Four Corners 2 - Unit 9
Four Corners 2 - Unit 9
Four Corners 2 - Unit 9
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A Match the people and the things they
Why?
your answers on page 94.
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Where was he born?
1 Vocabulary Careers
A Match the words and the pictures. Then listen and check your answers.
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Emilio Palma was born at The first person on Junko Tabei was the Venus and Serena
Argentina's Esperanza Base the moon in 1969 was first woman to climb Williams are great
in Antarctica in 1978. He American astronaut Neil Mt. Everestin 1975. She athletes. They were
was the first person born Armstrong. He was on the was also the first woman the first sisters to win
on the continent. moon for only two anda toclimb the highest Wimbledon in 2000.
half hours. mountains on all severn
continents.
B Which people from Part A would you like to meet? What question would you ask themn?
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A Complete the sentences with the correct past form of be. Then compare
with a partner.
1 Coco Chanel an amazing French designer.
2 Albert Einstein. . born in Germany.
3 Alfred Hitchcock a great director.
4 Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo born in Mexico.
5 Mozart and Beethoven. famous composers.
3 Artist Vincent van Gogh was born in the 20th century. (19th century)
5 Venus and Serena Williams were born in the late 1970s. (early 1980s)
B:1s it... ?
A: No, sorry. He was born in the 19th century.
5 Keep talking!
Student Ago to page 141 and Student B go to page 145 for more practice.
Why famous He was the first president She was very He was in a lot of funny
in track and
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unit 9 Lesson A
A PAIR WORK You and your partner have information about six famous people from the past, but
some information is missing. Ask these questions and complete the information.
Where was...born? When was...born?
What did...do? Why was... famous?
He was the first . She was very creative, and her He was in a lot of .
Why famous
ofthe. art was very interesting. black-and-white
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BI'm not sure, but I think...
Interactions Certainty and uncertainty
A Look at the pictures. Where are the people? What are they doing?
L i s t e n to the conversation. Does Mike know the answer to both questions? Then practice the conversation.
Mike Let's go over more questions before our test Jenny Correct! This one's more difficult. Who was
tomorrow. Plato's teacher?
Jenny 0K. What was the original of New York
name City? Mike I'm not sure, but I think it was Aristotle.
Mike It was New Amsterdam.
Jenny Actually, Aristotle was Plato's student. Socrates
Jenny
Are you sure? was his teacher.
Mike I'm positive. Mike Oh, right.
COListen to the expressions. The practice the conversation again with the new expressions.
Expressing certainty
I'm positive. T'm certain. (P'm sure.
Expressing uncertainty
I'm not sure, but I think... 'm not certain, but I think...
'm not positive, but Ithink.. .
D Circle the answer you think is correct. Practice with a partner and use
expressions from Part C. Then check your
answers on page 94.
B Listen to
four friends play a board game. Write the players' guesses in the second column.
B GROUPwORK Ask your questions. Use expressions of certainty or uncertainty in the answers.
can
I admire U.S. President Abraham Nobel Prize in Literature winner Bono is atalented musician, but
Lincoln. He was honest' as a lawyer Kazuo Ishiguro is very passionate he's also a caring' person. I admire
and often worked for free. He about his writing. He's very him for his fight against world
brave? andkept poverty. He's very determined,
was the
country intelligent, and I really admire
together during war. He was a very his novels. and he's helping a lot of poor
inspiring person. people.
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B PAIRWORK What other personality adjectives can you think of? Discuss your ideas.
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A Complete the conversation with the simple past form of the verbs.
Then practice with a partner.
A Why you- (decide) to write about
Serena Williams for your report?
BWell, (want) to write about an athlete. And Ithink she's
very inspiring. In 2008, she (start) the Serena Williams
Foundation. It builds schools. Then in 2010, she (write)
the book My Life: Queen of the Court.
What else did she do?
B Well, in 2016, she . (dance) in her friend Beyoncé's video.
In September 2017, she- (have) a baby girl!
B PAIRWORK Ask and answer questions about when Serena Williams did these
things. Use ago in the answers.
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Go to page 146 for more practice
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Ican describe people I admire.
un9esson C
What an inspiring person!
A Think of three people you admire. Use the categories below or think of your own.
Then complete the chart.
B GROUP WORK Share your ideas. Ask and answer questions for more information.
A:I really admire Sergey Brin and Larry Page. They started Google
B:Why do you admire them?
A: Well, I think they're both talented and intelligent
C: Doyou think theyre also..?
C Is there a famous person who you don't admire? Why not?
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Making a difference
1 Reading o
A Read the biography. How did Dr. Muhammad Yunus make a difference?
a He won the Nobel Peace Prize. b He helped the poor. c He studied economics.
Ca
1 Avillage is:
J a very small town a big place where a lot of people live
2 If you made a profit, you:
usual unusual
D PAIRWORK How would you describe Dr. Yunus? Tell your partner.
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2 Writing A
biography
A PAIRWORK Discuss famous
people who made a big difference in people's lives. Answer the questio
What are their names?
What did they do?
What do you know about their
lives? How did they make a difference?
BWrite a short biography about a famous person who made a difference.
Part A to help you. Use the model and the answers in
C GROUP WORK Share your writing. Who do you think made the biggest difference?
In my life
4Speaking
GROUP WORK Tell your group about a person who made a difference in your life. Use the questions below
Lesson B Guess
Say the name of a famous person. Does your partner know where he or she was born?
Lesson C Testyourpartner!
Say six verbs. Can your partner write the simple past form of the verbs correctly?
Check his or her answers. Take turns. You and your partner have two minutes.
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I admire Sheryl Sandberg. She is the Chief
Operating Officer of Facebook. She's a great
businessperson. She also helps a lot of women
and children . .
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