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Trang 1(b) Read the article again and mark the statements T (true) or F (false)
1
Because of apartheid black people could not do many things that
white people could do
All white South African people liked apartheid
Sieve Biko studied to be a doctor
Biko was president of an organisation that worked against apartheid
Biko first went to prison in August 1977
Apartheid ended in South Africa in 1988
Steve Biko was the first black president of South Africa
(<) Why do you think there was apartheid in South Africa?
Write
(a) Read Beth's article for the school magazine
Write a paragraph about a famous person for your school magazine
Use the texts about Steve Biko and Lady Diana Spencer to help you
Lady Diana Spencer was from Eagtind
She marvier! Prince Gharles on 29 July 1981,
mn London bat she was not very happy in her
roarriage, and Diana and Charles separated
in December 1992
Dicisa worker very hand in her life for peuple
with AIDS and other protolenis
On 3P August 1997, Diana died ma car accirlent
in Paris She was with Dodi ol-Paved = he dier!
too Diana wis 36 years old
(atl
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Unit 14 103
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_ Where did they go?
Past simple: irregular verbs Vocabulary: adverbs Read and listen
a Look at the photo and the title of the article
What do you think the mystery is about?
1 aman who won the lottery
2 aman who stole a lot of money
from a bank
3 aman who dicappeared
“b Read the article quickly to check your ideas
i
The mystery of Lord Li
104
L7 ‘Lucky’ Lucan was a nich, gcod-fooking man He
was married with three chiidren He had an expensive
rouse in London, and he loved gambling on horse races
and in the London casinos People called him ‘Lucky’
because they thourht he had a good life and it seemeo he
didnt have any prou.ems
But in the carly 1970s, Lord Lucan started to lose a lot of
money with his gambling and he and his wife began to
live apart
Read the text againand = (*}
listen Answer the questions
1 What did Lord Lucan like
doing wi:> 45 money?
2 What happened in the | `
3 Do we know where Lord
Lucan wert in 1974?
4 Do we know where Lord
Lucan ts now?
"` f a?
Listen
Listen to the radio
interview and put the
pictures in the correct order
Write 2-6 in the boxes
What do you think
happened to Lord Lucan?
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On 7 November 1974, Lord Lucan became very famous
in Britain because he disappeared No one knew where
he went and even today, no one knows what happened
to him
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_ | Look at these examples Underline examples of past simple ( Put the words in the box
irregular verbs in the article on page 104 Then complete the in the past simplẹ Then
tablẹ Use the irregular verb list on page 122 to help yoụ use these words to
"MS over
Martin No, but} Stevẹ He wasn't very well very famous
Javed: No, the train's very slow, Wẹ by plane todaỵ She got married in 1914
sưa, you a bot of presents for your disappeared for ten days
No onệ where jon: Yes,andt _ a new bike from my parents! she 5 - She died in
1976 but she never® —=-
about her mysterious disappearancẹ
Speak
(a ) Work with a partner Number the pictures 1-6 to make a storỵ
ae
¬~L
‹ ghey» ',
get back home / see clock / 7.05! Tom / wake up late arrive at schoo! / no one there!
(p` Tell the storỵ Use the verbs below the pictures in the past simplẹ
nét 1Š 105
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Read the text and answer the questions
1 When did the people go on board the ship?
2 Why were there no signals from the crew of the Mary Celeste?
3 How many people were on the Mary Celeste when she left New York?
4 How do we know the crew left quickly?
_ was the afternoon
of December 5, 1872,
ind a ship called the
Dei Gratia was near the coast
of Portuyal Suddenly, the
Captain (Captain Morehouse)
saw another small ship,
It looked out of control, bul
there were no signals from
the crew After two hours
a group of people went on
board the ship What they saw
was very strange
like ¥ ie
fa
wi Cau:al
hi s4 Ewo-vearold
dau +t Supnia Matilda, and
the crew of seven were nowhere
on board
The crew probably left very quickly
hecalise there were cups of tea and food on the tables The ship's cat was still there, but there were no people
“ * What do you think happened to the Mary Celeste?
106
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Aa
al,
vat
š tt
i es set SAU
was evel ?
All we know for sure is ever saw the captan
Mary Celeste again
‘no one
d crew of the
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“+
_ eok at the examples
Then complete the rule
Suddenly the Captain saw
anomer small ship
The crew probably left very
quickly,
Rule: Adverbs often
dex ride verbs To form
repiiar adverbs we
usuallyadd tothe
adjective if the adjective
ends in a y change the y
to f and add -ly
Put the adjectives in the box
into adverbs Then complete
the sentences with the
correct adverbs
1 Maria speaks so _ quietly
| can't hear her
2 | write Very
| wrote only 100 words i in
three hours!
3 Torn and Alicia work very
They finished all their homework mn 20
minutes!
4 Inan exam, you need to
read the questions very
sọ before you
answer them,
5 Our football team played
very MW@ (ost
4-0!
6 The car came round the
corner very
| didn't see it, so ‘fell off
my bike
7 Jack's parents shouted at
arrived home late
'ronunciation
;en and repeat
‘ / ?
Speak
ook at the examples from the text on page 106 When do
we use maybe and perhaps? When do we use probably?
Maybe there was a sform at sea
The crew probably left very quickly
Perhaps there was even o sea monster
"Work with a partner What do you think happened to the
Mary Celeste? Make guesses Use the language in Exercise 8a
A: Maybe a sea monster killed them
B: No {don't think thot’s true! J think they probably _
_ Look at the pictures What do they show? Make guesses
A: Wha†s picture Ì, do you tÍank?
B: Perhaps its a UFO
A; Or maybe it isn't a real photo, | think its probably a
Unit tS 107
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Read and listen
Look at the title of the photo story and the pictures What happened, do you think?
|
Alex: Theses See RM ys ay
the pockel Ils a photograph
Alex: Like my new coal, Mun? | bought it today
| Mum: Yes, it's really smart
A week later
\
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Mum: She's pretty! It says To Alex, all my love, week ft had a hole in i,
Alex: Nou, Mum! Honestly, | don't know her Shop Assistant: No, sorry
\i's @ real mystery tu me
_
a
Alex: But | did! ls your name Alex, ‘
tomy?
Boy: That's right Oh great! Thanks
a low! And there's a hole sn that coat!
Alex: Why did you sel? mre a cout with
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in the spaces
Alex bought {buy} amew coat.He! — —
{go} home and? _ (show) it to his mum
Thenhe*® ——— (find) a photograph of a girl
in the pocket His mum fo (think) that
the girl was Alex's girlfriend, but he *
fhave} no idea who she was Alex *
{go} back to the shop There’? — -
boy in the shop who® (ask) the shop
assistant about the photograph Alex
1 (give) the photograph to the boy
The boy © say) "Thanks a lot’ and
showed Alex a hole in his coat Alex !Ì_
{be} very angry with the shop assistant
Everyday English
Find these two expressions in the story
on page 108 Who says them?
1 Like my new coat?
2 No idea
Sometimes you hear English speakers ask
questions like:
Want an ice cream?
Happy?
Got a problem?
The complete questions are:
Do you want an ice cream?
Are you happy?
Have you got a problem?
ook again at expressions | and 2 in Exercise
10a, What are the complete questions?
ead the short conversations What are the
complete questions?
1 Tony: Hungry?
Chris: Yeah
Tony: Want to have lunch?
2 Didem: Got a minute?
Esra: Yes, whal’s wrong?
Didern; There's a problem with my
computer
Esra: Want me to help you?
Write
(a) Read Josh's letter to his friend and answer
the questions
Where did josh visit?
2 What was it like inside?
3 Who was his guide?
4 What happened to the guide?
Dear Sam
I visited this castle yesterday, and it
was really strange It was very dark
and it felt cold inside The guide was
a tall man with very long arms and legs When he told me about the
castle, he spoke very quietly Then
I went into the little shop for this photo When 1 came ovt, the man
wasn't there 1 asked the woman in
the shop and she said ‘The castle
guide isn't here any more He
disappeared last winter’ After that,
I left very quickly! Perhaps the man
was a ghost! What do you think?!
Love Josh
Now write a story about a strange place you
visited Use Josh's letter and the words in the
box to help you
olc nouse empty ro table with food ancd ~-
1ge woman
Unit 15
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Now and then
Comparison of adjectives than
Vocabulary: adjectives and opposites
Listen
Look at the photographs of
London in the early 2Ìst century,
What things are different, and
what things are the same?
grandfather They talk about life +
talks about these things? Write
II
Is better now
k
1 The streets in the town [ |
3 DVDs
Listen again Mark the sentences
1 Lucy's grandfather thinks
life is Derter Now Than in the 1950s
2 He didnt watch television
when he was younr
3 He thinks Lucy's life at
school 1s easy
4 Lucy says it is easy for her
grandtather to walk in the streets
5S Lucy says her grandfather
is a happy man
LÌ
LJ
LJ
LJ
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Who said these sentences in the conversation?
Write G (grandfather) or L (Lucy) in the boxes Then
listen again and check your answers
Life was good for me when | was younger
Now he’s older
Some things are easier now
Perhaps she's happier than | was
Schoo! life is more difficult now
Life is more interesting now
Yes, life was good is it better now?
Perhaps life is worse for hien now
Complete the table and the rule Use the examples
in Exercise 2a to help you
| Comparative adjective
difficult
interesting
Adjective
TA difficult Wlfêr@sting
bad
Rule:
short adjectives: we usually add -£r
If the adjective ends in y, change the y
to If it ends in vowel * consonant,
double the consonant (e.g big ~* bigger)
longer adjectives: add the word
before the adjective
irregular adjectives; use a different word:
good — betfer; bad —
Write the comparative adjectives for these
adjectives
hot
(4) Complete the sentences Use the correct
forms of the adjectives
1 Rios hot, but Delhi's _ hotter (hot)
3 Trains are _ , » but planes are
si {fast)
3 Mikesjokewas 2 but Aanies
joke was _ {funny}
4 Haytowns 0 , but Moreton'’s
_ _.ÍR@är)
S The Grand Hotels very _
but the Plaza Hotels (expensive)
6 Matt’s really , butt Andy’s
event tall)
‘ook at the examples from the listening
on page 110
| was freer thon her
Shes happier than ! was
ewrite the sentences in Exercise 2d
Delhis hotter than Rio
*ronunciation /Oan/ than
Listen How is than pronounced?
1 She taller than
“ “¢ er an
« Listen again and repeat
Speak
Compare some things / people in your classroom
I'm older than juan, Sandra's taller than me
My desk’s closer fo the door than Mandy’
desk
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Read
Look at the photos and the newspaper article What does
the man do? Where does he live? Where is he from? Read
the article and check your answers
Jefferson Sinclair, 24,
was born in Tobermory
on the Scottish island of
Mull His first job was in
a small café there At the
oge of 22, he left Mull
and -avelled round the
wor Now, four years
later, 2 is living in LA
{los Angeles) and is
the ref in a famous
estar it, Jefferson
s back in Scotland for
a 4 "he Mul! Times
spol ©
‘LA is great!’ soys Jefferson
‘It's more modern and exciting
thon o lot of the other places
| saw on my trips around the
world There are more things
nswer the questions
What was Jefferson's first job?
What does he miss about Mull?
Module 4
to do here." Jefferson is
the top chef at The Diner,
a popular restaurant
in los Angeles Does Jefferson miss the islond of Mull? He smiles, ‘| do There ore a lot
of things | miss Los Angeles
is an exciting place, but it’s
noisier then Mull - there are more cars ond the streets
are busier, And of course,
it's more dengerous than other ploces Mull’s safer and quieter, but it’s more
boring, too,’
So does he wont to return
to Mull? "Well, perhops
when I'm older!’ he says
'l really enjoy my job here
in LA., and of course | earn more money here.’ We wish him good luck!
What does he like about Los Angeles?
Does he want to return to Mull? Why 7 Why not?
Tobe