Active Learn-Cambridge English CEFR Level B1/B2

Speaking Practice

Can you We are going to
discuss with familiarize ourselves
a partner on with the topic “The
generation of Couch
Task A?
Potato’

Pre-speaking Task A:
Can you calculate the number of
hours you spend on the activities per
day or per week? (e.g. I spend 2
hours a day cycling to school and
one hour a day watching TV).
1. Which of the activities might be

good for your heart?
2. Which activities can be called

sedentary?
3. Give other examples of

sedentary activities

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Speaking Task:
How does your lifestyle compare to your
grandparents’ lives? Has anything changed?
Discuss these topics:
• Transport
• Diet
• Home
• Spare time activities
• Physical activities

You can use this speaking frame
below to begin:

My lifestyle is the same as my
grandparents because…….
or

My lifestyle is different from my
grandparents because……

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Writing Practice

You are going to
practice writing
an argumentative

essay

Firstly, read the question and
brainstorm for ideas. Use the

writing frame in the next
page to plan your answer.

Writing Question:
A healthy diet plays a large role in a
person's emotional health. Discuss,

giving examples to support any
information.

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Writing Frame

Next, using your planning, write your essay for the topic ‘A healthy
diet plays a large role in a person's emotional health. Discuss,
giving examples to support any information.
Your writing should be within 300 words.

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Travel

In this unit, you will be able to:

-be familiar with travel 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

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Reading

Warming
Up

1 There are some exciting adventure holidays around the world. Are you ready for

this?

1) Write the correct words in the boxes below the picture.

kayaking white water rafting desert
snowboarding ancient ruins trekking

2) What’s the best holiday you’ve ever had? Where did you go? What did you do?

Pre-reading

1 Below is a text about adventure travel. Look through it quickly. Then answer

one question: Which of these holidays would you be interested in?

Reading

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Reading

Comprehending

1 Check your understanding: grouping

Write the activities under the correct holiday.

go kayaking see lions climb mountains see whales visit Scotland
follow try learn
visit try
a local guide different local about foreign
the South Pole different sports food cultures

Activity holidays Polar expeditions Cultural journeys

Trekking tours Wildlife holidays

2 Check your understanding: multiple choice

Circle all the holidays that answer the question

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Grammar

Present perfect simple and Present perfect continuous

1 Read and observe the following sentences. Please summarize the structure of the

present perfect simple and present perfect continuous.

A: I haven't eaten much chocolate recently.
I have just lost my keys.
I have bought a new computer.

B: All these years they have been contributing articles to our magazine. She has been writing
the letter since four o”clock in the afternoon. We have been studying in this school for three
years.

2 Correct the following sentences.

1.All these years they are contributing articles to our magazine.
2.I have been drinking five cups of coffee this afternoon.
3.What have you been doing before you left Oxford.
4.It's a good job. Have you done it all by yourself.
5.It's a long time since you come to see me.
6.Alice didn't see much of Henry lately.
7.l'm glad to tell you that you passed the exam.

3 Complete the following sentences with the right form of the verbs given.

1.You know, I (look) for a job for three months, and this is my first formal interview.

2.My sister (stay) in Beijing for three months last year.

3.The little boy is dirty all over because he (play) in the mud all the morning.

4.I (wonder) if you were free this afternoon.

5.Here he is! We (wait) anxiously for him since last night.

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Listening

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Speaking

1 Choose one of the two locations and think about what you need to bring with you

if you travel, then discuss with your partner.

2 Suppose you and your friends are going to Venice, and you are going to make plans

for your trip. Do a role play with this theme.

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Writing

1 Do you agree with the author after reading the following article? Why? Talk about

what you think of postcards.

2 Read the postcard example and draw out the expressions you think are useful.

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3 Check your understanding.

4 Check your writing: gap fill typing.

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5 Use the tables above to help you write a postcard. Then follow the steps below.

1 Suppose you're Mike. Now you're going to write a postcard to your friend.
2 Top Tips for writing:

√Start your postcard: Dear + name.
√Use the present continuous to say you're enjoying the holiday.
√Use the present perfect to say what you have done.
√Use going to for your future plans.
√A good way to finish a postcard.
√Finish your postcard: Love + your name. XX are kisses!
3 Put up your postcard in the classroom or read it to the class.

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Video Time

BEFORE Y0U WATCH

Complete the sentences with the words and phrases below. You may use a dictionary to help you.

magnetic centre Inca civilisation outside world stalls business and money

1 Machu Picchu was once part of the .
2 For many years, Machu Picchu was lost to the .
3 Machu Picchu is now made up of .
4 People believe that Machu Picchu is a(n) , attracting many tourists each year.
5 Apart from being a magicail place, Machu Picchu also brings a lot of to Peru.
6 Local people sell things at___to tourists.

WHILE Y0U WATCH

Choose the correct answers.
1 Another name for Machu Picchu is

A Aguas Calientes B one of the magnetic centr.es of the ancient world
C the Lost City of the Inca

2 Machu Picchu was built .

A in 1911 B more than 500 years ago C 500 years ago

3 Some people worry that too many tourists going to Machu Picchu .
A will be bad for the environment B will be bad for business
C will be too noisy

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4. The people in the town live completely .
A on the money from tourism B by selling art C by driving buses

5 Machu Picchu may be changed forever by . C tourism

A the weather B poverty

AFTER YOU WATCH

Work in groups. Discuss the questions.
1Are there any places like Machu Picchu in China? In what ways are they alike?
2Should tourism be stopped in places like Machu Picchu? Why and why not?

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Festivals

&

Celebrations

空白演示

单击输入您的封面副标题

In this unit, you will be able to:
- Be familiar with 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

Reading

Warming
Up

1 Let‘s brainstorm some Chinese festivals.

(Lantern Festival, Pure Brightness Festivall. . . )

2

Let's read the information about
Chinese festivals below and discuss
another three Chinese festivals:

1. When does the festival come?
2. What do people celebrate?
3. What do people do?

Festivals Date Festivals Date
New Year January 1st Teachers’ Day September 10th

International March 8th National Day October 1st
Women’s Day
March 12th The Spring Festival Lunar New Year
Arbor Day May 1st Dragon Boat Festival the fifth day of the
International Labor
fifth lunar month
Day

International June 1st Mid-Autumn Festival the 15th day of
Children’s Day August 1st Lantern Festival the 8th lunar
month
Army Day May 4th Pure Brightness Day
the 15th day of
Chinese Youth Day the 1st lunar
month

April the fifth

Pre-reading

1 Let students discuss the following questions:

What festivals or celebrations do you have in your city or town? What
part of a festival do you like best—the activities, the music, the sights, the
food or the people who visit?

2 Ask students to look at the pictures and title of the passage in

Reading. Discuss in pairs what kind of information will be
introduced in the passage.

ReaRedaidningg

Reading

1 Skimming the reading

passage and then fill in the
following chart.

Kinds of Names of Countries
Festivals Festivals

Festivals
Festivals
Harvest

Spring

2 Seeking for information to tell if

the following sentences are True
or False.
1)The ancient people needn’t worry about
their food.
2)Halloween used to be a festival intended to
honor the dead.
3)Qu Yuan was a great poet who people
honor a lot in China.
4)The Mid-autumn Festival is held to
celebrate the end of autumn.
5)Easter celebrates the birth of Jesus.

FESTIVALS AND CELEBRATIONS

Festivals and celebrations of all kinds have been held
everywhere since ancient times. Most ancient
festivals would celebrate the end of cold weather,
planting in spring and harvest in autumn. Sometimes
celebrations would be held after hunters had 5
caught animals. At that time people would starve if
food was difficult to find, especially during the cold
winter months. Today's festivals have many origins,
some religious, some seasonal, and some for special
people or events.
Festivals of the Dead
Some festivals are held to honour thc dead or to
satisfy the ancestors. who might return cither to help
or to do harm. For the Japanese festival

Obon. people should go to clean graves and light Spring Festivals
incense in memory of their ancestors. They also The most energetic and important festivals
light lamps and play music because they think that are the ones that look forward to the end
this will lead the ancestors back 1o carth. In Mexico, of winter and to the coming of spring. At the
people celebrate the Day of the Dead in carly Spring Festival in China. people cat
November. On this important feast day. people cat dumplings, fish and meat and may give
food in the shape of skulls and cakes with “bones" children lucky money in red paper. There
on them. They offer food. fowers and gifts to the are dragon dances and carnivals. and
dead. The Western holiday Halloween also had its families celebratet the Lunar New Ycar
origin in old beliefs about the return of the spirits of together. Some Western countries have
dead people. It is now a children's festival. when very exciting carnivals, which take place
they can dress up and go to their neighbours' forty days before Easter, usually in
homes to ask for sweets. If the neighbours do not February. These carnivals might include
give any sweets. the children might play a trick on parades. dancing in the streets day and
them. night, loud music and colourful clothing of
Festivals to Honour People all kinds Easter is an important religious
Festivals can also be held to honour famous peoplc. and social festival for Christians around
The Dragon Boat Festival in China honours the the world. I celebrates the return of Jesus
famous ancient poet, Qu Yuan. from the dead and the coming of spring and
In the USA, Columbus Day is in memory ot the new life. Japan's Cherry Blossom Festival
arrival of Christopher Columbus in the New World. happens a little later. The country. covered
India has a national festival on October 2 to honour with cherry tree flowers, looks as though it
Mohandas Gandhi, thc leader who helped gain is covered with pink snow.
India's independence from Britain. People love to get together to cat. drink and
Harvest Festivals have fun with each other. Festivals let us
Harvest and Thanksgiving festivals can he very enjoy life. bc proud of our customs and
happy events. People are grateful because their 30 forget our work for a little while.
food is gathered for the winter and the agricultural
work is over. In European countries. people will
ulsually decorate churches and town halls with
flowers and fruit, and will get together to have
meals. Some peopke might win awards for their
farm produce, like the biggest watermelon or the
most handsome rooster. China and Japan have mid
-autumn festivals. when people admire the moon
and in China. cnjoy mooncakes.

Reading

Comprehending

1 Reading the passage and then fill in the following chart.

Kinds of Festivals Names of Festivals Countries

Festivals

Festivals
Harvest
Spring

2 Choose the best answer to each question or to finish each

sentence according to the text.

(1)Why do Japanese people light lamps during the Festival of the Dead?
A. Because they want to make the festival colorful.
B. Because they want to light up their rooms.
C. Because they want to light up their way.
D. Because they want to lead their ancestors to return to earth.

(2)Which of the following was not mentioned as a famous person in the text?
A. Mohandas Gandi.
B. Christopher Columbus.
C. Abraham Lincoln.
D. Qu Yuan.

(3)The place where people will usually decorate churches and town halls with flowers
and fruits is ______________.
A. India
B. America
C. Europe
D. China

(4)Easter is held in memory of the return of Jesus for Christians and also celebrates
______________.
A. the coming of spring
B. the autumn harvest
C. the Lunar New Year
D. the end of a year

3 Find the information to answer the following questions.

⚫ What are festivals of the dead usually for?
⚫ What makes autumn festivals happy events?
⚫ What do people usually do at spring festivals?
⚫ What is one important reason to have festivals and celebrations?
⚫ Compare the festivals of the dead in Mexico, Japan and China. What things are similar?

What things are different?

Grammar

Modal verbs

Modal verbs Examples
can/could —Can/Could I borrow your dictionary?—Yes, you can.
may/might —May/Might I come in? —Yes, please. /Sure. /Certainly.—Please

must/mustn’t don’t. /—No, you mustn’t.
—Must we hand in our exercises today? —Yes, you must.—No,
must/can’t
you needn’t/don’t have to.You mustn’t talk to girls like that.
will/would You must be tired after working so long.She can’t be so stupid to

shall/should do that.

Will/Would you tell me how to get to the shopping center?He
will/would sit there for hours, doing nothing at all.

You shall come to my office immediately.We should read English
aloud every morning.

1 Reading and discovering 3 Summing up

Turn back to Page 1 to read through the Modal verbs are mainly used to express
passage FESTIVALS AND CELEBRATIONS, the speaker's opinion, will, attitude, etc. In
let's pick out the sentences using modal terms of usage, it has the following
verbs and translate them. characteristics:
(Like-The most ancient festivals would 1) Modal verbs have their own meanings;
celebrate the end of cold weather, planting in
spring and harvest in autumn.) 2) Modal verbs alone can not act as predicates
in sentences;
2 Thinking and discussing
3) Modal verbs have no change in person and
Let's read the sentences you picked out, think number;
over and discuss with a partner how each of
these modal verbs is being used in the situations. 4) Modal verbs are followed by infinitives
without to (except about), that is, the original
4 Working in pairs, complete the form of the verb.

dialogues using modal verbs 5 Closing down by a quiz
and then be ready to present
your dialogues to the class. 1)Mr. Smith looks pale. He can be ill.
2)You must be joking. That mustn’t be true.
1. A: ______________ you like to go to a special 3)Come to take the photos tomorrow
event with us on Sunday? morning. It may be ready by then.
B: Yes, I __________________________. 4)The fire spread so fast that only one-third
2. A: ______________ Xiao Feng find the origin of the people could escape the fire.
of Easter from that book?
B: No, he __________________________.
3. A: _______________ I go with my friends to
the harvest festival?
B: Yes, you __________________________.
4. A: If I want to be a doctor _____________ I
study science?
B: Yes, you .
5. A: He is very handsome. ______________ he
play the role of the prince?
B: No, he __________________________.
6. A: The neighbors’ children are older this year.
______________ they stop playing tricks at
Halloween?
B: Perhaps, they _____________________.

Listening Christmas Day

Pre- B
listening
1 What festivals do the pictures show us?

Mid-Autumn Festival

A

C

Easter

2 In which country do you think people celebrate each festival?
3 How do people celebrate each festival?

Listening

1 Listen and write the order of the conversations next to the names of the
festivals.

Chinese Lantern Rio Carnival Coming-of-Age Day
Festival

2 Then match each conversation with the relationship between the speakers below.

___a tour guide and members of atour group Listen for relationships
___an interviewer and an intervievee
___a reporter and a tourist To listen for a relationship.you need to pay
___two friends attention to how people talk to each other (e.g.:
friends usually call each other by first names)
and some particular questions in the
conversation (e.g.: “Could I have the bill,please?”
tell us that the speaker is a customer in a
restaurant).

Listening

3 Listen again and complete the sentences with the correct words.

1) In Conversation 1, the woman is wearing___colours. It took her a
long time to do her hair and make-up, and to get____. She is going
to meet her____soon.
2) In Conversation 2, Carla advises Li Mei to change her____. This
is because the weather is____and they will be outside for a long
time.
3) In Conversation 3, the pople are enjoying the_____show.

4 Listen again and make a list of each festival's activities.

· Chinese Lantern Festval:__________________________________
· Coming-of-Age Day:______________________________________
· Rio Carnival:____________________________________________

5 In pairs,discuss which of these festivals attracts you the most and
why.

EXAMPLE

A: I think the Rio Carnival would be the most exciting. After all,
as you know,I love to dance!
B: I love dancing, too, but I'm not sure I'd enjoy it in such hot
weather.
A: So which fetival do you like best?
B: I like...

Speaking

1 Let students understand how to discuss their favorite festivals and give their
reasons.

Conversation 1 Conversation 2

T: Which of the three festivals do you like T: Which of the three festivals attracts you
best? most?
S1: I think the Coming-of-Age Day is the S2: The Chinese Lantern Festival.
most interesting. T: I suppose you like yuanxiao, the sweet
T: Why is it your favourite? dumplings.
S1: Because I like to see women dressed S2: Not only that. I especially like guessing
up in their colorful traditional kimonos. riddles and I’m good at it.

2 Acting

One student plays the role of a journalist. The other three
students play the roles of the characters in the listening
dialogue. They are the Japanese girl attending the coming-
of-age ceremony, the girl attending the Rio carnival, and
the tourist visiting China. The following questions can be
used in the interview:

Role-play

1 ①What is the purpose of this festival?
②How do you usually celebrate this festival?
③What do you like best about this festival?

Writing

1 Let's review the following

expressions you will use.

⚫ You must. . . .
⚫ You should. . . .
⚫ You could. . . .
⚫ You can. . . .
⚫ You might. . . .
⚫ You would. . . .
⚫ You would have to. . . .
⚫ You need. . . .

2 Writing a brochure for the new

festival you have created,
introduce it and give advice to
those who want to come.

Be sure to include the following points.

1)where it will take place
2)how people can get there
3)what kind of weather people should expect
4)what things people should bring
5)three things that visitors should see
6)how much it will cost

3 Reading your brochure to the class. The others should give comments.

4 Wrting a letter

Suppose you are Mary, you study in the United States, July 4, 2019 - Independence Day, you
and your host family went to the countryside for a barbecue, ice cream making, swimming and
horseback riding activities, watched fireworks show, you feel very comfortable. Please write a
diary.

5 Exchange drafts with a partner. Use this checklist to help your partner revise

his/her draft.

⚫ Does the writer tell the reader what he/she knows about the topic?
⚫ Is the writing well-organised?
⚫ Is there an opening sentence in the 1st paragraph?
⚫ Does each paragraph include the necessary details?
⚫ Does the writer describe his or her feeling and emotions?
⚫ Can you find any grammar or spelling mistakes?

Video-time

The Lantern Festival

The Lantern Festival is one of the most
important traditional festivals in China. The
custom of loyfully celeorating the Lantern
Festival began in ancient times and stil has
great infuence on Chinese people today.

BEFORE Y0U WATCH

How much do you know about the Lantern Festival?Look at the table below and try to fill in the
blanks.

WHILE Y0U WATCH

Complete the table with the correct words.

Date · On the____day of the____month of the lunar year
· The____day of the Chinese New Year celebrations.

Festival 1 Looking at lanterns
activities · Places to see the lanterns:________.
· Most cities will__________________.
2 Guessing riddles
Riddles are often written___________.
3 Eating yuanxiao or tangyuan
· Dfferent filings are stuffed into balls of sticky______________.
· The__symbolises reunion, harmony, and_________________.

Interesting · The fire dragon dance in Puzhai Town in_____Province has a history of
events in over________years.
history · The Lantem Festival was known as the Chinese______Day in the past. It
was a good day for_____.
· Many ancient poets wrote poems about the festval, which describe
happy_______and also the stories of young________.

AFTER YOU WATCH

Work with a partner. Use the notes above to help you give a brief introduction to the Lantern
Festival.

Wonders of the
World

In this unit, you will be able to:
➢ Familiarise with wonders of the

world related vocabulary
➢ 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

Great Wall of China

Look and read the passage below.

Discover Great Wall of China (China)
Seven
Wonders Built between the 5th century B.C.
of the and the 16th century, the Great Wall of
World China is a stone-and-earth fortification
created to protect the borders of the
Chinese Empire from invading Mongols.
The Great Wall is a succession of multiple
walls spanning approximately 4,000 miles,
making it the world's longest manmade
structure.

Activity 1 - Listen to this TED-Ed, discuss how the
workers died while building the great war of China.

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Activity 2- Read and look up the dictionary for
each words given.

Waterfall Canyon Canal Valley

Oasis Meadow Desert Cliff

Wall Stonehenge Pyramid Tunnel

Island Creek Hill Drought

Activity 3- Look at the pictures and talk about it. Use
the vocabulary above to help you explaining about the
pictures.

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Read the 10 Secrets of Machu Picchu (Peru).

10 Secrets of Machu Picchu (Peru) 6. There’s more than one peak to climb.

1. It’s not actually the Lost City of the Inca. Machi Picchu Mountain have another peak with
When the explorer Hiram Bingham III encountered similar name which is at the opposite end of the site.
Machu Picchu in 1911, he was looking for a different
city, known as Vilcabamba. Over time it became 7. There’s a secret temple.
famous as the legendary Lost City of the Inca.
On the far side of Huayna Picchu, located The
2. It’s no stranger to earthquakes. Temple of the Moon. A ceremonial shrine of sorts
When an earthquake occurs, the stones in an Inca has been built with exquisite stonework and niches
building are said to “dance;” that is, they bounce which probably used to hold mummies at once
through the tremors and then fall back into place. before.

3. Much of the most impressive stuff is 8. There are still things to be found.
invisible.
The engineer Kenneth Wright has estimated that 60 In the area surrounding Machu Picchu, cloud forest
percent of the construction done at Machu Picchu grows over quickly. There may be uncovered trails
was underground. Much of that consists of deep and ruins yet to be found nearby. There are several
building foundations and crushed rock used as newly refurbished terraces shown to the public for
drainage. the first time in 2011.

4. You can walk up to the ruins. 9. It has a great sense of direction.
If you don’t mind a workout, however, you can walk
up and down for free. The steep path roughly follows The orientation of its structures, was heavily
Hiram Bingham’s 1911 route and offers extraordinary influenced by the placement of nearby holy
views of the Machu Picchu Historical Sanctuary. mountains, or apus. It is an arrow-shaped stone atop
the peak of Huayna Picchu appears to point due
5. There’s a great, hidden museum that no south to Mount Salcantay, one of the most revered
one goes to. apus in Inca cosmology. In the Inca calendar, the
The excellent Museo de Sitio Manuel Chávez Ballón sun can be seen to rise or set behind other
($7 entry) tells how and why Machu Picchu was built significant peaks on the important days.
(displays are in English and Spanish), and why the
Inca chose such an extraordinary natural location for 10. It may have been the end of a
the citadel. pilgrimage.

Source from national geographic Another speculation or rumors spread around.
Nobody knows what it hold.

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Activity 4 - Answer the questions below.

1) Where is Machu Pichu located? 4) How many peak located in
a. Venezuela Machu Pichu?
b. Ghana a. None
c. Peru b. Less than one
d. Costa Rica c. One
d. More than one
2) It is not actually …
a. A lost City of Vico 5) The synonyms of ‘trail’ is …
b. A lost City of Inca a. river
c. A lost City of Sitio b. stonewalk
d. A lost City of Hiram c. unpaved lane
d. blockade
3) Why did earthquake happen?
a. the plates or blocks of rock start 6) The opposite of ‘end’ is
a. Finish
moving b. Complete
b. It just happens c. Start
c. The stone moves by itself d. Final
d. The boulder produce force

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Activity 5 - Watch the first 2:30 minutes video of
The Seven Wonders of the Modern World. Then
complete the text given.

In 2007, more than 100 million people
voted to (1)__________ the new seven wonders of
the world. The following list of seven winners is
presented without (2)___________ and aims to
present global heritage.

Great Wall of China built (3)____________ the fifth
century BC and the 16th century. The Great Wall of
China is a stone and earth of (4)_____________
created to protect the borders of the Chinese
Empire from (5)___________ Mongols. The Great
Wall is actually a succession of multiple walls
spanning approximately 4,000 miles making it the
world’s longest man-made (6)______________.

{music}

The Roman Colosseum Rome (7)___________
between 70 AD and 80 AD. It wasn’t used for
some 500 years. The elliptical structure sat nearly
50,000 (8)_____________ who gathered to watch
the gladiatorial events as well as other public
spectacles including battle re-enactments, animal
hunts and executions. (9)______________ and
stone robbers have left the Colosseum in a state of
ruin, but portion of the structure remain open to
tourists and its design cell (10)_______________
the construction of modern-day amphitheatres
some 2,000 years later.

{music}

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Below is a postcard sent by Layla to her friend Catherine. In
the postcard, she talks about the unique lake in Palau.

Activity 6- Based on the excerpts of Layla’s postcard,
discuss the main attraction of the lake.

Speaking
assessment
Describe a lake
that you had

visited.

Dear Catherine, Ms. Catherine Marriott
246 Uptown Street,
I'm in Jellyfish Lake, Palau London E18 8LD,
now with my sister. The weather United Kingdom.
here is great. It's cool and windy.
We arrived yesterday at 10:30 84
am. It is a small marine lake. This
lake has a very unique feature: it’s
home to millions of golden
jellyfish who migrate daily
horizontally across the lake. I was
so amazed at first sight. Most
tourist likes to come here to swim
and snorkel in the lake with the
millions of jellyfish. I really hope
you could be with us the next
time we come here.

See you soon.

Layla

TIPS : Fast and Easy ways to write your Postcard

Greetings

Hi, how are you?
Hey, how’s it going?

Pen off Intention
Drop me a line as The reason I write this
soon as you see is to ____________
this.

Reason 3 Reason 2 Reason 1
They have _____ They have _____ They have _____
There is/are ______ There is/are ______ There is/are ______
We can ______ We can ______ together. We can ______
together. I think you can ______ together.
I think you can ______ It is fantastic because I think you can ______
It is fantastic because __________ It is fantastic because
__________ __________

Activity 7 - Create your own postcard. Write your experience
in visiting one of unique place in Malaysia.

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Reported Speech

Read and understand.

Reported Statements Reported Questions
We use a 'reporting verb' like 'say'
or 'tell’. The tense changes are the same,
• She said (that) she was and we keep the question word.’.

travelling to London. • She asked me what I was
• He says that he speaks English. doing.

Reported Command • She asked me if I had ever
We just use 'tell' instead of 'ask’ been to Mexico.
• He told the child to go to bed.
• He told us not to smoke.

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We simply use 'ask me + to +
infinitive’

• She asked me to bring her book
that night.

• She asked us not to be late.

Report the following statement. Use said,
told or asked.

Practical 1. My granny is living in Santiago.
Assessmen ____________________________________
2. I would help.
t ____________________________________
3. Where do you live?
____________________________________
4. She is tired.
____________________________________
5. We went to the party.
____________________________________
6. I was watching him.
____________________________________
7. Where is my cell phone?
____________________________________
8. I work in Africa.
____________________________________
9. I haven't been singing.
____________________________________
10. I was walking along the street.
____________________________________
11. We are drinking coffee.
____________________________________
12. I have been living here for a week.
____________________________________
13. Who can help me?
____________________________________
14. I was dancing with Harry.
____________________________________
15. He cries a lot.
____________________________________
16. I liked bananas.
____________________________________
17. He sang beautifully.
____________________________________
18. I'm writing a poem.
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Activity 8- Facts finding

Based on New Seven Wonders of The
World, find 3 facts on any of the wonder.
Present your finding to friends in a
poster form. Example of poster is
provided in the next page.

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The Colosseum
was built

between 72
A.D and 80
A.D under
the Emperor
Vespasian, in the
heart of Ancient

Rome.

The colosseum Its original
was a graveyard name was the
for thousands of
animals where Flavian
Amphitheater.
nine thousand
animals were killed 89

during the
Colosseum’s

opening
ceremonies alone.

SPORTS

In this unit, you will be able to:
➢ 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

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Look and read.

Toe Wrestling

We want to be all familiar with that classroom classic
from back in the day, the thumb war. In this sport, you’d
lock hands with a friend, say the rhyme and frantically try
to pin their thumb beneath your own. This was the kind
of ‘entertainment’ we had before smartphones, tablets
and such become popular. Back in the days, all we had
was thumb wrestling as a sports for enjoyment. The
World Toe Wrestling Championship has been ongoing
since the 1970’s and enjoys growing participation till
now.

Activity 1 : Multiple choice questions.

1. Thumb wrestling is also called as ______________
(a) Thumb fight
(b) Thumb war
(c) Thumb sport

2. The rule of the game is to __________________
(a) knock out opponent thumb
(b) pin opponent thumb underneath
(c) pull opponent thumb relentlessly

3. What is the difference between Thumb wrestling and Toe
Wrestling?
(a) knock out opponent thumb
(b) pin opponent thumb underneath
(c) pull opponent thumb relentlessly

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Activity 2 : Look at the pictures. Guess the meaning

of each idiom. Against the run

of play

Ballpark Throw in the
figure towel

Hit the ground
running

Activity 3 .
Write a sentence
for each idiom.

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Cardboard Tube Dueling:
En Garde!

Activity 4 - Read the text below. Answer True or False.

Cardboard tube dueling is a simple sport based on three
basic principles :

1. People need more ways to play and less serious.

2. No use of alcohol.

3. Cardboard sword fighting.

The rules
➢ Duelists cannot block with their arms or legs
➢ Stabbing motions are forbidden
➢ Tubes must be held at the ends instead of the middle
➢ No body slamming
➢ No hits to the face

1) Cardboard tube duelling is not a sport. _______

2) It is prohibited to drink beer during the duel. _______

3) Cardboard sword fighting use steel sword. _______

4) Duellist can block with their arms but not legs. _______

5) Tubes must be held on the middle or end. _______

6) We can hit the face of opponent without causing injury. ________ 93

Activity 5 - For each term, give an example sentence followed
by the definition. Try to deduce the meaning from the context
before looking at the definition.

Example
arena
Deduce : An area for play
Definition : a level area for holding sports events, surrounded by
seats for spectators

amateur

athlete

athletics

beat award
coach
captain course

catch

champion

cheer on

compete
competition

competitor

contest

court

cup

defeat

defend 94

Read and understand the table.

Baseball Soccer American football

• Helmet • Jersey • Helmet
• Facemask • Shorts • Shoulder pads
• Throat guard • Stockings • Gloves
• Full-length chest • Shin guards • Shoes
• Shoes • Thigh and knee pads
protector • A mouthguard
• Athletic supporter • A jockstrap or

with a cup compression shorts
• Shin guards
• Catcher's mitt

Baseball is a bat-and-ball Soccer is a family of team American football is a
game played between sports that involve, to team sport played by two
two opposing teams who varying degrees, kicking a teams of eleven players
take turns batting and ball to score a goal. on a rectangular field
fielding. with goalposts at each
end.

Activity 6- Based on three sports given in the table above, build a mind
map on any of the sports mentioned. An example of mind map is shown
below.

Equipme Equipment
nt upper lower part

part

Number of Venue
players

Activity 7 - Talk about the 95
sports you know. Provide
information such as the
equipment needed, how to
play and number of players.

Read the text below about the last Chelsea training.

Last Chelsea training of 2020, featuring Hakim
Ziyech!

With the game against Manchester City set to go ahead on
Sunday, Chelsea returned to the training ground at Cobham yesterday
for one final time in 2020, to begin preparations for this all-important
showdown of potentially massive implications. With no team managing
to truly excel so far this season, it’s practically a ten-way fight for the top
positions, and almost every clash is a six-pointer.

One massive boost to Chelsea could be the return to fitness of
Hakim Ziyech. We’ve won just one game from six since his injury,
scoring just seven goals in the process (three of which came in the one
win). Head coach Frank Lampard has been hinting at a potential return
for the Wizard this weekend, which is why it’s nice to see the 27-year-
old pop up in training photos from Thursday.

Discussion mastery

One massive boost to Chelsea could be the return to
fitness of Hakim Ziyech.

Activity 8 - In group, discuss whether
sports needed athletic player or player
that have high fitness level? Does athletic
ability and fitness level affect the team?

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Collocations

Read and understand.

two or more words that are usually used together
and sound natural to native speakers of English.

have do make

have a bath do business make a difference
have a drink do nothing make a mess
have a good time do the cooking make a mistake
have a haircut do the housework make a noise
have a holiday do the shopping make an effort
have a problem do the washing up make furniture

take break catch

take a break break a habit catch a ball
take a chance break a leg catch a bus
take a look break a promise catch a chill
take a rest break a record catch a cold
take a seat break a window catch a thief
take a taxi break the ice catch fire

pay save keep

pay a fine save electricity keep a diary
pay attention
pay cash save energy keep a promise
pay interest
pay the price save money keep a secret
pay your respects
save one's strength keep an

save someone a appointment

seat keep calm

come go get

come close go abroad get a job
get a shock
come complete with go astray get angry
get divorced
come direct go bad get drunk
get frightened
come early go bald

come first go bankrupt

come into view go blind

Practical Assessment 97

Scan the QR code given
and answer all the
question.

Read and understand.

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Activity 9- Write a story

Quick brain squeeze 99
What actually happen to Katie’s birthday? Conclude the
ending for this story.

It was Katie’s 16th birthday and she was looking forward to
seeing her friends. They were meeting at Mamma Mia’s, her
favourite Italian restaurant, for a special birthday dinner. Katie was
excited and got to the restaurant at exactly 7 o’clock, te time they
had arranged to meet. She looked around for a familiar face, but no
one had arrived yet. So she decided to wait outside and stood
patiently in the warm evening sunshine.

The restaurant quickly filled up with customers, but none of
them were Katie’s friends. ‘Where are they?’ she thought. At half
past seven she was still waiting, so she called her best friend Lily.
‘Why doesn’t she answer her phone?’ Katie asked herself. Then she
called June, Sierra and Nicky but they didn’t answer either. ‘What’s
going on?’ she wondered.

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.....
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Weird Sports

Read and understand.

Chess boxing is not just a weird sport ! This
game is a serious test of will; it takes both
brains and brawn to earn champ status.
Chess boxing began in Berlin in 2003 and
has since spread around the world.

A match consists of 11 rounds – six rounds of
chess and five of boxing. Each round lasts
three minutes. A winner is only declared by a
checkmate in chess, T/KO in boxing or
disqualification by the ref for idleness.

Activity 10
Make a shoebox diorama of the
weirdest sport. You may watch the
step-by-step tutorial to create your
diorama.

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