Unit 4 4

It is not what it
seems

Focus on ...
It is not what it seems 145
Acting 163

The basics
Reported speech 152

Job hopping
Visual arts 158

Shuffle
Legends of the Channel
Islands 156

Digging deeper
Reliable sources, the
CRAAP-test 159

How to …
Invoices 161

Reading matters
Theatre: Oscar Wilde,
The Importance of
Being Earnest 166

Bizz app
Daniel Radcliffe 170

On the spot

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 How gullible are you?
1) First watch the excerpt from the Matrix. What is it about?
2) Which pill would you take? The red one or the blue one?
3) Tick the boxes of the things you think exist.
4) Then compare and discuss your answers with your neighbour.

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: movement of physical objects by the
mind without use of physical means
ghosts
people
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a special sense bey ell, d palm reading the moon
vision, hearing, sme
touch and tast
reincarnation
aliens

déjà Atlantis
astrology and
horoscopes

witches vu
past life regression:
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are
(such as vampir ) : a meeting where people
try to believed to be me mo rie s of
fairies, mermaids…
communicate with the
spirits of dead past liv es
people

If you ticked less than 4 boxes –
Free thinker
Welcome to the top 5%. You’re a true
free thinker and a person who is well
informed about the reality in which
you live. Although you may have been
easily manipulated earlier in life, you
eventually became critical of what you
observe and experiences. If you were
in The Matrix, you would have taken the
red pill, completed the combat train-
ing, and started fighting (and beating)
agents from day one.
If you ticked between 4 and 12
boxes – Learner
As a Learner, you’re smart enough to
know better, yet you’re still not fully
informed about reality. Around 15%
of the population are Learners. You
have the critical thinking skills to be
a truly free individual, but you haven’t
exercised them enough yet. From
time to time, you’re still manipulated
by the powers that be, although you
frequently learn from those mistakes
and refuse to be exploited again. If
you were in The Matrix, you would have
taken the red pill, but you would still
be in a state of mild disbelief about
the nature of reality.
If you ticked more than 12 boxes –
Mind slave
Even though you think you are a free
person living in a free society, all your
beliefs, decisions and behaviours have
been decided for you. You are easy to
manipulate and if you were in The Ma-
trix, you would definitely take the blue
pill. You think you’re living in the real
world, but you’re actually plugged in
to a propaganda machine that shapes
your reality for you.

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1 Focus on … It is not what it seems

1a Look at the pictures and discuss. What do you know about these topics / creatures?
Personal answer.

a 2 b 3 c 1

d 5 e 6 f 4

1b Read the newspaper articles and match them with the pictures above.

1 One Saturday afternoon in 1917
a pinwheel hat:
a hat that is attached to
your hair by using long
hairpins.
5 garden with Elsie’s father’s camera.
Source: www.bbc.co.uk/
bradford/sense_of_place/
unexplained/cottingley_
fairies.shtml
Next stop, Fairyland!
Once upon a time it was thought fairies could be found at the bottom of a
garden in Bradford.
two Bradford cousins, 10-year old
Frances Griffiths and 17-year old
Elsie Wright, went out into the
On their return they claimed they
had seen fairies at the bottom of
the garden next to Cottingley Beck
and they had even photographed
1
10 them! Throughout her life Frances
always maintained the fairies were
real but five years before her death
Elsie Wright decided to come clean.
Speaking on the BBC programme
15 Nationwide in 1983 Elsie
explained: “At that time women
wore great big pinwheel hats*, you
know, with great big crowns and
they have to take their hat pins
20 about this long.” If fashions had
been different then there may well
have been no Cottingley fairies.
Some people do not accept Elsie’s
explanation. They think it would be
25 very, very difficult to photograph
fairies on hat pins without
something showing.”

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 2

Huge crop circles appear in field in Germany

246 feet:
approximately 75 metres
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk/
news/worldnews/europe/
germany/11000843/Huge-
crop-circles-appear-in-field-
in-Germany.html
Thousands of people trek to a Bavarian
farmer’s field in southern Germany to check
out a mysterious set of crop circles which were
first spotted by a hot air balloonist.
1 The ornate design printed into the crops was discovered by a
balloonist last week and news of the find quickly spread online.
The circle, which appeared in a wheat field bordering the Raisting
Satellite Earth Station communications facility, resembles an
5 ornament with ring-shaped features.
Farmer Christoph Huttner, who owns the wheat field
near Weilheim, couldn’t be reached for comment on Wednesday,
but he told local media earlier that he didn’t create the circle
himself.
10 He suggested students on summer holiday may have cut the
image, which has a 246 feet* diameter, into his field.
Many visitors to the field questioned whether the elaborate design
was created by humans, given its precise manner.

Has Apple maps found the Loch Ness Monster? 3

1 Since its inception in the
doctored photos:
photos that have been
manipulated
a boat wake:
the trail that is left behind
in the water by a boat
A mysterious shadowy form spotted using Apple’s satellite map app has
Nessie believers convinced that the sea monster has been found.
picts a shadowy form of “It looks like a boat
sixth century, the legend of around 100 feet in length 25 wake*, but the boat is
the Loch Ness Monster has with something akin to missing. We’ve shown it
endured unreliable sight- 15 flippers in the water of to boat experts and they
5 ings, doctored photos* the Loch Ness. don’t know what it is.”
and faked footprints, but “We’ve been looking at it After studying the image
a mysterious satellite im- for a long time trying to 30 for six months, and with

Source:
www.telegraph.co.uk/
news/newstopics/
howaboutthat/10775966/Has-
Apple-maps-found-the-Loch-
Ness-Monster.html
age has given fresh hope
to believers of the elusive
10 Scottish sea creature.
The image, taken by an
Apple map satellite, de
work out exactly what it apparently no other obvi-
20 is,” Gary Campbell, pres- ous explanation, the Club
ident of the Official Loch has concluded that shad-
Ness Monster Fan Club, ow is probably the Loch
told the Daily Mail. 35 Ness Monster.

a manatee: Were mermaids real? New theory suggests ‘aquatic 4

a large water animal with
front legs and a strong tail
but no back leg
a hominid:
any of the two-legged
mammals, extinct
or living, including
chimpanzees, gorillas,
humans and orang-utans
Source:
www.dailymail.co.uk/
sciencetech/article-2148761/
Were-mermaids-real-New-
theory-suggests-aquatic-apes-
account-legends.html
apes’ might account for legends
1 Sightings of mermaids are often
ascribed to sea-weary mariners
mistaking large animals such
as manatees* for the mythical
5 creatures. But a new theory suggests
they might have seen ‘sea apes’
instead.
‘It’s a very radical theory on human
evolution, but we have approached
10 an age-old myth and really chased
its origins,’ Animal Planet’s Charlie
Foaley told Fox News.
The ‘aquatic ape’ theory – that a
separate strand of primates evolved
15 to live in the sea – is often dismissed
as pseudoscience. Early hominids
certainly lived near the sea – and
were sailing surprisingly early.
Fox’s new documentary argues that
20 as apes evolved into ‘pre-human’
hominids, some evolved to live in
water. This strand died out, but for
a time, there were aquatic ape-like
creatures.

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Source:
www.theguardian.com/world/
video/2013/oct/17/yeti-dna-
research-bigfoot-video
ghoulish:
horrible, terrible
Source: www.independent.
co.uk/news/science/vampire-
therapy-young-blood-may-
reverse-ageing-9323042.html
‘Yeti’ DNA research may
have finally solved the
mystery of ‘bigfoot’
1 A genetic match has been found between the
yeti and an ancient polar bear, after DNA
research on strands of hair. Sightings of yetis,
also known as the abominable snowman or
5 bigfoot, have been recorded for centuries.
Now tests on hair samples have found a
match with the polar bear and scientists
believe there could be a subspecies of brown
bear in the high Himalayas that has been
10 mistaken for the mythical beast.
VAMPIRE THERAPY:
young blood may reverse ageing
1 It sounds like the stuff of vampire
films, but scientists have shown that
an infusion of young blood can
reverse signs of ageing.
5 Although the ghoulish* experiment
was conducted on laboratory mice,
the next step could involve a study
of elderly humans. The researchers
believe young blood may contain
10 natural chemicals that turn back the
clock to rejuvenate the ageing brain.
In the study, blood from three-
month-old mice was repeatedly
injected into 18-month-old mice
15 near the end of their natural life span.
The ‘vampire therapy’ improved the
performance of the elderly mice
in memory and learning tasks.
Structural, molecular and functional
20 changes were also seen in their
brains.
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5
Evidence was seen of new
connections forming in the
hippocampus, a brain region vital
25 to memory and sensitive to ageing.
Ageing mice given eight infusions
of young blood over three weeks
improved their performance in
mental tests. Infusions of blood from
30 other elderly mice had no effect.
What caused the changes is still
unknown, but it appears to involve
activation of a protein called Creb in
the hippocampus that helps regulate
35 certain genes.
Dr Eric Karran, from the dementia
charity Alzheimer’s Research
UK, described the results as
“interesting”, but added that “the
40 study does not investigate the type
of cognitive impairment that is seen
in Alzheimer’s disease”.
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2a Match the underlined words from the articles with their definition. Don’t forget to check for the
context. Watch out, in the articles there are four underlined words left. What do they mean?

1) a strand a) carefully prepared and detailed

2) to claim b) to reject
3) elaborate c) a piece
4) an infusion d) to say that something is true although it has not been proved and
other people may not believe it
5) to dismiss e) adding something to something else
6) weary f) to show an image of somebody / something
7) to ascribe g) cannot be trusted or depended on
8) to depict h) to go through something difficult and deal with it without giving up
9) unreliable i) to consider that something is caused by a particular thing
10) to endure j) making you feel tired or bored

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

c d a e b j i f g h

2b Complete the sentences below with the words from exercise 2a.
1) Josh doesn’t really like to sing in the choir anymore.
He told his mother he is … of it. weary
2) Amanda said she was going to make the presentation, but she
didn’t. She is so … . unreliable
3) After his injury, Ben needed a blood … . infusion
4) The murderer … he was innocent. claimed
5) He doesn’t want to go to the eye doctor. He … his blurry ascribes
vision to a lack of sleep.

6) The teacher … his subject because someone else already dismissed

chose the same.

7) The training to become a soldier is hard. You have to be able

to … a lot. endure
8) I love artist such as J. M. W. Turner, as he tries to … nature as depict
a divine creation.

9) The principal gave an … speech on bullying. elaborate

10) Elizabeth was over the moon when she got hold of a … of strand
hair of her favourite pop star.

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2c What do you think about the articles? Discuss the following questions. Personal answer.
• Are these articles real do you think?
• Which article is the most / least interesting to you? Why?
• Do you believe in the supernatural? Why / why not?

3 Watch the excerpt of World of Mysteries, On the Trail of Bigfoot and answer the questions.
1) Where is Bigfoot said to be living?

2) Has the creature actually been seen?

3) What characteristics are ascribed to Bigfoot in the documentary?

4) Why is it so important to find the creature?

5) Do people have evidence of its existence? What?

4 Watch a second excerpt of World of Mysteries about crop circles and answer the questions.
1) Why were crop circles initially feared?

2) What happened to the circles over the years?

3) Where and when was the new huge crop circle spotted?

4) Who spotted the phenomenon for the first time?

5) Does farmer Bryan Read attach value to the circle? What was his reaction?

5 Imagine you’re a professor being interviewed during a talk show,

expressing your opinion on the previous two videos. Personal answer.

Provide a concise but clear answer to the questions below:

• “Professor, do you believe in creatures like Bigfoot?”

• “Professor, do you believe in a phenomenon like crop circles and who
could have made those circles?”

Use at least four new words you’ve learnt. Use the expressions from the
green box to clarify your opinion.

in my experience – in my opinion – some people say that – I believe that – personally, I think
– as far as I’m concerned – I’d say that – in my view

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6a Read the two reader’s letters. Personal answer.
Sam Topper read an article on UFOs and aliens in The Independent. In that article Mr Zane Seltser says
that those phenomena are not real.
Mr Topper, however, thinks Mr Seltser is incorrect and therefore writes the following letter to the
newspaper.

Dear Mr Seltser

I read your article about UFOs and aliens in

yesterday's newspaper with great interest. I see that
you put a lot of effort in your research. You watched
the sky carefully and you talked to several people at
several observatories around the world.

However, I still believe UFOs and aliens are very

real. I experienced alien abduction myself and I know
for sure that they exist. I have spoken to several
other people who have seen UFOs and who have been in
contact with aliens.

I think it is sad that you have not interviewed

people who have been in contact with aliens and
therefore I believe that your research is lacking
important information.

With kind regards

Sam Topper

On the other hand, Carol Green read the same article and she believes that Mr Zane Seltser has finally
proven that aliens do not exist. She is happy with the article and shows that clearly in her letter.

Dear Mr Seltser
I am so happy to see someone finally took the research into UFOs and
aliens to another level. You haven’t based your evidence on people who
claim to have seen UFOs or aliens, but have no proof of it. Those
people, as you said in your article, probably only dreamt about it and
think it is real.
You came up with real scientific evidence, you talked to observatories
all over the world to make sure that your personal findings were backed
up. You spent years on this research and you have a degree in astronomy
which gives you the credentials you need for this kind of research.
I must say, well done, Sir!
With kind regards
Carol Green
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6b Now, it is up to you to choose one of the newspaper articles from exercise 1b and write a short
reader’s letter yourself. Use the examples and the questions below to guide you.
Make sure it will be printed in tomorrow’s newspaper! Personal answer.
What? Write a reader’s letter to the newspaper reacting to one of the articles in exercise 1.
Why? To prove you know how to express your opinion about strange phenomena.
What matters? Correct use of the tenses, originality, structure, correct references to the article and
your sources.
How? 1) Choose the article that is the most newsworthy in your opinion.
2) State whether you agree or disagree.
3) Explain what you like or dislike in the article.
Are there any misunderstandings?
Anything that hasn’t been explained well?
Something that you appreciate about the research that has been done?
4) Mention whether you have read something about the subject or related to the subject
in another newspaper or magazine or whether you have heard something on the
news.
Did it contradict what you read here?
5) Use the Internet to back up your findings.

7 Interview a classmate. Personal answer.

Round 1
Team up with a partner. One of you is the interviewer and asks questions about a myth you have heard
about recently. Try to ask as many questions as possible in two minutes. Take notes of the answers.

Round 2
Switch roles with your partner.

Round 3
Keep your notes; you will need them later on to report about each other’s stories.

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 2 The basics But he said …
8 Can you guess from this reporter’s comments what secret identity the interviewed people have?
Match their identity to the correct logo.
1) Clark Kent told me he had superhuman strength.

2) He confessed that he was actually gossiping like a girl.

3) Diana Prince informed me that she was a nurse in real life but was actually specialised in
Amazonian martial arts.

4) Bruce Wayne claimed that he did not have any special powers. He whispered to me that he used
tools to make up for that.

1 2 3 4

It’s Superman It’s Gossip Girl It’s Wonder Woman It’s Batman

logo c logo d logo a logo b

a b c d

9 Discuss. Personal answer.

• What other people do you know with a secret identity?
• Do they have superpowers?
• Why do they have to keep their identity a secret?

10 Have a look at all the underlined verbs in exercise 8. What verb can you use to replace them with?
to say

Reporting verbs
These verbs are called reporting verbs and are used to report somebody’s words that have been
said earlier. Common reporting verbs are say, tell, believe, claim, reply and ask.
e.g. “I am a Frenchman.” He said he was a Frenchman.

11a People with secret identities often have to tell lies to keep their identity safe. Still, they confessed
a lot of things to our reporter. Can you cross out the incorrect sentences of the reporter?

I always have
to lie to Lois
Lane.

1) ❏ Clark Kent said I always have to lie to Lois Lane.

❏ Clark Kent said she always had to lie to Lois Lane.
❏ Clark Kent said he always had to lie to Lois Lane.

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I am going
2) ❏ Bruce Wayne said he was going to visit
to visit my mother this
my mother this afternoon, or at least,
afternoon, or at least,
that is what my assistant thinks.
that is what my assistant
❏ Bruce Wayne said he was going to visit thinks.
his mother that afternoon, or at least,
that is what his assistant thought.
❏ Bruce Wayne said she was going to visit her mother that
afternoon, or at least that is what her assistant thinks.

I am so
happy to be here,
even though I must
warn you that I can’t
stay long.

3) ❏ Diana Prince said that I am so happy to be in the studio, even

though I have to warn her not to stay long.
❏ Diana Prince said that she was happy to be in the studio, even
though she had to warn me that she couldn’t stay long.
❏ Diana Prince said that I was happy to be here, even though she
didn’t want to stay long.

11b Look at the correct sentences of the reporter. What do you notice about:
• personal pronouns Personal answer.
• verbs
• time indications
• places

Reported speech

direct speech reported / indirect speech

verbs
present simple past simple
I visit London every year. Brian said he visited London every year.
present continuous past continuous
I am visiting London. He said he was visiting London.
present perfect simple past perfect simple
I have been to London. He said he had been to London.
past simple past perfect simple
I went to London. He said he had been to London.
past continuous past perfect continuous
I was visiting London. He said he had been visiting London.
past perfect simple past perfect simple
I had been to London. He said he had been to London.
future future
I am going to visit London. He said he was going to visit London.

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 direct speech reported / indirect speech
modal verbs
will would
I will go to London. He said he would go to London.
can could
I can go to London. He said he could go to London.
may might
I may go to London. He said he might go to London.
must had to
I must go to London. He said he had to go to London.

personal pronouns
He said: “You are one of the nicest people I He said I was one of the nicest people he knew.
know.”

demonstrative words & adverbials of time and place

this / these that / those
here there
now then
yesterday the day before
last week the previous week
today that day
or you can mention the exact time, date and place

12 Confessions of superstars: turn below sentences into reported speech so you can send them to
the editor of a gossip magazine. Choose from the reporting verbs in the green box.

to confess – to warn – to reveal – to say – to tell – to claim – to inform

1) Katy Perry: “I kissed a girl and I liked it!”

Katy Perry confessed that she had kissed a girl and she had liked it.
2) Lady Gaga: “I am using a pink wig for my next music video.”
Lady Gaga revealed that she was using a pink wig for her next music video.
3) Jamelia: “Beyoncé and Jay Z are not a real couple. They are pretending to be one, just for the
money.”
Jamelia claimed that Beyoncé and Jay Z were not a real couple. They were pretending to be
one, just for the money.
4) Iggy Azalea: “I have never worn a bathing suit in my life. I find it restricting.”
Iggy Azalea told that she had never worn a bathing suit in her life. She found it restricting.
5) Adele: “I'd rather sing rap, but my parents don’t like it.”
Adele informed that she’d rather sing rap, but her parents didn’t like it.

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13 Listen to another five confessions of superstars and turn them into reported speech using one of
the verbs from the green box.

to confess – to warn – to reveal – to say – to tell – to claim – to inform

1)
1) Stacy Keibler revealed George and she had split up, but they would stay friends.

2)
2) George Clooney revealed that Stacy thought they were going to stay friends. He hates her.
3) The Spice Girls claimed that they were getting back together to sing during the next Olympics.
3)
4) Dawn French warned she was an outrageous flirter and she wanted to kiss the winner of the
4)
Superstar competition.
5)
5) Kylie Minogue said before she went on stage, she always said a prayer

14a Note down ten things you can remember anyone has said during the lesson up to now. Work in
pairs and use indirect speech to share your notes with your classmate.
Personal answer.

14b Now can you remember some things that were said during the following situations?
Personal answer.
• Last lesson
• Yesterday’s news
• The film excerpt you saw about Bigfoot

15 Amelia told a big lie to her parents and hoped her boyfriend would help her. But…
Read the story and turn the sentences between quotations marks (“ ”) into reported speech.

1 I was at my boyfriend Jack’s house and had lied to my parents that I was
at my best friend Sarah’s house.
I forgot the time and got home past midnight. While I was on the way,
my parents called my best friend Sarah…

5 Parents: Hi Sarah, do you know

where Amelia is?
Sarah: “She left about half an hour
ago.”
Parents: “Ok, but we are worried. She
10 hasn’t arrived yet.”

So my friend called me, while I was

on my way home...
Sarah: “Amelia, your parents called! You have to leave now!”

I told her that I was on my way already and that she was the best friend
15 ever for warning me!
When I came home, I had to lie to my parents… again… Where had I
been all that time?
Me: “I left Sarah’s house at 10 o’clock. But I had a flat tyre when I drove onto
Main Street.”

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 20 Parents: “Why didn’t you call us? You know we can always come and help.”
Me: “It was near Jack’s house, so I called him and he helped me.”

Of course, my parents were going to check. So I called Jack to inform him,

so he could help me out.

Me: “I lied to my parents and they are going to call you to check. If they ask
25 something, answer that I had a flat tyre at around ten past ten in your street.”
My parents: “Jack, thank you for helping Amelia. We really appreciate it.
Can you come on Sunday for lunch?”

Jack: “She had a flat tyre at around ten past ten in your street.”

Guess what? I broke up with him…

16 Have you ever told lies? Confess a lie to your neighbour and write down his / her confession,
using the correct rules for reporting something.
Personal answer.

17 Remember the interview you did with your neighbour about the myths they heard about?
Take out your notes and write down what you learnt as a reporter.
Personal answer.

3 Shuffle Rumour has it… Legends of the Channel

Islands

18 On the map below you can see the Channel Islands. Study them and answer the questions.
Personal answer.
Southampton
ENGLAND 1) These islands belong to a country.
Portsmouth
To which country do you think they belong?
Plymouth
Weymouth
2) Have you ever heard of these islands?

English Channel 3) Have you ever visited them?

Alderney
Channel
Islands Cherbourg
Sark
Guernsey

Jersey
FRANCE
Gulf of St. Malo

Brest

19 Try to find some information about them on the Internet and write down your findings on:

1) location 3) inhabitants 5) legends

2) languages spoken 4) economy

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20 The islands are very small but full of folklore and they have several myths. Read the story below
and answer the questions.
Spanish ships on the rocks
1 During the autumn of 1495 a
great storm hit the west coast of
Jersey. To the residents of this
part of the island a storm meant
5 only one thing – shipwrecks.
Once any ships had hit the rocks,
they rushed to steal treasure from
the wreck.
On the third day of the storm, a
10 band of men gathered on top of
the cliffs and watched for ships.
Eventually, they saw five great
ships sailing towards the coast,
in great distress. But the men did
15 not signal, as they could see that
the ships were Spanish, and were
probably full of treasure.
There was a momentary lull in
the storm, and the Spanish sailors
20 saw the coast. Judging that it
was too dangerous to land, they
managed to steer the ships away
from the coast.
The wreckers were furious – they
25 rushed to the most hazardous part
of the coast and lit several fires, as
if to guide the ships to safety. The
Source: www.theislandwiki.
org/index.php/Spanish_
Spanish saw the fires and headed
ships_on_the_rocks towards them, believing it to be
1) Why are the inhabitants of Jersey happy when a ship sinks?
2) Why were the wreckers furious when the Spanish ships saw in time that they could not land safely?
3) What did the wreckers use to lure the Spanish into landing on their island anyway?
4) How did the wreckers die?
5) Why did they die in that way?
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30 safe. Too late they realised that
they had been tricked, and as
they saw the wreckers dancing
round the fires, the ships struck
the rocks and broke up.
35 The fifth ship was the greatest of
the fleet, and stayed afloat. On the
deck of the ship were an old man
and a young girl. The man called
out to the wreckers to save his
40 daughter, but the wreckers only
laughed in reply. At that moment
a huge wave broke over the ship’s
deck, and washed the girl to her
death. As the ship broke up, the
45 old man called to the wreckers
‘I offered you my blessing and
my gold, but you answered with
laughter. Now I give you my curse
– within a year, you will meet me
50 under the waters of this bay.’
One year later, the wreckers
gathered to celebrate surviving
the curse, but as they drank wine
and feasted, the sky began to
55 darken. Thunder cracked, and
lightning lit up the sky. The storm
ripped up trees and the lightning
struck deep caverns in the
ground. The sea rushed against
60 the land, washing over where the
wreckers had been feasting.
The wreckers fled, but everywhere
they turned their path was
blocked. Finally, they scrambled
65 up the highest point of land, but
the sea rushed upon that too, and
carried them to their deaths.
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21a You can find more of these stories on www.paranormaldatabase.com. Look for the stories about
the Channel Islands and choose one to work on. In groups of two try to figure out what happened
and take notes. You can use the example about the Zizagging woman below as an inspiration.
Personal answer.

Zigzagging woman
Location: Castel (Guernsey) – Rue du Dos d’Ane
Type: Haunting Manifestation
Date / Time: Pre 1933
Further Comments: Said to have been seen a
number of times, this road was the haunt of an
old woman who would zigzag along holding an
old lantern. She would vanish next to a field.
Legend: I think an old woman was looking for her cat one dark wintery
Source: www. night. She was looking all over the place with a lantern when she got hit by
paranormaldatabase.
com/channelislands/
a horse and carriage. The old woman was so frail, she died instantly but
channelislands.php her spirit is still wandering around, looking for the long lost cat.

21b Tell your story to the class. Whose story is most likely to be true? Why do you think these legends
and stories survive all of these years?
Personal answer.

21c Report back to the teacher what you found most interesting during the presentation.
Personal answer.

4 Job hopping The art of deception

22 Watch the excerpt from skillset.org and answer the questions below.
1) What is VFX?

2) Name three films that are mentioned in the video clip.

3) What do you use to figure out how images work in a 3D-environment?

4) What are the most important qualities of a visual effects artist?

5) Most of the people working in visual effects started out as a runner. What is that?

6) What do these people like about their job?

23 Listen to the interview with Nick Dudman, a make-up effects artist, and answer the questions.
1) How can you tell that Nick Dudman likes his job?

2) What is the link between the changing industry and Nick Dudman
learning new skills?

3) What is his advice for starting make-up artists?

4) Would you want to be a make-up artist? Why or why not? Personal answer.

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5 Digging deeper Reliable sources,

the CRAAP-test

Are your sources credible and useful, or are they a bunch of crap?
When doing research for an assignment or a
final paper, you will be looking for sources that
are current, accurate and appropriate. Whether
you consult a source in print or (especially) on
the Internet, there are five criteria that can help
you evaluate the accuracy and credibility of the
information presented.
These criteria are currency, relevance, authority,
accuracy and purpose. Together they make up the
CRAAP-test you will find below.

The CRAAP Test consists of a list of questions

that help you determine if the sources you found
are useful for you. Different criteria will be more
or less important depending on what you are
looking for.

CRITERIA PRINT SOURCE WEB SOURCE

Currency Look for date of publication. When was the Look for date last updated. Is
info published? anyone updating the info?
Could the info be out-of-date? Could it be out-of-date?
Are there a lot of dead links?

Relevance How well does it answer your questions? Same as print.

Is it intended for high-school students?
Does it make sense to use this source?

Authority Look for author qualifications and affiliations. Same as print.

Is the author qualified to write about this Is there contact information,
topic? such as a publisher or email
Who are the publishers? address?
Does the domain (.com .edu
.gov .org .net) tell you anything
about the author or source?

Accuracy Correctness of the work. Same as print.

Where does the information come from?
Is the information supported by evidence?
Has the information been reviewed?
Are there spelling, grammar, or other
typographical errors?

Purpose What are the author’s intentions? Same as print

What is the author’s point of view? Does the
point of view appear objective and impartial?

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24 Which criteria are (more or less) important in the following cases?
1) For history class you need to look up information about the Battle of the Somme. You found a
reliable site, but the last update is 2008.

2) You are injured and can’t participate in physical education class for quite a while. Instead your
teacher tells you to write an essay on “heart rate monitors”. Wikipedia is the first thing that comes
to mind.

3) For Dutch class you need to do a book report and you need some information about the author.
You read the author’s blog.

4) You are taking a herbal food supplement that is said to improve your memory and you want
to know exactly what you are taking. Therefore you go to the website that is mentioned on the
packaging.

5) You need look up information about the planet Jupiter for geography class. You dig out the
books that you got as a child, because when you were younger, you were fascinated with cosmology.

25 Apply the test on the websites your teacher gives you.

26 You are preparing for your trip to New York City. You are browsing online to buy a city guide.
Personal answer.
Which source is the most appropriate for you? Apply the CRAAP-test to each book and decide which
book to buy. Report back to the class.

1 2 3

27 Play the CRAAP-test meme game. Your teacher will give you all the necessary information.
http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/yao-ming-face-bitch-please
http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/overly-attached-girlfriend

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6 How to … Invoices

28a Listen to the conversation and fill in what the helpdesk assistant is asking for.

Your Vodafone INVOICE

Invoice number
______________________
Jamie Jones BMC
BM 556966
C 556 966
13 Liverpool Road Date of invoice
Islington, London 17 July
N1 0RW Your reference
PO125845
______________________
VAT number
82338
460823
GB6460
GB6 38

TOTAL
Quantity
Plans and Extras
Plans £ 25
/07) 1
Postpaid Silver (17/06-17 Monthly fee

Extras £10
-17/07) 1
Internet Super Pack (17/06 -------------------
£ 35
ppm TOTAL
Duration
Usage Description of goods

Calling usage 20p £ 101

51 8h 25’
International
51 £0
US 16h 13’ 0p
93 -------------------
Local
£ 101

Messaging - £0
76 -
International - £0
369 -
Local -------------------
£0

Data - £0
- -
Internet -------------------
£0

£ 136
rges
Total Current Month Cha

, Newbury, Berkshire
ne House, The Connection
4 Vod afo ne Lim ited . Registered office: Vodafo
© 201
England No 1471587.
RG14 2FN. Registered in -1881 IBAN: 5871
87 Fax: +44 (0) 123 488
Tel: +44 (0) 123 488-18

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28b Now that you understand everything on the invoice, you would like to pay the invoice.
Complete the details below.

Receiver: Surname, First Name/Company (max. 27 characters, with electric writing max. 35 characters)

IBAN / account number of the receiver and bank code (max. 34 characters)

BIC (SWIFT-Code) Bank of the receiver (including location)

More space for bank information

Country Currency Amount

Costumer's reference - purpose (only for receiver, with electric writing also max. 35 characters)

More space for the purpose do not fill in for EU standart transactions

29a You notice that you cannot fill in the bank form completely, so you will have to ring up the
helpdesk again. Your teacher will give you the transcript of the listening exercise. Point out
what's important in the conversation and highlight some useful phrases.
Personal answer.

29b Work out a similar dialogue with your neighbour in order to get the bank account number. Keep
in mind the telephone vocabulary from unit 2! Personal answer.
Your neighbour received a card with a bank account number (IBAN and BIC-code) on it, and will read it
out loud to you so you can note the details.

29c Act out your dialogue in front of the class.

Personal answer.

30 Imagine that you are applying for a job at your favourite company. They like you and invite you
for the second round. As a test, they give you a computer and ask you to make an invoice.
If they like it, you will get the job.
Go online to look up the details of your company and complete an invoice for one of the
products they sell. Use the template your teacher wil give you. Personal answer.
What? Complete an invoice for a company.
Why? To prove you know what information needs to be on an invoice.
What matters? structure, lay-out, accuracy of information

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7 Focus on … Acting

31 Discuss. Personal answer.

• Who are your favourite actors?
• What makes them better than the others?
• Have you ever thought about becoming an actor?
• Do you think you would ace acting?
• Do you think actors earn a lot of money?

32 Watch Tom Hanks talking about acting and answer the questions.
1) Why was Tom Hanks lucky?

2) How did he get his first acting job?

3) How much money did he earn with his first job?

4) Was money the reason why Tom Hanks accepted the job? Why or why not?

33 Read the text and answer the questions.

The Different
Groups Of
Actors
1 I Big star actor (films, on prime-
time, late night or in a soap for
example): make hundreds of thousands
of dollars each year, if not millions.
5 They enjoy great fame through each
project, programme, film or show. They
work full time as an actor and get much
attention, sometimes even too much for
their own preference.
10 II ‘Normal’ actors: These actors work
full time as an actor and are able to
maintain a good lifestyle without the
huge amount of fame and special
attention.
15 III Part-time actors: The people in this
group enjoy true acting careers in that
they work regularly, but not enough to
pay ALL the bills. They usually piece
together an occasional commercial, a
20 role in a play, a day player role on a soap,
one scene (one or two day shoot) for a
film, a corporate video, a voice-over or
even a little background work from time
to time. They usually are forced to have
25 some other means of income, because
what they make from acting is not
enough to survive.
IV The specialist actors:  These people
work specifically in one area/genre
30 (theatre, prime-time television, day-
time television, voice-over, television
hosting, commercials...).
V Background actors: These actors work
almost exclusively as background talent.
35 They would like to get that big break and
are hoping to do so through background
work. Unfortunately that only happens
for the lucky few. Many do not have an
agent and continue to submit themselves
40 online as background talent. They enjoy
the benefits and perks of working on set

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 with the stars we see on television and
at the movies. After some years of this
they do one of two things. Either they
45 break out of extra work andreally try to
pursue a legit acting career or they quit
and do something different in life.
VI Hobby background actors: These
are people who do background work
50 basically for the fun of it. They are
often people who have a regular full-
time job that is flexible and that allows
them to be able to take a day off from
time to time to work on the set of a film
55 or television show. If they don’t work
a regular full-time job, they are often
Source: www.
actingcareerstartup.com/
retirees.
acting_careers.html
1) What kind of actor was Tom Hanks during his first acting job and what kind of actor is he now?
2) Which type of actor earns the most money in your opinion? Place the different types of actors on
the salary scale.
Personal answer.
£ ££££
3) Discuss with your neighbour where you placed the types and why you did it that way. Personal answer.
4) Name the items a spurt actor tries to save up for.
2 2
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VII Spurt actors:  That is to say that
these people pursue acting in spurts.
60 They spend a good amount of time in
a full-time job. They work to save up
money to finally be able to have enough
to get new headshots, reel, take classes
and make other investments in their
65 careers. There are times when they are
going at it full force, auditioning a lot,
working a fair amount as actors and
really enjoy it. Then, when the money
runs out and the big break still hasn’t
70 come yet, they get back to a full-time
job to earn more money for the next
spurt. The sad thing is that there are
a lot of really good actors who fall
into this category and whose work we
75 unfortunately never get to see.
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5) Match the acting terms from the word cloud to the correct definition.

a) Video used in a company, for training purposes, information,

promotion… seen by a limited audience. corporate video
b) Small role in a soap, appearing in it for just a day or two. a day player role
c) Introducing the people who are taking part in a television show. television hosting
d) Acting in a play. theatre
e) The time when the greatest number of people are watching
television. prime-time television
f) Television shows between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. day-time television
g) Video to promote the buying of certain products,
seen by many people. commercial
h) Information or comments in a film, television programme, etc.
given by a person who is not seen on the screen. a voice-over

34 Watch the two excerpts of The Big Bang Theory and try to discover what kind of actress Penny is.
Explain why and use the following questions as your guideline.
1) Where does Penny work?

2) Why does she want to quit her job?

3) Why is Penny upset when she and her friends are watching TV?

35 You are watching a new play called The Legend of the Disappearing Teacher. Unfortunately
someone muted the sound and now you can't hear what the actors are saying, so it’s up to you
to produce a voice-over in English. Use your improvisation skills! Personal answer.
Two of you come in front of the class to perform the play. All you need to do is mouth the words and
perform.

The rest of the class is responsible for doing the English voice-over and will make lines for the actors to
say. Take turns in improvising sentences of the scene the actors will act out.

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8 Reading matters Theatre (artistic literature)

36 Read the introduction to the play The Importance of being Earnest by Oscar Wilde and answer
the questions.

1 Oscar Wilde, an Irish writer and poet, was born in 1854 and died quite
young of meningitis in 1900. He wrote primarily plays and the last play
he wrote became a very famous one. The Importance of being Earnest
was written in 1894 and performed for the first time in 1895.
5 The play begins in the flat of wealthy Algernon Moncrieff (Algy) in
London’s fashionable West End. Algernon’s aunt (Lady Bracknell) and
her daughter (Gwendolen Fairfax) are coming for a visit, but Mr Jack
Worthing (a friend of Algy’s) arrives first. Algernon finds it curious
Oscar Wilde
that Jack has announced himself as ‘Ernest’. When Jack explains that he
• 16 October 1854 - 10 plans to propose marriage to Gwendolen, Algy demands to know why
30 November 1900
• Irish writer and poet
Jack lied about his name when coming in. Jack explains that his real
• “Be yourself. Everyone else name is Jack Worthing but he assumes the name ‘Ernest’ when he goes
is taken”. to the city for fun. While eating all the cucumber sandwiches, Algernon
confesses that he, too, employs deception* when it’s convenient. He
deception:
cheating
15 visits an imaginary invalid friend named Bunbury when he needs an
a white lie: excuse to leave the city. So both men occasionally use a white lie* when
a little lie wanting to escape the country side or the city.

1) Why does Jack say he is Ernest when he comes in?

2) Is Bunbury a real person?

3) Who is Gwendolen?

37 Read the extract from the play and answer the questions.
Jack just explained to Algernon that he would like to get married to Gwendolen. Algernon is none too
happy with it.

1 Algernon. Well, my dear fellow, you need not eat as if you were going to eat it
all. You behave as if you were married to her already. You are not married to
her already, and I don’t think you ever will be.
Jack. Why on earth do you say that?
5 Algernon. Well, in the first place girls never marry the men they flirt with.
Girls don’t think it right.
Jack. Oh, that is nonsense!
Algernon. It isn’t. It is a great truth. It accounts for the extraordinary number
of bachelors that one sees all over the place. In the second place, I don’t give
10 my consent.
Jack. Your consent!

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Algernon. My dear fellow, Gwendolen is my first cousin. And before I allow

you to marry her, you will have to clear up the whole question of Cecily.
[Rings bell.]
15 Jack. Cecily!  What on earth do you mean?  What do you mean, Algy, by
Cecily! I don’t know any one of the name of Cecily.
[Enter Lane.]
Algernon. Bring me that cigarette case Mr. Worthing left in the smoking-
room the last time he dined here.
20 Lane. Yes, sir. [Lane goes out.]
Jack. Do you mean to say you have had my cigarette case all this time?
[Enter  Lane  with the cigarette case on a salver*.
Algernon.takes it at once. Lane goes out.]
Algernon. I think that is rather mean of you, Ernest, I
25 must say. [Opens case and examines it.] However, it
makes no matter, for, now that I look at the inscription
inside, I find that the thing isn’t yours after all.
Jack. Of course it’s mine. [Moving to him.] You have seen me with it a hundred
times, and you have no right whatsoever to read what is written inside. It is a
30 very ungentlemanly* thing to read a private cigarette case.
Algernon. Oh! It is absurd to have a hard and fast rule about what one should
read and what one shouldn’t.
Jack. I simply want my cigarette case back.
Algernon. Yes; but this isn’t your cigarette case. This cigarette case is a present
35 from some one of the name of Cecily, and you said you didn’t know any one
of that name.
Jack. Well, if you want to know, Cecily happens to be my aunt.
Algernon. Your aunt!
Jack. Yes. Charming old lady she is, too. Just give it back to me, Algy.
40 Algernon. [Retreating to back of sofa.] But why does she call herself little
Cecily if she is your aunt? [Reading.] ‘From little Cecily with her fondest love.’
Jack. [Moving to sofa and kneeling upon it.] My dear fellow, what on earth is
there in that? Some aunts are tall, some aunts are not tall. [Follows Algernon.
round the room.]
45 Algernon. Yes. But why does your aunt call you her uncle? ‘From little Cecily,
with her fondest love to her dear Uncle Jack.’ There is no objection, I admit, to
an aunt being a small aunt, but why an aunt, no matter what her size may be,
should call her own nephew her uncle, I can’t quite make out. Besides, your
name isn’t Jack. at all; it is Ernest.
50 Jack. It isn’t Ernest; it’s Jack
Algernon. You have always told me it was Ernest. You look as if your name
was Ernest. You are the most earnest-looking person I ever saw in my life. It
is perfectly absurd your saying that your name isn’t Ernest. It’s on your cards. 
Here is one of them. [Taking it from case.] ‘Mr. Ernest Worthing, B. 4, The
55 Albany.’ I’ll keep this as a proof that your name is Ernest if ever youattempt
a salver: to deny it to me, or to Gwendolen, or to anyone else. [Puts the card in his
a tray that is used for pocket.]
serving food or drinks
ungentlemanly: Jack. Well, my name is Ernest in town and Jack.in the country, and the
rude cigarette case was given to me in the country.

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 60 Algernon. Yes, but that does not account for the fact that your small Aunt
Cecily calls you her dear uncle. Come, old boy, you had much better have the
thing out at once.
Jack. My dear Algy, you talk exactly as if you were a dentist. It is very vulgar
to talk like a dentist when one isn’t a dentist. It produces a false impression.
65 Algernon. Well, that is exactly what dentists always do. Now, go on! Tell me
the whole thing. I may mention that I have always suspected you of being a
confirmed and secret Bunburyist; and I am quite sure of it now.
Jack. Bunburyist? What on earth do you mean by a Bunburyist?
Algernon. I’ll reveal to you the meaning of that incomparable expression as
70 soon as you are kind enough to inform me why you are Ernest in town and
jack in the country.
Jack. Well, produce my cigarette case first.
Algernon. Here it is. [Hands cigarette case.] Now produce your explanation,
and pray make it improbable. [Sits on sofa.]
75 Jack. My dear fellow, there is nothing improbable about my explanation at
all. In fact it’s perfectly ordinary. Old Mr. Thomas Cardew, who adopted me
when I was a little boy, made me in his will guardian to his grand-daughter,
Miss Cecily Cardew. Cecily, who addresses me as her uncle from motives of
respect that you could not possibly appreciate, lives at my place in the country
80 under the charge of her admirable governess, Miss Prism. And as a high
moral tone can hardly be said to conduce very much to either one’s healthy or
one’s happiness, in order to get up to town I have always pretended to have a
younger brother of the name of Ernest, who lives in the Albany. That, my dear
Algy, is the whole truth pure and simple.
85 Algernon. The truth is rarely pure and never simple. 
Algernon.. What you really are is a Bunburyist. I was quite right in saying you
were a Bunburyist. You are one of the most advanced Bunburyists I know.
Jack. What on earth do you mean?
Algernon. You have invented a very useful younger brother called Ernest,
90 in order that you may be able to come up to town as often as you like. I have
invented an invaluable permanent invalid called Bunbury, in order that I may
be able to go down into the country whenever I choose. Bunbury is perfectly
invaluable. If it wasn’t for Bunbury’s extraordinary bad health, for instance,
I wouldn’t be able to dine with you at Willis’s tonight, for I have been really
95 engaged to Aunt Augusta for more than a week.
Now that I know you to be a confirmed Bunburyist I naturally want to talk to
you about Bunburying. I want to tell you the rules.
Jack. I’m not a Bunburyist at all. If Gwendolen accepts me, I am going to kill
my brother, indeed I think I’ll kill him in any case. Cecily is a little too much
100 interested in him. It is rather a bore. So I am going to get rid of Ernest. And I
strongly advise you to do the same with Mr… with your invalid friend who
has the absurd name.
Algernon. Nothing will induce me to part with Bunbury, and if you ever get
married, which seems to me extremely problematic, you will be very glad to
Source: Oscar Wilde,
The Importance of Being
105 know Bunbury. A man who marries without knowing Bunbury has a very
Earnest tedious time of it.

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The story

1) What is a Bunburyist?

2) Why does Cecily call Jack her uncle?

3) Why is Algernon not giving his consent to Jack to marry Gwendolen?

4) Does Jack really have a brother?

5) What will happen to Ernest if Jack and Gwendolen get married?

The characters

1) What are the differences and similarities between Jack and Algernon? Make a list.

2) What kind of social class is Algernon in?

Setting and time

1) Can you find an indication of which era this conversation takes place?

2) Can you find any indications of where this story took place?

The form

1) How can you recognise that this is a play? Highlight the indicators in the text.

Title

1) Have a good look at the title. What do you notice about the spelling of the word ‘earnest’.

2) What does it mean?

3) Why do you think the author has chosen this title? Personal answer.

38 Since the first performance of the play in 1895, it has been on stage various times and it was
made into several films. Watch the excerpt from one of the film adaptions of the play in which
Cecily and Gwendolen meet for the first time. Then answer the questions.
Both Cecily and Gwendolen are convinced to be engaged to Ernest, but what they don’t know is Jack
told Gwendolen that he is Ernest and Algernon told Cecily that he is Ernest.

1) Do the girls like each other? Explain your answer.

2) Why do you think Cecily and Gwendolen try to keep on smiling during tea?

3) Why did Cecily put sugar into Gwendolen’s tea?

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 Bizz app
Daniel Radcliffe

1 Read the article and answer the questions.

‘I’m just not very good in it’: Harry

Source:
www.dailymail.co.uk/
tvshowbiz/article-2721713/
Harry-Potter-actor-Daniel-
Radcliffe-worth-66-million-
admits-s-bad-actor.html
Potter actor Daniel Radcliffe, worth
£66m, admits he’s a bad actor
1 On his 18th birthday, Daniel Radcliffe
had made more money from playing
Harry Potter in the film franchise than
Princes William and Harry were worth.
5 But The Kill Your Darlings actor who hit
the big screen at just 11 years old, has
now admitted that he’s just ‘not very
good’ at acting.
Daniel told the Daily Mail’s Event
10 magazine that he hated watching himself
in the Harry Potter films and became his
own worst critic of his skills as an actor.
The 25-year-old actor, who left the Harry what I was trying to do just didn’t come
Potter film franchise four years ago, says across.” 
15 he regrets being forced to watch his own 25 The actor was forced to learn his craft on
films at premieres, claiming that by the set, having been handpicked for the role
sixth film, he’d become complacent as at the tender age of 11.
an actor. Daniel said: “It’s hard to watch “It’s more important for me to be
a film like Harry Potter And The Half self-critical”, he continued to Event
20 Blood Prince, because I’m just not very 30 magazine. “Because I’ve grown up in an
good in it. I hate it. My acting is very one atmosphere where everyone is always
note and I can see I got complacent and wanting to be nice to me.”

1) Why is it important to Daniel Radcliffe to be self-critical?

2) Where did Daniel Radcliffe learn to act?

3) What doesn’t he like about watching the Harry Potter premieres?

2a Interview your neighbour about what he / she is good and bad at. Try to get as much informa-
tion as possible. Personal answer.
Example questions could be:

• Do you hate a subject in school because you are bad at it?

• Do you like to do something because you are very good at it?
• Are there things you like to do even though you are not good at them?

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2b Report to the entire class what your neighbour told you.

Personal answer.

3 What does Daniel Radcliffe think about acting? Find out by watching the interview.
1) What two things attract Daniel Radcliffe to a role?

2) How does bad writing affect a role for him?

3) How does Daniel prepare for a role?

4) How does he feel about scenes with huge emotional shifts?

5) True or false?

T F
a) The challenging scenes are no fun at all. They make Daniel nervous.
X

b) Daniel went to drama school.

X

c) Watching other actors confuses Daniel. He would rather just learns from his own
acting. X
He likes to learn from other actors.
d) The best directors are the ones who just tell you what to do and which emotion to
portray. X
He would rather have a director who asks questions so he can find out about the
character, rather than being told about the character.

4 Reread the newspaper article about Daniel Radcliffe and watch the interview again.
Do you think the newspaper article is true?
Write a structured reader’s letter about it to the Daily Mail.
Personal answer.
Mention that you saw the interview and give arguments based on what you find in the article and what
you hear in the interview.

Think about using reported speech!

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 On the spot
Check Repeat Teacher’s notes

Focus on …

I can use vocabulary about p. 145-151

myths and legends. ex. 1a-7

I can use vocabulary about p. 163-165

acting. ex. 31-35

The basics

I can form and use reported p. 152-156

speech. ex. 8-17

How to …

I can pay and complete an p. 161-162

invoice. ex. 28a-30

Bibliography

Exercise 1b Exercise 11a

- Stokes, S. (2004). Next stop, Fairyland! BBC. Retrieved
from www.bbc.co.uk/bradford/sense_of_place/
unexplained/cottingley_fairies.shtml
- Huge crop circles appear in field in Germany. (2015). The
Telegraph. Retrieved from www.telegraph.co.uk/news/
worldnews/europe/germany/11000843/Huge-crop-
circles-appear-in-field-in-Germany.html
- Boren, Z.D. (2014). Has Apple maps found the Loch
Ness Monster? The Telegraph. Retrieved from
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Exercise 19
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Exercise 21
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Bizz app
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Recap
Focus on …
1 Solve the rebus and find out what William Shakespeare said about the world.

F A I R Y R E E L O R N A M E N T
1 12 9 2 8 1 6 4
4

someone who helps an actor

to find a job

C O M M E R C I A L H E A D S H O T S A G E N T
1 3 5 1 1 18 16
7 1 5

a liar is an ... person

W E A R Y U N R E L I A B L E
7 17 1 1
0 9

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
A L L T H E W O R L D I S A S T A G E

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 The basics
2 Turn these famous catchphrases into reported speech.

"Computer
says no.”

“You are the

weakest link.”

1 2

Ann Robinson Carol Beer

Ann Robinson said I was the weakest link. Carol Beer claimed her computer said no.

“I’ll be back.”

“Is that your

Final answer?”

3 4

Christ Tarrant Terminator

Christ Tarrant asked if that was my final answer. The Terminator told that he would be back.

“I have
nothing to
“You stupid offer but
woman!” blood,
tears and
sweat.”

5 6

Rene (Alloo Alloo) Winston Churchill

Rene said that I / she was a stupid woman. Winston Churchill claimed he had nothing to
offer but blood, tears and sweat.

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“I am not
a crook.”

“We are all “I have a

Republicans.
We are all dream!”
federalists.” 7 8 9

Thomas Jefferson Martin Luther King Richard Nixon

Thomas Jefferson stated that we Martin Luther King said he had Richard Nixon claimed he was
were all republicans, that we a dream. not a crook.
were all federalists.

3 Complete the newspaper article with what the police and the criminal said.

Source:
http://listverse.
com/2011/03/07/top-10-
recent-cases-of-strange-
behavior/
STRANGE BEHAVIOUR
In 2010, Gary Korkuc, a 51-year-old man
from New York was stopped by the police
for a routine traffic stop. They heard a
strange noise coming from the trunk of
Gary’s car. The police were shocked when
(1) … . The police (2) … .
After investigating the trunk they found
a cat in a plastic container, covered in oil
and spices. The police: (3) … . Gary (4)
….
The police arrested the man for animal
cruelty and made sure the cat got a new
and safe home

1) Gary: “Yesterday I bought a cat. I completely forgot about it.”

Gary mentioned he had bought a cat the day before. He said he had completely forgotten about it.
2) The police: “Open the trunk immediately!”
The police yelled he had to open the trunk immediately.
3) The police: “Why is the cat covered in oil and spices?”
The police asked why the cat was covered in oil and spices.
4) Gary: “I am marinating the cat, to cook it and eat it tonight.”
Gary replied that he was marinating the cat to cook it and eat it that night.

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 Words unit 4
It is not what it seems
an infusion He would rather take pills for a month than have an ... of medicine een injectie
once.
a fairy The ... spread her tiny wings and flew away in the night. een elf
a legend Here, according to the … , Robin Hood lies buried. een legende
a myth If many believe that black cats are evil but this isn’t true, then this is een mythe
an example of a … .
an ornament She decorates the Christmas tree with gorgeous, old … . een versiering,
decoratie
a strand Viruses have a double ... of DNA, Ebola has only a single strand of een aftakking
RNA.
a strand The CSI-team analysed the ... of hair that was found in her hair een lok
brush.

elaborate They were walking in an ... labyrinth and would not be able to get out gedetailleerd,
in half an hour. uitvoerig, inge-
wikkeld
unreliable He has lied to me several times, he is very … . onbetrouwbaar
weary He was ... of having to eat dry bread for lunch again. het beu zijn

to ascribe to Many sightings of mysterious creatures are ... to the imagination of toeschrijven aan
drunken people.
to claim He ... that he saw Bigfoot walking in the forest. beweren
to depict He made over 500 drawings, all ... pinguins. afbeelden
to dismiss Her theory was ... as it could not be proven in experiments. afwijzen
to endure She has already ... a lot of tests. doorstaan
to rejuvenate Everyone was looking for the fountain of youth so they could … . verjongen

Acting
an agent Joey’s ... was no good. He never got any important roles. een impressario /
vertegenwoor-
diger
a commercial Whenever he sees a … , he wants to buy the products immediately. een reclamespot
a corporate Jane played a small role in the … , explaining how to work with the een bedrijfsvideo
video new programme.
headshots She completed her portfolio with some nice ... with different expres- pasfoto’s
sions.
perks He did not only get paid well, he also had additional … , such as a voordelen
company car.
a reel In addition to her motivational letter, she added a ... with some of the een beeldopname
work she had done in theatre.
a voice-over I cannot believe they did not choose James to be the … , he has such een voice over
an entertaining voice.

to maintain a In order to … , Amanda had to work double shifts. een goede levens-
good lifestyle stijl handhaven

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Job hopping
deception He used ... by promising fake rewards, to get his sister to do his misleiding
chores.

How to … Invoices
a bank account John will pay you back for the tickets. Just give him your … . een rekening-
number nummer
a customer I had to type in my ... and order number to get an overview online. een klanten-
number nummer
an invoice Bob looked at the ... to confirm how much he had been billed for each een factuur
item and service.
an invoice The helpdesk asked for an ... so they could trace what I had to pay. een factuur-
number nummer
a VAT number Every company that earns over a certain amount of money has to een btw-nummer
have a … .

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