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iI W ·t· Unit oca u1ary rammar d b d · ea mg n mg , an voca uIary , an grammar ; i Challenges , The 'we' Do the right thing :: Belief and i New York An article 1 generation ' commitment i mugging takes a surprising turn -. Real education Life on the edge · Urban stories i Songlines ! Educating the Describing a place 2 The world ! world's children I around us pl2 ~ check p19_ _ ____ _ _ _ __ ! Hoarders What's left One man's trash. ( Lost treasures ! The thrilI of the A story 3 Things that matter l I behind , chase p20 checkp27 l Perfect people Fact or fiction Face value ; Frankenstein ! Is the generically- A letter to a 4 Mind and body p28 _.i_ __ i modified athlete : newspaper on the way? _ _ _.- - - - - - - - ; checkp35 5 F bom Fast track to fluency A good read j Shakespeare i More speed, less i analysis? A book review Wordsp36 I -""""-------.--- ! Who con trols the The big picture Making the ;; Truth or lies? ! The life of a war An article 6 1 news7 The media and the. headlines i photographer I message p44 ~ checkp51 Before I die.
Lucky break or The golden years The Road Not i Serendipity - An opinion essay 7 ___.1 That's life p52 lucky escape? Taken : how we make our own luck ~checkpS9 A right to eat Wet wealth Feeding the world j The origins of Designer shoes A for and against 8 I !; A l food and the Amazon i essay rainforest Food and ethics p60 ~scheckp67. What's new? Young minds I Digital footprints First 1 Living without A report 9 technology ----------------'-------------~~--~--~--------~~~------- Technology p68 ti.gress check p7S Utopia, Dirty sport i Have your voice The power of Making the case ' A for and against 10 Powerp76 heard words for the monarchy essay lmgress check p83 lllerature insight p84 Exam insight p94 &rammar reference and practice p109 Wordllstp129 Inspiration • ____ - Vocabulary Challenges ._ _ a Describing qualities l!I Ways of looking 1 Match the words below to statements 1-6. 3 Choose the correct words to complete the sentences. perfectionism • commitment • perseverance • gawping :;i glaring • glancing • compassion • optimism ingenuity 1 a 'Don't say that!' he said,.
at me 1 I have lots of great ideas. 2 I don't give up easily. b 'What are you. at7 It's rude to stare!' 3 I often feel that what I do isn't quite good enough.
gaping mgazing n squinting 2 a 'I can't quite see what it says; she said, 4 If I promise to do something, you can be sure that I. at the postcard. will do it. b 'I think I'm in love with you; he said,.
5 I can't bear to see other people suffer. into her eyes. 6 I usually expect things to work out well. glared peeked • glimpsed 3 a 'Were you at the concert last night? I thought I l!JifltftMj Synonyms.
you in the distance'. b 'I think this letter is from Kieron; she said, 2 Complete the text with the words below. at the handwriting: more than one answer is possible. Use each word only once.
4 Complete the text with the words below. There are get over • problem • ground-breaking • overcome two words that you do not need. innovative • hindrance 11 gawp benefit overcome obstacles ingenuity • perseverance 111 glimpse • ground-breaking Norfolk's newest internet radio station, South Norfolk Youth Action Radio (SNYA), was officially Having fallen out with his mum and her new partner, launched on Saturday. Billy ended up living on the streets at the age of The brainchild of fourteen-year-old Josh Worley.
His life looked hopeless, but he was lucky is 1. in being the first radio station run by enough to find the 1. programme AIR and for young people in south Norfolk. Josh first started Football, which helps homeless people to broadcasting from his bedroom, but was determined to 2.
their difficulties through sport. Set make it bigger and better. Having no money was a bit of a up by Colm Witty in 2006, it's a charity that uses 2. , so he approached South Norfolk District football to help young people get off the streets and Council who helped him to find organizations that could change their lives.
fund the project. Little by little, Josh managed to raise the When he was younger, Billy had hoped to become a money for his dream studio and all the equipment. 'I was professional footballer, but there were just too many very impressed that someone so young was so determined 3. in his way.
Now, however, Billy is to 3. to set up a project going to represent England at the next Homeless like this,' says Lucy Norris, from one of the organizations that World Cup, in Poznan, Poland. The station is now up and running. with presenters aged It's clear that AIR Football has been of huge 4.
to many young homeless people. between thirteen and twenty-one. More than 70% of players from previous years have Josh was recently recognized for his 5. idea gone on to make significant changes in their lives and hard work with a Cultural Achiever award at the after taking part in the competition, such as finding Bernard MatthewsYouth Awards.'Even if young people don't a home or a job.
want to work in radio or even the media at all, SNYA Radio gives them an amazing experience, develops their key life 'It's an opportunity for them to 5. the skills and helps them to 6. any lack of self- future, to see how things might be different,' said one confidence: of the coaches. 'Billy will still need some 6.
to succeed, but we have every faith in him.' 5 CHALLENGE! Write about an obstacle in your life that you have successfully overcome. What was it? How did you manage to overcome it? What qualities did you need to do this? - 4 Inspiration Grammar The 'we' generation .~J~ 3 Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first. Use the words in 1 Complete the text with the correct form of the verbs brackets. Use the present simple, past simple, 1 Megan started working for the charity when she was present perfect or past perfect.
(been) 2 I've never taken part in a We Day event before. (first) 3 There is no decision yet about the funding for the project. (still) 4 They didn't begin their speech until everyone had entered the room. They waited until.
(before) 5 You're over an hour latei 1. (waiting) Marc and Craig Kielburger are best known for their 6 It was the first time they had travelled abroad to do involvement in Free the Children, a charity that they volunteer work. But Marc They. (begin) doing good deeds some 7 The charity has been helping women in Africa for years before then.
When he was thirteen, he over six years now. (develop) environmentally- The charity. (started) friendly cleaning products as part of a school science 8 There has been an increase in the number of people project and 4. (start) collecting joining our organization.
names on various petitions to protect the environment. More and more. (are) The boys' passion for saving the environment and encouraging social change through making responsible 4 Complete the text with the correct form of the lifestyle choices 5. (be) key to all words in brackets.
Sometimes more than one their activities since then. answer is possible. 7 called 'Me to We', which. (produce) ethically-made goods and As a young boy, Denn is Gyamfi 1.
(raise) social awareness by Ghana with his grandparents. His life wasn't easy. He offering leadership training and volunteer trips. (have to) work hard to help his family.
also regular ly 9. (appear) on During that time, his parents 3. (live) in Canadian TV, giving responsible lifestyle tips in segments London and when Dennis was ten, they 4 called 'Living Me to We'. The brothers say, 'Me to We (decide) to bring him to England.
That's when his life was created to help transform consumers into socially 5. (take) a turn for the worse. conscious world changers, one transaction at a time. (work) long hours, day and night, and there was nobody to look after him.
As a result, Dennis 7. (start) spending time 2 Choose the correct answers. hanging about on the streets and 8. (get) 1 Marc and Craig have done / have been doing involved in gangs and street crime.
volunteer work for over two decades now. Luckily for him, Dennis 9. (meet) a man 2 They came up with the idea to start Me to We while called Solomon who worked for an organization they built/ were building a school in Ecuador. called X-it, set up by people who 10.
3 In 2012, the Me to We organization helped / was (escape) gang life. The programme 11 helping to plant 195,000 trees. (connect) youths at risk with mentors who 4 So far, between them, they have published / 12_. (experience) similar issues when they have been publishing eleven books about their were young.
(become) a mentor 5 They both regularly contribute / are contributing to himself and he now 14. (work) as a youth numerous newspapers and magazines. counsellor for X-it. Not only that, but he 6 In their newspaper column Ask the Kie/burgers, they 15 (recently/ win) a public service award offer / are offering tips on ways to give back to for his efforts.
7 Currently, the brothers prepare/ are preparing their 5 CHALLENGE! Do some research on organizations next annual We Day event. for young people or set up by young people in 8 Since 1995, 278,000 people have attended I have your country. Then select one and write about its been attending a We Day event. organizers, history and activities.
Inspiration 5- Listening, speaking and vocabulary Do the right thing c::r.£:BIIIC::::::::S:==:rr rJrfflrti Words with se/f- 4 ~ 3.01 Complete the sentences with one word in 1 Match the words below to definitions 1-7. Then listen again and check. is that we should choose a • self-interest self-defence self-control selflessness smaller charity. 11 self-assurance self-preservation.
self-sacrifice 2 Could you. what you m ean 7 1 protecting yourself in a dangerous situation: 3 Jill, I do understand tha t. of view, but I think. 2 being able to remain calm, even if you are angry, 4 Ah, that makes.
to me now. me, I still think a sma ller charity 3 thinking more about the needs of other people than might be better. 6 I see where you're. from, but do we 4 doing or saying something to protect yourself: have to limit it to young people? 7 I think we need to.
w hat will be a 5 not letting yourself have or do something in order to popular charity to raise money for. help other people instead: 8 Are you. that people care more about 6 believing in your own strengths and abilities: animals than people. 7 the act of thinking only about yourself and not caring 5 Match sentences 1-8 in exercise 4 to categories A-C about other people:.
A Giving an opinion:. , B Acknowledging an opinion: 2 ~ 3.
