REVISION B
Student’s Book pages 83-84
1 Write down a word or name in each box. Then work in pairs. Talk about what you have written and explain why you wrote it.
a person who you like
a building which inspires you
an object which is valuable to you
something which you carry with you every day
an object which you’d like to buy
a book which you’d like to read
a place where you’d like to go
a place where you were very happy as a child
Ali is a person who I like very much. He is a kind and generous person
Answers
Students’ own answers
2 Think of a famous invention. Use the Present and Past Simple Passive to ask and answer your partner’s questions about it. Can you guess your partner’s invention? Choose from the verbs in the box.
invent make (of) use (for) design (by) construct (from) produce |
Answers
Students’ own answers
3 Write about an inventor whose invention you think has had the biggest and most influential effect on our daily lives. Back up your opinion with information and facts.
Answers
Students’ own answers
4 Listen to an interview with a Jordanian scientist called Adnan Saleem. He is talking about global warming, and its causes and effects. What is global warming?
Audioscript
Interviewer: Professor Adnan, some people are not well aware of how terribly global warming is affecting our planet. Can you please explain?
Adnan Saleem: Global warming is one of the biggest problems in the world today. Its effect on animals, agriculture, as well as humans is frightening. Temperature is increasing worldwide, ice is melting, some animal species are breeding less, and sea level rise has become faster over the last century.
Interviewer: That doesn’t sound pleasant. Do you think these problems will become worse in the future?
Adnan Saleem: Indeed. If governments and people don’t take immediate action to reduce global warming, the effects will only get worse. Future effects include more killer storms, floods and droughts, massive crop failures, widespread extinction of species and less fresh water.
Interviewer: What immediate action do you mean should be taken?
Adnan Saleem: Every individual should begin with themselves and encourage their acquaintances if possible. Cut down your use of electricity, do not burn trash, ride your bike from time to time or walk, plant trees and recycle. These are all ideas that are good for your health as well.
Interviewer: I will be the first to take that advice! Thank you Professor Adnan.
Answers
Global warming is the rise in the average temperature all around the world. It is one of the biggest problems in the world today because it affects everything: animals, agriculture, and even humans.
5 Listen to Adnan Saleem again. Answer the questions.
1 What is the message that the speaker is trying to deliver?
2 Is the information provided in the audioscript fact or the speaker’s opinion?
3 According to professor Adnan, what effects does global warming have on our planet? And how can we reduce it?
4 In your opinion, which of these effects could be the most devastating? Explain.
Answers
1 Global warming is a serious problem that needs our attention immediately. We can help, but we have to act now.
2 The descriptions of what is happening in the world are fact.
3 Because of global warming, the temperature is rising, ice is melting, some animal species are breeding less, and sea level rise has become faster over the last century. We can reduce it by using less electricity, not burning trash, walking/riding a bike instead of a car, planting trees and recycling.
4 Students’ own answers
6 Work in pairs. Ask and answer the questions using the phrases below and the Second Conditional.
1 you lose your passport on holiday
2 your boat starts sinking in the ocean
3 there is a fire in your building
4 your tent blows away in a storm
5 someone takes your suitcase by mistake at a foreign airport
6 you see an accident on the way to school
A: What would you do if you lost your passport on holiday?
B: I’d go to the police, then …
Students’ own answers
7 Work in a group. Make and respond to suggestions about something interesting to do together this weekend (for example, going somewhere, doing a sport, watching something). See how long you can keep the conversation going!
A: Shall we visit the museum this weekend?
Students’ own answers
8 Write an invitation to your foreign friend, inviting them to visit Jordan in the summer. Explain the reasons you would like them to visit, mentioning Jordan’s various tourist attractions, museums, landscape and wildlife, as well as Jordanian culture and climate.
Students’ own answers
REVISION B
Activity Book pages 58-59
1 Rewrite the following text. Use the words from the box to replace the ones in bold.
flood magma pottery diamonds been frozen remote benefited Nomadic people tent wildlife |
Last summer, my family and I went on a trip to a faraway camping site up in the mountains. We saw a lot of animals and living things that were specific to the area. The weather was nice and cold. The place where we set up our shelter was high up and next to a lake. In the early morning, the plants had turned into ice and we had to wear warm clothes. My father told us old stories about the people who travelled constantly and who passed through these areas. These people worried that hot liquid would flow out of the volcano and kill everything. But instead, there was a huge overflow of water and rain many years ago that killed a lot of people. There were also miners who would look for precious stones in some of the caves in the mountain. Most people who lived up in the mountains profited from nature. They made pots made from clay using the mud that they got from the land.
Last summer, my family and I went on a trip to a remote camping site up in the mountains. We saw a lot of wildlife that were specific to the area. The weather was nice and cold. The place where we set up our tent was high up and next to a lake. In the early morning, the plants had been frozen and we had to wear warm clothes. My father told us old stories about the nomadic who passed through these areas. These people worried that magma would flow out of the volcano and kill everything. But instead, there was a huge flood many years ago that killed a lot of people. There were also miners who would look for diamonds in some of the caves in the mountain. Most people who lived up in the mountains benefited from nature. They made pottery using the mud that they got from the land.
2 Work in pairs. Have your partner decide what category the words belong to. Then, make sentences in your notebook using the words from the box below.
monsoon plain geologist engineer marble wet snow mountain range artist brass wood sculptor desert rainfall canyon plastic hot metal glacier dune |
Climate |
Geographical features |
Professions/Skills |
Material |
monsoon wet snow desert rainfall hot
|
plain mountain range canyon glacier dune |
geologist engineer artist sculptor |
marble brass wood plastic metal |
Example answers: Monsoon climates consist of a rainy season and a dry season. The highest mountain range in the world is the Himalayas. An engineer is someone who designs structures and systems, by using his knowledge of science and mathematics. A lot of ancient buildings were made from marble.
3 Write an email to a friend. Tell them about a trip you are planning. Describe where you are going and what you are going to do there. Use defining and non-defining clauses as in the example below.
I’m going to Petra, where there are many ruins, for a holiday.
The Dead Sea is a place where people go to relax and get medical treatment.
Students’ own answers
4 Listen to a conversation between two friends. Fill in the table below using the information you hear. What does each of Ameen and Saleem suggest?
Ameen |
Saleem |
wants to go to the park wants to eat ice cream |
wants to go to the mall wants to ask Faisal to come with them |
5 Work in pairs. Write notes about yourself and things you have done. Have your partner talk about you using the Past Simple Passive.
The English lesson was fully understood by Tareq.
The project was very well presented by Ameera.
Students’ own answers
6 Write a paragraph about some possible solutions to global warming. Use the Second Conditional. We would see an improvement in global warming if people conserved electricity. In addition, if people used their cars less often, there would be less pollution.
Example answer: We would see an improvement in global warming if people conserved electricity. In addition, if people used their cars less often, there would be less pollution. If there were less pollution, fewer species of animals would become extinct so quickly. If information about global warming was wider-known, we would do more to slow down the process.
7 Put the following phrases under the appropriate heading in the table below to make suggestions.
going to the mall? play tennis? visiting Petra? planning a trip? study for tomorrow’s test? having dinner at 8 o’clock? take the bus to school? |
What about... |
Why don’t we... |
going to the mall? visiting Petra? planning a trip? having dinner at 8 o’clock? |
play tennis? study for tomorrow’s test? take the bus to school? |