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UNIT 7: INSPIRED TO PROTECT
VOCABULARY: Lesson A
Read the text. Notice the bold words. Then write the correct letter from the box for each bold word. Two of
the letters will not be used.
The very best public speakers usually share a number of important qualities. First, most great speakers
have a passion for their subject and motivation to succeed. It’s hard for a speaker to inspire people to save the
rainforests, for example, if rainforests are not something the speaker loves, and if the speaker is not willing to
work hard. Second, great speakers often have the capacity to make others take action. One way to do this is to
give the audience resources or tools they can use or learn from after the talk is over, such as links to online sites
that give more information about why rainforests are important. And last, but not least, great speakers can often
perceive how their audience is feeling and reacting. If an audience is growing bored, a great speaker can recognize
that and respond accordingly.
a. make others want to take action
b. things that are useful or valuable
c. create something completely new
d. the ability to hold or do something
e. an action that other people support
f. a reason for doing something
g. a strong interest in something
h. notice or recognize something
1. What does the word passion mean?
2. What does the word motivation mean?
3. What does the word inspire mean?
4. What does the word capacity mean?
5. What does the word resources mean?
6. What does the word perceive mean?
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VOCABULARY: Lesson B: Match the words below with their definition.
1. Era a. a response to something
2. Greedy b. knowledge / quality of having experience
3. Neglect c. a period of time to which something belongs, particularly in history
4. Reaction d. fail to give attention to or take care of
5. Wisdom e. having a selfish desire for something such as wealth or power
Answer the questions below.
1. How do you stay motivated to study English?
2. Who inspires you and why?
3. Why do you think so many voters are apathetic about voting?
4. What is the biggest sacrifice you had to make when you came to NYC / the U.S. to study / work?
5. Why do you think people often neglect the environment?
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LISTENING FOR MAIN IDEAS
Listen to a talk and take notes on a piece of paper. Then choose the correct answer.
(U7 Track 1)
1. Which of these points does the main speaker, Adam Fincher, make? Choose two answers.
a. He believes downcycling has a positive impact on the planet.
b. He feels his new book will be more popular than his last one.
c. He is optimistic that the environmental crisis (problem) can be solved.
d. He thinks most products can be made from recycled materials.
2. What does Adam Fincher mainly do in this part of his talk?
a. Attack the use of plastic
b. Criticize governments
c. Define some key words
d. Promote his new book
LISTENING FOR DETAILS
Listen to part of the talk again. Complete each statement with ONE WORD ONLY from the talk.
(U7 Track 2)
3. Adam defines recycling as converting something that has been thrown away into a reusable material or
.
4. Adam defines downcycling as converting something into a material that is of lower than the
original object.
5. Adam defines upcycling as being the of downcycling in that the recycled product is worth
more than the original.
6. Although Adam thinks that upcycling is better than downcycling, he also feels that the latter has many
for the environment
7. Adam defines precycling as making the to avoid buying something (or buying less of
something) in order to reduce the need to recycle goods.
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GRAMMAR FOR SPEAKING: Tag Questions
Choose the correct tag to complete each tag question.
1. He should be in class right now, ?
a. should have he
b. should he
c. shouldn’t he
2. They both decided to major in history, ?
a. can’t they
b. didn’t they
c. haven’t they
3. The textbooks weren’t on your desk, ?
a. aren’t they
b. could they
c. were they
4. The library isn’t open right now, ?
a. does it
b. has it
c. is it
5. Sylvia gave the best seminar presentation, ?
a. won’t she
b. wouldn’t she
c. didn’t she
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PRONUNCIATION: Intonation with Tag Questions Listen to the
tag questions and choose the correct answer.
1. Which intonation does the speaker use? (U7 Track 6)
a. Rising intonation (to find out unknown information)
b. Falling intonation (to confirm already-known information)
2. Which intonation does the speaker use? (U7 Track 7)
a. Rising intonation (to find out unknown information)
b. Falling intonation (to confirm already-known information)
3. Which intonation does the speaker use? (U7 Track 8)
a. Rising intonation (to find out unknown information)
b. Falling intonation (to confirm already-known information)
4. Which intonation does the speaker use? (U7 Track 9)
a. Rising intonation (to find out unknown information)
b. Falling intonation (to confirm already-known information
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