Focus 3. Unit 5. Resources 25-30
Resource 26 : Quiz
5.2 Grammar (articles)
1 There was .......... terrible tsunami with waves of over thirty metres high that killed thousands of people in fourteen different countries. It was caused by .......... third largest earthquake ever recorded. When was it?
a 2003
b 2004
c 2005
2 Which city has .......... highest .......... population? Over 37 million people live there!
a Shanghai in .......... China
b Delhi in.......... India
c Tokyo in .......... Japan
3 Mount Etna is .......... volcano in Italy. It is in .......... countryside but .......... people live nearby in towns and cities. The last eruption wasn’t serious, but when was it?
a 2013
b 2010
c 2003
4 In which country is .......... healthcare free?
a .......... United States
b .......... Britain
c .......... Australia
5 Which is .......... smallest city in .......... world?
a .......... Vatican City
b .......... San Marino
c .......... Monaco
6 In which continent is .......... pollution in cities a serious problem? Nine out of ten of .......... world’s most polluted cities are there!
a .......... Europe
b .......... Africa
c .......... Asia
7 In which year – for the first time ever – did more people live in .......... cities than in .......... countryside?
a 2000
b 2005
c 2010
8 New York is .......... city on .......... coast of America. There was .......... big flood there in
a 2011.
b 2012.
c 2013.
Resource 27 : Google Earth
5.4 Reading (articles)
When Google Earth was set up in 2005, 1 ............. satellite technology changed forever the way we see 2 .............world and we all became global tourists. Now, anybody can ‘visit’ anywhere on earth – places you never imagined visiting such as Antarctica and 3 ............. Sahara Desert. All you need for your virtual world trip is 4 .............computer and 5 .............Internet connection. Teachers use Google Earth to bring History and Geography lessons alive: you can learn how 6 ............. Romans lived by exploring Pompeii in 7 ............. southern Italy, experience a dense rainforest or even travel through 8 ............. valleys of the Grand Canyon.
But Google Earth is not just 9 .............fun way to explore the world. It can also inform people about environmental issues such as 10 ............. deforestation, endangered species and 11 ............. climate change. When Google Earth first appeared, nobody could have imagined that 12 ............. Amazonian tribe would use this tool to help them protect their environment and culture.
Resource 28 : Test yourself pairwork activities
Student A
Vocabulary (Lesson 5.1)
1a Complete words in the sentences. The first and last letters of each word are given.
1 I’m going to study m.........y in the future. I’d like to be able to p.........t the weather.
2 When an e.........e strikes in a highlypopulated area, it usually causes a lot of d.........n.
3 The authorities ordered the e.........n of everyone from the village when the river b.........t its banks.
4 Scientists hope that if we r.........e pollution, there will be fewer t.........s and extreme weather conditions in the future.
5 My house o.........s a big river. I’m often worried that the river will f.........d my house one day.
Student B answers
1 climate, hurricanes
2 location, peninsula
3 glacier, valley
Grammar (Lesson 5.5)
2a Use the information in brackets to add a nondefining clause to each sentence.
1 Next month I’m going to Tokio with Jenny. (Her father is Japanese.)
2 Tom decided to go to bed early. (He was going to have an important exam the following day.)
3 This TV series tells a story of a group of people living on a desert island. (They have a lot of adventures there.)
4 Central Park is the favourite place of many people. (It is in the middle of Manhattan).
Student B answers
1 which was on Channel 1 last night
2 who have worked together for ten years
3 whose results cannot be predicted accurately
4 where I saw an elephant
Student B
Vocabulary (Lesson 5.1)
1b Complete the words in the sentences. The first and last letters of each word are given.
1 The Earth’s c.........e is changing. For example, there are many more h.........s than twenty years ago.
2 The city is an important port thanks to its geographical l.........n at the end of a long p.........a.
3 This is the biggest g.........r in this mountain range. It’s moving slowly down the v.........y.
4 The rivers which f.........w through this area help farmers p.........e lots of high quality cotton.
5 This v.........o isn’t active – it hasn’t e.........d for two centuries now.
Student A answers
1 meteorology, predict
2 earthquake, destruction
3 evacuation, burst
4 reduce, tornados/tsunamis
5 overlooks, flood
Grammar (Lesson 5.5)
2b Use the information in brackets to add a nondefining clause to each sentence.
1 This documentary about polar bears has won many awards. (It was on Channel 1 last night.)
2 Ann and Phil are starting a new environmental project in Africa. (They have worked together for ten years.)
3 Scientists are concerned about global warming. (Its results cannot be predicted accurately.)
4 I remember that when I was six my parents took me to the zoo. (I saw an elephant there.)
Student A answers
1 whose father is Japanese
2 who was going to have an important exam the following day
3 where they have a lot of adventuress
4 which is in the middle of Manhattan
Resource 29 : Pluses and minuses
Focus review 5, Writing
advantages also another conclude conclusion example
first for hand mind minuses offers
other phenomenon positive sum trend view
• In my 1 ______ , …
• It is 2______ important that …
• On the one 3 ______, …
• This situation 4______ certain benefits but it has a few 5________ too.
• 6______ instance, …
• In 7______ , …
• This 8______ has both 9 aspects and drawbacks.
• 10______ of all, it needs stressing that …
• For 11______ , …
• On the 12______ hand, …
• To my 13 ______, …
• This 14______ has a number of 15______ but there are also some disadvantages.
• To 16 ______up, ...
• 17______ benefit is that …
• To 18 ______, …
Introducing both sides of the issue
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Listing arguments
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Giving examples
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Contrasting
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Giving a personal opinion
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Concluding
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Resource 30 : What do you think?
Focus review 5, Speaking
Part 1
a Personally, / go / that / I / for / wouldn’t /idea because
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b I / sure / not / so / am
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c I / you / with / agree / completely
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d I / one / choose / this / definitely / would
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e I / good / but / ideas, / think / are / for / those / me
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f Out / for / would / ideas, / of / I / these / go
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g The / is / that / with / problem
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h I / great / a / think / is / idea / this
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i I / best / the/ would / idea / think / be
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j The / choose / is / reason / I / not / that / would / idea / because
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k Yes, / right / you / are
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Part 2
Conversation 1
A: Everyone thinks that the 1 _____ 2 _____ would be to invite a celebrity.
B: Well, I am 3 _____ so 4 _____ . The 5 with 6 is that it can be rather expensive.
A: Yes, you 7_____ 8_____ .
Conversation 2
A: So, what do you think about what they suggested?
B: I think those 9_____ good 10_____ , but for me a concert is the best one.
A: I 11_____ 12_____ with you.
Conversation 3
A: Well, 13 _____of 14 _____ideas, I would 3 for a charity event. What do
you think?
B: Well, to be honest, I 15 _____definitely 16 _____a jumble sale.
