Unit 2 The Oympic Games 3 Before you listen, try to work out the order of the following sentences. Then listen to the tape and check whether you were correct. the first one is done for you ( One man wanted to win and marry Atlanta very much. Atlanta married him and they lived happily ever after ( When the race began. Atlanta ran past him He asked the Goddess of Love for help. (I) Atlanta was a very beautiful princess Many men tried to compete with her, but failed and so were killed ( She stopped to pick them up She gave him three golden apples ( She ran too slowly and he won ( He threw the golden apples one after another. ( She could run faster than any man in Greece. Listen to the tape and write down the main idea in one sentence. 5 Listen to the tape again and fill in the blanks. then read this paragraph with expression Hippomenes was waiting when Atlanta came out. She thought, "I- this man So she said to her father. "Tell him The race today. But Hippomenes said These are She who than her -lets run! 6 Then discuss these questions in groups. I If you were Hippomenes, would you run against Atlanta? 2 Do you think Hippomenes deserved to win the race? Why or why not? 3 How do you think Atlanta felt when she discovered Hippomenes hadhad help from the Goddess of Love? If you were Atlanta, would you agree to marry Hippomenes? Speaking and writin 1 Atlanta's favourite sport was running. What is your favourite sport? Give reasons why you like it so much. Think about how you became interested in that sport your favourite athlete what you do to improve your skill 2 Tell your partner about your favourite sport using the outline above. Then listen to your partners talk about his/her favourite sport. You may find the expressions below helpful I like…, because I became interested in it when My favourite athlete/footballer/sportsman is.. I like him/her because I practise n the future I hope to… 3 Make notes of your ideas and write a short passage entitled"My favourite sport Begin by explaining which sport you have chosen and why. Make three short paragraphs using the outline above
Unit 2 The Olympic Games Give a reason for each of your ideas: one for each paragraph Finish by saying what you hope to do with this sport in the future Make your sentences more interesting by using some different linking words. The examples below may help you I first became interested in football when I was nine. Now I Linking words to join play in my school team and join my friends for a game every different ideas together week on a regular basis, It's fun first, although, My favourite footballer is David Beckham although I also like apart from, but Ronaldo. They are both excellent and have great skills too Apart Irom playing at school I go to sports school every weekend Linking words to add I learn many skills there, such as passing the ball and scoring. I Information especially like playing on the wing like Beckham but being a epically, such as, striker is good as well tac as well SUMMING UP Write down whot you have learned about the Olympic Games From this unit you have also learned useful verbs useful nouns: useful adjectives and adverbs ● useful expressions: ● a new grammar item: LEARNING TIP READING FOR PIN Be active in your pair work or group work Hand in Hand This is important because the more you speak by Giorgio Moroder English, the better your English will become. We can see the fire in the sk We feel the beating of our hearts together So don' t be shy about making mistakes This is our time to rise above Make sure that you all get equal tums in talking We know the chance is here to live forever for all time to the class. When you have finished your Hand in hand we stand all across the land alk, ask somebody to tell you how you can We can make this world a better place in which improve. In this way you will become more to live Hand in hand we can confident in speaking English start to understand 16
Unit 3 Computers Warming Up I Look at these pictures. In pairs discuss what they have in common 2 What do they tell you about the development of computers? 3 What do you think will be the next development? :::::: abacus calculator huge computer What's next? PDA robot 6uppeaJ-aud I Look at the pictures and the title of the reading passage. Predict what it is going to be about. 2 Do you know in what ways computers are used today? Work out a list and compare it with your partner 3 Look at these inventions. Can you put them in an order according to the time when they appeared? After reading the passage. check to see if you were right analytical machine )laptop ( calculating machine ( robot PC ( universal machine
Unit 3 Computers Reading WHO AM /? Over time I have been changed quite a lot. i began as a calculating machine in France in 1642. Although I was young I could simplify difficult sums. I developed very slowly and it took nearly two hundred years before I was built as an analytical machine by Charles Babbage. After I was programmed by an operator who used cards with holes. I could think logically and produce an answer quicker than any person. At that time it was considered a technological revolution and the start of my artificial intelligence". In 1936 my real father Alan Turing, wrote a book about how I could b made to work as a"universal machine "to solve any difficult mathematical problem. From then on, I grew rapidly both in size and in brainpower. By the 1940s I had grown as large as a room, and I wondered if I would grow any larger. However, this reality also worried my designers. As time went by. I was made smaller First as a PC(personal computer) and then as a laptop. I have been used in offices and homes since the 1970s These changes only became possible as my memory improved. First it was stored in tubes then on transistors and later on very small chips. As a result I totally changed my shape. As I have grown older I have also grown smaller. Over time my memory has developed so much 20 that, like an elephant. I never forget anything I have been told! And my memory became so large that even I couldn t believe it! But I was always so lonely standing there by myself. until in the early 1960s they gave me a family connected by a network. I was able to share my knowledge with others through the World wide Web Since the 1970s many new applications 25 have been found for me i have become very important in communication. finance and trade. I have also been put into robots and used to make mobile phones as well as help with medical operations. I have even been put into 30 space rockets and sent to explore the Moon and Mars. Anyhow, my goal is to provide humans with a life of high quality. I am now truly filled with happiness that I am a devoted friend and helper of the human race 18
Unit 3 Computers Comprehending Read the passage and finish the timeline below. 1642: 1822: The analytical machine was made by Charles Babbage 1940s: The first family of computers was connected to each other. 1970s: Now 2 Read the passage again and complete the chart below Paragraph 1 Paragraph 2 Paragraph 3 Topic sentence e tubes e communications ● finance Supporting details 3 In pairs discuss: how computers have changed our lives? Brainstorm a list of things that you, your school and your family use computers for Think about what you would have to do if you could not use computers any more You may begin your conversation like this: S: I think it's impossible to live without computers S:: What makes you say that? My grandparents didn t use a computer and they were still able 19