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Me and the World
around Me
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b
2.20
Listen and repeat.
2
Draw emoticons for the other five words. Can your
partner guess the words?
3
LISTENING
2.21
Listen to four conversations.
How do the people feel? Write one adjective from
1 for each person.
4
Think about when you have the feelings in 1 and
write sentences.
I feel happy when my football team wins.
5
SPEAKING
Read your sentences to your partner in
a different order, but don’t say the adjective.
Can your partner guess it?
1
SPEAKING
Work in pairs. Look at
the title of the text. Do you think
life is easier for teenagers today?
Think about these areas.
fashion
•
jobs around the house
•
money
•
school
•
technology
2
Read the text. Which of the four
people think that life is easier for
teenagers today?
Mini Dictionary
media:
mass media, mezzi di comunicazione
need to be:
devono essere
nowadays:
al giorno d’oggi
the same:
la stessa cosa
4
Look at the underlined words in the text. Write a
simple definition or similar word.
chores – jobs you have to do at home
5
Write one or two sentences to summarise what each
person in the text thinks about teenagers today.
Katie82 thinks that life is easier for teenagers today
because they don’ t work at home. They are lazy and play
all day.
6
SPEAKING
What about you?
Do you agree with the opinions of the people in the
text? Which one(s), and why?
I feel
..........................................
when I swim.
No.
Yes!
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Tired?
Happy?
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Section
D
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Unit
8
8
UNIT
3
Read the text again. Who says that …
1
there are good and bad teenagers?
2
teenagers and adults aren’t very different?
3
teenagers in the present and past are really the same?
4
life is probably more difficult for teenagers today?
5
they did more work than modern teenagers?
6
the main problems for teenagers are how they think
they look?
7
school was easier before?
8
they don’t believe what the newspapers and TV say?
VOCABULARY
READING
Personality
6
Complete the sentences with these adjectives.
cheerful
•
hard-working
•
intelligent
•
kind
•
lazy
•
quiet
•
responsible
•
serious
1
A
person helps other people and
is good to them.
2
An
person understands and
learns things quickly.
3
A
person doesn’t like working or
making an effort.
4
A
person is usually happy and
friendly.
5
A
person is reliable and can be
trusted to do all the things that they should do.
6
A
person doesn’t talk much.
7
A
person thinks carefully about
things and does not laugh much.
8
A
person puts a lot of effort in
their work.
7
Write three sentences about yourself using
adjectives in 6.
I think I’m a cheerful person because I’m usually happy.
I can be lazy sometimes because I like sleeping and
relaxing.
I’m not quiet because I talk a lot.
8
Give your piece of paper to your teacher. Your
teacher will read out sentences. Can you guess
which person wrote the sentences?
Feelings
1
a
Match the emoticons with some of these words.
angry
•
bored
•
excited
•
happy
•
interested
•
relaxed
•
sad
•
surprised
•
tired
•
worried
Do you think life is easier for teenagers
today than for teenagers in the past?
Katie82
When I was a teenager, I was more responsible than
today’s teenagers. After school, I had to do a lot of jobs at home.
My parents were really angry when I didn’t do my chores. Today’s
teenagers are lazier. They come home from school and then play
computer games for the rest of the day.
Sarah45
Young people nowadays aren’t better or worse than
young people in the past. Teenagers today have the same
problems that we did. They’re worried about finding their own
identity and their own place in the world. I once read this quotation:
‘Children nowadays just love the easy life. They’re bad mannered,
have no respect for authority or for older people, and they make
their teachers mad.’ Do you know who said that? It was Socrates.
He lived about 2,400 years ago!
Patty52
In the media, they say that teenagers are lazy and
irresponsible. But I work with young people and lots of them are
responsible and hard-working. I also meet teenagers who are the
opposite. Isn’t it the same with adults?! Perhaps teenagers have
more money now. And they have lots of modern gadgets like MP3
players. But those things don’t always make life easier or make
you happier.
Ned23
Who says teenagers have an easy life? Exams are
harder now than in the past. It’s more difficult to get a job so your
marks need to be higher. The media make us worry about our
appearance nowadays too; so a lot of teenagers think they should
be taller or thinner, like the people they see on TV. Maybe the
problems are different from the past. But that doesn’t make life
easier. It’s probably the opposite!
Reading FAQ
What can I do when there are new words in a text and
I don’t have a dictionary?
Study Skills page 144
d
b
c
e
a
I don’t agree. I agree with Ned23.
Teenagers today have more to worry about.
I agree with Sarah45. I think teenagers today
are similar to teenagers in the past.
1
Read the email from Mark. Find Mark in the photo.
1
LISTENING
1.19
Listen to a new student
introducing himself to the class. Complete the
notes with these words.
art
•
computer
games
•
fifteen
•
PE
•
school
•
science
•
tennis
•
twenty
•
university
Name:
Adam Miller
From:
Ontario, Canada
Parents’ names:
Jack and Alice
Ontario, Canada
Brothers and sisters:
Katie –
(a)
...................
years old – studies
at
(b)
...................
Olivia –
(c)
...................
years old –
studies at this
(d)
...................
Favourite subjects:
(e)
...................
,
(f)
...................
and music
Doesn’t really like:
(g)
...................
After school: plays:
(h)
...................
, doesn’t play
(i)
...................
2
What does Adam say to the teacher? Complete the
dialogue with the sentences (1–6) below. One
answer does not appear in the dialogue.
T
EACHER
:
You’re new in the class this year. Tell us something about
yourself. What’s your name and where are you from?
A
DAM
:
(a)
...............................................................................
T
EACHER
:
Tell us about your family.
A
DAM
:
(b)
...............................................................................
T
EACHER
:
What about school? What are your favourite subjects?
A
DAM
:
(c)
...............................................................................
T
EACHER
:
What about physics and chemistry?
A
DAM
:
(d)
...............................................................................
T
EACHER
:
And after school?
A
DAM
:
(e)
...............................................................................
1
I play tennis. I don’t play computer games because
I don’t like them much.
2
I get up at quarter to eight. I have a shower and get
dressed. I have breakfast and then I go to school by car
with my dad.
3
My parents’ names are Jack and Alice. I’ve got two
sisters. Their names are Katie and Olivia. Katie is 20
years old. She studies at university. Olivia is 15. She
comes to this school.
4
They’re OK, but they aren’t my favourite subjects. I don’t
really like science.
5
I love sport and so I really like PE. And I like art and
music. I’m good at art.
6
My name’s Adam, Adam Miller. I’m from Ontario, in Canada.
3
SPEAKING
Work in pairs. Practise the completed
dialogue.
4
Look at the dialogue again and find an example
sentence for each word in the Speaking Bank.
5
Complete the sentences with
and, but, because
or
so
.
1
I love history
........................................
I hate geography.
2
I don’t like PE
........................................
I’m very bad at sport.
3
I get up, I have a shower
........................................
I get dressed.
4
My maths teacher is very good
........................................
I understand everything.
5
I walk to school
........................................
my house is just five
minutes away.
6
I speak French
........................................
I don’t speak Spanish.
7
My friend is American
........................................
she speaks
English.
6
a
SPEAKING
Work in pairs. Student A: You are the
teacher. Ask the questions in 2. Student B: You are
the student. Use the information on page 145.
6
b
When you finish, change roles. Student A: Use the
information on page 146.
7
a
Make notes about your family, the school subjects
you like/don’t like and what you do after school.
7
b
SPEAKING
Work in pairs. One of you is the teacher
and asks questions. The other person talks about
themselves.
2
Look at the email. Which paragraph (a–d) …
1
gives basic information about Mark and his family?
2
talks about Mark and school?
3
gives a physical description of Mark?
4
gives information about Mark’s daily routine?
3
Look at the email again. When do we use capital
letters in English? Choose the correct answers.
1
with names and surnames
2
with cities
3
with countries
4
with nationalities and languages
5
for members of the family
6
with days and months
7
with the first person singular pronoun
8
at the start of a sentence
4
Which rules for capital letters are different in
Italian?
5
Write the sentences again using capital letters
where necessary.
1
the capital of scotland is edinburgh.
2
my name is susan johnson and i’m from australia.
3
his brother studies english in manchester.
4
is robert british or american?
5
on tuesday, i study french.
6
Look at Mark’s email again and complete the
information in the Writing Bank.
Practice makes perfect
7
Look at the task and write the email. Include all
the information. Use Mark’s email as a model and
use capital letters, words and expressions from the
Writing Bank.
You receive an email from a boy in England.
Reply to the email. Include information
about:
• your family
• your hair, eyes, etc.
• your likes and dislikes at school
• your routine
DEVELOPING SPEAKING –
Talking about yourself
DEVELOPING WRITING –
An informal email
Speaking Bank
Useful words for linking ideas
•
Addition:
and
I have a shower and get dressed.
•
Contrast:
but
........................................................................................
•
Reason:
because
........................................................................................
•
Consequence:
so
........................................................................................
Exam Success
In activities where you give personal information, be
prepared to say and spell your name and to talk about
your age, where you live, your typical routine, your
likes and dislikes …
Speaking Tips page 45
Writing Bank
Useful words and expressions in informal emails
•
Begin with
........................................
.
•
Use contractions,
........................................
, not
I have got
.
•
To finish, write
Write back
........................................
and
Best
........................................
.
From: Mark <Mark@mailnet.com>
To: info@mailpals.com
Subject: About me
Hi!
a
My name’s Mark Johnson. I’m from England. I’ve got two brothers.
We live in Birmingham.
b
Here’s a photo of me with my family. I’ve got blue eyes and fair
hair. My hair is very short. I’m thin but I’m not very tall. In this
photo I’m wearing an orange T-shirt.
c
I go to a big comprehensive school called Newfield. My favourite
subjects are ICT and Spanish. I don’t like maths or physics! I have
Spanish on Mondays and Wednesdays. And I have physics on
Tuesdays and Fridays.
d
I get up at half past seven on school days. I walk to school because
it’s only ten minutes away. After school I play football. I have
dinner with my parents at about half past six.
Write back soon. Tell me about yourself.
Best wishes,
Mark
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Section
A
31
Unit
1
Developing academic
skills
Sezioni interamente
dedicate allo sviluppo di
speaking
e
writing
.
I modelli forniti aiutano
ad acquisire competenze
linguistiche da utilizzare
in contesti scolastici ed
extra scolastici.
Authentic reading
texts
Varietà di testi
autentici che
forniscono contenuti
e opportunità per
espandere le proprie
conoscenze.
Your English for life
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