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Look at the posters for a polítical party. What issues do you think this party campaigns For? Make a Ust of your ideas.
Are t h e s e n t e n c e s t r u e o r false? 1
in B r i t a i n , v o t i n g in e l e c t i o n s is m o r e p o p u l a r t h a n v o t i n g in TV s h o w s like Pop Idol f o r p e o p l e u n d e r 2 4 .
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The Green Party in t h e UK u s e d t o have a d i f f e r e n t ñ a m e .
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The Green Party h as b e e n m o r e successful in l o c a l a n d
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The Green Party is i n f a v o u r o f setentific e x p e r i m e n t s - o n
European e l e c t i o n s t h a n i n general e l e c t i o n s . a n i m á i s if t h e y are reatly necessary.
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5 The Green Party is i n f a v o u r o f p e o p l e u s i n g publíe t r a n s p o r t i n s t e a d o f t h e i r cars. 6
The Green Party is t h e o n l y p a r t y in Britain t h a t t a l k s a b o u t recyeling a n d r e n e w a b l e energy.
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Complete t h e p a r a g r a p h w i t h t h e h i g h ü g h t e d w o r d s i n t h e t e x t in exercise 2. In Britain,
Read the text. Does it mention any of your ideas from exercise 1?
t h e r e are
publish a manifestó which describes
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their most i m p o r t a n t
m 8'ritein today, more 18-24-year-oíds^feé in IV shows m ¡jwcwt éktihm.
to decide the
next g o v e r n m e n t . A f e w m o n t h s b e f o r e t h e e l e c t i o n , aü t h e main política!
like Pop idolthan
a t least once every five years,
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w h e n e v e r y b o d y aged 1 8 o r o l d e r can l
t h e y w i n . They t h e n
Al! política! ptfftié.
a n d says w h a t t h e y w i l l d o i f
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f o r p e o p i e ' s votes by d i s c u s s i n g
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t h e issues o n TV a n d radio. The c a n d i d a t e s w h o get t h e m o s t
are try'mg to encourage more young people to get ¡nvolved
votes w i n
m politks. This means ta\\ánq about the Issues that are
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important to them.
w h i c h is t h e m o s t i m p o r t a n t
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part o f t h e B r i t i s h _
(The o t h e r p a r t is calied t h e H o u s e
of Lorcib.) There are oíten l o c a l e l e c t i o n s at t h e s a m e t i m e ,
The prst político! party td >iafce the envíronment an
when people choose their l o c a l
imporíant ísswé; vyeis The creen Party The party has existen in
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the UK for about 30 years. (For the first-tsn years, i t was calíed
.'•$".1.35 Listen t o flve teenagers giving t h e i r opinions
the Ecoíogy Party) The Greens do not have any seáis in the
about environmental issues. M a t c h each s p e a k e r ( 1 - 5 ) with
Hoirse of c o m m c m because m general elections most people
two opinions. -r
vote for the three mam partks: Labowr, the Conservatives
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and the Liberal Democrats. However, they have several MEPs
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We s h o u i d use solar a n d w i n d p o w e r t o heat o u r w a t e r at h o m e .
(Members of the Europeas i ^ r t a m e n l } and many loeal
b We w o n ' t b e a b l e t o use l a n d - f i l l sites for m u c h longer.
fqüftdlí&ré aerase Bn'min They aíñípakjri on many issues,
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e We s h o u l d n ' t use cars f o r s h o r t j o u r n e y s .
• transport they want to reduce the amount of trafpc
g The g o v e r n m e n t s h o u i d b a n large, p o w e r f u i cars.
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and pollutioh by encoúraging people to waík and cyeie more sources of energy - wínd farms, wave and solar power • food and farm'mg: they are agQ¡n& GM (genettcally modífied) food and the use of cherhkQlsm\farm\ng Tweníy years ago, polítici^ns whowererit in the Creen Party hardíy ever talked about 'green' issues like recycling, renewabk energy and climate change. But today, ali polítical partles have 'greeri pojjcm. People are reaílslng that the earth •; is in dangér -.|f wedon't change-.oijrway oflife, the resulte will |
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There's t o o m u c h p a c k a g í n g on t h i n g s w e buy.
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We s h o u l d n ' t g o o n h o ü d a y t o d i s t a n t places.
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We s h o u l d n ' t repiace g a d g e t s a n d electrical a p p l i a n c e s unless t h e y are b r o k e n .
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The g o v e r n m e n t s h o u i d i n v e s t in r e n e w a b l e energy.
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• green energy: they want tow^
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d We s h o u i d use rockets t o s e n d r u b b i s h i n t o space.
• animal ñghts: they want to ban scíentífic experimente on animáis and improveconditíonsj^
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We s h o u i d a v o i d t r a v e l l i n g by p l a ñ e .
1 &o y^u agree or disagree with the opinions in exercise 5? Give reasons.
J¿yB Work in pairs. Think of three things the local councit or the p u b ü c shouid do to heip the environment where you live. Make notes. Then tell the class your opinions. Do they agree or disagree?
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lUi Liz and Mín Young are arranging to meet over the weekend. What plans do íhey already have? Listen and complete the chart. Where and what time do they arrange ío meet?
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Who does Brídget look like? WhatVBridget like?
3 O How's your brother? • f l What's your brother like? 4 • What does she like?
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Listen, and tick (yO the question each person ís answermg. 1 • Do you like Thai food? • What's T h a i food like?
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What does she look like?
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morníng afternoon evening
What's the weather like there? Do you like the weather there? What does he look like? What's he like? What do you like doing on holiday? What was your holiday like? What kind of books do you like? What kind of books would you like? .tennis? 7
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Tes j leve it 1 play every weáeená m summer.
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Wefl, everybody says I look like my müthér but I thmkl look more Ufe my fettet
i mtf&mÉeM ífa rainiiig ája^M
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^ asachild? I lookd quitefimny,1 was very tall and íhin. My iiidatiame was'The PenciT!
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"Wyi, itís qiiite oíd, 1?ut a OTodsm ütdíitn» imdit has a iovdy gáláen.
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Like i) Use Like to say thatíhtngs are similar Exampie: Myslster ís not like me. 2) Like ís used before a ooun or pronoun. Examples:
1 ) Use A s t o s a y t h a t thí ngs ar e sí mil ar Example: I w o r k as harri as m y f a t h e r ¡áisí it 2 } A s lis used before subject *• v e r b o r a prepositíonsi expression. Examples: ^ N obody icrtows 'fter as I do (Subject + vero) V O n Frisa y,, a s o n M o n d a y , w e m e e t at eígftL {PreposMonaJ expressiori) 3J Aseara b e used befor e a rsoun or pronoun» t o taík abo u t t h e Jobs, roles and
He runs like the wind. She íooks like me.
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functíofts of people and t h i n g s Examples::
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1 He died he líved,fígfatí ng. 2 Being in Jove ís an ilíness, 3 tt's mended. _____ you can see, In. París, _ _ i n Rome, trafBc ia heavy. 5 His eyes are knlves. 6 My brother isn't at a 11HUI me. 7 She Left _ , she carne» silently. 8 Ypu 're shy. me. 9 Your smije i s _ your sister *s. 10 _ , I said, you 're too ¡ate.
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1 you nsot t o ÜD t h a t { R o l e )
Don^t use your c a r a s a b e d . - f F a n c t í o n } 4J Use A s wltfs c o m m o n exp ress iorts s uch as:
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I say you know y o u see usual aíways
5 Compare íhese two señtemm As your mether, l must tell you nottodo that(1 am your mother) /yke voüf motilen í musííeíi vounotfodothat. ííam notvoarmother, Weboíh-vour mother&l^íhínkttie sanif} 1
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