ere FEATURES | 118 What have we | learned? Modern discoveries and ‘ew questions for science 120 How good is your memory? Find out how to improve your memory with memory athlete Nelson Dellis 122 Good learning habits Learn something new BY changing your habits 126 Baby math A video about whether babies ean do math u ‘Work in pairs. Look at the photo. What do you think this building fs for? What happens here? [REID Work in pars. Listen to part ofa travel podeast and answer the questions. 1 Why is Yangzhou famous? 2 What types of books can you find inthe place in the photo? Match the subjects (1-8) with the topics (a-h). 1 history ° © a heat, light, and energy 2. physics ° © b places in the world 3. literature ° © € the past 4 geography =O © diving things 5 biolosy ° © © chemicals 6 mathematics © © f computers 7. chemistry ° © g numbers 8 IT (information © SE book sanelog poks, poems, technology) plays Which subjects do/id you study at ? vaca Interesting to youd Why? 2 noel? Which subjects areReading 1 Work in pairs. Look at the three pictures, What do you think is happening in each photo? 2 Read the article. Match the paragraphs (1-3) with the photos (a-c). 3 Read the article again. Is the information in thes sentences in the text (/) or not in the text (2)? 1 Scientists have leamed to do many things: — 2 Some people have robots in their homes. — 3. Scientists don’t know everything. 4 5 6 In recent centuries, scientist have learned aloe They’velamed how to send people into space and theyve discovered new maticines, More recently, they've designed robots to de routine jobs. The invisible car isn’t completely invisible. — Self-driving ears work very well. — Scientists have tried different solutions to transportation problems, —_ FD However there arestillsome things that science «ant do, Forexample cme sents have red to make objects invisible, but it hasnt worked very well. The earin the photograph has cameras on one se so ir shows the imagecon the other side. But as you con ce, the wheels il are invble 4 Work in groups. Discuss the questions and git? reasons for your answers. In the future, de you think we are going to: 1_use robots for housework? 2 make objects invisible? 3 use selfdriving cars? 4 teleport humans? ED Other scientiats are trying to solve the problem of transportation on our busy roads, They've made scll-driving eats but so far they ha move a human from one place to another transportation. This is ealled“teleporting,” and scientists dont understand this difficul area of Science yer—in fact. i's posible they never will!— —s Wordbuilding synonyms and antonyms Synonyms are words with smar meanings: ean = sud Antony are words with opposite meanings pass «fh For more practice, see Workbook page 83, 5 Lookat the wordbuileling bos. Then circle the best options to complete the sentences. 1 Can you deurn / teach me how to speak Spanish? 2 Everyone in the class is going to pass / fil the test Because their English is very good. 4 Tean't go out tonight. need to study / practice for a history exam tomorrow. 4. My teacher explained it, but I still don’t knew / understand how it works. Grammar present perfect ‘Pee leamed the vocabulary for the test. Hes invented 2 new robot. We've discovered a new type of medicine. haven't done my homework. ‘he hasn't passed the exam. They haven't leamed the words. Note: With regular verbs, add -ed to make the past participle form. See page 182 for alist of Ireguler past participle forms. For more information and practice, see page 176. 6 Workin pairs. Look at the grammar box. Answer these questions. 1 Are the sentences talking abou! past or present? 2 Dowe know exact ‘happened? x 3. Inthe present perfect, the main verb s the past | participle (ex lana), What isthe asaiary verb? 7 Complete the text with these words. {tan action in the ly when the action hes have haven't hasn't has have The cell phone * changed our Hives forever. ‘become a rma part of cour everyday life Infact, most People ou rena gotten wate was ke without called trom a public aie cte cas, Ofcourse, fyouare und telephone box in years, OF course if you are under 25 years od, Hie *_——_—_——_ rane at al. Phones ‘iways been mobile 8 Comple ‘omplete these sentences with the present perfect form of the verb, fmmneeee Tt pansy all my exams! rm so hoppy. 2 There's nobody in school this week: All the teachers (0) on vacation. (hot finish the assignment hand tin next lesson? 7 4 uM (design) a new typeof itnext year. (not do) any homework all (lost) our addeess 1 ext (not see) Torn this week. Ise Have you forgotten his phane number? Ye. have. / No havent as she practiced the piano today? Yes, she has. /No she hasnt ‘Questions with Have you ever...? We often use Have you ever to 2 We use never in negative amwers. Have you ever studied French? ‘No, "ve never studied French. For more information and practice, 28 page about past experiences, 9) [REED Look at the grammar box. Complete the conversations. Then listen and check. Tat you done your homework? Br No,T* ‘ 2 AP Peter finished his exams? B Yes he's! ‘all of them and now he's waiting for his results. 3. A: Have you® studied Arabic? B No.I'vet Studied Arabi Speaking EEG 10. Work in pairs. Ask ench other Hawe you ever? questions using these ideas. be/on TV invent / something write /a book ‘meet / a famous person fall /test ‘work / in another country A: Howe yn ever filled a test? Fe Vos, la. Lfiled my driving test tice! Unit 10 Learning3 Tell the students in your group about he information in your paragraph. Liston othe ‘7 SSork in groups of three. Which thingson this listare easy other student ol oo eaPh Ltn to remember? Which do you often forget? people's names and faces 4 Now read all three paragraphs and directions and addresses compare your notes, telephone numbers 1 How much information have you dates and facts in history aneatoneite food on shopping lists 2 How much information have the ether * the words of a song stuclents remembered? Which memory techniques have ye" York in your group. Student A: Turn to page 154, 2. Work in your group. Student to page 154, aa ‘Student B: Turn to page 155. Student C: Turn to page 157. ‘Memorize the important information in your paragraph, and then write notes on that information in the chart Relow. Student A Student € _-| [What was the topic of the 1 ten? i | | | _ | L : - : ‘What memory techniques | did it describe?Renee en areas nar atic Listening 5 Work in pairs Look at the photo and read the caption. Answer these questions. 1 Whois the man in the photo? 2 What has he won? Has he ever won it before? 6 DRED Listen toa news report about Nelson Dll Number these topics in the order the reporter ‘mentions them a the USA Memory Championship ~ b what Nelson can remember — € Nelson’s memory techniques IEE Listen again. Answer the questions 1 How many new names and faces enn Nelson ‘memorize? 2 How many different numbers ean he hear and repeat? 3. Which years did he win the USA Memory Championship? 4 Which sporting ewent is the USA Memory Championship similar 10? , 5. What did he study a few yeors a5? | © Who does he teach hs techniques to Grammar present perfect and simple past 1 Weean use the present perfect and the simple [past to talk about the prsent fps 2 We use the present perfet / simple post when wee know or say the exe tims: Wese the preseat perfect / simple ps! when we don’t know or say the exact time. 9 Complete the sentences with two forms of the ver Use the present perfect and the simple pas. 1. My friend his mathematics exaen twice! He itlast year and this year (fail) 2 Sally —__Ennglish before. When she was 9 child, she itatsehool. study) 3 Google different drivertess cars 1n 2016, it ‘car that travelest 200,000 km with no driver. (make) 4 We ‘a mavie over the weekend, U ifa few times before, but it was stil fanny (ee) speaking EES 410 Ineveryday conversations, we often start with a question in the present perfect and then ask Another question in the simple past Write ‘conversations with the ideas in 1+ As Hoe you ever stusizl an anorlur e Yes, Fsadied in Mesien, J you sty then? 8 4: When 1 Have / take / an English exam? When / take it? 2 Have / study / science? Where / study? 3 Have / tach / a subject? What / teach? 4. Have / learn / to play 9 musical instrument? What / learn? 117 Work in pairs. Ask and answer the questions from Exercise 10, Then ask your own questions to find ‘out more about what your partner has learned, Unit taming @Vocabulary daily habits 4 Work in groups. Discuss these habits (a-f) nd decide what you think about each one. Write (¥) if you think it's a good habit White (if you think it isn’t good or bad. Write (X) if you think it's a bad habit drinking lots of coffee every day —_ brushing your teeth twice a day swimming every morning biting your fingernails buying the same newspaper every day —_ eating chocolate ‘checking your phone during meals smoking cigarettes praeticing the guitar for hey minutes a lay —_ learning ten new English words every day wee tence 2 Work in pairs. Answer these questions 1 Doyou have any ofthe habits from the list, in Fxercise 7 2. Have you ever tried to change a habit? What happened? Reading 3 Read the aticle an awe the questions 1 What was Michal Phelps abt belo What has he won? Wat Caamplos of wel hablar th sraprph 2? Picasa habit form? Hott ng cont theta Bad hai? ee Cano chang 8 tt? 10¢ Good learning habits Critical thinking supporting the main idea joragraph in the article has a main idea, Match Fe poreph (1-3) with these ideas the paragi a how we can have good and bad habits —_ how good habits can help us do something well _ how we can change our habil 5 The writer supports the main ideas in three differnt ‘ways. Which paragraph (1-3) uses: 2 different examples from everyday life? b information about areal person? ¢ information from research and studies? __ Word focus up 6 Underline two verb phrases with up in paragraph | and in paragraph 3, 7 Read the sentences. Match the verb phrases with ip in bold (1-5) with their meanings (a-e). He gets up at 630. a.m. __ ‘They want to give up smoking. We wake up at seven every day. ‘The cost of food goes up in the winter. — Talways dress up for a party. get out of bed ‘Wear fun or nice clothes stop sleeping, stop (a bad habit) increase aRene Template these questions with a verb phrase with + work in pairs. Ask and answer your questi 1 Wh ¥en You Ko out with friends, do you ..? 5 the morning, what time do you? 4 pihich bad habits do you want to ..? How often docs the cast of transportation «? Speaking and wri ing ‘a JNt in Pits. Choose one of these questions ort Somethin cation: Write advice about how yous" 18 Well with good habits and routines + How can you ‘YOU run a marathon? How can you . Hove can yo 0° drinking oo much ett + How can SOU mone money? 0 among 2c 2m tp a mica instr inkol Ay tsi teat a tnthy tehPeople who learn to do something really well almost always have good routines and habits before breakfast. Of course, habits can also be bad and difficult to change. For example, imagine 20 someone who works in an office. He goes to a caté Teke the Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps. _ Before ie etna in 2016, he trae 353 days a Yea, Sand hehad the same training routine every day. He 801 up at 6:30 am. and had breakfast. He ate exactly 5.800 calories every day. Then he swam for six hours during lunch, and buys coftee and cake. He enjoys it, 0 he does it again the next day—and the next. Soon it's a habit, and he's spending more money, drinking ‘more caffeine, and eating too many calories, 4’ day. Before a race, he always listened to very 1p td hip-hop music, Phelps has won 18 Olympic " gold medals and 22 Olympic medals in total. at's more than any other person in history. {bts are useful fra of ws, We brush our tet Without thinking. Most people travel to choo! or «Neth the same way every day and don't et lost * And when we want to learn something new Shea musical instrument—i's important to have 2 ‘ly routine, such as practicing for thiety minutes 25 According to researchers at University College London, most people can make something into 1 habit efter 66 days of routine and repetition. Stopping a bod habit (eg, giving up smoking), however, can take longet—up to 254 days. One 30 conclusion was that the “situation” is important for ‘habit. So if you are going to change the habit of having coffee and cake every day, don’t go to the «afé—go fora walk instead. In other words, change thesituation and starta new routine. 810d Communication problems Listening Wri pli. ok a pi ac tegustene 1 Ho doc te man fet What do you ihe itl grec aboppa moeliagt Ba 2 CAE Work in pits. Richard works for Omaros Engineering, He answers a telephone call from Omar. Listen and answer the questions. wi isOmar? What time sit? 3. Whatisnt orking? + Whats the name of Omar's hotel? 5. What isthe number? 6 Where has Richard put the designs? a, Real life checking and clarifying 3 CARED Look at these expressions for checking and clarifying, Then match the responses (a-e) with the expressions (1-5) Listen again and check. Is that thee in the morning? — 2 Wat thatthe Encata Hotel? 3 The number i 603.2168.2266, —_ 4 sthere anything else? 5 Have you called ou colleagues? So thas 03216-20682 Novi ihe afternoon Yeu have thin Notte Anca Hot for apple 4 4 Pronunciation contrastive stress (2) EAA Listen and underline the stressed word(s) in exch ‘response, Then listen again and repeat the responses. 1 Als that three in the moming? B: No, in the afternoon, 2 A: Was that the Encasa Hotel? B: No, the Ancass Hotel, 3. Ac Is that F for England? B: No, it's A for apple. 5 Work in pairs. Student A: Look atthe information be EaLPrepare for the telephone call Student B Lok sth? {nformation on page 155, and prepare forthe telephone ‘Then practice the telephone conversations, allt * Youlare working abroad, but your cell phone isn't ee your cel ph {Scent Bis abroad, Answer higher a ister cal, 7 ite down information about the nev nameium? * You havent mated ee the video because Student 3e™ es because Student 810e Please leave a message after the tone Vocabulary email addresses and 4 Wiiting skill imperatives websites 41 DEER Can you say these email addresses and websites? Liston andl chock you a jones @hotmail.com e& wnwaneasacon — | (J) H —— sertponry-2 [x J 2 Work in pairs. Take turns to say and write down: + your email address. + the address of your favorite website Writing a telephone message 3 DIED Listen to a voicemail message and read the ‘written message. There are four mistakes inthe written message. Correct them. Name of caller: Richard Senger ge for: Doctor Onay Al arbi Mossa Mossage: le ean't email the designs. Cowstond Hem from ste-designean/i-t aft tim baox om his home witmber (099-724-8785) ov emaut rencanger pant Urgent [ZI When wo write mes. speaker sid. In th asa instruction and uses the ss, we often simplify what the mle, the message is written He cam dowrloas thon from this addres stkeesigncounfeed = Darondow thon frm stk desig comnhe CREE Listen to five down the messages as i imperative, 1 Call in bck thi 2 picomail messages. Write tions, using the Prepare to leave a message for a colleague. Include: these details, * your name + your number your email *# ask your colleague to do something. Work in pairs. Take tums to read your messages from Exetcise 5. Listen to your partner and write down the most important information. Name of caller: Se Message for: Message: urgent [7] Check your partner's written message sit clear? Iseverything cormet (eg, the spelling, phone srumbers email adds)? ue eh 0 earning nTBefore you watch 4 Workin pairs. Look a the photo and read the caption. Do you think babjcs ean de math? Why jor why not? 2. Work in pairs. What can babies do? What e they do? Make a list Bobios can’t. 3 Key vocabulary Read the passage. Then complete the definitions with the correct form of the bold words. Dr Irene Pepperberg is a psychologist at Harvard University, She wanted to know how well birds ‘an think and communicate, In 1976, she started {an experiment with a patrot named Alex. For 30 years, she taught him to recognize objects {and colors. The results revealed that Alex was a very smart bird-—he knew colors and shapes, and hhe could count and say more than 3 hundred English words, People aften think birds aren't very clever, but the outcome of Dr. Pepperbera's ‘experiment has changed the way people think about them. 1 Al) is the result of something, 2 When you ____something, you Show something that was unknown. 3 Ifyou are 7 youhavea dever mind 4 Ain) studies the mind and behavior of pope 3 Aimy js something scientists do to see if something is true. While you watch 4) CRIN Work in pairs. Watch the video. Then shower these questions, What docs Karen believe babies con do? What does she do to find out? 3 What eosult dows she get? 4. Does the resull support her view? COREE Wich te video again. What happens in the second experiment with te baby? Put the evens inorder (-8) Karen shows the baby a toy. She shows the baby another toy — Thesereen goes down, — The screen goes up. —_ Thebaby looks atthe result fora long time. —— She removes the toy behind the screen [COREE Compete thse sentences about the video ‘Sing suitable form af the wonds in Pcetee Then watch the video and check. 1 Yale Karen Wynn believes that human babies are much than we think. 2 To test her theory, Karen did a(n) with babies. Sho found thet babies look longer at things that they find uunusval 3. Karen's esearch that babies as young ¢s four to six months can add and subtract. 4. Karen says thatthe: of her ‘experiments with babies is similar to findings in lot of non-human species After you watch 7 a Vocabulary in context CIBER ten the tips fom the video, Choose the correct meaning of the words and phrases Work in pairs. Ask and answer these questions Are you convineed by the results of Dr Karen Wynn's experiment? Why or why not? 2. Dr. Wynn says that her results are consistent with, fiedings in some non-human species. What other animals do you think are able to count? Work in groups. Design an esperiment to test an ability that babies might have. Think about the following questions. + What ability might babies have? + What sa way to test this ability? What are the steps? * What kind ofreult do you think you wil get? {nour UP Preset your experiment tothe ag, Desaribe the spr of your pace predict reuly 2UT SUR'S experiment andGrammar 4 Write Haw you evr 7 questions using those ideas, 1 soe / tho Bitte Tower? 2 teach 3 lam 4 rile 5 make a subject? toplay guitar ‘amotoreyeto? 2 Match thes ansiyer with the questions in Exercise 1. Yes, Thave, [rode across America on a Harley Davidson last summer, —_ No. Lhavervt but ve helped my younger brother with his homework. No. thaven butt ging to Pars nex year © No.thavert hut ike to play itone day. 3 ESET Workin pairs, Take turns asking and answering the questions in Exercise 1. 4 Complete the conversation withthe present perfecto simple past form ofthe verbs, x! (you / ever / visit) Rome? 1B: Yes Thave Twas student ata college there, A. Really? What (you / study)? B: Arla! (work) ine museum for three months, A: When (you / do) that? B tn 2005, res (you / lear) Italian when you were there? 3: No, didn’t. My parents are Italian, so. * (speak) Halian all my life, we the present perfec ' sh ebout past experiences Vocabulary 5 These sentences are from different books in a school Match these subjects to the sentences biology chemistry history literature 1 About 60‘ of the human body is water. 4p TTS pes gh econ southeast As 3. Mary Shelley wrote the vk Franenstein gg UNIT 10 REVIEW AND MEMORY BOOSTER 4 Light travels at 299,792,458 meters per second 5 Bolivia became a country in 1825, 6 Hydrogen and oxygen makes water, ESXI think of an example for these and tet your pater. + an important fact about the history of your country {famous book inthe literature of your courtey + scientific discovery inthe twenticth canton Circle the correct options to complete the sentinces 1 Lstudy / invent English every day for an hos 2. Can you know / remember the past tense ofthe verb "go"? 3. Lalways memorize / forget this word! What dos itmean? 4 Wecan practice / know English together by only speaking English. 5 Lneed to discover / learn this list of words before the exam, 8 BEET Complete this sentence, Then compare vwith your partner This week in my English classes, I've leamet talk about subjects talk about learning Real life 9 Put the words in the correct order to make questions for checking and clarifying, 1 Amsterdam? / as / in / A / is / that 2 thirteen / that / thiety? / or / was 3. 675-6475? / number / the / is 4 there / anything / is / else? 5 have / sont / the / email? / you 10 EEE Write down the following. + the name ofa famous person ‘the telephone number of your best friend # theaddress of someone eke in your family ‘Then Work in pairs Take tums reacing your information aloud. Listen and write dow partner Spelling slow mation, Check and clarify the ‘numbers, rovprerrrnarenr ren