MAKING A

DIFFERENCE
GRAMMAR 3 ★★ the correct words.
will (not), may (not), might (not) for 0 I'm nervous. Mum (might) I wont get angry.
prediction И Ш 1 Wait there. I 'll/ might be two minutes.
2 I don't know the answer. Who won't / might know?
1 ★ Match the sentences with the pictures.
3 Both teams are good. I’ve got no idea who will /
won't win.
4 It's getting late. We may / may not miss the train.
5 I’ll tell you, but you might / won't believe me.
6 They probably won't / might not come at all.

4 ★★★ Write predictions using suitable

modal verbs.
0 there / be / no cars / 20 years from now (certainty)
There will be и о cars 20years front now. ___
1 we / visit / the US / next summer (possibility)

2 I / watch / film / in English / next week (possibility)

3 they / not see / a match / on Sunday (certainty)

4 next month / there / be / a lot of rain (possibility)

0 Mum won't be happy when she sees her car. 0

5 Jim / go / to university / one day (certainty)
1 Mum will be happy when she sees her car. □
2 Don’t eat it all. You’ll be ill. □
3 Don't eat it. It might be poisonous. □ 6 Sally / watch TV / tonight (possibility)

4 She may not finish her book tonight. □

5 She won't finish her book tonight. □ 5 ★★★ Tick ( / ) the predictions in Exercise 4 that
are true for you. Change the others so that they
2 ★ Complete the sentences. Use w ill or won't are true for you.
and the verbs in the list.
be | cost | like | believe | get j remember 0 □ ______________________________________
, □ ___________________________
0 He’s grown a lot. He will be________ taller than
2 □ ______________________________________
me soon.
3 □ ______________________________________
1 Wow! They_______________ me when I tell them!
4 □ _________________________________________
2 I don't know how much this DVD______________
5 □ ______________________________________
3 The cake is for Jill. I'm sure she_______________ it.
4 □ .............. _ _____________ ____________
4 Don’t worry. 1______ _________ there as soon
as I can. 6 ★★★ Write six sentences about the future of
5 Listen carefully. Otherwise yo u _______________ your country. Use w ill, won’t, m ight (not) and
what I tell you. may (not).
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First conditional; unless in first conditional 10 ★★★ Write first conditional questions.
Then match them with the answers.
sentences Е Ш
0 rain / what / you do
7 ★ s- (Q rcie) the correct words.
i f it rains, w hat w illyou do ? \A\
0 If I see / 'll see her again, I'll tell her to phone you. 1 watch TV tonight / what / you / watch
1 We won't go on holiday if Dad is / w ill be still ill. ----------------------------------------------------□
2 If you won't I don't talk about it, nobody will know. 2 what /you /b u y /g e t /birthday money
3 W ill / Do they want to come if they hear about the party?
--------------------------------------------------- □
4 If they don't help, their parents w ill be I are angry. 3 feel hungry / at break / what / you / eat
5 If you think carefully, I’m sure you find I 'll find a nice _________________________________ □
present for her. 4 what / you / do / not pass / the exam
6 There won’t be many people at the match if the weather ----------------------------------- □
gets / w ill get worse. 5 w h a t/y o u /d o /lo s e /y o u r phone
7 If you w o n't! don't keep in touch with your friends, they'll
-------------- - □
lose interest in you.
a I’ll ask my mum for a new one.
8 ★★ й. Match the sentence halves. b That won’t happen!

0 I’ll take the train 0 c Nothing. I think I’ll save the money,

1 W ill they come for lunch □ d I’ll stay at home,

e I'll watch a film,
2 If you don't tell Tracy about the situation, □ f A sandwich or some biscuits.
3 I won’t phone you □
11 ★★★ Answer four o f the questions in
4 If they don’t want to come to your party, □
5 She’ll only buy the phone □ Exercise 10 about you.

6 If people hear how much the tickets are, □ GET IT RIGH T! G>
7 Unless the teacher gives us really difficult homework, □
First conditional tenses
a I'll finish it before 7 o’clock, ; Learners sometimes use w ill instead of the
b you'll have to accept their decision, i present tense in the first conditional.
c a lot of them won’t go. : / / w ill be pleased if they like it.
d unless Dad offers to drive me. j X / w ill be pleased if they wiH like it.
e if it isn’t too expensive, Correct the following sentences.
f how will she know?
0 I'll let you know if we'll be late.
g unless I change my plans,
h if we invite them?

9 ★★ Complete the text. Use the correct form o f the

verbs in the list.
be | not pass | invite | be | go | not let | miss

Dear Diary,
Not a great day today. Had a test in French. Unless I’m
totally wrong, the results 0 w on’t b e _____ very good.
If 11_______________ , I don’t know what I’ll do. My parents
2______________ me go to the cinema with Bryan tomorrow
unless I pass. If I tell Bryan I can’t go to the cinema with him,
he 3_______________ someone else. If he 4________________
with someone else, 15_______________ a film I’d love to see.
But what if I wait and tell my parents later? Well, who knows P ro n u n ciatio n
how they’ll react? I think that unless I come up with a brilliant
IV, M and /Ы consonant sounds
idea, I 6_______________ in trouble whatever I do. Well, one
thing’s for sure: next time I’ll prepare better for my French test. G o t o p a g e 119.
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 VO C ABU LAR Y

Word list
(water / air)
pollution
factory fumes

recycling
pollution | melt

polluted
to recycle
to throw
away to waste

to reuse
to charge

to disconnect
to leave on standby to save

Key words in context

climate change Experts say climate change is responsible for some of the hurricanes.
consequence If I don't pass this test, the consequences will be serious. Dad won't take me to Disneyland!
damage The fire did a lot of damage to the house.
deforestation Deforestation is destroying large areas of tropical rainforest.
endangered species We have to protect endangered species such as the black rhino.
energy All the energy we need to heat the pool comes from the sun.
fear Scientists fear the problems will become bigger over the next few years.
financial Financial interests play a big role in deforestation.
fragile Be careful how you hold it. It's fragile and breaks very easily.
generation We have to think of the next generation and stop pollution.
global warming Most people agree that global warming is making our Earth hotter and is causing problems with
our weather.
industry The financial industry in the UK makes more money than the manufacturing industry these days.
landscape I saw a film about New Mexico and I was fascinated by the landscape.
ocean Is the Atlantic Ocean bigger than the Pacific?
organism The Great Barrier Reef is the only living organism you can see from space.
overfishing Many kinds offish are disappearing because of overfishing
responsibility Well, you're the boss, so it’s your responsibility.
threat Global warming is a threat to our future.
tiny It’s tiny. I don't think I've ever seen a bird so small.
tribe The Amazon rainforest is home to more than 300 tribes

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The environment B IS S Verbs to talk about energy HHHI

1 ★ Write the words under the pictures. 3 ★★ *• Circle) the correct option: А, В, C or D.
factory fumes | rubbish | flood litter
0 If you reuse something,
pollution waste recycling | smog
A you th ro w it away.
В you use it fo r the last time.
C you waste a lot o f energy.
(Б)уои use it again.
1 Recycling helps to
A understand pollution.
В save energy.
C th ro w things away.
D waste energy.
2 It’s better to disconnect electrical appliances
from their
A owners. В smog.
C pow er source. D standby.
3 Certain whales belong to the world's
A endangered tribes.
В fragile organisms.
C endangered species.
D tiniest organisms.
4 Cutting down too many forests causes
A deforestation. В consequences.
2
C responsibilities. D financial interests.
5 Experts say that a lot of damage has been done
to the world's
A energy. В fear.
C pollution. D oceans.
6 The future of the world is everybody's
A generation. В damage.
C trouble. D responsibility.
7 Climate change is making the environment
A tiny. В fragile.
3
C p o lluted. D endangered.
2 ★★ Match the sentence halves.
4 ★★★ Answer the questions.
0 Many people think we need stricter 0
1 Plastic bags produce □ 1 What do you think is the biggest threat to our
environment and why?
2 If global warming continues, many glaciers □
3 Some parts of the world don't get enough rain, □
4 In many o f the world's largest cities, □ 2 How do you feel when you see someone throw
5 Recycling paper means □ litter on the street?
6 This river's water is very clean - it doesn't seem □
7 To help the environment, we should recycle □
a while others get flooded all the time, 3 Have you ever told somebody not to pollute the
environment? How did they react?
b will melt and this will be terrible,
c polluted at all.
d rubbish and we must never produce litter,
e far too much waste. 4 What positive examples do you know o f people
f smog and factory fumes cause bad air pollution, caring for the environment?
g laws to protect the environment,
h we don't need to cut down so many trees.

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 R E A D IN G 3 Read the article again. Mark the sentences
T (true) or F (false). Correct the false information.
REMEMBER AND CHECK Answer the questions.
0 Severn was 12 when she managed to speak
Then check your answers in the article on page 57
to the UN Assembly in Brazil. m
o f the Student’s Book.
1 She got the money for the trip to Brazil from
0 W hat animals do people kill because they think
they have special powers?
some friends at the United Nations. □
The black rhino.______________________________
2 She spoke about a number of serious
1 W hy are rare species offish more in danger from
overfishing than others? problems the world was facing. □
2 How much of the world is covered in forests? 3 One topic she didn't talk about was the

3 Why are people cutting down forests? (two reasons)

situation of human beings. □
When she finished, people stood up
4 How long have we already had the problem of
rising sea water temperatures?
and clapped. □
The example o f Severn shows that unless
5 What effects might it have on coastal cities if
you're an adult, you can't make a difference
temperatures rise further?
to the world. □
2 Read the article quickly. Answer the questions.
4 Imagine you have the chance to speak to the
1 W ho is the girl in the photo? world leaders. What are you going to speak about
and why? Write a short text (50-100 words).
2 Where is she from?

3 Where did she give a speech?

A young girl w ho m ade people

listen and m ade a difference
Let’s say that you’re 12 years old, you UN Assembly, she tried very hard to
feel strongly about something and you make an impact. Severn stood up and
want to talk about it. Perhaps, though, talked to the Assembly about a lot of
you think that no one wants to hear things. She talked about environmental
what you have to say. Weil, there are issues like pollution and the hunting
examples of young people who have of animals to extinction, but she also
made the adult world pay attention. talked about the situation of children
One example is Severn Cullis- in many parts of the world, poor and
Suzuki from Canada. Many years ago, starving children in particular. She
when she was very young, she learned contrasted them with children in richer
that the United Nations Assembly was countries who have more than they
going to meet in Brazil in 1992. Severn need and throw things away. Severn
decided that she wanted not only to go didn’t pretend to have any answers, audience gave her a standing ovation
there but also to say something. She but her questions were a challenge to when she finished.
started to raise money for the trip and the world’s leaders - questions about So, the lesson is that your age isn’t
when she was 12, she had enough for why the adults who run the world don’t the important thing. Severn showed that
the 11,000-kilometre journey. take more care of it and of the people young people can make a difference,
Severn was sure that she had who live in it. providing they’re brave enough to
something to say, and when she Many people who heard her believe in themselves. Who knows?
made her five-minute speech to the speech were crying at the end, and the Perhaps you could be another Severn.

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