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Unit

Topic/Vocabulary

Grammar

Reading

Listening/Watching

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Families and family life Chores

Present Simple vs. Present Continuous State vs. action verbs Time/frequency adverbs

Chore wars

Conversations about family relationships

2

Childhood memories Family backgrounds School life

Past Simple vs. Past Continuous used to / would

Childhood memories Factual accounts vs. anecdotes

Video: Immigrants in Greece Radio phone-in: School life and school routines

3

Relationships Friendship Being polite

Forming question Ability Permission Requests

Quiz: Real friends? The joy of not being polite

Telephone conversations

4

Special occasions Celebrations Holidays National days

Present Perfect Simple Present Perfect Simple vs. Past Simple Linking expressions

Holidaying with parents Quiz: Can you name the country?

Audio blog about celebrations A telephone conversation

Keeping in touch Texting Social networking

Obligation Lack of obligation Prohibition Advice

5

Reading: Matching

Students playing a game Video: Texting improves relationships Video: Top 5 ways teens are compromising their identity online

Use of language: Gap fill (tenses)

Speaking: Visual stimulus

6

Making plans Future arrangements

going to & will Present Simple for future Present Continuous for future

A programme of an event An email

Mother and son talking about his plans

7

Healthy lifestyle Nutrition Wellness Teenage health

Prediction, degrees of certainty Future Continuous Offering and refusing politely

Nutrients It’s good to be well Quiz: What is your fitness level?

Radio programme Wellness club welcome speech 3 mini dialogues News report on teen health Video: a dance exercise

8

Adrenalin times Extreme sports Emergencies

wish + Past Simple/could Zero conditional First conditional Second conditional

9

Technology Lifestyles Medical conditions A school survey

Possibility Probability Deduction

Unusual passions Hobbies and interests

Past Perfect Simple Past Perfect Simple vs. Past Simple Time clauses Articles

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Reading: Responding by filling in letters

What does the future hold for today’s teenagers? ESPAD results

CMYK 3 texts about unusual hobbies 2 articles about unusually 10/100/90/0 committed teenagers Listening: Short answers

Interview with two people about canyoning Interview with four people about emergencies 3 telephone conversation: first aid Interview about reading strategies Radio phone-in: lifestyle and appearance A school survey 2 videos: alcohol consumption

Video: urban exploring

Speaking: Discussion on a topic covered


Speaking

Writing

Functional language

Talking about teenager-parent relationship Discussing internet replies Talking about chores

A conversation about chores

Phrases for keeping the conversation going

Mini-debate

An email

Writing an informal email

Role-play: telephone conversation

Letter to agony aunt A dialogue

Making enquiries and requests by telephone

Discussing spending holidays with parents Role-play: telephone conversation Mini-debate

A diary/blog An article/account about holidays An article/account about national rituals

Booking accommodation for a holiday

Discussing views on text messaging Giving advice

Giving advice

The kappling game A round-robin Making arrangements on the telephone

Making arrangements

Role-play: offering and refusing Reassuring and advising Information gap activity Discussing the menu for a day camp

Instructions for dance moves

Offering, refusing politely

Talking about favourite sports Preparing a video scene

An advertisement

Coping with minor injuries

Talking about lifestyle changes in the near future Talking about health and lifestyle problems Discussing a survey

A formal email A report

Role-play: interview

A diary entry

Skills enhancement

Reading: gapped text, short answers Writing: informal letter

Listening: short answers Use of language: gap fill (tenses)

Listening: true / false Writing: informal letter

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Writing: A formal letter

Requesting information by email

CMYK Asking for and giving personal 10/100/90/0 details

Use of language: word formation Speaking: visual stimulus


Unit

Topic/Vocabulary

Grammar

Reading

Listening/Watching

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Managing money Income and expenditure

Indirect/polite questions some/any/every/no + their compound

3 texts about teen income and expenditure

Video: Teens and money Interview with students about income and spending habits

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Teenage achievements Celebrity culture Teens and the press

Comparatives and superlatives Present Perfect with superlatives Order and position of adjectives

4 texts about teenage achievements A survey of teens in British cities

News report

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Environmental problems Volunteering

Passive structures (present, past, future) Subject and object questions

An interview with a teen volunteer

Video: A pale blue dot An interview with a male volunteer A classroom debate

14

Stories and histories Numbers and dates

Present Perfect Cont. with for and since Present Perfect Continuous vs. Present Perfect Simple Emphatic pronouns

Article: We call each other Twisters 3 articles about teens’ knowledge of history

Radio programme about children switched at birth Important events Video: What’s wrong with history

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Fashion All about design

Verbs + infinitive/-ing form Gerunds and dummy it as subject Infinitive of purpose

Fashion profiles 3 texts about three fashion designers

News programme about work conditions in the clothesmaking industry Video: Stella McCartney

Reading: Gapped text

16

Newspapers Print vs. electronic media

17

Behind the scenes Reality shows Teens and television

Use of language: Word formation

Reported speech: tense shift, sentence patterns, linking word Reporting verbs Reported questions

Newspaper sections Article: Printed media vs. E-media

An interview A conversation Ending to the article Printed media vs. E-media Video: Employees at Newcastle’s TV

Defining relative clauses Non-defining relative clauses

The Production Team Web replies to a question about reality TV Report: Teens and the media

Video: Fox TV’s newsroom Radio programme: interviewing people about reality TV Radio programme: TV viewing habits around the world

Tips on public speaking 3 story ending

A panel giving feedback on three presentations Video: How to read body language Logical deduction puzzle Video: interview with Corey Worthington

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Public speaking Disasters

19

Books and movies Book clubs

Third conditional Past wishes and regrets Sentence structures

Visual projects Photography Filmmaking

Causative have/get: present and past Causative have/get: active and passive

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Speaking: Written stimulus

Advice: present vs. past Deduction: present vs. past

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Reading: Short answers

Are books or films better? 4 mini-reviews for a book club

CMYKAn article about a young photographer 10/100/90/0 An email about a filmmaking

Listening: True / False

project Writing an effective CV

Video: interview with Daniel Radcliffe Radio programme about books

Interview with a young photographer Video: Filmmaking tips

Speaking: Discussion on a topic covered


Speaking

Writing

Functional language

A chain game Discussing personal income and expenditure

Describing income and expenditure

Discussing the influence of celebrities on teens Discussing the image of teens in Slovenia and a comparison with British teens

Writing a summary of a discussion

Talking about a person

A debate

A poster A response to a video

Agreeing and disagreeing

Rolling roles Numbers and dates game Discussing the teaching and learning of history

Clues for important past evets

Numbers

Discussing the habits of buying clothes Role-play: in a clothes shop

Talking about newspapers

Skills enhancement

Reading: short answers Writing: an essay

Listening: short answers Use of language: gap fill

Buying clothes

Two phone calls Filling in a complaints log

Talking about TV and reality shows Discussing reactions to a video

Complaining and responding to complaints

Politeness registers

Discussion about public speaking Role-play Telling a story Discussing reactions to a video

‘I shouldn’t have’ game An email giving opinion

Talking about books and film adaptations Discussing making a film from a story Discussing reading preferences

A paragraph about a book from which a film was made A story A book review

Talking about sharing hobbies and interests Discussing reactions to a video

Describing a person / writing an interview / describing an ambitious project A curriculum vitae

Listening: true / false Writing: formal letter

Apologizing

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Writing: An essay

Writing a narrative Ordering parts of a sentence

CMYK 10/100/90/0 Writing a CV

Use of language: word formation Speaking: written stimulus


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Module 1 Put these words or expressions into the right categories and add two more expressions of your own to each box.

gran • assignment • husband • watching TV • digital camera • hanging around with friends • mobile phone • nursery • videotape • skiing • playing computer games • parents• geography • archery • adopted • sailing • snowboarding • dirt-biking • only child • grandad • divorced • a packed lunch • homework • cybercafé • text messaging • physical education • canteens • primary and secondary • separated • snorkelling • posting photos online • social networking Family, family relationships

School

Activities

Communicating

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1 Families and family life • Present tenses revised • State/action verbs • Present habits with time/frequency adverbs • Talking about relationships and routines

1A Who hangs out with their parents? 1 A Look at the three diagrams that show family relationships. Listen to two conversations about them. Match each conversation with one of the diagrams.

1 Lisa and Raya: Diagram 2 Peter and Josh: Diagram

a b c d e f g h i j

I’m not writing, I’m drawing. Where’s your Dad? He’s travelling in China. Every week I learn something different. I hate that kind of assignment. Do you hang out with her at the weekend? I’m putting you in. When I get home I grab a bite. I guess she’s number one. You don’t like drawing.

3 A Do you remember how to use the present tenses? Choose the right expression and complete the sentences. Then put the ten sentences (a–j) from exercise 2 as examples.

activities that are temporary things that are always (or never) true or permanent things happening right now or at the present time activities that are repeated, like routines and habits

B Write these names on the two diagrams.

Mother Mum Gran Sister Dad Neighbours Father Raya Julia C Compare your ideas with others in the class. Which diagram do you prefer? Why? What do you think of the assignment? Is it interesting or boring or …?

A

2 Listen again. Then write the name of the person who says:

We use the Present Simple to talk or ask questions about 1 Example sentences: 2 Example sentences: We use the Present Continuous to talk or ask questions about 3 Example sentences: 4 Example sentences: B We don’t use the Present Continuous with verbs that describe states or states of mind or feelings. Some of these verbs are linked to:

B

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activities of the mind: think, know, believe, appear, understand, remember, forget emotions: love, like, hate, prefer, dislike, want, wish the senses: hear, see, smell, taste, feel possession: have, own, belong, possess other verbs: need, cost, mean, seem

Some verbs can be state or action verbs, depending on their meaning.

I think she’s a bit of a weirdo. (an opinion, a ‘mental state’) But: What are you thinking about right now? I’m thinking of my exam.

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C Circle the right verb form in each sentence.

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1 The diagram shows / is showing her family relationships. 2 Lisa and her mum have / are having a chat every afternoon after school. 3 Lisa can’t talk to Raya now, because she has / is having her lunch. 4 Josh hates / is hating talking about his problems to his family. 5 He prefers / is preferring to deal with his problems by himself.

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4 Josh and Lisa have very different attitudes to talking with their parents. In groups, answer and discuss these questions.

1 When does Lisa talk with her parents? Do you support her attitude? Give reasons. 2 How does Josh deal with his problems? Do you agree with his attitude? Give reasons. 3 Is talking with parents always a good solution to problems? Give reasons and suggest other possibilities. 4 Who do you turn to first when you have a serious problem? Is there someone you can turn to at school?

A  I’m 14, and I don’t “hate” talking to my parents,

and in fact I kind of enjoy it. As long as my parents don’t talk down to me and treat me like a human being, they’re my best friends. 123Alterna ǀ 6 months ago ǀ Show ǀ Hide

B  who hangs out with their parents

CherrySoda ǀ 8 months ago ǀ Show ǀ Hide

C  Reply: ur right, this is clearly abnormal behaviour. MaseY ǀ 8 months ago ǀ Show ǀ Hide

5 Some young people watched a programme about teenagers sharing hobbies or sports with their parents, who feel this gives them an opportunity to talk. Read the replies that some of them posted on the website. With a partner, find:

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

D  Reply: it’s good to hang out with your parents from

time to time.

ChosonKarate ǀ 8 months ago ǀ Show ǀ Hide

an adjective = very strange an informal noun = a person who seems strange a frequency expression = sometimes an internet shortcut = ‘laugh out loud’ an internet shortcut = ‘you’re’ a vivid noun = people who do exactly the same as other people a slang noun = a ridiculous person a slang noun = a great fan of heavy metal music an adjective = strange, unusual behaviour a verb phrase = speak to people as if you think they’re stupid

E  Reply: Sheep!!!!!!

CityPrincess ǀ 7 months ago ǀ Show ǀ Hide

F  Reply: XD Yeah no one hangs out with their parents

by CHOICE.

ruby00 ǀ 8 months ago ǀ Show ǀ Hide

G  All the kids in this movie are dorks! I love my parents

and all, but as a teen I NEVER hang out with them. ixlovexsushi ǀ 8 months ago ǀ Show ǀ Hide

H  But one thing I will say - hanging out with your

parents is fun. Figure skating is cool. ChrisAmazing ǀ 8 months ago ǀ Show ǀ Hide

I  Reply: I hang out with my dad a lot cause he’s cool

6 A Put at least five writers (A–M) on the line to show the relationship they have with their parents (good > bad). Compare and discuss with others.

My parents are friends, it’s easy to talk with them.

and a metalhead like me …BUT not my mom she’s a weirdo……. kiirometh ǀ 7 months ago ǀ Show ǀ Hide

J  Reply: …that vid was weird… now back to the real

My parents never talk to me as a friend.

world. lol i bet those teens in this vid were robots Disarmed ǀ 7 months ago ǀ Show ǀ Hide

K  I don’t know what you guys are talking about,

i wish my parents would play sports with me. I rarely talk to my dad, because i guess he has better things to do than think about me even though we live in the same house.

B Write a reply to one of the comments. Say what you think of the comment, and why.

Salger ǀ 7 months ago ǀ Show ǀ Hide

L  Though my dad lives with me, my Mom is the one

who raises me. I barely have a relationship with my Dad, what-so-ever, and it bothers me because my friends and their Dads are always having a good ol’ time while my Dad and I fight or ignore each other.

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M  That’s the same situation I’m in. I know how you feel. TheLilCuteyGirl ǀ 6 months ago ǀ Show ǀ Hide

CMYK 10/100/90/0 G 2, 3, 4 Present Simple and Present Continuous My gran always supports me. What are you writing? I’m not writing, I’m drawing. 

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1B Chore wars 1 A The Present Simple is often used with time expressions, like at the weekend, on Saturdays, in the summer, in the winter, on schooldays, in the morning, at nighttime.

What do you do at the weekend? Do you go to your friend’s after school? Read the answers and write the questions.

1 Q: ? A: After school, I go straight home and do my homework. 2 Q: ? A: In the summer, we always go to the seaside. 3 Q: ? A: No, I don’t do any sports at school, ever! 4 Q: ? A: I always get up at 7 am, even at the weekend. B Join a partner. Ask and answer your questions. Change partners and do the same.

The Great Chore Wars

2 A Tick  the right answer for you. Be honest!

How often do you …

Every day

Once Once or twice or twice a week a month

1 set the table for a meal? 2 wash up or load the dishwasher? 3 cook a meal or help to prepare it?

Never

A survey reported in the Daily Mail this week found that women do an average £33,000 worth of unpaid chores around the house each year – that’s 40 per cent more than men. The issue of Chore Wars was also aired on GMTV, A British TV channel, by presenter Kate Garraway who told viewers about her psychotherapist husband, Derek Draper, and why he doesn’t do the cooking at home. Here, Kate and Derek debate why men and women never seem to share the chores equally. So who do you agree with?

4 clean or help to clean the house? 5 change a light bulb? 6 wash your clothes? 7 take out the rubbish? 8 do the family food shopping? 9 load software onto a computer? 10 repair things in the house? B A class survey. Work in groups. Count the numbers in your group and write them on the board. Get a total for the whole class. Then discuss these questions.

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Derek says: There’s a Draper family joke passed down the generations. When asked to do domestic chores by our wives, we Draper men retort: “What’s the point of having a dog if you have to bark yourself?” Before we go any further, I need to stress the obvious: it’s just a joke. But many a true word is spoken in jest, and I have to admit I am pretty old-fashioned when it comes to cooking and housework. In our house, Kate does all the cooking. I have never really learned, and whenever I try, I don’t enjoy it. I also – get ready to growl, girls – don’t know how to work the washing machine and while even I figured out how to vacuum, I never actually do it. So does that make us an unbalanced household, headed by a dyed-in-the-wool chauvinist? Well, not if we widen our definitions. Who does the ‘Do It Yourself’ – from changing a bulb to putting up stair-gates? Who puts software onto the computer and fixes the broadband when it fails? Who takes the car to the garage? And who always drives when we go out? In addition, I do the shopping and take out the rubbish. Most of these things are naturally seen as the domain of the male, so what is so wrong with seeing cooking and cleaning as more naturally the domain of the female? Is it discrimination – or just a tidy division of labour? I will get a lot of brickbats for this, but I really do think that fixing, fetching and fiddling are more naturally male activities, while homemaking, as they call it in the U.S., is a more naturally female one.

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Which activities do students do often in your class? Which activities have the highest number of ‘Never’ answers? Which activities do boys do often? Which do girls do often? Is there a difference? If there is, do you think this is just natural?

CMYK 3 A TV presenter and her husband talk about doing chores at home. Read the article and write which chores10/100/90/0 from exercise 2A (1–10) each one does.

Kate: Derek:

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4 Find the word or phrase in the article which means the same as the underlined words.

1 Derek thinks his way of dividing up the chores is the same as everybody else’s. u 2 He believes that some things are true even if we speak of them jokingly. i 3 Derek describes himself as someone with not very modern ideas. o 4 He thinks women are angry when he gives his views. g 5 He wonders whether he’s a man who is just not able to change his views. d -w

5 With a partner, tick  if these are Derek’s or Kate’s views (or both). Decide what you think. If you disagree, write a reason. Then compare with others.

1 It’s not in men’s nature to do cooking and cleaning. Kate We agree. Derek We disagree because … 2 It’s not in women’s nature to do DIY. Kate We agree. Derek We disagree because … 3 If you have to provide a meal, get a take-away. Kate We agree. Derek We disagree because … 4 It’s natural for men to work with computers. Kate We agree. Derek We disagree because … 5 Men are good at understanding technical instructions. Kate We agree. Derek We disagree because … Get the hang of

Men are competitive and goal-orientated (think Horatio Nelson), while women are nurturing and consensual (think Florence Nightingale). I suspect that the way Kate and I divide up the domestic duties is pretty universal. Kate says:

it!

Keeping a conversation going 6 A Read the gapped conversation. Then listen and complete Lara’s part. Continue the conversation for one or two more exchanges. There are suggestions below to help you keep the conversation going.

L: N: L: N: L: N: L:

Hi, Nick. Oh, hi, Lara. What are you doing? I’m this article. What’s it about? It’s silly … it’s . Really? Doesn’t sound too interesting. Oh you know … one of these sociology surveys. It’s about what teens do N: Yeah, I can guess. I bet it says we L: Well, not exactly. It says boys don’t do their . N: What? That’s just prejudice! [You continue]

I guess there are plenty of men who are a lot better than Derek around the house, but I suspect there are many who are a lot worse. To give my husband his due, he is a better tidier than me, and he does wipe down the odd surface with a J-cloth – but that’s as near to cleaning as he gets. Like many men I know, he also thinks that the main ingredients of a meal are a phone and a handful of takeaway menus. I can throw together a family meal – a stew or pasta bake – without thinking, and I love how much Derek appreciates it. So I never mind doing the cooking, as long as he sets the table and loads the dishwasher. He does do other stuff around the house, trying his best at DIY and anything technical. Which is a good job, because I shy away from instruction manuals as much as he avoids cookbooks. And he always boasts about doing the shopping, but does he mention he does it on the internet and that I usually unpack it when it arrives? He is great with our three-year-old daughter, Darcey, though. He gets her up when I am off early to GMTV and gets home most nights to bath her. I potter around listening to them laughing and splashing about, and it’s one of the happiest times of my day. Best of all, he knows how to make a fuss of me. He is always the one who books a babysitter and organises ‘dates’, even if it’s just to eat a pizza and watch a film. He also plans and arranges our holidays, but I suspect that is because he quite likes to be in control. As he once put it to me,he likes being the surpriser, not the surprised. So, yes, there’s no doubt there are differences between men and women’s approaches to the home – but I think Derek exaggerates the differences. Aren’t they mainly just what we learned as children? 

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Why do you say that? Oh no! Not that again! Well, tell me about it. Really? What does it say about it? Oh, in what way? Really? Do you think that’s right? Go on … Tell me more. Yeah, well, I agree, but … You can’t be serious! I don’t believe it!

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B Join a partner and read and perform your two conversations. C Write a short conversation between yourself and a friend about the chores that you do at home.

CMYK 10/100/90/0 G 2 Time/Frequency adverbs

I never do any cooking, but I set the table every day. Who always drives when we go out? 

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Workbook, page 5

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2 Memories

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• Revision and extension of past tenses • Past habits: used to/would + infinitive • Recognising factual or anecdotal texts • Talking about present and past routines

2A Childhood 1 A Underline the Past Simple verbs. Circle the Past Continuous verbs.

1 My parents were living in Rome when I had my first birthday. 2 When I was growing up, though, we lived in Split. 3 At first, when I was learning English, I found speaking very difficult. 4 I remember my mother’s smile when I came home from nursery: that’s my first memory. 5 My happiest memory? I was learning to cycle, and my grandad helped me up when I fell down. 6 No, nothing sad happened to me during childhood. B The statements in 1A are answers. Write the six questions. C Past Simple or Past Continuous? Write PS or PC.

1 2

This verb tense describes a complete, finished action or state. This verb tense describes an action or state that was continuous or unfinished in the past.

D Prepare to answer the questions for yourself. Jot down a few notes. Use your dictionary or ask others if you need help with some words or expressions. E Join a partner. Ask and answer the questions. 2 Here are two sets of childhood memories. Section A is from a newspaper article, B is from an internet blog. Read them quickly and write the answers.

1 Who remembers events that happened once only? 2 Who remembers activities they did often in childhood? 3 Whose interests changed as he grew older?

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3 A Read the five statements about how to use used to and would.

1 2 3 4 5

We use used to and would to talk about habits and repeated actions. We use used to and would to talk about temporary, continuous, or repeated states. We use used to to describe permanent past states (not would). We sometimes use the Past Simple instead of would or used to, for variety. Used to describes action in the past, not the present. The question form is Did you use to …? The negative is: didn’t use to.

4 A On a slip of paper, write a blog about an early memory. Don’t put your name on it. Some of these questions can help you.

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B Tick  the correct sentences. Put a cross  for the incorrect sentences. Write the numbers of the statements in 3A that give a reason for your choice.

1 My mum used to pack us sandwiches. Statement number: 2 When I looked through the window, I saw my mother running up the hall. 3 Now that I’m grown up, I use to go fishing every summer. 4 August 10th was the day my brother used to be born. 5 When he was younger, Daniel would often build miniature aeroplanes. 6 When she was a child, Rochanne would live in Cornwall. 7 She used to go horse riding and swimming. 8 Alex’s favourite subjects at school were geography and physical education. 9 Did Alex used to like wearing his school uniform?

How old were you when it happened? Where were you living? Is your memory about something that used to happen often? Was it a happy situation or event? What were your feelings about it then? Do you feel differently about it now? Did something funny happen? Who were you with? How did it end? Why do you think you still remember it?

B In groups, put your slips of paper into a box. Each of you then picks out one slip. Read the blog and write an answer. In it, say:

• • •

What did you find interesting in the memory? Is it like a memory of your own, or very different? Would you like to know more about it?

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C Read your answer to the group. Can they guess whose blog you read?

G 5, 7 Past Simple, Past Continuous

My parents were living in Rome when I was born.

CMYK 6 used to/would My mum would pack us sandwiches. What did she use to do in summer? She used to go 10/100/90/0 swimming. 

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10 We used to wear dark blue trousers, shirts and ties.

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C The results of a re search survey amongs t UK residents show that not matter what their ethnic background is, the ma jority are in favour of one national identity. Wh en asked whether an yone who has recently come to the country should be re to attend courses ab out British citizenship quired and the British way of life, se vent people surveyed answ y-eight per cent of all the ered yes.

2B Different backgrounds 1 Read the short texts (A–H). With a partner mark them: F if they are factual accounts = supposed to be true A if they are anecdotes = personal memories

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They are often informal in style. The language is often complex. The language is formal. Emotion is often expressed. They use the first pronoun. They are not emotional. They often tell the reader where the information comes from. h The sentences are often short. B With a partner, write answers to these questions, then compare with others.

1 Can a reader trust a factual account? List reasons. • Yes, we can trust them. Reasons: • No, we can’t trust them completely. Reasons: 2 What can you do to check if factual accounts are really true? 3 Are anecdotes more reliable, that is, are they always true? List reasons. • Yes, they are as reliable as factual accounts. Reasons: • No, they are not very reliable, a reader has to be careful. Reasons:

D One in five children in the United States today has an immigrant parent. What do we know abou t how immigrant children are becoming American, and how do we know it? Some surprising answers to this question have emerged from the Children of Immigrants Longitudi nal Study (CILS), an in-depth research project that is following the fortunes of 5,262 teenagers and their parents repr esenting 77 nationalities, primarily based in San Dieg o, California, and in Miami and Fort Lauderdale, Florida. in 1962 E My parents arrived here from Pakistan ed work They ase. suitc their with nothing but ed claim r neve they and ry facto l loca a in hard social of kind r othe unemployment benefits or any ul essf succ own their up support. Later, they built e, hom back ives relat their to ey mon business, sent quite ’s that and brought up three children. I think an achievement. F I have lived in the United born in Burma. My fam States for 8 years. I was ily a new life. We were ch came over here to have ased by the governme nt and our lives were in danger. My family se parated and a great family ad opted me.

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A The Australian Census for 2006 reveals that 44 per cent of Australians were born either overseas or to at least one parent born in a country other than Australia, and Asians are quickly catching up to Europeans to be a dominan t source of immigration.

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ground is G Although I was born in England, my back and my tian Egyp was dad My ural. very multicult UK when the mum half Scots, half French. We left when But da. Cana in I was twelve and went to live and ds clou dark the ugh thro I fly in to Heathrow I’m back see all the chocolates in the shops, I know home.


B Watch a video about Athina Bortigao, the daughter of immigrants living in Greece. Don’t worry if there are some expressions you don’t understand. Complete the sentences.

1 The programme is about a teenager

ity with which underscores the rapid y idl viv ta da LS CI e ophy among H Th foreign languages atr English triumphs and concerns about ts in the US, rebutting s in immigrant children of immigran ve cla eign-language en the perpetuation of for posing a threat to the dominance than communities. Rather eliminated rapidly is the ability of ing be is of English, what guage of their ain fluency in the lan int ma to n re these child ce and valuable ar sc cant loss of nifi sig a s, nt re pa t an immigr e US in an individuals and for th for s ce ur so re l ua ing bil onomy. increasingly global ec

. 2 Greece doesn’t let immigrants stay . 3 Athina feels just like other Greek teenagers because . 4 The country’s laws are not appropriate because . 5 Athina wants to be a Greek citizen because she feels she

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3 Read the factual accounts again. Match each one with a headline.

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6 A What are the differences between writing an informal letter and writing an informal email? Tick  the statements that are true and re-write the statements that are false.

1 In an informal letter, you often have your own address at the top, but this is not necessary in an informal email. 2 For informal letters and emails, you write the date before you begin. 3 The greeting in an email is sometimes ‘Dear …. ,’ but it can also be ‘Hello’, or ‘Hi’. 4 In emails, senders often use more informal language than in letters. 5 The sender often uses shortened words in both letters and emails. 6 The ending in an email is always the same as in an informal letter.

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4 Some texts in exercise 1 hint at problems that immigrant children face in the US and Britain. With a partner, list two problems from the texts. Try to think of other possible problems.

B Write an email to Athina to say what you thought of the video. Tell her:

• • •

5 A Before you watch a video, choose the right interpretation of these phrases. Use a dictionary if you wish.

Did you like the video? Why or why not? What did you particularly like in it? Do you think it’s a good idea for her to fight for citizenship? Do you want to wish her luck with her campaign? Good luck with your campaign. I hope you win!

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1 A country wary of new arrivals = is frightened of them / welcomes them. 2 The threat of arrest for immigrants looms large = it’s possible that immigrants will be arrested / immigrants are protected from being arrested. 3 The girls have no permanent status = they can stay as long as they like / they can’t stay for a long time. 4 They campaigned for the legalisation of immigrants = they tried to get immigrants sent away / they wanted immigrants to have the right to stay. 5 The country’s legal framework hasn’t caught up with the new reality = the laws are appropriate for life in the present / the laws are not appropriate for life in the present.

CMYKG Recognising factual or anecdotal texts I am the child of an illegal immigrant. (anecdotal) 10/100/90/0 One in five children in the United States today has an immigrant parent. (factual) 

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