CAMBRIDGE ta ae 4 Ss Free CD-ROM For Windows® 2000/XP Fer support and u eww smbridge org/et ipdates go to /roltimedia/help Audio CDCAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS Cambridge, New York, Melbourne, Madrid, Cape Town, Singapore, $30 Paulo, Delhi Cambridge University Press ‘The Edinburgh Building, Cambridge CB2 8RU, UK wwnw.cambridge.org Information on this ttle: www.cambridge.org/9780S21682725 ‘© Cambridge University Press 2007 ‘This publication is in copyright. Subject to statutory exception and to the provisions of relevant collective licensing agreements no reproduction of any part may take place without the written permission of Cambridge University Press. First published in 2007 Reprinted 2008 Printed in China by Shenzhen Donnelley Printing. A catalogue record for this publication is available from the British Library ISBN. 978-0-521-68272-5 Workbook with Audio CD / CD-ROM ISBN 978-0-521-68269-5 Student's Book ISBN. 978-0-521-68770-1 Teacher's Book ISBN 978-0-521-68271-8 Teacher's Resource Pack ISBN 978-0-521-68773-2 Class Cassettes ISBN. 978-0-521-68774-9 Class Audio CDsContents Unit 1 Unit 2 Unit 3 Unit 4 Unit 5 Unit 6 Unit 7 Unit 8 Unit 9 Unit 10 Unit 11 Unit 12 Unit 13 Super brains 4 Exam tip: writing a transactional letter Mind over matter 10 Exam tip: multiple choice cloze Brainwaves 16 Exam tip: matching opinions with pictures Time travellers 2 Exam tip: multiple choice Me, myself and others 28 Exam tip: writing a story Reading tip: getting the general meaning In and out of fashion 34 Exam tip: question types in listening Kindness matters 40 Listening tip: listening to stories Peacemakers 46 Writing tip: writing an entry for a competition Get involved 2 Exam tip: true/false exercises SOS Earth 58 Writing tip: rhetorical questions When stars step in 64 Exam tip: before you listen and do atask The global village 70 Exam tip: balancing fact and opinion in writing Language ‘1% Reading tip: putting paragraphs in order Unit 14 The wonders of the world Listening tip: filling in gaps to complete a text Unit 15 Movie magic Reading tip: reading a play or film script Unit 16 — Music in the air Exam tip: justifying an opinion Grammar reference Acknowledgements CD-ROM instructions 82 88 94 100 mw n2@ Super brains 1 | Grammar Present tenses review @ Read and Gircle) the correct form of the verb. Joshua Whitehouse "as just turned / has just been turning 15 and he has an incredible gift for art. Joshua 2 has / has had Asperger's Syndrome. He is classed as an ‘autistic savant’ which } is meaning / means be has a rare aspect of autism and is extraordinarily talented in a particular area. Josh * is drawing / has been drawing since he was a toddler and ° has been taking / has taken part in many exhibitions both in Britain and abroad. Josh’s paintings © are selling / sell for up to £1,000. Famous owners ? include / are including the popular artist Rolf Harris and Her Majesty the Queen. Joshua ® hos also published / has also been publishing a book of line drawings, each one annotated by Joshua's thoughts. He * is wanting / wants to become a famous artist like the New York artist Keith Haring, another autistic savant. (©) Complete the sentences with the verbs in the box. hhas been exhibiting has met has appeared isstudying tes is working 1 Joshua ..lives...... in Birmingham with his family. 2 He for his GCSEs. 3 He the Queen and a group of New York firefighters. 4 He __... on a documentary for a Korean TV network. 5 He at the well-known ‘9’ Gallery in Birmingham since 2001. 6 He ‘on anew book at the moment. © Write sentences about yourself. 1 something you do regularly 3 something you've done recently 2 something you are doing now 4. something you've been doing for some time i Module 1a Grammar Past tenses review ’@) Read and complete the text with the correct form of the verbs. Gilles Trehin was born in 1972. His family 1 moved. (move) to the USA. While they 2 (live} in America, doctors (diagnose) Gilles with autism Since he was a young child, he (develop) great talents for music, mental calculation and drawing. He 4 (begin) to draw plans of his imaginary city Urville in 1984 and by 1987 he 5 (create) detailed drawings of the city's buildings and streets. while he § {work} on the citys present plans, he ” (start) creating a culture and history for it. Gilles says that ‘the Romans & (give) Urville its name but that it was founded by the Phoenicians who? . (call) it Sea Horse City before the Roman invasion. ©) Read and €ircle) the correct form of the verb. A mimer-vear-op ‘Gas becomD/ was becoming the youngest member of Mens intelligent people. Last month, Mikhail Ali, from Leeds, ? had sat / sat a series of tests at the University of York. A Mensa representative said that independent psychologists > have tested | had tested Mikhail at the university because Mensa do not usually test young people below the age of 10. When Mensa rang Mikhail’s parents to tell them about their son's results, he * was playing / played with his toys. His parents ° decided | have decided to test Mikhail’s intelligence after they had spoken to his nursery school teacher, who said he ‘was the most gifted child she § ever taught / had ever taught. Irtelligence Tests he organisation for extremely (©) Pronunciation /0/ thing and /0/ the (@ © Listen and put the words in the correct place. other bath month brother theatre clothes thie weather Thursday thirsty JOl thing ———*19/ the thin. = (©) @B Listen and repeat. 1 | think their brother is thin. 2. Thereare three rooms with a bath. 3. | thought | saw them at the theatre last month. 4 My mother bought new clothes on Thursday. unitr | 5{i Vocabulary Expressions with mind and brain (@) Rewrite the sentences using one of the expressions with mind in the box. Change the word your if necessary. keepitemind speak your mind be out of your mind make up your mind slip your mind read your mind change your mind have something on your mind 1. Try not to forget about it ~ its always a possibility, 5 Have you made a different decision already? Try.tokeep it in mind = it’s always.a possibility 2 Ralph was crazy when he resigned from that job. 6 Kay looks tired; she’s worried about something. 3 I'm sorry, | must have forgotten about it. 7 Don't worry. Andy will say what he thinks. 4 You knew what I was thinking! Let's have lunch now. 8 OKI! I'e decided where I'm going on my holidays. (©) Match the correct sentence, a or b, with the people in the pictures. 1 ‘Then Anna said .. and when Anna atrived.. then 2 ‘So, how are we going to get out of this mess?” | saw Anna.. a ‘Hey, I've had a brainstorm!” a ‘That's enough! You've got Annaon the brain!’ ‘Hey, ve had a brainwave!" b ‘That's enough! Annas your brainchild! 3. ‘OK, what are we going to do our poetry project on?’ 4 “This Maths problem is impossible! a. ‘Let's have poetry on the brain!’ a ‘Lets ring Andy. Hes the mind in the class. b ‘Let's pick Lisa’ brains. She loves poetry’ b ‘Let’sring Andy. He’s the brains in the class. © Complete the sentences with mind, brain or brains. 1 Have you made your mind... up yet? Let's. storm this idea and see if it's worth developing. Janet always speaks her Just when we thought we were stuck, Ray had a wave. a 3 i 4 Can I pick your for ideas on my English project? 5 6 Carla not herself; she must have something on her i Module 1B Literature in mind @ Read these two poems. How are they similar? ‘Autism Is ‘Autism Is (Also) The world for me, Autism I: being present in this world, Where | an be. But not entirely ofit. Where I can see. | am one step removed and curled, Where | am free. The switch just doesn't click. Autism is who lam, perform the role of my perception, Wi, And play many parts so well Wiylran But minus files for my redemption, hecas [ea My partin life I cannot tel. ‘Your world is different. Lifes ike avideo, You don’t run | watch but cannot partake. if ills are but an echo You know what meant. Cee etoe ie Goibe suck aa the frusttatons which| hate! Yor hide your fear wel, However, my focused use of ime and sace (Sono one can see I would not give away. Thaven't learned this, I know that | am especially placed 15 \ancah bene For some developed career one day! Wendy Lawson © Read the poems again and find where the poet says: she does not feel completely part of the world, her condition defines who she is. she cannot disguise her feelings. she is frustrated by things she can't do and by her feelings. she Is good at seeing and noticing things. she cannot pretend to be someone she is not. she is confident that she will find what she wants to do in the future. Novena © Find the words or phrases 1-10 which are underline poem B. Match them with the definitions aj 1 focused — 2 participate 2 perform ee b- positioned 3 partake concentrated 4 one step removed not regular 5 curled idea of what we experience with our senses 6 placed being saved 7 uneven g without 8 redemption h do 9 minus i close to being something buta little different 10 perception j__ ina bent and rounded position @ Find lines in poem B that mean the same as sentences 1-3, 1 im good at doing lots of different things. (line —..) 2. mot sure what my role is. (line...) 3 I'm good at concentrating on things and | wouldn't change that for anything else. (lines ....)Exam tip Writing a transactional letter The letter may be formal or informa ‘You may have todo a number of things: request or give information, give an explanation, make an apology ra suggestion, persuade someone to do something. You should use the usual conventions of letter writing (salutation, paragraphing, closing phrases). You do not have to include addresses. Read and underline the words that show this is an : informal letter. What is the aim of the letter? i Dear Tames, Tanks for ypu letter. Tm deignted upuie coming oer and wee all looking fouard to ceeng yes agin T can understand ups are nenious about travetng con ype aun, Don't wary well pick ypo up at the export: Let me know por fiat ranber ard arrival ‘tne ard we can meet Yo as 2c0n as Ups Arve, Karcina woncerea if Yoo coua oong ner come. of that uordechd cheese we ate in your parents | rouse. She keeps caving about tt. I don't think rt shoud be a problem bangng tt into the commry, Let me Kran as soon as Yoo book ypar Fight Love, Sanda. © The letter must include all the points in the notes. ‘© Choose the appropriate register {in this case informal). ‘© Make sure your letter is lear and well organised. Explain immediately why you are writing and check that all the information is easy to understand. (®) You would like to take part in Chicken Shed Inclusive Theatre Company's Summer School with your English friend Paul. Read the advertisement and your notes. Use the information to write a letter (120-180 words) to Paul. Persuade him to join you. (tnt cickenshodnoato/pojets Mm 3rd July to 7th July [Behind the Scenes at Chicken Shed! ‘Lim free then, Pou? £275 for the week, per person Expensive, but if we start saving now The course, Behind the Scenes at Chicken Shed, offers an introduction to ‘Aways woried 40 do drama inclusive theatre Shd-a chance to explore what inclusive theatre really is. ‘Students will experience the Chicken Shed inclusive theatre method and see how the theatre develops from workshops through to performance. ‘Students will work across different age groups and different ideas in theatre, in order to ask and begin to answer the question “How can inclusive theatre ‘include everyone?’ The course is run daily (times vary between 10 am and 8 pm) Monday to Friday- and is led by Chicken Shed's professional performing and teaching staff. News from last year’s Summer School Meet loads of coc people: ‘Last year Chicken Shed Theatre Companys Summer School had an international flavour for the first time. Amongst its 36 participants were students from Norway, Barbados and New Zealand who had travelled to north London to learn about the unique philosophy of inclusive theatre with Chicken Shed Busy) At least well: have weekends free Module 1Unit check Fill in the spaces Complete the text with the words in the box. asked went had playing forgotten standing wes did stood told {wasn primary school, was. maybe four or five years old It was break time, and all the kids were Z jn the school yard, Once the bell 3... rung, everyone ran happily into the classroom. Well, maybe not everyone, but | certainly # ...-..~« The teacher told me off for running indoors, and said “Go outside again” Sol... outside, She didn't say "go outside and walk in again slowly” or "go outside and come in when you feel calmer” or anything like that. So I just ©... there outside the door, waiting. While | was? there, the headmistress saw me and ® _--- me what | was doing. 1 explained to her that the teacher had 9 me to go outside. She laughed and took me inside the classroom. The teacher had "9 all about me, and she called me a “silly billy” for not coming back inside. (a Choose the correct answers the correct answers a, b or c. 1. By the time he was six, he to 5. Hesaw them ashe... speak four foreign languages. a left b hadleft c was leaving a leamed b havelearned cad learned 6 The Music for All Project is Sallys 2 She was in two about what to do. a brainwave b brainchild brainstorm amind b brains ¢ minds 7 Karen's acting strangely, she must have something 3 then they have travelled all over none her mind. Europe and North Africa, aon bin cat a Since b Just _c After 8 Kevin all his homework already 4 iS a developmental condition that a hasfinished finished ¢ is finishing affects social relationships. : = ap your miyen a Autisticsavant b Autism ¢ Autistic © Didyoumake bce yodnle 6 aaejou ee (i Correct the mistakes In each sentence there is a mistake with the verb in the present or past tense. Underline the mistakes and write the correct sentence. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 He changes jobs twice since last year. He has changed jobs twice since last year. By the time he was 12, he broke his leg five times. on Enrico’s busy. He studies for his Maths test on Monday. ‘Are you doing anything good recently? ‘Are they liking their new school? ‘When | got home | was hearing your message on the answering machine When | arrived at the office he waited for me. I hope hes knowing what he's doing When the film started | realised | saw it before. . Ce Very good Heer Unit] again eas [6 Ss Unit check |a 2) Mind over matter a Grammar Passive forms review ® ‘Complete the text with the correct passive tense. will be checked were guided havebeerfound are being made had been avoided |News cust in thee Joes of new animals and a ©®) Rewrite the sentences using the correct passive tense. 1 Last year, scientists discovered a new type of 4 Conservation International organised the bird in Indonesia expedition. Last year, a.new type of bird was discovered in Indonesia. 2. They have also seen tree kangaroos in the area. 5 The scientists will discover new types of plants. 3 Inthe past, local tribes had hunted and killed 6 They will send examples of all their discoveries nearly al the tree kangaroos to other scientists, (©) Gircle> the correct answers a, b, ¢ or d. 1 Plants as the basis of most of today’s medicines. a use b willbeused ¢ isused dGe used) 2 However, herbal medicine by modern doctors until recently. a isnot accepted b was not accepted will not beaccepted dis not being accepted 3. The British Herbal Medicine Association in 1964. a isformed b hasbeen formed ¢ was formed d had been formed 4 Health expert Jan de Vries says that, since he opened his clinic, many people ......... by his remedies. a arecured b have been cured c¢ were cured d will be cured 5 Alternative remedies by almost nine million people in Britain next year. a arechosen b havebeenchosen ¢ will choosed will be chosen a 10 | Module1g Vocabulary Health and medicine @) Find four words or phrases to do with health and medicine in the wordsnake. 1 2 : 4 H . ©) Complete the dialogue with the words in the box. symptoms recovering deetor diet get better checkup suffer diagnosed Woman: Hello, you must be the new ' . doctor. Doctor: Yes, I'm Doctor Lane. Are you here for a 2 ? Woman: No, I haven't been feeling well recently. Doctor: What are your? ? Woman: | often * from headaches and I'm* from the flu at the moment Doctor: Have you ever been with any serious illnesses? Woman: No. Doctor: Let me see. I think you may need some vitamins Woman: Will I need to change my 7 ? Doctor: No, just take these tablets and you should Li ‘soon. EY Pronunciation Consonant clusters ® ‘€ match the words with the definitions. Listen and check. 1 Aplacebo a. isa doctors opinion about a patient’ illness. 2 Ascientist bisa rug that makes you sleep during an operation so you do not feel anything, 3 Adiagnosi € is a sgn of illness in the body. 4 Asymptom dis. substance with no active ingredients that is given to a patient. 5 Ageneral anaesthetic eis someone who does research, usually in a laboratory. (©) @® Listen and repeat.Grammar Passive tenses Join the words to make sentences using a passive tense. 1 The first pyramids / build / the Egyptians The first pyramids. were built by. the Egyptians. 2 Cacao / produce / Ghana : 3. One in six people in Britain / affect / stress 4 ABritish schoolgirl / choose / star in the last Harry Potter film 5 Old cans / recycle / make fridges 6 11% of Americans / not give healthcare / last year 8 Grammar Passive continuous tenses @) Rewrite the sentences using a passive continuous tense. 1. Large forest companies are forcing thousands of Indians to move out of the rainforest. Thousands of Indians are, being forced to. move out. of the rainforest by large forest. companies. 2 The companies are buying the land from the Indians. at low prices 3. Now some Indian tribes and medical companies are reaching a deal 4 Man is destroying 137 plant and animal species every day. 5 Many medical companies are using rainforest plants in their products. 6 Researchers are studying less than 1% of the plants in the rainforest. © Gircle> the correct form of the verb. For centuries, the rights of indigenous tribes ‘Cave been ignored / was being ignored. Now they ? were considered / are being considered important to future projects by many ‘companies that produce medicine. The ingredients for many new medicines to cure illnesses such as cancer and AIDS} are being found / were being found in the rainforest. The search for new plants * is being called / is called bio-prospecting, and the best way to carry it out is to work with local tribes who really know how the plants can be used to make medicines. Researchers say that 75% of today's plant-based medicines ° was previously being used / were previously used by indigenous people for treating illnesses. Experts hope that the future of many endangered tribes § will be saved / are being saved by bio-prospecting. i 12 | Modute1(Gi Vocabulary Feelings @) Complete the sentences with the noun form of the adjective. Use your dictionaries if necessary. 1 Anika is being treated for depression (depressed). 2. Twice as many women as men are prone to (panicky) attacks. 3 Exchange students often suffer from (homesick. 4 The new manager seems to have got his (confident) back after a bad start. 5 Many athletes drop cut of the marathon because of (exhausted). 6 What is the difference between sonues (envious) and —.. _... (jealous)? 7 7 (nostalgic) is fine as long as you don't live in the past. (©) GB Listen to the conversation and match the two parts of the sentences. Write a-f in the boxes. 1. Katy’s feeling sorry for herself and it’s making him exhausted. and then she gets panicky. and it's getting her down. when he gets jealous. because she's homesick. Dilshan's over-anxious about work Nick feels guilty My grandmas very nostalgic Abby is absent-minded means a 3 4. Julias got no confidence in herself 5 6 and she always talks about when she was young, © Read the text about emotional wellbeing. Some lines are correct and some have a word which should not be there. Ifa line is correct, put a tick (/) in the space at the end of the line. If a word should not be there, cross it out and write the word in the space. IF you are feeling #anxious or depressed you may consider lary. The first thing you should do is think about your problem and decide what can itis that is it. keeping a thought Poca making you panicky or depressed. Its not important to work on ‘out what that the cause is at this stage. The next step is to rate how very bad the problem is and pay attention to when it ‘occurs. You may notice that a pattern, Now you need to decide what action you need to take and what behaviours you should to change first. Don't lose your confidence at this stage. It's easy to feel sorry for yourself and to think you'll never manage to change. Once you have decided on to your goals ‘you need to work towards them at in your own time. Don't feel guilty if you are not going as fast as you hoped you would, BRS oC eVaununa unit2 | 13Skills in mind 7 | Read and write Complete the dialogue with the correct words a, b, ¢ ord. Paula: Hi Joe,’ how-come...... you're so early? Joe: I’m nervous ® the computer exam. Paula: Don't worry, you'll be fine. Joe: No, I’m just 3 the exam. I'm not ready for it yet. the money for Paula: Don't say that, Joe. Yo you try. giving up before Joe: I can’t see myself passing. Paula: Well, Joe, if you want to pass, you net change that. You need to see yourself passing. 4 Joe: than done. Paula: * a minute and listen to me! Joe: OK, go ahead Paula: If you see yourself failing, you'll fail. If you see yourself passing, you'll pass. Jee: I might as well try. I'll try ® this stage. at Paula: If you think positive, you're” to success! a 14 | Module1 Exam tip Multiple choice cloze ‘¢ Read the piece all the way through before you try to complete the sentences, Then read each sentence very carcfully and try to understand ‘what it will mean when the gap is filled. When you think you have found. the correct answer, check that both the grammar and meaning are cortect. If you are unsure, ry saying the sentence to yourself with the other options in the gap. Do any of them sound right? Remember, you should always write something, even if you really don’t know the answer. A sensible guess is better than no answer at all. Study help Learning new words When you learn new words and phrases in English, notice word combinations. Notice the difference between expressions such as Youre well and Youre well on your way. it's important to understand how words are used, not just their individual meanings. When you are reading a text, underline or highlight any unexpected ‘or unusual combinations of words. See if you can work out the meaning from the contest, then check it in a good dictionary. Fix the meaning by making sentences that are meaningful to you using that particular word combination. 1a how long bewcomd —¢ come cn d sort of 2aof b with € about d for 3 a throwing away b throwing out ¢ ‘throwingup throwing in 4 a Easyto b Easier ¢ Bettertosay Easier said 5a Hangin b Hang out ¢ Hang up Hang on 6 a crerything —_b anything « something 4 nothing 7 a well on b welldone well onyourway dwell down the wayUnit check Fill in the spaces Complete the text with the words in the box. were interrupted symptoms were affected specialised was prescribed felt had-beerciagnesed was hypnotised condition was increased Jonathan ' had been diagnosed. with a rare skin problem when he was a child. He ? ‘a strong medicine, which he had to take every day. As he grew older, his > 2 gradually ‘got worse. Both his school and social life 4... . He couldn't take part in sports and his medication > _._._.__._._. so much that lessons ® often Then one evening he went to see a hypnotist who was performing at the town hall Jonathan put Fis hand up to volunteer, andhe? at the front of the hall by the hypnotist. The next day he fett much better than usual. He even forgot to take his medicine but he ® x fine. Jonathan told his doctor, who told him to see a medical hypnotist who ? _. in Jonathan's problem, That was three years ago. jonathan has stopped taking most of his medicine and his have disappeared, This definitely looks like a case of mind over matter. Ca By Choose the correct answers ‘Gircle) the correct answers a, b or c. 1 Her car in last weeks crash. 6 from car sickness since | was a child. a is destroyed b destroyed Gas destroyed a was suffering b have suffered c amsuffering 2. The classrooms ...... during the school holidays. 7 Many people think that currently too much public a are painted b is painted ¢ painted money .....on security. 3. The Olympic Games... every four years. a's being spent b is spending was spent Sete 6 cmhsding < houd 8 Five percent of the population of Britain 4. She had her temperature by the nurse Wt depen ‘a taken b done c made a are suffered b are operated c are diagnosed Whereis the doco? 9 Their kitchen while they were away. a isfixed b wasbeing fixed c will be fixed Le Bi Correct the mistakes In each sentence there is a mistake with the passive. Underline the mistakes and write the correct sentence. a checcup b check-in ¢ check out ‘When exactly are you born? When exactly were you born?. ee Ireland was been changed from a farming society to an important economy. 15 billion cans have been recycled in Britain every year. This made for us by a factory in Berlin. Thousands of people have given the wrong medicine every week The TV has been repaired last week by a technician. When we walked into the vets surgery a dog is being exarnined. Everyone are being informed about the risks. The thief will be send to prison when he’s caught. wear see ene How did you do? coat ey le os, [ene Unit 2Check | 15,3 Brainwaves {0 Grammar Relative pronouns and clauses @ Complete the text about the singer Madonna with the correct relative pronouns. Madonna is a singer, composer and actor 1 who... was born in Detroit in 1958. In 1977, she moved to New York 2 she hoped to start her singing career. After a few months in New York she meta DJ, > contacts in Warner Brothers gave Madonna the opportunity she was hoping fox. Holiday, * was one of her first songs, became an international hit. She starred as Eva Peron in the film Evita, a role 5 won her many awards. She is not afraid to sing songs 6 are controversial. Madonna,” personal life is always in the news, has two children, Lourdes and Rocco. In 2001 she moved with her family to England, ® she now lives. Her latest album, Confessions on a Dance Floor, went straight to number one in forty different countries, breaking a record ° . until then, had only ever been held by The Beatles. ©) Eross-out the relative pronoun where it is unnecessary. ) Eirele the correct relative pronouns. 1 The concert shat | wanted to go to had already sold 1. It the first time(that) / what we've out. met, isn't it? 2 Those students who have passed their exams don't 2. The girl who / whose place youre need to come to the revision course. sitting in is coming back in a minute. 3. The man who Tony was speaking to is my sister's 3. The place that / where | live is too boyfriend. quiet for me. 4 Saturday, which is my day off, is the closing date for 4. Everyone which / who replies will the competition. get a free CD. The pasta that | had for lunch was delicious. 5 Whats the name of the film that / 6 The sauce that came with the pasta was amazing who won the Oscar? 7 1got an email from the lady who | contacted about the 6 | dida computer course what / youth hostel. which was really helpful. 8 Ihave to take a train that stops in Birmingham. 7 The girl which / whose parents own that shop is in my class. 8 Did you understand that / what he was saying? 9 The restaurant where we ate was very expensive. 10 The book that I'm reading is about the human mind. u 16 | Module?