Using C21 Writing skills
Each unit introduces a Writing skills double-page spread to encourage the students to improve their writing skills through various guided activities. These help the students to learn how to produce connected texts in a variety of genres, following step-by-step guidelines. Students are encouraged to apply these guidelines on how to compose emails, text messages, postcards, personal profiles, application letters for professional contexts, descriptions, short texts and paragraphs, etc.
Students need to be able to write in a way that is both coherent and clear. The course introduces the ways in which we organize ideas and use the appropriate language to make this organization clear to the reader.
Unit 3 1 Read the text and answer the questions.
In this section, I will compare two famous museums: the Egyptian Museum in Cairo and the British Museum in London. I will discuss the museums under the headings of location, age, size and artefacts. The two museums are located in capital cities: Cairo and London. The Egyptian Museum was opened in 1902. The British Museum is much older. It was opened in 1759. The Egyptian Museum contains about 170,000 artefacts. In contrast, the British Museum has more than eight million artefacts. However, both museums have a serious problem with space. Therefore, both museums have thousands of artefacts in storage.
The British Museum contains artefacts from all over the world. The oldest object in the museum is a stone cutting tool that is approximately 1.8 million
years old. In contrast, the Egyptian Museum focuses on artefacts from Egyptian history. The oldest objects are about 7,500 years old. Perhaps the most famous artefact is the mask of Tutankhamun which is over 3,300 years old.
FOCUS Writing Topic sentences
A topic sentence comes at the start of a paragraph and tells the reader what you’re going to write about in that paragraph.
Example In this section, I will compare two famous museums: the Egyptian Museum in Cairo and the British Museum in London.
4 FOCUS Writing Showing contrast
When you contrast two things, you show the differences between them and/or give surprising information. Look at the words you can use to do that.
Example The Egyptian Museum contains about 170,000 artefacts. In contrast, the British Museum has more than eight million artefacts. However, both museums have a serious problem with space.
a Both museums are in capital cities. What other things do they have in common? b Which museum has the oldest artefacts?
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The writer compared the following things about the two museums: location, age, size and artefacts. What other things about two museums can you compare? Make a list and discuss with the class.
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3 Complete the sentences with possible endings to show contrast. a I like old paintings. However,
b I dropped my phone yesterday. However,
c In the past, people used animals or ships to travel. In contrast, d Salim likes cars and cooking. In contrast, Salim’s brother
e The first hotel I visited was large and had excellent facilities. However,
In contrast, the second hotel f
I looked for a new car last month. The first car I looked at had a 4.5 litre engine and was only two years old.
However, In contrast,
Look at the table with information about two museums. Tick the types of words you use capital letters for and cross the types of words that you don’t use capital letters for.
a towns and cities b countries
c seasons d days of the week
Van Gogh Museum
Location Size/Area Opened
Artefacts
Oldest object Opening hours
Tickets 5
Amsterdam, the Netherlands 3,000 square metres 1973
paintings and drawings by Vincent van Gogh from 1880
summer: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. every day winter: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., but closed on Mondays
adults: 20 euros students: 10 euros
e types of money f
the first letter of the first word in a sentence
Louvre Museum Abu Dhabi, UAE
24,000 square metres 2017
objects and art from all over the world
8,000 years old
Tuesday to Sunday: 10 a.m. to 6.30 p.m.
adults: 64 dirhams (17 US dollars) Under 18s are free.
Use the information in the table to write a short paragraph (70–100 words) comparing the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam and the Louvre Museum in Abu Dhabi.
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Write a short interview (150–200 words) with a well-known traveller. Ask him/her questions about his/her experiences using the present perfect. Use 5 on page 47 as an example.
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Assessing your progress After every unit there are activities to assess your progress with the skills in the unit.
Planning ahead activity (Units 1, 3, 5, 6, 9 & 10)
The Planning ahead pages ask you to reflect on your learning so you can identify what is going well and what needs improvement, and plan your study time between classes.
Learning a language works best if you are active in class, so there are also questions that ask you to think of ways of participating more actively.
Unit 3
PLANNING AHEAD Progress
1 Make a list of three things you learnt in this unit and three things to practise. Things I can do
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2 Compare your list with a classmate. My learning plan for next week
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Think about next week. How can you improve your English? Write four learning ideas for the next week. How much time do you need for each idea?
Example I plan to learn five new words, and write them in my vocabulary notebook (ten minutes). Action: I plan to …
Time (…) mins 1
2 3 4
2 Share your learning plan with another classmate. 3 At the end of next week, review your plan. Use these ideas.
• Done 1 2 • Not done • More practice Communication in class
How active are you in class? Rate yourself for each point.
How can you be more active in your classes next week? Write three ideas.
a I ask questions when I don’t understand. b I help classmates when they don’t understand. c I speak in group tasks a lot. d I answer questions when I know the answer.
Example Ask classmates or my teacher at least two questions. Review after a week 1
2 3
Things to practise C21 skills
Progress test after every two units (Units 2, 4, 6, 8 & 10)
The Progress tests check your understanding of topics and skills from the unit. The tests include vocabulary and grammar items, as well as short reading texts. After you complete a test, review any questions you got wrong. You can also use the Workbook exercises for extra practice of language from the unit.
Units 3 & 4 1
Complete the text about Valletta. Use the jumbled letters in brackets to help you.
a (thiscori)
Progress test 3
Valletta is the capital city of the island of Malta. With a population of 514,000, people come to walk along its 16th
-century main street, and find the b (sbte) shops and
restaurants. Its c
with its with
(tritigenesn) harbour is best seen from the d (lvleyo) Barrakka Gardens e (tiqeu) cafés
f (ictanfast) views.
Until a few years ago, the city centre was very g (isnoy) with lots of cars and
drivers shouting, but these days, most visitors arrive by bus at the city’s
(sbyu) bus station, just outside the walls. Travel by bus is very
i (yeas) and
convenient in Malta, and local people are very j (lipote) and helpful if you’re
not sure how to get somewhere. c What are the best ways to get there? • Update learning plan Yes No 2
Complete each phrase with an adjective from the box that has the opposite meaning to the words in brackets.
clever modern sensible
3 Share your ideas with a classmate. Example In my next class, I plan to ask my teacher or classmates two or three questions. English for the 21st Century • Unit 3 49 62 English for the 21st Century • Units 3 & 4 Progress test
a a b a c a d a e a f a
simple
rude slow
city (not old) train (not fast)
person (not polite)
idea (not complicated) person (not stupid) suggestion (not crazy)
d Is it possible to book tickets for the museum in advance?
e When should you visit? Why? f What’s good about the museum? g What can you buy in that part of the city? b Where is the museum? 4 h
Look at Oli’s ideal holiday checklist. Write sentences to say what he has and hasn’t done.
a Stay in a 5* hotel (✗) b Swim in the sea (✓) c Meet local people for a meal (✓) d Sleep under the stars (✗) e Go to the capital city (✓) f Take a selfie on the beach (✓) g Climb to the top of the castle (✗)
Read the text opposite and answer the questions. a What does the museum contain?
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