SB 8
SB 8
SB 8
Check
1.4 Matching
the verb + preposition structures in WORD STORE 1E.
1 Amy is a cheerful kind of person. She always focuses on
positive things.
I can identify specific
information in an article. 2 Billy believes in working hard and playing hard.
3 Carol never looks at a map. She depends her phone for
directions.
4 David thinks about his health too much. He always thinks he’s ill.
1 SPEAKING Complete the table with
5 Emily has younger brothers and sisters. She has to deal
three names of people you know. Then
a lot of noise at home.
talk about each person and discuss the
6 Fred doesn’t care about the environment. He never recycles
questions.
anything.
X (Age 40–59) 7 Gabrielle worries about her grandparents because they’re old.
8 Helen prefers to connect with her friends face to face.
Y (Age 20–39) 9 George always sings along when he listens to music. It’s so
annoying!
Z (Age 15–19) 7 SPEAKING Change the names in Exercise 6 to make some true
sentences about people you know. Tell your partner about
1 What are they like? them.
2 What do they like?
8 Complete the questions with the correct preposition.
3 How often do they use technology?
1 At the moment, what sort of music are you listening to ?
2 Read the text. Compare your ideas in 2 At school, which subject is hardest to focus on ?
Exercise 1 with the information in the 3 What is the worst situation you have ever had to deal with ?
article. 4 In your family, who’s the person you can most depend ?
5 Which global problems do you most worry about ?
EXAM FOCUS Matching 6 Before you fall asleep, what do you think about ?
3 Read the text again. Match generations 9 SPEAKING Ask and answer the questions in Exercise 8.
with the statements. Write X, Y or Z in the
boxes. 10 1.16 Complete the table with the underlined adjectives in
the text. Mark the stress. The listen, check and repeat.
Which generation …
1 enjoy new experiences? Noun Adjective
2 often don’t earn as much as they’d adventurous
1 adventure
like to?
2 ambition
3 can do more than one activity at the
3 impatience
same time?
4 independence
4 are independent?
5 loneliness
5 often appear self-centred?
6 passion
6 are tolerant and believe in equality?
7 popularity
7 enjoy using social media?