Unit 4

Reading

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AMAZING HOBBIES

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1 Look at the pictures and complete the titles with words from the box. shaping carving Tree _________ Trees take many years to grow, so for this hobby you need a lot patience. Treeshaping is really about slowly making trees with a specic shape. It takes a really long time and trees can become objects, for example, a chair, a ladder or any other amazing shape. Although this hobby can sometimes take years the results are really spectacular. sculpting

Micro _________ If you are looking for a really challenging hobby and you like art, micro sculpting might be for you. You need to be very skilled, but it just requires a pencil and something sharp to cut the pencil. Micro sculpting artists sculpt small works of art on the head of a pencil. This a micro sculpture by Dalton Ghetti. Can you tell what it is?

Eggshell_________ Some artists create designs on eggs and sometimes they paint them too. Egg painting and egg carving are common in many cultures as a form of craft or art. There are a wide variety of techniques used to create eggs with different shapes and appearances and it requires very careful handling because the eggs might break. Egg carving is an extremely delicate and elaborate art.

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2 Read the texts and say if these statements are true. Correct them if they are false. 1 It doesnt really take long to shape trees into different forms. _______ 2 Micro sculpting can be done carving felt pens. 3 Carving egg shells is a delicate and simple form of art. _______ _______

Unit 4
Vocabulary

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AMAZING HOBBIES

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3 Label the pictures.

Riding a _________

_____________ books

Watching f__________ and series on tv

Horse r___________

Social networking with ___________

Playing c_____________ games

Playing a m__________ instrument

Doing outdoor s_____________

4 Complete the sentences with the correct form of play, go or do. 1 Every Saturday she ________tennis with her brother. 2  Next weekend we want to ____________ skiing in the Pyrenees. 3 Do you ____________ cards with your friends? 4 My brother__________ football and is in a good team.
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6 My little sister loves _________ jigsaws. 7  __________ cycling a lot but I havent got a very good bike. 8 Do you like ____________ yoga? 9  Sometimes, when Im bored I like ___________ crosswords.

5  Sometimes I ___________ shing with my father when he weather is good. Now complete the table. Play Go

Do

- tennis

Unit 4
Speaking

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AMAZING HOBBIES

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5 In pairs. Talk to your partner about your hobbies. 1  Write a few lines about the favourite sports or hobbies you like doing alone or with other people. 2  Ask your partner the following questions: - What do you do in your free time? - Whats your favourite activity? Why? 3 Report to the class.

6 Play a game with the whole class. The hobby chain  The rst students say one phrase: I listen to music.  The student on the right says that phrase and a new one: We listen to music and we paint.  The next students say the previous phrases and adds a new one and so on: Welisten to music, we paint and we go shing.

Project
7 Work in groups. Class survey Each student in the class chooses one activity and asks the other students if they have this hobby.They then write a summary of the results and the class publishes a report.
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going to the cinema looking after a pet dancing to pop music watching cartoons on TV taking up a sport bird watching collecting things music: singing or composing

listening to music gardening yoga, meditation cooking and baking knitting, sewing ewellery making  painting, pottery and sculpture  exploring different places

surng the Internet riding motorbikes mountain biking photography shing  indoor games such as chess, cards, etc. carpentry

Unit 5
Reading

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FOOD AROUND THE WORLD

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1 Read this text about a famous chef and answer the questions. 1 Who is Jamie Oliver? 2 Why is he so famous in Britain? Jamie Oliver is one of Britains most famous chefs, especially well-known for his TV shows and his charity food campaigns. Jamies parents had a pub in Essex, England, (1). He was working at a very famous British-Italian restaurant when he was discovered by a BBC producer. He soon started his own cookery TV series called The Naked Chef, (2). Jamies Kitchen, Jamies School Dinners, Jamies Great Italian Escape, Return to School Dinners, Jamies Chef, Jamie at Home, Jamies Ministry of Food and Jamie Does. But Jamie didnt want to stop there. He opened a restaurant called Fifteen in London (3). Today four of these charity restaurants exist and they have become very famous. Next, Jamie turned his attention to the quality of food offered in British schools and he started a campaign to get children and young people to eat better. He tried to motivate the kids and school catering professionals to enjoy cooking and eating healthy lunches (4). Since then, he has continued trying to improve unhealthy diets and poor cooking habits in the United Kingdom and the United States. Jamie Olivers speciality is Italian cuisine, but he also has a very broad international cooking repertoire: he especially likes Mediterranean food. In one of his latest TV series, he travels across Europe and North Africa, cooking local dishes. Jamie has shown us the delights of international food, and he has inspired people around the world (5). His programmes broadcast in over 100 countries. 2 Match the gaps to the phrases. to spend more time enjoying being in the kitchen and eating healthy, nutritious food. and not the processed foods that they normally eat. when he left school at sixteen to go to a catering college. to help underprivileged young people start a career in catering. soon followed by some of his most famous TV programmes.

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Vocabulary

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FOOD AROUND THE WORLD

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3 Match the two halves to find typical British food.

sh chicken roast carrot Shepherds jacket cottage

cake cheese potato and chips beef pie curry

4 In pairs. Match the items in the three columns. appetizer beverage buffet cutlery dessert main course dressing side dish topping 1 the meal after appetizer and before dessert 2 choice of food that goes with a main meal 3 small snacks to start a meal 4 food set out for customers to pick and choose from 5 ingredients that go on top of other food to add avour 6 drink accompanying a meal 7 tools for eating with: fork, knife and spoon 8 liquid topping for salads 9 sweet treat after a meal a. The plates and everything you need are up at the __________ .beverage b. I cant wait to choose __________ tonight. c. Where should the __________ be placed around the table? d. Would you like some nachos or another __________ to start? e. What kind of __________ would you like to have on your pizza? f. The _________ are after the lunch specials on page 6 of the menu. g. Id like chips as a__________, please. h. Would you like Greek or French ________ ? i. __________are paid separately.

5 Read and label the pictures. Famous international dips 1 Chickpeas, garlic and tahini paste are the main ingredients in hummus. 2 To make the guacamole I use two or three ripe avocados. 3 Tzatziki is a world-famous dip made of a combination of yogurt, cucumbers, and garlic. 4 The base of the traditional appetizer salmorejo is made up of tomatoes, garlic and bread. What is their nationality?

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Unit 5
Speaking

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FOOD AROUND THE WORLD

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6 In pairs. Look at the pictures and answer the questions. 1 Look at these families. What are their nationality? 2 Do you know what they are eating?

7 Discuss these statements in small groups. 1 Food tells you a lot about the values of different cultures. 2 Your tastes in food are similar to the ones other people in your city or town have. 3 Every individual has unique likes and dislikes concerning foods. 4 Preferences develop over time and are inuenced by personal experiences. 5 A cultural group provides guidelines regarding acceptable foods, food combinations, eating patterns and eating behaviours.

Project
8 In groups. Produce a cookery book or cooking blog. 1 Choose one or two recipes within one of these groups. 2 Present it to the class.
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Appetizers

Main courses

Desserts

Ask these questions to the groups. 1 Where did this food originate? 2 Do you eat this food every day or only on special occasions? 3 When was the last time you ate it?

Unit 6
Reading

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THE OLIMPIC GAMES

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1 Read the text and underline the words and expressions related to sport. The rst recorded ancient Olympic Games were celebrated in Greece in 776 BC. Only men could participate and competing athletes had to be free citizens, speak Greek and compete in the nude. The Ancient Olympic Games were always held at Olympia and they were a celebration of the almighty Zeus, the most important and powerful God of ancient Greek mythology. In the modern Olympics, there are only opening and closing ceremonies, however, in the ancient Olympics, there were celebrations and rituals all the way through the ve days of the games, including enormous ceremonies and feasts. The ancient Olympics were celebrated over the next 580 years and events were added and taken away. Classic competitions included: pentathlon, foot run, long jump, javelin and discus, wrestling, boxing, equestrian and pankration, a combination of boxing and wrestling. The Olympic winners received a wreath made of a sacred olive tree branch.

2 Read the text again and continue the sentences.

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1 The rst Olympic Games were held _______________________________________________________________ 2 The games lasted _ ______________________________________________________________________________ 3 Competing athletes had to be free _ ______________________________________________________________ 4 There were celebrations all the way _ ______________________________________________________________ 5 Pankration was a combination____________________________________________________________________ 6 The prize for the winners was_____________________________________________________________________

Unit 6
Vocabulary

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THE OLIMPIC GAMES

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3 The following is the list of all sports participating in the London 2012 Olympics. Complete it with the names of the sports in the pictures below. archery athletics badminton b_______ basketball boxing canoe c_______ diving equestrian fencing football g_______ handball h_______ judo pentathlon rowing sailing s_______ softball s_______ table tennis t_______ tennis triathlon volleyball water polo w_______ wrestling

4 Complete the sentences with words from the box. Place Games host Olympic sports Olympiad athletics

Only ve sports have been there at every summer Olympic games since 1896: 3________, cycling, fencing, gymnastics and swimming. The last Olympic Games were the Games of the XXX 4________, they were held in London in 2012. There were twenty-six sports contested and the games took 5________from 27 July to 12 August 2012. London became the rst city to 6________the Games three times. It had previously been an 7________host city in 1908 and 1948.

Speaking
5 Read the following statements and say if they are true or false. 1 The word gymnasium comes from Greek and means school for naked exercise. _______________________
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2 Women were not allowed to compete in 1896 the organisers felt that their inclusion would be impractical, uninteresting, anaesthetic and incorrect. ________________________________________________________ 3 Fox hunting is the only modern Olympic sport where people have killed animals. It was one of the sports on the programme in Paris in 1900. ________________________________________________________________ 4 Underwater swimming, rope climbing and tug of war were once Olympic sports. _______________________ 5 The London 2012 Olympic games had two mascots: Wenlock and Mandeville. _________________________ 6 The Olympic motto Citius, altius, fortius means: Faster, higher, stronger. _____________________________ In pairs. Compare your answers with your partner.

Unit 6

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THE OLIMPIC GAMES

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6 Work in small groups. Ask these questions to your partners. London 2012 Quiz 1 How many times has London hosted the Olympic Games? a. three a. six b. four b. five c. two c. green 3 How many days did the London 2012 Olympics last? a. fifty-two b. forty-three c. forty 4 Which ag was lowered at the end of the 2012 Games? a. British b. Chinese c. English 5 What part of London were the majority of the games held? a. East b. North c. West 2 How many colours appear in the Olympic rings?

Project
7 Work in groups. Olympic records Visit the ofcial website of the Olympic Movement. http://www.olympic.org/medallists-results Choose two of the following sports and find what are the latest Olympic records.
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Swimming Athletics Modern Pentathlon Cycling Trampoline Weightlifting Triathlon Marathon Report to the class.