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Date: Jul 14, 2007

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Online Test: Recreate the text in this online test.

THE ARTICLE

The world's tallest man has married a woman who is just two-thirds his height and half his age in a traditional ceremony in Mongolia. The wedding took place on July 12th at the tomb of the most famous ever Mongolian, Kublai Khan. The record-breaking 2.4 metre high groom Bao Xishun, 56, is a farmer from Mongolia. He met his bride Xia Shujian, 28, earlier this year after searching for a suitable woman by sending advertisements around the world. Xia is a petite 1.7 metres tall and comes up to her husband’s elbow when standing side by side. In the end, he didn’t have to look so far as his bride is a saleswoman from his own hometown. More than 2,000 people attended the happy day, including relatives, locals and a large crowd of journalists.

Bao wore a specially designed, traditional pale blue wedding robe underneath a decorative gold vest. He rode to his bride's relatives in front of the tomb in a wedding cart pulled by two camels. In keeping with Mongolian tradition, the bride's family tried to "stop" Bao reaching his bride, symbolizing the family’s last efforts to protect her. However, they soon changed their minds after he pleaded to see and marry his intended. The bride’s family accepted him and offered tea, which means he had been accepted into her family. Bao entered the Guinness Book of World Records last year as the world's tallest person. He was average height until the age of 16, when he suddenly shot up to his current height within seven years.

WARM-UPS

1. WEDDINGS: Walk around the class and talk to other students about weddings. Change partners often. After you finish, sit with your original partner(s) and share what you found out.

2. CHAT: In pairs / groups, decide which of these topics or words from the article are most interesting and which are most boring.

height / age / traditional ceremonies / tombs / record breakers / elbows / crowds / pale blue / wedding robes / relatives / camels / brides / tea / aged 16

Have a chat about the topics you liked. Change topics and partners frequently.

3. WEDDING: In pairs / groups, talk about your wedding ideas for these items:

venue
ceremony
tradition
relatives and guests

clothes
food
honeymoon
vows (promises)

4. RECORDS: Talk with your partner(s) about these records. Which would you like to break and why? Change partners and share what you said and heard.

world’s tallest person
world’s most intelligent person
world’s most married person
world’s greatest husband / wife
world’s most beautiful / handsome person
world’s oldest person

5. MARRIAGE: Spend one minute writing down all of the different words you associate with marriage. Share your words with your partner(s) and talk about them. Together, put the words into different categories.

6. QUICK DEBATE: Students A think living together without getting married is best. Students B think the opposite. Change partners often. Share your findings.

BEFORE READING / LISTENING

1. TRUE / FALSE: Look at the article’s headline and guess whether these sentences are true (T) or false (F):

a.	The world’s tallest man has married the world’s tallest woman.	T / F
b.	The ceremony took place at the tomb of a famous Mongolian.	T / F
c.	The man found his bride through advertising worldwide.	T / F
d.	There were no journalists among the 2 thousand wedding guests.	T / F
e.	The groom wore a pale blue robe on top of a traditional gold vest.	T / F
f.	Two camels pulled the bridegroom’s wedding cart.	T / F
g.	The bride’s family tried to stop the groom from seeing his intended.	T / F
h.	The groom was average height for his age when he was sixteen.	T / F

2. SYNONYM MATCH: Match the following synonyms from the article:

1.	ceremony	a.	reporters
2	petite	b.	grew
3.	in the end	c.	family
4.	journalists	d.	small
5.	pale	e.	betrothed
6.	relatives	f.	celebration
7.	in keeping with	g.	light
8.	intended	h.	present
9.	shot up	i.	sticking to
10.	current	j.	eventually

3. PHRASE MATCH: Match the following phrases from the article (sometimes more than one combination is possible):

1.	two-thirds his	a.	last efforts to protect her
2	The record-breaking	b.	happy day
3.	Xia is a petite	c.	with Mongolian tradition
4.	In the end,	d.	1.7 metres tall
5.	2,000 people attended the	e.	up to his current height
6.	a specially designed, traditional	f.	height and half his age
7.	In keeping	g.	pale blue wedding robe
8.	symbolizing the family’s	h.	2.4 metre high groom
9.	he pleaded to see	i.	he didn’t have to look so far
10.	he suddenly shot	j.	and marry his intended

WHILE READING / LISTENING

GAP FILL: Put the words into the gaps in the text.

World’s tallest man marries

The world's tallest man has married a woman who is just __________ his height and half his __________ in a traditional ceremony in Mongolia. The wedding took __________ on July 12th at the tomb of the most famous ever Mongolian, Kublai Khan. The record-breaking 2.4 metre high __________ Bao Xishun, 56, is a farmer from Mongolia. He met his bride Xia Shujian, 28, earlier this year after searching for a __________ woman by sending advertisements around the world. Xia is a petite 1.7 metres tall and __________ up to her husband’s elbow when standing side by side. In the __________, he didn’t have to look so far as his bride is a saleswoman from his own hometown. More than 2,000 people attended the happy day, __________ relatives, locals and a large crowd of journalists.

comes
place
end
groom
including
two-thirds
suitable
age

Bao wore a specially designed, __________ pale blue wedding robe underneath a decorative gold vest. He rode to his bride's relatives in front of the tomb in a wedding __________ pulled by two camels. In keeping with Mongolian tradition, the bride's family tried to "stop" Bao __________ his bride, symbolizing the family’s last __________ to protect her. However, they soon changed their minds after he __________ to see and marry his intended. The bride’s family accepted him and offered tea, which means he had been accepted into her family. Bao __________ the Guinness Book of World Records last year as the world's tallest person. He was average height until the age of 16, when he suddenly __________ up to his __________ height within seven years.

current
reaching
pleaded
shot
traditional
efforts
entered
cart

LISTENING

Listen and fill in the spaces.

World’s tallest man marries

The world's tallest man has married a woman who _____________________ height and half his age in a traditional ceremony in Mongolia. The wedding took place on July 12th at the tomb _____________________ Mongolian, Kublai Khan. The record-breaking _____________________ Bao Xishun, 56, is a farmer from Mongolia. He met his bride Xia Shujian, 28, earlier this year _____________________ suitable woman by sending advertisements around the world. Xia is a petite 1.7 metres tall _____________________ husband’s elbow when standing side by side. In the end, he didn’t _____________________ bride is a saleswoman from his own hometown. More than 2,000 people _____________________, including relatives, locals and a large crowd of journalists.

Bao wore _____________________, traditional pale blue wedding robe underneath _____________________. He rode to his bride's relatives in front of the tomb in a wedding cart pulled by two camels. _____________________ Mongolian tradition, the bride's family tried to "stop" Bao reaching his bride, symbolizing _____________________ to protect her. However, they soon changed their minds after he pleaded to see _____________________. The bride’s family accepted him and offered tea, which means he had been accepted into her family. Bao entered the Guinness Book of World Records last year as the world's tallest person. He was average height until the age of 16, when _____________________ his current height within seven years.

AFTER READING / LISTENING

1. WORD SEARCH: Look in your dictionaries / computer to find collocates, other meanings, information, synonyms … for the words ‘two’ and ‘third’.

two

third

Share your findings with your partners.

Make questions using the words you found.
Ask your partner / group your questions.

2. ARTICLE QUESTIONS: Look back at the article and write down some questions you would like to ask the class about the text.

Share your questions with other classmates / groups.
Ask your partner / group your questions.

3. GAP FILL: In pairs / groups, compare your answers to this exercise. Check your answers. Talk about the words from the activity. Were they new, interesting, worth learning…?

4. VOCABULARY: Circle any words you do not understand. In groups, pool unknown words and use dictionaries to find their meanings.

5. TEST EACH OTHER: Look at the words below. With your partner, try to recall exactly how these were used in the text:

just
famous
suitable
elbow
end
happy

pale
camels
symbolizing
pleaded
offered
shot

STUDENT WEDDINGS SURVEY

Write five GOOD questions about WEDDINGS in the table. Do this in pairs. Each student must write the questions on his / her own paper.

When you have finished, interview other students. Write down their answers.

	STUDENT 1 _____________	STUDENT 2 _____________	STUDENT 3 _____________
Q.1.
Q.2.
Q.3.
Q.4.
Q.5.

Now return to your original partner and share and talk about what you found out. Change partners often.
Make mini-presentations to other groups on your findings.

DISCUSSION

STUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)

What did you think when you read the headline?
What do you think it’s like to be the world’s tallest person?
What do you think it’s like to be the world’s shortest person??
Would you prefer to be the tallest or the shortest person in the world?
What are the good and bad things about being your height?
Would you like a very traditional wedding?
What do you think of the idea of advertising for a partner?
Would you like 2,000 people to attend your wedding?
Could you marry someone who is twice or half your age?
Would you prefer to marry someone from your hometown or someone from another country?

$ --------------------------------------------------------------------

STUDENT B’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)

Did you like reading this article?
What would you like to wear at your wedding?
What kind of transport would you like to use to get to your wedding?
Do you think there are many problems with in-laws when someone gets married?
Do you think wedding ceremonies in your country or other countries are best?
Do you think marriage is important?
What happens at a traditional wedding in your country?
What questions would you like to ask Bao?
What questions would you like to ask Xia?
Did you like this discussion?

AFTER DISCUSSION: Join another partner / group and tell them what you talked about.

What was the most interesting thing you heard?
Was there a question you didn’t like?
Was there something you totally disagreed with?
What did you like talking about?
Which was the most difficult question?

LANGUAGE

CORRECT WORD: Put the correct words from a–d below in the article.

World’s tallest man marries

The world's tallest man has married a woman who is just two-(1) ____ his height and half his age in a traditional ceremony in Mongolia. The wedding took (2) ____ on July 12th at the tomb of the most famous (3) ____ Mongolian, Kublai Khan. The record-breaking 2.4 metre (4) ____ groom Bao Xishun, 56, is a farmer from Mongolia. He met his bride Xia Shujian, 28, earlier this year after searching for a suitable woman (5) ____ sending advertisements around the world. Xia is a petite 1.7 metres tall and comes up to her husband’s elbow when standing side by side. In the end, he didn’t have to look so far as his bride is a saleswoman from his own hometown. More than 2,000 people (6) ____ the happy day, including relatives, locals and a large crowd of journalists.

Bao wore a (7) ____ designed, traditional pale blue wedding robe underneath a decorative gold vest. He rode to his bride's relatives in front of the tomb in a wedding cart pulled by two camels. In (8) ____ with Mongolian tradition, the bride's family tried to "stop" Bao reaching his bride, symbolizing the family’s (9) ____ efforts to protect her. However, they soon changed their minds after he (10) ____ to see and marry his intended. The bride’s family accepted him and offered tea, which means he had been accepted (11) ____ her family. Bao entered the Guinness Book of World Records last year as the world's tallest person. He was average height until the age of 16, when he suddenly (12) ____ up to his current height within seven years.

1.	(a)	triple	(b)	three	(c)	third	(d)	thirds
2.	(a)	place	(b)	places	(c)	placing	(d)	placed
3.	(a)	person	(b)	of	(c)	ever	(d)	never
4.	(a)	height	(b)	high	(c)	big	(d)	large
5.	(a)	by	(b)	with	(c)	of	(d)	in
6.	(a)	attend	(b)	attended	(c)	attendance	(d)	attendant
7.	(a)	especially	(b)	special	(c)	specially	(d)	specialty
8.	(a)	keeps	(b)	kept	(c)	keep	(d)	keeping
9.	(a)	lasts	(b)	lasting	(c)	lastly	(d)	last
10.	(a)	pleasant	(b)	pleased	(c)	pleaded	(d)	pleasure
11.	(a)	into	(b)	with	(c)	onto	(d)	to
12.	(a)	shoot	(b)	shot	(c)	shock	(d)	shooting

WRITING:

Write about weddings for 10 minutes. Correct your partner’s paper.

_______________________________________________________________________

HOMEWORK

1. VOCABULARY EXTENSION: Choose several of the words from the text. Use a dictionary or Google’s search field (or another search engine) to build up more associations / collocations of each word.

2. INTERNET: Search the Internet and find more information about the Guinness Book of Records. Talk about what you discover with your partner(s) in the next lesson.

3. RECORDS: Make a poster showing the different records you would like to break and hold. Show your poster to your classmates in the next lesson. Did you all find out similar things?

4. MAGAZINE ARTICLE: Write a magazine article about the married life of Bao and Xia. Include an imaginary interview with them both

Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Which article was best and why?

5. LETTER: Write a letter to Bao. Ask him/her three questions about being so tall. Give three suggestions about how to live happily with Xia. Read your letter to your partner(s) in your next lesson. Your partner(s) will answer your questions.

ANSWERS

TRUE / FALSE:

a. F

b. T

c. F

d. F

e. F

f. T

g. F

h. T

SYNONYM MATCH:

1.	ceremony	a.	celebration
2	petite	b.	small
3.	in the end	c.	eventually
4.	journalists	d.	reporters
5.	pale	e.	light
6.	relatives	f.	family
7.	in keeping with	g.	sticking to
8.	intended	h.	betrothed
9.	shot up	i.	grew
10.	current	j.	present

PHRASE MATCH:

1.	two-thirds his	a.	height and half his age
2	The record-breaking	b.	2.4 metre high groom
3.	Xia is a petite	c.	1.7 metres tall
4.	In the end,	d.	he didn’t have to look so far
5.	2,000 people attended the	e.	happy day
6.	a specially designed, traditional	f.	pale blue wedding robe
7.	In keeping	g.	with Mongolian tradition
8.	symbolizing the family’s	h.	last efforts to protect her
9.	he pleaded to see	i.	and marry his intended
10.	he suddenly shot	j.	up to his current height

GAP FILL:

World’s tallest man marries

The world's tallest man has married a woman who is just two-thirds his height and half his age in a traditional ceremony in Mongolia. The wedding took place on July 12th at the tomb of the most famous ever Mongolian, Kublai Khan. The record-breaking 2.4 metre high groom Bao Xishun, 56, is a farmer from Mongolia. He met his bride Xia Shujian, 28, earlier this year after searching for a suitable woman by sending advertisements around the world. Xia is a petite 1.7 metres tall and comes up to her husband’s elbow when standing side by side. In the end, he didn’t have to look so far as his bride is a saleswoman from his own hometown. More than 2,000 people attended the happy day, including relatives, locals and a large crowd of journalists.

Bao wore a specially designed, traditional pale blue wedding robe underneath a decorative gold vest. He rode to his bride's relatives in front of the tomb in a wedding cart pulled by two camels. In keeping with Mongolian tradition, the bride's family tried to "stop" Bao reaching his bride, symbolizing the family’s last efforts to protect her. However, they soon changed their minds after he pleaded to see and marry his intended. The bride’s family accepted him and offered tea, which means he had been accepted into her family. Bao entered the Guinness Book of World Records last year as the world's tallest person. He was average height until the age of 16, when he suddenly shot up to his current height within seven years.

LANGUAGE WORK

1 - d

2 - a

3 - c

4 - b

5 - a

6 - b

7 - c

8 - d

9 - d

10 - c

11 - a

12 - b

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Date: Aug 1, 2007

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THE ARTICLE

The salads and healthy pastas we buy to eat well may not be as good for us as we think. Campaigners say a lot of supposedly healthy food should carry a health warning because of the high salt content. The British pressure group Consensus Action on Salt and Health (CASH) reported recently that many take-away salads and other foods aimed at the health conscious actually contain more salt than a Big Mac and fries. This means many British people are unknowingly overdosing on salt on a regular, if not daily, basis. This report comes hot on the heels of an earlier CASH finding that many pre-packaged sandwiches are up to seven times saltier than a bag of potato chips. The danger is that high salt consumption causes high blood pressure, strokes and heart attacks.

CASH looked at 156 readymade salads and pasta dishes from Britain’s leading food retailers and fast-food outlets. The researchers discovered that compared with a Big Mac and small fries, which has 2.7 grams of salt, a noodle salad from a chain called EAT contained 4.4 grams per portion. This is almost three-quarters of the 6-gram recommended daily salt limit for an adult. Twenty per cent of the meals contained more salt than is ideal. Professor Graham MacGregor of CASH said: "Many people think of a salad as a healthy lunch [and] in many cases this is true.” He added: “We would encourage people to look out for low-salt, low-fat salads as a good lunchtime option.” However, he warned: “There are some salads out there which really ought to carry a health warning, rather than be thought of as a healthy option.”

WARM-UPS

1. SALT: Walk around the class and talk to other students about salt. Change partners often. After you finish, sit with your original partner(s) and share what you found out.

2. CHAT: In pairs / groups, decide which of these topics or words from the article are most interesting and which are most boring.

salads / pasta / health food / Big Macs / sandwiches / high blood pressure / restaurants / fast food / lunch / low-fat food / health warnings

Have a chat about the topics you liked. Change topics and partners frequently.

3. FAST FOOD: In pairs / groups, talk about your thoughts on these fast foods. Can you remember the first time you had them?

sandwiches
burgers
noodles
fish and chips

fries
pizza
fried chicken
other ___________________

4. UNFINISHED SENTENCES: With your partner(s), agree on an ending to these sentence beginnings. They are from the article. Change partners and share and talk about what you wrote.

Salads and healthy pastas ________________________________________
Food should carry a health warning because __________________________
Pre-packaged sandwiches are ______________________________________
Britain’s leading food retailers ______________________________________
Compared with a Big Mac and small fries _____________________________
Many people think of a salad as ____________________________________

5. SALT: Spend one minute writing down all of the different words you associate with the word ‘salt’. Share your words with your partner(s) and talk about them. Together, put the words into different categories.

6. QUICK DEBATE: Students A think fast food is a good thing about society. Students B think the opposite. Change partners often. Share your findings.

BEFORE READING / LISTENING

1. TRUE / FALSE: Look at the article’s headline and guess whether these sentences are true (T) or false (F):

a.	Some salads in shops are not as healthy as we are led to believe.	T / F
b.	Britain’s government will put a health warning on all health food.	T / F
c.	A report said Big Macs and fries are incredibly low in salt.	T / F
d.	Pre-packaged sandwiches are seven times saltier than potato chips.	T / F
e.	A consumer group analyzed the salt content in stores worldwide.	T / F
f.	We should consume four and a half grams of salt per day.	T / F
g.	The survey found 20% of health food in stores was too salty.	T / F
h.	A professor encouraged people to look for low-salt salads.	T / F

2. SYNONYM MATCH: Match the following synonyms from the article:

1.	campaigners	a.	ODing
2	carry	b.	agreement
3.	consensus	c.	choice
4.	overdosing	d.	stores
5.	consumption	e.	advocates
6.	leading	f.	should
7.	outlets	g.	display
8.	limit	h.	top
9.	ought to	i.	intake
10.	option	j.	ceiling

3. PHRASE MATCH: Match the following phrases from the article (sometimes more than one combination is possible):

1.	may not be as good for	a.	recommended daily salt limit
2	healthy food should carry	b.	the health conscious
3.	other foods aimed at	c.	heels of an earlier CASH finding
4.	British people are unknowingly	d.	ought to carry a health warning
5.	This report comes hot on the	e.	called EAT
6.	Britain’s leading food retailers and	f.	us as we think
7.	a noodle salad from a chain	g.	for low-salt, low-fat salads
8.	three-quarters of the 6-gram	h.	a health warning
9.	encourage people to look out	i.	overdosing on salt
10.	some salads out there which really	j.	fast-food outlets

WHILE READING / LISTENING

GAP FILL: Put the words into the gaps in the text.

Many health foods saltier than Big Macs

The salads and healthy pastas we buy to eat __________ may not be as good for us as we think. Campaigners say a lot of __________ healthy food should carry a health warning because of the high salt __________. The British pressure group Consensus Action on Salt and Health (CASH) reported recently that many take-away salads and other foods __________ at the health conscious actually contain more salt than a Big Mac and fries. This means many British people are unknowingly overdosing on salt on a __________, if not daily, basis. This report comes hot on the __________ of an earlier CASH finding that many pre-packaged sandwiches are up to seven times __________ than a bag of potato chips. The danger is that high salt consumption causes high blood pressure, __________ and heart attacks.

regular
content
aimed
strokes
well
heels
supposedly
saltier

CASH looked at 156 readymade salads and pasta __________ from Britain’s leading food retailers and fast-food __________. The researchers discovered that compared with a Big Mac and small fries, which has 2.7 grams of salt, a noodle salad from a __________ called EAT contained 4.4 grams per portion. This is almost three-quarters of the 6-gram recommended daily salt __________ for an adult. Twenty per cent of the meals contained more salt than is __________. Professor Graham MacGregor of CASH said: "Many people think of a salad as a healthy lunch [and] in many cases this is true.” He added: “We would __________ people to look out for low-salt, low-fat salads as a good lunchtime option.” However, he __________: “There are some salads out there which really __________ to carry a health warning, rather than be thought of as a healthy option.”

ought
limit
outlets
ideal
dishes
warned
chain
encourage

LISTENING

Listen and fill in the spaces.

Many health foods saltier than Big Macs

The salads and healthy pastas we buy to eat well _____________________ us as we think. Campaigners say a _____________________ healthy food should carry a health warning because of the high salt content. The British pressure group Consensus Action on Salt and Health (CASH) reported recently that many take-away salads _____________________ the health conscious actually contain more salt than a Big Mac and fries. This means many British people _________________________ salt on a regular, if not daily, basis. This report comes _____________________ an earlier CASH finding that many pre-packaged sandwiches are _____________________ than a bag of potato chips. The danger is that high salt consumption causes high blood pressure, strokes and heart attacks.

CASH looked at 156 readymade salads and pasta dishes from Britain’s _____________________ fast-food outlets. The researchers discovered that compared with a Big Mac and small fries, _____________________ salt, a noodle salad from a chain called EAT contained 4.4 grams per portion. This is _____________________ the 6-gram recommended daily salt limit for an adult. Twenty per cent of the meals contained _____________________. Professor Graham MacGregor of CASH said: "Many people think of a salad as a healthy lunch [and] in many cases this is true.” He added: “We would encourage people _____________________, low-fat salads as a good lunchtime option.” However, he warned: “There are some salads out there which _____________________ health warning, rather than be thought of as a healthy option.”

AFTER READING / LISTENING

1. WORD SEARCH: Look in your dictionaries / computer to find collocates, other meanings, information, synonyms … for the words ‘health’ and ‘food’.

health

food

Share your findings with your partners.

Make questions using the words you found.
Ask your partner / group your questions.

2. ARTICLE QUESTIONS: Look back at the article and write down some questions you would like to ask the class about the text.

Share your questions with other classmates / groups.
Ask your partner / group your questions.

3. GAP FILL: In pairs / groups, compare your answers to this exercise. Check your answers. Talk about the words from the activity. Were they new, interesting, worth learning…?

4. VOCABULARY: Circle any words you do not understand. In groups, pool unknown words and use dictionaries to find their meanings.

5. TEST EACH OTHER: Look at the words below. With your partner, try to recall exactly how these were used in the text:

may
carry
aimed
basis
heels
danger

outlets
compared
limit
ideal
encourage
ought to

STUDENT SALT SURVEY

Write five GOOD questions about SALT in the table. Do this in pairs. Each student must write the questions on his / her own paper.

When you have finished, interview other students. Write down their answers.

	STUDENT 1 _____________	STUDENT 2 _____________	STUDENT 3 _____________
Q.1.
Q.2.
Q.3.
Q.4.
Q.5.

Now return to your original partner and share and talk about what you found out. Change partners often.
Make mini-presentations to other groups on your findings.

DISCUSSION

STUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)

What did you think when you read the headline?
Do you like salt?
Are you careful with the amount of salt you consume?
Do you always look for the salt content in the food you buy?
How do you think some salads contain more salt than a Big Mac?
Do you ever worry about the harm the food you eat might do to you?
What food do you overdose on?
What do you think of the finding that pre-packaged sandwiches can be seven times saltier than potato chips?
Do you think the tastiest things are always the things that are bad for us?
What more would you like to know about this report?

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STUDENT B’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)

Did you like reading this article?
What readymade healthy foods are popular in your country?
Do people in your country generally eat well?
What do you think of fast food?
Do you think it’s important to calculate how much of the recommended daily portion of salt you consume?
What do you think of salad for lunch?
Do you think food should carry more labeling about nutrition?
What would life be like without salt in food?
What questions would you like to ask professor MacGregor?
Did you like this discussion?

AFTER DISCUSSION: Join another partner / group and tell them what you talked about.

What was the most interesting thing you heard?
Was there a question you didn’t like?
Was there something you totally disagreed with?
What did you like talking about?
Which was the most difficult question?

LANGUAGE

CORRECT WORD: Put the correct words from a–d below in the article.

Many health foods saltier than Big Macs

The salads and healthy pastas we buy to eat (1) ____ may not be as good for us as we think. Campaigners say a lot of (2) ____ healthy food should carry a health warning because of the high salt (3) ____. The British pressure group Consensus Action on Salt and Health (CASH) reported recently that many take-away salads and other foods aimed (4) ____ the health conscious actually contain more salt than a Big Mac and fries. This means many British people are unknowingly overdosing (5) ____ salt on a regular, if not daily, basis. This report comes hot on the heels of an earlier CASH finding that many pre-packaged sandwiches are (6) ____ to seven times saltier than a bag of potato chips. The danger is that high salt consumption causes high blood pressure, strokes and heart attacks.

CASH looked at 156 readymade salads and pasta dishes from Britain’s
(7) ____ food retailers and fast-food outlets. The researchers discovered that compared (8) ____ a Big Mac and small fries, which has 2.7 grams of salt, a noodle salad from a chain called EAT contained 4.4 grams per portion. This is almost three-quarters of the 6-gram recommended (9) ____ salt limit for an adult. Twenty per cent of the meals contained more salt than is (10) ____. Professor Graham MacGregor of CASH said: "Many people think of a salad as a healthy lunch [and] in many cases this is true.” He added: “We would encourage people to look (11) ____ for low-salt, low-fat salads as a good lunchtime option.” However, he warned: “There are some salads out there which really (12) ____ to carry a health warning, rather than be thought of as a healthy option.”

1.	(a)	well	(b)	good	(c)	healthy	(d)	health
2.	(a)	supposes	(b)	suppose	(c)	supposedly	(d)	supposition
3.	(a)	index	(b)	content	(c)	indices	(d)	contents
4.	(a)	with	(b)	for	(c)	by	(d)	at
5.	(a)	over	(b)	in	(c)	on	(d)	by
6.	(a)	up	(b)	down	(c)	in	(d)	out
7.	(a)	leads	(b)	leader	(c)	lead	(d)	leading
8.	(a)	by	(b)	with	(c)	from	(d)	in
9.	(a)	daytime	(b)	days	(c)	daily	(d)	day
10.	(a)	ideal	(b)	idea	(c)	ideals	(d)	ideas
11.	(a)	in	(b)	out	(c)	up	(d)	down
12.	(a)	want	(b)	used	(c)	should	(d)	ought

WRITING:

Write about salt for 10 minutes. Correct your partner’s paper.

_______________________________________________________________________

HOMEWORK

2. INTERNET: Search the Internet and find more information about the dangers of having too much salt. Talk about what you discover with your partner(s) in the next lesson.

3. HEALTH FOOD POSTER: Make a poster about the different types of health food around the world. Show your poster to your classmates in the next lesson. Did you all find out similar things?

4. MAGAZINE ARTICLE: Write a magazine article about health food and fast food. Include imaginary interviews with consumers and company executives.

Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Which article was best and why?

5. LETTER: Write a letter to the boss of a food company. Ask him/her three questions about healthy food. Give him/her three suggestions about how to make food healthier to eat. Read your letter to your partner(s) in your next lesson. Your partner(s) will answer your questions.

ANSWERS

TRUE / FALSE:

a. T

b. F

c. F

d. T

e. F

f. F

g. T

h. T

SYNONYM MATCH:

1.	campaigners	a.	advocates
2	carry	b.	display
3.	consensus	c.	agreement
4.	overdosing	d.	ODing
5.	consumption	e.	intake
6.	leading	f.	top
7.	outlets	g.	stores
8.	limit	h.	ceiling
9.	ought to	i.	should
10.	option	j.	choice

PHRASE MATCH:

1.	may not be as good for	a.	us as we think
2	healthy food should carry	b.	a health warning
3.	other foods aimed at	c.	the health conscious
4.	British people are unknowingly	d.	overdosing on salt
5.	This report comes hot on the	e.	heels of an earlier CASH finding
6.	Britain’s leading food retailers and	f.	fast-food outlets
7.	a noodle salad from a chain	g.	called EAT
8.	three-quarters of the 6-gram	h.	recommended daily salt limit
9.	encourage people to look out	i.	for low-salt, low-fat salads
10.	some salads out there which really	j.	ought to carry a health warning

GAP FILL:

Many health foods saltier than Big Macs

The salads and healthy pastas we buy to eat well may not be as good for us as we think. Campaigners say a lot of supposedly healthy food should carry a health warning because of the high salt content. The British pressure group Consensus Action on Salt and Health (CASH) reported recently that many take-away salads and other foods aimed at the health conscious actually contain more salt than a Big Mac and fries. This means many British people are unknowingly overdosing on salt on a regular, if not daily, basis. This report comes hot on the heels of an earlier CASH finding that many pre-packaged sandwiches are up to seven times saltier than a bag of potato chips. The danger is that high salt consumption causes high blood pressure, strokes and heart attacks.

CASH looked at 156 readymade salads and pasta dishes from Britain’s leading food retailers and fast-food outlets. The researchers discovered that compared with a Big Mac and small fries, which has 2.7 grams of salt, a noodle salad from a chain called EAT contained 4.4 grams per portion. This is almost three-quarters of the 6-gram recommended daily salt limit for an adult. Twenty per cent of the meals contained more salt than is ideal. Professor Graham MacGregor of CASH said: "Many people think of a salad as a healthy lunch [and] in many cases this is true.” He added: “We would encourage people to look out for low-salt, low-fat salads as a good lunchtime option.” However, he warned: “There are some salads out there which really ought to carry a health warning, rather than be thought of as a healthy option.”

LANGUAGE WORK

1 - a

2 - c

3 - b

4 - d

5 - c

6 - a

7 - d

8 - b

9 - c

10 - a

11 - b

12 - d

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Online Test: Recreate the text in this online test.

THE ARTICLE

Hilton Hotel heiress Paris Hilton, 26, was ordered to return to jail on June 9th, just two days after an LA sheriff changed her punishment to house arrest. She had served five days of a 45-day sentence but was released and ordered to stay at home because of undisclosed “medical” reasons. Her jail term is for violating probation in a reckless driving case in which she was drunk. The topsy-turvy case is now the talk of America. Her fans are distraught at seeing their heroine returned to jail. She was ordered back to court, wearing handcuffs, to hear that her house arrest had been overturned and she would have to serve the rest of her term behind bars. This is a life far removed from the usual glitz and glamour she enjoys as a multi-millionaire. As she was lead from the courthouse, she looked anything but the perfectly turned out model and singer fans are used to seeing. She looked exhausted and was red-eyed through crying.

The media circus that is now following her toing and froing from jail has polarized the American public. Many are outraged at the fact that the sheriff put her under house arrest. They believed this to be yet another case of “celebrity justice” in the States – one very lenient law for the rich and famous, and strict laws that Jo Public must adhere to. Recent events support a quote from Hilton’s autobiography “Confessions of an Heiress”, in which she said: "There is no sin in life worse than being boring." Her prison ordeal is a different part of a privileged life that could definitely not be described as boring. She is a model, actor and singer, has her own perfume range and has walked hundreds of red carpets. She compares herself to Princess Diana and was voted as second worst celebrity role model for 2006.

WARM-UPS

1. HOTELS: Walk around the class and talk to other students about hotels. Change partners often. After you finish, sit with your original partner(s) and share what you found out.

2. CHAT: In pairs / groups, decide which of these topics or words from the article are most interesting and which are most boring.

Hilton Hotel / Paris / jail / being arrested / drunk driving / glamour / exhaustion / media / circuses / justice / autobiographies / being boring / role models

Have a chat about the topics you liked. Change topics and partners frequently.

3. HEIR: With your partner(s), decide which of these things you would like to inherit and why. Change partners and share your findings.

Hilton Hotel chain
Apple computers
a casino group
Manchester United soccer club

Starbucks
a Russian gas company
Disney
other ___________________

4. JUST JUSTICE: Agree with your partners on what sentences each of these people should receive for driving while drunk:

Paris Hilton
George W. Bush
a father driving his pregnant wife to the baby hospital
you
a 15-year old girl
a 99-year-old with severe memory loss

5. JAIL VS. COMMUNITY SERVICE: Brainstorm reasons why jail is better than community service and why community service is better than jail. Discuss the reasons why. Change partners and share your opinions.

6. JAIL: Spend one minute writing down all of the different words you associate with jail/prison. Share your words with your partner(s) and talk about them. Together, put the words into different categories.

7. QUICK DEBATE: Students A strongly believe famous people should get shorter sentences than the rest of us; Students B think famous people should get longer sentences than the rest of us. Change partners often. When you have finished, share your findings.

BEFORE READING / LISTENING

1. TRUE / FALSE: Look at the article’s headline and guess whether these sentences are true (T) or false (F):

a.	A US celebrity has been ordered to stay in Paris’ Hilton Hotel.	T / F
b.	The celebrity ignored a traffic offence and drove again while drunk.	T / F
c.	The story of this celebrity has gripped the American public.	T / F
d.	Fans saw their star coming out of court looking a million dollars.	T / F
e.	The celebrity ordered a circus to come to Paris to cheer her up.	T / F
f.	Americans believe there are different laws for those with money.	T / F
g.	The celebrity wrote a book about her life as an heiress.	T / F
h.	The celebrity is soon to play Princess Diana in an upcoming movie.	T / F

2. SYNONYM MATCH: Match the following synonyms from the article:

a.	punishment	elected
b.	undisclosed	messy
c.	violating	divided
d.	topsy-turvy	secret
e.	turned out	easy
f.	polarized	presented
g.	lenient	penalty
h.	adhere	advantaged
i.	privileged	stick
j.	voted	disobeying

3. PHRASE MATCH: Match the following phrases from the article (sometimes more than one combination is possible):

a.	an LA sheriff changed her punishment	not be described as boring
b.	violating probation in a	turned out model
c.	a life far removed from the usual	circus that is now following her
d.	she looked anything but the perfectly	law for the rich and famous
e.	She looked exhausted and was	glitz and glamour
f.	The media	worse than being boring
g.	one very lenient	to house arrest
h.	There is no sin in life	red-eyed through crying
i.	a privileged life that could definitely	celebrity role model for 2006
j.	voted as second worst	reckless driving case

WHILE READING / LISTENING

GAP FILL: Put the words into the gaps in the text.

Paris Hilton returns to jail

Hilton Hotel ________ Paris Hilton, 26, was ordered to return to jail on June 9th, just two days after an LA sheriff changed her ________ to house arrest. She had served five days of a 45-day sentence but was released and ordered to stay at home because of ________ “medical” reasons. Her jail term is for violating probation in a reckless driving case in which she was drunk. The topsy-turvy case is now the ________ of America. Her fans are distraught at seeing their heroine returned to jail. She was ordered back to court, wearing handcuffs, to hear that her house arrest had been ________ and she would have to serve the rest of her term behind ________. This is a life far removed from the usual ________ and glamour she enjoys as a multi-millionaire. As she was lead from the courthouse, she looked anything but the perfectly turned out model and singer fans are used to seeing. She looked ________ and was red-eyed through crying.

exhausted
undisclosed
bars
heiress
overturned
punishment
glitz
talk

The media circus that is now following her toing and ________ from jail has ________ the American public. Many are outraged at the fact that the sheriff put her under house arrest. They believed this to be yet another case of “celebrity justice” in the States – one very ________ law for the rich and famous, and strict laws that Jo Public must ________ to. Recent events support a ________ from Hilton’s autobiography “Confessions of an Heiress”, in which she said: "There is no sin in life worse than being boring." Her prison ________ is a different part of a privileged life that could ________ not be described as boring. She is a model, actor and singer, has her own perfume range and has walked hundreds of red carpets. She compares herself to Princess Diana and was voted as second ________ celebrity role model for 2006.

definitely
quote
polarized
adhere
froing
lenient
worst
ordeal

LISTENING

Listen and fill in the spaces.

Paris Hilton returns to jail

Hilton Hotel __________ Paris Hilton, 26, was ordered to return to jail on June 9th, just two days after an LA sheriff changed her punishment _________________. She had served five days of a 45-day sentence but was released and ordered to stay at home because of __________________ reasons. Her jail term is for violating probation in a reckless driving case in which she was drunk. The __________________ now the talk of America. Her fans are __________________ their heroine returned to jail. She was ordered back to court, wearing handcuffs, to hear that her house arrest had been overturned and she would have to serve the rest of her term behind bars. This is __________________ from the __________________ she enjoys as a multi-millionaire. As she was lead from the courthouse, she looked anything but the perfectly turned out model and singer fans are used to seeing. She looked exhausted and was __________________.

The media circus that is now following _____________________ jail has polarized the American public. Many are __________________ that the sheriff put her under house arrest. They believed this to be yet another case of “celebrity justice” in the States – __________________ for the rich and famous, and strict laws that __________________ to. Recent events support a quote from Hilton’s autobiography “Confessions of an Heiress”, in which she said: "There __________________ than being boring." Her prison ordeal is a different part of a privileged life that could definitely not be described as boring. She is a model, actor and singer, has her own perfume range and has __________________ carpets. She compares herself to Princess Diana and was voted as second worst celebrity role model for 2006.

AFTER READING / LISTENING

1. WORD SEARCH: Look in your dictionaries / computer to find collocates, other meanings, information, synonyms … for the words ‘celebrity’ and ‘justice’.

celebrity

justice

Share your findings with your partners.

Make questions using the words you found.
Ask your partner / group your questions.

2. ARTICLE QUESTIONS: Look back at the article and write down some questions you would like to ask the class about the text.

Share your questions with other classmates / groups.
Ask your partner / group your questions.

3. GAP FILL: In pairs / groups, compare your answers to this exercise. Check your answers. Talk about the words from the activity. Were they new, interesting, worth learning…?

4. VOCABULARY: Circle any words you do not understand. In groups, pool unknown words and use dictionaries to find their meanings.

5. TEST EACH OTHER: Look at the words below. With your partner, try to recall exactly how these were used in the text:

ordered
served
undisclosed
topsy
glitz
turned out

circus
case
public
sin
range
worst

STUDENT CELEBRITY JUSTICE SURVEY

Write five GOOD questions about CELEBRITY JUSTICE in the table. Do this in pairs. Each student must write the questions on his / her own paper.

When you have finished, interview other students. Write down their answers.

	STUDENT 1 _____________	STUDENT 2 _____________	STUDENT 3 _____________
Q.1.
Q.2.
Q.3.
Q.4.
Q.5.

Now return to your original partner and share and talk about what you found out. Change partners often.
Make mini-presentations to other groups on your findings.

DISCUSSION

STUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)

What did you think when you read the headline?
What do you think about rich heiresses who don’t follow the law?
Do you think celebrities have a duty to model correct behaviour to society?
What do you think it would be like to be born into money?
Should Paris Hilton spend time in jail or under house arrest?
Do you think celebrities have a harder time in jail?
Do you think 45 days is the right sentence for drunk driving?
Why do you think her sentence was overturned twice?
Do you feel sorry for Paris Hilton?
If your hero had to go to jail for driving under the influence of alcohol, would you be upset?

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STUDENT B’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)

Did you like reading this article?
Why are there always media circuses surrounding cases such as these?
Do you think there are different kinds of justice for different people in America?
Do the rich and famous get lighter sentences in your country?
Should celebrities be treated in the courts just like Jo Public?
What do you think of Hilton’s idea that being boring is a sin?
What would you call your autobiography and why?
In what way have you had a privileged life?
What kind of a role model is Paris Hilton?
Did you like this discussion?

AFTER DISCUSSION: Join another partner / group and tell them what you talked about.

What was the most interesting thing you heard?
Was there a question you didn’t like?
Was there something you totally disagreed with?
What did you like talking about?
Which was the most difficult question?

SPEAKING

HILTON JAIL:

Talk about the differences between Paris Hilton’s Hollywood lifestyle and her life in prison. Use the table to help you.

Differences	Hollywood	Jail
Clothes
Bath
Breakfast
Friends
Exercise
Entertainment

Change partners and share your ideas.
Whose ideas have the biggest difference?

LANGUAGE

CORRECT WORD: Put the correct words from a–d below in the article.

Paris Hilton returns to jail

Hilton Hotel (1) ____ Paris Hilton, 26, was ordered to return to jail on June 9th, just two days after an LA sheriff changed her punishment to house arrest. She had (2) ____ five days of a 45-day sentence but was released and ordered to stay at home because of undisclosed “medical” reasons. Her jail term is for violating probation in a (3) ____ driving case in which she was drunk. The topsy-turvy case is now the (4) ____ of America. Her fans are distraught at seeing their heroine returned to jail. She was ordered back to court, wearing handcuffs, to hear that her house arrest had been overturned and she would have to serve the rest of her term behind bars. This is a life far (5) ____ from the usual glitz and glamour she enjoys as a multi-millionaire. As she was lead from the courthouse, she looked anything
(6) ____ the perfectly turned out model and singer fans are used to seeing. She looked exhausted and was red-eyed through crying.

The media circus that is now following her toing and (7) ____ from jail has polarized the American public. Many are outraged at the fact that the sheriff put her (8) ____ house arrest. They believed this to be (9) ____ another case of “celebrity justice” in the States – one very lenient law for the rich and famous, and strict laws that Jo Public must adhere to. (10) ____ events support a quote from Hilton’s autobiography “Confessions of an Heiress”, in which she said: "There is no sin in life worse than being boring." Her prison ordeal is a different part of a privileged life that could (11) ____ not be described as boring. She is a model, actor and singer, has her own perfume range and has walked hundreds of red carpets. She compares herself to Princess Diana and was voted as (12) ____ worst celebrity role model for 2006.

1.	(a)	airless	(b)	air	(c)	hairless	(d)	heiress
2.	(a)	served	(b)	serviced	(c)	severed	(d)	servant
3.	(a)	shipwrecked	(b)	wrecked	(c)	reckless	(d)	freckles
4.	(a)	speech	(b)	talk	(c)	shout	(d)	whisper
5.	(a)	remote	(b)	removal	(c)	removed	(d)	moving
6.	(a)	but	(b)	so	(c)	because	(d)	however
7.	(a)	far	(b)	froing	(c)	hoping	(d)	hopping
8.	(a)	outside	(b)	over	(c)	inside	(d)	under
9.	(a)	far	(b)	ever	(c)	so	(d)	yet
10.	(a)	lately	(b)	recount	(c)	recent	(d)	recently
11.	(a)	definitely	(b)	defined	(c)	definition	(d)	definite
12.	(a)	first	(b)	second	(c)	last	(d)	best

WRITING:

Write about celebrity justice for 10 minutes. Correct your partner’s paper.

_______________________________________________________________________

HOMEWORK

2. INTERNET: Search the Internet and find more information about the Paris Hilton saga. Talk about what you discover with your partner(s) in the next lesson.

3. CELEBRITY JUSTICE POSTER: Make a poster about the celebrities you know of who escaped justice because they were rich and famous. Show your poster to your class in the next lesson. Vote on the best one(s).

4. MAGAZINE ARTICLE: Write a magazine article about celebrity justice. Discuss the merits of celebrities being given more lenient or stricter sentences than the rest of us.

Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Which article was best and why?

5. LETTER: Write a letter to the LA sheriff who sentenced Paris Hilton. Ask him three questions about his decision. Give him three pieces of advice about how to sentence celebrities. Read your letter to your partner(s) in your next lesson. Your partner(s) will answer your questions.

ANSWERS

TRUE / FALSE:

a. F

b. T

c. T

d. F

e. F

f. T

g. T

h. F

SYNONYM MATCH:

a.	punishment	penalty
b.	undisclosed	secret
c.	violating	disobeying
d.	topsy-turvy	messy
e.	turned out	presented
f.	polarized	divided
g.	lenient	easy
h.	adhere	stick
i.	privileged	advantaged
j.	voted	elected

PHRASE MATCH:

a.	an LA sheriff changed her punishment	to house arrest
b.	violating probation in a	reckless driving case
c.	a life far removed from the usual	glitz and glamour
d.	she looked anything but the perfectly	turned out model
e.	She looked exhausted and was	red-eyed through crying
f.	The media	circus that is now following her
g.	one very lenient	law for the rich and famous
h.	There is no sin in life	worse than being boring
i.	a privileged life that could definitely	not be described as boring
j.	voted as second worst	celebrity role model for 2006

GAP FILL:

Paris Hilton returns to jail

Hilton Hotel heiress Paris Hilton, 26, was ordered to return to jail on June 9th, just two days after an LA sheriff changed her punishment to house arrest. She had served five days of a 45-day sentence but was released and ordered to stay at home because of undisclosed “medical” reasons. Her jail term is for violating probation in a reckless driving case in which she was drunk. The topsy-turvy case is now the talk of America. Her fans are distraught at seeing their heroine returned to jail. She was ordered back to court, wearing handcuffs, to hear that her house arrest had been overturned and she would have to serve the rest of her term behind bars. This is a life far removed from the usual glitz and glamour she enjoys as a multi-millionaire. As she was lead from the courthouse, she looked anything but the perfectly turned out model and singer fans are used to seeing. She looked exhausted and was red-eyed through crying.

The media circus that is now following her toing and froing from jail has polarized the American public. Many are outraged at the fact that the sheriff put her under house arrest. They believed this to be yet another case of “celebrity justice” in the States – one very lenient law for the rich and famous, and strict laws that Jo Public must adhere to. Recent events support a quote from Hilton’s autobiography “Confessions of an Heiress”, in which she said: "There is no sin in life worse than being boring." Her prison ordeal is a different part of a privileged life that could definitely not be described as boring. She is a model, actor and singer, has her own perfume range and has walked hundreds of red carpets. She compares herself to Princess Diana and was voted as second worst celebrity role model for 2006.

LANGUAGE WORK

1 - c

2 - a

3 - d

4 -b

5 - a

6 -d

7 - c

8 -b

9 -b

10 -d

11 -a

12 - c

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Ten Commandments for motorists

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Date: Jun 22, 2007

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THE ARTICLE

The Roman Catholic church has taken a break from moral and ethical concerns to issue its own rules of the road for drivers around the world. A 36-page document called "Guidelines for the Pastoral Care of the Road" contains the do’s and don’ts of good motoring. The Ten Commandments cover everything from road rage, avoiding rude gestures and angry language, being considerate to pedestrians, and looking after your vehicle. The Vatican warns that: "Cars tend to bring out the 'primitive' side of human beings, thereby producing rather unpleasant results". It is strange that a state such as the Vatican, which has almost no traffic problems and a 30 kph speed limit has produced this document. There are just 1,000 cars in the Vatican and the last traffic accident was in 2005.

Most of the world’s motorists will happily abide by the suggestions, although driving fanatics will be less enthusiastic, especially in motor-mad Italy. The section titled "Vanity and personal glorification" is sure to make Ferrari owners furious. The document's Fifth Commandment reads: "Cars shall not be for you an expression of power and domination, and an occasion of sin". The Vatican’s Cardinal Renato explained a potential evil, saying: "Cars particularly lend themselves to being used by their owners to show off, and as a means for outshining other people and arousing a feeling of envy." He also pointed out the document was intended to save lives, stating: “1.2 million people die each year on the roads…. That's a sad reality, and at the same time, a great challenge for society and the church."

WARM-UPS

1. DRIVING: Walk around the class and talk to other students about driving. Are you happy with it? Change partners often. After you finish, sit with your original partner(s) and share what you found out.

2. CHAT: In pairs / groups, decide which of these topics or words from the article are most interesting and which are most boring.

churches / rules / drivers / documents / do’s and don’ts / rage / rude gestures / fanatics / enthusiasm / sin / evil / envy / deaths on the roads / challenges

Have a chat about the topics you liked. Change topics and partners frequently.

3. 10 COMMANDMENTS: In pairs / groups, discuss what you think of the Vatican’s commandments:

You shall not kill.
The road shall be for you a means of communion between people and not of mortal harm.
Courtesy, uprightness and prudence will help you deal with unforeseen events.
Be charitable and help your neighbor in need, especially victims of accidents.
Cars shall not be for you an expression of power and domination, and an occasion of sin.
Charitably convince the young and not so young not to drive when they are not in a fitting condition to do so.
Support the families of accident victims.
Bring guilty motorists and their victims together, at the appropriate time, so that they can undergo the liberating experience of forgiveness.
On the road, protect the more vulnerable party.
Feel responsible toward others.

4. I’M A FERRARI: Imagine life as a Ferrari. Walk around the class and talk to the other “Ferraris” about your life.

5. CATHOLIC CHURCH: Spend one minute writing down all of the different words you associate with the Catholic Church. Share your words with your partner(s) and talk about them. Together, put the words into different categories.

6. QUICK DEBATE: Students A think the driving Commandments are a fantastic idea. Students B think the opposite. Change partners often. Share your findings.

BEFORE READING / LISTENING

1. TRUE / FALSE: Look at the article’s headline and guess whether these sentences are true (T) or false (F):

a.	The Catholic Church has issued 10 Commandments for motorists.	T / F
b.	The Commandments look at all aspects of good and bad driving.	T / F
c.	The Church says cars bring out the primitive side of people.	T / F
d.	There have been countless accidents in the Vatican in recent years.	T / F
e.	A majority of the world’s motorists will dislike the suggestions.	T / F
f.	Ferrari owners will be especially happy with the guidelines.	T / F
g.	The Vatican says cars are used to bring out feelings of envy.	T / F
h.	One point two million people die in traffic accidents every year.	T / F

2. SYNONYM MATCH: Match the following synonyms from the article:

a.	concerns	jealousy
b.	avoiding	signals
c.	rage	obey
d.	gestures	enthusiasts
e.	primitive	refraining from
f.	abide by	prompting
g.	fanatics	issues
h.	expression	uncivilized
i.	arousing	demonstration
j.	envy	fury

3. PHRASE MATCH: Match the following phrases from the article (sometimes more than one combination is possible):

a.	taken a break from moral	other people
b.	the do’s and	to pedestrians
c.	being considerate	by the suggestions
d.	Cars tend to bring out the 'primitive'	domination
e.	motorists will happily abide	being used by their owners to show off
f.	driving fanatics will be less	and ethical concerns
g.	an expression of power and	side of human beings
h.	Cars particularly lend themselves to	don’ts of good motoring
i.	a means for outshining	on the roads
j.	people die each year	enthusiastic

WHILE READING / LISTENING

GAP FILL: Put the words into the gaps in the text.

Ten Commandments for motorists

The Roman Catholic church has taken a ________ from moral and ethical concerns to ________ its own rules of the road for drivers around the world. A 36-page document called "Guidelines for the Pastoral Care of the Road" contains the ________ and don’ts of good motoring. The Ten Commandments cover everything from road rage, avoiding ________ gestures and angry language, being considerate to pedestrians, and looking after your vehicle. The Vatican warns that: "Cars tend to bring out the '________ ' side of human beings, thereby producing rather unpleasant ________ ". It is strange that a ________ such as the Vatican, which has almost no traffic problems and a 30kph speed limit has produced this document. There are just 1,000 cars in the Vatican and the last ________ accident was in 2005.

results
rude
issue
traffic
break
primitive
state
do’s

Most of the world’s motorists will happily ________ by the suggestions, although driving fanatics will be less enthusiastic, especially in motor-________ Italy. The section titled "Vanity and personal glorification" is ________ to make Ferrari owners furious. The document's Fifth Commandment reads: "Cars shall not be for you an ________ of power and domination, and an occasion of sin". The Vatican’s Cardinal Renato explained a ________ evil, saying: "Cars particularly ________ themselves to being used by their owners to show off, and as a means for outshining other people and ________ a feeling of envy." He also pointed out the document was intended to save lives, stating: “1.2 million people die each year on the roads…. That's a sad ________, and at the same time, a great challenge for society and the church."

mad
lend
expression
reality
abide
arousing
sure
potential

LISTENING

Listen and fill in the spaces.

Ten Commandments for motorists

The Roman Catholic Church has taken _________________________ and ethical concerns to issue its own rules of the road for drivers around the world. A 36-page document called "Guidelines ________________________ Road" contains the do’s and don’ts of good motoring. The Ten Commandments cover everything _________________________ gestures and angry language, being considerate to pedestrians, and looking after your vehicle. The Vatican warns that: "Cars tend _________________________ side of human beings, thereby producing rather unpleasant results". It is strange _________________________ Vatican, which has almost no traffic problems and a 30kph speed limit has produced this document. There are just 1,000 cars in the Vatican and the last traffic accident was in 2005.

Most of the world’s motorists _________________________ suggestions, although driving fanatics will be less enthusiastic, especially in motor-mad Italy. The section titled "Vanity and personal glorification" is sure to make Ferrari owners furious. The document's Fifth Commandment reads: "Cars _________________________ of power and domination, and an occasion of sin". The Vatican’s Cardinal Renato explained a potential evil, saying: "Cars particularly _________________________ by their owners to show off, and as a means for outshining other people and arousing a feeling of envy." He also pointed out the document _________________________, stating: “1.2 million people die each year on the roads…. That's a sad reality, and at the same time, _________________________ the church."

AFTER READING / LISTENING

1. WORD SEARCH: Look in your dictionaries / computer to find collocates, other meanings, information, synonyms … for the words ‘road’ and ‘rage’.

road

rage

Share your findings with your partners.

Make questions using the words you found.
Ask your partner / group your questions.

2. ARTICLE QUESTIONS: Look back at the article and write down some questions you would like to ask the class about the text.

Share your questions with other classmates / groups.
Ask your partner / group your questions.

3. GAP FILL: In pairs / groups, compare your answers to this exercise. Check your answers. Talk about the words from the activity. Were they new, interesting, worth learning…?

4. VOCABULARY: Circle any words you do not understand. In groups, pool unknown words and use dictionaries to find their meanings.

5. TEST EACH OTHER: Look at the words below. With your partner, try to recall exactly how these were used in the text:

moral
do’s
pedestrians
primitive
state
last

happily
mad
sure
lend
arouse
sad

STUDENT DRIVING SURVEY

Write five GOOD questions about DRIVING in the table. Do this in pairs. Each student must write the questions on his / her own paper.

When you have finished, interview other students. Write down their answers.

	STUDENT 1 _____________	STUDENT 2 _____________	STUDENT 3 _____________
Q.1.
Q.2.
Q.3.
Q.4.
Q.5.

Now return to your original partner and share and talk about what you found out. Change partners often.
Make mini-presentations to other groups on your findings.

DISCUSSION

STUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)

What did you think when you read the headline?
What do you think about the Vatican’s Ten Commandments for driving?
Do you think religions should issue more guidelines on how we can live better, healthier, safer lives?
What are drivers like in your country?
What angry gestures do drivers make in your country make?
In what ways do cars bring out the ‘primitive’ side in people?
Does your character change when you are behind the wheel?
Do you think there should be more laws to keep courtesy on the roads?
Would you like to see people stick to a 30kph speed limit?
How dangerous are the roads in your country?

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STUDENT B’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)

Did you like reading this article?
Do you think most of the world’s motorists will like the Commandments?
Do you think Italians are more car-mad than other nationalities?
Do you think governments should limit the speed cars can go to that of national speed limits?
In what ways do you think cars can be used for sinful purposes?
Do men and women change in different ways when they are behind the wheel?
What car best suits your personality?
Do you know anyone who shows off with his/her car?
Do you think the Commandments will reduce traffic deaths?
Did you like this discussion?

AFTER DISCUSSION: Join another partner / group and tell them what you talked about.

What was the most interesting thing you heard?
Was there a question you didn’t like?
Was there something you totally disagreed with?
What did you like talking about?
Which was the most difficult question?

SPEAKING

STUDENT TEN COMMMANDMENTS:

With your partner(s), write the “Ten Commandments For Being A Good Student”. Write notes on how far you follow these Commandments. Ask your partner and write notes on their comments in the right hand column.

Commandment	Me	Partner
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.

Change partner(s) and compare your notes.

LANGUAGE

CORRECT WORD: Put the correct words from a–d below in the article.

Ten Commandments for motorists

The Roman Catholic Church has taken a break (1) ____ moral and ethical concerns to issue its own rules of the (2) ____ for drivers around the world. A 36-page document called "Guidelines for the Pastoral Care of the Road" contains the do’s and don’ts of good motoring. The Ten Commandments cover (3) ____ from road rage, avoiding rude gestures and angry language, being considerate (4) ____ pedestrians, and looking after your vehicle. The Vatican warns that: "Cars tend to bring (5) ____ the 'primitive' side of human beings, thereby producing rather unpleasant results". It is strange that a (6) ____ such as the Vatican, which has almost no traffic problems and a 30kph speed limit has produced this document. There are just 1,000 cars in the Vatican and the last traffic accident was in 2005.

Most of the world’s motorists will (7) ____ abide by the suggestions, although driving fanatics will be less enthusiastic, especially in motor-mad Italy. The section titled "Vanity and personal glorification" is (8) ____ to make Ferrari owners furious. The document's Fifth Commandment reads: "Cars shall not be for you an expression of power and domination, and an occasion of (9) ____ ". The Vatican’s Cardinal Renato explained a potential evil, saying: "Cars particularly (10) ____ themselves to being used by their owners to show off, and as a means for outshining other people and arousing a feeling (11) ____ envy." He also pointed (12) ____ the document was intended to save lives, stating: “1.2 million people die each year on the roads…. That's a sad reality, and at the same time, a great challenge for society and the church."

1.	(a)	from	(b)	for	(c)	with	(d)	by
2.	(a)	drive	(b)	driving	(c)	road	(d)	ride
3.	(a)	all	(b)	everything	(c)	whole	(d)	entire
4.	(a)	when	(b)	by	(c)	for	(d)	to
5.	(a)	down	(b)	over	(c)	out	(d)	in
6.	(a)	status	(b)	state	(c)	stately	(d)	statement
7.	(a)	happily	(b)	happy	(c)	happiness	(d)	happier
8.	(a)	surely	(b)	sore	(c)	shore	(d)	sure
9.	(a)	sin	(b)	sinful	(c)	sign	(d)	signals
10.	(a)	borrow	(b)	lend	(c)	rent	(d)	hire
11.	(a)	for	(b)	without	(c)	with	(d)	of
12.	(a)	up	(b)	down	(c)	out	(d)	in

WRITING:

Write about driving for 10 minutes. Correct your partner’s paper.

_______________________________________________________________________

HOMEWORK

2. INTERNET: Search the Internet and find more information about the Vatican’s Ten Commandments. Talk about what you discover with your partner(s) in the next lesson.

3. WORLD DRIVING: Make a poster on different driving rules around the world. Show your posters to your classmates in the next lesson. Did you all find out similar things?

4. MAGAZINE ARTICLE: Write a magazine article about road safety in your town. Describe what you think it’ll be like twenty years from now.

Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Which article was best and why?

5. LETTER: Write a letter to the Vatican. Ask them three questions about the Ten Commandments. Give them three suggestions about what else they can do to make roads safer. Read your letter to your partner(s) in your next lesson. Your partner(s) will answer your questions.

ANSWERS

TRUE / FALSE:

a. T

b. T

c. T

d. F

e. F

f. F

g. T

h. F

SYNONYM MATCH:

a.	concerns	issues
b.	avoiding	refraining from
c.	rage	fury
d.	gestures	signals
e.	primitive	uncivilized
f.	abide by	obey
g.	fanatics	enthusiasts
h.	expression	demonstration
i.	arousing	prompting
j.	envy	jealousy

PHRASE MATCH:

a.	taken a break from moral	and ethical concerns
b.	the do’s and	don’ts of good motoring
c.	being considerate	to pedestrians
d.	Cars tend to bring out the 'primitive'	side of human beings
e.	motorists will happily abide	by the suggestions
f.	driving fanatics will be less	enthusiastic
g.	an expression of power and	domination
h.	Cars particularly lend themselves to	being used by their owners to show off
i.	a means for outshining	other people
j.	people die each year	on the roads

GAP FILL:

Ten Commandments for motorists

The Roman Catholic Church has taken a break from moral and ethical concerns to issue its own rules of the road for drivers around the world. A 36-page document called "Guidelines for the Pastoral Care of the Road" contains the do’s and don’ts of good motoring. The Ten Commandments cover everything from road rage, avoiding rude gestures and angry language, being considerate to pedestrians, and looking after your vehicle. The Vatican warns that: "Cars tend to bring out the 'primitive' side of human beings, thereby producing rather unpleasant results". It is strange that a state such as the Vatican, which has almost no traffic problems and a 30kph speed limit has produced this document. There are just 1,000 cars in the Vatican and the last traffic accident was in 2005.

Most of the world’s motorists will happily abide by the suggestions, although driving fanatics will be less enthusiastic, especially in motor-mad Italy. The section titled "Vanity and personal glorification" is sure to make Ferrari owners furious. The document's Fifth Commandment reads: "Cars shall not be for you an expression of power and domination, and an occasion of sin". The Vatican’s Cardinal Renato explained a potential evil, saying: "Cars particularly lend themselves to being used by their owners to show off, and as a means for outshining other people and arousing a feeling of envy." He also pointed out the document was intended to save lives, stating: “1.2 million people die each year on the roads…. That's a sad reality, and at the same time, a great challenge for society and the church."

LANGUAGE WORK

1 - a

2 - c

3 - b

4 - d

5 - c

6 - b

7 - a

8 - d

9 - a

10 - b

11 - d

12 - c

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Date: Mar 30, 2007

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Online Test: Recreate the text in this online test.

THE ARTICLE

Food scientists and dieticians have found new ways to make pizza that is good for you. This is very welcome news for overweight pizza lovers and those who worry about their weight. Researchers in the USA looked at different ways of baking the pizza base. The team from Maryland University discovered that leaving pizza dough in the oven for a longer time made it healthier to eat. They said that doubling the amount of baking time increased the levels of antioxidants in the mix by up to 100 percent. Antioxidants help fight cancer and heart disease and are found in most healthy food. Furthermore, the team experimented with different cooking temperatures. Their results showed a higher heat also made the dough healthier to eat.

This new research may help pizza sales around the world. However, some diet experts warned that even though this research looks good, it is still better to eat fruit and vegetables. In addition, pizza that is baked longer may not be so healthy if people choose unhealthy toppings. Jacqui Lowdon, a British diet expert, warned that although the pizza base might be good for you, people might be “more likely to choose extra cheese”. She added: "This isn't teaching people about healthy eating." Nevertheless, the study’s author, Jeffrey Moore, said his findings were good for people who like deep-pan pizzas. Meanwhile, outside London’s Pizza Hut today, pizza fan Jo Lambert said: "This new pizza sounds healthy, although not if we have too much or have cola and fries with it.”

WARM-UPS

1. PIZZA HUNT: Walk around the classroom and find out from other students what they know about pizza. When you have finished, sit with your partner(s) and share and talk about what you heard. Did you learn anything new?

2. CHAT: In pairs / groups, decide which of these topics or words from the article are most interesting and which are most boring.

food / scientists / dieticians / pizza / being overweight / baking / cancer / heat / pizza sales / experts / fruit & vegetables / pizza toppings / cheese / cola

Have a chat about the topics you liked. For more conversation, change topics and partners frequently.

3. FAST FOOD: With your partner(s), talk about the food below. Rank them from the healthiest to the least healthy. Which do you eat regularly? What are your favourite fast food restaurants?

pizza
burgers
fried chicken
noodles

Mexican
rice dishes
fish and chips
other ________________

4. TOPPINGS: Talk about each of these pizza toppings. Would you choose o have them on your pizza?

mashed potato
pineapple
corn
chocolate
French fries
seaweed
curry sauce
apple and raisins

5. A DIFFERENT PIZZA: With your partner(s), design a new kind of pizza. What are the toppings? How is it different from a normal pizza? Change partners and talk about your pizzas. Have a class vote on the tastiest-sounding ones.

6. PIZZA: Spend one minute writing down all of the different words you associate with pizza. Share your words with your partner(s) and talk about them. Together, put the words into different categories.

BEFORE READING / LISTENING

1. TRUE / FALSE: Look at the article’s headline and guess whether these sentences are true (T) or false (F):

a.	Scientists have discovered a pizza that helps you lose weight.	T / F
b.	The secret to the new pizza is in how to bake the base.	T / F
c.	Antioxidants in food help fight some life-threatening diseases.	T / F
d.	Cooking the pizza at a low temperature means it is healthier.	T / F
e.	Diet experts said the new pizza is healthier than eating fruit.	T / F
f.	Another expert said people should choose their toppings carefully.	T / F
g.	The expert said this research teaches us about healthy eating.	T / F
h.	This study is good news for deep-pan pizza lovers.	T / F

2. SYNONYM MATCH: Match the following synonyms from the article:

a.	dietician	fat
b.	welcome	enthusiast
c.	overweight	pastry
d.	dough	food
e.	furthermore	writer
f.	diet	nutritionist
g.	choose	conclusions
h.	author	also
i.	findings	good
j.	fan	select

3. PHRASE MATCH: Match the following phrases from the article (sometimes more than one combination is possible):

a.	dieticians have found new ways	amount of baking time
b.	welcome	the pizza base
c.	different ways of baking	people who like deep-pan pizzas
d.	doubling the	may not be so healthy
e.	Antioxidants help fight	to make pizza that is good for you
f.	This new research may help pizza	with it
g.	pizza that is baked longer	sales around the world
h.	people might be more	news for overweight pizza lovers
i.	his findings were good for	cancer and heart disease
j.	have cola and fries	likely to choose extra cheese

WHILE READING / LISTENING

GAP FILL: Put the words into the gaps in the text.

Scientists discover healthier pizza

Food scientists and dieticians have ________ new ways to make pizza that is good for you. This is very ________ news for overweight pizza lovers and those who worry about their ________. Researchers in the USA looked at different ways of baking the pizza base. The team from Maryland University discovered that ________ pizza dough in the oven for a longer time made it healthier to eat. They said that doubling the ________ of baking time increased the levels of antioxidants in the mix by up to 100 percent. Antioxidants help fight cancer and heart ________ and are found in most healthy food. Furthermore, the team experimented with ________ cooking temperatures. Their results showed a higher ________ also made the dough healthier to eat.

disease
leaving
welcome
heat
found
amount
different
weight

This new research may help pizza ________ around the world. However, some diet experts warned that even though this research looks good, it is still ________ to eat fruit and vegetables. In addition, pizza that is baked longer may not be so healthy if people ________ unhealthy toppings. Jacqui Lowdon, a British diet ________, warned that although the pizza base might be good for you, people might be “more ________ to choose extra cheese”. She added: "This isn't teaching people about healthy eating." Nevertheless, the study’s ________, Jeffrey Moore, said his findings were good for people who like deep-pan pizzas. Meanwhile, ________ London’s Pizza Hut today, pizza fan Jo Lambert said: "This new pizza sounds healthy, ________ not if we have too much or have cola and fries with it.”

author
expert
better
although
likely
sales
outside
choose

LISTENING

Listen and fill in the spaces.

Scientists discover healthier pizza

Food scientists and dieticians have __________________ make pizza that is good for you. This is very welcome news for overweight pizza lovers and those who __________________. Researchers in the USA looked at different ways of baking the pizza base. The team from Maryland University discovered that leaving pizza dough in the oven __________________ made it healthier to eat. They said that __________________ of baking time increased the levels of antioxidants in the mix by up to 100 percent. Antioxidants __________________ heart disease and are found in most healthy food. Furthermore, the team experimented with different cooking temperatures. Their results showed __________________ made the dough healthier to eat.

This new research may __________________ the world. However, some diet experts warned that even though this research looks good, it is still better to eat fruit and vegetables. In addition, pizza that is __________________ so healthy if people choose unhealthy toppings. Jacqui Lowdon, a British diet expert, _______________________ pizza base might be good for you, people might be “________________________ cheese”. She added: "This isn't teaching people about healthy eating." Nevertheless, the study’s author, Jeffrey Moore, said his findings _______________________ like deep-pan pizzas. Meanwhile, outside London’s Pizza Hut today, pizza fan Jo Lambert said: "This new pizza sounds healthy, although ______________________ or have cola and fries with it.”

AFTER READING / LISTENING

1. WORD SEARCH: Look in your dictionaries / computer to find collocates, other meanings, information, synonyms … for the words ‘over’ and ‘weight’.

Share your findings with your partners.
Make questions using the words you found.
Ask your partner / group your questions.

2. ARTICLE QUESTIONS: Look back at the article and write down some questions you would like to ask the class about the text.

Share your questions with other classmates / groups.
Ask your partner / group your questions.

3. GAP FILL: In pairs / groups, compare your answers to this exercise. Check your answers. Talk about the words from the activity. Were they new, interesting, worth learning…?

4. VOCABULARY: Circle any words you do not understand. In groups, pool unknown words and use dictionaries to find their meanings.

5. STUDENT “PIZZA” SURVEY: In pairs / groups, write down questions about pizza, diet, health and fast food.

Ask other classmates your questions and note down their answers.
Go back to your original partner / group and compare your findings.
Make mini-presentations to other groups on your findings.

6. TEST EACH OTHER: Look at the words below. With your partner, try to recall exactly how these were used in the text:

scientists
worry
team
doubling
antioxidants
heat

sales
fruit
choose
teaching
findings
sounds

DISCUSSION

STUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)

What did you think when you read the headline?
Do you like pizza?
Do you think pizza is healthy or unhealthy?
What is your favourite fast food?
What was the best pizza you have ever eaten?
Have you ever made your own pizza?
Do you think it’s important for scientists to research pizza?
If the new pizza helps fight cancer, will you try to find it in stores?
Do you worry about your weight?
What other fast food do you think is healthy?

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STUDENT B’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)

Did you like reading this article?
Do you think pizza sales around the world will increase?
Would you rather eat fruit and vegetables every day or pizza?
What are your favourite pizza toppings?
Would you always choose extra cheese?
Do you think the pizzas you get from the chain pizza stores are the same as the ones in Italy?
What other things do you eat and drink when you eat pizza?
Do you ever eat pizza in restaurants or order a home delivery?
Are you a pizza fan, or are you a fan of another kind of food?
Did you like this discussion?

AFTER DISCUSSION: Join another partner / group and tell them what you talked about.

What was the most interesting thing you heard?
Was there a question you didn’t like?
Was there something you totally disagreed with?
What did you like talking about?
Which was the most difficult question?

SPEAKING

FAST FOOD SURVEY:

Ask three different students questions about the fast food in this table.

	Student 1 _____________	Student 2 _____________	Student 3 _____________
Pizza
Burgers
Fried chicken
Fish and chips
Other ________________

Now return to your original partner and share and talk about what you found out.

LANGUAGE

CORRECT WORD: Put the correct words from a–d below in the article.

Scientists discover healthier pizza

Food scientists and dieticians have found new (1) ____ to make pizza that is good for you. This is very (2) ____ news for overweight pizza lovers and those who worry about their weight. Researchers in the USA looked at different ways of baking the pizza base. The team from Maryland University discovered that (3) ____ pizza dough in the oven for a longer time made it healthier to eat. They said that (4) ____ the amount of baking time increased the levels of antioxidants in the mix by (5) ____ to 100 percent. Antioxidants help fight cancer and heart disease and are found in most healthy food. Furthermore, the team experimented with different cooking temperatures. Their results showed a higher (6) ____ also made the dough healthier to eat.

This new research may (7) ____ pizza sales around the world. However, some diet experts warned that even (8) ____ this research looks good, it is still better to eat fruit and vegetables. In addition, pizza that is baked (9) ____ may not be so healthy if people choose unhealthy toppings. Jacqui Lowdon, a British diet expert, warned that although the pizza base might be good for you, people might be “more (10) ____ to choose extra cheese”. She added: "This isn't teaching people about healthy eating." (11) ____, the study’s author, Jeffrey Moore, said his findings were good for people who like deep-pan pizzas. Meanwhile, outside London’s Pizza Hut today, pizza fan Jo Lambert said: "This new pizza sounds healthy, although not if we have too much or have cola and fries with (12) ____.”

1.	(a)	waits	(b)	weighs	(c)	way	(d)	ways
2.	(a)	welcome	(b)	welcomed	(c)	welcomes	(d)	well
3.	(a)	leasing	(b)	lifting	(c)	leaving	(d)	leading
4.	(a)	two times	(b)	doubling	(c)	twice	(d)	twofold
5.	(a)	in	(b)	up	(c)	down	(d)	out
6.	(a)	heated	(b)	warm	(c)	heat	(d)	fire
7.	(a)	help	(b)	helps	(c)	helpful	(d)	helper
8.	(a)	thru	(b)	thought	(c)	through	(d)	though
9.	(a)	longer	(b)	length	(c)	long	(d)	longest
10.	(a)	liken	(b)	likelihood	(c)	likely	(d)	likeness
11.	(a)	Lesser	(b)	Nevertheless	(c)	Additionally	(d)	Never
12.	(a)	without	(b)	all	(c)	them	(d)	it

HOMEWORK

2. INTERNET: Search the Internet and find more information about the history of pizza. Talk about what you discover with your partner(s) in the next lesson.

3. PIZZA POSTER: Make a poster about the different types of pizza around the world – especially those in Italy. Include pizza made in your country. Show your poster to your class in the next lesson. Vote on the best one(s).

4. MAGAZINE ARTICLE: Write a magazine article about the new healthy wonder pizza. Write about how it might change all fast food and that one day, burgers might be health food. Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Which article was best and why?

5. LETTER: Write a letter to the researchers of the new pizza baking method. Give them three pieces of advice about pizza. Include three questions. Read your letter to your partner(s) in your next lesson. Your partner(s) will answer your questions.

ANSWERS

TRUE / FALSE:

a. F

b. T

c. T

d. F

e. F

f. T

g. F

h. T

SYNONYM MATCH:

a.	dietician	nutritionist
b.	welcome	good
c.	overweight	fat
d.	dough	pastry
e.	furthermore	also
f.	diet	food
g.	choose	select
h.	author	writer
i.	findings	conclusions
j.	fan	enthusiast

PHRASE MATCH:

a.	dieticians have found new ways	to make pizza that is good for you
b.	welcome	news for overweight pizza lovers
c.	different ways of baking	the pizza base
d.	doubling the	amount of baking time
e.	Antioxidants help fight	cancer and heart disease
f.	This new research may help pizza	sales around the world
g.	pizza that is baked longer	may not be so healthy
h.	people might be more	likely to choose extra cheese
i.	his findings were good for	people who like deep-pan pizzas
j.	have cola and fries	with it

GAP FILL:

Scientists discover healthier pizza

Food scientists and dieticians have found new ways to make pizza that is good for you. This is very welcome news for overweight pizza lovers and those who worry about their weight. Researchers in the USA looked at different ways of baking the pizza base. The team from Maryland University discovered that leaving pizza dough in the oven for a longer time made it healthier to eat. They said that doubling the amount of baking time increased the levels of antioxidants in the mix by up to 100 percent. Antioxidants help fight cancer and heart disease and are found in most healthy food. Furthermore, the team experimented with different cooking temperatures. Their results showed a higher heat also made the dough healthier to eat.

This new research may help pizza sales around the world. However, some diet experts warned that even though this research looks good, it is still better to eat fruit and vegetables. In addition, pizza that is baked longer may not be so healthy if people choose unhealthy toppings. Jacqui Lowdon, a British diet expert, warned that although the pizza base might be good for you, people might be “more likely to choose extra cheese”. She added: "This isn't teaching people about healthy eating." Nevertheless, the study’s author, Jeffrey Moore, said his findings were good for people who like deep-pan pizzas. Meanwhile, outside London’s Pizza Hut today, pizza fan Jo Lambert said: "This new pizza sounds healthy, although not if we have too much or have cola and fries with it.”

LANGUAGE WORK

1 - d

2 - a

3 - c

4 -b

5 - b

6 -c

7 - a

8 -d

9 -a

10 - c

11 -b

12 - d

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THE ARTICLE

For the first time in history, a non-US car firm is the world’s number one carmaker. Japan’s Toyota Motor Corporation knocked the USA’s General Motors from the top spot in the first three months of the year to claim the world sales leadership position. This ends GM’s 76-year reign as the top dog in the international auto industry. Analysts expected this to happen following Toyota’s nonstop push for pole position. Industry experts predict Toyota will probably stay number one in the world for quite some time due to its efficient production methods and outstanding marketing. Excellent reliability, unbeatable prices and world class after-sales service will also help the Japanese company retain its grasp as the industry leader. The company’s Corolla car continues to be the top selling vehicle worldwide and a new model planned for launch in 2008 should keep things that way.

Unlike its American rivals, Toyota is enjoying bumper profits. Whereas the likes of Ford, Chrysler and GM are doing their best to cut costs to survive and stay in the market, their Japanese rival expects its profits to continue to grow from the $11.7 billion last year. Industry insider Jim Hossack believes Japan’s skilled and motivated workforce also greatly helps Toyota. "A job in the auto industry is still a prestige position in Japan," he said. He also puts Toyota’s success down to its unbeatable image, saying: "They have to keep their quality up, though they've had such a good reputation people forgive them when they have problems." Hossack added "People don't forgive GM when they have problems." Toyota executives were modest in recognizing their achievement. They insisted that the goal was to be number one in quality, not sales volume.

WARM-UPS

1. I’M A CAR: Imagine you are a car. Decide which one. Walk around the class and talk to the other “cars” in the class. What do you think of German, Italian, American and Japanese cars? What do you hate most about drivers…. Change partners often.

2. CHAT: In pairs / groups, decide which of these topics or words from the article are most interesting and which are most boring.

history / carmakers / cars / Toyota / General Motors / leadership / experts / rivals / cutting costs / profits / prestige / reputations / achievements / goals

Have a chat about the topics you liked. For more conversation, change topics and partners frequently.

3. CARS: With your partner(s), match the cars on the left with the people on the right. Explain your reasons. Change partners and explain again.

4-wheel drive Jeep
Italian sports car
Rolls Royce
Mini Cooper
Toyota Corolla
Antique 1930’s family car

George W. Bush
Madonna
Tiger Woods
Nelson Mandela
Bill Gates
Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II

4. CAR OPINIONS: Talk about these opinions on cars:

Japanese cars are the best in the world.
There are too many cars in the world.
Carmakers shouldn’t make cars that can exceed speed limits.
I would absolutely love to have a Porsche or Ferrari one day.
Cars kill people and the Earth and should be banned.
The world is car crazy.
The car someone drives is an extension of his or her own personality.
Men are better drivers than women.

5. QUICK DEBATE: Have this quick debate with your partner(s). Students A think cars are a waste of time and money; students B think cars are a necessary part of society. Change partners and topics every two minutes.

6. TOYOTA: Spend one minute writing down all of the different words you associate with Toyota. Share your words with your partner(s) and talk about them. Together, put the words into different categories.

BEFORE READING / LISTENING

1. TRUE / FALSE: Look at the article’s headline and guess whether these sentences are true (T) or false (F):

a.	Toyota is the world’s number one car seller for the third time.	T / F
b.	General Motors spent 76 years as the world’s top carmaker.	T / F
c.	Experts predict Toyota’s time at the top will be very short.	T / F
d.	Toyota produces the world’s best-selling car.	T / F
e.	Ford and Chrysler have made bumper profits this year.	T / F
f.	The Japanese think working in the auto industry is prestigious.	T / F
g.	Consumers easily forgive General Motors if they have problems.	T / F
h.	Toyota’s goal is to be the maker selling the largest number of cars.	T / F

2. SYNONYM MATCH: Match the following synonyms from the article:

a.	firm	humble
b.	reign	grip
c.	outstanding	competitor
d.	retain	record
e.	grasp	good name
f.	bumper	leadership
g.	rival	company
h.	prestige	exceptional
i.	reputation	status
j.	modest	keep hold of

3. PHRASE MATCH: Match the following phrases from the article (sometimes more than one combination is possible):

a.	GM’s 76-year reign	reputation
b.	stay number one in the world for	as the top dog
c.	efficient	recognizing their achievement
d.	help the Japanese company retain its	that way
e.	…should keep things	profits
f.	Toyota is enjoying bumper	motivated workforce
g.	doing their best to cut	production methods
h.	skilled and	costs to survive
i.	such a good	quite some time
j.	Toyota executives were modest in	grasp as the industry leader

WHILE READING / LISTENING

GAP FILL: Put the words into the gaps in the text.

Toyota - world’s number one car seller

For the first time in ________, a non-US car firm is the world’s number one carmaker. Japan’s Toyota Motor Corporation ________ the USA’s General Motors from the top spot in the first three months of the year to ________ the world sales leadership position. This ends GM’s 76-year reign as the top ________ in the international auto industry. Analysts expected this to happen following Toyota’s nonstop push for ________ position. Industry experts predict Toyota will probably stay number one in the world for quite some time due to its ________ production methods and outstanding marketing. Excellent reliability, unbeatable prices and world class after-sales service will also help the Japanese company ________ its grasp as the industry leader. The company’s Corolla car continues to be the top selling vehicle worldwide and a new model planned for ________ in 2008 should keep things that way.

dog
retain
claim
efficient
history
launch
pole
knocked

________ its American rivals, Toyota is enjoying bumper profits. ________ the likes of Ford, Chrysler and GM are doing their best to cut costs to survive and stay in the market, their Japanese rival ________ its profits to continue to grow from the $11.7 billion last year. Industry ________ Jim Hossack believes Japan’s skilled and motivated workforce also greatly helps Toyota. "A job in the auto industry is still a ________ position in Japan," he said. He also puts Toyota’s success down to its unbeatable ________, saying: "They have to keep their quality up, though they've had such a good ________ people forgive them when they have problems." Hossack added "People don't forgive GM when they have problems." Toyota executives were modest in recognizing their achievement. They ________ that the goal was to be number one in quality, not sales volume.

prestige
insisted
whereas
expects
image
unlike
reputation
insider

LISTENING

Listen and fill in the spaces.

Toyota - world’s number one car seller

___________________ history, a non-US car firm is the world’s number one carmaker. Japan’s Toyota Motor Corporation knocked the USA’s General Motors ___________________ the first three months of the year to claim the world sales leadership position. This ends GM’s 76-year ______________ dog in the international auto industry. Analysts expected this to happen following Toyota’s nonstop ___________________. Industry experts predict Toyota will probably stay number one in the world ___________________ to its efficient production methods and outstanding marketing. Excellent reliability, unbeatable prices and world class after-sales service will also help the Japanese company ___________________ industry leader. The company’s Corolla car continues to be the top selling vehicle worldwide and a new model planned for launch in 2008 ________________________.

Unlike its American rivals, Toyota ___________________. Whereas the likes of Ford, Chrysler and GM are doing their best to cut costs to survive and stay in the market, their Japanese rival expects ___________________ grow from the $11.7 billion last year. Industry insider Jim Hossack believes Japan’s skilled and motivated workforce ___________________ Toyota. "A job in the auto industry is ___________________ in Japan," he said. He also puts Toyota’s success down to its unbeatable image, saying: "They have to keep their quality up, ___________________ a good reputation people forgive them when they have problems." Hossack added "People don't forgive GM when they have problems." Toyota executives were modest in recognizing their achievement. They ___________________ was to be number one in quality, not sales volume.

AFTER READING / LISTENING

1. WORD SEARCH: Look in your dictionaries / computer to find collocates, other meanings, information, synonyms … for the words ‘top’ and ‘dog’.

Share your findings with your partners.
Make questions using the words you found.
Ask your partner / group your questions.

2. ARTICLE QUESTIONS: Look back at the article and write down some questions you would like to ask the class about the text.

Share your questions with other classmates / groups.
Ask your partner / group your questions.

3. GAP FILL: In pairs / groups, compare your answers to this exercise. Check your answers. Talk about the words from the activity. Were they new, interesting, worth learning…?

4. VOCABULARY: Circle any words you do not understand. In groups, pool unknown words and use dictionaries to find their meanings.

5. STUDENT “CAR” SURVEY: In pairs / groups, write down questions about cars and carmakers from around the world.

Ask other classmates your questions and note down their answers.
Go back to your original partner / group and compare your findings.
Make mini-presentations to other groups on your findings.

6. TEST EACH OTHER: Look at the words below. With your partner, try to recall exactly how these were used in the text:

non
knocked
reign
predict
reliability
launch

bumper
rival
motivated
image
problems
volume

DISCUSSION

STUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)

What did you think when you read the headline?
What do you know about General Motors and Toyota?
Are you interested in cars?
Do you think it’s interesting to know who the world’s top carmaker is?
How do you think GM stayed at the top for so long?
Do you think an American carmaker will be number one ever again?
What are the differences between Japanese and American cars?
Why are Japanese cars more reliable than American cars?
Do you think Japanese and American car workers are different?
What after sales service do you think car makers should give?

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STUDENT B’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)

Did you like reading this article?
What are the most popular cars in your country and why?
Would you like to work in the auto industry?
What do you think of Toyota’s image?
Toyota also produces Formula 1 cars. Do you think GM should do likewise?
Why do you think there are so few American cars on the roads outside of the USA?
Would you buy a Toyota or a General Motors car?
What do you think of Toyota’s hybrid energy cars that are more environmentally friendly?
Are you a family car person or a four-wheel drive person?
Did you like this discussion?

AFTER DISCUSSION: Join another partner / group and tell them what you talked about.

What was the most interesting thing you heard?
Was there a question you didn’t like?
Was there something you totally disagreed with?
What did you like talking about?
Which was the most difficult question?

SPEAKING

DRIVING: Your job is to make recommendations on how to improve cars. In pairs / groups, identify the major problems with cars in the categories below. Decide on three suggestions for their improvement. Agree on and circle the extent of the “present problem” (1 = very serious, 5 = no problem).

CATEGORY	PRESENT PROBLEM	RECOMMENDATIONS
Fuel efficiency	1 2 3 4 5	1. 2. 3.
Safety	1 2 3 4 5	1. 2. 3.
The interior (seats, dashboard, luggage space, etc.)	1 2 3 4 5	1. 2. 3.
Handling	1 2 3 4 5	1. 2. 3.
After sales service	1 2 3 4 5	1. 2. 3.
Looks	1 2 3 4 5	1. 2. 3.

Change partners and explain what you discussed with your previous partner(s). Give each other feedback on your ideas. Combine your ideas to make your recommendations even better (you have to agree on the three best recommendations).

Return to your original partners and discuss any changes you made.

LANGUAGE

CORRECT WORD: Put the correct words from a–d below in the article.

Toyota - world’s number one car seller

For the first time in history, a (1) ___-US car firm is the world’s number one carmaker. Japan’s Toyota Motor Corporation knocked the USA’s General Motors from the top spot in the first three months of the year to (2) ___ the world sales leadership position. This ends GM’s 76-year (3) ___ as the top dog in the international auto industry. Analysts expected this to happen following Toyota’s nonstop push for (4) ___ position. Industry experts predict Toyota will probably stay number one in the world for quite some time due to its efficient production methods and outstanding marketing. Excellent reliability, unbeatable prices and world class after-sales service will also help the Japanese company retain its (5) ___ as the industry leader. The company’s Corolla car continues to be the top selling vehicle worldwide and a new model planned for launch in 2008 should keep (6) ___ that way.

Unlike its American (7) ___, Toyota is enjoying bumper profits. Whereas the likes of Ford, Chrysler and GM are doing their best to cut costs to survive and stay in the market, their Japanese rival (8) ___ its profits to continue to grow from the $11.7 billion last year. Industry insider Jim Hossack believes Japan’s skilled and motivated workforce also (9) ___ helps Toyota. "A job in the auto industry is still a prestige position in Japan," he said. He also puts Toyota’s success (10) ___ to its unbeatable image, saying: "They have to keep their quality up, (11) ___ they've had such a good reputation people forgive them when they have problems." Hossack added "People don't forgive GM when they have problems." Toyota executives were modest (12) ___ recognizing their achievement. They insisted that the goal was to be number one in quality, not sales volume.

1.	(a)	non	(b)	ex	(c)	auto	(d)	pro
2.	(a)	calamity	(b)	calm	(c)	claim	(d)	clam
3.	(a)	rein	(b)	reign	(c)	rain	(d)	rant
4.	(a)	polar	(b)	pole	(c)	poll	(d)	Pole
5.	(a)	grabs	(b)	clasp	(c)	gasp	(d)	grasp
6.	(a)	anything	(b)	thingy	(c)	thing	(d)	things
7.	(a)	rivals	(b)	rivalry	(c)	rivaled	(d)	rivets
8.	(a)	excels	(b)	excerpts	(c)	expects	(d)	except
9.	(a)	greatly	(b)	greatest	(c)	greatness	(d)	great
10.	(a)	on	(b)	in	(c)	down	(d)	up
11.	(a)	thought	(b)	though	(c)	thou	(d)	through
12.	(a)	for	(b)	as	(c)	on	(d)	in

HOMEWORK

2. INTERNET: Search the Internet and find more information about the Toyota Motor Corporation. Talk about what you discover with your partner(s) in the next lesson.

3. CARS POSTER: Make a poster about different car-producing countries around the world. How are they different? Show your poster to your class in the next lesson. Vote on the best one(s).

4. MAGAZINE ARTICLE: Write a magazine article about Japanese carmakers and how they are taking over the motor industry. In particular, write about Japanese workers and quality. Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Which article was best and why?

5. LETTER: Write a letter to the CEO of General Motors. Ask him/her three questions about why his/her company is falling behind Toyota. Give him/her three pieces of advice about how to get back to being the number one carmaker. Read your letter to your partner(s) in your next lesson. Your partner(s) will answer your questions.

ANSWERS

TRUE / FALSE:

a. F

b. T

c. F

d. T

e. F

f. T

g. F

h. F

SYNONYM MATCH:

a.	firm	company
b.	reign	leadership
c.	outstanding	exceptional
d.	retain	keep hold of
e.	grasp	grip
f.	bumper	record
g.	rival	competitor
h.	prestige	status
i.	reputation	good name
j.	modest	humble

PHRASE MATCH:

a.	GM’s 76-year reign	as the top dog
b.	stay number one in the world for	quite some time
c.	efficient	production methods
d.	help the Japanese company retain its	grasp as the industry leader
e.	…should keep things	that way
f.	Toyota is enjoying bumper	profits
g.	doing their best to cut	costs to survive
h.	skilled and	motivated workforce
i.	such a good	reputation
j.	Toyota executives were modest in	recognizing their achievement

GAP FILL:

Toyota - world’s number one car seller

For the first time in history, a non-US car firm is the world’s number one carmaker. Japan’s Toyota Motor Corporation knocked the USA’s General Motors from the top spot in the first three months of the year to claim the world sales leadership position. This ends GM’s 76-year reign as the top dog in the international auto industry. Analysts expected this to happen following Toyota’s nonstop push for pole position. Industry experts predict Toyota will probably stay number one in the world for quite some time due to its efficient production methods and outstanding marketing. Excellent reliability, unbeatable prices and world class after-sales service will also help the Japanese company retain its grasp as the industry leader. The company’s Corolla car continues to be the top selling vehicle worldwide and a new model planned for launch in 2008 should keep things that way.

Unlike its American rivals, Toyota is enjoying bumper profits. Whereas the likes of Ford, Chrysler and GM are doing their best to cut costs to survive and stay in the market, their Japanese rival expects its profits to continue to grow from the $11.7 billion last year. Industry insider Jim Hossack believes Japan’s skilled and motivated workforce also greatly helps Toyota. "A job in the auto industry is still a prestige position in Japan," he said. He also puts Toyota’s success down to its unbeatable image, saying: "They have to keep their quality up, though they've had such a good reputation people forgive them when they have problems." Hossack added "People don't forgive GM when they have problems." Toyota executives were modest in recognizing their achievement. They insisted that the goal was to be number one in quality, not sales volume.

LANGUAGE WORK

1 - a

2 - c

3 - b

4 -b

5 - d

6 -d

7 - a

8 -c

9 -a

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11 -b

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THE ARTICLE

Serbia's Marija Serifovic won this year’s Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday in Helsinki, Finland. She beat competitors from 23 other European countries in a three-hour televised extravaganza. The 22-year-old singer won with a simple ballad called Motiva, which means ‘Prayer’ in Serbian. Serifovic was elated after the victory and found it difficult to contain her excitement. She spoke at a news conference after the contest, which was broadcast live across Europe to an estimated 100 million viewers. She said: "I honestly think that a new chapter has opened for Serbia and not only in music. I'm proud.” It was Serbia’s first solo performance at the annual song competition. Her Serbian fans were delighted at the victory. “She has a fantastic voice and she has put Serbia on the world music map,” said one fan.

The current show is very different from how it all started in the 1950s. Then, it was a formal, black-tie event, and was the flagship for the European Broadcasting Union. Over the years it has made many singers famous, although most winners simply disappeared. Perhaps the most famous artists to emerge from the show are Abba – the Swedish group who won in 1974 with their song ‘Waterloo’. Many Western Europeans now view the show as an annual joke, a showcase for amateurs with little real talent, rather than a serious contest. Conversely, Eastern Europeans are taking a big interest in it. Ukraine finished second this year and won the contest in 2004, when Serbia and Montenegro finished second. Perhaps this is a sign that Eastern European rock is set to take over the music world.

WARM-UPS

1. MUSIC: Walk around the class and talk to other students about music and singers. Change partners often. After you finish, sit with your original partner(s) and share what you found out.

2. CHAT: In pairs / groups, decide which of these topics or words from the article are most interesting and which are most boring.

Serbia / competitors / singers / ballads / excitement / prayers / fans / maps / black-tie events / artists / Abba / jokes / talent / contests / rock music

Have a chat about the topics you liked. For more conversation, change topics and partners frequently.

3. HI. I’M A SINGER: Imagine you are a famous singer. Talk to all the other “famous singers” in the classroom about being famous.

4. MUSIC GENRES: Which of these music genres would you like to be good at? What kind of lifestyle would you have with each? Talk about this with your partner(s).

rock ‘n’ roll guitarist
classical violinist
pop singer
rap artist

opera singer
jazz saxophonist
street performer (busker)
your choice _________________

5. WHEN I’M…: In pairs / groups, talk about the best songs / artists / music to listen to while you’re...

studying English
in the bath
depressed
on holiday

at work
with your partner
at home alone
driving or sitting on a train/bus/airplane

6. WORLD MUSIC: In pairs / groups, talk about your image of music from…

Serbia
Britain
China
South Africa

Brazil
Swaziland
Japan
Turkey

7. QUICK DEBATE: Have this quick debate with your partner(s). Students A think pop music is rubbish; students B think pop music is the best kind of music. Change partners and topics every two minutes.

BEFORE READING / LISTENING

1. TRUE / FALSE: Look at the article’s headline and guess whether these sentences are true (T) or false (F):

a.	The Eurovision Song Contest was held in Serbia.	T / F
b.	The event was a 23-hour televised extravaganza.	T / F
c.	The winner spoke to 100 million people around the world.	T / F
d.	One fan was happy that Serbian music has risen in world music.	T / F
e.	The Eurovision Song Contest has been going for around 50 years.	T / F
f.	The most famous winners of the Contest are the Beatles.	T / F
g.	Many Western Europeans do not take the Contest seriously.	T / F
h.	Eastern European rock music is now the best in the world.	T / F

2. SYNONYM MATCH: Match the following synonyms from the article:

a.	competitors	aired
b.	extravaganza	folk song
c.	ballad	appear
d.	broadcast	dominate
e.	chapter	non-professionals
f.	formal	spectacular
g.	emerge	phase
h.	showcase	contestants
i.	amateurs	dressy
j.	take over	exhibition

3. PHRASE MATCH: Match the following phrases from the article (sometimes more than one combination is possible):

a.	a three-hour televised	the show as an annual joke
b.	found it difficult to contain	has opened for Serbia
c.	broadcast	has made many singers famous
d.	a new chapter	extravaganza
e.	she has put Serbia on	her excitement
f.	a formal,	to emerge from the show
g.	Over the years it	over the music world
h.	the most famous artists	the world music map
i.	Western Europeans now view	live across Europe
j.	set to take	black-tie event

WHILE READING / LISTENING

GAP FILL: Put the words into the gaps in the text.

Serbia wins Eurovision Song Contest

Serbia's Marija Serifovic won this year’s Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday in Helsinki, Finland. She beat ________ from 23 other European countries in a three-hour televised extravaganza. The 22-year-old singer won with a ________ ballad called Motiva, which means ‘Prayer’ in Serbian. Serifovic was elated after the victory and found it difficult to ________ her excitement. She spoke at a news conference after the contest, which was broadcast live across Europe to an ________ 100 million viewers. She said: "I honestly think that a new chapter has ________ for Serbia and not only in music. I'm ________.” It was Serbia’s first solo performance at the annual song competition. Her Serbian fans were ________ at the victory. “She has a fantastic voice and she has put Serbia on the world music ________,” said one fan.		opened simple delighted estimated proud competitors map contain
The current show is very different from ________ it all started in the 1950s. Then, it was a formal, black-tie event, and was the ________ for the European Broadcasting Union. ________ the years it has made many singers famous, although most winners simply disappeared. Perhaps the most famous artists to ________ from the show are Abba – the Swedish group who won in 1974 with their song ‘Waterloo’. Many Western Europeans now ________ the show as an annual joke, a showcase for amateurs with little real talent, rather than a ________ contest. Conversely, Eastern Europeans are taking a big ________ in it. Ukraine finished second this year and won the contest in 2004, when Serbia and Montenegro finished second. Perhaps this is a ________ that Eastern European rock is set to take over the music world.		serious interest flagship view over how sign emerge

LISTENING

Listen and fill in the spaces.

Serbia wins Eurovision Song Contest

Serbia's Marija Serifovic ___________________ Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday in Helsinki, Finland. She beat competitors _______________ European countries in a three-hour televised extravaganza. The 22-year-old singer ___________________ ballad called Motiva, which means ‘Prayer’ in Serbian. Serifovic was elated after the victory and found ___________________ excitement. She spoke at a news conference after the contest, which was broadcast live across Europe to an estimated 100 million viewers. She said: "I honestly think ___________________ opened for Serbia and not only in music. I'm proud.” It was Serbia’s first solo performance at the annual song competition. Her Serbian fans were ___________________. “She has a fantastic voice and she has put Serbia ___________________,” said one fan.

The current show is very different ___________________ in the 1950s. Then, it was a formal, black-tie event, and was the flagship for the European Broadcasting Union. ___________________ made many singers famous, although most winners simply disappeared. Perhaps the most famous artists ___________________ show are Abba – the Swedish group who won in 1974 with their song ‘Waterloo’. Many Western Europeans ___________________ an annual joke, a showcase for amateurs with little real talent, rather than a serious contest. Conversely, Eastern Europeans are taking ___________________. Ukraine finished second this year and won the contest in 2004, when Serbia and Montenegro finished second. Perhaps this is a sign that Eastern European rock ___________________ the music world.

AFTER READING / LISTENING

1. WORD SEARCH: Look in your dictionaries / computer to find collocates, other meanings, information, synonyms … for the words ‘song’ and ‘contest’.

song

contest

Share your findings with your partners.

Make questions using the words you found.
Ask your partner / group your questions.

2. ARTICLE QUESTIONS: Look back at the article and write down some questions you would like to ask the class about the text.

Share your questions with other classmates / groups.
Ask your partner / group your questions.

3. GAP FILL: In pairs / groups, compare your answers to this exercise. Check your answers. Talk about the words from the activity. Were they new, interesting, worth learning…?

4. VOCABULARY: Circle any words you do not understand. In groups, pool unknown words and use dictionaries to find their meanings.

5. TEST EACH OTHER: Look at the words below. With your partner, try to recall exactly how these were used in the text:

Helsinki
23
simple
broadcast
chapter
fantastic

current
over
emerge
talent
interest
set

STUDENT SURVEY

Write five GOOD questions about MUSIC in the table. Do this in pairs. Each student must write the questions on his / her own paper.

When you have finished, interview other students. Write down their answers.

	STUDENT 1 _____________	STUDENT 2 _____________	STUDENT 3 _____________
Q.1.
Q.2.
Q.3.
Q.4.
Q.5.

Now return to your original partner and share and talk about what you found out. Change partners often.
Make mini-presentations to other groups on your findings.

DISCUSSION

STUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)

What did you think when you read the headline?
What kind of music do you like?
Do you think you’d like to listen to ballads from Serbia?
What do you know about the Eurovision Song Contest?
Do you like looking at music contests?
Would you like to take part in a music contest?
How do you think its feels to talk to 100 million people?
If you had to sing on TV, what would you sing and wear?
Have you ever found it difficult to contain your excitement?
Do you think Marija has put Serbia on the world music map?

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STUDENT B’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)

Did you like reading this article?
Do you think televised song contests are a good idea?
What do you think of the idea of a world song contest?
How has music changed since the 1950s?
Is music in your country dominated by American and British artists?
Do you think music stars in your country can be famous around the world?
Do you like Abba?
Would you like Eastern European rock to take over the music world?
If you could be any singer, who would you be?
Did you like this discussion?

AFTER DISCUSSION: Join another partner / group and tell them what you talked about.

What was the most interesting thing you heard?
Was there a question you didn’t like?
Was there something you totally disagreed with?
What did you like talking about?
Which was the most difficult question?

SPEAKING

WORLD SONG CONTEST:

You have entered the first World Song Contest with your partner(s). Together, agree on the information in the table and state your reasons:

Information	Reasons
Name
Costume
Name of song
Genre
Opening line of song
Stage show
Winning speech ideas

Change partners and share your ideas.
Vote on the best ideas.
As a class, agree on a class rock group.

LANGUAGE

CORRECT WORD: Put the correct words from a–d below in the article.

Serbia wins Eurovision Song Contest

Serbia's Marija Serifovic (1) ____ this year’s Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday in Helsinki, Finland. She (2) ____ competitors from 23 other European countries in a three-hour televised extravaganza. The 22-year-old singer won with a (3) ____ ballad called Motiva, which means ‘Prayer’ in Serbian. Serifovic was elated after the victory and found it difficult to
(4) ____ her excitement. She spoke at a news conference after the contest, which was broadcast live across Europe to an estimated 100 million viewers. She said: "I honestly think that a new (5) ____ has opened for Serbia and not only in music. I'm proud.” It was Serbia’s first solo performance at the annual song competition. Her Serbian fans were delighted at the victory. “She has a fantastic voice and she has put Serbia on the world music
(6) ____,” said one fan.

The current show is very different from how it all started in the 1950s. Then, it was a (7) ____, black-tie event, and was the flagship for the European Broadcasting Union. (8) ____ the years it has made many singers famous, although most winners simply disappeared. Perhaps the most famous artists to emerge (9) ____ the show are Abba – the Swedish group who won in 1974 with their song ‘Waterloo’. Many Western Europeans now (10) ____ the show as an annual joke, a showcase for amateurs with little real talent, rather than a serious contest. Conversely, Eastern Europeans are taking a big interest (11) ____ it. Ukraine finished second this year and won the contest in 2004, when Serbia and Montenegro finished second. Perhaps this is a sign that Eastern European rock is (12) ____ to take over the music world.

1.	(a)	winnings	(b)	wonder	(c)	won	(d)	win
2.	(a)	won	(b)	beat	(c)	victory	(d)	defeat
3.	(a)	simple	(b)	simply	(c)	samples	(d)	simile
4.	(a)	contestant	(b)	content	(c)	container	(d)	contain
5.	(a)	chapter	(b)	index	(c)	contents	(d)	front page
6.	(a)	globe	(b)	mapped	(c)	map	(d)	atlas
7.	(a)	informal	(b)	formal	(c)	formality	(d)	form
8.	(a)	Over	(b)	Overly	(c)	Overdone	(d)	Overall
9.	(a)	with	(b)	of	(c)	for	(d)	from
10.	(a)	sight	(b)	viewer	(c)	view	(d)	eyesight
11.	(a)	or	(b)	in	(c)	on	(d)	of
12.	(a)	sunset	(b)	settle	(c)	setting	(d)	set

WRITING:

Write about music for 10 minutes. Read and correct your partner’s paper.

_______________________________________________________________________

HOMEWORK

2. INTERNET: Search the Internet and find more information about the Eurovision Song Contest. Talk about what you discover with your partner(s) in the next lesson.

3. MUSIC POSTER: Make a poster about your favourite musicians. In particular, focus on how your musical tastes have changed. Show your poster to your class in the next lesson. Vote on the best one(s).

4. MAGAZINE ARTICLE: Write a magazine article about world music. Choose three or four countries / genres to write about. Decide if your article will be

for people your age
for your grandparents
for Martians who have never heard Earth music
for people who hate the music you’ll wrote about
other

Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Which article was best and why?

5. LETTER: Write a letter to Marija Serifovic. Ask her three questions about the Eurovision Song Contest. Give her three pieces of advice about her life as a world music superstar. Read your letter to your partner(s) in your next lesson. Your partner(s) will answer your questions.

ANSWERS

TRUE / FALSE:

a. F

b. F

c. T

d. T

e. T

f. F

g. T

h. F

SYNONYM MATCH:

a.	competitors	contestants
b.	extravaganza	spectacular
c.	ballad	folk song
d.	broadcast	aired
e.	chapter	phase
f.	formal	dressy
g.	emerge	appear
h.	showcase	exhibition
i.	amateurs	non-professionals
j.	take over	dominate

PHRASE MATCH:

a.	a three-hour televised	extravaganza
b.	found it difficult to contain	her excitement
c.	broadcast	live across Europe
d.	a new chapter	has opened for Serbia
e.	she has put Serbia on	the world music map
f.	a formal,	black-tie event
g.	Over the years it	has made many singers famous
h.	the most famous artists	to emerge from the show
i.	Western Europeans now view	the show as an annual joke
j.	set to take	over the music world

GAP FILL:

Serbia wins Eurovision Song Contest

Serbia's Marija Serifovic won this year’s Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday in Helsinki, Finland. She beat competitors from 23 other European countries in a three-hour televised extravaganza. The 22-year-old singer won with a simple ballad called Motiva, which means ‘Prayer’ in Serbian. Serifovic was elated after the victory and found it difficult to contain her excitement. She spoke at a news conference after the contest, which was broadcast live across Europe to an estimated 100 million viewers. She said: "I honestly think that a new chapter has opened for Serbia and not only in music. I'm proud.” It was Serbia’s first solo performance at the annual song competition. Her Serbian fans were delighted at the victory. “She has a fantastic voice and she has put Serbia on the world music map,” said one fan.

The current show is very different from how it all started in the 1950s. Then, it was a formal, black-tie event, and was the flagship for the European Broadcasting Union. Over the years it has made many singers famous, although most winners simply disappeared. Perhaps the most famous artists to emerge from the show are Abba – the Swedish group who won in 1974 with their song ‘Waterloo’. Many Western Europeans now view the show as an annual joke, a showcase for amateurs with little real talent, rather than a serious contest. Conversely, Eastern Europeans are taking a big interest in it. Ukraine finished second this year and won the contest in 2004, when Serbia and Montenegro finished second. Perhaps this is a sign that Eastern European rock is set to take over the music world.

LANGUAGE WORK

1 - c

2 - b

3 - a

4 -d

5 - a

6 -c

7 - b

8 -a

9 -d

10 - c

11 -b

12 - d

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Tony Blair announces his resignation

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THE ARTICLE

British Prime Minister Tony Blair said on Thursday that he will step down as leader on June 27. This means he will leave after a decade in office. He also resigns as one of the most popular and successful leaders in British history. His resignation comes just days after perhaps his greatest political achievement - peace in Northern Ireland. It is likely, however, that he will be most remembered for following the United States into war in Afghanistan and Iraq. In his resignation speech, Blair asked the British people to believe he took his country to war for the right reasons. He told his supporters: "Hand on heart, I did what I thought was right… it was right, to stand shoulder to shoulder with our oldest ally [the USA]." He asked the British people to judge him, saying: "I may have been wrong. That's your call."

Blair led his party to two landslide election wins in 1997 and 2001 and a narrower but still comfortable victory over the Conservative party in 2005. Besides taking a strong stand against terrorism, Blair has been very active on the international stage. He tried to broker peace in the Middle East and other world flashpoints. Former US Secretary of State Colin Powell said: "Prime Minister Blair has had an enormous impact on world politics, and he certainly has had an enormous impact on the special relationship between the United States and Great Britain.” Blair has also been a major player in the fight against global warming and was influential in convincing governments that climate change is a serious issue. Former Labour leader Neil Kinnock said Tony Blair will be remembered as a "winner" when he finally leaves Number 10.

WARM-UPS

1. TONY BLAIR: Walk around the class and talk to other students about Tony Blair and his resignation. Change partners often. After you finish, sit with your original partner(s) and share what you found out.

2. CHAT: In pairs / groups, decide which of these topics or words from the article are most interesting and which are most boring.

Britain / leaders / resigning / achievements / Iraq / speeches / honesty / allies / elections / victories / terror / peace / world politics / climate change / winners

Have a chat about the topics you liked. For more conversation, change topics and partners frequently.

3. HI. I’M TONY: Imagine you are Tony Blair. Talk to all the other “Tony Blairs” in the classroom about yourself (yourselves).

4. RESIGNATIONS: How would you feel if these people resigned tomorrow? Which 3 resignations would affect you most? Talk with your partner(s).

US President George W. Bush
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
your country’s leader
the best player of your team

Bill Gates
Swaziland’s King Mswati III
the leaders of N. Korea and Myanmar
your favourite musician / singer

5. OUT OF 10: In pairs / groups, agree on a score out of 10 for Tony Blair on the following. Change partners and talk about your scores.

looks and charisma
climate change
being a friend to your country
on terrorism

work in Africa
as a European
as a leader
for being George W. Bush’s friend

6. NEW JOB: In pairs / groups, decide which of these jobs Tony Blair should now try. Which would he be best / worst at and why?

head of the UN
teacher
chat show host
journalist

speech presenter
charity worker
movie actor
your choice _________________

7. QUICK DEBATE: Have this quick debate with your partner(s). Students A think Tony Blair was a fantastic leader; students B think Tony Blair was a terrible leader. Change partners and topics every two minutes.

BEFORE READING / LISTENING

1. TRUE / FALSE: Look at the article’s headline and guess whether these sentences are true (T) or false (F):

a.	Tony Blair will quit a week after his resignation speech.	T / F
b.	He has been in office as British leader for almost ten years.	T / F
c.	He will be remembered most for bringing peace to N. Ireland.	T / F
d.	He has to appear before a judge in a British court.	T / F
e.	Tony Blair’s party easily won elections in 1997 and 2001.	T / F
f.	Blair has also acted in plays in theatres around the world.	T / F
g.	Tony Blair did very little to prevent global warming.	T / F
h.	An ex-colleague said people will remember Blair as a winner.	T / F

2. SYNONYM MATCH: Match the following synonyms from the article:

a.	step down	next to
b.	decade	apart from
c.	achievement	decision
d.	shoulder to shoulder	persuading
e.	call	overwhelming
f.	landslide	resign
g.	besides	influence
h.	flashpoints	ten years
i.	impact	triumph
j.	convincing	flare-ups

3. PHRASE MATCH: Match the following phrases from the article (sometimes more than one combination is possible):

a.	step down	achievement
b.	leave after a	fight against global warming
c.	his greatest political	stand against terrorism
d.	he took his country to war for	decade in office
e.	stand shoulder to shoulder	impact on world politics
f.	Blair led his party to two landslide	the right reasons
g.	taking a strong	election wins
h.	He tried to broker	as leader
i.	Blair has had an enormous	with our oldest ally
j.	a major player in the	peace in the Middle East

WHILE READING / LISTENING

GAP FILL: Put the words into the gaps in the text.

Tony Blair announces his resignation

British Prime Minister Tony Blair said on Thursday that he will ________ down as leader on June 27. This means he will leave after a decade in ________. He also resigns as one of the most popular and successful leaders in British history. His resignation comes just days after perhaps his ________ political achievement - peace in Northern Ireland. It is likely, however, that he will be most remembered for ________ the United States into war in Afghanistan and Iraq. In his resignation speech, Blair asked the British people to ________ he took his country to war for the right reasons. He told his supporters: "Hand on ________, I did what I thought was right… it was right, to stand shoulder to shoulder with our oldest ________ [the USA]." He asked the British people to judge him, saying: "I may have been wrong. That's your ________."		ally greatest heart step call following office believe
Blair led his party to two landslide election ________ in 1997 and 2001 and a narrower but still comfortable victory over the Conservative party in 2005. ________ taking a strong stand against terrorism, Blair has been very active on the international ________. He tried to ________ peace in the Middle East and other world flashpoints. Former US Secretary of State Colin Powell said: "Prime Minister Blair has had an enormous ________ on world politics, and he certainly has had an enormous impact on the special relationship between the United States and Great Britain.” Blair has also been a major ________ in the fight against global warming and was influential in ________ governments that climate change is a serious issue. Former Labour leader Neil Kinnock said Tony Blair will be remembered as a "winner" when he ________ leaves Number 10.		broker convincing impact stage wins player finally besides

LISTENING

Listen and fill in the spaces.

Tony Blair announces his resignation

British Prime Minister Tony Blair said on Thursday that _________________ as leader on June 27. This means he will leave _____________________. He also resigns as one of the most popular and successful leaders in British history. His resignation comes _________________ perhaps his greatest political achievement - peace in Northern Ireland. It is likely, however, that _________________ remembered for following the United States into war in Afghanistan and Iraq. In his resignation speech, Blair asked the British people to believe he took his country to war _________________. He told his supporters: "Hand on heart, I did what I thought was right… it was right, to stand shoulder to shoulder _________________ [the USA]." He asked the British people to judge him, saying: "I may have been wrong _________________."

Blair _________________ landslide election wins in 1997 and 2001 and a narrower but still comfortable victory over the Conservative party in 2005. Besides _________________ against terrorism, Blair has been very active on the international stage. He tried _________________ the Middle East and other world flashpoints. Former US Secretary of State Colin Powell said: "Prime Minister Blair has had an enormous impact on world politics, and he _________________ enormous impact on the special relationship between the United States and Great Britain.” Blair has also been a major player in the fight against global warming and _________________ convincing governments that climate change is a serious issue. Former Labour leader Neil Kinnock said Tony Blair will be remembered as a "winner" _________________ Number 10.

AFTER READING / LISTENING

1. WORD SEARCH: Look in your dictionaries / computer to find collocates, other meanings, information, synonyms … for the words ‘step’ and ‘down’.

Share your findings with your partners.
Make questions using the words you found.
Ask your partner / group your questions.

2. ARTICLE QUESTIONS: Look back at the article and write down some questions you would like to ask the class about the text.

Share your questions with other classmates / groups.
Ask your partner / group your questions.

3. GAP FILL: In pairs / groups, compare your answers to this exercise. Check your answers. Talk about the words from the activity. Were they new, interesting, worth learning…?

4. VOCABULARY: Circle any words you do not understand. In groups, pool unknown words and use dictionaries to find their meanings.

5. STUDENT “TONY BLAIR” SURVEY: In pairs / groups, write down questions about Tony Blair and his decade as Britain’s leader.

Ask other classmates your questions and note down their answers.
Go back to your original partner / group and compare your findings.
Make mini-presentations to other groups on your findings.

6. TEST EACH OTHER: Look at the words below. With your partner, try to recall exactly how these were used in the text:

step
decade
history
following
heart
ally

landslide
stand
flashpoints
enormous
major
winner

DISCUSSION

STUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)

What did you think when you read the headline?
Do you like Tony Blair?
What are his strongest points?
What are his biggest mistakes?
Do you think he’s a puppet of George Bush’s or was he right to stand “shoulder to shoulder” with his greatest ally?
What do you think when you see him speaking?
How does he compare against the leader of your country or of other countries?
Do you think he did good work in Kosovo, Africa and with global warming?
Do you think he had some control over George W. Bush?
Do you think he’s honest?

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STUDENT B’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)

Did you like reading this article?
Do you think Tony Blair is the same as other world leaders or different?
What do you think of some of Tony Blair’s nicknames – “Tony BLIAR” and “Phony Tony”?
Was Tony Blair a friend of your country?
What should he have done but didn’t, and what did he do that he shouldn’t have?
Do you think there are “right reasons” to fight wars?
What do you think of the “special relationship” between Britain and the USA?
What questions would you like to ask Tony Blair?
Do you think he will be remembered as a winner?
Did you like this discussion?

AFTER DISCUSSION: Join another partner / group and tell them what you talked about.

What was the most interesting thing you heard?
Was there a question you didn’t like?
Was there something you totally disagreed with?
What did you like talking about?
Which was the most difficult question?

SPEAKING

RESIGNATION SPEECH:

You are either Tony Blair, George W. Bush or the leader of your own country. Your job is to write your resignation speech. You and your “First Lady” or “First Husband” partner will make the speech. Use the table to help you:

Areas to talk about	Notes for my/our speech
My time in office
My plans when I came to office
My successes
My mistakes
You, my people
My future, your future

Change partners and give feedback to make your speeches better.
Make our speeches to the class. Ask questions after.
Vote on the best resignation speech.
In pairs / groups, discuss the consequences of a speech you heard.

LANGUAGE

CORRECT WORD: Put the correct words from a–d below in the article.

Tony Blair announces his resignation

British Prime Minister Tony Blair said on Thursday that he will step (1) ____ as leader on June 27. This means he will leave after a decade in (2) ____. He also resigns as one of the most popular and successful leaders in British history. His resignation (3) ____ just days after perhaps his greatest political achievement - peace in Northern Ireland. It is (4) ____, however, that he will be most remembered for following the United States into war in Afghanistan and Iraq. In his resignation speech, Blair asked the British people to believe he took his country to war for the right reasons. He told his supporters: "Hand on (5) ____, I did what I thought was right… it was right, to stand shoulder to shoulder with our oldest (6) ____ [the USA]." He asked the British people to judge him, saying: "I may have been wrong. That's your call."

Blair led his party to two landslide election (7) ____ in 1997 and 2001 and a narrower but still comfortable victory over the Conservative party in 2005. Besides taking a strong (8) ____ against terrorism, Blair has been very active on the international stage. He tried to (9) ____ peace in the Middle East and other world flashpoints. Former US Secretary of State Colin Powell said: "Prime Minister Blair has had an enormous impact on world politics, and he (10) ____ has had an enormous impact on the special relationship between the United States and Great Britain.” Blair has also been a major player in the fight against global warming and was influential in (11) ____ governments that climate change is a serious issue. (12) ____ Labour leader Neil Kinnock said Tony Blair will be remembered as a "winner" when he finally leaves Number 10.

1.	(a)	on	(b)	in	(c)	up	(d)	down
2.	(a)	office	(b)	official	(c)	officer	(d)	offish
3.	(a)	comedy	(b)	comeback	(c)	comes	(d)	coming
4.	(a)	liken	(b)	likely	(c)	likelihood	(d)	like
5.	(a)	backbone	(b)	brain	(c)	stomach	(d)	heart
6.	(a)	ally	(b)	all-in-one	(c)	all-stars	(d)	alloy
7.	(a)	defeats	(b)	beats	(c)	wins	(d)	victory
8.	(a)	sit	(b)	stand	(c)	march	(d)	bow
9.	(a)	broken	(b)	break up	(c)	beaker	(d)	broker
10.	(a)	certainties	(b)	curtain	(c)	certainly	(d)	certain
11.	(a)	convincing	(b)	convinced	(c)	convinces	(d)	convicting
12.	(a)	Formal	(b)	Former	(c)	Form	(d)	Format

HOMEWORK

2. INTERNET: Search the Internet and find more information about Tony Blair. Talk about what you discover with your partner(s) in the next lesson.

3. TONY BLAIR POSTER: Make a poster about Tony Blair and his legacy as a world leader. In particular, focus on his interaction with your country. Show your poster to your class in the next lesson. Vote on the best one(s).

4. MAGAZINE ARTICLE: Write a magazine article about Tony Blair. Choose three or four areas to write about. Decide if your article will be

the real, true facts
a humorous story
your real opinion
a story told by someone affected by Tony Blair’s decisions
other

Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Which article was best and why?

5. LETTER: Write a letter to Tony Blair. Ask him/her three questions about his time in office. Give him/her three pieces of advice about what he should do next. Read your letter to your partner(s) in your next lesson. Your partner(s) will answer your questions.

ANSWERS

TRUE / FALSE:

a. F

b. F

c. F

d. F

e. T

f. F

g. F

h. T

SYNONYM MATCH:

a.	step down	resign
b.	decade	ten years
c.	achievement	triumph
d.	shoulder to shoulder	next to
e.	call	decision
f.	besides	apart from
g.	broker	negotiate
h.	flashpoints	flare-ups
i.	impact	influence
j.	convincing	persuading

PHRASE MATCH:

a.	step down	as leader
b.	leave after a	decade in office
c.	his greatest political	achievement
d.	he took his country to war for	the right reasons
e.	stand shoulder to shoulder	with our oldest ally
f.	Blair led his party to two landslide	election wins
g.	taking a strong	stand against terrorism
h.	He tried to broker	peace in the Middle East
i.	Blair has had an enormous	impact on world politics
j.	a major player in the	fight against global warming

GAP FILL:

Tony Blair announces his resignation

British Prime Minister Tony Blair said on Thursday that he will step down as leader on June 27. This means he will leave after a decade in office. He also resigns as one of the most popular and successful leaders in British history. His resignation comes just days after perhaps his greatest political achievement - peace in Northern Ireland. It is likely, however, that he will be most remembered for following the United States into war in Afghanistan and Iraq. In his resignation speech, Blair asked the British people to believe he took his country to war for the right reasons. He told his supporters: "Hand on heart, I did what I thought was right… it was right, to stand shoulder to shoulder with our oldest ally [the USA]." He asked the British people to judge him, saying: "I may have been wrong. That's your call."

Blair led his party to two landslide election wins in 1997 and 2001 and a narrower but still comfortable victory over the Conservative party in 2005. Besides taking a strong stand against terrorism, Blair has been very active on the international stage. He tried to broker peace in the Middle East and other world flashpoints. Former US Secretary of State Colin Powell said: "Prime Minister Blair has had an enormous impact on world politics, and he certainly has had an enormous impact on the special relationship between the United States and Great Britain.” Blair has also been a major player in the fight against global warming and was influential in convincing governments that climate change is a serious issue. Former Labour leader Neil Kinnock said Tony Blair will be remembered as a "winner" when he finally leaves Number 10.

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1 - d

2 - a

3 - c

4 -b

5 - d

6 -a

7 - c

8 -b

9 -d

10 - c

11 -a

12 - b

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1929년 10월 24일 미국의 New York Stock Exchange(NYSE, 뉴욕증권거래소)의 주가 대폭락으로 파급된 세계 경제의 공황사태. 제1차 세계대전 후 사상 최대의 번영을 구가하던 미국 경제가 생산과잉에 따른 농산물 가격하락, 소작농 양산, 국내 purchasing power(구매력)의 격감 등에 처하면서 과거와는 비교도 할 수 없을 만큼의 심각한 economic panic(경제공황) 사태에 빠져든 것이다. 이같은 사태는 곧바로 Europe에 파급되어 세계 자본주의국가의 공업생산력이 공황 이전의 60% 이하로 하락하고 세계무역규모가 1/3수준으로 격감하였으며 실업자는 미국 1천만명, Britain 3백만명, Germany 50만 명을 넘어 섰다. 결국 미국은 자본주의 질서를 부분 수정하는 New Deal policy(경기부양정책)를 전격 실시하기에 이르렀고 Germany, Italy, Japan에서는 fasicistization(파쇼화)이 이루어지는 계기가 되었다.

예문

In the long run a safer world will cost money: for sensors that can detect the presence of anthrax and other poisons; for medicines that can inoculate people against these diseases; for surveillance gear that can detect terrorist networks and help foil their plans. And yes, for nation-building in countries such as Afghanistan. Some of this spending will have a multiplier effect on the global economy as a whole. It’s often said that World War II ended the Great Depression of the 1930s.

(The Korea Herald, 10월 25일자 제07면)

예문번역

보다 안전한 세상이란 탄저균등의 독극물을 탐지할 수 있는 감지기를 비롯, 일반인들에게 이러한 병균에 대한 백신을 접종할 수 있는 의약품, 테러조직을 색출하고 이들 음모의 봉쇄에 도움을 받을 수 있는 감시장치 등을 위해 결국 많은 비용이 들게 마련이다. 아프가니스탄과 같은 나라에 국가를 세우기 위해서도 또한 마찬가지이다. 이러한 예산지출 가운데 일부는 세계경제 전체에 승수 효과를 가져 올 것이다. 흔히들 세계 제2차대전이 1930년대의 세계대공항을 종식시켰다고 말한다.

Key Phraes

1) anthrax: 탄저병(균)
2) inoculate: 접종하다
3) surveillance: 감시, 감독
4) multiplier effect: 승수효과
5) the Great Depression: 세계대공항

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