September
2016
Teachers’ File – Activity Tips
This Online Teachers’ File (TF) – Activity Tips contains additional exercises based on
the articles in the magazine and songs, as well as extensions for the lesson plan.
Cheating to Win pp. 6–7, CD Track 6
T
teachers’
info
London’s Burning: The Great
Fire of 1666 pp. 12–13
T Listening Comprehension
Task 1
Listen to sample answers to the discussion questions in
the magazine. Match each answer to the correct question.
T Vocabulary – Adjectives
Are the following adjectives positive or negative? Sort
them into two columns (+ / -). Then think of two nouns
that could follow these adjectives.
Our Most Valuable Resource pp. 10–11
+
-
awful
T Speaking, Pair Work, Reading Comprehension
catastrophic
Saving Water in Our Homes
chaotic
Increasing populations and greater water usage means
that we all have to use water more carefully. Look at
the following tips for saving water at home. Which of
these things do you A) already do, B) think are a good
idea, C) do not consider a good idea? Why? Compare your
answers with a partner and discuss your ideas.
dangerous
dirty
fashionable
great
overcrowded
• Don’t run the water tap continuously when
brushing your teeth.
panicked
safe
• Put a brick in the toilet water cistern to reduce
the volume of water used to flush the toilet. Older
toilets flush down more water than is necessary.
shining
terrified
• Reduce the number of times you flush the toilet.
A slogan in the 1980s in California was “If it’s yellow
let it mellow, if it’s brown flush it down.“
Task 2
T Vocabulary, Speaking, Pair Work
• Have a short shower or take a “navy shower”
(named after the limited supply of water on ships).
Get wet, and then turn off the tap as you lather up
(= wash yourself with soap). Then turn on the tap
and rinse off (= wash the soap off).
Find at least 15 words (nouns, verbs) describing
a catastrophic event in the article. Explain the Great Fire
of London to a partner using the words you found, but
using different sentences than those in the magazine.
• Only use full loads in the washing machine.
• Fix any dripping taps in your home.
Task 3
• Collect rain water to water the garden.
T Writing, Reading Comprehension
• Be proud to have a dirty car.
• Add your ideas.
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Imagine you’re a person in London during the Great
Fire. You can be anybody: the baker from Pudding Lane,
the mayor, somebody escaping from a burning house,
a foreigner owning a business in the city, a visitor to
the city, a firefighter, etc. Write a short paragraph
describing your experiences.
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America’s Presidential Palace pp. 14–15
T Grammar – Passive Verbs, Reading Comprehension
First, complete the sentences with information from the article. Then rewrite the sentences, using active or passive verbs, so
that they have a similar meaning to the one given. Use no more than five words.
1 _________ full-time chefs prepare dinner at the White House.
Dinner at the White House ________________________________ full-time chefs.
2 The White House was designed by an Irish architect named ___________________.
An Irish architect, _________________ , _______________________ the White House.
3 Buildings in _________________ and _________________ influenced the look of the White House.
The White House _______________________________ buildings in _____________ and
____________ .
4 Visitors to the White House must present a US ID or a ___________________ .
Either a _______________ or a US ID card must __________________________________ all visitors.
5 The president’s desk can be found in the ___________________________ .
________________________________ the president’s desk in the ___________________ .
Mirror, Mirror on the Wall… pp. 20–21
Task 1
Task 3
T Grammar – Negatives, Reading for Specific Detail
T
We use the prefixes “un-” and “in-” (and their variants “im-”, “ir-”
“dis-” and “il-”) to form negative adjectives (e.g. happy > unhappy,
expensive > inexpensive).
Which words with negative prefixes can you find on these two pages?
Grammar – Negatives,
Writing, Speaking, Pair Work
Form negatives of the following words. Then
choose one of the words and create your own
discussion question with it about any subject. Talk
with a partner about your question and theirs.
certain
Task 2
patient
Grammar – Negatives, Reading Comprehension,
T Speaking, Pair Work
available
Choose the correct word to complete the following sentences. Then
discuss the questions with a partner.
1 Is it unpossible / impossible for most people to look like
models and celebrities?
complete
regular
used
clear
2 Images in the media can make some young people feel
insecure / unsecure about themselves. What are some
celebrities doing to help?
3 Do you believe that inperfections / imperfections can be
beautiful? Give some examples of famous people (celebrities,
sportsmen, etc.) who are beautiful in non-traditional ways.
4 Many celebrities don’t like their pictures being edited.
Do you think changing someone’s photo without their
permission should be unlegal/illegal?
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A Party for Film Fans pp. 20–21
T Reading Comprehension
Read the article and mark which festival the sentence is talking about:
Karlovy Vary (KV), Tribeca (T), Sundance (S), or Cannes (C).
KVTSC
1 This festival began in the 21st century.
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2 Many people go to the beach while attending this festival.
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3 You have a good chance of meeting stars at this festival.
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4 This festival is held in winter and many people like to ski while attending.
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5 This festival is famous for fashion as well as films.
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6 Jennifer Lawrence and Peter Dinklage became famous because of this festival.
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Vocabulary Review pp. 4-35
T Vocabulary, Reading Comprehension
1 wrinkle
A a pub with bedrooms where you can stay for the night
2 to expand
B a large building for storing things before they are sold
3 amputee
C strongly, with lots of action
4 belly button
D sth that you own, sth that is yours
5 kidneys
E to increase in size, number, or importance
6 rumour
F the small round body part in the middle of your stomach
7 inn
G sth that a lot of people are talking about, although they do not know if it is true
8 ancestor
H vegetables that have been preserved in vinegar sauce
9 pickles
I a small line in the skin caused by old age
10 to dodge
J a group of people with official power to make decisions or punish people
11 possession
K a person related to you who lived a long time ago
12 disaster
L a pair of small organs in the body that take waste away from the blood to produce urine
13 in a big way
M a terrible accident or sth that causes lots of damage
14 authorities
N moving quickly to one side to avoid being hit by sth
15 warehouse
O someone who has lost a leg or arm
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LISTENING
Dieting Dilemma p. 22, CD Track 9
You will hear five people speaking about the pros (+) and cons (–) of the five diets described in the magazine.
Task 2
Task 1
T Vocabulary – Food and Health
T
First, match these words, which you’ll hear in the recording, with their
definitions.
1 digestion
A substances that animals and people need to live
and grow
2 to starve
B the process by which food in your stomach
becomes energy that your body can use
3 protein
4 fiber (BrE: fibre)
5 lean (meat)
6 calcium
7 nutrients
Reading Comprehension,
Listening Comprehension
Now match each speaker with
the correct diets.
Speaker 1
raw foodism
Speaker 2
veganism
Speaker 3
cleanses
C having very little fat
Speaker 4
fruitarianism
D a substance found in foods such as meat, cheese,
and eggs that is necessary for the body to grow
and be strong
Speaker 5
paleo diet
E to become very weak or even die because there is
not enough food to eat
F a chemical element found in teeth, bones and chalk
G a substance in certain foods, such as fruit,
vegetables, and brown bread, that travels through
the body and helps any waste leave the body easily
The Science of Sleep and Smartphones p. 23, CD Track 10
Task 1
T Maturita Practice - Listening for Specific Detail
Listen to two teenagers talking about problems with sleeping. What advice
was given to the boy who can’t sleep well? What is the boy going to do?
Task 2
Task 3
T Vocabulary – Adjectives, Listening for Specific Detail
Look at some sentences taken from the recording and try to fill in the gaps with
the missing adjectives. If you can’t remember the exact word, try to fill in any
adjective that logically fits there. Then listen again to check your answers.
1 You look ____________ .
2 Were there any ____________ noises or anything keeping you awake?
3 I’ve heard that keeping your phone on while you sleep is really
____________ for you.
T Speaking, Pair Work
Can you think of any additional
advice to give the boy who isn’t
sleeping well? With a partner, write
your own dialogue talking about
sleep. (e.g. what time you go to
bed, what you do before bed, how
you wake up, if you sleep with your
phone, etc.)
4 I always turn my phone off before bed and I sleep ____________.
5 My mom even asked me if I was ____________ this morning.
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SONGS
Sing Your Way Back to School p. 26
T Vocabulary – Phrasal Verbs, Reading Comprehension
Practise phrasal verbs from the article by filling their correct forms into the sentences below. Then you can try to write your
own sentence for each of the phrasal verbs.
relate to figure out take (sth) in think ahead look back
I have finally _______________ how to take photos with my new smartphone.
1 It’s almost winter – let’s _______________ and plan some skiing trips.
2 I also found it stressful to move to a big city, so I can _______________ your problems.
3 When she _______________ on the previous year, she only remembered the good times.
4 There was so much information to _______________ that I actually had to read the book twice to understand it.
Blaine Larsen “In My High School” p. 16, CD Track 14
Task 3
T Vocabulary – Personality
Match each word with the correct definition. You can use a dictionary or the internet to help find the meaning.
1 jocks
a) good people who follow the rules; comes from religion
2 smokers
b) students in their 12th and last year of American school
3 rednecks
c) people who don’t fit in, or don’t have many friends
4 jokers
d) bad students, the opposite of angels
5 outcasts
e) students who play a lot of sports
6 rebels
f) funny people who are rarely serious
7 saints
g) people who like cigarettes
8 devils
h) students who break the rules, go against what’s expected
9 seniors
i) uneducated people, usually from small towns
Then work with a partner and practise describing the words. Give examples of their behaviour, using phrases like
“This is someone who/that…” e.g. This is someone who never does anything wrong and always does their homework.
(a saint)
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Taylor Swift “Fifteen” p. 16, CD Track 15
Vocabulary – Lexical Sets, Listening for Specific Detail, Group Work
First, write three categories on the board. Ask the students to give you examples for each
category. Then give one category to each student. (“numbers” for weaker students, “advice”
T for more advanced students). You can also create additional categories. Play the song and
complete Task 1.
Then ask the class to make groups of students with the same category and see how many
additional answers they can add to their lexical set. Set a time limit of five minutes.
Task 1
Listen to the song. On your own, circle the words that you hear. There is one answer in each category that you will not hear.
Numbers
one
four
five
ten
fifteen
fifty
Verbs About High School Life
(past, present, continuous, etc.)
to laugh
to hope
to wait
to behave
to cry
to want
Advice for Surviving School
Try and stay out of everybody’s
way
Count to ten and take it in
Don’t forget to look before you fall
You might find who you’re
supposed to be
Remember to be on time
Take a deep breath
Task 2
Then, in groups, see how many more words or phrases you can add to your category in five minutes.
Vitamin C “Graduation (Friends Forever)” p. 16, CD Track 17
Group Work, Listening Comprehension
Put the students in odd-numbered groups (e.g. 3, 5, 7) and have them sit in a circle. Give one paper to each
student. Then play only the chorus of the song. Students should listen and complete no more than three
T lines. Then students should pass the paper to their left. Play the chorus again and the students can complete
three more lines on their new paper. They can also correct one previous line if necessary. Continue playing
the chorus and passing papers in a circle until all students have completed all lines.
Task 1
Chorus:
As _______________________________________________________________________________
We _______________________________________________________________________________
All _______________________________________________________________________________
Had ______________________________________________________________________________
And ______________________________________________________________________________
Come _____________________________________________________________________________
We _______________________________________________________________________________
Friends ____________________________________________________________________________
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Task 2
T Listening for Specific Detail
There is one extra word in every second line (in italics). Listen to the song and
cross out the extra words.
And so we talked all night about the rest of our lives
Where we’re going to be when we turn age 25
I keep thinking times will never change
Keep on thinking about things will always be the same
But when we leave this year we won’t be coming back
No more just hanging out cause we’re on a different track
And if you’ve got something that you need to say
You better say it right now ’cause you don’t have any another day
’Cause we’re moving on and we can’t slow down
These memories are playing like a film soundtrack without sound
And I keep thinking of that night in June
I didn’t know too much of love but it came too soon
and there was me and you and then we got real blue
Stay at home tonight talking on the telephone
And we would get so excited and we’d get so scared
Laughing at ourselves and thinking life’s not fair
And this is how it always feels
Chorus
So if we get the big jobs
And if we make the big money
When we look back now
Will our jokes still be so funny?
Will we still remember everything we learned in school?
Still be trying to break up every single rule
Will little, brainy Bobby be the stockbroker man?
Can Heather find a real job that won’t interfere with her tan?
I keep, keep thinking that it’s not goodbye
Keep on thinking it’s a time to fly
And this is how it always feels
Chorus
Will we think about tomorrow like we think about now?
Can we survive it living out there?
Can we make it somehow?
I guess I never thought that this would never end
And suddenly it’s like we’re women and men
Will the past be a shadow that will maybe follow us around?
Will these memories fade when I leave this town
I keep, keep thinking that no it’s not goodbye
Keep on thinking it’s a time to fly
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Beowulf
SOLUTIONS FROM
THE MAGAZINE
Lesson Plan Extension
Famous Places in Washington DC p. 15
1D, 2E, 3C, 4B, 5A
Maturita Listening p. 18
1B, 2B, 3C, 4A
Beowulf: The Oldest English Epic (p. 31)
Mind Benders p. 19
Schedule: French, Chemistry, Drums, World History,
Creative Writing, Algebra, Swimming on Fridays
12:00-1:00
Reading Part 6 pp. 26–27
Take turns trying to read one or more lines of the Old
English poem. Then scan the QR code (or go to
https://goo.gl/u4EzgL) to listen to the poem being read by
a university professor.
1F, 2T, 3T, 4T, 5F, 6F, 7T, 8F, 9F, 10T
Reading Part 8 pp. 28–29
1E, 2A, 3G, 4F, 5B
Discuss
Are you surprised by the sound? Does it sound like modern English?
Is there another language it reminds you of? Look at the sample text
of Old Czech. Do you think the Czech language has changed as much
in the last 1000 years as English has?
Sample text of Old Czech (12th-13th Century):
Pauel dal geſt ploſcoucih zemu. Wlah dalgeſt dolaſ zemu iſuiatemu
ſcepanu ſeduema duſnicoma bogucea aſedlatu
With modern spelling: Pavel dal jest Ploškovcích zem’u. Vlach dal jest Dolás zem’u i sv’atému
Ščepánu se dvěma dušníkoma Bogučeja a Sedlatu.
Beowulf Part 1 – Comic, Audio (pp. 32–35), CD Track 12
SOLUTIONS FROM THE tf
ARTICLES
Cheating to Win
One – second question in the magazine. Two – third
question, Three – first question
London’s Burning: The Great Fire of 1666
Task 1
positive: fashionable, great, safe, shining
negative: awful, catastrophic, chaotic, dangerous, dirty,
overcrowded, panicked, terrified
Task 2
Answers may vary – as long as students can explain
their answers, you can give credit. Some sample answers
include: to destroy, fire, devastation, plague, disaster,
victim, to burn, flames, chaos, panic, destruction, etc.
America’s Presidential Palace
1 Five full time chefs…/Dinner at the White House is
prepared by five full-time chefs;
2 James Hoban / An Irish architect, James Hoban,
designed the White House;
3 Ireland (Dublin), France / The White House was
influenced by buildings in Ireland and France;
4 passport / Either a passport or a US ID card must be
presented by all visitors.
5 Oval Office / Visitors/Tourists/People/You can find
the president’s desk in the Oval Office.
Mirror, Mirror on the Wall…
EXTENSION
1 Brainstorm a list of words for different emotions. Try to think of
unusual ones beyond simply happy, sad, etc. The following list can be
used to help:
Task 1: imperfect (imperfection), unreal, unhealthy,
impossible, insecure, unusual, unable, disabilities, disagree
Task 2: 1 impossible; 2 insecure; 3 imperfections;
4 illegal
Task 3: uncertain, impatient, unavailable, incomplete,
irregular, unused, unclear
A Party for Film Fans
1T, 2C, 3KV, 4S, 5C, 6S
furious – terrified – overjoyed – relieved –
confused – shocked – proud
Vocabulary Review
2 In pairs, go through each panel of the comic and assign an emotion that
you think best fits it. Compare with the rest of the class.
1i; 2e; 3o; 4f; 5l; 6g; 7a; 8k; 9h; 10n; 11d; 12m; 13c;
14j; 15b
LISTENING
Dieting Dilemma
Task 1: 1B, 2E, 3D, 4G, 5C, 6F, 7A
Task 2: 1 cleanses, 2 raw foodism, 3 paleo diet,
4 fruitarianism, 5 veganism
The Science of Sleep and Smartphones
Beowulf Part 2 – Audio CD Track 13
Task 1: to turn off phone before going to bed, to get
a night filter app; the boy is going to get that app and
shut his phone off before bed and now he is going to get
a large coffee
Task 2: 1 terrible, 2 loud, 3 bad , 4 fine, 5 sick
EXTENSION
1 Using the magazine and their notes, have groups of students write
their own script for Beowulf and perform it for the class. They can
change the words to make it more modern or role play the words from
the comic to practise accuracy.
2 Have students draw their own comics for Part 2 of the story.
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Sing Your Way Back to School
1 figured out, 2 think ahead, 3 relate to, 4 looked back,
5 take in
Blaine Larsen “In My High School”
1e, 2g, 3i, 4f, 5c, 6h, 7a, 8d, 9b
Vitamin C “Graduation
(Friends Forever)”
Task 1
As we go on
We remember
All the times we
Had together
And as our lives change
Come whatever
We will still be
Friends forever
Task 2
First verse: age, about, just, any, soundtrack, too, tonight,
always
Second verse: if, so, up, real, always
Third verse: living, never, maybe, no
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