Target English Grade 9 Student’s Book Julia Starr Keddle and Martyn Hobbs Egyptian International Publishing Company – Longman, 10a Hussein Wassef Street, Messaha Square, Dokki, Cairo, Arab Republic of Egypt All rights reserved; no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the Publishers. The Longman imprint is the property of Pearson Education being used under license from Pearson Education. First printed in 2008 Reprinted 2010 ISBN: 977-16-1176-3 Deposit no. 13144/2008 Acknowledgement: The publisher wishes to thank the Evaluation Committee of Kuwait Ministry of Education: Evaluation and Adaptation Committee ● Ms Sakina A.
Hussain, ELT Supervisor General, MoE ● Ms Helena Mohammad, ELT Senior Supervisor, MoE ● Ms Huda Al-Ammar, ELT Senior Supervisor, MoE ● Ms Lubna Abo-Abdou, ELT Supervisor, MoE ● Ms Khawla Al Refaee, ELT Supervisor, MoE ● Ms Hadeel Al Kandari, ELT Supervisor, MoE ● Ms Naseema Al Rashed, ELT Supervisor, MoE ● Mr Mohammed Azatour, ELT Head of Department, MoE ● Ms Amal Al-Jimaz, ELT Head of Department, MoE ● Mr Abdelaziz El Mahboubi, Teacher of English, MoE ● Ms Khalida Al Failakawi, Teacher of English, MoE ● Ms Hanan Al Fuzai, Teacher of English, MoE ● Ms Joza Al Otaibi, Head of Foreign Languages, MoE Contents Module 1 Stories 11 Unit 1 World stories 12 Unit 2 Storytelling 18 Module 2 Around the world 25 Unit 3 Countries 26 Unit 4 Cities 32 Module 3 Health 39 Unit 5 Get well 40 Unit 6 Hygiene 46 Module 4 Critical thinking 53 Unit 7 Finding answers 54 Unit 8 Solving problems 60 Module 5 Challenges & exploration 67 Unit 9 Emergency & rescue 68 Unit 10 Journeys 74 Module 6 People 81 Unit 11 About our lives 82 Unit 12 Wishes & regrets 88 Scope and sequence Language Skills Module 1 Stories Unit 1 Grammar present and past tenses Reading a short story; a World stories in the correct contexts; used to; didn’t folktale; a factual article (page 12) use to; would; second conditional; Listening a short story; past simple and past continuous; a folktale; a biographical present simple (active and passive) account; a factual article for general truths Speaking discuss and plan Functions suggesting; expressing an event; discuss activities; opinion; giving reasons; comparing talk about an imaginary and contrasting; expressing opinion event; discuss the moral (for and against); expressing opinion of a story; discuss how to (comparing and contrasting) implement proverbial wisdom Vocabulary: waterfall, chatter, in daily life rumour, seep into, spectacle, Writing an account of an thrilling, cascade, nerves, imaginary event; paragraphs concentrate, tense, torrent, to compare and contrast dramatically, acrobat, folktale, folktales; take notes; a convey, pass down, slave, latter, paragraph moan, groan, flee, thorn, bind up, fawn upon, pursue, generation, sentence, folklore, numerous, lore, wisdom, folk, lullaby, joke, poetry, riddle, proverb, myth, quilt, ritual Unit 2 Grammar can / could; wh- questions; Reading a factual article; Storytelling present simple tense for generalities; instructions; a text giving (page 18) sequence connectors advice about writing Functions giving opinions; Listening a factual article; comparing and constrasting; asking proverbs; instructions; and giving information; obligation; questions; a radio ability; possibility; advice; giving and programme receiving advice; suggestion Speaking talk about Vocabulary: loudly, whisper, storytelling; talk about expressive, capture, mood, script, proverbs; conduct an active, inventive, sympathy, conflict, interview; talk about ways patience, professional, revise, that stories are transmitted; document, tip, neighbourhood, talk about a story or a film associate, saying, research, Writing a short story; a background, label, oral historian, paragraph based on an basic, setting, plot, perhaps, quality, interview; definitions; personality, appearance character sketches for a film; notes Project A traditional folktale v Language Skills Module 2 Around the world Unit 3 Grammar present and past Reading biographical story; a Countries simple tenses; present and past factual article; a tourist brochure (page 26) continuous tenses; direct and Listening a biographical story; reported speech people’s plans; descriptions of Functions expressing opinion; countries guessing; ability; likes; expressing Speaking talk about weather opinions and preferences; and climate; talk about holiday intention; making plans; plans; talk about Malaysia describing places Writing answers to questions; a Vocabulary: royal, recruit, pilot, description of a place or building runway, bright, chase away, windshield, blow, mark, derive, range, solemn, joyous, surround, satisfaction, relax, feasting, fusion, indigenous, mineral, economy, custom, rarely, pluralist, monsoonal, massive, ornately, habitat, recreate, species, nursery, breeding, rich in Unit 4 Grammar quantity; countable Reading a newspaper article; a Cities and uncountable nouns; articles factual text; an article (page 32) a and the; modal verb would like Listening an article; a discussion Functions talking about Speaking Talk about traffic quantity; giving reasons; problems; ask and answer advice; preference; describing; questions; contribute to a comparing and contrasting discussion; explain why one city information; expressing likes and is preferable to another dislikes Writing sentences; questions; Vocabulary: pavement, road a paragraph describing another sign, pedestrian crossing, horn, person’s opinions moped, motorbike, dangerously, improve, power, commerce, Project Welcome to my town or specialise, settlement, inhabit, city enormous, rise up, tramway, alleyway, obey, Cantonese, dialect, dense, dweller, contrast, paved, conquer, host, lime vi Language Skills Module 3 Health Unit 5 Grammar present perfect / Reading a factual article; Get well past simple; time expressions; a text and a dialogue about (page 40) negation; modal verb should illnesses and symptoms; short Functions giving reasons; biographical texts about ancient expressing beliefs; describing doctors recent events; expressing Listening a factual article; a text opinion; describing illnesses and a dialogue about illnesses and symptoms; giving advice; and symptoms; information giving information; describing about medical discoveries sequences of events; describing Speaking talk about recent processes events; talk about illnesses and Vocabulary: blind, canoeist, give advice; talk about which canoe, raise, achievement, medical discovery is the most incredible, expedition, neglect, important disability, inclusive, illness, Writing summaries; a headache, sprained ankle, paragraph; definitions; notes stomachache, shatter, sore throat, cough, awkwardly, shivery, itchy, bloated, surgeon, symptom, accurate, allergy, injury, hygiene, anatomy, medicine, treat, manual, oath, observation Unit 6 Grammar past perfect; simple Reading a factual article; a quiz Hygiene past; relative clauses; non- about health; a short text giving (page 46) defining relative clauses; Do you advice about health … ?; going to Listening a partner making Functions giving explanations; guesses; listen to a short text giving reasons; talking about giving advice about health habitual behaviour; giving Speaking give explanations; advice; talking about future reply to a partner making plans guesses; talk about health Vocabulary: essential, install, resolutions various, disease, attend, Writing true versions of false enthusiastic, suffer, cholera, sentences; answer questions; join transform, empty, collect, short sentences; a health diary completely, include, fetch, sanitation, average, pregnant, Project The power of humanity industrialised, domestic, drinkable, get access, lifestyle, find out, serving, cereals, mostly, wholegrain, fizzy, rest, seldom vii Language Skills Module 4 Critical thinking Unit 7 Grammar I’ll …; Shall I …; be going Reading a problem to solve; Finding answers to; first conditional; imperatives; definitions; an article about (page 54) connectors; adverbs of time; why problem solving; factual and how questions questions and answers Functions Asking for advice; Listening a dialogue; talking about future plans; giving alternative explanations reasons; making suggestions; Speaking discuss solving a agreeing and disagreeing; problem in a group; compare describing processes; offering help; ideas; ask and answer predicting; expressing possibility / questions opinion Writing answers to questions; Vocabulary: survival equipment, a paragraph; make a list; signal flare, signal mirror, priority, arrange ideas in sequence; oars, first-aid kit, emergency questions and answers; makes blanket, survive, whistle, notes sea-sickness tablet, survival manual, induce, experience, effort, situation, systematically, alternative, effective, evaluate, generate, routines, breeze, antiseptic, relatively, decongestant, alleviate, gadget, probably, extract, fingerprint, enzyme Unit 8 Grammar second conditional; why Reading a story; letters Solving problems don’t you …; you should …; connectors and replies; puzzles and (page 60) of addition and contrast brainteasers Functions analysing problems; Listening a story; advice; asking and giving advice; expressing instructions preference; describing processes; Speaking give a presentation; giving reasons; expressing contrast / ask for / give advice; discuss opinion; giving warning; agreeing how to categorise items and disagreeing; predictions; making plans; making suggestions Writing notes; a paragraph; advice; an explanation Vocabulary: determined, inspire, disability, engage, strict, rigid, Project Questions and specialised, devise, trial and error, answers influential, theory, approach, look down upon, belittle, counsellor, promise, common, apologise, lonely, keep in touch, take up, brainteaser, challenge, criteria, traffic jam, escalator, stuck, marble, portrait, logic viii Language Skills Module 5 Challenges & exploration Unit 9 Grammar present simple and Reading a factual article; a Emergency & rescue continuous passive; past simple factual article about dangerous (page 68) passive; passive with can jobs Functions describing natural Listening descriptions of natural events; describing processes; events; ideas of others; people describing utility; describing the talking about their jobs past; expressing opinions; giving Speaking talk about natural reasons; expressing possibility; events; talk about the use of text giving information; asking for messages; talk about what is permission important in a job Vocabulary: emergency, rescue, Writing notes; a paragraph volcano, hurricane, earthquake, tsunami, avalanche, push out, powerfully, erupt, plate, predict, resist, simply, coastguard, stranded, luckily, lift, halt, lightning, realise, authority, alert, paramedic, risky, salvage, breed, challenging, isolated, deliver, wilderness, smoke jumper, sanctuary, rust, affect, extremely, restore Unit 10 Grammar present perfect Reading a short story; a factual Journeys continuous; question tags text; a dialogue; a historical text (page 74) Functions describing processes; Listening a short story; a factual describing events; talking about text; a dialogue; a historical text the recent past; giving opinion / Speaking talk about films set at reason; checking information; sea; talk about the recent past; describing processes; describing talk about habitual activites; objects describe familiar objects without Vocabulary: whirlpool, terror, naming them overboard, recover, barrel, tie, Writing an imaginary historical exhausted, float, horizon, escape, diary terrified, pick up, break down, rally, yearly, importantly, set Project A famous explorer off, spare, ahead, mechanical, wonder, silk, region, trade, exchange, caravan, decline, track, route ix Language Skills Module 6 People Unit 11 Grammar reported speech; Reading a story; emails; an About our lives reported questions; noun suffixes explanatory text (page 82) Functions giving reasons; Listening a story; advice describing processes; giving Speaking talk about how to opinions; discussing imaginary achieve happiness; compare life situations; making comparisons; in Kuwait with life in Japan; talk asking for information; about what makes them happy describing feelings; giving advice Writing a paragraph; a report Vocabulary: wealthy, butler, of a conversation modest, dusty, affluent, residence, genuine, grimy, pleased, trap, content, humble, fashion, kimono, chopstick, bullet train, raw, sushi, sumo wrestling, happiness, identify, spiritual, reasonable, serotonin, genetic, identical, twins, flow, community Unit Unit 712 Grammar third conditional: If Reading short narrative texts; Wishes & regrets it had been me … I would have …; I an interview about regrets; an (page 88) wish … + past perfect article Functions expressing wishes Listening a dialogue about and regrets; expressing feelings friendship (regret); expressing opinions; Speaking talk about an describing someone imagined past; talk about Vocabulary: upset, mend, regrets; talk about friendship knock, wish, regret, organise, Writing a description of a complain, train, luckily, mess, friend pleasure, arrange, enjoy, enough, give up, tidy up, friendship, Project Personal profile loyalty, honest, respect, clever, cheerful, trustworthy, appreciate, secret, share x MODULE 1 Read the story: The tightrope walker. Folktales: What is a folktale? Focus on folklore What do you know about Focus on storytelling folklore? What can we learn from traditional stories? Project OUTTCOMES OUTCOMES A traditional folktale You will be able to • talk taalk about the past • interview interview people • write a story • make suggestions 11 11 1 Grammar present and past tenses; second conditional; used to; didn’t use to; The tightrope walker would Martin’s village was a small, quiet community. Nothing ever happened there. The only sound that filled the village was the roar of the great Randall Waterfall a few kilometres away.
