Unit 12: People and places

12.1 Where is it (CB p.98)

-Vocabulary: Location Ex.1 a Liechtenstein b Monaco Ex.2a a) b) c) d) e) f) g) h) i)

c San Marino

d The Vatican City

e Malta

Its in Rome in Italy. 1)The Vatican City Its in the east of Italy. 5) San Marino Its an island in the South Pacific. 3) Nauru Its a group of islands in the Pacific Ocean. 4) Tuvalu, 7) The Marshall Islands Its an island nation in the Caribbean Sea. 8) Saint Kitts and Nevis Theyre in the Indian Ocean, south-west of Sri Lanka. 9) The Maldives Its in the Mediterranean Sea, to the south of Sicily. 10) Malta Its between Austria and Switzerland. 6) Liechtenstein Its in the south of Europe, on the Mediterranean coast, and it borders France. 2) Monaco

*Language note: border -a border is a noun: on the border, near the border -to border is a verb: Mexico borders (on) the USA. Ex.2c a the Atlantic Ocean, the Pacific Ocean, the Indian Ocean, the Arctic Ocean; the Caribbean (Sea), the Mediterranean (Sea), the Red Sea, the North Sea, the Aegean Sea, the Adriatic Sea, the South China Sea b Africa, Asia, Europe, North America (= Canada, USA, Mexico, and Central America), South America, the South Pacific (can indicate Australasia or Oceania, i.e. a group of islands in the southern Pacific Ocean) c the north, the east, the south, the west / the north-east, the north-west, south-east of, north-west of, / to the north of, to the south,

12.1 Two small countries (CB p.99)

Ex.1 (Possible answers) The Vatican City: 1. Its in Rome, Italy. Its the size of a golf course. 2. About 800 3. They work in the Vatican bank, the army, the police force, the post office, the TV channel or the internet service. 4. It gets millions of visitors every year. 5. Most people use Latin and Italian. 6. It receives money from Catholics around the world and makes money from tourism, too. 1

Unit 12: People and places Tuvalu: 1. Its in the South Pacific. Its a group of nine islands. 2. 12,000 (Most of them live in the capital, Funafuti) 3. Most people work as families in fishing, farming, defence or house-building. (Tuvalu rents out its internet domain name and its international phone code. It also sells stamps and coins to collectors. So a number of people must work in these areas, too.) 4. It gets very few visitors (because its difficult to get there). 5. People use Tuvaluan and English. 6. It rents out its internet domain name and its international phone code. It also sells stamps and coins to visitors. -Vocabulary: Describing a country Ex.4 1. The capital is Funafuti. (T) 2. The population is about 800. (V) 3. The official languages are Tuvaluan and English (T) 4. Its a member of the UN. (T) 5. It has elections every four years. (T)

6. It makes its money from tourism. (V) 7. Its famous for its art collection. (V) 8. In the past it was governed by Britain. (T) 9. It became independent in 1978. (T)

Ex.5a: True or false? 1. The capital of Belgium is Leuven. 2. The population of Belgium is about 20 million. 3. The official languages are Dutch (the Flemish) and French (the Walloons). 4. Its a member of the European Union. 5. It has federal elections every 6 years. 6. It makes money from agriculture (mangoes, pineapples, etc.). 7. Its famous for beer, chocolate and beer. 8. It was governed by the Spanish in the 17th and 18th century. 9. It became independent in 1930.

12.2 Big in Japan (CB p.100)

Ex.1b 1. 2. 3. 4. Hes from Hawaii (USA) He became famous in Japan. He was a foreigner. A person who has reached the highest rank in sumo wrestling.

Ex.2a 2. basketball 3. Japan

4. 1988

5. 1993

6. 1500

7. eleven

8. 2001

12.2 Achievements (CB p.100)

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Unit 12: People and places -Vocabulary: life and achievements Ex.1a 1. He was born (g) in Hawaii. 2. He won (e) a basketball scholarship. 3. He wanted to (a) study hotel management. 4. He became interested in (b) sumo from watching it on TV. 5. He flew to Japan to join (h) Azumazekis stable. 6. Akebono defeated (f) Konishiki. 7. He was the first foreigner to (d) become a yokozuna in 1500 years. 8. He retired (c) in 2001. -Grammar: Infinitives and gerunds *Language note: A gerund = a verb used like a noun e.g. I enjoy football. / Hes interested in stamps. (= noun) e.g. I enjoy playing football. / Hes interested in collecting stamps. (= gerund) Ex.4a 1. 2. 3. 4.

For foreigners, it was very difficult to become / becoming a yokozuna. As a young man, he enjoyed to play / playing basketball. He also wanted to study / studying hotel management. He became interested in sumo from to watch / watching it on television. use gerunds (going, having, etc.) c ) after prepositions (4) d) after some verbs (2) common verbs + the gerund: enjoy, finish, practice, suggest, cant stand e.g. -I enjoy reading in bed. -Have you finished cleaning the flat?

use infinitives with to (to go, to have, etc.) a) after adjectives (1) b) after some verbs (3) -common verbs + to infinitive: agree, decide, hope, learn, need, plan, want, would like e.g. -He agreed to meet me. -I decided to go home.

Ex.5a 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

who decided to start who practices speaking (or learning) who finds it easy to learn (or to speak) who is planning to retire (or to move) who is thinking about moving

6. who would like to become 7. who is interested in studying 8. who enjoys cooking / 9. is hoping to become president /

Ex.6a: stress in verbs The stress is on the second syllable. 3

The stress is on the first syllable.

Unit 12: People and places agree become decide defeat enjoy retire suggest finish practise study

decide decided practice practices buy buying (The stress stays the same when you add an ending.)

speak spoken

12.3 Target Activity: Talk about people and places in your country (p.102)
Ex.2: Solidarity Gdansk communism election 1995

Ex.3a: Possible answers 1. Solidarity was a workers organisation. Walesa was the leader of it. 2. He worked in Gdansk as an electrician. 3. He was the first president of Poland after the fall of communism. 4. He won the election in 1989. 5. He lost the election in 1995. Ex.4: the capital atmosphere jazz Warsaw south population

Ex.5: Possible answers 1.Krakow was the capital of Poland in the past. 2. Artists live there, which creates a special atmosphere. 3. Its the place to go to hear jazz. There are a lot of jazz clubs in the city centre. 4. The capital was moved to Warsaw. Warsaw is in the centre of Poland. 5. Krakow is in the south. 6. The population is less than a million. -Vocabulary: Expressions with know Ex. 6a 1.You probably know it was (b) the capital of Poland. 2. I know that he worked (g) in Gdansk. 3. I dont know much about its (f) history. 4. I dont know what (c) he did before that. 5. Do you know anything about (e) his life? 6. I dont really know for sure but I think (d) the population is less than a million. 7. As far as I know, he was (a) an ordinary worker.

Keyword: to (CB p.103)

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Unit 12: People and places *Infinitives with to Ex.1a 1A 2B 3C 4C 5A

6A

*preposition to Ex.2b 1... listening to music 2read stories to friends 3sent a text message to the wrong person 4reply to emails 5wrote a letter to someone 6give presents to people

Independent learning: Guessing what words mean (CB p.103)

Ex.3a: Possible answers: 1. adjective: means something like clear 2. verb: means something like sat or sat together 3. noun: means something like his leg or his knee Ex.3b a 3 (siblings)

b 2 (gathered)

c 4 (lap)

d 1 (vivid)

Explore Speaking: use vague language (CB p.104)

Ex.1a: Possible answers: 1. Pat is Helens mother. Luis is Helens boyfriend. 2. Conversation 1: Pat is going to visit Helen in Argentina. She wants to know what clothes to bring. Conversation 2: Pat and Helen are having lunch. Theyre talking about the soup Luis has made. Conversation 3: Pat is asking Luis about his life. Luis is talking about his life (where he was born, when he moved to Argentina), and about how he lotves the mountains. Ex.2 1. sort of, kind of

2. and stuff like that, and things 3. or something, or whatever

Ex.3a: Possible answers 1. and things; and stuff like that 2. and things; and stuff like that 3. sort of; kind of

4. or something; or whatever 5. sort of; kind of 6. or something; or whatever

Look Again (CB p.105)

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Unit 12: People and places *Review -Vocabulary: Location, describing a country Ex.1a e.g. Our ideal country is an island in the Indian Ocean. It has a population of 2000 people. Its famous for its wonderful cocktails and beautiful beaches. It makes its money from tourism. -Grammar: infinitives and gerunds Ex.2a + to do promise agree would like offer want Ex.2b hope to do learn to do

+ doing cant stand dislike enjoy finish miss

plan to do dont mind doing

-Can you remember? Unit 11 would 1. I would live 2. it would be close 3. It wouldnt be too big 4. it would have

5. would have a big balcony 6. would live there 7. we would get up 8. That would be perfect.

*Extension -Spelling and sounds: -ent, -ant -ent: apartment, different, excellent, independent, moment, monument, present -ant: accountant, assistant, instant -Notice: Expressions with of Ex.5a 1. head of 2. south of 3. group of

4. member of