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Unit 12
Off the beaten track Listening; Functions; Pronunciation; Values

6 Check/clarify: pocket.
Put a copy of the four photos up OFF THE BEATEN TRACK UNIT 12
on the board and do the exercise LISTENING FUNCTIONS
as a class before students open 6 Match the photos and the names. Write 1–4 in Speaking persuasively
their books. the boxes. 10 12.03 Listen again to the end of the talk.
A 4 B 2 C 1 D 3 1 giant rat | 2 gibbon | 3 pocket shark | 4 rainfrog Complete the text.
‘… all these animals are 1 .
Their habitat, that is the places where they live, is being
7 Students’ own answers destroyed rapidly, and it is 2
who are doing this. If we 3
8 12.02 Ask students to listen now, to stop habitats being destroyed, many animals
will disappear and future generations will only see them
to find the answer to Exercise 7 in books. I think it’s 4 for
(the gibbon) before eliciting the humans to find ways to live well and without harming

?
5
other living creatures,
answer to Exercise 8. A
They’ve recently been discovered. 11 In the extract in Exercise 10, underline these things.
1 adjectives and adverbs used to make a point strongly
2 a question tag
9 12.02 Give students time 3 a conditional clause to show urgency
to read through questions 1–5 12 WRITING Write two or three sentences for a speech
before playing the audio again. in which someone wants to persuade listeners
about these things.
1 It has a pocket-like feature B 1 Traffic has to be reduced in a town.
just near the fins below its head. 2 Having a new supermarket in a town is a bad idea.
2 80 years ago 3 Their eyebrows 3 A leisure centre is needed in a town.
are thinner and farther apart, and the PRONUNCIATION
shape of their skulls and teeth are Linking: intrusive /r/ Go to page 121.
different from other gibbons. 4 It’s
yellow and green. 5 We need to stop C
habitats from being destroyed. Human activity and the natural world
13 Read what the speaker says at the end of the talk.
Then think about the questions. Make notes.
10 12.03 Ask students to try
to complete the extract from … forests are being turned into fields to grow food,
and trees are being cut down to get wood, and
memory. Play the audio to check. D rivers are being used by more and more boats, and
1 endangered 2 human beings 7 Which of the creatures do you think is named after so these animals find it harder and harder to live.
3 don’t act 4 vital 5 don’t you a Star Wars character? Why?
1 Can you give any real-life examples of what
8 12.02 Listen to someone giving a talk about she’s describing?
11 To check understanding of animal species. What is true about all of the 2 What other problems can human activity cause?
(not just problems for animals)
terminology (adjectives, adverbs, creatures? 3 Do you think there might be problems if people
question tag, conditional clause) 9 12.02 Listen again and answer the questions. explore the deep ocean? What kind of problems?
elicit examples of each from the 1 Why is the tiny shark called a pocket shark? 14 SPEAKING Work in pairs or small groups.
SPEAKING
class. 2 When was the last time a new rat species was 1 Use your notes from Exercise 13. Decide on the
found in the South Pacific?
question you are most interested in.
1 rapidly, vital 2 don’t you? 3 Which three things are different about 2 Together, prepare a two-minute presentation
3 If we don’t act now Skywalker gibbons? entitled ‘Human activity and the natural world’.
4 What makes this frog eye-catching? 3 Give your presentation to the class.
5 What can we do to protect these animals?
12 Refer students to the extract in
Exercise 10 as an example. Check 113
students are including examples
of the structures in Exercise 11
to make their points strongly. 14 Before students begin, elicit/clarify that they should include a brief
Put students into small groups to introduction before giving their opinions and ending with a strong
take turns to give their speeches. conclusion. Remind students to use the kind of persuasive language used in
Students could vote on the most Exercise 10.
persuasive speech.

Homework
Pronunciation
Linking: intrusive /r/ If you are short on time, students can prepare their presentation in Exercise 14
Student’s Book p121 for homework and give the presentation in the next lesson.
13 Encourage students to use bullet
points to make notes and to write Activity idea Mixed-ability
down any interesting vocabulary. In Exercise 12, stronger students can
complete the exercise alone. Weaker
students can work with a partner.
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Workbook
Social Responsibilities Listening p114, Ex.1–3
Understanding global issues Pronunciation p121
Discussing a range of global issues.
Unit 12 | Off the beaten track T113