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Legacy Part One Level B1 Student’s Book


Legacy Part One
Level B1 is a challenging
course for today’s learners of
English at CEFR Level B1. The course
provides a variety of stimulating topics and
rich texts presented in themed modules. It is
accompanied by a wide range of fully interactive
digital components and rich video material closely
linked to the theme of each module.

For the Student

iebook

Jenny Dooley
Student’s Book Workbook

For the Teacher

Class CDs ISBN 978-1-4715-7320-0

Student’s Book Teacher’s Book Workbook

9 781471 573200

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Student’s Book

Jenny Dooley
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Contents
Topics & Vocabulary Grammar Reading

Module 1 • Nature and ecology: natural • compound nouns Patagonia (article)


Destinations wonders & landmarks, • present tenses (action – state verbs) (T/F statements, answer
(pp. 7-19) protected nature sights, • (to) infinitive/-ing form questions)
weather • adjectives/order of adjectives/
• Me and the others: streets, adjectives used as nouns/compound
roads, traffic signs & markings adjectives
• The world around me: • singular they and conformity of pronouns
travelling, vacation & tourism • Phrasal verbs: GO
• My motherland & the world: • word formation: (forming nouns)
places
CLIL 1 (p. 20) (Geography) Fantastic Fjords! – Culture Spot (p. 20) An Alaskan Cruise
Progress Check 1 (pp. 21-22)
Module 2 • The world around me: • past tenses • The Wildest Dream (article)
Against all odds survival, extreme weather, • used to/would – be/get used to (multiple choice, answer
(pp. 23-35) famous scientists & their • it/there/they questions)
contributions to science • exclamations
• Me and the others- • adverbs – adverb placement
interpersonal relations: • coherence – one/ones – conformity of
feelings, emotions pronouns
• Me and my world: school • phrasal verbs: GIVE
environment • word formation (-ing/-ed adjectives)
• exclamations

CLIL 2 (p. 36) (Literature) The Sea-Wolf – Culture Spot (p. 36) Robinson Crusoe
Progress Check 2 (pp. 37-38) – My Motherland & the World A: Travelling, Vacation, Tourism (planning, impressions and
Module 3 • The world around me: • future tenses A Total Reality Experience
Into the science and scientific • time clauses (article) (T/F statements,
Future ... achievements, the future, • sequence of tenses multiple choice)
(pp. 43-55) transport, my dreams and • parallel structures (neither ... nor,
ideas about the future, either ... or, both ... and)
innovations & innovation • alternative questions joined by or
technologies • phrasal verbs: GET
• Everyday life: healthy eating, • word formation (forming adjectives from
culinary diversity, housing nouns)
• Me and the others: school
environment, bicycles,
automobiles and their parts
CLIL 3 (p. 56) (History) The Changing Face of Transportation – Culture Spot (p. 56) The Tube
Progress Check 3 (pp. 57-58)
Module 4 • Me and the others: means of • modals Emojis – The New Digital
In Other communication & technology, • modals: degree of probability Language (article) (T/F
Words … social networks, body • determiners/quantifiers statements, multiple choice,
(pp. 59-71) language, feelings & • indefinite pronouns/adverbs answer questions)
emotions, speech etiquette, • cohesion
ways of communication – real • clauses of concession
and virtual communication • phrasal verbs: TURN
• Nature & ecology: plants • word formation (forming verbs)

CLIL 4 (p. 72) (Science) How Trees Talk – Culture Spot (p. 72) The Science Museum, London
Progress Check 4 (pp. 73-74) – My Motherland & the World B: Me-Citizen of Europe and the World (pp. 76-78)

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Listening Speaking Writing Language & Skills in Focus


• a radio • asking for/giving • a poster about a place of natural beauty • listening (multiple choice)
announcement (gap directions • an article about a tourist destination • use of English (sentence
fill) • describing a photo (SKILLS: techniques to start/end; making completion)
• making descriptions interesting; adjectives/order • speaking (greeting/
recommendations of adjectives/adjectives used as nouns/ addressing/introducing &
• Intonation: stress- compound adjectives, brainstorming) presenting someone/making
shift • a presentation about how lakes are formed acquaintances – a short
• a presentation about how tourists can dialogue/formal-informal
experience the natural features of Bulgaria language)
• Grammar in Focus: A Trip to
Remember!

• an interview (multiple • narrating an • a diary entry about an experience • reading (T/F/DS statements)
choice, a summary) experience • a story (SKILLS: setting the scene; • writing (an announcement)
• expressing coherence, adverbs/adverb placement) • Grammar in Focus: A Sea-
shock/sympathy • a presentation about a famous character Worthy Charity
• describing a photo from Bulgarian literature
• Intonation: • a comment on a blog post about a holiday
intonation in destination
exclamations

experiences) (pp. 39-42)


a conversation (T/F • planning mutual • five predictions about technological • listening (T/F/DS statements)
statements, multiple activities with other developments in the future • speaking (inviting –
choice) people – accepting/ • an informal email accepting/refusing an accepting/refusing –
refusing invitation (SKILLS: informal style; linking a dialogue)
• making comparative sentences; editing) • Grammar in Focus: The Future
characterisations • a presentation about the history of space of Printing
• Intonation: word exploration
junctures (vowel to • a presentation about means of transport in
vowel) Sofia, Bulgaria

an interview (multiple • giving instructions • a paragraph expressing your opinion • reading (multiple choice)
choice, note taking) • talking on the • a for-and-against essay (SKILLS: • speaking
phone/saying techniques to start/end; formal style; (congratulations/wishes and
farewell topic/supporting sentences; cohesion) thankfulness – short
• describing photos • a presentation about a museum in Bulgaria exchanges)
• Intonation: • a fact file about an EU country • writing (a letter)
interjections • Grammar in Focus: Esperanto:
• Pronunciation: A Universal Language
reduced
pronunciation-
modals

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Topics & Vocabulary Grammar Reading

Module 5 Nature and ecology: the • the passive – impersonal passive – Ecological Tourism (article)
The Earth is environment, protected nature prepositional objects (multiple matching)
Ours sights, environmental problems, • the causative (have/get)
(pp. 79-91) ecological tourism, wild • reflexive/emphatic pronouns
animals, ecological initiatives, • question tags
fish, insects, birds • phrasal verbs: PUT
• word formation (forming adverbs)

CLIL 5 (p. 92) (PSHE) 7 Steps to Save the Planet – Culture Spot (p. 92) Recycling in the UK
Progress Check 5 (pp. 93-94)
Module 6 • Everyday life: shopping, • comparatives & superlatives Shopping comes to life at Khan
Top Choices clothing & fashion, jewellery (adjectives/adverbs) el-Khalili (article) (multiple
(pp. 95-107) accessories casual/formal • like – as choice, answer questions)
wear, style (patterns, fabrics • relative clauses
and designs), fashion • phrasal verbs: LOOK
preferences & trends • word formation (negative prefixes)
• The world around me:
spending & money
CLIL 6 (p. 108) (History) The Spice Routes – Culture Spot (p. 108) The Scottish Kilt
Progress Check 6 (pp. 109-110) – My Motherland & the World C: Regional traditions & celebrations (pp.111-114)
Module 7 • Health and healthy Living: • reported speech Working Out in Outer Space!
Fit & Healthy sports & sport facilities, • phrasal verbs: KEEP (article)(matching headings to
(pp. 115-127) physical exercise and health, • word formation (forming nouns referring paragraphs, T/F statements,
injuries and health problems, to people) answer questions)
healthy habits and lifestyle,
healthy eating
• Everyday life: dishes,
recipes, menus

CLIL 7 (p. 128) (PSHE) Don’t Give Germs a Helping Hand! – Culture Spot (p. 128) Make-A-Wish
Progress Check 7 (pp. 129-130)
Module 8 Everyday life: entertainment • conditionals/wishes Following in the Footsteps of
Work & (music, musical instruments, • adverbial clauses of purpose, result & Sherlock Holmes (article)
Leisure musical styles), work & jobs cause (matching headings to
(pp. 131-143) • unreal present – unreal past paragraphs, multiple choice)
• phrasal verbs: BREAK
• word formation (prefixes forming verbs)

CLIL 8 (p. 144) (History) Leisure in Victorian times – Culture Spot (p. 144) Broadway
Progress Check 8 (pp. 145-146) – My Motherland & the World D: The contribution of my motherland to the global cultural
Grammar Reference (GR1-GR24) American English – British English Guide (AE-BEG1)
Word List (WL1-WL11) Irregular Verbs (IV1)
Pronunciation (PR1)

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Listening Speaking Writing Language & Skills in Focus


a dialogue (multiple • expressing opinions – • an email describing and recommending a • reading (T/F/DS statements)
choice) agreeing/ place • use of English (sentence
disagreeing • an opinion essay (SKILLS: techniques to completion)
• making comparative start/end; linkers; expressing opinion) • speaking (making
characterisations • present information about saving the comparative
• Intonation: planet characterisations)
intonation in • present how household waste is recycled in • Grammar in Focus: Carbon
question tags Bulgaria Neutral: Why is it Important?

dialogues/monologues • presenting a market • an entry for a travel blog • use of English (text
(multiple choice based • shopping/offers • an email describing a market (SKILLS: completion/sentence
on visual prompts) • agreeing/disagreeing adjectives; using the senses; completion)
• Pronunciation: recommending; brainstorming) • listening (multiple choice)
diphthongs \eI\, \aI\, • present information about the Silk Road • writing (a questionnaire)
\OI\ • present a traditional item of clothing from • Grammar in Focus: A Day at
• grapheme – phoneme Bulgaria the Market
correspondence • a brochure about a traditional celebration

conversations (multiple • expressing concern/ • a blog entry • reading (multiple choice)


choice) sympathy – giving/ • an email describing an annual event • use of English (text
responding to advice (SKILLS: tenses in descriptions; adjectives; completion)
• describing photos – error correction; recommending; • speaking (making
making comparative brainstorming) assessments/drawing
characterisations • present information about a children’s conclusions)
• making charity in Bulgaria • writing (a menu)
assessments/ • Grammar in Focus: The
drawing conclusions Benefits of Regular Exercise
• Intonation: direct –
indirect questions
• pronunciation of
prepositions

an interview (multiple • booking tickets for a • a quiz about Sherlock Holmes • use of English (text/sentence
choice) performance – • an informal email suggesting attending an completion)
expressing desires & event (SKILLS: making suggestions; • listening (T/F/DS statements)
preferences brainstorming) • writing (a short email)
• making decisions • a presentation about a seaside resort in •• Grammar in Focus: Alien
• using compensatory Bulgaria Arrival
strategies • a presentation about entertainment in
• Intonation: Sofia
follow-up questions • a short text/presentation about an
influential writer

and historical heritage (pp. 147-150)

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Into the Future ... Module 3


MODULE OBJECTIVES
▶ Topics & Vocabulary FOOD
• The world around me: science
and scientific achievements,
the future, transport, my dreams
and ideas about the future,
innovations & innovation
technologies
• Everyday life: healthy eating,
culinary diversity, housing
• Me and the others: school
environment, bicycles,
1 eat 3D-........................ meals 2 eat a three-course meal in a ................
automobiles and TRANSPORT
their parts
▶ Reading
• an article about virtual reality
(T/F statements, multiple choice)
▶ Grammar
• future tenses
• time clauses
• parallel structures (either ... or,
neither ... nor, both ... and) 3 commute on ........................ 4 use ........................ cars
• alternative questions
joined by or HOUSING
• sequence of tenses
• phrasal verbs: GET
• word formation: (forming
adjectives from nouns)
▶ Listening
• a dialogue (T/F statements,
multiple choice)
• an excerpt from a manual
(T/F/DS statements)
5 live in ........................ houses 6 live in ........................ space

▶ Speaking EDUCATION
• planning mutual activities
with other people –
accepting/refusing
• making comparative
characterisations
• inviting/accepting/refusing
• intonation: Word junctures
(vowel to vowel)
▶ Writing
• an informal email
7 learn ........................ from home 8 use virtual ........................ devices
in classrooms
accepting/refusing an invitation
▶ CLIL (Literature):
1 Use the words in the list to
2 Which of the ideas in
The Changing Face of complete the gaps. Ex. 1 do you think will/won’t
Transportation happen in the next 20 years?
Culture: The Tube • electric • online • printed
• outer • pill • drones I don’t think we will eat 3D-printed
▶ Progress Check • solar-powered • reality meals. I think we will eat
a three-course meal in a pill.
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3a Reading
1 Read the definition. How can
virtual reality change our lives?
Read through to find out.

virtual reality /"v‰…tSuÆ´l ri"œlIti/


(n) a digital environment people can
experience through sights and
sounds a computer provides, which
allows people to participate in an
experience and not just watch it

2 Read the text and answer the


questions in complete sentences.
1 How long have VR headsets
been available?
2 Where will total VR first be
used?
3 Why will shoppers benefit from Drawing, sculpting, storytelling and even films are some of
VR? the different ways that people have tried to recreate reality.
But it’s only in the past fifty years that technology has
advanced enough to allow people to experience other
3 Mark the statements as T (True) environments using virtual reality (VR) 3D headsets. The next
or F (False).
step in VR development will be that users get a complete
1 Virtual Reality 3D interactive experience of the environment they are
headsets were invented exploring. They will be able to see, touch and hear
50 years ago. ..... everything in their VR environment.
2 VR equipment is
The first use for total experience VR is in the gaming
too expensive for some
people at the moment. ..... industry. Imagine how gamers could actually play golf on a
VR golf course or really drive a Formula 1 racing car! The
possibilities are endless. But VR won’t just be for fun and
4 Choose the correct option
games. It will also be a massive leap forward for education.
(A, B or C).
It will transform how people learn different skills and
1 What does VR allow users to subjects. Learning to drive a car, fly a plane or even perform
do at the moment? brain surgery will be absolutely risk-free.
A see other places in 3D
Also, students won’t need a textbook to learn about life in
B fully experience
the Middle Ages, as they will be able to visit a medieval
environments
village and spend the day living the life of a 14th century
C explore all their senses
peasant or as a nobleman in his castle. Already, there are
2 What will educational VR mean? educational apps which allow students to use VR headsets
A No one will ever read books. and go on exciting virtual school trips to museums, coral
B Learning dangerous things reefs, rainforests and lots more! Imagine seeing space
can be safe.
C Students will never leave
their classrooms.
3 What will businesses use VR for? Check these words
A to make their products • recreate • experience • endless • leap forward
B to advertise their products • brain surgery • peasant • nobleman • affordable
C to check their products

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3a
5 Find the word in the text that means the
opposite of old-fashioned in paragraph 5.

6 Find the word in the text that means the same


as change in paragraph 2.

7 How will virtual reality affect the gaming


industry? education? shopping? Use your own
words to answer the questions.

School Environment
8 Look at the text about a modern school.
Complete the gaps. Use: classroom, digital,
educational, interactive, lessons, participation,
students, subjects, textbooks, trips.

through the eyes of an astronaut – what a lesson


that would be! Or going to places like the
Amazon Rainforest – without even leaving the
classroom.
Also, it won’t be long before we use VR for
online shopping. Nowadays, when we buy
things online, we can only see photos of Hawthorn School
products, but with VR devices we will be able to There are no schoolbags full of 1) ..................... at Hawthorn
tour virtual shops and even touch the products School. In this school, teachers and 2) ......................... all use
we are interested in! But that’s not all. Have you laptops or tablets. Inside the 3) ......................... , this
ever been disappointed by a holiday you booked emphasis on technology continues. All 4) .........................
online? Well, in the future you will be able to take place using 5) ......................... whiteboards. The
take a virtual tour of your accommodation 6) ......................... at the school are the same as at any other
before you make any decisions! There is simply secondary school, but teaching staff try to take advantage
no limit to the ways we will be able to use of the 7) ......................... revolution in the curriculum as much
Virtual Reality. as possible. This can mean anything from 8) .......................
apps and multimedia presentations to online projects, and
As advanced VR equipment becomes more
homework and marks via email! There’s still room for
affordable, it seems it will reach more and more traditional activities, like school 9) ..................... to museums,
people. It looks set to be a digital revolution that but the philosophy at Hawthorn is that technology
will change the way we live, learn, work and play, encourages student 10) ..................... and prepares students
forever! Virtual Reality will completely change for the world they will graduate into.
the way we see our world and we will even be
able to control reality for our own benefit. It’s an
exciting future. Aren’t you looking forward to it?
9 How could virtual reality be applied to
the school in Ex. 8?

Listening & Speaking Writing


Listen to and read the text. Write five predictions about other
Imagine you live in 2080. Describe technological developments in
how you use virtual reality in your daily life. the future. Read them to the class.

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3b Vocabulary
Vocabulary from the text Topic vocabulary
Transport
1 Choose the correct word.
1 There will be a massive 4 a) Choose the odd word out. Check in your dictionary.
trip/leap forward in 1 bike/motorbike/scooter: tyre – handlebars – brakes – mast
education with virtual reality 2 bus/coach: mirror – wheel – windscreen – nose
apps.
3 car/taxi: boot – bonnet – bell – aerial
2 Virtual reality will completely
4 lorry: window – headlights – exhaust pipe – saddle
change the gaming industry/
environment. 5 plane: licence plate – wing – cockpit – cabin
3 Imagine transforming/ 6 ship/ferry: harbour – cabin – deck – pedal
spending a day in a castle 7 train: platform – carriage – engine – steering wheel
back in the 14th century. 8 tram: rear light – rails – dashboard – anchor
4 It seems there’s no limit/ b) Work in pairs. Use the words to describe one of the
space to what we will be able means of transport above. Your partner guesses which
to do with virtual reality. means of transport you are talking about.
5 When we shop online, we’ll be
able to touch/book the A: It has got tyres, handlebars and brakes.
products we want to buy! B: It’s a bike.
6 How easy can it be to
explore/recreate reality? 5 a) Complete the announcements. Use: baggage, port, deck,
belongings, stop, passengers, rail, seatbelt, crew,
compartments, flight, carriage.
2 Complete the collocations. Use:
A Ladies and gentlemen, welcome on board 1) ...................
educational, golf, online, brain,
virtual, digital. BT331 from London to Paris. Before we take off, we ask
that you fasten your 2) ....................... and secure your
1 ....................... surgery
3) ....................... in the overhead 4) ....................... .
2 ....................... revolution
3 ....................... course
4 ....................... apps B This is the 7:30 5) ....................... service from Cardiff to
5 ....................... shopping Oxford. Please take care of your 6) ....................... throughout
6 ....................... tour the journey. There is a restaurant in the front 7) ......................
which will open shortly. Next 8) ....................... is Newport.

3 Choose the correct preposition.


C Good afternoon, 9) ..................... . We are now approaching
1 The app allows users to get a
Piraeus 10) ....................... . Those with vehicles should go
complete experience in/of
the environment. below 11) ..................... and await instructions from the
12) .................... . Thank you for travelling with us.
2 Virtual reality is not only
with/for fun.
3 How about seeing space b) On which of the means of transport in Ex. 4a can you hear
from/through the eyes of an each announcement?
astronaut?
4 He is interested in/on the 6 Which of the means of transport do you: usually, often,
new app. sometimes, never use? Tell your partner.
5 Will it be easy to control NOTE
reality to/for our own benefit? BY + bike/motorcycle/car/van/lorry/truck/train/plane/rail/bus/ship/
tram/boat/helicopter
IN + a car/van/lorry/truck/helicopter etc. (when you must sit in a vehicle)
ON + a bus/ship/plane/train/tram etc. (when you can walk or stand in
a vehicle)
ON foot
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3b
Healthy eating/Culinary diversity Phrasal Verbs: GET
7 In a minute, write as many words as possible 11 Choose the correct particle. Check in Appendix I.
under the headings. Describe your daily eating
1 The flight from London gets in/around at
habits. Use words from the list. 7:00 exactly.
Vegetables Fruit Fish Poultry Meat Dairy Drinks Snacks Other 2 Jane gets on/over well with the other waiters
products in the restaurant.
spinach peach salmon turkey beef butter apple
juice biscuit jam
3 Ned got in/off the bus at the wrong stop, so
he had to walk the rest of the way.
In the morning, I usually have a glass of milk, 4 It took Phil a long time to get off/over the car
an apple and two slices of bread with butter accident.
and jam. At noon, ... .
Word Formation (forming adjectives
8 Choose the correct word.
from nouns)
Tomorrow’s 12 Read the theory. Then complete the gaps with
the correct adjective derived from the words in
bold.
Life in the future will be much easier for people 1) following/
attending/eating a diet. There is a pill coming onto the market We use these suffixes to form adjectives from nouns:
that will make you feel like you’ve eaten a 2) light/heavy/full -ful (beauty – beautiful), -al (industry – industrial),
meal after just a sandwich. You can already buy 3) strong/ -able (fashion – fashionable), -less (rest – restless),
-ous (danger – dangerous), -y (noise – noisy)
soft/refreshment drinks like cola and lemonade with no sugar
in them, but scientists are developing a sweetener 8,000 1 Helen was .................................. when she
times stronger than sugar! Just one drop will make a 4) salty/ read her exam results. (SPEECH)
sour/bitter coffee taste good. Other chemicals will change 2 The dishes at the Mexican restaurant are
the taste of food so much that you’ll think you’re eating chips really .................................. . (TASTE)
when in fact you have healthy, boiled potatoes on your plate! 3 Ted prefers ............................. documentaries
And they’ll also make a mild chilli or curry taste like a fiery to comedy films. (EDUCATION)
one, so lovers of 5) sweet/spicy/creamy food can eat it 4 Jack always cooks .....................................
without the pain. meals for his children. (NUTRITION)
5 The chairs in the restaurant weren’t very
Housing ..................................... . (COMFORT)
6 Andy is a very ...................................... chef
9 Complete with: balcony, share, flat, spacious,
who has won a lot of awards. (SUCCESS)
rent, noisy, heating, shower. Then answer the
questions.
1 Do you live in a(n) ................ or in a house? Prepositions
2 Do you ................ or own it?
3 Is it ................ and modern? 13 Complete with: from, on (x2), with (x2). Check
in Appendix II.
4 Is it in a quiet or ................ area?
5 Is there central ................ ?
6 Is there a bath or a ........... in the bathroom? 1 Will technology be able to deal ........... our
7 Has it got a garden and/or a ................? environmental problems?
8 Do you ........... your room with your siblings? 2 In just 50 years, life will be very different
........... now.
3 Tomorrow’s school-leavers will have to be
10 WORDS OFTEN CONFUSED Complete the gaps
familiar ........... information technology.
with the correct word. Use four phrases in
sentences of your own. 4 Our ability to feed a growing population
depends ........... scientific advances.
pass – spend 5 If we insist ........... good public transport,
1 ... the evening; 2 ... the sugar; 3 ... all his life; the air quality in this city will improve.
4 ... a test; 5 ... a law; 6 years ...
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3c Grammar in use
Future tenses

‘Future Farming’ – Dr Sylvia Saunders A an action that will have


finished before another
1) Are you going to eat meat today? Well, enjoy it – action/specific time in
because soon we 2) will all be vegetarians! This might the future
seem like a crazy prediction, but when you look at B a fixed arrangement in
the facts, there 3) is not going to be any other the near future
choice. By 2060, the world’s population 4) will have C a future plan/intention
reached 10 billion – and we can’t waste water or land on farm D a prediction based on
animals. Instead, farmers 5) will be using the land to grow crops like soya, corn and what we think/believe
rice, which feed far more people per acre. E an action which will be
If you’re interested in learning more, Dr Sylvia Saunders 6) is speaking on the subject in progress at a stated
on Friday 5th June at 9 pm, at Loughborough University. Everyone is welcome. time in the future
F a prediction based on
‘An amazing speech. 7) I’ll never touch meat again!’ Gillian Stones, 23, London evidence we have/see
‘Dr Saunders puts difficult ideas into a language we all can understand.’
G an on-the-spot
Ali Khan, 32, Birmingham decision

see pp. GR8-GR9

1 Read the advertisement. Match the verbs in 4 What are you/aren’t you going to do this
bold (1-7) to their uses (A-G). weekend? Write sentences using the phrases
in the list. Tell your partner.
2 In pairs, ask and answer questions about what
• surf the Net • read a book • hang out with
life will be like in 50 years. Use will or won’t, as
in the example. your friends • visit a museum • eat out at a
fast food restaurant • do homework • order
1 people/use driverless cars takeaway food • travel somewhere by train
A: Will people use driverless cars in 50 years?
B: Yes, they will./No, they won’t. I’m going to surf the Net this weekend.
2 universities/only teach online courses
3 everyone/speak the same language 5 Read the example. Which tense is used for:
timetables? future arrangements? Use the
4 robots/teach lessons in classrooms notes to act out short exchanges, as in the
5 all houses/run on green energy example.
6 we/eat lab-grown meat 1 2
3 Use the prompts to form complete sentences
using will or be going to.
1 A: The traffic is terrible.
B: Oh no! we/miss/our flight
Oh no! We’re going to miss our flight.
2 A: It’s very hot inside the car.
B: I/open/the windows 3
3 A: Do they have any plans this weekend? 4
B: they/probably/stay/at home
4 A: That car is going far too fast.
B: it/have/an/accident
5 A: There’s a problem with Ann’s car.
B: I/go/to work/by bus/then
6 A: Mary’s a talented cook. A: What time does the meal start?
B: I’m sure/she/have/her own restaurant/ B: Its starts at 8:00, so we are meeting
one day outside the restaurant at 7:45.
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3c
6 Read the theory. How is each tense formed? Time clauses
Are there similar structures in your language?
Time clauses are introduced with: when, as, as
Future continuous/Future perfect soon as, while, before, after, etc. When a time
clause comes before a main clause, we separate
Future continuous: will + be + main verb + -ing the two clauses with a comma. We do not use
Use: an action which will be in progress at a stated will/won’t in time clauses.
time in the future. This time tomorrow, we will be When he arrives, he’ll give us a call. He’ll give us
visiting the science museum. a call when he arrives.
Future perfect: will + have + past participle of COMPARE: When will he arrive?
main verb (when = question word)
Use: a future action that will have finished before
see p. GR9
a stated time or another action in the future. We
will have returned from the museum by 8 pm.
see p. GR9
10 Read the theory about time clauses. Put the
verbs in brackets into the correct tense.
7 Put the verbs in brackets into the future 1 A: When .................................. (Brian/take)
continuous or the future perfect. the car to the mechanic?
1 This time tomorrow, they .............................. B: I’m not sure – I ................................ (ask)
......................... (take) their English exam. him when he ..................... (come) home.
2 Frank ........................................................ 2 A: Is it too late to go to the cinema?
(move) into his new flat by next week. B: Yes, the film .......................... (start) by the
time we ................................ (get) there.
3 Kate .............................................. (work)
on this project this time tomorrow. 3 A: Has Lisa called you?
B: Not yet. As soon as I ....................... (have)
4 ........................................... (the bus/leave) any news, I ....................... (let) you know.
by the time we reach the station?

8 What will you be doing: this time next


My dreams and ideas about the future
Monday? at 1 pm next Friday? at 8 am
tomorrow? What will/won’t you have done: 11 SPEAKING Tell your partner your dreams and
by 9 pm tomorrow? by the end of this year? ideas about the future (education, profession,
home, family). Use future tenses.
I will be having a ski lesson this time next Monday.
I won’t have finished my essay by 9 pm tomorrow. I think I will get a degree in Literature. I am going
to work as a teacher. I will probably live in the
countryside. ...
9 Put the verbs in brackets into the correct future
tense. Give reasons.
1 a By Friday evening, Steve will have driven
Sequence of tenses see p. GR9
(drive) all the way to London.
b On Friday afternoon, Steve ................ 12 Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense.
(drive) to London. 1 I think he ..................................................
2 a I hope they ..................... (visit) us soon. (be) here soon.
b They ................... (visit) us this weekend. 2 He realised he .................................... (make)
3 a Kate believes that the mechanic .............. a mistake.
..................... (not/fix) her car on time. 3 I’m sure they .............................................
b Kate believes that the mechanic .............. (book) the tickets yesterday.
................... (not/fix) her car by Tuesday 4 She promised that she .............................
evening.
(attend) the meeting.
4 a I’ve just spoken to Lisa. We ..................
5 They found out that Paul ...........................
(meet) at the café at 4:45.
(be) in India.
b I’ve promised Lisa I ..............................
(meet) her at the café at 4:45.
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3d Listening skills
T/F statements
2 a) You are going to listen to a conversation between a girl,
Preparing for the task Kate, and a boy, Andy, about an exhibition in a science
museum. Before you listen, check these words/phrases in
1 a) Read the two statements
the Word List. What do you think the exhibition is about?
(1 & 2). Which sentence, a or b,
best paraphrases each • exhibition • virtual reality headset • temporary • suburbs
statement? • removal van • interactive exhibits
1 There will be a talk by a
famous astronomer at the
planetarium. Identifying detailed meaning
a A famous astronomer will Read the statements carefully and underline the key words. Think of
give a speech at the synonymous words/phrases for these key words. This will help you identify
planetarium. paraphrased information in the recording. Remember that you will hear
b A famous astronomer will the answers in the same order as the statements appear.
visit the planetarium.
b) Listen to the conversation. Decide if each statement is
2 Bob is looking for full-time
work for the summer. T (True) or F (False).
a Bob wants to find a part- 1 Andy will go on a school trip to the Science
time job over the summer. Museum. .......
b Bob is searching for a 2 The exhibition won’t be in the museum permanently. .......
permanent position this 3 Andy’s family are going to move to a different town. .......
summer. 4 The removal van will be at Andy’s house
at the weekend. .......
5 Kate’s cousin suggested visiting the Science
Museum. .......
6 Kate doesn’t expect to see all of the exhibits when
she visits with her cousin. .......

3 Listen again and, for questions 1-5, choose the correct


answer (A, B or C).
1 Mr Rodgers is Kate’s
A teacher. B cousin. C father.
b) Now read the extract from the 2 The exhibition is called Future
audioscript and decide if the A Science. B World. C Communication.
sentences 1 & 2 in Ex. 1a are 3 The exhibition will be at the museum for only
T (True) or F (False). A this Sunday. B this week. C two weeks.
4 Kate is going to the exhibition this weekend with
Ann: Hey, Bob. Do you fancy going A Mr Rodgers. B Greg. C Andy.
to the planetarium on Friday
5 How many interactive exhibits are there in the exhibition?
evening? There’s a special A 30 B 40 C 50
talk by a famous astronomer
at 8 pm.
Bob: It sounds interesting, but I 4 Would you go to such an exhibition? Why? Why not?
can’t make it. I’ve got an Tell your partner.
interview at 7 pm. I’m trying
to find part-time work for the Intonation: Word junctures (vowel to vowel)
summer holidays.
Ann: OK, I understand. 5 Listen and repeat.

1 I’m sure he’d be interested. 3 You always arrive on time.


2 It might be a bit boring. 4 The exhibits are amazing.
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Speaking skills 3e
Planning mutual activities with other
people – Accepting/Refusing
4 Look at adverts for two events. Work in pairs.
Take the roles of two teenagers who are trying
to decide what to do at the weekend. Use the
1 What are Kevin and Barry going to do this
phrases in the Useful Language box to act out
weekend? Listen and read to find out.
a dialogue similar to the one in Ex. 1.

Kevin: Hey, Barry. How’s it going? What are you World Science Museum, Old Road, Kent
doing online? Food Fair 20th anniversar y
Barry: Hi, Kevin. I’m checking for any fun events City Hall, celebration!
to go to this weekend. Look here – on Kent
Special one-day
Saturday afternoon, there’s a short film Try dishes from
festival in Gammon Cinema. Do you exhibition!
around the world! Sunday 8th February
fancy going to that? Saturday 7th February
Kevin: No, I’d rather not. I’m not keen on sitting 12 pm - 6 pm
1 pm - 6 pm
in a cinema all afternoon. Is there Admission: £3 Free Admission
anything else on?
Barry: Let’s see. Oh, it’s the opening day of the Making comparative characterisations
Museum of Transport on Sunday. Why
don’t we go to that?
Kevin: Sure, why not? How much does entry Linking ideas
cost? We should use appropriate linking words to link our ideas.
Barry: It’s £5. That’s not so bad, plus the racing This makes our description more interesting.
driver Henry Slade will be there!
Kevin: Wow, I’d love to meet him. Let’s be there
early, though. It will probably be packed. 5 Look at the pictures. Use the words in the list
to complete the gaps.
Barry: Good idea. The museum opens at
11 am, so, shall we meet at your house • too • while • both • but
at 10:30?
Kevin: That sounds great. A B

2 Read the dialogue and replace the underlined


sentences/phrases with sentences/phrases
from the Useful Language box.
1) .............. of the pictures show teenagers using different
Making suggestions means of transport. Picture A shows a girl on the Tube
• Why don’t we (go) ...? • Do you fancy (going) ...? 2) .............. Picture B shows a boy riding a bicycle. The girl
• What would/do you say to (a trip) ...? • Shall we (go) ...? is smiling and the boy seems to be happy, 3) .............. . I
• How/What about (going) ...? • Let’s (go) ... . think the girl is wearing formal clothes, 4) .............. the boy
Accepting Refusing has casual clothes: a shirt, jeans and trainers. Maybe they’re
going to school or college.
• (That) sounds great/ • No, I don’t feel like that.
like a good idea. • No, I’d rather not.
• Sure. Why not? • I don’t think so. 6 Compare the pictures. Use the linking words in
Ex. 5.
• Yes, I’d love to. • Let’s not do that.
• Yes, with pleasure. • I’d prefer to do something B
A
• (What a) Good idea! else.
• Yes, let’s do that. • That doesn’t sound like fun.

3 Take roles and read the dialogue aloud.

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3f Writing An informal email accepting/


refusing an invitation
Rubric analysis
4 Find elements of informal style (short verb
forms; everyday language; simple linking
1 Read the rubric. Use the underlined words to
answer the questions. words) in the email in Ex. 2.
This is part of an email you received from
your English-speaking friend. 5 a) Read the extracts. Which are from an email
accepting an invitation (A), refusing an invitation
This summer, I’m going to spend the first (R)? Which are beginnings (B)? endings (E)?
two weeks of August at a science camp for 1 Really good to hear from you. Thanks
teens. Why don’t you come too? Let me for the invitation! I’d love to come. .......
know if you can make it! 2 I’m really disappointed I’ll miss this.
Fiona I hope you have fun. .......
Write an email (170-200 words) to your friend 3 Thanks for asking me, but I’m afraid
I’ll have to give it a miss. .......
thanking her and accepting the invitation.
4 Thanks again for the invitation. Can’t
1 What are you going to write? wait! .......
2 Who is going to read it?
3 What is it going to be about? b) Replace the phrases in bold in Ex. 5a with
4 How many words should you write? other appropriate ones from the Useful
Language box.
Model analysis see p. GR9
Parallel structures/Alternative questions
2 Read the model. Match the paragraphs to the
headings.
6 Read the Study Skills box. Find examples in
the email in Ex. 2.

Hi Fiona!
1 It’s great to hear from you. Sorry it took me a while to get Parallel structures/Alternative questions
back to you, but I’ve been busy with end-of-term exams. Can you We can use either ... or, neither ... nor, both ... and,
believe that I’ve had an exam every day for the past two weeks? etc. to link our sentences. Linking sentences makes our
So, I haven’t had much time for anything else! Anyway, thanks piece of writing more interesting to the reader. You can
so much for the invitation to the science camp in August. I’d love either stay here or go to your room.
You can use or to join alternative questions. Will you book
to come!
the tickets or shall I do it?
2 The science camp sounds both exciting and a lot of fun. As you
know, I love science, so it’ll be great to both do experiments at the
camp and brush up on my English at the same time! We can even
build our own robot. That would be amazing! I’ve got a few questions 7 Use the words in brackets to link the sentences.
about the camp, though. Where are we going to sleep? Also, is the 1 I would like to move house. I would like to find
camp going to provide us with our meals? Are they organising any a new job, too. (both)
trips to museums? How much will it cost? Let me know. 2 Thrillers aren’t funny. Soap operas aren’t funny,
3 Thanks again for inviting me to the camp. I’m really looking either. (neither)
forward to it! Have to go now! 3 We can stay in. Alternatively, we can go to the
cinema. (either)
Write back,
4 Ann didn’t go to the camp. Ann didn’t spend
Brenda her summer holiday with her grandparents,
either. (neither)
A thank again; closing remarks 5 Will you take the train? Shall I give you a lift?
B opening remarks; accept invitation (or)
C make comments; ask questions 6 Peter works as a teacher. Mark works as a
teacher, too. (both)
7 Will he come to the event? Will we go on our
3 Replace the underlined phrases in Brenda’s email
with phrases from the Useful Language box. own? (or)
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3f
Useful Language
Opening remarks
Editing your piece of writing • Thanks/Thank you so much for your
When you’ve finished your first draft, always check it for spelling, email. • (It’s really) Good/Great/Nice to
punctuation and grammar mistakes. hear from you. • Thanks (a lot/so much)
for the invitation to ... • Thanks (a lot/so
much) for inviting me to ...
8 Read the email below refusing an invitation and find five
spelling mistakes, three punctuation mistakes and five Accepting invitations/Making comments
grammar mistakes. • It sounds really enjoyable/like fun.
• I’d love to come.
• You can (definitely) count me in!
• It would be really great to come.
• I can’t wait (for it).
Refusing invitations/Giving reasons
• Thanks for thinking of me, but (sadly)
I can’t come.
• Thanks for inviting me, but I’m afraid
I (have to) ...
• Unfortunately, though, I can’t come.
I’ve planned to ...
• Unfortunately, I have to give it a miss.
• Sorry, but I won’t be able to make it.
Closing remarks
• See you then! • Can’t wait to see you.
• I’m really looking forward to it.
Hi Fiona! • Thanks again for the invitation.
Its good to hear from you again. Thanks for invite me to the • I hope we can get together soon.
science camp. Unfortunately, thought, I won’t be able to come. • I’m sorry/disappointed I’ll have to miss this.
At the begining of August, my famely is going on a holiday to • Again, I’m really sorry I can’t make it.
Spain. I was never been abroad before, so I’m really look
forward to it. But it means I won’t be back until 12th August,
so, there’s no way I can join you at the camp
I’m really disapointed I’ll miss this. I am hoping you have, a Hi (friend’s first name),
good time anyway. Let’s meeting up sometim soon. (Para 1) opening remarks; thank for
See you soon, invitation; accept/refuse invitation
Brenda (Para 2) make comments/give reasons
for refusal
(Para 3) thank again; closing remarks
Writing
sign off
9 Read the rubric. Answer the questions. (your first name)

Your friend has asked you to join them and their family for two
weeks in their new summer house on the coast. Write an email
(170-200 words) to your friend thanking them for the invitation
Checklist
When you finish writing your email,
and accepting it or explaining why you cannot join them.
check for the following:
1 What are you going to write? • appropriate opening & closing remarks
2 Who is going to read it? • number of paragraphs
3 What is it going to be about? • spelling and grammar
4 How many words should you write? • capital letters, punctuation
• linking ideas with appropriate linkers
• appropriate informal style
10 Use your answers in Ex. 9 to write your email. Use phrases
from the Useful Language box. • number of words
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3 Language & Skills in Focus


Bicycles, automobiles and their Preparing for the task
parts – Listening
3 Read the statements, paying attention to the
T/F/DS statements underlined key words. Then read the text and
write T (True), F (False) or DS (Doesn’t Say).
1 Look at the list of bicycle and automobile parts Which words/phrases in the text helped you
decide?
below and write them under the correct heading.
• chain • handlebars • bumper • saddle 1 You are able to change a tyre without
• pedal • wing mirror • windscreen professional assistance.
• number plate 2 You can find the jack underneath the car.
3 It can be very difficult to remove the tyre.
AUTOMOBILE PARTS BICYCLE PARTS
If you don’t have a puncture repair kit, you can change
the tyre yourself. You don’t need expert help. Most cars
already have a spare tyre and a piece of equipment called
a jack to help you change the tyre. You can find the spare
tyre and the jack in the back of the car. Place the jack
under the car and use it to support the vehicle. Unscrew
the nuts by turning them anticlockwise. Then,
2 Now use the words from Ex. 1 to label the
use the jack to lift the car off
different automobile and bicycle parts on the
pictures. the ground. Remove the
tyre and replace it with
1) ...................... the spare one.

T/F/DS statements
Read the sentences and underline the key words.
Sometimes, these key words are rephrased in the recording.
Think of other words with the same meaning as the
underlined words/phrases. This will help you do the task.
2) ......................
3) ...................... 4) ...................... Bicycles and their parts –
Listening
T/F/DS statements
5) ......................
4 You are going to listen to a short excerpt
from a manual about fixing a bike problem.
6) ...................... Mark the statements below as T (True), F (False)
or DS (Doesn’t Say).
1 If your chain falls off, it doesn’t
need to be fixed at a repair shop. ......
2 You turn the bike upside-down to
prevent scratching it. ......
3 You should clean the dirty chain
before you fix it. ......
4 It takes a long time to put the
7) ...................... chain back on. ......
8) ......................
5 A dropped chain can damage
the bike if not repaired immediately. ......
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3
Inviting-accepting/refusing – b) Read the completed dialogues in Ex. 5a
Speaking and replace the underlined sentences/phrases
inviting the person and accepting/refusing the
A dialogue invitation with ones from the Useful Language
Preparing for the task box.

5 a) Read the dialogues below. Complete the Useful Language


dialogues with the sentences. Inviting
A See you there! • Do you want to/Do you fancy … (on (day)/at (the
B I have already got plans. weekend)/next week, etc)?
C Where do you want to meet? • Why don’t we…?
• How do you feel about …?
D No, I don’t think so. • Are you busy/doing anything on (day)/at (the
E What are you going to do? weekend, etc)/tomorrow/this afternoon/evening, etc.?
F I hope you enjoy go-karting • Would you like to…?
Accepting the invitation
• Sure. I’d love to.
Toby: Hey, Chloe. Are you busy on Saturday? • That sounds good/great.
Chloe: 1) ...... . Why? • That’s a great/fantastic idea!
Toby: Do you want to go to a car show at the Refusing the invitation
exhibition centre? • I’m sorry, I already have plans.
Chloe: I’d love to. 2) ...... . • I’m afraid I can’t make it.
Toby: How about outside the exhibition centre • Sorry, I can’t. I’m busy.
at 11 am?
Chloe: Great! 3) ...... .
6 Work in pairs. Read the situations and prompts
below and use sentences/phrases from the
Useful Language box to act out dialogues
inviting and accepting or refusing the invitation.
Becky: Hey, Mark. Do you fancy going to the new
transport museum with me tomorrow? 1 You invite your friend to the bike show at the
Mark: Sorry, I can’t make it tomorrow. 4) ...... . local town hall this Saturday at 1pm. They
Becky: Oh, okay. 5) ...... . agree to come with you.
Mark: I’m going out with my family. We are 2 You invite a friend to go on a bike ride with
going go-karting. Have fun at the you this afternoon. They can’t make it.
museum, though. 3 You invite your parents to watch you take part
Becky: Thanks! 5) ...... . See you soon. in a bike race this Sunday at 9am. They
accept the invitation.

Grammar in Focus (Modules 1-3)


Put the words in brackets into the correct form, choose the correct item or fill in the gaps with one word.
The Future of Printing
For years, people 1) .......................... (use) printers which can print images and texts. However, 2) ..........................
the future, experts believe we 3) .......................... (have) 3D printers. Chuck Hull 4) .......................... (build) the
first 3D printer in 1983, but they 5) ................................ (not become) a popular consumer product yet. Basically,
they allow people 6) .......................... (print) solid objects. Lots of companies are interested 7) with/in 3D
printing, so it’s clear they 8) ........................ (grow) in popularity. Soon, we will print products at home instead of
9) ........................ (shop) for them. Who knows – some day we might even 10) ....................... (print) our dinner!

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CLIL 3 History

1 What important events in the


history of transportation
happened in the years in the
list?
• 1769 • 1783 • 1804
• 1903 • 1961 • 1969
Listen and read to find out.

2 Read again and complete the


sentences.
1 The first means of transport
people built were ................. . Humans have always been searching for quicker and easier ways to get
2 The invention of the wheel around. About 10,000 years ago, we built canoes made from logs of wood,
allowed us to make while on land, we domesticated and started riding horses around 4,000 BC.
........................ . Roughly 500 years later, we invented the wheel, which led to carts and
3 The Industrial Revolution wagons, and at almost the same time, the Egyptians invented the sailing boat.
relied on the invention of Up until the 18th century, most people travelled by sailing boat, horse or
........................ . stagecoach, but in 1769, there was a major breakthrough when the Scottish
4 Throughout the 20th century, inventor James Watt invented the steam engine. In 1783, the French inventor
travel by car and plane
Claude de Jouffroy used this technology to build the first steamboat, and in
........................ .
1804 the Englishman Richard Trevithick constructed the first steam-powered
5 In the future, people will be
able to travel ....................... . train. Railways helped carry coal around Britain and were an important part
of the Industrial Revolution.
Another major breakthrough came when Karl Benz built the first working car
3 ICT In groups, collect more in 1885. Then, in 1903, Orville and Wilbur Wright built the first aeroplane.
information on the history of
These two inventions shaped the 20th century. Over time, cars and plane
space exploration. Prepare and
travel became cheaper so that by the 70s a lot of families owned a car and
give a presentation.
lots were holidaying abroad. Also, the 20th century saw the first man in
space – Yuri Gagarin in 1961 – and the world was watching when Neil
Check these words Armstrong walked on the moon in 1969.
• log • domesticated Nowadays, companies are developing self-driving cars and we will soon be
• breakthrough • construct able to take trips into space. The fascinating story of transportation continues
• the Industrial Revolution and who knows how we’ll be getting around in the future.

Culture Spot
1 How many people commute The Tube
daily on the London
Underground?
Listen and read to find out. T he London Underground, or
the Tube, is the underground
railway system for London and its
passengers a day! Interestingly,
despite its name, 55% of the
Underground is actually on the
2 ICT Which is the most popular
surroundings. It opened in 1863 surface, especially outside London
means of transport in the capital
and was the world’s first city centre. This means you can
city in your country? Collect
underground railway system. Back get great views of London while
information about it. Think about:
then, steam engines powered you travel.There might sometimes
name – type – when started –
the trains but by the early 1900s be overcrowding, but the Tube is
where it runs – number of
they became electric. Today, the still the best way to get around
commuters. Compare it to the
Tube has 11 lines, 270 stations London and, since 2016, it’s even
London Underground.
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Progress
3 Check
Reading
1 Read the text and mark the statements
T (True) or F (False).
1 The sun controls the temperature
in vertical farms. ...... Taking
2 Bad weather is not a problem for
Agriculture
vertical farming. ......
t
(2x4=8) New Heigh o
ts
2 Read the text again and, for questions 1-3,
7th floor – Strawberries.15th floor – Lettuce. It sounds like
choose the correct answer (A, B or C).
you’re in the lift of an enormous supermarket – but actually
1 What do the LED lights in vertical farms do? this describes a vertical farm! Vertical farming involves
A They make plants warmer. growing plants on different levels in tall buildings. There is
B They make plants grow faster. running water, and sunlight enters through glass windows
C They make sure plants get enough light. with LED lights for plants that don’t receive direct sunlight
2 How did Despommier get the idea for vertical at some points of the day. Also, workers in vertical farms
farms? have control over the temperature and humidity. So, it
A It came to him suddenly. doesn’t matter what the weather’s like outside – the plants
B He got it from one of his students. can continue growing!
C Someone in a skyscraper suggested it. Vertical farming began as an idea at Columbia University in
New York City in 1999. Dickson Despommier, an Ecology
3 What benefit could vertical farming have? professor, challenged his students to come up with ways to
A It could create jobs. feed the population of Manhattan by growing food in the
B It could save a lot of trees. city. One idea was to use rooftop gardens, but that could
C It could make food cheaper. only feed 2 percent of the population. Then, out of nowhere,
(3x4=12) Despommier casually suggested that people could grow
plants in skyscrapers in the city. Vertical farming was born!
Today, vertical farming is a reality and it’s growing in
Listening popularity. By 2050, the population of the world will have
3 You are going to listen to two teenagers risen by 3 billion, so we will need lots of extra food. Cutting
talking about a summer camp. Listen and down forests to grow crops would destroy the environment,
mark the sentences T (True) or F (False). so vertical farms could be a solution. Also, because farmers
1 Amanda wants to go to a camp before can control the conditions in vertical farms, it’s possible to
she goes on holiday. ........ grow crops all year round. For example, strawberries are
2 The adventure camp is close to where usually ready in summer, but in vertical farms we can grow
the speakers live. ........ them all the time! And let’s not forget that vertical farms are
3 Will thinks that the adventure club never affected by extreme weather like floods and droughts.
is too dangerous. ........ Most vertical farms use renewable technology, such as solar
4 Teens of any age can join the power, for their heating and lighting costs so they can be
cooking club. ........ both profitable and eco-friendly. Despommier says that a
5 The fee to join the cooking camp 30-storey 2-hectare vertical farm can grow the same
doesn’t include accommodation. ........ amount of crops in a year as a normal 1,000-hectare farm!
6 Will thinks that his parents will allow Today, there are a small number of vertical farms around the
him to go to the cooking camp. ........ world. In 2012, the world’s first commercial vertical farm
opened in Singapore. Right now, it has over 100 nine-metre-
(6x4=24)
tall towers – and they plan to make 2,000. These could feed
50% of the city! All in all, it’s clear that the sky’s the limit for
vertical farming!
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Progress
Check 3
Everyday English Vocabulary
4 Complete the dialogue with: let’s do that, 6 Choose the correct item.
I don’t feel like that, do you fancy, why don’t we. 1 There’s no limit/lesson to what we can do
with VR headsets.
2 You can put your suitcases in the boot/
A: Hi, Dave. Are you free this evening? carriage of the car.
1) .................................... watching that
3 Harry passed/spent four years as a waiter
new sci-fi film at the cinema later?
before he became a chef.
B: No, 2) .................................... . I don’t
4 Virtual reality can give players a thrilling
really like sci-fi films.
gaming effect/experience.
A: OK, 3) .................................... try the new
Italian restaurant in town, then? 5 They ate a heavy/light lunch, so they were
still hungry in the evening.
B: Yes, 4) .................................... . I’ve wanted (5x1=5)
to eat there for a while!
A: Great! I’ll pass by your house around 7, 7 Choose the correct item.
then. 1 Morgan goes to school in/on/by bus.
2 We need to use technology up/on/for the
benefit of humanity.
(4x3=12)
3 Keith gets on/around/off well with most of
Grammar his workmates.
4 The flight gets over/in/by at midnight, so
5 Choose the correct item.
you need to get a taxi to your hotel.
1 I hope Bob will pass/is going to pass his 5 Are you familiar with/from/on VR devices?
driving test. (5x1=5)
2 It’s clear that Jane will be/is going to be a Writing
talented chef!
3 The train is leaving/leaves at 7 am tomorrow. 8 Read the rubric and write your email.
4 By the time you arrive home, Jim won’t
cook/won’t have cooked the meal. Your friend has asked you to join them at a
5 Will you go to the market either/or shall I go? cooking camp for two weeks in the summer.
6 Both Kate and/or Sue like science fiction films. Write an email (170-200 words) to your friend
thanking them and accepting the invitation.
(6x2=12)
(22 marks)
(Total: 100)

Competences GOOD ✓ VERY GOOD ✓✓ EXCELLENT ✓✓✓

Now I can ...


Lexical Competence • bicycles, automobiles and • listen to a manual (identify Writing Competence
Talk about: their parts T/F/DS statements) • write predictions about the future
• science and scientific Reading Competence Speaking Competence • write an email accepting or refusing
achievements • answer comprehension • describe life in the future an invitation
• the future questions • talk about dreams & Content & Language Integrated Learning
• transport • answer multiple choice ideas about the future ICT: research information about the
• my dreams and ideas questions • make arrangements for history of space exploration; research
about the future • identify T/F/DS statements mutual activities with information about the most popular
• healthy eating/ Listening Competence other people-accept/ means of transport in Sofia, Bulgaria
culinary diversity • listen to a conversation refuse History: The Changing Face of
• housing (identify T/F/DS • describe photos Transportation
• school environment statements; answer • make comparative Culture: The Tube
multiple choice questions) characterisations
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