Koor Deng
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1 093 Read the story. Where does Koor’s father want Koor to go?
Comprehension 2 Answer the questions.
1 Where is Koor from? a country in Africa 2 What happened when Koor was fifteen?
3 In what ways was Koor’s town dangerous?
4 Where did Koor’s parents take the family?
5 What was the refugee camp like?
6 What did Koor’s father want Koor to do?
7 What did Koor’s mother and uncle want Koor to do?
Speak your mind!
SPEAKING TIP: TAKE TIME TO PREPARE Before you start speaking, take some time to prepare what you want to say. Try to use new language to make your point. This will help to improve your speaking.
Now do Exercise 3.
3a Roleplay. Work in groups of three. Choose one of the roles below and prepare.
b Act out the roleplay and decide what Koor should do.
4 Say what you think Koor should do.
Listen
LISTENING TIP: LISTEN FOR MOOD The intonation and tone of voice of a speaker can help you to understand his or her mood. This helps you to understand what he or she is saying.
Now do Exercise 5.
5 103 Listen and choose the correct answers.
1 What did Koor decide to do in the end?
a) stay in his country b) move to the USA c) move to the UK
2 How does Lauren feel about the new student?
a) excited b) OK c) unhappy
3 How does Ashton feel about the new student?
a) excited b) OK c) unhappy 4 Ashton feels like this because …
a) the new student is from another country.
b) the class is full.
c) he’s met the new student before.
5 Where are Ashton’s grandparents from?
a) Iran and Italy b) Italy and Ireland c) Ireland and the UK
Write
6 Imagine you are Koor. You have been in the USA for a month. Write a letter to your parents.
Paragraph 1: Ask how the family are and say that you miss them.
Paragraph 2: Tell them about your life in the USA.
m64"TUSBOHFCVUOJDF mQFPQMFWFSZGSJFOEMZ
mIBWFUXPGSJFOETBMSFBEZ"TIUPOBOE-BVSFO mIBWF4BUVSEBZKPCJOBQJ[[BSFTUBVSBOU Paragraph 3: Talk about your plans for the future.
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mTJTUFSDBODPNFUPUIF64"TPPO Dear Mother and Father,
How are you? How is Uncle Ngor and how are … NEW WORDS
t refugee t eldest t civil war t armed t trust (v) t pride t respect (v) t situation t eventually t border t refugee camp t visa t pay back
Student A: You are Koor’s father. You want him to apply for a refugee visa and go to the USA.
You think he will be safe there.
Student B: You are Koor’s mother. You want him to stay and help the family in the refugee camp.
He is still young and you don’t want him to travel alone.
Student C: You are Koor’s uncle. You think Koor should go to the capital of your country. You have some friends there who can help him.
Extension
Tell the class that Koor is being interviewed on a local radio station.
The interviewer has given Koor the four questions that she is going to ask him so that he can think about his answers in advance. The questions are:
1 Can you tell us why you came to the USA?
2 Can you tell us something about your family?
3 What do you think is the best thing about living in the USA?
4 What do you think is the worst thing about living in the USA?
Ss work in pairs, taking turns to play each role.
Monitor and help as necessary.
Ask pairs of Ss to act out their conversations for the class.
6 He wanted him to go to the USA, finish his
education and get a job. Then perhaps he can help the family.
7 His uncle wanted him to go back to their own country, find a job in the capital and earn money to help all of them. His mother wanted him to stay in the refugee camp and help them.
Exercise 5
1 b) 2 a) 3 c) 4 a) 5 b) Exercise 1
To the USA Exercise 2
2 Civil war returned to his country.
3 Soldiers and armed men were everywhere. Friends and neighbours no longer trusted each other.
4 To a refugee camp
5 Life was difficult because there was no electricity and very little water or food.
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4a
Grammar Defining and non-defining relative clauses
Vocabulary Phrasal verbs with on
4 ENTER T AINMENT
Get started
1 Imagine life without the internet. In pairs, write down five ways in which life would be different and then tell the class.
It would be harder to ...
We wouldn’t have ...
Read
2 014 Listen and read the webpage.
Choose the best title.
a) The history of the internet b) Child inventors
c) Computers: past, present and future
Comprehension
3 Answer the questions in pairs.
1 Where did most people use computers in 1995?
In schools, libraries and offices
2 Where did the children make the video?
3 Why is the children’s video remarkable?
4 What do futurologists do?
5 What might be different about cars in the future?
4 How old is the World Wide Web?
Speak
5 Look at the predictions at the end of the text.
Are they already coming true? What other things do you predict?
S?LVE IT!
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Grammar 1 defining 2 object Exercise 6
2 whose 3 which/that 4 which 5 where 6 who/that 7 which/that/–
Exercise 2 c)
Exercise 3 2 At school
3 All the children’s ideas in the video came true.
4 They predict the future.
5 They might drive themselves.
Exercise 4
Look
forward ❯ ❯ ❯
Tell the Ss to look at the lesson title, Phones which you can fold up … and at the photos on page 32 of the Students’ Book.
In pairs or small groups, ask them to brainstorm ideas about new technology: what we have now and what we might have in the future (such as folding phones, smart glasses, 3-D printers). What machine or gadget would they like to invent that would make life better, for themselves and for other people?
After the discussion, pairs/
groups share their ideas with the class.
33 Grammar
Relative clauses
Defining relative clauses
1 There were plenty of people who/that had never seen one.
2 Smart glasses which/that have tiny computers in them.
3 Futurologists are people whose KPCJTUPQSFEJDUUIF future.
4 They were mostly in places where people worked or studied.
5 The children (who/that) we see in the video made accurate predictions.
6 They’re huge machines (which/that) you only see in museums these days.
Non-defining relative clauses
7 Some children, who were lucky enough to have computers at school, made a video.
8 The children’s ideas, which sounded like science fiction back then, had come true.
9 Futurologists, whoseKPCJTUPQSFEJDUUIFGVUVSF agree there will be changes.
Choose the correct options.
1 Only defining / non-defining relative clauses can use that.
2 You can omit the relative pronoun in defining relative clauses (sentences 5 and 6) when it is the subject / object of the clause.
Practice
6 Read the text and complete it with which, that, who, where, whose or – .There is sometimes more than one answer.
7 Sentences 1–8 are incomplete. Add the phrases in brackets, and relative pronouns and commas where necessary. Which sentences can be written in different ways?
1 The children had computers at school. (the video shows)
The children who/that we see in the video had computers at school.
The children we see in the video had computers at school.
2 Soon we’ll have computers. (we can have conversations with)
3 Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web. (was born in London in 1955) 4 The internet is especially useful for people.
(can’t go out to shops or libraries)
5 You can look online at places. (you’re going to go on holiday)
6 Keyboards won’t be necessary in the future.
(are based on old-fashioned typewriters) 7 The founder of Facebook became a
billionaire at the age of twenty-four. (name is Mark Zuckerberg)
8 Fifty years ago, people didn’t have phones.
(they could carry in their pockets)
Vocabulary: Phrasal verbs with on 8 024 Complete the sentences with the
correct phrasal verb. Then listen and check.
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1 It’s dark in here. I’ll switch on the lights.
%POUTUPQXIBUZPVSFEPJOHmQMFBTF . 3 Do you think this new fashion will
everywhere?
4 I’ve forgotten my password so I can’t . 5 Don’t worry, I’m you’re friend. You can
me.
6 Sam and his sister often argue. They don’t very well, I’m afraid.
7 You want to speak to Mr Smith? , I’ll get him.
8 Excuse me, can I these shoes, please?
Extra practice
For more practice, go to page 99.
3-D printers
Would you like a machine 1that creates furniture for you, in your own home? Well, one day soon, it’ll be possible! Tom Evans, an inventor 2 designs have won international awards, explains:
‘3-D printers are machines 3 ‘print’ solid PCKFDUT5IFPCKFDUT4 are made of plastic, can be small, everyday items like cups and plates or larger things like chairs and tables.
I predict that the factories 5 these things are made at the moment will close down and the people 6 work there will need new skills.’
So, will the 3-D printer be something 7 we will all soon own, or will it never catch on? Only time will tell.
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6 Keyboards, which are based on old-fashioned typewriters, won’t be necessary in the future.
7 The founder of Facebook, whose name is Mark Zuckerberg, became a billionaire at the age of twenty-four.
8 Fifty years ago, people didn’t have phones which/
that they could carry in their pockets./Fifty years ago, people didn’t have phones they could carry in their pockets.
Exercise 7
2 Soon we’ll have computers which/that we can have conversations with./Soon we’ll have computers we can have conversations with.
3 Tim Berners-Lee, who was born in London in 1955, invented the World Wide Web.
4 The internet is especially useful for people who/that can’t go out to shops or libraries.
5 You can look online at places where you’re going to go on holiday.
Exercise 8 2 carry on
3 catch on 4 log on 5 count on 6 get on 7 Hold on 8 try on
Extension
Phrasal verbs with on
Ask the Ss to work in pairs to make up a conversation between two people. They should use four, or more if possible, of the phrasal verbs from Exercise 8.
They should try to make the conversation flow as naturally as possible. Monitor the pairs as they work, giving help where necessary.
When Ss are happy with their conversation, they put it down on paper. More confident pairs could then act it out for the class.
Extra practice
Page 119
MOTIVATOR 4a
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Grammar Present perfect simple with just, already, before, never, ever, yet Superlatives with the present perfect simple
Function React to good and bad news
4b
Comprehension
2 Answer the questions. Write S (Sophie), L (Lisa), J (Josh) or R (Ryan).
Who:
1 won a necklace? S 2 doesn’t win prizes at fairs?
3 threw three balls and knocked down three tins?
4 is very confident about the game?
5 is better at the game?
6 wins a teddy bear?
rthat great r have a go r up for it r dead easy r Hard luck. r It’s my turn.
Dialogue
1 034 Listen and read. Who gets a present?
Sophie: Look! I’ve just won this necklace!
Lisa: (PPEGPSZPV*’ve never won anything at a fair.
Sophie: Never mind. The prizes aren’t that great.
Lisa: What did you do to win it?
Sophie: I knocked three tins down with three balls.
You know, this is the most fun I’ve had for ages!
Josh: Why don’t you have a go, too, Lisa?
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Lisa: I can’t. I’ve already spent all my money.
Ryan: Hey, we haven’t tried this game yet. Are you up for it, Josh?
Josh: I don’t know. I haven’t done it before.
Man: You get three darts and you have to hit the cards.
Josh: OK. I’ll have a go.
Ryan: It’s dead easy. Watch this. … Oops! Missed!
Josh: Hard luck. It’s my turn now. ... Yes!!
Sophie: That’s brilliant, Josh! Well done!
Man: Here you are, sir.
Josh: I’ve won a giant teddy bear!
Sophie: That’s the biggest bear I’ve ever seen!
Josh: Here, Lisa. It’s a present for you.
Lisa: Oh! That’s … er … great, Josh. Thanks.
Exercise 4
2 That’s the worst CD they’ve ever heard.
3 This is the best holiday we’ve ever had.
4 This is the most delicious meal I’ve ever eaten.
5 That’s the most difficult game she’s ever played.
6 That’s the fastest car he’s ever driven.
Grammar
1 verb 2 yet, before 3 negative Exercise 3
2 bought 3 ’ve ever played 4 haven’t had 5 ’ve never played 6 chose 7 sang 8 haven’t got, yet 9 ’ve just managed
Look back ❮ ❮ ❮
Revise comparatives and superlatives.
Write a selection of adjectives and adverbs which have different comparative and superlative forms on the board, e.g.
big, carefully, difficult, easy, far, fun, good, hard, hot, nice In pairs, the Ss write the comparative and superlative forms, then feed back to the class.
Exercise 1 Lisa Exercise 2 2 L 3 S 4 R 5 J 6 J
35 Grammar
Present perfect simple with just, already, before, never, ever, yet
Past continuous
I’ve just won this necklace.
I’ve never won anything at a fair.
I’ve already spent all my money.
Have you tried this game yet?
We haven’t tried this game yet.
I haven’t done it before.
Complete the rules.
1 The time adverbs just, already, never and ever come before the main ___ in a sentence.
2 The time adverbs ___ and ___ come at the end of the sentence.
3 Yet is only used for questions and ___ sentences.
Superlatives with the present perfect simple
This is the most fun I’ve had for ages!
That’s the biggest bear I’ve ever seen!
Practice
3 Complete the computer game review with the present perfect simple or past simple.
1Have played yet
4 Write sentences using the present perfect simple with ever and a superlative.
1 That/nice thing/you/say!
That’s the nicest thing you’ve ever said!
2 That/bad CD/they/hear.
3 This/good/holiday/we/have.
4 This/delicious meal/I/eat.
5 That/difficult game/she/play.
6 That/fast car/he/ever drive.
Use your English: React to good and bad news
React to good news Wow! That’s great/brilliant!
That’s really cool/amazing!
How fantastic!
Well done!
(PPEGPSZPV React to bad news Oh, no! That’s awful/too bad!
That’s really horrible/miserable!
How terrible!
Poor you!/You poor thing!
That’s a real shame/a pity.
I’m really sorry to hear that.
Never mind.
Cheer up!
Pronunciation: Falling intonation in exclamations
5 044 Go to page 110.
6 054 Listen again to part of the dialogue in Exercise 1. Then make more conversations in pairs. Use the prompts below.
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A: My computer has just crashed.
B: Oh, no! That’s awful.
2 These are/good/exam results/
I/ever/have!
3 I’m really tired. I/not/sleep/for two days.
*KVTUHFUUJDLFUTGPSUIF Beyoncé concert.
5 That was/bad pizza/I/ever eat.
6 My cat/die/last week.
Extra practice
For more practice, go to page 99.
one and to mingle, asking questions to match the card to the correct person.
Finally, Ss report back to the class, but without saying the name of the person, e.g.
Student X has been to Paris twice, but he/she has never been to Berlin.
and He/She hasn’t learnt to drive yet.
Can the other Ss correctly guess the identity of Student X?
Extra practice
Page 119
MOTIVATOR 4b
Extension
Present perfect with just, already, before, never, ever, yet
Ask the Ss to write down on a card two statements about things they’ve done and haven’t done. They should use the present perfect and already, never, etc. as appropriate, e.g. I’ve been to Paris twice, but I’ve never been to Berlin. and I haven’t learnt to drive yet. Collect in the cards, then ask each S to pick up Exercise 5b
1 Lucky you! 2 Wow! That’s fantastic!
3 Oh, no. That’s terrible. 4 That’s a real shame.
Exercise 6
2 These are the best exam results I’ve ever had!
3 I’m really tired. I haven’t slept for two days.
4 I’ve just got tickets for the Beyoncé concert.
5 That was the worst pizza I’ve ever eaten!
6 My cat died last week.
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4c
Get started
1 Can you name any Formula One racing drivers? How do you think they spend their free time between races?
Read
2 064 Listen and read the article. When did Lewis Hamilton buy a plane?
Comprehension
4 Answer true (T), false (F) or doesn’t say (DS).
1 Lewis had to pass his driving test before he could drive for McLaren. F
2 He was captain of his school football team.
3 He only listens to reggae music.
4 He can play the guitar well.
5 He owns a gold guitar.
6 He flies his own plane.
free-time formula
S?LVE IT!
3 How old was Lewis when he passed his driving test?
Grammar Present perfect simple and continuous with for and since Present perfect simple for numbers and amounts Vocabulary Words connected with music
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Factfile: Lewis Hamilton
1985 Born in Stevenage, UK
1998 Became professional racing driver Started playing the guitar 2007 Drove in his first Formula One race
Won his first Formula One race
2008 Won the Formula One world championship 2011 Bought Prince’s gold guitar
2013 #PVHIUBQSJWBUFKFU
DRIVERS CARS
HOME RACES
Grammar
– present perfect simple – present perfect continuous – present perfect simple Exercise 5
2
A: How long has he driven in Formula One races?
B: He’s driven in Formula One races for … years./He’s Songs include When Doves Cry (1984) and Kiss
(1986) . Exercise 2 In 2013 Exercise 3 He was 17.
Exercise 4
2 DS 3 F 4 T 5 T 6 DS
Look back ❮ ❮ ❮
React to good and bad news In a chain around the class, Ss give and react to good and bad news, e.g.
A: Someone stole my wallet this morning.
B: Oh, no! That’s awful. I’ve just asked my girlfriend/
boyfriend to marry me!
C: How fantastic!, etc.
Background notes
Lewis Hamilton:
A British Formula One racing driver, born in Hertfordshire, England in 1985.
He was the 2008 Formula One World Champion.
Arsenal:
An English Premier League football club based in north London. Arsenal is one of the most successful clubs in English football and has won 13 First Division and Premier League titles and 10 FA Cups.
Bob Marley (1945–
1981): A Jamaican reggae singer and songwriter.
Songs include No Woman, No Cry (1974), Three Little Birds (1977) and Redemption Song (1980) .
Prince: A North American singer- songwriter and actor, born in 1958.
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6 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs and for or since where necessary.
1 We have been living (live) in the centre of town since the end of last year.
2 How many cups of coffee ___ (she/drink)?
3 She ___ (have) glasses ___ she was ten years old.
4 My mother ___ (look) for her keys ___ over an hour.
5 How many hours ___ (he/sit) at that computer?
6 Where’s Jason? I ___ (not/see) him ___ weeks.
7 I ___ (play) tennis three times this week.
Vocabulary: Words connected with music 7a Recall Write all the musical instruments you can
think of next to the headings. Then check the Word bank on page 109.
String: guitar, … Wind: trumpet, … Other: piano, …
b 074 Extension Look at the words in the box. Which ones are people?
Grammar
Present perfect simple with for and since
He’s been an Arsenal fan for most of his life.
Since then, he has become a world-famous racing driver.
Present perfect continuous with for and since
He’s been playing the guitar for many years.
I’ve been listening to Bob Marley ever since I was a child.
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c Now give an example of the following:
1 a popular hit single
2 a lead singer and a band you like 3 a current album that is high in the charts 4 a good track on the album
5 a song with a strong drum beat 6 a song with good lyrics
Listen
8 084 Stevie Simpson sings in a Bob Marley tribute band. Listen to the interview and answer the questions.
How long has Stevie Simpson ...
1 lived in the UK? for three years 2 been a professional musician?
3 been a fan of Bob Marley?
4 been part of the Bob Marley tribute band?
5 been playing the saxophone?
Extra practice
For more practice, go to page 99.
Present perfect simple for numbers and amounts
He’s stood on the winners’ podium dozens of times.
Make rules.
Which tense do we use:
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mXJUIWFSCTBCPVUBOBDUJPOPWFSBQFSJPE of time?
mXIFOXFXBOUUPTBZIPXNVDIPSIPX many things we’ve done?
Practice
5 Read the factfile about Lewis Hamilton.
Then ask and answer questions with How long …? Use the present perfect simple or continuous and the prompts below. Answer with for, then with since.
1 be/a professional driver
A: How long has he been a professional driver?
B: He’s been a professional driver for … years.
He’s been a professional driver since 1998/he was thirteen.
2 drive/in Formula One races 3 play/the guitar
4 own/a gold guitar USBWFMCZQSJWBUFKFU
You can use the present perfect simple or continuous with work and live.
Exercise 7b backing singer, band, lead singer, producer, rapper, songwriter Exercise 8 2 Since he was ten.
3 Since he was born. 4 For about two years. 5 Since he was a teenager.
Extension
Words
connected with music
Write the heading Words connected with music on the board. Give Ss, in pairs, one minute to list all the music vocabulary they know in English.
After one minute, ask how many words they have written down. They then swap their lists with another pair who check and correct any spelling mistakes. Record all the words on the board.
Ss should give two points for a correctly spelt word, and one point for a correct word, but with a spelling mistake.
Extra practice
Page 119
MOTIVATOR 4c
5
A: How long has he travelled by private jet?
B: He’s travelled by private jet for … years./He’s travelled by private jet since 2013.
Exercise 6
2 has she drunk 3 ’s had, since
4 ’s been looking, for 5 has he been sitting 6 haven’t seen, for 7 ’ve played
3
A: How long has he played the guitar?
B: He’s played the guitar for … years./He’s played the guitar since 1998.
4
A: How long has he owned a gold guitar?
B: He’s owned a gold guitar for … years./He’s owned a gold guitar since 2011.