Unit 0

Reading

CLIL

On Course A1+

Name:

DIFFERENT PEOPLE

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1 Match the texts to the pictures. 1 Thomas Edison was a very famous American inventor. In 1879, he invented the first commercially marketable incandescent light bulb. 2 Auguste and Louis Lumire were two French brothers that invented a system of moving images called cinematography. They made their first film in 1895. 3 Guglielmo Marconi invented the radio. In 1901, this Italian inventor managed to send the first transatlantic radio transmission.

a) 2 Complete the table.

b)

c)

Lumire American 1901

3 Read more about Thomas Edison. Complete the text with words. as time until at when

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Thomas Edison is probably one of the most famous inventors. However, he did not talk (1) he was almost 4 years old. (2) a very young boy, he was very shy and did not have many friends. (3) he was 11 years old, he set out to read every single book in the local library. (4) the age of 14 he had started his own newspaper. By the (5) he was 15 he had learned Morse code and became a telegrapher.

Unit 0
Vocabulary

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DIFFERENT PEOPLE

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3 Here are some Spanish inventions. Match them to the pictures. c. a. b. Chupa Chups lollipop mop and bucket table football laryngoscope e. Talgo train electric submarine

d.

f.

5 Complete the sentences with words from the box. steamship corsets live female automobile

1 Marie Curie was the first recipient of a Nobel Prize for the discovery of radioactive elements. 2 Henry Bell produced he first commercially successful in Europe. 3 There was no single inventor involved in the invention of television. John Logie Baird was the first person that transmitted images on television. 4 Karl Benz produced the first modern and sold his production vehicles two years later. 5 Mary Phelps Jacob was a young New York woman who didnt like the antiquated . She designed and was granted the worlds first patent for a bra. 6 Match the inventions with the year they were patented. 1911
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1812

1925

1886

1913

1 radioactivity 2 steamship 3 television 4 automobile 5 bra

Unit 0
Speaking

CLIL

On Course A1+

Name:

DIFFERENT PEOPLE

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7 In pairs, order the inventions from best to worst. car radio nuclear power washing machine internet penicillin toilet gun landmine cigarette mobile phone

the worst invention

the best invention

Think of three more things and add them to the list.

Project
6 Work in groups and read the text. The process of inventing new tools or objects requires a great amount of creativity and imaginative thinking. Inventions begin with a problem the inventor wants to solve. Inventors think of solutions and research what has already been done. They then design a simple invention to solve the problem. Decide on an invention that would help in one of these situations: 1 Morning routine 2 Ecological solution 3 Going to school vehicle Produce a poster selling your product and present it to the rest of class. You can include information on: What it is used for. How you would build and test the invention How it works.

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Unit 1
Reading

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On Course A1+

Name:

HoMES aRoUND THE WoRlD

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1 Read and complete the headings.

a. _____________ hotel This ice hotel in Sweden is built each winter and  melts again every single spring. It is made with thousands of tons of ice blocks  and compacted snow and its popularity grows every year so it gets bigger every time its rebuilt. The hotel is so popular that it is usually booked out months in advance.

b. Underwater_____________  Oceanogrc in Valencia is full of many beautiful L and surprising sights. For example, you can have an underwater experience while you eat the nest seafood in their restaurant. Customers can enjoy a luxurious meal and watch hundreds of exotic sh swimming in the gigantic aquarium surrounding the restaurant.

c. _____________ paradise  here are hundreds of amazing resorts in the T Maldives like this one on Bandos Island. These luxurious retreats combine modern comfort with authentic indigenous island avour. The hotel is situated in a private island with powder white beaches and a jungle lled interior.

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2 Read and number. 1 You can nd white beaches near the jungle. 2 This hotel is in the north of Europe. 3 Customers watch exotic sh while they eat. 4 The hotel disappears every year. 5 You can sleep in a private island. ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

Unit 1
Vocabulary

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HOMES AROUND THE WORLD

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3 Label the pictures with words from the box. earth house tepee tree house igloo tent stilt house

Now complete the sentences. 1 Some people in the south of Philippines live in ____________ for safety reasons. 2 Nomads in the Moroccan desert live in ____________ because theyre constantly moving. 3 ____________ are cone shaped houses of Native Americans who travel and hunt in order to live. 4 In the past, the Inuit people used ____________ in the winter as hunting camps. 5 A ____________ is a raised structure typically built above water or in the jungle. 6 This is a traditional Saami____________ set partially into the ground and covered with grass. 4 Read and choose the correct word. Houses in England
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There are many types of 1 homes / ats in England. Most people live in houses, but in large cities, people often live in 2 ats / cottages. In towns, most people live in 3 houses / studio ats. There are many different types of homes. The most popular type of house in England is the 4 semi-detached / terraced house (more than 27% of all homes), closely followed by houses not joined to another house, called 5 semi-detached / detached houses, and nally 6 terraced/ detached houses, which are streets of houses joined together in long rows.

Unit 1
Speaking

CLIL

On Course A1+

Name:

HoMES aRoUND THE WoRlD

Class:

Describe your perfect room. Work in pairs. Describe your room to your partner. Together, think of ways your rooms could be improved. Share your ideas. Get together with another pair and tell them about your rooms. Give them imaginative ideas for improving their rooms.

Project
6 Work in groups. Domotics: the perfect house Home domotics involves the creation of automated controls for homes, for example: Lights which click on when someone enters a room. Smart fridges which tell you what food you need to buy. Washing machines which select the appropriate washing cycle. Heating systems that turn on when it is cold. 1 Work in groups and design a house with automated control systems, for example: lighting systems phone systems electric appliances security intercoms pet feeding irrigation system heating system computer networks 2 Produce a poster or a computer presentation with your ideas and present them to the class.

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Unit 2
Reading

CLIL

On Course A1+

Name:

MUSic aND DaNciNG

Class:

1 Read and label the pictures. The history of music and dance is as long as the history of humans on Earth. Music and dance are found in every culture, past and present.

a. ____________________ Irish music

b. ___________________

c. ____________________

There are many different styles of Irish dancing but a very popular one is a dance in which dancers stretch across a room in a line moving together with combinations of foot taps, leg steps and movements with their upper bodies kept rigid. The foot sounds accompany the music and the beat, so they need to be prominent enough to be heard. Hip hop Hip hop has the type of beat that makes you want to get up and dance. It combines beats, sounds and gravitydefying moves. Hip hop rst started in the 70s and since then it has survived challenge and change and has found its way into the music and dance scene around the world. Salsa Salsa is an example of exibility and evolution. It is played throughout the world and is strongly rooted in the Hispanic culture. Salsa music has received the inuences of many different places within Latin America and is well-known for its powerful rhythm and energy boosting style. Salsa dancing has a pattern of six steps danced over eight counts of music. 2 Read again and say if the following statements are true or false. 1  Irish music is danced with the upper body. 2  Rhythm and beat is important in Irish music.
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___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

3 Hip hop is danced in a line with many people. 4 Salsa is a Latin-American dance. 5 Salsa is only danced in Latin countries. 6 Hip hop is danced around the world.

Unit 2
Vocabulary

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MUSIC AND DANCING

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7 5 3
13

3 Look at the picture and complete the crossword.

6

10 11 8

14

10

2 12 13 4 14 1

1 3 5

17 12

11

7 9 2
16

6 16

15

4 8

15

17

4 Complete the sentences with words from the box. players chamber instruments orchestra symphonic strings

Classical orchestras include four proportionate groups of similar musical 1 __________ . Woodwinds, brass, percussion, and 2__________ . A smaller-sized 3__________ of not more than fty players is called a 4__________ orchestra and a full-size orchestra of over one hundred5__________ is called a 6__________ orchestra or philharmonic orchestra. Look at the picture and complete the table with words in the plural. bassoon oboe clarinet trombone contrabass trumpet cymbals viola ute violin horn violoncello

Woodwinds

Brass

Strings

Percussion

utes
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Unit 2
Speaking

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MUSic aND DaNciNG

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5 In groups. Choose one character and write about the music you like. Then read your text to the group.

Maria

Kevin

Elizabeth

Role play a conversation between the three friends and their hobbies.

Project
6 Work in groups. Music festivals Use the Internet to nd a music festival you like. 1 Find the answer to these questions-What is the name of the festival? -What type of music do they play? -When is it held? -Where is it celebrated? -What type of people go to this festival? 2  Produce a poster with information about the music festival and present it to the class.
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3 Give your opinion about the festivals presented. 4  Which one would you choose to go with your friends? Why?

Unit 3
Reading

CLIL

On Course A1+

Name:

FESTiValS aND cElEBRaTioNS

Class:

1 Read and match the texts to the pictures.

a 1 China

c 2 Germany

The Chinese New Year happens on a different day each year between 21st January and 20th February marked by the new moon at the beginning of each month. It is celebrated by Chinese people all over the world and families and friends feast together. Spectacular processions are intended to bring luck, health, wealth and happiness for the New Year.

In Germany Christmas is a very important event and there are many traditions. New Years Eve is a family and friends celebration, a bit more intimate than in other cultures. It is a time for family meals and parties. At midnight, a toast is made and there are rework displays which people usually watch from the windows of their homes.

3 The United States New Years Eve in the United States is an enormous social event. Clubs all over the nation are full of people who stay out until dawn celebrating the beginning of the New Year. The traditional New Year Ball is dropped every year in Times Square, New York City, at 12 oclock. This is seen on television all over the country and even broadcast to other areas of the world. Read again and write the name of the country.

4 France French people usually celebrate New Years Eve with a big feast and a lot of food, which normally includes special dishes, for example seafood, sh, meat, foie gras and of course champagne. The event is normally a family celebration or a dinner at home with friends, but some people go out and have a fancy meal at a restaurant.

1 New Years Eve is an intimate party with family and friends. ________________ 2 People go to great parties and go out to celebrate until late. ________________ 3 The celebration is supposed to bring luck for the New Year. ________________ 4 People eat fancy food and champagne.
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________________________________

Unit 3
Vocabulary

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FESTIVALS AND CELEBRATIONS

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3 Match the text to the pictures. New Years Eve in Spain 1 re works 3 lucky grapes 4 clock 5 specialmeal 6 champagne ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ 2 New Year party ___

l Now write about New Years celebrations in Spain.

4 Complete the sentences. New Year re works party lucky grapes clock banquette enjoy

1 This time of the year is the best time to _________. 2 Different types of celebrations with _________ are arranged during New Year throughout the World. 3 There are theme parties, house parties, _________parties and many more. 4 People start planning for the _________well in advance to have a really good time. 5 Some people thing New Years time is the best time to meet people and _________every moment. 6 In Spain people celebrate it eating twelve _________. 7 After the _________strikes twelve, people celebrate New Year to bring in happiness for the coming year.

5 Write synonyms or describe the meaning of the following words. 1 goal 2 willpower
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3 resolution 4 improvement 5 support 6 give up 7 success

Unit 3
Speaking

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On Course A1+

Name:

FESTiValS aND cElEBRaTioNS Class:

6 In pairs. Ask each other the following questions and write down the answers. 1 How do you celebrate the New Year? ______________________________________________________________________ . 2 With whom do you celebrate it? ______________________________________________________________________ . 3 How do you celebrate? ______________________________________________________________________ . 4 Do you like celebrating the New Year with a big party? ______________________________________________________________________ .

7 In pairs. Match the two halves. Im going to 1 eat 2 stop eating 3 go 4 eat fewer 5 star a new a chocolate b healthy food c hobby d to the gym e hamburgers

Now talk about New Year resolutions. Ask these questions to your partner. Do you make New Years resolutions? Do you normally keep them? What resolutions did you make last year?

Project
8 In groups. Organise a party. You are going to organise a New Year party for another group. 1 Decide one the following things: place people
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music food and drinks 2 Produce an invitation card or brochure with information about the party. 3 Exchange party plans and vote for the best ones.