Module 1

Strong ties

1b. Listening & Speaking Skills

1c. Grammar in Use

Warm-up activityGrammar scattergoriesYou’ve got 1 minute to write • Noun• Adjective• Verb• Adverbon the topic of …

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1c. Grammar in Use

How often do you…?• Go window shopping• Go clubbing• Go surfing• Go dancing• Surf the Net• Chat online• Watch documentaries

1d. Literature

Ex 4 p 16

• plump ― not thin

• limbs ― arms and legs

• decisive ― (strong) speaking of presence of character, demonstrating confidence, etc.

• fly-away ― loose/flowing

1d. Literature

Ex 4 p 16

• rapidly shooting up ― growing fast

• carrying herself ― moving her body

• brightened ― cheered up

• lecturing ― talking

• worn out ― old and useless

• cut in ― interrupted

1e. Writing Skills

1 D a letter giving advice2 B a letter giving your news3 E a letter of apology4 C a thank-you letter5 F a letter congratulating someone6 G a reply to a party invitation7 H a letter asking for advice8 A a get-well letter

1e. Writing Skills

Dear Jane,

1 opening remarks/reason(s) for writing

2 life in the new city

3 writer’s feelings about the change

4 closing remarks

Yours,

Fiona

Culture Corner

• Do you like to keep up with the latest fashion?• Do you prefer second-hand or high street

shops?• Do you prefer brand names shopping?• Have you ever shopped at a street market?• Do you do your shopping reasonably?• What kind of colour and fabrics do you like most

of all?

CITIZENSHIP

Warm-up activity:

WORDS FROM WORDS

Write down as many one-syllable words as you can using the letters of the word

DISCRIMINATION

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• Noun-ManiaNoun-ManiaStart with a noun RECYCLING. Write that word at the top of a sheet of paper. Extend the list by writing a noun that begins with the last letter of the noun before it:

recycling – garbage – environment – tree … • The person with the longest list of nouns at

the end of two minutes is the winner.

Going Green

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newspapers and magazines

used paper

plastic bottles

glass bottles aluminium cans

Work in groups of 4. Ask each other questions to know who recycles newspapers, plastic bottles, glass bottles, aluminium cans, used paper. Present your findings in the graph.

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used paper

newspapersplastic bottlesglass bottlesaluminium cansused paper

leather boot aluminium can bananas plastic cup

rubber sole of the leather boot

cigarette butt plastic jug cotton rug

wool sock paper bag glass bottles

1. Answer the questions:

• What will happen to these items when they end up in the landfill?

• Do they disappear / decompose immediately? Or will they continue to take up space in the landfill?

2. Think on your own about how long each of the items on the list might last when buried in a landfill.

Make a list by writing each item in order according to how long they think it might last in a landfill. Start your lists with the item you think will degrade fastest and end with the one that will last the longest.

leather boot aluminium can bananas plastic cup

rubber sole of the leather boot

cigarette butt plastic jug cotton rug

wool sock paper bag glass bottles

1. banana 2. paper bag 3. cotton rug 4. wool sock

5. cigarette butt 6. leather boot

7. rubber sole of the boot 8. aluminum can

9. plastic cup 10. plastic jug

11. glass bottle

3. Now when you know the correct order, brainstorm in small groups how long (how many weeks, months, or years) each item will last. Share your guesses about how long items will last. Look at scientists' approximations listed below:

• banana -• paper bag -• cotton rug -• wool sock -• cigarette butt -• leather boot -• rubber sole -• aluminum can -• plastic cup -• plastic jug – • glass bottle -

3 to 4 weeks1 month5 months 1 year 2 to 5 years40 to 50 years50 to 80 years200 to 500 years1 million yearsunknown? forever? unknown? forever?

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Start your own recycling program! You can recycle used paper into a real paper cup. Follow the instructions.

Step 1:Take your square piece of paper.

Step 2: Fold your square on the diagonal, matching up corners A and B.

Step 3: Fold corner of A to edge B.

Step 4: Fold corner A to corner B.

Step 5: Take the top flap (flap A) and fold down toward you. Turn the cup over and repeat the step with the other remaining flap.

Step 6: Enjoy your cup! If you followed the instructions above, your cup should look like this and be able to hold water.