Pag. 16 es. 1
In pairs, discuss who your role models are. Think about business people, sports stars, entertainers, and people you know.
My role models are people I know. They are my parents, because they are the most important people for me.
Pag. 16 es. 2
Match questions 1 – 8 with answers a – h. Then listen and check.
1. Who inspires you?
2. What does he do?
3. Why do you admire him?
4. Does he give any money to charity?
5. Which charities does he give money to?
6. Have you ever met him?
7. What is he doing now?
8. Are you similar to him in any way?
a. No, never.
b. Different african charities, I think.
c. He’s developing the first ever spaceport.
d. Richard Branson.
e. Yes, in some ways I am.
f. He owns Virgin Atlantic.
g. Yes, he’s very generous.
h. Because he’s so energetic and successful.
1 – d
2 – f
3 – h
4 – g
5 – b
6 – a
7 – c
8 – e
Pag. 16 es. 3
Read the GRAMMAR FOCUS. Then complete the examples. Look at the questions in blue in Exercise 2.
Present Simple: Why do you admire him?
Present Continuous: What is he doing now?
Present Perfect: Have you ever met him?
Pag. 16 es. 4
Complete the questions for the interview about Aung San Suu Kyi. Then listen and check.
1. ‘Who inspires you?’ ‘The person who inspires me is Aung San Suu Kyi.’
2. ‘Who is that?’ ‘She’s the Burmese Nobel Peace laureate.’
3. ‘Why do you admire her?’ ‘I admire her because she’s 100 percent loyal to the people of her country.’
4. ‘What does she believe in?’ ‘She believes in non-violent action.’
5. ‘Have you ever seen her?’ ‘No, I haven’t seen her, but I’ve listened to her speaking.’
6. ‘What is she doing now?’ ‘She’s working for peace, democracy and human rights.’
Pag. 16 es. 5
Complete the questions about the subject (a) and about the object (b) of each sentence.
1. Who tried Japanese food? – What has Neil tried?
2. Who can speak three languages? – how many languages can Rosie speak?
3. Who has visited London? – Which capital city has Dave visited?
4. Who is thinking about food? – What is Tom thinking about food?
Pag. 16 es. 6
Complete the sentences to make them true for you.
1. I’m reading the English book at the moment.
2. I spend most money on clothes.
3. It takes me ten minutes to get to school.
4. I go shopping for clothes several times a year.
5. I usually have lunch with my parents.
6. Doctors inspires me.
Pag. 16 es. 7
In pairs, ask and answer questions about the information in Exercise 6. Use different question words.
1. What are you reading at the moment? An English book.
2. How do you spend most money? On clothes.
3. How long it takes you to get to school?
4. How many times do you go shopping a year?
5. Who do you usually have lunch with?
6. Who inspires you?
Pag. 17 es. 1
In pairs, look at some of the places where people do voloìuntary work. Discuss why you would or wouldn’t like to volunteer in each place.
1. in a developing country: Yes, I would like because I want to do something to someone.
2. in a hospital: Yes, I would like because I want to help people who need help.
3. in a library: No, I wouldn’t like because I think it’s boring.
4. in a nursery: Yes, I would like because I love children.
5. in a prison: No, I wouldn’t like because I think it’s dangerous as work.
6. in a soup kitchen for homeless people: Yes, I would like because I want to help people.
7. in an old person’s home: Yes, I would like even if I think it’s sometimes difficult.
8. on a farm: Yes, I would like because I like animals.
Pag. 17 es. 2
Listen to two volunteers, Karen and Martin. Where do they do their voluntary work?
Martin works in a farm.
Karen work as a volunteer in her city. She goes them house.
Pag. 17 es. 3
Read questions 1 – 8 in Exercise 4. Match the underlined words and phrases with these words and phrases from the interview.
1. confident: 7
2. elderly: 1
3. impresses people: 8
4. in a team: 6
5. more likely to do something: 5
6. pigs and chickens: 2
7. Saturday and Sunday: 4
8. two or three: 3
Pag. 17 es. 4
Listen again and answer the questions. Write K (Karen) or M (Martin).
Who:
1. Helps old people in the local area? (K)
2. Works with farm animals? (M)
3. Volunteers a few hours a week? (K)
4. Does volunteering work every weekend? (M)
5. Thinks that volunteers are more active than other people? (K)
6. Enjoys working with other people? (M)
7. Thinks that voluntary work makes you more sure of yourself? (M)
8. Thinks that doing voluntary work makes a good impression? (K)
Pag. 17 es. 5
Imagine you could volunteer anywhere in the world. Which country would you choose? Why? Discuss in pairs.
I choose South America, because I think it is one of the countries with the most social, hygienic and economic problems.
Pag. 17 es. 6
Listen to Becky talking about international volunteering. Answer the questions.
1. I think Becky is talking to a student.
2. Yes, she did.
Pag. 17 es. 7
Listen again and complete the sentences with a word or short phrase.
1. Becky did volunteering work in Africa last year.
2. She was there for six months.
3. Becky’s job was to care for elephants.
4. Becky says that life can be very different in other countries and gives the weather as an example.
5. She thinks that volunteers need to:
• be fit and healthy.
• have good comunication skills.
• be responsible.
6. Becky recommends a volunteering agency which is called ‘Voluntary today’.
7. Their phone number is 07923341565.
Pag. 17 es. 8
Are you a good candidate for international volunteer work? Why not? Discuss in pairs.
Yes, I am because I like working in this way.
Pag. 17 es. 9
Listen and put the adjectives in the correct group depending on the stress.
A: interested, passionate
B: ambitious, outgoing
C: responsible, unpopular
D: disappointed, optimistic
Pag. 17 es. 11
Complete WORD STORE 1D. Write the adjectives to make pairs of opposites. Then listen, check and repeat.
healthy – unhealthy
loyal – disloyal
sensitive – insensitive
fit – unfit
successful - unsuccessful
