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Unit 6
Better together Reading; Writing

3 Check/clarify: flutter, triumphal,
procession, cabinet piano, BETTER TOGETHER UNIT 6
tumble down, splendid, hug, 3 Read the extract again and answer the questions.
apron, slippers, heartsease, 1 What has arrived and caused such excitement? In the past, people spoke to each
trembled, brackets, puckered 2 What do the sisters all want to know? C other on the phone, but nowadays,
3 Whose piano was it?
people prefer to communicate with friends
up, rack, stool, humble, sorrows, 4 What does Amy like about the letter? via text messages and emails. However,
pronounced, charm. 5 What does the writer say was the best thing about despite this being a quick and easy way to
communicate, there is a negative side to it. It
Tell students not to worry about receiving the piano? is easier to write mean and hurtful things to
VOCABULARY Match the highlighted words in the
other difficult vocabulary at this 4 extract with the definitions. someone than it is to say them to someone
face to face. As a result, teenagers may be
stage as this will come up later. 1 clever more vulnerable to being bullied nowadays.
1 a piano 2 what the letter says 2 being modest, and not thinking of oneself as Nevertheless, I still believe that social
important or better than others
3 Mr Laurence’s granddaughter’s 3 very great or very large D media is a fantastic way to keep in
4 the tone of the letter 5 it made 4 gently calm somebody touch with old friends and even to make
new friends. We just need to be careful how
everybody happy 5 feeling of excitement over what may happen next we use it.
6 a perfect state
ANALYSE Match paragraphs A–D of the essay
4 During feedback, take this 7 really want to, urgently want to 2 with functions 1–4.
8 shiny, beautifully polished
opportunity to work on 1 argument supporting the idea
SPEAKING Work in pairs and discuss the questions.
SPEAKING
pronunciation by saying the 5 1 Jo and Beth are sisters. What do you learn about 2 the writer’s final opinion
words for students to repeat. their relationship in the extract? 3 argument against the idea
Check that they’re placing stress 2 What do you learn about Beth’s character in this 4 introduction
on the correct syllable. extract? 3 Complete the sentences with the missing
linkers. Then read the essay to check.
1 cunning 2 humble 1 , after your friend
3 overwhelming 4 soothe WRITING left, you probably would not see them for
An essay
5 suspense 6 apple-pie order 2 months or even years. , teenagers may be

INPUT Read the essay quickly. Does the author
7 dying to 8 glossy 1 agree or disagree with the essay title? Why? more vulnerable to being bullied nowadays.
3 , I still believe that
5 Encourage students to speak Social media is the best way to social media is a fantastic way to keep in touch
with old friends and even to make new friends.
at length and to try to use keep in touch with friends 4 , it’s often the
vocabulary from the extract in A part of almost everyone’s life. quickest and easiest way of keeping in touch
These days social media is a huge
with old friends.
their answers. At the end of the Furthermore, it’s often the quickest and 5 , it’s no surprise that
exercise, listen to some of the easiest way to keep in touch with old more and more people are using social media
friends. Therefore, it’s no surprise that more
students’ ideas and encourage and more people are using social media to 6 to keep in touch. , despite this being

open class discussion. keep in touch. a quick and easy way to communicate, there is
a negative side to it.
Social media is a great way to stay in
B touch with a friend who has moved 4 PLAN You’re going to write your own essay
1 Let students compare their away to another town or another country. with the following title. Make notes for each
paragraph.
In the past, it was more difficult to stay
answers with a partner before in touch. As a consequence, after your Social media brings people together
feedback. friend left, you probably would not see Introduction:
them for months or even years. These
agree (‘social media is a fantastic way days you can see them regularly online. For:
to keep in touch with old friends and A Skype, FaceTime or WhatsApp video call Against:
is almost the same as being in the room
My conclusion:
even to make new friends’) with your friend.
5 PROdUCE Write your essay using your notes
from Exercise 4 (200–250 words).
2 Point out that in a well-structured
piece of writing, each paragraph 63
should have its own purpose,
which is exactly why it is written
as a separate paragraph. Homework
1 B 2 D 3 C 4 A
If you are short on time, students can do Writing Exercise 5 for homework. If
3 During feedback, elicit other you have done this in class, ask students to exchange their essays with another
linkers that could also fit into the student for them to read and give feedback on content and structure. Students
sentences. If students find any could check if the essay uses the same structure as the template. They should
of the linkers difficult, take the also decide which the most/least interesting part of the essay is.
opportunity to go back to page
61 and review them. Activity idea Extension
1 As a consequence 2 As a result
3 Nevertheless 4 Furthermore There have been several film versions
5 Therefore 6 However of Little Women that you could
watch in class. The most recent was
4–5 If you are short on time, with Saoirse Ronan as Jo and Emma more
students can do the preparation Watson as Meg, released in 2019.
in class and complete the writing
at home. Alternatively, this could Practice Extra Tests
be done as a collaborative writing Unit 6 Master it! Unit, extension and
skills test 6
activity in class with pairs of Workbook End of term test 2
students of a similar level working Developing Writing
together. p59
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