Challenge and inspire your teenage learners to think beyond language. American Think is a vibrant course designed to engage teenage learners and make them think. As well as building students´ language skills, it offers a holistic approach to learning: developing their thinking skills, encouraging them to reflect on values and building their selfconfidence. Topics are chosen to appeal to and challenge teenagers, firing their imagination and ensuring effective learning. Examstyle exercises and tips help students prepare for Cambridge English Key, Preliminary and First. Informed by the Cambridge English Corpus, the course reflects real language usage and ´Get it right´ sections help students avoid common mistakes.
www.frenglish.ru Smart Education lj ■ ■и 1 — ■ к www.frenglish.ru The authors w ould like to thank all those w h o have made Corpus contributions to the developm ent, creation and production of Development of this publication has made use of the Cambridge English Think Corpus (CEC) The CEC is a computer database of contemporary spoken M any thanks to teachers in various countries for piloting the course and written English, which currently stands at over one billion words It and for their valuable feedback Thanks too to their students, for includes British English, American English and other varieties of English It their enthusiasm and for putting up with manuscripts rather than the also includes the Cambridge Learner Corpus, developed in collaboration attractive pages our designers have created in the meantime with Cambridge English Language Assessment Cambridge University The members of our digital team, Helen Kenyon, Amarjeet Purewal and Press has built up the CEC to provide evidence about language use that Brendan W ightm an for their expertise and creative thought helps to produce better language teaching materials Thanks also to Chris Williams for his invaluable production support English Profile W e would like to thank the Cambridge English teams around the world This product is informed by the English Vocabulary Profile, built as part for their continuous support W e would like to thank very warmly our editorial team: Rebecca Raynes, Dena Daniel, Peter McFarlane, Delia Kidd and Kathryn Davies for all the energy and care they have put into this project Our special thanks go to Jo Burgess (Commissioning Editor), Katie La Storia and Claudia Fiocco (Publishers), Belinda Fenn (Publishing Manager) and James Dingle (Editorial Director) for their dedication to Think, the great spirit of collaboration and many excellent suggestions w e got from them W e are indebted to the Cambridge University Press leadership: Frances of English Profile, a collaborative programme designed to enhance the learning, teaching and assessment of English worldwide Its main funding partners are Cambridge University Press and Cambridge English Language Assessment and its aim is to create a 'profile' for English linked to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEF) English Profile outcomes, such as the English Vocabulary Profile, will provide detailed information about the language that learners can be expected to demonstrate at each CEF level, offering a clear benchmark for learners' proficiency For more information, please visit w w w englishprofile.org Lowndes (Global Publishing Director Schools), for being involved so actively in the planning stages of the project despite her huge workload; 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Answering questions; The weather; Families В Meeting people; Irregular past participles; losing things; furniture C Buying and talking about food; In a restaurant; Shops; Things you have to D Plans and arrangements; Sports and sport verbs; Travel plans U n it Am azing p e o p le P 12 F U N C T IO N S & S PE A K IN G GRAM M AR VO CABULARY Talking about things you have and haven't done Offering encouragement Present perfect with just, already andyef Present perfect vs past simple Personality adjectives Collocations WordWise: Phrases with just Role play: Good causes U n it Asking and giving / refusing permission The w ays w e learn Role play: Asking permission Present perfect with for and since a, an, the or no article School subjects Verbs about thinking Comparative and superlative adjectives (review) (not)as a s comparatives Making a comparison stronger or weaker Adverbs and comparative adverbs Types of films Types of T V programmes p 20 R eview Units & pages 28-29 U n it Comparing things and actions Asking for and offering help That's entertainm ent p30 Giving advice U n it Social netw orking p 38 Review Units & pages 46-47 U n it Asking about feelings M y life in music p48 Role play: Helpful suggestions U n it Expressing surprise and enthusiasm WordWise: Expressions with get Indefinite pronouns (everyone, no one, someone, etc.) all / some / none / any of them shouldn't), had better, ought to IT terms Language for giving advice Present perfect continuous Present perfect simple vs present perfect continuous Making music Musical instruments WordWise: Phrasal verbs with out M aking a difference will (not), may (not), might (not) for prediction First conditional unless in first conditional sentences The environment Verbs to talk about energy Future forms Question tags Future time expressions Arranging a party Nor/Neither /So WordWise: Phrases with about p 56 R eview Units & pages 64-65 U n it Checking information Agreeing Future fun p 66 Science counts p 74 r - Direction and movement Science Past simple vs past continuous (review) used to Talking about past habits Talking about imaginary situations Talking about scientific discoveries U n it Second conditional 1wish R eview Units 8c pages 82-83 U n it Accepting and refusing invitations W h a t a jo b ! Role play: Inviting friends to join you The passive (present simple, past simple, present continuous, present perfect) p 84 Jobs work as / in /for work vs.job WordWise: Time expressions with in Talking about your health U n it 10 K ee p healthy p 92 R eview Units & 10 U n it 11 M aking th e news Past perfect simple Past perfect continuous Past perfect simple vs past perfect continuous Time linkers Illness: collocations Reported statements Verb patterns: object + infinitive Fun More verbs with object + infinitive pages 100-101 Reporting what someone has said Expressing feelings: anger p 102 WordWise: Expressions with make Talking about permission Following and giving simple instructions U n it 12 Playing b y the rules be allowed to / let Third conditional Discipline Talking about consequences and reasons p 110 R eview Units 11 & 12 Pronunciation pages 118-119 pages 120-121 G et it right! pages 122-126 Speaking activities pages 127-128 www.frenglish.ru T H IN K P R O N U N C IA T IO N S K IL L S - j Values: Human qualities Intonation and sentence stress Self-esteem: Personal qualities Reading Online survey responses: W h o you admire most? T V programme preview: Britain's Smartest Kids Photostory: The new cafe Writing A short passage about someone you admire Listening Playing a guessing game Reading Article: An education like no other Values: Learning for life Train to Think: Learning about texts W ord stress ■ Words ending in /э/ Article: Learning is brain change Culture: A day in the life o f Writing An email describing your school routine Listening Conversation about a book Reading Article: Big movies on a small budget Values: Spending wisely Self-esteem: The film of my life „ _ _ Reading Article: Think before you act online Values: Responsible online behaviour Train to Think: Logical sequencing The short /л/ vowel sound Short texts: Different types of messages Culture: Communication through history Writing A web page giving advice Listening Conversation about installing a computer game Reading Online forum: Singer songwriter: Any advice? Values: Following your dreams Self-esteem: Music and me Been: strong /Ы:п/ and weak /bin/ Article: John Otway - Rock’s greatest failure Photostory: Pop in the park Writing The story of your favourite band Listening Interviews about music Reading Article: Hot topic: The environment Values: Caring for the world Train to Think: Different perspectives /f/, /v/ and /Ы consonant sounds W e b chat: arranging a party Photostory: Weekend plans Writing An invitation Listening Interviews with two newsmakers Reading Blog article: W h y aren't people more interested Values: How science helps people Train to Think: Using criteria The/ju:/ sound Leaflet: Small changes, BIG consequences Culture: Stop! Before it’s too late Writing An article for the school magazine Listening Interviews about a town project Reading Newspaper articles: The world today Values: Believe in a better future Self-esteem: Personal goals Intonation of question tags T V listings: different types of programmes Photostory: Extras Writing A paragraph about your T V habits Listening Interview with a teenage filmmaker in science? W e b forum: W hat should science next? Culture: Great scientists Writing A blog entry Listening The things kids believe! Reading Article: Dream jobs Values: What's important in a job? Self-esteem: I'd rather b e /tj/ and /63/ consonant sounds Article: Obsolete jobs Photostory: For a good cause Writing A short essay about jobs that will soon be obsolete Listening People with disabilities and their jobs Values: Never give up Train to Think: About health /tj/ and /// consonant sounds Reading Article: 8,000 birds to see before you die Article: Miracle operations Culture: Keeping healthy - stories from around the world Writing A story about a sports event Listening A presentation on the benefits of exercise ■ - -— " - Silent consonants Reading Article: April Fool’s Day Values: Being able to laugh at yourself Self-esteem: Giving an award Intonation: rude or polite? - ■ ■ ■— Values: The importance of rules Train to Think: Play rock, paper, scissors Article: A tale of two Guys Photostory: The journalist Writing A news report Listening Profile on an extreme weather journalist - Reading Article: Hard times to be a kid Website contest: The best 50-word stories Culture: Strange laws around the world Writing A set of rules Listening The game rock, paper, scissors www.frenglish.ru A G E T T IN G Т О K N O W Y O U Introducing yourself Read the letter quickly W rite the names under the photos HI Paulo, Мц name’s Nicola and I’d like, to be your pen pal I got uour name from my teacher, Moss Edw ards She lured in Brazil for three y ears, and sh e’s a good friend o f your mother’s So what would you like to know about me? I’m 15 years old I live in a small house In Manchester with my mum and my two little brothers They’re OK, but they can be annoying sometimes I go to Bluecoat High School I quite like school, but my teachers always give us too much homework I usually it when I get home from school, but I m not doing th a t today - th at’s because I’m writing to you But what about you? I hope you’d want to write to me There are lots o f questions I want to ask you Thinqs Uke: w hat’s life like In Brazil? Do you like your school? W h ats it like? W hat’s the weather like in Rio? Have you got a big family? All th a t sort o f s t u f f , to help me get to know you Miss Edwards says you like surfing, but t h a t s a ll I know about you I like listening to music, and playing games on th e computer I also like playing th e guitar I play m a band with some o f my frien d s I like sport, too I play volleyball and tennis I’m in th e school tennis team We usually play matches on Saturday mornings T h a ts a bit o f a problem because I don’t really like getting up So please write I’d love to have a Brazilian friend B est Nicola early a t th e weekend Read the letter and complete the form about Nicola Name N ico la Hometown Age Likes _ Family Dislikes Choose the next line for each of the mini dialogues in Exercise What's your teacher’s name? Do you live in Rome? W h at school you go to? Match the questions with the answers to make mini-dialogues W hen is your birthday? Would you like to go out and something with me? W h at you do? M e too Do you want to come over and play the Asking questions W o rk in pairs Ask and answer the questions in Exercise Give answers that are true for you W h at are you doing? new Angry Birds game? W h at you like doing? Do you liike studying English? W h e re are you from? Are you '14? a I'm watching TV b Yes, it's great, c I'm from Italy d □ I'm a student W o rk in pairs Think of one more line for each dialogue Then practise your dialogues lA/kat you do? I'm a student wkat sckool you jo to? No, I'm 13 f I love playing tennis, St Mark’s High Sckool in York www.frenglish.ru W ELC O M E The weather W hat kind of weather you love, like or hate? Draw a ©, © or a © next to each one □ sunny О □ wet О U cloudy О □ warm О □ cold О □ wind/ О □ humid О Istanbul freezing О SPEA KIN G П U - / О hot О П * У U О Work in pairs Look at the pictures Ask and answer questions fo8gy О Work in pairs Tell your partner lA/hat's the weather like in Miami? I love rainy weather It's windy and very wet Г Ш П Listen to the weather forecast for the UK Tick ( / ) the weather words in Exercise that you hear Families Look at the family words Complete the pairs mother and It ¥>ЛвЯ Listen again W hat is the weather going to be like in Manchester, Birmingham and London? brother and _ aunt and _ cousin and tListen to Nicola talking to Paulo on Skype How are these people related to Nicola? Colin _ Mike _ Jamie _ Luke Sharon _ Becky Jodie grandma and husband and K a i_ Shay 10 Joe Е Ш З Ш Э Work in pairs Ask each other about your families Have you got any cousins? Jf What's your uncles name? www.frenglish.ru В E X P E R IE N C E S Meeting people Irregular past participles W rite the past participles of these irregular verbs think eat drink _ _ make wear run _ see 10 win lose 11 read hear 12 ride Complete the questions with eight of the past participles in Exercise 1 Who's the most famous person you've ever se e n What's the strangest food you've ever ? W h at’s the best book you've ever ? What's the funniest joke you've ever ? What's the most expensive thing you've ever and never found again? Put the parts of dialogue in order W rite 1-10 in the boxes A W h at’s the best prize you've ever ? W hat are the most embarrassing clothes you've ever _ ? W h at’s the longest phone call you've ever Really! W here? W hen? A W hat book was it? A Did he give you one? A Have you ever met a famous person? A Did you say anything to him? В В It was my English course book, believe it or not I had it with me to help me with my English В It was last summer W e were on holiday in LA W e were walking out of a restaurant when he walked in В Yes, I did I asked him for an autograph В Yes, I have Bradley Cooper I» й Ш Listen and check Underline examples of the following tenses in Exercise 1 A past simple positive statement A past simple negative statement A past simple question A past simple short answer A past continuous statement A present perfect question with ever A present perfect short answer Answer the questions in Exercise with your own information Give details The m o s t fa m o u s p er so n I've e v e r se e n is L ion el M essi Yes, he was really nice I didn't have any paper with me, so he signed a book that I was carrying W ork with a partner Practise the conversation Change names, places and other details W ork in groups of eight Each person takes one of the questions from Exercise and thinks of two more questions to ask W h o’s th e m o s t fa m o u s p erso n y o u 'v e e v e r se e n ? W h ere d i d y o u s e e h i m / h e r ? b i d y o u sa y a n y th in g to h i m / h e r ? Ask the other students in your group your questions S P E A K IN G Report back to the group The most famous person Carla has seen is Lionel Messi She saw him outside a shop in Barcelona She didn’t say anything to him ? www.frenglish.ru WELCOME Losing things Read the story and find the answer to the question W h a t was in the wrong container? People often complain about airline companies losing their suitcases when they fly It’s never happened to me, but something a lot worse happened to my family recently Write a short story about something you lost Use these questions to help you • W h en did it happen? • W h a t was it? • W h e re did you lose it? • W h a t did you do? • H ow did you feel? • Did you find it? If so, when and where? Furniture Tick (/ ) the items mentioned in the story About ten years ago my mum got a job teaching at a university in Indonesia A t first she only went for six months, but she really liked it and agreed to stay longer, so we all went to live with her W e had a great time, but last year my parents decided that they wanted to return to the U K Because we’d been there so long we had loads of things we wanted to take back with us all the furniture from our house in fact So mum and dad went to a shipping company and arranged to take everything back in one of those big containers that you see on ships The company packed everything into it: the armchair and sofas, the TV, wardrobes, desks, even all the carpets and curtains O u r whole house was inside that big green metal box W e flew back to the U K and waited for the container to arrive About ten weeks later we were having breakfast one morning when a big lorry arrived outside our house On the back was a big green metal box W e were so excited The men opened the container and started to take out our things But they weren’t our things The container was full of motorbikes It was the wrong one My parents were so annoyed But the story has a happy ending The men took the container and motorbikes away, and about tw o months ago our things finally arrived Read the story again and answer the questions Use the word in brackets in your answer S P E A K IN G Name the other items Which of these you think Liam's parents probably didn't put into the container? W h e n did Liam's mum start her jo b in Indonesia? (ago) They probably didn't p a t the W h e n did the family move to Indonesia? (later) toilet into th e container H ow long did they stay there? (about) W h e n did they decide to move back to the UK? (last) Discuss in small groups Your family is moving to the other side of the world H ow long after they were back in the U K did the They are packing the house things into a container, but first container arrive? (about) there is only room for five items W h a t five items of W h e n did the correct container finally arrive? (ago) furniture from your house are you going to choose? www.frenglish.ru C E A T IN G A N D D R IN K IN G Buying and talking about food ... 978-1-107-50 921 -4 Combo В with online W orkbook and Online Practice Level ISBN 978-1-107-50 922 -1 Teacher's Book Level ISBN 978-1-107-50 923 -8 Class Audio CDs Level ISBN 978-1-107-50 925 -2 Video DVD... consequences and reasons p 110 R eview Units 11 & 12 Pronunciation pages 118-119 pages 120 - 121 G et it right! pages 122 - 126 Speaking activities pages 127 - 128 www.frenglish.ru T H IN K P R O N U N C IA... 978-1-107-50910-8 Student' s Book with Online W orkbook and Online Practice Level ISBN 978-1-107-50917-7 W orkbook with Online Practice Level ISBN 978-1-107-50918-4 Combo A with online W orkbook and Online