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TAI NGAY BO SACH DI KEMGoats Language skills Explore i | Virtual Words Condon causes present Rese svtual murder bathe ieee Sah sbeutcrmes anda Spa fre no? sentnce ral ple va “ pages © hstlyyourpaiof new ua aS ‘weitag ® talk abeutmedio andthe ‘Yaa a Se coat Crimes and ustice pa? 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Descrive scores p57 Listening Cross-cultural inserts p82 Tree people's turning ponts pe Joand Angela's mystery pbb Languages i India ana the Nethetands por Reading Ptings about cross-cultural misunderstondings pd Speculate about three cross-cultural. incidents 963 Past misunderstandings ps3 Reflect on past actions p6s Turning pomtsin your fe 965 Languages across the varld ps? [angus where you Ive 98? 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The ccean is our (9 tlk shout exploration and Fights and obligations tase Vocabulary final ante @ enpale We tenets cf Enportion nd dlscovery p78 Or Lu Zh sovng pandes p60 Writing peas Deserbng bereft 979 Listening © writes summary ota 9 esenbetinportant issues and Alevements pt “he explorer Lat Erksson 982 toe pronties Giring and comparing Rights and obligations in three © faesbeut dedicated people sourees 2 ‘untnes pee eteheiensts Rights snd obligations p83 © summarise iformaton om Pronunelation Chose mportant rea a rasarch 979 Gitfrent sources Target aetty Choose a subject fora documentary Questions, questions © descrive people sks (© carryout an interview © report what poonle say © give statistics Target activity ‘carry outa survey A a © talk about health treatments € express belie and scepticism © persuade someone of your point of view 6 fellpeopte what to expect © support en argument (© mate ané usiy ‘ecemmendations Target activity Presenta proposal Compromise © eserie dsagrerents and compromises © make your case ina disagreement 6 talksbout dealing with confit © negotiate ormat agreement Target activity Negotiate an agreement Changes 1 talk about the future (© make predictions about the worl (© describe personal hopes and expectations € take part ina job interview ‘Stresein compounds p79 Grammar Patterns aftr verbs pa? Vocabulary Expressions with poop p96 Interviewing p87 Reporting verbs ¢8 Giving statistics p90 Pronunciation Prominent words 2 p87 Grammar wil beg 96 Vocabulary Health and treatments 96 Bellet ana scepticism p95 Supporting an argument p97 Recommending ana jutiying p38 Healthcare p59 Pronunciation Fluent speech’ -Itsand p95 Grammar Verb with adverbs and reposivons 2 pi0s Vocabulary Disagreement and compromise 102 Making your ease p103 Negotiating an agreement p106 Pronunetation Prominent words p02 Grammar Future progressive and future perfect p113 Vocabulary Predicting the future pt 11 Future tine expressions p11 Interview questions p114 Recruitment p15 Pronunciation Fluent speech 4 double contractions e113 Discuss issues and prirites pl Describe someone's achievements pl Fights and obligations where you ve PED Listening Interview with an interviewer pte Vie bakery survey p90 Roading ‘The job ntorviows things note say and do po8 Speaking Jobs that require good people skills pB6 interview and be inervemed p87 Interview experiences p88 Feport memorable experiences p87 Reading Homeopathy - does it wrk? 96,9129 Listening Soutalen scheet p96 1 propoea for team-bulding p98 Health and healthare p99 ‘Speaking Express views about what people do to feel beter p95 Cutline tour g97 Present and expiin your opinion p97 Healts and healthcare where you ve 979 Listening Arneighbournood aisagreement p102 "youset requests hs au oes p03 Cain negotiates fer compensation p10 Reading Real rofesionas: The mediator p104 ‘Speaking Handle disagreements 102 Find compromises in two situations p103 Mediators and mediation 105, CConflct management styles quiz p105, Reading Predictions for an inventive future p110 Extract from Yes Mon p72 ‘Human Resources Assistant 2114 Preparing for ae interview abioed p15 Listening Eamonn and Lla’s ves p11 Recrultmentin diferent countries p15 Discuss lan Pearsons predictions p17 Predict the future p11 Make a big life change p112, Predict your lie p13 Recruitment in your field p115 Aetivies pages 118-130, Grammar reference and practice -ages 121-140, Serimls pages 1é1-168 took again ‘Spelling and sounds fey Meywortl ve anc conn ‘Speaking © gue emphasis to Silorent kinds of Information took again <> Spelling and sounds Stressed fil © Health and healthcare 6 write a proposal {ook again <> Spaling and eaunds ea/ ‘Keyword put ‘Speaking © use diferent ways of {adding emphone {ook again 2 Spelling and sounds /au/ Recruitment ‘Writing © write formal ttter or tmallof refusal Look again Speling and eounds fl St dung cling English Unlimited C1, Improve your skill: Reading, Improve your skill: Writing dé cé hiéu qua tét nhat. TAI NGAY BO SACH DI KEMEvery unit of this book is divided into sections, with clear, practical goals for learning, The first four pages of the unit help you bulld your language skills and knowledge. These pages include speaking, listening, reading, writing, grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation activities. They are followed by a Target activity which will help you put together what you have learned The Explore section of the unit begins with either a Keyword page, which looks at one or two of the most common and useful words in English or an Across cultures page, and then an Explore speaking or Explore writing page. The Explore section gives you extra language and skills work, all aiming to help you become a better and more culturally aware ‘communicator in English. GB The Look again section takes another look at the target language for the unit, Bed mepingyeute review and extend your earning Sometimes you will also find this recycling symbol with the goals, to show when 2 particular goal is not new but is recycling language that you have met before. The e-Portfolio DVD-ROM contains useful reference material for all the units, as well as self-assessment to help you test your own learning, and Wordcards to help you test your vocabulary learning, You can do more practice by yourself using the Self-study Pack, which includes a workbook and interactive DVD-ROM asa Unlimited ‘The DVD-ROM contains video and over 300 interactive activities. St dung cling English Unlimited C1, Improve your ski skill: Writing dé cé hiéu qua tét nhat. Reading, Improve your TAI NGAY BO SACH DI KEMPractice makes perfect? 1.1 goals Tun 11 Talkin groups. Find out: 1 what each person in your group does. 2 how they spend their spare time, 3. some things they're good at. 2 Read the article on p7 about what makes people successful. Circle the correct options. 1. The best soccer players tend to be born at the beginning / end of the year. 2. Ericsson believes people become successful mainly through practice / natural talent. 3. The real reason people give up doing things is that they have no enthusiasm / talent for them, 4 Sports coaches prefer players born earlier in the year because they're more talented / mature. 3° Read again. Find out: 1. the three things that make up ‘deliberate practice’ 2 what Ericsson’s research suggests students should do, and why. 3. why January-born players are chosen for teams. 4 four ways in which the January-born players benefit from being chosen REETEIYE 4 © — Match the verbs with the correct endings to make expressions from the article Routes to Sr ae 1 set— feedback 7 have your interests 3. concentrate on results 9 receive training 4 possess talent 10 have high self-esteem Specific goats? } 5 putin experience = 6 build up a lot of practice { Set specific goals. ] ee Test each other. Take turns to say the endings in 1-10 and remember the verbs. En & Talk together. Use expressions from 4 and your own ideas. 1 What does it take to do these things, in your opinion? « play a sport toa high standard» be an excellent musician * succeed in business + manage people effectively * speak a foreign language fluently = be a good teacher 2. Think of someone who is very successful. How did they succeed? 3. Inwhat ways have you been successful? How do you explain your success? 6 St dung cling English Unlimited C1, Improve your ski vege Ny Reading, Improve your skill: Writing dé cé hiéu qua tét nhat. TAI NGAY BO SACH DI KEM weA Star Is Made by Stephon J. 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Guess who the coach wil pick He University, sleader ofa group of scholars they really lacks the illo succeed and may be mistaking maturity for ability but ‘ying to answer an important question: toputinthe deliberate practicethat would once chosen, those january-bomn players wen someone's very good at something, make them beter Ericsson's conclusions, ye the ones who, year afer yea, receive what actully makes them good? Early if accurate, suggest that students should he aining the deliberate practice, the experiments by Erieson suggested that follow their interests earlier in thelr feedback - and have the aceompanying thebestway lear wasa process known schooling to build up experince and selfesteem that wll um them int elite as ‘elberate practice! This is more than receive meaningful feedback. players. a I'm not really convinced TSE 11 HEBD Listen to Derek and Jennifer's conversation. 1 Which sport has Derek started playing recently? Does he enjoy it? 2 Who's read the article? Who hasn't? 3 Who seems to find the ideas in the article convincing? Who's not so sure? 23: fen again. What's Derek's attitude to these ideas from the article? 1 Practice is important if you want to be good at something, 2 ‘Deliberate’ practice is the best way to learn. 3. People are good at things they enjoy because they get more practice. b Compare your answers, then read the script on p141 to check. SOEITENNMM 3 a Look at the sentences from the conversation. Which can you use when an idea is: Reacting to a probably true? —_b_probablynot true? __c_ too simple? ideas d_ not interesting or original? not clear? 1 That's not saying anything new. 4 _ I'mnot really convinced. 2. That's not the whole picture. 5 Idon’t get the bit about ‘deliberate 3. Itmakes a lot of sense. practice. b Now match these sentences with a-e. & don’t find it very persuasive. 9 It's abit obvious. 7 Itseems quite simplistic 10 The part about ‘deliberate’ practice is 8 Itsounds logical, hard to follow. 4 What do you think about the ideas in the article? San 5 Look at the summaries from a science news website on p118. Talk together and compare your reactions. St dung cling English Unlimited C1, Improve your ski skill: Writing dé cé hiéu qua tét nhat. TAI NGAY BO SACH DI KEM Reading, Improve your1.2 goals PEIN 11 GBD Listen to Darya, Cian and Hyun-Ae talking about things they're good at. 1 Match each person to a picture A-C. 2 Does each person talk about their working life, their life outside work, or both? 2 GD Listen again. Find out: when Darya realised what she was good at how she uses her ability now. ‘who Cian has represented in competitions. how tong a race stage can last. how Hyun-Ae's childhood influenced her. ‘what she’s doing now. 3° Doyou think anyone can learn to be good at these things? Talk together. SEETEE 4 Read examples 1-5 from the recording. Match them with discriptions a-e. Present perfect aren mbers. ee I've always been good with nu simple and I've done a couple of degrees, in psychology and social work. : e done a coup| in evel 1 j 3 | 3. F've recently passed my final engineering exams. 4 ['ve been sailing pretty consistently since | was nine. 5_I've been studying in the evenings so I'm quite tired | | | _ You can use the present perfect simple: a tosummarise experiences in a period up to now. b to describe finished events with a result now. © todescrite states which started in the past and continue up to now. Verbs that commonly describe states include be, know, understand, love, hate, ete. ‘They are not usually used in progressive forms. You can use the present perfect progressive: d_todescribe longer or repeated activities ~ finished or not - with a result now. e todescribe activities which started in the past and are still happening now. 5 a Complete Esmeralda’s profile using the present perfect simple or progressive. Eee 1! always (be) interested in paintingbutt? only (€o) itseriousty for about five years. During that time,1? ___ (complete) various courses in techniques and materials and (win) afew prizes in regional competitions. 'm not rich -not at all ~ but sincelastyear 8 (advertise) my work on the Internet and 1 now sell enough of my workto makealiving,so1® (give up) my part-time office job and” (become) a full-time artist. I'm feeling really excited about my workatthe moment asT® __ (experiment) with some new ideas ~ though I think some of my regular clients might be a bit shocked at the results! b Think of something you're good at. Write a paragraph like this about it, using the present perfect simple and progressive. w ¥ “qe er vege ww Pe . A aH ’ Sw dung cuing English Unlimited C1, Improve your ski skill: Writing dé cé hiéu qua tét nhat. TAI NGAY BO SACH DI KEM Reading, Improve yourBa 6 a In groups, tatk about the things you're good at and what you've done. bb Get into new groups. Tell each other about the people in your first group. Transferable skills DETTE 1 a Look at the expressions from the recording in the box. Which group 1-3 describes: Skills a people skills? physical abilities?” ¢_mental skills? 1. be physically fit, be strong, have plenty of endurance 2 be good with numbers, be able to think logically, be focused 3._be a good listener, be an effective communicator, have the ability to compromise b Now add three more expressions from the box to each of the groups, 1-3. be able to delegate have good eyesight have a good sense of balance be able to manage groups have a lot of self-discipline have quick reflexes have plenty of imagination _be sensitive to people's feelings _be well organised Well, Cian’s physically fit... And he must have a good sense of balance, 2 Talk together. Which skills do you think Darya, Cian and Hyun-Ae probably have? 3 a Look at the highlighted expressions in 1a and 1b. Which words do you think are Stress stressed? Which are not stressed? Underline the stressed syllables. be good with nimbers b ¢GEED Listen and ook at the script on p141 to check. © What kinds of words are usually: 1 stressed? nouns, .. 2 not stressed? pronouns, Se 4 Read part of a website for job seekers. What are transferable skills? Does everyone have them? ne [e+] wmmjoasourdeyus coms | | Transferable skills for job seekers | ‘These skills are vitally important for all job seekers, students and people considering a | career change. But what exactly ae transferable skis? Basically they'e skis that you have | naturally or that you've acquired from any activity in your life ~ classes, parenting, project, | hobbies, sports, other jobs — which you can then take and put to use in a job you'd lke to | _¢o.For era, a fultime parent who ke to move into a june management poston ‘might have @ number of relevant transferable sls like being well organised, good at | ‘managing their time and able to mult-task 5 a Workalone. What transferable skills do you have that would be relevant to these jobs? * ahigh-rise window cleaner » a landscape gardener + the mayor of a small town * astock market trader * atele-sales agent > awriter Decide which job would be most suitable for you. bb In groups, explain your ideas from 5a. Who would be the best person for each job? | could be a high-rise window cleaner. I've always been quite sporty so I've got a good sense of balance, Really? I'd be terrified of falling St dung cling English Unlimited C1, Improve your ski skill: Writing dé cé hiéu qua tét nhat. TAI NGAY BO SACH DI KEM Reading, Improve yourTarget activity Give advice about an rest or occupation SESAMSENING 1 Read the information about VideoJug. Which of the four guides mentioned alnseSteemveoreer would you be most interested in? videojug Have you ever used a website like this? Yayo sris nin 4. conn Harry Ravenswood 4.3 goals VIMEOGUY town sviseojug.comyis an instructonal video webste which provides ‘how- to! guide for thovsancs of cilerent subjects, rom ‘How to eat sushi to How to bacome an aiine pict fom How todo face painting to "How to Echave ona fist date. Te site includes both protessionaly made videos produced interaly and videos made and unloaded by amateurs 2. a You're going to listen to an interview from the website on how to become a video games designer. Can you guess the answers to these questions? Does a game designer need qualifications? How do I get my foot in the door at a games company? Does a games designer need to know how to write computer code? Does a games designer need to be a good artist? \ have an idea for a game. What should | do with it? | b RED Listen to check your ideas. Compare in groups, then listen ag: script on pp141-2. a 3 Look at some of Harry's answers to the interview questions. Which questions in 2a is Nena he answering? Giving advice 1 Ithelps to be able to draw a little bit. 2 Abroad qualification can help you. 3. Ifyou can sketch even feebly, | think it helps. 4 Agame designer doesn't need to know how to code, but it helps. 5 There are a number of ways you can get your foot in the door. ‘ 7 8 or read the ‘A good way of getting experience is to apply for work experience positions. If you really want that game made, try and get a job in the industry ‘or hook up with a couple of mates and see if you can make it together. 4 Using the highlighted expressions in 3, choose one of your interests or your ‘occupation and write four or five sentences giving advice about it. 5 a Imagine you're going to take part in an interview for VideoJug about the interest or ‘occupation you chose in 4 Tella partner what the topic i. chosen topic. 2 > b Work alone. Make a list of questions to ask your partner about th * Would you recommend... as acareer/a pastime? * How can you get into + What advice would you give to someone who ...? Do you need a lot of Can anyone ...? Isit..? How can you become a ..? ¢ Exchange questions. Think about: 1 how to answer your partner's questions. 2 which language you can use from 3. 6 a Interview each other. Ask questions to find out more details. b If possible, do your interviews again and make an audio or video recording. Listen to or watch the interviews as a class. St dung cling English Unlimited C1, Improve your skill: Reading, Improve your skill: Writing dé cé hiéu qua tét nhat. TAI NGAY BO SACH DI KEMKeyword think Meanings of think ye) Wel, it’s not quite what | expected. | You think too much. Just choose one and let's go! You're always thinking about your work. You need a holiday. How did you think of the name for your company? | We really need to think of some ways to save money. Sorry, Friday's not goad for me. Well, you could stop smoking. It costs a fortune! 4. a What do you think the people in these pictures are saying? 'b Now find one sentence from A-D to go in each picture. Did you have simitar ideas? ‘We're thinking of having a party on Friday. Are you free then? 2 2 My parents are thinking about buying a new car. Sat co Yolen aoa peut So, what do you think of the octopus? ¢ Match each meaning of think with a pair of sentences A-D. | 1. have an opinion or believe something 3. consider daing something 2 create an idea or a solution to.a problem 4 use your mind to consider a topic | d Which meanings go with: a of? b about? ¢ either of or about? 2 a Choose of or about. Sometimes both are possible. | 1. What do you think of f about when you're doing exercise? | 2 Have you ever thought of / about having your own website? 3. What do you think of / about your country's football team? | & Can you think of about three reasons why you started studying English? Now write two or three more questions with think for the people in your class. b Answer and discuss all your questions in groups. ‘ommon expressions with think | 3. a Look at the sentences together. Can you work out what the expressions mean? | can’t think straight if there's music on while I'm trying to work. | find that thinking aloud helps me to solve problems. hin soar) 1 2 3. Where ive, people generally think highly of doctors ... 4. but they don’t think much of teachers. 5 As | get older, | think back to my schooldays more and more. | know people who are always thinking ahead to their next holiday. 7 é 9 0 think + adverb + of/to/about If won a lot of money, I'd think twice about telling my friends, | thought tong and hard about what shoes to wear today. | really don’t enjoy situations where | have to think on my feet. The best school teachers encourage children to think for themselves, _‘NiNK * Prepositional phrase b Test each other in pairs. Take turns to give definitions, | and say the expressions in 1-10. | It means think carefully, for a long time. think tong and hard? 2 8 St dung cling English Unlimited C1, Improve your ski skill: Writing dé cé hiéu qua tét nhat. TAI NGAY BO SACH DI KEM Reading, Improve yourIf you were organising a party, what things would ere ree eee you need to think about? iit | a venue, food, .. HID Listen to Giulia and Brendan organising a party for their friend Indra. 1 What has Brendan already done or planned on his own? 2 What things do Giulia and Brendan plan together? 3. a Read the conversation inthe opposite column. Which highlighted expressions 1-9 can you use: 1 to describe groups of things, after giving one ‘or two examples? 2 ininformal situations, when you can’t remember or don’t know, a thename of a person? > thename of a thing? b Now add six more expressions to the groups in 3a. andall that and whatnot what's-her-name and stuff_thingummy _and so forth 4 Choose expressions from 3a and 3b to complete uum So, how much have you managed to do, Brendan? the conversation. There’s more than one possible srewonw Wl 've sent the mvitaions answer. cwun Groat brewoaN And the meat’ all planned ~ the starters, meat srewoan Can you bring your CDs by * The dishes, vegetarian dishes 'and so on. Braziian guitanst? ‘uur By vogetatian dishes, do you mean salads and coun Jobim? Sure, And I'l bring some salsa and things? menngue? srenoax Yeah, salads of course, but also vegetarian soup. seyoan Ob, and Stella's bringing some Indian pop ~ pasta, cuny et cetera. I want a good variety Bolvcea waa wun Sounds perfect. nd have you had a chance to oun Fetfect, Now what about games and activities ‘think about decorations? ag ferewoan No, [haven't got that far yet trewoan Ithink we're too old for games! wun Right Wel I think we should have balloons Sand ovum But what about a one-minute speech contest? that kind of thing Oh, and flowers, Indra loves On various topics flowers. ‘ prewan Couldbefun We'dneeda’ __—erm,avideo | BRENOAN OK. and how about a Sthingy for herto wear? camera Like, erm, a badge that says "Top ofthe class’ or sua No, we can use our mobiles, OK, now what about ‘Best student’, you know? danks* un ‘Maybe, but I can’t see her wearing a badge She's quite modest. I think we should stick with halloons “and what have you, 5 a In groups, choose one of these events to plan for, arenoan’ Hin... well, what about a Mexican whats? or think of your own event. ‘You know, etm, you hang it from the ceiling and hut itand out come sweets, toys *and all sorts ot * aweekend hiking trip in the mountains * a summer picnic near a lake * a child's birthday party things wun Oh, yourneana pifata Yeoh, that would be fun You't need aca to get it ome, though They're bb Talk together and make a lst of things you'll need prety big or want for your event, for example: ‘srenoan No problem. I can ask 9what's-his-name .. er, Kerry's cousin. He's got acar and doasn' ve 100 food and drink equipment office supplies for from here decorations clothing transport entertainment Use expressions from 3a and 3b. First, we need ta decide on clothes, footwear et cetera. 6 Tell the other groups what you've planned, Yes, and we'd better take a whatsit, you know, to tell us which direction we're going in St dung cling English Unlimited C1, Improve your skill: Reading, Improve your skill: Writing dé cé hiéu qua tét nhat. TAI NGAY BO SACH DI KEMLook again <> Review 4a Which expressions go with be? Which go with have? Make two lists. good with numbers physically fit plenty of endurance a lot of self-discipline a good listener the ability to compromise b Add more expressions to each list. Think about physical, mental and people skills. Then took back at p9 to check your ideas. € Think of five people who you believe are really skilful at particular things on your lists. They can be well-known people or people you know personally. my sister ~ really good listener 4d Tell each other about the people you chose. ‘Ask questions to find out more about them, CU Laceeaeeeene eee 2 a Read the paragraph and choose the correct options. T have a friend, Remi, who has been playing the uit since he was ten. He "has released / has been releasing several CDs and he hae orgentsed / has been, organising a number of festivals devoted to different kinds of guitar music He Shas always had / has always been having a lot of talent and self-dieciping, but in the last few yeatsin particular think he “nes become / bas been becoming a realy great gultatist. The ast time 1 saw him was about three months ago because he Shas ‘worked / has been working on a new CD.I can't wait to hoar it b Think of someone you know about who's very talented, Write a short paragraph about: * what the person has experienced and achieved how they've got to their present position * what they've been working on recently. Use the present perfect simple and progressive. © Read each other's paragraphs. Ask questions to find out more. Extension 1 3. a Complete the spelling of these words with: 9 dg. Then check ina dictionary. —ail mana_er — in_ure ym _igsaw _ournal bu_et — sub_ect to_ically b Find words in 3a to match these spelling patterns for the beginning and middle of words. 1 You usually write j before a, 0 and u. 2. You usually write g before e, i and y. 3. Insome words, you write j before e and i, 4 You write dg in the middle of some words, © ©GEED Spellcheck. Listen and write twelve words. Then check your spelling on p142. Deen 4 a Look at the two patterns with good from script 1.2, on pidi. ara I've always been good with numbers, wn-ae. I'm good at helping people get on with each other, Which pattern do you use before: 1 anactivity or subject? 2 a group of things or people? b Which of these expressions go after good at? Which go after good with? Make two lists. children computers cooking my hands explaining things maths money music people sports words writing ¢ Talk to different people in your class. Find at least one person who's good at or good with each of the things in 4b. eee Cg COT ene co nts ee ee see Coes 8 a GT Orr re St dung cling English Unlimited C1, Improve your ski skill: Writing dé cé hiéu qua tét nhat. Reading, Improve your TAI NGAY BO SACH DI KEM2.1 goals Not my day PSE 1 What seems to be the problem in each picture? What might the people be saying or thinking? 2 GBD Listen to Rainer's two conversations, first with his colleague Pauline, then with his wife Liana. 1 What's the problem in each conversation? 2 What's the solution? 3° Who are the people in the pictures? 3 QED Listen again. Are these statements true or false? Chris's text message to Pauline was badly writen. In the office where Rainer works, most people have now got the flu Pauline will be able to go to her other appointments after the Layton meeting. Rainer’s mother phoned to say thank you for her present. Liana chose the wrong thing in the catalogue. They can't return the present because Rainer bought it for a special price. 4 Ifyou were Rainer, what would you say to Chris? Ifyou were Rainer’s mother, would you keep the tree? ERENTIWGYMM 5 Complete the sentences from the conversations with the words on the right. Dealing wth Explaining rmisunderstandings I you'd cancelled that meeting. told | 2. Chris ‘me he'd cancelled all meetings because of the flu. said 3 You you'd ordered that plant we talked about thought 4 Ithinkhe all his meetings. explains 5 That's what he said. He said all meetings meant 6 Isee. Well, that it rot Solving 7 What Icall for a taxi? | can be there in twenty minutes. Logical 8 The thing is to return the tree to the garden centre. if 9 The other is to take it to your office. option & a GHEBD You can stress a word strongly when you want to contrast it with something Cahfrastive else. Listen. stress rauune Chris told me he'd cencelled all meetings. ramen [thine meant all fs meetings pauune But that's not what he said, He said 8ll meetings. oan = ayo amas ww ey St dung cling English Unlimited C1, Improve your ski skill: Writing dé cé hiéu qua tét nhat. TAI NGAY BO SACH DI KEM Reading, Improve your'b Decide which two contrasting words would have strong stress. 1. Itisn’t your fault. t's Chris's fault. 2 The problem is, it isn’t. plant. It's a tree. 3. Itwasn't the normal price. It was a special price © CBD Listen to check. Practise saying the sentences. Sa 7a Work in pairs. Student A - read your situations on p119. Student B - read your situations on p120. Think about which expressions from 5 you can use in each situation. Imagine you are in each situation and talk to each other. I was sure I'd GRAMMAR 1 Look at these examples. In each sentence, which verb form describes the earlier Past simple and action or event? past perfect simple 1 assumed it had spread through your whole office. 2. After Chris had texted me, | made ather appointments for today. 3 She said she'd received it. 4 was sure I'd circled the plant in the garden centre catalogue. 5 By the time | got to the office, the catalogue had disappeared. 6 knew something had gone wrong but | couldn't imagine what. The past perfect is often used after past simple verbs describing speech and thoughts: said told thought was sure assumed knew noticed realised 2 a Read Carl's story about a disastrous journey. Choose the best options. sy worst eve oumey ~ though it was kind of funny 100 — happened in india afew years ago. I wanted to get a train from Delhi to a town called Dehra Dun near the Himalayas. But half an hour before my train was due to leave, I 'realised / had realised 1 "came / had ‘come to the wrong station. I was / had been sure my friend “told / had told me to go to the station in New Delhi but infact my train went from the Old Delhi station, 1 jumped in a taxi but when I got / had got to Old Delhi, my train already left / had alzeady left So I bought a new ticket, waited a few hours and got on the next train, Everything was fine until I “noticed / had noticed one of my bags “disappeared / had disappeared. I ‘remembered / 'd remembered that a strange man '*walked / had walked through the carriage some time hefore, so maybe he "took / 'd taken it. Unfortunately, there was an old camera in it with some pictures that I “took / 'd taken of my grandmother just before she died, and also a hat some close friends “'gave / had given me. The other passengers: ‘wore very kind and tried to help, but it was too late. Later, we stopped at a litle station in the countryside, Suddenly, a wave of water “came / ‘had come through the open window and soaked me to the skin! I "forgot / 'd forgotten it ‘was the Hindu festival of Holi, when people throw paints and water at each other. I's all, ‘meant to be fun, of course, but by that time I '“lost / ‘d lost my sense of humour! tI ‘b (HED Listen to check. Ea 3. a Think about an incident from your life when things went wrong, involving for exampl * amisunderstanding » wrong information + a lost or stolen item * something you fargat todo or say » asmallaccident * transport problems Plan the language you'll need to describe the incident. b In pairs, describe your incidents. Ask questions to find out more. 4 Get into new pairs and describe your incidents again. Include the extra details that your first partner asked about. =—= ww v——yors ~~ — Pe . Sw dung cuing English Unlimited C1, Improve your skill: Reading, Improve your skill: Writing dé cé hiéu qua tét nhat. TAI NGAY BO SACH DI KEMSen no Rikyu Eien 1522-1591) 1a Look at the pictures. While taking her friend Jessica around a museum in Japan, Shiori tells her an old story about Rikyi, Hideyoshi, and Rikyi’s flowers. Can you {guess which of the two men: 1. asks for something? 2 reluctantly agrees to do something? 3. does something surprising? 4 5 gets angry? learns something? b «HED Listen to the story. Did you guess correctly? 2 a Put the events of the story in order 1-8. Hideyoshi: arrived at the garden the next day. asked Rikyi to hold a tea ceremony. felt shocked and angry. noticed the flowers in the garden. saw a single flower in a vase. saw the flowers had been cut down. was riding past Rikyi’s house. ‘went into the tea house. b HED Listen again to check. 3a What do you think the meaning of the story could be? Talk together. b ©2END Listen to Shior's interpretation. What do you think of it? 1 EEEENTEM % © Match the adverbs in 1-5 with their opposites in the box. ; Adverbs for 1 He would carefully choose tea bowls and pots and so on. a describing 2 Suddenly, he noticed that Rikyi’s garden was full of these fantastic flowers. i actions 3. Heasked Rikyiito hold a tea ceremony, and Rikyii agreed reluctantly. 5 4 Rikyl had deliberately cut dovin all the flowers! 55 5. Riky was just sitting there calmly, waiting to make tea for him accidentally furiously carelessly enthusiastically gradually | rn 5 You can put this kind of adverb in positions a-c. Find examples in the sentences in 4. before the main verb which it describes bat the end of a clause © at the start ofa clause, to give it special emphasis ETI & @ Workin two groups, Aand B. ‘As ~ imagine you're Sen no Riky&. Bs ~ imagine you're Toyotomi Hideyoshi One day, Iwas out riding Practise telling the story from your point of view. Include some of the adverbs from 4. my horse when | saw... 'b Get into A/B pairs and listen to each other’s versions of the story. St dung cling English Unlimited C1, Improve your ski skill: Writing dé cé hiéu qua tét nhat. TAI NGAY BO SACH DI KEM Reading, Improve yourSignificant stories Gan 1 Look at the sentences in the box. Which verb form can you use to describe: Past progressive Now and past perfect fe % = 3 areata ‘a anactivity in progress at a point in the past ae Now ba period of activity before a point in the past? s Past progressive Hideyoshi was riding past Rikyt's house when he noticed the garden was full of flowers. When Hideyoshi got inside the teahouse, Rikyd was sitting there calmly. Past perfect progressive Hideyoshi was a rich, powerful soldier who'd been fighting all his tte. Hideyoshi had been expecting to see this amazing garden again but instead he found... 2 a Complete the folk legend about a famous salt mine in Poland. Use the past simple, past progressive or past perfect progressive. In the south of Poland, in a town called Wielicaka, there's a famous salt mine. According to a traditional story, mining started in Wieliczka because of a Hungarian princess called Kinga. Kinga! (prepare) to marry Bolesiaw, the Duke of Krakéw, so, she asked her father, King Bela, for a present which she could give ‘to her husband. Salt was very valuable at the time, so Bela ? (Give) her one of his salt mines in Hungary. As she? (leave) for Poland, Kinga took a gold ring from her finger and threw it into the Geepest part of the mine. After Kinga ¢ (live) in Krakow for some months, she suggested to Bolestaw that they should find a place to establish a salt mine. ‘They started their search the next day. They * (travel) for only afew hours when they* (reach) the village of Wieliczka, and Kinga felt sure that this was the right place. The Duke's servants started digging. Almost at once they hit a hard stone and, on lifting it from the earth, saw that it was a block of pure salt and that inside the block, something? __ (shine). Kinga looked into the block and 2 (recognise) the ring which she had thrown into the mine in Hungary, hundreds of miles away. Nowadays the mine at Wieliczka is like a huge underground city, ‘with more than 2000 rooms and 300 kilometres of passagos. Not ‘much actual mining happens there, but it’s a huge tourist attraction, b GERD Listen to the story and check your answers. Bae 3a Work alone. Choose a story from your country which you think would be important or interesting for a visitor to hear about, for example: * atraditional fairy tale + an old legend * ahistorical anecdote» an event from recent history bb Get ready to tell your story. 1. Write down the key words and names to help you remember it. 2. Think about the order of events and decide what verb forms to use. 3 Think of some adverbs you can include. € Listen to each other's stories and ask questions to find out more about anything which interests you. If you're from the same country, do you think all the details of the stories are correct? St dung cling English Unlimited C1, Improve your ski skill: Writing dé cé hiéu qua tét nhat. TAI NGAY BO SACH DI KEM Reading, Improve your[ Target activity 2.3 goals Make a complaint Ceca a SESMUSGNINS 1 Where you tive, what kinds of food can you get delivered to your home? Do you ever order food by phone? What | problems can customers experience with this kind of service? | 2 HED Listen toa phone call from lan, the manager of a pizza delivery company, to ‘Maureen, an unhappy customer from the previous evening. What's the reason for his call? tofind out why Maureen was unhappy b to persuade her to pay the rest of the bill ¢ toexplain the company’s mistakes 3) EBD Listen again. Complete lan’s notes. Yesterday evening ~ problow with order re. 008463 (rec'd. 2106) Bil came 08-45 2 pases YL + 2 selads) Custtmer pid LO First order about | pm lest? Scr order Spe Delivery? ___ pa CBarry got ost?) Freed. was * One box wats * (Customer paid 8¢ {for a meal frow ancther restaurant ) ACTION: imestigate; send %e ‘refue + discount vouchers. 4 What would you have done in Maureen's position? Would you be satisfied with lan's | offer? TASK 5 Look at Maureen's sentences. Which group of highlighted expressions 13 can you Nese use to: Explaining a explain events? complaint explain what was said? explain consequences? 1 They said they'd lost the order. (4 = had] They said they'd deliver in about forty minutes. ( Again, | was told it would take forty minutes. 2 Id already ordered before that: Ateight o'clock, the pizzas still hadn't arrived. By that time, we'd been waiting more than two hours. = would) \ 3 ended up ordering some Chinese food instead, It cost me another twenty pounds. Thad to go to the trouble of collecting it myself an 6 a Work in two groups. Group A - look at your situation on p118. Group B - look at your situation on p120. Think about the questions you need to answer in Situation 1. 'b Get into A/B pairs and talk together to resolve the situation, © Go back to your groups and report on your conversations. Group A~ What did the company representative say to you? Are you satisfied? Group B - Why exactly was the customer unhappy? What did you say? 7 Repeat 6a-6¢ for Situation 2. 8 — Doyou have any personal experience of this kind of conversation? What happened? How does it compare with the conversations you've just had? St dung cling English Unlimited C1, Improve your ski skill: Writing dé cé hiéu qua tét nhat. TAI NGAY BO SACH DI KEM Reading, Improve yourEXPLORE Across cultures Aspects of culture PSN 11a What would you want to know about before you visited or moved to another country? In groups, add to this lst. cost ofliving food regional differences. vow bb Make a class list of all your topics. 2 GHED Listen to David talking about Portuguese culture. Which topics on your list does he mention? What other topics does he mention? 3. a (HED Listen again. Write down one or two details about each of David's topics. Then compare your notes. fey 4 bb Read the script on pp143~4 to check. 4 Ifyou're from Portugal, do you agree with what David ‘says? If you're from another country, which things are similar to where you live? Is anything very different? POET Generalising and talking about 5 a Complete the highlighted expressions with these words. can difference different people speaking tend tendency typically vary differences Generalising 1 People have a to learn languages in the big cities. 2 Apart irom some of the young people, most won't speak English. 3 Generally ___, | think people used to be more open and friendly. 4 People to keep to themselves now. 5. Inthe north, people be very opinionated 6 Youwill have at least three, four coffees a day. Talking about differences 7 There's a big between big cities and the countryside. 8 Traditions from city to city, from area to area. 9. Inthe cities, they do things in a slightly way. 1b Choose five or six expressions from Sa and write sentences about your country. Ean 6 Prepare a short talk for visitors to your country or another country you know well. 1. Decide who your tatk is for: Is it for people who are: coming to live and work in your country? b visiting your country for a week on business? 2. Make notes on three or four aspects of culture that are important for them to know about. 3. Mention any important cultural differences between groups of people. 7 Talk in groups. Listen and ask questions about anything that interests you. 8 __Ityou’re from the same country, is there anything you disagree with or wish to add? Did you learn anything new about different cities or regions? If you're from different countries, what were the most interesting things you heard? St dung cling English Unlimited C1, Improve your ski skill: Writing dé cé hiéu qua tét nhat. TAI NGAY BO SACH DI KEM Reading, Improve yourWhy do you think people skydive? Have you tried it? Is it something you'd like to try? 2 Read the article about army lieutenant Charlie Williams's skydiving accident. Match the topics a-d with the paragraphs 1-4, a accepting the situation Bsursval and aferwards ¢ background to the story fist actons stand hen open the reserve pach Whatit feels like titan wontetter to... survivea ° Finally, when I realised that there . : vas nothing more I eould do, thought, skydive without ‘tgs, tm dea” vp tit ‘then, this whole process had. ony taken eight a parachute econds and I was still 900 metres up. T rementer feling incredibly lonely. ‘Pve always had a fear of heights, so All the time I was falling and turning, onedaylvolunteerodforajunpcouee, with no couroL 1 brady. exw the Trookpar in tojumps that went well, ground anda tle shack. Then I hit the Ta heard thatthe chances of having a. Toot of the shack Tbounced off i ita Tarachute malfunction are about one in val and then the ground, T never lost, 7000 baton my third jump, Tht the consciousness, side of the plane. Next thing I knew, I 4 For the firstfew minutes, [couldn'tfee! ‘was falling fast, tuming over and over. anything, but then the pain started. lay ? When you open your parachute, you there just thinking, “I can't believe I'm ResilabekugenipodionsoLcms svg tusisoubiareyetumaieg? Td straight out and opens up, but instead dislocated anger andslighy fractured the strings attached to the canopy got three bones in my back. T could have tangled around my legs Ttried to unt walked away T havent Jumped since thembutthey weretootight.tfyoucant. then, but Tm building towards ti Mee vecrmin parschum, yocramove cart ballserkow lucky Tum 3 Read the article again. What kind of person do you 7 a Think of a topic for a story with the title ‘What it think Charlie is? Would you dive again if you were feels like to ..”. The story can be real or made up. Charlie? Compare and explain your ideas. Here are some ideas: win a competition be on television see a wild animal close up 4 Charlie uses different techniques to make his | story exciting to read, In paragraph 3, find: 1a quotation which shows how Charlie thought fly ina hot-air balloon and felt. : 2 ause of the past progressive to emphasise Birbinieabout: that an action happened over a period of time. 1 how many paragraphs you'll need and what 4 asseries of short, dramatic sentences. you'll putin each one. 2. which techniques from 4 you'd like to try. 5 Which of these expressions are useful: 3 what language you'll need expressions from Sand 6 verb forms to describe the order and duration of events Istill can't believe... one day + dramatic adverbs: reluctantly, suddenly, I've always ..._ since then incredibly. 1 to introduce a story? 2 tofinisha story? Write your story. Look in the article to check. Look at the highlighted expressions in the article. 9 Exchange stories with a partner. Ask que: Which does Charlie use to describe: to find out more. Do you think the story is real or made up? 1. his thoughts and feelings? (x2) 2 aperiod of time? [x3] 3. the sequence of events? (x3) St dung cling English Unlimited C1, Improve your ski skill: Writing dé cé hiéu qua tét nhat. TAI NGAY BO SACH DI KEM Reading, Improve yourLook again <> Review (Hoe F descr irene 4a Think of somethin. 1 you did accidentally last month. locked myself out of my flat 2. you choose carefully when shopping. 3° you reacted furiously to on TV. 4% you've reluctantly agreed to do recently. 5. you find difficult to think about calmly c b Compare answers. Ask questions to find out more. GRAMMAR Past verb for a 2. a Read Patti's description of an important day in her life. What is she doing now? 66 sounds unbelievable but one of ‘the most important days in my life was when Lwent to the park and watched this gardener working in one of the publie gardens. It made me realise that that was what I wanted to do~ to work outside in the fesh air doing something physical At the time “I was studying law at university, but I ‘wasn't happy and for e long time °ra been thinking about giving it up. tn fact, the only thing that stopped me was the fact that ‘I'd already given up a couple of other courses! In the end I aid finish my degree, but {ve never used it. [went straight onto & course on landscape gardening and nov I doit for a ving. b Which past form a-c describes: 1 an activity in progress at a point in the past? 2 anaction which is finished before another action in the past? 3. a period of activity before a point in the past? © Work alone. Choose two important days from your life and write a few sentences to describe them using a variety of past forms. d Tell each other about your important days. CURE ee 3. a Complete the questions. Then check on p6. 1 Doyou set specific g happen naturally? Is or just let things 2 Have you received anyt __g? Where? 3 Where do you get valuable f_—_k from? 4 Howmuchp —_ edoyou put in? 5 How were you able to build upe _e? 6 Doyouconcentrateonr ts oron technique? 7 How much natural tt do you think you possess? b Choose a thing you're good at and think of answers to the questions. Then ask each other the questions. Extension i 4 a Underline the letters which make a /n/ sound. resign canopy reign funniest know planned sign tendency beginning ground 1b Find words in 4a to match these spelling patterns. 1 fn/is usually spelled n. But there are some important exceptions: 2 Youwrite nn between a short vowel and endings like: -ed -er ~ing -ily 3A few wards begin with kn. 4 Afew words end with gn. € Spelicheck. Complete the spelling of these words. Then check in a dictionary. desi forei__ fui ru ier er —ite relucta__tly Ka 5 a These sentences from the unit include a verb with two objects. Underline the objects. Which comes first, a person or thing? ceremo_y ee 1 He sent me a text 2 | phoned to wish her ‘Happy Birthday’ 3 Ittcost me another twenty pounds. 4 I'd like to give you some vouchers. bb Put the sentences in order. get chocolate me Could some you ? a message left | voice mail you your on euros me fifty lend Would you ? seat even me He offer didn't a favour owe | a you big surprise me But a you promised ! € Inpairs, write 2 seven- or eight-line conversation between two people. Start with Could you get me ..? Include three or four verbs with two objects d Listen to each other's conversations. Which verbs with two objects did you hear? Rees Peete rey acontirs Peer eH ts nen cei a ee tenet St dung cling English Unlimited C1, Improve your ski skill: Writing dé cé hiéu qua tét nhat. Reading, Improve your TAI NGAY BO SACH DI KEMLearners and teachers Doing a course Pen un ENN Carrie and Don tive in Toronto, Canada. ‘They're considering doing 2 course at Markham College, which is near their home. CTT Discussing options CERNE 7 a CHRD Listen to the sentences. Notice how the speakers leave out some /t/ sounds. Fluent speech 1 leaving out /t/ St dung cling English Unlimited C1, Improve your ski 1 3.1 goals Talk together. 1 Have you ever done a course in your free time? 2. Is this a common way to spend free time where you live? 3. Why do people do courses in their free time? Read the descriptions of six evening courses in the Markham College brochure. Which courses do you think could help you to: communicate more effectively?» entertain guests? * help other people? get fit?» understand part of another culture?» save money? be more creative?» understand people? ‘HED Listen to Carrie and Don’s conversation. 1 What are their reasons for doing a course together? 2 Which courses do they discuss? Do they manage to choose one together? (GHB Listen again. For each course that Carrie ra and Don decide against: 1 who wants to do it? 2 who doesn’t want to do it, or isn’t sure? Why? Look at sentences 1-8 from the conversation. Find ‘two with similar meanings to each sentence A-D. 1 Forme, it’s a choice between two or three. 2. like the sound of this one. 3. There's no way''m doing that! 4 can’t make up my mind about it 5 Iwouldn’t mind doing a course in First Aid. 6 That doesn't really appeal to me. 7 I'd be happy with either Cookery or Psychology. 8 I've got mixed feelings about that one. A | I'd like to give this one a try. B | This one isn’t really my thing € | I'min two minds about this one. D | I've narrowed it down to these two. In pairs, cover 1-8 above. Look at A-D and try to remember the two expressions with similar meanings. Ab ae | wouldn't mind doing a course in First Aid, That doesn’t really appeal to me. ah ae | can't make up my mind about it. This one isn’t really my thing. Now choose the correct explanations. You can often leave out a /t/ sound if: 1 it'sat the beginning / the end of a word and 2. its between two consonant / vowel sounds. b Practise saying the sentences. a GT Orr Reading, Improve your skill: Writing dé cé hiéu qua tét nhat. TAI NGAY BO SACH DI KEMMarkham College ‘Center for Continuing Education Bollywood Workout 10 weeks Fidays, 18.00-21.0 §220 Lessons fons onthe dassc moves of | the entertaining and beautiful dance “arms seen in Bollywood fms ll accompanied by lively ational music | The classes offer a great fulkbody workout for those who want to stay in shape and include moe exercise in thei weekly outine. Comfortable dlathes are recommended Car Maintenance for Beginners ‘10 weeks Thursdays, 18.30-21.00 $400 This course provides practical traning in basic servicing, replacement ‘of parts and minor repairs. It also includes lectures on car engines, tire and brakes as well as how to buy cars You wil gain a better understanding of how cars work and practical knowledge on how to Basic First Aid 8 weeks Tuesdays, 1930-21.30 $175 | We offer hands-on learning ofthis important life skill so you'll be able to act confidently in various emergency situations requiring first | ald, Yu'l also earn about comman medical conditions, along with | suitable treatments for people of various ages. Succesful participants will receive a certificate in basi ist aid Malaysian Cookery 6 weeks Wed, and Fi, 19.00-21 30 $440 ‘Our course introduces students to Malaysian cooking ~ a fantastic blend of cuisines, mainly Malay, Chinese and Ician The varied lishes guarantee something for everyone's taste. All our tutors are Malaysian-born and fully qualfie, lasses ae small to ensure good supervision Students wok i ‘ep your car in good working order. Indvidval fully equipped cooking stations. And no washing pt ‘An introduction to psychology 12 weeks Tue. and Fri, 1730-19.30 $495 Psychology is about understanding human behaviour and this course is designed for people who would like to increase their knowedge ‘ofthis important and fascinating area. The couse covers a range ‘of topics, and seminars encourage discussion of past and present theories and case studies. A certificate of completion will be awarded. Creative writing ‘8 weeks Mon, and Thu, 19:30-21.00 $265 "Wis cause intoduces you tothe sland proces of creative wring, Incas exercises focus on characterization dialogue and narative Assignments done at home wll develop your ow ideas. You're ‘couraged to listen to cach ethers work andor support. You'll scorer your ou writing vice while producing bath fion and poetry. Ban 8 a You want to doa course with some friends in your free time. Working alone, read the brochure again carefully and decide which courses: © you definitely don’t want to do * you're not sure about * you're interested in b Discuss in groups. Try to find a course you're all happy to do. Learning choices SOSEUMGYM 1 Talk together. What's the difference between each expression in the groups a-d? Education and training distance learning, online learning, face-to-face learning postgraduate courses, evening courses. full-time courses vocational training, apprenticeships, work experience lectures, seminars, coursework, dissertations 2 Cover 1 and complete the statements. Then look at 1 to check. Employees who've done a_are better than those with paper qualifications. Schools should focus on academic subjects rather than v S are awaste of time. Students learn much more from | ° isn’tas effective as f or on-campus learning. Students’ grades should be based onc rather than final exams, Students should get some w before going to college. These days you need to do p. to get a good job. E for adults should be partly financed by the government. 3. Work alone. What do you think about the statements in 2? Mark each statement with: Ea ++ totally agree +mostlyagree ?notsure -mostlydisagree - - totally disagree bb Talk together. Express your opinions about each statement and give reasons. ! ah. rae —— St dung cling English Unlimited C1, Improve your ski skill: Writing dé cé hiéu qua tét nhat. TAI NGAY BO SACH DI KEM Reading, Improve yourHead teacher Hello, class, ’m the 16-year-old head Des Nel eat For his classmates, the four o'clock bell means lessons are over, but for 16-year-old Babur Ali, itis time to take off his uniform and start a new school day as probably the youngest head teacher in the world. 41. a Look atthe pictures and read the headline and first paragraph ofthe article about Babur Ali. Tell a partner what you'd like to find out in the rest of the article. bb Read the rest of the article. Did you find out what you wanted to know? Since he was 11, Babur has been running his own schoo! in Bhabta, a small village in ‘West Bengal, passing on to the children of poor families the knowledge he has acquited athis fee-paying school during the day. It began when children in his village plagued him with questions about what he Jearmed at the 1,000-rupee-a-year school their parents could not afford. “It started without much effort” he says. “There were lots of children’ who hhad dropped out of school, or never been to school at all. They were always asking ‘questions about my lessons and I would repeat everything for them. “There used to be just eight pupils, and ‘my friends helped me with the teaching, We workedon te standard of teaching, the word spread to nearby villages, and gradually we took on more and more students,” Five years later, Babur is recognised by district education officials as “head teacher’ of the Anand Shikshya Niketan school, with 10 teachers and 650 pupils. The teachers ‘work unpaid, the children wear their own clothes rather than uniforms, and the books and desks are financed through donations, Babur works remarkably long hours. On atypical day, he'll rise at Sam for morning prayers, do household chores, then take a bus to school in a village three miles away. From 10am to 4pm, he focuses on his own studies, then he races back to his village to ‘welcome his students at Spm, He teaches until Spm and supervises his colleagues, mainly fellow pupils ranging from 16 o 19 years old. The teaching doesn’t ‘make him dred, he says, but gives him more strength to keep up his busy schedule. His parents are bursting with pride. His father, Mohammed Nasiruddin, was shocked when he first discovered his son was teaching. “I couldn’t believe it. He's always rushing from place to place and 1 \was worried it might affect his studies. So visited his school. Seeing his determination ‘and dedication to teaching cleared my doubis.” he says. ‘Babur believes he has found his vocation. He's working towards qualifying asa teacher so that he can carry on developing his school. His plan is t0 sign up for a distance degree so that he won't have to give ‘up teaching classes, ‘The secret of his success, he says, is ‘commitment. “You have to be dedicated and determined. You need to create a positive learning environment. And there has to be goodwill between teacher and students” 2 Read again. Find out: 3° Talk together. why children used to ask Babur about his lessons. how many pupits there were at first. how many teachers and pupils Babur's school has now. how the school’s able to run without charging fees. how many hours a day Babur teaches. who the other teachers are what Babur's father felt after visiting the school. why Babur wants to do a distance degree 1 What do you think about Babur? What do you think mativates him? 2 Doyou agree with him about what teachers need to be successful? St dung cling English Unlimited C1, Improve your ski skill: Writing dé cé hiéu qua tét nhat. TAI NGAY BO SACH DI KEM Reading, Improve yourFr SEEEMGYMM 4 a Complete the expressions with the verbs in the boxes. connie work on 1 the standard of teaching / a problem / an essay work towards | 2 qualifying as a teacher /a solution /a goal carry on 3 a busy schedule / a high standard / good grades I keep up 4 developing / with a task / as normal sign up 5 new students / a lot of work /a big responsibility take on 6 for a degree / for a course / for lessons drop out 7 teaching / smoking / rugby give up 8 of school / of a race / of a competition bb Find the verbs in the article to check. 5 HED Listen to eight instructions which use the verbs in 4. Note down your answers ~ but don't write them in order. SN 6 Look at each other's notes from 5 and try to guess what they mean. Ask questions to find out more. Swimming ... would you like } { No. 'm a good swimmer. to sign up for a course? It's just that I find it difficult to keep up these days. They were always asking questions EEELTEES 11a Which of the sentences 1-7 are about the present? Which are about the past? Habits and tendencies ~ A Simple forms past and present My friends helped me with the teaching, From 10am to 4pm, he focuses on his own studies. B will/would + infinitive 3 | would repeat everything for them, 1 2 3 4 Ona typical day, he'll rise at Sam for morning prayers. 5 é 7 C used to + infinitive There used to be just eight pupils. D be always -ing They were always asking questions about my lessons, He's always rushing from place to place b Which form A-D can you use: 1. to-emphasise that something happens / happened very often? 2 taddescribe habits or states in the past? 3 tedescribe habits or typical behaviour, but not states? 4 te describe different things in the present and past: actions, habits, states, etc.? 2 a Complete Brianna’s description of a writing course. Use the forms in 1a. aa ‘Last year, I did this fantastic course in creative wniting. We ' (meet) on Monday evenings to study stories and poems, and then we ? (Go) various exercises to | develop our own skills. The tutor was quite demanding, which was great. He * (push) us to try new things, and he “ (suggest) really interesting ideas for us to | ‘tty at home, Nowadays, 1° (write) something, even just a few lines of poetry, every day. Sometimes 6 (read) my work to my friends and ask them what they think. 17 (tell) them they should try the course too! y 'b Compare your answers. Did you choose the same forms? Bn 3a Write a few sentences about these topics. Use the forms in ta, + an etertsining or useful course you edo ar doing Satin student you neve rset © ato i rng reno afr schoo bb Talk about the topics together. F) OW wr eT Oy St dung cling English Unlimited C1, Improve your ski skill: Writing dé cé hiéu qua tét nhat. TAI NGAY BO SACH DI KEM Reading, Improve yourTarget activity Decitle who to nominate SaaS Scent for an award een 1. Read the notice ina local newspaper about the ‘Great Mentor’ award. Do you know of any organisations that ] offer similar awards? / Westie 7 community t Sesocatn ‘Nominate Someone for a ‘Great Mentor’ Award! |s there someone wiho's been a great mentor to you? Someane ‘who's taught you important things in any area of your fe? If so, ‘why not nominate them for a ‘Great Mentor’ award? This award recognises and celebrates the contributions to our lives of mentors of al kinds, from a teacher toa sports coach, fom a manager to an older sister or a good friend. ‘The ‘Great Mentor’ award is presented quarterly. Winners are featured on our website and will receive a medal, a certificate and a small git. 2. a Alexis thinking of nominating Bill, his old driving instructor, for a ‘Great Mentor’ award. What kind of character and skills does someone need to be a good driving instructor? | b ©GEED Listen to Alex describing Bill. What characteristics and skills does he mention? 3. a HED Listen again. What does Alex say about: 1 why he started having lessons? 2 how long it took him to get his licence? | 3. what kind of driver he was? 4 what happened when he considered giving up? b Read the script on pp144-5 to check. od 4 a Complete Alex's sentences with the words in the box. ROA ever_positive so | Besedbng’ ‘owe never always those _impre: taught mentor 1 He made a big on me, 2 I've never met anybody patient. 3. Hewas the calmest person I've met! 4 Hewould shout, never lose his temper. 5 He was one of people who have a lot of inner strength. 6 Held encourage me to carry on 7 Hewas quite a influence on me. 8 He mea lot about determination. if him a lot b Which sentences describe: 1 Bill's character? 2. his typical behaviour? 3 his effect on Alex? TASK 5 a Work alone. You're going to talk about someone from your life who you'd like to | nominate for the award. Think about: 1 your relationship with the person. 4 what they taught you. | 2 their character and skills. 5 how they taught you. 3. their achievements. 6 any other reasons you think they should get the award b In.A/B pairs, describe your mentors. Ask questions to find out more. 6 a Get into two groups, As and Bs. Tell each other about the mentors your partners. talked about in 5b. Then decide who you'd nominate for the award. b Tell the other group who you'd nominate. Explain your choice. St dung cling English Unlimited C1, Improve your ski skill: Writing dé cé hiéu qua tét nhat. TAI NGAY BO SACH DI KEM Reading, Improve yourhe nou! 4 a Work alone. Look at the questions about education. Think about your answers. 1 Do you think the use of these things in teaching young children is a good idea? Why? / Why not? * games + online learning * group projects © homework © exams 2 How has technology affected education where you live? What kinds of technology and equipment © are in regular use nowadays? * are starting to come into use? * have gone out of use? Karen and Niklas are on @ company training course 3 Doyou think you made good use of your time They xe been Gin a crealivify task: at school or college? How could you have How many ways can you thnk of o use a tennis bal? You have made better use of it? EE SES ep eee eer ae fence b Do you say the noun use with a /s/ or a /z/? 1. a Look at the picture and caption. How manyideas § Ask and answer the que: can you think of? Talk together. 'b RED Listen. How many ideas do Karen and Niklas have? Are any of them the same as yours? ns in ha. Look at the sentence and answer the questions. 2 a Match 1-3 with a-c to make three sentences from Babur is used to working remarkably long hours. the conversation. 1. Is this sentence about the past or present? 1 Obviously, you can use it to dnichowel elena ey 2 Yon SOOMa ft a ia 2 How does Babur feel about working long 3. I suppose you could use them for jones a acup. 3 Inthis sentence, do you say used with a /s/ or b packing things, fragile things alz? © play siferent bellgenen 7 a Read the questions and add two or three more of b Do you say the verb use with a/s/ or a /a/? your own. Do you know anyone who: 3. a Lookat the pictures. How many more ways can. 4 tae seer esate iaeuainsuner you think of for using a bottle? Brainstorm ideas. 2 dahraeiea te gettin eartyn 3 was used to getting their own way when they were a child? 4 takes a long time to get used to new people? 5 will have to get used to a big change in their life soon? b Ask and answer all the questions. b Make a class list. Which two ideas are best? tate Reading, Improve your St dung cling English Unlimited C1, Improve your ski skill: Writing dé cé hiéu qua tét nhat. TAI NGAY BO SACH DI KEMmont ‘|_@ GEED Listen to two conversations and answer the questions. Conversation 1 1 What does Alan think of Babur Ali? eas 2. What dos his wife suggest? aa Conversation 2 3. What accident happened near Mathias's home? gy 4 Why were his neighbours lucky? La 'b Read the extracts from the conversations to check. 2 a Match the highlighted expressions in the two conversations with meanings 1-9. connie “This is strange but ara “I heard or read this somewhere. “It's clear that...” This is my honest opinion “This is the key informatio “I didn’t expect this but “This is my opinion “I'm pleased about this.” ‘'m not joking a without details,” S*RE ‘Yes. Apparently, he goos to quite a good school Ibut it's too expensive for a lot of kids in his area So basically, alter he gets home from school, he ‘teaches them what he's leamed, But who funds his school and pays for the teachers? ‘Surprisingly, he managed on his own at first but nowadays he gets funding fiom the regional ‘government and from donations. Personally, think i's amazing, Himin, then pethaps we should send a donation, too us? Yeah Seriously, think we should consider it. Wel, yesterday evening, one of the branches of that big tree outside my flat broke off and crashed straight through my neighbours’ living-room window. Wow! Wes anyone hurt? No. Thankfully, the whole family was out, Funnily enough, they were on their way home at the time ofthe accident but got stuck ina traffic jam. If they'd amved back a fow minutes earlier Obviously, they had a lucky escape, But what's going to happen to the tree now? Frankiy, [think it should be cut down. I don‘ think Wssate Notice that the expressions often go just before 4 a In pairs, follow these instructions. Each pair should: the main message. 7 b Look at five more expressions. Can you explain their meanings? unfortunately hopefully to tell you the truth actually between you and me 3 Choose expressions from 2a and 2b to complete 2 this conversation. (30K Then listen to one possible answer. Did you have similar ideas? Choose one of these lines. Write your line at the top of a piece of paper. Is the bus usually this late? Is Vicki allright? She looks upset, Wow! Where did you get that ring? + Did you hear that Danny got fired? Do you mind if we have burgers for dinner? ‘Add the next line of the conversation between two people. Include one of the highlighted ‘expressions. 3 Pass the paper to the pair on your right. 7 4 Read the conversation on your new paper. fm Is Dominic coming tanto ‘Add another line, including another of the omar No, he can't make it. He's stl at the office highlighted expressions fm Again? He's always working late these days i} (Reveatstepe' crit & iN, ome Wiel? [think his company'sin trouble. He ‘ay even go cut of business b Asa class, listen to all the conversations. Which fmm I didn't know that. That's treble! do you like the most? ue Yos,but?___it won't come to that, #1 think owning your own business is quite stressful 7 3 the bys usually this late oii art er priors sacs ee ee ae oe A Frankly, this is your fault, L wanted oman Oh, Td agree with thet. But Taltke tobe s0 : tich that I didn't have to work at all. to get the earlier bus. B Actually, St dung cling English Unlimited C1, Improve your ski skill: Writing dé cé hiéu qua tét nhat. TAI NGAY BO SACH DI KEM Reading, Improve yourT took again <> | Review 11a Neil and Jez are choosing a venue for a party. Replace 1-4 with different expressions, keeping the meaning the same. Then check on p22. wen Wel, "1 we No, ew Well anyway 9 ‘Terence's Café ya Hm {min quite expensive Silks Nightclub a try ‘m going there It's horrible, be happy with either Siks or 1 Terence's Café It's bb You're thinking of having a class party. As a class, make lists of possible venues, things to eat and drink, and things to do. € Talk about the options in groups and plan a party. Then tell the class what you've decided. GRAMMAR Habits and tendencies - past and present 2. a Underline the verb forms which describe habits and tendencies. When Iwas 21, !had a Volkswagen camper van. | was extremely proud oft, and |was always polishingit. !used to go travelling in it every summer: Sometimes my friends would come with | me, and we'd have.a great time, But m ‘green’ nowadays, so I'm always thinking of ways to help the environment. | go most places by bicycle, and for long-distance journeys 'l take the bus or train. But to tell you the truth, | still miss my old van, bb Think of something from your past, for example: afriond apet atoy avehicle a holiday spot Tell a partner about what you used to do. Then compare it with what you do or feel now. CECE 3 Complete the expressions in the conversation between Eva and her sister. Then check on p14. Cem Serre ea 1th you'd promised to take Marina to the Water Park today. new What? But In next Saturday, not today! fa That's not what you You just said Saturday. I called you but your phone was off rena That's because Iwas in @ tring session all day. fm Te00- that 4 it. Anyway, she was very upset. rena I'msorry. Look, what ® __ [take her tomorrow? em No, she's going to the schoo! fair I guess the logical Sm isto take her next Saturday. Or the other 7>____ isto take her to a fl tomorrow evening, suppose. ‘rena No, she'llike the Water Parc better St dung cling English Unlimited C1, Improve your ski skill: Writing dé cé hiéu qua tét nhat. Extension SEITE 4 a Complete the spelling of these words with sh ch che 5. Then check in a dictionary. —out ampagne _ure mu_room — bro_ure champion__ip ru, cre_ selfi_ b Which spellings can show a /f/ sound: 1 atthe start of a word? 2. inthe middle? 3. atthe end? Which spelling do you think is the most common? € GEED Spelicheck. Listen and write ten words. Then check your spelling on p145. Rae ees 5 a Match 1-6 with a-f. Then look back at the Markham College brochure on p23 to check. 1. Lessons focus on the classic moves 2 We offer hands-on learning 3. This course provides practical training 4 Italso includes lectures 5. This course introduces you to the skill 6 The course covers a range of this important life skill in basic servicing .. and minor repairs. of creative writing of this entertaining and beautiful dance form. of topics, ‘on car engines, tires and brakes. b Work in groups. 1 Think of a subject for a course which people in your class might like to do. 2 Write a description of your course for a college brochure. Use some of the expressions in 5a ¢ Read the other groups’ descriptions and decide which course you'd most like to do. eee Cig Coro ener eect Pano ct Pr eae oe Reading, Improve your TAI NGAY BO SACH DI KEMLandmarks TANTUWN TG ‘1 a Look at the pictures of well-known landmarks. Can you guess (or do you know]: Describing landmarks. Qo The Millennium Spire in Dublin, Ireland, was designed by lan Ritchie Architects, Officially known ‘as The Monument of Light, this 120m steel spire is 3m wide at the base but just 15cm wide at the top. 1 where they are? 2 -howbigtheyare? 3 what they're made of? ‘Saig® Takamori was @ nineteenth century Japanese warrior and politician, known as ‘the last true samurai! This 3.7m bronze statue of Saigd walking his dog was made by Takamora ‘oun and can be seen in Tokyo's Ueno Park, © The Angel of the North stands on a hill near the town of Gateshead in the north of England. Designed by ‘Antony Gormley, this steel construction is 20m tall and has a wingspan of 54m, Well, it's a kind of abstract sculpture, maybe a monument, Paes 4 b Match the landmarks with the descriptions. Find answers to the questions in 1a. Work as a class. Compare your ideas about these questions. ! 1. Which of the landmarks A-D might be a monument? 2. Which would you describe as a statue? 3. Which would you describe as a sculpture? 4 Which are modern? Which are traditional? } 5 Which are abstract? Which are realistic? & Which do you think were made: a to. commemorate a past event? d to signify an idea? b to celebrate something? @ toamuse people? ¢ inhonour of somebody? f tomake people think? Work in pairs. Cover 2 and describe the landmarks A-D using the highlighted expressions. (GEE Listen to Cian, Beryl and Dominika. Which landmark A-D does each person talk about? How do they feel about it? (GHBD Listen again and make notes on these topics for each monument. 1 its tocation 3. its meaning or purpose 2 whenitwasputup 4 people's reactions to it What do you think about each of these landmarks? Do you like them? Talk together. St dung cling English Unlimited C1, Improve your ski Reading, Improve your skill: Writing dé cé hiéu qua tét nhat. TAI NGAY BO SACH DI KEMA big impression 1 Do the highlighted expressions in a and b have similar or different meanings? EE History of If they differ, explain how. landmark a b 1 Itwas erected to celebrate the Millennium. It was put up during the 1990s. 2 twas unveiled at the very end of 1999. It was opened to the public in 2006, 3° Itwas heavily criticised at first. twas badly received 4 It caused a lot of controversy i made a big impression on people. 5 People didn’t know what tomake of it. People were baffled by it & People grew to love it. People warmed to it after a while 7 Wtbecame a landmark. It became a tourist attraction 8 People see it as part of the landscape. People regard it as an eyesore. 2 a Choose expressions from 1 to complete the description of the Eiffel Tower. In some. cases, more than one answer is possible. AT 324 METRES HIGH, THE EIFFEL with angry letters, with mony people TOWER is the tallest siructure in Paris. calling the Tower * Other people at between 1887 and 1889 = it, unsure whether the Tower a the entrance arch for the 1889 ‘was intended to be a work of art or a Exposition Universelle (‘World Fair’). Its demonstration of engineering. designer, Gustave Eiffel, had originally The city planned city planned to allow the Tower to planned to build the tower in Barcelona, end for monn voce eed thes wars ak ost Cecieed Viet hi idea raul > spon ear cece ear down, but with ti jes it not suit he city. Eifel therefore took his. Sedat become both? ond design to Paris instead, and the Tower" oday the Towers widely *__ an 6 May 1889. regarded asa striking piece of structural The Tower? when itwos first built, ar. Since is constuction, i's been The newspapers of the day were filled visited by more than 200 milion people. b Compare your answers in groups. 3a CRED Some very common words have weak forms: when they're not stressed, Weak forms. you can say them with a schwa sound /o/. Listen and notice the weak forms in this sentence. It was erécted to célebrate the Millénnium, Practise saying the sentence. b Words we usually say as weak forms include: © articles a, an, the + forms of be » prepositions as, at, for, from, of, to Look at the other sentences in 1. Write /2/ above the words you'd probably say as a weak form, © HED Listen and look at the script on p146 to check. Practise saying the sentences. QRS

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