Teacher’s Book C1 Pat Chappell Eileen Flannigan Achievers is an engaging six- For the Student level English course matched Student’s Book to the CEFR which aims to • Integrated exam training to prepare students for Cambridge and TOEFL® tests motivate and challenge • Focus on natural spoken language and teenage students throughout contemporary and idiomatic expressions the language learning process. • Unique Challenge lessons with an ambitious extended speaking task With its ambitious vocabulary • Fast Finisher activities to keep challenging the strongest students and grammar syllabus and • Audiovisual material to open the door to thorough skills development, English-speaking culture worldwide Achievers prepares students Workbook to use and enjoy English at • A page of practice for each Student’s Book page every level, and to succeed • Key language extended in new vocabulary sections in each unit in the Cambridge English: • Communication skills reinforcement with Key, Preliminary, First and listening and speaking activities Advanced exams and in the • Additional Audiovisual material sections • Downloadable Workbook audio TOEFL Junior® and iBT® tests. For the Teacher Teacher’s Book • Includes all Student’s Book pages • Unit overview for quick lesson plans • Complete teaching notes, transcripts and answer keys Teacher’s Resource Book • Tests at two levels for every unit, plus end-of- term and end-of-year tests • Vocabulary and Grammar worksheets at two levels • Speaking worksheets for fun communicative activities • Festivals worksheets Teacher’s Audio Material Teacher’s i-book for smartboards • A complete digital version of the course with instant access to audio, tapescripts and answer keys CEF www.com/achievers A1 A2 B1 B2 C1 C2 Teacher’s Book Pat Chappell Eileen Flannigan C1 Introduction and course highlights. page 2 Student’s Book.
page 4 Exam preparation with Achievers. page 10 Teacher support. page 12 Teacher’s i-Book. page 14 Student’s Book contents.
page 16 Starter A and B. page 18 Unit 1 – The secret of my success. page 30 Unit 2 – Mother tongues. page 56 Unit 3 – Who do you think you are?.
page 82 Review – Units 1-3. page 108 Unit 4 – Be the change. page 114 Unit 5 – Lock them up!. page 140 Unit 6 – Modern family.
page 166 Review – Units 4-6. page 192 Unit 7 – Into the unknown. page 198 Unit 8 – In the news. page 224 Unit 9 – You couldn’t make it up!.
page 250 Review – Units 7-9. page 276 Review – Units 1-9. page 282 Grammar Reference. page 300 Prepare for the Cambridge Exams and the TOEFL® Test.
page 355 Face 2 Face. page 362 Similar Words. page 365 ACHIEVERS Achievers is a multi-level course aimed at Each Achievers unit has a number of key features ambitious teachers who want their teenage which make the course unique: students to achieve their very best in English. Achievers aims to motivate and challenge LARGE VOCABULARY SETS students at every step of the learning process.
Achievers has an ambitious vocabulary and grammar syllabus and contains thorough and regular practice of all the key skills – Reading, Listening, Speaking and Writing. Achievers has a full component package including: ● Student’s Book ● Workbook Vocabulary lessons contain large numbers of items, both revised and new, higher level items, which consolidate and ● Teacher’s Book extend students’ personal vocabulary. containing complete teaching notes and reference material EXAM PREPARATION ● Teacher’s i-book for interactive whiteboards ● Teacher’s Resource Book containing a complete pack of photocopiable tests and activities as well as further supplementary worksheets ● Teacher’s Audio Material Pack containing all the audio for the course on six CDs unit has Cambridge and TOEFL® exam preparation lessons based on the language learnt in the unit. FAST FINISHERS Achievers unit contains four varied Fast Finishers to keep stronger students busy.
2 COURSE HIGHLIGHTS WORD ZONE FACE 2 FACE 2 Face pulls out common idiomatic spoken language featured in the Listening scripts. Focus text features Word Zone, which focuses on a useful vocabulary building area seen in a natural context. SIMILAR WORDS IDIOMS Words introduces students to words with subtly different meanings and how to use them in context. CHALLENGE unit contains an Idioms section, which practises frequently used idioms relevant to the unit topic.
LISTENING unique Challenge lesson gives students the chance to prepare and carry out a variety of enjoyable and ambitious whole page of Listening helps develop this crucial skill, with speaking tasks. challenging, substantial listening situations. 3 Student’s Book STARTER LESSONS Starter A LISTENING ● There are two optional Starter lessons at the start of the 1 Work in pairs. Look at the people in the pictures and discuss what you think their attitudes to the following might be: ● personal appearance ● clothes ● cosmetic surgery Student’s Book – Starter A and B.
They give an introduction to the methodology of the main units, and contain basic grammar and vocabulary that students at this level should be familiar with. Hannah, UK ● Use the Starter lessons as you feel necessary for your students, depending on which language areas you wish to revise. The lessons are self-contained, and can be used in any order. Hiro, Japan Marielena, Venezuela UNIT WALKTHROUGH 2 Listen to the interviews from a radio programme.
Were you right? 4 Work in pairs. Discuss the questions. ● How would you describe young people’s attitudes to appearance, dress and cosmetic surgery in your country? 3 Listen again and answer the following questions. ● How do you think your generation’s attitudes are 1 What does the presenter say about the effect of different from your parents’ or your grandparents’ globalisation on young people around the world? attitudes? Focus 2 What two things does Chris say still influence young people’s attitudes to dress and appearance? 3 What does Chris say that young people in the UK have traditionally been? ● Would you ever have cosmetic surgery? 4 According to Chris, what type of cosmetic surgery has become more popular in Venezuela in recent years? 5 In Japanese working environments, what is expected of ● The Focus page introduces the unit topic through a short reading employers in terms of dress and appearance? 4 text and visually appealing images.indd 4 07/08/2015 11:36 2 2 Mother tongue Grammar Distancing | Cleft sentences Vocabulary Blend words | Idioms – Language & communication Challenge Do a presentation VOCABULARY Blend words Interaction Asking for clarification Writing A proposal Affluenza is a blend word made from joining two words together.
5 Work in pairs. You’re going to guess the affluence + influenza = affluenza meanings of blend words. Blending is a way of creating new words in English. Student A: Turn to page 149 and follow the instructions.
Student B: Turn to page 152 and follow the instructions. FOCUS 1 Work in pairs. Underline the blend words in the sentences. 6 Work in pairs.
Discuss the questions. 1 Digital camera makers have been working hard to pack more ● Which were the easiest / most difficult words to pixels into smaller and smaller packages. guess? 2 Why have you put smiley emoticons all over your essay? It ● Which ones do you like the most / least? Why? looks ridiculous. 1 Each Focus lesson contains a ● Are any of the blend words used in your language? 3 The police breathalyzed him at the scene and he was three ● How common are blend words in your language? times over the legal drink driving limit.
Can you think of any examples? 4 My drama club rehearses once a fortnight. Word Zone, which highlights 5 My mum’s a real workaholic, unfortunately. We never really get to spend any time together. 7 Work in pairs.
Create your own blend words. Follow the rules. a vocabulary area featured in 2 Which two words have been blended together to form the The blend words should … words in exercise 1? What do they mean? ● be recognizable and obvious out of context. ● fit neatly / smoothly together.
3 Complete the sentences with blend words. Match and the text such as phrasal verbs, ● be easily pronounceable. combine one word from each box to make the blend words. ● be fun and creative.
1 Look at the pictures. What kind of influence do collocations and unusual 3 Work in pairs. You’re going to read further breakfast electricity motor situation smoke 8 Share your blend words with the class. Vote on the you think the things in the pictures have on the information about some of the facts in exercise 2.
development of language? 1 3 Student A: Turn to page 149. Student B: Turn to page 152. comedy execute fog hotel lunch 2 Read the questionnaire and find the answers in the box. 4 Read the new words in Word Zone.
Are you familiar with Language & 75 25 98 17,000 1,000 1,700 25 7,000 6 171,476 them? What do you think they mean? New words 1 You’re hilarious! You should have your own sitcom! 2 I’m afraid I'm hopeless at DIY. I worry I’m going to … myself while trying to change a plug! I D I O M S communication 3 Hybrid cars can reduce … by up to 90% and can get much 1 Underline the idioms in the dialogues. WORD affluenza de/unfriend lol me time better fuel economy then a normal engine. 2 ZONE selfie street food 1 A: I’ve never known anyone to chatter as much as 4 I had a huge cheeseburger for lunch even though I’d had … at Jamie does! 1 How many English words were created by about eleven o’clock! B: I know! It’s impossible to get a word in Shakespeare? 5 We’d been driving all day, so found a … for the night.
5 Match the words in Word Zone with the definitions. edgeways! 2 How many words are there in the Oxford 2 A: You don’t work in sales by any chance, do you? English Dictionary? 1 remove someone from your list of friends on a social networking site CONNECTIONS B: Yes! How did you know? 3 How many words does the average educated 2 the bad effects of living in a society where many people A: Well, you’ve certainly got the gift of the gab! native speaker of English know? 4 Word blending is often used creatively. Look at the photos. 3 A: I had a horrible argument with my sister this are too rich, such as always wanting new, expensive 4 How many new words enter the Oxford things or having to work too hard Can you identify what the word blend is? morning.
English Dictionary each year? 3 an abbreviation for laughing out loud used in emails and B: Oh no! What happened? 5 According to the Global Language Monitor, text messages, when you think something is very funny A: Oh, it was just something stupid, but I had to a new word is created every … minutes. 4 a photograph that you take of yourself, typically with a really bite my tongue; otherwise I would have said something awful to her. 6 In how many countries does English have smartphone, and upload to a social media website 4 A: Can you understand the instructions? an official or special status? 5 a meal that is prepared by a vendor in a public place and is for immediate consumption B: No, they appear to be written in double Dutch! 7 Approximately what percentage of the 6 time when you can do what you want to do spork labradoodle banoffee pie world’s population is believed to speak 2 Try to work out the meanings from the context. English to some degree? 6 Work in pairs.
Discuss the questions. Check your answers with a dictionary. 8 Approximately how many languages are ● Where do you think new words come from?