GEOGRAPHIC eo Bite ee i te) Be Lic sae eeeThe following new and updated features of the second edition of Life are based on extensive research and consultation with teachers and learners from around the world: "= Updated global content in the unit themes and reading selections "= Updated video material features additional video support for vocabulary learning = New, specially selected National Geographic photography stimulates learners’ visual literacy skis *= Refined grammar syllabus with increased scaffolding and an ‘enhanced reference section = Extended and better-integrated critical thinking syllabus actively ‘engages students in their language learning, encouraging them to develop their own well-informed and reason inion = New ‘My Life’ speaking activities encourage learners to relate the global content to their own lve = New ‘Memory Booster’ activities improve learners” ability to retain new language ® An improved Classroom Presentation Tool now includes the Workbook pages, academic skills worksheets, extra support and extension activities = The Student's Web App includes video and audio for the Student's Book and Workbook, and additional interactive activities ACCESS YOUR FREE LIFE WEB RESOURCES, INCLUDING THE WEB APP AT: [Link]/life Username: life Password: student =a & ——_ oo ‘A man strolls along the Maiecén in Havana, Cuba. Started in 1901 to protect, Havana from the water, the wail stretches for 8 kilometres and is a popular place to take 4 stroll and enjoy sireet entertainment, In bad weather, massive waves can (rash over the sea wall, soaking passers-by. © Atlantic Phototravel/Getty Images‘SECOND EDITION, STUDENT'S BOOK | INTERMEDIATE MATERIAL PROMOCIONAL PROHIBIDA SU COMERCIALIZACION Y VENTA NATIONAL HELEN STEPHENSON GEOGRAPHIC PAUL DUMMETT LEARNING JOHN HUGHES “Australia Brazil » Mexico * Singapore + United Kingdom + United States -Contents resent simple and word fis: ove ‘opening and dosing present continuous feelings conversations state vets wwordbuidng: adjective and question forms: det ‘oun collcations questions Culture and —— question forms: indirect identity questions pages 9-20 VIDEO: Faces of India page 18 » REVIEW page 20 present perfect simple usa styles choosing an event ready. ust and yet motions present perfec simple and word focus kind ast simple esc performances Performing, pages 21-32 VIDEO Taiko master page 30 ® REVIEW page 32 past simple and past eseribing experiences teling sores continuous wordbulding: adverbs past perfect word focus: get Water pages 33-44 VIDEO: Four women and a wild river page 42 » REVIEW page 44 ar peieices| Toeeeaterety Dayan condone a ob equrerents Opportunities : pages 45-56 ‘VIDEO: Everest tourism changed Sherpa lives page 54. 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arte ‘unexpected problems an article about the going backin time writing sk: checking ‘mura making and accepting your writing ‘apologiesLife around the world — in 12 videos Encounters with a sea monster Unit 12 Shark vs. octopus hat happens when a shark and an octopus meet. Unit 2 Taiko master mae eople tell their stories about The history of Taiko drumming from 9 iat they saw in the water. in Japan to modern-day as ee fines The town with no wi-fi Find out what life is like in the quiet zone of Green Bank. aa Can you read my lips? 8 Questions and answers} i Rachel Kolb tells us about communicating as a deaf person. | Geographic Explorers from Spain, the UK, Peru and other ‘countries talk about their roles and about objects that are impor ‘them in their workney ryUNELZ ie SPACE es a 4 UNIT 11 CONNECTIONSPrat Reece Sa FEATURES 11 Work in pairs, Look at the photo and the caption. Discuss the questions. 0 How we see other 1 Where's the girl from? cultures 2 What's she wearing: reryday clothes o: Yow we think about traditional clothes? callus grees 3 The photo shows two things that are important in Native American culture. What do you think they are? Pe ae 2. EREB Listen ton extract from a TV programme on world Do quizzes about colour cultures. Check your ideas from Exercise 1 A world together Find out what globalization 1 People from all cultures need a sense of really means 2 Many Ni 3. Wearing the colours of our favourite team says ‘We BEI Listen to the extract again, Complete the sentences ive American children learn to ride Faces of India A video about the photographer Steve McCurry 4 Work in pairs. Do you belong to any of these groups? Tell your partner about them or any other groups you know about cultural societies hobby groups educational classes ‘online communities family groups sports clubs | GETTING TO KNOW YOU MY LANGUAGE COURSE _HOW/INTERNATIONAL YOU FEEL FIRST IMPRESSIONS: Wi ge eereading cultural identity + grammar present simple and present continuous * grammar stative verbs + word focus love * speaking getting to know you 1a How we see other cultures Reading 1 Look at the hats. Which part of the world do you think each one comes from? 2 Read the article and check your ideas from Exercise 1 3 Read the article again. Find three reasons why we form general opinions of other cultural groups. 4. Work in pairs, How do films, news reports and TV shows influence our opinions of other cultural groups? Grammar present simple and present continuous 5 Look at the grammar box. Which verb form do we use for these things? 1 things which are permanent or generally true 2. things which are temporary or in progress at the time of speaking 6 Choose the correct option to complete the sentences. 1a [work / I'm working for a large cultural ‘organization. b Twork / I'm working extra hours. It’s the busy season at work. 2 a Welive / We're living with my parents until our flatis ready. b_ Welive / We're living just outside the city. 3. a Thekidsare / are being naughty today. Sorry! b. The kids are / are being usually very good. She has / She's having an exam every week b. She has / She's having some problems with her school work, How we see other cultures i 2 'y neighbour recently came back from holiday. I guess he was Jn Australia ~ he’ wearing one of those bush hats with corks around it everywhere he goes. 'm curious about why we identify places by ‘things like hats. mean, baseball caps are certainly popula in the United States, bbut I'm looking out of my window (live in central London) and nobody is wearing a bowler hat. ‘And you don't see many Mexicans with sombreros or Vietnamese with straw hats in everyday life either. ‘The question is, why do we think about other national groups in this way? According to psychologists, its because people put the things they ‘meet in the world into groups. We do this for several reasons. First, it ‘means that our brain doesn't work so hard because it doesn't need to analyse every new individual thing that we meet, Another reason is that ‘when we understand (or think we understand) something, we can ‘make predictions about it - we know ‘what kind of behaviour to expect. Finally, it seems that we all love to feel nica ‘good about ourselves and the group we belong to. This i easier when we put ‘others into groups too. So is it a good thing or a bad thing to hhave these general opinions? Perhaps the first and more important ‘question is to ask ourselves if ‘the things we believe about other ‘groups are actually true. And in the ‘case of hats, I dor't think itis!Complete the pairs of sentences with the present simple and present continuous forms of the verbs. 1a He (not / feel) relaxed when he’s ona plane. b He (not / feel) very well at the moment, 2al (come) from Scotland originally. br (come) ~ wait for me! 3a (do) an evening class (do) my homework as soon as | get in from class. 4a Myfriend ina different company. b My friend she’s been to the gym. look) for a new job (look) tired after B Look at the grammar box. Choose the correct option to complete the rules. 1 Dynamic verbs are /are not used in both the continuous and simple form, 2. Stative verbs are not normally used in the continuous form / simple form. 9 Underline these stative verbs in the article, believe belong mean need seem ‘understand Add the stative verbs from Exercise 9 to the table. Then add these verbs. ‘contain remember. hate like love sound suppose prefer taste realize wonder Unit 1 Culture and identity 11 Choose the correct option to complete the sentences, 1. Jake's on the phone. He tells / He's telling Pat about his holiday. 2 What do you think /are you thinking of my hat? 3 Do you remember /Are you remembering last summer? 4 Thear /T'm hearing you have a new job. 5 Maria’s at the travel agent's. She asks /is asking the dates of the flight. 6 Lunt /'m wanting to pass my exams first time. 7 Sorry, I don't know /1'm not knowing the answer. 8 Do you make / Are you making coffee? Great Word focus love 12_ Work in pairs. Look at this extract from the article Then look at how love is used in the sentences, When could you use each expression? 1we all Love to feel good about ourselves Fd love to! Thanks. love walking in the rain. Lots of love, Jenna We love the summer. Please give Oscar our love The story of two strangers who fall in love. ‘They are very much in love. I'm loving, ‘Work in pairs. Write two-line exchanges using the expressions in Exercise 12. Then act out your exchanges. A: Do you zoant to come for something to eat after class? B: Vd love to! Thanks Speaking < my life) 44 Workin pairs. Ask and answer questions using these stative verbs. Ask one follow-up question each time. 1 remember / first English class? 2. clubs / belong to? 3. how many languages / know? 4 hours sleep a night / need? 5 any food / hate? 6 prefer / tea or coffee? 7 food / love? A: Do you remember your first English class? B: No, why? Do you?bulary feelings + listening colours and their meaning + grammar question forms * yronunciation questions + speaking my language course ati Culture and colour ocabulary feelings 1. Work in pairs. How do you think the peop these adjectives. angry cheerful happy lucky positive sad BEI Work in pairs. Do the quiz Colours and thet ibed in the comments feel? Choose from peseng, Tie tear sock yous anew BEV Listen again and complete the table Colour Place Meaning 1 He's feeling a bit blue today red Western cultures 2. He just saw red | Eastern cultures 3. He's ina black mood today jalan enowledge Choose the correct option to complete the sentences. Then ask your partner the questio Japan What are two things that make you happy? blue death 2 When did you last have some good green environmentalism 3 Can you tell me if you are 4 What achievements are you pride / proud of? ° 5 Do these colours mean the Do you think ang 6 Do you know wh person in the world is? TT s. angry is a good thi eee What's your favourite cole meaning Look at the photo. Where are the ‘women going? 2 toabirthday party b toawedding Does red mean different things in Easter and Westem cultures? a yes b no Where does yellow meah ‘knowledge? a China b India Which colour means happiness! in Japan? a orange b pink Do Mekieans wear blue at funerals? a yes bino Who uses green as their symbol? a environmentalists the women’s movement me in your culture?Grammar question forms Subject questions Which colour means happiness in Japan? WholWhat uses green asa symbol? Other questions Where are they going? What does yellow mean? ‘For further information and practice, ee ‘page 156. = 6 Look at the grammar box. Which type of question has the same subject-verb word order as affirmative sentences? 7 Look at the quiz in Exercise 3 again, Which questions are object questions? Which are subject questions? 8 Write questions for these answers. Begin with the words in brackets. Mexicans wear blue at funerals, (who) Who wears blue at funerals? Yellow means happiness in Egypt (which colour) 3. Some people wear purple on International Women’s Day. (what colour) 4 Picasso painted a white dove as a symbol of peace. (who) 5 Red means anger in many cultures. (what) 6 The United States president lives in the White House. (who) 9 Pronunciation direct questions @ DE Listen to the questions from Exercise 8 Does the speaker's voice rise atthe end of the questions? Or does it rise, then fall? Bb ERED Listen again and repeat the questions Bo you know what yellow means? Gan you tell me who uses green asa symbol? For further information and practice, see page 156. = 10 Look at the grammar box. What is the order Of the subject and verb in indirect questions? < my life) > eusiness norte Unit 1 Culture and identity W Write indirect questions for these direct questions. Be with the words in brackets. 1 How many hours a week do you study English? (Can you tell me) Cam you tell me how many hours a week you study English? Why are you doing this course? (Can you tell me) When does the course finish? (Do you know) How many languages does the teacher speak? (Do you know) Which other courses are you doing? (Can you tell me) tow many students are there in this class? (Do you know) Speaking / my life 412. Work in pairs, Ask and answer your questions from Exercise 11 43 Complete these or question words we and yelloco quiz questions with verbs 14 Work in two Pair A: within a group of four fur to page 153 and follow the instructions. Pair B: Turn to page 154 and follow the instructions, 1 Where the Blue-footed booby live? lives in the Blue House in South Korea? you know the name of the country where the Blue Nile begins? part of the USA is famous for Blues music? | Where yellow taxi cabs from originally? © Which yellow frit the Californian Fruit Festival colebrate? 3 sport gives a yellow jersey to the winner? 4 Can you tell me where the house that inspired Van Gogh's "Yellow House’ painting 7 GETING TOKNOW YOU » EECEUIEWNGAROMEES » vow iTERNATiONAL YOU FEEL» FIRST IMPRESSIONSspeaking how international you feel reading globalization * wordbuilding adjective + noun collocations * critical thinking examples + 1c A world together Reading 4. Complete the definition of gta same word twice Hon, Use the lobalization is the idea that compan working in many different culture of different similar. and the is becoming 2 Read the article quickly. Which paragraph(s) talk(s) about business? Which talks) about culture? 3 Read the article again, Answer the questions. mnces demonstrated 1 Which two recent exp globalized culture to the author? (paragraph 1) 2. Which four things have increased the connections between countries? (paragraph 2) 3 Which four things do some people think have a negative effect on other cultures? (paragraph 3) 4 Work in pairs. Does globalization affect you or someone you know? How? Wordbuilding adjective + noun collocations 5 Look at the wordbuilding box. Complete the sentences with these words. Then find the collocations in the article and check your answers. culture market thing view identity menu 1. Television is a good example of popular 2. Nowailays companies have a worldwide of customers, 3. My local café has a great vegetarian 4 [think speaking foreign languages is a good 5 Drinking tea is part of the English national 6 [try to have a positive in my life. of changes 6 Workin pairs. Think of atleast one more collocation with each adjective in Exercise 5. Then ask and answer questions with the collocation. Do you like vegetarian food? Critical thinking examples 7 The author is trying to describe what glot is. Which two types of globalization does she mention? 8 Giving examples is one way of helping to make a point. Underline examples ofthese things in the article 1 how popular calture moves from one country to another (paragraph 1) globalization in business (paragraph 2) 3 how ‘national cultures are strong’ (paragraph 3) 9 How did the author's examples help you understand what globalization is? 40 Read the pairs of sentences. Underline the example sentences. Then write sentences of your own giving examples, 1 You can eat great international food in my town. There are lots of Thai restaurants in particular. 2 Internet TV gives you access to programmes from different countries. Brazilian soap operas are popular here now. 3. There's lots to do in the evenings in my area We've got a couple of great theatres. Speaking 411. Work in pairs to prepare a survey on how ‘international’ other stuclents’ lives are. Use these ideas, Then work on your own and ask at least two other students your questions. dothes food movies music rechnology sports Are any of your clothes made in other countries? Which international foods do you eaifike? 12 Share the results of your survey with the class. Which international items are most common?A WORLD oo We are in the middle of worldwide changes in culture. Popular culture is crossing from one country to another in ways we have never seen before. Let me {give you some examples. One day, 'm sitting in a ’poffee shop in London having a cup of Italian espresso Served by an Algerian waiter, listening to American sic playing in the background. A few days later, I'm Walking down a street in Mexico I'm eating Japanese f60d and listening to the music of a Filipino band. In Japan, many people love flamenco. Meanwhile, in Europe, Japanese food is the latest in-thing. European Girls decorate their hands with henna tattoos. It's the Globalization of culture, This globalization of culture follows on from the Globalization of business. Modern industry now has @ worldwide market. Businesses make their products Ione country and sell them in another. Companies Employ people on one continent to answer telephone @hauiries from customers on a different continent. WS true that buying and selling goods in different Countries is not new. But nowadays, everythin Rappens faster and travels further. In the past, t Were camel trains, ships and railways. Then planes, telephones and television brought us closer together. Television had fity million users atte teen year, GETTING To xNow YoU m y life A BUSINESS PROFILE MY LANGUAGE COURSE Culture and identity BY but the internet had the same number after only five years. Today the internet can connect us all in real time as together we watch the same news story as it happens, anywhere in the world. How do people feel about globalization? It depends 30 ‘on where they live and how much money they have. Not everyone is happy about globalization. More than a fifth of all the people in the world now speak some English. Some people believe that there is a kind of ‘cultural attack’ from the English language, social media, and McDonald's and Starbucks, But | have a more positive view. | think that cultures are strong and countries don't need to lose their national identity. In india, there are more than four hundred languages and several different religions - and McDonald's serves mutton instead of beef and offers a vegetarian menu. In Shanghai the television show Sesame Street teaches Chines values and traditions. As one Chinese teacher said, ‘We've got an American box with Chinese content But there is one thing that is certain - globalization is here to stay. And if that means we'll understand each other better, that's a good thing, FIRST IMPRESSIONSreal life opening and closing conversations * pronunciation short questions 1d First impressions Real life opening and clo: g conversations “You never get a second chance ‘to make a good first impression? Dress appropriately. A dark blue suit is great fora business meeting, ated tie or scarf suggests power and energy. Be punctual, courteous and positive. Make sure you know the other person's name. Use it! + Make the other person the focus of your attention. Sound interested! Ask questions! Know what you want to say and say it effectively! Don't forget to follow up on your meeting with a phone call oran email 4 Read the seminar handout. Then work in groups 5 Pronunciation short questions and discuss these questions, ten to these exchanges. Notice how the 1 Do the colours and clothes mean the same ase short questions to show interest thing in your country? 2 What does to be punctual mean in your country? 3 1 C: Tmostly work on web adverts. Do you use first names or surnames in P: Doyo your country? 2 Ps I'minsales 4 Which advice is appropriate in your country? C: Oh, are you? Which is not eppropriate? 3. L: Ohyes, my brother goes to Get it 2 PRA Listen to two conversations at a business ¥: Does he? skills seminar in the UK. Four participants are 4 ¥: It’snearly ready to open, in fact. role-playing first meetings’. Which advice in the L: isi? seminar handout do they slow? Tick the Is. = Points. Work in pairs. Pactse the exchanges. 3 [RG Look at the expressions for opening and closing conversations. Listen again and tick the 6 Practise the conversations from Exercise 2 with expressions Paola, Colin, Lucy and Yuvraj use. your partner. Look at the audioscript on page 180. Which pair of participants do you think gave the loo 7 Imagine you area participant at the business skills seminar. Complete the profile information card. 4 Look at the expressions for opening and closing ‘Then do the seminar task. Use the expressions for conversations again. Which expressions are the opening and closing conversations to help you oe Thee First Impressions Task: You are at a Company networking event. Introduce yourself to as Position ‘many people as you can and arrange to follow Responses up useful contacts. You ‘only have two minutes with each person. Ccument projects you are involved in networking (n)netwarkiy) making useful business contacts 8 Work in pairs. Compare the information you found out about different people in Exercise 7 GETTING TO KNOW YOU MY LANGUAGE COURSE.» HOW INTERNATIONAL YOU FEL |» ABUSINESS PROFLEwriting a business profile © writing skill criteria for writing Unit 1 Culture and identity Go our way! and specialists a) a a Writing a business profile 17 Read the information about Go our way! Who (a-d) do you think would be interested in their services? families with young children b groups of friends € business travellers d independent travellers 2 Writing skill criteria for writing @ Read the information again. Choose the correct option. 1 textiype: website / letter 2 style: neutrat / formal / informal 3 reader: “current customers / possible customers 4 purpose: to promote the company / to advertise a product a sequenced text / separate sections of text 5. structure: IB Which features of the text helped you decide your answers to Exercise 2a? 3 Underline these things in the text 1 travel vocabulary 2. verbs that describe what the company does En |» GETTING TO KNOW YOU.» MY LANGUAGE COURSE About us We are a professional travel agency with fifteen years’ experience. We offer advice for all kinds of travel. We help you find the perfect holiday destination. We lead the field in designing personalized trips. What we do Our team of experts can recommend the best accommodation for your needs. We work closely with small hotels and guides in twelve countries. We arrange ‘everything from the first to the last day of your tr Testimonials “Go our way! booked everything for us ‘on our family trip to Vietnam. Everything, went perfectly.’ Sandra Lowe, Edinburgh ‘We used Go our way! to plan our holiday of a lifetime last year. Their ideas were just what we wanted.’ Bim Okri, London 4 Complete the sentences with some of the verbs you underlined in Exercise 3 1 Our telecommunications company can with all your communication needs. 2 Let our market researchers the best strategy for your business. 3. Asa fast food company, we the way in healthy food choices. 4 Our personal banking advisors you save money Work in groups. Imagine you run a small business together. Decide on your company name, field of work and some current projects. Work on your own. Write a profile to promote your business. Use the Go or way! profile and the categories in Exercise 2 to help you. Work in your groups again. Read your profiles and choose the one which best promotes your company. Think about the following poi * accuracy Spelling mistakes do not look professional! * clarity Does the reader understand exactly what your business does? ‘HOW INTERNATIONAL YOU FEEL. ® FIRST IMPRESSIONS.Before you watch 4. Look at the photo and the caption. Describe the man’s appearance. What does his expression tel you about him? 2 Key vocabulary @ Read the sentences. The words in bold are used in the video. Guess the meaning of the words. 1. The shepherd has two dogs to help him move the sheep. 2 [think the eyes are often a person’s most interesting feature. 3. It takes days to get to Rajasthan as it’s quite remote 4. The local people dress in a very particular way, 5. My friend always amuses me with his funny stories. Bb Match the words in bold in Exercise 2a with these definitions. part of the face far from other places, difficult to get to special, individual or different from others someone who looks after sheep to make someone laugh or to entertain someone eanee While you watch 3 COREE Watch the first part ofthe video (0.00028). ‘Complete the information about Steve McCurry. Steve McCurry is a! His first job ‘was working on a His ambition ‘was to travel and see the * He's ‘worked at National Geographic for about EIEH Watch the rest of the video and look closely at the people you see. Then work in pairs and describe the person you remember best from the video. [IRD Watch the whole video again. Match the beginnings of the sentences (1-6) with the endings (a). Rajasthan is home to Rajastharvis ‘The people of Rajasthan are ‘Some nomads have the job of Steve McCurry is Steve McCurry is interested in a shy person. gentle and hospitable, meeting people. some nomadic shepherds. strange and wonderful. amusing people. eA ee ONMUNE Unit 1 Culture and identity (QERE Can you remember what Steve McCurry says about photographing faces? Do you agree? Choose the correct option or watch the last section of the video (2.29 to the end) again It’s the eyes / strange features / the whole face that tell(s) the story. After you watch 7 a b Vocabulary in context [CREA Watch the clips from the video. Choose the correct meaning of the words and phrases. Answer the questions in your own words. Then, work in pairs and compare your answers. 1 Can you think of two places where you feel at home? 2. What do you think isa good way to make alliving? 3. Have you been anywhere that felt like another planet? 4. Have you seen anything or done anything which you could describe as ‘kind of strange’? 5 What activities do people do which involve getting warmed up before they start? Work in groups. Steve McCurry’s photos in the video focus on the people and especially their faces to ‘tell the story’ of Rajasthan. Choose a place or a group of people you know. Plan a photoshoot of ten photos to tell the ‘story’, Use these ideas to help you. ‘* What are the most important features of the group? + Isappearance or activity more important? * Do you need to include the place or just the people? fortune teller (n)sx,v:n ea’ someone who predicts a person's future hospitable (ad) /hos'ptabl friendly to visitors ‘nomad (n) /noumed’ someone who moves from one place to another to live snake charmer (0) sneik forma’ someone who ‘performs with snakesGrammar 41 Complete the interview with Zoe, a prize-winning travel writer from London, at the prize-giving event 1 Q: What (this prize / ‘al sed mame oo areeointn wl mean) to you? imental processes, et. (stative verbs) =a A: Actually, I (feel) very proud of use diferent question forms: direct and myself. [never (expect) to win indivect questions a prizes 2 Q: When you sit down to write, how Vocabulary (you / decide) emia 5 Write the noun forms of these adjectives. Al (not / know), really aaa eee angry brave cheerful happy lucky rie ideas powerful proud sad 3@ (which places / interest) you? 6 BSXM Work in pairs. Look at the adjectives in A: Oh, everywhere. Every culture Exercise 5. How often do you feel like this? What (have) something special about it kinds of situations make you feel this way? ES ee Ge anything at the moment? AT (do) some research for a new ‘talk about feelings and personal states a book and I also (want) to finish a some magazine articles. Real life 5 @ (you / can / tell) Serene 7 Look at the expressions (1-6). Do we use them to ad Atthattionient'T (think) about Pen (O) or lose (C) conversations? either Brazil or Vietnam. I love both places, Hilo, how are you? How about meeting again? How do you do? My name's Let me give you my card. Let's stay in touch. May introduce myself? 2. Are the sentences about Zoe true (T) or false (F)? 1. She's surprised to win prizes for her books. 2. She usually writes about what her readers want 3. She's writing some articles on Peru and. Vietnam, 8 Work in small groups. You are at an event for the travel industry. Act out conversations with 3 SEU Work in pairs. Say which tense is used in different partners using a suitable expression to each gap in Exercise 1 and explain why and end the conversation, 4 BSXME Work in pairs. Each person choose one dynamic and one stative verb from Exercise 1. Ask and answer questions using each verbFEATURES 22 Music today How we listen to music today 4 Learning to dance Why do we dance? 6 Living statues Ente Taiko master art form NEW RELEASES my life AREVIEW ‘ainment on the street A video about a Japanese 4 Performing Which word is the odd one out in each group? Why? 1 actor audience dance director lance ~all the others are people 2 choreographer conductor musician play 3 concert dancer musical show 4 act comedian entertainer magician 5 band choir orchestra singer 6 ballet clown drama opera 2 EXE Listen to three people taking about different events Tick the words in Exercise I they mention. EXE Listen again. Which person is talking about the photo? What are the other two people talking about? din the arts? Discuss Work in pairs. Are you intere these questions, | How often do you go to concerts, shows or the theatre? 2 Whatare your favourite types of events? 3 ir country or region do 4 ike taking part in things or do you prefer being in the audience? PERFORMING _ ASURVEY ONTHE ARTS ARTS EVENTS 2vocabulary musical styles + reading listening to music * grammar present perfect simple * 2a Music today Vocabulary musical styles 1 Work in pairs, Discuss the questions. Do you liki the same kind of music? What's your favourite album 2. Do you like all the tracks on it 3 How do you usually listen to musi 2 GHEL Listen to six music clips. L the clips with your partner. Use some of these word: catchy cheerful interesting lively repetitive sad tuneless unusual 3 > CRE Listen again. Which country do you think each clip is from? Write the number (1-6) next t blues —USA Gnawaa - Morocco bhangra-India Malagasy ~ Madagascar bossa nova Brazil punk - UK Celtic— Ireland reggae - Jamaica charanga-Cuba _taiko drumming — Japan flamenco-Spain township jive - South Africa Reading Read the article from a magazine, Music today. What's the article about? Choose the correct option (0-c). athe best live bands b becoming a musician ¢ music and new technology ee pe aa 6 Aran on THE ONLINE . revolution ‘The way we listen to and buy music has changed ‘enormously in recent years. These days it's hard to find a music store in your local town centre - where have they all gone? The answer, of course, is online. The number of music websites has grown incredibly ‘quickly since internet connections became faster and cheaper. But i's not only the way we buy music ‘that's different, its also what we buy. New vinyl records have been hard to find for years. And CD sales have fallen and MP3 sales are slowing down. Jn fact, thanks to musicians’ websites and other streaming websites, we can now choose the music we listen to without actually buying it. These days ‘our choice is much wider ~ bands and singers release ‘their music online direct to the listeners and so it has become much easier to discover different kinds of ‘music from all over the world. One thing that hasn't ‘changed so much, however, is our love of live music. Bands still go on tour and play at festivals, giving their audiences often unforgettable experiences Vinyl (n) *vaunal a kind of plastic used to make recordsUnit 2 Performing ‘Grammar present perfect simple 11 Ar these expressions used with for or since? Write two lists. 1986 a couple of days a few months awhile ages centuries Iwasachild July last Monday lunchtime my last holiday some time theday before yesterday years 12 Write the present perfect simple form of the verbs Then complete the sentences so that they are true © F Look at the grammar box. How do we form the ont perfect simple? Which verbs have irregular for you. Work in pairs and compare your sentences present perfect simp y P pare y See Peet Participles 11 (not / listen) to ~ B Underline four more present perfect simple for ages T sertences in the article. Then choose the correct 21 (ve) in this town for F options in these sentences (a-d), 31 be) in my current job cla a We fnow / don’t know exactly when the activities am {eYis-mry cusrent job felons ee atuations started at (know) my best friend since b Theactivities or situations started in the past ; ‘They have /don't have an effect on the present. ne plies: The present perfect is used with for /since and Goaniin ee the point of time when the activity started. oH — Bn The present perfect is used with for /since and a period of time. ‘Complete the text with the present perfect simple form of the verbs, Digital downioads of albums (become) the most popular way to buy music in recent yeas, but not everybody (lose) interest in vinyl records. Sales of 13 ERERB Match the comments (1-4) with the responses (a-d). Complete the sentences with already, just and yet. Then listen and check. pe ores 1 Have you heard Shakira’s new single? (se) significantly since 2007. Many buyers are : Shine ‘ wo ET ese that 2 De you want to borrow the neve James Boe ‘Music sounds better on vinyl. The price of a . , typical pop CD Guta unh for 3 Have you ween the ssa Wisk Eel, but some collecton © bay we ought tickets to see Stomp in ‘thousands of pounds for original vinyl records by London! ea bends a No, thanks. I've seen it. Isaw itat the cinema. Yes, we have. It's even better than the film. Really? Is that show still running? No, not Isitas good as her last one? Speaking ~my life ‘Complete the sentences with the present perfect simple form of these verbs. aos "Be happen nothave nothear record sell 1 Fado singer Mariza over a million records worldwide. 14 Work in pairs. Act out conversations as in 2 Charanga bands part of Cuban Exercise 13, Use these ideas. © aiilture since the 1940s. 3 Most people in the UK mig ‘an album / song /a track hhoomii music. ‘a book / a magazine /a comic 4 Punk music much success in ‘8 musical /a show / a play /a concert / film recent years. {an exhibition /a festival 5 What to MTV since YouTube began? How many albums peettavouie A: The new Adele album has just come out. Have you band? heard it yet? B: No, not yet. What's it like? > MIRIEGIEIEY » renronmnns » ASURVEY ON THE ARTS.» ARTS EVENTS Amy life AREVIEW= 3 Lea ming to dance emotions5 [REEL Listen again, Are the sentences true (T) or false (F)? Daley runs dance classes for professional dancers. His first students were older people. Many people have found a new social life at his studio. ‘Traditional ballroom dancing has never been popular. Daley has seen how dancing can change people's moods. 6 He's had two careers through dance. Bruce Daley talks about the role of dancing in people's lives. Can you think of other activities people do to: 1. make them feel young? keeping fit 2 meet people? 3 have a social life? change their mood? Grammar present perfect simple and past simple Look at the grammar box. Circle the past simple verbs and underline the present perfect simple forms. Then ‘choose the correct option to complete the rules. 1. We use the present perfect simple / past simple when we don’t say when something happened. 2 We use the present perfect simple / past simple when we say — or itis clear from the situation - when something happened Underline the present perfect simple forms and Circle the past simple verbs in the audioscript on page 180. Which ones have different past simple and past participle forms? Look at the pairs of sentences. Explain why the two different verb forms are used. 1 a Anya Paseka danced professionally for years. b Anya Paseka has danced professionally for years The students went to New York for a week. ‘The students have gone to New York for a week, ‘The Show was at the Theatre Royal all summer. The show has been at the Th all summer. tre Royal Unit 2 Performing 10 EREEH Choose the correct options to complete the text. Then listen and check, Bruce 'was/ has been my teacher for about two years now. */ started / 've started coming here ‘during a bad period at work. Bruce's classes are great -"/ never had /1've never had so much fun! 41 met/1've met all kinds of people here. ‘Some of them * became / have become really ‘900d friends. At first, |‘ didn’t know I haven't ‘known how to dance. But | soon "realized / have realized that you can't get embarrassed — you just have to dance! Everyone here *felt / thas felt the same way at some point. 11 Pronunciation weak forms a ERRE Listen to four sentences from Exercise 10 again, Notice how the verb hnve isnot stressed in present perfect statements Bb Work in pairs, Practise saying the four sentences 12 Match the pairs of verbs with the sentences. Use the present perfect simple and the past simple form of the verbs to complete the sentences. come out/be not book / not enjoy never try /go see/go not be / break start / not watch 1 Dancing on lee but 2 [first on TV last month, ityet. River Dance in April and I three times since then! 3 Zumba, but | to an aerobics class a few months ago. 4 Jack in the show since he his ankle 5 We tickets for Enrique Iglesias this time. We his last concert. 6 When the film Strictly Ballroom 2 con TV several times Speaking ~ my life) 13 Work in pairs. Ask questions with Have you vero. 2, Did you (ver) hen... ? ancl Whe es the last time you... ? Ask follow-up questions using the past simple and where, what, who, why or when act ina play give a speech perform in public play an instrument sing in front of an audience tell a joke |: Have you ever acted in a play? Yes, I acted in Macbeth in my final year at What part did you play? Actually, I was Lady Macbeth. >a ‘e NeW RELEASES » ETETESOTUIMTE) » A SURVEY ON THE ARTS ARTS EVENTS » A REVIEWreading performance art + word focus kind « critical thinking balance * speaking a survey on the arts 2c Living statues Reading 1 Look atthe photo and write three s todescribe it tenes 2 Work in pairs. Compare your sentences andl discuss what you think it feels like to be a living statue 3 Read the newspaper article, Underline the parts of the article that tell you: what living statue is where you can see living statues what similar art forms in history there have been 4 what it feels like to bea living statue 4 Work in pars, Read the article again and discuss these questions. 1 Whois the main audience for this kind of performance? 2. What are the main differences between living statues and tableaux viownts? 3. What makes a living statue successful? 5 Find these words in the article. Look at how the words are used and try to guess their meaning, ‘Then replace the words in bold in the sentences (1-6) with these words. illustrate (ine 15) begging (line 31) resident (line 28) costume (line 35) Pavement (line 30) react (line 47) 1 Anactor usually wears a set of special clothes on stage 2. Don’t walk in the road — get on the path. 3 Sadly, we see a lot of people who are asking people for money in the street nowadays. 4 The audience was shouting at him, but he didn’t say or do anything in response! 5. The pictures in the book show what the story is about really well. 6 Wespoke toa person who lives in this area about the traffic problems. 6 Workin pairs. Cover the article and tell your partner what you can remember about the answers in Exercise 3, 7 Would you like to bea street entertainer? Why? / Why not? What kind would you be? Tell the class living statue busker magician pavement artist sand sculptor Word focus kind 8 Read the two examples from the article. Say if ind is an adjective or a noun 1... you'll see a special kind of display 2... not everyone is so kind and generous, 9 Complete the sentences with these expressions, a kind of really kind of How kind that kind of thing kind and thoughtful 1. Flowers! Grunge is rock music that started in the 1980s in the USA. love going to exhibitions and vs you to lend me the money. My aunt always gives me the perfect present, She's sucha Critical thinking balance 410 Work in pairs, Discuss the qu person. 1 What kind of reader is the article for? 2. Does the article change your opinion of living statues? How? 3 Is there anything you want to know about living statues that the article doesn’t tell you? 41 According to the article, this type of street performance is not popular with everyone. Discuss the questions. 1 Who feels negative about living statues? What three points does he make? 2 What does the performer from London say about one of these points? 3. Do you think the author gives equal importance to both views? 412. Work in pairs. Prepare six questions for a survey on prices and art events in your country or the country Where you are now. Use these ideas. Then ask and ansiver your questions in groups. street entertainers / art exhibitions / museums / concerts free of charge/ tickets / entry price / donation ‘too expensive / about right /not enough Do you ever give money to street entertainers? How much is about right? 13 Share the results of your survey with the class. What was the majority opinion about paying, for art?L i 1 Entertainment on the street aH (0 sightseeing in many cities today and among Be temas bulcingy street marets and other Iattractions, sooner or later you'll see a special kind of display - living statues. These street performers, who fre usually dressed as famous characters from history or from popular culture, have become a common sight in tourist areas of Paris, London, Barcelona and other cit The performance involves standing completely still for Jong periods of time. The performers are like statues, #0 but they are human. 5 This kind of performance has a long history and it has iexisted in various forms since the sixteenth century The French used the term tableaux vivants, hich means ‘living pictures’. A group of % actors stood in positions to illustrate scene, but they didn't speak or move during the display Performing The subject of the displays was often religious or from mythology. in some places, they were part of royal ‘occasions. In the Catalan region of Spain, tableaux vivants hhas been a popular tradition since the early eighteenth century. The performances are called Eis Pastorets (shepherds). They take place at Christmas and show the nativity scene. Nowadays, Catalonia is also famous for its modern living statues. in fact, there are so many of them on the streets of Barcelona that the city council has decided to control the number and give out only thirty licences for fifteen locations. Local resident Joan Castells explained, “You can't move past the crowds on the pavement, and most of them are not really entertaining people, they're just begging.’ Now, each licensed artist can perform either in the morning or in the afternoon, Suir mes acme Gildea ten eo ere ra tone ofthe Ing tg r Loner Gwent Gara isco oon oe aut sh tha ee of thd. secant ey coven alter lvaparos. laters rc peel Leet oy eh Peseon eee ein ie ub tr Bi oira sau spores m Loreon 4 Perhaps they don’t get rich, but every performer has some tricks to encourage people to give them money. Every time a tourist throws them a coin, they react with a quick, small movement. Perhaps they wave, or ‘turn their head or reach to touch the person. Thestatue comes to life for just a moment, entertaining the crowd ‘and rewarding the payment. And maybe giving the tired and aching performer a chance to move into niew, more comfortable position: royal (adj) ’r21a/ connected to aking or queen stil (ad) ti not movingreal life choosing an event * vocabulary describing performances * pronunciation intonation with really, absolutely, ete 2d What’s on? ACO Se) AYRES eestival aad rou raomonat ere Ener bet laughing U Ce ae og Real life choosing an event 41 Work in pairs. Look at the adverts. Which event would you most like to go to? Which would you not like to goto? Tell your partner. 2) CREE Read the comments. Then listen to two people, Lesley and Richard, making plans to go out. Write the number of the advert (1-3) next to the comments. Which event do Lesley and Richard decide to go and see? a. It sounds really awful b_ That sounds really interesting, c Apparently, it’s absolutely brilliant. d It looks pretty good. e Roger Whitehead is absolutely hilarious. £ He’snot very funny 3 PS ead ar reopens forchoosing an event Listen again and tick the expressions Richard and Lesley use ‘Suggestions and responses Do you feel like / fancy going out tonight? Do you wanttto go to the theatre? ‘Would you like to see a movie? Do you like the sound of that? Yeah, why not? Yes, sure, Hike the sound of thet. fm not keen on him, ''m not in the mood for anything depressing, It doesn't really appeal to me. It sounds great. Details of the event What's on? Who'sin it? What else is on? Who's it by? Where / When / What time is it on? What's it about? “omy life a review } NEW RELEASES » PERFORMING » ASURVEY ON THE ARTS » EXIESUIED Vocabulary descri performances 4 Look at the sentences in Exercise 2. Write the adverbs used before these adjectives. Which adjectives have stronger me. 1 . awful, brilliant, hilarious 2 ‘ interesting, good, funny 5 Which adverbs do you use with these groups of adjectives? EB rascinating marvellous spectacular terrible terrific thrling unforgettable BF boring depressing disappointing dull entertaining 6 Pronunciation intonation with really, absolutely, etc. AEE Listen to the sentences from Exercise 2 again. Notice how the speaker stresses both the adverb and adjective in the affirmative statements, Work in pairs. Practise these exchanges. Pay attention to your intonation 1A: What was the film like? B: It was really awful 2 A: Do you like flamenco? B: Yes, I think it's pretty interesting, 3A: Was ita good festival? B: Yes, it was absolutely brilliant. 4A: How was the show? B: Oh, very entertaining! f 7 Work in pairs. Invite your partner to see the event i that you would most like to go to in Exercise 1. Include words from Exercises 4 and 5. Use the expressions for choosing an event to help youwriting 2 review + writing skill inking ideas (1) Unit 2 Performing 2e A portrait of an artist Writing a review 5. Writing skill inking ideas (1) Look at the table. Which group of words can replace each highlighted word in the review? Write the words from the review in the table. 4 Who is your favourite performer or artist? Tell your partner about this person and why you like him/her inspite of [even though | in contrast, | because of this, while but for that reason, therefore 12 Read the review of Baz Luhrmann's work. What kind of information about Luhrmann is included? Choose the however, correct options (ad) a his influences b his plans for the future € his private life work 1 Although / Despite his name is Mark, everyone calls him Choose the correct option to complete the sentences Baz. genase itit bae 2. Although / Despite working mainly in Australia, he has Sg oes ieichids teetital anc circle had international suecess with his films. the opinions. Then find two direct quotes . from Luhrmann, € Rewrite the sentences using the words in brackets. Make By enteric (0-d) bent describes the any changes to verbs and punctuation as necessary. review? Explain your choice(s) L_ They have had box off films. (even though) 2 Lenjoyed Romeo + juliet in spite of not understanding all the dialogue. (but) 3. While I love epic films, I didn’t enjoy this one. (Nevertheless) 4 Although they praised Luhrmann's earlier films, the critics did not like Australia, (In spite of) 5. I’ve seen all of the films, but I haven't seen any of the operas. (However) 6 His last film was absolutely brilliant. Because ofthis, I'm looking forward to seeing the next one. (50) success despite being unusual a Itsummarizes several dif opinions. Itonly talks about negative things. It only talks about positive things. Isa personal point of view. aoe 6 Write a review of an artist whose work you know and enjoy. First, look at the headings and make notes. You may need to do some research first. Then write about 150 words. Use a variety of adjectives and linkers. that d ishs bape Basic biographical information Facts (life, work) 7 Use these questions to check your review. Have you used linkers correctly? + Have you expressed clearly why you like this artist's work? 8 Read some reviews your classmates have written, Use these questions to check your classmates’ reviews. + What do you learn about the subject from reading the review? + Do you agree with the opinions expressed in the review? A SURVEY ON THE ARTS.» ARTS EVENTS2f Taiko masterBefore you watch 4 Look at the photo and the caption. Discuss the questions, 1 What is the man doing? 2. How do you think he feels? 3, What do you think the caption means? 2 Key vocabulary la Read the sentences. Try to guess the missing words. 1 After the meeting, my was full of ideas. 2 Text messages introduced a new of writin 3 When you're driving, canbe very dangerous, 4 like music that has a fast 5 Phil Collins was a popular and singer in the 1980s and 1990s, 6 I'm not feeling well today. I don’t have the to go to class, |B Read the words in bold and their definitions. The words are used in the video. Complete the sentences in Exercise 2a with the words. beat (n) a regular sound drummer (n) a musician who plays the drums ‘energy (n) power and force mind (n) your thoughts, feelings, memories, etc. style (n) a way of doing something tiredness (n) the feeling of being tired. means While you watch EEE Watch the first part of the video (0.00-0.54), Are the sentences true (T) or false (F)? 1_ Japanese warriors used drums 2,000 years ago 2 The sounds of drums told people where a village boundary was. 3. The sound of drums in Japan has never gone away. 4 Taiko drumming is now popular in San Francisco. TORRE Wate the second part of the video (0155 to the end), Put the events (a-d) inthe history Of taiko drumming into the correct order. 4 About 00 groups started inthe United States and Canada. HBeapanese-American communities enjoyed traditional taiko drumming Be People lost interest intake drumming al Seiichi Tanaka arrived in the United States Unit 2 Performing 5. CEERI Work in pairs. Choose the correct option to complete the sentences about taiko. Then watch the whole video again and check your answers. 1 Japanese warriors used drums to make their enemies attack /fear them. The essence of taiko is that it’s not just people drumming. It’s the unity of the audience / drummers amongst themselves. 3. InSan Francisco, the movement of the body / the Imuman voice has now been added to traditional taiko drumming, 4. Taiko drummers sometimes have to play through pain and tiredness /with energy and enjoyment while practising and performing. Seiichi Tanaka is giving North America the chance to enjoy /see the energy and excitement of traditional taiko drumming, After you watch 6 Vocabulary in context @ COBRA Watch the clips from the video. Choose the correct meaning of the words and phrases. Complete the sentences in your own words. ‘Then work in pairs and compare your sentences. 1 Tthink I've In this school, there are something like students, Ididn’t speak English until I started to learn. 4 felt better when 5 Many people in fresh off the boat: a dozen or so times At that point, went away [place] in... [time] were just 7 Work in pairs. Discuss which art forms (including performance: tc.) are or have been traditional in your country or countries. How have they changed in recent decades? boundary (n) "bound the outside limit of an area or a place ‘essence (n)esons! the basic quality hit (a point) () hit/ reach, get to, arrive at ‘ploneer (n),pavnia! somebody who isthe fist person to do a new thing ‘nity (r)/juinntia state of being whole and complete warrior (9) wo:ra soldier, fighterUNIT 2 REVIEW AND MEMORY BOOSTER Vocabulary 5 Work in pairs. Which two people are usually involved in these performances? Then choose four types of performer and tell your partner about people you have heard about Grammar 1 Read part ofa blog by a UK visitor to Japan. Find ten places inthe blog where words are missing ‘Complete the blog with these words. didn't for for was went yet ee see ee 1 FILM: actor, director, magician CONCERT: clown, conductor, musician BALLET: choreographer, comedi: MUSICAL: audience, singer, orchestra n, dancer 6 ESXM Work in groups. In two minutes, write the names of as many ‘hit’ art events (films, books, albums, exhibitions, etc.) as you can. Then discuss the ones you have all heard of. Each person must use all of these words, than two words about one event, Continue until everyone has used all the words at least once. You can’t use more boring dull entertaining spectacular unforgettable depressiig disappointing fascinating marvellous Ive lived in Japan three months now and terrible terrific thrilling {fm really enjoying it. know any Japanese before | came, but!'ve learned a bit | got here, including the word matsuri which ‘means festival: One of my favourite pastimes is going to matsur. I've got home from the Nango summer jazz festival —it was great to sit around in the sunshine listening to brilliant music! Last Week we to Tenjin matsuri herein (Osaka. It been part of Osaka summer events about a thousand years and some performances have hardly changed then — the traditional kagura music for example, which |loved. There also ‘an amazing puppet theatre. Tomorrow theresa big procession of boats on the river. haven't been on the tiver, sol'm really looking forward to that. 7 Work in pairs, Describe what kind of Frosic makes you do the following, feel sad smile cry feel happy laugh Real life 8 Work in pairs. Choose the correct option in the 2 Answer the questions about the blog in Exercise 1 1 When did the writer learn Japanese? What time of year was it when the writer wrote the blog? 3. What did the writer see at the Tenjin festival? 4 How many times has the writer been on a boat (on the river in Osaka? 3) ESXME¥ Work in pairs. Underline the present perfect simple verbs and circle the past simple verbs in the blog in Exercise 1 and explain why each is used 4 Workin pairs. Tell your partner about a festival you have been to A: Do you fancy to go /going out tonight? ‘A: Woiuld you like to see / seeing a movie? ‘A: Do you / Would you like the sound of that? B: Who's in fon it? B: Who's it by /for? B: What'sit about /of? 9 Take the roles of A and B in Exercise 8 and act out the conversation, giving answers to the questions and adding more information.FEATURES The story behind the photo When things go wrong in the water Return to Titanic The tre underwater d h about a famous 38 Love and death in the sea Anarticle by marine ecologist Enric Sala Four women and a wild river A video about a trip down a ABLOG Fost THEFIRSTTIME WHATHAD HAPPENED LEARNING LESSON _{T HAPPENED TO M my life Sm fi Work in pairs. Look at the photo and the caption. Answe the questions 1 What do you think the people are thinking? 2. Have you ever tried this activity? If not, would you like to’ 3. How many words can you think of to describe this experience? BEE Listen to the introduction to a radio programme. Look at the two groups of words. Tick the activities and places you heat Activities diving jet-skiing kayaking rafting rowing snorkelling water-skiing windsurfing Places lake ocean pool river sea stream waterfall Work in pairs. Where do you think the best place to do the activities in Exercise 2 is Can you think of other sports and leist activities connected with water? Do you do any of these activities? Where do you jo them? Tell your partner, 1 go swimming in a lake near here but onty in the sumwhat happened next? * dand tafter -ed endings * describing experiences + adverbs with -Iy + past simple and past continuous * the first time The story behind the photo Look at the photos (A-C). Match the capti with the photos 1 diving in an underground lake in Mexic 2. snorkelling with a whale shark in th Indian Ocean pote Lis pe 1 nces true (T describing experiences WORDBUILDING adverbs with -ly as bored, Some adver Sometime add ly 1u think happened next {a-c). Then listen to the whole our ide a The hippo came after them and Seas ee b His mother s ind hi The crap ey i he wate | on the surfboard and immed |6 Work in pairs. Think of at least two activities you sb can do in the manner of each angrily secretly calmly bravely happily politely Grammar past simple and past into the water about a metre away from realized pretty quickly that | was missing and after me. continuous going around a small island, un was shining in through an opening in the roof. further information and practice, see page 160. Look at the grammar box. Which verb form do we Use to talk about these things? 1 an unfinished and continuing activity or background situation 2 ashort completed action or a sequence of actions Unierline the key event in these questions (1-2) About the rafting story in Exercise 1. Then match the questions with the answers (@-b). 1 What were they doi What did they do when they saw the hippo’ when they saw the hippo? @ They tried to get away. They were coming down the river A my life) * MEREGRIND » wer ao warreneo » ABLOG POST Unit 3 Water 9 Choose the correct option to complete the rules 1. We often ask questions in the past simple us about activities at the time of the key event 2 We often ask questions in the past simple / tinuous about actions after the key event 10. Complete the text about photo A with the past simple and past continuous forms of the verbs. While | (work) in the Maldives, | (hear) that there were whale sharks in the area. That’s why |? (begin) snorkelling ~ whale sharks are the world’s biggest fish and they aren‘t dangerous! | (buy) a snorkel and* Get out) with some friends on a boat. Almost immediately, a whale shark * (wim) past the boat. It : (move) really quickly, but we : {manage) to catch up with it. We all {(get) into the water and : (Gpend) about two minutes with the shark. Afterwards, | (feet) absolutely wonderfull 11 Write sentences with the past simple and continuous forms of the verbs. Use because, whe while and s L/ take / a photo / 1/ drop / my camera. 2 They / nothear / you / they / not listen. 3. 1/ have / problems / my teacher / help me 4 We / see / bears / we / hike 5 He / not look / at the road / he almost / have an accident 412 Work in pairs. Ask and answer questions about the other sentences with both the past simple and the past continuous forms of the verbs. 1 Llost my wallet Nhhen did you re [met an old friend in the street A car ran into me. A friend of mine got some good news. 5. My neighbour saw a robbery. Speaking 43 Work in pairs. ‘my life Student A: Think about an interesting thing that happened the first time you tried something new: Answer your partner’s questions, Student B: Ask ten questions and decide if your partner had a good or bad experience wi NING A LESSON IT HAPPENED TO MEunderwater discoveries * past perfect simple * what had happened Return to Titanic Did you know you were looking at T re 1004? Why hen you saw the first pieces of debris How did you rer | Work in Do you mai i How lang did tt take to'locate ould be left on the seabed? Or should e T oe : noved ar na museum? Tell : fell me about the experience of seeing Titan ygain in 2004 When did you find out about how Titanic sank? RETURN to TITANIC On 15 April 1912, the largest passenger steamship ever built hit an iceberg and sankin the North Atlantic Ocean, Titanic had left Southampton, England, five days earlier and was on her fist voyage, | 1985, the explorer Dr Robert Ballard found the wreck of Titanic, He went back to Titanic nineteen years later to see how it had changed. It was during the Cold [Link] on asecret EI saw charmpagne bottles with the corks stilin. The boxholding the mission when we found Titanic. The US Navy __bottleshad dlsappeared iong ago, Suddenly, noticed a womans shoe had agreed to pay for our new underwater Neary, saw a pair of smaller shoes - perhaps they'd belonged toa child. video technology. In eturn, wehad agreed to _flt that the people who had died here in 1912 were speaking to me use the technology to ook fortwo submarines again, But knew that other people had been there since my fst vis which had disappeared in the 1960s. Hollywood filmmaker James Cameron had been there. A New York couple had even got married. |was disappointed, was exactly what! didn't want to happen. id asked people to treat Titanic’ remains with respect. The story of Titanic is not about the sip is about the people Not at fist, Because many ships had sunkin that area. When we realized it was Titanic, we jumped for joy. Then we realized we g something where people See the whole story on the National Geographic Channel Titanic: The Final Secret