i engelska för år 6–9. Textboken innehåller ungdomsnära texter på olika nivåer.
WHAT’S UP? är • välstrukturerad • elevaktiverande • kreativ • omväxlande • lättarbetad
WHAT’S UP? 9
Övningsboken omfattar allt från lättare ordoch frasövningar till mer utmanande tal- och skrivövningar.
WHAT’S
WHAT’S UP? 9
GUSTAFSSON • ÖSTERBERG • COWLE
JÖRGEN GUSTAFSSON • EVA ÖSTERBERG • ANDY COWLE
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GUSTAFSSON • ÖSTERBERG • COWLE
WHAT’S UP? innehåller • textbok • övningsbok • elevfacit • lärar-cd • ljudfiler till eleven på www.ljudmastaren.se • lärarhandledning • Extraövningar: www.sanomautbildning.se/whatsup • Ordträning: www.glosmastaren.se
TEXTBOOK ISBN 978-91-622-7920-2
(523-2263-5)
Omslag år 9.indd 1
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2013-05-13 14.38