NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 4Ã LEARNING New Close-up Student Resources ELTNGL.com/newcloseupB1plus Username: newcloseupB1plusStudent Password: ngl_newcloseupB1 plus Ths cover mage shea the Gupguntian Maso BIBS; Span ives designed by Fen Garey fomcws arcinioce Stellen of the Poa fences node bucege ths wi ‘The misaum spo Dosti Gat fallons of visors hve come to bibao lo soe © kit Belera/Aamy ClBöSe-up s. Louisa Essenhigh NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC LEARNING Australia « Brazil « Canada « Mexico «Singapore + United Kingdom + United States Contents Reading Vocabulary Grammar Listening identifying key feelings and people _| present simple and present understanding the information; multiple continuous ask; complete the Your world choice with one text = pS Live well, study well: valuing friendships; accepting differences identifying paragraph mysteries; lookingat past simple and past Mysterious topics; matching words around a gap; continuous WN! world sentences togaps _| multiple-choice cloze pi7 health and fitness present perfect simple and Fitas a present perfect continuous; missing words; fiddle for, since, ately, already, complete the yet and still sentences p29 predicting topic Technological : time expressions vocabulary; multiple af) wonders choice: one per text pat preparing for matching ambition and success modals andsemi-modals identtying key words. 5s matching and taking notes; Going places prompts to text matching prompts to p53. spoken text Live well, study well: managing your money; considering your relationship with money identifying what isn’t in history; checking past perfect simple and _ listening for numbers; Living Bist ‘a text; multiple choice spelling; word formation | past perfect continuous _| multiple choice: seven aC IVING NISTOFY | with one text questions.
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word formation Irregular verbs p187 Speaking reference pp195~196 Writing reference pp188-194. ur world Work in pairs. Look at the photo and discuss the questions. 1 What are th 2 How oft 3 What’ RACING .=- 11 Work in pairs.
How important is colour to you? Discuss these questions. Identifying key information 1 Do you like to wear colourful clothes or do you * With multiple-choice questions, read the main prefer dark colours? part of the question first and underline the key 2. What colour is your bedroom at home? How does words. the colour make you feel? * Then find the section of the text which 3 Do you think colours can change the way you feel? corresponds to the main part of each question Give examples.
* Read the answer options carefully and check them against the sections of the text you marked to find the correct answer. le choice with one text For questions 1-6, choose the answer (A, B, C or D) which you think fits best according to the text. Inthe second paragraph, what does the writer suggest about colour? A that we only remember colourful places B that colour means different things to 2) Which colour(s) do these words make you think different people about? Why? © that colour is the only thing we remember about a place danger happiness D that our mood improves in colourful places power sadness 2 What does the text say about the colour yellow? A Yellow foods are usually healthy. Read the article on page 7 quickly.
Does it B Yellow can be easily seen. mention any of your ideas from Exercise 2? C Football players shouldn't wear yellow. D Anything that is yellow is a waming. $4 Find these words in the article and complete the 3.
The writer tells us that the colour blue definitions. can make us eat more food. ‘energetic (line 14) nervous (line 33) B canalert us to danger. calm (line 22) aggressive (line 33) C is often wor by strangers.
depressed (line 28) D isused by many businesses. Someone who is 4 Ifyour friend was ‘feeling blue’, you might A. suggest that he changed his clothes. 1 feels anxious about or afraid of B congratulate him.
C try to make him happier. 2 is very active and doesn’t feel tired. D offer him some food. 3 feels sad and upset.
5 One study showed that the colour red 4 isn't worried or angry. makes people angry. 5 is ready or likely to fight or argue. B shouldn't be worn in the sea.
C canatfect other people's opinion. 5 Read the Exam Tip. Then read the Exam Task. D isonly used at Chinese New Year.
Underline the key words in the main part of each & What do you think this text is mainly about? question and match each question with a section A the colours we should wear on different of the article. occasions B the effect that different colours can have $6 Now complete the Exam Task. on us Chow temperature can affect the way we react to colours D which colours to choose if we want to be happy As far as the eye can see, purple lavender fills the fields in parts of southern France. On the Greek island of Santorini, the pure white walls of the buildings contrast with the bright blue paint on the roofs, window frames and doors.
In Iceland, Canada and Norway you may be lucky enough to see the skies filled with the amazing colour and light display of the aurora borealis, or Northern Lights. Colour can have a big impact on us as we move around our world. Colour can remind us of the places we've been, and it can change our mood while we are there. Yet we do not all experience colour in the same way.
Does our cultural background make a difference to how a colour makes us feel? Let’s have a look at the three primary colours. is a colour that often reminds us of hot climates, sunshine and warm summer days. It can be an eye-catching colour and people often describe feeling happy, energetic and enthusiastic when they see it. In nature, yellow is the colour of flowers such as sunflowers and fruit such as lemons, both of which can make us think of beauty and health.
Yellow is also a colour that is hard to miss and it is sometimes used to caution people. In football matches, players are shown a yellow card when they don’t behave properly. In some countries, school buses are painted 2» yellow to warn other drivers that there are children on board. EEXMis the colour of clear skies, peaceful weather and clean, healthy water.
It can make you feel calm and relaxed and, in some cultures, it is thought to give protection against harm. It can also represent confidence and seriousness. In fact, businesses often use blue in their advertising to suggest this idea. And interestingly, we are more likely to trust a stranger who is wearing blue.
However, some cultures link blue with sadness and cold temperatures. In fact, in English we can say we are ‘feeling blue’ if we are depressed. Studies have shown that blue can also reduce hunger, pethaps because blue food is rarely seen in nature and this colouring can mean that food has gone bad. Some weight loss plans even advise eating your food from a blue plate, to trick your brain into wanting less food.
E@BWhasa strong connection to danger and power. It can make us feel excited, nervous or even aggressive. A red flag on a beach immediately warns us of the possibility of danger in the sea. Red road signs and traffic lights tell us to stop and be aware.
In one study, people were asked to say how aggressive someone appeared. The result showed that men wearing red were thought to be more dangerous than the same man wearing blue or grey. However, in Chinese culture, this same colour represents luck, wealth and happiness. Indeed, it is famously the colour of Chinese New 4 Year, which is a celebrationof hope for the year ahead.
lavender (x): 2 plant with small purple flowers that smell nice contrast (¢): when two things are different from each other, often in an obvious way caution (0) to tll someone about a danger or problem that they need to avoid represent (0): tobe a sign or signal of something Vocabulary. 31 Look at these words. Underline the adjectives $ 5 GED Listen to the speakers again. This time, you and circle the nouns.
will hear a second person respond. Match these words with the new speakers (1-4). There are care caring confidence confdent two words you don’t need. embarrassed embarrassment enthusiasm enthusiastic imagination imaginative caring depressed easy-going miserable loneliness lonely pride proud sensible shy sense sensible stress - stressed Choose the correct option to complete the Cemplete the definitions with adjectives from sentenc Exercise 1.
1 I get on well with my sister - we've always been 1 : believing that you can do very close / near.