Αγγλικά Αρχάριοι (Β΄ Γυμνασίου) - Βιβλίο Μαθητή (Εμπλουτισμένο)
Appendix Ι



Unit 1

I’m only human



Εικόνα Reading
Lead-in
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Quickly read the text below about Karen hill tribes and find out the following
(all of the answers are colours or numbers):


a. What colour are the dresses which unmarried girls wear?
b. How old are elephants when they start their training?
c. What colour are the dresses which married women wear?
d. What colour are the trousers which the men wear?
e. How many years do elephants usually work?

Compare your answers with your partner.

Task 1


Now read the text again more carefully and answer the questions which follow.

The Karen hill tribes live in the mountains of Thailand. They live in bamboo houses and their
farm animals, pigs, chickens and buffaloes, live under the houses. The Karen are very skilled at
farming in difficult areas.

The Karen are also good at training elephants. Elephant training begins when the animal is
about four years old. The elephants learn how to pick things up, pull and push heavy things like
trees which have been cut down. At about ten years old, the elephants start work and their
working lives can last for about fifty years. They are unbelievably strong - a working elephant
can lift 700kg!

The Karen people have beautiful traditional costumes. Girls who are not married wear white
dresses and married women wear blouses and skirts in bright red or blue. Karen men wear
blue trousers and red or blue shirts.

The Padaung is a group which belongs to the Karen hill tribes. Many Padaung women wear
metal rings round their necks which make their necks look much longer than usual. Their
mythology explains that this is done to stop tigers from biting them! However, the usual
explanation is that a very long neck is beautiful.

Today, many tourists visit the mountains in Thailand to see the Karen hill tribes and the
beautiful women in their traditional costumes.

It’s your choice!
It’s your choice!
Tick TRUE or FALSE to the following statements. Check your answers with your partner.

  TRUE FALSE
a. In Karen villages, the farm animals live near the houses.    
b. Padaung men and women wear rings around their necks.    
c. Tigers often bite people in the forests.    
d. Elephants start to work when they are about ten years old.    
e. Elephants can lift very heavy things.    
f. Tourists rarely visit Karen hill tribe villages.    

Task 2


Complete the dialogue by underlining the correct word in italics.

A: Hi Tina, how was your holiday in Thailand?
B: Oh, hi Christos, it was great! We went everywhere, even to the animals/mountains. We saw some Karen
     hill tribe people - they're fascinating/ fascinated. They play/train elephants, you know
A: I didn't know that. What do the elephants do?
B: Well, elephants are really strong/work and they can lift/eat heavy things, so they help the Karen people
     when they are cooking/farming in the forests.
A: Really? Weren't you frightened/frightening?
B: Oh, no. Elephants are very gentle and friendly. We also saw some Padaung women wearing big
     rings/shirts round their necks which make their necks look really long/heavy.
A: Oh, you're so lucky! I wish I could go there.
B: Never mind! Let's look on the Internet, there's lots of information about elephants/tribes all over the world.
A: Great idea!

Check your answers and act out the dialogue with your partner.

Task 3

Work with a partner to find out about another fascinating tribe of people and then tell the class about what you've found out.
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Εικόνα Reading
Lead-in


Quickly read the text and find out the following:
a. How tall are these people?
b. Which part of the world do they live in?
c. How do the children spend their time?
d. What does ‘Ba' mean?
e. What is ‘Jengi'?

Compare your answer with your partner.
The Children of the Forest

In his new book ‘Peoples of the World', Brian Greene looks at the life of different tribes in Africa. For the final part of the book, he travels to Cameroon to learn about the Pygmies.

Who are they?

Some people call the Pygmies ‘The Children of the Forest' because they are very short. Usually they grow to between 120 and 130 centimetres tall. They are very kind and gentle and you see this in their music, dances and songs. Their songs describe life and their survival. They live in the forests of central and western Africa. There are many different Pygmy groups such as the Bambuti, Batara, Bayaka and Bagyeli. The beginning of each name ‘Ba' means people. Although they all speak different languages, one word which is the same in the different tribes is the name of the forest spirit - Jengi.
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It’s your choice!


Task 1


Now, read the second part of the text
to get information about the way the
Pygmies live and the problems they
face. Then, do the task below the
text. Do not worry about words that
you do not know at this moment.
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How do they live?
The Pygmies are nomads and move from place to place on foot. They take the important things
with them and build a new village in another part of the forest. As nomads, they move to another
part of the forest when the area where they are living becomes dirty. It becomes dirty because
they do not clean anything and instead they move away from the rubbish. They live in huts,
which they make from branches and leaves of trees. All Pygmies live in groups of families.
They do not live in villages but their homes are near farming villages. This allows them to sell or
exchange the forest plants and wood for crops which they eat, and other goods they use to live
on. The male hunts animals such as pigs, and monkeys. He uses a spear and bow and arrows
to hunt. The female looks after the children and she gathers honey, wild berries and other
plants. The family eats the food at once because it does not have a way to keep it fresh. The
children help their parents and do not go to school because the family does not stay in one
place very long.

What problems do they face?
The Pygmies face three problems. First, big companies are cutting down the trees and the
Pygmies do not have anywhere to live. The second problem is that the government in each
country is taking the forests to make national parks for tourists. Also, many foreign people are
coming into the areas where the Pygmies live and they are building houses on the Pygmy land.
Use all the text, and tick TRUE or FALSE to the following statements. Check your answers with your partner.

a. All Pygmy groups speak the same language.
b. The Pygmies do not clean the area where they live.
c. The group of Pygmies move from one place in the forest to another.
d. The men in the group grow crops.
e. People from other countries are building homes in the forest where the Pygmies live.






Task 2


Read the whole text again and complete the chart below with examples for each.

The Pygmies

LOCATION FOOD TRANSPORT PROBLEMS TOOLS/WEAPONS
         
         
         
         

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Task 3

Work with a partner. Talk about the following:

a. What you do at school
b. What you do at home
c. What you would like to do in the future
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Task 4 - Pairwork


Student A reads the text about children's lives in ancient Athens. Student B turns to p.126.

In ancient Athens, not many girls went to school, most of them stayed at home. In rich families,
teachers came to the house to teach them how to sing and play musical instruments. Athenian girls
also learnt how to make the family's clothes. At the age of fifteen, a marriage was usually arranged
for them.

Most boys of rich families in Athens went to school where they learnt to read and write and do
mathematics. Some boys also had the chance to discuss philosophy and learn public speaking.
Sometimes, the boys also learnt to dance and play a musical instrument. Games and athletics were
also important in all schools.

Some boys who did not go to school stayed around the public baths and gymnasia and learnt from
the men who spent long hours talking there. Rich young Athenian boys had slaves to take them to
school and look after them.


Your partner has information about life for children in ancient Sparta. Write the
words in the correct order to make questions and ask your partner to find out
about these things.


a. go/ did/ school/ Spartan/ to/ girls?
b. Spartan/ do/ girls/ athletics/ did?
c. women/ a/ free/ have/ lot/ time/ did/ of?
d. Life/ was/ Spartan/ easy/ boys/ for?
e. Boys/ what/ learn/ at/ school/ did?
f. Play/ games/ boys/ did/ many?
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Task 5

With your partner, fill in the grid to show what boys and girls did in Sparta and Athens.

  Athenian boys Athenian girls Spartan boys Spartan girls
Go to school        
Play an instrument        
Play sports        
Learn to read        

It’s your choice!
It’s your choice!

Student B read the text about children's lives in ancient Sparta.

Spartan girls did not go to school; they learnt skills such as singing, dancing and reading
poetry at home. Some of them also learnt how to play a musical instrument. The Spartans
believed that everyone should be fit and healthy and so girls also did some physical training
and played many games. Nurses looked after the children and slaves did the work in their
houses. So, Spartan women probably had quite a lot of free time.

Life was very difficult for Spartan boys. At the age of seven boys had to leave their family to live
in a kind of school. They had to collect plants from rivers to make their beds, their clothes were
not warm enough and they did not wear shoes. Their food was horrible and, because they
didn't have enough to eat, they had to steal food from farms. If someone found them when they
were stealing, they were punished.

At school, they had lessons in reading and counting, they did military exercises and they
played many hard team games and they were punished if they did not do what they were told.
Their education made them become very strong and tough soldiers.


Your partner has information about children's lives in ancient Athens. Write the
words in the correct order to make questions and ask your partner to find out
about these things.

a. what/ girls/ do/ home/ did/ at?
b. They/ did/ learn/ to/ how/ play/ instrument/ a/ musical?
c. Do/ what/ girls/ did/ years/ old/ at/ fifteen?
d. Most/ go/ boys/ did/ school/ to?
e. where/ boys/ spend/ did/ of/ a/ lot/ time?
f. rich/ boys/ have/ slaves/ did?

Task 6


Work with your partner to make a week's timetable for a) a Spartan school or b) an Athenian school.

  Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
morning          
afternoon          

Appendix Ι


Unit 2

Making a difference


Task 1 - Pairwork

Complete the biography of Laskarina
Bouboulina by asking your partner
questions for the missing information.
Student B turn to page 128.
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STUDENT A

The Life of Laskarina Bouboulina

Laskarina Bouboulina was born in a prison in Constantinople on (1) …………………… (When?).
Soon afterwards, her mother returned to the island of Hydra, where they lived for almost (2)
…………………… (How long?) and then they moved to Spetses.

From childhood Bouboulina had a passion for the sea and for ships. Every day, she (3)
…………………… (What?) and spent hours listening to the stories of the sailors and their talk of
freedom for the country. She had (4) …………………… (How many?) half-brothers and sisters
and was their unchallenged leader.

She married twice, first at the age of seventeen to (5) …………………… (Who?), and again at the
age of thirty to Dimitrios Bouboulis. Life though was very cruel to Bouboulina, and both her
husbands, captains of their own ships, died (6) …………………… (How?) who were then raiding
the coasts of Greece.

By 1811 Bouboulina the mother of (7) …………………… (How many?) was twice widowed, but at
the same time she was extremely rich from the fortunes of ships, land and cash she inherited
from her husbands. The cash alone which she inherited from Bouboulis, was over (8)
……………………… (How much?) - Spanish golden sovereigns of those days. She managed not
only to keep this fortune intact but also to increase it due to her good management and (9)
…………………………… (How?). She became partner in several Spetsiot vessels and soon
managed to build three of her own.

While she was in Constantinople in 1818, Bouboulina became a member of the underground
organization, Filiki Etairia (Friendly Society). Bouboulina was the only woman who was allowed
to join this organization, as (10) ……………………………… (Why?) in their ranks.
She spent her fortune on war ships for a number of years and gave large amounts of food and
money to the Greek armies which fought at Nafplion and Tripolis. In this way, she managed to
spend the whole of her fortune during the first two years of the war, which lasted for nearly
seven years.

It’s your choice!
It’s your choice!
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STUDENT B

The Life of Laskarina Bouboulina

Laskarina Boubouline was born in a prison in (1) ……………………… (Where?) on May 12 1771.
Soon afterwards, her mother returned to the island of Hydra, where they lived for almost four
years and then they moved to (2) ……………………… (Where?).

From childhood Bouboulina had a passion for the sea and for ships. Every day, she played by
the seashore and spent hours listening to the stories of the sailors and their talk of (3)
……………………… (What?). She had eight half-brothers and sisters and was their unchallenged
leader.

She married (4) ……………………… (How many times?), first at the age of seventeen to Dimitrios
Yiannouzas, and again at the age of (5) ……………………… (How old?) to Dimitrios Bouboulis.
Life though was very cruel to Bouboulina, and both her husbands, captains of their own ships,
died in sea battles with the pirates who were then raiding the coasts of Greece.

By 1811 Bouboulina the mother of seven children was twice widowed, but at the same time she
was extremely rich from the fortunes of ships, land and cash she inherited (6) ………………………
(How?). The cash alone which she inherited from Bouboulis, was over 300,000 tallara - Spanish
golden sovereigns of those days. She managed not only to keep this fortune intact but also to
increase it due to her good management and successful trading. She became partner in several
Spetsiot vessels and soon managed to build three of her own.

In (7) ……………………… (When?), she went to Constantinople and while she was there she
became a member of the underground organization, (8) ……………………… (What?) (Friendly
Society). Bouboulina was the only woman who was allowed to join this organization, as they
would not accept women in their ranks.

She spent her fortune on war ships for a number of years and gave large amounts of food and
money to (9) ……………………… (Who?) which fought at Nafplion and Tripolis. In this way, she
managed to spend the whole of her fortune during the first two years of the war, which lasted
for nearly (10) ……………………… (How long?).


Appendix Ι


Unit 3

Technology in our lives


Εικόνα Reading 1
Lead-in

Discuss these questions with your partner.
a. Have you got a computer?
b. Have you got a play station or a game boy?
c. Have you got a mobile phone?
d. Do you play computer games?
e. What's your favourite computer game?
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Task 1


Complete the following e-mail by choosing the correct word from the words given in italics.

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   Hi Jim,
   How are you? I'm using my dad's new laptop computer to send you this e-mail! It's easier/easy than
   writing a letter and it's also most/more fun! Computers are amazing, aren't they?
   This laptop is much better/best than my dad's old computer. It's fastest/faster than the old one and the
   graphics are more/most colourful. My dad's really interested in new technology now and he says he might
   even buy me a play station. The problem is that I want the PS 3 which is the more/most expensive model
   and dad says he'll only buy the PS 2 which is cheapest/cheaper than the PS 3. But I want one like yours -
   it's the good/best!
   How about coming over to my house tomorrow? Don't forget to bring your PS 3 - if my dad likes it, he
   might buy me one too!
   See you

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Task 2

You would like to buy a new mobile phone. Look at the information below and then write an e-mail to your friend telling her/him about why you'd like to buy the new model. Use the e-mail above to help you.
My mobile phone
1. Very big and heavy
2. It's black and it's ugly
3. It's old
4. It hasn't got an MP3 player
5. It's got a very small memory
The one I want to buy
1. It's small and light
2. It's red and beautiful
3. It's new
4. It's got an MP3 player
5. It's got a big memory
It’s your choice!
It’s your choice!

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   Hi Maria,
   Guess what?! My parents say that I can buy a new mobile phone - at last! The one I've got
   is so old, I hate it. The one which I want to buy is a ……………………. model and it's the
   ……………………. beautiful mobile phone I've ever seen! It's red and it's …………………… and ……………………
   than this old thing that I've got now. But the ………………….. important thing for me is that the
   one I want to buy has got an MP 3 player, which is fantastic. Also, it's got a much
   ………………….. memory than my old one so I can have lots of songs on it.
   I can't wait to show it to you when I get it.
   Love,
   Martina
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Task 3

Work in pairs. Go around the class and ask your classmates about computer games. You can ask:

a. Do you play computer games?
b. How many hours a week do you play computer games?
c. Why do you like computer games?
d. What's your favourite game?

Make a table like this and tick the boxes with the information you find out.

Name Play games? Hours a week Favourite game Reasons why
         
         
         
         

Task 4

Tell the class about what you found out in Task 3. Tell them: a) how many hours your classmates usually play computer games each week; b) why computer games are popular in your class; c) what the most popular game is.

You can start like this:
a. The children in the class usually play computer games for………………..
b. Computer games are popular because …………………………….
c. The most popular computer game is………………………. because………………………..
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Task 5

Look at the cartoon below. What is the point the cartoonist is making? Discuss the ideas given and choose one you think fits best, or decide on your own title with your partner.

a) TV is interesting.
b) The best form of entertainment is TV.
c) Our need of the TV.

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Task 6

Read the following statements in pairs. Do you agree or disagree with each statement? Discuss your ideas with your partner and say why you agree or disagree.
STATEMENTS
1. “We are ruled by TV”.
2. “They put an off button on the TV for a reason. Turn it off.”
3. “If you spend 20 hours per week watching television, by the age of 70 you will have spent
7 years of your life watching TV.”
4. “You watch television to turn your brain off and you work on your computer when you
want to turn your brain on.”
5. “Television is leading people in each country becoming more dumb and unable to think
critically”.
6. “Divorce, negative influences from the media, and materialism are the three greatest
threats to families in society.”
It’s your choice!
It’s your choice!

Task 7

The chart below is ‘The Kaufman Spectrum of Television Addiction’ and is intended to help those people who wish to escape from the grasp of television. The spectrum shows four phases and by moving up or down the scale we can change our viewing habits. Read the chart and find what kind of viewer you are. Compare your viewing habits with your partner. Which of you needs more help to stop watching so much TV?
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Task 8

Use the chart to interview four friends or family members to see how much help they need with their TV viewing habits.

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Unit 4

Communication


Quiz

Work with a partner to answer the questions in the quiz. Look at p.134 to check your answers.

1. The capital of Japan is …
a. Tokyo
b. Beijing
c. Sony

2. Traditional Japanese houses were made of
a. metal and glass
b. wood and glass
c. wood and paper

3. The Japanese flag is
a. white with a red circle on it
b. red with a blue circle on it
c. red with a white circle on it

4. Japanese people enjoy eating meat from
a. crocodiles
b. whales
c. horses

5. You must take off your …………
before you go into a Japanese house.
a. hat
b. shoes
c. gloves

6. One of the most popular sports in Japan is
a. boxing
b. basketball
c. football
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It’s your choice!
It’s your choice!

Quiz key: 1. a 2. c 3. a 4. b 5. b 6. c
Εικόνα Reading
Task 1

Read the following text
about life in Japan. Then,
choose a suitable heading
for each paragraph.


a) Food
b) Body Talk
c) At home
d) At work
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1. ……………………………….

The Japanese are very polite and they nearly always bow to people when they meet them. They don't touch each other very often and, sometimes, they don't even look at the person they're talking to!

2. ………………………………..
If a Japanese person invites you to his house, you must be sure to take your shoes off before you go in. The Japanese don't wear shoes at home because shoes aren't clean enough.
   
3.     ………………………..............

A Japanese person usually arrives
early for work and doesn't usually
leave until his boss has already left.
When the worker is leaving to go
home, he says to the others “Sorry
to leave before you”.


4.     …………………………………

The Japanese eat with little wooden
sticks called chopsticks. They eat a
lot of fish and they often eat fish
which isn't even cooked. One of their
traditional foods is whale meat.
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Task 2

Read the description of a dream and fill the gaps with the words given.

Last night I had a very strange (1) ………………. I dreamt that it was a beautiful day and I was walking in
the countryside but I wasn't wearing any (2) …………………
Strangely, my feet didn't hurt me. I walked for a long time until I saw a little forest of olive (3)
………………….. and I went to pick some olives. The funny thing was, I could even pick the olives from
the highest branches because my (4)……………….. were so long! Then, I put all of the olives into a big
(5) ………………….. that I was carrying with me. I felt tired suddenly and decided to go home. When I
got there, I saw lots of (6) ……………………. all flying around my house. It was amazing!

                           arms              bag             trees             bees             dream             shoes


Task 3


Work with a partner and
talk about what the
dream means. If you
don't remember, look back
at p.44.


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Task 4

Find a song with the title ‘Sweet Dreams are made of this’ and report to the class what the song is about.
It’s your choice!
It’s your choice!


Unit 5

Change and Experience

Task 1

In pairs, go around the class and find out how many children have done these things in the last month. Fill in the table.

In the last month, have you … Number of children
... been to a museum?  
... eaten a hamburger?  
… saved some money?  
… done your homework?  
… bought new clothes?  
… played a sport?  

Task 2


Use the information you found out in Task 1 to make a bar chart showing the number of children who have done each of the activities in the questions.

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Task 3


Fill in the spidergrams below with things that you can do or see in each place. You can look at pages 52 and 53 for ideas.

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It’s your choice!
It’s your choice!

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Task 4


Think of a capital city (eg. London). Find information about what you can do there by looking it up on the Internet. When you find the information, imagine that you are on holiday in that city and write a short postcard to a friend telling him/her what you've been doing there since you arrived. Look at page 53 to get some help with writing postcards.
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    Task 5

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This exhibition presents the influence of Hellenism in central
Asia, India and the Gaddara region in particular, from the first
to the fifteenth centuries BC. The ancient Indian province of
Gaddara is currently divided between Pakistan -for its greater
part- and Afganistan. This region was conquered by Alexander
the Great in the fourth century BC and subsequently saw the
emergence of a Greco-Buddhist art - mostly sculpture -
strongly influenced by Hellenistic artistic trends. The art of
Gaddara spread with Buddhism to central Asia, China and
Japan, where local artistic production showed Hellenistic
elements for many centuries.

The exhibition includes photographs, texts and sculptures from
the Manos and Chatzivasileiou collections, and occupies three
rooms in the museum's ground floor. The exhibits are grouped
in subject units and presented in chronological order, and
supplemented by profuse instructive material, which introduces
the visitor to this little known aspect of Greco-Buddhist art.
http://odysseus.culture.gr/h/4/eh42.jsp?obj_id=3588

Read the texts below and find a suitable visual for each.

1. The Olympic Games began at 776 B.C. in ancient Olympia. They were carried out every four
years and they were part of celebrations in honour of Zeus. The winners took as awards olive
branches that were the symbol of life.
2. The return of sculptures of Parthenon concerns all civilized world. Only the mutilated figures
of Cecrops and one of his daughters, last remains of the ancestral glory and guards of their
native land, are seen at the monument!

Read the list of sites and mark where each one is on the map of Greece.

1986 Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae
1987 Archaeological Site of Delphi
1987 Acropolis, Athens
1988 Mount Athos
1988 Meteora
1988 Paleochristian and Byzantine Monuments of Thessaloniki
1988 Archaeological Site of Epidaurus
1988 Medieval City of Rhodes
1989 Archaeological Site of Olympia
1989 Mystras
1990 Delos
1990 Monasteries of Daphni, Osios Loukas, Nea Moni of Chios
1992 The Pythagoreion and the Heraion of Samos
1996 Archaeological Site of Vergina
1999 Archaeological Sites of Mycenae and Tiryns
1999 Historic Centre (Chora) with the Monastery of Saint John "the Theologian" and the
Cave of the Apocalypse on the Island of Patmos

It’s your choice!
It’s your choice!


Unit 6

What a waste!

Lead-in

In pairs, ask and answer these questions.

What will you do if:
a) it rains all day tomorrow?
b) your teacher says the class will have a test tomorrow?
c) you see someone throwing a lot of litter in the street?

Task 1

Look at the vocabulary in the box on p.62. Choose four of the items and write them in a list in your notebook. Write what you can make from each one.

For example:
1) Old tyres -
2) __________________
3) __________________
4) __________________
5) __________________
you can paint them in bright colours and plant flowers in them.
__________________________________________________
__________________________________________________
__________________________________________________
__________________________________________________

Task 2

Go around the class and ask
your classmates for their ideas
on what you can use each of the
things for. For example, you
can ask:


1) What can you make from old
tyres?


Create a piece of eco-art.
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Appendix I

Task 3


Read what the children from around the world say about environmental problems in their area.

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1) An Eskimo child from Greenland - “The ice is melting because of global warming so it's
more difficult for us to hunt for food.”
2) A Chinese child - “I live in Beijing and there are so many factories near the city that we
can't even see clearly because of the air pollution.”
3) A British child - “In Britain, too many people use plastic bags to carry their shopping”
4) A Mexican child - “In Mexico City, there are too many cars so the air is always polluted”.
5) An Indian child - “I live in Mumbai and they are building so many new buildings that there
aren't any parks where we can play.”

Work with a partner to think up solutions to the problems which the children talk about. Write the solutions using first conditional. You can get ideas on pages 63 and 64.

For example:
1) If we all look after the environment, the ice will stop melting.

Task 4

Work in a group in the class to make a poster showing the problems and solutions from Task 3. Put your poster up on the wall in your classroom.

It’s your choice!
It’s your choice!


Unit 7

Magnetism and the world we live in

Εικόνα Reading

A. Read the three texts below and find an example in each of the effects of magnetism. Compare your answer with your partner.

Text A
Our planet has a magnetic field. On the earth's surface, it is weaker than the typical magnet you find on your fridge door. We see the affect of magnets in our everyday lives. It is common to see a television or computer screen shaking when a mobile phone rings next to it.

Text B Scientists used to believe that animals used their instinct to migrate but now they know that they also use magnetic fields. Scientists believe that animals like turtles or birds have a magnetic sense. Cells in an animal's brain contain magnetite that acts like a compass needle. This helps birds to find their way when they fly north or south.

Text C In December 1947 five military planes took off from Ft Lauderdale, Florida at just after 2 pm. An hour later the pilot sent a radio message. He said that the compasses were broken and they didn't know where they were. The mystery is why ships and planes disappear in the area of the Atlantic Ocean near Bermuda. Scientists believe that iron ore under the surface of the earth can cause a false compass reading.

B. Read the 3 texts again carefully and discuss with your partner which text mentions: a) the negative effects of magnetic fields, b) something electrical in a kitchen c) animals and magnetism.

C. In pairs, decide which of the texts mentions something mysterious.

Task 1

In pairs, discuss if you think there are magnets in:

- a mobile phone
- a car door
- a fridge door
- a music cassette
- a printer
- a speaker

Check your answers by looking on the internet (you can find more information from a relevant internet site given on p. 190).
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Εικόνα Writing - Class Newspaper

Τουρίστες καταστρέφουν την παραλία
Χελώνες νεκρές
στα δίχτυα των ψαράδων
Cafeterias open on beach
Plastic bags harm turtles
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A. Look at the titles of the Greek and English newspapers. What problem does each one refer to?

B. As a group, write a newspaper article on how we can help the turtles survive.

You can help protect sea turtles by telling people not to drive cars or motorbikes on the beach. Tell people to be careful where they walk during the nesting seasons! You can also help by picking up rubbish along the beach. Do not throw junk on the beach and always put your litter in trash cans.

C. Create a class newspaper with different themes. As a class you are going to prepare a class newspaper. Decide who will be responsible for the different parts of preparing the newspaper.
• Choose an editorial team of three. The editorial
team is responsible for deciding what stories will
be in the paper; where each story goes in the
paper; what the headlines for each story will be.
• Choose an artwork team. The artwork team will be
responsible for finding the photographs and the
pictures for each story.

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•Choose 2 sportswriters.
• Choose students to find out about fashion likes
and dislikes.
• Choose students to find out about environmental
issues.
• Choose students to write about some major events
in the local area or city.
• Choose students to create and write
advertisements.
It’s your choice!
It’s your choice!


Unit 8

Getting around

Public Transport in Athens

An English speaking friend is going to spend a few days in Athens. Look at the different ways of getting around and write a short note to tell him/her how to use each means of transport.

Choose a means of transport you think is friendly for people to use in a city and present it to the class. Give your reasons.

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Lesson 2 Εικόνα Listening

  Pre-listening


In pairs, complete the table with the
name of a fast train in each country.
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COUNTRY Greece India France England Japan
NAME          
SPEED          

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Task 1


In pairs, look through Unit 8 to find different forms of transport and fill in the spidergram.
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Now do the same with the following spidergrams.

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It’s your choice!
It’s your choice!

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Task 2


Look at the question tags and the idioms of travel on page 91 and complete the dialogue with the correct word.

Paul:        Hi, George! How are you?
George:    Hi Paul! Don't ask! My neighbour's really 1)………………. me crazy.
Paul:        Why? What's the matter? You usually get on well together, 2)…………….. you?
George:    Not any more. I lent him some money and he won't pay me back. I think he's
              taking me for a 3)………………. It isn't fair, 4)………… it? I think I'll go round to his
              house and tell him what I think.
Paul:        Hold your 5) ……………………. for a minute, George. You don't want to
              6)……………………. the boat, do you? I mean, he's your friend. Wait and see. He
              promised to give you the money, 7)………………….. he?
George:    Yes, he did but I gave him the money ages ago. I can't risk losing it,
              8) ……………….. I?
Paul:        No, of course not. Well I hope you find a solution.
George:    So do I!

Now act out the dialogue with a partner.
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Task 3

Read the two texts about two teenagers who live in different areas. Circle all the words which refer to transport.


Text 1
My name's Michelle and I've lived in a big city all my life. Getting around is very easy because the public transport is good, so I don't have to get lifts in my parents' car. We live near the local underground train station so you can travel into the city centre quickly and easily. There are also high speed trains which go all over the country. My favourite transport in the city is the tram which takes you around the centre. That's how I travel when I go shopping.
Text 2
I'm Robin and I live in a small village in the heart of the countryside. The public transport is so bad that most people go everywhere by car and my mum has to give me a lift if I want to go outside the village. There's a local bus service but the bus only passes once a day so it's useless. I have to walk to school and when I visit my friends or go shopping in the village I have to cycle.

Task 4

Complete the table with the words you circled in Task 3. Ask your classmates which means of transport they use and tick the boxes.

Transport Number of students
   
   
   
   
   


     Optional: Now make a pie chart showing the information in Task 4.

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It’s your choice!
It’s your choice!


Unit 9

Keeping up appearances

Task 1

Look at p.99 and find the words to
label the photograph.




Task 2

Complete the following with the
correct idiom from p.102.


1) My mum isn't happy with my marks at school.
    She says I'll have to
    …………………………………………………
2) My friend is very sensitive and she always
    shows her feelings. She
    …………………………………………………
3) “I'm having a History test tomorrow and I
    haven't studied anything”
    “I wouldn't like to
    …………………………………………….
4) One of the things I like most about Madonna
    is that she always looks great.
    She's always
    …………………………………………………
5) My friend told me that Kylie Minogue is going
    to give a concert in Athens but she isn't. My
    friend's …………………………………………
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Task 3

Go around the class to find out what your classmates are wearing. Tick the boxes to complete the table. You can add some other clothes to the list in the table.

Clothes Number of students
Jeans  
T-shirt  
Skirt  
Athletic shoes  
Sweatshirt  
   




Task 4

Make a pie chart to show how many students are wearing each item of clothing.

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Εικόνα Writing - ‘Teen worries’


Task 1

In pairs, look at the cartoon and write down three things that the teenagers worry about concerning their appearance.

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Picture 1:
A: I am much too
fat.
B: I think you look
fine.
Picture 2:
A: I need to get some
new trainers.
B: Why? What's
wrong with the
ones you've got?
Picture 3:
A: I don't like boys
with nose rings.
B: But they look so
cute.
Picture 4:
A: Mary feels shy
because of her
metal braces.
B: She's silly.
They'll
straighten her
teeth.
It’s your choice!
It’s your choice!

Task 2

A. Read the short texts i-iv from a teen magazine where young people write about their worries and then read the advice from the magazine columnist. In pairs, rate these worries according to how important you think they are.

i) Dear Liza,
There's a girl at my school who always
copies what I wear. I don't know what to
do. I am afraid that if I told her that I
didn't like it, she would be upset. Help!
Ashley
ii) Dear Liza,
I wish I knew how to match my clothes.
I can never get it right with the clothes
to wear at parties. I need some help.
Thanks!
Hannah
iii) Dear Liza,
My mum makes me feel awful about my
jeans and short T-shirt. I wish she didn't
complain all the time. All the other kids in
my class are wearing their clothes like this.
Suzanna
iv) Dear Liza,
I wish I looked different. I want to
get four rings in my ears but I am a
bit scared. What do I do?
Gus.


 
1. very serious:
2. quite serious:
3. not very serious:
4. a little bit serious:
5. not serious at all:
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___
 


B. Work in pairs or small
groups. Look at the example
answer from the magazine
and discuss if you agree or
disagree with the advice.
Dear …,
If I were you I would choose my clothes
according to the weather. It doesn't matter
if things match. The fashion now is to wear
what is comfortable so don't worry!
Hope that helps.
Liza.


Then, chose one of the problems and think of ideas to help the writer. For example, if someone doesn't know how to match clothes, you might say:

- If I were you, I would choose clothes that have the same colours
- Think about the reason you need to go somewhere
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Alternative Project

The National Radio Station has
organised a competition which invites
young people to write a song to see if
they have the talent to be good
songwriters.


Task 1

Look at the poster. What is it
advertising? How important are each
of the following for writing a song?

- knowledge of music
- a musical ear
- finding a rhythm
- finding rhyming words
- a strong subject.

Discuss your ideas as a group.
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Mini-Quiz

a) Byzantine notes were: ni, pa, vu, ga, di, ke, zo. What is the music scale in the Western world?
b) What was most unusual about the composer Beethoven?



Task 2

In groups of three, decide on a topic area and make four short simple statements about the topic.
Then, decide on a rhythm or use the rhythm of any song you know.
Sing your song.

It’s your choice!
It’s your choice!


Unit 10

A material world


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Lead-in

In pairs, look at the items in the pictures. Say
what each item in the pictures is and then tick
the items that are made from oil. Check your
answers with your teacher.
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Task 1

Read the text on plastic and match the objects to a country on the world map. Write the name of the object in the space for each of the six countries.
A Plastic World


Oil was first discovered in Pennsylvania in 1839. It is used to drive many kinds of
machines like cars, buses, planes, and ships which are built in the USA. Oil is also used
to heat our houses. Plastic is used in Indonesia to make things like supermarket bags,
computers and mobile phones.
Plastic is used because it is cheap and can last a long time. Today, many toys and
games are produced in China and then they are sent to different parts of the world.
Expensive items like mobile telephones are made by big companies in Finland. Look
around your house. How many electrical items are made in Japan? Look at your athletic
shoes. Maybe they were made in India or Korea. But where does plastic come from? The
answer is that plastic comes from oil.


Appendix I


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ΕικόναWriting

Read the information in the letter below and in the Product Order Form about an order sent to Amazon internet service. A school boy ordered CDs but he hasn't received them yet.


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Now look at the notes made by the Amazon staff on the Product Order Form and write an email from the company manager to explain what has happened. Begin your email like this:

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   Dear Christos,
   We are sorry about the delay in sending the CD's ordered. Unfortunately,
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   ..........................................................................................................................................................................................

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