Listening: Listen to a radio programme.

• Speaking: Describe imaginary situations using

if clauses, use words for three-dimensional shapes. • Writing: Write notes, complete
sentence

Language focus: second conditional

• Vocabulary: sphere, cube, cylinder,
triangular prism, hexagonal prism,
square-based pyramid, triangular
pyramid, hemisphere, cone
hexagonalin British English
(hɛkˈsæɡənəl        )
ADJECTIVE
 
having six sides and six angles
 Listening: Listen to a radio programme.
 • Speaking: Describe imaginary
 situations using if clauses, use words
 for three-dimensional shapes.
 • Writing: Write notes, complete sentence
 Prism a transparent  solid, often having triangular ends and rectangular sides, for 
dispersing light into a spectrum or for reflecting and deviating light. They are used
in spectroscopes, binoculars, periscopes, etc
sphere
(sfɪəʳ        )
Word forms: plural spheres
. COUNTABLE NOUN
A sphere is an object that is completely round in shape like a ball.
cylinder
(sɪlɪndəʳ        )
Word forms: plural cylinders
. COUNTABLE NOUN                 
A cylinder is an object with flat circular ends and long straight sides.
...a cylinder of foam
square based pyramids
hat has a square base
and four faces. 
 triangular prism
 MADE UP OF TWO TRIANGULAR BASES AND THREE RECTANGULAR
SIDE
triangular pyramid
PYRAMID IS A GEOMETRIC SHAPE THAT HAS A TRIANGULAR BASE
GEOMETRIC OR GEOMETRICAL 
PATTERNS OR SHAPES CONSIST OF 
REGULAR SHAPES OR LINES.
Presenter: Welcome to our programme. We’re very pleased to have the author,
Tracey Hopkins, here, to talk about her new book. Tracey, could you tell us what the
book’s about? Tracey: Well, we learn about shapes in maths at school but we don’t
think about how many of these shapes are around us all the time. Presenter: OK,
give us an example.
Tracey: Let’s think about a sphere. What’s the first thing you think of when you
think of a sphere?
Presenter: Well, I suppose, the planet we live on, the Earth.
Tracey: Yes, the Earth is a sphere and so are the other planets.
But what about in everyday life. What can you throw and
catch?
Presenter: A ball? Tracey: Yes, and why is it a sphere?
Presenter: Oh, because it’s the best shape for throwing and
catching.
Tracey: Exactly. When you think about it, the shape of many of
the objects we see around us, is exactly right for their purpose.
Take another example, an ice-cream cone. Why is it conical?
Presenter: Oh, I don’t know. I’ve never really thought about
that. Why is it conical?
Tracey: Well, for one thing, it’s easy to hold in your hand. You
can eat the ice cream easily without needing a spoon. And,
when the ice cream melts, it is collected in the bottom of
the cone. Presenter: Now this is quite interesting. Several
of our listeners are sending in questions for you, Tracey. I’m
just going to read some of them.