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Unit summary 7 Big ideas Culture p96
Vocabulary • Verbs: taking action
Language focus reference p105
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Vocabulary I can talk about suggestions for change. SAVE sea turtles
on
Verbs: taking action: an aim, a ban, a CÔN ĐAO island
belief, a boycott, a campaign, a donation, THINK! Do you believe strongly in something?
Have you, or someone you know, ever campaigned
an end, a proposal, a protest, a signature, about an issue? What was the campaign about? We want to protest about the commercial
hunting of turtles for their shells and the
a supporter, a volunteer 1 2.20 Match the verbs in blue in the text with Do you want pollution in their natural habitat. We aim to 4 2.21 Listen to
Personal qualities: confident, generous, the noun forms in the box. Listen and check. to campaign for change? raise awareness about sea turtle conservation four people Yana, Zara,
Will and Mitchell talking
on Côn Đảo Island, Việt Nam.
heroic, honest, organised, patient, an aim a ban a belief a boycott a campaign about petitions they
sympathetic, thoughtful a donation an end a proposal a protest learn more > have just signed.
a signature a supporter a volunteer Everyone CAN make a difference, Which verbs in exercise 1 do Yana,
Zara and Mitchell use?
campaign – a campaign and you don’t need to donate
Language focus money or volunteer. You simply sign the 5 2.21 Watch or listen again and fill in
2 Read the online petitions and decide if you support petition each blank with ONE word.
Reported speech the ideas. Then work with a partner and explain need to sign a petition online. Names Petitions
The second conditional why you agree or disagree with each. Here are a few active campaigns Yana An anti- 1 petition
from the internet …
3 Use the verbs in exercise 1 to create your own Zara To end 2 fishing
Speaking petition. It can be serious or funny. Can you 72% of target reached Will To persuade local 3 to let
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persuade anyone in the class to sign it?
people live in empty houses
I can give reasons to support my BAN LITTERING Mitchell To propose a new law to let people
on
5
from 6
opinions. IN STREETS! Support our campaign
for free ice cream!
Key pHrases
Writing Suggesting changes
1 I think people should (support victims more)
I can explore two sides of an argument How supermarkets see 2 We need to …
in a formal essay. fruit and vegetables: 3 I think it’s the best thing to do.
4 I hope they introduce (a law against it soon).
5 Let’s create a petition.
6 Use IT! Work in pairs. Use the words
Vocabulary • Verbs: in exercise 1 and the key phrases to make
suggestions for the problems below. Decide
taking action We should ban the use of perfect Ugly which two changes you would make.
.
orcas for entertainment. Supermarkets reject 20–40% of fruit and vegetables • People litter a lot in Nhiêu Lôc canal.
• People don’t use the bins on the street.
Aim We believe that these sign the because they aren’t ‘perfect.’ We propose that • There’s too much traffic in the city centre.
intelligent, sociable petition supermarkets sell ‘ugly’ fruit and vegetables at
Talk about suggestions for change. animals should not be in a lower price. Help us end food waste and allow • There’s a lot of food waste in buffets.
captivity. We’d like people more people to buy cheap, healthy food. Please We must campaign to encourage people to put litter in the bins.
to boycott the shows and learn more >
94% of target reached support our campaign. Let’s create a petition.
sign our petition. Please
THINK! support our cause!
Ask: What can people do if they want to learn more > Finished?
change something in their country? Elicit sign the Write a letter to the principal to request a
change to one of the environmental problems
the idea of campaigning and check that petition in your school. Explain what the problem is
students understand the word campaign. CHANGE and what you think the school should do.
Read out the questions and elicit a few 70 47% of target reached 71
answers. Ask more questions to encourage CHANGE
students to say more, e.g. How did you
campaign? How many people took part? ANSWerS Ask pairs or groups in turn to present
What effect did it have? What things would campaign – a campaign, donate – their petitions to the class. After each
you like to campaign about? What things a donation, volunteer – a volunteer, presentation, ask: Would you sign this
make you feel angry? What things do you sign – a signature, ban – a ban, petition? See which petition would attract
think your government should do? Elicit a believe – a belief, boycott – a boycott, the most signatures.
range of answers. protest – a protest, aim – an aim,
propose – a proposal, end – an end, Optional activity: Vocabulary
ANSWerS
Students’ own answers. support – a supporter With books closed, write the following
gapped sentences on the board:
exercise 1 e 2.20 exercise 2 1 They’re campaigning ___ animal rights.
Check that students understand petition. Students read the petitions again and 2 She donates money ___ a charity.
Read out the phrase Petition power! and decide if they agree or disagree with the 3 They want a boycott ___ the shows.
elicit what it might mean (if a lot of people ideas they express. Allow students time to 4 There was a protest ___ the hunting
sign a petition, together they have the prepare their ideas individually, then put of turtles.
power to bring about a change). Use the them into pairs to compare and discuss 5 I’m a supporter ___ this charity.
photo to check that students understand their ideas. Ask some pairs to tell the class
orca. Put students into pairs to read the about their discussions. Students work in pairs to complete the
petitions quickly and match the nouns ANSWerS sentences with the correct prepositions.
with the verbs. Play the audio for students Students’ own answers. Check answers with the class, and
to listen and check their answers. Check remind students that when they learn
answers with the class, and check that exercise 3 new nouns and verbs, they should
students understand all the nouns Read out the task, and read out the also learn the prepositions that go
and verbs. example petitions. with them.
Put students into pairs or small groups ANSWerS
to create their own petition and prepare 1 for 2 to 3 of 4 about 5 of
some notes to explain it to the class.

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