≤044 Unit 4 Writing 2
C Two British students are brainstorming ideas before they do this Writing task. Listen and note down the points they make. Male voice: So, first of all, do you agree with the statement? Female voice: Yes, I do. Too many people think that if you make a lot of money, you are successful. I don’t think making money means that you are happy, and for me, being happy is the most important thing. Being happy is an achievement.
Male voice: Yes, I suppose so, but I don’t think that you must be happy to say that you have achieved something. People like artists and scientists achieve great things, but that doesn’t mean they are happy. Sometimes people like that are quite unhappy. Female voice: Yes, that’s true, but the important thing is that the people you mention – artists and scientists – achieve great things, but not only for the money. People should see that.
Male voice: Don’t you think that people do recognize the achievements of people like that? Female voice: No, not really. If you ask people to name a modern-day scientist, they will know one or two, but if you ask them to name actors or footballers, they will know hundreds. I think they know those people because they are rich and famous.
Male voice: Yes, I guess some people are even famous just because they are rich – like Paris Hilton. Female voice: And I’m sure most people know Bill Gates because he was the richest man in the world – not because he was so brilliant.
Male voice: You mentioned footballers before. Don’t you think that people in sport are considered successful because they win medals and prizes? They don’t all make lots of money. Everyone likes Olympic athletes because they do something special. Female voice: Yes, I agree, but most sportsmen are very rich – especially footballers, and they are the most famous. It seems that more and more of them are doing it for the money.
Male voice: OK, but what about ordinary people? Do you think that people who do important jobs, like nurses and teachers, think that they have achieved something? Female voice: Maybe – but I’m not sure that most people think that nurses and teachers are real achievers. Images on TV and in magazines make people think that they should make big money and live in beautiful houses and drive expensive cars. That’s what they understand by success.
Male voice: Yes, people who work in advertising, for example, are considered successful, even though other people do more useful jobs. Perhaps we should think that real achievement is helping people and doing good for people – even saving somebody’s life. If somebody goes to Africa to save children, people respect them – but I’m not sure that they really think that that person is successful.
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Female voice: Yes, that’s a very good point. Doing good for other people is an achievement, but I still think that being happy is the real aim of life. If you are happy and your family is happy, then you have really achieved something.
≤045 Unit 4 Writing 2
E Listen to the students in Exercise C again. Highlight the points in the composition as you hear them. [Play Track 044 again]
≤046 Unit 4 Consolidation – Speaking
C Listen to some students answering the question. Mark each speaker (G) good answer or (NG) not a good answer. Examiner: ... and do you think people are born to achieve or do they learn to achieve?
Speaker 1: Yes, I think so. Examiner: ... and do you think people are born to achieve or do they learn to achieve?
Speaker 2: I don’t know – maybe are born with this ability. Examiner: ... and do you think people are born to achieve or do they learn to achieve?
Speaker 3: Mm, I didn’t think about it before. Some people is born very clever so maybe can achieve a lot. Other people is not so clever, but try and try and try – maybe that is learn to achieve.
Examiner: ... and do you think people are born to achieve or do they learn to achieve?
Speaker 4: Mm, it’s a good question. I guess some people are born to achieve. You know, like a genius or someone with an incredible talent, but some people learn to achieve. Maybe their parents teach them good things or they learn by mistakes.
≤047 Workbook Unit 4 Listening
A Listen to people talking about sporting achievements and choose the correct answer a, b or c. Speaker 1: Muhammad Ali called himself ‘The Greatest’, and for me, he really was the greatest sporting figure. Not only was he world heavyweight champion, but he was heavyweight champion three times. I think he was nearly forty when he won the title for the third time. Everyone thought he was finished, but he came back to be the champion. That’s incredible.
Speaker 2: Well, of course, I want to talk about a sportswoman. I think Martina Navratilova achieved something amazing. I don’t know how many times she played at Wimbledon, but I know she was ladies’ singles champion nine times – nine times, can you believe it? She won doubles titles and mixed-doubles titles, too. There will never be another tennis player like her again.
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