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1.6 A This method seems good to me because I think teachers should always correct mistakes. In my experience, it’s the only way people improve.
B I’m not sure about that. I agree with Professor Hawthorn when he says that you need a balance between accuracy and fluency.
A But how do people learn if they don’t know what’s correct? B Well, I’ve actually read a book about this and the evidence suggests that if a teacher corrects every mistake, the students get nervous and don’t speak in class.
Unit 2
2.1 At about 8.00 p.m. a light came on in the cockpit. It indicated that a door on the outside of the plane was open. At 10.15 p.m. the pilot landed the plane at Reno Airport. Armed police surrounded the plane and checked inside. Cooper was not there, and neither was the money or two of the parachutes. His tie was left on his seat. The police looked for Cooper in the area where he jumped, but didn’t find anyone. In fact, nobody saw Cooper ever again. However, in February 1980, a young boy called Brian Ingram was digging holes in the sand when he found some envelopes full of money. There were two packets of 100 20-dollar bills and a third packet containing only 90. Tests showed that it was some of the money given to Cooper nine years earlier. It is the only evidence of the hijacking ever found. To this day, nobody knows for sure what happened to the man known as Dan Cooper.
2.2 First of all, the investigators gathered any evidence they could find. There was the black tie Cooper left behind on the seat in the aeroplane. And there were the two parachutes he didn’t use. They also found 66 unidentified fingerprints. And then, of course, there was the money the young boy found. The investigators then began talking to anyone who spoke to Cooper, in particular, the flight attendant and the ticket sales clerk. They asked these witnesses lots of questions about Cooper, for example, ‘How tall was he?’ ‘What was he wearing?’ ‘What was his voice like?’ ‘Was he calm or excited?’ These descriptions helped the investigators to develop a complete picture of the man. In order to estimate where Cooper landed, investigators conducted an experiment. They sent the same plane on the same journey with the same pilot, and at the estimated time that Cooper jumped, they dropped a 91 kg weight from the plane. Once they had an idea of location, they began searching a very wide mountainous area. The FBI also contacted experts in several fields. Perhaps the most interesting theory came from psychology experts. Most psychologists agreed that Cooper probably had very serious and urgent financial problems, which forced him to do something so dangerous. However, some psychologists
suggested he was a ‘thrill-seeker’, meaning somebody who simply enjoyed extreme danger and excitement. While the FBI doesn’t have a complete theory on Cooper, there are some things they believe. Based on his actions that day, they know he was a very careful planner. They think he knew the Seattle area very well. They also suggest he was an Air Force veteran although they do not believe he had much experience with parachutes because the jump was simply too dangerous. It is this fact that convinces the FBI that Cooper did not survive. However, many people believe Cooper did survive, and some even claim to know his identity.
2.3 Witness account 1 A What were you doing when the robbery started? B I was queuing up to withdraw some money. A And what happened first? B I heard someone shouting and when I turned around I saw a man with a mask on his face.
A Can you describe him? B He was about six feet tall and he was very thin. A And what was he wearing? B He was wearing grey trousers and a black top. A What was he shouting? Can you remember? B He was shouting ‘Everybody on the floor.’ A Did he have a bag? B Yes, he had a plastic bag with him. A And what happened next? B He went up to the till next to me. Then he asked the cashier to put all the money she had in the bag. So the cashier put the money in the bag and the man ran out of the bank.
A Could you see where he went? B Yes, I could see him through the window. He got into a green car and the car drove north along Sullivan Street. A OK, thank you. That’s very useful.
Witness account 2 A Where were you when the robbers came in? B I was sitting in the corner of the bank when it happened. I was waiting to see the manager because I have a problem with my account you see. Anyway, suddenly two men came bursting into the bank. One stood by the door and the other one went up to the counter.
A And then what happened? B The man at the counter started shouting ‘Put all the money in the case’ – he had a briefcase. Then he said ‘Nobody will be hurt if you do what I say.’
A What did you do? B Well, I just stayed quiet and looked at him carefully because I knew the police were going to ask me. So, he was about five feet eight inches tall and he was medium build. I think he was wearing grey trousers and a blue top. The other guy was shorter and he was wearing all black.
A Did the bank people get the money? B Yes, the cashier put all the money in the briefcase and the two men ran out of the bank. They got into a brown car and drove off quickly. They went east towards the motorway.
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