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COMMUNICATION ACTIVITIES
LESSON 1.4
EXERCISE 6A (P.13)
COUNSELLOR A
Summary of your conversation with Martin.
Problems
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He is unhappy because the flat is always untidy. He does
more cleaning and washing-up than the other students.
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He thinks they spend too much money on food each
week and a lot of food is wasted.
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He thinks that Stewart’s friend, Tom, has stayed too
long in the flat without paying any money.
Solutions
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He wants one flatmate to buy essential food for
everyone else each Saturday at the local supermarket.
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Each flatmate should be responsible for cleaning the
flat and washing the dishes on a certain day.
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Stewart’s friend, Tom, must leave the flat immediately.
Martin’s communication style
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He is very direct, ‘I say what I think – some people
don’t like that.’
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He often puts up notices about cleaning the flat,
washing the dishes and keeping the flat tidy, but no
one pay any attention to the notices, he says.
LESSON 2.3
EXERCISE 10A (P. 21)
STUDENT A
Mount Vesuvius is an active
volcano that overlooks the
Bay of Naples in Southern
Italy. It has erupted over
30 times. Its most famous
eruption took place around
79
AD
when the city of
Pompeii (half a mile from the
volcano) was wiped out and covered in lava and ash. The
eruption lasted for two days. The city was rediscovered
1,700 years later and lead to an excavation. The site was
very well preserved. Pompeii has since become a popular
destination for tourists, scientists and historians.
LESSON 2.4
EXERCISE 5A (P.23)
STUDENT A: ENVIRONMENTALIST
You are an environmentalist.
You want the wind farm to go ahead as soon as possible.
You are a member of an environmental pressure group
‘Lovers of the Land’ (LoL).
Your group is keen on renewable energy sources and
supports the building of wind farms.
You think:
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there is an urgent need for sources of renewable energy.
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nuclear power is dangerous.
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the wind has been used as a clean and efficient source
of power for centuries.
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the latest wind farms are much more efficient.
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the proposed wind farm is environmentally friendly.
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the wind farm sets a good example for other areas and
countries.
You want to know what the disadvantages of wind farms are.
LESSON 5.1
EXERCISE 11A (P.47)
STUDENT A
Read this quote from a representative of the Campaign for
Better Driving. Discuss the points in it with your group.
LESSON 7.3
EXERCISE 10 (P.71)
STUDENT A
‘I agree that we need to do something about the
number of accidents and injuries on the roads today,
but I don’t agree with all these restrictions and safety
features that the police want to introduce, you know,
like speed cameras. They affect everybody and
penalise the good drivers as well as the bad ones. It’s
a fact that driving fast doesn’t cause accidents – it’s
driving badly that causes them, so I think we should be
looking at bad drivers. Now, most crashes are caused
by young men, so why don’t we raise the age for
learning to drive, say to 20 for women and 22 for men?
Another possibility is to retest young drivers every two
years until they’re 30 – make sure they’re driving well.
I firmly believe that educating and monitoring young
people is the way to solve this problem.’
Read the information below and decide which points you
think refer to the Millau Viaduct (above). Use the photo to
help you. Then discuss with your partner the information
you think refers to his/her bridge. Use the information to
write a paragraph about the Millau Viaduct.
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Spans the River Tarn in the Massif Central mountains,
France.
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Construction of the bridge started in 2001.
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It stretches from Karkoy Square in Istanbul to the
Old Town.
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It is the tallest car bridge in the world. At its summit,
it is 343 metres.
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The landing stage is used by steamboats and ferryboats
every day.
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It is considered to be one of the engineering wonders
of the world.
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It is located over an earthquake fault.
