Viewpoint 2-Video Activity Worksheets

Viewpoint
Video Activity Worksheets

2
Michael McCarthy
Jeanne McCarten
Helen Sandiford
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Contents
Teaching notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iv
1 A great read . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
2 Technology.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
3 Society. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
4 Amazing world . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
5 Progress . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
6 Business studies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
7 Relationships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
8 History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
9 Engineering wonders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
10 Current events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
11 Is it real? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
12 Psychology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Answer key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Video scripts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
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Teaching Notes
The Viewpoint videos bring to life conversations and interviews from the Student’s Book. They combine
audio and visual stimuli to introduce new language and provide further context for the way students can
expect to encounter conversational English outside the classroom. These worksheets accompany the
Viewpoint videos to enable teachers to provide scaffolding exercises specific to video viewing.
The versatile worksheets allow teachers to integrate the video lessons based on their own needs and
resources. They can be used as in-class replacements for listening activities or as completely independent
homework or quiet-study assignments.
Guidelines for using the video worksheets

Before you watch
▪ activates background knowledge about the topic
▪ engages students’ interest in the topic
▪ prepares students for vocabulary and language encountered in the video
General notes about this section

○ When in class, call out difficult vocabulary before students encounter it. Outside of class,
remind students to check their dictionaries if they are having trouble with a word.
○ The writing activities in this section get students thinking about the topic. These don’t have
to include complete paragraphs, but just a few sentences to express ideas about the topic.
○ All writing activities can be done as pair work or as class-wide work. Have students compare
their answers or ask about each other’s answers.
While you watch

▪ activities check students’ general and detailed understanding of the content

○ Gist questions check that students understood the main idea of the video.
○ Detail questions prompt students to watch and listen for specific information.
After you watch

▪ further engages students in the topic and provides opportunities for students to personalize
▪ draws attention to language points, enabling a smooth transition to exercises in the Student’s Book

○ In Lessons A and B, questions give students the opportunity to comment on the video and to
express their opinions about various topics from the videos or about the video characters.
○ In Lesson C, questions give students an opportunity to express their opinions and practice
the conversation strategy that is presented in the Student’s Book.
○ These activities can be used for pair work, group work, or having students share their essays
with the class.
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Unit 1: A great read, Lesson B
Before you watch

A Read the book genres below. Circle the one that is your favorite. What books have you read
from that genre? What books would you like to read but haven’t read yet? Write a few
sentences about books in your favorite genre.
biographies fiction poetry science fiction
classics nonfiction romance
While you watch

A Watch the video. Then, put the questions in the correct order (1–6).
____ What are you reading right now?
____ What classic literature have you read?
____ What did you read most recently?
____ Is it important to read classic literature?
____ Who’s your favorite author?
____ What’s your favorite piece of literature?
Sydney Patricio Ashley
B Watch the video. Check (✔) true or false.

1. Sydney’s favorite author is Emily Dickinson. True False
2. Sydney has read every book that her favorite author has ever written. True False
3. Sydney found Shakespeare easy to understand in high school. True False
4. Sydney thinks that Shakespeare’s plots and characters aren’t True False
relevant today.
5. Patricio’s favorite piece of literature is a poem. True False
6. Patricio likes to read poems out loud. True False
7. Patricio doesn’t enjoy reading nonfiction. True False
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8. Patricio doesn’t see the point of reading stories that are just made up. True False
9. Ashley thinks that classic literature is important. True False
10. The books that stick in Ashley’s mind are cheap romance novels. True False
11. Ashley reads all the time. True False
12. Ashley listens to the radio and a lot of podcasts. True False
After you watch

A Think about the experiences you have had with reading. Then, answer the questions below.
Try to use the idioms in the box if appropriate.
come to grips with it It’s on the tip of my tongue.
comes to mind learn it by heart
get something out of it lose my train of thought
get your head around it off the top of my head
I can’t make heads or tails of . . . see the point
It’s beyond me. stick in my mind
1. Do you like classic literature? Why or why not?
2. What book are you looking forward to reading? Why?
3. What was your favorite book when you were young? Why was it your favorite?
B Children are encouraged to read all the time. However, adults don’t often take the time out
of their busy schedules to read books. Do you think it is important for adults to spend time
reading books? Why? What do books give us that we can’t get from other forms of media?
Write a paragraph about adult reading.
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Unit 1: A great read, Lesson C
Before you watch

A What kinds of websites, blogs, magazines, and books do you read in a normal week? What
kinds of things do you write? Write a few sentences.
B Complete the sentences with the words in the box. Make sure to use the correct form of do.
do believe do enjoy do make do seem
1. There are a lot of celebrity gossip blogs out there. I shouldn’t but I really
___________________ reading them.
2. I ___________________ that it makes a big difference when you write every day. I feel like
I’m becoming a better writer.
3. I bought an e-reader last month. It ___________________ a big difference in the number of
books I read.
4. I don’t like spending a lot of time on social networks, but it ___________________ easier to
keep in touch with friends in other towns when I do.
While you watch

A Read the views that are mentioned in the story. Then, watch the video and put the views
into the correct order (1–5).
____ Anyone can write a blog.
____ Anyone can publish a novel online.
____ It’s hard to determine if information on the Internet is correct.
____ People are reading and writing more than they used to.
____ It takes talent to be a good writer.
Left to right: Lorraine, Richard, and Sydney
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Unit 1: A great read, Lesson C
B Who says these things? Check (✔) Lorraine, Sydney, or Richard.
Lorraine Sydney Richard
1. I think the real problem is with nonfiction. _____ _____ _____

2. Yes, well, it does seem that with social media everybody’s _____ _____ _____
writing something these days . . .
3. . . . but how do you know if it’s any good? _____ _____ _____
4. I mean, I do like the fact that anyone can write a blog. _____ _____ _____
5. It makes writing, well, more democratic somehow. _____ _____ _____
After you watch

A Read the sentences. Write responses to the sentences. Use the auxiliary verbs do or does
to add emphasis.
Example: Books that are published on the Internet are never as good as books published through
a publishing house.
I do agree that the quality of Internet-published books is lower than the quality
______________________________________________________________________
of traditionally published books.
______________________________________________________________________
1. I have a lot of friends who write blogs. I try to read them all but there are too many.
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
2. I have read so many more books since I got an e-reader.
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
3. I spend at least two hours a day reading emails.
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
4. I think that a lot of good writers are not getting published. Instead, publishing companies are
picking books written by bad writers on the Internet who already have fans.
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
5. I think blogs are a huge waste of time. I feel like we should all be reading more books.
____________________________________________________________________________
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Unit 2: Technology, Lesson A
Before you watch

A Circle the information that you consider private.
photos of you and your friends your parents’ names
your dating history your pets’ names
your day-to-day life your vacation plans
your home phone number your work history
B Choose two pieces of information you consider private from the list above. Would you ever
share them online? Why or why not? Write a few sentences.
While you watch

A Watch the video. Circle the topics that are mentioned.
1. Sydney 4. Sydney
ignoring ads real invasions of privacy
sharing information on social networking sites giving away your mailing address online
2. Richard 5. Lorraine
posting updates about what people are doing websites selling your private information
invasions of privacy defining privacy
3. Lorraine
difficult to define privacy
getting to know people around the world
Left to right: Sydney, Lorraine, and Richard
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Unit 2: Technology, Lesson A
B Watch the video. Then, complete the sentences with the words in the box.
bombard intimate details post updates
brushing your teeth on the other side of the world programmed to monitor your email
creepy personal information so-called
eager
1. Sydney thinks privacy has a different meaning partially because people share
________________ online with many of their ________________ friends.
2. Sydney thinks that things like ________________ were once considered private.
3. Richard finds it annoying that people ________________ about all the things they are doing.
4. Lorraine thinks that you can get to know people ________________ better than your neighbor.
5. Sydney thinks that it is an invasion of privacy when online stores ________________ people
with personal recommendations.
6. Sydney feels that applications ____________________________ are _______________.
7. Websites that want mailing addresses and other ________________ worry Lorraine.
8. Lorraine thinks that many people get taken in by websites that are ________________ to sell
their information to other companies.
After you watch

A What do you think about the lack of privacy that is caused by the Internet? Why do you
think people are so interested in sharing their lives on the Internet? What do you think are
the dangers of sharing private information online? Write a paragraph about privacy and
the Internet.
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Unit 2: Technology, Lesson C
Before you watch

A Do you multitask a lot? Look at the daily tasks below. Which two can you do at the same
time? How many of these tasks can you do all at once? Write a few sentences.
cleaning listening to an audio book watching television

cooking listening to music working
driving talking on the phone working out
gardening washing dishes
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A Circle the correct sentence
endings.
1. Tara and Ned are . . .
a. talking about the
problems with
multitasking.
b. talking about work.
c. talking about how great
multitasking is.
2. Ned . . .
a. really isn’t good at
multitasking.
b. is interested in learning
how to multitask.
c. may be better at
Tara and Ned
multitasking than he
thinks.
3. Tara . . .
a. read an article that said multitaskers and non-multitaskers are the same.
b. read an article that said multitaskers were more efficient.
c. read an article that said multitaskers were less efficient.

1. Ned works with headphones on all the time. True False
2. Multitasking is not really an essential skill. True False
3. Ned thinks that you can’t possibly concentrate on more than one thing. True False
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4. Tara read that if you’re multitasking, you’re doing things badly or True False
not at all.
5. Tara read that “high multitaskers” were faster. True False
6. Multitasking might be harmful. True False
7. Ned thinks that it is better to do many things at once. True False
8. Doing one thing at a time is less efficient. True False
9. People who think they are bad at multitasking are often pretty good at it. True False
10. Ned might be better at multitasking than he thought. True False
After you watch

A Complete the conversation with the responses in the box. Write the letters a–e.
A. Did you know that young children can’t really multitask?
B. Yeah. _____
A. But they get better at multitasking when they’re older. _____
B. That’s interesting. So I wonder which age group is the best at multitasking.
A. _____
B. Really? I guess that’s not too surprising. I mean, nowadays, young people have a lot of things
to keep in their heads.
A. It’s true. _____
B. However, we all reach an age where we just can’t do it anymore. I mean old people have
trouble multitasking, right?
A. Yeah. _____
a. Supposedly their developing brains just can’t focus on more than one thing at a time.
b. Apparently, when you get older, your brain is too full of different things and possibilities
to be able to skip from one thing to another successfully.
c. Invariably, we expect young people to be better at doing many things at once. So I guess
society just trains them to be able to do it.
d. Evidently, people between the ages of eighteen to twenty-five are the best multitaskers.
e. Theoretically, children’s brains develop more as they grow.
B What do you think about multitasking? Do you think it’s possible to do many things at the
same time and do them all well? Is multitasking important or inefficient? Should people be
allowed and encouraged to multitask at work? Write a paragraph telling what you think
about multitasking.
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Unit 3: Society, Lesson A
Before you watch

A Think about the types of pressure that people deal with in their everyday lives. Circle the
pressures that you have experienced.
pressure to be “perfect” pressure to have children
pressure to be in a relationship pressure to look like everyone else
pressure to be like everyone else pressure to succeed in school
pressure to get married pressure to succeed in work
pressure to have an active social life
B Choose two pressures from the list above. Write a few sentences about the best way to deal
with them.
1. ____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
2. ____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
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A Watch the video. Match the topic to the speaker. Write the letters a–c. There is one topic
that does not belong with any of the speakers.
1. Pressure to have more friends ____ a. Sonia
2. Pressure to be “perfect” ____ b. Victor
3. Pressure to get a job ____ c. Alba
4. Pressure to conform ____
5. Pressure to have a family ____
Sonia Victor Alba
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Unit 3: Society, Lesson A
1. Sonia was called a rebel when she was younger. True False
2. Sonia was married by the time she was 27. True False
3. Sonia has a successful career. True False
4. Sonia thinks that all elderly people with families are happy. True False
5. Victor quit his job because he hated it. True False
6. Victor used to work in the advertising industry. True False
7. Victor used to be under a lot of stress to have the right clothes True False
and to be perfect.
8. Victor makes less money now. True False
9. Alba feels a lot of pressure to have more friends. True False
10. Alba looks forward to hanging out with her co-workers True False
on the weekends.
11. Alba has a lot of friends on social networks. True False
12. Alba doesn’t understand why people don’t have more friends online. True False
After you watch

A What do you think about how Sonia, Victor, and Alba dealt with the pressures they
encountered? Would you have dealt with them differently? Write a few sentences.
1. Sonia
2. Victor
3. Alba
B Social pressures can be good or bad. What do you think are some good social pressures?
What do you think are bad social pressures? Write a paragraph about them.
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Unit 3: Society, Lesson C
Before you watch

A What kinds of peer pressure did you experience when you were younger? Write a few
sentences.
While you watch

A Watch the video. Then, check (✔) the topics that Carol and Ashley talk about.
competition for jobs
expectations that women will stay home and raise a family
kids being pressured into getting a job too early
men doing more of the in-office work
pressure for young people to get good grades
women doing more of the household chores
young people feeling that they should get a new cell phone every year
Carol and Ashley
B Watch the video. Circle the correct option to complete the sentences.
1. Carol thinks that life was ____ when she was Ashley’s age.
a. harder b. easier c. boring
2. When Carol was younger, there wasn’t peer pressure about ____.
a. being a good housewife b. working c. fashions and cell phones
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3. When Carol was younger, women were expected to ____.
a. stay home and raise a family b. go to work every day and make money
c. work from home while raising a family
4. When Carol was younger, ____.
a. men’s options were limited b. women could do anything they wanted
c. women couldn’t do everything they wanted
5. They say that ____.
a. women do more chores than men b. men do more chores than women
c. women and men do the same amount of chores
6. Ashley thinks the worst pressure is ____.
a. to spend more time with friends b. to get good grades c. to get a job
7. There is no way to know if you will get a job ____.
a. even if you have already had one b. even if you do a lot of volunteer work
c. even if you study hard
8. There are a lot of people who are ____ nowadays.
a. looking for jobs b. doing well in school c. working really hard
After you watch

A Read the sentences. Write a contrasting view using one of the expressions in the box.
Having said that, (though),
But then,
(But) then again
Example: Young people today face peer pressure to be the best at everything.
Having said that, though, I feel that a lot of that pressure is more from parents
________________________________________________________________
than from other kids or society.
________________________________________________________________
1. I think it’s crazy that young people feel like they have to have all the latest fashions.
2. Women are still doing most of the household chores, which is just not right because they often
work just as much as men.
3. There is a lot of peer pressure for young people to get good grades so that they can get a
good job.
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Unit 4: Amazing world, Lesson B
Before you watch

A Complete the sentences with the words in the box.
arable cold mountainous
arid encroach sandy
barren hot
1. Some deserts can be ________________. They’re located in or around a large mountain range.
2. Most people think that all deserts are ________________ like the beach.
3. When deserts expand, they threaten our ________________ land. We need that land for
growing crops.
4. Some deserts are ________________, which seems strange since I always think of deserts as
being hot.
5. We visited the Great Sandy Desert in Australia last year. It was really ________________.
I think it reached over 100 degrees Fahrenheit while we were there!
6. Everyone thinks that deserts are ________________, but they’re often full of life.
7. Most deserts are very hot and ________________. They don’t get much rain or moisture at all.
8. Deserts can ________________ on (or take over) the lands around them. We must be careful
to try to prevent that from happening.
While you watch

A Watch the video. Check (✔ ) true or false.
1. According to the video, animals can’t survive in a desert climate. True False
2. According to the video, desertification is a danger. True False
3. Deserts often have a lot of plants. True False
4. Deserts are only hot and sandy. True False
5. Only lizards live in deserts. True False
1. Deserts are among the most ______ landscapes on earth.
a. diverse b. boring c. arable
2. Deserts cover approximately ______ of the earth’s land surface.
a. one-half b. one-third c. one-fourth
3. Only about 10 percent of the world’s deserts are covered with ______.
a. mountains b. cracked, arid land c. sand dunes
4. A desert is defined as an area that has less than 250 millimeters of ______.
a. rain per year b. rain per month c. snow per year
5. Deserts are commonly believed to be ______.
a. full of life b. wastelands c. full of camels
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Unit 4: Amazing world, Lesson B
6. Despite common beliefs, deserts are often very rich in ______.
a. lizards b. people c. plant life
7. Many species of animals can survive in the desert because they’ve ______.
a. been trained to find water
b. been trained to live under the sand
c. adapted to the environment
8. One problem with deserts is that they ______ arable land.
a. expand and encroach on
b. ignore
c. bring down the property value of
9. The Gobi desert has been expanding. This process is known as ______.
a. spreading
b. desertification
c. seeping all of the water out of the ground
10. China started ______ to try to keep the Gobi desert from expanding any further.
a. filling in holes with water to create lakes
b. planting grasslands
c. planting trees
After you watch

A Think about the different kinds of deserts. What did the video teach you about deserts
that you didn’t already know? Which type of desert would you like to visit? Why? Write
a paragraph about deserts.
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Unit 4: Amazing world, Lesson C
Before you watch

apathetic exploit overfished species subsidize
1. I can’t believe that we’ve _______________ so many different kinds of fish. We’re not
leaving enough of them to breed and replace the ones we’ve taken. What would we do if those
fish became extinct?
2. It seems so wrong to _______________ fish. We really shouldn’t take advantage of them, and
there really isn’t anything the poor fish can do to stop us.
3. There are so many different _______________ of fish. I don’t understand why we don’t try to
farm more types of fish instead of just killing whole populations.
4. So many people are _______________ about where their food comes from. They’re not very
concerned about how our food is caught and killed.
5. Governments should _______________ fish farms instead of large-scale fishing operations.
Farmed fish is more environmentally friendly, and it helps to keep wild fish safe. Governments
should really use their money to support farms before large fishing companies.
While you watch

A Watch the video. Match the opinion to the speaker. Write the letters a–c. There is one
opinion that does not belong with any of the speakers.
1. The biggest issue is overfishing. ____ a. Patricio
2. Governments give subsidies. ____ b. Lorraine
3. Fish became more affordable. ____ c. Ashley
4. Farmed fish is better than wild fish. ____
5. The public is apathetic. ____
Left to right: Lorraine, Ashley, and Patricio
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Unit 4: Amazing world, Lesson C
1. One-half of the world’s fish species have been completely exploited. True False
2. Patricio thinks it’s only a matter of time before the fishing industry True False
completely fails.
3. The international community hasn’t been increasing fishing. True False
4. Big commercial fleets are more efficient at finding fish. True False
5. Fish hasn’t become cheaper. True False
6. The fishing industry has been slow to respond to concerns. True False
7. Apathy hasn’t affected the overfishing problem. True False
8. Patricio thinks that the biggest problem is killing too many wild fish. True False
9. Lorraine thinks that the biggest problem is that consumers aren’t True False
interested in eating fish.
10. Ashley thinks that government subsidies and consumer apathy True False
are to blame.
After you watch

A Read the statements and questions about overfishing. Then, write responses that add
information and focus on a new idea. Try to use the expressions in the box.
Also, . . Additionally, . . .
And then . . . In addition, . . .
. . . as well What’s more, . . .
. . . not to mention . . . On top of that, . . .
1. Overfishing is a big problem. What will we do when we’ve made all of the species we eat
extinct?
2. I think pollution is a bigger problem than overfishing. I mean, humans produce a lot of
garbage.
3. More people are eating fish because it is a healthier source of protein. But you need to be
careful about what type of fish you eat.
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Unit 5: Progress, Lesson A
Before you watch

A Complete the sentences with the words in the box. There is one extra word.
compact innovative portable
countless obsolete standard
1. Before I got my GPS, I got lost _____________ times. I could never get anywhere without
help. It was really embarrassing.
2. I like the new, more _____________ tablets. The smaller size is much more convenient.
3. I would never get a GPS device for my car. I have GPS on my phone, which is much more
_____________. I can bring it with me whether I’m driving, walking, or taking public
transportation.
4. I feel that the home phone has become _____________. I honestly don’t know why people still
have them. I mean everyone has a cell phone nowadays.
5. There are some truly _____________ apps that you can add to your smartphone. You can do
everything from tracking calories to watching movies to ordering food, all just by touching an
app on your phone.
While you watch

A Watch the video. Check (✔) the topics that are discussed.
how to use a GPS device
integrating GPS into everyday technology
integrating GPS into aircraft and ship designs
the size and usefulness of compasses
how useless compasses are nowadays
the ways that GPS devices are not useful
using compasses on land and sea
1. The most rudimentary instrument used to find direction is the ____.
a. GPS b. satellite c. compass
2. The compass was probably invented by ____.
a. the Chinese b. Americans c. the Spanish
3. The original compass design was likely based on ____.
a. graphite b. the lodestone c. zinc
4. The compass functions ____.
a. better in the daylight b. better when it’s raining
c. equally well in all conditions
5. The design of the magnetic compass ____.
a. hasn’t changed in centuries b. has changed a couple of times
c. changes once every few years
6. Alternatives to the compass were developed thanks to ____.
a. the Internet b. satellite technology c. email
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Unit 5: Progress, Lesson A
7. GPS was originally developed ____.
a. to reduce traffic b. to decrease accidents c. for the military
8. According to the video, GPS is used to ____.
a. track migrating birds b. help locate people who are lost c. track fish
9. According to the video, GPS is being incorporated into ____ as standard.
a. cars b. aircraft and ships c. bicycles
After you watch

A Answer the questions below. Try to use some of the words in the box.
compact humble obsolete significant
countless innovative portable standard
functional integral rudimentary
1. What gadget do you use every day? What do you do with it?
2. What electronics do you have that are older? Why haven’t you replaced them?
3. What is your favorite piece of technology that has come out in the past few years? Why is it
your favorite?
4. What gadget do you want to buy but have been waiting to purchase? Why do you want it?
Why have you been waiting?
5. When was the last time you bought a computer? How have computers changed since you last
bought one?
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Unit 5: Progress, Lesson C
Before you watch

A What do you think is the most significant achievement that man has made in the last
20 years? Why is it so important? Write a few sentences.
While you watch

A Watch the video. On the left, check the topics that are discussed. On the right, put them in
the correct order.
countries without space programs ____
money wasted on space travel ____
other things we could spend the money on ____
spending money improving the environment ____
technology benefits from space programs ____
television programs about space exploration ____
we should make our world better ____
Jack and Alba
B Listen for these sentences. Circle the correct option to complete the sentences.
1. Alba feels that money is being ____ going into space.
a. well spent b. wasted c. spent appropriately
2. Jack thinks that space exploration is ____ because of the things that have been discovered.
a. worthwhile b. not really worth it c. not really interesting
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3. ____ came from space programs.
a. The Internet b. SUVs c. Satellite technology
4. Alba thinks that we should spend space program money on things like ____.
a. cars b. schools c. the environment
5. Jack ____ that space program money would be better spent on other things.
a. doesn’t think b. thinks c. doesn’t care
6. Jack thinks that the space program is important because it ____.
a. encourages kids to go into the arts
b. encourages adults to do better
c. encourages kids to go into science and engineering
7. Jack thinks it is important to ____.
a. look beyond our immediate environment
b. continue to explore
c. stop exploring and not look beyond where we are
8. Alba thinks that we should spend our time and money ____.
a. cleaning up the environment
b. researching more energy-efficient fuel sources
c. making the world a better place
After you watch

A Read the statements. Write responses. Use the expressions in the box to make your point.
(Let’s) put it this way: . . . One way to look at it is (that) . . .
To put it another way: . . . Just think.
Let me put it another way: . . . (Just) think about it.
(I) look at it this way: . . .
1. Going into space is one of the most important things that humankind has ever done.
2. I think that instead of wasting money going into space, humankind should have spent more on
protecting our environment.
3. If we had spent more money researching alternative energy sources and less money on the
space programs, the world wouldn’t be so dependent on oil.
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Unit 6: Business studies, Lesson B
Before you watch

A Look at the list of items below. Which ones would you prefer to buy online? Which ones
would you prefer to buy in a store? Add some of your own ideas to each list.
books clothes groceries pet supplies
car computer movie tickets pets
cell phone furniture music refrigerator
Buy online Buy in a store
B Look at your lists above. Which one has the most items? In general, do you prefer that
method of shopping? Why or why not? Write a few sentences.
While you watch

A Read the topics that are mentioned in the story. Then, watch the video and put the views
into the correct order (1–5). Cross out the one view that is not mentioned.
____ Small retail stores might be better.
____ Stores are trying to make more appealing atmospheres.
____ All stores will have an online component soon.
____ A “third place” is a social space in a store.
____ In-store music can irritate or relax customers.
____ Online shopping has grown.
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1. An increase in online shopping has led stores to look for new ways to ______ customers into
their stores.
a. lure b. appeal c. intimidate
2. Stores are trying all sorts of new things to ______ customers to shop in person instead
of online.
a. scare off b. lose c. convince
3. Sometimes stores use ______ and special offers to tempt people to shop in person.
a. intimidation b. lower prices c. sales clerks
4. Stores are trying to woo customers with things like conventional ______ with
high-tech facilities.
a. coffee b. prices c. layout and décor
5. Some stores are trying to entice customers with ______ for self-service ordering for
home delivery.
a. terminals b. layout and décor c. woo
6. Other stores are creating social spaces called “______” where people can enjoy coffee and
a place to read and relax.
a. coffee shops b. third places c. restaurants
7. Many stores are making friendlier atmospheres to try to avoid ______.
a. scaring people off b. boring people c. annoying people
8. Stores are trying to appeal to people by making stores more like ______.
a. work b. the Internet c. home
9. Smaller stores are less ______.
a. interesting b. intimidating c. special
10. Smaller stores will probably outnumber ______ in the future.
a. superstores b. Internet stores c. grocery stores
After you watch

A What do you think about the trend toward more online shopping? Do you think we still need
stores or can we do all of our shopping online? What kinds of things are better to shop for
in person? Why? Write a paragraph about shopping and stores.
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Unit 6: Business studies, Lesson C
Before you watch

A Make a list of some companies that you know of and the good things that they do.
Companies Good things those companies do
B Choose two companies from the list above. Write a few sentences about whether you are
more likely to patronize those companies. Why or why not?
1.
2.
While you watch

A Watch the video. Cross out the
topics that aren’t mentioned.
1. buycotting
protesting
boycotting
2. companies doing business
ethically
customers’ influence on
companies
pressure from shareholders
Ned and Dion
3. People want businesses to give
something back.
People want businesses to be green.
People want businesses to have ethical practices.
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B Check (✔) true or false. Then, correct the false sentences.
1. Ned is asking about boycotting. True False
___________________________________________________________________________
2. Dion has never heard of boycotting. True False
___________________________________________________________________________
3. Ned is telling Dion about buying products to support True False
corporate policies.
___________________________________________________________________________
4. Dion doesn’t think that consumers have that much influence. True False
___________________________________________________________________________
5. Ned doesn’t think companies should listen to their customers. True False
___________________________________________________________________________
6. Ned thinks people want businesses to give something back True False
to the community.
___________________________________________________________________________
7. Dion thinks that the notion of corporate social responsibility is popular. True False
___________________________________________________________________________
8. Dion thinks that companies do what is good for their consumers. True False
___________________________________________________________________________
After you watch

A What company would you consider boycotting? What company would you consider
buycotting? Why? Write a short paragraph about some companies that deserve to be
boycotted and buycotted and why.
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Unit 7: Relationships, Lesson B
Before you watch

A Complete the sentences with the expressions in the box. There is one extra expression.
back and forth sooner or later
give-and-take stop and think
pick and choose success or failure
slowly but surely
1. I believe that everyone should _____________________ before they decide to get married.
Too many people rush into marriage without really considering what they are doing.
2. Figuring out a relationship can be hard. You have to _____________________ work through
the little issues as they come up. I mean you can’t solve everything all at one time.
3. You can’t just _____________________ the things about your partner that you love. I believe
you should love and accept every part of the other person, not just the parts you like.
4. Just like marriage, having children involves a lot of _____________________. One person
doesn’t simply get what they want all the time. You have to learn to help each other out and
both sacrifice for the good of the family.
5. I think money will always become a problem _____________________ , so it is best to talk
about it early and often in relationships. If you wait, the problems will just be worse.
6. I think that good communication is really the thing that can mean the _________________
__________ of a marriage. Couples who communicate well will do well; couples who can’t
communicate won’t.
While you watch

A Watch the video. Then, put the topics in the order they are mentioned.
____ compromising
____ discussing important issues
____ divorce rates
____ long work weeks
____ resolving differences
____ spending money
1. Everyone is ____ reading the divorce statistics.
a. sick and tired of b. happy to be c. slowly but surely
2. In many Western countries, around ____ of marriages end in divorce.
a. sixty percent b. forty percent c. eighty percent
3. Many couples ____ important issues before the wedding.
a. fail to discuss b. talk about c. ignore
4. If couples talked about things more before they got married, they would save ____.
a. money b. themselves from getting married c. pain and suffering
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5. Money will become a problem in every marriage ____.
a. right after the wedding b. slowly but surely c. sooner or later
6. Couples need to agree on ____.
a. how much to spend on an apartment
b. how much to spend on children
c. how much they will spend and their financial goals
7. Couples need to be honest about ____.
a. how many hours a week they intend to work
b. how much money they will make
c. who will work and who will not work
8. Couples need to discuss if they would ____ because of work.
a. get a divorce b. wait to have children c. move to another city
9. Every marriage has its ____.
a. problems b. ups and downs c. happy times
10. How you resolve problems is ____ to the success of a marriage.
a. critical b. not important at all c. something that only matters a little
After you watch

A Do you agree or disagree with the opinions presented in the article? Write a few sentences
about the topics mentioned.
1. Money
2. Work
3. Conflicts
B What issues do you feel are most important for couples to discuss and agree upon? Why?
Write a paragraph about the things couples should discuss and agree upon.
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Unit 7: Relationships, Lesson C
Before you watch

A There are so many Internet dating sites out there. How do you think people choose which
dating site to use? How do you think people choose online dating over more traditional
dating? Write a few sentences.
While you watch

A Watch the video. Circle the correct
answers.
1. Tara and Alba are talking about . . .
a. dating websites.
b. long-distance dating.
c. Tara’s boyfriend.
2. Alba . . .
a. thinks long-distance dating is great.
b. doesn’t think Internet dating sites
Alba and Tara
are safe.
c. isn’t really interested one way or
another in dating.
3. Tara . . .
a. is married.
b. doesn’t talk to her dates before she meets them.
c. thinks that online dating is a great idea.
B Check (✔) true or false. Then, correct the false sentences.

1. Alba is going on a date tonight. True False
___________________________________________________________________________
2. Tara thinks that everybody is using dating sites. True False
___________________________________________________________________________
3. Tara thinks that online dating is just like being at a party. True False
___________________________________________________________________________
4. Alba thinks that you don’t really need to get to know people you
meet online. True False
___________________________________________________________________________
5. Tara thinks online dating is not worth the time it takes. True False
___________________________________________________________________________
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6. When you date online you don’t waste time on people you aren’t
interested in dating. True False
___________________________________________________________________________
7. Alba spends a lot of time working. True False
___________________________________________________________________________
After you watch

A Read the sentences. Then write comments that summarize and finish the points. Try to use
the expressions in the box.
at the end of the day in a word when all’s said and done
in the end in a nutshell
Example: My best friend met her husband on an Internet dating site. They have a lot in common
and they have the same views about family and lots of other things. They’re perfect
for each other.
In a nutshell, they had the perfect online dating experience. It sounds like they
________________________________________________________________
couldn’t have done better if they had met each other in person first.
________________________________________________________________
1. Activity clubs are a great way to meet people. You’re all getting together to do something that
you’re interested in. It’s perfect.
2. Online dating really gives you more people to choose from. Video chatting, email, and other
online interactions make distance less of a problem than it used to be.
3. It’s too hard to find the time to go out and meet people. Even if I met someone that way, I
don’t know that I’d even have time to date.
B Think about dating today. Why do you think so many people use Internet dating sites?
Are there better ways to meet people? What do you think about Internet dating sites? Write
a paragraph about online dating.
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Unit 8: History, Lesson A
Before you watch

A Look at the historical figures below. Draw a line from each figure to the sentence that
describes him or her.
1. Cleopatra a. This Italian painter’s most famous work is the
Mona Lisa (or La Gioconda).
2. Leonardo da Vinci b. There have been many movies and plays made
about this important leader of ancient Egypt.
3. Simón Bolívar c. This person is thought to have written many
classic Chinese texts.
4. Confucius d. This British scientist is known for discovering
gravity.
5. Sir Isaac Newton e. This Venezuelan is commonly known as El
Liberatador.
B Choose a historical figure from the list above. What else do you know about this person?
Write a few sentences.
While you watch

A Watch the video. Match the historical figure to the speaker. Write the letters a–d. There is
one historical figure that does not belong with any of the speakers.
1. Cleopatra ____ a. Nate

2. Confucius ____ b. Ashley
3. Sir Isaac Newton ____ c. Patricio
4. Leonardo da Vinci ____ d. Lorraine
5. Simón Bolívar ____
Nate Ashley Patricio Lorraine
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B Who says these things? Check (✔) Nate, Ashley, Patricio, or Lorraine.
Nate Ashley Patricio Lorraine
1. I’d love to have met him; he was such a creative genius _____ _____ _____ _____
and not just an artist.
2. . . . the last pharaoh of ancient Egypt . . . _____ _____ _____ _____
3. I studied philosophy, . . . _____ _____ _____ _____
4. He seems to have had a lot of respect for older _____ _____ _____ _____
people, . . .
5. He’s supposed to have been a very charismatic, _____ _____ _____ _____
courageous leader . . .
6. I’d like to have discussed with him his political _____ _____ _____ _____
philosophy and his ideas about family values.
7. . . . is generally considered to have formed some _____ _____ _____ _____
extremely effective political alliances.
8. I’d like to tell him he really did see the future. _____ _____ _____ _____
After you watch

A Who is your favorite historical figure? Why is this person your favorite? In your opinion,
what is his or her greatest contribution to the world? Write a few sentences about your
favorite historical figure.
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Unit 8: History, Lesson C
Before you watch

A Write the correct word or words from the box to complete the sentences.
disputes engaging in dialog saw the point through the ages
distorts negotiated talks just break down
1. Personally I never _____________________ in studying history. I mean, it just never made
any sense to me and seemed like a waste of time.
2. I don’t think that humans have really changed that much _____________________. I feel like
we are essentially the same now as we were one hundred years ago.
3. History often _____________________ the facts. I bet that if you could go back in time you
would learn things about historical figures that are very different from the facts we
study today.
4. A lot of history is seeing how we resolved _____________________. I mean, think of how
many wars we avoided by _____________________ with the other side. History is really the
story of different sides talking through conflicts.
5. I think it would be awesome to go back in time to see how the great leaders
_____________________ with the other side for peace. That is the real interesting part of
history: great men and women talking with their enemies to reach a compromise.
6. Sometimes, no matter how much people want peace, they just can’t agree on a solution that is
best for everyone. Then, _____________________. Of course when talking doesn’t work, we
go to war.
While you watch

A Watch the video. Put the topics that are discussed into the correct order (1–5). There is one
extra topic. Cross it out.
____ studying ancient history
____ dealing with disputes in a different way
____ facts getting distorted
____ not liking history in school
____ not repeating the same mistakes
____ understanding what society was like
Tara and Ned
B Check (✔ ) true or false. Then, re-write the false sentences to make them true.
1. Ned thinks that remembering a lot of dates is a waste of time. True False
___________________________________________________________________________
2. Tara says that dates are the most important part of history. True False
___________________________________________________________________________
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3. According to Ned, facts often get mixed up. True False
___________________________________________________________________________
4. Tara thinks it is important to find out the truth in order to avoid
repeating past mistakes. True False
___________________________________________________________________________
5. Ned believes that we’ve learned a lot from history. True False
___________________________________________________________________________
6. Tara claims that we can’t solve arguments in different ways. True False
___________________________________________________________________________
7. Ned says that most of the time talks don’t solve anything. True False
___________________________________________________________________________
8. Ned really doesn’t think that we can learn much from history. True False
___________________________________________________________________________
9. Tara thinks that we can’t learn anything from history. True False
___________________________________________________________________________
After you watch

A Read the conversations. Write responses that express your opinions. If you don’t want to
talk about the topic, use expressions to avoid talking about the topic.
1. A. I think that we need to study history or we are doomed to repeat it.
B. I don’t think that studying history does us any good.
C.__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
2. A. I think that the last war is a perfect example of why we should study history.
B. I think that all wars are a good reason to study history.
C.__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
3. A. I feel like a lot of the mistakes being made by our government now are similar to ones made
in the past.
B. Don’t get me started on people repeating their past mistakes. Our government needs to take
some history classes.
C.__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
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Unit 9: Engineering wonders, Lesson A
Before you watch

artificial central encountering potential
branch civil fade-resistant scratchproof
1. My smartphone’s screen is made from _____________ material. I can just throw it in my bag
with my keys and other sharp objects and it always comes out completely fine with no
scratches.
2. My favorite jeans are made with this great _____________ dye. No matter how many times I
wash them, the color stays exactly as bright as the day I bought them.
3. I’m amazed at how _____________ technology is to our everyday lives. I honestly can’t
imagine how I could get through my day without the Internet or my smartphone.
4. Which _____________ of science interests you the most: physical science, earth science, or
life science?
5. You really can’t get away from _____________ engineers. Their work is everywhere,
particularly if you live in a city. They are the reason that buildings and bridges don’t collapse!
6. You really can’t go anywhere today without _____________ advanced technology. It’s driving
your car, it’s in your phone—there are even sensors in the street.
7. There’s no sunlight in this room, so I have to decorate it with _____________ plants and
flowers. They’re not real; they’re made of plastic.
8. My cousin is such a talented dancer and practices for a few hours every day. She has the
_____________ to become a professional ballerina some day.
While you watch

A Watch the video. What are these engineering fields responsible for? Circle the correct
answer.
1. Chemical engineers
create plastic and other chemicals
create chemicals to make people healthier
2. Materials science engineers
work with materials such as ceramics, plastics, and metals
work with drugs and other types of chemicals
3. Civil engineers
work on urban planning
only build bridges
4. Biomedical engineers
work to improve health care
work to help other engineers
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1. Engineers use their knowledge of math and science to solve problems. True False
2. Chemical engineers help produce make-up and medicines. True False
3. Chemical engineers don’t really have anything to do with
harmful chemicals. True False
4. Materials science engineers aren’t involved in other areas of
engineering. True False
5. The work of civil engineers is in all cities and towns. True False
6. Civil engineers don’t work on bridges, only buildings. True False
7. Biomedical engineers combine the fields of engineering
and medicine. True False
8. Biomedical engineers can design anything except artificial body parts. True False
After you watch

A What interests you the most about each field of engineering? If you were an engineer, in
what area of each field do you think you would perform well? In what area do you think you
would be weaker? Write a few sentences.
1. chemical engineering
2. materials science engineering
3. civil engineering
4. biomedical engineering
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Unit 9: Engineering wonders, Lesson C
Before you watch

A Look at the problems. Then look at the possible ways that engineers can solve the
problems. Draw a line from the problem to the possible solution.
Problems Solutions
1. traffic congestion a. cheap and effective water purifiers
2. not enough clean drinking water b. new and useful chemicals and medicines
3. unsafe buildings c. “smart” plates in the roads that sense how
4. cars that burn too much fuel many cars are in line at each stoplight
5. bacteria that’s resistant to antibiotics d. electric cars
e. better, safer building materials
While you watch

A Watch the video. Check (✔) the topics that Sonia and Victor talk about.
better roadways
cheaper sources of fuel
clean water
colonies on Mars
engineering challenges
the environment
solar energy
the world’s population
Victor and Sonia
1. Sonia was listening to a report about ______.
a. engineering challenges of today
b. engineering challenges of the future
c. engineering challenges of the past
2. Victor assumes that the report Sonia listened to was talking about ______.
a. building a colony in space
b. building a colony under the sea
c. building better cities
3. Sonia mentions that it takes ______ to get to Mars.
a. four months b. several months c. seven months
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4. Victor assumes that engineers will be challenged to find ______.
a. cheaper sources of fuel
b. a way to make gasoline cheaper
c. a way to make gasoline more expensive
5. One of the energy challenges that Sonia heard was ______.
a. finding a way to make wind energy work
b. finding a way to make corn-based gas work
c. finding a way to make solar energy economical
6. There was one challenge that was surprising given ______.
a. the environment b. space exploration c. the weather
7. The need to find ways to provide access to clean water makes sense given that ______.
a. some places got no rain last year
b. oceans cover most of the earth’s surface
c. the glaciers are melting
8. According to the report Sonia listened to, one in six people ______.
a. didn’t have a place to live
b. didn’t have enough money for gas
c. didn’t have access to clean water
After you watch

A Read the questions. Then, write responses. Use facts to support your opinions and
thoughts. Try to use the expressions in the box.
considering given (that / the fact that) in view of / in light of (the fact that)
1. What do you think is the biggest challenge facing engineers today?
2. What do you think about the clean-water concerns they talk about in the video?
3. What do you think about engineers looking for new energy sources?
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Unit 10: Current events, Lesson A
Before you watch

A Complete the sentences with the phrases in the box. There is one extra phrase.
bomb went off fueled speculation ruled out the possibility
compensate the victims mobilized riot squads
1. A ______________________ downtown. The devastating blast took down three buildings,
killed 10 people, and injured countless others.
2. Authorities have ______________________ of a second shooter in last month’s mass shooting
in a library downtown. Footage recovered from a camera on the street showed a single shooter
leaving the scene.
3. The company that was responsible for last year’s chemical spill has taken responsibility and
agreed to ______________________. This announcement came just in time because many
people have been forced to abandon their homes.
4. The protests downtown continue for a third week. The vital vote is scheduled for this evening
and police have ______________________ just in case the demonstrations become violent
tonight.
While you watch

A Watch the video. Then, cross out the topics that aren’t mentioned in the video.
1. oil spill 3. someone announcing a campaign for president
cleaning up an oil spill someone announcing a campaign for senator
compensating victims the president having surgery
2. an explosion 4. protesters camping out at the stock exchange
a terrorist attack stocks recovering
a plane crash stock market plunge
B Which news story contains the sentences? Check (✔) first, second, third, or fourth.
first second third fourth
1. Investors might have been worrying unnecessarily _____ _____ _____ _____
after the stock market plunged to an all-time low
last month.
2. Investigators are not sure what caused the explosion, _____ _____ _____ _____
but have not ruled out the possibility that it was a
terrorist attack.
3. Local businesses were rumored yesterday to be _____ _____ _____ _____
considering legal action, claiming for loss of income
and livelihood.
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first second third fourth
4. While the senator seems not to be announcing her _____ _____ _____ _____
campaign just yet, . . .
5. The marches seem to have been going peacefully _____ _____ _____ _____
so far.
6. . . . the president will be undergoing routine surgery _____ _____ _____ _____
later this week . . .
7. A spokesman for the oil company said that they _____ _____ _____ _____
are committed to compensating victims affected
by the spill.
8. Three people were reported to have been acting _____ _____ _____ _____
suspiciously in the financial district, . . .
After you watch

A Read the news article topics. Then, write a few sentences about each topic as if you were
writing a news article.
1. a big advance in cancer research
2. country-wide economic problems
3. mass food poisoning caused by a bad crop of spinach
B What was the most important event in the news this week? How many places did you see
it (newspaper, television, online, etc.)? Why was it important? Which media source had the
best coverage and why? Write a paragraph about this week’s most important news story
and what you thought about it.
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Unit 10: Current events, Lesson C
Before you watch

A Look at the different methods of checking the news. Circle the ones you use every week.
checking online news sites reading news tweets
getting news updates in your email reading the newspaper
getting news updates on your phone watching news programs on television
reading news magazines
B Write a few sentences about why you prefer that method to check the news instead of the
others.
While you watch

A Watch the video. Then, check (✔) the correct name for each question.
1. Who claims some people are
addicted to the news?
Jill
Dion
2. Who talks about television news
channels?
Jill
Dion
3. Who hates news tickers?
Jill
Dion Jill and Dion
4. Who mentions public radio first?
Jill
Dion
B Check (✔) true or false. Then, re-write the false sentences to make them true.
1. Jill knows a guy at work who has a bunch of news apps on his phone. True False
____________________________________________________________________________
2. Dion’s girlfriend never watches news channels. True False
____________________________________________________________________________
3. Dion thinks that his girlfriend uses reality television shows as True False
background noise.
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4. Jill thinks that news channels just repeat the same things over and over. True False
____________________________________________________________________________
5. Jill finds news channels annoying. True False
____________________________________________________________________________
6. Dion thinks that news tickers are really helpful. True False
____________________________________________________________________________
7. Jill hates public radio. True False
____________________________________________________________________________
8. Dion heard a report about an investment company. True False
____________________________________________________________________________
After you watch

A Complete the conversation with the responses in the box. Write the letters a–e.
A. Do you ever listen to public radio?
B. Sometimes. _____
A. That’s cool. It really is my favorite way to get the news.
B. Really? _____
A. Oh no, I don’t find them boring at all. In fact, I love listening to the radio personalities.
B. _____
A. Well, how do you like to get your news?
B. _____
A. I guess. I never thought about it that way. What’s your favorite site?
B. _____
a. Those radio news people, they really have amazing voices. So I can agree with you there.
b. The Internet. That’s the best way to get the news. It’s fast, and there are a bunch of different
sites so you can get different perspectives!
c. It kind of puts me to sleep, listening to the dry way they tell the news.
d. The New York Times. That’s really the best site for news on the Internet.
e. My roommate, he listens to it all the time while he’s painting.
B How often do you think people should check the news? What do you think is the best
method for checking the news? Why? Write a paragraph about checking the news.
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Unit 11: Is it real?, Lesson A
Before you watch

A Imagine that there is a threat to civilization. The news is telling everyone to prepare. What
would you do to prepare for the collapse of civilization? Write a few sentences.
B Complete the sentences with the words in the box.

bound debris imminent wipe out
catastrophe doomsayer stockpiled
1. I feel like some kind of horrible technological disaster is _____________ to happen. There’s
no escaping it: Society is just too dependent on technology.
2. My cousin is a _____________. He is constantly telling everyone that the end of the world is
coming. He has _____________ a bunch of food and candles in his basement. What is he
going to do with all of that food if there isn’t a natural disaster? It’s just going to go to waste.
3. I think that some kind of big _____________ is _____________. You never know when
_____________ from an asteroid is going to hit the earth. Even lots of little pieces of asteroid
could be disastrous. Anything big falling from outer space could _____________ the national
power grid. We would all be in big trouble if we didn’t have any power.
While you watch

A Watch the video. Then, put the topics in the correct order (1–6) that they are mentioned in
the video.
____ buying supplies just in case
____ failure of the national grid
____ people stockpiling food and other survival equipment
____ the likelihood of an asteroid hitting the earth
____ the world ending sooner than we think
____ Y2K
B Watch the video again. Complete the sentences with the words and phrases in the box.
asteroid strike imagined regular white candles
baked beans preppers unprepared
computers recognized dates natural disaster Y2K
fall in the water
1. _____________________ are people who believe that the world as we know it is going to end.
2. Some people think that a _______________________ is bound to happen eventually.
3. If society were to collapse tomorrow, the host’s family is _______________________.
4. The host wonders which threats are real and which ones are _______________________.
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5. The great panic that computer systems around the world were about to crash because of the
way _______________________ was called _______________________.
6. Another thing people panic about is a possible _______________________.
7. NASA says that although debris from space will probably hit the earth, it will likely
_______________________.
8. The host is going to go to the store and pick up _______________________ and
_______________________. Just in case.
After you watch

A Are these threats to society likely or unlikely to happen? Why? How should people prepare
for them? Write a few sentences.
1. an asteroid strike
2. a natural disaster
3. failure of the national grid
4. a plague
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Before you watch

A Have you ever caught someone telling a lie? What happened? Write a few sentences.
While you watch

A Watch the video. Then, check (✔) the correct name for each question.
1. Who tells a story about a kid catching his mom telling a lie?
Tania
Tom
2. Who talks about not being comfortable with a white lie?
Tania
Tom
3. Who thinks you should tell people that their white lie is wrong because not saying anything is
a lie?
Tania
Tom
Tania and Tom

1. A friend of Tania’s was telling her son ______.
a. how it’s not good to tell lies b. how it’s OK to tell lies c. how all lies are fine
2. Tania’s friend was going into ______.
a. a grocery store b. a bank c. an amusement park
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3. Tania’s friend told people that he was 11 years old to get ______.
a. her son in for free b. a cheaper ticket c. him onto a rollercoaster
4. Tom thinks that what Tania’s friend did ______.
a. is fine b. isn’t a big deal c. doesn’t seem right
5. Tania’s friend thinks that a white lie ______.
a. isn’t a big deal b. is wrong c. is something you laugh off
6. Tania is ______ the white lie that her friend told.
a. totally fine with b. not comfortable with c. not interested in
7. Tania ______ when she was talking to her friend about the white lie.
a. laughed it off b. called her friend on it c. was just awkward
8. Tom thinks that Tania ______ to her friend.
a. shouldn’t have said anything
b. should have said something
c. should have stopped her friend from telling the lie
After you watch

A Read the sentences. Write responses. Make sure to use expressions to express your
concerns.
Example: She told them her son was 11 to get the reduced rate. And her son called her on it.
Well, yeah. I mean, that doesn’t seem right.
_________________________________________________________________
1. I hate it when my friends lie to me about what they’re doing. I understand they are trying to
spare my feelings, but just tell me the truth.
2. Sometimes you have to lie to children about things for their own good.
3. I’ve never lied to my spouse. I think it’s bad for a marriage when people keep secrets and lie to
each other.
B Imagine that you are at a dinner party. The food isn’t very good, but the woman who cooked
it is very proud of the meal. Everyone else tells the woman that dinner is delicious. What
would you do? Would tell the woman that her dinner was good? Or would you tell her the
truth? Why? What would you say if you told her about her bad food? Write a paragraph.
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Unit 12: Psychology, Lesson A
Before you watch

A Think about one of your friends. When did that friend start to become independent from his
or her parents? What were the first things that he or she did to become independent? Write
a few sentences.
B Look at the list of steps to becoming independent below. Circle the steps that you think are
most important and number them in the order you think they should occur.
____ buying a house ____ getting a job
____ cooking ____ managing finances
____ doing laundry ____ moving out of your parents’ house
____ getting a car ____ opening a credit card account
While you watch

A What does each person talk about? Cross out the topics that aren’t mentioned.
1. Nate
He has always been independent.
His parents wanted him to make his own decisions.
His parents wanted him to be dependent on them.
Nate
2. Dion
He didn’t find it hard to leave home.
His parents encouraged him to leave home.
His parents were fine when he left home.
Dion
3. Alba
She was totally fine on her own when she left home.
She wasn’t very independent when she left home.
She didn’t know how to do many things.
Alba
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B Who says these things? Check (✔ ) Nate, Dion, or Alba.
Nate Dion Alba
1. I guess they were big believers in children being _____ _____ _____
responsible for themselves and their own choices.
2. I wish mine had been more supportive of me doing _____ _____ _____
things by myself.
3. But at the time, they encouraged me to leave without _____ _____ _____
me realizing how difficult it was for them.
4. I couldn’t cook, didn’t know how to do laundry. _____ _____ _____
5. My mom said later that she and my dad dreaded me _____ _____ _____
leaving and hated the thought of them becoming
“empty nesters.”
6. Like, I remember us setting off on a trip one time, _____ _____ _____
and it was snowing, and I wouldn’t wear a coat.
7. I mean, there’s nothing wrong with children relying _____ _____ _____
on their parents.
8. She always hated people complaining about things _____ _____ _____
that are their own fault.
After you watch

A What age should young adults start to become independent? What kinds of things (doing
their own laundry, getting a job, moving out of their parents’ house, managing their own
finances, etc.) should they be doing for themselves at that age? At what age should an
adult be completely independent? Write a paragraph about your views of young adult
independence.
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Unit 12: Psychology, Lesson C
Before you watch

A Have you ever judged someone by his or her appearance? Why did you judge the person?
What about his or her appearance struck you and why? Write a few sentences.
B Have you ever been judged by your appearance? What happened? Write a few sentences.
While you watch

A Circle the correct answers.
1. Sydney and Nate are talking about . . .
a. what Sydney wore to work today.
b. what Nate wore to work today.
c. how appearance matters in society.
2. Nate . . .
a. thinks that there might be good reasons for judging people on their looks.
b. thinks that it is just wrong to judge people on their looks.
c. doesn’t really care about judging people on their looks.
3. Sydney thinks that . . .
a. unattractive people should try harder.
b. it is sometimes okay to judge people on their appearance.
c. there is something wrong with employers only hiring people who are attractive.
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B Watch the video. Check (✔ ) true or false.
1. Sydney was in a class that talked about appearance in society. True False
2. Sydney heard that attractive people do better in job interviews. True False
3. Sydney heard that good-looking people are less likely to get True False
hired or promoted.
4. Nate suggests that employers might think that people who True False
make an effort to look good probably make an effort at work.
5. Sydney says that skills and education aren’t as important True False
as how you look.
6. Nate doesn’t believe we should bother with how we look. True False
7. In general, Sydney doesn’t think that it’s right to judge people True False
on their appearance.
8. Nate agrees that employers should always hire people based on True False
their looks.
After you watch

A Read the sentences. Write responses that consider different sides of the argument.
Example: I think that appearance shouldn’t have anything to do with being hired for a job. It
should be all about experience and skills.
Well, I think people should look good when they apply for a job. It’s respectful
_________________________________________________________________
and shows that you care about effort. At the same time, sometimes the person
_________________________________________________________________
who has the best skills doesn’t look the way you expect.
_________________________________________________________________
1. I can’t believe that some companies use appearance as one of the reasons to promote people.
2. I think it’s hard not to judge people based on their appearance. I mean, we’re all more
comfortable with appearances that we know and understand.
3. Appearances can be deceiving. Just because someone is attractive or well dressed doesn’t
make him a nice person.
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Worksheets answer key
Unit 1
Lesson B Before you watch (p. 1) Lesson C Before you watch (p. 3)
A A
Answers will vary. Answers will vary.
B
Lesson B While you watch (p. 1)
1. do enjoy 2. do believe 3. does make 4. does seem
A
6 What are you reading right now? Lesson C While you watch (p. 3)
2 What classic literature have you read?
4 What did you read most recently? A
5 Is it important to read classic literature? 2 Anyone can write a blog.
1 Who’s your favorite author? 4 Anyone can publish a novel online.
3 What’s your favorite piece of literature? 5 It’s hard to determine if information on the Internet is
correct.
B
1 People are reading and writing more than they used to.
1. False 4. False 7. False 10. True 3 It takes talent to be a good writer.
2. True 5. True 8. True 11. False
3. False 6. True 9. False 12. True B
1. Lorraine 3. Richard 5. Sydney
Lesson B After you watch (p. 2) 2. Lorraine 4. Sydney
A&B
Answers will vary. Lesson C After you watch (p. 4)
A
Answers will vary.
Unit 2
Lesson A Before you watch (p. 5) Lesson C Before you watch (p. 7)
A&B A
Lesson A While you watch (p. 5) Lesson C While you watch (p. 7)
A A
1. sharing information on social networking sites 1. a 2. c 3. c
2. posting updates about what people are doing
3. getting to know people around the world B
4. real invasions of privacy 1. False 4. True 7. False 10. True
5. websites selling your private information 2. False 5. False 8. False
3. True 6. True 9. True
B
1. intimate details; so-called
2. brushing your teeth Lesson C After you watch (p. 8)
3. post updates A
4. on the other side of the world a, e, d, c, b
5. bombard
6. programmed to monitor your email; creepy B
7. personal information Answers will vary.
8. eager
Lesson A After you watch (p. 6)

A
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A&B A
A A
1. c 4. a ✔ competition for jobs
2. b 5. a ✔ expectations that women will stay home and raise a
3. doesn’t belong family
✔ pressure for young people to get good grades
B
✔ women doing more of the household chores
1. True 5. False 9. True
2. False 6. False 10. False B
3. True 7. True 11. False 1. b 3. a 5. a 7. c
4. False 8. True 12. False 2. c 4. c 6. b 8. a
Lesson A After you watch (p. 10) Lesson C After you watch (p. 12)
A& B A
Unit 4
A A
1. mountainous 5. hot 1. overfished 3. species 5. subsidize
2. sandy 6. barren 2. exploit 4. apathetic
3. arable 7. arid
4. cold 8. encroach
Lesson C While you watch (p. 15)
A
Lesson B While you watch (p. 13) 1. a 2. c 3. b 4. none 5. c
A
1. False 3. True 5. False B
2. True 4. False 1. False 5. False 8. True
2. True 6. True 9. False
B 3. False 7. False 10. True
1. a 3. c 5. b 7. c 9. b 4. True
2. b 4. a 6. c 8. a 10. c
Lesson C After you watch (p. 16)
Lesson B After you watch (p. 14) A
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A A
1. countless 3. portable 5. innovative Answers will vary.
2. compact 4. obsolete
B Lesson C While you watch (p. 19)
Answers will vary. A
✔ money wasted on space travel 1
Lesson A While you watch (p. 17) ✔ other things we could spend the money on 3
A ✔ technology benefits from space programs 2
✔ we should make our world better 4
✔ integrating GPS into everyday technology
✔ integrating GPS into aircraft and ship designs B
✔ the size and usefulness of compasses 1. b 3. c 5. a 7. a
✔ using compasses on land and sea 2. a 4. b 6. c 8. c
B
1. c 3. b 5. a 7. c 9. b Lesson C After you watch (p. 20)
2. a 4. c 6. b 8. a A
Answers will vary.
A
Answers will vary.
Unit 6
Lesson B Before you watch (p. 21) Lesson C While you watch (p. 23)
A&B A
Answers will vary. 1. protesting
2. pressure from shareholders
Lesson B While you watch (p. 21) 3. People want businesses to be green.
A B
5 Small retail stores might be better. 1. False. Ned is asking about buycotting.
3 Stores are trying to make more appealing atmospheres. 2. False. Dion is not sure whether he has heard of
All stores will have an online component soon. buycotting.
2 A “third place” is a social space in a store. 3. True
4 In-store music can irritate or relax customers. 4. True
1 Online shopping has grown. 5. False. Ned thinks that companies should listen to their
customers.
B 6. True
1. a 3. b 5. a 7. a 9. b 7. True
2. c 4. c 6. b 8. c 10. a 8. False. Dion thinks that companies only do what’s good
for their bottom line.
Lesson B After you watch (p. 22)
A Lesson C After you watch (p. 24)
Answers will vary.
Lesson C Before you watch (p. 23)
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A A
1. stop and think 4. give-and-take Answers will vary.
2. slowly but surely 5. sooner or later
3. pick and choose 6. success or failure Lesson C While you watch (p. 27)
A
Lesson B While you watch (p. 25) 1. a 2. b 3. c
A
B
6 compromising
1. False. Tara is going on a date tonight.
2 discussing important issues
2. True
1 divorce rates
3. True
4 long work weeks
4. False. Alba thinks it’s better to get to know people
5 resolving differences
first.
3 spending money
5. False. Tara thinks online dating is convenient.
B 6. True
1. a 3. a 5. c 7. a 9. b 7. False. Tara spends a lot of time working.
2. b 4. c 6. c 8. c 10. a
Lesson C After you watch (p. 28)
Lesson B After you watch (p. 26) A&B
A&B Answers will vary.
Answers will vary.
Unit 8
Lesson A Before you watch (p. 29) Lesson C While you watch (p. 31)
A A
1. b 2. a 3. e 4. c 5. d studying ancient history
5 dealing with disputes in a different way
B 3 facts getting distorted
Answers will vary. 1 not liking history in school
4 not repeating the same mistakes
Lesson A While you watch (p. 29) 2 understanding what society was like
A B
1. b 2. d 3. none 4. a 5. c 1. True
2. False. Tara thinks history is not just about learning
B dates.
1. Nate 5. Patricio 3. True
2. Ashley 6. Lorraine 4. True
3. Lorraine 7. Ashley 5. False. Ned thinks we have learned nothing from
4. Lorraine 8. Nate history.
6. False. Tara thinks we can solve arguments in different
ways.
Lesson A After you watch (p. 30) 7. True
A 8. True
Answers will vary. 9. False. Tara thinks we can learn a lot from history.
Lesson C Before you watch (p. 31) Lesson C After you watch (p. 32)
A A
1. saw the point 4. disputes; engaging in dialog Answers will vary.
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A A
1. scratchproof 5. civil 1. c 2. a 3. e 4. d 5. b
2. fade-resistant 6. encountering
3. central 7. artificial
4. branch 8. potential
A
Lesson A While you watch (p. 33) ✔ cheaper sources of fuel
✔ clean water
A ✔ colonies on Mars
1. create plastic and other chemicals ✔ engineering challenges
2. work with materials such as ceramics, plastics, and ✔ solar energy
metals
3. work on urban planning B
4. work to improve health care 1. b 3. c 5. c 7. a
B 2. a 4. a 6. c 8. c
1. True 3. False 5. True 7. True
2. True 4. False 6. False 8. False Lesson C After you watch (p. 36)
A
Lesson A After you watch (p. 34) Answers will vary.
A
Answers will vary.
Unit 10
A A&B
1. bomb went off Answers will vary.
2. ruled out the possibility
3. compensate the victims
4. mobilized riot squads
A
1. Jill 2. Dion 3. Dion 4. Jill
Lesson A While you watch (p. 37)
B
A
1. True
1. cleaning up an oil spill
2. False. Dion’s girlfriend watches news channels all the
2. a plane crash
time.
3. someone announcing a campaign for senator
3. False. Dion’s girlfriend uses news channels as
4. protesters camping out at the stock exchange
background noise.
B 4. True
5. True
1. fourth 4. third 7. first
6. False. Dion thinks that news tickers are distracting.
2. second 5. fourth 8. second 7. False. Jill likes public radio.
3. first 6. third
8. True
A&B Lesson C After you watch (p. 40)
e, c, a, b, d
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A A
B
1. bound Lesson C While you watch (p. 43)
2. doomsayer; stockpiled A
3. catastrophe; imminent; debris; wipe out
1. Tania 2. Tania 3. Tom
Lesson A While you watch (p. 41) B

A 1. a 3. b 5. a 7. a
6 buying supplies just in case 2. c 4. c 6. b 8. b
2 failure of the national grid
1 people stockpiling food and other survival equipment Lesson C After you watch (p. 44)
5 the likelihood of an asteroid hitting the earth A&B
3 the world ending sooner than we think
Answers will vary.
4 Y2K
B
1. Preppers 5. computers recognized dates; Y2K
2. natural disaster 6. asteroid strike
3. unprepared 7. fall in the water
4. imagined 8. baked beans; regular white candles

A
Answers will vary.
Unit 12
A&B A&B
A A
1. His parents wanted him to be dependent on them. 1. c 2. a 3. c
2. His parents were fine when he left home.
3. She was totally fine on her own when she left home. B
1. True 3. False 5. False 7. True
B 2. True 4. True 6. False 8. False
1. Nate 4. Alba 7. Alba
2. Alba 5. Dion 8. Nate Lesson C After you watch (p. 48)
3. Dion 6. Nate
A
Lesson A After you watch (p. 46) Answers will vary.
A
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Unit 1
Lesson B
Lorraine In class this week, we discussed the claim Ashley Not really. It’s beyond me why people think
that young people don’t read literature you should read the classics. You don’t have
anymore. So I’m interviewing students to to. I know I probably shouldn’t read trashy
find out if that’s true. Hi, Sydney. novels, and I try not to, but some of my
Sydney Hi! favorite books are just cheap romance novels
by unknown authors. They’re the ones that
Lorraine Sydney, do you read literature? stick in my mind.
Sydney I do! Lorraine What are you reading right now?
Lorraine Good! So who’s your favorite author? Ashley Actually, to tell the truth, I don’t read much
Sydney Well, let’s see. . . . I love Isabel Allende’s nowadays. I used to. In fact, I was an avid
novels. Her best one was . . . oh, wait. It’s on reader; I used to read a lot, but these days I
the tip of my tongue, um, . . . The Stories of prefer not to. I listen to the radio more, or
Eva Luna. I would love to write like her, but podcasts, because with, um, sorry . . . I lost
I’ll never be able to. She’s so talented, and my train of thought. Um, yeah.
she tells these amazing, magical stories. I’ve
read every book she’s ever written. I hope she Lesson C
writes a new one soon.
Professor Not long ago, they were predicting that
Lorraine What classic literature have you read? because of the increase in phone and
Sydney I enjoy reading Shakespeare. We had to read computer use, people would stop reading
his plays in high school – well, we were and writing. But we haven’t. In fact, we’re
supposed to – but they were too difficult, and reading and writing more than we did. So,
I couldn’t make heads or tails of them. It can are there implications of this for literature?
be hard to get your head around the language. And if so, what?
But actually, once you come to grips with it, Lorraine Yes, well, it does seem that with social media
you can see how the plots and characters are everybody’s writing something these days,
still relevant today. like blogs and check-ins and status updates.
Lorraine What’s your favorite piece of literature? I know I am.
Patricio Interestingly enough, it’s actually a poem. Sydney Which is a good thing. I mean, I do like the
It’s one I learned by heart when I was a kid. fact that anyone can write a blog. It makes
It’s about cats, and I can still recite the whole writing, well, . . . more democratic somehow.
thing. I can’t remember who wrote it, though. Professor I do think, though, that it gives the
As kids we used to love reading poems out impression that anybody can be a writer. But
loud. I still like to, actually. doesn’t it take talent to be a good writer? And
Lorraine So, what about books? What did you read if not, then does that mean anything goes?
most recently? Richard Yes, nowadays anyone can publish a novel
Patricio Off the top of my head, I can’t think of online, but how do you know if it’s any
anything. Um, let’s think. No, nothing comes good? How do we evaluate it?
to mind. I don’t read a lot of books, but the Lorraine Do you need to, though? I think the real
ones I like tend to be things like biographies, problem is with nonfiction. I mean, how do
um, nonfiction, where you learn something you determine what information you read on
and get something out of it. I don’t see the the Internet is accurate and reliable?
point of reading stories that are just made up. Professor Yes, indeed. That’s just as important, if not
Lorraine Is it important to read classic literature? more important.
Unit 2
Lesson A
Professor In the college debate next week, the subject to Sydney Yes, definitely. I mean, people put pictures
be discussed is changing attitudes toward online and share intimate details with
privacy. Do you think privacy has a different hundreds of so-called friends on social
meaning nowadays? networks. You can watch videos of absolutely
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anything, you know, people brushing their Lesson C
teeth – all kinds of things that were once Ned All these people with headphones on – working,
considered private. emailing, messaging . . . I couldn’t possibly do
Richard Right. And every few minutes, they post that.
updates saying what they’re doing. “The cat Tara Me neither.
just bit me,” or “Gonna wash my hair.” We
don’t need to know things like that. Ned I mean, multitasking is supposedly an essential
skill these days, and theoretically, you can pack 12
Lorraine True. You can get to know more about people hours into an 8-hour day, but I’m skeptical. You
on the other side of the world than about can’t possibly concentrate on more than one thing.
someone next door or the guy upstairs. But
I guess it’s pretty harmless. Tara Well, I was reading about this recently, and
evidently, if you’re multitasking, you’re either
Sydney Maybe, but what about real invasions of doing things badly or not at all.
privacy? Like online stores bombard you
with ads offering personal recommendations Ned So there’s been research on this, presumably?
because they know what you’ve searched for. Tara Yeah. Apparently, they gave people these tasks to
And applications programmed to monitor do and found that “high multitaskers” weren’t just
your email, then on your screen you get those slower; they had poor memories and couldn’t
pop-up ads based on what you’ve just switch tasks easily, either. So being able to
written? They’re the ones I find creepy. multitask is really a myth and might even be
Lorraine Well, you can just ignore ads. What worries harmful.
me is the information demanded from you if Ned Sounds like there’s a lot to be said for doing one
you just want a username for a website – thing at a time.
sometimes they want your mailing address, Tara Well, it’s almost invariably more efficient. And
cell phone number, date of birth . . . ironically, the people who said they were bad at
everything. There must be a lot of people multitasking performed better than those who said
happy to give away all this information, but they were good at it, and vice versa.
they have no idea of how it'll be used. They
Ned Maybe I’d be better at it than I thought, then.
get taken in by websites eager to make money
by selling their databases to other companies.
Professor Privacy is not an easy concept to define. So
let’s see if we can come up with a definition
of privacy.
Unit 3
Lesson A compared to my co-workers, or so it seems. I
Sonia Growing up, I was always branded a rebel, which dread Fridays, when they ask if I’m going out
is a little unfair. I guess, though, that I’ve never with friends on the weekend. And speaking of
really conformed to social norms, being single friends, with social networking, you’re supposed
and not having had any children at the ripe old to have hundreds of them, and I don’t. I mean,
age of 30! I just never met anyone, working as not wanting to be rude or anything, I can’t see
hard as I do. But having built up a successful how you can have that many friends, really.
career, I’m happy with my life choices. People
say, “Oh, you’ll regret it when you’re old and
Lesson C
lonely.” But looking around, I see plenty of Carol I do think life was a lot easier when I was your
elderly people with families who are still lonely. age — for young people, I mean.
Victor I recently decided to get out of the rat race, Ashley You do? In what way?
having been in it most of my adult life. I’d been Carol Well, there wasn’t all this peer pressure to have
thinking about doing something different, but the latest fashions and cell phones and that sort of
then I got laid off and was offered a generous thing. But having said that, there were other
severance package. So, presented with a golden pressures.
opportunity to change my life, I bought a small Ashley Like what?
restaurant here. Working in the PR industry,
people are under enormous pressure, you know, Carol Oh, back in the day, women were expected to
to look good, have the right clothes, and be stay home and raise a family. I mean, some
“perfect,” which is really stressful. Not to women worked, but even so, their options were
mention the work hours. I got out. I’m earning limited.
less now, running this place, but I just know I’ll Ashley Well, I guess that’s changed, which is good. But
be a lot happier going forward. then again, they say women still do more of the
Alba Thinking about it, this is probably going to sound household chores.
silly, but I feel tremendous pressure to have an Carol True.
active social life. I don’t have that many friends
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Ashley I think the worst thing now is like pressure to get Carol Yes, there’s so much competition for jobs
good grades. You can study and study, but even nowadays. But then, I suppose there always was.
then, you’re not guaranteed a good job at the end
of it.
Unit 4
Lesson B
Deserts are, for lack of a better description, among some experiencing increasingly severe dust storms, China has
of the most fascinating and diverse landscapes on earth. started planting trees with the aim of halting
They cover approximately one-third of the earth’s land desertification. By the end of the planned 70-year project,
surface and stretch across all continents. But what is a they will have planted more than 4,500 kilometers
desert? Most people think of them as hot, sandy places (approximately 2,800 miles) of trees.
thanks to photographs of sand dunes in the Sahara desert.
But in fact, only about 10 percent of the world’s deserts Lesson C
are covered with sand dunes, including the Sahara. In line Patricio Well, the biggest issue seems to have been
with United States Geological Survey definitions, a desert overfishing. Something like three-quarters of
is an area that has less than 250 millimeters (10 inches) of the world’s fish species have been completely
rain per year. So Antarctica is a desert, apart from being exploited. It’s only a matter of time before the
one of the coldest places on earth. And in addition to cold fishing industry collapses completely.
deserts, there are also mountainous deserts.
Lorraine Not to mention all the other industries that
Deserts are also commonly believed to be wastelands, on depend on it. So who or what’s responsible for
account of their harsh living conditions for wildlife and it all?
plants. But far from being barren, deserts are often very
rich in plant life. Death Valley in the United States has Patricio Well, the international community has been
over 1,000 plant species in spite of the fact that it has increasing fishing capacity, for one thing . . .
some of the most extreme conditions. And many species Ashley And additionally, governments give subsidies,
of animals can also survive in a desert climate by virtue of so large-scale fishing operations took over.
having adapted to the environment. Some, like the camel, And big commercial fleets are much more
can go up to eight days without drinking. As for smaller efficient at finding fish as well.
mammals, many have adapted by means of living Lorraine And on top of that, I guess consumers got used
underground or by hunting only at night. to having a wide variety of fish available, so
One problem with deserts is that they expand and the demand was there. Also, fish became much
encroach on arable land. In fact, there is great concern in more affordable. But I don’t know if they need
many parts of the world about this process, known as teachers, really.
“desertification.” Take for example the Gobi desert, which Ashley What’s more, the public has, to a large extent,
has spread, in part due to the fact that agricultural practices been pretty apathetic. And then industry has
have changed from those in use prior to the 1950s. been slow to respond to concerns. In any case,
China was faced with increasing areas of arid land in apathy has contributed to the problem.
place of its valuable grasslands. And, as a result of
Unit 5
Lesson A GPS is now an integral part of our daily lives, making
The most rudimentary instrument that has been widely moving maps, communicating with smartphones, and
used for centuries to find direction is the magnetic offering handheld location devices. It had originally been
compass. It was probably invented by the Chinese and developed for military purposes, but it soon became part
was based on the metal lodestone, which had long been of everyday technology, and innovative ways to use
admired for its ability to point toward north. Countless GPS – from tracking migrating birds to helping golfers
lives have undoubtedly been saved over the centuries on judge their shots – are continually being found through
land and at sea thanks to the compass, which functions ongoing research.
equally well in daylight, darkness, or thick fog. The system has already been incorporated into aircraft
Even in our electronic age, magnetic compasses are still and ship design as standard, and many other technologies
being made, and their basic design has not changed for also derive considerable benefit from it.
centuries. They are compact, functional, and portable. But what about the humble compass? Is it obsolete now?
Toward the end of the twentieth century, alternatives Has it been completely forgotten? What do you think?
to the compass were being intensively developed, and
significant advances were made — thanks to satellite
technology.
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Lesson C
Alba I see another rocket’s just been launched. All this Alba Absolutely not. But I look at it this way: there are
money that’s being wasted on going into space. other things we could spend the money on. Don’t
Just think what could have been done with those you think it would have been better spent on things
billions of dollars! like schools?
Jack Yes, . . . but one way to look at it is that all kinds Jack Not necessarily. But anyway, things like the space
of things have been discovered through space program encourage kids to go into science and
exploration. engineering. It makes it exciting. I mean, life
Alba Like what? would be very limited if we never looked beyond
Jack Well, satellite technology, more accurate weather our immediate environment.
forecasting — they’ve both come from space Alba Well, let me put it another way: maybe we should
programs. And you can’t say that we don’t need explore space but not till we’ve made our own
those things. world a better place.
Jack Maybe. Maybe not.
Unit 6
Lesson B
How do you lure people into a retail store? Lower prices people don’t live in homes the size of aircraft hangars, a
will tempt some people, and some will be attracted by store with a small footprint will be less likely to
special offers, but others know they can probably get what intimidate. The superstores of the late twentieth century
they want cheaper online. In most developed economies, may well have had their day. Such places were good for
online shopping has grown steadily by about 20 percent a browsing a vast range of goods, but we can now browse
year, while in-store shopping has more or less remained the whole shopping world online. So in retail, small may
stagnant. To compete, retail stores need to find other prove to be beautiful after all.
ways to persuade customers to leave their computers,
and convince them that there’s a better shopping Lesson C
experience in store. Ned Have you heard that expression “to buycott”?
But coaxing people to come in and buy is not so easy. Dion Not sure. What is it?
Some retailers have found that an effective way of
wooing customers is to create a store that combines Ned It’s when you buy a company’s products because
conventional décor and layout with high-tech facilities. you support its corporate policies. Like if they
Such an environment may look very traditional but also support a cause you believe in, or if they do
offers facilities like self-service checkouts. Another store business ethically. It’s like the opposite of boycott.
might have terminals with self-service ordering for home Dion Oh, right. Does it work? I mean, consumers don’t
delivery. Yet another might entice customers by creating have that much influence, do they?
a social space — a so-called “third place” between work Ned But don’t you think companies should listen to
and home — where people can enjoy coffee or read in a their customers?
relaxed setting without feeling pressured into buying Dion Well, to some extent, maybe.
things they don’t need. Any store that makes people feel
at ease will probably generate more business. Ned I think people want businesses to give something
back to the community and to have ethical
No store wants to scare people off or discourage them practices. It makes sense for any corporation to do
from buying products by creating a cold, unfriendly that, doesn’t it?
atmosphere. Some evidence points to the fact that in-store
Dion Well, granted the notion of corporate social
music relaxes customers. Other evidence suggests it can
responsibility is very popular. It’s fine in theory. In
actually irritate people. Equally, no store wants to be so
practice it’s more complex than that, isn’t it? And
overwhelming that it puts people off or even alienates
in any event, don’t companies only do what’s good
them. There’s a fine balance between deterring customers
for their bottom line?
and drawing them in.
The atmosphere needs to appeal to you, be like your
home – not some other unfamiliar place. And since most
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Unit 7
Lesson B
Amy Hello and welcome to Smart Talk, our advice other’s lives: For example, you should discuss
show on lifestyle and relationships. Today’s topic whether or not you would both move to another
is about getting married. So you’ve met the man city because of work, and also talk about how you
or woman of your dreams and decided to become would feel were your partner to work away from
husband and wife. You’re probably sick and tired home and commute back and forth on weekends.
of reading the divorce statistics, but they’re not Jason Thank you. I guess I’m just a little worried that
encouraging. In many Western countries, around she’ll take it as criticism. And I don’t want us to
40 percent of marriages end in divorce. Why argue about it.
divorce rates are so high is not clear. But what Amy Just remember, Jason, that every relationship has
many couples fail to do is to discuss the important its ups and downs, but in this day and age,
issues before the wedding. So, stop and think now – marriage is all about give-and-take. How you
you’ll save yourself time and energy and maybe resolve differences can be critical and may
avoid a lot of pain and suffering. Let’s take some predict the success or failure of a marriage. For
calls! Our first caller is Diane. Hi, Diane. example, can you agree without arguing how
Diane Hi, Amy! I’m getting married in a few months often your in-laws can visit?
and just wanted to ask: what do you think is the Jason Well, I hope so! Thanks so much, Amy.
most important issue to discuss before you get
married? Amy Thank you, Jason. And thank you to my listeners
for tuning in. We’ll be back after this commercial
Amy Thanks, Diane. A lot of people enter marriage break.
without knowing the complete financial situation
of the person they’re marrying. For example, is
how you spend money a problem right now? Lesson C
Diane For me? Not really. I’m not really sure if it’s a Tara Did I tell you I’m going out on a date tonight?
problem for him. Alba No. Who with?
Amy Well, make sure to answer that question first Tara This guy I met on an Internet dating site.
because, when you’re married, it’ll likely become Alba Is that . . . all right?
a problem sooner or later. You should agree now Tara Oh, yeah. Talk to anybody these days, and you’ll
on how much you will spend – for example, on probably find they’re using dating sites.
rent, vacations, entertainment, etc. – and what
your financial goals are. Do you know if you’ll Alba So you think it’s OK, then?
keep separate bank accounts? Tara I do. Really and truly. It’s just like being at a
Diane Oh, we haven’t really talked about it. party. You see somebody you like, you arrange
to meet and –
Amy Give it some thought. You’ll be much better off
addressing any financial issues before you walk Alba But you don’t really know who they are. I mean,
down the aisle. when all’s said and done, surely it’s better to get
to know them a little first.
Diane We will definitely do that. Thanks!
Tara Well, you do. You email or call. It’s so convenient.
Amy And thank you, Diane. Our next caller is Jason. Hi! And in the end, you don’t waste time on people
Jason Hi, Amy! My fiancée works like about 60 hours you’re not interested in.
a week, and I’m worried that I’ll always feel like Alba I guess.
I’m competing with her job when we’re married.
Tara You know, all the time I spend working,
Amy Yes, how many hours a week your partner works I’ll never meet anybody otherwise.
can be an issue. You both need to set your
expectations and tell each other now if you intend Alba Well, in that case, do you have time to date? I
to work above and beyond a normal workweek; mean, at the end of the day, if you’re always
otherwise, slowly but surely those long hours will working, you probably don’t have time for a
cause resentment. And, Jason, make sure you boyfriend.
discuss not just your time commitments, but also
other ways that your careers might affect each
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Unit 8
Lesson A Lesson C
Nate For me it would definitely be Leonardo Ned You know, I never did like history in school. It just
da Vinci. I’d love to have met him; he was wasn’t a subject I enjoyed, remembering all those
such a creative genius and not just an artist. He dates. I didn’t see the point.
seems to have foreseen a number of inventions Tara Well, I guess it’s not just about learning dates. It’s
that only came about hundreds of years later, about trying to understand why people did things
like flying machines and types of weapons. I’d or what society was like through the ages.
like to tell him he really did see the future.
Ned But I mean, so often the facts get distorted, like
Ashley I’d choose Cleopatra – the last pharaoh of what happened in the last war. But don’t get me
ancient Egypt. She is thought to have been started on that.
very beautiful and is generally considered to
have formed some extremely effective Tara Well, yeah. But that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t try
political alliances. Not many women were that to find out the truth and then learn from it so we
don’t repeat the same mistakes.
influential in ancient times. I’d like to have
seen how she did it. Ned But that’s what I’m saying. We don’t learn, do we?
Patricio I’m Latin American, so I would nominate I mean, look at what’s happening around the world
today. We seem to have learned absolutely
Simón Bolívar as the person I would like to
have known. He’s supposed to have been a nothing. It’s like history repeating itself. But that’s
very charismatic, courageous leader and is another story.
acknowledged to have helped achieve Tara Yeah, but even if we still have disputes, maybe
independence for several countries in Latin we’ll deal with them in a different way. I mean,
America in the nineteenth century. engage in dialog . . . negotiate.
Lorraine I studied philosophy, so I would like to have Ned But most of the time, talks just break down and
spoken face-to-face with the Chinese don’t go anywhere. But anyway, let’s not get into
philosopher Confucius. I’d like to have politics.
discussed with him his political philosophy
and his ideas about family values. He seems to
have had a lot of respect for older people, and
even though he lived more than a thousand
years ago, his beliefs are still relevant.
Unit 9
Lesson A
Host So you’re thinking of a career in engineering. These engineers are at the heart of urban planning
Wherever you look, you’ll see the work of a and transportation design. Wherever you go and
talented engineer who has designed, tested, and whatever you do today, you’ll encounter their
improved the objects around you. Whatever goes work. The system of pipes that brings water to
wrong or whenever there is a problem to be solved, your shower, the roads you drive on, the bridges
however complex, one can rely on engineers to you cross, the buildings you occupy – these are all
apply their knowledge of math and science – along examples of civil engineering work.
with some creativity – to come up with a solution. Bringing together the fields of engineering and
So, what do engineers do? We asked Jack medicine, biomedical engineers work on whatever
Sandoval, the head of the School of Engineering needs to be done to improve health care. They
and Applied Science. Here’s what he said. design anything from artificial body parts and
Jack Whenever you wash your jeans, remember it was lifesaving equipment to drug and gene therapies.
a chemical engineer that developed the fade- Host However you look at it, a career in engineering is
resistant dye. Pick up any game console – that exciting and rewarding. Whoever you are and
scratchproof plastic was made by these engineers. whichever field of engineering you choose, you
Chemical engineers also help produce medicines have the potential to design and develop products
and cosmetics, and find solutions to damage that will have an enormous impact on society.
caused by harmful chemicals.
Engineers in this field work with materials such as Lesson C
ceramics, plastics, and metals. Their work is Sonia I was just listening to a report on the radio about
central to engineering as a whole. Materials engineering challenges for the next century.
science engineers process, design, and test
whatever materials are used in all other branches
of engineering.
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Victor Yeah? Let me guess. Is one of them building a Victor Uh-huh. Yeah?
colony on Mars? I mean, it makes no sense Sonia Providing access to clean water.
whatsoever, but . . .
Victor Oh, right. That’s pretty basic considering we’re
Sonia No, and in view of the fact that it takes about in the twenty-first century. But I guess it makes
seven months to get there, that’s a long way off. sense in light of the fact that some places got no
Victor Right. OK. Well, let’s see, um, considering the rain at all last year. I mean, none whatsoever.
price of gas, maybe finding cheaper sources of Sonia Yeah, they were saying one in six people don’t
fuel? have access to clean water for whatever reason.
Sonia Yeah, there were a couple about energy – like
making solar energy economical. But there’s one
that’s kind of surprising, given the weather.
Unit 10
Lesson A
Tom Welcome back to Channel 1 news. Efforts to an all-time low last month. Stocks are now
contain the oil spill on the south coast appear to making a modest recovery as markets are said to
be working. But the oil giant responsible for the have been gaining in confidence over the last two
disaster could be facing more difficulties. Local weeks. However, there are still concerns over the
businesses were rumored yesterday to be state of the economy and the huge deficits.
considering legal action, claiming for loss of Protesters are said to be planning more
income and livelihood. “People are going to be demonstrations in the capital. The marches seem
suing people over this,” said one fisherman. A to have been going peacefully so far. However,
spokesperson for the oil company said they are police say that they will be mobilizing riot squads
committed to compensating victims affected by if tensions escalate. More of today’s headlines
the spill. after this commercial break.
Tania A blast in the downtown area has caused
extensive damage. Investigators are not sure what Lesson C
caused the explosion but have not ruled out the Jill Have you noticed how some people seem almost
possibility that it was a terrorist attack. Three addicted to news? Like, this guy at work, he has
people were reported to have been acting all these news apps on his phone, but he never
suspiciously in the financial district, and police knows what’s going on, really.
were said to be searching for a red pickup truck
that was seen in the area. A bomb went off in the Dion Yeah. My girlfriend, she watches news channels
same area two years ago. all the time. But I don’t think she really listens,
you know what I mean? It’s just background
Tom Three years after becoming the first female noise.
senator from her state, a young politician may
be preparing to run for office in the upcoming Jill I know. Those TV channels, they just repeat the
presidential election. While the senator seems same news over and over. It drives me crazy,
not to be announcing her campaign just yet, an hearing the same thing all the time.
appearance on a Sunday morning talk show has Dion Me too. And those news tickers, they’re another
fueled speculation. thing I hate. It’s so distracting, trying to listen
In related news, the President’s press secretary with those things going across the screen at the
announced that the President will be undergoing same time.
routine surgery later this week and might not be Jill Yeah. Public radio, that’s what I like. They have
able to greet a trade delegation of Chinese some really interesting in-depth reports, too.
officials. Dion Speaking of which, did you hear that report about
Tania Investors might have been worrying that huge investment company? It seems to be
unnecessarily after the stock market plunged to going under.
Unit 11
Lesson A
A TV documentary that’s to air later this week is about the national grid, a natural disaster, even an asteroid
families known as “preppers.” These are people who are strike – which they say is bound to happen eventually.
so convinced that life as we know it is to end or that I have to admit: If society were to collapse tomorrow, or
civilization is about to collapse that they are preparing for if food and energy supplies were to be threatened, they
the day it happens. So they’re stockpiling food, water, and are certainly better prepared than my family. We have
survival equipment, which no one is to touch until the day barely three cans of baked beans and a pack of birthday
when some unknown disaster occurs – like the failure of candles between us. If we are to survive a catastrophe,
we’d better shape up.
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If the doomsayers are correct, the world as we know it is Lesson C
to end sooner than we think – which kind of got me Tania You know, it’s interesting. A friend of mine was
thinking about what threats to our lives are real and which telling her 12-year-old son about how it’s not
are imagined. For example, remember Y2K? At the turn good to tell lies, and then he caught her telling
of this century, there was a great panic that computer a lie.
systems around the world were about to crash because of
the way computers recognized dates. The Year 2000, or Tom He did not.
Y2K, as it became commonly known, was set to be the Tania Oh, yeah. They were going into an amusement
biggest systems failure the world had ever experienced. park, and she told them he was 11 to get the
It never happened. reduced rate. And her son called her on it.
Another perceived threat is an asteroid strike. Is one Tom Well, yeah. I mean, that doesn’t seem right.
imminent? If so, shouldn’t we all be panicking? Didn’t Tania Yeah. And she’s like, “It’s just a white lie.” I
the last one wipe out the dinosaurs? Well, according to guess, to her, it was no big deal. But you know,
experts at NASA, earth is not about to be hit by an I’m not comfortable with that. To me, it was
asteroid. They do say that there’s bound to be debris from a lie.
space falling on us at some point, although given the fact Tom Yeah, very much so, but . . . did you tell her
that around 70 percent of the earth’s surface is water, that?
there’s little chance it’s going to fall on me as I head for
Tania No. I just laughed it off.
the supermarket.
Tom See, that doesn’t sit quite right with me.
There’s always some disaster that’s about to happen. And
it truly is hard to know what’s real and what’s not. So Tania But what are you supposed to do?
what’s the average family like mine to do? Maybe the Say, “That’s wrong”?
next time I go to the supermarket, I’ll buy a few more Tom Yeah, but I mean, if you don’t say anything,
cans of baked beans and some large white regular candles. that’s kind of a lie, too. That would be my
Just in case. concern, anyhow.
Unit 12
Lesson A
Tania In psychology, young people between the ages being there and doing everything for me.
of 17 and 22 are often characterized as Leaving home was a big shock to me. I couldn’t
experiencing “early adult transition.” At this age, cook, didn’t know how to do laundry. I mean,
they might leave home to attend college, get there’s nothing wrong with children relying on
their first job, or think about starting their own their parents. But it’s a balance. I wish mine had
family. It’s a time when young people start to been more supportive of me doing things by
separate from their family attachments and myself.
become truly independent. We asked viewers to
tell us about their experiences of becoming Lesson C
independent.
Sydney We were talking in class today about how much
Nate Actually, I’ve always been independent. My appearance matters in society.
parents raised me and my brother that way. They
always insisted on us making our own decisions. Nate Yeah?
I guess they were big believers in children being Sydney Yeah. Apparently, they say that more attractive
responsible for themselves and their own people do better in job interviews, and they earn
choices. Like I remember us setting off on a trip more. I mean, it seems unfair – to put it mildly –
one time, and it was snowing, and I wouldn’t that the good-looking ones are more likely to get
wear a coat. And I was frozen and sobbing. And hired and promoted.
I remember my mom saying, “It’s your own Nate Well, I suppose if you look at it from an
fault.” She’s always hated people complaining employer’s perspective, the people who make an
about things that are their own fault. effort to look good are probably the ones who
Dion Interestingly enough, I didn’t find it hard leaving make more of an effort at work.
home. I think actually my parents had a much Sydney Possibly. But at the same time, surely your skills
harder time dealing with me becoming and education are more important than how you
independent. But at the time, they encouraged look.
me to leave without me realizing how difficult it Nate True. They always say, “Never judge a book by
was for them. My mom said later that she and its cover.” But equally, shouldn’t we try to make
my dad dreaded me leaving and hated the ourselves look as good as we can?
thought of them becoming “empty nesters.” But
for me, it was all just a big adventure. Sydney I suppose. But to put it bluntly, there’s
something not right about employers only hiring
Alba I left home with little experience of being people that are attractive.
independent. I’d always depended on my parents
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