Active Learn-Cambridge English CEFR Level B1/B2

In accordance with CEFR Level
B1/B2

USM TESOL Edition

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Content Page

Units Area of Focus Page Number
Unit 1
✓ Be familiar with food 6-17
Unit 2
and drink
Unit 3
✓ Make comments and

advice on food and

drink

✓ Identify specific

information from text
✓ Listen to specific

information
✓ Learn about modals
✓ Write a relevant review

✓ Familiar with family 18-28

matters and physical

appearances
✓ Learn features of a

play
✓ Identify specific

information from text
✓ Listen to specific

information
✓ Learn about tenses
✓ Write down your

memory with families

✓ familiarise with 29-42

technology and

innovation related

vocabulary
✓ identify specific

information from the

text
✓ listen to specific

information
✓ evaluate information to

be true or false
✓ use passive voice for

past events
✓ use accurate

questioning technique

for response
✓ write a review of

website for a

technology magazine

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Units Area of Focus Page number
Unit 4
✓ Build the necessary 43-55
Unit 5
Unit 6 vocabulary related to

health
✓ Form words using the

suffix and prefix
✓ Read for specific

information and locate

information from the

text
✓ Listen to a conversation

and recall specific

information after

listening
✓ Improve speaking skills

via discussions with

peers
✓ Improve writing skills on

writing to argue.

✓ be familiar with travel 56-67

related vocabulary
✓ -share a travel

experience-get useful

information from a text
✓ -use present perfect

simple and present

perfect continuous
✓ -listen to specific

information
✓ -Write a postcard

✓ Be familiar with 68-78

celebration related

vocabulary
✓ -get reading skills-know

some festivals
✓ -use modal verbs -learn

the skills about listening

for relationship
✓ -discuss favourite

festivals
✓ write a brochure and a

letter

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Unit Area of Focus Page number
Unit 7
✓ Familiarise with wonders 79-90
Unit 8 of the world related 91-101
vocabulary
Answers
References ✓ Identify specific
information from the
text

✓ Listen to specific
information

✓ Evaluate information to
be true or false

✓ Write a postcard

✓ Use accurate reported
speech response

✓ Create a fun fact-
finding poster

✓ Familiarise with unique
sports related
vocabulary

✓ Identify specific
information from the
text

✓ Listen to specific
information

✓ Evaluate information to
be true or false

✓ Write a story

✓ Past perfect and past
perfect continuous

✓ Complete diorama
project

Mark scheme and modal 102-113
answers for the exercises 114-116

The sites where the
materials were adapted
from.

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Food and Drink

In this unit, you will be able to:
✓ Be familiar with food and

drink
✓ Make comments and advice

on food and drink
✓ Identify specific information

from text
✓ Listen to specific

information
✓ Learn about modals
✓ Write a relevant review

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Activity 1◆

1 Watch the video and answer the
questions

1. What different types of food are curry
introduced in the video?

2. Have you ever tried any of the food in
the video ? what did you think of it ?

2 Match the food to the countries on dim sum
the map and answer the questions

1. Have you ever tried any of the food in the
pictures ? Which would you most like to
try?

2. What food from other countries have you
tried?

maple
syrup

Canada

United China
Kingdom

Italy

Mexico

India

Vocabulary

maple tofu trick
pudding horrible plate
black pudding handle
bite BBQ
snack cheese tender
cuisine someday steak
spicy poison sauce
hot pot oolong slightly
dare china incredibly
butcher symbol pizzeria
super function vegetarian
bacon download bitter
sausage related bakery
toast creamy
butter diet recommend
typical addict acid
roast attack
suffer tip homemade
stinky custom
manners 7
in case

Activity 2:

1 Tick the food you would like to try
and see how adventurous you are.

 Black pudding: a type of dark 1. Growing up in England with a British father and
sausage mainly made from blood and and a Chinese mother, I’ve enjoyed food from
fat, famous in the UK and some other both countries ever since I was able to hold a knife
parts of Europe and fork-and chopsticks!

 Blue cheese: a type of cheese with 2. Mum has sweet memories of the food from her
bule lines in it, popular in Europe and home town in Sichuan, and often cooks spicy
well-known for its strong taste dishes. Thanks to this ,dad has come to love hot
pot! But there are still some dishes that dad hare
 Haggis: a Sottish dish made from the not try even after many years of marriage to my
liver, heart and lungs of a sheep mother. He once told me he was surprised by what
he saw on the table when he first visited my
 Fried spider: a popular snack in some mother’s parents in china. He was even shocked
parts of South-east asia at their wedding when he saw

A
Child of
Two
Cuisines

2 Read the passage and talk about
your understanding of the title.

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how the Chinese ate almost every part of an I came across stinky tofu, a horrible grey thing
animal. Even today, he still does not easily take that looked and smelt like a burnt sports
to eating things like chicken feet. shoe,”you needn’try it if you don’t want
to ,”mum said ,but I gathered all my courage
3. But I enjoy that sort of food myself. Last week, to take a bite and was a mazed to find it
I went to the butcher's and asked,"Do you wasn’t so bad. It reminded me of blue cheese,
have pigs' ears?""No,"the butcher said, pulling a similarly strong smelling type of food you
at his own ears,"just these ordinary ones."He either love or hate. Maybe I’ll fallin love with
must have thought I was joking. stinky tofu-someday.

4. Dad can cook a super"full English breakfast"of 6. People say that one an’s meat is another
bacon, eggs, beans, sausages and toast with man’s poison, but I feel at home with food
butter-Mum and I just have to find a way to from both my cultures. To me, there’s
get him into the kitchen! He also does a typical mothing better than a cross-cultural afternoon
Sunday roast. We all love roast beef and tea of English biscuits and a cup of Chinese
vegetables, but Mum says we'd better not eat oolong tea in a fine china cup!
too much roast food as it may make us suffer
from heat inside our bodies, according to
traditional Chinese medicine.

5. I’ll never forget my first visit to china. Mum
encouraged meto try different kinds of food,
and I did！ I loved everything. But just when I
thought I could deal with all Chinese food,

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3 Choose the main idea of the passage.

1. How the family stays healthy by eating Chinese food.
2. What the family has done to promote Chinese food.
3. How the family cooks both Chinese and English food.
4. How the family combines food from two cultures.

4 Choose the correct symbols and complete the table with information
from the passage.

Opinion Mum Dad Son

Supporting N/A N/A N/A
details
Sichuan hot
pot

Opinion N/A N/A N/A

Animal parts Supporting
details

Opinion N/A N/A N/A

Full English Supporting
breakfast details

Opinion N/A N/A N/A

Sunday roast Supporting
details

Opinion N/A N/A N/A

Stinky tofu Supporting
details

1. What does the author mean by saying “one man’s meat is Think & Share
another man’s poison”? Do you know of any similar sayings in
Chinese ? 10

2. What food form other regions in china or other countries has
made an impression on you? Why ?

Activity 3

Modals Underline the modals in the

Look at the sentences from the reading 2 introduction to an app and

1 passage. Think and work out the talk about their meanings.

meanings of the words in bold.

a. I was able to hold a knife and fork-and chopsticks!
b. But there are still some dishes that Dad dare not try

even after many years of marriage to my mother.
c. Mum and I just have to find a way to get him into the

kitchen!
d. we'd better not eat too much roast food as it may

make us suffer from heat inside our bodies...…
e. "You needn't try it if you don't want to,“ Mum said....

Now talk about the function of modals. Then If you dare not try a "painful"diet
match the meanings to the words in bold to stay healthy, this new app s the
above. perfect solution-and you needn't
pay for it! The app works by
1. be afraid to do something quickly showing photos of
2. not be necessary to do something different food. Al you have to do is
3. give advice to do or not to do something select the photos of healthy food.
4. be necessary or give strong advice to do something Then you’ll be able to train your
5. have the ability to do something brain to select healthy food in real
situations, So, ff you' re a sugar
Complete the tips for good table manners addict and aren’t able to say no
to chocolate or cola, you had
3 with the correct form of the modals in better download it now!

Activity above.

While going on your first trip to the UK is exciting.
new and different customs can also be confusing.
Table manners are no exception. But don't worry-here
are some tips:

⚫ You1 wait until everyone else has been served before you start eating

⚫ Sometimes there are so many knives and forks that you2 pick them up in case

you get it wrong. The trick is to start with the ones on the outside.

⚫ When you finish your meal, you 3 place the knife and fork together on your

plate with the handles at the four o' dock position.

Table manners, however, can differ in different

situations. For example, you4 use a knife

and fork when eating a hamburger or pizza. Just

remember; when in Rome, do as the Romans do, and

you will5 enjoy the local cuisine!

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Food comments a
b
4 Read and match the comments to the pictures.
c
 1 Backyard BBQ , Kansas City , US d

56 review

The most tender steak I've ever had!The barbecue
gives itthat famous smoky flavour,and it comes with
a shiny sauce that's very,very spicy!

 2 Bund 59,Shanghai,China

98 review

A bowl of soup with a large, round meatball! The
meatball is cooked through, which looked slightly pink
inside. Incredibly soft and juicy-it melts in the mouth!

 3 Antonio's Pizzeria, London, UK

86 review

Worst pizza ever! I ordered a large vegetarian pizza, but
it was tiny! It was served cold and came with some sort
of sticky sauce which tasted bitter and smelt really fishy!

 4 Madame Laurent's Bakery, Paris, France

95 review

You' ve got to try the strawberry cheesecake. It's
smooth and creamy with fresh strawberries, which give it
a lovely sweet and fruity taste. Highly recommended!

5 Underline the words that describe food in Activity above and put them into

the table. Add any more you can think of.

Appearance Smell Taste Feel

6 Work in pairs. Talk about your favourite food using the words you have learnt.

A: What's your favourite food?
B: My favourite food is..
A: How does it look /smell/taste/feel?
B: It looks/smells /tastes/fee...
…

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Healthy eating 8 Listen again and complete the

• The sugar in soft drinks forms acid notes.
and attacks our teeth for about 20
minutes each time we drink them. Food and Harriet's views
drinks
• About 30% of the world's Janet wants
population is overweight. to order

Did You Know ? salad with a lof of sugar, .
dressing 1 and
7 Listen to the conversation and tick
unhealthy2
the food and drinks ordered.
just a small3 of real

fruit juice fruit in it has as much

sugar as4 .

fat-free a lot of sugar to improve
yoghurt the 5 ,which can
be 6 .

a salad without a salad with Now talk about what Harriet says to
dressing dressing persuade Janet.Listen again if necessary.

a glass of a glass of yoghurt 9 Work in pairs. Act out the
water juice
conversation to persuade a
a glass of a double customer to buy a new mixed fruit
cola hamburger drink.
with French fries
Student A & Student B

10 Work in pairs.Think of a similar

situation and have a conversation.

 Learning to learn

When giving advice, it's usual to give your
opinionwithin your first sentence. This makes
the listener more interested in what you are
saying. Here are some examples: Not a good
idea. Did you know that..?
Sorry, but there's a problem with..…

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Activity 4

1 Work in pairs.Talk about what you usually eat for

dinner and decide who eats more healthily.

2 Describe the pictures and the actual situation of the Refrigerator
fridges.

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Writing a recipe
3 Read the food blog and answer the questions.

Gong Bao Chicken(also known as Kung Pao Chicken)
was originally a family dish of Ding Baozhen, or Ding
Gongbao,a high-ranking court official of the Qing
Dynasty who helped reconstruct the Dujiangyan
Irigation System in Chengdu, Sichuan. Over the years.
it has become one of the most popular dishes in Chinese
restaurants throughout the world.
The combination of spicy, salty, sweet and sour flavours
makes Gong Bao Chicken hard to resist. What's more, it
is easy to make and can be adapted to individual tastes.

So,don't forget to pick up some chicken on your way home and try this recipe out!

Ingredients RECIPE

chicken breast…….............. ...…300g Instructions
roasted peanuts ….........……...…50g
small pieces of dried tofu… ...50g 1. Heat the oil over a high heat.
cooking oil............................2spoons 2. when the oil is hot, aod the chillies and stir
dried chillies…..........................…5or6
spring onions….................a handful them for about 30 seconds.
soy sauce…...................…1teaspoon 3. Add the spring onions and stir them for about
vinegar…......................…1 teaspoon
sugar.............................…2teaspoons 30 seconds.
salt ….............................…1 teaspoon 4. Add the chicken and cook it through.
5. Add the soy sauce, vinegar and sugar.
6. Add the peanuts and dried tofu and cook for

another 1 to 2 minutes.
7. Season with salt and serve.

1. What is the origin of Gong Bao 4 Think of your favourite dish and
Chicken?
complete the recipe.
2. What are the two main parts of a
recipe?

3. How do you cook GongBao
Chicken?Describe the process in
your own words.

5 Share your recipe with the class.

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Presenting ideas

1 Look at the food and drink on the list of 2 Work in groups. Talk about

China's Intangible Cultural Heritage and your recommendation
think of other typical ones you know. following the steps below.
Recommend one you wish to add to the
UNESCO list. 1. Say what food or drink
you would like to
Food/Drink recommend.

Description 2. Give a description of it.

Reasons for 3. State why you would like
recommendation to recommend it.

Now discuss and decide on
a winning food or drink.

3 Present your food or drink
to the class.Use the

expressions in the box to

help you.

 Useful expressions

1. We would like to recommend..…
2. It comes from..…
3. Itis famous for…s

Itlooks/tastes/smells...
4. We recommend it because..…

Reflection

1 After completing this unit,I can rate 2 I've learnt to make use of the
my performance1(excellent),2(good)
following words and expressions:
or 3(in need of improvement).
2 I still need to improve:
 express opinions about food
 encourage others to develop healthy

eating habits
 understand how different lifestyles can

affectpeople's diets
 write a recipe for my favourite dish
 appreciate different food cultures

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Family Matters

In this unit, you will be able to:
✓ Familiar with family matters

and physical appearances
✓ Learn features of a play
✓ Identify specific

information from text
✓ Listen to specific

information
✓ Learn about tenses
✓ Write down your memory

with families

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1 Watch the video and answer the questions.

1 What is the video mainly about?
2 How do you feel about the family?

2 Look at the pictures and answer the questions.

1 What do you already know about these families?
Which family do you relate to most? Give your reasons.
2 What other family stories do you know?

The Parr family
• The Incredibles (film)
• USA

Vocabulary

character cheek event
approach issue apologize
observe
chat range impact
career stress judge
assume strength settle
studio admire settle for
court powerful feature
ignore indeed typically
somehow individual
suit medal extra
talent positive detail
option enormously contain
sigh throughout nowadays
curtain media nation
generation summary responsible
regularly slim memory
jaw focus
beard
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Activity 2 ▼

1 Tick the things you would ask your parents

about for advice.
□ school studies
□friendship troubles
□ joining an after-school club
□getting a new hairstyle
□shopping for new clothes and shoes
□choosing your future area of study

2 Read the play and find out what conflict the

son has with his father.

□ Learning to learn

A play is a story performed on a stage. It
has a plot, settings, characters and
actions, as well as dialogue between
characters.

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(The living room. Friday night. A table and two Grandfather: (stepping between Father and
chairs at front centre. Grandfather and Father, Son and raising his voice) Hey! I told you to
seated at the table, are playing chess.) calm down, both of you!
Father: But I told him to study
Grandfather: And... I win! something useful at university!
(Son enters room.) Grandfather: (laughing} Easy, son! 1
remember when you were his age, you
Father: Not again! Oh look, here comes my said that you wanted to be a
boy. How are you, son? professional football player.
Son: (nervously approaching the table) Father: And you wanted me to be an
Erm... Dad, can we talk? engineer!
Father: Sure! You know you can always Grandfather: I just wanted you to be happy,
turn to your dad for a chat. and
Son: OK. Here it is. I've decided not to an engineer 一 a happy engineer.
go to university. I want to focus on Father: But in the end, you just advised me
my band and have a career in music to think carefully.
when I leave school. Grandfather: Yes, and you have found the
Father: (raising his voice in surprise) You career
can't be serious! What about your that suits your talents. I'm so proud
future career as a lawyer?! of you. Your son is proud of you, too.
Son: I knew you'd say that. You just Son: Of course 1 am, but I have different
assume 1 want to be a lawyer, but talents.
that's only because you are a lawyer. Grandfather: (turning to Son) Why don't you
Father: What’s wrong with being a lawyer? also
Lawyers help people and are take my advice and think carefully
respected by others. before jumping in with both feet?
Son: Yes, but I'm not interested in law. Son: Well, I could try...
I want to work in a studio, not a court. Grandfather: If you go to university and play
Grandfather: (looking at Father) Calm down. music at the same time, you will
OK? have two options for your future.
Father: (ignoring Grandfather's words) Stop And I'm sure playing in a band will
daydreaming! Playing in a band is help you make lots of new friends
not a job. at university.
Son: Of course it is! The music industry Father: Yes, lots of new lawyer friends!
is developing fast now. Making music is a Son: (with a sigh) Dad...
job.

（curtain）

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3 Choose another suitable title for the play and give your reasons.

1The Secret to a Happy Family
2A Generation Gap
3A Dream Job
4Grandfather’s Advice
5My Career, My Choice

4 Add the tags to the director's notes.

Setting Plot Characters

The living room,with 1 at The son doesn’t plan to go to
front centre. university.
He wants to 2 and
· Grandfather—in his 70s,keen 3 ,because it suits his talents.
chess player But the father wants his son to
· Father—in his 40s,lawyer,football 4 and 5 ,because lawyers
fan help people and 6 .
·Son—16 year old,senior high The grandfather advises his
student,music lover grandson to go to university and
7 at the same time.
This way,he can 8

Now complete the director's notes with expressions from the play.

Think & Share

1 If you were in a similar situation to the son, what would you
do? Why?
2 What conflicts have you had with your parents? How did you
solve them?

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Activity 3 ☺

Review: Tenses

1 Look at the sentences from the 2 Complete the dialogue with the correct form of

reading passage. Decide which tense the words and expressions in brackets.
each is in and match the tenses to
what they describe. Dad: Adam, Sally, come here. Mum___1___
(have)something to tell you.
Grandfather and Father, seated at Adam: Coming!
the table, are playing chess. Sally: Coming!
Lawyers help people and are Mum: I_____2_____ (call) Grandma yesterday
respected by others. and invited her to our house this Sunday.
…you said that you wanted to be a We _____3____ (throw) her a big birthday party!
professional football player. So, we each need to choose a present.
…you have found the career that Adam: I know —I ____4_____ (give) her a new
suits your talents. tea set.
…you will have two options for She____5_____ (like) drinking tea!
your future. Mum: Good choice. What about you, Sally?
Sally: I____6____ (think of) making a scarf for
□1 Something that started in the past her.
and is affecting the present. Mum: Good idea. I’m sure Grandma
□2 Something that is currently taking ______7____ (love)it. Oh,____8_____ you
place. ______9____ (finish) theguest list yet, dear?
□3 Something that is certain to take Dad: Yes, I have, and I’m working on the
place in the future. invitations.
□4 Something that was completed in Mum: OK. So we still need to prepare food and
the past. drinks. I’ii make a checklist.
□5 Something that happens regularly
in the present.

Now match the sentences to the 3 Look at the checklist for Grandma's birthday
correct timelines and find more
examples of these tenses in the party and talk about the preparations. Use as
reading passage.
many of the tenses in this Activity as possible.
Past present future
Preparation Who’s Done Ongoing To do
Past present future responsible? ✔ ✔ ✔
choose prese nts Everyone
Past present future for Grandma
Dad ✔
Past present future draw up the
guest list on Dad
Past present future Wednesday Mom

make invitations

prepare food and
drinks on Sunday
morning

They have decided to throw a party to

celebrate Grandma's birthday... 23

Physical appearances

4 Read the email and answer the questions.

From Penny To Anna

Subject A family memory

Great to hear from you! Yes, we had a fantastic holiday. Mum,
Dad and I went camping in Penang. In fact, we stayed at the
same campsite as we did ten years ago. Dad showed me a photo
we had taken then - just see how time flies!

Dad has changed quite a bit! In his thirties, he was quite thin and
pale, and he had red, bushy hair. Nowadays, he's well-built and
tanned. He's always had a square jaw, but now he's grown a
beard. Strangely, his beard is still red even though his hair is
turning grey!

Mum looks almost the same, though. She still has smooth skin
and straight black hair, and jogging has kept her slim and fit.

I still have light skin and black hair, of course. But I usually wear
my hair in a ponytail these days as it has got a lot longer. Mum
says I had cute rosy cheeks, but now I have freckles. I think they
are kind of cute too, right?

Can't wait to see you back in school!

Penny

1 What did Penny's dad look like ten years ago?
2 What does Penny's mum look like now and why?
3 How does Penny look different now compared to ten years ago?

5 Underline the words and expressions used to describe appearances in

Activity above and put them into the table. Add any more you can think of.

Face Hair Skin Height and build

6 Work in pairs and describe how your family members* physical appearances

have changed.

My mother was / had... Now she is / has got... 24

Activity 4 ☺

Saying sorry to family members
1 Listen again and complete Alice's journal entry.

Saturday 22 September

Today , I was in a(n) 1 ,but mum missed it

.

Later , on the phone she apologized and

explained that she was busy with work because

The International Day of Families, someone was 2 .I wish she had come!
which was set by the United
Nations in 1993, is held on 15 May I know she’s been busy recently , and I
every year. The day celebrates the
importance i of families. It aims to understand that , I’m just worried about her. I
deepen people’s understanding of
issues that are related to families. don’t like seeing her so 3 .
With a different theme each year,
the day is observed with a wide I think she needs to take some time off work to
range of events that are organised 4.
at local, national and international
levels. I told her my worries.to make up for it , next

week we plan to go to the 5 together ,

we’ll go camping and have a(n) 6 .most

importantly ,we’ll have time to talk and

7 .i’m really looking forward to it!

Now talk about how Alice's mother makes an apology.

2 Listen to the conversation and Listen again if necessary.

choose the feelings that the 3 Work in pairs. Act out the conversation to

speakers express. apologise to a family member.

Student A & Student B.

a b c 4 Work in pairs. Think about an other situation

in which you need to make an apology and
have a similar conversation.

□ Learning to learn

Placing stress on particular words can have a big impact on the
meaning and strength of apologies. For example, saying I am
ssotrrerny*gthhaesnmingoraenoafpaonloimgypiascbt ythuasnin“gI'amndsosrtrrye"s.sAinngoathdever2rw5bas:yIo'mf
really sorry, I'm so sorry.

Writing about a family memory

5 Read the journal entry and answer the questions.

Sunday 20 October

I was tidying my room yesterday ang found an
photo in a notebook.as I was looking at it ,the
lovely memory of that day came back to me.

It was my mother’s birthday ten years ago,and I
decided to surprise her with home—made
scrambled eggs . I woke up really early and tip-
toed to the kitchen . I had never cooked anything
before,so I tried to copy how she did it.but
somehow they ended up burnt.

I was about to throw everything away when my 1 What brought back the
mother came in.i showed her the eggs and sadly author's lovely memory?
explained what happened .to my surprise,she 2 What happened in the
tasted them and said they weren’t bad! I guest author's memory?
love is indeed a magical ingredient. In fact, wo 3 Why is it a lovely memory?
ended up laughing and ate them all.

This weekend is her 45th birthday. I’ll make her
scrambled eggs again,and this time they won’t be
burnt!

6 Think of a special family memory of □Useful expressions ✔
your own and complete the table.
• Last summer;... / In 2015,... / Many
Who was in the memory? years ago,...
When did it happen? • I was at...
Where did it take place? • It made me feel so...
What happened? • I remember this because...
Why is it special or memorable? • I learnt that...

Now write a short story about this memory. Use 7 Share your story with the class.
the expressions in the box to help you.

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Presenting ideas ▼

1 Read the messages and decide who sent each one: Stuart's friend,

his teacher or his mother. Give your reasons.

2 Read the messages again. Think about the saying □ Useful expressions
"Home is where you are loved the most and act

the worst". • I think it means that…

1 What does the saying mean? • In my opinion,...
2 Do you agree with it? Give examples to support • “Young people should respect.. because...
your opinion. • As an example, I often...

3 Work in groups. Share your opinions about

the saying. Use the expressions in the box to
help you.

4 Present your ideas to the class.

Reflection

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Technology
&

Innovation

In this unit, you will be able to:
- familiarise with technology and innovation related

vocabulary
- identify specific information from the text
- listen to specific information
- evaluate information to be true or false
- use passive voice for past events
- use accurate questioning technique for response
- write a review of website for a technology

magazine

Building Vocabulary Technology is defined as machinery and
equipment developed from the

application of scientific knowledge.

Can you guess the names
of the objects below?

Use the words in the box for
help.

Memory card Fax Machine Web Camera
Scanner camera
CD Player Laptop Pen drive Radio Gameboy
MP3 Player 3D Glasses
Stereo E-Book Joystick Computer
Microwave Keyboard
Mobile Phone Mouse Television
Steering Wheel Printer
Tablet Loudspeaker Cordless Phone
Dictaphone Bluetooth Headset
Video Camera Wristwatch Headphones

Kitchen Robot

Mixer

Gamepad

Global Positioning System (GPS)

Personal Digital Assistant(PDA)

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Household Appliances Functions
You wash clothes in it
Freezer You bake food in it
Cooker You press clothes flat and remove wrinkles in it
Dishwasher You wash your dishes in it
Iron You heat food with it using energy waves
Refrigerator You dry clothes with it
Dryer You keep food cold with it
Toaster You heat pots and pans on it
Washing Machine You toast food with it
Vacuum Cleaner You clean the floor with it
Microwave You keep food frozen with it
Oven

What about the 1. My ______________ is almost empty. I
household appliances? only have a few eggs, some cheese and a
bottle of soda in it.
Can you match the
household appliances 2. I think I'd like to buy a ____________
with their functions? which can brown up to four pieces of
One example is done bread.

for you. 3. Put the saucepan on the ____________
and simmer for three minutes.
Next, use the
appliances in 4. Throw your wet clothes into the
context. Choose ____________. They should be ready in
one of the about 20 minutes.
words in the
box to complete 5. Could you get the ___________ out and
the sentences. clean the living room?

6. Many students have a _____________
in their rooms so they can at least cook
melted toast and cheese.

7. Put the roast into the ______________
and let it roast for 45 minutes.

8. I bought ten pounds of salmon and put it
all into the _________ to keep until the
party next week.

9. There's nothing like a ____________to
make cleaning up after dinner easy.

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The Future of Electronic
Books

Read the text
and answer
task A –C.

Electronic books, or e-books, provide a new, cool, environmentally-friendly, C) Answer the questions about
and inexpensive way to read. Differing from their paper cousins only in the the text.
binding, e-books are stored and used as computer files rather than as ink on
paper. 1. What’s the difference between
traditional books and e-books?
One arena that might soon see the leap to e-book use is the classroom. ___________________________
Students would take their handheld e-book readers to the electronic ___________________________
bookstore, load their texts, carry the lot in their bookbag, and not notice the ___________________________
extra weight of a dozen full-length texts. 2. Where can we buy e-books?
___________________________
E-books can be purchased directly on the Internet from hundreds of ___________________________
publishers or retail e-bookstores. In either case, pay with your credit or debit 3. What are the advantages of e-
card, then download it directly as with a free book, or wait for it to arrive as books comparatively to printed
an e-mail attachment, a disk or a CD. books?
___________________________
E-books can be viewed on a computer screen or using a book reader. About ___________________________
the size of a large trade paperback, these handheld e-book readers have 4. Explain the meaning of the
high-resolution, easy-to-read screens, and a computer or telephone connector expression “put a toe in the e-
to obtain files. Better yet, they have enough memory to store many book files book waters”.
at once. ___________________________
__________________________
Few conventional bookstores carry e-books yet, but it's a simple matter for 5. Is it possible to read some
a savvy person to find them. The best bet is an Internet search engine, chapters of an e-book before you
directory, or specialty information centre. There, locate e-books by author, buy it? Quote from the text.
subject, genre, ISBN, or title. The online versions of some giant bookstore ___________________________
chains also have searchable e-book sections. ___________________________
E-publishers and many of their authors have web pages. These have further
information, plot summaries, reviews, pictures, and other good stuff. They 31
usually provide several chapters to read free so you can try-before-you-buy,
just as in a paper bookstore. If you read a book and like it, you could always
write a review and send it to the author. Maybe it'll get published on the net
with your name and web site attached.

A few big-name authors such as Stephen King, Anne Rice, Frederic Forsyth,
Diana Gabledon, and Colleen McCullough, as well as some large paper houses
like Simon and Schuster have already put a toe in the e-book waters, and the
field gets more crowded all the time.

If you love paper books to death and just can't imagine reading any other
way, don't panic. So far, e-books are an alternative to the traditional ones.
They haven't replaced them ... yet. However, you don't have to be much of a
prophet to note that since distributing books electronically is easier, faster,
cheaper, and offers greater variety, we should soon see a lot more of them.

Some promise to make the experience better than paper with multimedia
readers. Others produce audio versions where the author reads it to you.

Ah, indulgence.
Keep in mind, you take the same chances buying an electronic book as a
paper one. Maybe you won't like it after all. But the majority of electronic
publishers screen their books carefully, insist on professional editing, and
publish only the best. If you read an excerpt first and buy only from reputable
publishers, you won't often be disappointed.

THE FUTURE OF READING
Electronic Books
by Rick Sutcliffe

Source: http://www.fazeteen.com/articles/ebooks.htm

Listening Practice How often do you
check your phone?

How much is too
much? Let’s watch a
video to find out more

about technology
addiction.

But first…let’s
complete the pre-
listening task by

matching the
vocabulary with the
correct definition.

Vocabulary Definition

addiction a portable computing device
relationship such as a smartphone or tablet
computer
buzz to reply
mobile device
a low humming or murmuring
daily sound
to respond enjoying a certain activity a lot
and spending as much time as
possible doing it
a way in which two or more
people behave towards each
other
every day

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Watch the video about Alejandra’s phone usage
and complete tasks A and B.

Based on the
video, identify
whether the
sentences in
Task A is True

or False.

Task A: Say whether the statements are True or False

1. Alejandra is fourteen.
2. She checks her phone in the morning.
3. She gets depressed checking her phone.
4. When she hears a buzz it makes her feel like she has

friends.
5. Alejandra's mother has rules about Alejandra using

her phone.
6. Alejandra thinks she has checking her phone under

control.

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Task B: Complete the sentences with a number from
the box.

one in two one in three three-quarters

Seventy-eight per cent Eighty-five per cent

1. _______________ of teens check their mobile
devices at least hourly.

2. Almost _______________ feel the need to
immediately respond to messages.

3. _______________ feel like they are addicted.
4. _______________ of parents feel their teens’ device

use has not harmed their relationship.
5. Yet _______________ teens argue with their parents

daily about it.

Discuss the following
question with a
partner:

How often do you
check your phone?
Do you think phone
addiction is a serious

problem?

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British Innovation in Transport

Read the text
and discuss the
questions in task

A.

Throughout the years, British inventors have made a significant contribution to transport,
and this continues to this day.

From tractors to trains, the steam engine was a popular way of powering all kinds of
machinery during the industrial revolution. In 1765, the steam engine was developed (by
the Scotsman James Watt and his contemporaries) to greatly improve its efficiency. This
had a huge impact on industry in Britain and throughout the world, and later, in 1928,
Britain pioneered another type of engine. The jet engine was invented by Frank Whittle –
the man who some people say ‘shrank the world’ by enabling people to travel by aircraft.

Before cars, cycling was a preferred method of getting around. The Penny Farthing
bicycle was invented in 1871 by James Starley and was very popular in Victorian times.
It was named after the ‘penny’ (a large coin) and the ‘farthing’ (a smaller coin) because
the front wheel was much bigger than the back wheel, and therefore the bicycle
represented the two coins in appearance.

Riding a bike became a more comfortable experience when the pneumatic tyre was
invented in 1885. Since then, pneumatic tyres have become ubiquitous and are now
used on all modern bikes – including motorbikes. Unlike environmentally friendly
bicycles, however, motorbikes produce pollutants which some people believe are
responsible for global warming. In 2005, the hydrogen fuel cell motorbike was designed
to address this problem. Although the current price for this kind of motorbike is very
high, they will become more affordable as demand for them increases, and scientists
predict that, in the future, all major car manufacturers will be mass-producing hydrogen
fuel vehicles.

Londoners, and visitors to the capital city, are likely to be very familiar with ‘The Tube’,
which carries more than one billion passengers every year. The subway train was
invented in 1865 and London was the first city to have an underground railway system.
Countries throughout the world soon replicated the idea and there are now
approximately 160 similar systems in operation internationally.

In the future, transport may be taken to a much greater extreme and, in the same way
that Frank Whittle shrank the world with the jet engine, spacecraft looks set to shrink the
universe. The idea of space travel was invented in 2009 and people have already
bought tickets for the British company Virgin space flights, which are scheduled for
2013.

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Task A: Discuss the question based on your reading of the
text “British Innovation in Transport”

✓ Which other examples of British innovation can you find in the text?
✓ Which of these inventions do you think is most impressive?
✓ Which do you think has had/ will have the biggest impact?

Grammar Focus : Passive Voice

When we talk about
inventions and

discoveries, we often use
the passive voice. This is
because we want to make

the object (the thing
which ‘receives’ the
verb) the focus of the

sentence.

In the passive sentence, we are less concerned with the ‘doer’ of the
verb (the ‘agent’) and more concerned with the ‘receiver’ of the
action, so we put it at the start of the sentence to make it the subject.

In most cases, the agent of the verb is not expressed in a passive
sentence, but if it is, it is usually expressed with the word ‘by’.

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The form of the past simple passive is:
subject + was/were + past participle

Practice

1. There are seven examples of the passive structure in the reading text.
Write them on the lines below (the first one has been done for you):

a. _In 1765, the steam engine was developed (by the Scotsman
James Watt and his contemporaries). ________________________

b. ____________________________________________ Now, complete
c. ____________________________________________ practice 1 and

2.

d. ____________________________________________

e. ____________________________________________

f. ____________________________________________

g. ____________________________________________

2. Now try to change these active sentences into passive
sentences.

a. Active: Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web in
1991.
Passive: ____________________________________________
b. Active: Hugh Locke-King designed the motor racing circuit in
1907.
Passive: ____________________________________________
c. Active: Alexander Fleming discovered Penicillin in 1928.

Passive: _____________________________________________

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Speaking and Listening Date

Work with a partner. Ask each 1826
other questions to complete the 1878
2001
information in the table. 2012
Date
Student A: 1798
1876
Q: When was … invented/ 1953
discovered? 2010
A: The … was invented/ discovered
in … 38
the first vaccine for smallpox
the suspension bridge
the telephone
the electric light
The structure of DNA
hawk-eye
the artificial artery
the most sustainable stadium in Olympic history

Student B:

Q: When was … invented/
discovered?
A: The … was invented/ discovered
in …
the first vaccine for smallpox
the suspension bridge

the telephone

the electric light
The structure of DNA

hawk-eye
the artificial artery

the most sustainable stadium in Olympic history

Writing Practice Task A: Check your
understanding: matching
You are going to improve
on your writing to review Match the paragraphs with their topic
and write a–d next to the number 1–4.
skill. Read the website
review above and complete 1…….. Paragraph 1 a. a
conclusion
task A and B. and overall
opinion
2…….. Paragraph 2 b. good
things
about the
website
3…….. Paragraph 3 c. general
information
about
the website
4…….. Paragraph 4 d. some of
the
problems of the
website

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Task B: Check your writing: grouping – facts and opinions
Group the sentences from the review in the correct group.

Now, let’s write a review.
Use the writing plan as a

guide.

Plan your writing using the guiding questions below and write your
response in the sheet provided:
Which website do you want to review?
Paragraph 1: What general information about the website can you
give?
Paragraph 2: What are the website’s good points?
Paragraph 3: What are the problems with the website?
Paragraph 4: What’s your overall opinion? Would you recommend it?
Who would you recommend it to?

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Writing Task

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Health

In this unit, you will be able to:
- Build the necessary vocabulary related

to health
- Form words using the suffix and prefix
- Read for specific information and locate

information from the text
- Listen to a conversation and recall

specific information after listening
- Improve speaking skills via discussions

with peers
- Improve writing skills on writing to argue.

Building Vocabulary

Word Meaning
agricultural adj.
bacteria noun related to farming

better safe than sorry idiom tiny organisms that can live in our
bodies
consumer noun
contaminate verb being careful is better than taking
risks
debate noun
a person who buys something
demand noun
to make something a carrier of
evidence noun disease
expensive adj.
a discussion in which opposing
handle verb ideas or arguments are expressed

ingredients noun a product's popularity as shown by
the number of people who want it
label noun
facts that prove something is true
nutritious adj
highly-priced or costing a lot of
money

to touch, hold or move with the
hands

the different foods, spices, etc used
to make a meal or a dish

the sticker, tag, etc. with
information about a product

good for your health (of food and
drinks only)

Let’s prepare by
going through the

list of words.

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organic adj grown naturally without the use of
pesticide noun pesticides
produce noun
produce verb a chemical that stops insects from
process verb destroying crops

stay in business idiom food that comes from a farm, like
supply noun fruits, vegetables, eggs, meat, etc.
waste of money idiom
to make or create something

to make something with
technology and machines in a
factory

to survive (of a company or person
in business)

the amount or number of products
ready to be sold

a poor choice when spending
money

These words and
idioms will be
helpful to

understand the
reading text in

this section

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Grammar Focus : Word Formation

Use the word in brackets to form a new word that
fits into each blank.

Injuries, (1) _________________ (ILL) and diseases that you may
inherit from your parents or grandparents can damage your
brain. Disorders that destroy brain cells are very serious
because the body cannot (2) _________________ (PLACE) lost
cells.

A stroke occurs when the brain cells do not get enough
oxygen, which is transported throughout your body by blood. If
this happens the brain can no longer work in the (3)
_________________ (DAMAGE) area. Many stroke victims are not
able to use a certain side of their body and, very often, they
lose the (4) _________________ (ABLE) to speak (5)
_________________ (CLEAR). Strokes are often caused by high
blood pressure or when arteries become harder. Some stroke
victims die, others recover (6) _________________ (PART).

Brain tumours are caused by the rapid (7) _________________
(GROW) of cells. Such fast-growing cells destroy healthy ones.
As they grow, they create pressure and may damage other
areas of the brain. Sometimes tumours can be (8)
_________________ (MOVE) by operations or with drugs.

Many diseases that are caused by bacteria or viruses can also
do damage to the human brain. One of the most common
illnesses is meningitis, a disease that affects the membranes
that cover the brain and the (9) _________________ (SPINE) cord.

Sometimes the brain of an (10) _________________ (BORN) baby
does not develop the way it should. In Down's syndrome there
is an extra chromosome that causes mental disorder.

(adapted from English-Practise.co4m5 )

Are organic foods really more nutritious than non-
organic foods? Read about this issue in the passage

below.

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1. What is the main difference between organic
and non-organic food?
a) use of pesticides
b) size of the company
c) location of the farm

Let’s answer question
1 to 5.

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2. Many small organic food companies found it
difficult to _______ .

a) waste money
b) stay in business
c) find cheap pesticides

3. Recent studies show that eating organic
produce can _______ your chances of having
heart disease.

a) develop
b) increase
c) reduce

4. Processed organic foods can also be unhealthy
if they contain lots of

a) nutritious ingredients
b) organic produce
c) glucose

5. The aim of most big food companies is to
make the healthiest _______ they can.

a) profits
b) products
c) customers

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Listening Practice

Complete the pre-
listening task. Then scan
the QR code to listen to

the audio.

Pre-Listening Task: Group the words in the correct

column in the table below:

Describing Illness Medicines and
Treatment

it hurts a prescription an ache lozenges
a sore throat dizzy plasters tablets

a cough syrup

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Post-Listening Task: After listening to the audio,
complete questions 1 to 5.

1. The man needs something …

a. for his throat.
b. for his head.
c. for his wife

2. The man …
a. is coughing and has a headache.
b. is coughing but doesn’t have a

headache.
c. isn’t coughing, but has a

headache.

3. The lozenges are …

a. cheaper than the syrup.
b. not as cheap as the syrup.
c. more expensive than the syrup.

4. He should have the lozenge …

a. every four to six hours, after he eats a meal.
b. every four to six hours, with food.
c. every four to six hours, before he eats a

meal.

5. The pharmacist can’t give him
antibiotics because …

a. his prescription is only for tablets.
b. he doesn’t have enough money.
c. he doesn’t have a prescription.

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