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People
A letter from the Author
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A letter from the Author
Hello! Welcome to People! Come and meet some interesting people. Look at their photos, read their ideas and discuss their opinions. You can do projects about people, too. There are suggestions for these with every article. Look for the “People Focus” symbol. It indicates things to do on your own, with a friend, or in a group. The Topics titles are not only for reading – they are for personal research, too. Find out more about different people – your friends and family as well as famous people. Share your ideas with the other people in your class. Do the projects. Reading is just the first step. Enjoy ‘People’ with us! Best wishes,
2 Check it out 3 Personal identity 4 My life: past, present and future 5 Heroes 6 I have a voice! 8 Statues 10 People and clothes 12 Time for a change! 13 A song to a special person 14 Do you know? 15 Projects 16 Topics chatrooms
Susan Holden
TO THE TOPICS USERS VOCABULARY You can find the key vocabulary for every article in the WORD FILE on the same page. The pictures will also help you to guess the meaning in context. There is a summary of useful vocabulary on the Check it out page. Finally, you can use the Macmillan Essential Dictionary to check the new vocabulary. WEBSITES There is a list of useful website addresses on page 2. Remember that websites change. Be selective!
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Check it out Relationships (nouns) best friend fiancé(e) husband
dislike
The same generation cousin stepsister
child (sing.) daughter mother niece stepdaughter stepson
grandchildren grandmother great aunt
love
Describing people (personality) children (pl.) father mum parent(s) stepfather uncle
Three generations grandchild grandfather grandson
like
sister
Two generations aunt dad mom nephew son stepmother
enemy girlfriend wife
Relationships (verbs)
Family brother stepbrother
boyfriend friend partner
granddaughter grandparent(s) great uncle
cool lazy polite
friendly nasty rude
funny nice unfriendly
Describing people (appearance) dark short
fair tall
fat thin
Internet Websites Find out more about the topics in ‘People’ on these websites. They have lots of extra information and photos.
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Statues: The Statue of Liberty - Fascinating facts: www.endex.com/gf/buildings/liberty/libertyfacts.htm Antony Gormley statues - Photos and facts: www.antonygormley.com Natural statues - Photos of the garden and more statues: www.heligan.com Birthdays: Things you can do at different ages in different countries: www.right-to-education.org UNICEF: Their “youth” site: www.unicef.org.uk/youthvoice/rights.asp
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l a n s Per y t i t n e id
Who are you? Who am I? What a strange question! Me, of course!
It’s not really strange. We all have different roles. For example, think about your family. You are a child, a grandchild, a brother, a sister… It depends on the relationship. To some people, you are young. To others, you are old. Oh, I see. You mean… different people have different “views” of us?
Yes. Your friends see one person. Your teacher sees another. They’re not totally different. But which one is the real you? That’s a difficult question! Hey - what about famous people? It’s true for them, too, isn’t it? I mean, we see Madonna – but her kids see “Mum”.
Exactly. Remember, we often see people as stereotypes. For example, teenagers are “difficult”. Business people are “busy”. Actors and music stars are “glamorous”. Of course, this can be true – but not always! Mm, I see what you mean. It’s the same with nationalities, too, isn’t it? Italians, Brazilians, British people. There are lots of stereotypes.
That’s right! Most people have many personalities and roles. Talk to them. Find out about them.
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Draw a diagram of all your different roles. Which is your favourite one?
personality relationship role stereotype favorite Mom
Your personal identity. Connection between people. The character that an actor portrays. A very simple idea about a person or nationality. favourite Mum 3