UNIT I

IN THIS UNIT YOU

& l.rrn lanquaqe for talking about
w cultural ti.',d-s and impotant & i::1$ Work in pairs. Look at the pictures. Which of these
events things from the first decade of the new millennium do you
read about key events during a recognize or remember?
% recent decade: pronoun reference
ask and answer questions about
% people's lives during a specific
period in the past: asking
follow-up questions

ffi lirt"n to a talk about generational

trends

ffi *rite about an important event in

the past
watch a video about world events
in the new millennium

ffi i:lf; wort in pairs. What other things do you rernember

or know about from those years?
.&r What's that?
#; I thrnk tt's the frrst tPodrM.
r; Ah, yes! Do you remember when it first came out?
#: Yes, I thtnk tt was 2001 . I was still tn elementary school.
 Underline the characteristics that you think are typical of
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Millennials-the generation born after 1980. Then listen to a talk and
check your answers.
Millennials ...
r iearned to use technology as young chlldren . respecr auLhonry.
. are 'connected" rhrough social networks. . want to find a permanent job,
r are jnterested in gioba I issues. r prefer to work alone.
. are vetry self-confidenL. r prefer lo work in teams.

B Listen again and choose the correct answers.

1 What does the speaker say
is the main characteristic of
Millennials?
a) They're technology natives.
b) They're multicultural.
c) They'reself-confident.
z What do Millennials want 3 What characteristic makes
to do in their jobs? Millennials good at working in
a) stay with a company teams?
for a long time a) They're sociable.
b) work in other countries b) They're self-confident.
c) make decisions c) They're multicultural.

C @ Work in pairs. Are you a Millennial? If so, which of the

characteristics mentioned in the talk do you have?
A: l'm a Millennial, and I definitely know a lot about technology.
B; l'm a Millennial, too. l'm not very good with technology, but I like social networks.

A Do you use a computer? Check the things you use it for.

I sending and checking emails flshopping I playing games f]social networking
flother
B Read the article about the internet in the 21* Century. Write each of the words
in bold next to its definition.

Malry peopie all over the world started using the internet in the 'i 990s. One of the first things
people could use the internet for was email. Then, many cornpanies set up websites and started
selling their products online. Millions of people also started using the internet to play games,
dewnload music or n:cvies, *r b&og about their lives. lt became completely normal ts brsv.rse
the internet to find information instead of using books. ln the 21'tCentury, there wes an explcsion
ofsocial media use. People can now pe$t photos or status updates, and rnessage their friends on
Faeebcok. They can aiso g*ogle new business contaets, uXrload horne videos to youTube, ancj
tweet 0n their phones.

1 I write an online journal : s f] on the internet

2 n prt photos or videos on the internet 6 f] use the Google search engine to look for
someone/something :
3 f] look at different websites 7 I get files from the internet
4 I to put a message, photo, or blog entry 8 I write a short message using Twitter:
online :
C ffi the internet activities in Exercise B that you do often. Then
Cfrect<
compare with a partner.
A; I often download music, but I never shop online.
B: I use Twitter and Facebook a lot.
& LA{SGUA&E X*C G*f*Y'HXT Read the blog. How is Stephanie's life
different now?

What was I doing two years ago? That's easyl

I was studying for my last exam before graduation.
It was my final semester in college, and I was tal<ing
classes and working part-time at an e ectronics
store. I wasn't going out with friends b,ecause I dldn't
have timel Now l'm working, not studying, and l'm
socializing a ot more. Life is getting more interesting!

ANALY*E Read the text in Exercise A again.

F*rm Complete this table with examples from Exercise A. Then Look back at the blog and
choose the correct option to complete the rule below. circle the verbs that refer to
Stephanie's life two years ago.
Affirmative Negative Ouestion

/ tr t / {:: going out : What tsl I

for my last exam. wtth frrends . years ago?

He/She/ lt w as study tn g. He/She/tt wasn't going out. : What was he/she/it doing?
WeNou /They were studyi ng. We/You/They weren't going : What were we/you/ they doing?

We {orm the past progressive with waslwere and the ... form of a verb.
ar -ing tr: base

Fus:ct!*r'r Choose the correct option to complete the sentence.

r We use the past progressive to talk about something that... at a particular moment in the past.
*! started and finished b) was rn progress
* Pffi&CYIe€ Complete the blog with the past progressive form of the verbs in
parenthesis.

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w th my boyfriend at a high schoo party.

I iB: (s/eep)l was only five years o d in 'l 999
My family and I isl (w atch) the celebrations
on TV
W^ 15; (have) dinner at my grandparents'
house. n my country, we have a big family dinner on NewYear's Eve
L t6) (work) on a big project for a college ciass,
so I {;i (not celebrate) that night.

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ru*W Y*ei mG ET Work in pairs. Ask and answer questions about
what you were doing at particular moments in the past.
A: Kaylie, what were you doing at this time yesterday?
4.. I was worktng. Paul, what were you dorng /ast New Year's Eve at midnight?
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b)
c) Iike it?

B Now read the conversation and put the follow-up questions from
Exercise A in the correct place. Listen again and check.
Lisa: it! you! How are you?
Hey, Jessie! I can't believe
Jessie: l'm good, thanks. I think the last time we saw each other was in the summer three
years ago. I went to Mexico after that. I was living with my brother for a while.
Lisa: (1)
Jessie: Oh, I was traveling and working in a restaurant there.
Lisa: (2)
Jessie: Yeah. lt was great! 1s1
Lisa: Well, the last time I saw you I was working with my dad, but r wasn't enjoying it
very much.
Jessie: (4)
Lisa: Well, we ...

c !E work in pairs. Ask and answer these questions. Use folow-up

questions.
r What were you doing in 2009? A,: What were you doing in 2009?
z What were you doing this time last year? B: lwas living in Chicago.
s Where were you living five years ago? A: Really? How come?
+ Who were you living with two years ago?

A Match the adjectives with the pictures.

'l upset about s interested in
z excited about o worried about
a amazed by z surprised by
+ angry at s happy about

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B @ work in pairs. Make a list of important events during your life. Tell
your partner how you reacted to each event.
A: I wasabout ten when Michael Jackson died, so I remember that. I was shocked by it.
B: I remember when Barack obama became president. I was really excited!
A EIOS Listen to the pronunciation of these words. Notice that the first vowel in words
with e at the end has a'long' sound.
at ate hid hide hop hope mad made not note us use

B Listen again and categorize the words in the tab1e.

'short'vowel i 'long'vowel
mad :. made

C @o*, ffi work in pairs. Practice these sentences. Then listen and check.
't He hid the note in the cake. 3 They made us hide the bikes.
z I hope you are not playing that game I hate 4 We're going to arrive late!

whot the pronouns refer to. Usuolly this informotion comes in

Kalr esents sf t*'ie AS&S$

"My family was living there at the time, before we "l remember that it happened just at the end of the summer.
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moved to the U.S.A. for my father's job. (r) They It's usual to get (6) them at that time of year, but everyone was
were fantastic! lt was like being at the center of the worried. They knew it was a big storm. A lot of people left New
universe for two weeks. Our athletes did really well. Orleans, but many stayed. When the storm hit, it caused a lot of
Of course, (21 we all really wanted {3) them to win! I damage. I saw it on TV here in Argentina. But the big problem
know they were really expensive, but it was a once- was with the floods. t7) They totally destroyed some parts of
in-a-lifetime experience. I was too young to be one of the city. A lot of places in the city are below sea level, and when
the volunteers back then was only but I loved the water came out of the lake, l8l they were flooded. I went
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seeing {4) them in their amazing clothes. I really there a few years ago. Everything was getting back to normal,
wanted to be a volunteer, too!" but it was still shocking to see some of the effects."

A Read this magazine article about important events of the 2000s.

Write the correct event above each description. There is one event that
is not described.
The 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing The blackout in New York City in 2003 Hurricane Katrina in 2005

B Look at the pronouns in bold in Exercise A. Who or what does each one
refer to? Write the number of the pronoun that refers to each of these things.
Text 1 Text 2
a) the athletes n city
e) places in the t]
b) the Olympic Games n f) hurricanes t]
c) the volunteers tr s) the floods tr
d) the writer and her family t] h) the hurricane I
C Answer the questions about the details of the stories. Then scan the stories
quickly to check your answers.
r Where was Lien living during the event she describes? 4 What was the biggest problem?
a Does she think the Olympic Games were a good thing s Why were lots of places affected?
or a bad thing for the country?
s Was Rodrigo in the U.S.A. when the disaster happened?
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& Leruffi{J&*ffi HF* **rugffiHY Read the article.
Why does Carol use the word "miracle,,?

Carol Simmons met Barbara and Sonia while she was

staying in a hotel in Phuket, Thailand.

On December 26th the three women were at the

hotel pool. The sun was shining. Carol was reading
while her friends were swimming. Then it happened.
Carol was looking up at the beautiful sky when she
saw an enormous wall of water. Seconds later, the
tsunami crashed over them. They were under water
for about two minutes, but fortunately, all three d*
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looking for friends and family members. Carol was
very worried about her friends, but while she was Clauses with when and while can go at the beginning or
walking around and calling their names, she heard the end of the sentence. Use a comma after a when or
an answer! When she looked behind her, she saw while clause at the beginning of a sentence:
Barbara and Sonia walking toward her. Sonia was lwas working at a law office when I met my girlfriend.
holding Barbara's hand and a Thai man was helping When I met my gidfriend, lwas working at a law office.
her walk. "lt was a miracle!" Carol says.

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Look back at the text. Do the words

when and while re{er to time or place?
ffi ef*eLYH# Read the text in Exercise A again.
Fur:e ti** Choose the correct option to complete the sentences in column 1.
Then complete column 2 with examples from Exercise A.
Past progressive The sun ili
We use the past progressive to describe the Carol .,:j
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Simple past lhe tsunami i5\ over Carol.
We use the simple past to describe the {e} !.;attq::;:;:;:) All three women i6j

when and while She was looking up at the beautrful sky

We use the past progressive to ta k about an action is,: she saw an enormous wall
that was in progress when another short action of water.
happened. We use the simple past for the short action She met Barbara and Sonia r.uli
We use :-: ., ../ : to introduce the action ;n she was staytng in a hotel rn Phuket.
progress. We use {E} ir,rr:i--1-. / ,..uh;ie to introduce the
short action.
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/ She was living in Mexico when she met

her husband.
X She lived in Mexico while she was
meeting her husband.
X She was living in Mexico while she was
meeting her husband.
 C PRACTICE Complete the text with the correct form of the verbs in
parentheses.
Many Thais and tourists from other countries (1) ... .. . (enjoy) a beautiful day at
the beach on December26,2004. The sun (21 .... ..,...-."......... .... (shine), and a light breeze
(3) (come) from the ocean. lt seemed like a perfect place for a relaxing
vacation. But while some people (4) ., (swim), they (s) .. . (notice)
that the water around them was moving away from the beach. Others (6) ., .. . ... ,.,..,
(/ook) atthe beautiful ocean viewwhen theysuddenly lzt . .. (see) a wave that
looked like a wall. ltwas 30 meters high, and sadly, most people could not escape.
The Indian Ocean tsunami was one of the worst disasters in history.

D ffi lT Work in pairs. Use the prompts to tell your

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partner about an experience in your life. The experience can be positive
or negative.
A: While I was studying for my exams, my mom got sick. lt was a difficult time.
B: I was travelrng tn Latrn Amertca when I got my exam scores.

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A Read about this person's experience. Does the accident happen
to the writer of the story or to someone else?

hen l wcrs obout 12, I went with my Icrmily to Morlne

Lond to see the oquorium crnd the mqrine onimcrls.
While we were there, we went to cr dolphin show,
The dolphins were doing o lot of tricks, ond some of the troiners ry
were swimming with them. My little brother wos stcrnding next tr"- t' ' ;::

to me, While I wos wotchrng the show, I heord o blg splosh, My

brotherwosinthewoter|IyeI1ed,''Dod,Sommy,sinthewoter|,,
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My dod lumped in the wcrter when he sow Sommy in the tonk,
but Sommy disoppeored under the woterl While my dod wos
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swimming oround, looking for Sommy, I scrw on enormous groy 1 ..:
shcrpe neqr him, The dolphin's heod ccrme out of the woter, qnd -l- . . j
rt wos holding my brother in its mouthl When it sow my dod, It
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swom to him ond put Sommy in his orms! It wcs o reolly scory ffiS.., *,., ,,,,,,,::

experience, but thqnks to thot dolphin, my little brother wos fine,

B Think of an event or experience that you want to write about.

It can be something that happened to you personally, or that you
heard about on the news or from another person. Complete the notes.

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\.t/Aotyu, or otler yeolole drd u.rlezn il layycznezd: What happened after'...?
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l/o* yr,u c;r ctler pecyle {ell , c,r wki tle evcznl wa; \a:Le=: How dtd you feel when/after ...?
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c Use your notes to write about the event.

D ffi work in pairs. Read each other's stories. Ask questions

to get more information about your partner's story.

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lden,tify resources that can give you that information.

Find useful information.

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check what the students have to do.
il do research on a specific topic
I find out about all three topics
ff, write an essay
il pr"pur" notes for an oral report

Class assignment
hIr;i.i:f l. ,riii1 r:;.:Iii-iri: lilltThe New Millennium

Form small groups. Choose one of the three topics below and find out as much
as possible about it. Use the questions as a guide. Use a variety of information
sources for your research. Prepare a short report to present to your group.

I The first decade of the 2'l st Century

What were some important local or world events during that decade?
What were people doing when they heard about each of these events?
How did they feel, and what did they do when they heard the news?

l: Culture and entertainment

What were people doing for fun at the beginning of the decade? At the end?
What were the popular movies, books, bands, etc., of the decade?
what important events happened in the world of culture ancl entertainment
during the decadeT
J Technology
How were people communicating at the beginning of the decade? At the end?
How did communication and social media influence important events?
What were some of the big technology successes and failures of the decade?

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B ffi work in small groups. Look at the resources people
can use to find out information. What are the advantages and
disadvantages of each one?
Resources i Advantages Disadvantages

books/newspa pers/ma gazines

official websites from organizatio

9OVern ments, etc.
online encyclopedias

blogs and online chat rooms

other people (teacher, parents, etc.)

other resources

D ffi Resources you can use for your topic are your
teacher and your classmates. Find out as much
information as you can from them and make notes.
A: Do you remember any tmportant events from 2000 to 2009?
B: Yes, I remember Hurricane Katrina. My cousin and her family were
living in New Orleans, and we were really worried!
A: Oh, wow! What were they doing when the hurricane arrtved?
B: They were driving. They were leaving the city.

E ffi Sfr"r" the information you found out with your group.

REFLECT ... How con the

skill of identifying sources of
informotion be useful to you in
Work qnd Coreer ond Self qnd
Society?

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A Complete the sentences with the words in the box. (8 points)
blog browse download google online post tweet upload

r l'm going to *- a home video

to an online file-sharing site so my friends can see it.
2 James can some music from the internet onto your Mp3 player.
-...-...-.,----*"..-.-'.-*--
3 lt's easy to shop --""--*-.*.-"""*..,.-. You just click to order something and pay with a credit card.
+ You can't use more than 140 characters in a....-..,*.-- They are very short.
s Paul likes to the internet for an hour before he starts work.
o Why don't you - the name of that book you wanted to find?
z When my sister went to Thailand, she wrote a "-"-.-*,,.,-,--*-...,.-. about her experiences there.
a Can you show me how to ,*-*,* -*-,---- a status update on Facebook?

B Match the beginnings 7-7 with the endings a-g.(7 points)

r l'm very worried a) in animals.
z We were very shocked b) about losing my phone. It was new.
s l'm really excited .) about John. Hes two hours late.
+ I am amazed d) about my vacation in Thailand. I can,t wait!
s l'm studying zoology because l'm interested by Michael Jackson,s death. lt was so unexpected.
a My sister is angry
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{) at how good Jake is at using a computer-he,s three!
z I was upset s) at her boyfriend because he didn't call her last night.

SCORE: /15

complete the sentences with the simple past or past progressive form
of the verbs in parentheses. (15 points)
1 A: What"--*-*"-. you *---.-,...,..--..-...,-. (do)when Icalled you last night?
B: I -**-**-**---..--.-.(watch) a TV show about music from about 15 years ago. lt was really badl
z The story begins on a stormy night. The wind _-.,_..*...,.- (blow) and it _*_.^-_*- (rain).
..,._._...---_

3 I -.-"-.--*.*--*-** (see) Greg yesterday. He _ (walk) in the park.

+ While we ***-'.-*--.- --*- (play) soccer, Katy --.-.-*...* (break) her foot.
5 A: What -*.*-'- you *"****'*-*- (/isten) to a minute ago? lt was really good.
B: l .*-*...*.*-.-.---* (playl a CD by The Foo Fighters.
o we -. (/ive) in costa Rica when my younger brother -- (start) school.
z I couldn't come to the door because I -*---**-*' -....---. (take) a shower when you arrived.
e We ..." (watch) TV when the electricity .._._.*..--_^-_,.__.*. (9o) off.

SCORE: /15