Think - Unit 2
Think - Unit 2
Think - Unit 2
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O B J E C T IV E S
WE LEARN
for and since) a, an, the or no
article
vo c a bu la ry: school subjects;
verbs about thinking
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GRAM M AR VO CABULARY
Present perfect with for and since School subjects
Look back at the article on page 21. Underline all 1 i- иаим Match the school subjects in the list with
the sentences in the present perfect. the photos. Write 1-12 in the boxes. Then listen
and check.
Complete the sentences below with for and since.
1 Science (Physics, Biology and Chemistry)
Then complete the rules.
2 Music 3 Art Education 4 Drama
1 Children have made fantastic things 5 Design and Technology 6 Geography
the school started. 7 English 8 PE (Physical Education)
2 Tinkering School has been around_________ 9 ICT (Information and Communication Technology)
many years now. 10 Maths 11 History 12 Spanish
L IS T E N IN G
1 W ork in pairs. Match the activities with the photos.
1 make a fire 2 spend a night outdoors 3 climb a tree 4 drive a car 5 spend an hour blindfolded
1 Put the dialogues into the correct order. W rite Yes, you can, but I want it back tomorrow.
the numbers 1-4.
4 Is it O K if I borrow this necklace? __......
□ DAD Yes?
Yeah, but be really careful with it, OK?
DAD I'm afraid I need it myself right now.
N IC K W ill you let me use your laptop?
N IC K Dad? 3 ROLE PLAY W ork in pairs. Act out short
conversations. Ask each other for permission. You
□ A N N IE Can I watch the football match tonight? can use the ideas here or come up with your own.
A N N IE Can I ask you something, Mum? use his/her tablet come with him/her
MUM Yes, of course you can. borrow £20 copy his/her homework
MUM Go ahead. get some help with homework
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READING
1 Look at this picture. Think about the questions and
compare your answers with a partner.
( 1 ) Everybody has a brain, but not or nerve cells. What makes them ( 3 ) The more neuronal networks we
many people know how the brain grow? Learning! ‘Learning is brain grow, the better we can think and
works. Some people believe that change,’ says Professor James Zull the better we remember. You may
the brain is like the hard disk of from Case Western University in wonder if there is anything you
a computer. We use it to store Cleveland, Ohio, USA. ‘Without can do to make the networks in
files - images, language (words, learning, nothing changes in the your brain grow better. Professor
texts, sounds) and other data. brain. For every new word you learn Zull says yes, there is. Lie says that
Others compare the brain to a huge in your English lesson, every puzzle brain change is strongest when a)
container or cupboard with lots of you solve in maths, every new song you are interested in and like what
little drawers, shelves and boxes in you learn to sing, a neuronal you are learning, b) you are in
it. We put information into these network grows in your brain and control of what you learn and c)
boxes and hope to find it again later. the brain changes.’ you get challenging tasks that make
you think hard and concentrate.
( 2 ) The brain is not a computer disk,
i V r ^ ’W i Understanding a challenging task
and it isn’t a container. Look at the 7^ ■ _ . makes you feel good and develops
picture here. It looks a bit like weeds
your brain!
in a garden, doesn’t it? The picture
actually shows a child’s neocortex
- a part of the brain. You can guess
what happens - more ‘weeds’ grow
as the child gets older. Scientists
call these neuronal networks. The
Neuronal networks at 9 months,
networks grow around our neurons,
2 years and 4 years o f age
2 Match the words with the meanings. W rite the numbers ■ T R A IN T O THiNK
1-5. Then read the text to check your answers.
Learning about texts
1 to store 2 a container 3 a weed
4 a nerve cell 5 to concentrate 1 Choose the best description of this text.
a to think very carefully about what you are doing 5 A an adventure story to entertain the
reader.
b to keep things for use in the future
В an ad to sell the reader something.
c a wild plant that grows in a garden
C a magazine article to give the reader
d it carries information between the brain and the body
information.
e an object used to carry or store things
D a letter to persuade the reader to do
something.
3 Read the text again. Mark the sentences T (true) or F (false).
1 The text compares the brain to weeds. 2 Choose the title that best sums up the
2 The brain is a system of neuronal networks that can change. content of each paragraph. There is one
extra title.
3 W henever we learn anything, a change happens in our A The brain-afantastic computer ___
brain. ___ В W h at people believe about the brain
4 W e can't really make our brain stronger.___ C How to make your brain stronger ___
5 Being able to do difficult tasks is good for the brain. D O ur brain is a growing system ___
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GRAM M AR VOCABULARY
a, an, the or no article Verbs about thinking
Look at the sentences from a magazine article. 1 Use a dictionary to make sure you know
Underline a, an, the and the nouns these articles the meaning of these words.
are with. Then go through the sentences again and
to concentrate on to remember to think
Circle the nouns with no article. Finally complete the to imagine to wonder to believe
rule with a, an, the, - (no article). to guess to recognise to realise
to suppose
Food is important for your body. But did you know that 2 Choose the correct words.
the food you eat is important for your brain, too? Here is
an example: sugar. Sugar tastes good. But the sugar from 1 The task was very difficult. I had to
remember/think for a long time.
sweets can create problems. Your concentration and your
memory get worse. W hat can we learn from the example 2 Come on, don’t be silly. I don't believe /
here? It's better to eat an orange or a banana than to eat realise in ghosts!
chocolate, because that's good for your brain and for 3 Can you imagine / concentrate how great
your body. it must be to live at the beach?
4 W hen the teacher asked the question a
different way, I supposed/ realised that I
knew the answer!
W e use
5 Did they really say they are moving to New
• _______ o r ________ + a singular countable noun when the
York? I don't suppose/ believe it!
listener/reader doesn't know exactly which thing w e are
talking about.
6 I have not seen her for six years. I don’t think
I would realise / recognise her.
You can have an apple or a banana.
7 I have no idea what the answer is. I'll just
W e’ve got a new car.
have to imagine / guess.
• _______ + noun when it is clear which thing(s) or person/
p eo p le w e are talking about. 8 I was so tired that I found it hard to think/
concentrate on the test.
The apples in this pie are from our garden.
9 Have you ever wondered/supposed why
The bananas th at I b ought yesterday are horrible.
I haven't phoned you for months?
• ____________+ plural countable noun or + uncountable noun,
when w e are talking about things in general. 10 If we want to get there faster, I wonder /
suppose we should take a taxi.
Bananas are sw eeter than apples. Chocolate isn ’t
good for you.
P ro n u n c ia tio n
Word stress
2 Complete each sentence with a, an, the or -
(no article). G o to page 120.
3 I h ave..... .... idea. Let’s watch_______ new 1 Are there any places where you can think
Beyonce video. really well or not well at all?
4 I n e ve r d r in k _______ co ffe e - 1hate it. 2 Does music help you to concentrate or make
it difficult for you to concentrate? Does it
5 I like lots o f sports, b u t _______ s p o rt I like m ost is ____
matter what kind of music it is?
tennis.
3 In what situations can you imagine things
Complete the text with a, an, the or -. really well? Do you find it difficult to use
your imagination sometimes?
0 — People need to drink. O f course 1........ orange juice
4 Do you find it difficult to remember things
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4
______ apple juice are very popular, but they are not
sometimes? W hat sort of things?
always3______ good choice.4_______orange juice has got a
lot of sugar in it, so don't drink too much of it. The best drink 5 Do you believe in life on other planets?
for your brain is5_ 5_____ water. 6_______glass of water is the W hat do you suppose the people there
best drink you can get, b u t7______ water that you drink
l00klike?
needs to be fresh and clean.
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Culture
A day in the life o f ...
1 oraa Look at the photos. What do you think
a typical day for a student at each of these three
schools is like? Read and listen to check.
I've been at this dance Academy for three years. This is 6.45: I'm not good at getting up early. Three
a typical day for me: alarm clocks - at 6.30, 6.40 and 6.50.
I get up around eight o'clock, have a quick breakfast, do my 8.00: Voice training. Important for an actor.
hair, and get into my dance clothes. I arrive at the school 8.45: Gymnastics - I like it. It helps me
around 8.45, just in time for the warm-up before class. concentrate better and makes me feel good.
M y first class, classical ballet, starts at 9.00 and finishes at 9.30: Singing and dance workshop. It's
10.30. I then have a 20-minute break. I eat a banana on the hard work, but it gives me energy. Music
w ay to another building. As soon as I arrive there, my modern and rhythm. Love itl
dance class starts. It runs until 12.15. Then I have a 45-minute
lunch break. In the afternoon it's classical ballet again, then 11.00: First break - drink, drink, drink -
gymnastics to strengthen the muscles. I get home around water, of course. No drinks with sugar in
seven, and I'm usually very tired. them. Makes the body and the mind tired.
On Saturdays, I only have a one-and-a-half-hour ballet class, 11.15: Performance workshop. Hard work.
and on Sundays I'm free. Our teachers are fantastic, but they tell you
when you make mistakes!
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2 Read the article again. Complete the sentences 3 a very traditional type of dancing (story 1)
with Alexander, Ethan or Ella.
4 to make something stronger (story 1) __________
1 __ often studies for many hours at night.
5 exercise that makes the muscles stronger (story 2)
2 _________ knows very well what to eat and what
to drink.
6 a match that a team plays at the sports ground of
3 __________'s life is more relaxed at weekends.
the other team (story 2) __________
4 .......... is free in the evenings.
7 almost midnight (story 2) __________
5 __________learns about body language.
8 extremely tired (story 2)
6 ............... accepts that other students sometimes
9 a formal talk given to a group of students (story 3)
have to work less.
3 VO CABULARY Read the article again. Find words 10 food such as bread, potatoes or rice (story 3)
or phrases with the following meaning.
1 make my hair look good (story 1) d o w y h a ir 11 a type of lesson where you learn something
practical (story 3)
2 gentle exercises you do before doing a sport to
prepare your body (story 1) 12 the action of entertaining other people by
dancing, singing, etc. (story 3 ) __________
W R IT IN G
5 Read Kylie's email again. Make notes with your own
An email describing your school routine ideas on how:
1 Read this email from your friend in Cambridge. a to answer the question in her introduction
Then answer the questions. b to describe your new class (new school? classmates?)
1 How does Kylie feel about her new class? c to compare your work this year to last year's
2 W hat does Kylie think of Luca and why? d to say how you feel about your subjects (any subjects
3 Does Kylie think you’ve gozvt less school work you particularly like/don’t like? W hy?)
than her? e you could finish your email (W hat do you want to
4 How does her work for school compare to last year? know from Kylie?)
L IS T E N IN G
Part 1: M u ltip le choice
2 cm For each question, there are three
pictures and a short recording. Choose the correct
picture and put a tick ( / ) in the box below it.
A В c
А В C
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VO C ABULARY
1 Complete the sentences with the words in the list. There are two extra words.
signed wrote brave guess recognise creative
missed won wonder believe realise active
GRAM M AR
2 Complete the sentences with the words in the list. You need to write the correct form of the verbs.
not see (x2) not open (x2) bus the bus
F U N C T IO N A L L A N G U A G E
4 W rite the missing words. Choose from the words in the list.
afraid Can definitely go idea Let's OK thinking