10 DVD EXTRA
INTERMEDIATE UNIT 10 3A Decide if the sentences are true (T) or false (F).
1 Work in pairs. Discuss the questions. 1 In winter, it’s constantly dark in the Arctic.
2 Temperatures are around 40 degrees Centigrade.
1 What problems has climate change caused in
the world? 3 Polar Bears eat fish.
2 Which parts of the world have been the worst 4 It only gets light in March.
affected? 5 The sun instantly provides a lot of warmth.
3 Which animals have suffered the most? 6 The change from winter to summer in the Arctic
is the biggest climatic change in the world.
2A Work in pairs. What do you think these photos of 7 The sea freezes in winter and partially melts
the Arctic show? again in summer.
8 Less ice is melting each year.
B Watch the DVD to check. 9 Polar bears can swim.
10 In the future polar bears may starve.
B Watch the DVD again to check.
4 Match the words in the box with their meanings 1–8.
battle continuous critical fragment hunting
permanent plummet vulnerable
1 not stopping, going on
2 fall quickly and by a long way
3 searching for animals to kill for food
4 lasting forever
A 5 a big fight
6 very important
7 a small piece of something which has broken off
8 open to danger and easily hurt
5A Choose one of the following methods of reducing
climate change and find out as much as you can
about it.
• Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS)
• carbon offsetting
• carbon insetting
• renewable energy
• making food production more efficient
B
B Work in groups. Ask and answer questions about
the method you chose.
A: I chose carbon insetting.
B: What’s that?
A: It’s when a company develops the ecosystem it
depends on. For example, a hotel chain invests in
olive farming, then buys the olive oil produced for
its restaurants.
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10 PRONUNCIATION EXTRA
INTERMEDIATE UNIT 10 B Which two words usually follow the main verbs in
these sentences? In fast connected speech, how do
10.1 you pronounce them?
1 A WEAK FORMS: auxiliary verbs Read the sentences C 10.3 Listen and say the following with the
and underline the auxiliary verbs. How are they speakers.
pronounced in fast connected speech? to help → offered to help → He offered to help us.
1 They said they had recycled it. that I → that I was tired → I explained that I was tired.
2 I said I had bought it second hand.
3 He said the houses were insulated. D 10.4 Now listen and say the complete
sentences in Exercise 3A with the speakers. Make
4 They said they were giving up processed food.
sure you use the weak forms of to and that.
5 She said it was organic.
6 I said the environment was suffering.
10.3
7 She said climate change has had a big impact.
8 You said modern life has destroyed the environment. 4A 10.5 VOWEL SOUNDS: short and long Read
9 He said they would begin a recycling programme. and listen to the words below. Which have long
10 You said we would reduce carbon emissions. vowel sounds?
hat – hate bet – beat bit – bite not – note
B 10.1 Listen and check. Then listen again and
shut – shoot
say the sentences with the speakers.
B Look at the table. Start at ‘leave’ and go to ‘soap’.
2 A WORD BUILDING: prefixes Read the Pronunciation Choose only words with long vowel sounds. Go up,
tip then underline the word that fits the stress down, le or right.
pattern to complete the sentence.
leave live sick strip track
PRONUNCIATION TIP
ride cap bone new pain
Prefixes are usually unstressed. The stress is
normally on the root word, e.g. misunderstand, grow felt flies not slide
disagree, invisible, ex-boss. try shot know get same
1 She was fired because she ooO her shoe tray cheap chat steam
boss. (misunderstood/disobeyed/disliked) back red bus did soap
2 Those bottles are oOoo.
(unused/recycled/reusable) C 10.6 Listen and check. Then listen and repeat.
3 This report is oOoo. It needs to be
rewritten. (irresponsible/inappropriate/inaccurate) 5A 10.7 WORD STRESS: giving advice/warnings
4 I find Robert rather ooO. Listen to the advice and warnings. Underline the
(immature/unusual/immoral) two or three stressed words in each sentence. Then
5 These maths problems are oOoo. replace the words in italics with your own ideas.
(impossible/disagreeable/overestimated) Watch out for hippos!
6 The superhero in that film is ooOoo Make sure you lock your car.
(invisible/unreal/unbelievable) Don’t go there!
You’d better take your pills.
B 10.2 Listen and check.
If I were you, I’d avoid her.
Be careful – it’s dangerous!
10.2 Don’t forget to call.
Whatever you do, don’t fall!
3 A WEAK FORMS IN VERB PATTERNS Match 1–6 to You need to get your visa.
a)–f) to make sentences.
The most important thing is to breathe.
1 He offered to a) a bad idea.
2 We agreed to b) pay. B 10.8 Listen and repeat the sentence stems and
3 She invited me c) help us. say the ideas you wrote at the same time.
4 I explained that d) I was tired. Watch out for (mosquitoes!)
5 He warned e) us not to go.
6 We agreed that it was f) to lunch.
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