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The document discusses an experiment where volunteers lived as people did in the Iron Age, highlighting differences between that era and modern life. It includes multiple-choice questions based on an interview with participants, focusing on their experiences and realizations during the project. Additionally, it covers vocabulary, grammar exercises, and reading comprehension related to scientific advancements and historical context.

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Unit 07

The document discusses an experiment where volunteers lived as people did in the Iron Age, highlighting differences between that era and modern life. It includes multiple-choice questions based on an interview with participants, focusing on their experiences and realizations during the project. Additionally, it covers vocabulary, grammar exercises, and reading comprehension related to scientific advancements and historical context.

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30 UNIT 7 Back to the future Listening 1: multiple-choice questions (Part 4) 1 Fora television series, a group of volunteers spent seven weeks living as people did in the Iron Age, around 2,500 years ago. Look at the photos, which were taken during the experiment. Think of as many differences as you can between life in the Iran Age and now. 2. You will hear an interview with two people who took part in the experiment. First, read through the questions to get a general idea of what will be discussed in the interview, and highlight key words in the question. 1 Janet says that the Minlaim of the on Age project wos A to discover how Iron Age people managed to sunvve B tosee if people of the 21st century could live in Iron Age conditions. to find which person on the project could stay the longest. 2 One thing Janet never got used to on the project was A the food, B the cold. C the dark. 3. Daniel thinks that Iron Age peoole ate A an insufficient amount of food, B snacks as well as big meals, € only one big meal a day. 4 Janet says that while they were working, the people on the project did not AA find it easy to follow a routine B have enough time to do everything, € worry about what they were wearing, 5 Daniel says that in the evenings, the participants ‘A sometimes missed having TV and radio. B talked about the day’ problems. © made their own entertainment. 6 How did Janet feel about colour while she was taking part in the project? A She appreciated small differences in colour B She missed having bright colours ‘around her. € She liked seeing how colours changed during the day. 7. What did Janet realise when she took a hot bath at the end of the project? A that the project was really over B that she preferred living in the modern world € that the project had been a wonderful experience 3 G1 Listen and choose the best answer, A, B or C. Then compare your answers with a partner. G2 Listen again to check. 4 Discuss the following questions, 1 Ifyou took part in a project like this, what would be the hardest part of the experience for you? 2. What would you probably do first when you returned to modern life? 5 Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. You heard the second sentence in the recording. 1 Five people left before the end of the project. dropped Five people before the end of the project. 2. Nobody cared about their appearance, matter It you looked like, 3. Nobody else could do it for us. had We all for ourselves 4 - Il always remember how it was. never m0 it was like. Vocabulary 1: general nouns 1. Match the following sentence halves. 1 If Flived in the past, 'd miss luxuries) 2 In the past people didn't have any modem fasilities 3. Cold and hunger 4 They used weapons 5. The only types of materials used for clothing 6 Hunting, farming and cooking 7 OF course, there were no televisions or computers 8 But life in those days had many advantages too, a} were often big problems for them. ) were skills needed by everyone to survive ©) or any other types of electrical equipment. 4) like cakes and chocolate. €} such as lack of pollution and closeness to nature 4) like central heating or hot showers. 4g) were wool and leather. hh) such as swords and spears 2. Each sentence in Exercise 1 contains a noun with a general meaning, and two or more examples. Find them and make a list Exampl 1 luxuries ~ cakes, chocolate 3 1. Match the general nouns from Exercise 2 to one of the following stress patterns. one two three three four syllable syllables syllables syllables syllables ° Go 000 000 0000 luxuries G2 Listen and check your answers. Practise saying the words. UNIT 7 Back tothe future 4 Complete the statements using words from the box. creatures disasters equipment facilities inventions vehicles subjects cosmetics ‘Our school has excellent facilities, including a library and cafeteria, 2 They shouldn't keep such a5 lions and monkeys in zoos. 3 [think modern like television hhave done more harm than good 4 Natural like earthquakes cannot always be predicted or controlled 5 such as face creams and lipstick should not be tested on animals. 6 Do you think like polities and religion should be discussed in schools? 7 Itis essential to reduce the number of in our cites, especialy private cars, 8 Hospitals need up-to-date such as scanners and ultrasound. 5. Choose three of these words, and make a mind map for each one. luxuries vehicles leisure facities inventions consumer goods fabrics insects Example: designer clothes roses chocolates sperkeicer a1 UNIT7_Back tothe future Grammar 1: relative clauses 1 1 Complete the following sentences, using @ relative pronoun (who, which, that, etc.) 1 Janet and Daniel are ordinary people .... took part in a history project for television. 2 They said it was an experience never forget. 3 I'd like to go back to a time in history there ‘was no pollution 4 Alot of tourists visit the local museum, there are displays of prehistoric pottery and tools 5. I've visited the site of Machu Picchu in Peru, was an amazing experience. 6 Leonardo da Vinci was a scientist prepared the way for modern science. should we give the award ta? (neutra! style) 8 should we give the award? (format styfe) they would inventions 2. Answer these questions. Which of the sentences above can have two different relative pronouns? 2 Inwhich sentence can the relative pronoun be omitted? In which sentence does a relative pronoun refer to 2a whole phrase rather than to the preceding noun? WatchOut! which, that ‘Which sentence is NOT possible? Why nat? 1 The car, which he owns, is a red Fiat, 2 The car, that he owns, is a red Fiat 3 The car which he owns is a red Fiat. 4 The car that he owns isa red Fiat > Grammar reference p. 202 (18) 2__Each of the following sentences has mistake in the relative clause. Find the mistakes and correct them, Don’t change the punctuation of the sentences, 1 The thing which | value it the most is my grandmothers necklace. 2 He explained all what his father had told him to do. 3 That's the house where | used to live in 4 Whose does this book belong to? 5 I can do everything what you can. 6 Iwant to go to Weles, where my ‘grandfather was born there. 7 Students which want to go on the trip should sign up now. ‘Anyone who he wants to return by bus ‘must pay £5.00 9 Alison is someone whom | think would do the job well | ‘The gitl, that I'd seen before in the restaurant, | ‘was dressed in black 8 10 3. The following text is jumbled. Number the sentences in the correct order. Then join them together to make a logical paragraph including four relative clauses. ‘The history of the parachute ‘parachute is a piece of equipment. Berry jumped from a US Army plane in 1912 The parachutes were made from strong cotton cloth. Lenormand jumped from a very tal tree carrying wo umbrellas in 1763. The first person to jump from a flying airplane {and survive the fall) was Captain Albert Berry. A few years later, some adventurous people Jumped from hot-air balloons using primitive parachutes, The idea was first demonstrated by a Frenchman called Lenormand. Its used to slow your fall when jumping from a great height. Example: A parachute is a piece of equipment which is used to slow your fall when jumping fram a great height. SO OF OC OO8 A) Guess the word. Student A look at page 187 Student B look at page 188 You each have a list of words. Take turns to explain the meaning of each word without using the word itself. Your partner must guess what the item is. Begin with phrases like this: This is a thing/an object/a device whiclvthat This is a person who This is a place where Example: A: This sa thing that a teacher uses for writing on the board. 8: A board marker? A Yes. Exam focus Paper 3 Use of English: open cloze (Part 2) About the exam: In Paper 3, Part 2, you read a text with 15 gaps. You have to complete each gap with one word. The words you need are grammar words (pronouns, articles, prepositions, auxiliary verbs, etc.). Procedure 1 Read the title and then read through the whole text to find out what its about. Don't fill in any gaps yet. 2 Read the text again sentence by sentence and write in the missing words in pencil. Look at the whole sentence and especialy at the words before and after the gap. Think about what part of speech the missing word is. 3. When you have finished, read through the text again to check your answers make sense. 4 In the exam, you transfer your answers to the answer sheet. Be careful to write each one next to the correct number. UNIT 7 Back to the future For questions 1-15, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only ‘one word in each space. There is an example at the beginning (0). iE Exampl THE OLDEST POSTCARD IN THE WORLD ‘The world’s oldest picture posteard (0) .N2S... sola yesterday to a European businessman. The card, which Old for MOTE (1) sno» £31,000, was dated 1840. It was addressed to a man called Theodore Hooke, Q) on lived in Fulham, London, Theodore Hooke ‘was a novelist and playwright and was well known @ the time for his 8en3€ (4) wow humour ‘The picture on the card isa cartoon showing a group of post office workers With pens im (8) [Link]- hands sitting round an enormous inkwell. It was printed in black and white, but had (6) nme coloured in o ‘hand, Experts think that Hooke may have posted the card to himself for (8) own ‘amusement, ‘The card was discovered last year by Edward Prov, a historian who specialises in the history of the postal service. Up t0 (9) mews. it had been thought that (0) se postcard Was either an Austrian, German an) American invention and that the first one ‘was sent during the 1860s. However, the discovery of Hooke’ card has proved that posteards were 12) none fact invented at least ewenty years earlier than (13) “We know that Hook claimed to (14)... invented the picture posteard, said Mr Proud, ‘and this discovery suggests that his claim could well (15) ‘rue’ 34 UNIT 7 Back tothe future Readin (Part 4) : multiple matching 1 You are going to read an article about what some highly respected scientists think could happen in the future. First, discuss what you think is the best way to approach this task type I necessary, look back at the suggested procedure in Unit 2, page 24. 2. Look at the title of the article, and the headings. 1 Have you heard of any of these people? 2 What sort of work do you think each jab involves? Can you predict any of the developments they might mention? 3. Look at the example (0), and at the underlined sentence in text B that it refers to. 1. Which phrase in the sentence relates to modem scientific equipment? 2. Which word means very smaft? 4 For questions 1-15, choose from the people A-E. The people may be chosen more than once. When more than one answer is required, these may be given in any order. There is an example at the beginning (0). TIP! If you can’t find an answer, leave it and come back to it later. You may spot the parallel phrase while you're reading for a different question Which person mentions that imodeen Scientific equipment can help us understand Wary Small things? the distribution of wealth among the world's population is, unfair? scientists need to get experience of ifferent ways of living? 2-1 BLE Gr the mass media can help people to learn about science? some living creatures experience very exciting events? the increase in the world’s population could be a problem? el future research will involve combining different areas of science? people may be unsure of the value of some scientific advances? ao investment in scientific research should be regarded as a priotty? or children need to be taught science in an interesting way? ETAT scientists need to find better ways of treating illness? HL] 431] research could affect people's view of what the am future holds? os.) progress may not need advanced technology? 5 Compare your answers. What parallel phrases in the article helped you find them? Where is science going? We asked five well-known scientists to give us their views on some of the most exciting scientific developments we could see in the next few years A Susan Greenfield, brain scientist ‘We're going to see a way of linking information technology with brain research, Already scientists have managed to place an electrode in the brain of a paralysed man who was unable to move any part of his body, This allowed him to use the electrical activity of his brain to move the cursor on a computer screen. This sort of research could have ‘enormous value for people with brain damage and it's important that we continue to look for ways to help patents with conditions like this. However, one thing that worries me is that scientists don't use their imaginations enough. So I’m involved in a project in which young scientists are sent out into the developing world to help people in rural areas. | hope they'll come back more aware of other cultures, and ‘more imaginative and creative about the way they do science, B Sir David Attenborough, willite broadcaster Natural history film-making has always been very much affected by technology, With the latest technical advances -up film of something as minute as th eye ofa fly. This means well be able to make incredible films about insects lke spiders and scorpions which actually have very dramatic lives. And I think these documentaries will change people's opinions of nature programmes and show them that they're not just dry, educational strt. If you can get people to watch cartoon programmes like The ‘Simpsons on TY, you ought to be able to get them to watch films about scorpions too. As far as the future in general is concerned, I think the biggest change on the way is that there wil be too many people around. There willbe less and lass ofthe emptiness, the wilderness, ff in the world CC sir Patrick Moore, astronomer The most important thing in the field of space research will be to find out whether there is life on Mars. I we knew that we were not the only inteligent beings, then it would nave fnormous implications for our future and how we look at it = our whole philosophy infact. Personally, | think that there is life on other planets. Why should we be unique? But whether or not well ind this outa depends on money, and if we go on wasting our money on wars instead of using it for this type of research then of course we won't get anywhere. | also think that in the future we should spend tar more than we do now on medical research, especially when the number of people in the world is rising at such a rapid rate. After all, one of the worst dangers we face is disease and we need to understand how to cure i. D Lord Robert Winston, fertility doctor ‘'m excited by the idea of extending women's reproductive life. 1 don't want to see women of 60 having babies, But Women are now healthier, fitter and more able to have babies at 45 or 50 than they've ever been. However, there is alot of public suspicion of developments like this, and many people question whether we should be doing this sort of work | think alot of the problem is ignorance, and what we should be doing is making scienoe in schools relevant so that students don't think of it as a boring subject. And I think thera should be Fecognition that things lke television programmes where you have 5 milion viewers ~ I've never had less than 6 milion viewers for any programme — are very influential as well. E Trevor Baylis, inventor of the wind-up radio | believe that we'l have to go back to go forwards. We have to slop depending on electricity for everything and look instead at other sourees of power. For example, the wind-up radio | invented just works by clockwork, without needing batteries or anything, and we now have forces and lights powered ike this as well In ganeral | think greed is one ofthe biggest problems that we have to face up to. H's wrong that some people make bilfons and bons of pounds wien there are other people in the worid who can’t even afford to buy a packet of cornflakes ‘We have to do something about it. 6 Discuss these questions. 1 Which scientist in the text do you think is involved in the most useful or important work? 2 Do you think any of the work described is not Useful - or could even be dangerous? 7 1. Complete the following sentences with the correct preposition and highlight the whole phrase in each case. 1 What's your nature programmes on TV? Ave they dry and educational or exciting? 2 It's important to make people more aware environmental problems general 3 Big changes are the way. For example, wornen may be able to have babies when they are over 50, 4 The greatest discovery in the field space research could be finding there is life Mars, 5. Recent developments in our understanding of the brain could have enormous implicatioNs sen. OU future. 6 We are too dependent electricity nowadays 7 We are wasting our MONEY [Link]. Wars when We should be using it medical research, 8 I's good idea to get young people involved projects in other counties x Discuss the ideas above. What's your opinion? a5 UNIT 7_Back tothe future "Z€ you put your ear to them pu can hear the lang." Grammar 2: conditionals (1) 1 Complete sentence b) in each pair so that it hhas @ similar meaning to sentence a). 12) It likely there is lfe on other planets. if so, we ate not alone, b) If there. life on other planets, we nat alone: 2 2) The world’ population will probably continue to increase. f 50, we will need more food ») Ifthe world’s population to increase, we more food 3 a) Other inteligent beings might inhabit the Universe, IF so, they would be very different from us ) If other intelligent beings see the universe, they very different from us, 4 a) There aren't many TV programmes about science, 50 people don't know much about it bpIf there more TV programmes about science, peaple more about it. 5 a) We shouldn’t have spent so much money on space research. Instead, we could have solved many other serious problems. b) if we less on space research, we . many other serious problems. 2 Complete the following information about conditional sentences, 1 General truth: if + present + 2 a) Possiblefikely in the present or future if present + b) Unlikely or contvary to present fact: ff past Simple + so 3 Contrary to fact in the past: if + past perfect + > Grammar reference p.194 (5) 2) There is a mistake with the verb in the second part of each sentence. Correct the mistakes so the second part follows on correctly from the first part. 1 He will pass his driving test f he will practise 2 You can borrow the car tonight if you would take 00d care of it. 3 | wouldn't have made so much food if | knew they ‘weren't coming, If you buy two, you got a third one free. | would have done better if I worked harder. IF Thad the right tools, | can fix the flat tyre myself. IF you'd told me Susan was going to be there, | would never go to the party IF lived in that house, | will get smoke alarms put in straightaway. Nous 3 Here is a list of developments that could happen in the next few years. Say what you think will or might happen as a result. 1 All phones will have a video component. 2 Colonies will be established on Mars 3. Protein and vitamin pills will replace the food we eat today, 4 Everyone will speak the same language. Exampl fall phones have a video component, we will be able to see the person we are talking to. That may not always be a good idea because 4. Think of five things you take for granted in your everyday life. Say how and why you use ‘them. How would your life be different without them? Example: | drive to work by car every day. If dn’t have a «arf would have to go by bus UNIT 7 Back to the future 5 Complete the text below using the correct 2 form of a verb from the box. Use each verb once 1 Now listen to two students discussing which of only. the uses of electricity they think are the most. important. Complete the conversation go have nothave take not want AS OK, where (1) z B: Well, | think lifts are very important, os ‘ a Medicine @) cusnn 0 hospital and @ |A:Yes, if we didn’t have them, we wouldn't be able then and now. b

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