WORKBOOK

Lina Alvarado Jantus

EDICIN ESPECIAL PARA EL MINISTERIO DE EDUCACIN

PROHIBIDA SU COMERCIALIZACIN

INDEX

Unit 1: Teen life

Unit 2: Technology and inventions

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Unit 3: Music and literature

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Unit 4: Body and mind

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UNIT
TECHNOLOGY AND
INVENTIONS
1 Read what these teens say. What are they
speaking about?

a. Their favorite inventions.

b. Interesting and useful inventions.
c. Funny inventions.

Brian

I invented Suction Tires to ride up walls and

ceilings because I wanted to take bike riding
to new heights.
In our science class, we learned that an
octopus has eight arms with a bunch of
suction cups that can stick to almost
anything and then I got the idea to attach
suction cups to my bike tires to ride on walls.
After a lot of different designs, I managed to
keep the suction cups attached to the tires
with glue and screws.
I made the final sketch and I posted
my idea at
InventNow.org. I hope that, soon enough, we
can ride up walls!

I invented Hide-N-Seek 4000 because I needed a challenge. I

always thought that a robot with eyes could be really good at
finding things, so I designed a robot to play Hide-N-Seek.
My robot can use its arms to push back curtains and branches
of trees. It also needs to hide, so I added a switch that changes
it from a seeker to a hider.
I used a computer, an old camera and a filing cabinet to design
Hide-N- Seek 4000 and then I posted my idea at InventNow.org.

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UNIT 2

Strategy

Spot

Work in pairs. As you

read about the two
inventions, stop and
take turns to report to
your partner what you
can remember. If you
forget part of the
information, go back to
the text and complete
your report.

Jen

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2 Match each speaker with the invention he / she is talking about.

a. Air Chair
b. Aqua World Glasses
c. Electric Heat Shirt
d. Hide-N-Seek 4000
e. Karate Glove
f. Suction Tires

3 Number the events in the order they happened.

Jen

Brian
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.

He made the final sketch.

He got the idea to
attach suction cups to
his bike tires.
He wanted to take bike
riding to new heights.
He posted the idea at
InventNow.org.
He attached suction cups
with glue and screws.
He learned that an
octopus has eight arms.

a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.

She needed a challenge.

She posted the idea at
InventNow.org.
She designed a robot to
play Hide-N-Seek.
She added a switch .
She used a computer,
an old camera and a
filing cabinet.
She thought that a
robot could be good
at finding things.

4 Answer these questions about the text and create two more of your own.
a. Why did Brian invent the Suction Tires?
.
b. Why did Jen invent the HideNSeek 4000?
.
c. Where did Brian get the idea from?
.
d. How does Jens robot work?
.
e.

f.

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5 Complete this dialog about a new invention with a partner.

Teacher: What can you
us about your
, to
Student: I invented the
Teacher: Where did you get the idea?
and I
Student: I

so that gave me the

Teacher: What did you do next?

and I made
Student: I
Teacher: What are you planning to do with your creation?
Student:

6 Use the word because to combine each pair of sentences in two different ways.
a. The children are hungry. There is no food in the house.

b. My sister has a sore throat. She shouted a lot at the concert.

c. The streets are closed. We cant go to the city center.

d. The alarm clock didnt work. I arrived at school late.

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!
.
.

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7 In pairs, complete this dialog with the connector because and your own ideas.

Then, take your time to practice the dialog and role-play it in front of your class.
A: Whats your favorite invention?
B: In my opinion, the best invention is ...............
A: Why?
B: ...... What do you think?
A: Well, I think my favorite invention is ......
B: Why is this invention the best for you?
A: ...

8 Write an email to a friend about a funny invention.

a. Organizing. Think about the funny invention you have seen or read about
lately. In your notebook, complete the table with your own ideas it.
What is it?

What it is used for? How does it work? Why is it a good invention?

b. Drafting. Use your notes to write a short description of the invention. Make
sure you include every point in the table.
c. Editing. Check your draft. Consider the following points:
language mistakes
your use of vocabulary, taking into account you are writing an informal email.
the four points in your notes must be present.
d. Writing. Write the final version of your email in your notebook.

9 Complete the diagram with ideas of your own.

A synonym of invention:

An example of a
funny invention:

A synonym of to invent:
Invention

A word to describe a very

modern invention:

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10 Match the names of these famous inventions (a f) with their pictures (1 6),

and find the name of their inventors in the boxes. Then, write example sentences
in your notebook.
a. Adding machine
b. Airplane
c. Modern steam engine
d. Phonograph
e. Printing press
f. Television

Thomas A. Edison
Blaise Pascal

Filo T. Farnsworth
James Watt

Johannes Guttenberg
Wilbur and Orville Wright

11 Circle the right connector to complete this text about the inventor of the
potato chip.

Potato Chips
The potato chip was invented in 1853 by George Crum, a Native American/African
American chef from New York, USA.
By those times, French fries were very popular at Crums restaurant. Although /
However / While, one day a person complained that the fries were too thick.
Although / Because / However Crum made a thinner cut, the customer was still
unsatisfied. Crum finally made fries that were too thin to eat with a fork. What
happened next was something unexpected: however / while / because Crum thought
the customer was going to get angry, the man, surprisingly, was happy - and potato
chips were invented!

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UNIT 2

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12 Answer yes or no as you wish. Write a full sentence using because or although.
Example: A: Yesterday you were tired. Did you go to bed early?
B: Yes. I went to bed early because I was tired / No. Although I was
tired, I didnt go to bed early.

a. You are thirsty. Do you want a glass

of water?

c. Winter weather here is very cold. Do

you like to live here?

e. Vegetables are good for your health.

Do you eat a lot of them?

b. You like space exploration. Would

you like to be an astronaut?

d. The new restaurant is expensive. Do

you often go there?

f. That street is dangerous. Do you

often walk down there alone?

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13 Match a food item from the first column with its description in the second column.
i.

a.

b.

iii.

c.

iv.

d.

v.

e.

f.

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ii.

UNIT 2

vi.

In 1762 John Montagu, an English Earl, was too busy playing

cards to leave the table and have a formal meal. He asked
his servant to put some meat between two pieces of bread
and bring it to him. This snack was named after him and
these days it is the most popular lunchtime meal in Britain.

These soft sweets were originally made and eaten by the

Egyptians more than three thousand years ago. They made
them from the root of the plant which shares the same
name and grows by the banks of the river Nile.

In 1905 eleven-year-old Frank Epperson mixed up a fruit

drink in his back garden, in San Francisco, California. By
accident he left the drink outside overnight. When he
discovered it in the morning, the juice had frozen around the
mixing stick. Young Frank had invented something which
would make him a lot of money.
In 1897 William Morrison and John C. Wharton, from
Nashville, Tennessee, invented a way of heating and
spinning sugar in thin threads onto a stick so that it forms a
large ball of fine material. When you eat it, it melts in your
mouth. It is commonly found, along with toffee apples, at
fairs and carnivals.

In 1904, at the St. Louis Worlds Fair, an unlucky ice cream

vendor ran out of dishes to put his ice cream in. Ernest
Hamwi was in the next stall selling Syrian pastry and
offered to help. He rolled up some of the pastry so that the
vendor could put his ice cream inside. It was a great success
and ice creams have been sold in this way ever since.

In 1930 Ruth Wakefield was busy making her favorite

chocolate biscuits in Whitman, Massachusetts, when she
realized that she had run out of baking chocolate. She broke
some normal eating chocolate into the mixture instead.
Ruth noticed that when the biscuits came out of the oven,
the chocolate hadnt melted but was still in small bits. These
biscuits have sold very well ever since.

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14 Group competition.
a. In groups of four, decide which sentences are true (T) and which are false (F),
without looking back at the text in Exercise 13.
b. Read the text again and check your answers. Each correct answer scores
1 point.
c. Compare your score with the other groups. Which group is the winner?
i.

vi.

The man who invented the

sandwich was named James
Mortimer.

The sandwich is the most

popular lunchtime meal in Britain.

ii.

vii.

Frank Epperson left his fruit

juice outside overnight
intentionally.

Frank Epperson didnt make any

money from his invention.

iii.

viii.

Cotton Candy is commonly found

at fairs.

The first ice cream cone was a

piece of rolled Syrian pastry.
ix.

iv.

Ruth Wakefield invented

chocolate chip cookies by
accident.

The ice cream cone was invented

in 1914.

x.

v.

The Greeks first made

marshmallows two thousand
years ago.

Chocolate chip cookies are made

with baking chocolate.
xi.

Marshmallows used to be
made from the root of a water
plant.

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UNIT
MUSIC AND LITERATURE
1 Complete these sentences using must, mustnt, need to, dont need to.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
h.
Strategy

It is forbidden. You
do that.
You
ask for my permission. You can do what you want.
speak to the driver when the bus is moving. Its dangerous.
You
Help yourself to anything you want. You
ask.
You
park here. There is a double yellow line.
Pay me back when you can. You
do it immediately.
Its optional. We
to go if you dont want to.
Be on time. You
be late or we will leave without you.

2 Complete the following instructions.

Spot

Making an omelet is easy. You

be a great chef to do it.
Here are some basic instructions:
1. First, break some eggs into a bowl. Break them carefully. You
let any of the shell get into the omelet!
2. Next, mix up the eggs. You
use a special food
processor mixing them with a fork is fine.
3. Then, heat some oil in a pan. Olive oil is best, but you
use olive oil. You can use ordinary corn oil if you
want. You
let the oil get too hot, or it will start to burn.
4. Pour the egg mixture into the pan, and mix it a little.
5. When the egg mixture gets a little hard, fold it in half. It
be very hard just enough so that you can fold it.
6. After a couple of minutes, turn the omelet over. Be careful! You
break it.
7. When the omelet is cooked, serve it immediately. You
let it
go cold, or it will taste horrible.

Read the first two lines

of the text. What is the
text purpose? Continue
reading, ignoring the
gaps so you get a
general idea.

3 Number the pictures to order the cooking process.

a.

b.

e.

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UNIT 3

c.

f.

d.

g.

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4 Read the advertisement; then, circle the correct word for each statement
(a. - h.)
Help Wanted:
Secretary. No experience necessary. Must type 50 words per minute. Work
Monday-Friday, weekends off. Answer phone, use computer, file reports.
a. The secretary
have typing skills.
i. must
ii. mustnt
iii. doesnt need to
b. A secretary
i. must
c.

be a woman. The secretary can be a man.

ii. mustnt
iii. doesnt need to

the secretary
work Saturdays?
i. Must
ii. Does / have to iii. Does / need to

d. No, he/she
i. must

go to work on Saturdays.
ii. mustnt
iii. doesnt need to

e. ...and he/she
i. must

file reports at the weekend.

ii. mustnt
iii. doesnt need to

f.

the secretary
use a computer?
i. Must
ii. Does / have to iii. Does / need to

5 Look at the expressions in the table. Use your dictionary to understand what they
mean. Then, follow the example and copy the table in your notebook. Complete
the table with the corresponding part of the advertisement that is related to
each category.
Job position

Full-time job

Technical skills

Work experience
requirements

Secretary

6 Write an e-mail to a friend.

a. Organizing. You are going to write an e-mail to a friend about the
advertisement in Exercise 4. Before you write, take notes of the main points
you will include in your e-mail (positions main characteristics, required
experience, time availability, and required skills.)
b. Drafting. In your notebook, write a draft of your e-mail. Make sure you include
all the main points in your notes and the vocabulary in Exercise 5.
c. Editing. With your partner, exchange your e-mails and check for mistakes.
Are all the points the your notes present in the e-mail? Have you used the
vocabulary in Exercise 5?
d. Writing. Write a final version of your e-mail on a separate sheet of paper. If
possible, send the e-mail to your partner.

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7 Read this piece of news about a famous TV program

in the UK. What type of program is it?

a. A soap opera.
b. A reality show.

c. A contest.
d. A talk show.

Strategy

Spot

Make connections:
what similar TV shows
do you know? Would
you like to participate
in The Voice? Why/
Why not?

The Voice UK
Home

News

Sports

Finance

Comment

Blogs

Culture

CBB Ones new entertainment phenomenon

The Voice UK is a vocal contest series featuring people with real talent and great voices. Only the very
best singers make it through to the televised auditions and get the chance to perform in front of four
celebrity coaches. Praised by viewers and critics alike, it has become one of the most successful new
television shows around the world.
The Coaches
The artists will be selected, mentored and trained by four of the best and most successful singers in the
music industry: Tom Jones, Jessie J, will.i.am and Danny ODonoghe. The coaches only want to work
with the most talented artists.
The Blind Auditions
The shows format features three stages of contest: the Blind Auditions, the Battles and finally the
Live Shows.
During The Blind Auditions, the decisions from the coaches are based solely on the voices they hear and nothing else. The coaches hear the artists perform but dont get to see them and, if a coach is
impressed by an artists voice, he/she pushes a button to select the artist and their chairs rotate so they
can see them. If more than one coach turns his/her chair, the power shifts to the artist, who may then
choose which coach they most want to work with throughout the contest.
The Battles
Once the coaches have chosen their teams, the Battle is on. Coaches will dedicate themselves to
developing their artists, giving them advice and sharing the secrets of their success in the music
industry. During the Battles the coaches will pit two of their own acts against each other to sing a
duet in front of a studio audience. Immediately after the vocal face-off, the coach must choose which
artist will advance in the contest.
The Live Shows
At the end of the Battles, only the strongest members of each coachs team remain and proceed to
the Live Shows. In this final phase of the contest, the top artists from each team will compete against
each other during live broadcasts. The television audience will vote to save one artist on each team,
leaving the coach to decide who to save and who goes home. Each coach will have his/her best artist
left to compete in the final. From the final four remaining artists, one will be named The Voice and will win the prize of a lifetime, a recording contract with a very famous studio.

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8 Read the text again. Answer these questions.

a. How is the program organized?
b. Why is the first stage called The Blind Auditions?
c. What are The Battles?
d. Who decides which contestant goes home?

9 Complete this dialog with the right questions about the TV show. Then, practice
the dialog and role-play it with your partner.
Mandy:
Paul:
Mandy:
Paul:
Mandy:
Paul:
Mandy:
Paul:

Have you seen The Voice? People say its the new TV phenomenon!
That TV show! Not really, _____________________ in the competition?
People with real talent and great voices.
Who _________________________________?
Tom Jones, Jessie J, will.i.am, Danny ODonogue.
Very interesting! and tell me, Mandy, what _______________ in the end?
The winner is named The voice and receives a recording contract with a
very famous studio.
Sounds great!

10 The words in the boxes are adjectives that collocate with TV shows. Look up the
unfamiliar words in your dictionary. In your notebook, write some example
sentences describing TV programs you know.
Example: I like The Voice, because the competition is fascinating.
fascinating
boring

interesting
addictive

great fun

funny

amazing

absorbing

unrealistic

exciting
soppy

11 Choose a TV program you know. In your notebook, write a paragraph about the
show using two or three adjectives in Exercise 9.

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12 Complete these sentences with the verbs in

parentheses in the Passive Voice.

a. A type of ice cream

(invent) by the
Chinese many centuries ago.
b. By the 1200s, a second type of ice cream
(discover) in China.
c. In addition to fruit and ice, milk
(use) in this second recipe.
(introduce) to Europe
d. This recipe
by the famous explorer Marco Polo.
e. Recipes for ice cream
(bring) to
America by European immigrants.
f. This frozen dessert
(call) FROGURT.

13 Read the text about the Ballyhoo Castle. Underline

all the sentences that can be changed into the
Passive Voice.

Editing checklist
Use this checklist to help you think
about your work.
Punctuation

Have you checked your work

for punctuation marks, such
as question marks,
exclamation marks, commas,
etc.?
Sentences
Can you add any words to
make them more interesting?
Spelling
Have you checked your work
for spelling mistakes?
Vocabulary
Use your dictionary to check
that the words you have used
are appropriate in context.

King Wally IV built Ballyhoo Castle in the 8th century.

It has had a long and turbulent history since then. In 1158, an
earthquake destroyed it. The Duke of Westhumberland rebuilt
it over the next century.
The Germans bombed it twice during the Second World War.
Firstly, in 1940, the British army evacuated the occupants
before the bombs. Unfortunately, the following year, the
bombs killed thirty people.
The World Heritage Organization bought the castle in 1999.
They use one wing as their European Headquarters.

14 Rewrite the text about the Ballyhoo Castle using the Passive Voice.

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15 Complete the sentences that illustrate the stages of the recycling glass process
using the Passive Voice and the verbs in parentheses. Then, match each
sentence to the corresponding picture.

a.

b.

d.
i. Every day, a lot of
glass
into glass banks.
(throw).

ii. Finally, the new

bottles and jars
to the
shops. (send).

c.

e.

iii. When the bottles

and jars arrive at the
factory, non-glass
out
items
and the glass
into tiny
pieces. (throw)
(break).

iv.The bottles and jars

from the
glass bank by trucks.
(collect).

v. Glass
at
high temperatures
and
into
new bottles and jars.
(melt) (make)

16 Number the actions in Exercise 4 in the order they happen. Rewrite the paragraph
in your notebook and explain the process to your partner. Make sure you include
the vocabulary in Exercise 14.

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17 Read the text about the famous trilogy The Lord of the
Rings. Can you fill the sixteen gaps in the text with the
correct words from the box? There are four words that
you will not need to use.
time
forces
land
people
tall
corrupting
for
possesses
between
series
nevertheless
contain
detail
volcano
greatest
published
have
therefore
fiction
creatures

Strategy

Spot

Before your read, look

at the title of the text
and the picture. With
your partner, discuss
what you know about
The Lord of the Rings.
Have you read the
books? Have you seen
the movies?

The Lord of the Rings is the name of a (a)

of three books written
in the 1950s by English author and professor J.R.R. Tolkien (1892-1973). They
were turned into three extremely successful films by director Peter Jackson.
The story is set in Middle-earth, which represents our own world but in an
imaginary era in the distant past. It has a human and animal population along
. These include the Hobbits, one of
with a variety of imaginary (b)
whom, Frodo, is the main character in each of the books. Hobbits are similar
to human beings but are only about one meter (c)
, have slightly
pointed ears, and often live for more than 100 years.
The elaborate tale is centered on the Ring, a very small object that,
it.
(d) ___________, gives immense magical powers to whoever (e)
Frodo inherits the Ring but the Dark Lord Sauron who could be described
as a mixture of ghost and wizard, and is the main source of evil in Middle-earth wants to capture
it. Because of its destructive, corrupting powers, it is decided that the Ring should be destroyed by
of Mordor and throwing it into a (g)
called Mount Doom.
taking it to the (f)
Frodo and his companions are frequently attacked by sinister beings such as Orcs and
Ringwraiths on their way to Mordor, while the story also contains spectacular battles between the
of evil.
free peoples of Middle-earth and the armies of the (h)
Soon after The Lord of the Rings was (i)
, the British newspaper The Sunday Telegraph
said it was among the greatest works of imaginative (j)
of the 20th century. It has since
been translated into numerous languages and has sold more than 100 million copies around the
.
world. In a 1999 survey, Amazon.com customers voted it their favorite book of all (k)
Most readers are impressed by Tolkiens astonishing imagination and also by the huge amount of
he provided about Middle-earth, which helps give the impression of actually
(l)
stepping into another world.
The stories clearly reflect Tolkiens interest in mythology and religion, and also his experiences as
good and evil is a constant theme, and in
a soldier during World War I. The battle (m)
the characteristics of the Ring there is also a message about the (n)
nature of absolute
power.
The books tend to appeal more to young people, a fact recognized by British author Terry Pratchett
when he suggested that at seventeen, if you don't think The Lord of The Rings is the (0)
contribution to literature theres something wrong with your head, but if you still think that at fifty,
theres definitely something wrong with your head. It is true, however, that the stories
many aspects that are also of interest to adults, which is one of the reasons why in
(p)
the last few years they have sometimes been compared with the Harry Potter books.

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18 Complete the sentences to solve the Crossword Puzzle.

Clues
Across
1. The Lord of the Rings stories are centered on a
.
between good and evil is always present in the stories.
3. The
4. Tolkien gives an astonishing
of Middle-earth.
5. The Lord of the Rings books have been
into many different
languages.
the ring, throwing it into Mount Doom.
6. They decide to
8. Frodo and his companions get into dangerous situations on their
to Mordor.
.
11. Although small, the Ring is immensely
.
12. Frodo is a
Down
in order to create The Lord of the
2. Tolkien needed an amazing
Rings stories.
7. Hobbits are
than adult human beings.
of books.
9. The Lord of the Rings is a
10. Middle Earth is a
of our own world.
2
1
3
4
5

7
9

10 8

11

12

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UNIT
BODY AND MIND
1 Have a look at the name of the song below. Then, read the song. What kind of
experience do you think it will talk about?

a. An amazing one.
b. An amusing one.

c. A frightening one.
d. A sad one.

The best day

By Taylor Swift

Im five years old,

Its getting cold out,
Ive got my big coat on.
I hear your laugh
And look up smiling at you;
I run and run,
Past the pumpkin patch
And the tractor rides.
Look now, the sky is gold;
I hug your legs
And fall asleep on the way home.
nge in the Fall,
I dont know why all the trees cha
thing at all.
But I know youre not scared of any
is near or far away,
Dont know if Snow Whites house
you today.
But I know I had the best day with
Im 13 now,
And dont know how
My friends could be so mean;
I come home crying
And you hold me tight,
And grab the keys.
And we drive and drive
away;
Until we found a town far enough
p
sho
And we talk and window
Till I forgotten all their names.

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UNIT 4

Strategy

Spot

Before you read the

song, look at the title.
Why do you think the
song is called The
Best Day? What kind
of events can happen
on such a good day?
With your partner,
describe your own
best day.

BODY AND MIND

I dont know who Im gonna talk

to now at
school,
But I know Im laughing
On the car ride home with you;
Dont know how long its gonna tak
e to feel
okay,
But I know I had the best day with
you today.
I have an excellent father,
His strength is making me stronge
r,
God smiles on my little brother;
Inside and out,
Hes better than I am.
I grew up in a pretty house,
And I had space to run,
And I had the best days with you
.
There is a video I found
From back when I was three;
You set up a paint set in the kitchen
And youre talking to me.
Its the age of princesses, and pira
te ships,
And the seven dwarves;
My Daddys smart
And youre the prettiest lady in the
whole wide
world.
Now I know why all the trees cha
nge in the fall;
I know you were on my side
Even when I was wrong,
And I love you for giving me you
r eyes,
Staying back, and watching me shi
ne.
And I didnt know if you knew,
So Im taking this chance to say
that I had the best day with you
today.

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2 Read the lyrics again and circle the best answer for these questions. Support your
answers with information from the lyrics.
a. What is the singer doing?
i. Asking for a favor.
ii. Complaining.
iii. Giving thanks.
b. Who is the artist singing to?
i. To her friends.
ii. To her little brother.
iii. To her parents.
c. How does the artist remember her childhood?
i. Angrily.
ii. Happily.
iii. Sadly.
d. How does she feel?
i. Happy.
ii. Sad.
iii. Worried.
e. How does the artist get to know about her childhood?
i. Listening to her mums stories.
ii. Looking at old photos.
iii. Watching a video.
f. According to the artist, which of these adjectives best describes her parents?
i. Authoritarian.
ii. Indifferent.
iii. Supportive.

3 Read this part of the song once again and discuss the questions in your group.
My friends could be so mean;
I come home crying
a. What do these lines tell you? What do they describe?
b. What feelings do these lines express? Why?

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4 Write full sentences to answer these questions using may or might. The clues can
help you.

a. Is Sallys dad a detective?

. He always carries a notepad and takes notes of
everything.
b. Does Justin speak Spanish?
. He lived in Spain when he was a little boy.
c. Does Anna know Ted?
. They work for the same company but there are a lot
of employees.
d. Is your cell phone out of order?
. It hasnt rung for two days.
e. Is Bert an only child?
. Hes never mentioned a brother or sister.

5 The teen problem page has received thousands of letters. Can you help answer
these? Use the verbs you learned in the Language Spot on Page 91 of the
Students Book and answer them in your notebook.
SEARCH BLOG MARK BLOG

Next blog

I have a serious problem. I found some drugs in my brothers bedroom and Im very
worried about that. Im sure my parents dont know anything about it, and I really dont
know what to do.
Should I tell my parents whats going on? Or should I try to talk with my brother first?
Please help me!

To create blog Access

Strategy

Spot

What kind of problems

do you expect to find
in this teen problem
page?

Tess
I have this dilemma and Im embarrassed to tell anyone else. For a few weeks now my best friends
boyfriend has been inviting me to go out alone with him, and this makes me feel so bad because I love my
friend and I dont want to lose her friendship. What do you think is the best way to solve this problem?
Id appreciate your help.
Vicky

I dont know what to do with my parents. Im seventeen years old, and they think Im ten. They dont want
to let me go to parties, they dont allow me to have a boyfriend, and they even want to select my friends!
Im tired of all this, I really love them but I think they dont understand anything.
I need your advice!
Sarah

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6 Sean is getting ready for a job interview, and his friend Courtney is giving him

some advice. Complete their conversation using should, ought to, and had better
and the verbs in the box. Sometimes, more than one answer is possible.
call
send

forget (not)
tell

Sean:

offer
wear

wait

write

my brown suit?

Courtney: I dont think so. You

your navy blue one.

Sean:

my boss about the interview?

Courtney: No,
Sean:

pay

until you get the job.

I think were going out for lunch after the interview.

to pay?

Courtney: I dont think so. The interviewer

Sean:

for your lunch.

a thank-note after the interview?

Courtney: Thats always a good idea.

Sean:

When

it?

Courtney:

a few days. And you

say anything important!

Sean:
Courtney:

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UNIT 4

you after the interview?

me or Ill never speak to you again!

to

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7 When you have an Internet connection available, visit the suggested teen

-problem website and have a look at the posts. Choose a post and write a
summary of the problem and the advice given.

http://www.youngcarers.net/interactive/agonyaunts/
a. Organizing. In your notebook, write a list of three or four main points in the
post you chose. Think about the way in which you can link these ideas. If
necessary, look for the connectors you will need to use in your summary and
write them down on a neaw list.
b. Drafting. Use your notes to write a draft of your summary. Remember
summaries only include the main points or facts and not the details of a text.
c. Editing. With your partner, exchange your summaries. Check that your
summary contains only the main points of the post you chose. Also, check for
mistakes and correct them.
d. Writing. Write the final version of your summary on a sheet of paper. Share
your post with a different pair and report the problem and its advice.

8 Finish these sentences with your own ideas. Use should, ought to or had better.
a. We have a lot of time. We

b. The documents are not in a safe place. You

c. Paula is out. I

d. You

. There is a postbox right there.

e. My sister doesnt play the piano very well. She

f. Kathy is overweight. She

g. My passport has expired. I

h. The dog is very dangerous. You

9 Use the context to guess the meaning of the words in bold. Match the sentences
and the definitions. There is one extra definition you do not need to match.

a. Calming techniques are good coping strategies that can help you if you are
in trouble.
b. To overcome addictions, teens need to ask for help.
i. To get the better of in a struggle or conflict.
ii. Supportive communities where members receive treatment and help.
iii. Ways to deal with difficulties.

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10 Read the text and answer. What is the leaflet about?

a. Insulting phone calls.

Strategy

Spot

Make your own

judgment about the
solutions given in the
text. Do you agree?
Why? Why not?

b. Bullying facts.

c. Bullying in the future.

You can
beat them!
I. Bullying often starts when people
pick on something about you
that is different. It can be how big
you are, the color of your skin, or
how you are doing at school.
II. Bullying can happen to almost
anyone. They are all ordinary and
nice students who meet a very
nasty person.
III. A special type of bullying is cyber bullying,
which uses electronic devices such as cell
phones and computers.
Happy slapping is another form of bullying,
where bullies film the attacks on a cell phone
camera and then they share the videos with
their friends. These attacks are illegal, so you
must report them to a teacher, a parent, or
even the police as soon as possible. They can
use any footage on cell phones as evidence of
the attacks.

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IV. If any of this happens to you, tell

someone you trust: a friend, a
teacher, and/or your parents.
During breaks and lunchtime, try to
stay in safe areas of the school with
many other people. If someone
hurts you, tell a teacher
immediately and make sure you tell
your parents.
Dont show you are angry or upset,
and dont fight back. If you do this,
consider the fact that they can
blame you.

11 Read the text again and write what you should and shouldnt do if you are bullied.
Should

Shouldn't

12 Have you or anyone you know ever experienced bullying? If not, what would you
do in that situation?

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13 Read this excerpt from the novel My Second Life, by Faye Bird. With your partner,
discuss what you can understand about the excerpt and what you think the novel
is about.

Monday
Were going to see Grandma Millie later.
Remember, Ana? Rachel (my mom)
shouted through the bathroom door to
me as I got out of the shower.
Yes! What time is her operation?
We can go from three onwards. Ill
pick you up from school.
Thats fine! I shouted back.
Except I remembered that I had to meet
Jamie after school. We were going for a
coffee. Jamie is my friend, but I have
liked him for ages. For months. Hes going out with this girl in my year, Melissa, but
when we got back to school last week there were rumors going round that they broke up.
I was there when Zak asked Jamie about Melissa he just said she was no fun.
Although I always knew Melissa was a boring person, I never say anything to Jamie. Why?
I dont know. That day, I quickly suggested we go to the cafe after school the next day.
And now I would have to text him and tell him I couldnt make it! I wanted to see
Grandma Millie after her operation, but...it was gutting. Really gutting!
I opened the bathroom door and found myself face-to-face with Rachel more suddenly
than I anticipated.
Didnt realize you were still standing right there! I said
impatiently as I made my way into my room.
Ill meet you at school, okay? she shouted back.
Okay!
I looked at my phone to see if I had any messages.
Nothing.
I texted Jamie.
Cant make the cafe today. Got to see my gran.
Tomorrow? Ax
Adapted from: Bird, F. (2014) My Second Life, Usborne Publishing.

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UNIT 4

Strategy

Spot

Based on the picture

that illustrates this
excerpt, what can you
predict about the text?
Whats the relationship
between the two
women? Is it a good
relationship? Why?

BODY AND MIND

14 Read the excerpt again. Copy this table in your notebook and complete it with

information about the characters and with your own ideas (inferences) about them
(there are no right or wrong answers). Follow the example.
Grandma Millie
The text says ..

is going to have an
operation.

I infer ...

she is very sick so Ana

is really worried.

Rachel

Ana

Jamie

15 In your group, comment and explain your inferences in Exercise 13 using the
expressions in the box. How are your ideas similar or different?

I think ... because the text clearly shows how ...

I believe ... because this part of the text tells me ...
My impression is that ... mainly because I can see that ...
16 In pairs, discuss the following questions and create one more of your own.

a. Why do you think Ana calls her mom Rachel?

b. How does Ana feel about not being able to go for a coffee with Jamie? Explain
your answer.
?
c.

17 Go back to the text and look at the words in bold. What do they mean? Write the
word next to its corresponding definition. Then, write examples sentences in your
notebook.

A word used to describe a negative emotional state or experience

Not being able to achieve a goal
Have to, must

18 Write a summary of the excerpt in your notebook.

a. Organizing. Look at your notes about the excerpts characters in Exercise 14
and summarize them in one or two sentences. Then, write two or three
sentences describing the events in the extract.
b. Drafting. Write a draft of your summary using your notes.
c. Editing. Check that your work has included only the main events. Also, check
for mistakes and correct them, if necessary.
d. Writing. Write the final version of your summary in your notebook.

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