Page 76 - Think 3. Teacher's Book B3+

Unit 6
That’s impossible Fiction; Reading
Warmer
Write these story ‘clues’ on the
board: gold pendant; grandmother;
computer; library; Hotel Continental;
magic. In pairs, students discuss
what the story might be about. Tell
them they should try to use all of
the items on the board to create
a possible story. Monitor and help
with vocabulary and ideas. Listen to
their ideas in open class, but do not
comment at this stage.
1 Get students to cover the extract
and just look at the picture. Give
them a minute to discuss the
question in pairs.
Suggested answer: It’s a diagram
used to organise words or ideas
around a central topic.
2 6.06 Tell students not to focus
on understanding every word for
now, but to focus on listening for
the answer.
The mind map in his notebook has
words in it that he didn’t write. Then
red words appear on his computer
screen saying ‘TAKE IT BACK.’
Culture notes
The Kogi, also known as the Cogui
or the Kágaba, are an indigenous
ethnic group who live in the Sierra
Nevada de Santa Marta mountains
in the north of Colombia. They are
descended from the Tairona culture,
which thrived before the Spanish
conquest. The Tairona were an
advanced civilisation, which made
stone constructions and created
paths through the jungles. In order
to preserve their traditional way of
life, the Kogi rarely interact with the
modern world.
T62 That’s impossible | Unit 6
Fiction
1 What is a ‘mind map’? What do people use
them for?
6.06 Read and listen to the extract.
2 What two things surprise Lucho very much?
THE
MIND MAP BY DAVID MORRISON
Lucho and Eva are classmates at a school in He showed her the mind map. There were words now
in the four circles he had drawn with the pendant.
Salvador. Their teacher tells them to make a mind The words were, ‘Nebtashi’ , ‘Hotel Continental’ ,
map together. Lucho starts one at home, around
the word guaca, which are special gold objects ‘Esmeralda’ and ‘Ichua’ .
made by South American tribes. At home Lucho
‘I don’t even write like that, Eva!’
has a gold pendant that his grandmother gave him. ‘Lucho, ’ said Eva, ‘this is not the time for silly jokes.
Here, Lucho and Eva go to a computer to find more We don’t have much time before the next class. ’
information for the mind map Lucho started.
Eva typed ‘Kogi’ and pressed Enter. […] Soon [she] ‘Eva, I promise. All I did last night was to draw the
had found the web page she was looking for. circles and the lines and write “guaca” in the centre
circle. Something amazing has happened!’
‘OK. ’ Eva started reading. ‘The Sierra Nevada Eva stood up.
mountains are home to the Kogi tribe. ‘I’m sorry, Lucho. ’ Her voice was very serious now.
The ancestors of the Kogi were the brave Tairona
…, ’ she continued. ‘Like their ancestors, the Kogi ‘I don’t think you’re a bad person, but you are a little
still make things from gold. ’ strange. I will do the mind map alone. You can tell
your story to Mr Parra on Monday. ’
‘Should I write this down?’ asked Lucho.
‘Of course, or we will forget it, ’ Eva answered. Eva walked out of the library. Lucho didn’t know what
Lucho put his notebook on the table next to the to think. How had the words appeared on the mind
map? Something strange, something very strange,
computer and looked at the screen, where there was was happening.
a photograph of a Kogi chief. The chief was wearing Quickly, he typed ‘Ichua’ into the computer,
a jaguar skin and he had jaguar teeth on a piece of but couldn’t find any information. He now knew that
gold string round his neck. He seemed to be looking ‘Nebtashi’ meant ‘jaguar’ , and ‘Esmeralda’ was his
straight at Lucho from the screen. […] grandmother’s name. He looked for information about
‘What are you waiting for, Lucho? Write these things
the ‘Hotel Continental’ , but could only find pages
on your mind map!’ Eva said. about hotels in places he had never heard of.
[Lucho] opened his notebook and turned to the ‘I must show Eva that I’m not lying!’ he said to himself
page where he had drawn his mind map, but when
as he put his notebook and pen into his bag and stood
he saw what had happened, he almost fell off up. Suddenly he sat down again. Big red letters had
his chair. started to appear on the computer screen and slowly
the letters became words, three words:
‘Eva, something’s wrong!’ Lucho shouted. ‘TAKE IT BACK. ’
‘Shh!’ said Eva. ‘We’re in the library!’
‘The mind map has changed, Eva. Look!’ Lucho could not believe his eyes.
62