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IN THIS UNIT
GRAMMAR
• present simple and present
continuous
• action verbs and adverbs of
frequency
VOCABULARY
• countries and regions
• modifiers
• adventure holiday activities
SCENARIO
• agreeing/disagreeing:
holiday destinations
• making a choice
STUDY SKILLS
• understanding meaning
(using a dictionary)
WRITING SKILLS
• describing a place (an online
city guide)
Human planet
1.1
ONE WORLD
‘I change the world; the world changes me.’
Libba Bray, 1964 – , US writer
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SPEAKING
1
a
1.1
Discuss these questions with your partner
and choose the correct answer. Then listen and check.
1
How many different languages are there in the world?
under 100 about 200 over 300
2
How many countries use English as a main
language? Can you name any of them?
15 30 60
3
What is the total number of English speakers in the
world?
1 billion 2 billion 3 billion
4
What percentage of the internet is in English?
25% 55% 80%
1
b
Why are you learning English? When do you use
English in your life?
READING
2
a
Read the homepage
My world, our world
. What is
the website for?
2
b
Answer these questions.
1
What type of things are on the website?
2
The artist says ‘the people of the world make this
portrait of the world’. Why does he say that?
3
What language does the artist want the voice
recordings to be in? Why?
4
Which sentence tells you how to see/find the
photographs on the website?
5
Do you think the project matches the artist’s aims?
My world, our world
Myworld, our world
is a portrait of the world in sound and
images, and the people of the world make this portrait of
the world. People take a photograph of a favourite place and
share it on this website. With each picture, the photographer
adds a voice recording about their favourite place.
I want this art project to give us a unique view of the world
and to bring people together. Would you like to take part?
Here’s what to do.
• Take a photograph of your favourite place.
• Make a voice recording to go with your photograph.
Say who you are and where you are, and tell the world
about your favourite place. Please use English.
• Post your photograph and MP3 recording on the website.
To submit a photograph and recording, click here.
To view the online exhibition, click here.
Welcome to a photography project that brings the world’s
favourite places together in one place – in this website.
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