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Lesson 1: Extraordinary people
ExpressionsVocabularyProverbsListeningandSpeaking
The topicUseofEnglishListeningMarlie'sNewFace
Writing
ReadingNickVujicicReadingcomprehensiontest
GrammarA.EllipsisB.Substitution
PhoneticsExtra information
Culturalfocus
GamesAdditionalmaterial
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Expressions
Vocabulary Proverbs
Listen to the following expressions and repeat them:
o Adversity makes strange bedfellows. o As you make your bed, so you must lie upon it. o Ask no questions and hear no lies. o Attack is the best form of defence. o Barking dogs seldom bite.
The listening is available in the virtual classroom
Choose the correct definition of the previous expressions:
Adversity makes strange bedfellows:
a) You meet unusual people during times of strife.
b) Sleeping with the enemy is a perfect example.
c) When things get worse, your partner becomes a stranger.
As you make your bed, so you must lie upon it:
a) If you made the bed, dont speak.
b) Take the responsibility for making your bed.
c) If you made the bed, just say it.
d) As you sow, so shall you reap.
e) None.
Ask no questions and hear no lies:
a) If you dont ask, there are no lies.
b) If you ask, there will be lies.
c) Dont ask if you cant trust the answer.
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Attack is the best form of defence:
a) Yes, definitely.
b) Not true; sometimes it is better to wait for your adversary to act, to discover his/her
strategy.
c) Karl Von Clausewitz said that.
Barking dogs seldom bite:
a) If the dogs only bark, they will not attack; everything is ok.
b) If one dog barks at you, you dont have anything to fear from this dog.
c) If one dog barks at you, you almost dont have anything to fear from that dog.
d) Dont be afraid of people threatening you.
Check your answers in the Key Booklet
Listening and Speaking
Listen and repeat the following quote by Benoit Mandelbrot: An
extraordinary amount of arrogance is present in any claim of having
been the first in inventing something.
The listening is available in the virtual classroom
o Who was Benoit Mandelbrot? Do you agree with him? Explain your point of view and record yourself. The recording must be at least one minute.
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The topic
Use of English
Match the following words with their correct definition:
A. To undergo 1. Incorporating the latest technologies and
developments.
B. To stretch 2. To look fixedly at someone.
C. State-of-the-art 3. To experience something.
D. To stare 4. To meet informally, socially.
E. To meet up 5. To be made longer or wider without breaking.
Check your answers in the Key Booklet
Listening Marlie's New Face
Listen to the video about Marlie, a girl who has developed a face
malformation and her road to full recovery and write down all the
vocabulary you can understand connected to her problem.
The video is available at:
http://youtu.be/Mc3W80f7Yos
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Listen to each of the following four expressions and then repeat them
again at the same time as the presenter pronounces them.
o long into the future (minute 3:50). o will prove more difficult and dangerous than expected (minute 4:22). o If you dont use it, you lose it! (minute 6:10). o For me this is more than enough (minute 6:16).
Have a look at the following words, expressions and phrasal verbs that
appear in the video and use the dictionary to look up the meanings.
Vocabulary Expressions Phrasal Verbs
Obscurity Why me? To hide away
Bravery To turn their heads To meet up
To haunt Every single one of To slice open
To plead Its more than enough To stretch back
Surgery Face to face
To fix State-of-the-art
To support
To undergo
Implant
To approach
Balance
To stretch
Faith
To join in
To stare at
To point at
To date
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Writing
Answer the following questions using full sentences. Write your answers
and compare them with the suggested ones.
o How did Marlie feel when everyone stared at her and pointed at her? o How does Marlie feel about Dr. Gmez? o What is Dr. Gmezs goal?
Check your answers in the Key Booklet
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Reading
Nick Vujicic
About Nick Vujicic
Adapted from: http://attitudeisaltitude.com/aboutus-nick.php
Imagine being born without arms. No arms to wrap around someone, no hands to experience
touch, or to hold another hand with. Or what about being born without legs? Having no ability
to dance, walk, run, or even stand on two feet. Now put both of those scenarios together: no
arms and no legs. What would you do? How would that effect your everyday life?
Meet Nick Vujicic... Born in 1982 in Melbourne, Australia,
without any medical explanation or warning, Nicholas Vujicic
(pronounced Voy-a-chich) came into the world with neither arms
nor legs. Having had an uneventful pregnancy and no family
history to expect this condition, imagine the shock his parents felt
when they saw their first born, brand new baby boy, only to find
he was what the world would consider imperfect and abnormal. A
limbless son was not what nurse DushkaVujicic, and her husband
Pastor BorrisVujicic had been expecting. How would their son live
a normal happy life? What could he ever do or become when
living with what the world would see as such a massive disability?
Little did they know that this beautiful limbless baby would one
day be someone who would inspire and motivate people from all
walks of life, touching lives all over the world.
Throughout his childhood Nick dealt not only with the typical challenges of school and
adolescence such as bullying and self-esteem issues; he also struggled with depression and
loneliness as he questioned why he was different to all the other kids surrounding him; why he
was the one born without arms and legs. He wondered what was the purpose behind his life, or
if he even had a purpose. After a lot of frustration and feeling like the odd one out in school, at
seven years of age Nick tried out some specially designed electronic arms and hands, in hopes
that he would be more like the other kids. During the short trial period of the electronic arms,
Nick realized that even with them, he was still unlike his peers at school, and they turned out to
be much too heavy for Nick to operate, effecting his general mobility quite significantly.
As Nick grew up he learned to deal with his disability and started to be able to do more and
more things on his own. He adapted to his situation and found ways to accomplish tasks that
Extracted from
http://attitudeisaltitude.com/
aboutus-nick.php
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most people could only do by using their limbs, such as cleaning teeth, brushing hair, typing on
a computer, swimming, playing sports, and much more. As time went by Nick began to embrace
his situation and achieve greater things. In grade seven Nick was elected captain of his school
and worked with the student council on various fund-raising events for local charities and
disability campaigns.
According to Nick, the victory over his struggles throughout his journey, as well as his passion
for life can be credited to his faith, his family, his friends and the many people he's encountered
during his life who have encouraged him along the way.
After school Nick went on with further study and obtained a double bachelor degree majoring in
accounting and financial planning. By the age of 19, Nick had started to fulfill his dream of
encouraging others by sharing his story through motivational speaking. He found the purpose of
his existence, and also the purpose in his circumstance. Nick wholeheartedly believes that there
is a purpose in each of the struggles we encounter in our lives and that our attitude towards
those struggles that can be the single most effective factor in overcoming them.
In 2005, Nick was nominated for the "Young Australian of the Year" Award, which is a large
honor in Australia. The award honors a young person for their excellence and service to their
local community and the nation, as well as their own personal accomplishments. Nominations
for this award are only given to truly inspirational people.
Now at 27 years old, this limbless young man has accomplished more than most people even
twice his age. Nick recently made the massive move from Brisbane, Australia to California, USA,
where he is the president of an international non-profit organization, and also has his own
motivational speaking company; Attitude Is Altitude. Since his first motivational speaking
engagement back when he was 19, Nick has traveled around the world, sharing his story with
millions of people, speaking to a range of different groups such as students, teachers, youth,
business men and women, entrepreneurs, and church congregations of all sizes. He has also told
his story and been interviewed on various televised programs worldwide. However, Nick's
speaking engagements have gone beyond purely motivational speaking, he has had the
opportunity to speak with several leaders, including the vice president of Kenya. This year alone
Nick is set to speak in over 20 countries.
People ask Nick, "How can you smile?" Then they realize there's got to be something more to life
than meets the eye if a guy without arms and legs is living a fuller life.
Nick shares with his audiences the importance of vision and dreaming big. Using his own
experiences in worldwide outreach as examples, he challenges others to examine their
perspective and look beyond their circumstances. He shares his view of ceasing to see obstacles
as problems, but instead begin to see them as opportunities to grow and reach out to others. He
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stresses the importance of how attitude can be the most powerful tool we have at our disposal
and illustrates how the choices we make can have a profound effect on our lives and the lives of
those around us. Nick shows through his own life that the major keys in fulfilling our biggest
dreams are persistence and choosing to embrace failure as a learning experience, rather than
allowing the guilt and fear of failure to paralyze us.
How does Nick Vujicic feel about his disability now? He accepts it, embraces it and oftentimes
pokes fun at his own circumstance as he shows off his many tricks. He meets challenges with his
special blend of humor, perseverance and faith always encouraging those around him to
examine their perspective as they develop and define their vision. Using those new definitions
he challenges each person he meets to make changes in their lives so that they can begin the
path to fulfilling their biggest dreams. Through his amazing ability to connect with people from
all walks of life and his incredible sense of humor he captivates children, teens and adults alike,
Nick is a true inspirational and motivational speaker.
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Reading comprehension test
Complete the following exercises:
o Why were Nicks parents so shocked when their little boy was born? o Why didnt Nick use the electronic arms and hands? o How does Nick feel about his disability now?
Check your answers in the Key Booklet
Have a look at the following words, expressions and phrasal verbs that
appear in the text and use the dictionary to look up the meanings:
Vocabulary Expressions Phrasal Verbs
Everyday Brand new To wrap around
Uneventful Little did they know that To come in
Limbless From all walks of life To deal with
Bullying All over the world To struggle with
Wholeheartedly The odd one out To turn out
To overcome As time went by To grow up
Award Along the way To go on
Accomplishments Its more than meets the eye. To be set to
Engagement To poke fun at To reach out
Outreach
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Grammar
A. Ellipsis
Ellipsis is the omission of words from a sentence. Those words are unnecessary because
they have already been mentioned. It doesnt affect the meaning of the whole sentence
as both the listener and speaker can understand it:
He woke up and he had a bath He woke up and had a bath. She said she would phone but she didnt phone She said she would phone but she didnt.
When clauses are joined by and, but, then and or we can leave out repeated words or
phrases of various kinds:
We usually have dinner and then go to bed.
Do you like modern or classical music?
Ellipsis is not usually possible after other conjunctions (when, while, before, after)
but we can leave out subject pronouns with verb to be in some cases:
If possible, I would like to change this watch.
While in New York, he met some extraordinary people.
Ellipsis is used in short answers and question tags:
Have you called Mark? Yes, I have.
You dont like sports, do you?
We can use to instead of the whole infinitive of a repeated verb if the meaning is
clear:
I havent been to Turkey but I would love to.
Martha threw the jar at Mark but she didnt mean to.
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B. Substitution
Substitution is used when we substitute a phrase, a clause or any other grammatical
item for the auxiliary do, demonstratives, personal and object pronouns and one. Our
goal is to make the sentences concise and to avoid repetition.
Do you think Mark will call? He may do (may call).
One/ones is used in order to avoid repetition of a singular or plural countable
noun:
Who is your boyfriend? The one with the blue shirt.
Do I bought yellow or green apples? The green ones.
Personal and Object pronouns have always been used to substitute proper or
common nouns in clauses:
Martha started to work for IBM last week.
She started to work for IBM last week.
Myles bought Mary a puppy.
Myles bought her a puppy.
John read a book while he was on holidays.
John read it while he was on holidays.
Do can be used to replace a main verb if there is no other auxiliary to repeat: I may come tomorrow. Ill call you and if I do (may come tomorrow).
Who wants more brownies? We do! (want more brownies)
Mark didnt like the concert but I did (like the concert).
It is also used with so, neither, and nor. Important: be careful with the word order.
I dont like eggs. I do (I like eggs).
Neither do I (I dont like eggs).
I like eggs So do I (like eggs).
I dont.
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We use so instead of repeating an affirmative clause after the following verbs:
assume, appear, believe, be afraid, expect, guess, hope, imagine, presume, seem,
say, suppose, think.
Are you working next month? I hope so.
With negative clauses, we use an affirmative verb + not with be afraid, assume,
guess, hope, presume and suspect:
Has the package arrived? Im afraid not.
We usually use a negative verb + so with believe, expect, imagine and think.
Are they still living in New York? I dont think so. I think they move.
Exercises
Cross out the words or phrases which could be left out:
o Peter and Donna looked very happy but they werent really happy because they had an argument at home.
o I didnt take the exam but I think I should have taken it to have more chances to pass the subject
o Would you like to go to New York this summer? I would love to go but Im afraid I cant go.
o I had a shower and then I had dinner and I went to bed.
Check your answers in the Key Booklet
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Complete the following sentences.
o I dont think she can come to the party, but I hope______. o The windows in Grandmas apartment are so dirty, lets wash_____. o My car is so old and unreliable, I really need to buy a new_______. o I wanted a new dress. My mother bought me ______but ______is not my style. o I lent the spare key to Charlie but I need to get _____ back. o Josie drinks green tea in the morning and I _____too. o Did they win the match? I dont think ____.
Check your answers in the Key Booklet
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Phonetics
Ellipsis
We have seen in the grammar section of the unit how we tend to leave out words in
order to avoid repetition and the meaning is clear.
In phonetics, although the words are left out a very short sound from the omitted words
is left behind:
Whats wrong?
Ive got a headache/Got a headache/ve got a headache /vgat/
Ellipsis in phonetics is usually at the beginning of a sentence.
What time is John getting to Rome?
Im not sure/Not sure/m not sure.
Where are my glasses?
I dont know/Dont know.
Is that Shirley? /that Shirley?/s that Shirley?
What are you doing? What you doing?/what re you doing? /wat/
I should have gone with her/ I shouldve gone there / dv/
Silent syllables
In English, vowels in certain words tend not to be pronounced and , therefore, they lose
an unstressed syllable.
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Most vowels that are left out come before /r/, /l/ or /n/.
/r/ /l/ /n/discovery family traditionalhistory marvellous nationalbattery technically deafening
miserable historically definiteinterest politically prisoner
There are other words which do not follow this rule like memory, formally,
anniversary.
Also, in some words they do not contain the sounds/r/, /l/ or /n/ in order to leave out
the vowels like in medicine or vegetable.
In some two-syllable words with stress on the second syllable, the first vowel is left out
so it seems the word is made up by only one syllable, especially in a fast conversation:
Police
Correct
Believe
Suppose
Theory adapted from Hancock, Mark , English Pronunciation in Use Intermediate,
Cambridge. Cambridge University Press, 2009.
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Extra information
Cultural focus
Watch the following video of Susan Boyle, a woman with guts! Everyone was against her and she won them all over. You cannot
judge a book by its cover!
The video is available in:
http://youtu.be/VSrAJsWvEIc
Now, fill in the gaps:
Les Miserables - I Dreamed a Dream
There was a time, when men were _1._
And their voices were soft
And their words were inviting
There was a time, when love was _2.___
And the world was a song
And the song was exciting
There was a time it all went ____3.___
I dreamed a dream in time gone by
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When hope was high and life worth living
I dreamed that love would never die
I dreamed that God would be forgiving
Then I was young and unafraid
And dreams were made and used and wasted
There was no ransom to be paid
No song unsung, no wine ____4.____
But the tigers come at night
With their voices soft as ____5.__
As they turn your hope apart
As they turn your dreams to shame
He slept a summer by my side
He filled my dreams with endless wonder
He took my childhood in his stride
But he was gone when autumn came
And still I dream he'd come to me
That we would live the years together
But there are dreams that cannot be
And there are storms we cannot weather
I had a dream my life would be
So different from the __6.___I'm living
So different now from what it seemed
Now life has killed the dream I dreamed
Check your answers in the Key Booklet
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Describe the story of someone you know, or someone you have seen
on the internet, with guts, someone who is brave, who fights for what
they believe in.
Look at the following vocabulary which appeared in the video:
Vocabulary Expressions Phrasal Verbs
Darling To be given the chance To work out
Cheeky Heres hoping it will change To come back
Grin Without a doubt To laugh at
Stunning The biggest wake-up call ever To go back
To be thrilled You are a little tiger To look at
Cynical With your head held high To listen to
What a lot of tosh! To walk out
Games
Look at these two photos of Susan Boyle, taken from
http://www.homorazzi.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/susan-boyle-
before-after.jpg before and after she got famous. Compare her in the two
photos explaining the changes she underwent!
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Additional material
Grammar
Exercises on ellipsis and substitution:
http://www.llas.ac.uk/materialsbank/mb061/8.11/index.htm
Listening
Susan Boyles story:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/language/newsaboutbritain/
2009/05/090519_nab_susan_boyle.shtml
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