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VOCABULARY Describing identi A CAEZA Complete the sentences using the words from the box. Then listen and check your answers, 2p identi i factors sense ofidentity multicultural background. fa traditional migrants have alot in common 1 Aperson's is how they see themselves, and it usually depends on ot in compat many different 2 Even if two people are from different countries, they may still society, consisting of people from different 3 The United States has a ethnic groups. 4 Every year, millions of better lives. = 5 In today’s globalized world, the monocultural clk arovind Move to other countries for work or to find ~"________ idea that people are mainly froma — is becoming less true, Work with a partner. Discuss these questions. 1 How multicultural is your country? Which cultures are the most common? 2 What are some traditional cultural practices in your country? rev oS Deon vag in 71M" TUS OF F for false, g. The man's sister has Been Working at her me _ urrent the man has lived me ia a ean he same county = MPANY for five years, TF lite, P mplete the conv ; oe cone *rsation. Circle the Correct f Words, Then fi isten 1: Hi I's Been a While. HOW have yous age 2 5 1 . cs Actually, "(I got /I'Ve been gettir ( etting) ready overseas. | leave next weak — ; Really? Where are you going? : New Zealand. I've never been there 2(ve been / Vm) looking forware ne ages: ee How long will you be there? B: Sx months. *(Pll be)/ "ve been) studying and also traveling around the country, ‘A: Wow, Sounds great. Actually, §(P'm / 1 ve bee) reading about New Zealand recently. It Sourtds like a great place to visit. ; Yeah. There are a lot of fun things to do. I've checked them out on the Internet. So what about you? Are you planning any trips? A: Not right now. “1m Kee ben pretty busy at Sean work these past few months. fos : SPEAKING Talking about living abroad h of the items in the chart. It could also be someone your classmate Find a person for eac! > J knows. Write their names and ask a follow-up question to get more information. ; Pons ea has been living in this city would like to move to Country in the . 7 the ree Work with a partner. What do you think are some aT 3 People decide to move to a different region or county iz € live in an era of globalization; about 250 milion people worldwide now live in countries other than the one in which they were born. This constant movement of people 8 complicates a question that used to be so much simpler: “Where are you from?" by vio Aiweebit People move countries for a diverse range of reasons. Economic migrants look overseas for better Work opportunities and an improved standard of 10 living. They often travel to one of the many developed Countries. These countries often have low birthrates, 4 ch and as a result, are in need of working-age adults. Be Globalization has led to the overseas expansion of many businesses, allowing skilled workers to take up 18 jobs outside of their home countries, Then there are retirees’ —people who want to spend their later years in a country with a lower cost Of living. This group of migrants usually comes from countries where the cost of retirement is expensive. en tensions within the _ Perceived that mig A 2014 project by GOOD Ine. and Ford studied the diversit of various cities. « @ 5s, gabe ere oa timates that raises awareness of the value of migrants’ pout $600 60 contributions. able to the As we move toward an increasingly multicultural world, we can observe how a blend of cultures creates vibrancy in different countries. Being able to experience multiple cultures just by walking down the street is something that our grandparents might yest country in nefits, migrants sity of their 65 rganization never have imagined. In many global cities today, alieves the it’s already a reality. orld to be srnments + retirees: n. people who have stopped working because they no jna global longer need to 2drain: n. something that uses up time, money, etc. bracket oe “floating tribe" © EXER Watcn Part 2 of the TED Talk. Pico lyer describes P67 tine diagrams (People who tive}in countries not their own) in two WAYS: n ‘hat best state what he som 4 xGmHed reponse etre i Me rsros ot pocce nto fatra Fe ee ee wien) TE Cara's pont size of Canada and Austral combined | 5th targest | ( WD ‘ Ifthe floating tribe were a nation, it The population of the United States ihe No ace tene Eis ee by 64 milion. TI sould be the fith-iargest in the world El Watch Part 3 of the TED Talk. Discuss these questions with a partner. tribe? Give 41 What is Pico lyer's attitude toward the people belonging to the floating examples from his tak to expain your answer. a xive + 2 Why does Pico lyer think the young man and the young woman he describes in his talk probably have alot in common? | \.. (tural back aren As E CRITICAL THINKING ‘Synthesizing Work with a partner. How do Pico lyer’s opinions compare with the author's opinions on pages 94-957 Do they have anything in common? VOCABULARY IN CONTEXT A [JERE Watch the excerpts from the TED Talk. Choose the correct meaning of the words. eryeroleg, tates sing the expressions in the box. Two are extra. 7 OxCHtire imaginable ‘exhilarating blend of spire Lk af ee wns al ey EtG 2 The sromaiteaiested in Bea metoss Of learning and communication that were B Complete the sentences 4 IN SKILLS Using Stories to Personal: Sonalize your ¥S 0 personalize your ; Your points. You can use beth rea) sage id part of Pico lyer’s TED Talk. Why does he tell this story? e people he was close to ferent he felt from his classmates vanted to be different from his classmates speakers below to the stories that they told, ozuka teaching a class of engineering students hn © seeing a family member wander around at night hall going to Vila Cruzeiro ) speakers in B tell those stories? What points are they trying to make? in New York City. ly diverse cities In the! fel oe WARM UP will svetion #01 CAIERE Watch par of Sanjay Dastoor’s TED Talk. : ‘Answer the questions ith ‘ture of transportation: s with a partner. e innovative commuting options. 1 What kind of vehicle do you think the speaker is aly way. ii talking about? Ik about an eco-frien ly fH 2 Look through the unit. What types of transportation do you see? ty own. 1 LARY D odes of transportation /) the words that are normally used with the types of transportation. 7 See ; | te v he sentences using the words in the chart above, my bicycle to work every day. es the bus two StOPs early and wall tha ennt eu Lame ING An unus ysTEN ual Commute Listening for frequency y morning, 1... A or Cyril Burguiere has an unus, Watch and discuss with a partner w) this type of commute. ual Comm lute, hy he chose MTC ik etna SS ment a mele ay B CEA Watch again. What does Burguiere enjoy most about his commute? Hoy being able to work out every morning saving time on commuting (Z being close to nature CJ meeting new people on his journey C CRITICAL THINKING Reflecting Work with a partner. How would you like to travel to school or work? Why? SPEAKING Talking about your dally routine K? A the speakers get to wor [3 EH How do the speal vanes an 07009 Feo work Daw? A: Hey, you just moved to a new oT rain station, then take atrain. ea bustothet B: It's quite complicated. | have to ons then took a bus. Before this, | just walked @ few mn a te 't you? A: Wow! How long doesit takefOrYO" 9g shot commute $2” you? sometimes: i in traffic. B: It takes over an hour. More - , unless I'm stuc A: | dive, soit takes me about 20 Rod thant: By 2030, ultra-luxury Pee Ceo te TNC) SEM Cr ie Eee SHH VETS By 2020, fully autonomous cars will be on the roads in some countries, Een CT Ie} passenger. Gg Listen to the conversation. What are some pros an mention? Discuss with a partner. [AEG Watch and study the language in the chart. Making predictions Global car ownership will rise to 2.5 billion by 2050. If the Hyperloop is built, it will definitely transform how we tr Tickets for space travel certainly won't be cheap. jee? — Driverless cars might help make driving safer, 4 People might be able to take vacations in space by 2030. Electric vehicles might not be as fast as fuel-powered Cars, For more information on will and might, see Grammar Summary 8 on page 104 Listen to the conversation in P enversation. | read that by 2030, people _ 1 their vacations in space.” 2 “But they be a », }— test fli 3 “One day, we all 0 oe lights for the next few years." *2—Ao into space Complete ti 4 aes pea 1p he information. Circle the uN your answers. Correct words. Then listen and check Companies and collage students are testing wa petween cities by shooting them through giant te Move people jke a concept from a sci-fi movie, but ifthe eypate aaa 0p Is built, people ‘(are traveling / will be ‘able to travel) from Los Angel : t eles (about 600 kiiometersyin half an hour. mee also (might be cheaper / is cheaper) than rail travel to San Franci apossibility that it Agroup of students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIM is attempting to build the Hyperloop. John Mayo, project manager of the MIT Hyperioop Team, *(befieves\/ might believe) that some kind of Hyperloop —whether fontrartsporting goods or passengers—will be a reality someday. He thinks engineers can figyre out how to make it work. The real challenge, he says, “(was /will be) whether it can be built cheaply enough and get government approval. rrect form of the words in parentheses with will Complete the sentences using the co! or might. \\___ certainly __ bg (he) more electric vehicles 1 There on the roads in the next ten years: 2 As people buy more cars, there Dee balmore congestion on the roads. ment of high-speed rall acighty an cont ngs (encourage) 3 It’s not certain, but the develop Ic a passengers to take the train instead of flying or } nn SPEAKING Changes in global travel pal travel will !ook Nork in , «in groups. Imagine what glo! to the class. like in the future. Write your STOOR i: AE De Vis the co-founder of Boo: ds ultralight electric vehicles. Its aimis t Sted Boards, a start-up that & ; ' j a sonal transportation device that anyone ae a highly portable and fun a N use. jay Dastoor's idea worth spreading is that with a bi sveryday object into @ quick and eco-tiendly way 2 Of creativity, you can turn (0 get around the city. VIEWING the paragraph below. Circle the correct meani ‘ anin these words in the TED Talk. 9 for each bold word (1-4). You ne concept behind this lightweight electric car is to create anew form of sustaina ansportation that is good for the environment. It runs entirely on electricity, and its s akes it highly, maneuverable. The car's batteries give great performance, taking 60 kilometers ona single charge. yaar x A concept is ey / a type of machine). ( ) i Sustainable forms-of energy ce / ro, natural resources. eis difficult) e to move or direct. 2 ‘ - Something that is maneuverable N's). vy it is / how well it functio - The performance of an engine is (hi VIEW! | et i. formation about Dastoor’s electric Vehicg inf wees A ERIE Watch Part 1 of the TED Talk. Complete the [Charge time (minutes) = Cost per 1,000 km ($)__ SS Top speed (km/h) | Range (km) SS B [XIEEM Waten Part 1 of the TED Talk again. Circle the correct words: 1 Dastoor and hhis team got some of the components from a (toy, store / car repi workshop). 2 Parts ofthe skateboard were but with materia om (electric bicycles / remote control 3 The skateboard is (suitable / unsuitable) for San Francisco's hily terrain. © [SBD Watch Part 2 of the TED Talk. Check (/) the benefits of the skateboard Dastoor The skateboard dio whack a Cy uses much less energy than a car oi Phe rd CONS oven $f em is portable charges quickly over eam a able Ley Some peeple Q Be enone batteries is cheap to build _ PACAIOCAE THINKING + The pemrd canlt apo be aged as Evaluating Work with a partner. What disadvantages might there be in using an electric skat Do you think the skateboard is suitable for your city? Why or why not? + Le ean ge ove ray ww as Tle betty Cle could, Cer VOCABULARY IN CONTEXT TE je melfunedionsn ft on A CXERE Watch the excerpts from the TED Talk. Choose the correct meaning of the ini, B Complete t sentences with the words from the box. osting Means Givi means Giving Your aug (ou can do this at diffe enc r © direction, e : ent ste about y language include, tages of your rout what you are goin Presentation. Examples ° Examples of starting ‘d like to talk about Moving on going to look at £2700 Im going o show yo Sono fea ning NOw let's look at / move on to you with / I'd like to finish by nmary / to summarize .. ummarize with ... Watch part of Sanjay z A fp 3 jay Dastoor’s TED Talk. Complete the signposting expressions uses. Then match them to their purpose. 1 day TN an electric vehicle ...” D: movin 2 built something. I've got some of the pieces ...” 3 one of the most compelling facts o ERE) Watch the excerpts from two other TED Talks. Complete the signposting B ers use. What do the speakers use them for? expressions that the speak 1 ‘So now VAS Sikes perform a demonstration of this sock. have taught me to become really in touch v rked with a with an equation.” 2 “And because the engineers I've wo ny inner nerd, | 40 _ Gua od — 3

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