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Module
world go round
▪ read and talk about work, how products are made and who makes them, in
Unit 2 How the world works
▪ talk about the power of the consumer, and how the things we buy can make
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a difference, in
Unit 3 Ready to change
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Module 2
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about Fairtrade of a country
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▪▪ listen to adverts spends its money
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about products ▪▪ read about the
▪▪ listen to people production line of
describing their a product
jobs ▪▪ read about
being an ethical
consumer
▪▪ write a report
on how your
classmates spend ▪▪ interview your
money classmates about
S pe a k
Write
To start the project, think of some successful products that you know. Why do
people like them? What sort of people buy them? What do you know about the
company's advertising strategy?
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1 Lesson 1
Speak
1. Read the definition of shopaholic in the box. Are the people below
shopaholics? How about you? Discuss with a partner.
2. Look at the numbers in the boxes. Then in pairs, say the numbers below out loud.
6,000,000 13,000,000,000
six million thirteen billion
a. 273 e. 129,000
b. 909 f. 999,999
c. 4,780 g. 45,000,000
d. 64,900 h. 72,000,000,000
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3. Listen and repeat the numbers in Exercise 2.
4. Work in groups of three or four. Follow the instructions to play a game with big numbers.
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Focus on Vocabulary
5. Can you name all of these products? Match the names of the products with the pictures.
1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8
9 10 11 12
Listen
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7. Listen to the descriptions. Which products from exercise 5 do the speakers describe?
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8. Listen again and make notes about the products. Then in pairs, describe the products using your
notes.
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Read
9. Look at the pictures. What do you think your country spends most money on? Put the
pictures in order from 1–4.
10. Read the text. Which of the things in exercise 9 does it mention?
12. Complete the sentences with more or less and the nouns in the box.
Example: I’ve got more people in my family than my best friend has. He’s an only child.
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a. I’ve got to spend with my friends at the moment because I’m studying for exams.
b. There are on the roads now. The traffic is really bad.
c. I go running in the morning because I’ve got then.
d. There’s in my city now. The air feels cleaner.
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Speak
13. Discuss in pairs. Imagine you are in these situations. Use the language in the box below to
help you.
a. You are on a sinking ship. You need to leave it immediately and get into a life raft. You can
take five items. What are they?
b. A hurricane is on its way to your town or city. What five things do you take with you?
c. Look at the items in exercise 5. Were any of them on your two lists? Explain why or why not.
Useful expressions
Write
14. Look at the items below. Write about what you think your country should spend its money on.
a. Number each item from 1 (most important) to 8 (least important). Add more items if you
can think of them.
b. Explain why you think your top three items are more important.
c. Explain why your bottom three items are less important.
▪▪ defence
▪▪ health
▪▪ education
▪▪ research
▪▪ foreign aid
▪▪ the environment Useful expressions
▪▪ social protection
▪▪ transport Giving your opinion
▪▪ In my opinion, …
▪▪ I think that …
▪▪ I believe that …
▪▪ I feel that …
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