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USE OF ENGLISH
SPEAKING
LISTENING
Famous people front line against poverty
They’re rich and famous. Oprah Winfrey and
Angelina Jolie also give money to help others.
Oprah Winfrey is one of the most famous TV
presenters in the world. Now, she’s also an important
and successful businesswoman. She became the
first ever African-American billionaire. But her life as
a child was difficult and she knew all about poverty.
Perhaps that’s why she helps people with her money.
For example, she gave money to help the victims
of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans. And she went
there and helped them in person. In 2007, she also
began a school in South Africa to help poor girls to
get a good education. She even has her own charity
organisation, Oprah’s Angel Network.
Angelina Jolie is one of the most famous actresses in
the world. And she uses her money and fame to help
other people. For example, she does a lot of work
for an organisation called UNHCR. This organisation
helps refugees – people who have to leave their
homes and live in camps. She often visits these
places to help the people. She works and lives in the
same conditions as the people who work for UNHCR.
Angelina helps other charities too, such as the charity
Yele Haiti which her friend, hip-hop musician Wyclef
Jean, started a few years ago. It helps poor people
in Haiti. Thanks to all her charity work, Jolie was the
first person to win the Citizen of the World Award.
1
Read the text. Are the sentences about Oprah
Winfrey (OW), Angelina Jolie (AJ) or both (B)?
1
She received an award for her charity work.
OW/AJ/B
2
She started her own organisation
to help others.
OW/AJ/B
3
She does two or three different jobs.
OW/AJ/B
4
She visits people who need help.
OW/AJ/B
5
She had problems when she was young.
OW/AJ/B
6
She doesn’t want special conditions
when she goes to help other people.
OW/AJ/B
7
She went from having no money
to having a lot of money.
OW/AJ/B
4
Read this text and answer the questions.
Don’t worry about the gaps at the moment.
1
Where did Sue go last Saturday?
2
Why did she like it?
3
What didn’t she like?
Hi Joe,
Last Saturday, while I
(a)
staying at my aunt’s house in London, I went to
(b)
concert. It was great! A lot
(c)
my favourite groups and
singers were there.
(d)
concert
was to get money to help poor people in Africa.
I think it’s important that the richest countries
(e)
the world help some of
(f)
poorest countries.
Anyway, the concert was really exciting. I always
think that listening to live music is better
(g)
listening to a CD. However,
I hated one new singer. I can’t remember
(h)
name but she was really
bad! The other problem was that I couldn’t always
see very well because there were a group of tall
boys just in
(i)
of me. Apart
from that, I had a great time.
What about you? What
(j)
you do last Saturday? Write back and tell me.
All the best
Sue
5
Read the text again. Write one word in each gap.
Section
D
Gateway
to
exams
Units
7
•
8
Gateway to exams - Units
7
•
8
2
Read the notes about Gandhi. Do you know any
of the missing information?
Gandhi was
(a)
in India on 2
nd
October 1869. He went to
(b)
to
study Law. After that he went to South Africa. While
he was
(c)
there, he faced the
discrimination as an Indians. He went back to India in
1915. At that time the country was part of the
(d)
Empire. Gandhi wanted India
to be free. Many people were poor. Life was difficult
for people
(e)
in factories. Gandhi
didn’t want to use
(f)
because he
thought it was a bad thing. He wanted to
(g)
, but in a peaceful way. People
started to respect Gandhi because he was kind,
intelligent, and
(h)
. He won
independence for India in
(i)
.
3
LISTENING
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Now listen to a history
programme about Gandhi and complete the text.
Matching activities
Step 1:
In this type of activity, first read all the
texts or parts of the text quickly to get a general
understanding.
Step 2:
Read the piece(s) of information that you
need to find. Look for important words that help
you to find the text or the part of the text which
contains the information. Read that specific text
or part of the text again slowly and carefully.
Step 3:
If you are not sure that you have found
the correct answer, read other parts of the text
again in more detail.
Cloze activities
In this type of activity, you must complete the
text with words which are grammatically correct
and are logical. Usually the words are prepositions,
articles, auxiliary verbs, pronouns, or linking words
(
and
,
but
,
because
…).
Step 1:
Read the whole text. Don’t stop to
think about the gaps. This is to get a general
understanding of the text.
Step 2:
Look at the gaps again and especially the
words which come just before and after the gap.
Fill in the gap with the word that you think is
best.
Step 3:
Read the sentence again with your answer
in the gap to check it.
Completing notes
When you complete notes, do not write down the
first thing you hear. Make sure that your answers
are relevant to the question.
Be careful with spelling. You should spell simple
words correctly. If not you could lose marks.
Write an answer for each space. Do not leave
answers blank.
Describing a photo
When you describe a photo:
•
If you don’t know a word, explain it with other,
simple words. Remember that you do not have to
describe every small detail in the photograph.
•
Use the present continuous tense to talk about
what people are doing.
•
Use prepositions and expressions like
On the right/
left
and
In the middle
to say where people and
things are.
•
Use
I think
,
maybe
,
perhaps
,
It looks …
when you
are not 100% sure and you are making a guess.
6
SPEAKING
Work in pairs. Look at the two lists of
words. How do we use these words to describe a
photo?
List A:
perhaps, I think, he/she/it
looks, he/she/it doesn’t look,
maybe …
List B:
in front of, on the right, on
the left, in the middle, at, on,
in, behind …
7
SPEAKING
Work in
pairs. Take turns to
describe the photo.
‘Can Do’ Progress Check
1
GO TO PAGE 95
Read the learning objectives:
how well can you do the things listed there?
Give yourself a mark from A to D.
A
= very well.
B
= quite well.
C
= some problems.
D
= I can’t.
2
a
What you need to do to revise:
1
look again at my book/notes.
2
do more practice exercises.
Workbook pages 232-253
3
ask for help.
4
other:
2
b
If you want to learn more, go to the online
exercises.
Allegato al corso il
me-book studente
, il manuale digitale interattivo con i seguenti
tools
:
- Indice interattivo
- Strumenti per sottolineare, evidenziare, annotare
- Zoom
- Segnalibri
Exam preparation
Alla fine di ogni due
Unit
Gateway to Exams
che si focalizza sulle
tecniche di esame e
lingua con tipologie di
attività KET, PET, FCE.
Numerosi suggerimenti
guidano a imparare un
metodo valido.
Risorse digitali
me-book studente
MPO
Si accede ai materiali multimediali MPO di Macmillan, direttamente da
www.mondadorieducation.it/english
MPO
(Macmillan Practice Online) offre agli studenti materiali interattivi esplicitamente
focalizzati alla preparazione degli esami, includendo esercitazioni metodiche di lessico, lingua e
pronuncia. Le attività aiutano gli studenti alla preparazione del KET, PET e FCE.
Ogni livello offre 150 risorse divise in 10 Unit. Ogni unit fornisce attività online che propongono
test pratici per controllare i progressi con un timer per riprodurre il contesto dell’esame.
Le risorse sono raggruppate in sei categorie:
grammar, vocabulary, language, pronunciation, exam
preparation
and
practice tests.
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