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GLOBAL COOPERATION
8.3
READING
1
You are going to read an article about global
cooperation. Work in small groups. How many
examples of global cooperation can you think of for the
areas below? How did the global cooperation occur?
•
scientific breakthroughs
•
humanitarian crises
•
natural disasters
•
environmental disasters
Scientists from all over the world worked on the Higgs
Boson project in Switzerland.
2
Read the article quickly and choose the best title.
1
Global cooperation is on the increase.
2
Is innovation dependent on globalisation?
3
Global cooperation is needed more than ever before.
3
Complete gaps 1–4 in the article with sentences a–d.
a
International cooperation based on sharing
information freely has produced innovative
approaches to solving problems.
b
In a highly specialised world, scientists, medics and
engineers have to collaborate in order to innovate.
c
It appears that the days of brilliant individual
inventors working in garages on their own is over.
d
We live in a world which has benefited from huge
advances in technology, medicine and science made
during the last century.
4
Summarising
Summarise these topics in one or two
sentences.
1
What is happening with innovation in this century
2
Langer’s approach to teams
3
Harada’s innovative approach to problem solving
VOCABULARY
WORDS FROM THE TEXT
5
a
Match words or phrases in the article with their
meanings 1–7.
1
the force that controls the relationships people or
things have with each other (paragraph 1)
2
to challenge the limit of what is thought to be
possible (paragraph 1)
3
the newest way of doing something (paragraph 1)
4
an event or situation that can be seen (paragraph 1)
5
to work together (paragraph 2)
6
the combined power of a group of things when they
are working together (paragraph 4)
7
serious (paragraph 4)
5
b
Complete the text with words from Exercise 5a.
All our scientists have
1
with scientists throughout
the world leading to
2
research which will have
3
impacts in the field of space exploration.
Working together has led to great
4
and we will
only be able to push the
5
of scientific knowledge
through further collaboration.
GRAMMAR
CAUSATIVES
6
a
8.3
Listen to three people from a global
charity discussing their latest campaign and answer
the questions.
1
What was successful?
2
Did Jane fix her own computer?
3
Who updated the website?
4
Who approved the figures?
5
What was a shame?
6
Who will sign off the plan?
6
b
Look at Audio script 8.3 on page 177 and underline
examples of structures 1–3.
1
have
+ object + past participle to describe something
which is done for the subject by someone else (i.e.
the subject arranges or pays for somebody else to do
something for them)
2
get
+ object + past participle to describe something
which is done for the subject by someone else (i.e.
the subject arranges or pays for somebody else to do
something for them)
3
have
+ object + past participle to describe something
unexpected or unpleasant which happens to the subject
GRAMMAR TIP
In this structure,
get
is usually more informal than
have
and we tend to use it in spoken English.
We must get the house decorated soon.
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Language reference and extra practice, pages 126–149
7
Put the words in order to make correct sentences.
1
removed / the / protesters / had / the / authorities
2
we / have / will / new phone lines / three /
installed / next month
3
at the airport / the photographers / searched /
had / bags / their
4
is having / she / her new book / into Japanese /
translated
5
you / do / your / done / hair / get / at / Alleycatz?
6
had / their / taken / fingerprints / the police /
by / the demonstrators
7
he / is / to / have / going / tested / his eyes /
tomorrow
8
of / I / to / you / have / had / a copy /
the report / sent
9
passport / last year / my brother / his / stolen / had
10
my / friend / slashed / his / tyres / got / by /
some hooligans
SPEAKING
8
a
Work with a partner. Read notes about two
examples of global cooperation.
Student A:
look at page 156.
Student B:
look at page 158.
8
b
Share your information and discuss what else you
know about these topics.
