the Personal Trainer PEACE OF MIND
Now I can...
use collocations with increase, grow, rise,
decrease, lower and reduce
distinguish the difference in meaning
of words easily confused
use expressions with the word ‘time’
form derivatives by using suffixes
report statements, questions, commands
and requests
use clauses of result
understand gist and details in a text
understand text organisation and
reconstruct a gapped text
listen to short monologues and
understand the main idea expressed
by each speaker
understand specific information
mentioned by different speakers on
a radio programme
talk about issues related to health and
fitness
help solve a problem by making
suggestions
discuss healthy eating habits and
vegetarianism
write a letter giving advice
write a report
WRITING SPEAKING LISTENING READING GRAMMAR VOCABULARY
Read the following and tick the appropriate boxes.
For the points you are unsure of, refer back to the
relevant sections in the module.
SELF-ASSESSMENT
You will hear five people talking about fitness
programmes they are on. Choose from the list A-F what
aspect of fitness each speaker wanted to focus on. Use
the letters only once. There is one letter you do not
need to use.
LISTENING
Speaker 1 Speaker 2 Speaker 3
Speaker 4 Speaker 5
endurance A
B speed C strength
E flexibility
F weight loss D relaxation
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How important is it for you to be close to nature?
In your opinion, what are the most serious environmental problems our world faces?
Discuss:
a short article about food miles
a letter to an editor of a newspaper about a ban on hunting
a brochure about the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium
a radio interview about Hurricane Katrina
two stories about cleaning up polluted rivers
a short article about eco-tourism
Flick through the module and find...
talk about environmental issues, animals and natural disasters
learn how to emphasise an action rather than the doer of the action using the passive voice
expand your vocabulary by learning prepositional phrases, words easily confused and compound nouns
learn how to write an e-mail giving information and making suggestions
compare two different situations and express your opinion and feelings
learn how to express contrast using clauses of concession
learn how to write a letter expressing your opinion
acquire skills and strategies that will help you in exams
In this module you will...
Nature
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1. What did Sandra Crawford do to help clean up the river?
a. She got together some volunteers to pick up rubbish.
b. She pulled an old mattress out of the river.
c. She talked to her fellow citizens.
d. She wrote a letter to the newspaper about the river.
2. What is a key feature of the annual Pathway and
River Cleanup?
a. a sports competition
b. unusual prizes
c. group work
d. participation of politicians
3. The author mentions Blacklick Creek as an example of
a. an unpleasant place to swim in.
b. a polluted place that affected thousands of people.
c. a polluted area which can’t be cleaned up without help
from professionals.
d. water pollution which is too dirty to clean up.
4. Julie Bargmann believes that
a. nobody should see the damage to the environment caused
by the coal mine.
b. people should be able to visit the coal mine and remember its history.
c. sycamore trees help clean up polluted water.
d. the owners of the coal mine should take away their old machinery.
5. Once the process of cleaning up in Blacklick Creek
is over, what will the colours in the landscape be?
a. orange and red
b. yellow and red
c. blue and blue-green
d. blue-green and red
1. PRE-READING
• Is the area you live in polluted? If yes,
what kinds of pollution are a problem?
• What can people do to help keep the
environment clean?
• How can we make people more aware
of environmental issues?
Discuss.
2. READING FOR GIST
Read the article on page 79 quickly and answer
the following question.
READING
When reading, you sometimes have to read between the lines.
In other words, interpret what the writer means although it is not
explicitly expressed. Try to make logical deductions from the text.
What is the main idea of the article?
a. People shouldn’t throw rubbish in the river.
b. Coal mines pollute the water.
c. People can help keep their communities clean.
d. With time, polluted water will turn into clean water.
3. READING FOR DETAILS
Read the article again and answer the questions 1-5.
Choose a, b, c or d.
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5. POST-READING
• Have you ever participated in an event like the annual Pathway and River Cleanup? If yes, what did you do?
If not, would you be interested in doing something like that?
• What do you think of Julie Bargmann’s idea to clean up Blacklick Creek?
Discuss.
4. GUESSING THE MEANING OF UNKNOWN WORDS
A. Look at the following words from the text and
choose the most suitable meaning a, b, c or d.
1. clean up
2. pick up
3. came across
4. closed down
5. break down
a. find by chance
b. separate into parts
c. remove dirt or pollution
d. stop work and activities forever
e. lift
1. choked with (line 12)
a. full of
b. suitable for
c. dependent on
d. safe from
2. vintage (line 34)
a. useful
b. harmful
c. classic
d. modern
B. Match the highlighted phrasal verbs in the article
with their meanings.
Now I can...
use collocations with increase, grow, rise,
decrease, lower and reduce
distinguish the difference in meaning
of words easily confused
use expressions with the word ‘time’
form derivatives by using suffixes
report statements, questions, commands
and requests
use clauses of result
understand gist and details in a text
understand text organisation and
reconstruct a gapped text
listen to short monologues and
understand the main idea expressed
by each speaker
understand specific information
mentioned by different speakers on
a radio programme
talk about issues related to health and
fitness
help solve a problem by making
suggestions
discuss healthy eating habits and
vegetarianism
write a letter giving advice
write a report
WRITING SPEAKING LISTENING READING GRAMMAR VOCABULARY
Read the following and tick the appropriate boxes.
For the points you are unsure of, refer back to the
relevant sections in the module.
SELF-ASSESSMENT
You will hear five people talking about fitness
programmes they are on. Choose from the list A-F what
aspect of fitness each speaker wanted to focus on. Use
the letters only once. There is one letter you do not
need to use.
LISTENING
Speaker 1 Speaker 2 Speaker 3
Speaker 4 Speaker 5
endurance A
B speed C strength
E flexibility
F weight loss D relaxation
76
How important is it for you to be close to nature?
In your opinion, what are the most serious environmental problems our world faces?
Discuss:
a short article about food miles
a letter to an editor of a newspaper about a ban on hunting
a brochure about the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium
a radio interview about Hurricane Katrina
two stories about cleaning up polluted rivers
a short article about eco-tourism
Flick through the module and find...
talk about environmental issues, animals and natural disasters
learn how to emphasise an action rather than the doer of the action using the passive voice
expand your vocabulary by learning prepositional phrases, words easily confused and compound nouns
learn how to write an e-mail giving information and making suggestions
compare two different situations and express your opinion and feelings
learn how to express contrast using clauses of concession
learn how to write a letter expressing your opinion
acquire skills and strategies that will help you in exams
In this module you will...
Nature
77
1. What did Sandra Crawford do to help clean up the river?
a. She got together some volunteers to pick up rubbish.
b. She pulled an old mattress out of the river.
c. She talked to her fellow citizens.
d. She wrote a letter to the newspaper about the river.
2. What is a key feature of the annual Pathway and
River Cleanup?
a. a sports competition
b. unusual prizes
c. group work
d. participation of politicians
3. The author mentions Blacklick Creek as an example of
a. an unpleasant place to swim in.
b. a polluted place that affected thousands of people.
c. a polluted area which can’t be cleaned up without help
from professionals.
d. water pollution which is too dirty to clean up.
4. Julie Bargmann believes that
a. nobody should see the damage to the environment caused
by the coal mine.
b. people should be able to visit the coal mine and remember its history.
c. sycamore trees help clean up polluted water.
d. the owners of the coal mine should take away their old machinery.
5. Once the process of cleaning up in Blacklick Creek
is over, what will the colours in the landscape be?
a. orange and red
b. yellow and red
c. blue and blue-green
d. blue-green and red
1. PRE-READING
• Is the area you live in polluted? If yes,
what kinds of pollution are a problem?
• What can people do to help keep the
environment clean?
• How can we make people more aware
of environmental issues?
Discuss.
2. READING FOR GIST
Read the article on page 79 quickly and answer
the following question.
READING
When reading, you sometimes have to read between the lines.
In other words, interpret what the writer means although it is not
explicitly expressed. Try to make logical deductions from the text.
What is the main idea of the article?
a. People shouldn’t throw rubbish in the river.
b. Coal mines pollute the water.
c. People can help keep their communities clean.
d. With time, polluted water will turn into clean water.
3. READING FOR DETAILS
Read the article again and answer the questions 1-5.
Choose a, b, c or d.
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5. POST-READING
• Have you ever participated in an event like the annual Pathway and River Cleanup? If yes, what did you do?
If not, would you be interested in doing something like that?
• What do you think of Julie Bargmann’s idea to clean up Blacklick Creek?
Discuss.
4. GUESSING THE MEANING OF UNKNOWN WORDS
A. Look at the following words from the text and
choose the most suitable meaning a, b, c or d.
1. clean up
2. pick up
3. came across
4. closed down
5. break down
a. find by chance
b. separate into parts
c. remove dirt or pollution
d. stop work and activities forever
e. lift
1. choked with (line 12)
a. full of
b. suitable for
c. dependent on
d. safe from
2. vintage (line 34)
a. useful
b. harmful
c. classic
d. modern
B. Match the highlighted phrasal verbs in the article
with their meanings.
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