c21 english for the 21st century level 2 course book

+ Important events Vocabulary Grammar Reading Turning in our lives + Life events « Past simple: Regular and | « A famous architect points + Asequence of events Grammar + Using time mar

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eno ENGLISH FOR Uy 21% CENTURY

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hl ENGLISH FOR THE 21* CENTURY

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Level 2 Course Book

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+ Global events Vocabulary Grammar Reading and writing

Events + Word families + Present simple with do | - The Falles Festival

+ Dates and does + Writing a description

Grammar

21 22-23 24-25 26-28

+ How consumers make Vocabulary Grammar Reading and speaking

Products decisions + Product features + Comparative adjectives | - What type of shopper

and price are you?

+ Describing products Grammar

+ little, less; few, Fewer

Performance in sport, education,

3 Talking point Turning points Timelines Building a career

+ Important events Vocabulary Grammar Reading

Turning in our lives + Life events « Past simple: Regular and | « A famous architect

points + Asequence of events

Grammar + Using time markers

53 54-55 56-57 58-60

Talking ig P point High g achievers Sports heroes Ps Ethical decisions

+ Great performances Vocabulary Grammar Reading and writing

+ Cheating scandals

mankind this century with adjectives and

nouns

69 70-71 72-73 74-75

+ The most successful Vocabulary Grammar Vocabulary

The world company in the world | « Company structure + Present simple and + Money and budgets

of work present continuous

85 86-87 88-89 90-92

6 Talking point Problems & solutions | What’s wrong? Global challenges

+ The internet is the Vocabulary Grammar Reading and writing Advances biggest advance for + Problem solving + too and (not) enough + Nobel Peace Prize winners

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D l5 C21 skills

12-15 14-16 17-20

Creative collaboration Plans and arrangements A_ Word families

Speaking Grammar B Employability: Finding out about a career

+ Suggestions + Present continuous for future plans

+ Spelling rules when adding -ing to averb

Grammar Speaking Cultural differences

Changes Meeting new friends A Group and individualistic cultures

Grammar Listening and speaking B_ Understanding visual information — timelines

+ Past simple: Negatives and

questions + Developing a conversation

C Collaborating: Planning a team task

D Giving yourself time to think

E Preparing fora conversation

Timing and plans Group assignments A Organizing information

Vocabulary Speaking B_ Improving performance

+ Deadlines and schedules + Requests and offers € Making ethical decisions

+ begoing to + Talking about tasks for the team E Assigning tasks

How much are you worth? A company profile A Organizational charts

Speaking Reading B Study habits

+ ncome + Saudi Aramco C Budgets

Reading Speaking and writing D Word relationships

+ World income and poverty + Company information E Doing research

+ Natural disasters Positive action

Speaking and listening + Making a difference Risks and benefits

Finding the right balance Role models

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Welcome to C21 English for the 21% Century Course Book

Units The C21 Course Book has six 12-page units Each unit is divided into five sections A-E which

give balanced coverage of vocabulary, grammar and skills input and practice

The unit starts with Talking point which introduces the topic It is an opportunity for students

to talk about the topic and share information and opinions

The objectives for the unit are clearly laid out on the same page

C21 skills C21 skills cover academic skills, 21* century skills and study skills Each section in a unit has

a C21 skills note and there are four C21 skills pages at the end of the unit which give students more in-depth practice of individual skills

See page 101 for details

Audio DVD All the audio material is on the audio DVD in the inside front cover The MP3 files can be

downloaded from the C21 website

For mare information on the other C21 print and digital components, go to the C21 website at www.garneteducation.com/C21

English for the 21* Century » Introduction

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New Year, Dubai

American Independence Day Canadian Thanksgiving Day International Folk Festival of Russi, Italy

The Harbin Ice and Snow Festival, China

Which festivals are they describing?

8 In pairs Read extracts from the descriptions in 2

Match them to the festivals in 1

In cities and towns across America, there are parades with patriotic music

Today, people celebrate the festival to give thanks for the good things in life

The New Year starts with a spectacular fireworks display

Groups of dancers parade through the streets in colourful national costumes

Alot of people wear something red, white and blue, and wave the American flag

‘You can see massive ice sculptures of figures and buildings all over the city

A lot of people eat a traditional meal of turkey and pumpkin pie sai

G Find adjectives in 3 with these meanings

typical of things in the past

[5) Which of the festivals

in 1 would you like

to take part in?

Gi aSons

INS YUE eae One dance _==-—— dancing dance(s)

@ Complete the table Can og anges

you think of other word act — /actress

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Complete the sentences with words from the

table in 6 Use the words in brackets

a Come tothe Dublin Theatre Festival to see fantastic

plays.Meetthe ———— and

at special events after the shows (act)

b Atthe festival, you see groups of

from different countries Each group does a typical

from their country You see lots of

different styles of (dance)

¢ Doyou love folk music? Do you love to

? This festival of folk music is for you

Listen to the country’s best folk and

sing along to your favourite (sing)

Match these events and the dates

a American Independence Day

b New Year's Eve in UAE

¢ Canadian Thanksgiving

d The International Folk Festival of Russi, Italy

e The Harbin Ice and Snow Festival, China

Complete the sentences with the missing prepositions

a Americans celebrate Thanksgiving

b Indian Independence day is 15tt August

¢ The Toronto International Film Festival takes place

d Brazilians celebrate Mother's Day

e@ The Thais call their mew year Songkran and celebrate it

Ask and answer questions about the timing of

the special days and festivals in 8 and 9

Example When is American Independence Day?

Describe your favourite special day or festival

Step 1 Make some notes (name, date, what you

can see, what people do/wear, other

special things)

Step 2 Take turns to talk about your special day

the fourth Sunday

the second Sunday

[> \.2 Listen and repeat the dates, Pay attention to the

pronunciation of the endings of the ordinals, and the weak pronunciation of of Note that we say ‘the first of May’ but we write ‘13* May’

Example The first of fov/ May

In pairs Swap the names of three friends or family members Ask and answer questions about their

We use on with dates and days

Examples on Sunday, on the first/last Monday in June

We use in with seasons and months

Examples in spring, in April, in the first week of January

We use from toto mark starting and finishing times

Examples from 24" to 26" July, from July to Septernber

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Present simple with do and does

Ø8 Which events do you think these two companies organize?

anniversary parties arts festivals birthday parties

business meetings conferences product launches weddings

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events for all your business needs

8 In pairs Pete Hanson is an event planner at Kasima

Discuss these points

a_ Do you think he works on his own or in a team?

b What tasks do you think he does in his job?

ce Do you think he spends most of his time at the

events or in the office?

d_ Do you think he works a typical 9-to-5 working day?

Present simple with do and does

We use the present simple to talk about facts and routines

We add -5 or -es to the verb with he, she or it (© 13 Listen and check your answers to 2 Examples He works for 2 corporate event company

Carla researches venues for all our conferences

e What kind of person is good at this job?

We use don't (do not) in negative sentences with /, you,

we and they, and doesn’t (daes not) with he, she and it

In pairs Complete these statements with information

from the conversation Examples We don’t organize international conferences

a Pete works asan 5 Kasima doesn’t organize many weddings in

the winter

b His company organizes We use do in questions with |, you, we and they, and does

with she, he and it

€ Histeam_——————————— Examples Do you enjoy your job?

d Before events he works W We use have with |, you, we, and they, and has with he, she, Vi ch at

and it The short forms are e and %, Examples | havea lot of work to do today

He has a meeting this afternoon

e People who do well in party planning are

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have / has a team meeting to plan the day ‘I’m lucky | have / has a very good team

They do / does a lot of the detailed planning,’ During conferences, Katje often work /

works a 16-hour day to make sure everything run / runs smoothly ‘| usually get / gets

to the conference venue at 7 a.m and | don't / doesn’t get home until after 11 p.m!

Katje love / foves her job, but she don't / doesn’t have much time for a social life

8 In groups Discuss the qualities you need to be an event planner PRONUNCIATION

Does this kind of job suit you? Would you like to do this job?

When we ask questions that begin with a question word like

In pairs Complete the questions Use the answers on the right to help you What or How, our voice usually

goes dawn at the end of the

a —————— doyouworkfor | work for Inspire Events in Dublin questions

(> 14 Listen and repeat the

questions in 7 Try and follow

c is your busiest day? Friday We have a lot of events at the way the speaker's voice

rises and falls

b hours do you work a day? It depends Usually about eight

the weekend

d —doyyou start a typical day? | start by checking my emails

e _—_——— doyoulikeaboutthejob? The variety Every day is different

@ In pairs Interview each other

a Prepare three or four questions similar to the ones in 7 Add one extra question

Examples Where do you study?

How many hours do you study a week?

b Take turns to interview each other Keep a note of your partner's answers CA

@ In groups Using your notes, take turns to introduce Emplayability: Finding out abott a career

the person you interviewed

Example This is Tomas from Venezuela He’s Spanish and

he studies at a college in Caracas His busiest

day is Thursday He has a lot of lectures all day and he goes to an English class in the evening

@ Make a list of two or three jobs that you are interested

in Choose one of them and do some research to find

out more about the job

a Goto page 108 for research ideas

b Use your notes to talk about the job in your next class c1 //„

114/0

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THE FALLES FESTIVAL Valencia, Spain 15-19 March

Special events: fireworks, street parties, parades, street sculptures

sculptures are made of cardboard and wood, and other flammable materials Many are about 15 metres

high Typically, a falfa takes 12 months to make and costs between €200,000 and €700,000

paring the festival, you can see 350 falles all over the city, in

‘squares and on street corners On the first day, there is a competition to choose the best falla, The very

popular falles are often humorous and make fun of local politicians and celebrities

The biggest display, the Nit de Foc, is on the night of the 18% Every day at 2 pm crowds of people come

‘to Valencia’s main square for a display of powerful firecrackers and fireworks This noisy event is called

the Mascleta and you can hear the firecrackers many kilornetres away

burning of the falles symbolizes the end of the winter

@ In pairs Look at the pictures of the Falles Festival in Valencia Discuss the questions

a What do you think a falla is? c What type of materials do you think they're made of?

b How tall do you think they are? d Why do you think they burn the falles?

Read the article above about the Falles Festival Choose a title for each paragraph, A-D

a_ Paying for the falles d Fireworks night and day

b A tradition of firecrackers e The construction of the falles

¢ The burning of the falles f Visiting the falles

C3

To read quickly and efficiently we need to use different skills

Find these numbers in the article What do

they refer to?

aE? Skimming; This is when we move our eyes over the text to

b 15 understand the general meaning

Scanning: We quickly look for facts we need, e.g.,a name,

e 12 cost or date

¡ Close reading: We read important parts of the text very

ở 200000-700000 _————————————————— carefully so we really understand it

Look at the reading tasks 1 and 2 Which skills do you think

e 350 you need to use?

f 20

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8 Were your ideas for 1 correct? Update your answers with information from the article

8 Find words or phrases in the article with these meanings

a_ an area of a city (paragraph A)

b collect money (paragraph A)

¢ very big (paragraph A)

d_ burns quickly and easily (paragraph A)

e funny (paragraph B)

f make jokes about something but not in a kind way (paragraph B)

g very strong (paragraph C)

8 What role do you think the emergency services have in a festival

like the Falles?

a Match the services with the roles and make sentences

Emergency services Roles

firefighters control the crowds

the police treat injuries

b What other roles do these services perform?

(G4) 1.5 Listen to three people explain the importance of the Falles Festival for

their city Who talks about these points, Marta (M), Josep (J) or Arturo (A)?

b Brings business to local hotels and restaurants —

¢ Passes Valencian traditions frorn one generation to the next =— —=

d Brings local communities together —

e Helps local craftsmen like painters and carpenters =—

8 Write a description of a festival in your country for a travel magazine

Give the following information Use the text in 1 to help you

+ time of year

» where it takes place

+ the main event

» people who organize the event

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In pairs Look at the photos and discuss these questions

a What are the differences in room layout in the two photos?

b Which layout would you choose for sharing ideas and

teamwork? Give your reasons

How do you develop ideas at work/in your studies?

Example | use a noticeboard with notes

Complete the guidelines for developing ideas in a group using the words from the box

all record be criticize make ask

a Remember that _ideas are welcome ——

b When you don't understand someone's idea, it’s OK to

€ Don't _ other people, or say their idea is bad _——

d_ Give everyone the chance to _ suggestions _

e _ positive when people give you their ideas

f _all the ideas, for example, on a flip chart,

8 Who are the instructions for in 3?

+ the person leading the session (L) + the participants (P) + both (B)

8 (© 16 Listen to an extract from a meeting and answer the questions

a What's the objective of the meeting?

b In which order do they make these suggestions?

+ picnic in the park and games for children - -_ block party/street party ——

+ video games tournament —— + aquiz night with prizes ——

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8 (© 16 Listen again How do they make suggestions?

Complete the sentences

a Myidea is a quiz night

b _we could have a video games tournament?

¢ Sowhy don't we a picnic in the park?

d How about a block party?

Complete the suggestions Use the verbs in brackets

a How about

for the food? (ask)

b Why don't we festival? (invite)

¢ Maybe we could

centre (rent)

local businesses to give money,

a celebrity to open the

a room inthe community

d My suggestion is to the dinner in a hotel

(have)

e What about a band for the party? (book)

Look at these phrases from the meeting in 5 Put each

phrase in the correct column Then add another phrase

Example My idea is to organize a party

Why don’t we-+ verb Example Why don't we organize a party?

How/What about + verb + -ing?

Example How about organizing a party?

We could + verb Example We could organize a party

Do you have a suggestion?

Sorry, what's a block party?

| need to write that down

Great idea!

In threes Discuss ideas for these situations

Take turns to ask for ideas

a Improving the canteen at your school/work

b Improving traffic in your town

¢ Improving your city for young people

Fantastic!

Any another suggestions?,

Have you any ideas

for

Ihave an idea Why

don't we .?

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—

> Ø8 Discuss these points

a Doyou plan your free time and weekends?

b How do you make plans with your friends, for example, on the phone, or on a social networking site?

In pairs Read a conversation about Rosa’s plans for her graduation Complete it with words in the box

are are they are you coming flying

Kim _ your parents coming to your graduation?

Rosa Yes, They're Kim — Great How long staying?

Rosa My father's going back on Sunday, but my mother

Kim What about your brother Carlos?

Rosa He isn’t Kim That's a pity And

Rosa No,

He's much too busy with work

After the ceremony,

8 (17 Listen and check your answers to 2

8 Complete the sentences with the present continuous

form of the verbs in brackets

a | _—— — (notworl)this evening.l

(spend) a relaxing evening watching Game of Thrones

b Amira (get) married next month, but she _ (not have) a big wedding

c A When your Omani friends

(arrive)?

B They {not come) until Sunday evening

d A Whai_— you (do) after class?

B We (meet) Sara for coffee

eA Tom — _ (go) to the festival

Im I'm not isn't they are

in from Bogota tomorrow evening

going back until Tuesday

going to the graduation party?

having dinner with my parents

Present continuous for future plans

We use the present continuous to talk about future

plans and arrangements

Positive Negative I'm (lam) going to the I'm not going to Tom's theatre tomorrow party

They aren't coming to

the party

She isn't getting back

until late Friday

We're (we are) having a party next weekend

He's (he is) flying to Taipei this Monday

Questions Short answers

Are you seeing Tom later Yes, | am/No, I'm not

today? Yes, he is/No, he isn't

Is Patrick playing gol on Saturday morning?

When are you goingto the cinema?

What film are you seeing?

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8 In pairs Imagine today is Tuesday morning Read the time expressions

Put them in order 1-8 (1 = the expression nearest to Tuesday morning)

Friday evening —— Saturday night ==

next weekend — tomorrow afternoon

In pairs Talk about your plans using some of the time phrases in 5

A Next weekend I'm going home to see my farnily What about you?

B_ |'m playing a football metch for the school

Put the words in the correct order to make questions

a you/ evening / going out/ are / this / 7

tonight

Thursday evening

b you/ are / anything / on Saturday / special / doing /?

Take turns to answer the questions in 7 Develop the

conversation by asking follow-up questions to find out

more about your partner's plans

A Areyou .? A What/Where are you ?

B Yes,!am./No, I'm not.|'m B I'm

In pairs Share your plans for next weekend

Step 1 Update your online calendar or diary so you have five

or six plans for the weekend

Step 2 Take turns to ask each other about your plans

Example A What are you doing on Friday evening?

B I'm cooking a meal for my flatmates, It’s my turn

Spelling rules when adding -ing to averb

For verbs ending in-e, leave out the-e and add -ing

Example have — having

For verbs ending in a vowel and consonant,

double the consonant

Example plan — planning For verbs ending in two syllables or more

and the stress isn't on the last syllable, don't

double the last letter

Example visit — visiting

‘Add one example to each group

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oO Look at the photos What social activities do they show?

What social activities do you enjoy doing with friends?

( 1.8 Listen again Do the people accept or decline the

invitations? Write accept (A) or decline (D) next to each photo

These phrases are from the conversations in 2

Add them to the table

Invitations

a Would you like to come? d Idloveto

b I'dloveto, but | can't e Sounds good

e¢ Would youlike to goto f That sounds great, but I can't

the cinema? g_ That'sagreat idea

Inviting Accepting Declining We often use Would you like to + verb when

we invite someone, Example Would you like to play tennis?

Make a list of four activities you want to do in your free time

Choose activities you do with friends

Examples play badminton, go to a football match, go out for a meal

[6) Plan what to say to invite your friends to each activity in 5

Write sentences like this

Example Would you like to play badminton after class?

Walk around the class Invite people to do the things on your list Accept or decline other people’s invitations

Remember to give a reason when you decline the invitation Cà 5Ó 40 desta ae

A Would you like to ? A Would you like to .?

B Yes, that sounds great./Id love to B That's sounds great/good, but | can't

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CE 2Tskills

WORD FAMILIES

We use word endings ta show the family a word belongs to For example, we

often use -er to talk about a job or type of work such as a ‘waiter’ However,

there are other possibilities such as -or for ‘actor’ and ‘doctor’

Match a-d with the correct description

a apainted wall activity

b to paint person

d apainting quality

Unjumble the letters to find the name of the person

How many different word endings can you identify?

EMPLOYABILITY: FINDING OUT ABOUT A CAREER

You need to do lots of research when you plan your career You also

need to match a possible career to your personal profile

In pairs Do this questionnaire about career research Give details in your answers

a Where do you get advice about b Where do you find job adverts? ¢ Which job areas are you interested

your career?

® from a family member

in? How do they fit your profile?

Examples |'m interested in the

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READING EFFECTIVELY

C2) diills

We use different ways of reading to get the information we need

@ Are these people talking about skimming, scanning or close reading?

the reviews before | choose

usually find time to read whole articles

research notes

¢ I'm researching cultural traditions across Europe and the Arabic world | use a variety of sources like

local history books, guidebooks and websites | usually know exactly what I'm looking for, so | don't

look at hotels, or the history of the country | go straight to the most useful chapters or webpages

| need | like to check that the descriptions are similar in several sources before | acd them to my

CREATIVE THINKING

We can think creatively on our own, in small groups, or in big groups online

What are the advantages and disadvantages of each of these options?

Read the options for thinking on your own and in groups Tick the options you like Add your own ideas Which options do you think work best?

On your own Option1 O

¢ Sitin a room with just a pen and pencil

Listen to music to help you relax

Option 2 O

e Use a smartphone or laptop to google words

English for the 21" Century « Unit 1

In groups Option 1 O

e There is a group leader

e Arrange the chairs in a circle

There is a time limit

Option 2 O

e People sit where they want

@ People talk when they want to

There is no leader

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INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION: DECLINING INVITATIONS

Declining invitations is difficult You need to consider how formal the request is,

who it is from, and why you can’t go before you decide how you say ‘no’

Complete the table to say what you think is an appropriate response for

two invitations: a) to an informal evening with others from your class,

and b) to the wedding of your best friend’s sister

a Andy, we're meeting for an end-of-semester meal, 7.30 on Saturday at Pizza

Rapido Please come

b Mrand Mrs Terry Dobson have pleasure in inviting you and a guest to the

wedding of their daughter Carole to Mr Peter Davies at 11 a.m Saturday 4"

June, at Horsham Town Hall and to a reception afterwards

Message 001 etek

End-ofsemester meal Wedding Neither

‘Sorry, | can't I've arranged to see other

friends that night!

‘Im really sorry, but unfortunately | play tennis

on Saturdays and | don’t want to miss it!

Thank you for your invitation Unfortunately

| will be in France for the first two weeks

of June, so I will not be able to come But |

hope it is a fantastic occasion and | wish you

all the best.’

‘Id love to come, but | want to get my hair

cut that day!’

Discuss why you think each response is appropriate or inappropriate

What would appropriate responses be in your culture, and in what

format (text message, phone call, letter, etc.)?

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Things Ì can do Things to practi

8 Compare your list with a classmate

My learning plan for next week

Think about next week How can you improve your English? Write four learning ideas for the next week How much time do you need for each idea?

Example | plan to learn five new words, and write them in my vocabulary notebook (ten minutes)

ime ( ) mins l2

8 Share your learning plan with another classmate

8 At the end of next week, review your plan Use these ideas

eDone sNotdone sMorepractice © Update learning plan

Communication in class Ni No

How active are you in class? a_lask questions when | don’t understand

b |help classmates when they don’t understand

c | speak in group tasks a lot

@ How can you be more active in your

classes next week? Write three ideas, | 9 ! answer questions when I know the answer

Example Ask classmates or my teacher at least two questions

8 Share your ideas with a classmate

Example In my next class, | plan to ask my teacher or classmates two or three questions

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án) How do you decide what to buy? What influences your opinion -

adverts, friends, social media?

« Product features © Comparative « Reading and speaking: * Learning words in pairs and price adjectives Whattype ofshopper — « Cultural differences

¢ Describing products « little, less; few, fewer are you? * Close reading

« Furniture Superlative adjectives * Speaking and writing: © Criteria

Making choices * Qualitative and

¢ Speaking and writing: quantitative research Writing a proposal

¢ Speaking:

Conversations with sales staff

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with the photos

In pairs Match the products in the box ' activity tracker

smartphone

headphones waterproof digital camera

8 Match the sentence parts to make sentences about a product

a ltcomes to read inside and outside, especially in sunlight

b Ithasa reading books and newspapers

¢ Its screen is easy in two colours, grey or silver

d [use it for battery life of around ten days

8 These adjectives are useful for describing products

Match each one with its meaning

@ compact has lots of different uses

b easy reacts very quickly

¢ light not wide or thick

e stylish can't be damaged by water

f responsive not difficult or complicated

g_ versatile lasts for a large amount of time h_ waterproof looks attractive and modem

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Describing products Uses

Luse it for surfing the internet

It's for charging batteries

Itis easy to use

Features

It has a very good camera

The images are bright and clear

The design is very stylish

Colours and sizes Itcomes in two colours, black or

metallic grey

Itcomes in two sizes, small and large

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8 Complete the details about an eReader with adjectives from 4

aA design that can fit in a pocket Learning words in pairs

b Very and weighs just 108 grams

€ Fastand Downloads abookin 50 seconds

dở — sito read, even in bright sunlight

e — bafery life= up to three weeks on a single charge

In pairs Ask questions about the products in 1 using an adjective Add a comment about the product

Example A Is the portable charger light?

>> Dothe exercises on pagẽ 33

B Yes, | think so It’s about the same size as a smartphone

a laptop §

b flash drive 32 GB pee Se,

¢ folding keyboard foraniPad = $

d colour printer if

a That’sa really good

b They don’t much

In pairs Choose a product you have in class now and share information about it with a partner

Include these categories:

+ make

» main uses + features you like + price

Example A This is my smartphone It's the new

Zenith X1 | use it mainly for text

messages and listening to music

B What features does it have?

A Ithasa great alarm for the mornings, and the sound quality is very good

B It’s very nice How much does a phone like that cost?

A Ihave a contract So | pay £40 a month

B Wow! That's expensive

c¢ That's quite

d That's very good

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Comparative adjectives

Do you know anyone with a smartwatch?

What do they use it for?

Look through the list of smartwatch functions Rate

— themasnot very useful (1), useful (2) or very useful (3) Compare your results with another student What

other functions would you like a smartwatch to have?

+ Tells the time

+ Provides notifications of events from your phone's calendar = _

+ Has a heart rate monitor

Read an extract from a review of two smartwatches

Which features does the review compare?

WHAT WE THINK

We like the improved display on the new Draco 3 smartwatch The display is

easier Lo see than on the old model, especially in strong sunlight The Draco

3 is smaller than its rival, the new TR-5, so it is more comfortable to wear, especially for people with small wrists The Draco 3 smartwatch has a longer

battery life than the TR-5, five days compared to one day

If yau want a cool smartwatch, the Draco 3 probably isn't for you The TR-5

is certainly more stylish than the Draco 3, and it has a larger range of apps

But if you are on the road a lot, and battery life is important to you, then the

Draco 3 is a better option than the TR-5

the adjective

Example more stylish For adjectives ending in -y, change -y

to -ier

Example _ pretty - prettier

For irregular adjectives we use a variety

Example The Draco 3 smartwatch

has a longer battery life than the TR-5

Draco 3 12 180 | 425 Up:o 9.5 | $150 | TR-5 2.00 245 | 66.7 12.5 max | $250 |

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b small ——-, e nice =, the adjectives in 4

Notice the weak

-erending Then practise saying them

Complete the sentences with the comparative form of the adjectives in brackets

a Mynewlaptopis than my old one (fast)

b Adigital cameratakes —— photos than my phone (sharp})

ec iPadsae — than most other tablets (expensive)

e | like the iPhone a lot It's — - — and — than the LG (compact, slim)

f The sound quality on my new phone is than on my old phone (bad)

In pairs Look at the At a glance information about the two smartwatches

Write five sentences comparing the two watches using adjectives from the box

Compare your sentences in 6 with another pair Check each other’s work : (C A

Are the comparative forms correct? Suggest any improvements CuTtural differences

In pairs Discuss which ¡s better

+ Alaptop or desktop cornputer for college work

+ Asmartphone or digital camera for taking holiday photos

+ A compact smartphone (4.6-inch display) or a smartphone with a large

Example A | think a is better because

B | think so too/| don’t agree | prefera because it’s

In pairs Discuss a short case study about updating computer devices Go to page 108 for instructions

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(1) In pairs Look at the photos Where are the people? What are they doing?

Which of these products would you buy online (OL) or in a real store/shopping mall (RS)?

Discuss your reasons

@ asmartwatch d ajacket = SKILLS

b ahairdryer ose wy e atravelbag Close reading

€ atennisraket — f sports shces

Add two other items you or your family regularly buy online

What devices do you or your family use for shopping?

Examples | use a laptop to buy things online

| use a smartphone in shops to check the prices

8 In pairs Read about two ways of shopping Student A read about BN Cnet tt ees

‘showroomers’ below Student B read about ‘webroomers’ on page 108

As you read, mark the text, using the ideas in the C21 skills box

6 “Arely oulalshowroomerzg

Do you like lo see and fry a product in a store before you buy if online? When you're in a store, do you use

your smartphone fo check online prices? If your answers are ‘yes’, you are probably a showroomer

'Showrooming’ is when shoppers go to a store to check out a product they like, but buy it somewhere else where the price is lower Today, smarlphones make it easy for shoppers fo check prices and product reviews

while they are in a store Their main motivation is to buy the products they see in a store at a lower price

online or in another shop

Asia’s shoppers are experts at showrooming The top showroomers are in Vietnam Forty per cent of Vietnamese people use their smartphones fo compare prices in store and online Many younger shoppers

(aged 18-30) also use smariphones while shopping to compare prices and find the best deals

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8 Make notes in the correct part of the table, using the points you highlighted in 4

8 (S 2.4 Listen to Stephen and Maria talk about how they prefer to shop Are they showroomers or webroomers?

(> 2.4 Complete the sentences from the conversations in 6 with words from the box Listen again and check

check out do (x2) post scans searches use

a | _ aot of research before | decide what to buy

b Frtrl —— — someblogs

PRONUNCIATION

ce laso — onFacebookto getadvice from friends and family

l : [> 2.5 Listen to the way

d | _ a price comparison check we pronounce ‘i’ in these

ý words Which words have

e | — — areally useful app called Findlt It Äie Sirde söund?

Jan wants to buy a new camera She goes into

a local store to have a look at the camera she là

wants to buy She doesn’t intend to buy it there

A helpful sales assistant explains the camera's

features and shows her how to use it After 20

minutes, Jan has all the information she needs

She gets out her smartphone to check prices

online She finds the product cheaper at another

shop and leaves immediately to buy it there

;

Ø8 In pairs Discuss what type of shopper you are Give some examples

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little, less; few, fewer

Answer the questions

a What does the bar chart show?

b How many countries does it compare?

Miinstore Mi Online Countries

In pairs Are the statements about the bar chart true or false? Correct any false statements

a_ |nall the countries, people spend more time shopping in stores than on the internet

Fewer Turkish consumers spend time shopping online than in stores

In Russia, consumers spend the same amount of time shopping online as in stores

Online shopping Is more popular in Japan than in China

b

c

d Brazilians spend a lot less time shopping online than French people do

e

f Compared to all the other countries, Americans spend a lot less time shopping online

Underline the correct option to complete the sentences

a Now! have children, | have less / fewer money for buying clothes little, less; Few, fewer

b Older consumers buy less / fewer items online than younger people je YOUNgEr PEED Ie: patie mean aotmnuch Weert with uncountable nouns

e There is less / fewer information about food than people want Example | have little time for

d Fewer / Less consumers are happy to pay for things with a mobile phone internet shopping,

Fewmeans not many We use it

with countable nouns

8 In groups of four Pair A work with bar chart 1 on page 109 Pair B work ƑXAMPIE Lew, people in

De kbi

with bar chart 2 on page 110 Answer the questions about your bar chart hinge tie

‘The comparative forms are less

b ~How many countries does it compare? (than) and fewer (than)

Examples | spend less time

internet shopping

than my friend Tom Fewer Et

8 Write six statements about your bar chart Include two f stinotaltiief

or three mistakes with the information smartphones

8 Swap your statements with the other pair Find the mistakes in each

other's statements and correct them

English for the 21* Century « Unit 2

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Look at the photos How many items of furniture can you name?

Which room and furniture do you like?

Choose adjectives from the box to

describe the student rooms and the style of furniture

cheap comfortable cosy

modern robust simple small suitable traditional

a Design Life provides the — furniture for student accommodation

b Well at Design Life, we supplythe —————————— quality furniture at the_————————————— possible price

€_ Allourfurniture ismadeofthe_—————— — robust materials and lasts for years

đ Modusisthe_——— — popularrange.lthasthemost_ — — designs

In pairs Read the text for the Design Life webpage below

Find and correct four mistakes

a The Space range is the ideal solution for the most small rooms Oe ae ies ue

b Trad is most expensive range The natural wood furniture is the form the superlative with the most good solution for traditional buildings and -est

Example high - the highest With adjectives with two or more syllables we use the and most in front of the adjective

Example exciting - the most

8 Ask and answer questions about the photos in 1 Use the superlative exciting

form of the adjectives in your answers

c¢ Whatever you need, we will work together with you to find the

suitablest solution, at the best price

Example A Which design do you like best?

B | like Modus best because it’s the most comfortable What about you?

a Which design is the (modern)?

b Which room is the — (small)?

€ Which furniture is the (robust)?

d) Which furniture looks the (cheap)?

e Which room-type is the (suitable) for a college or university in your country?

CELL English for the 21* Century » Unit 2

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ga proposal

@ Read the email to the Marketing Manager at Design Life and answer the questions

a Whoisthe email from?

Dear Sally Silkins,

We are a small international school We would like a quotation for furniture for five new study bedrooms

The five rooms are for our students so the furniture needs to be very robust It’s also important that the

rooms look bright and modern and have good storage Each room has a fitted wardrobe and a shower room, with shower, washbasin and toilet In addition, each room should have the following:

* desk and chair

* bed

* shelf space or a bookshelf

* storage space or a chest of drawers

Our budget per room is £900 We would like your proposal by the end of the week Please include a quotation for the furniture, and your design for the rooms

Regards,

Martin Wheeler

Schoo! Manager

talking about their ideas for the rooms Make notes for each student

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M1 Single bed M2 Single bed, three drawers M3 Small double bed, three drawers

90 cm wide 90 em wide 127 cm wide

200 cm long 200 cm long 200 cm long 87cm high 87cm high 87cm high

W1 Wardrobe, two doors C1 Chest of drawers, three drawers C2 Chest of drawers, four drawers

99 cm wide 99 cm wide 99 cm wide

60 cm deep 60 cm deep 6O cm deep

76 cm high 76cm high 78cm high

D1 Desk, no drawers D2 Desk, no drawers D3 Desk, three drawers

50 cm deep 50 cm deep 60 crn deep

76 cm high 76 cm high 76 cm high

‘SB1 Small bookcase, five shelves 'WSU2 Wall shelving unit B3 Bookcase, two doors

35 crm deep 35cm deep 35 cm deep

16 cm high 37cm high 16 cm high

Use comparative and superlative adjectives in your discussion Choose colours for each item

Example A | think the best bed is M2 It has three drawers and it’s the right width

B | agree And | chose the

8 Reply to the email on page 30 Give details of your proposal and the criteria for your choices

+ Item and product number, e.g., M1 Single bed + Description including colour

+ Number of items + Cost per item + Total

Use the correct style for your reply

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brand fit price quality style

8 Who asks these questions, the customer (C)

or the sales assistant (SA)?

Conversations with sales staff

Đ

b How would you like to pay? = Examples Do you have this in e medium/size 42?

¢ Do youhave itin a different colour? — Do you have them in blue? P

When we make requests we use Can/Could | ? or Id like to + verb

d Can |help you? — Examples Can try these trousers on, please?

Id like to try it on, please

8 Match the sentence parts to make questions

b I don't like the black Do you have it shoes on? errr,

c Itfits in ary other colours? ‘When we do research we ask the

d Could | try these perfectly questions ‘How much’ and ‘How

e They'te too big Do you have them with American Express? ‘quantity and we call the process

f Can lpay T-shirt on ‘quantitative research’ We also

In pairs Jo is buying a pair of jeans Can you work out and ideas We call this ‘qualitative

RET:

Sales assistant Can |help you?

Jo Yes,please.ld ———— — *trythese jeans on

Salesassistant Certainly, What ® are you?

Jo I'm a size 32

Salesassistant OK The changing _* is over there

Jo Thanks (Jo tries on the jeans.)

Salesassistant ® are the jeans?

Jo Great.They ———— — °perfectly How mụch are they?

Salesassistant They're £49.99

Salesassistant How would you liketo —————%?

Jo With my debit card, please

Í 2.8 Listen and check your answers to 4

In pairs Use the conversation in 4 to practise buying clothes Before you start, decide the following: type of clothes, size, price and colour English for the 21* Century s Unit 2

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LEARNING WORDS IN PAIRS

Ca) dlls

Learning words in pairs helps us to understand meaning It also helps us

to memorize the words Here are some examples

* words with the opposite rneaning good/bad

* words with the same meaning small/lirtle

s words that relate to the same †opic hot/Sunny

oO What topic connects the words in each pair? @ Write pairs of words that connect with these topics

a attractive/well-designed a travelling to work or college

b_ clean/tidy b going shopping

f cold/rainy

CULTURAL DIFFERENCES

Understanding cultural differences between people from different

countries helps to explain behaviour, opinions and business practice

8 Think about these ideas Answer the questions

a When you choose to visit a foreign country what is important?

2 just say ‘Hello’

3 use another greeting

c¢ What name do you use when you talk to someone from another country?

1 their first name

2 their first name and family name

3 Mr, Miss or Mrs

4 another name

d When you eat in a foreign country, do you use the following?

1 aknife and fork

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CLOSE READING

We read closely when we need to find details

or check information This contrasts with scanning and skimming where we only read part of a text

Read the text and do the following

a Underline the words you don't know,

b Highlight the sentences you don’t understand

¢ Choose the most important points and write a short summary

CRITERIA

Criteria help you make informed decisions

Some criteria are more important than other criteria You need to decide how much you

value each criterion

Steve wanted to buy a laptop Look at the chart

and answer the questions

a What were the most important criteria for him?

b What did each computer score best in?

¢ Which computer did he choose? What were the main reasons?

You want to buy a car Which criteria are

important for you? Add three more criteria

Criteria Importance Price

Size

Fuel economy Brand name

English for the 21* Century Unit 2

C2) diills

In 1791, Britain needed new maps The government

was worried about a war with France They wanted to measure the height of hills and river valleys to find the best places to defend the country These maps were very expensive They cost about two weeks’ salary each

It took nearly 100 years for all of the maps to be finished, and they were used in planning railways and roads

In the 20% century, people wanted to enjoy cycling or

walking, so they needed new maps Electronics, lasers and photographs transformed the way maps were

made In 1995, Britain became the first country with

digital maps that you could buy online As well as the maps in shops, you can now decide where you want a map for, and how big the scale is, then you can order it online This is useful for everyone, from town planners

Importance

Enga of criteria | Amity | Driver

(10 =the best, | 454 | FP-10 1= the worst)

Battery life a 6 5 Cost 9 6 4 Design 4 2 4

connections Reviews by others 8 5 6

Speed 5 5 5 Storage space 10 8 6 Weight 2 1 0 Colour 4 1 2 Wireless connections 7 6 6 Quality of graphics 10 2 9

card

Total = 48 57

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QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH

Qualitative research is about people’s opinions Quantitative research

is about facts The type of research you choose depends on the

information you want

Read the two interview questions and the responses

Which one is qualitative research? Which one is

quantitative research?

a_ What do you like about your local supermarket?

1 Well, it’s great for the bus The bus stop is next to the shop

2 | like the variety of cheeses for sale

3 Mmm |! think it’s got a good selection of fruit and

vegetables, And the cheeses are really good value

b And how often do you shop at your local supermarket?

1 |come here every Saturday

2 About twice a week

3 It’s very busy on Saturdays so | shop on Wednesday

Think of two more qualitative and quantitative questions

about supermarkets

In pairs Ask and answer the questions from 1 and 2

(G2JsifbS

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Things Ì can do Things to practi

8 Compare your list with a classmate

My learning plan for next week

Think about next week How can you improve your English? Write four learning ideas for the next week How much time do you need for each idea?

Example | plan to learn five new words, and write them in my vocabulary notebook (ten minutes)

ime ( ) mins l2

8 Share your learning plan with another classmate

8 At the end of next week, review your plan Use these ideas

Communication in class Ni No

How active are you in class? a_lask questions when | don’t understand

b |help classmates when they don’t understand

c | speak in group tasks a lot

@ How can you be more active in your

classes next week? Write three ideas, | 9 ! answer questions when I know the answer

Example Ask classmates or my teacher at least two questions

8 Share your ideas with a classmate

Example In my next class, | plan to ask my teacher or classrnates two or three questions

English for the 21* Century Unit 2

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What is the most important event in your life so far?

° Life events e Past simple: Regular Reading: A famous se Group and

Using time markers ¢ Writing: Asequence of | * Understanding visual Past simple: Negatives events information - timelines and questions « Listening and * Collaborating:

speaking: Developing planning a team task

a conversation Giving yourself time

to think

¢ Preparing fora conversation

English for the 21* Century » Unit 5 {

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VOCABULARY

ma Ø8 In pairs Choose six events that match the photos Vr <†

Put the events on the life line, in the order they typically happen

get a driving licence/a jod/married y start (primary/secondary) school

Example Getting a driving licence is unpredictable You may fail the driving test

(3) Use the words from 1 to complete the sentences

a Inthe UK, alot ofyoung people _ home when they university

b In many countries people —_ married and _ their first child later in life

ec Afterpeople _ from university, it can be difficult to get a good job straightaway

d Young people today can expect to _jobs several times in their career

e People usually _ from work when they are in their sixties

f = Mostchildren _ primary school when they are five years old

g Insome states in the USA, young people can _a driving licence when they are 16 years old

38 English for the 21* Century » Unit 3

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people do things Answer the questions

Quantifiers

Conversation 1 We use quantifiers with a noun to talk about

antl, de the approximate number of something

a When do most women graduate from university in Singapore? Example Most pecple graduate when they are 21

b When do most men graduate from university in Singapore? Some people leave school at 16

nearly all

a What is the legal age for driving in the US? most peaple graduate when they are 21

b When do most young Americans get their driving licence? a lot of

some peaple leave school at 16

afew net many

Complete the sentences with a quantifier so they are 0% of true for your country

a people learn to drive while they are still at school

b — womenstopworkafter they have children but _ continue to work,

¢ y0ung people liwe at horme whie they are at university

d Today, _ older people retire before they are 60

e — children study English at primary school

In pairs Ask and answer questions about your country D0 000.220 /010c5

Step 1 Make notes for two of the points

a get their first job

b get married

c leave home

d- get their driving licence

Step 2 Use the example to start your conversation

Include words from the Focus box

Example A In your country, when do people

start working?

B It depends Some people start when

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