A round-the-world trip

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1 Name: Reading P 1 Look at the photos of two countries where Josh volunteered on his gap year. Tick ( ) the countries that they show. a Brazil c India e Peru b Greece d Italy f Thailand Now read the text and check your answers. A round-the-world trip People say that travel broadens the mind, that it makes you tolerant. When we travel, we meet people who think differently, do things differently and so we learn that there are alternatives to our own beliefs and behaviour. At least that s the theory, but is it true? Josh (18) thinks it is. Last year, he travelled round the world with his friends Tim and Kieran. They were having a gap year between school and university, as a lot of British teenagers do. They bought a one way round-the-world ticket with stops in six countries (Italy, Greece, India, Thailand, Peru and Brazil). They decided before they left they didn t want to just be tourists for the whole trip, so they volunteered for a few weeks in India and Peru. In India, they worked in an orphanage in Goa, where they taught Maths in the morning and played football with the children after school. While they were there, they learned about local customs and how to make curry from their Indian colleagues. In Peru, they decided to do something completely different. They helped to build a community centre in a village with volunteers from all over the world. They didn t know much about building before they arrived in Peru, but they trained hard and by the end of their six week stay they were happy laying bricks and painting windows and doors. The boys were also very enthusiastic about their experiences. Our eyes are now open to how people live in other parts of the world. I think in future we ll look at our own problems in a different way, says Josh. I m going to look for other volunteering opportunities in future. It s a great way to see the world. 2 Read the text again and decide if the statements are correct or incorrect. Tick ( ) A or B. 1 It s a fact that travel makes you tolerant. 2 Josh travelled by himself. 3 Gap years are popular with British teenagers. 4 Josh travelled to six countries. 5 In India, he worked with orphans. 6 He taught children to play football. 7 The boys already knew how to build. 8 He spent over a month building the community centre. 9 He learned a lot about life in other countries. 10 Josh wouldn t like to volunteer again. A Correct B Incorrect Network Concise Units 1 73

2 Name: Reading P 1 Read the article about pop music and put the following music genres (a f) in order of when they were invented (1 6). a b new wave rock n roll What is c d grunge hard/heavy rock e f disco punk pop music? Pop music is one of the most popular genres of music in the 21st century. But, have you ever thought about where the music of today originated? Pop music came from the rock n roll movement of the early 1950s, when record companies recorded singles that they thought that teenagers wanted to listen to on the radio. Many different styles of music have become pop music since the 1950s. Often, music companies create new pop music styles by taking a style of music that only a small number of people were listening to, and then making that music more popular by marketing it to teenagers and young adults. In the 1950s, recording companies took traditional rock n roll, for example Chuck Berry and Bo Diddley, and rockabilly, for example Carl Perkins and Buddy Holly, and promoted them as the first pop music. In the 1960s, record companies started to create rock music, which was a mix of rock n roll, blues and folk. From this came the softer and more psychedelic style of bands such as The Doors and Pink Floyd and the harder, louder, heavier type of rock bands such as Led Zeppelin and Metallica. In the late 1970s and early 1980s, a type of dance music popular in nightclubs in New York, called disco, became a popular type of pop music. Major disco groups include the Bee Gees and Earth, Wind and Fire. Around the same time, and again centred in New York, record companies took an experimental, strangesounding type of music called new wave and turned it into pop groups such as Blondie and Talking Heads. Punk bands such as the Sex Pistols played a harder and usually faster version of new wave. In the 1990s record companies promoted an underground type of punk-influenced hard rock called grunge, for example Nirvana and Pearl Jam. Along the way, there have been many other styles and sub-genres of pop music, and there may be many more in the future as pop music continues to reinvent itself. Bo Diddley The Bee Gees Kurt Cobain, Nirvana 2 For questions 1 6 choose the correct answer, A, B, C or D. 1 Pop music started because A the radio became popular. B teenagers wanted their own music. C record companies started to record singles. D record companies became popular. 2 A lot of new pop music styles come from A bands which are famous at the time. B marketing companies. C less popular musical styles. D teenagers and adults. 3 The first pop music was rock n roll and A blues. B folk. C disco. D rockabilly. 74 Network Concise Units 1 4 Rock music started in the A 1950s. B 1960s. C 1970s. D 1980s. 5 New York was the origin of A disco and rock. B disco and new wave. C new wave and rock. D new wave and grunge. 6 Punk music is A a type of dance music. B a hard and fast version of new wave. C an experimental type of music. D an underground type of hard rock.

3 Name: Writing T 1 Read the blog about global warming. Tick ( ) the ideas that are mentioned. a recycling d drought g science b wind power e education h fossil fuels c endangered animals f flooding i pollution The Environment Blog Global Warming: Is it all bad? Global warming is often in the news. There are many stories of floods, droughts and forest destruction around the world. Here are two different views on global warming. The bad Warmer weather means that some countries aren t getting enough rain and are going to get less each year. This may cause a drought, plants won t grow and people may die of hunger. Hot weather also means an increase in pollution, especially in the big cities. In addition, global warming is causing the sea level to rise and some islands in the Pacific Ocean may disappear altogether. In fact, 70,000 people will lose their homes unless it stops rising. In countries like Brazil, global companies are still destroying the rainforests for money and families are clearing land to grow food. If this continues many animals and birds will lose their homes and some may even become extinct. The good Global warming may not be all bad. The south of the Sahara Desert is getting smaller and becoming greener. This is very good news for the millions of people living in the area. The warmer weather is bringing more rain and so more plants are growing. Some scientists think that this will continue in the future. If farmers grow more food, they will have more to eat and their children will be healthier. If children are not hungry, they may do better at school and get better jobs. Many old people are very ill in the cold weather and some die, so warmer weather might improve people s health. Global warming isn t bad for all animals either. The number of brown butterflies in Britain is growing because the warmer summers mean that there are more plants for them to lay their eggs on. 2 Make notes about the advantages and disadvantages of global warming in your country. Think about the following ideas: pollution food growing wildlife economy weather health 3 Now write a blog post about global warming in your country ( words). Include this information: Paragraph 1: Introduction Paragraph 2: Disadvantages of global warming Paragraph 3: Advantages of global warming Paragraph 4: Conclusion Network Concise Units 1 75

4 Name: Writing T 1 Read the newspaper article then read the sentences. Are they Right (A), Wrong (B) or Doesn t say (C)? 1 Oliver Rigg was alone. 2 Mr and Mrs Green s house was burgled. 3 The third thief arrived at 8.40pm. 4 Oliver saw the car crash. 5 The driver screamed in pain. 6 The men ran to the train station. 7 PC Morse arrested all the burglars. 8 The three men are in prison now. POLICE POLICE POLICE POLICE POLICE POLICE A night to remember On Monday 14 th July at about 8.30pm Oliver Rigg saw two men break into the home of Mr and Mrs Green of 23 Cowper Road. Oliver was walking home from the sports centre when he saw two men at the back of the house. One of them broke the back door window and went in, explained Oliver. While the two thieves were burgling the house, Oliver phoned the police. About 5 minutes later, a black car drove up to the house, the thieves came out and ran towards it, said Oliver. They got in the car and it drove up the road and turned into Station Street. Oliver continues the story. I saw the car as I was walking my dog, Bonzo. A young man was driving very fast and very dangerously. he said. I don t think he was a good driver because he hit a lamppost and crashed the car! The passengers got out and ran away, but the driver stayed in the car. explained Oliver. As the men were running towards the train station I heard the police sirens. They were very loud. The police arrived at the train station as the two men were trying to get onto a train. PC Morse arrested them and took them to the police station. The driver broke his leg in the crash and the police took him to hospital before they arrested him. All three burglars are now waiting to go to prison. POLICE POLICE POLICE 2 Write a newspaper article about an event in your town ( words). Answer these questions: What happened? When did it happen? Where did it happen? Who was there? What were you doing at the time? 76 Network Concise Units 1

5 Name: Speaking T Student A Student B 1a Prepare a 2-minute talk on the following situation. When you have finished, present your talk to Student B. Student B will ask you more questions. If I pass my exams, I ll go on holiday. Where/go? Who/go with? What/do? 1a Prepare a 2-minute talk on the following situation. If I finish my homework early, I ll go to the cinema tonight. Which film/see? What time/start? Who/go with? 1b Student B has also prepared a talk on the following situation. If I finish my homework early, I ll go to the cinema tonight. Listen to Student B. Then ask for more details. Which cinema/go to? Why/that film? A Where will you stay? B I d like to stay in a hotel, but A Which cinema will you go to? B We ll probably go to How much/cost? 2a Prepare another 2-minute talk on the following situation. When you have finished, present your talk to Student B. Student B will ask you more questions. If climate change gets worse, what will happen to our planet? The ice caps Our towns People 1b Student A has also prepared a talk on the following situation. Listen to Student A s talk first, before you present yours. If I pass my exams, I ll go on holiday. Ask for more details. Where/stay? How long/stay? How/travel? Now present your talk to Student A and answer his or her questions. A How will you travel to? B We ll probably travel by A Which film will you see? B I really want to see 2a Prepare another 2-minute talk on the following situation. What do you think this school will be like in 2050? The classrooms The teachers The canteen 2b Student B has also prepared a talk on the following situation. What do you think this school will be like in 2050? Listen to Student B. Then ask for more details. homework? exams? the students? 2b Student A has also prepared a talk on the following situation. Listen to Student A s talk first, before you present yours. If climate change gets worse, what will happen to our planet? Ask for more details. the rainforests? the oceans? our houses? Now present your talk to Student A and answer his or her questions. Network Concise Units 1 77

6 Name: Speaking T Student A Student B 1 Read the story. Student B has the same story, but with different sections missing. Prepare questions to ask Student B to complete your text. 1 Read the story. Student A has the same story, but with different sections missing. Prepare questions to ask Student A to complete your text. How a can of paint changed two people s lives At one o clock, Julie finished 1. At the same time, Charlie was on Baker Street, where he was reading a newspaper in a café. Meanwhile on Cheddar Road, Mr Brown decided to 2. At 1.15, Julie walked past the café. Charlie 3 as she was walking past. He saw some keys fall from her pocket. He left the café and 4. Julie turned into Cheddar Road, where Mr Brown was standing on his ladder. He wanted to 5, but he was holding a can of paint. Outside Mr Brown s house, Julie realized that her keys weren t in her pocket. She stopped walking and started looking in her bag. A few metres away, Charlie saw Julie and Mr Brown. Then Mr Brown 6 by accident. Charlie ran forward and pushed Julie away from the paint to save her. They fell to the ground. A year later, Charlie was waiting for 7, inside a church. She arrived in a big car. She was wearing a beautiful white dress. 8 was sitting in the church as their guest. He was holding a wedding present for them it was some paint! 2 Ask Student B your questions and complete the text. 3 Now answer Student B s questions. Answer with complete sentences. A What did Julie finish at one o clock? B She finished How a can of paint changed two people s lives At one o clock, Julie finished work. At the same time, Charlie was on Baker Street, where he was 1 in a café. Meanwhile on Cheddar Road, Mr Brown decided to paint his windows. At 1.15, Julie 2. Charlie looked up as she was walking past. He saw 3 fall from her pocket. He left the café and ran after her. Julie turned into Cheddar Road, where Mr Brown was standing 4. He wanted to scratch his nose, but he was holding a can of paint. Outside Mr Brown s house, Julie realized that her keys weren't in her pocket. She stopped walking and started 5. A few metres away, Charlie saw Julie and Mr Brown. Then Mr Brown dropped the paint by accident. Charlie ran forward and pushed Julie away from the paint to 6. They fell to the ground. A year later, Charlie was waiting for his future wife, Julie, inside a church. She arrived in a big car. She was wearing 7. Mr Brown was sitting in the church as their guest. He was holding a wedding present for them it was 8! 2 Answer Student A s questions. Answer with complete sentences. 3 Now ask Student A your questions and complete the text. B What was Charlie doing in a café? A He was 78 Network Concise Units 1