Unit 1: HEALTHY LIVES

P.1
1. How does the subway train encourage health and happiness?
2. Would riding on this subway train to or from work make you feel less stress?
3. What does “a healthy life” mean to you?
P.2
1. What three things add the most years to your life? What do you think the reasons are?
2. What other things do you think help people to live a long life?
P.6
1. What is stress? What causes it? What do you do to manage stress?
P.8
1. What is the easiest kind of health advice to follow? The hardest?
2. What advice might you give a friend about managing stress?
P.9
1. How often do you take a break and move around when you are studying or working at
a computer?
2. Do you think a treadmill desk is a good idea? How about a standing desk? Explain.
3. A treadmill desk is an unusual way to exercise. What are some unusual ways to
exercise?
P.13
1. What foods do you or someone you know avoid eating? Why?
2. What do you think of the theory that living in an environment that is too clean could
cause allergies?
P.14
1. A term for speaking up and asking for what you need is “self-advocacy”. How do you
think people with food allergies might advocate for themselves, or explain their situation,
when they eat at a school cafeteria? When they eat at a friend’s house?
2. When you want or need something specific, how do you feel about asking for it? For
example, if you cannot hear a teacher who is speaking softly, what do you do?
P.16
1. How is genetically modifying foods to make them less allergenic a good idea? A bad
idea?
2. If soybeans were genetically modified to remove allergens, what foods could people
with soybean allergies eat?
3. Would you eat genetically modified food that was made less allergenic? Why or why
not?
P.17
Which of these health topics are the most important to you? Why?
Living a long life Managing stress
Eating a healthy diet Living with allergies
Getting enough exercises Being your own health advocate

Unit 2: TECHNOLOGY TODAY AND TOMORROW

P.21
Yukai Engineering develops personal robots to bring happiness to people’s lives. The
CEO believes that every home will have a social robot in the future.
1. Do you think social robots will become common?
2. Would you be interested in a social robot?
P.22
1. What are the benefits of a “smart home”?
2. What problems could a smart home have?
3. What things in your home would you like to be able to control from anywhere?
P.25
1. What is one thing you are afraid of?
2. What is something new that you are interested in doing?
3. What is something you would like to be famous for?
4. From the time line, can you draw conclusions about AI?
5. What type of technology are you likely to buy soon?
6. What is a pattern of behavior you notice online?
7. What technologies did ancient Egyptians have access to?
P.26
1. What AI do you use? What works well? What problems do you have?
2. How do you feel about AI? Do you have any concerns?
3. What do you hope AI will be able to do in the future (e.g., drive a car, know how we’re
feeling, etc.)?
P.27
1. Have you ever had autocorrect write a word you did not intend? Explain what
happened.
2. What personal data about you do you think companies have collected online?
3. What questions do you still have about AI?
P.33
1. What inventors can you name? What did those people invent?
2. Very often, more than one person contributes to a new technology or idea. What kinds
of skills do you think are helpful for successful collaboration?
3. Who are some people who have inspired you? How did they inspire you?
P.34
1. An app is a program designed to perform specific tasks on a computer, smartphone or
other device. What are some tasks that apps can perform?
2. Why do people create apps?
3. What do you think “Tech for Good” means?
P.39
1. What makes a human intelligent?
2. What makes a machine intelligent?
3. Do you think machines will ever be able to think the same way humans can?

Unit 3: CULTURE AND INDENTITY

P.41
1. How often do you see people like you in TV shows, movies, or advertisements?
2. Why is it helpful to see people whose backgrounds are different from yours in the
media?
P.42
1. Why do you think Arabic calligraphy was included as part of the design of the
Museum of the Future?
2. What are some important museums or monuments in your country?
3. What other countries does your country share heritage with?
P.46
1. How are sports and culture connected? For example, are there certain sports that are
popular in some countries or cultures? Or certain foods people eat while watching sports?
2. What are some values that sports teach?
P.47
1. What is a popular sport in your country?
2. What food do people eat when they watch it?
3. Is music a part of the sport? If so, how?
4. What values does the sport support or teach?
P.51
1. Which animals are important to people in your culture? Why?
2. In your opinion, do animals have feelings or emotions like humans? Explain.
P.54
1. What are some important parts of your identity?
2. Do different people see you in different ways? Explain.
3. How does your identity affect your travel experiences in other countries?
P.56
How are these customs similar to or different from customs in your country or culture?
Explain.
- In Germany and Japan, it is important to be punctual, or on time.
- People take off their shoes before they enter someone’s home in China and Korea.
- In India, you should eat everything on your plate to show that you enjoyed the food.

Unit 4: LET’S EAT

P.61
1. Do you like pomegranates?
2. What other foods have major health benefits?
3. How could supermarkets make fruits and vegetables more appealing to customers?
P.62
1. What is hidden water, or virtual water?
2. How many gallons of water are needed to produce a cup of tea? A pound of avocados?
3. Which kind of diet requires more water: a mostly vegetarian diet or a diet that includes
meat? Why?
4. Does any of the information surprise you? Will it cause you to change any of your
eating and drinking habits?
P.66
1. How often do you eat at a restaurant? Would you like to eat out more? Why or why
not?
P.67
1. Think about the last time you ate out. In what ways did the restaurant of café try to
affect your choice about what to order?
2. How do you feel about companies using psychology to affect your choices about what
to buy?
P.68
1. How is viewing a menu on your phone different from viewing a menu you can hold
and open?
2. Do you prefer to read a digital menu or a paper one?
3. With QR code menus, some restaurants allow their guests to order and pay online.
What are the advantages and disadvantages of this?
P.70
Practice asking for, giving and supporting your opinions
- the most popular food in the world.
- the worst thing for people to eat.
- the cheapest good restaurant near the school.
- the best thing to eat when you are really hungry.
P.76
Ask each other for your opinions about the statements below.
- Great recipes usually have simple ingredients and are easy to follow.
- Children whose parents are good cooks usually become good cooks, too.
- It is OK to eat anything you want as long as you don’t eat too much of it.

Unit 5: INSIDE THE BRAIN

P.81
Do you have special memories of a room?
P.82
What would you like to learn about the brain?
P.88
1. What kinds of information can you remember easily (e.g., people’s names, the words
to songs, passwords)?
2. What is one of your earliest memories?
3. Why do you think people sometimes remember the same things differently?
4. What’s the best way to…
- become famous - pass a job interview
- find a job - meet new people
- save money - learn how to cook
- learn to play an instrument - relax
P.91
Why do you think it’s important to study the brain?
P.94
1. What positive effects do you think exercise has on the brain?
2. Who do you think will talk more about the exercise-brain connection: the host or the
guest?

Unit 6: KNOWLEDGE IS POWER

P. 101
Đorđević creates tiny sculptures on pencils. He believes that people can also be reshaped
throughout our lives.
1. How long do you think it took Đorđević to learn how to make pencil sculptures?
2. How does Đorđević knowledge make him powerful?
P.102
1. What famous people do you know who you think might be multipotentialites?
2. What are some of your current interests?
3. John Urschel says that often “people want to divide the world into two,” and don’t
consider that an athlete could also be a mathematician. How true do you think this is?
Why?
P.105
1. What is one technique you find especially valuable for studying?
2. What is a useful ability that you have developed recently?
3. Do you prefer to gain knowledge by reading, watching videos, or some other method?
4. Which is more useful for achieving success at work: being popular of being effective?
P.106
1. How well did you learn the things you taught yourself?
2. Why didn’t you study these things with a teacher?
P.109
1. What subjects do you think are the most interesting to study? The least interesting?
2. Who was the best teacher you had when you were younger? What made him or her the
best?
3. In your view, what is the most important thing students can do to learn effectively?
4. What is the most interesting thing you have learned in this class so far?

Discuss what you know about learning English in a small group.

1. How easy or difficult would it be for you to teach yourself English?
2. Why might it be easier for some people to teach themselves than for others?
3. Are some parts of learning English easier to learn on your own than others? (e.g.,
vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation)
P.111
If you designed or programmed an app, would it be a game or something else? What
would it be about? Who would find it interesting and why?
P.115
1. Do you think it is useful to hear from professionals about their career journey?

Unit 7: OUR CHANGING WORLD

P.121
1. What are natural ways that the planet changes?
2. What are ways that humans change the planet?
3. What environmental changes have you noticed?
P.128
1. What are important skills that people need these days to have success in life?
P.130
1. What is one item you are planning to buy (later today/ soon/ next week)?
2. How many movies did you watch (recently/ last week/ last month)?
3. What is one subject you might like to study (next year/ in the future)?
4. What is one thing you must do (today/ tomorrow/ soon) but don’t want to?
5. Where is one place you have got to go (later today/ in a few days)?
P.137
Discuss what inferences you can make about each situation
1. Yasmin is yawning. She had a paper due this morning.
2. John has started going to the gym every day.
3. The price of oranges has gone up recently.
4. There’s less traffic in the city this week.
P.139
Brainstorm a list of things to include in a disaster supplies kit, which is a collection of
basic things you would need in case of an emergency. Consider these questions as you
make your list.
- What will you eat and drink?
- What will you wear?
- What tools will you need?
- How much money will you need?
- What important documents will you need?
- What other special needs do you have? (e.g., medications, pet food, etc.)

Unit 8: LIVING HISTORY

P.141
1. What do you know about the history of Egypt?
2. Can visiting old buildings, such as the pyramids at Giza, help people understand life in
the past?
3. Some people say you have to understand the past to understand the present. Do you
agree?
P.142
1. How are your food habits similar to your parents’ food habits? How are they different?
2. What are some foods you enjoy now that people have been enjoying for a long time?
What do you know about the history of these foods?
P.147
Do you think people mainly go to living history museums to learn about the past or to
have fun?
P.149
(Use infinitives of purpose in your answer)
1. Where was the last place you visited? Why did you go there?
2. How much was the last thing you bought? Why did you buy it?
3. When was the last time you used your phone? Why did you use it?
4. Who was the last person you contacted? Why did you contact them?
P.153
1. Do you think you are better at analyzing information or imagining things?
2. Have you ever signed up and volunteered to do something?
3. In general, do you prefer to work alone or to take part in group projects?
4. What are some common ways that the public can learn about past civilizations?
P.155
1. How interested are you in leaning about the past?
2. How can learning about the past help people?

Unit 9: SPECIES SURVIVAL

P. 161
1. What wild animals can you see around cities in your country?
2. What do species that survive in cities have in common?
3. Do you think people do enough to help others species survive? Why or why not?
P.162
1. Why do people seem to care about some animals more than others?
P.165
1. Think of a recent decision you made. What have been some consequences of it?
2. When you were younger, who did you mainly depend on for advice?
3. What are some things you like about the place where you’re currently living?
4. Is there any kind of creature you dislike? Why? What might happen if it went extinct?
P.173
1. How do you feel about mosquitoes?
2. How much of a problem are mosquitoes in your country?
3. What should people do about the problem of mosquitoes?
P.178
- (Answer the questions with expressions of possibility or necessity.)
1. What is one thing you will probably do tomorrow?
2. Who is one person you might talk to later today?
3. Where is one place you have to visit soon?
4. What is one thing you need to do now that you didn’t have to do as a child?
5. What will likely happen to animals that lose their habitat?
- Think of something great that happened to you when you were younger. Discuss what
caused it and what some of its effects were.
P.179
1. Which plant or animal do you want to preserve? Why?
Then come up with a powerful message to get people in your country to take action to
preserve it.

Unit 10: FINDING SUCCESS

P.181
1. Which of your family members or friends would you describe as successful? Why?
2. What is something you would like to succeed at?
3. Does success depend more on hard work or creativity?
P.182
1. What are some language-based tasks that you do every day?
2. Why is creativity important in business?
P.189
(Choose the right adverbs. Then answer the questions.)
1. What is one sport you (really/ very) enjoy playing or watching?
2. What is one thing you can do (real/ really) quickly and well?
3. What music do you think is (especially good/ good especially)?
4. Which subject do you (not really/ not very) want to study?
5. Where is one place you would (particularly/ so) like to visit?
P.193
1. At what age do children usually gain independence from their parents? Do you think it
would be better if they became independent earlier/ later?
2. Which do you think is better: to have one career for your whole life or to have several
different careers?
3. Which brands and goods do you like and often buy? Are there any brands or goods that
you try to avoid buying?
4. In your view, which is more important for achieving your aims: working hard or being
lucky?
5. Who is someone you respect a lot and why?
P.194
1. Who are some rule breakers that you know? Why did they break the rules?
2. What are some situations when it might be good to be a rule breaker?