you believe)
Aim: to listen for specificinformation
• AskSstoread the questionsand the options.
• Explain anyunknown wordsif necessary.
• Playthe tape again.
• AsktoSsdo the exercise.Checkanswers and askSs to providejust if ication.
1. b(because we'llbeusing moreofthealterna tive sources ofenergy,likethe sun,windand sea) 2.c(itwill fall oncefossil fuels are replaced)
3.c(human health couldalso improve fromthis climate change)
optional post-listening activity
You may askSs furt herquesti ons ofpersonal response to the listeningtext.
e.g. Do you agree with Carl's point ofviewconcerning environmenta lissues?Why/ Whynot?
Listening Transcrlpl(see page122)
UNIT 0 6
words and phrases
Prepositional phrases
Ifyou wantto be(1) celebrityreporter,
you willneed(2) degree in
(3 ) Journalismand Communicat ions.
Look at theprepositi onal phrasesbel ow andusethe most suitableones to com plete the sentencesa-e.
in thesea
in theai r/ sky/at m osp here in theci ty/cou ntry
in the mountains at theback of
at thetop!bottom of
on an island on the beach/coast
However,moreimport ant thanthat ishaving(4) _ goodcontacts and(5) love for
(6) job and(7) _
risks which are involved.You maystart writ ing for
(8) schoolnewspaperand remember
thatyoumust alwayshave (9) _ portfolioof(10) workyou have published.
Readtherules below and then com plete the paragraph wit hthe,aln)or-.
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Look back atthe texton page 40.Underline the nounsandcircle the articlestheandaln)init. WhyIs there no article before someofthe nouns?a. John always sits the
class room.
b. Jack and Jill went on a sk i i n g holiday
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You will hearaninterview with Carl Olsen,an environme nta lspecialist.Listen and answerthe followin gquest ion.Choosea,b orc.
Listento theinterview again andanswer the followi ng questions.Choosea,b or c.
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Put the environmental problem s presentedon page 40 in orderof importance.What istheleast serio us problem in youropinion? Why?ARTICLES
•Theindefinite articlea(n) isusedbefore singular countablenouns whenwe refertothem in theirgeneral sense or mentionthem forthe firsttime.
e.g.Apilotfliesanaeroplane.
Igotaletter yesterday.
c.Tonykick ed the ball high _ d.We wentswim m i ng every day.
e.At midday the sand _
burns your feet.
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Noarticleis usedbefore uncountablenouns (concrete andabstract)andpluralcountablenounswhenwe refer tothem intheir generalsense.
e.g.Moneycan'tbUylove.
Books can keep you company onalonely trip.
1.What doesCarl think about fossil fuels?
a.They will disappear very soon.
b.Nat ural sourcesof ener gyarerep laci ng them. c. People don't use them anym ore .
•Thedefinite articletheis used beforecountableand uncountablenouns when we refer to:
- unique things,e.g.Thesunheatstheearth.
- nounsin theirspecificsense, e.g.Thesnow was one metredeep.
- nounsthathavealreadybeenmentioned.e.g.Igot
a
lette ryesterday.The letterwasfromanoldfriend.
-nouns thataredefined.
e.g.The parrots inthis cage areverybeaut iful.
Thehousewhichisnexttooursis300yearsold.
2. What doesCarl say aboutglobal warming?
a. There will be seriou s flood sin manycou ntr ies.
words and phrases
Word building
A lotofnounsare formedbyadding a suff ix,suchas
-ance, -ation
or-ment.
toaverb.Form nouns usingtheverbs in the boxanda suitablesuffixtocompletethetable.
an n ou nce attrac t educ ate
appear collect entertain
arrange direct excite
infor m invite perform
Verb + -ance Verb +-lon action
Verb + -atlon relaxation
Verb +-ment
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Complet e thesente nce s with thecorre ctform of someof thenouns in thetabl eabove.a.The head ma ster put up an on the noti ce board.
b. Ifyou have any que stions,go to the de sk. c.She has a ma gnificent ofporcelain doll s . d. Have you mad e any for the tr ip ye t ?
e. Some basic is nece ssa ry ifyou wan t to get ajob.
He r impressive make s me think tha t she 's a model.
g. Ifyo u get lost, you ca n alwa ys askfor _
h.There was a lot of among the stu dentswhen theyheard aboutthe excursion.
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O w ork inpairs.Lookat theIntern etadve rtiseme nts for holida ys,compa re theholidays anddecidewhichof thetwoyo uwould preferto go on.
• Comefaceto face withAfrica'swildlife.
• ExploretheKenyanbushand learn about endangeredspecies.
• Spend nights camping outin thebush and experience breathtakingsunsets.
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Now,discuss and decide which oftheite ms below you wo uld/wo uldn'ttake on thetripandwhy.You can use someof the phrases inthe box.camera sleepi ng bag dia ry
portable TV sunglasse s firs t aid kit
4 2
Channel Englishboots
mobile phone su n b lock ski jacket laptop book
If we go on.... we must/shou ld... Why don't we...?
Itwou ld be a good idea to ... A would come in handy.
A is usele ss for...