REVISION A
Student’s Book pages 41-42
1 Listen to this radio interview about eating better for better sleep. What kind of advice do you think the doctor will give?
Audioscript
Presenter: Dr Najjar is here with us at the studio to give us a few tips about eating better for better sleep. Doctor, is there a diet to follow or certain foods to eat that would help us sleep better?
Dr Najjar: You can improve your sleep by eating foods like fruit, vegetables, beans and whole grains. These tend to produce serotonin, a hormone that helps cause sleepiness, and may even be responsible for giving you good dreams! However, be careful with the amount of food you eat – a big meal may make you sleepy, but digesting it could be a problem later that night. Certain foods and drinks can stop you sleeping well. The caffeine in coffee, tea and chocolate will stop you sleeping well if you drink or eat anything that contains it four hours before bedtime. Your diet can also have an indirect effect on your sleep. Eating a lot of sweets and white bread can cause your blood sugar to rise fast, and fall quickly again, as well as causing you to put on weight. This in turn causes snoring and sleep apnea, which will contribute to irregular sleep patterns.
Presenter: Well, thank you Doctor. Let’s all try putting some of Dr Najjar’s advice into practice! I’m looking forward to sleeping better already.
Answers
Students’ own answers. They should start their sentences with ‘You should …’ or ‘It is better to …’ or ‘Get better sleep/Sleep better by eating …’
2 Listen again. Try to remember what foods will help you sleep better and what foods will make you sleep worse. Put them in the table below.
Foods for better sleep |
Foods that stop you sleeping well
|
fruit, vegetables, beans, whole grains |
a big meal, coffee, tea, chocolate, sweets, white bread
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3 Listen to the text one more time and do the following exercises.
1 Check your answers as you listen. Write three sentences in your notebook in your own words giving advice about eating to sleep well.
2 Add three foods to each column. Research this if you need to.
3 Roleplay the interview with a partner. Close your books and try to remember as much as possible.
Answers
1 Students’ own answers
2 Answers may vary but could include fish, fruit juice, rice, yoghurt and cereal in the ‘better’ column, and spicy food, fizzy drinks, pasta and too much dairy produce in the ‘worse’ column
3 Students’ own answers
4 Read the story below. Now close your books. With your partner, tell the story without reading it.
Last summer, builders rebuilt the school hall. They redesigned the playground. They fixed the roof. They renovated the bathrooms. They improved the appearance of the school a lot.
Answers
Students’ own answers
5 Read the story again. Then, retell it with your partner as if you were a news reporter, using the passive. You can start by saying Last summer, the school hall was rebuilt. Work in new pairs. Make up another short news story. Use the passive where necessary.
Answers
Last summer, the school hall was rebuilt. The playground was redesigned. The roof was fixed. The bathrooms were renovated. The appearance of the school was improved a lot. Students’ own answers
6 Read this article about the Olympic Opening Ceremony. Give two ways in which the writer thinks it is special.
In the summer of 2012, incredible sporting achievements were celebrated with a unique theatrical spectacle that marked the opening of the Olympics in London. The Olympic stadium was transformed into a stage for a four-hour event that told the history of Britain, up until the modern day.
The spectacle involved thousands of volunteers. These amateur performers and crew put together an incredible show, demonstrating impressive teamwork and a professional attitude throughout. The volunteer cast took the audience on a time-travelling journey from rural England, through the Industrial Revolution, to the 1960s, using dances and sketches that represented each decade.
The special effects were also impressive, with light-shows, optical illusions, incredible scene changes and smooth mechanics. It was a spectacle that appealed to the emotions too. Moments of pride followed moments of humour. Rowan Atkinson (better known as Mr Bean) interrupted an orchestral piece in his own comic style.
After an event such as this, only one thing remained: to pay tribute to the athletes taking part in the Summer Olympics. The Olympians marched around the stadium, capturing the magic of this moment! As the audience watched breathlessly, the Olympics were declared officially open.
To this day, audience members and people who watched the spectacle on their televisions are still talking about the incredible achievement of this celebratory opening ceremony.
Suggested answer
The writer thinks it is special because he says that the amateur performers put on an incredible show; he also says that the special effects were impressive.
7 Answer the following questions with a partner.
1 Read the description for a second time and give the ceremony a name. Why did you choose this name?
2 In the second paragraph, the writer mentions the volunteers. What two aspects of their participation is the writer impressed by?
3 Summarise the four main elements of the show in your own words. Write about 50 words.
4 Why do you think the spectacle made such a big impression on its audience?
Answers
1 Students’ own answers; might include ideas such as The History of Britain, An Olympic Display, An Impressive Ceremony, A Celebration of Achievement
2 The writer is impressed by the volunteers’ ability to work as a team, as well as their professional attitude.
3 Suggested answer: The show consisted of sketches, lightshows, dances, music and comedy. The first part was a dance display, which was followed by sketches of important moments in British history. After this, the Olympic athletes joined a procession, and when this finished, the Olympics was officially opened.
4 Suggested answer: It is possible that the Olympic Opening ceremony was so impressive because it was a very different approach from those ceremonies that had happened before. It might also be because it was performed and organised very well.
8 Imagine you’re at the Olympic Games and you are now writing postcards. Write a postcard to a friend telling them about what you have done and seen so far.
Suggested answer
Dear……………… ,
How are you? I’m having a great time here in London! We’ve been here for three days now, and I’ve already seen so many events. I went to the incredible Opening Ceremony, which was the best thing I’ve ever seen – we saw all the athletes up quite close! I’m going to the women’s basketball tomorrow, which I’m really looking forward to.
Hope you’re well.
Love,
………………
9 Next write a postcard to your mother, telling her about your plans, and what you promise to do when you get back.
Suggested answer
Dear Mum,
Hi! How are you? I’m fine, and I’m having a great time here at the Olympics. We’ve seen so many amazing sports events, and the Opening Ceremony was really special, too. I even saw the Jordanian team. I miss you and Dad a lot though, and I’m going to help you to clean the house when I get back. I promise I’ll tidy my room and do all my homework, as well as helping you to cook the meals. I’ll bring you a souvenir of the Olympics, too!
Love,
…………..
REVISION A
Activity Book pages 29-30
1 Listen to a radio commentary on a competition in the Olympic Games, 2012 CE. Answer question 1 below.
1 What sport is the radio announcer talking about? How can you tell? Now listen again. Answer the rest of the questions.
2 Which team is losing at the beginning? Which words tell you this?
3 Are the spectators enthusiastic? Write the words that say this.
4 What does the announcer mean when he says ‘another one in the net’?
5 What is the final score? Is it a surprise?
2 With your partner, try to create a match commentary for a sport that you choose. Use the Present Continuous and Present Simple tenses. Make notes below before you start speaking. Make sure you use the following words.
pass team play net/goal shoot score miss court/pitch |
3 Read these instructions about how to make a paper lantern for Eid al-Fitr. Close your books and tell your partner how to make it.
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4 Now imagine you have made the paper lantern. You want to make a report about what you did, using the passive voice. Write the report in your notebook, beginning as follows.
A two-centimetre strip was cut off the piece of card and put aside to use as a handle. The card …
Page 29, exercise 1
1 The radio announcer is talking about basketball. You can tell because he says ‘takes the ball and bounces it’, ‘shoots at the net’, ‘court’ and ‘hoop’.
2 Britain – it says ‘Britain will have to work hard to catch up with the Germans now.’
3 Yes, they are. ‘The crowd are going wild.’
4 He means that the player has thrown the ball into the net and scored another goal.
5 The final score is 87–86, and Britain won. It is a surprise because they were losing until the last minute.
Page 29, exercise
2 Students’ own answers
Page 30, exercise 3
Students’ own answers
Page 30, exercise 4
Suggested answer: A two-centimetre strip was cut off the piece of card and put aside to use as a handle. The card was folded in half along its length. Cuts were made from the folded side. The card was opened out. The card was folded with the two short sides together and secured with staples. The handle was stapled to the top of the lantern.