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Heroes
Lesson A
ARisk-takers
Risk-takers

1 Vocabulary Link

Two people changing their world

Look at the blue words in B. How many do you know?

Read these two proles. Answer the questions with a partner.

present
is
are

past
was
were

1. When or where was the person born?

2. What is the persons job?
3. What does the person want to do?

Anousheh Ansarispace ambassador

Jon Favreauwriter

Anousheh Ansari was born in Iran. As a teenager,

she moved to the United States. She is the
co-founder, with a friend, of an internet company.
She is also a popular speaker around the world.

In college, Jon Favreau was the editor2 of his

schools newspaper. He studied classical piano.
He didnt become a musician, though. He is a
speechwriter.

More importantly, in 2006 Ansari realized her

childhood dream: She was the rst female private
space explorer. It was so exciting to be a space
traveler!

Every politician needs a good writer. Jon Favreau

is the Director (top manager) of Speechwriting for
Barack Obama, President of the United States.

Now she wants to help bring peace to the world

as the worlds rst space ambassador 1 a kind of
teacher about outer space.

For Obamas speeches, Favreau works as a

researcher rst. He reads and studies a lot before
he writes. He wants to write the best speeches
possible.

Her motto: Be the change you want to see in the

world. (Gandhi)

He was born in 1981, and has a long career ahead

of himself!

1 ambassador

2editor

= a person who represents a country or a cause

Write the blue words in B in the correct column.

Can you add any words?

= the top person at a newspaper or magazine

Synonyms
Complete the chart in C. Can
you match these words with
ones in the chart with similar
meanings?
attorney =
yer
physician =
or
tourist =
er
instructor =
er

ASK
K ANSWER
Which
hich of the jobs or a
activities in
C are interesting to you? Why?

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2 Listening

A dangerous job

Look at the places on the map below. What do you know about these places?

A
CD 1
Track 27

A radio announcer is interviewing Alejandro about his job.

Listen to the interview and answer the question.
Canada

Where in the world is Alejandro? Circle it on the map.

Iceland

Listen again. What job(s) does Alejandro do? Circle your answer(s).

CD 1
Track 27

Costa Rica

Antarctica

photographer

ASK
K ANSWER
Why
hy is Alejandros job
dangerous? Is his job
interesting to you? Can you
name other dangerous jobs?

journalist
explorer

ski instructor

C
CD 1
Track 27

Listen again. What does Alejandro say? Complete the sentences by circling the correct words.
1. Sometimes my camera breaks / freezes.

4. Its a quiet / nice place.

2. Today its 13 / 30.

5. I write for a newspaper / online.

3. I was born in Costa Rica / Canada.

3 Pronunciation
A

Showing surprise

Listen to these sentences. Notice the sentence stress and intonation. Then practice saying them.
1. A:Sometimes my camera freezes.

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2. A:Today its minus 30 degrees.

B:Really? How cold does it get?

B:Youre kidding! Now thats cold!

Tell your group something surprising about yourself. Other members

of the group will respond with an expression in the box.
Really?

Yeah?

Youre kidding!

No way!

A: I have a twin brother.

B: Really? I didnt know that.
C: Youre kidding! Whats his name?

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4 Speaking
A

You must really like it.

Listen to the conversation. Then follow these two steps and answer the questions.
1. Find a word that means not afraid.

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2. Find a word that means a movie that shows

real events.
3. Do Kurt and Maggie like the movie?
How do you know?
Kurt:

Hey, Maggie. What movie are you

watching tonight?

Maggie: Its a documentary. Its called Man on

Wire. Its my second time watching it.
Kurt:

Man on Wire. . . . Hmm. . . .

Maggie: Do you know it?

Kurt:

Yeah, I do. Its a great movie.

Maggie: I agree. The guy in the movie was really brave.

Kurt:

Oh, I know. And it was in New York. I love New York City!

Maggie: Me, too. Hey, do you want to watch the movie with me?
Kurt:

Again? Well . . . . sure. Why not?

Practice the conversation with a partner.

5 Speaking Strategy
A

Complete the chart with information about two movies you like.
name of movie

actor(s) in movie

words that describe movie

Useful Expressions

Tell your partner about your movie. Use

the language in the box to help you.
A:I think Pink Panther 2 is a good movie.

Agreeing or disagreeing with an opinion

Statement: I think Man on Wire is a
good movie.

Follow-up
questions

B:Yeah, I agree. Its really fun.

C:Really? I dont think so.

Agreeing

Yeah, I agree.
I know.
Yeah, youre right.

What do you like

about it?

Disagreeing

Really? I dont think so.

Sorry, but I disagree.
I dont really agree.

Why do you say

that?

A:Why do you say that?

C:Its too long and its not that funny.

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6 Language Link
A

Use the words in the box to complete the chart. Pay attention to the verb forms in the chart.

ago
in
She
They
was
werent

The past tense of be: statements and yes / no questions

subject

be

I / He /

there

/ It

2007.

wasnt
on TV last night.
were

You / We /

famous two years

Complete the conversation with a partner. Use

the correct form of the verb be in the past
tense.
Tim:

Hi, Kelly. Its Tim. I called you yesterday,

but you (not) (1)
home.

Kelly: I (2)
at the library. Im
writing a paper about Pierre and Marie
Curie.
Tim:

They (3)
France, right?

scientists from

Kelly: Right. Well, actually Pierre (4)

French, but his wife
(not) (5)
born in France.
She (6)
from Poland.
She (7)
also the rst
person to win a Nobel Prize twice.
Pioneers in Science

Complete the chart with your birth year (1). For 25 write information about yourself three years ago.
Then tell a partner about yourself.
1. birth year

2. job

3. feeling/situation

4. place

5. relationship

1994

student

busy

Taipei

single

I was born in 1994. Three years ago I was a student. I was busy. I was in Taipei. Of course I was single!

Yes / No Questions

Answers

Were you born in Mexico?

Yes, I was. / No, I wasnt. I was born in Spain.

Was Ms. Jones your teacher?

Yes, she was. / No, she wasnt. Mr. Davis was.

Ask another partner yes/no questions about the personal information in C. Take turns.

Three years ago, were you happy?

No, I wasnt. I was busy
studying for exams!

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7 Communication
A

Who are we going to invite?

Read the headings in the chart. Then think of famous people you know and complete the chart.
The people can be from the past or present. Share your answers with a partner.
Entertainers*

Leaders

Thinkers

Explorers

Activists

(Other: your idea)

Junko Tabai, rst woman

to climb Mount Everest

* = singers, actors, musicians, etc.

Use your information in A and follow these steps.

1. You are going to have a dinner party. You can invite four famous people from the past or present.
2. Complete the chart with the names and occupations of the people you want to invite.
3. List your reasons for inviting them.

1. Person:
 Job:
Reason:
2 . Person:
 Job:
Reason:
3. Person:
 Job:
Reason:
4. Person:
 Job:
Reason:

Get into a group of three people. Compare your answers in B.

Explain your choices. Together, make one list of four people to
invite to the party.

I think we should invite Bob

Marley. He was a great musician
and a peace activist.
Yeah, I agree. Lets invite him.

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Heroes
Lesson BPersonal heroes

1 Vocabulary Link

Who is your personal hero?

Notice!

Find the word hero in your dictionary. Then answer this question:
What kinds of things does a hero do? Make a list.

He works for himself. = He

doesnt work for a company.
I live by myself. = I live alone.

Read the question and Alices and Jennys answers. Then circle the correct words to complete
the denitions.
Who is your personal hero?

I admire Grace Gobbo. I think shes a great

woman. She works as a scientist in Tanzania. There
are more than 10,000 kinds of plants in Tanzania.
Grace works with traditional doctors and studies
the plants they use. She takes the doctors ideas
and puts them into a computer database. Just
like Grace, I want to work for the Jane Goodall
Institute. Im looking forward to meeting Grace
one day!

Jenny

Jimmy Chin

I look up to Jimmy Chin. Hes a mountain

climber and he works as a photojournalist. He
works for himselfhes very independent. He
travels around the world and takes photos.
Hes always looking for the best picture. He
has photos online from Mali, Mexico, Pakistan,
and China. I think Jimmys good at his job, and
also brave!
Alice

Grace Gobbo

1. If you look forward to something, you are worried / excited about it happening in the future.
2. If you look up to someone, you admire / dislike the person.
3. If you look for something, you try to nd / lose the thing.

Describe your dream job. What kind of work do you do? Complete the chart.
Then share your answers with a partner.

work as
(job)

work for
(company)

My dream is to work with

animals. I want to work as a . . .

work with
(people, things)

Complete the sentences with information about your personal hero:

I look up to

. I admire this person because

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2 Listening
A

shift = a period of work

The night shift

Look at the work shifts below.

Can you name a job for each shift?
What are the good and bad things
about each shift?

Complete this list:

1st = rst
2nd = second
3rd = _______
4th = _______
 5th = _______

1st shift: 8 a.m.4 p.m.

2nd shift: 4 p.m.12 a.m.
3rd (night) shift: 12 a.m.8 a.m.

B
CD 1
Track 30

C
CD 1
Track 30

Listen to this conversation at a party.

What is Lindsays schedule? Circle your answer.
(W = work day; F = free day)
1. W

2. W

3. W

Listen again. Complete the sentences by matching.

Answers may be used more than once. Two
answers are extra.
1 .Lindsay works at a
2.She works as a

b.hospital

3 .She starts work at

c.doctor

4.She nishes work at

  f.4 p.m.

g.8 p.m.

What are the good things about Lindsays and Bens jobs? What are the bad things?
Make a list and then compare ideas with a partner.

3 Reading
A

Some taxi drivers work the night shift.

e.8 a.m.

7.He nishes work at

d.nurse

5 .Ben works as a
6.He works at a

a.clinic

Making a difference

Scan the reading quickly and nd the six places (cities, areas, and countries) mentioned.
Where are these places? Can you nd them on a map? What do you know about these places?

Scan the reading on page 53. Complete these sentences about Hector Sierra below.
1. Hector Sierra works as an

activist

2. He works for an organization called

3. He works with
4. He believes in world

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and an

.
.

. He wants them to learn about another

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The International Observer

June 8

Making a difference
Hector Sierra, a native of Colombia, is talking with a
group of news reporters about his organization,
Artists Without Borders. One reporter asks, What
exactly is AWB? Sierra thinks for a moment, and then
says, I guess Artists Without Borders is a Colombian guy
teaching Japanese culture to kids around the world . . .
The story of Artists Without Borders begins in Tokyo,
where Sierra was a graduate student of film at Nihon
University. As a student, Sierra visited Kosovo. He
wanted to make a movie about the war there. The war
made Sierra very sad. He wanted to help the people
especially the children of the area.

Sierra returned to Japan and started Artists Without

Borders. He wanted to bring some happiness to the children
of Kosovo, using art. Three months later, Sierra was back in
Kosovo with crayons, origami paper, and paints. He started
working with the children.
Since then, Artists Without Borders has visited other
troubled places, including Chechnya and Afghanistan.
In each place, Sierra works with children on two main
projectsdrawing and origami. Through drawing, the kids
can show their hopes and fears. By working with origami
paper, the children learn to make their own toys.
Sierra wants all of the projects to be fun. But he also
hopes the children learn about another culture. This, he
believes, is a first step toward world peace.

What happened in these places in Hectors life? Complete the chart.

Colombia

He was born there.

Tokyo

He studied

Kosovo
Afghanistan

Think of a good project for Artists Without Borders. Complete

the sentence below. Give details to your partner.
My project idea: Artists Without Borders should visit
because

.

What year did the volunteer

organization Doctors Without
Borders begin offering free
medical help worldwide?
a. 1971
b. 1987
c. 1994

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4 Language Link
A

The simple past: regular verbs and wh- questions with be

Say the words and sentences in the chart. Pay attention to the verb forms.
move moved
visit visited
play played
study studied
stop stopped

Simple past: Regular verbs

visited

I / You / He / She / We / They

didnt visit

Mexico last month.

Complete Alecs story with the simple past tense form of the verbs. Pay attention to spelling.

Help from a Stranger

There was a girl named Alyssa in my class. I (1. like)
her a lot. I was shy, but one day I (2.
invite)

her to have dinner with me the

next weekend at a nice restaurant.

After dessert, I (3. ask)

our friendly waiter

for the check. I (4. offer)

to pay. I (5. look)

in my wallet. I had only ten dollars. I (6. not

have)

enough money!
to call

I went to the mens room. I (7. try)

my roommate. I (8. wait)
answer)

, but he (9. not

the phone. I left a message, and

(10. explain)

the situation.
.

Just then, the bathroom door (11. open)

It was my waiter. He (12. hand)
I (13. promise)
reply)

Why

Wh- question

Was

Alec

shy?

Yes, he was. / No, he wasnt.

was

Alec

shy?

(He was shy) because he liked Alyssa.

Complete the wh- questions with the question words in the box.
Take turns asking and answering the questions.
who
1.

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to pay him back. He (14.

, Dont worry about it.

Look at the chart below. Notice the two question forms.

Yes / No question

me $20.

what

when

where

When was the dinner date?

why
5.

was in Alecs wallet?

2.

was Alyssa?

6.

was Alec after dinner?

3.

was friendly?

7.

was in the waiters hand?

4.

was Alec worried?

8. At the end,

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was Alec happy?

ASK
K ANSWER
Talk
lk about a time som
someone
helped you. What happened?

5 Writing

My hero

Complete the writing

sample with the correct
past tense forms of the
verbs.

Write your own

paragraph about your
hero.

Share your writing with

a partner. Ask your
partner about his or her
hero.

6 Communication
A

My hero is my grandmother. She was a great

woman. When she was 35, she (move)
to the United States from Korea. At rst she (not
speak)
much English, but she (study)
hard and (learn)
quickly. When she
was 46, she (start)
her own business. She (work)
for herself. She was very smart!
My grandmother (die)
ve years ago, but I still
admire her. She was a very brave and strong woman. She is my
personal hero.

Hero of the Year

Every year, your city gives a Hero of the Year award to one person.
This year, there are three choices. Read about each person.
Who is your choice? Why?

Carson McClure, 30

Amanda Conrey, 54

Logan Myers, 22

Carson McClure works for

himself. He has a successful
design company and he
makes a lot of money. This
year he is giving ten poor
children $10,000 each for
college.

On the night of June 24,

Amanda Conrey heard a loud
explosion. In front of her
house, a car was on re. A
child was in the car. Amanda
pulled the child out of the car.
She saved the little boys life.

When he was 16, Logan was in a car

accident. Now he is in a wheelchair.
This year, he climbed 3,776 meters
to the top of Mount Fuji using
special ropes. It was very difficult,
says Myers, but I did it. And now
Logan is looking forward to his next
challenge: Mount Everest.

Get into a group of three or four people. Who is your choice? Why do you admire this person?
Explain your answer to the group.

As a group, choose one person to get the award. Explain your answer to the class.

Check out the World Link video.

Practice your English online at http://elt.heinle.com/worldlink

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