74 Live and Learn > Language Focus 41 Work in pairs. Find the odd word in each group, then say why it doesn't belong in that group. Use a dictionary if necessary. 1 Algebra — Geometry ~ History Trigonometry storys the odd-one-out becauseolfcthersre branches of mathe. 2. ibrery~ scence lab assignment lecture theatre 3. students lounge short oan —ched-out archive 4 tutorial ~ experiment ~ lecture ~ seminar 5. test— eam assessment -appication 6 cram revise ~ attend ~ brush up 7. skim scan leaf through — catch up 8 plagiarse -quote—ift- copy 9 acknowledgements — introduction ~ bibicgrepty— workshop 10. degree ~ diploma ~ distinction ~ certificate 2. Underline the correct word. ‘Mathew is currently writing his dissertation / tract / critique J discourse on education in ancient Greece for his university degree Katherine is studying for her first degree; she is a(n) apprentice / undergraduate / postgraduate / scholar student. Its cheaper tone in the university halls of dwelling / abode / residence / habitation than torent prvately, (One of the lecturers / trainers / teachers / mentors at her university is 2 well-known and highly respected writer. The person who looks after the building is our concierge / doorkeeper / housekeeper / janitor, Mr Coombs, The parents ~ teachers alliance / association / society / company is working hard to rase enough money to build a new science lab. There was silence in the lecture foyer / stage / hallway / theatre when Professor Blackwood announced her resignation, rm not sure which modules Tl do. I'm going to make an appointment vath the academic adviser / specialist / consultant / authority a. Match A to B to make collocations, then use them to complete the sentences that follow. Use two words in each gap. You might need plurals 1 She is avery ‘reat things from her in the future 2. | wll teach here forthe next then reve on to a new post. 3. The book describes the oftte ‘county’ National Health Senice 4 To be sure of the facts m going to look ther up in 5 Hs axe very controversial n fact, some of the parents have complained to the headteacher about them {6 had to lean tan very quickly for my job so tock and we expect ._ Use the remaining collocations in your own sentences. Fill he gaps with the most suitable word from the given sets, 1 He apologised to his publisher about not submitting the ‘ontime oa ofthe lecture s avalable atthe departmental secrets office = The of a job advert can say much ‘about the compary andthe postion en offer A werding Be manusmpt transcript 2 © Allthe decorative ats courses are taught by the same '+ Hell continues role of football ‘after recevng an apology from the team manager. Mss Sims wil tke up te post of ‘toa litle gil onthe le of Sye A tutor Bitar = C_ guverness 3° © An unusual work by Handel has been dscovred by 2 German muse © Dad an capenter © After keaung unwersty Dave will work as a reporter A slr = B apprentice wairee4 + Trew for fiction in Baitain the Booker Prize * The police are ofeing 2 of $1000 for information leading to the recovery of the oi panting «= live Kertesz won the Nebel for iterate in 2002. A award Beewad Cpe 5 Complete the sentences using one word. 1 Abistoric Mayan mural has been found chance, 2 Some days seem to diag Seem to fy by while others 9 10 Byand Most peop are honest. Some fruit and vegetables contain pestidde residues that exceed the leve permitted by [At fist she wouldnt tll me what was happening, butin the end | dragged it of et Edvard tohis word and paid back the money the nextday Why do you always that in every time we argue? ‘re you teling me the whole ruth, or are you keeping something ? By the we're having a party on Saturday, can you core? Stores and songs are often passed) on by word of 6 2 Look at an outline of the British educational system and fill the gaps with the words given. + post-graduate course + dissertation + secondary school + ‘0’ Levels + primary school + technical college + retraining * foundation year * graduation b. Now talk about the British educational system. ‘Alter play school or kindergarten, children attend primary school Now draw a similar outline of the educational system in your country and tell the class about it~— English in Use Grammar 7 _ imeach of the following sentences, some words can bbe omitted. Cross them out. 1 Allstudents who-ae taking Pilsophy F319 are notified that Thursday's seminars canceled 2. Prof. Milton knows everything that there is to know about orchids 3. The lecture bologist 4 Haven't you finished the book wich I lent you three weeks ago? 5 Anyone who is caught bullying another student risks being expelled 6 Thats the most stimulating lecture that ve been to this vho you were taking to about physis is @ 7) The last time that | went to the cllege cante 4 run out of food hed 8 Ive never met anyone who is as knowledgeable as Jones hen it comes to miner 18th century women poets 9 The college bookshop will do to ensue that the books you need for your couses are avaiable at al tes 10 These are the best marks that Ive ever had for school project! wenything that possible Look at the photographs and, using relative clauses, say what each person is doing. English in Use —Port 4 Q fill the gaps with words formed from the words in capitals. There is an example. 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Ko ‘Affirmations ~ short, simple 1) that we epeat io Outseves either internally or out loud - can effectively drect these thoughts towards @ particular purpose. for example. f your chilis word about an 12) teach him to epeat to himself “Tm going to do really wel” Thus, the worry to 13) ‘Afirmations also affect actions. As a result ofthe postive 14) bis mind feeding him he ‘may even study and extra half an tour before going to bed Most ‘roar hel sr hk abu org vol od en the best from his 15) * ne test you could mind shifts from the 14 STIMULATE 15. PERFORM 8 INFORM =—o11. STATE 9 EXPECT 12. COME [19 susccest 13 CONFIDENT Inthe frst picture, the man sting down is working ona laptop. 76| English in Use Part 3 Unnecessary Words ) Active Acknowledgement Every one parent soon leams that children have very They ike to listen in on adult conversations, and Berk up when at the very mention of their own name. We can take _ Shameless advantage of this tendency, which if we think our chid SS listening, by giving them something worth listening to. In your conversation, acknowledge your lines provided. f you his accomplishments at all music, speling think a line contains no hhow proud of him you ae. You can be rest ass unnecessary words, put _Reing absorbed, and that his confidence ist 10. In most ofthe lines in the following text there is an unnecessary word. For questions 1-16, find the unnecessary words | “big ears’ their ears and write them on the child, — mentioning oF skiing, including ured the message is too being bolstered tick (7) next toit is strategy is particularly useful if your child has There are two examples Ciffculty accepting compliments drecty. Even the most dificult of o. child hes special qualities that worth acknowledging, Be doubly Sure you search for them out and acknowledge them. A word of xa though: be subtle, be truthful and often don't overdo it, ely acknowledging needs to be sincere. Children can sense ‘when you're being all dishonest, The more the your children hear and see their positive qualities are being recognised, the more the jy ‘and empowered they eventually become. English in Use-Part 5 11 For questions 1-13, read the notes made by the secretary for a Parent - Teachers Association (PTA) meeting. Using format ‘address to be given at the meeting. Use no the note, complete the numbered gaps in the formal see cherinueiantaten ‘gap. The words you need do not appear in the note. There is an example (0). \ ote PTA P PTA meeting Tues 30H sociotion woud like to 0) welcome setter Dea ard Devil Hel, ood Meetin hello to newcomers (Diane ond David "hem for 1) Tuesday's Sa decd Wen, 2 Healy), and thanks for coming along meeting where it = Tuesday SOTA ‘esplain swimming pool closed till warmer the high ether fuel bil foo high ~ the toring peek # ferthcoming should remoin closed until the summer : rm. i ae ce aaa in the villoge bell alls already taken, local shops happy Box wh Ney Co fer wh) a PL ae ee ere Soe Forty-four stolholders have clrecdy 5) terials | Ritcttsme on aldo rere alate Bes 10 6 mene book of leks Tine Binet rman tl | pen a ee in eras E laremont this, ao eres petreiichet 08 year, on June W8th, but as they con onk © Spa's lenving (neve jb), thank her for | echt wil cost £20 cach ‘hard work ee ite Cla Sie - 1) to Sylvia Carter “GR PPA neler yf OPE a wuld he 0 expe 1) nnn Se Ct in PLL in; somebody mentioned bor dedication 10 the Association, ie after oa vetings iGreen et Inn 12) ..... oe 1O @ncouroge more por an ‘month ny Om neers ‘our report on last months Anrwal | Le that afternoon meetings might be tek ya acs tee moe 2 |__— 77D Reading 12 @ Youwill read an article about art galleries and 3. The following phrases appear inthe atic, In what museums. Before you read, discuss the following. context do you thnk they wl appear? ‘hands-on perience «accessibility and 1 How often do you st at galeries / museurs? What incuveness + educational ole + ctl shift do you thnk ofthe? ‘arthtonans + coat of as 2. Look atthe tt of the article What do you think its b. Now read the article. For questions 1-6, choose conten willbe? which ofthe paragraphs (A-G) fitint the numbered gaps in the following magazine artide. ‘There is one paragraph you will not need. ~ Art Galleries Wake Up to Students’ Needs Behind the scenes at Britain’s museums a shake-up is underway to create a more lively learning experience for students How do you lean? Are you the analyst who trades in fects ond logic? Are you the imaginative learner who looks for personal meaning ond likes to share ideas? Or are you one of the many who needs to get the full hands-on ae bout what the golleres were trying to say cbout the a history of ort ond design ond to ersure we cotefed for our This has not Glways been the case. Not s0 long ogo, different torget audiences, We have gone out of our way miseums were bostions of _middle-closs_intellectual to artange exhibits in a voriety of different ways, so that snobbery: ortetocts were BSGEBET in gloss boxes, the galeries con be understood and enjoyed by everyone ceccomponied by short. dry. typewritten desciitions that fem school chidren to OAP's” were clmost quoronteed fo leave no one but the akeady [5 informed ony the wiser. Wik explains that this is no longer the way things work. “in the plonning of the new Bitihh Golleties, the education team wos brought in from day one, We wanted to be clecr ‘As in days of old, the exhibits stil vary from the very grand. 2 such os the Great Bed of Ware, to the everyday, such os & Theie days) Though museums Take Gccesblity ond Victorian mousetrap, But now, at ctferent times ond places inclusiveness for more seriously. In patt, this s becouse the in the galery, you ate invited to touch certain objects, try funding agreements with the Department of Cultue, on clothes, build chars, detign a coat of arms. watch videos Medic and Sport depend on them doing so. But it is also and induige in a host of other activites because of c cultural shift on the part of both the curators fg and schools. For hove students wailing e Projects on the Victorians or Tole the Victoria ond Abet Museum i Londen, for the Tudors, this is sure to example, Opened in 1852, it wor one ofthe fist muicums tum out to be @ tohave been founded with on ational pupere godsend And teachers. inming However, when the VBAs Biléh Gaetes reopen on 00, wil breathe o gh Noverber 22 after a tree-yeor cose foo _SEMMME ot solet for tne eccicts fore’ the rigour wm (pect na1 (etree caer educational ole to anew level ogert wast getting the most out of © schod tp, 78‘Among these many alternatives, the favourite for most schoo! kids is almost sure to be the two rooms of computer terminals where they can access as much information as they could want on any of the 3,000 exhibits. They then have the choice of either emailing them on to themselves at school or home. This is only part of its educational programme. It also runs, ‘out-of-hours schemes for primary and secondary schools in the Southwark educational action zone, as well as The chief curator admits that this new approach is really nothing more than common sense. However, as he shows ‘me round, it is immediately obvious ~ despite the gallery just how IER the changes really are. Whatever the case may be for you personally, these {questions concerning the ways people best lean are becoming increasingly more important to museums and galleries. Especially as they try to find new ways of engaging with their visitors and of attracting as wide an audience as possible. ‘The national curriculum now places much greater emphasis, (on the use of primary sources in teaching, and, instead of arranging one museum visit every five years or so, most schools will organise at least one outside visit per class per term, In turn, museums and galleries are busting a gut to establish themselves as first-rate educational facilities that ‘complement and add to classroom activities. ‘Art galleries were, if anything, worse; driven by the belief that art should be allowed to speak for itself, many exhibits had nothing beyond the title and the name of the artist by ‘way of explanation. All things considered, it was hard to avoid the impression that Britain's publicly owned collections were being curated by one bunch of art historians for the benefit of another. “The way galleries used to work,” says Christopher Wilk, ‘curator of the British Galleries, “is that a curator, who knew the objects, would choose the most interesting to put ‘on show and a designer would be brought in to arrange how they should be displayed. It was only at the end of the process, almost as an afterthought, that the education department would be asked to help with the interpretation of the objects.” * Text Analysis 413 Underline the parts ofthe text which helped you do the exercise, then compare with a partner. Based on the information in the text, rmake a list of the new features on offer in various museums / galleries. Do you have any ideas of your own? Discuss in ‘groups. * Vocabulary Practice 14 @ Explain the underlined phrases in the text. Match the highlighted words in the text with their synonyms below. ‘= precise * enclosed »* talented + renovation + revolutionary Look at this extract from the article. What does the underlined part mean? ‘the education team was boughtin from day one. Now mark the following phrases (S)if they mean the same thing as fom day one’, or (D)if they have a different ‘meaning, Explain the phrases you mark (0). 1. Samantha had known all along, S | want to get some things staight right from the start. 3. esbeen like this since time immemorial 4 Theey's to get the right traning from the word go. 5 Wecan't evaluate her yet; it's very cay days. 6 used to have to get up at the cack of dawn, * Discussion 15. @ What are art galleries/museums like in ‘your country? Are they elitist or ‘accessible? What would you change about them? What isthe importance of museums and galleries? Consider * calturahationalidenty * tourism * the image ofa ctycountry 79> Listening & Speaking istening - Part 1 1G 2 Youwill hear part of a radio interview about truancy. Before you listen, discuss the following. 1 Have you ever payed truant? Wy did you do it? ‘What was your teacher’ eaction? 2. What can be done to combat truancy? 3 Lookat ex. 16b. What kind of information i mising from each gap? (® Now listen to the recording. For questions 1-9, “Complete the sentences with a word or short phrase. You will hear the recording twice. The presenter suggests that the results of Glen's survey are [i The majority of students questioned [Z that they had played truant. Truancy is not related to a student's gender, ethnic background or [3 Glen's conclusion is that the [4 's responsible for encouraging truancy. Students are more likely to avoid lessons that do not require their [5 or Modern students are more [6 than those of the past. Decision-making isa useful Students would be more [8 10 go to school if they were corsulted about their lessons Truancy can show which teachers and teaching methods are [& © Do you agree that students should have a say in what is taught at school? Speaking - Part 2: Describe, Speculate, Eliminate S Learning 17 Work in pais. You will both look at the same sets of pictures, but in a different order. ‘You will look at some pictures showing children leaning various subjects. Student A, look at picture set 1A on page 121; Student B, look at picture set 1B on page 122. Do not look at each other's pictures <-> a. Describe two of the pictures, saying what the children are doing, and what subject they are being taught. DP b. Say which two pictures were not described. D social issues You will look at some scenes from university life. Student 8, look at picture set 2A on page 121; Student A, look at picture set 2B on page 122. Do not fook at each other's pictures Gui Describe two of the pictures, saying what is happening and what you think might happen next. <-> 4. Say which two pictures were not described. 18 (listen to two candidates doing the speaking tasks Above and compare their performance to that of your classmates. Assess your classmates in terms of: * grammar and vocabulary * discourse management * pronunciation * interactive communicationD communication * Asking for / giving information 49 @ Work in pairs. Look at the useful language box and make exchanges. Getting someone's attention Responding negatively © Bese me + fmsomn, | havent a due «Sony tobothertrouble you +m afraid ve no ides. . ‘© wonder if you coud help me + fm notat all sue Dene rally een information about student * Never heard oft omy tara dort adgpmeg ved Stating purpose + havent the sghtestfaintest idea, hapens ken eee ‘+ Emlocking for nformatin about) mata 4 *# dlike toenquie about ‘manoges offices, do you + Félike | need to speak to someone | Responding positively Be fis nmeTiceS about + Asfaras| knowrerember # im pretty sue Asking a question + tea feeing + Ldon't suppose you happen to know... | + Tiy the do you? + Have alook in the ‘= Youdon't happen to know... do you? ‘= Hove you any idea..? ‘Making a suggestion = Doyouhave any idea .? + The person to ask s * Couldyoutellme..? + Have a word with + Goandsee ‘+ Maybe you should talk to Work in pairs. Look at the floor plan of a bookshop. Make questions using the prompts, and use the information in the floor plan to answer ther. Use language from Ex. 19a. Clarkson's Books for All PS ei 1 Plato’s The Republic? ‘Sen bate ye, ou dot Pappen fn J° Technical manuals; cooking: whee coud find lato The Republi oyu? famly medicine; gardening B._Hove a look in the literature and philosophy © Cafeteria section onthe secondlooc dees ia 3 Thelatestom Clancy novel? * nternational press 44 Books on Mars? '5 Books about holidaying in Tukey? PETIA * tei etoks: erate es leads polities; uciness and marketing 7. Shakespear's Macbeth? 3 8 Amapof Edinburgh? 1 Academic textbooks: science, 9. George Ornelts 1964 on CD? 40. Abo0k on chihood illnesses? 11 Something to eat? 42. book with information about politics # Ava? ‘medicine and technology; CES BG a eed astronomy; ‘mathematics; computing, PEELED © information and check-out © Contemperary fiction; travel ‘books © CD-ROMs; Videos and DVDs; audio books ‘Encyclopaedia; Maps; Dictionaries; Reference books 81