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Unit 2
A hard life Culture; Writing
5 Check/clarify: resist.
Ask students to try to match the
definitions from memory before 5 VOCABULARY
referring back to the article to
check.
1 to stand up to 2 glaciers
3 fountain 4 soil 5 inspire
6 solve 7 lack 8 reflect
1 Give students just two minutes
to scan the article quickly to
find the answer to the question.
Encourage them not to focus on
every word for now.
He discovered that migrating birds
return to the same place each year.
2 Encourage students to underline
the language in the article.
1 One day, while he was drawing, he
had an idea to test his theory.
2 had (always) had
3 had been wondering
4 in 1785, One day, The next year
3 Students can check their answers
in pairs.
Suggested answers:
Background: Born 1785 in Saint-
Domingue, brought up in France,
moved to the US aged 18.
Discovery: Tied cotton round legs of
birds, discovered that they return to
same place the following year
Other information: Popularised bird
watching, amazing artist, wrote very
famous book The Birds of America,
identified 25 new bird species, hero in
American conservation
4 If students are struggling to think
of someone, give them some
ideas. You could divide the class
into small groups so that they
can share ideas before writing
individually (they could do this for
homework). Ask stronger students to not look at the definitions in Culture/Vocabulary
Exercise 5 and to just use the context provided by the article to try to work out
5 Encourage students to organise
their writing as outlined in meaning of the highlighted words. They then refer to the definitions to check
Exercise 3 and to use narrative their ideas. Weaker students work in pairs to match definitions and words from
tenses. the article directly.
Homework
If you are short on time, students can
do Writing Exercise 5 for homework.
If you have done this in the class, ask
students to exchange their articles
with another student for them to
read and give feedback on content
and structure. Students could check
if the article uses the same structure
as the template. They should also
decide which is the most/least
interesting part of the article.
A HARD LIFE UNIT 2
There are eight highlighted words or
phrases in the article. Match the words with these John James Audubon
meanings. Write the words.
1 to survive by resisting
2 large parts of frozen land John James Audubon was an American bird
expert and wildlife painter. He was born in
3 a structure that forces water up in the air 1785 in Saint-Domingue in the Caribbean.
4 material on the surface of the ground He was brought up in France, but at the age
5 to motivate
of 18 his father sent him to live in the US.
6 to find an answer to Audubon had always had a fascination for wildlife
7 something there is not enough of and, in particular, birdlife. He spent much of his
8 to send light back time outdoors, studying and drawing nature. One
of the things he had been wondering about was
whether the same birds returned each year to his
WRITING farm after disappearing for the winter months.
A magazine article about One day, while he was drawing, he had an idea
to test his theory. He caught a few birds and tied
someone who made an some cotton around their legs. The next year
important discovery
1 INPUT Read the article. What discovery did John when he saw a bird with the cotton around its leg
return, he knew his ideas were correct. He was
James Audubon make? one of the first people to start to understand bird
migration and popularise birdwatching.
2 ANALYSE Find examples in the article of: As well as his important studies into bird life,
1 a sentence containing the past simple and the past Audubon was an amazing artist. His The Birds of
continuous.
America is considered to be one of the best bird
2 the past perfect simple. books ever written. These days it’s also one of
3 the past perfect continuous. the most expensive: an original copy was recently
sold for $7 million. He also identified 25 new
4 expressions referring back to the past.
species of birds and is regarded as a true hero of
3 Read the essay again and make notes to complete early American conservation.
the table.
John James Audubon
His background
What he discovered and
how he discovered it
Other information
4 PLAN Think of someone who made a discovery.
• Do some internet research to find out more
about them.
• Choose the most important and interesting details.
• Organise the information into paragraphs. Write
notes in the table above.
• Think about the language you’ll need to describe
the person and what they did.
5 PRODUCE Write an article for your school
magazine about a person who made a discovery
(200 words).
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