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4f Complete these sentences from the conversation. Then listen again
and check.
1. In the first one, _____ are four whales that are close to the beach.
2. There are loads of people _____ the background.
3. On the left of the picture, we can _____ the large head of a whale.
4. On the right, there are two people _____ are throwing water on the whale.
5. They _____ very professional.
6. He’s _____ a bird to someone.
7. The second one _____ some people who are cleaning a bird.
8. The bird’s _____ the middle of the picture.
9. There’s another woman _____ the left.
5.
Speaking
Choosing photos for a website
5a Work with a partner. You are going to role-play a similar situation to
the conversation in listening above.
Student A:
You are the Website Manager. Turn to p. 118 and prepare to
describe your photos.
Student B:
You are the Communications Director. Find out which links the
photos are for and take notes.
5b Swap roles and repeat the role-play.
Student B:
You are now the Web Manager. Turn to p. 119.
5c You are now back in the office. Look at the four photos that your
partner described. Was the description good? Do you agree with his/her
choice?
USEFUL PHRASES
This one is nicer/clearer/stronger/weaker/more unusual/dramatic/powerful
I like the way this one…
I think this one is better because…
It makes you feel sad/angry/…
I think we should use this one because…
6. Extra Activities
Whale Hunting!
6a Answer these questions.
1.
What do you think the arguments in favour of whale hunting are? And
those against it?
2.
Why do you think some countries/people are against whale hunting?
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3.
Why do you think some countries/ people are in favour of whale hunting?
6b Read the article once to compare your ideas from 6.a.
To kill or not to kill – that is the question for a number of
countries
By Sam Gordon
What is the most controversial issue in
your country?
Whaling
is one topic that’s
been dividing nations for many years now.
Oil from whales lit the lamps of major
cities in the US and Europe, and whale oil
was used to manufacture soaps,
varnish
,
cosmetics, paint and even the
glaze
on
photographs. In order to oversee the
development of the global whaling
industry, the International Whaling
Commission (IWC) was formed in
1946.
However, in 1986, the IWC
voted for a temporary
ban
on
whaling. The biggest concern was
the
huge
decline
in
whale
population across the planet. Indeed
many people say that the global
moratorium
came too late and that
commercial whaling has already
driven
many species
to the brink
of
extinction
.
According
to
Greenpeace,
blue
whales
(the
largest animal on the planet) are at
less than 1% of their original
abundance in the Antarctic. Sei
Whales and Fin Whales are also
listed as “endangered species” while
Sperm Whales are classified as
“vulnerable”.
But there are many other good
reasons to oppose whaling. Whales
are extremely intelligent mammals.
They have social networks very
similar to those of humans, and
scientists have recently discovered
that whales have brain cells only
previously found in humans and
great apes. On top of that, whaling
is also a
notoriously
cruel industry.
Whales are often caught using
explosive
harpoons
that puncture
their skin and then explode inside
their bodies. In some cases, when
the harpoon doesn’t hit its target
properly, whales can take minutes
or sometimes hours to die.
Despite this, some countries
continue to hunt whales. In 1992,
Norway declared itself exempt from
the ban. And currently Japan hunts
more than 1,000 whales a year – all
of them part of a supposed
“scientific research” programme run
by
the
Japanese
Institute
of
Cetacean Research. Many people
argue that this “research” is nothing
more than a
front
for commercial
whaling (the meat that is left over
after samples are taken is sold as a
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delicacy
). The situation was not
helped in 2001, when Maseyuku
Komatsu
from
the
Japanese
Fisheries Agency described Minke
Whales as the “
cockroaches
of the
sea” in an interview on Australian
television.
Many ecological groups have
tried to
sabotage
the hunts. In 2005
and 2006, Greenpeace sent boats to
interfere with the
whaling fleet
in
the Antarctic. In some cases,
protests have turned violent. Just
recently, the Ady Gil (a ship
belonging to the Sea Shepherd
Conservation Society) was rammed
by a whaling ship. The Ady Gil
later sank. At present, the world is
fairly divided on the issue with
Iceland, Japan and Norway on the
pro-whaling side, and the US,
Australia, New Zealand and the EU
on the anti-whaling side. Asked
recently how difficult his job was
on a scale of one-to-ten, Cristian
Maquieira, the chairman of the
IWC, said “about a twelve”!
6c Use your dictionary to match up these words and phrases from the article
with their meanings:
1.
whaling
A
to do things to try to stop some activity
2.
varnish
B
a group of boats that are used for hunting
whales
3.
Glaze
C
a rare or expensive food
4.
a huge decline
D
a large brown insect that is found in warm
places or near food
5.
a moratorium
E
a weapon like a spear that has a rope
attached to it
6.
to drive something to
extinction
F
when one activity is hiding another (often
an illegal one)
7.
to the brink of
G
to the edge of; almost
8.
Notoriously
H
famously, but for something bad
9.
a harpoon
I
when an activity is stopped for a period of
time, usually as a result of an agreement
10.
a front
J
to destroy something so that it no longer
exists
11.
a delicacy
K
a prohibition
12.
a cockroach
L
a big decrease in numbers
13.
to sabotage
M
finding and killing whales
14.
15.
a whaling fleet
a ban
N
an oily liquid that is painted onto wood,
etc. to give it a hard, shiny surface
O
a thin layer of liquid that is put on a photo
to make it shiny
6d Read the article again. What do these numbers/dates refer to?
1.
30,000
2.
1946
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3.
1986
4.
1%
5.
1992
6.
1,000
7.
2001
8.
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6e Discussion
1.
What do you think of whale hunting?
2.
What do you think of hunting in general?
3.
Is any form of hunting a controversial issue in your country? Which one?
Why?
7.Writing
Project: Endangered animals.
7a Work with a partner. Look at the table and ask and answer questions
about these animals.
Giant panda
Elephant
Rhino
Where it lives
Southwestern
China
Central Africa
Africa
Food
Flowers, grass,
bamboo
Grass, twigs, some
fruit
Grass, plants
How it has become
endangered
Destruction
of habitat
Variety
of
bamboo
is
decreasing
Hunted
for
their fur
Hunted for their
tusks
Hunted for their
horns
What has been
done to protect it
Illegal to kill
them
Special
wildlife
parks
have
been set up
The hunting and
trading of ivory
has been banned
Areas
are
guarded
The selling
of
rhino
horns
has
been banned
7b Write about one of the animals above (or any other endangered animal).
Mention where they live, what they eat, how they became endangered and
what has been done to protect them. Find some photos to use with your
project.
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Unit 3
Arts
In this module you will:
Read about
a famous impressionist painter
Talk about
your interests in art
Test your
knowledge about London museums
Practise
prepositions of time,
which, who, where, that
Listen to
a tour guide about the Winter Palace in St. Petersburg
Write / Make
a Power Point presentation
Learn about
a famous recluse
Useful vocabulary:
Nouns
art, collection, paining, celebrities, exhibition, replica, view,
media, recluse, masterpiece, hit, band, stardom, royalties
Verbs
to experience, to design, to influence sb/sth, to develop as sb, to
capture, to publicise, to profile, to track sb down, to release
Adjectives
ancient, modern, urban, visual
Phrases and
collocations
to get somewhere, to get lost, piece of art, solo album, household
name, to speak in public, tour guide