DEVELOPING

LANGUAGE COMPETENCE
WITH

SCENARIOS
Teacher’s Resource File
for New Inspiration Level 3

Ursula Schaer
FHNW - University of Applied Sciences
North-Western Switzerland, School of Education
Institute for Secondary Education
Contents

Unit Pages Scenario

1 9–13 Learning from the world’s most inspiring people

2 14–18 Writing a film (or book) review

3 19–23 Life in outer space

4 24–28 Telling mystery stories

5 29–33 Life is an adventure

6 34–38 Inventions and inventors

7 39–43 Becoming digital citizens

8 44–48 We are all indigenous to the earth

CONTENTS 3
 Introduction
This Teacher’s Resource File was inspired by the teachers of the Canton of Aargau, who requested additional
materials that could be used alongside New Inspiration Level 3, which would develop the competencies mentioned
in the new Swiss curricula, e.g. Lehrplan 21.

It was decided to create scenarios - content- and task-based units of work - as extensions of the topics already
introduced in each unit. These scenarios use the most important principles identified by current second language
acquisition research and up-to-date methodology and practices in language teaching. Even though space and time
were extremely limited in this project, it is my hope that these materials may act as springboards of inspiration and
motivation for your learners as well as yourself and kindle both passion and knowledge to eventually create the
learning environments which work best for our learners.

I would like to thank the Educational Department of the Canton of Aargau and the University of Applied Sciences and
Arts of Northwestern Switzerland - School of Education - for their financial support, the head of my department, Prof.
Dr. Stefan Keller, my editor as well as all the teachers who have offered their invaluable feedback.

Brugg, 26 March 2017

Ursula Schaer

4 INTRODUCTION
 Component overview
Within this Teacher’s Resource File there is a collection of new resources to accompany each unit in New Inspiration
Level 3. These link directly to one of the topics explored in each unit of the student’s book and extend the focus into
more detailed scenarios. Each unit of this Teacher’s Resource File contains:

• one page of teacher’s notes including background information, mapping to Lehrplan 21 objectives, links to
online resources, suggestions for differentiation and answer keys
• preparatory worksheets to scaffold the forthcoming project, to give further practice in receptive skills and to
reinforce and build upon core conceptual and linguistic knowledge required by the scenario
• a final project worksheet, focusing on research, group work and the production of an extended output, either
written or spoken or both.

Although teachers are free to use as many or as few of the worksheets as they find helpful, it is recommended to
use all worksheets in a scenario, wherever possible, in order to offer maximum support to learners. Please use the
separate list of links to access online resources as the ones in the teacher’s notes might not work.

Task-based language learning

Task-based learning is the theoretical underpinning behind this Teacher’s Resource File. This is a form of language
teaching which makes the learners primarily focus on meaning. Learners are asked to perform tasks that resemble
authentic communicative situations. Tasks develop the learners’ language competence by requiring them to produce
spoken or written output to share with others. Tasks are accompanied by vocabulary work and are usually followed
by a focus on form to develop the learner’s awareness of how language is used and to practise specific items in
context. Task-based language learning was described by many authors. Doing Task-Based Teaching (Willis and Willis,
2007) is a very practical and convincing guide if you are interested in reading further on the subject.

Tasks are workplans which can be short or more extensive, include mainly one or all language skills, have a clear
meaning-first approach and always lead to some form of outcome by the learners. There are receptive tasks
and productive tasks. A reading task, for example, may involve learners reading a text in order to glean the most
important information from it (e.g. answering questions) and to discuss its content. While the main focus is on the
reading, there is still an output in terms of a personal reaction to the text. Projects are more extensive tasks with a
clear focus on language production. They usually require learners to collect information first before writing it down,
and eventually presenting it to a group of learners or even the whole class.

Tasks consist of three main phases: the priming phase, the task phase itself and a focus on form. In the priming
phase (or pre-task) teachers introduce the topic and encourage learners to explore their prior knowledge. Then
teachers usually introduce essential vocabulary and explain the task. In the actual task phase (while task), learners
are active and work on their own or in small groups. Teachers monitor the process and support individual learners,
if needed. All learners produce a form of outcome which is shared and appreciated. Learners focus on specific
language aspects after the task has been completed (focus on form). It is very effective to have them work on their
product again and even to repeat the task, as they are said to have more capacity to focus on accuracy when they
give a presentation a second time, for example. Language awareness activities and exercises can be useful to bring
home a specific point that learners have not integrated yet.

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 Scenarios
Research has shown that it is best if tasks do not stand alone, but are connected. Ideally, one task naturally leads
to the next one. This can best be achieved if tasks are based on a specific real-life topic or situation. The notion of
scenarios in language teaching was introduced by Piepho in 2003, and scenario-based teaching has spread to many
other fields in the meantime.

The topics are at the centre of each scenario and are meant to be interesting, relevant and motivating for the
learners. The scenarios are inspired by the topics in New Inspiration Level 3 and build on these units and lessons in
terms of content and vocabulary, as well as grammar. Most additional texts are authentic and were not simplified for
language users, except for the reader in Unit 4, for example. Accordingly, learners are not expected to understand
every single word, but should still be able to get the gist and the most important details.

All scenarios mimic real life by giving learners some input about the topic in reading and listening tasks first by
creating a genuine interest and developing the necessary language, before asking them to become independently
active and work on projects to create their personal output. Thus, learners work from more guided to more
autonomous tasks, from language reception to language production, from instruction to construction.

Development of lexis: It is advisable to support learners in developing their vocabulary by directly teaching them
important words and phrases and by initiating memorisation. Learners also need guidance when they have to
produce new text types or pronounce new words and expressions in their presentation.

Knowledge of target language vocabulary is at the heart of the language learning process. The more words the
learners know the better. Once the learners have acquired the 2000 most common words, they can understand
more than 80 percent of any written text. Therefore, it makes sense to primarily focus on these words. In order to
decide which words to learn, teachers could consult wordlists with the most common 2000 or 3000 words.

For the scenarios contained in this Resource File, topic-specific vocabulary is especially important. Relevant
vocabulary is therefore mentioned at the beginning of each task and learners are asked to clarify their meaning
before reading or listening. When learning lexis, it is advisable to have learners focus on whole chunks, phrases or
even whole sentences (e.g. formulaic language). Research has shown that storing whole chunks adds to fluency in
language production. Writing word cards or using electronic equivalents have proven to be extremely effective.

Focus on form: Grammar teaching still has its place in language learning, yet it is not looked upon as a prerequisite
for language use anymore, but rather as its result. While easy grammar can be picked up almost immediately,
more difficult concepts, like asking questions, negations or the correct use of tenses, take a long time to develop.
Therefore, it is important to come back to these aspects regularly and observe to what extent learners are able to
use more correct forms in the meantime or whether they need to be made aware of the gap between their language
and the target language again. The scenarios provide excellent opportunities to analyse your learners’ stage of
language acquisition and to plan some remedial language awareness and practice, if necessary.

Strategies: Strategies are not specially mentioned in the additional materials. However, at this level of language
competence learners should be familiar with the most basic strategies used in listening, reading, speaking and
writing tasks. Nevertheless, it is always good to discuss metacognitive strategies and to help learners plan and
assess their own learning or to focus on vocabulary learning strategies, as discussed in the learner independence
sections in the Student’s Book.

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Projects: Many projects require learners to do research on the internet. It is important to discuss search strategies
and help them find quality resources with reliable information. The search process needs to be guided by concrete
questions. Writing the information down helps learners to develop the language they will need later in the oral
presentation, Presentations develop learners’ spoken production and can easily be organised in groups rather than
the whole class, if you do not have enough time to listen to each learner. Presentations should be celebrated as
class events, as they are an expression of your learners’ achievement. The products are valuable learner-generated
materials which can be used for various tasks or activities in class. Giving the products importance increases
their relevance for learners.

Developing memory, fluency and sustainability: A certain amount of repetition in the scenarios is intended, as
it helps store language in the long-term memory. Language learning is more sustainable if learners build strong
connections in the brain which can be built upon later. It is a cumulative process and if learners constantly forget
what they have learned before they will not be able to progress to a higher level. Since scenarios deal with each
topic for a longer period, chances are that some language is being recycled often enough to begin the process of
long-term storage. Task repetition helps language acquisition as well, according to research. Whenever learners
do tasks a second time, they have more capacity to focus on accuracy. Therefore, it is advisable to practise
presentations in small groups first, before giving them to larger groups or the whole class.

Diversity and autonomy: In task-based learning, differentiation is relatively easy to achieve. All it takes is the
understanding that each class is heterogeneous by nature and that a “one-size-fits-all” approach is not appropriate.
While all learners can work on the same tasks, more advanced learners need to be challenged to work harder and
deliver a higher quality of work, while struggling learners are expected to cover at least the minimal requirements.
You may even want to give slower learners more support. They might need an extra glossary for difficult words, more
guidance to understand the necessary information in a text or sentence starters and fixed phrases for their writing.
There are some suggestions for differentiation in the Teacher’s Notes.

Of course, learners develop best once they are aware of the fact that they can only learn for themselves, that
progress in language learning depends on their own effort and perseverance. Taking over responsibility for their own
learning is a prerequisite for success. Task-based learning, and especially project-based learning, helps learners to
develop these qualities.

Formative assessment
The most important form of assessment is the one which supports learning: formative assessment. This includes
reflection and feedback: self-assessment, peer assessment or teacher feedback. It is essential for students to
realise what they have already achieved and what they still need to work on to fulfil a specific task.

Objectives: All assessment begins with setting clear objectives and sharing them with the learners. Providing
learners with a list of objectives for each scenario has proven to be helpful. You may want to use the objectives
supplied in the Teacher’s Notes and adapt them to the needs of your learners. Attainment of these objectives could
be assessed afterwards, either by the learners themselves, their peers or the teacher.

Self-assessment: Since learning is something all learners have to do themselves, the most powerful form of
assessment is self-assessment. Reflection questions after task completion, for example, give learners the
opportunity to reflect on their own progress and allow them to take decisions for their future learning.

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Peer assessment: This is an effective form of assessment, as it provides learners with an outside view on their
performance without the involvement of the teacher. However, students need to have clear criteria to work with and
they need to be trained to give positive feedback first, before mentioning any aspects their peers could work on.
Opportunities for peer assessment are given throughout the scenarios; an example is the form for peer assessment
for the film review in Unit 2.

Summative assessment
When assessing productive language summatively, it is always best to assess the big picture first:

• Communicative Achievement: Was the learner able to fulfil the task as described in the task procedures and to
use the required text type effectively? (Is it a real email? Could it be called an opinion essay? Did the learner
indeed act like an interviewer in a TV show? Was he or she able to tell a good story?)
• Content: What is the quality of the content? Can the learner hold the target reader’s or the listener’s attention?

Additionally, there are a number of qualitative aspects to assess in written and spoken products.
• When assessing written language, organisation of text (coherence and cohesion), range of linguistic means as
well as accuracy are the most common criteria.
• In speaking, discourse management, interactive communication, pronunciation as well as vocabulary and
grammar are usually assessed. However, it is important to keep in mind that spoken language is quite different
from written language in terms of grammar, range of linguistic means and complexity. Generally, spoken
language is less sophisticated and less complex than written language. Moreover, speaking is characterised
by a number of specific features which we would not normally expect in written texts, such as repetitions, false
starts, pauses and fillers, among others.

Assessment grids can be based on the ones published in the Common European Framework of Reference for
Languages (Council of Europe, 2001), the handbooks of Cambridge English Exams (e.g. PET, FCE) or the
Praxishandbuch Bildungsstandards für Fremdsprachen (Englisch) 8. Schulstufe by bifie (Bundesinstitut für
Bildungsforschung, Innovation & Entwicklung des österreichischen Schulwesens). All materials mentioned above are
available online.

Literature:
Willis, D. & J. Willis (2007).Doing Task-based Teaching. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Piepho, H.E, (2003). Lerneraktivierung im Fremdsprachenunterricht - “Szenarien” in Theorie und Praxis. Hannover: Schroedel &
Diesterweg.
Council of Europe (2001). Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: Learning, teaching, assessment.
Cambridge: Cambrideg University Press.
Bundesinstitut für Bildungsforschung, Innovation & Entwicklung des österreichischen Schulwesens (2011). Praxishandbuch
Bildungsstandards für Fremdsprachen (Englisch) 8. Schulstufe. https://www.bifie.at/system/files/dl/bist_e_sek1_
praxishandbuch_englisch_8_2011-08-22.pdf

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 Unit One
Scenario Learning from the world’s most inspiring people

Introduction to the topic Materials: Find a video of the speech online by

putting the title into a search engine. Choose a short
This unit provides a great opportunity to grab learners’ attention
version of 2–5 minutes, rather than the long version.
with compelling content from modern history, such as the civil
Let learners listen to the speech several times.
rights movement in the United States (It all started on a bus, p 16)
and the situation of women in the world (culture section, p 20). Key: 1 nation, 2 men, 3 equal, 4 dream, 5 slaves,
The following worksheets extend this topic and encourage 6 owners, 7 table, 8 heat, 9 freedom, 10 justice, 11
learners to explore the lives of recent Nobel Peace Prize winners. children, 12 colour, 13 skin, 14 character, 15 today.
The topic is introduced with a focus on Martin Luther King Jr,
Worksheet 3: Project
which provides learners with a model text and inspires them
to learn more about other Nobel Peace Prize winners. Objectives for reading and listening: Learners can
research information from authentic English websites.
Objectives
Objectives for writing: Learners can write a short
The worksheets cover the following biography and give each other feedback.
competences mentioned in the Lehrplan 21.
Objectives for spoken production: Learners
Die Schülerinnen und Schüler können: can give a presentation about their topic, so
that their peers can understand them.
• B1.2 Hören: … den Inhalt von längeren Gesprächen
und Texten, die sie interessieren, im Grossen und Information search and collaborative writing: Since
Ganzen verstehen, wenn deutlich gesprochen wird. the information comes mainly from authentic websites
– which is still challenging for learners at this stage – it
• B1.2 Lesen: … Texte im Wesentlichen verstehen, wenn
makes sense to set up the project as collaborative work.
das Thema vertraut ist.
Learners can go to Wikipedia, the official Nobel Prize
• B1.1 Schreiben: … vertraute Themen mit kurzen Texten website or any biography website to find texts, pictures,
und Bildern darstellen. quotes, as well as video documents. You could discuss
the relative helpfulness and reliability of the various
• B1.2 Monologisches Sprechen: … über selbst gewählte
websites. It might also be useful to discuss reading
Themen berichten.
strategies and collaborative writing at this point.
Worksheet guidance Oral presentations (spoken production/listening
comprehension): In order to promote ownership of the
Worksheet 1: Reading – Martin Luther King Jr
texts and develop spoken production in all learners, new
Objectives: Learners can understand the text and groups are formed so that each learner is able to present his
answer detailed questions about it as well as express or her biography. Make sure learners practise pronunciation
their interpretation and personal views. and intonation beforehand. Challenge them to give their
presentation by relying on keywords only. (Struggling
Materials: Download the text from:
learners may use chunks of language.) The audience should
http://www.insideout.net/wp-content/
be encouraged to make notes on the speeches and to give a
uploads/2010/09/IO0229-Martin-Luther-King1.pdf
brief feedback to the speakers. If speeches are recorded, the
Use the questions in Worksheet 1 rather than teacher can assess spoken production later. Possible criteria
those included in the downloaded document. for assessment: achievement of task (content), discourse
management (coherence, cohesion, fluency), pronunciation,
Key: 1–6 answers in the text, 7–11 learners’ personal
grammar and vocabulary (range and level of accuracy).
responses
Differentiation: Slower learners should be able to
answer at least the questions in Part 1; more advanced
learners are expected to answer all questions.
Worksheet 2: Listening – Martin Luther King Jr’s
famous speech: I have a dream
Objectives: Learners can understand some statements
from an authentic historical video. They can answer
some general questions and begin to discuss the
rhetorical impact of a persuasive speech.

TEACHER’S NOTES 9
 Worksheet One
Reading UNIT ONE

Martin Luther King Jr 5 What were his speeches about?

Mention as many details as possible.
Pre-reading 6 What kind of speaker was he?
You have read It all started on a bus in your Part B
student's book (p 16). Do you remember who 7 Why was he arrested so many times?
Rosa Parks and Dr Martin Luther King Jr were 8 Why was he awarded the Nobel Prize
and how they were connected? for Peace, even though he was in jail
Vocabulary: Check the following words in many times?
a dictionary. 9 What do you think about the quote at
the top of the page? Do you agree?
conviction, degree, eloquence, equal
Can you think of any examples?
opportunities, graduate, injustice, non-violent,
preacher, remarkable achievements, tirelessly 10 What can we learn from Martin Luther
King Jr today?
While reading 11 Have you heard similar stories of
people who fought for human rights in
Read the text and answer as many questions
their country? What did they do?
as possible. Note that the questions in Part
A are all about facts from the text itself, Post-reading
whereas the questions in Part B go beyond Discuss your findings in groups and clarify
the text and ask you to interpret facts or to your answers. How did you like working with
state your personal opinion. Take notes on the text?
your own first, before discussing the answers
Studying the text
with your peers. Use your notebook or the
back of this worksheet for your answers. 1 Read each paragraph and give it a
possible title.
Part A 2 Why did the author begin the text with
1 What are the main dates in Martin the end of Martin Luther King Jr’s life?
Luther King Jr’s life? Highlight them 3 Make a list of expressions you could
in the text, put them in chronological use in a biography.
order and describe what happened:
15.1.1929: Martin Luther King Jr was born
in Atlanta, Georgia.
2 What did Martin Luther King Jr do
between 1955 and his death?
3 When and where did he give a
famous speech? How many people
did he talk to?
4 Was Martin Luther King Jr really just a
preacher as stated in paragraph one?

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 Worksheet Two
Listening UNIT ONE

Martin Luther King Jr's famous speech: I have a dream

You are going to watch a short video of Martin Luther King Jr giving his famous speech. This is a
historical document. It is not easy to understand, so you will need to listen to it several times.

Pre-listening

What do you think Martin Luther King Jr's dreams were? Discuss them in small groups.

Vocabulary: equal rights, former slave owners, freedom, justice, skin colour

While listening

1 Watch the video and take some notes. Discuss them in class.

2 Listen again and fill in the gaps:

I have a dream that one day this (1) …….…………..….. will rise up and live out the true meaning
of its creed: "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all (2) …….…………..…... are created
(3) …….…………..….. ."

I have a (4) …….…………..….. that one day on the red hills of Georgia, the sons of former (5)
…….…………..….. and the sons of former slave (6) …….…………..….. will be able to sit down
together at the (7) …….…………..….. of brotherhood.

I have a dream that one day even the state of Mississippi, a state sweltering with the heat of
injustice, sweltering with the (8) …….…………..…..of oppression, will be transformed into an
oasis of (9) …….…………..…... and (10) …….…………..….. .

I have a dream that my four little (11) …….…………..…... will one day live in a nation where they
will not be judged by the (12) …….…………..…... of their

(13) ………….……….. but by the content of their (14) …….…………..…... .

Post-listening:

Martin Luther King Jr. repeats 'I have a dream today'. What impact would these words have had
on his audience? What impact did they have on you?

Glossary:
creed a set of beliefs about how people should live or behave
oasis a place in a desert where there is water enabling plants and trees to grow
oppression unfair and cruel treatment by a powerful person or government
self-evident obvious and therefore not needing an explanation
sweltering extremely hot in an unpleasant or uncomfortable way

WORKSHEET 11
 Worksheet Three
Project UNIT ONE

Learning from the world’s most inspiring people

There are many inspiring people who helped the world become a better place. The people listed below
come from all over the world. They all campaigned for human rights and for democracy or helped the
poor. Half of them are still alive today; the youngest was only born in 1997!

Have you heard any of these names before?

Mohandas Ghandi, Mother Teresa, Nelson Mandela, Wangari Muta Maathai, Rigoberta Menchu,
Aung Sang Suu Kyi, Malala Yousafzai, Kailash Satyarthi

These inspiring people were all awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Like Martin Luther King Jr, they
were passionate about their work and never gave up. In what ways has each person contributed to
humanity? Let’s find out!

Task

Work in small groups.

1 Choose one of the people above and research their life.

2 Based on your research, create a poster.
3 Write a short biography of 200–250 words.
4 Present your biography and poster to your peers.

Research

1 Put the name of the person your group has chosen into an internet search engine and
print out two or three quality biographies in English. You can also look for information in
your local library.

2 Read the texts carefully and make notes on the questions below. You may find it helpful
to highlight relevant sections of the texts as you read.
a When and where was he/she born? How did he/she grow up?
b Where did he/she study? What was his/her first job? What did he/she become
later in life?
c What challenges or difficulties did he/she face and what did he/she do about them?
d What did he/she become famous for?
e How and when was he/she rewarded for his/her actions?
f What are your person’s most famous quotes?

3 Discuss the questions and answers in your group.

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Poster

1 Select the most interesting information to include on a poster. Decide how your poster will
be organised.

2 Think about making the poster visually interesting. Use the pictures and quotes you have
found to illustrate your poster.

Writing a short biography

1 Look at your notes, your quotes and your pictures.

2 Write a short biography by organising and expanding the information into paragraphs.
Think about an interesting
introduction and an effective Editing tips:
conclusion. • Read the text aloud: Did you write full sentences?
3 Edit your text. • Check the use of tenses: Did you use past tense?
4 Ask another group to read • Check the quotes: Did you use direct speech for
your text and to give you the quotes?
feedback.
• Check spelling and punctuation.
5 Make final changes and hand
in your text for marking
Peer feedback to poster and text:
before you stick it on
your poster. • Poster: Is it visually attractive? Can it be easily
read? Is everything included?
6 Remember to make your poster
• Text: Does the text make sense? Is it interesting? Is
look visually attractive.
it well structured? Is the language correct?

• Put a star for what is written really well. Underline

what is not clear or not quite correct.

Giving a speech

1 Use your biography and poster to give a speech to another group.

Use the tips on p 18 to help you practise.

2 Give your speech and ask for feedback

Feedback to speech:

• Could you understand the speech?

• Was it interesting?

• Did the presenter look at you while talking?

WORKSHEET 13
 Unit Two
Scenario Writing a film (or book) review

Introduction to the topic Materials: Download the text from

http://www.insideout.net/blog/elessons/avatar.
This unit provides excellent opportunities to focus on
On the same website there is a glossary you might want to
films (unit 2.1) and books (unit 2.3) and to challenge
give to your learners in order to help them with some of
learners to write either a film or a book review as
the vocabulary.
suggested on p 30 of the student’s book (project).
Key: Answers in the text.
These additional materials are intended to extend
the topic, with additional speaking, reading and Notes: Learners can either write individual answers
listening tasks in order to motivate learners for the or work in pairs and discuss their answers.
project and to develop the necessary language.
Worksheet 3: Project
Objectives Listening
The worksheets cover the following competences Objectives: Learners can understand at least some of
mentioned in the Lehrplan 21. the information in a short talk about a film by a native
speaker. They can write a few sentences as a dictation.
Die Schülerinnen und Schüler können:
Materials: Use the recording of the film talk about ET that
• B1.1. Dialogisches Sprechen: … zu vertrauten Themen
goes with the project on p 30 of the student’s book (track
auf einfache Art Informationen austauschen.
1.30). (Do not mention the title as learners have to guess
• B1.2. Lesen: … Texte im Wesentlichen verstehen, wenn it!) You will need to play the recording at least twice. This
das Thema vertraut ist. listening text gives an example of a possible presentation.
However, it is spoken by a native speaker and it is rather fast,
• B1.2. Hören: … klare und unkompliziert aufgebaute
without any features of spoken discourse (such as hesitations,
Texte über einigermassen vertraute Themen verstehen
repetitions or self-correction). This could be a bit daunting for
(z.B. Vortrag).
some learners so it might be a good idea to discuss this fact.
• B1.1. Monologisches Sprechen: … Geschichten nacherzählen
Notes: Listening and speaking: Dictogloss. The teacher
und ihre Meinung dazu äussern (z.B. Film, Buch).
reads out the first part and/or the last sentence of
the text fairly fast and without repetition. Learners
Worksheet guidance
should not be able to take down everything, as they are
Worksheet 1: Speaking – Talking about films and stars required to reconstruct the text in small groups later.
Objectives: Learners can exchange information by Speaking
asking and answering questions about films in pairs.
Objectives: Learners are able to give a two-minute
Materials: You will need to make separate copies of the talk about a film by using keywords only.
top and bottom half of this worksheet, and distribute
Materials: Student’s book p 30, track 1.30.
one half to the A role, and the other half to the B role.
Learners should not look at each other’s worksheet. Notes: The project follows the instructions outlined on p 30
of the student’s book. It is up to learners and teachers whether
Notes: While completing the information, learners
they want to focus on films, books or both. Make sure
gain some information about new films, they practise
learners practise giving the talk once they have compiled the
relevant vocabulary, revise asking questions and
information and assess themselves before giving the talk in a
review spelling names. It is often helpful for learners
new group. It is up to the teacher to decide whether learners
to focus on some language aspects after the task
have to write the text down and hand it in or not.
and clarify whatever is not quite correct yet.
If speeches are recorded, the teacher can assess spoken
Possible questions: What type of film is it? Who is the production later. You could also use peer feedback here to
director of the film? Who are the main actors? What give the learners immediate feedback.
is the film about? Did the film win any awards? Possible criteria for assessment: achievement of
task (content), discourse management (coherence,
Worksheet 2: Reading – A film review
cohesion, fluency), pronunciation, grammar and
Objectives: Learners can understand a film review, locate vocabulary (range and level of accuracy).
technical information, answer more difficult questions
Differentiation: Struggling learners may use chunks
about the text which require some thinking and searching.
or sentence starters rather than just keywords.

14 TEACHER’S NOTES
 Worksheet One
Speaking UNIT TWO

Talking about films and stars

1 Work in pairs (A and B) to complete the information in the table by taking turns to ask and
answer questions. Think about possible questions first.

2 Discuss which films you would like to watch and why. Could you recommend any other films?
A
Film Genre Director Main actors Plot Awards
1 The Martian Ridley Scott An astronaut
(2015) becomes stranded on
Mars after his team
assume him dead.

2 .................... Drama Ellar Coltrane, 3 Golden Globe

Patricia Arquette awards, 1 Oscar

3 Inside Out Peter Docter Joy, Sadness, Anger,

(2015) Fear and Disgust are
personified emotions
that live in a girl’s
mind.

4 .................... Western Leonardo DiCaprio, 3 Golden Globe

Tom Hardy awards, 2 Oscars

5 God Help the Stuart Murdoch Eve begins writing

Girl (2014) songs as a way to
cope with some
emotional problems.

B
Film Genre Director Main actors Plot Awards
1 .................... Sci-fi Matt Damon, Golden Globe award
Jessica Chastain for best actor,
nominated for 7
Oscars

2 Boyhood Richard Linklater Childhood and

(2014) adolescence of
Mason Evans, a boy
with divorced parents
in Texas.

3 .................... Animated film Amy Poehler, Golden Globe award

Phyllis Smith and Oscar for best
animated film

4 The Revenant Alejandro G. Inarritu Stories of survival

(2015) of the frontiersman
Hugh Glass in the
American Wild West
of 1823.

5 ..................... Musical Emily Browning, Winner at Sundance

Olly Alexander Film Festival

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 Worksheet Two
Reading UNIT TWO

A film review – Avatar

1 What type of information would you expect in a film review? Tick (3) what you would
expect and put a cross (7) by what should not be mentioned. Fill in the column
for question 1 in the table below:

Question 1 Question 2
Information from the text
3 or 7 3 or 7
Good introduction
Information about film:
date of release
kind of film (genre)
director
director’s age
main actors
Technical information:
visuals
sound
special effects
Information about plot :
storyline
end of story
Personal comment,
recommendation

2 Now analyse the film review of Avatar. Which of the aspects from the table above are actually
mentioned in the review?
Tick what is mentioned and put a cross by what is missing in the column
for question 2. Note down some details in the last column.

3 Answer the following questions about plot.

1 When and where does the film take place?                      
2 Whose home is it? Are there any people or animals?                     
3 What do they look like?                               
4 What is the problem?                               
5 What is an avatar and how does it function?                     
6 What is Jake Sully’s avatar supposed to do?                     
7 Which conflicts are mentioned at the end of the review?                     
4 What did the writer as well as other people say about the film? Did they like it?
5 Write down some possible expressions you can use to make recommendations in a film review.
6 Did you know that James Cameron is working on not one but, several follow-ups at the moment
(Avatar 2, 3, 4 and 5) and that the first sequel is scheduled to hit the box office by 2018? Would
you want to see any of the new Avatar films? Why/Why not?

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 Worksheet Three
Project UNIT TWO

Listening to a film talk

Task

1 Listen to a model film talk and make notes.

2 Discuss what is good and bad about the film talk.
3 Give your own talk about a film or book.

1 Listen to the film talk. Note as many details as possible and guess the title of the film.
Information Notes
Director
Awards
Type of film, genre
Setting: Where? When?
Main characters
Plot

Personal opinion

Title of the film?

2 Discuss your opinion of the film talk Focus on language: Dictogloss

in groups, thinking about the following 1 Listen again as your teacher reads the first
questions. Make sure that everybody few sentences and the last sentence of
speaks in your group. the talk. You will not be able to write down
1 What did you think about the talk? everything, but still try to write as much as
2 Was it complete or was any you can.
information missing?
3 How easy was it for you to 2 Now form groups of three and help each
other to reconstruct the text of these
understand?
sentences. Ask each other about the
4 Why was it quite challenging
spelling if you are not sure. Then compare
to understand all the details of
your version with the audioscript. How well
the talk?
did you do?
5 How can the audience be helped
to understand? 3 Highlight any words or multiword chunks that
are useful for giving a talk yourself.

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 Giving a talk about a film (or a book)
1 Follow the project guide in your
student’s book on p 30. Tips for practising

2 Give the talks to your group. • Read your notes aloud several times.
Don’t forget to ask questions • Check the pronunciation of all difficult words. Use
at the end when it’s your turn online dictionaries or ask your teacher.
to listen. Then give each other
• Write a card with keywords for your speech. Pick
feedback by using the form
one or two words per sentence only.
below.
• Practise giving the talk with keywords. Ask your
peers to help you if you get stuck.

• Read the feedback form below and assess

yourself. Is everything included? Is your language
and your pronunciation clear and comprehensible?

FEEDBACK FORM
No/Yes/Wow!

Content:
Is the following information included?
• Introduction (some facts)
• Description
• Opinion
• Conclusion

Content:
Did the presenter answer any
questions?
How well did he/she do?
Delivery:
Could you follow the presentation
easily?
Did you always know what the
presenter was speaking about?
Delivery:
Did the presenter look at the audience?

Pronunciation:
Was the pronunciation clear?
Language:
Was the language clear and accurate?

Two stars and a wish

Name two aspects that you found particularly strong.

What could the presenter work on to make the talk even better?

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 Unit Three
Scenario: Life in outer space

Introduction to the topic Worksheet 2: Reading – Mars: The red planet

This unit introduces learners to the topic of space using the Objectives: Learners can glean the most important
text in the student’s book (unit 3.1) and raises the question of information from an infographic about Mars.
whether humans are alone in the universe (p 36; workbook
Materials: http://www.macmillanglobal.com/
pp 26–27; p 48). Before tackling this text, ask learners to list
elesson/infograph-lesson-12-mars-the-red-planet
their prior knowledge of the solar system and/or let them
watch an online video. The vocabulary introduced in unit Pre-reading: Asking for prior knowledge is important, as the
3.1. is recycled and expanded in the following tasks. text is on a fairly high level (B2).
There are a number of vocabulary items that learners
The topic is highly controversial and thus lends itself to a
should look at. This should be fast – not all words need to
debate. As a preparation, learners write an opinion essay
be translated. Alternatively, you can give them a glossary.
and learn how to express their opinion and justify it.
While reading: There are two options here. Either learners
Objectives work with the text individually or the text is split up for
jigsaw reading. In this case the class is split into five groups,
The tasks in this scenario cover the following
each dealing with only one question. Please note that
competences menitoned in the Lehrplan 21.
question 5 is cognitively more challenging than the other
Die Schülerinnen und Schüler können: questions, while question 3 is easy. You might consider this for
differentiation. When each group has answered their question,
• B1.2 Hören: … klare und unkompliziert aufgebaute
form new groups and ask learners to share the information.
Texte über einigermassen vertraute Themen verstehen.
Key: 1 terrestrial planet, valleys, volcanoes, deserts and polar
• B1.2 Lesen: … Texte im Wesentlichen verstehen, wenn
ice-caps, almost same length of day, seasons, 2 size, colour,
das Thema vertraut ist.
number of moons, length of year, average temperature,
• B1.1 Schreiben: … einfache Texte über vertraute Themen gases in the atmosphere, biological life, 3 first flyby mission
zusammenfassen und ihre Meinung dazu äussern. 1965, 5 active probes – 3 spacecraft, 2 rovers, journey time
between 150 and 300 days, next step – manned mission,
• B1.2. Dialogisches Sprechen: … in Diskussionen
4 no evidence of biological life so far, thin atmosphere,
[…] die eigene Haltung argumentativ einbringen,
no liquid water, desert-like planet, Mars was probably
Vorschläge machen und die Meinungen der andern
more habitable in the past, 5 hypothetical process would
kurz kommentieren (z.B. Streitgespräch).
include building up thin atmosphere, introduction of
greenhouse gases to maintain the heat and to melt the
Worksheet guidance
polar ice caps for water, planting trees to produce oxygen.
Worksheet 1: Listening – The exoplanet next door
Post-reading: Ask learners to discuss the text and reflect
Objectives: learners can glean information from an authentic on the reading. The vocabulary task focuses on chunks and
video about the discovery of the closest exoplanet. is an awareness-raising activity. Science enthusiasts could
do some further research and report on what they learnt.
Materials: http://www.nature.com/nature/
videoarchive/exoplanet/index.html. Worksheet 3: Writing an opinion essay – Are aliens real?
Read the introduction with learners as it sets the scene Objective: Learners can write an opinion essay by describing
and motivates them to listen. This is an authentic their opinion and giving at least three well justified reasons
video. Learners do not have to understand everything, for it. (Level B1, moving into B2). You could show an example
but learn to focus on the required information. of an opinion essay from another book or from the web.
Key: 1 Proxima centauri, 2 closest to our sun – 4.2 lightyears Worksheet 4: Spoken interaction – A TV debate – Aliens
from Earth, 3 red dwarf star, faint, dim light, violent, 4 are real!
gravity of planet moves star, it wobbles and colour of starlight
Objective: Learners can express their opinion in a debate
changes, 5 Proxima b, 6 small, rocky planet, slightly bigger
and they can react and comment on other people’s opinion.
than Earth, closer to sun, might have liquid water, 7 11.2
days, 8 tens of thousands of years, 9 the star is only a red Notes: If your learners have never experienced a debate
blurr – dim light, 10 the star is 7 times smaller than Earth before, you might want to explain the structure or show
so temperature not too extreme, 11 it gets bombarded by them a video from the web. You could video the debate
stellar flares which could have scoured planet of water, in order to appreciate learners’ progress. It is important
12 closest planet, prime candidate for search of life. to keep the debate short and to set clear time limits
for the individual parts: 1 minute for the introduction,
Differentiation: Slower learners complete the table (questions
7 for open discussion and 1 for the conclusion.
1–8), more advanced learners also answer questions 9–12.

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 Worksheet One
Listening UNIT THREE

The exoplanet next door

As you have learnt in the Student’s Book (p 36), scientists have found thousands of planets outside our
solar system in recent years. These planets are called exoplanets. Did you know that the very first one,
Pegasi 51b, was actually found by Swiss astronomers in 1995? Most exoplanets found so far are many
lightyears away from Earth. However, in August 2016, the closest exoplanet was found.

The video you are going to watch is from the website of a well-known scientific journal. It is
authentic and therefore not that easy to understand. Watch the clip several times. Focus on the main
information. Read the questions below carefully before watching.

Vocabulary: Check the meaning of these words in a dictionary before watching the video:

dwarf star, exoplanet, faint, properties, stellar, orbit, violent, habitable, wobble.

While listening

Fill in as much information as you can in the

table below.

1 Name of the star/sun

2 Distance from Earth Additional questions:

(relative to other stars,
number of lightyears) 9 Why was it difficult to find the planet?
10 Why is the exoplanet thought to be
3 Properties of the star
habitable, even though it is very close to
its sun?
11 Why is it a problem for the exoplanet to
4 Effect of planet on
be next to a ‘violent’ sun?
star/sun
12 Why are scientists particularly
interested in this exoplanet?
5 Name of exoplanet
Post-listening
6 Properties of this
exoplanet Discuss the facts above. Do you think the new
findings are relevant for humanity?

7 Length of orbit (year) Language support: How to express opinions.

I think, I believe, in my view, as far as

8 Travel time from Earth at
the moment I know …

I agree, I disagree, I don’t believe, I can’t

imagine why …

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 Worksheet Two
Reading and spoken interaction UNIT THREE

Mars: the red planet What are the plans for the future?
4 What do we know about life on Mars
Pre-reading according to the text?
What do you already know about Mars? 5 What would humans have to do to
Discuss the following questions in small colonise Mars?
groups:

1 In what ways are Mars and Earth

similar?
2 In what ways are they different?
3 How do people learn about Mars?
4 Is there life on Mars?
5 Could people live on Mars?
Discuss the meaning of the words below:

Chemical substances: carbon dioxide, iron

oxide, nitrogen, oxygen
Post-reading
Earth (terra in Latin): terraforming, terrestrial
Discussion and reflection: Discuss the
(extra-terrestrial)
answers and reflect on the reading.
Science: biological proof, debate, features,
1 How many questions could you
hypothetical process, scientific evidence,
answer? How easy or difficult was the
species
text for you?
Space exploration: launch, probes, unmanned
mission 2 What do you think about the idea of
colonising Mars?
Other words: abundant, despite, entail,
maintain, provide, thrive Language: Scan the text for language which
could be useful in the future. What do they
While reading
mean in your own language?
Read the infographic on the handout and write It is often referred to as ...,
down as many details as possible. they are thought to be... .
1 In what ways is planet Mars similar to Extension: Find out more about the following
planet Earth? topics by using the internet: the tallest
2 Name all the features which are mountain on Mars; liquid water on Mars;
different between the two planets. the face on Mars; Mars' moons Phobos and
3 Describe the Mars missions. When Deimos; planned Mars missions.
were pictures first sent back to Earth?
How many probes are active today?

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 Worksheet Three
Writing an opinion essay UNIT THREE

Are aliens real? contain a ‘hook’ to get your readers interested

According to recent polls, more and more people in your topic, for example: ‘Is it possible that
believe that we are not alone in the universe. But there are billions of stars in the universe, but
where do these claims come from? only one inhabited planet?’ It should then
contain a ‘thesis statement’ in which you
Reading: Go to p 48 of your workbook. Read
announce what you are going to argue. For
the text Is there life in outer space? and make
example: ‘In this essay, I am going to argue
a list of the most interesting arguments.
that it is mathematically impossible that we are
Reflection: Were Arnold and Brazel right? alone in the universe’.
Had they actually witnessed extra-terrestrial
Body paragraphs: An opinion essay usually has
crafts?
2–3 body paragraphs in which you present your
Writing guide arguments, starting with the most important one.
For each paragraph, start with a ‘topic sentence’
Stating your opinion: Do you agree or
containing the main idea. For example: ‘First,
disagree? For this essay you will have to take
new research shows thousands of habitable
sides and express your opinion clearly.
planets in our galaxy alone’. Then add support
Brainstorming: How can you support or justify for your claims, for example facts, statistics,
your opinion? For the essay you will need to expert statements or personal experience
have at least three convincing arguments. (although that is rather unlikely with this topic).
Validating facts: Do some research to make Conclusion: Summarise your arguments
sure what you are putting forward is plausible. without introducing any new ones. It also
Structure An opinion essay consists of three helps to end with a memorable thought or
parts: question, like ‘Isn't it exciting to know there is
life out there?’
Introduction: A good introduction should

Useful language:
To list arguments: firstly, secondly, thirdly, finally, moreover, besides, in addition …
To conclude: to conclude/sum up, all in all, all things considered, in conclusion …
To express an opinion: I believe, I think, in my opinion, in my view, I strongly believe …
To express facts: according to, a survey showed, scientists said …

Writing feedback on content, organisation of text,

grammar, vocabulary and spelling.
Now write your essay. Do not worry about
errors in your first draft. Editing

Peer Feedback Use your peer feedback to make changes.

Proofread the text and produce a final version.
Exchange your text with a classmate giving

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 Worksheet Four
Spoken interaction UNIT THREE

Aliens are real! – a TV debate • L anguage of persuasion: I agree. I

disagree. What I would like to say … My
Prior knowledge point is … This can’t be, because … It’s
1 Have you ever witnessed any debates a fact that … There is scientific
on TV? Which ones? evidence that …
2 Have you ever held a debate in class?
Getting ready!
3 What is the idea of a debate? How are
debates structured? Make two groups: one group agrees with the
proposal, the other one disagrees.
Structure and language
1 Each group discusses their strategy
•  hairperson: You introduce the
C and their arguments.
speakers and lead the discussion: 2 Organise the ideas: What arguments
It now gives me great pleasure to has your group got?
recognise the first speaker of our 3 Designate a speaker to open the
debate …. Please raise your hand if you debate.
have any points. Let us end the debate 4 Think of counterarguments: how
with a summary from each team. May I will you react to the opposition’s
ask team number one to present their arguments?
summary? 5 Designate a speaker to summarise
• First and second speaker: Say who your position at the end.
you are and what you stand for. Then
give your talk and summarise the main Holding the debate
points at the end. Good afternoon, • Arrange your classroom for the debate.
my name is … and I support the • Remember to be convincing and have
proposition. I am going to talk about … fun! Make sure everybody is involved.
• Floor speakers: Refer to what has been • You may want to video your debate and
said before, then name your point, look at it again later.
explain it and say why your point is
true. What is the evidence? Let’s take a Reflection
look at what we heard from … I don’t 1 How did it go? Was it interesting?
agree with his/her point, because … Did everybody take part?
• Summary speaker: Think of the three 2 What was particularly good? What
biggest issues raised in the debate needs to be improved another time?
and explain why your side is right. My
team made three clear points here.
Firstly …

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 Unit Four
Scenario: Telling mystery stories

Introduction to the topic did not go to the office in the morning, 5 Inspector
Lestrade and two policemen: ‘Mr. John Hector McFarlane,
This unit provides the opportunity to delve into mysteries and
I arrest you for the murder of Mr Jonas Oldacre.’
follow up the ghost story Knock twice for terror! (unit 4.1) and
do a mystery report as suggested in the project (p 56). It also Worksheet 2: Listening – The Norwood Builder, Chapters 2–4
offers some practice in storytelling (unit 4.4). The scenario
Objectives: Learners are able to follow the rest of the story
combines both ideas by working with Sherlock Holmes’
by watching the video. They are able to fill in most of the
mysteries. It is based on a Macmillan Reader The Norwood
information on the worksheets, discuss the story and clarify
Builder and Other Stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (2013,
their questions.
retold by F H Cornish, intermediate level) and makes use of
free online materials. Learners practise reading and extensive Materials: The whole story is available on audio CDs
listening using The Norwood Builder in class first, before they or can be watched online for free on Macmillan’s
split up into groups and work on three different detective YouTube channel. Each chapter is about 6–7 minutes
stories which will be used in storytelling circles later. long. Chapters 2–4: https://www.youtube.com/user/
macmillanELT/search?query=The+Norwood+Builder
Objectives
Key: Chapter 2: 1 about 3 o’clock, 2 will, 3 draft, 4 he did
The worksheets cover the following competences not know Oldacre, 5 parents, 6 family, 7 agreed to write the
mentioned in the Lehrplan 21. will, 8 clerk, 9 about 9.30 pm, 10 business documents, 11 wax
seals, 12 walking stick, 13 alive and well, 14 housekeeper,
Die Schülerinnen und Schüler können:
15 Lestrade concluded that McFarlane killed Oldacre to get
• B1.2 Lesen: … Texte im Wesentlichen verstehen, his money. Holmes wanted to continue the investigation
wenn das Thema vertraut ist. (but he did not tell Lestrade what he had on his mind.).
Chapter 3: 1 McFarlane’s mother, 2 Oldacre, 3 marry him,
• B1.2 Hören: … klare und unkompliziert aufgebaute
4 wicked, 5 housekeeper, 6 walking stick, 7 Mr Cornelius,
Texte über einigermassen vertraute Themen verstehen.
8 didn’t tell the truth/lied, 9 waste, 10 case, 11 shows, 12
• B1.1. Dialogisches Sprechen: … ihre Meinung sagen und guilty, 13 Lestrade, 14 bloodstain, 15 prison, 16 personal
nach der Meinung von anderen fragen (z.B. Diskussionen, answers. Chapter 4: 1 in prison, 2 Oldacre’s, 3 fingerprints,
Gruppenarbeit). 4 create fingerprints on wall, 5 measurements, 6 his business
did not do well/he owed money to other people, 7 Mr
• B1.2. Monologisches Sprechen: … über selbst
Cornelius, 8 to die, 9 he still hated his mother, 10 Sherlock
gewählte Themen berichten (z.B. Geschichte)
Holmes was cleverer than Lestrade. They both knew it.
• B1.1 Schreiben: … einfache Texte über vertraute Themen
Differentiation: All learners should be able to
zusammenfassen und ihre Meinung dazu äussern.
answer the questions without asterisks.
Worksheet guidance Worksheet 3: Project – Storytelling festival
Worksheet 1: Reading – The Norwood Builder, Chapter 1 Objectives: Learners are able to understand and
use the vocabulary presented in the story. They
Objectives: Learners can understand the introductory
understand the concept of a mystery story and, in
chapter of the story and have a clear picture of the
groups, they are able to create and tell a mystery
protagonists.
story from a character’s point of view.
Materials: Use the Macmillan Reader or the free
Materials: based on The Norwood Builder.
sample chapter: http://www.macmillanreaders.
com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/ Notes: Divide the class into groups to look at the story
Norwood-Builder-sample-chapter1.pdf from a different character’s point of view, e.g. McFarlane
(group 1), Oldacre (group 2), Lestrade (group 3), Holmes
Key: 1 John Hector McFarlane, followed by police, suspected
(group 4), etc. Once they have compiled the information,
to be a murderer, 2 not married (untidy clothes), lawyer
make sure learners practise telling the story before moving
(legal papers in pocket), lung problem (heavy breathing),
to a new group. During feedback, the class can try to
3a Oldacre: disappeared, 50 years old, owner of building
guess which character told each of the stories. Criteria
firm in Norwood, lives with housekeeper, 3b McFarlane:
for assessment: achievement of task (content), discourse
visited Oldacre on previous evening, lawyer from London,
management (coherence, cohesion, fluency), pronunciation,
3c Fire in wood store behind house, Oldacre not at home,
grammar and vocabulary (range and level of accuracy).
not in bed, safe open, blood in bedroom and on McFarlane’s
stick, bedroom door to garden open, dragging marks on More challenging task: Give each group a new story
grass, burnt flesh, 3d McFarlane suspected of Oldacre’s from the same reader to present in class later. Give
murder, 4 McFarlane stayed in a hotel in Norwood and the longest story to the most advanced learners.

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 Worksheet One
Reading UNIT FOUR

The Norwood Builder, Chapter 1 While reading

Sherlock Holmes and Watson were having

Pre-reading
breakfast in their sitting room in Baker Street
Look at the picture below and discuss the when a young man knocked at the door.
following questions: Do you recognise this
Read the text and answer as many questions
man? What do you know about him? What
as possible.
is his name, his profession, his character?
Where did he live? When did he live? Who 1 Who was the young man? What was his
used to be his friend? Was he a real person? problem?
2 What did Holmes immediately assume
about him?
3 What did the newspaper article say
about:
a) Jonas Oldacre
b) John Hector McFarlane
c) any evidence of crime
d) the suspect
4 Why had the young man not been
arrested before he arrived at Baker
Street?
Sherlock Holmes is known all over the world, 5 Who arrived at the moment the young
but he is a fictional character – a detective, who man was just about to tell his story?
was created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle at the What did they announce?
end of the 19th Century. The stories were well 6 What do you think? Is McFarlane guilty?
loved. But when the author got tired of writing
Post-reading
detective stories and had Holmes killed by his
archenemy Professor Moriarty in Switzerland, Discussion and reflection: Discuss the
people wouldn’t accept that this was the end of questions in groups.
their hero and Doyle couldn’t help but continue How many questions could you answer? How
writing about him. The Norwood Builder is one easy or difficult was the text for you?
of the later stories. Vocabulary: Scan the text and highlight
Vocabulary: Check the meaning of these language – groups of words or chunks – which
words and phrases: is important to know to understand detective
stories. What do they mean in your own
arrest, case, charge with murder, consult,
language?
crime, flesh, lawyer, mark, protect, recognise,
suspect.

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 Worksheet Two
Listening UNIT FOUR

The Norwood Builder, Chapters 2–4

Pre-listening

Introduction: You are going to listen to Chapters 2, 3 and 4 of The Norwood Builder. Each part lasts
around seven minutes. The tasks below support your understanding.

Chapter 2: John McFarlane’s Story

John Hector McFarlane had just begun to tell his story to Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson when Inspector
Lestrade and his policemen arrived. He was given permission to tell his story here.

Vocabulary: Check the meaning of these words before listening:

clerk, draft, evidence, guilty, obvious, proof, to prove, trial, wax seal, will, witness.

While listening

Fill in as much information as you can in the table below.

Place Time What happened Proof/witness

McFarlane’s (1)        Oldacre came to the office. He wanted witness: (8)       
office McFarlane to write his (2)        for him.
Oldacre brought a (3)       .
McFarlane was surprised because Oldacre wanted
to leave everything to him. This was strange
because
(4)                   .
Oldacre used to know his (5)       
and he had no (6)        of his own.
McFarlane (7)       
Oldacre’s (9)        McFarlane arrived at Oldacre’s house. witness: (14)       
house
He was given some food. Then they looked at
(10)       .
McFarlane helped to seal the envelopes with
(11)       .
McFarlane couldn’t find his (12)       .
When he left, Oldacre was (13)       .

15* What were Lestrade’s conclusions? Did Holmes agree?                          

                                                      

                                                      

                                                      

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Chapter 3: Holmes Investigates
The next day, Holmes did his own investigations.

Vocabulary: to be engaged, bloodstain, to break off an engagement, pace up and down, waste time.

Continue to take notes while listening.

Place Meeting Facts

Blackheath (1)        Mrs McFarlane was pleased that (2)        was dead.
She used to be engaged to him but then she refused to
(3)        because Mr Oldacre was (4)       .
Norwood, (5)        Holmes found McFarlane’s (6)       . He also came
Oldacre’s house
across Oldacre’s bank records. Oldacre made regular payments to
(7)      . Holmes is sure the housekeeper (8)       .

The next morning Holmes received a telegram from Lestrade. Complete the text:

DON’T (9)            ANY MORE TIME ON THE MCFARLANE (10)           .

NEW EVIDENCE (11)            THAT HE MUST BE (12)           . Lestrade.

Place Meeting Facts

Norwood, (13)        New evidence: a (14)        with a fingerprint. But it wasn’t there
Oldacre’s house
yesterday. It was put there while McFarlane was in (15)       .

16* Can you predict what is going to happen in the last chapter?

Chapter 4: A Wicked Crime

Holmes surprised all with an unusual plan. How did he know what to do? What were his conclusions?

Vocabulary: a bucket, a clue, innocent, to measure something, to take revenge on somebody

Clue Conclusion
Fingerprint/bloodstain on wall McFarlane did not put it there because he was
(1)           .
Blood in bedroom/on walking stick It was (2)        blood.

Wax seals on envelopes Oldacre had McFarlane’s (3)        and he used
them to (4)                  .
(5)          outside and inside did not match. There must be a hidden room upstairs.

Oldacre wanted to escape because (6)                   .He planned to

continue his life as (7)         .He wanted McFarlane (8)         because
(9)                   
.

10* What can you say about the relationship between Sherlock Holmes and Lestrade?

Post-listening

What did you think of the story? How easy or difficult was it for you to understand it? Why?

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 Worksheet Three
Spoken interaction – Project UNIT FOUR

Storytelling festival
1 Have you ever told a story in front of an audience?
2 What is the purpose of telling a story? How is telling a story different from reading it?

Task

1 Discuss The Norwood Builder in groups of three and re-tell the most important elements
of the story.
2 Create an interesting summary from a character's point of view.
3 Practise telling your story.
4 Tell the story in new groups of three.
5 Reflect on the outcome and discuss the feedback.

Group discussion

1 In groups of three, re-imagine the content of each chapter of The Norwood Builder from the
point of view of one of the characters e.g. Lestrade, McFarlane or Oldacre. Imagine what the
events looked like from their points of view. Take notes of key elements:

Chapter 1 Chapter 2

Chapter 3 Chapter 4

Now write down a short summary of the events happening in each chapter, again from your
character's point of view.

Summary Tell the story

2 Put your chapter summaries together. Make it 4 In new groups, tell your story. Listen to
sound interesting: use adjectives and adverbs your partners’ stories and give feedback.
and include one or two quotes from the story.
Reflection
Practice 5 Get back to your original group and
3 In groups, go through the order of events, discuss the feedback:
work on pronunciation and intonation. Ask your 1 Did all groups choose the same main
teacher for help if necessary. Create a skeleton stages and keywords? What was
(main stages and keywords) and learn to tell the different?
story from your character’s point of view. 2 How well did it go? What was good?
What needs to be improved?

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 Unit Five
Scenario: Life is an adventure

Introduction to the topic nature and to have an experience. 2 He was; he was actually
scared at many points. 3 People need to play it safe and take
This unit deals with adventures and extreme sports, telling the
smart decisions. 4 He wanted to inspire people to find their
story of two actors who took on the world with their motor
own Everest. 5 People should set goals and lead an active and
bikes (p 63), the story of a woman who sailed around the world
healthy life. 6 Anything is possible if people do not give up.
on her own (workbook, p 54), the story of the youngest Everest
climber (workbook, p 50) and an interview with a world- Differentiation: All learners give at least a short answer to
famous athlete (p 66).The scenario invites learners to explore the questions. More advanced learners add more details
the world of adventure further, to research the extraordinary to their answers.
accomplishments of some people, to write a magazine article
Worksheet 3: Project
about them and to prepare a mock TV chat show interview.
Writing a magazine article
Objectives
Objectives: Learners are able to write an article for an
The worksheets cover the following competences adventure magazine and can use the typical features
mentioned in the Lehrplan 21. and vocabulary of this particular text type.
Die Schülerinnen und Schüler können: Notes: First, learners analyse two articles in the workbook
(pp 50 and 54). Draw their attention to the style and features
• B1.2 Hören: ... klare und unkompliziert aufgebaute Texte
of a good article: a catchy headline, a brief introduction,
über einigermassen vertraute Themen verstehen.
interesting main body, thoughtful conclusion. Then learners
• B1.1 Schreiben: ... vertraute Themen mit kurzen Texten choose their own topic, search the web for information
und Bildern darstellen. and write an article by following the instructions on the
worksheet. Once they have written their articles, ask
• B1.2 Dialogisches Sprechen: ... spontan Fragen stellen
learners to work in pairs to give each other feedback.
zu besonderen Ereignissen oder Erlebnissen.
Differentiation: More advanced learners should be
Worksheet guidance encouraged to write on their own; slower learners could
write in pairs. Text length may vary from 150 to 300 words.
Worksheet 1: Spoken interaction – Find someone who …
Assessment: task achievement and content, coherence and
Objectives: Learners can ask and answer questions
cohesion, vocabulary and grammar, level of correctness.
about a number of adventures. They can keep the
discussion going by asking additional questions. Spoken interaction: A TV chat show interview
Notes: This speaking activity prepares learners for the Objectives: Learners can simulate a TV chat show by doing
project. It makes them talk about their own adventures an interview. They can ask and answer prepared as well as
in real life and reflect on the use of tenses when asking spontaneous questions.
questions. The instructions are included on the worksheet.
Notes: This task is based on a pairwork activity from the
Differentiation: All learners discuss at least half of the teacher’s book of New Inspiration Level 3: Interviewing
questions. More advanced learners are expected to discuss a star (5.3, p 176). For the chat show learners take on
all questions. the role of the presenter and of the person they wrote
about in their magazine article. Thus they do not have
Worksheet 2: Reading and listening – Jordan Romero:
to talk about themselves, but still have a fairly clear
The boy who conquered Mount Everest
idea what to talk about. All instructions are on the
Objectives: Learners can understand an authentic worksheet. Record and give feedback after the task.
interview and take notes on the most important facts.
Differentiation: Pair up learners of similar ability
Notes: This authentic video extends the story learners in speaking.
are already familiar with from the workbook. It
Assessment: task achievement and communication
prepares them for the project as they are listening
skills, naturalness of speech (fluency and pronunciation),
to a real athlete sharing his adventure story.
range of vocabulary and grammar, level of correctness.
Key: (Reading) See workbook p 50. (Listening) 1 He
wanted to climb the seven summits. He wanted to be in

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 Worksheet One
Spoken interaction UNIT FIVE

Find someone who …

Stand up, walk around the classroom and talk
to as many people as possible in English.
Your aim is to find one person for whom the
statement is true. Try to get some additional
information if possible. Remember that you
can only ask two questions per person before
Reflection
you have to move on.
How adventurous are you? How many
1 
     has been walking in the high
statements from 1 - 9 are true for you?
mountains.
Do you prefer security to adventure?
2 
     has walked, run or cycled a
long distance. How adventurous are the members of your
3 
     has travelled to other class? Who is the most adventurous?
countries.
Language awareness: use of tenses
4 
     has swum in the sea or a
river. 1 Which tense would you use to ask
5      has slept under the stars. questions 9–12?
6 
     has walked through a forest Write down one of the questions.
or a dark place alone.                         
7 
     has unexpectedly met a wild                         
animal in nature. Can you explain the use of this
8 
     has been in a really difficult particular tense?
situation. 2 Which tense would you use to ask
9 
     likes challenges and loves questions 1–8?
trying out new things. Write down one of the questions.
10 
     loves adventures, but mainly                         
reads about them.                         
11      loves adventures, but mainly Can you explain the use of this
watches them on TV. particular tense?
12      loves adventures, but mainly 3 Which tense would you use to ask
experiences them while playing video for additional information in
games. questions 1–8?
13 Additional information:             Write down one of your questions.
                                                 
                                           
Can you explain why you cannot use
present perfect here?

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 Worksheet Two
Reading and listening UNIT FIVE

Jordan Romero: The boy who While listening

conquered Mount Everest Read the following questions and try to answer
them while listening to the interview.

1 What was his motivation to climb

Mount Everest?
2 Was he aware of the dangers?
3 How did Jordan deal with the
dangerous situations?
4 What did he want to achieve with his
actions?
5 What is his inspiring message?
Reading
Post-listening: discussion
Read the article about the youngest Everest
climber in your workbook on p 50. 1 Discuss the answers to the questions
above.
Answer the following questions.
2 What do you think about Jordan’s
1 How old was Jordan Romero when he suggestions?
climbed Mount Everest? 3 Should people as young as Jordan be
2 Who did he climb with? allowed to climb Everest?
3 How did he prepare for the climb?
4 What did it feel like? Additional information
5 Where is Romero’s home? Romero conquered Mount Everest in 2010 but
6 What are his next plans? an even younger climber reached the top after
7 What do you think about this young him: Malavath Purna, a girl from India, was one
man? month younger than Romero when she reached
Language awareness: Can you explain why the the summit in 2014. Another climber from
present perfect is used in this text? California, twelve-year-old Tyler Armstrong
who wanted to break the age record again, was
Pre-listening
denied access to the mountain in 2016. In the
Interview with Jordan Romero meantime, the China Tibet Mountaineering
Put the term ‘Interview with Jordan Romero’ Association had set an age restriction to climb
into a search engine on the internet. There Everest. People under 18 will no longer be given
are several videos available. Choose the one permits and people over 60 will have to certify
which lasts about three minutes. that they are fit. Why do you think these new
Vocabulary: Check the words couch and smart, rules were introduced? Do you think these rules
as well as vocabulary from the video. are useful? Why (not)?

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 Worksheet Three
Project UNIT FIVE

Writing a magazine article and text similar to the original in terms of

simulating a TV chat show its formal or informal style.
interview
Research
In Unit 5 you learnt that modern-day
adventurers have made the most amazing trips Decide on a topic you are interested in
around the world. and start an information search about an
adventurous young person on the internet.
In fact, the people who do these extraordinary
trips are becoming younger and younger. Did you Choose an inspiring young person and try
know that the youngest person to sail around the to find out as much as possible about his or
world on her own was a sixteen-year-old Dutch her achievement so that you can write an
girl and the youngest person to reach the South article first and give an interview later. You will
Pole was a sixteen-year-old British schoolboy? want to answer a few questions about your
person’s background as well as questions
Task about the actual achievement. Don’t forget to
1 Look at the articles in your workbook; download a few pictures.
analyse them.
Writing guide
2 Research the life and achievement of a
21st-Century young adventurer. 1 What is an interesting headline for your
article? How can you set the scene
3 Write an article for a teenage magazine. (introduction)? What are the main
4 Take the role of your adventurer and give aspects you want to cover? What is a
an interview for a TV chat show. good ending of the article?
2 Write a first draft, remembering to use
Isn’t it amazing what people can achieve? the correct structure.
3 Check the headline again. Does it
Study magazine articles match the text?
1 Look at the articles in your workbook 4 Proofread your article.
(pp 50 and 54). What can you say 5 Exchange articles with a classmate and
about the structure and the style of the give each other feedback.
text? What makes a good article? 6 Add final corrections and pictures to
2 Now analyse each text. What create a visually attractive magazine
can you say about the following: article.
headline, introduction, main body and
Display your work
conclusion.
3 Study the different elements of the Create an exhibition with your articles or make
article (headline, etc.) and find useful your own teenage adventure magazine. Which
expressions which you could use in adventurers do you consider particularly
your own writing. Try to make your own inspiring? Can you give reasons?

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Spoken interaction: A TV chat show interview
Inspiration for adventure
You are going to act out a TV chat show interview in pairs. One of you plays the role of the
adventurer (the one you wrote about before); the other one plays the role of the presenter and
asks the questions.

Preparation

Prepare your role and think about the content as well as possible language you might need for
the different parts of the interview. Prepare a space in the classroom for the show: hang up a
colourful poster with the name of your show and arrange two chairs so that the audience will be
able to see both of you.

Questions/Topics

Look at the suggested questions/topics in the table below. Presenters prepare their
questions, adventurers take notes based on these prompts.

Biggest achievement Experience Travel

What exactly is it? What? Which countries?
When? Difficulties? Favourite? Why?
Why? Motivation? Wanted to give up? Most recent?
Training? Most challenging part?
How long for? Feeling now?
Home Family Future
Where? Parents? Next adventure?
Since when? Friends? Other priorities?
Married? Children? Hobbies?
Plans?

Procedure

1 Presenter welcomes guest and says a

few things about him/her.
2 Guest thanks presenter for the
invitation and expresses his/her
pleasure to be on the show.
3 Presenter asks questions and Peer feedback
adventurer tries to give good answers
which are as truthful as possible to the 1 What was great about the show?
research done in the last task. Try also 2 What could each member of the team
improve?
to be funny to make it more interesting
for the audience! Reflection
4 Presenter thanks guest for the
interview and wishes him/her good 1 What was it like to play your role?

luck for the future. 2 What went really well?

5 Guest thanks presenter. 3 What could you improve?

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 Unit Six
Scenario: Inventions and inventors

Introduction to the topic reporting on the same invention in a group, give the more
advanced of the two a different role. This student could
This unit deals with inventors: teenage inventors (p 74)
be language expert and primarily focus on language. He
and famous inventors such as Leonardo da Vinci (p 78). It
or she could write down anything that does not sound
looks at ancient inventions (p 80) as well as more modern
right in order to discuss it in class later (language focus).
inventions that shaped the world (CLIL lesson, workbook,
p 116). It is an interesting unit which has great potential to Worksheet 2: Reading and listening – Google Science Fair
motivate learners to do their own research and to talk about
Objectives: Learners can understand the text and the
inventions of their choice at a ‘mock’ science fair at the end.
listening material and extract the main information to
complete the table.
Objectives
Materials: The Google Science Fair website: https://
The worksheets cover the following competences
www.googlesciencefair.com/en/ (Make sure you set the
mentioned in the Lehrplan 21.
language to English at the bottom of the first webpage.) The
Die Schülerinnen und Schüler können: listening activity is meant to be used as individual listening
if possible. If learners have access to the internet, they can
• B1.2 Hören: ... den Inhalt von längeren Gesprächen
do the listening either in a computer lab or at home as
und Texten, die sie interessieren, im Grossen und
homework. They can listen to the recordings several times.
Ganzen verstehen, wenn deutlich gesprochen wird.
Key: (Reading) Project 1: Kiara, 16; Johannesburg,
• B1.2 Dialogisches Sprechen: ... können mit Gleichaltrigen
South Africa; drought, existing material too expensive;
längere Gespräche über gemeinsame Interessen führen,
mix of orange peel and avocado; cheap, biodegradable,
falls diese sich um gegenseitiges Verstehen bemühen.
getting rid of waste. Project 2: Ashton, Julia and Luke,
• B1.2 Monologisches Sprechen: ... können über selbst 14; Columbus, Ohio, US; polystyrene waste fills landfills;
gewählte Themen berichten und können detailliert can be used as carbon filters; getting rid of waste, getting
erklären, wie etwas funktioniert. clean water. Project 3: Anushka, 13; Portland, Oregon,
US; wound care. Negative effect of changing dressings too
• B1.1 Schreiben: ... können vertraute Themen mit kurzen
often; sensor for dressing; dressing does not need to be
Texten und Bildern darstellen.
changed as often, wounds heal faster. (Listening) Answers
will vary. Make sure learners compare their answers.
Worksheet guidance
Differentiation: All learners listen to at least two
Worksheet 1: Reading and Speaking – Inventions that
stories. Faster learners listen to three or more stories.
shaped the world
Worksheet 3: Writing and Speaking – Project: Science Fair
Objectives: Learners can understand a short text about
an invention and can complete an information table. Objectives: Learners can write a simple news report
They can share facts about their invention with a group on a scientific topic. They can give a presentation on
in a clear way. They can ask for clarification if needed their topic and can answer questions about it.
and do not fall back on using their mother tongue.
Materials: Access to the internet, paper for posters.
Materials: Workbook pp 116–17: quiz, text and table.
Notes: Once learners have prepared their posters,
Key: See teacher’s book p 205. divide the class into two groups: the presenters and
the visitors, then swap.
Notes: Divide the text on p 116 into five sections (A to E).
Put learners into five groups and have them read Assessment: (reports) task achievement and content,
one section each. For sharing information and organisation, coherence and cohesion, range of vocabulary
discussion, form new groups: make sure you have and grammar, level of accuracy; (presentation) task
at least one expert for each section of the text. achievement and communication skills, pronunciation
and fluency, vocabulary, grammar range and accuracy.
Differentiation: The aim of this activity is to get all
learners to speak. If there is more than one student

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 Worksheet One
Reading and speaking UNIT SIX

Inventions that shaped the world Sharing information and discussion – Mixed
From the clothes you wear to the pen or the groups
mobile phone in your hand, everything was once In new groups, share the stories by speaking
created by an ingenious mind. Turn to p 116 in and listening to each other.
your workbook and do the quiz about a number
Discuss the inventions. Complete the table.
of items we use every day. You will find out the
Speak English only.
correct answers during the following activities.
1 Put the inventions into a timeline. Which
Reading – Expert groups one was first, which one second, etc.?

Get into your groups and study the given 2 Rank the inventions in terms of
importance. Which one is the most
section of the text.
important? Why? Your group should
A Read the text carefully and discuss the agree on one ranking if possible.
content. Find the answer to the two quiz 3 Compare your results with other groups
questions that go with your text: in your class. Justify your ranking.
1 What is the invention?
2 Who is the inventor? Language focus and reflection
3 When and where was it invented? Read the texts again to focus on language,
4 Which developments led to the vocabulary and grammar.
invention? 1 Are there any words or expressions you
5 What are recent developments of the do not understand?
invention? 2 Find at least two expressions
6 Do you know of any new developments (‘chunks’) per text you would like to
that the text does not talk about? learn.
B Complete the boxes for your invention in the 3 Find examples of used to, past passive,
table on p 117. present perfect and explain its use.
Use your student’s book if you do not
C Prepare to report to your group on what you
remember.
have found out about the invention.
4 Consult with a partner: tell them what
chunks you have chosen. Ask them
what language/vocabulary/grammar
item they would like to remember. Talk
about how well you understood the
text. What have you learnt in terms of
content?

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 Worksheet Two
Reading and listening UNIT SIX

Google Science Fair 2016: Everything is better with science

Pre-reading

What is a science fair? Are any held in your country? Have you ever been to one?

The Google Science Fair is the largest online science competition in the world. It is open to 13- to
18-year-old students from around the globe. Since the first fair in 2011, more than 30,000 teenagers
have submitted projects.

Vocabulary: Look at the glossary for the most difficult words on the next page. But how about the
words below: Do you understand them?

drought, crops, affordable, moist, peel, waste, manifacturing, storage, packaging, carbon, degrade, chronic
wounds, require.

In September 2016, Kiara, a 16-year-old girl from Johannesburg, South Africa, won the Grand Prize for her
invention. She was inspired by the worst drought in 20 years in her home country which caused crops to
fail and farmers to lose money. Kiara was looking for affordable materials to store water and keep the soil
moist. Existing materials are not only filled with harmful chemicals, but are also non-biodegradable and far
too expensive for the local farmers. Kiara found an ideal solution: orange peel and avocado. She found a
way to turn the waste from juice manufacturing into ready-made water storage material to help local farmers
save both money and their crop and reduce waste materials.

A group of three American students from Columbus, Ohio – 14-year-olds Ashton, Julia and Luke – also found
a new use for waste materials. Polystyrene is used for packaging and disposable foam cups. It takes up
a huge part of America’s landfills and can take hundreds of years to degrade. The team discovered that
recycling it was really difficult and expensive. However, they also discovered that polystyrene consists of over
90% carbon and could be used as carbon filters to remove contaminants from polluted water! Their filters
successfully filter many of the same compounds that commercial filters remove from water. They won the
Scientific American Innovators Award for their innovation.

The youngest winner was 13-year-old Anushka from Portland, Oregon (US). She really enjoys chemistry and
was inspired by Marie Curie, who made major advances in modern medicine. Anushka wanted to find a
solution for the problem of chronic wound care. Millions of people get injured every year and many suffer
from large, chronic wounds that require complex care. These wounds need a wet environment to heal, but
changing the dressing too often can mean that these wounds take a long time to heal. Now Anushka has
found a way to help doctors analyse the state of a wound without removing its dressing. She came up with a
sensor which is cheap to make and biocompatible. Her invention can help people with chronic wounds heal
more quickly. She was given the LEGO Education Builder Award.

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These are just three of the many exciting projects which made it to the finals. All participants came
up with unique solutions for a problem and made the world a better place. In that respect, Google
is right: science can make everything better. But in the end it is not science that does the work, it is
enthusiastic people who can be as young as thirteen!

Glossary
biocompatible not harmful to living tissue contaminant a substance that makes
non-biodegradable these materials cannot be something dirty, polluted or
split into small parts by poisonous
bacteria; they are harmful for compound a chemical substance that
the environment. consists of two or more
polystyrene very light artificial substance elements that together form a
used especially for making molecule
containers or to protect dressing material used for covering and
things in a box protecting a skin injury

While reading

Complete the table below with information from the text (rows 1-3).

Name, age City, country Problem Solution Effect

1 Kiara, 16

2 Columbus, Ohio
USA
3 chronic wound care

Post-reading Post- listening: discussion

Which is your favourite project? Why? 1 How well did you understand the young
scientists?
2 Compare your findings about the
Independent listening: Stories of some previous teenagers you listened to. Did you get
winners the same information?
Go to the Google Science Fair website. Find 3 What do you think about the inventions
the link to the previous winners. Listen to at you listened to?
least two stories. Listen to each story at least 4 Are you interested in science and in
twice. Add the information to the table you inventing things yourself?
have used for the reading notes above (use 5 Can you think of a current problem that
rows 4 and 5). needs a solution?
6 What do you think about the Google
Science Fair?

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 Worksheet Three
Project – Writing and speaking UNIT SIX

Science fair: Inventions and •  rite a conclusion or

w
inventors recommendation;
Inventors and their inventions have shaped • use formal language (full forms
the world today and continue to do so. For this rather than contractions, use
project you will present any invention which you passive voice etc.);
find particularly interesting. Which are the best • use between 150 and 200 words.
inventions of your country? Go online for ideas! 3 Read your text and check carefully
for mistakes. Correct as many as you
Task can find and ask your teacher or your
•  ecide on an invention you find
D classmates.
particularly useful or interesting. Do 4 Using your report, prepare a visually
some research on it. appealing poster with a title, text and
•  rite a report and create a poster
W some pictures or real objects.
based on your research. In your class, 5 Write a few quiz questions for your
organise a science fair – a speaking listeners on a separate handout.
event – where you will present the
Science fair: Speaking event
inventions.
The class is divided into two groups:
Preparation and research
Group one: Presenters
Make sure that you have gathered the following Display your poster and present it using
information on the invention: who invented it; your report. Try not to read the text but only
when and where it was invented; what led to summarise the main points. Hand out the quiz
the invention; how it works and what is special questions to the audience before the talk. In
about it, as well as some of its technical the end check their answers.
details; how the invention is used today or will
Group two: Visitors
be used in the future. Find some pictures of
Look at the posters on display. Talk to the
the invention and/or the inventor.
presenters, answer their quiz questions and
Writing guide ask them some additional questions.

1 Think of a title that shows what the Reflection

report is about.
2 Think about how to structure your 1 What was it like to do this project? What
have you learnt?
report:
• divide it into clear paragraphs (with 2 What have you learnt about your writing
and speaking skills?
subheadings);
• write a good introduction (state the 3 What can you do well and what do you
want to develop?
aim of the report);

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 Unit Seven
Scenario: Becoming digital citizens

Introduction to the topic Notes: Learners predict the percentages based on their own
experience before they read the text and compare their
This scenario focuses on cyber security and on strategies
predictions with the facts.
to lead safe cyber lives.
Worksheet 3: Writing and speaking – Project: Cyber safety:
The students reflect on their personal digital experiences and
email and class discussion
read reports on teenagers’ use of technology. At this point a
discussion about cyber security should be launched. Next, the Objectives: Learners are able to write an informal email
class is split into two groups, each researching their topic and summarising the most important aspects of how to be
writing it up as an informal email to a fellow student. Later, both in control of one’s digital footprint or how to deal with
topics are discussed as a class. Finally, learners write a formal cyberbullying.
letter or email to their headteacher asking for specific instruction
Materials: Students use suitable websites dealing with the
and workshops in cyber security for students in the future.
topics considered, e.g.
The topic is launched with the text in the student’s book Digital footprint: http://www.intel.com/content/dam/
on p 90. Materials from the New Inspiration website about www/program/education/us/en/documents/intel-
using Facebook and writing emails are also used. easy-steps/easy-steps-activity-digital-footprint.pdf
https://www.cpni.gov.uk/system/files/
Objectives
documents/59/06/10_Tracking%20
The worksheets cover the following competences my%20digital%20footprint_FINAL.pdf
mentioned in the Lehrplan 21.
Cyberbullying: https://sites.google.com/
Die Schülerinnen und Schüler können: site/cyberbullyingawareness/home
• B1.2 Hören: ... Texte im Wesentlichen verstehen, wenn https://www.stopbullying.gov
das Thema vertraut ist.
Notes: The class should be split into two even groups. If your
• B.1.2 Dialogisches Sprechen: ... zu vertrauten Themen learners don’t have school email addresses, they should print
Informationen austauschen; ... in Diskussionen out the email and hand it to the person they have chosen.
die eigene Haltung argumentativ einbringen.
Differentiation: For weaker learners, reduce the length of text
• B1.1 Schreiben: ... Texte über vertraute Themen required and increase the amount of support from the teacher.
zusammenfassen und ihre Meinung dazu äussern.
Assessment: You could assess the communicative
achievement and content, the ability to produce the
Worksheet guidance
particular text type (including coherence and cohesion),
Worksheet 1: Reading and speaking – Social media the range of linguistic means and accuracy.
Objectives: Learners can read the text and locate the Additional idea: Writing a formal letter to the headteacher
most important information quickly. They can give (no worksheet)
details about their personal use of social media, conduct
Objective: Learners are able to write a formal email.
a survey in a group and report the findings to the class.
Notes: Students write a formal letter to their
Materials: Student’s book p 90: Who put @ into
headteacher asking for an annual bullying awareness
email? Web materials: He said he couldn’t remember
week or for workshops about cyber security.
(from: http://www.macmillaninspiration.com/
new/files/2015/02/New-Inspiration-Students- First, they study the examples of formal emails noting
Book-Reading-Texts-Level-3-Unit-7.pdf) appropriate language for opening and closing a
formal email and for making polite and convincing
Notes: Learners read the survey and answer the questions
suggestions. At the end of the task, the class can
individually first. They share their information with a
decide which email to send to the headteacher.
partner, before they compile the results in groups of
five to seven. Each group then presents their results to Materials: A good source is Email English by Paul
the class. Ask learners to do the activities on the second Emmerson (Macmillan, 2013), Alternatively, examples of
page of the web materials later, or as homework. formal letters and emails can be found on the internet.
Worksheet 2: Reading and speaking – Digital media
and cyber security
Objectives: Learners can read factual texts, find the most
important information quickly and reflect on the meaning
and effect of digital media on society.

TEACHER’S NOTES 39
 Worksheet One
Reading and speaking UNIT SEVEN

Social media Speaking: A survey on the use of social media

Warm up 1 Think about your answers to the

questionnaire first before sharing them
Discuss the following questions. with a partner. Don’t just answer yes or
1 What is Facebook? no – give details. In what ways are your
2 What is it used for? answers the same or different?
3 When, where and by whom was it 2 Get into groups of six to eight. Compile
invented? your answers and present them on a
4 How popular is it? poster including yes/no percentages.
5 What are the advantages and 3 Report your findings to the class. Are
disadvantages of using it? there any results which surprise you?

Reading 1 Reading 2

Read the text He said he couldn’t remember Read the text again and answer the questions
(additional handout) and check your answers on page two of your handout.
to the questions above.
Reflection and language
Vocabulary: Explain the following words:
Check the answers with your peers and
be addicted to, cyber bullying, offend, highlight the verbs in reported speech. Can
overuse, suitable, unsociable, urgent/-ly you explain the use of tenses?
Questionnaire

Question You Your partner

1 Do you use social media?

2 Which social media do you use most?

3 How much time do you spend online per day on

average?
4 How much time do you spend per day on social media?

5 What do you use social media for?

6 Have you ever had any problems using social media?

7 Have you ever been bullied online?

8 Have you ever posted something online you regretted

later?
9 Do you use privacy settings?

10 Have you ever googled your name?

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 Worksheet Two
Reading and speaking UNIT SEVEN

Teens and the screen

You are going to read the results of three different research studies on teens and their use of
social media and technology in the United States. Before you read the reports, think about the
questions below. Guess the results and write them down in column A. Then read the reports on
p 42 and write down the actual results in column B. How close were you?
Vocabulary: receive, admit, harass, enable, witness, average, cyberbullying, discourage. regret

Question A: Your guess B: Research results

1 What percentage of teens in the USA is online every

day?
2 What percentage of teens in the USA owns a smart
phone?
3 What is the most popular social media platform
among US teens?

4 What other social media platforms do most of them

use?
5 How many texts do teens send or receive per day?

6 Who is more into playing video games – boys or

girls?
7 How much time does an average teen in the US
spend online per day?
8 What percentage of teens admits to posting swear
words or other inappropriate content?

9 Do teens in the US post contact information on

social media?
10 How many teens receive personal messages from
strangers?

11 What percentage of teens has experienced

cyberbullying?
12 How many teens say they have witnessed
cyberbullying?
13 How many teens in the US know what to do when
they are harassed online?

14 Do teens feel as accepted online as in real life?

15 Do all teens enable the privacy settings?

16 Do teens feel safe when they are online?

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 Teens and the screen – research reports from the USA

Teens, Social Media and Technology (21%), their physical location (19%) or even
(2015) their home address (12%).
According to a new study from Pew Research • 61% received messages from strangers.
Center in Washington DC: • Three hours a day is spent by average teens
• 92% of teens (13–17 year-olds) in the USA go playing online games, with 68% of teens
online every day, including 24% who say they interacting with other gamers. A few have met
go online ‘almost constantly’. their online gaming peers.
• Many teens use mobile devices to go online: • 31% of teens claim to have been bullied
88% have access to a cell (mobile) phone, online. Only 41% of these have told an adult
73% to a smartphone. Just 12% of teens have about it.
no cell phone of any type.
Teens and the Screen Study (2014)
• Facebook is the most popular social media
According to a McAfee study in 2014, cyberbullying
site among teens: 71% of teens use more than
continues to grow despite significant efforts to
one social network site. Girls love Instagram or
discourage it.
Snapchat, boys seem to prefer video games.
• 87% of teens admit they have witnessed
• 90% of teens with phones exchange texts, with
cyberbullying, but 24% would not know what to
30 texts being sent and received daily by a
do if they were bullied online.
typical teen.
• Something posted on social media has caused
Online Safety Research Report (2014) an argument for 50% of young people
An online safety research report by Cox in the US.
Communications and the National Center for • Almost half (49%) of teens admit they regret
Missing and Exploited Children (2014) says that: something they have posted online.
• Teens spend as much time online each day as • Teens use social networking sites they believe
they spend in the classroom (nearly six hours). their parents are not members of. However, if
• 83% log on to at least one social media site they knew their parents were watching, they
every day. 73% have posted photos or videos would change their online behaviour.
of themselves, friends or family members. • One in three teens feels more accepted on
• More than one in five teenagers admits social media than they do in real life.
posting questionable online content, such as • Teens do not seem to be very concerned about
swear words (21%). their safety: only 25% fear their privacy could
• Many teens have posted their contact be compromised and even fewer fear being
information, such as their cell phone number unpopular (16%) or cyberbullied (12%).

After reading

Discuss in groups.
1 Do the statistics fit you and your friends?
2 Which facts do you find interesting? Why?
3 What do you think teenagers need in order to be safer and less susceptible to
harassment and bullying?

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 Worksheet Three
Writing and speaking – Project UNIT SEVEN

Cyber safety: email and class discussion

Task c The greetings in Chloe’s email are

too personal to use in an email to a
Research the topic of cyber safety or digital classmate. Which other phrases could
footprint. Give your advice in an informal you use instead?
email (300 words) to one of your peers and d Which phrases could you use to open
then discuss the topics in class. and close an email?
e Which phrases could you use to give
Preparation and research advice?
Digital footprint or cyberbullying? Which topic
would you like to work on? Form two even
groups.

Group A: Digital footprint

Group B: Cyberbullying

Look at the websites your teacher gives you on

your topic and make notes.Find a definition or
description of the problem and list the most
important steps you should take to manage 2 Write an email.
your digital footprint (group A) or to react if Write an email to someone in the other group
being bullied online (group B). about your topic. Make sure you include the
Once you have collected the necessary most important information. Be polite! Don’t
information, you are ready to write an email forget to proofread your email before sending
to a member of the other group. Do you it.
remember how to write emails and how to give 3 Write an answer.
advice? Do activity 1 below first. Read your email carefully. Thank the sender
and give him or her some feedback. Was it
Writing emails
helpful? Was it well written? Remember to
1 Studying emails for form and language say something positive first! Ask one or two
Read the email on your handout and answer questions. Send it.
questions a–e below. If you don’t know the 4 Class discussion
answers, look them up on the internet or ask Discuss the topics as a class.
your teacher.
a What are the structural elements of an 5 Reflection
Reflect on the task. What have you learnt?
informal email?
What went well? What do you still have to
b What could you write in the subject line
work on?
of your email?

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 Unit Eight
Scenario We are all indigenous to the earth

Introduction Materials: YouTube channel of the United Nations:

Xiuhtezcatl, Indigenous Climate Activist at the
This unit is about the natural world and deals with the topic
High-level event on Climate Change: https://
of water (p 100) and survival in nature (p 102). It offers
www.youtube.com/watch?v=27gtZ1oV4kw.
interesting reading on Australia (p 106) and listening about
Canada (p 107). The project (p 108) is about extreme places and Notes: The talk is approximately nine minutes long.
focuses on indigenous people in different parts of the world. Xiuhtezcatl is an indigenous teenager from Boulder,
Colorado, who gave a memorable speech at the UN in
The scenario is based on the materials in the book, but allows
2015. He is deeply concerned about the state of the world
learners to delve deeper into the topic, to reflect on their
and implored the representatives to protect the planet. He
connection to nature first, to share their views with others, to
mentions a number of important principles indigenous
listen to a fifteen-year-old indigenous teenager giving a speech
people live by and which will most likely resonate with
at the UN headquarters in New York and to read a text about
the young people in the classroom. He is enthusiastic
indigenous people and the UN declaration to preserve their
and positive.
rights. In order to expand learners’ cultural knowledge of the
world, they are invited to explore the life and culture of a few Differentiation: More advanced learners can be encouraged
indigenous people of the world and to give a presentation. to take their own notes, as well as those stimulated by the
questions. Most questions require more than one answer.
Objectives
Key: 1 the 200 countries at the conference, 2 young people,
The worksheets cover the following competences mentioned indigenous people 3 all life is sacred, all living things are
in the Lehrplan 21. Die Schülerinnen und Schüler können: connected, life is a gift, 4 climate change, 5 developing
countries, people of colour, 6 the planet, the environment,
• B1.2 Hören: ... klare und unkompliziert aufgebaute Texte
the existence of his generation, the survival of humanity, 7
über einigermassen vertraute Themen verstehen.
protesting (marching, student-led movements against fossil
• B1.2 Lesen: ... Texte im Wesentlichen verstehen, fuels, petitioning governments to address climate change) 8
wenn das Thema vertraut ist (z.B. Sachtext). more jobs, 9 greed, taking more than is given back, 10 we are
all indigenous to this earth, we are all connected, 11 courage,
• B1.2 Dialogisches Sprechen: ... mit Gleichaltrigen längere
innovation, creativity, passion, 12 together we can change the
Gespräche über gemeinsame Interessen führen.
world, it is the right time, for a healthy, just, sustainable planet.
• B1.2 Monologisches Sprechen: ... über selbst
Worksheet 3: Reading –The world's indigenous people
gewählte Themen berichten.
Objectives: Learners are able to read a factual
• B1.1 Schreiben: ... vertraute Themen mit kurzen
text about the state of the world’s indigenous
Texten und Bildern darstellen.
population and verify their own predictions.
Worksheet guidance Notes: It is important to clarify the meaning of the
words listed before reading as they all belong to
Worksheet 1: Speaking – Relationship to nature
the first 3,000 most frequent words and go beyond
Objectives: Learners can exchange personal what most learners might know at this stage. Don’t
information about their relationship to nature. forget to discuss their views on the issue.
Notes: Students read the statements and write down Additional ideas: Ask learners to download the
their personal answers, before discussing them with Unicef brochure on the UN Declaration on the
a partner. They then form bigger groups, share their Rights of Indigenous Peoples for Adolescents.
information and evaluate how important the natural world
Worksheet 4: Project: Indigenous people of the world
is for their class. This reflection and speaking activity
serves as a preparation for the tasks which follow. Objectives: Learners can adapt their research notes into
a format suitable for presentation.
Worksheet 2: Listening – A teenage indigenous climate
activist talks at the UN Notes: The aim is to give learners the freedom to choose
how they wish to present their research, which also adds
Objectives: Learners can understand a number of
some variety to the presentation section. You may wish to
key statements in an authentic talk. They are able to
direct them to presentations they have done for previous
take their own notes and compare interpretations.
project worksheets or other classwork for guidance.
Differentiation: Learners who need more support
could be allocated an indigenous people to research and
directed which method to use to present their findings.

44 TEACHER’S NOTES
 Worksheet One
Speaking UNIT EIGHT

Relationship to nature – are you nature smart?

What is your relationship to nature and the natural world? Read the questions below, reflect
and take some notes before you get into pairs and exchange your ideas. Then share your
findings with the class.

1 What interests you in nature?

                                       
2 Which animals do you like and why?
                                       
3 Which wild animals do you observe regularly?
                                       
4 What kind of pets have you got? What kind would you like to have?
                                       
5 Can you name some trees that grow in your neighbourhood?
                                       
6 What kind of plants have you got at home?
                                       
7 Have you ever grown your own plants? What kind?
                                       
8 Do you collect rocks and minerals? Which ones have you got at home?
                                       
9 Do you like looking at the stars? Which star constellations do you know?
                                       
10 What extreme weather have you already experienced?
                                       
11 Where do you usually go when you want to be in nature and what do you do?
                                       
12 Which was your most amazing experience in nature so far?
                                       
13 Have you ever been in a scary or dangerous situation while you were out in nature?
                                       
14 Which endangered species are you concerned about and why?
                                       
15 How do you personally take care of the environment?
                                       
16 Looking at all the answers above, how nature smart are you on a scale from 0 –10?
                                       

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 Worksheet Two
Listening UNIT EIGHT

A teenage indigenous climate activist talks at the UN

In 2015, Xiuhtezcatl (pronounced Shoe-tez-caht) Martinez, an indigenous teenager from Boulder,
Colorado, gave a talk to the representatives of 200 nations at the UN headquarters in New York. He is
deeply concerned about the environment and implored the UN to take action to protect the planet.

He was raised in the tradition of the Mashika – the Aztec people of Mexico City. His father taught him
values and beliefs which are shared by many indigenous people around the world. He developed a
deep love for nature and, when he witnessed its destruction as a young boy, he began to take action. He
gave his first speech as a six-year-old! His mother – an active environmentalist – inspired him. Today,
he is the youth director of Earth Guardians – an organisation of young activists, artists and musicians
from across the globe dedicated to saving the planet. He is also a hip-hop artist and his song Speak for
the Trees was chosen as the climate song of the week in July 2015.

Check the meanings of the following words.

affect, agreement, environment, flood (v.), indigenous, mindset, passion, responsibility

While listening

Listen to the speech at least twice and make notes on the questions below.
1 At the beginning of his speech, who does Xiuhtezcatl ask to take united action?
2 Who does Xiuhtezcatl represent in this talk?
3 What did Xiuhtezcatl’s father teach him?
4 What does Xiuhtezcatl believe is the most important issue of our time?
5 Who is affected the most by it?
6 What is at stake according to Xiuhtezcatl?
7 What is his organisation of young people doing to fight climate change?
8 What does Xiuhtezcatl say is one of the benefits of phasing out fossil fuels?
9 Which mindset is behind the destruction of the planet?
10 What should people remember according to the young activist?
11 What is needed to change the world?
12 Why does he ask the UN for help and to stand up for the issues? What is the goal?

Discussion after listening

1 How well could you understand the talk? Were you able to make notes?
2 Discuss the answers in groups.
3 What is your impression of Xiuhtezcatl?
4 What do you think about his speech in general and the end in particular?
5 What could you do to protect the Earth, starting in your local community?

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 Worksheet Three
Reading UNIT EIGHT

The world’s indigenous people There are an estimated 370 million

indigenous people in the world, living across
Before reading 90 countries. They make up less than five per
1 How would you describe indigenous cent of the world’s population, but account
people? Who are they? for 15 per cent of the poorest people on the
2 How many are there and where do they planet. They speak an overwhelming majority
live? of the world’s estimated 7,000 languages and
3 Do you know any synonyms for represent 5,000 different cultures.
indigenous people? The term ‘indigenous’ is now used most
4 Do they still live according to their commonly, but other terms are still in use,
traditions? such as tribe, first people, first nation,
5 What are their challenges in the aboriginal and ethnic group. In many cases,
modern world? the word indigenous still has negative
6 Do the governments of their countries connotations. As a result many people choose
recognise their rights? not to reveal their origin, especially if they fear
discrimination.
Check the meaning of the following words
before you read the text. Even though the UN adopted the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights in 1948 which
Nouns: descendants, dignity, discrimination,
states that ‘all human beings are born free
economy, negotiation, recognition
and equal in dignity and rights’, human
Verbs: adopt, endorse, estimate
rights abuses for indigenous people did not
Adjectives: distinct, ethnic, sustainable
end and it became necessary to create the
According to the United Nations, indigenous United Nations’ Declaration on the Rights of
people have unique traditions; they have Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP). After 20 years
cultural, economic and political characteristics of negotiations and discussions, 144 member
that are distinct from those of the dominant states signed it in 2007. Every year on 9th
societies in which they live. Spread across August the UN celebrates the International
the world, from the Arctic to the South Pacific, Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples.
they are the descendants of those who
inhabited a country or a geographical region After reading
before people of different cultures arrived. Review the questions above and discuss with a
Most indigenous people have unique partner:
languages and beliefs, and have valuable 1 What did you know already?
knowledge of sustainable management 2 What interesting/surprising new
of natural resources. They have a special information did you learn?
relationship to their traditional land. 3 What is the International Day of the
World's Indigenous peoples for?

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 Worksheet Four
Reading and writing – Project UNIT EIGHT

audio materials. Make notes about:

Indigenous people of the world
the people; the geography; their culture
Living in extreme places
and way of life; their history; their
Look at the project page in your student’s
present situation.
book (p 108). Study the pictures. Who are
these people and where do they live? Can Presentation
you guess and match the people, places and
regions? 1 Based on the information and
resources you have found, what is
Lake Titcaca, - snow and ice - Uros people
the best way to present this to your
Peru
class? It could be a speech, a
Northern Canada - desert - Bedouin
debate, a poster, a PowerPoint
Middle East - floating islands - Inuit
presentation – or even a short scene
These people still live traditional lives as far which you act out.
as possible, but they are not untouched by 2 Use your notes to prepare the
modern society. How do they live today? What presentation. Practise and deliver
is their unique culture? Are they recognised it to your class.
as an ethnic group with its own rights in their
country? Reflection

1 What have you learnt about indigenous

Task people?

1 Research indigenous people and 2 Are you able to research a topic on

your own?
their lives and traditions.
2 Decide how to present the 3 How easy or difficult was it to decide
how to present the information?
information to your classmates.
4 Can you collaborate with others to
create a presentation you are all
Research satisfied with?
1 In groups, choose a continent to 5 In what ways have you developed your
research. Use the internet to find reading, speaking and writing skills?
information about its indigenous
people. Make a list of the groups and
one interesting fact about each of
them.
2 Choose an indigenous group from
your list to do a project on. Use the
internet or look for information in the
library. Look for pictures, video or

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New Inspiration Level 3 Resource File: Weblinks
Attention: If links don’t work, type the full address or use google to find the resources.
For Macmillan texts, please download the appendix to the resource file.

Unit Text: Macmillan Inside out website on Martin Luther King

1 http://www.insideout.net/wp‐content/uploads/2010/09/IO0229‐Martin‐Luther‐King1.pdf
See Macmillan File

Unit Text: Macmillan Inside out elesson on Avatar

2 http://www.insideout.net/blog/elessons/avatar

Unit Video: nature.com: The exoplanet next door

3 http://www.nature.com/nature/videoarchive/exoplanet/index.html

Text: Macmillan Global e‐lesson on Mars

http://www.macmillanglobal.com/elesson/infograph‐lesson‐12‐mars‐the‐red‐planet

Unit Text: Macmillan Readers website, sample chapters: Norwood Builder

4 http://www.macmillanreaders.com/wp‐content/uploads/2013/01/Norwood‐Builder‐sample‐chapter1.pdf

Videos: Macmillan youtube channel: The Norwood Builder

https://www.youtube.com/user/macmillanELT/search?query=The+Norwood+Builder

Unit Videos & texts: Google Science Fair: English

6 https://www.googlesciencefair.com/en/

Unit Text: Macmillan website for New Inspiration level 3

7 http://www.macmillaninspiration.com/new/files/2015/02/New‐Inspiration‐Students‐Book‐Reading‐Texts‐
Level‐3‐Unit‐7.pdf

Document: Digital footprint by intel.com (pdf)

http://www.intel.com/content/dam/www/program/education/us/en/documents/intel‐easy‐steps/easy‐
steps‐activity‐digital‐footprint.pdf

Document: Digital footprint by the British government (pdf)

https://www.cpni.gov.uk/system/files/documents/59/06/10_Tracking%20my%20digital%20footprint_FINAL
.pdf

Official website about cyberbullying by google (texts and videos)

https://sites.google.com/site/cyberbullyingawareness/home

Official website about stopping bullying by the US government

https://www.stopbullying.gov

Unit Video: United Nations on youtube: Xiuhtezcatl, Indigenous Climate Activist

8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27gtZ1oV4kw

Picture credits:
All pictures were purchased from istock and have the following IDs:
Cover ‐ 512911556, Martin Luther King jr ‐ 458102293, I have a dream ‐ 485852047, cinema ‐ 5014 25472, exoplanet
‐ 647392120, Mars ‐ 482836938, Sherlock Holmes ‐ 526760169 , Camping ‐519387158, Mount Everest ‐618951562,
Interview ‐ 478729666, iphone and ipad ‐ 493937818, laptop ‐ 516358364, South African girls ‐ 157478738
APPENDIX 1: TEXTS

Here you can find the texts from the Macmillan Websites.

Unit 1 Martin Luther King Jr.

Unit 2 Avatar

Unit 3 Mars: The Red Planet

Unit 4 The Norwood Builder, Chapter 1

Unit 7 He said he couldn’t remember

 Inside Out
Martin Luther King WORKSHEET A

1. Look at these 16 statements about Dr. Martin Luther King. Tick () the
statements you think are true.

Tick () if true

1) He was named Michael when he was born. 

2) He was born in California. 

3) He was well educated and had many university degrees. 

4) His father was a bus driver. 

5) He never got married. 

6) He was a preacher. 

7) He believed all people should be equal. 

8) His role model was Mohammad Ali. 

9) He travelled more than 6,000,000 miles spreading his message. 

10) His famous speech is called ‘I Had a Funny Dream Last Night’. 

11) In 1963 he was named Man of the Year by Time magazine. 

12) He was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964, but did not win it. 

13) Despite taking part in many demonstrations, he was never actually arrested. 

14) He was assassinated. 

15) His killer’s name was Lee Harvey Oswald. 

16) The official Martin Luther King Day in the U.S. is on January 15th. 

2. Read Worksheet B and check your answers. Correct the false statements.

This page has been downloaded from www.insideout.net. It is photocopiable, but all copies must be complete pages.
Copyright © Macmillan Publishers Limited 2006.
 Inside Out
Martin Luther King WORKSHEET B

“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate;
only love can do that.”
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr

On April 4th, 1968, the sound of a rifle shot rang out across Memphis, Tennessee. On the
balcony of a small hotel a man lay dying from the assassin’s bullet. He was a 39-year-old
preacher named Martin Luther King.

Martin Luther King came into the world on January 15th, 1929, in Atlanta, Georgia. When he
was born he was named Michael but he later changed his name to Martin.

He graduated with a B.A. degree from Morehouse College in 1948. He then went on to earn
a Bachelor of Divinity degree and finally became a Doctor of Philosophy at Boston
University in 1955. By this time however, he had already been a Baptist minister (like his
father and grandfather) for seven years and had been married for two years, with his wife
Coretta expecting their first child.

King had long fought for civil rights and from 1955 until his death he devoted himself to
fighting injustice, and particularly pushed for the right of all people, black or white, to have
equal opportunities and status.

While he was a student, King had been inspired by the philosophy of Mohandas Gandhi, the
Indian whose non-violent social protest provided King with a role model.

Between 1955 and 1968 he travelled over six million miles and spoke on more than 3,000
occasions. He delivered his speeches in the true style of a Baptist preacher, with rich
eloquence and passionate conviction. And the people listened. In 1963 he gave his famous ‘I
Have a Dream’ speech at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. in front of 250,000
supporters. In the same year he was named Man of the Year by Time magazine. The
following year, at the age of 35, he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, making him the
second American and the third black man to win the award.

He continued to work tirelessly, getting arrested more than twenty times along the way, until
that evening when he leaned over the balcony to speak to his friend, the Reverend Jesse
Jackson. His assassin, James Earl Ray, took aim and fired.

For many years after his death January 15th, his birthday, became the unofficial Martin
Luther King Day. In 1986 President Ronald Reagan declared January 20th the official Martin
Luther King Day. It is a national holiday in the United States, a day on which to reflect on
the remarkable achievements of a man who inspired others to look for a peaceful, non-
violent solution to all their problems. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.

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Avatar WORKSHEET A

It would be an understatement to say the science-fiction film Avatar has been a

success. Released in most countries in December 2009, it has already taken more
money at the box office than any other film in history.
For writer and director James Cameron, a 56-year-old Canadian, it is the latest of
many triumphs: his previous work includes Titanic (1997), previously the world’s
biggest-earning film, and the first two Terminator films.
Set in the year 2154, Avatar takes place mostly on Pandora, the moon of a planet in
the Alpha Centauri star system, about 4.5 light years from Earth. Film critics have
generally been impressed by the detail in which Cameron and his team have imagined
this alien world, and the cutting-edge visual effects they have used. Cameron actually
began to develop the idea for the film in the mid-1990s, but then kept the project on
hold because the necessary visual-effects technology did not exist until recently.
At the heart of the story is the desire by humans to exploit a mineral resource (called
unobtainium – a joke by Cameron) on Pandora, which spells danger for the 3-metre-
tall, blue-skinned human-like aliens, the Na’vi, who live there. The humans, who
cannot breathe the atmosphere of Pandora, set up a mining operation on Pandora that
employs soldiers for security. Wanting to find out more about Pandora and its
inhabitants, scientists develop ‘avatars’ – Na’vi bodies modified by human DNA,
controlled by the minds of the individual humans whose DNA they share – who will
be able to go out and explore the strange but beautiful environment, which includes
dinosaur-like animals and jungle-covered mountains floating in the sky.
When the avatar of one of the soldiers, Jake Sully, is attacked by animals and
separated from the rest of the group, he is rescued by a young female Na’vi, Neytiri.
Jake’s avatar is accepted into Neytiri’s clan and becomes close to Neytiri herself, but
meanwhile the military commander wants Jake to get information, through his avatar,
that will help the humans remove the Na’vi from their home and get hold of as much
unobtanium as possible.
Conflict is inevitable, not only between the Na’vi and the humans but also for Jake
personally. Towards which of the two worlds, human or Na’vi, will he feel greater
loyalty?
Cinema audiences can expect a lot of action and emotion before eventually, after 162
minutes, the battle between two very different civilizations reaches its end.

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Avatar WORKSHEET B

Exercise 1
Here are some simple definitions for words that appear in the text on Worksheet A.
Find the words they refer to and fill in the gaps.

1. To _ _ _ _ _ _ t (verb) a natural resource (e.g. oil, trees, water) is to use it in such

a way that you gain as much as possible.

2. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ t (noun): a fight, battle or struggle (usually between people or

groups, but possibly also inside a person’s mind)

3. To _ _ _ _ _ _ e (verb) a film, CD, etc, is to make it available for people to watch

or buy.

4. _ _ _ _ _ y (verb): to change something slightly, especially in order to improve it

or to make it less extreme

5. _ _ _ _ _ _ h (noun): a great victory or success

6. _ _ _ n (noun): a large group of families that are related to each other

7. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ t (noun): a statement that makes something seem less

good, bad, important, impressive, etc, than it really is

8. _ _ _ _ _ _ y (noun): support that you give to somebody or something because of

your feelings of duty or love towards them

9. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ n (noun): an action or set of actions that is necessary in order to

achieve something

10. _ _ _ _ n (adjective): of or from somewhere in the universe other than Earth

11. An _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ t (noun) of somewhere is a person or animal that lives there.

12. _ _ _ _ _ c (noun): someone whose job is to write or broadcast their opinion of

things such as books, films or plays.

13. _ _ _ _ _ n (verb): to get something you want or need (especially if it is necessary

to go through a difficult process)

14. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ e (noun): the place where you buy tickets at a theatre or cinema

15. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ - _ _ _ e (adjective) extremely modern and advanced

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Avatar WORKSHEET C

Exercise 2
Complete the crossword below. If all the words are correct, the name of the Australian
actor who plays the soldier Jake Sully in Avatar will read from top to bottom.

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1. The visual-effects technology used in Avatar has not ___________ for long.
2. Jake’s ___________ wants to exploit the unobtainium on Pandora.
3. The ___________ of Pandora is different from that on Earth’s.
4. James Cameron both ___________ and directed the film.
5. Pandora is the ___________ of a distant planet.
6. The Na’vi are ___________ than humans.
7. Jake is ___________ by the Na’vi.
8. The Na’vi are not ___________, though in many ways they look similar.
9. Jake is part of a ___________ force sent to Pandora from Earth.
10. Until recently, ___________ had taken more money at the box office than any
other film in history.
11. The alien world in Avatar has been ___________ in great detail.
12. Technological limitations meant James Cameron couldn’t go ahead with the
___________ until recently.
13. Each avatar is mentally ___________ to the individual human whose DNA they
share.
14. Neytiri has blue ___________.

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1 Name the eight planets in the Solar System.
2 Read the infograph on interesting facts and statistics about Mars. With a partner,
match each of the five headings below with its function.
Mars Earth versus Mars Life on Mars Mars missions Colonisation

1 The current exploration situation __________

2 Facts about the planet __________
3 How Mars could be made habitable __________
4 Comparing planetary statistics __________
5 The possibility of extraterrestrial life __________

3 Find words in the infograph that mean:

1 to cover a surface __________
2 consisting of things that are similar __________
3 the quality of being similar to something __________, __________
4 difficult to live in __________
5 able to support life __________, __________
6 a vehicle containing cameras and instruments __________
7 the act of sending a space vehicle into space __________
8 to do something better than someone or something else __________
9 to become liquid __________
10 to become very healthy __________

4 Complete the following sentences from the infograph.

1 __________ its likeness Mars is a cold, dry, desert-like planet with a thin atmosphere.
2 The temperatures are so low that only Antarctica on Earth is comparable, __________
Mars is much colder.
3 What is the function of the missing words?

5 Make complex sentences by joining a sentence from group A with a sentence

from group B using the words from exercise 4.
A
– Colonisation of other planets is possible.
– Space exploration is important for the human race.
– Mars has similar qualities to the Earth.
– Unmanned probes and robots are used for space exploration.

B
– It uses up vast amounts of important finance.
– Its extreme conditions would make it practically impossible to live on.
– The fact is that humans could do a better job.
– It would take centuries of extremely difficult work to do.
6 Discuss the following questions in small groups.
– What reasons are there for colonising other planets?
– How probable is the colonisation of other planets? Discuss reasons for your answer.
– Would you go to live on another planet? Give possible reasons why.
– What can we do on this planet to avoid having to colonise another in the future?

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 MACMILLAN READERS
INTERMEDIATE LEVEL

SIR ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE

The Norwood Builder

and Other Stories
Retold by F H Cornish

MACMILLAN
 THE NORWOOD BU ILDER
1
The Most Unhappy Man

T he case which I call ‘The Norwood Builder’ began for us

in a very dramatic way. Holmes and I had just finished a
late breakfast one morning, and we were talking in our sitting
room in Baker Street. Holmes was about to open his morning
newspaper, when we heard a lot of noise outside. A moment
later, someone was knocking at the door, very hard. Then the
door opened and a young man rushed16 in. His face was pale
and his fair hair and his clothes were untidy. His blue eyes
were frightened. He had obviously been running, and he was
breathing heavily.
‘You’ve got to help me, Mr Holmes,’ he said desperately17.
‘The police are following me! Oh, the scandal18 will break my
poor mother’s heart P.’
‘Sit down, please,’ Holmes said. ‘This is my friend and
helper, Dr Watson. Please tell us who you are.’
‘I’m that most unhappy man, John Hector McFarlane,’ he
replied. He obviously thought that we would recognize the
name, but we did not.
‘Mr Holmes, if the police arrive, please make them wait,’
the young man went on. ‘Don’t let them arrest me until I’ve
told you my story.’
‘Why do they want to arrest you?’ asked Holmes in surprise.
‘What crime will they charge19 you with?’
‘They’ll charge me with murder, Mr Holmes, but I haven’t
killed anyone,’ he replied. ‘But I will be happy to go to prison if
I know that Sherlock Holmes is investigating my case!’
Holmes is a tall, thin man with long fingers and a long

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neck. His eyes are like a fierce20 bird’s eyes. Now he looked
very carefully at our visitor.
‘I know that you’re not married and that you’re a lawyer,’
said Holmes. ‘I know that your lungs21 are not good. But I know
nothing else about you, and I do not recognize your name.’
I knew my friend’s methods, and I could understand what
he was thinking. The man’s clothes were untidy, so he was
probably unmarried. We could see that there were legal papers
in his pockets, so he was certainly a lawyer. We could hear his
heavy breathing, so it was obvious that he had an illness of the
lungs. Everything that Holmes had said was obvious, but the
young man seemed surprised.
‘That’s amazing,’ he said. ‘But if you’d opened your
newspaper this morning, you would have recognized my name.’
The man opened the newspaper which Holmes had put on
the table and pointed dramatically to a headline. Then he held
the paper up so we could both see it.
MYSTERIOUS CRIME COMMITTED IN
NORWOOD! A WELL-KNOWN BUILDER IS
MISSING. THE POLICE THINK THAT HE HAS
BEEN MURDERED AND THEY ARE
SEARCHING22 FOR A SUSPECT23.
‘And I am the suspect,’ our visitor said.
‘Your case sounds interesting,’ said Holmes, looking very
pleased. ‘Watson, please read the newspaper article.’
I read what was in front of me.
Mr Jonas Oldacre, from the district24 of Norwood,
has disappeared. The police suspect that he has been
murdered. Mr Oldacre is a man in his fifties who has
lived in Norwood, on the southern edge of London, for
many years. He owns a building firm25 there. Recently
he seems to have stopped working as a builder and he
rarely meets anyone. Mr Oldacre lives alone except for26

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an elderly woman who is his housekeeper27. Yesterday

evening, he was visited at home by Mr John Hector
McFarlane, a lawyer who works in central London.
Then, very early this morning, a fire was discovered
in a timber store28 behind Mr Oldacre’s house. All the
wood in the store was burnt. But when the firemen had
put out the flames, no one could find Mr Oldacre. He
had not slept in his bed, and a safe29 which he kept in
his bedroom had been opened. The police found some
blood in the bedroom and they also found a heavy
walking stick, which belongs to Mr McFarlane. There
was some blood on the walking stick too.
A door leading from Mr Oldacre’s bedroom to the
garden was open. There were some marks30 on the
ground outside it which led towards the timber store.
The police think that something heavy was pulled
across the garden towards the store. This morning,
some strange pieces of burnt flesh31 were found among
the burnt wood. The police do not know if the flesh is
human, but they fear the worst P. They are searching for
Mr McFarlane. They believe that he killed Mr Oldacre
and started the fire to burn his body. Inspector Lestrade
of Scotland Yard is the policeman investigating the case.
‘I’m surprised that you haven’t been arrested already, Mr
McFarlane,’ said Holmes, when I had finished reading.
‘I haven’t been to my office this morning,’ our visitor replied.
‘And I haven’t been to my home. It was very late when I left
Mr Oldacre last night. I live in Blackheath, on the eastern
edge of London, with my parents. I wasn’t able to get back
there, so I stayed at a hotel in Norwood. This morning, I saw
the newspaper and I read about Mr Oldacre’s disappearance.
And I read that the police were searching for me. I decided to
come straight here to consult you. I think that the police were
following me when I turned into Baker Street.’
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He stopped for a moment, then he added, ‘Please help me,

Mr Holmes. I need to protect32 my mother from a scandal.’
At that moment there was more noise on the stairs outside
and our sitting room door was thrown open. Inspector Lestrade
rushed into the room. There were two more policemen behind
him.
‘Mr John Hector McFarlane, I arrest you for the murder of
Mr Jonas Oldacre,’ Lestrade said.

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UNIT
7 COMMUNICATION

2 He said he couldn’t remember

2 READING
Do exercise 2 on page 90 of the Student’s Book. Then read the article below about another popular
means of communication. What advantages and disadvantages do the teenagers mention?

Facebook
Thanks to Mark Zuckerberg and a few friends at Harvard University,
USA, Facebook came to life on 4 February 2004. We asked two
British teenagers, Patrick (18) and his sister Antonia (16), questions
about the largest social networking site in the world.

Why did you join Facebook?

Patrick Many of my friends at the time were on it, so that was an influence.
Antonia Because my brother was on it and he said it was good!

How much time do you spend on the site?

Patrick About an hour a day.

Antonia When I’m at home, around four hours a week, but when I’m away, not more than 30 minutes a week.
What do you use Facebook for?

Patrick To communicate and make arrangements with friends.

I use it to keep in touch with people in other countries, and see instantly what my friends are doing from
Antonia 
photos or status updates.

Have you had any problems with it?

I haven’t had many problems, but I know there’s a lot of cyberbullying on Facebook. I also know that some
Patrick 
people are addicted to the site and can’t live without it.
My only problem is that whenever there is an update, Facebook puts your privacy setting on default – this
Antonia 
means that everyone can see what you’re posting.

Are you careful about what you post?

Yes, because anything you post on the Internet (even if deleted) is there forever – it can always be found!
Patrick 
And I don’t post anything that might offend others.
I am now, because I know that job interviewers can look you up to find out what you do in your free time and
Antonia 
see if you are suitable for the job, so it can have an effect on your future career!

Some people say Facebook is changing the way people interact – do you agree?

Not really. If you have to speak to someone urgently, you’ll phone them. But it’s true that Facebook has made
Patrick 
it easier for people to interact.
Yes, I do – if you overuse it, it can make you almost unsociable. You think you’ve had a catch-up with a friend
Antonia 
when it’s just been a couple of finger taps on a keyboard!

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3 AFTER READING
Do exercises 3 and 4 on pages 90–91 of the Student’s Book. Then read the sentences below about the
Facebook text and decide: true, false, or no information? Correct the false sentences.
1 Patrick said he spent about an hour a day on Facebook.

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2 He thought it was fun to share photos on the site.

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3 He told the interviewer that he knew people who were addicted to the site.

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4 He said that he didn’t post anything that might offend others.

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5 He said that if you had to speak to someone urgently, you would text them.

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6 Antonia said she spent at least 30 minutes a week on Facebook when she was away.

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7 She said she used Facebook to keep in touch with people in other countries.

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8 She thought that people wasted a lot of time on the site.

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9 She said she was careful about what she posted because it could have an effect on her future career.

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10 She didn’t agree that Facebook was changing the way people interacted.

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Now match these reported statements with the teenagers’ words in the text.
1 She said that she spent around four hours a week on Facebook when she was at home.

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2 She said she used Facebook to see instantly what her friends were doing.

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3 He told the interviewer that he hadn’t had many problems.

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4 He said that anything you posted on the Internet was there forever.

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5 He said that Facebook had made it easier for people to interact.

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6 She said that if you overused Facebook, it could make you almost unsociable.

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Now look at Your response on page 91 of the Student’s Book.

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