oat) aks ‘ Rone Bore Engish LEARNING OBJECTIVES en eu rene eee ed eee eth ct ea Geis eames eae] Describe arelationship with a friend: describing past and eas! Poa UN eae atce a ee ee Ou c geet we Cet etc td Pet eae ete ots GOO aces Ur un ecto Ree ac aan Pee eu aa eel acon Pronunciation: connected speech: final /r/ sound. 1D BBC STREET INTERVIEWS | Understand street interviews about comfort food Ree er c CCE ceed Dee ue edGRAMMAR | describing past and present habits VOCABULARY | lation eet See eer LISTENING 11 Workin groups How did you meet your closest rend? ‘What's the most common way in your group? 'B Read the opinions. Discuss in your groups if you agree or dizagree with them. Why/Why not? {easier to make friends when you'rea hig than when you're an adult. epee fou make ae chitdren ‘Gutlast Chose you make as adults. fever a good idea to be friends now you best long) Iv'seasier to make fiends ‘cline than it's to make fiends face-to-face Read the app description and reviews and discuss the questions (1-2) in your groups, 1 What are the advantages of an app like this? 2 Would youeve Why not? an app Uke this? Whyf Frendz The app where youll meet your new best friend 1 day ago AdamB The app suggested some great people to.chat to based on my profile. Goad matching days ago ElaineK mat some amazing people 'd never normally mest. Love i 1 week ago Pete123 snot the easiest app touse, but Imet afew like-minded pe le, 80 worth signing up.2. Ei]1.01| Listentoa podcast about apps like the one in Ex 1C. Why di Addy decide to use a friendship app? What was the outcome? B []1.01 Listen tothe podcast again. choose the correct answers (a, borc). 1 Addy chose to useatiendship app because 2 he hacia colleague whold recommended t ie Waa Toned peopel irel ¢ hewas unable to find riends at local clubs 2 Addy believes thatthe best way to finda match i rolooktor people 2 fiom adiferent culture toyou i of alee cater fe € with smllar passione to you 3 Addy lized the first app he used becaus allowed him a to build connections in his area b tomeet up with an old friend. € £0 use his regular social media page. 14 Making friends with other music lovers fa meant he was more comfortable when attending anevent. b gave him a chance to discover new music that he liked, «allowed him to become part of a band himself 5 Addy would recommend using friendship apps to people who a have found themselves in a similar situation to him. b are ina hurry to form new friendships. ¢ want to expand their current friendship circle. 3a [1.02] Readand listen tothe extract where Addy is being ironic. Answer the questions (1-2). 1 Does Addy tink his colleagues being older and frostymatial het iat hanced be rear HUppeste? 2 What helps us to understand this? My colleagues are nice and all that, but they're at least a decade older than me and most are married — just what you want as a twenty-two- year-old single person! B [11.03] Listen tosixmore extracts. What words does Addy use to describe these things? How doeshe really feel about them? 1 The suitability ofthe sports app for him, 2 The fact that he and someone he met on an app hada fiend incammon 3 The time he spent getting to know a group of people. 44 Tre way he began his friendship with the fst group hemotup wits 5 How his new friends fell about him leaving his wallet at home 6 The fact that he and his friends laugh a lot ‘© Work in pairs. Have Addy's experiences changed your rmind on the use of friendship apps? Why/Why not 1A VOCABULARY relationships 4. [0]1.04| Replace the wordsin boldin the sentences the box. Listen and check. with the phrases bonded over click with _canfide in have a mutual friend hit it off with on the same wavelength party with socialise with 1 Obviously, | wanted people my own age to spend ime with 2 You know, people I can hang out with during the day and eat, dance, etc. with at night. 3 I mean, I want to hang out with people that are of a similar opinion to me, yes, but not exact copies of me! 4 Las able to like and understand 4 few penple my age on there. 5 leven discovered one guy and | havea friend in common, which was great, 6 Anc four of us developed a connection over our love ofa particular band, 7 know can share personal things with them, too. @ Try try and try again and eventually, you'll immediately like someone. B Choose the correct phrases to complete the sentences. Sometimes both are possible, 1 [never bond over / confide in Nuria because she can't keep a secret. 2 My sister and |just never hit it off /are just not on the same wavelength 3 I've gota few friends that | socialise / party with. 4 My brother-in-law and | bonded over / clicked with each other as soon as we met 5 Carl andl bonded over / socialised with our love for Crayons on our first day at kindergarten 6 IJoined a sunning club so | can get fit and socialise with / party with peoplo at the same time. 7 Sarka and | havea mutual friend / are on the same wavelength that we both used to work with, & My neighbour Jodo and | elicked / hit it off as S007 as we mat and became great friends. 5. Complete at least five sentences with your own ideas. A person | clicked immediately with was Someone on a similar wavelength to me is ‘A mutual friend that ... and | have is (One person | hit t off with immediately is The persan | canfide in the most is, J enjoy partying wit One friend and | bonded over . The place where | usually socialise with my Friends is BB Share your sentences witha partner. Ask questions to find out more. © Leam and practise, Go to the Vocabulary Bank [page 124 VOCABULARY BANK phrasal verbs: FriendshipsCry be)’ describing past and present habits 6A [11.05] Listen tomore rom the podcast. nvwhat ways are Acdy and his new fiends ike-minded? n what ways are they different? B Lookat the habits in bold from the interview and answer the questions (2-<). 1 She's always shouting even though we're standing right next to her. voice her opinions very she’s so confident, 3 I tend to listen rather than speak. 4... thoy ware always trying to make us go to fast-food places. 5 lused tosit and watch them eat... 6 I kept trying to get them to order the salad, but thoy'd order exira chips just toannoy me! '& Which sentences (1-6) describe past habits? Which describe prasant habits? b Which modal verb is used to describe present habits? And past habits? ‘© Which tense is used to describe annoying present habits? And annoying past habits? 4 what other language is used to describe habits and typical behaviour? © Learn and practise. Goto the Grammar Bank. [ijpace 170 GRAMMAR BANK PRONUNCIATION contractions: ‘ll and ‘d 7 A €1]1.06| Listen tothe sentences. Notice the diference in sound between Wand ‘4. 1 Shelll voice her opinions very strongly. 2 She'd order extra chips ust to annoy me. 8 £1}1.07| Complete thesentences with ior Listen and repeat the full sentences. 1 we meet up on Fridays and play squash, 2 Jon call me at all hours of the night just for a chat! 31 message Alex on a Monday and not get a reply until Thursday! 4 They all came round ta my house before we went out. 5 sam spend more time at our flat than his ownt 6 She arrow something and forget to give it hack © Work in pairs. Discuss these habits using ‘and 4 11 a,good habit you once had in the past 2. ahabit you had in the past that you weren't proud of 3 ahabit youhave now that’s rewarding or beneficial 4 ahabit you have now that you'd like ta stop 5 ahealthy habit someone you know has 6 an annoying habit someone you once knew had D Read the Future Skills box and answer the question, FUTURE SKILLS Self-management When learning a language, a good habit to get into Isto pay attention to how different people pronounce words and phrases and how they pronounce them in fast, connected speech. This ‘noticing’ can help with both listening and speaking, Think about the English you hear in your life. How anc when could you spend time noticing the pronunciation used? A Youare going to describe a friendship, Make notes on these things. + where and how you met your friend + your first impressions of each other + how you bonded + things you have in common + ways in which you're different hings you'd do together in the past + things you tend te do together in the present + habits one of you has which annoy the other B Workin pairs. Deseribe your friendships to each other. Find similarities and differences. ¢ Tell another pair about the similarities and differences between your friendships.1 Work in pairs. Discuss an indoor or outdoor space where you: + feel comfortable and free fiom stress, + can work hard and be pro + feel confident and able to express yourse tive, + feel sociable and keen to mest new people. 2. Read the introduction toan article and answer the questions (1-2) 1 How do you think the place you are in affects your personality and the way youbehave? 2 What kinds of places do you think the article wil It depends where you are ti sumed that our brain is like a computer, a machine for generating ideas and storing information. However, a big differance vetween computers and human brains is that the former are not affected by their location, The same computer will function equally well sna bright, welt space orn a forgotten comer of an office, Humans, on the other hand, think and behave in very different ways according to the indoor or outdoor surroundings they-are in B Read the first paragraph of the article and answer the questions (1-2). 1 How does the first paragraph link to the introduction? 2 Choose the better summary (a or b) of the first paragraph. a Peaplewha liveclose ta the coast are healthier than those wha live in b Being close towater seems to improve people's me tal health, 1._-We are familiar with the idea of green spaces improving our physical aid mental health, and it seems that being in ‘blus space’ Le, close to water, has similar effects, but with some extsa advantages. A study on happiness and natural environments invited 20,000 people to record information on their location and mond at random times of day. The results showed consistently that people experienced a greater feeling of well-being when close to water. Being y beneficial and visiting the coast for as ttle as two hours a week ran have 4 positive impact on Us. Researchers have speculated that less polluted air and more sunlight sre partly responsible for the feelings of well-being, 28 wel as the fact that being close to water encourages us to be mote active. Water also seems to havea particular ability to red nk make us feel optimistic. Inurban settings.a waterway or even a fountain seams able to help people feel destressed and revived. This could perhaps explain the current trend in some countries to move out of cities to coastal towns. y the sea seerns speci € Read therest of thearticieon page 12 and choosethe better ‘summary (a orb) forthe remaining two paragraphs. 2 a Theway people behavein cittes is influenced by the buildings around them b Theway come cities are butt an be confusing for tour'sts 3 a People are unable to concentrate on wor their surroundings are too acting, bb People work best in spaces which reflect their interests and personality D Readthewhole article again. Are thestatements (1-6) True (T) or False (F)? ctther natural settings Jater features in urban areas provide very litile benefit. 3 People are the least Friendly jn urban areas with few shops and cafés. 4 Active edges incities encourage ustta think akout cother people as weil as ourselves, 5 More students felt confident in Sapna Charyan’s non- stereotypical classroom 6 People produced more work in ‘an attractive office than in Cffice that contained their own possessions,2 Gur physical environment ean also affect the way ‘we behave towards each other It is known anecdotally ‘that people in rural areas seem friendlier than thase incities. But why should this be? Ard can urban areas bedesigned to make people less stressed and more approachable? The organisation Happy City Lab studies turban spaces and plans interventions to encourage people to intoract more with each other One study catried ont by the lab involves the lost tourist” test. Someone pretending to bea tourist stands in a street, Jooksat their map and appears lost, while cbservers ‘count the percentage of passers-by who stop to offer help. The findings are fascinating, It seems that streets with lots of blank-walls, with no doors or windows and very few shops or cafés, encourage us to feel less cafe We are inclined to walk more quickly ana not engage with people around us If approached, we are more likely to come across as rude and unfriendly. That's because the structures we see have ‘inactive erges’~ nothing Js happening, so there is nothing to interest us or slow usdown. On the other hand, streets with cafés; shops and seating areas provide ‘active edges'~ things are ‘happening, so we slow down and stop focusing just on ourselves and out own goals, We feel safer, so we are mort likely to engage with other people and to notice if a tourist needs help. Happy City l.ab has found that only two percenitot people stopped to help their lost touristin areas with inactive edges, whereas ten percent of people offered help where there were active edges cel’ reduced relative clauses 3A Work in pairs. Read the sentences from the articte and look at the reduced relative clauses in bold. Rewrite the sentences with full relative clauses. 1 One study carried out by the Lab involves the lost tourist’ tes 2 Someone pretending to bea tourist standsin map and appears tost, 3... awider range of students Introduced to the non-stereotypical n interest in the subject icipants working in the ‘empowered’ office worked the classroom were likely to express 4 Thepa hareest ang comolet d the most work, street, locks at their 3 Indoor environments can also have a profound effect on us Sapna Cheryan worked at tech companies in the USA before moving to Stanford, University in California, She has researched the influence of the physical environment in attracting a broad range of people to careers in computer science, rather than just those who associate themnselves with the sterectypical appeal of science fietion and computer games. In one expenment, ‘Cheryan created a stereotypical’ computer science classroom, with posters advertising science-fiction fhimsand sci-f hooks on the shelves, She then created a second, non-typical classroom, with posters of the natural world and novels on the shelves, She found that a wider range of students Introduced to the non-stereotypical classroom. wete likely t6 express an interest in the subject and predict that they would do well ati. Cheryan believes tht we need to feel that we will it in’ inp environmeat in oder to work and perform ‘woll. In addition to this, it seams we also perform better if we feel a sense of ownership’ of a place Psychologists Craig Knight and Alex Haslam asked volunteers to perform a series of work tasks in different office environmants:a bare, minimalist office, an ‘enriched’ one decorated with plants and posters, an ‘empowered! one decorated a5 they wanted and a ‘disempowered’ one, in which their own decoration style had been pasticipants working in the ‘empowert ‘worked the hardest and completed the most ‘work, suggesting that we work hest when weare surrounded by our own ‘cues of Identity’ ~ things which reflect our personality and interests So, It seems that who we ate and how we feel and ‘behave is closely linked to the physical space that ‘we inhabit, which should have implications for the ‘way we design work and study spaces, as well as outdoor areas in our towns and cities B Look at the full relative clauses you wrote in Ex 3A and compare them to ‘the reduced relative clauses in the examples. Answer the questions. 1 Which words have been removed In the reduced relative clauses? 2 Does the meaning of the reduced relative clause change according tothe tense (past or present}? © Learn and practise. Go tothe Grammar Bank [ifpes: 177 GRAMMAR BANK] 1 One study that/which was carried out by the lab involves the ‘last tourist’ testVOCABULARY transforming places 4A Read some comments about the article. Are any true for you or a city you know? TreeHugea Comment | Shere | ike My city centre is definitely full of inactive edges, They should demolish aot of toner blocks builtin the 1970s and modernise the Centre by adding parks and green spaces, LondonSal People ving f cites are well aware of alot of these problems I think we need to completely reconstruct our urban areas, We should build in more green-and blue spaces and try to merge the city with the country. Comment | Share | ike Kerem21 IMy local authority has spent a lot of money ‘sprucing up the city centre by adding flowers and beriches, refurbishing some of tie old buildings and restoring an old fountain that had stopped working. Its made a huge difference to the feel of the city, Comment j Share | Uke B Workin pairs, Choose the correct words. 1 When designing an urban space, it's Important to build in / demolish ar: ‘where people can secialise 2 Qur office is old-fashioned and needs to be reconstructed / modernised 3 Anaw theatre will be built once the old one has been refurbished / demolished decided to spruce up / reconstruct the Foomwith a fresh coat of pair. 5 |fwe merge | build in the sports fields with the park, we can create a huge green space, 6 It vould be good to demolish / restore the walkway alone the river, which was destroyed in the floods, 7 The school was destroyed in a fre, but it yas medernised / reconstructed to tho same desicn, 8 The hotel has been completely refurbished [restored with brand new furniture and decerations € Workin pairs. Think abouta town orcity you know and discuss the questions. 1 Which old buildings would you lke to demolish? Why? 2 Which old buildings need 10 be moder 3 Have any parts of the town/city been spruced up recently? 4 Ifthe central area was being reconstructed, what new features would you build in? Learnand practise. Go to the Vocabulary Bank. 1B PRONUNCIATION the /r/ sound in different accents 5. El}1.08| insome accents of English, people pronounce the /+/ sound inthe middle of aword, but in other accents they dont. Listen to two speakers saying the following sentences, Which speaker (A or 8) pronounces the /r/in the middle of the words in bota? 1 This building defintely needs to be modernised. 2 t's. great idea to merge the city with the countryside more, 3 Theresa plan ta refurbish the oid crema, © £1]1.08} Listento the sentencesagain, then practise saying them. Do you findit easier to pronounce the /x/ or not? € Complete the sentences with your own ideas, Then say them toapartner. 11 The best way to refurbish an old buliding isto 2 It'simportant to modernise 3 In my city, | think they should restore GA Tuto page 143 and ioak a the photo. Your company or school wants ideas to refurbish this room to create a dedicated work or study area whereindividuale willbe as productive ae possible. Answer the questions nd plan your ideas. + Haw wil you refurbish and modernise the room? + What special features will ou build in? + How will you help as many peopleas possible to feel that they belong there? B Complete the sentences with reduced relative clauses, using some of your ideas. 1 placed in the room might 2 People using computers could 3 The desks used by individuals should 4 People working in groups could (© Work in groups. Talk about the work ar study environment you have designed, Agree on which features make a place easy to ‘work a proposal: transforming a city space 7A You are going to write aproposal to trensformacity space. Tick the features that aretrue fora proposal A proposal should + ive information about probiem or + make sore suggestions to improve the situation + be organized into paragraphs with headings sue, + bewritten in an informal style. B Write a proposal. Go to the Writing Bank. [olive 32 VocABULARY BANK uoan spaces [esse toa nmin samiapropoaiPeta ee etic Nee a eaters PRONUNCIATION | connected speech: final /r/ sound pr fofer.\=10] 9.1544 idiomatic phrases: hobbies and interests 1A Write alist of five things you enjay doing. Then compare in groups, How many of your answers were the same? B Read what four people say about things they enjoy. Which person is most like you? ‘© Complete the meanings with the correct formof the phrasesin bold in Ex 1B. 1 Ifyou something, you want to experience it more and mare 2 If comething is itis vory special and you are unlikely to be able to do it again. 3 Ifyou get fom something, it gives you a very strong feeling of excitement 4 you have {you enjoy yourself a lot. 5 Ifyou by something, you enjoy it alot. 6 Hyou you forget what time itis, 7 Ifyou you take partin an activity enthusiastically. 8 Kyou in something, you concentrate on it completely and forget about = rything else D Work in pairs. Discuss the questions. 1 What activities give you an adrenalin rush? Do you enjoy the feeling? 2 What activities can you lose yourself in? Why? 3 What once-in-a-tifetime experience do you thinkyou would enjoy? 4 Have you ever tried somathing new and been, completely blown away by it? 5 When was the last time you had the time of your life? Adrenalinjunkie ED 55mins Ltried mountala biking for the first time last year and now | can't get enough of it.| really get an adrenalin rush wie: Im at the top of a steep hilland Im about to set off towards, the bottom! eS EFitzgerald4Ever Im into jazz music. | find | can really lose myself init - I can sit there for hours and completely lose track of time. t's so relaxing! nts Share Q SofaSurfer101 friend persuaded me to help him with a landscaping project he was working on in his garden. Ic never really been into gardening or doing physical work before, but there wes a big g/oup of us andl we ell got stuck in and actuelly, | had the time of my life! It was such fun ~ and great to see the results when it a5 all finished Last year, | won the chance to drive 3 Formula One car. must admit | was a bit nervous, but| was completely blown away by it it really was a oncesin-a-lifetime experienceHow to talk about hypothetical preferences 2A Workin pars. Ask and answer three Would yourather... 2questions froma survey. How ‘many of your answers ae the samme? Would you rather... ® &— |] doa deep-sea dive ordo a bungee jump? 2 a0pear in a reality TV show 1 or actor sing on stage? binge watch a TV show all day or read abock all day? B [1]1.09| Listen to two people asking and answering the questions in Ex2A. Which activity do they agree they would hate? 3a El}1.09] work in pairs. Choose the correct words to complete the sentences from the conversation. Then listen again and check. 1 Fd jump / get at the chance to do it 2 ... notime / way would | ever jump off a aliffor a bridgel 3 Idrun/ go amile at the thought of deep-sea diving 4 Given the event / choice, Pd choose the bungee jump any day. 5 goat /for being in a reality TV show every time, 6 ... yourwould never catch / watch me Singing anywirere in public 7 Nothing would get me / make me get up on astage and sing} ['d sooner / prefer act on stage than .. IFitwas for / up tome, Iidread a book all day. Fé probably give reading a miss / refuse. 0 B Complete the table with the highlighted. phrases in Ex 3A. like to... rd jump at the chance to wouldn't like to .. C Look at the phrases in Ex3B again. Which are followed by an-ing form? D Learn and practise. Go to the Grammar Bank. [ijpase 172 GRAMMAR BANK PRONUNCIATION connected speech: final /r/ sound 4. {i110} Listen to the sentences. Inwhich wordsin bold does the speaker pronounce the inal // sound? 4 Would you rather appaar ina realty TV show or sing onstage? 2 Id sooner act on stage 3 Fd gofor being ina realty TV show everytime! B Choose the correct alternative to complete the rule. We always pronounce the final /+/ sound ina word when the following sound is a vowel / consonant. © Complete the sentences with your answers to the questionsin Ex2A, Then practise saying them, ‘TV drather... 2 "sooner 5.4 Work in three oroups, A, Band C. Group A: Work in pairs. Complete the survey below with your awn Wauld you rather... 2 ‘questions. Group B: Go to page 141 and follow the instructions Group C: Go to page 143 and follow the instructions. 3 ld gotor... WOULD YOU RATHER .. 1 fy a plano or parachute out of @ plane? 2 be femous for a day or be a millionsire for a day? 3 4 5 6 8 Read the Future Skills box and do the task. FUTURE SKILLS Collaboration When we ask someone survey cuestions, we sometimes have to encourage them to elaborate. We can ask for reasons and ‘we can ask them about thelr personal experiences, e.g. Have ‘you tried anything like that before? Wouldn't you be scared? Look at your survey questions again. Think of questions to ask ‘to encourage your partner to elaborate, © Work with a partner froma different group, Take turns to ask and answer your survey questions, D What s the most surprising thing you learnt about your parmer? MEDIATION SKILLS writing for your audience simplify asource text oy RR Cyc nord 1cUra es ee Se eye milel:| Nee te ae eee de) SPEAKING | adiscussion about comfort food fi VIEW WRITING | a social media post 2.4 Ey watch the interviews. How important is food to the speakers? What comfort foods do they like? Were you surprised by any of the foods mentioned? B Ed Watch the first part ofthe interviews again. Match the speakers (1-5) withthe reasons they give for food being important (a-e). 1 Abia a toexperience naw things 2 Mog b for the carbohydrates 3 Anvoraha ¢ itisan essential feature of childhood 4 Phoebe d forphysical and mental wel-being 5 Shiavash__@ it'sabout connecting with people ¢ EX watch the second part of the interviews again and complete the sentences with the words you hear. 1 My comfort food is che cheese any cheese. 1 A Work in pairs. What do you think ‘comfort, 2- cheese, soft cheese, hard fete 2... ustreally want a brovmie—it'ssweetand __and delicous. 8... delicious and it's and | can eat itwith my hands and B Read the definition to check your ideas. its very ‘What are some popular examples of 4... it's made of chickpea and fried doughballs. t's very comfort food? 5 I'mout of words right now. I cannat describe how itis, Comfort food is food that we associate with feeling relaxed and happy. It's the kind of food we eat to gain a sense of comfort. This may be because the high fat and sugar content leads to chemical changes in our brains, or because comfort food reminds us of positive experiences with other people VOCABULARY the taste and appeal of food 3A Workin pairs. Match the words you wrote in Ex2C with the meanings 1-6. 1 coveredin ol 2 with a strong taste that gives a pleasant burning feeling in you 3 co 4 very good, often in an unexp 5 made soft by heat 6 makes you feel full ntaining a lot of butter, eqgs or cream sd way B Which adjective in Ex 3A is formed from food ingredient? Formadiectives from the food items below. What food ar dish could each one describe? butter cheese cream dough fruit juice Q1: How important is food in your lemon mint nut pepper salt sugar life? Workin pairs. Tell each other about the foods youlike. Use Q2: Describe your comfort foods adjectives from Ex 3A and Ex 3C where possible. and why you like them. love crisps, especially when they're really saltya social media post GA Workin pairs and discuss the questions. 1 How adventurous are you when it comes to trying new foods? 2 What new food item or dish have you tried recently? Did it meet, excead or fall short of your expectations? Why? B Workin pairs. Look at the photo in the social media post. What do you think the food is? € Read the social mediia post to check your ideas in Ex 6B, a discussion about comfort food @ Carla.wong2000 My Wrst time eating smores, the North ‘American snack I've wanted to try far years. Sweet, melted marshmallow an {op of chunks of rich, creamy chocolate in between two sweet, crunchy crackers @ Perfect comfort food for a chilly autumn night around a &¥ IMHO. Great for creating hygge - tre Danisn word for a sense of comfort and ' expected, they'r= goney, very messy to eat ard 4a 121 | Listen to three quotes about comfort food. Which one do you most agree with? Why? B £]112 | Listento a conversation about comfort food. Whats the main topic being discussed? Inwhat ways do the speakers go off topic? ¢ 1.12 | Listen again and tick the Key phrases you hear. KEY PHRASES Not sure iil be sleeping for a while. #simores #comforttood #campfiretreat We've gone off track a bit. ss #sugarhigh #dreamcometrue Getting back to your point/the question ie 99Ph Going back to the point about D Choose the correct social media message feature (a or b)in each pair. 11a first line acts as a photo caption b first line gives a detailed description 2. neutral to formal language 6 informal language 3 a conversational tone b polite tone 4a short, simple sentences B long, complex sentences So, where were we? Oh yes, we were talking about Any bac 5A Make notes on your answers to the questions ys a below. 1 Do you think comfort foods are the same around the world? Why/Why not? 2 What do you thinkis the main reason for ‘omfort food consuinption? Why? i ae coropbilvautentes 3 What do you think are the main effects of 'b omission of same words, ic. It's 7m comfort food consumption on a society? 6 a emojs to only show emotions 4 Do youthink there are better aiternatives to B emoji to show emotions and depict concepts comfort food when needing camfort? If yes, 7 a title and subheadings what? if no, why not? b hashtags and abbreviations B Work in small groups. Discuss the questionsin 7A You're going to writea social media post about anew food ExcS/Aané try toagree on the answers. Use the ‘tem or meal that had an impact on you. Find a photo and plan key phrases to help you if your conversatic your post. goes off topic. 8 Write your post using the features in Ex 60 to help you € Share what you've agreed with the class or Whea finished, share it with your classmates. Which of your another group. Do they agree with you? classmates’ food items or meals would you like to try? Why?GRAMMAR describing past and present habits 1 complete the second sentence 0 it means the same ‘asthe first, using the wordin brackets, More than one answer might be possible, 4 what ily things do you regularly argue about with your fiends ARGUING) Whatsily things... about with your friends? 2 what ater school activities dd you reqularly Participate nwhen you were younger? (USE) What after-school activities youre 3 What annoying thing do you regularly do by rstake? ECP) What annaying thing 4 How do you usually start How.....your weekend? 5 hat do you generally nat do except curing your holidays? RULE] hat do you generally nt de except during your holidays? when you were by mistal weekend? (INCLINED) B Work in pairs. Take turns to ask and answer the questions in Ex 1A. reduced relative clauses 2.A complete the home office tips. Put the words in brackets in the correct present or past participle form. 1 Vien work) from home, make your space at productive as possible. 2 Consider a standing desk (design) to reduce back pain 3 Alternatively invest in a chair... (shape) to suit your body. 4 Useascreen (postion) at eye level 5 Daylight bulbs, (create) bright, natural light, are good for your mood 6 Aplant (act) as beth decoration and ai purifier keeps you healthy. B Tell your partner about your home-working space. Does it help your productivity? Why/Why not? A Rewrite each pairof sentences wth participle cause, 1 Active edges are important in city spaces. They are designed to connect people. Active edges designed to connect people are important in city spaces. 2 Musicians perform in city cantres. They can lift people's spirits 3 Water features are installed in city centres, They can calm peaple. 4 City areas were unused in the past. Thi turned into green spaces, 5 New cities will be builtin the future, They will take mental well-being into account. B Do you agree with the statements in Ex 3A? Why/Why not? Tell a partner. VOCABULARY 4. choose the correct words to complete the sentences. 1 tts alvays nie to bump into /hiti off with od tiends 2 We should spruce out / spruce up a few city areas to improve them. 3 Everyone needs a once. fe / lifetime experince. 4 11 best to wait a day before falling out / making up with someone we fell out with 5 Even historical areas should be merged / modernised arly. 6 t's hard to be friends with someone whe isrrt on the same idea / wavelength as us. B Work in pairs, How much do you agree with the statements in Ex 44? Give reasons. 5A complete the sentences with one word. The irs etter isgiven. 1 When tn really into an activity, lose t 2 Vdliketor myhome so that it looks really modern 3 Ilovecheese. Ican'tgate.._ of it! 41h... itoffwith most people | meet street on the edge of oftime, 5 live inanice, quiet s the city 6 | love performing on stage, | get an adrenalin r whenaver Ido it B Work in pairs, Are the statements in Ex SA true or false for you? Why? GA complete the text with one wordin each gap. What's your relationship with your phone? How would you describe your relationship with your mobile device? Did you to each other as soon as you met? Or was it a while before you bonded?__ each other? Do you‘... around togetherall the time? Or rely on each other only in times of need? Do you lose*__ in your phone, spending hours on apps © especially to pull yon in? Or are you ableto drag yourself away and focus on other things? ‘Thinking of our phone as a friend can help us to see if our relationship with tt shealthy or not. If you®__atendency to look at your sereen when people are speaking, you may want to rethink your friendship. If you’ always wondering what you're missing out on when your phone is tured off, you may need to embrace the joy of missing out And those of us*..... more time with our phone than with our friends and family? We definitely need to reconsider our priorities. B Work in pairs, How would you describe your relationship with your mobile device?eee Lately) Pd iy egy English LEARNING OBJECTIVES PC Ors eg eae nee) Comeau Ener) Pronunciation: emphasis n cleft sentences Dee rece cad Oo eR ete a ee industry competition Cee I ea Speculate about products and services: ellipsis and substitution Mere ee an) 2€ HOWTO...| compare and evaluate ideas: business; Ree Pree Ce Ree Ee ea eA Ty EI Cen aes Poe ee ata) Piercy 7)Unit2 | Le away with it on pet ed cea eae eure ene a> afoter N10) iN idioms: winning and Lo: 19 11 Work n pairs. Thnk of some of the different ways that people can cheat in sports or games. What do you think about people who do these things? B Read the online post and comments. Which opinions do you agree ith? Discuss with apartner. 3 @Melvin1980 | watched the football last night and was absolutely disgusted by the behaviour of some players, Denby was definitely faking his injury, but he managed to get O'Hara sent off. It spoiled the game for me and it definitely affected the resutt. It was disgraceful! Why can't these top players just play fair and play by the rules? @Glan96 2 People il avayscheatif they thin they can get aay with it it's just human nature. Ifyau're a competitive person, you'll do anything to come out on top. @Manor123 Confession time: "m a really competitive person and even vinen Iplay games against my young neshaws, | can't bear to let them Win. know its net the done thing, but just hate lost @Fowleys89 I can't understand how these players can be pleased with themselves when they've wor by unfair mears. They just want to win at al costs — how can they hold their heads up and nat be ashamed of themelves when they va eenned other people? 2A Complete the meanings 1-10) with the correct form of theidloms in bold inthe post and comments, 1 ifyou oidertowin FY a tvroone, urls arn lead hem, 1 jena a tevin 4 Ifyou do something badand ibyouare ot punished for 8 iryou._....you eel proud of are iencs orachioed 6 ifsomethingis._. itis Inappropriate ahd awed on byothers 7 iFyou inagame DF nanlhrxcernsnycnr ah 9 somethings is shockingly unacceptabe 10 iryou_sometning, you protordithapounsin order to mislead someone, you do anything in you follow the rules B Work in paits. Think of atime when: 1 you lot someone win, 2 you came out on top ina game or competition, 3 you felt you could hold your head Up because you had behaved well 4 you were tempted not to play fair: Lear and practise. Go to the Vocabulary Bank. page 135 VOCABULARY winning and losingaes ics Ba 2.01] Listen to two fiends talking about cheating, Number the topies (ad) from 1-4in ‘the order they discuss them, ‘2 how people feel when they cheat b a family member who cheated € how people respond to seeing others cheating d the relationship botween winning and cheating H}2.01 | Listen again. Arethe statements True (1) or False (F)? 4 Rona knocked another runner over deliberately n her ace 2 Jake forced Rona to admit wnat she had done 3 Jake finds it dificult to understand why his Sister cheated. 44 People who win by cheating often feel proud af what they have done 5 Cheaters feel a greater sense of sat'sfaction when they can see that their opponent. is upset 6 People who win regularly are Less likely to cheat, 7 In team sports, players are more likely to break the rules if they see members of their ‘wn team cheating, 8 Ifthey sce members of the opposite tea cheating, they are likely to copy their behaviour. Work in pairs. Discuss the questions. 1 Which of the statements 4-8 in Ex33 do youind the most surprising? Why? 2 Have you ever experienced the ‘cheater’s high’, or can you imagine experiencing it? 3 Do you find it more difficult to lose at things, you are good at? 4 Do you ever avoid competing because you fear losing or falling in some way? Rs cleft sentences 4p £1)2.02| Complete the sentences from the conversation with ‘the verbs in the box. Listen and check. [id do dont fea 1 What Rona was bump into her, to make her fall over. 2 What | understand is why adults cheat. 8 What they. is that they're smarter than everyone else, 4 What Il is send you the link now. B Workin pairs. The sentences in Ex 4A are called cleft sentences. Rewrite them as normal sentences. 1 Rona bumped into her, to make her fall over. Tick the sentences (1-5) that are true for cleft sentences. 1 We use cleft sentences to emphasise particular information ina sentence. 2 Wecanstart cleft sentences with What. 3 The subject of the cleft sentence is different to the subject of the narmal sentence, 4 Wesometimes add the auxiliary da in the cleft structure. 5 Weadd the correct form of the verb be at the end of the cleft structure D Choose the correct words to complete the cleft sentences about the conversation in Ex3A. 1 What Jake did was tell /told his mum what Rona had done. 2 What Rona’s mum made / did was make Rone tell her teachers 3 What chaater’s experience is / do experience ‘cheater's high. 4 What Jake does want / wants to do is listen to the podcast himself ed E Learn and practise. Go to the Grammar Bank. [ifpase 113 GRAMMAR BANK. 2ea muny PRONUNCIATION emphasis in cleft sentences 5. Ei]2.02| Listento the sentences in 4A again and pay attention to the words in bold. What different about them? Why do you think this is? Notice how the important information inboldis emphasised in cleft sentences. 1 What Rona did was bumpinto her, to make her fall ove 2 What | don’t understand is why adults cheat. 3 What they feel is that they're smarter than everyone else. 4 What I'l do is send you the link now. B Think about an example of cheating that you know about. Complete the sentences (1-3). ‘Then say them to a partner, paying attention to ‘where you place the emphasis. 11 What the person did was . 2 What happened was .. 3 What | felt about it was Bla icy GA Read the Confessions quiz‘Hove you ever... ? Would you ever... ? and answer the questions foryourselt Compare your answers with apartner and give ‘examples of similar situations you have been in. 7A Read the Future Skills box and do the task. FUTURE SKILLS Leadership In group discussions, some people can be more reluctant speakers than athers. When You discuss ideas in a group, it sa good idea to encourage all group members to join in the discussion, Make a list of things you can do to encourage reluctant speakers to join in. Make eye contact with them during the discussion. ‘Ask for their opinion. B Work in groups. Discuss the situations in Ex 6A. ‘AS group, try to agree on the questions below. 1 Which of the examples of cheating is the most serious? Why? 2 Which examples do you think people are most likely to get away with? 3 What kind of punishment do you think would bbe most appropriate for each example? © Compare your ideas with the class. How similar or different are the ideas in your group? Would you ever... ? Its confession time! People cheat in all kinds of ways and in all kinds of situations. Answer the questions honestly to find out how much of a cheat you really a 1 You're ina quiz tezm with some friends. Your team isin second, place at the moment and it's the fnal round. Would you use your phone to make sure you get the final questions ight? fa Yes. Everyone cheats in quizzes if they can, 1b I might look up ane or two answers, but not all of them. © No. Where's the pleasure in winring if yau haven't played fair? 2 You have an important exam and you've run out oftimeto revise. You really need to do well and make the grace, Would you secretly take notes into the exam with you? a Yes, Ivedoneths. bb I've been tempted, but!'ve neveractualy done it No, t's wrong. If! haven't done enough work, I deserve to fall. 3 Youre witing your CV for ajob yourreally want, The advert asks for excerience you don'thave. Would you adcifalse information? Ofcourse! Everyone does it, don'tthey? bb I might exaggerate the facts alittle, hut wouldn'tacd anything completely false ¢ No. Honesty's the best policy, and itwould beso embarrassing to be caught out! 4 Youtte keen to impress yout new manager. Amore junior member of your team has produced a olece of work that you ‘know will impress. Would you take credit forit? Definitely. This Junior staff member eportsto you, so thelr work is your work! 'b I might allow the boss to think the work is mine, but without mme having lie about it ¢ I'dhateit if someone did that to me, so I'd never do it 5 You witnessed a street robbery where members ofthe public ‘chased and caught the thief. The story would be so much better ityou had actuelly been nvelved, Would youelter the facts to ‘exaggerate your ole in the events to impress your friends? a Ifl'mhonest, | probably would. twould be impossible to resist! bb I might hint was more involved, without saying so directly, ¢ No, There'sno point trying to impress people with things that arent tue, 6 You've been invited to a day out to celebrate a friend's birthday, but youire meant to be working that day. Would you callin sick to get the day off? ‘a With no hesitation. know loads of people who do it Bb Yes, probably, really wanted to goto the celebration, but Itty to catch up the hours at work later ¢ No I:dask for aday’s holiday, butif that wasn't possible, 'd miss the celebrationSoe eee Nreo Cea ete PRONUNCIATION | phrasal stress rece) VOCABULARY industry competition 1 Workin pairs and discuss the questions. 1 What famous business rivals can you think of? What industries are they in? 2 Isit better for business rivals to compete or collaborate with each ather? Why? 3 Is this true ofall industries? Why/Why not? 2.4 Read the forum comments. Does each person agree or disagree that rivals should collaborate with each other? @kiramy | 33 vins ment | shar Collaboration between competicors is best avoided IFi’s not done openly it could be considered illegal @markL | 32min lsh Competition between bitter rivalsis what brings results, When these competitors try to outdo each ‘other, they do better. @riverrun | a7 on 7 If companies formed an alliance with each other instead of trying to gain a competitive edge all the time, they might be able to solve world issues. @alesha77 | 2 | shan ‘When companies forge partnerships with other ‘companies, together, they can push beyond their limits, This moves the industry forward and benefits ‘everyone. @pareshR | 63 min mment Iprefer to see adversaries fighting to be atthe top of the industry. They're more likely to fulfil their potential that way. Surely cooperation stops companies from putting in the effort to come out on top. 2B B Match the words and phrases in bold in Ex 2A with the categories (1-5). There are two words/phrases for each category, What exactly do you think the words mean? 1 companies competing in the same industry lc a relationship with others be better than others, working together to achieve sor reach or go beyond their capabil onun ‘© Complete the descriptions with the words and phrases from Ex2A, More than one answer might be possible. 11 Sony and Microsoft are often considered to be in the gaming industry, with bath companies trying to teach other to sell the most consoles and * over the other. But in 2019, they announced there would beadegreeof* __ between the two companies as ‘they prepare for a future of cloud. based gaming 2 Fiat Chrysler and Goagle®____ in 2016 to develop selt- driving cars. This® is benéhiting both companies and helping them both to”. and better PRONUNCIATION phrasal stress 3A []2.03 | Listen to the pronunciation of the verb phrases (1-5). Which syllable has the main stress? Ist part of the verb or the noun? 1 Toran alliance 4 push beyond their limits 2 gainacompetitiveedge § fulfil their potential 3 forge partnerships 8 [}2.03| Listen and repeat the phras: stressin the phrases Ex3A. Copy the © Work in pairs. How do you think the two business relationships in Ex 2C benefit the companies and their customers? Use words and phrases in Ex 2A with appropriate stress.eam} 4. Read the interview with Theo Norton, an expertin industry GA imagine that the organisations in 1-6 ‘competition. What is ‘coopetition"? Why does he support it? formed partnerships. What could they produce? How would it benefit them? B Read the interview again and answer the questions. How might :negativaly affect them? 11 How does cooperation help organisations to launch a new product? Make notes. 2 Why do companias tend to avaid cooperating with rivals? 1 an Al company anda fastfood company 3 What must companies do to ensure the success of analliance? 2 amusiccompany and a disaster charity 4 Why are scientists often secretive about their work? 3 anelectric car company and an 5 Why might rivals have to work together in the future? ‘extreme sports company 6 What points in the interview do these companies and projects. 4 an energy drinks company and a exemplify? trainer manufacturer $$$ § amedical equipment company anda Ericsson Uber Toyota Hulu car manufacturer The Human Genome Project Timberland 6 agame app company anda charity supporting people with disabilities © What do the idiomatic phrases in bold in the interview mean? Answer the questions (1-5) and share yourideas with a partner, 8 Work in small groups. Share your Ideas. Which partnership do you think woulé 1 Do any parts of the phrase have a literal meaning? achieve the following? Why? 2. Does the idiom create an image in your mind? 3 Does the context suggest the idiom has.a positive, negative or neutral meaning? 4 Is therea definition or synonym before or after it in the text? 5 Do the words near the iciam give any further clues? + the most fun product or service + the most creative product or servi + the most useful product or service for people + the most environmentally friendly product or service + the most beneficial product or s for the world © Share your conclusions with the class. CNS ellipsis and substitution WRITING 5, Lookat the highlighted words and phrases (1-8) in the interview. Match them with their explanations (a-h). D Work in groups. Has the interview changed your view from Ex11 about business rivals cooperating vs competing? Why/Why not? an article: rivalry ‘do so substitutes ‘gain knowledge and sls 77 & Workin pais. Which do you thinkis b ‘That's is omitted, better between siblings competition € ‘do’ substitutes ‘collaborate’. or cooperation? Why? "That's ais omitted, B Read the heading for an article about © ‘That! is omitted. rivalry in business. Do you think the "so" substitutes ‘we see more cooperation in the future’ writer's view of sibling rivalry in business 9 ‘a mixof cooperation and competition’ is omitted. will be positive or negative? What bh ‘they can’ is omitted. reasons might they give? B Work in pairs. Discuss the questions. Sibling rivalry can boost an industry 11 Why do you think the speakers omitted some words? 2 Why do you think the speakers chose ta substitute some worcls? C Write an article about rivalry, Go to the ‘Writing Bank. © Take turns to ask and answer the questions with a partner, ‘Complete the answers with your own ideas. Bifpace 104 WRITING BANK. 1 Shouldral rivals tro collaborate with each other? ay ray i Should hls foal Wo cllaboeateomprejecs? Sore people think... but don. think D Learn and practise. Go to the Grammar Bank. [ifpese 114 GRAMMAR BANK 24The need for ‘coopetition’ Chandra Adler interviews industry expert Theo Norton about the need for more cooperation alongside competition between rivals in industry. Cooperation among organisations in the same industry isn’t uncommon, but it's something you think ‘we need to see more of. Why? Because, quite simply, there are so many advantages to it. It might seem like it should be the last thing organisations do in a cut-throat industry — give away their secrets to rivals and possibly help them gain a competitive advantage — but in fact it can make bath organisations stronger, it can benefit us, the consumer, and it has the potential to change the world. Wow, ‘bold statement! OK, let's start with the organisations themselves. How exactly can cooperation benefit them? I saves costs, Getting a new project off the ground is hugely expensive because of the research and development costs, and it can be 2 lengthy process. By sharing the load, It’s financially beneficial and resul are faster, Telecommunication companies like Ericsson and Deutsche Telekom have bean working together for yeats for this reason, jer benefits of cooperation include the ability to innovate together by sharing skills and knowledge, and then using the knowledge and skills they gain from each other for thetr individual long-term benefit, ~if they're clever about it and make a concerted effort to *do s0, of comrse Cooperation can also allow organisations to grow thelr markete and *get access to consumers they don’t currently have access to. Uber customers can play their Spotify playlists fora more comfortable ride, for example, Toyota worked with General Motors to better understand the U.S. market. But surely, forming an alliance with a rival is arisky business. It makes them stronger and more able to ‘compete against you. ‘Well, i's why a lot of businesses avold lt, but if the alliance is conducted in the right way, they can reap the benefits without suffering from the potential disadvantages, Businesses need to set very clear goals for the partnership, and let all employees now what they can and can’t share so that everyone is on the same page. And they need to have active plans to observe and learn from their partner. In the end, what ‘we want to see most is ‘coopetition’ Is that a mix of cooperation and competition? “Ita. We don't want businesses to stop being competitive, The desire to be ahead of the pack pushes companies to do better, but cooperation brings so many Donelits that for me, 1U's a no-brainer. Compares need, to practise coopetition - a perfect mixture af the two approaches, How does coopetition benefit consumers? They reap the rewards of innovation that come about because businesses are trying to outdo each other, and because businesses share resources and create ‘things not possible otherwise. Hulu, the TV streaming channel, was created by three companies to show their programmes, but eventually It began to make lis own shows to the benefit of viewers, ‘You made the rather bold claim earlier that cooperation could change the world. What de you mean by that? There are some industries where, if organisations collaborated much more than they *do now, they'd have the potential to truly solve some of the world’s biggest issues, Science is the one that immediately comes to mind, Research compantes compete with each other for funding, which means research tends to be kept secret until results are published. But if organisations were more open about the work they were doing, they'd beable to collaborate more often which would mean petier and faster results. The Human Genome Project jg one example, Thousands of scientists from different organisations around the world openly worked together to map the human genome and, as a result, our knowledge of the human body moved on significantly. "Definitely sounds like something we should see more of in science and tech. Do you think we'll see more cooperation in the future? “Hard to say, but [ hope $9. One thought is that for companies to become carbon zero by the deadlines their governments have set, they're going to have to work together. It requires transforming whole supply chains, which is not easy for one business or organisation to do on its own. We're already secing collaborations to benefit the environment, such as Timberland working with tyre company Omni United ‘to use old tyre rubber in new shoes. In the future, we could see bitter rivals working together to achieve their carbon-2ero goal. And won't the world be bettor for it? it's not just meeting these targets though. Think of all the other things that could he achieved if erganisations worked together for the sake of problem-solving and not making a profit26 Pera) Mere de avenareeuren fanete ome eies VOCABULA! business 1 Work npairs lsitbetterto encourage competition or collaboration between employees? Why? 2.A Read the first part of an article. What did Dan Price decide to doandwhy? 'B Work in pairs, What do you think happened to the company after the minimum salary scheme was introduced? Why? € Goto page 141 and check your ideas, Do youtthink more companies shouldintroduce this scheme? Why/Why not? 3A Match the wordsin the box withthe meanings (1-8). Use their contexts inthe article in «2A to help you efficeney ‘turnover 1 deing somathing well without spending too moneyjeneray 2 the rate at which goods/servioss are preducedl/provided in relation to the time/maney/eneray spent producing them ach time) 23 the state of being unable to pay back what you owe 4 the value of goods/services a company sells 5 an important new plan 6 the ability to compete with others 7 the ability to make a profit a a reduction in something, € amount of money spent numbers of employees. oi B Work in pairs and answer the questions. 1 In what ways do companies increase the efficiency and productivity AP 2 What kind of workplace initiative would encourage you to work harder? 3 Do you think that a high turnover and profitability should always be the main pr ority for a company CEQ? 4 When cutbacks are needed in a company, do you think the CEO should be the frst person to take a pay cut © Learn and practise. Go to the Vocabulary Bank. [i292 135 VOCABULARY BANK work benefits Fairey o SUM andthe CEO 10 2011, vira payoant compan fousade Din res Was outiralany ars tert ay ania ar cee ws eecce pay bis The fend) whollseved nthe EO incase nen SA aed Gr or ert car ohare ering: eeu hates ie erphnypa mac aces aga ee eee ee eee sr expediency Ska tard bogie as Bckectoa scam teats can Tes delet oncay ee querion al iG hae ee tees Fee daisy tha cons ged ald pons happy andar ofving Tobe able taord Mets acreandin ax any ot mie enamar aeatomiaeneae ee eet eae ea ae Hoe lbs roel Gey rac seks Serer artes anrend fescue en0y eal enone etiec ree Cir gear nee yee Bu tiamoe a esti tycpaneaar Bs Gare uaheey Uae eenanier though their own salary was unchanged, They egret Grn comcntesrehandi la hs copay ond ant aan Cara Sree kine an wee Fae huey ede Te ey wen core lon te oensy end Spec eaioc tsar Peay erat Acton oa Vac Geteae ane, Milo idiae et cepa oman, eal ech ky ea backerHow to compare and evaluate ideas 4A Workin pairs and discuss the questions. 1 How many days! paid haliday do people usually get in your country? Does this increase if you stay longer with the compary? 2 What do you think should happen if people don’t take all ther holiday in ayear? 3 Would you prefera company you work for ta offer an extra week's holiday per year or a franca incentive such asan and-of-year bonus? 8 (l}2.04 Listento two colleagues discussing question 3in Ex 4A. Whatis cach person's preference and why? 5A [}2.05 | Listen and complete the sentences with a word you hear. 1 A twenty percent pay rise this year and sn high pay rise next yea 2 Exiramoney’s._forsomecne ike imewho's paying high rent in the ety 3 It'¢ probably be worth extra holiday leave _.morethan 4... butextratime off just as 5 Timetounwindisevery..._ as impertantas extracash 6 That’s..._nearas appealing as the other two options, 7 Theyre more motivating! 8 It woulda’? be very to work harder either ininspiring us 'B Which phrasesin bold in €x5A compare (C) and which evaluate (E)? € Learn and practise. Go tothe Grammar Bank. [Efpace 175 GRaMMar BANK 2c PRONUNCIATION intonation when comparing GA £1]2.05| Listen and undertine the word in each sentence that the speaker stresses the most. 1 I's way better to pay everyone a fair salary than no! 2 A month's holiday is wally as ap 3 Working from home is infinitely better than working in an offic. 4 The scheme is nowhere near as. good as | thought it would be. Ling asa month's salary, B Make statements from the prompts which best represent your viewpoint. 1 paying a different salary to all staff / paying the same salary toall staff -way better Paying the same salary to all staffis way better than paying a different one. 2 allowing staff to work flexible hours / requiring staff to work atan office -sigrificantly more productive 3 wearing casual clothes en Fridays / working from home on Fridays ~ nowhere near as appealing 4 receiving emails from your boss at the weekend / having to awork late on a Friday —miles worse than © Work in pairs. Take turns to say your statements from Ex 6B with ‘the correct stress. Do you and your partner agree? Why/Why not? US 7A ACEDIs thinking of offering anew incentive toincrease productivity. Work aloneand select the five incentives you think ‘would be the most effective and consider why. Potential perks 1 ras healthy anchor forall stat 2 hoakts insurance forall family mombors Pac 44 crs for social events outside the workplace 5 free yoga lessons at the start and end of each day 6 maternityipaterity leave that islonger than legally required 7 amenicr programme to support junior stall B tuition aasictonce B Work in groups. Compare and evaluate the incentives in EX7A. Agree onthe top five and then rank them 1-5. Present your ideas to theclass. Can youall agree on the best option? MEDIATION SKILLS evaluating evaluate problems, challenges and proposals Peetu tan’ ee ee ee annie