B1 THE ENVIRONMENT

Here you can find:

• Reading practice
• Grammar (first conditional) 
• Speaking: monologues and interactions
• Videos 

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READING
Read the text p71 and do exercises 1,2.3,4,5
text+exercises 
This is a second Reading task
text + exercises 3, 4 & Word booster 
KEY
Text p71
1
Paragraph 4-a    Paragraph 1-b    Paragraph 2-c    Paragraph 3-d
2
1 human being (Paragraph 2)    2 influence their parents' decisions (Parag 4)    3 Rail travel (P. 3)    4 will probably (P. 1)    5 make (P. 3)    6 are not (P. 1)    7 won't (P. 1)
3
2 plastic packaging    3 working out    4 consequences    5 habits    6 footprint 
4
Suggested answers
climate, global warming, carbon footprint, earth, life, habits
5
Suggested answer
The text talks about the effect global warming will have on the climate and life on earth. It discusses how we must reduce our carbon footprint and help others to change their habits. 
Text p75
3
a4    b1    c3    d2
4
1  How long are Australians usually in the shower?
2  Why do they spend so long in the shower?
3  Why are the camels attacking animals and destroying plants?
4  What is the total wild camel population in Australia?
5  Why is the rising sea level a big problem for Australians?
6  Why are bushfires very common in parts of rural Australia?
7  How much pollution have Australians bushfires generated?
Word booster
1d    2a    3c    4e    5f    6g    7b

   GRAMMAR


KEY

VIDEOS

B1-CAL

Follow up   

• The Environment: Video, Vocabulary, Listening & Speaking

Homework 

• On Thursday 13th , we're going to practice the speaking skill with dialogues. There are two cards A & B, one for you and the other for your partner. Prepare your card on your own to make it similar to the exam. As it happened with the monologues, you need to include modals, present perfect, vocabulary related to language learning (see the post B1 File 4B) and dependent prepositions. Remember there's a model for dialogues in the blog

• Don't forget to write your post in the forum. The post is called "B1-CAL FILE 4B FORUM". Open it and follow the instructions. The thread will be closed this Friday

B1-A

Follow up   

• The Environment: Video, Vocabulary, Listening, Speaking & Grammar (first conditional) 

Homework 

• Practice first conditional through exercise 7a on p212 of your student's book and also through exercise 7 of your handout

• On Wednesday 13th , we're going to practice the speaking skill with dialogues. There are two cards A & B, one for you and the other for your partner. Prepare your card on your own to make it similar to the exam. As it happened with the monologues, you need to include modals, present perfect, vocabulary related to language learning (see the post B1 File 4B) and dependent prepositions. Remember there's a model for dialogues in the blog

• Don't forget to write your post in the forum. The post is called "B1-A FILE 4B FORUM". Open it and follow the instructions. The thread will be closed this Thursday

A grammar question

I'm positive you find it difficult to choose: You and I  OR  You and me. No doubts any longer after watching this video

A2- Semi

Homework 

• Study irregular verbs starting with eat up to see

• Revise shopping vocabulary bank on p241

• Read Grammar explanations 9B about Present Perfect+for/since (p229) and do exercises. Ask questions next day

• Listen to the radio programme 4b and do exercises b & c (p133). Key below

• There's a new written assignment: Writing a biography of someone you know or a famous person who is still alive (125-150 words). Find the instructions and some practice on p204-6b,c. Key below. Deadline: Thursday, 20th February

KEY
Listening
4
b
They are Duncan Jones and his father, David Bowie. They had a good relationship.
c
2  he was born in the UK in 1971.
3  His parents divorced when he was 9. He stayed with his father. He saw his mother, Angie, until he was 13, but he hasn't seen her since then.
4  His father tried to get him to learn the drums, the saxophone, and the piano.
5  He went to the London film School and studied to be a  director.
6  His father bought him an 7mm video camera, which he used to make films about his Star Wars toys.
7 He directed the TV commercials in the early years of his career.
8 He made Moon in 2006.It's a science-fiction drama and was very successful. he won the prize for Best New British Director.
9  He made Source Code, a science-fiction thriller, and Warcraft, based on the game World of Warcraft. They have both been successful.
10  He wanted to be a film director because he wanted to be behind the cameras, not in front of them. He hated the paparazzi who were around when he was a child and doesn't like being photographed.
Writing
6b
2 divorced    3 lived    4 became    5 appeared    6 went    7 wrote     8 starred    9 won    10 didn't finish    11 has become    12 has appeared    13 has received    14 won    15 has been