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Finding the main ideas (11

and high, highea height, heighten.

A Globol worming is cousing seo Ievels to become higher ond higher This could result in people who live on islonds losing their homes There clre mony islonds in the oceons thot don't hove mountoins, so seo Ievels

don't need to get much higher before these islands ore lost This mqkes globol worming o very big problemfor countries thot ore mode up mostly of low islonds, such os Fiji ond the Solomon Islonds

1 globol worming (twice) 4 islonds (five times)

2 seo levels (twice) 5 losing/lost (twice)

3 higher (three times)

Globol worming is moking seq levels higher, so people who live on islqnds could lose their homes

1 Become higher 3 Islonds thot do not hove mountoins

2 People who live on islonds 4 Countries mode up mostly of low islonds

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A 1 If temperotures continue to rise, mony onimol species could become extinct.

2 Would higher seo levels meon some countries will become smoller?

3 Glociers oround the world ore melting becouse of the wormer climote

4 Reducing greenhouse goses will help us to slow down globol worming

1 temperotures, rise, onimol species, extinct

2 higher, seo levels, some, countries, smoller

3 glociers, melting, wormer, climote

4 reducing, greenhouse goses, slow down, globol worming

ffi Co-plete the sentences using the words.

G l o b a l w a r m i n g is chonging the

world in mony woys.

, Glaciers ore big sheets of ice on lond.

Aytarctica, , ,, is the continent covered in

ice ot the South Pole.

Penguins and seols hove odopted to cold

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Take notes effectively by

a b b r e v i a t i n g w o r d s o r u s i n g s y m b o l s For a list of common note-takingshortcuts, go to pages 7 0 -7 2

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@ Listen to the class report and write the key words Then listen again and

check [/] the boxes each time you hear the words.

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O Write the main idea of the report, using the repeated key words.

Listen again to the class report and write the answers.

1 Whot is globol worming cousing seo levels to do?

2 Who might lose their homes becouse of globol worming?

3 Whot kind of islonds would be the first to be lost?

4 Whot ore Fiji ond the Solomon Islonds exomples of?

@, Listen to the statements and write the key words.

Listening for details:Who, when, where, why and how

Q Cit o, Hold on o minute, Dod Didn't we wolk by those two trees obout on hour ogo?

Dqd: Hm yeoh, I think we did You know whot I think we're lost!

Gino: Oh, nol We've come so for into the forest The pork rongers won't be oble to find us!

Dcd: Don't ponic, Gino I know just how to get out When I wos young, your grondpo tought me thot if

I wos ever lost, I should just wolk downhill As long os you're going downhill, sooner or loter you'llfind o villoge or town where you con osk people for help

Gino: Thot mokes sense But which woy is down? It's hord to tell when there ore trees everywhere

Dod: Well, there's o streom over there Hove you ever seen woter flow uphill?

Who: dod, pork rongers, Gino, grondpo, people in towns

Where: two trees, forest, villoge, town, streom

When: on hour ogo, when dod wos young

Why: for in the forest (why pork rongers will not find them), will find villoge/town (why wolk downhill),

trees everywhere (why it is hord to tell which woy is down)How: wolk downhill (how to find villoge/town to get help), see which woy the streom is flowing (how to

tell which wov is down)

When he was young

4 Becouse there ore trees everywhere

5 By seeing which woy the streom flows

A 1 I think we're lost! 4 Sooner or Iater you'll find o villoge or town.

2 We've come so for into the forest 5 It's hord to tell when there ore trees everywhere

3 The pork rongers won't be oble to find us! 6 Well, there's o streom over there

The Great Outdoors

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Fretesrd yoi,i are cannping wlth yor,xr friemds" Wdrite three things you need to do

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W e n e e d t o s e ; ; t u p t h e

t e n t

ffiftpr0@ Listen to the diatogue amd talqe x'rotes.

1rY66' park ranger

When : put out' fire before go t'o sleeT, leave b ags at p ark gate when leaving

Where: put t ent next to t'ree, leave bage at payk gate

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2

3

Who else is coming?

Where ore they meeting?

How ore they getting to the storting

point?

Why ore they toking the short troil?

When should they be bock by?

Kim,David and Julie.

Who qre lost?

Where ore they lost?

When did Gino's dod leorn whot to do if he wos ever lost?

Why is it hord to see which woy is downhill?

How con they tell which woy is downhill?

@ Listen to the statements and write the contracted words.

1

2

3

4 5 6

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Llsten to the lecture and take notes on a separate piece paper. Then write the answer.

Whot key words does the speoker repeot in the lecture?

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a Humons ore burning forests for formlond.

b Scientists ore moking greenhouse goses.

O Humons ore creoting o lot of greenhouse goses'

d Cool is importont for moking electricity.

1

2

3

4

!-isten to the phone conversation and take notes on a separate piece of paper Then write the answers.

Where ore the girls going?

T o t h e m o u n t a i n s

When is the trip?

Nextweekend.

How ore they getting there?

5 Who else is going?

Anna andMay.

b y b u e

we're

Where'e

Why does Paulo not need to toke o tent?

because t hey are staying in a cabin.

Listen to the statements and write the contracted words Then write their full forrn.

Birthdry Parties

Finding the main ideas [2)

may begin with phnasesllke What about "' and What if ' .

[Answer:what].

Q Vorrng people love to hove big porties for their birt

Derson in the world hove? Well, Iet's tqke o look ot

birthdoys Cruz is believed to hove been the oldest

she hod o very Iorge fomily, she preferred to celebl

just her children, grondchildren, greot-grondchild

mode o huge porty of oround 180 people!

@ Mqin ideo: What kind of birthdoy porties the oldest person in the world hod

Supporting details: Cruz Hernondez is believed to hove been the oldest person in history'

She preferred to celebrote her birthdoys with only her closest fomily members.She hod huge porties

O 1 young people, Cruz Hernondez, children, grondchildren, greot-grondchildren ond

greot- greot- grondchildren.

2 Her closest fomily members.

3 728.

L but

2 olthough

3 however

Whot ore some of tlTe P-?rty qamee played in North America

ffi *r,t" the answers.

Whot do people do on their birthdoy in your country?

?eq?lg in my cou1!ly_\4yg 4p4rty o1thellyb*irvlhd?y.

2 Whot foods do people eat on their birthdoy in your country?

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watv -fyig!!? : f u-A !!! :!!4' :l:_

for eachyear alive

ffi* Listen to the radio program and take notes.

euestion (s)' *w.\9-ry alil \fy! 4

rotes to guide you" Then listen again to the t5wer5.

t h e y b e g a n

Whot is the moin ideo of Peter Lee's report?

How birt hday celebrations are different

a r o u n d t h e w o r l d

A speoker moy stress some words to show o controst between two ideos These words include but, although, however, while, whereas.

Listen.

eot noodles i3,i

light during porty l 1 r light condles in morning 2

celebrote on some day 2 celebrote on dote of birth 1

get money 1 get presents 2

My birthdoy's coming soon ond I want to

hove o porty It'd be great if I could invite

my whole class ond moke it o very big porty.

At the porty, I'd like to hove chocolote coke

ond ploy cord gomes Then I wont to go to

the omusement porkl

Then write tlne answer"

Whot question does the speoker osk?

What about,Ahose people whol1ik9 small parties?

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l family andverybest friende I

Listen again to the lecture and write the answers.

1 Who were mentioned in the report?

2 Who did Cruz Hernondez like to celebrote her birthdovs with?

3 How old wos Cruz Hernondez when she died?

@ Listen again to the lecture and write the word that shows the contrast.

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Making inferences (1):Who and what

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Iu_! Alqn: Hi, Cindy How ore the plons for the festival?

It,s going pretty well octuolly I think I've found people to do most of the tosks on this list.Reolly, Iike who?

Well, there's Mondy, the exchonge student She hos o lot of good ideos for fun porty gomes Anddid you know thot Mr Lee hos o huge collection of music from oround the world?

Alon: Sounds good But whot about this tosk on your list? who's doing thot?

Cindy: Er thot's still o problem Any suggestions?

Alqn: Oh, it,s got to be Ken's mom! Remember she mode those Iittle round things for the class picnic? Cindy: Oh, yeoh-those cheese bolls! Right, I'll coll Ken tonight'

Alqn: Well, looks like you've got most things covered now Hey, I could do this onel You know I con

point PrettY well

Cindy: Oh, thot'd be such o big help Thanks, Alonl

International Festival

When you listen, sometimes you will need to make inferences This means using information

you hear to make smart guesses about something For example, you may need to make

inferences about people [whoJ and actions [what]

lMhat forei$n countries lrave

cook internotional food

Fretemd y6u are plamming am lnternationa! FestivaN at your school" Thimk of a

Moking c displcry

Giving npresent{rtron

ffi* Read the email from your penpal Jane.

ffi *r,n" a short email to Jane answering her questions'

ffi, neaU your ernail to the class.

Hello.

How ore you? I'm hoping thot you con do me o fovor I need

to moke o disploy obout schools in other countries I wos wondering if you could onswer some questions obout your school to help me First, how mony students ore in your closs? Second, ot whot time do closses begin ond end ot your school? Finolly, whot clubs ond ofter-school octivities are there ot your school?

Thonks I reolly oppreciote your help.

Tane.

Person Detqils obout the person

Mondy

Mr Lee

Ken's mom

Alon

@ Listen to the dialogue and complete the table.

@ write the answers.

1

2

3

4

Who might be the Df?

Who might moke the decorotions?

Who might orgonize the octivities?

Who might prepore the food?

@ Circle the best answer.

Whot con we nof infer qbout Mr Lee? 2 Whot con we not infer obout Ken's mom?

a He is their music teacher.

b He knows o lot obout music.

c He is Mondy's dod.

d He enjoys music.

a She likes festivols.

b She hotes cheese bolls.

c She is helpful.

d She likes cooking.

@ Listen to the statements and circle the word you hear.

1

2

n i g h t i m i g h t l r i g h t

y o u l w h o / d o

@ whot

wherehowwho

get birthdoy bumps r,1 -i rrove cot" i-2-,

; goout z

) don't like parties 1

get birthday taPs:.2.;

ho,re ,o.,p i 1-., hove porties ot home

enioy porties z

2 The moin ideo of the rodio progr0m ls

a formal birthdoy troditions.

@ interesting birthdoy troditions.

c birthdoy bumps.

d birthdoy cokes.

pap€r, Then eirele the correct answer"

Which question word is used to introduce the moin ideo?

b

C

d

Listen ts the statements a,'!d number the ideas in the

bui 1

a l t h o u g h

!-isten to the dialogue amd take notes on a separate piece Then circle tlqe eorreet answer.

a

b

Whot con we infer would be

the best tosk for Lindo?

from her mom's ort store

2 Who con we infer would be the best person to toke core of the music?

Understanding difficult words

Q On" of the most beoutiful environments on eqrth is octuolly iust under the surfoce-or the top loyer-ofthe seo I'm tolking obout corol reefs, which ore underwoter lines of o rock-like mqteriol colled corql Thecorol polyps-thot is, the smoll onimols thot octuolly moke up the corol-look like tiny tubes They hove

q lot of tentocles-you know, ports of their body thot they use to hold things The corol reefs they buildbecome home to mony species of seo onimols

@ surfoce-top loyer

corol reefs-underwoter lines of o rock-like moteriol colled corol

corol polyps-smoll onimals thot moke up corol

tentocles-pqrts of corol polyps' bodies thot they use to hold things

1 Corol reefs grow in worm, shollow-thot is, not very deep-seos oround the world.

2 Corol polyps feed on plonkton, which ore tiny plonts and seo creotures.

3 Over 4,000 species of fish inhobit, or live in, corol reefs.

4 Mon-mode pollution is the moin threot-you know, the biggest donger-to corol reefs.

1 Corol reefs grow in worm, shqllow/seos oround the world

2 Corol polyps feed on plonkton/

3 Over 4,000 species of fish inhobit/corol reefs

4 Mon-mode oollution is the moin threot/to corol reefs

@ shollow-not very deep

plonkton-tiny plonts ond seo creotures

inhobit-live in

moin threot-biggest donger

I\aturally Beautiful

Sometimes a speaker may use difficult words To help you undenstand them, he/she might

explain their meaning These explanations usually come aften the word and ane sometimes

introduced by ori you know, which is or that is

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ffi Complete the sentences usil'lg tlre words.

oround visit locoted

in Arizono in the United Stotes.

More thon five million tourists

Yi5it'' it every yeor.

The conyon is over 440 kilometers

lory-4 In some ploces, it goes more thon 1,800

meters into the g,roun/

ri

on p e5.

Word: depth Explonation:

h o w d e e p i t _ y s

Word: rose Explanotion:

move lup

big pieces of floating ice

ffi

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take notes on a separate pieee of paper"

1 icebergs

reseorch stotions

and write hislher ideas.

it,@in r*a*.:d!6::*s 3,1.r.:*€lq,.i,,5!:s;.ria*

penguins mountoins glociers

Listen to the statements and draw a slash Ul to show where the extra

information was added.

Corql reefs grow in worm, shollow seos oround the world.

Corol polyps feed on plonkton.

Mon-mqde pollution is the moin threot to corol reefs.

@ Listen again to the statements and complete the table.

Vacation Fun

Understanding pronouns

ononouns.

q Niki: Hey, Clork How wos your summer vocotion? Where did you go?

Clark: Hi, Niki My fomily ond I went to the United Stqtes We stoyed in Minnesoto

Niki: Thot's nice Whot did you do there?

Clork: Uh We did o lot of things, including going to the Moll of Americo three times It wos good.Niki: Huh? A moll? Why did you go to o moll so often?

Clork: Oh, moinly becouse my mom loves shopping She bought so much stuff!

Niki: But how do you hove fun ot o moll? They're reolly boring ploces!

Clork: Not this one It wos o lot of fun, octuolly

Niki: Why's thot?

Clork: It's o huge moll, you see, ond there wos on omusement pork inside it Even my dod hod fun

He usuolly hotes going shopping

o

o your, you, my, I, we, you, we, it, you, my, she, you, they, it, it, you, it, my, he 1 b 2 d 3 q 4 c 5 d 6 c

q 1 How wcrs your summer vocotion? 3 Why did you go to 0 moll so often?

4 But how do you hove fun ot a mqll?

2 Whot did vou do there?

@ 1 How wcrs your 2 Whatdid you 3 Why did you 4 how do you

Vacation Fun

Pnonouns ane words such as I you, he, he4 it, they, their and them Speakers often use pnonouns

to refento nouns [people/things] they have alneady mentioned You need to be able to figune outwhich nouns they refer to

underlined pronoun refers to.

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