Grammarr

Grammar Reporting verbs | Expressing purpose,

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reason & result

The secret of Vocabularyy Success & failure | Idioms – Success &

failure
Challenge Give a presentation about a hero

my success
Interaction Discussing careers
Writing
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Work in pairs. Read the quotation about success. How 4 Now turn to page 149.

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would you define success?
5 Read Word Zone. What do you think the other
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‘Success is getting up in the morning and going to bed at
night, and in between, doing what you want to do.’ examples mean? Use a dictionary to help you.
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Bob Dylan, singer / songwriter Verbs ending in -ize

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WORD Such a dispersal would incentivize them.

2 Work in pairs. Look at the photos. Answer the ZONE Verbs ending in -ize add the meaning
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questions.
‘make’ or ‘provide’ to the base word.
● What kind of success have these people experienced? incentivize – to make someone feel an
● What do you think contributed to their success? incentive; to provide an incentive
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3 Read the extract from a book called How to Get Rich by Felix Other examples:
Dennis, a multimillionaire publisher and poet. Can you anglicize, centralize, commercialize,
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predict how Felix solved the problem? dramatize, economize, familiarize,

publicize, trivialize
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6 Rewrite the parts of the sentences in bold using the

verbs in Word Zone and any other words needed.
1 Take a few minutes to find out more about our
website.
Take a few minutes to familiarize yourself with our
website.
2 We have to do more to make people know about
the work we're doing.
3 Hotel owners seem to be opening more and more
shops on the beachfront.
4 The college is going to put all their English classes
in one building.
5 Global warming is important! I wish they would
stop making it seem so unimportant.

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VOCABULARY Success & failure

1 Look at the words in the box. Which ones indicate 7 Look at the photos on page 8. Imagine the people had
success, which ones indicate failure and which ones experienced a different outcome. Write a sentence to
indicate something in between? describe the situation.

Sam was voted off The X Factor after a disappointing semi-final

booming disappointing flourishing hanging on
performance.
in decline in demand ineffective profitable
slipping struggling thriving triumphant Student numbers are in decline, following a steep rise in
university fees.

2 Complete the sentences with the words and 8 Read your sentences to the class. Who wrote the most
expressions in exercise 1. There may be more than one imaginative outcome?

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possible answer.

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1 The manufacturing industry is … in our region. Two more

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factories have closed recently.

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2 ‘Our business is … ,’ he announced with a smile. ‘In fact,

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we’re doing so well, we’re going to open another branch
next month.’
I D I O M S  Success & failure

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3 The café near the school is … . The owner says she will 1 Read the sentences. Decide if the idioms in italics
have to close if business doesn’t improve. indicate success or failure.
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4 Her parents think her exam results are … . They expected
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her to do better because she’d had extra tuition before 1 The singer's performance brought the house down. She
the exams. got a standing ovation and several encores.
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5 The company is doing OK. Times are hard, but we're … . 2 They were doing quite well, but then the bottom fell
We just need to keep working hard. out of the online gaming market.
3 He started selling clothes on a market stall and look at
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him now! It's a great example of a rags-to-riches story.

CONNECTIONS 4 The economic crisis hit my uncle's firm badly, but they
managed to weather the storm.
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3 The adjectives in exercise 1 collocate frequently with 5 It's an incredible time for them! The band is definitely
particular nouns. Match the adjectives with the nouns on the crest of a wave.
to form correct collocations.
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6 There was a market for that kind of service a couple of

1 thriving A tourist destination years ago, but I think you may have missed the boat.
2 profitable B business 7 That young entrepreneur has the world at his feet.
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3 slipping C results
4 ineffective D advertizing campaign
2 Work in pairs. Write definitions for the idioms in
exercise 1. Check with a dictionary.
5 disappointing E standards

4 What other nouns do the adjectives in exercise 1 3 Choose the more appropriate response to each
collocate with? Use a dictionary to help you. remark.
1 Why did your brother's travel company go bankrupt?
5 Write three sentences using the collocations. A Because the bottom fell out of the travel market.
B Because it was a rags-to-riches story.
6 Work in pairs. Read your sentences to your partner, 2 The director of the Oscar-winning film has had a really
but do not say the adjective. Your partner guesses successful year.
which adjective you have used. A Yes, she's really on the crest of a wave.
B Yes, she's brought the house down.
My uncle has a … ice cream business. He makes lots of 3 It's a pity that you didn't try to exploit your dotcom
money, especially in summer. idea earlier.
A You're right, I seem to have missed the boat.
B You're right, I really weathered the storm.
4 How did you get on in your first acting performance?
A It was OK, but we didn’t bring the house down.
B It was OK, but we didn’t miss the boat.

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FAST FINISHERS Who is the most successful person you know? Describe them. practice
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presentation
GRAMMAR Reporting verbs

Many reporting verbs can be followed by that. 2 Work in pairs. What do you think happened next?
admit advise agree apologize deny explain Tell the end of the story. Include reporting verbs with
Reporting verbs

insist point out promise recommend threaten that.

warn
They pointed out that I owned 100% of the company. 3 Complete the questions with the correct form of the
Many verbs can also be used with different verbs in brackets. You might need to add prepositions.
structures. Then invent answers for them.
Verb + (object) + to + infinitive: offer, promise, 1 How can she deny … (steal) the jewellery? There were
threaten, advise (someone), warn (someone) witnesses!
She offered to help me with my English project. 2 Why did he admit … (eat) the last piece of birthday cake?

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No one saw him.

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Verb + gerund: admit, deny

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3 Why do you think he insisted … (pay) for the concert

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I denied speaking to her.
tickets?

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Verb + (object) + preposition + gerund: insist (on),

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4 What did your grandparents promise … (buy) you for

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apologize (for), accuse (someone of) your birthday?

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The waiter accused me of trying to steal a spoon. 5 Why did the footballer apologize … (swear) at the

or
We can use perfect forms with have + past referee?
participle when a statement refers to something 6 Why did the security man warn us … (take) photos?
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that happened earlier.
4 Look again at the questions in exercise 3. In which can
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He admitted having seen the questions before the exam.

we also use a perfect form? Rewrite them with a perfect
Grammar reference page 113 form if possible.
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1 Complete the story with verbs from the grammar box. How can she deny having stolen the jewellery?
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5 Rewrite the sentences using reporting verbs.

1 ‘I don't think you should buy that car,’ my father told me.
My father advised me not to buy that car.
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2 ‘If you don't tell me where your brother is, I will arrest
you for perverting the course of justice,’ said the police
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officer.
3 ‘I can't fix your computer now, but I'll be able to do it
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tomorrow,’ said the woman in the computer shop.

4 ‘Can I help you carry your suitcase to the station?’ the
porter asked the singer.
5 ‘You threw a stone at my car!’ the woman said to the boy.
Angela was sitting at her desk when her boss asked
her to come to his office. Angela replied that she 6 Work in pairs. Follow the instructions.
was very busy, but her boss 1 … that she should come ● Choose one of the sentences in exercise 5. Imagine that
immediately. In the office there were two people: a it is the start of a conversation.
man in a police uniform and a woman. The woman 2 … ● Invent the rest of the conversation.
that she was a detective and they were investigating a ● Act out your conversation for the rest of the class.
possible terrorist offence. They needed to talk to Angela ● The rest of the class report what they heard.
about a man called Terry Hall, who they believed had
been in contact with her in the last 24 hours. You threw a stone at my car!
Angela 3 … that she knew Terry Hall, but 4 … that she
had seen or heard from him recently. The detective 5 … I didn’t! It was someone else.
that Hall had sent Angela a text message the previous
day and 6 … her that lying to police officers was a He accused her of throwing a stone at his car. But she insisted it
criminal offence. Angela 7 … that she hadn't received wasn’t her and told him it had been someone else.
any text messages from Terry Hall for more than a year.
‘Let me see your phone,’ said the detective. Angela took
her phone out of the bag and handed it to her.

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10 FAST FINISHERS Write sentences using five of the reporting verbs from the grammar reference box.

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LISTENING Interpret information in a radio broadcast

1 Look at the photos. Graham Hughes achieved 5 Listen to Part 2 of the radio broadcast. Answer the
something unusual in 2012. What do you think he did?

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questions.

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1 He succeeded in visiting every country in the world, but

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1 What does the first caller think are the real reasons why
was unable to visit certain disputed territories.

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Graham Hughes made the trip?

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2 He visited every country in the world, including disputed 2 Does the second caller agree with the first? What is her

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territories, without getting on a plane.
3 He wanted to visit every country in the world, but was
opinion?

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arrested and imprisoned in Africa. 6 Listen to Part 2 again. Explain the remarks in your
4 He visited every country in the world without flying, and own words.
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then flew back to the UK. 1 He'll sink without trace.
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2 Listen to Part 1 of the radio broadcast. Check your 2 I take my hat off to him.
3 He raised awareness about the whole issue of water.
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answer to exercise 1.
4 We take clean water for granted in this country.
3 Are the statements true or false? Give reasons. 7 Work in groups. Discuss the questions.
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1 His first destination was in Latin America and his last ● Which of Graham Hughes’ experiences do you think was
was in Africa. the most exciting / scary / interesting / inspiring?
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2 The easiest countries to visit were Afghanistan and ● How would you describe Hughes’ achievement?
North Korea.
3 He was kidnapped by pirates during his journey. 8 Look at the expressions in Face 2 Face.
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4 He witnessed a historic event when he was in the USA. ● Have you heard them before?
5 He spent six days under arrest in the Cape Verde Islands. ● Can you remember the context from the broadcast?
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4 Choose the sentence which better illustrates the ● Can you guess their meaning?
meaning of each line from the radio broadcast.
FACE 2 FACE
1 Not only did he travel to all 193 member states of the ● Don't make me laugh.
United Nations, he also managed to visit disputed
territories. ● What's the point?
A He only visited United Nations member states. ● You mark my words.
B He visited United Nations member states and other
territories.
2 He also witnessed the last space shuttle launch at Cape
9 Turn to page 146 and do the exercise.
Canaveral.
A He watched the launch on TV. YOUR TURN TO SPEAK
B He was at Cape Canaveral for the launch.
3 It isn’t actually that difficult to get into countries such as 10 Work in pairs. Debate the statement. Follow the
Afghanistan, North Korea and Iraq. instructions.
A It was very difficult to get into those countries.
B It was quite easy to get into those countries. Setting a world record is the best measure
4 No sooner had he arrived than he was arrested by of success that life can offer.
immigration officials. Student A: Speak in favour of the statement.
A Hughes was arrested a few days after arriving. Student B: Speak against the statement.
B Hughes was arrested immediately. Both speakers can make two statements in order to
respond to what the other has said.

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READING

Millionaires How did

they do it?
before the age of
20!

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Fraser
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Fraser Doherty Nick
was taught how D'Aloisio
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to make jam by
his grandmother, Nick D'Aloisio is a computer programmer and internet
entrepreneur from London. He is best known as the
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using her secret

recipe, when he creator of Summly, an iPhone app which summarises
was 14 years old. At first he only sold the jam he produced news stories, and which was downloaded by nearly a
to the people in his neighbourhood; then he left school at million people when it was first released.
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16 in order to concentrate on jam production. Doherty's D'Aloisio got his first MacBook aged nine and used it
SuperJam Company now supplies all the major UK stores to edit home videos. In 2008, when the Apple App Store
and had sales of over 1.2 million pounds in 2011. His
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was announced, D'Aloisio – then just 12 – went into an

company is currently worth two million pounds. Apple store and asked one of the assistants how to make
He also started a charity called SuperJam Tea Parties, so an app. They didn't know, so he had to wait another few
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as to provide tea parties for lonely elderly people who months before the App Store was released publicly and,
live alone or in care homes. There were 120 such events in the meantime, he taught himself basic programming.
in the first year, with the largest events attracting over When he launched his first app – FingerMill, a treadmill
600 guests. The company also organizes ‘knitathons’, for fingers! – in August 2008, it made £79 on the first day.
encouraging people to knit for good causes. Because of He went on to make several more apps and gradually
Fraser's initiative, several thousand knitted squares were learned more and more.
made, sewn into blankets and sent to orphanages in India In March 2013, Summly was sold to Yahoo for a reported
in the first 12 months. $30 million US dollars, making him one of the youngest
Doherty was the 2007 Global Student Entrepreneur of self-made millionaires ever. He has been awarded
the Year, an international award given to the top student "Innovator of the Year" by the Wall Street Journal, and
entrepreneur worldwide. More than 750 students from was also included in TIME Magazine's 'Time 100' as one
around the world compete for the coveted prize each year. of the world's most influential teenagers.

1 Look at the photos of four people who became 3 Read the magazine article and find:
millionaires while they were still teenagers.
● a prize won by Fraser Doherty
How do you think they made their fortunes?
● how much Nick D’Aloisio’s first app made on its release
day
2 Read the magazine article. Were your ideas in ● the inspiration for the name of Juliette Brindak's website
exercise 1 correct? ● the aim of the Farrah Gray foundation

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Farrah
Gray
Growing up in inner-city Chicago in the
1980s, Farrah Gray grew accustomed
to days ‘when the only thing in our
Juliette refrigerator was the light that came on

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Brindak when you opened the door.’ At the age of six, he looked

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around the area where he lived in search of something that

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Juliette Brindak became a millionaire by launching the could be converted into a saleable product and settled

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website Miss O & Friends, which first appeared when she on rocks he found in the street. He painted the rocks and

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was 10 years old. The site, which targets mostly teenage shaped them to make them into bookends and doorstops.

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girls, is filled with gossip, games, quizzes and lots of articles Realizing he had a knack for selling things, he went on to

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about celebrities, fashion and issues of interest to young sell other products, including body lotions.
people. She has also launched a line of Miss O & Friends At the age of 13, Gray founded Farr-Out Food, which in a
books and the site also gives girls the chance to get original period of one year had sales of over 1.5 million dollars. He
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stories published and sold in bookstores nationwide. Her was worth a million dollars before he reached the age of 15.
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sister's name Olivia inspired the name of the site. Now in his twenties, Gray is an entrepreneur, philanthropist,
According to their website, the Miss O & Friends brand author, syndicated columnist and motivational speaker. He
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is ‘cool, age-appropriate and esteem-building. Tweens also launched the Farrah Gray Foundation, which promotes
can socialize, play, create, learn, exchange ideas, get help, entrepreneurship among inner-city youth. The National
compare experiences, get published and much more, all Urban League, a civil rights organization based in New
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within a safe, non-chat environment.’ York City, has described Farrah Gray as one of the most
Juliette Brindak is currently the CEO and editor of her site influential black men in America.
and is worth 15 million dollars.
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4 Read the article again and choose the correct endings to 5 Work in groups. Discuss the questions.
the statements.
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● What is the strongest message you get about the

1 Jam producer Fraser Doherty is also responsible for … reasons why these young people are successful?
A setting up an orphanage in India. ● Which of them do you think had the most interesting
B organizing events where old people can get together. idea for a money-making scheme?
C helping older people find a place in a care home. ● Which of them do you think worked hardest to be a
D the Global Student Entrepreneur of the Year award. success?
2 When Nick D’Aloisio was 12 …
A he taught the assistants at the Apple Store how to
make an app.
B he started editing home videos.
C he began to study basic programming.
D he became one of the youngest self-made millionaires
ever.
S I M I L A R WO R D S
3 The Miss O & Friends website … They think my father is French, but actually he's Spanish.
A only has news about celebrities. He is currently worth two million dollars.
B offers opportunities for young people to get published. She will talk about her new website presently.
C allows teenagers to gossip online. The prime minister was momentarily rendered speechless.
D is a safe environment where you can chat.
4 The first thing that Farrah Gray sold … NOTE: In American English, momentarily means ‘in a short
A was rocks that he painted and shaped. time from now’ (i.e., the same as presently in British English).
B included body lotions. Now turn to page 148 and do the exercise.
C were things he found in his refrigerator.
D were food items he found in the street.
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 ‘I was not a messiah, but an ordinary man who became a leader because of

1 extraordinary circumstances.’ Nelson Mandela (1918–2013)

Grammar
GRAMMAR Expressing purpose & reason & result presentation

Expressing purpose Expressing result

to, in order (not) to, so as (not) to + infinitive result in, lead to, give rise to + noun phrase / gerund
Expressing purpose &
reason & result

Expressing purpose &

reason & result
You should take an umbrella so as not to get wet. The change in the law led to a big increase in the
so that, in order that + clause number of homeless people.
She started the website so that she could provide with the result that, meaning that, so + clause
opportunities for young people. It was raining, so we decided not to go.
Expressing reason so + adjective + that
because of, owing to, on account of, as a result of, such + noun phrase + that
due to + noun phrase / gerund We were so tired that we had to stop walking.
He put on a lot of weight due to eating too much after It was such a tiring day that we had to stop walking.

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he lost his job owing to his illness.

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3 Match the two parts of the sentences.

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1 Complete the responses using an expression of purpose.

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1 She spoke so quickly that
1 Why did he start his own company? 2 Brazil is such a big country that

or
… have to work for someone else all his life. 3 Hanif paints so well that
2 Why did he sack half his employees? 4 Obesity in children has become such a problem that
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… keep the company from going bankrupt. A I couldn’t understand her.
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3 Why did your parents move to this town? B schools have banned unhealthy snacks.
… they could find work. C he’s been offered a place at an art school in Paris.
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4 Why did the teacher ask her to stay after the class? D it covers nearly half of the continent of South America.
… criticize her in front of her classmates.
5 Why did they close the factory early? 4 Complete the text with the expressions in the box.
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… the workers could get home before the tornado struck. Sometimes more than one expression is possible.

2 Rewrite the sentences starting with the expression of due to in order that in order to meaning that
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reason given. so so that to with the result that

1 I won't be able to get to youth club this evening because
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the train I’m on has broken down.

Owing to … .
2 I'm going to look for a part-time job because I want to go
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travelling over the summer.

In order to … .
3 There was a traffic jam and I missed the ferry.
As a result of … .
4 The service at the restaurant was so bad we decided to
make a complaint.
Because of … .
5 Natural honey has many healing properties and has
been used medicinally for centuries.
On account of … .

What is school for? at war. Spartan women also received military training 4 …
they could protect the city if it was attacked.
Some people say school began in Ancient Greece, but it What is school for nowadays? Do we only go to school for
was only available in cities, 1 … if you lived in a village, academic reasons or 5 … we can become a good citizen,
you didn't get educated. There was also no education for for example? Educational theorists agree that yes, school
slaves, manual labourers or women, 2 … girls only got has a major part to play 6 … students become well-
an education if their parents educated them at home. rounded citizens. But unfortunately, there simply isn’t time
One exception was the city of Sparta, where women were to give students an all-round education these days
educated 3 … be able to run the city while men were away 7 … the pressure to achieve good exam results.

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14 practice FAST FINISHERS Write down three reasons why you are studying English and three possible results of studying English.

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PREPARATION DO THE CHALLENGE

1 Listen to someone giving a short presentation about 3 Work in pairs. Prepare a one-minute
a person they think of as a hero. Answer the questions. presentation on someone you think of as a hero.
Follow the instructions.
1 What is the presenter's relationship with his hero?
2 What does his hero do for a living? And what does he do in ● Choose a hero. This person can be local, national or
his spare time? international.
3 What challenge did his hero set himself and did he ● Make a note of the most important, relevant
manage to achieve it? points about this person’s life and achievements. If
4 Did his hero succeed on stage? And in his main aim? possible, find a photo of the person.

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● Practise your one-minute presentation with your

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2 Read the three short biographies. Discuss the

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partner.

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questions in pairs.

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Work with another pair. Give your
● Which of the three achievements do you find the most

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presentation to the other pair. Listen to their
impressive?
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● Were the people doing something just for themselves or
presentation. Ask and answer questions about the

or
heroes.
for other people, too?
● What value do the achievements have for other people?
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Express yourself
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Fauja Singh holds Describing someone you admire

the world record for a My all-time hero is … .
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marathon by a 100-year- I'd like to talk about someone who … .

old. He was born in India Someone I admire very much is … .
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in 1911 and started

Explaining what people have done
running marathons in the
X has raised (thousands of euros for charity).
UK when he was 89.
X managed to (win a competition).
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X has overcome incredible obstacles in order to

(achieve what she did).
Chesley ‘Sully’
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Describing obstacles people have overcome

Sullenberger safely
In spite of the fact that (she has mobility problems), … .
landed a plane on New
Even though (he can't walk), … .
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York's Hudson River

What makes her achievement even more
after losing power in
extraordinary is the fact that … .
both engines following a
suspected collision with
a flock of birds.
FOLLOW UP
Sophie Christiansen 5 Work in pairs. Discuss the questions.
was born in 1987
with cerebral palsy ● Whose hero has / had the most interesting life?
and suffered from ● Whose hero has achieved the most?
other health problems, ● Was there any information you found surprising
including a heart attack and / or extraordinary?
and a collapsed lung. 6 Write a report about one of the presentations
She has competed you heard. Indicate in your report who gave the
in equestrian events presentation and write complimentary remarks
all over the world and about them.
she won a gold medal
at the London 2012
Paralympics.

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INTERACTION Discussing careers

Express yourself
Asking for information about something Explaining how you started doing Giving advice
What gave you the idea (to …)? something Take my advice, … .
What's the hardest thing about … ? I was in the right place at the right time. It's really important to … .
What's the secret of doing well (at an I started at the bottom of the ladder and Avoid … .
interview)? worked my way up. Make sure you … .

A SUCCESSFUL CAREER VOCABULARY

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5 Choose the correct interpretation of the expressions in italics.

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1 They were let down by their previous manager.

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A The previous manager didn't want to manage them anymore.

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B The previous manager criticized them.

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2 When the job came up, I jumped at the chance.
A I was a bit frightened about the idea.
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B I applied for it immediately.
C I was very excited.
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1 You're going to hear three people answering 3 It was like banging my head against a brick wall.
A It was very frustrating.
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questions about their careers. Before you listen,

discuss the questions in pairs. B It was very noisy.
C It was accidental.
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● Where would you look for help in choosing a 4 Managing people is complicated – not everyone’s cut out for it.
career? A Most people should avoid doing this kind of work.
● What questions would you like to ask people who B Not everyone has enough stamina to do it.
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are successful in their careers? C Not everyone is right for this kind of work.
● How do you think you can become successful in 5 You should look smart and sound enthusiastic – that kind of
your chosen career?
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goes without saying.

2 Listen to Part 1 of the panel discussion. A I shouldn't really say that.
Describe in your own words what the three people B It's always necessary to say that.
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on the panel do. Who do you think has the most C It shouldn't be necessary to say that.
interesting career? Why?
YOUR TURN TO SPEAK
3 Listen to Part 2. Discuss the questions.
6 Work in groups of four. Prepare a panel discussion about
1 What was Helen's reason for choosing her successful careers. Follow the instructions.
particular career? Do you think that kind of
opportunity happens often? ● Student A, you are the panel presenter. You present the three
2 Is Martin doing something that he had always panel members and say what they do.
planned to do? What's the most important aspect ● Students B, C and D, you are successful in a particular career.
of how he started doing the job? You are going to describe the work that you do, how you
3 What have you learnt so far about Becky? What started and the reasons for your success.
words would you use to describe her? ● Choose three different areas of work to discuss. As a group,
prepare your panel discussion.
4 Listen to Part 3. Make notes on:
7 Present your panel discussion to another group. Follow
● the difficulties that Helen experienced when she the instructions.
started.
● the qualities that Martin thinks are important ● Student A, present the three panel members. Invite your
when managing people. colleagues to say a few words about their work.
● the five things that Becky thinks are key aspects of a ● Students B, C and D, give a brief overview of what you do.
good interview. ● Student A, invite questions from the other group.
● Students B, C and D, answer questions about your work.

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WRITING A poem WRITING
SKILL Using imagery in a poem

● Imagery is the name given to the elements in a poem

that spark off the senses.
● Images do not need to be only visual – any of the five
senses can respond to what a poet writes. A poet may
describe a drink as having ‘the taste of air’ and a poem
about the sea may describe how the ‘ocean sighs’.
● Rather than simply stating, ‘I see a tree’, a poet will use
imagery to elicit something more specific: a tree like
a spiky rocket; a green cloud riding a pole; bare, black
branches. Each of these suggests a different kind of tree.

e vie on ng

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2 What imagery can you find in the poems in exercise 1

ld
pi on nt
and below?

t b re c hi

so
I wandered lonely as a cloud

co w te
ed ly
That floats on high over vales and hills,

no er ple blis When all at once I saw a crowd,

or
A host of golden daffodils
1 Read the poem written by 19th century American
ay ch m u
poet Ralph Waldo Emerson. In pairs, discuss the
questions.
m a sa P

● Is the poem easy to read? Why / Why not? YOUR TURN

d r te e nd

● Are there any lines you find hard to understand? TO WRITE

● Do you think it's easy to write a poem like this?
an fo fre mo

PLAN BEFORE YOU WRITE

3 You’re going to write a poem about one of the topics

SUCCESS
is is ch

below. Think of imagery you could use to describe the

topic.
RALPH WALDO EMERSON
Th Ri

Success Failure Satisfaction

What
h isi success?? Fear Freedom Happiness
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To laugh often and much;

WRITE NOW
To win the respect of intelligent people
And the affection of children; 4 Write your poem.
To earn the appreciation of honest critics 1 Write a poem on the topic you chose in exercise 3.
2 You may choose to write in the same style as the poem
And endure the betrayal of false friends;
in exercise 1 – every line should start with an infinitive.
To appreciate beauty; Or
Write a poem in rhyming verse like the poem in
To find the best in others;
exercise 2.
To leave the world a bit better, whether by a
healthy child, a garden patch CHECK AND CORRECT

or a redeemed social condition;

5 Check and correct your poem.
To know even one life has breathed easier 1 Check your poem for possible errors.
because you have lived; 2 Read your poem to yourself quietly to check the
This is to have succeeded. rhythm.
3 Now read your poem aloud to a partner.
4 Comment on your partner’s poem.

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