1 Get creative Vocabulary Creativity; copying Grammar Past perfect simple and past perfect continuous Reading A Listening A Speaking Discussing a problem Writing A review Presentations Using visuals

Creativity is intelligence having fun. (Albert Einstein)

What does the quote mean? Do you agree with it? Do you think intelligence and creativity are closely connected?

Vocabulary Creativity 1 Read the text. Do you use any of the strategies in How to be the text? Do you use any other strategies when you’re thinking of new ideas? more creative 2 Match the meaning of the phrases in bold to the GET TIRED: A psychological study by Mareike Wieth words in blue in the text. and Rose Zacks found that the best ideas often 1 In the next 15 years, people could have their brains emerge when you’re feeling tired, and daydreaming zapped to make them more creative. promotes creativity. Some studies show that we are 2 Did you know that washing your hair with your eyes most productive at 2.55 pm, just after lunch, when we are feeling sleepy. So next time you get stuck, wait closed can awaken your other senses? until you’re tired – it may work for you! 3 We wanted a new idea for the design but didn’t come up with anything. Then a walk in the park inspired us. GET MOVING: The co-founder of Apple, Steve Jobs, loved taking long walks. They used to help 4 Camila dreamed of being an athlete and she him dream up new ideas for products. A Stanford continued with her ambition until the end. University study found that walking can stimulate the 5 You shouldn’t spend so much time staring out of the brain and boost creativity by up to 60%. The study window and thinking about stuff! showed that walking is best for brainstorming and 6 My sister loves painting and she’s always thinking of exploring possibilities, rather than focused thinking. new ideas for her art. GET VISUAL: Carla Marie Williams was a teenager 7 In class today, we examined the idea of a world when she decided to focus on song writing and has without fossil fuels. followed it through to build a successful career. She has written songs for many famous singers, 8 I thought Greg would give up trying to learn the guitar including Beyoncé. When she gets inspiration for a but he continued with it. song she creates mood boards to visualise the ideas 9 During our debate, several interesting ideas came out. and emotions she wants to express. Carla has had 10 How do you come up with ideas for a new painting? highs and lows in her career but one thing remains constant – she sticks with it.

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011954_Prospects SB2_1p.indb 10 29/10/2019 12:42 3 Complete the sentences with the correct AIM HIGHER Idioms connected with ideas form of the words and phrases in blue in the text on page 10. A Complete the text with the words in the box. 1 New ideas and trends are constantly box feet fl ash imagination loud train through the Internet and viral videos. The next time you fi nd yourself thinking out (1) , don’t 2 William’s question in history class a worry – you’re not crazy. It’s creative! Did you know that it may debate about the European Union. help you to think outside the (2) if you literally sit next to a 3 Has Max ever developed his crazy idea for a cardboard container? And ‘thinking on your (3) ’ means to new invention and ? make a quick decision. However, it’s been shown that ‘thinking 4 While I was writing my essay I got and on your back’ (lying down) helps people solve word puzzles couldn’t think of how to continue. better than when standing. It’s important to boost your natural 5 Charles Dickens used to ideas for creativity – you never know when you may need a (4) of many of his best stories while he was inspiration. If you’re a complex thinker, practise expressing your walking. thoughts in diff erent ways, so people can follow your (5) of thought. Learn to capture people’s (6) by surprising them 6 If you don’t it and practise every day, you’ll never become a successful tennis with something unusual, interesting or amazing. Did you know player. just telling people to ‘Be creative!’ boosts their creativity? 7 The company held a meeting to B Match the idioms in Ex A to the definitions 1–6. possibilities for new products. 1 a good idea that comes suddenly 8 We love working together as we get 2 understand someone’s thinking process from each other and come up with great ideas. 3 inspire people’s thoughts 9 The teacher caught Lucy when she 4 saying your thoughts was supposed to be doing her work. 5 have thoughts that are different to the mainstream 10 Looking at something green is a good way 6 deciding something quickly to your . CRITICAL THINKING 4 Work in small groups. You have two minutes to dream up as many uses for the object in the photo (a paper clip) as you can. What does the quote mean? Do you agree with it? Do you think intelligence and creativity are closely connected? How did you get on? Write 2–3 sentences: We managed to dream up … I / He / She had the inspiration to … I got stuck However, I / we stuck with it for / until …

VIDEO documentary

B Watch the video. Were any of your ideas from Ex A in the video?

C Watch the video again. Answer the questions. 1 What is given as the criteria judges are looking for to select the winners? 2 Why does Dieynaba Dieng say she does “Speech”? 3 What does Emmanuel De la Rosa say is the best thing about “speech”?

D In pairs, discuss the options. Speech & drama In what ways do you think Public speaking is a sport? How important do you think sessions of speech and drama A In pairs, talk about the questions. Make a are to boosting your creativity and helping you explore to note of your ideas. other possibilities? What skills do you need to be a great communicator? How valuable do you think the skills they learn in these sessions will be in later life? Why do you think it might be important for American, senior year, high school students to focus on speech and drama? Unit 1 11

011954_Prospects SB2_1p.indb 11 29/10/2019 12:42 Reading A blog VIDEO Quick clip Critical thinking A Watch the video. What advantages and disadvantages of digital technology does Sonny discuss?

B Answer the questions. PH_12a: Photo – still from video 1 Have you ever used any of the Digital technology Sonny discusses? 2 Are you a creative person? If so, do you enjoy digital technology, or more conventional forms? 3 What can be done to stop people using digital technology for negative reasons?

1 Look at the photos and the title of the text 3 The tools that artists use don’t necessarily stimulate on page 13. What do you think the text will new art forms. be about? 4 The writer believes that AI-generated art is not really unique. 2 Read the text quickly and check your answers to Ex 1. How were the two pieces of art made? EXAM SKILL Multiple-choice questions (reading)

3 EXAM Read questions 1– 4 and the options First read the question and options and identify the key quickly. Then scan the text and choose the words. Then scan the text to find the part of the text that correct option (A, B, C or D). gives the answer and choose the correct option. 1 Why was the sale of the painting Edmond De Belamy historic? 5 EXAM Answer the questions in your own words. A It’s the first painting ever created using a neural 1 According to the text, how did Robbie Barrat train a network. neural network to create art? B It was the first AI portrait ever sold at auction. 2 What does Sougwen Chung’s video show? C Nobody had ever bought a similar portrait for so much money at an auction before. D No auction house had ever made free software to Words in context create art before. 6 Match the words in blue in the text on page 13 to 2 In the fourth paragraph the writer implies that … the definitions. A new technology will create a new style of art. 1 a group of plants or animals whose members all have B Artificial Intelligence will help humans to similar characteristics. evolve further. 2 very interested in something and wanting to know C all artists will use AI in the future. more about it D artistic creation will improve thanks to AI. 3 a sale where things are sold to the people who offer 3 Sougwen Chung’s robotic arms are the most money for them A controlled by the artist. 4 very simple in design B using their own movements. 5 complicated and advanced in design C copying the movements as she makes them. 6 a painting, drawing or photo of someone D working alone. 7 EXAM Find an expression in the text that means 4 According to the writer one way of judging the AI- ‘of the same quality as’ or ‘at the same level as’? produced art could be A the quality of the final work. CRITICAL THINKING B its growing popularity. 1 What do you think of the two pieces of art C how different it is from conventional art. produced by AI in the photos? Do you think D what people are prepared to pay for it. they can be considered art?

4 05 EXAM Read and listen to the text. Are 2 Do you think computers will one day be able to the sentences true (T) or false (F)? Explain your produce truly original art, like humans can? answers in your own words based on evidence in the text. 3 Some people say computers will become more 1 The art group Obvious used technology that someone intelligent than humans. Do you agree? else had created. 2 The writer finds this new artistic movement worrying.

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011954_Prospects SB2_1p.indb 12 29/10/2019 12:42 THE ART BLOG ABOUT | ARCHIVE | CONTACT AI – ARTISTIC INTELLIGENCE? MACHINE AND ARTIST COLLABORATE THROUGH AI March 14

Judging by the number of comments, last week’s post about I decided to check out AI art art apps was extremely popular. It generated considerable further and I came across debate after one reader brought up the question of whether the work of the Chinese- these apps ‘make art easier’ and therefore reduce the creative 35 Canadian artist Sougwen 5 role of the artist. This week’s post explores another aspect of Chung. In one video, the technology used in art, Artificial Intelligence (AI). artist was squatting on the A few days ago, I read about the sale of a very interesting floor drawing white lines painting at Christie’s in New York in late 2018. A portrait called on a square black canvas. Edmond De Belamy, which had been created using a computer 40 Either side of her were two small robotic arms that drew 10 system called a neural network, was sold for $432,500 at an auction. The work of a group of young artists from Paris lines with her. The software called Obvious, it was the first time anyone had paid such a controlling the arms had memorised Chung’s gestures from substantial sum for a painting like this. previous drawings and could make movements that reflect 45 her style. Chung and her robots produced a set of improvised The strange-looking figure was generated using a complex drawings using the artist’s movements and what the robots’ 15 algorithm based on work done by a 19-year-old AI whizz, AI system had learned about Chung’s gestures. Robbie Barrat, who had been experimenting with neural networks. He had trained one to paint original landscapes and I had been watching the performance for a few minutes portraits based on images that it had stored in its memory when I wondered if we can talk about artistic intelligence in from WikiArt. Barrat had posted his network online for anyone 50 machines. Is what the robotic arms do ‘art’? Is it any good? The AI-generated portrait, Edmond De Belamy, is clearly 20 to use. an original work, though criticised by some for its rather I’m intrigued by the idea that apps and AI can be used to primitive finish. And surely if someone’s willing to pay that create art. Artistic creation is a deeply human activity. As far as much money for a work of art, it must be considered good, at we know, humans are the only species to make art and there 55 least by the person who bought it. So today’s blog ends with is some speculation that the ability to do this brought about another question: Will AI on its own ever be able to dream 25 a huge shift in human evolution and gave us a competitive up a masterpiece advantage over other species. The use of technology available on a par with at a particular time – brushes, paint, surfaces, etc. – is a crucial anything created by a st element in how new artistic styles emerge. In the 21 century, 60 human being? the tool of choice for some artists is AI – sophisticated, Share this story: 30 intelligent machines that enhance the artist’s capabilities and, controlled by the artist, can produce truly original creations.

Phrasal verbs bring up (line XX) – start discussing a subject bring about (line XX) – cause something to happen check out (line XX) – examine, look at something

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011954_Prospects SB2_1p.indb 13 29/10/2019 12:42 Grammar Past perfect Past perfect simple and past perfect continuous

Read the text and answer the questions. Wichita Falls in Texas is the 1 Which of the verb forms in bold are past home of the ‘world’s littlest perfect simple (had + past participle)? skyscraper’. In 1919, a local 2 Which of the verb forms in bold are businessman J D McMahon, past perfect continuous (had + been + who 1had been working in present participle)? the oil construction business, 3 Match the past perfect simple and past proposed building a skyscraper perfect continuous to the uses, a and b. with new offices. By the time a a completed past action which construction began, McMahon happened before another action or 2 had collected $200,000 from investors. However, as soon as the point in time in the past building began to take shape, the investors realised that they b an action that was happening up until 3 had been tricked. Instead of presenting plans for the building in another action or point in time in feet (the standard measurement at the time), McMahon 4 had put the past inches (1 foot = 12 inches). The building, now a historic landmark, 4 Find an example of the past perfect measures just 12 metres instead of 150 metres. passive in the text. How is it formed?

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1 Choose the correct form of the verbs to complete 2 Complete the text with the correct past perfect the sentences. simple or past perfect continuous form of the 1 I didn’t realise the waiter had tricked / had been verbs in brackets. tricking me until I checked my change. 2 My brother had worked / had been working for the Watch out! company for six months when his best friend was also offered a job there. Remember the difference between the past perfect simple, past perfect continuous and the past perfect 3 Had you been waiting / Had you waited long when passive forms. I arrived? Past perfect simple: had generated, had created 4 Maria didn’t know the answer because she hadn’t listened / hadn’t been listening. Past perfect continuous: had been generating, had been creating 5 Dave had already sent / had already been sending the money when he realised it was the wrong amount. Past perfect passive: had been generated, had been created 6 I ’d written / ’d been writing a full page when I realised I ’d done / ’d been doing the wrong essay.

The fascinating story of corrector fluid

In the 1950s, long before personal computers (1) (become) an essential part of offices, large companies hired teams of typists to write up reports and other documents on electric typewriters. As a secretary, Bette Nesmith Graham (2) always (find) it difficult to correct typing errors on these machines. One day, after she (3) (paint) at home, she realised that artists just painted over their mistakes, so back at the office Nesmith started to use white paint, which she (4) (mix) in her kitchen and (5) (store) in small nail-polish bottles, to cover up her typing errors. After some time, she noticed that more and more of her colleagues (6) (ask) her to make up some of the white paint for their typing mistakes, and she realised she (7) (create) something she could turn into a business. By the time she passed away in 1980, her company, now called Liquid Paper, (8) (sell) millions of little bottles of the corrector fluid she (9) (invent) in her kitchen years before. Less than a year earlier, she (10) (manage) to sell the company for $47.5 million.

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011954_Prospects SB2_1p.indb 14 29/10/2019 12:42 EXAM SKILL TRANSFORMATIONS AIM HIGHER Negative inversion

Sentence transformations often test verb patterns. Look A Read the text and complete the rule. out for time expressions, e.g. before, until, after, by the time and learn which tenses to use. They had gone, by the time we arrived. o sooner had the artist finished her Npainting than she wanted to start on a 3 EXAM Complete the second sentence so that it new one. Then barely had she been drawing means the same as the first. Use the correct past for two minutes when she heard a knock on perfect simple active or passive form. the door. Who could it be, she wondered? 1 After the painting was sold at auction they discovered it was a reproduction. By the time they discovered it was a reproduction, the After a negative adverbial phrase like Barely / Hardly / painting Scarcely … when … or No sooner … than … the 2 Before the Beatles became successful, Decca Records and the auxiliary are inverted, like in had rejected them. a question. These types of sentences are used for Before becoming successful, the Beatles emphasis in more formal or literary English. 3 It was the first time Ryan got stuck on a maths problem. B Rewrite the sentences using the word or phrase Until now, Ryan given in brackets. 4 After inventing the web, Tim Berners-Lee said he 1 She had only just created one new product when regretted adding the double slash. she started dreaming up more. (NO SOONER) After Tim Berners-Lee

4 Complete the sentences with the correct past 2 They’d only put out one fire when another one perfect simple or continuous, active or passive started somewhere else. (HARDLY) form of the verbs in the box. More than one form may be possible. 3 I had just closed the front door when I realised I’d left the shopping bags in the car. (BARELY) accept fi ne lie not put on rob sing try notuse

1 By the time he died in 1882, Jesse James almost 4 George had only been studying for a few minutes 20 different banks. when he fell asleep. (SCARCELY) 2 I to open the door for a while before I realised I the right key. 3 Everyone was surprised to hear that her paintings CRITICAL THINKING for a very important exhibition. 4 Carrie in a band for a few years when she 6 Work in pairs. Many people say it’s decided to perform on X Factor. important to learn from our mistakes. Using the examples on these pages, discuss how 5 She in the sun for about half an hour when she someone might do that. remembered she any sun cream. 6 My dad was furious because I €90 for parking his car on the pavement.

Consolidation 5 06 Complete the text with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Listen and check your answers. AN EXPENSIVE MISTAKE In 2014, Facebook bought the messaging app WhatsApp for $19 billion. But it all could have been very different if Facebook (1) (hire) the WhatsApp co-founders Brian Acton and Jan Koum when they (2) (have) the chance. Both friends (3) previously (apply) for jobs at Facebook and (4) (reject). After they (5) (work) for several years at Yahoo, they (6) both (take) a year off to play frisbee and travel together. It was during this time that they (7) (decide) to get into making apps and WhatsApp was dreamt up. By selling the company Acton and Koum (8) (set up) just five years previously, they became billionaires overnight.

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011954_Prospects SB2_1p.indb 15 29/10/2019 12:42 Vocabulary Copying Listening A podcast

1 Match the words in the box to the 4 07 Listen to the words and check you definitions (1–8). understand the definitions. actual counterfeit genuine original ​ innovative – new, original and advanced pretend replica resemble similarity widespread – happening or existing in many places 1 real, rather than pretended or false must-have – so appealing that everyone wants to have one 2 fake bank notes, products, tickets etc made in order to rights – the legal authority to reproduce something trick people countless – very many, too many to count 3 something that makes one thing seem like another 4 not copied from something else EXAM 5 an accurate copy of something SKILL Multiple-choice questions (listening) 6 behave in a particular way because you want someone It may be useful to read the question only and not the to believe that something is true when it is not options. Then listen and answer the questions in your 7 used for emphasising what is real or exact own words. Finally, look at the options and choose the 8 be like someone or something, especially in appearance one that is most similar to your answer.

2 Complete the sentences with the correct form of 5 08 EXAM Listen to a podcast about copying the words in Ex 1. products in business. Before you listen, read question 1 in Ex 6 and follow steps 1–3 below. 1 Read the question only, not the multiple-choice options, and guess the answer. 2 Listen to the first part of the podcast and find the answer to the question. 3 Choose the option (A, B or C) which matches the answer.

6 09 EXAM Listen to the rest of the podcast and We have choose the correct option (A, B or C) for questions indented 2–4. Follow the steps (1–3) in Ex 5. the dialogue 1 We don’t know if this is the dress she wore or 1 What is important to the companies selling smart a copy. text as speakers? per p77 of 2 I don’t think this bag is . It’s a copy of a design by A They include a speech-recognition device. SB1 which Gucci. The are obvious, but it’s obviously cheaply B They are as popular as other must-have gadgets. has helped made and not as good as the . with the C They require users to buy additional things from 3 The company accused their rivals of copying their overmatter them. product because both products each other in – design many ways. 2 When did Lego develop their successful toy bricks? 4 coins are created illegally and are worthless. A Before the Kiddicraft invention. 5 For years, he to be the inventor of the new toy, B In 1981. but someone else had invented it years before. C After seeing Kiddicraft’s bricks. 6 The real Lascaux cave in France is too delicate to 3 How are the two video games mentioned in the allow visitors, but tourists can visit a and see the podcast similar? cave paintings. A They have the same characters. B The player makes the same movements. WORD SMART C They were developed by the same company. Remember that adding suffixes to the base form of verbs is 4 What do the examples of the three products in the an efficient way to expand your vocabulary. inspire (verb) – podcast illustrate? inspiration (noun) – inspirational (adjective) A How history can leave out certain details. B How important it is to be inspired by other 3 Copy and complete the table with the words in the box adding suffixes and making any other people’s work. changes. Then write three sentences using any of C How inventors shouldn’t copy other products. the words. create ​dream ​explore ​ pretend stimulate resemble

Verb Noun Adjective create creation, creativity creative

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011954_Prospects SB2_1p.indb 16 29/10/2019 12:42 Speaking Discussing a problem SPEAKING GUIDE SUB SKILL Checking and clarifying information TASK

When you are listening, you can check that you have Have a discussion with your partner about a understood by asking for clarification or summarising problem and possible solutions. Check and clarify what the speaker said. If someone asks you to clarify what your partner said. Clarify what you said and what you said, explain in a different way and perhaps use explain the problems in a different way to help your examples to help the listener understand. partner understand.

Model discussion PLAN Read the situation and decide who is Student A 7 10 Listen to the conversation. Find phrases and who is Student B. Decide what to say and make they use for checking and clarifying. notes. Use the model discussion in Ex 8 to help you. Alice: So, what do you think of my blog, Bea? I’ve just finished the design. Situation: You and your partner are working on Bea: Well, it looks really good, Alice! But, it may need to a project together. You’ve been asked to write be more original. defi nitions of ten diff erent technical words. Alice: I’m not quite sure what you mean. Student A Bea: Well, don’t you think it looks a bit too much like the one the teacher showed us? You suggest just looking up words on the internet and changing a few. Alice: Are you saying that the design is too similar to the blog we saw in class? Student B Bea: Yes, well, what I mean is that there are some very You want to make sure you avoid plagiarism so obvious similarities. Remember what we were told explain the problem to your partner. about copying and plagiarism? It’s a serious issue. Student A Alice: So, in other words, it looks like I’ve just copied it. You don’t understand what your partner is trying to Bea: Not exactly. What may have happened is that you, explain to you. Check and clarify what your partner We have perhaps unconsciously, used these same elements for said. indented your design. In other words, without intending to copy Student B the it, you’ve ended up with the same thing. dialogue Make suggestions on how to avoid plagiarism. Here Alice: Oh, yeah, look! Oh, dear. What do you think I text as are some ideas: per p77 of should do? SB1 which Bea: Well, if I were you, I’d start by changing some of Paraphrase. has helped the basic design elements. Why don’t you change the Use quotes, but cite them correctly. with the font colour? Add your own ideas and examples. overmatter Alice: I don’t know which colour would be best. – design Bea: How about doing a bit more research first? Alice: Yes, good idea. Thanks, Sienna. PRACTISE Work in pairs. Have a discussion with your partner. PRONUNCIATION Swap roles and repeat the discussion, making some changes. 11 When we’re speaking, we separate longer sentences into phrases with a short pause between Include some of the expressions in the USEFUL each phrase. This gives us time to think of what we want to LANGUAGE box. Use as many expressions as you can say next. Don’t you think it looks / a bit too much / like the one / the USEFUL LANGUAGE teacher showed us? Are you saying that …? I’m not quite sure what you mean. 8 12 Listen to the sentences from the Do you mean …? conversation. Practise saying the sentences in What I mean is … thought groups. What I’m trying to say is … 1 What I mean is that you can’t use the same words as in In other words … the original. 2 What I’m trying to explain is that you have to say where you got it from. 3 The main issue here is that a lot of this essay is not original. 4 What may have happened is that you were inspired by someone else’s work. Comment in mark-up said: “there may be space for this at the bottom / top of the dialogue - mirror SB1 p17 and fade image into tint”. Unfortunately there is not enough room for this Unit 1 17 photo – design

011954_Prospects SB2_1p.indb 17 29/10/2019 12:42 Writing A review Model review 1 Read the review and answer the 2 Read the review again and make notes about the main ideas in questions. each paragraph. 1 What is the review about? Paragraph 1: what it is, who it is for and general opinion 2 What information about the item Tayasui Sketches – for people like me who like drawing – among the best, fun to use does the writer give? Paragraph 2: the main features and writer’s opinion 3 What is the writer’s overall opinion? Paragraph 3: any negative features or disadvantages Paragraph 4: summary and recommendation

HOME ABOUT REVIEWS Release your inner Van Gogh For people like me who like drawing, there’s an extraordinary variety of Paragraph 1 Introduce what you are apps available for tablets and phones. The free app Tayasui Sketches is reviewing, say who it is for without doubt among the best and it’s really fun to use. and give your general opinion The app has an impressive range of tools – brushes, pencils, pens, shapes of it. – that you can use in your drawings. What’s more, all these tools are accessible through a well-designed interface. However, what impressed Paragraph 2 me most was the incredible choice of colours and textures. Another Describe the best features and give your opinion of them. feature I also love is the online community of Sketches where artists publish their work. The quality of some of the work is amazing and great for browsing for inspiration. Paragraph 3 On the downside, for people who are used to drawing on paper, it may Describe any negative features seem a little complicated at first, and it can take time to get used to it. or disadvantages. Overall, this app is a fantastic way to boost your creativity and it’s well worth taking the time to learn all the different features. I strongly Paragraph 4 recommend this for everyone from beginners to experts. Summarise your opinion and say why you do or do not recommend what you are reviewing for a specific audience.

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011954_Prospects SB2_1p.indb 18 29/10/2019 12:42 WRITING GUIDE Find the following features in the review. 3 TASK 1 adjectives used to describe the app’s positive features Write a review of an app that you have used. Write 2 adjectives used to describe the app’s negative features 150–200 words. 3 linking words and phrases of contrast 4 linking words and phrases of addition PLAN 5 a phrase to summarise Think of an app that you have used. Make notes about the app, for example, who it’s suitable EXAM SKILL Varying sentence structures for, your general opinion of it, its main features, any negative features and whether you would Make your writing more interesting to read by varying recommend it or not. the sentence structure. For example, to emphasise one part of a sentence we can put it in a separate clause by ORGANISE using What … + is / was, for example: Organise your notes into a paragraph plan. The incredible choice of colour and textures impressed me most. Paragraph 1: Say what the app is, who it is for and give your What impressed me most was the incredible choice of general opinion. colours and textures. Paragraph 2: Describe the main features and give your opinion of them. 4 Rewrite the sentences using What … + is / was to Paragraph 3: Describe any negative features or emphasise the underlined parts. disadvantages. 1 I found the interface really easy to use. Paragraph 4: Summarise your opinion and say whether you What I found really easy to use was the interface. recommend or don’t recommend the app. 2 This app really needs a companion website. DRAFT 3 The thing I like about this app is the photo-editing tool. Write a first draft of your review. Use the model text on page 18 and the ideas below to help you. 4 Users really want to be able to interact with other Consider including: users. • your favourite feature of the app 5 The quality of the video content really stands out. • a sentence with What … + is / was for emphasis 6 Most app users appreciate a simple registration process. • adjectives to describe the positive and negative features • linking words and phrases of contrast • linking words and phrases of addition PRONOUNS FOR REFERENCE Avoid repeating words in your writing by using CHECK pronouns (it, they, this, these, etc.). Make sure you use the Use the checklist to check your work. correct pronoun to refer to singular or plural nouns. Have you … 5 Find and correct one mistake in each sentence. … organised your review into four paragraphs? 1 I found the online tutorials very useful. This are short … described diff erent features and given your opinion of videos showing you how to use the app. them? 2 The colouring and line-drawing tools are the best … used a variety of linking words and phrases of contrast? features. It’s clear and very easy to use. … used a variety of linking words and phrases of addition? 3 All the aspects of this app make them one of the best … used a sentence with What … + is / was for emphasis? available. … checked your use of pronouns for reference? 4 There are also templates that you can use but that are only available in the Premium version. WRITE 5 The app I’m going to review is called Here We Go and Write your final draft. that is available for Android and Apple. 6 She was given such useful advice – she’s never USEFUL LANGUAGE forgotten them. For people like me, who What I found particularly like … impressive was … The app was created by … This allows you to … One feature I really like is … … a brilliant feature that I … an impressive range of … absolutely love is … … the incredible choice of … I strongly recommend this I found the … incredibly app to … useful.

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011954_Prospects SB2_1p.indb 19 29/10/2019 12:42 PRESENTATION SKILLS PROJECT Using visuals VIDEO Skills Flipped classroom Watch the video and answer the questions. 1 What are the three main reasons to use visuals? 2 What are the options when showing facts and figures? [PH_20b: Photo: still from video] 3 Why could you use an image at the beginning of the presentation? 4 What is it important to remember about using visuals?

1 Read part of a presentation based WHAT KIND OF CREATIVE ACTIVITIES DO YOU DO IN YOUR FREE TIME? on the bar chart. Find three false Music: playing an pieces of information. instrument or singing 17 people WORD SMART Dancing 15 people Photography 11 people We can use a variety of expressions when we refer to graphs and their results, eg I’d like to Painting or drawing 9 people draw your attention to …, What these figures Other 7 people don’t tell us is …, etc. Cooking 4 people Sample size: 50 students Creative writing 3 people at Kelvin Jones School 2 Read the presentation in Ex 1 again and answer the questions. 0 5 10 15 20 1 Does the speaker describe all the bars in I’d like to draw your attention to this pie chart. It shows the results of a survey the chart? about the creative activities which students at Kelvin Jones School do in their 2 Why do you think the speaker free time. Judging by the fi gures, we can say that activities related to the visual arts are the most popular. At the other end of the scale, not many students does this? are interested in cooking or creative writing. What these fi gures don’t tell us is 3 In what two ways does the speaker how many students do more than one activity and how many don’t do any of tell the audience that they should be them. Furthermore, we can’t really draw any fi rm conclusions about the most careful when interpreting the data in popular creative activity in the school as a whole because the sample size isn’t the bar chart? big enough. We only interviewed 50 teachers and parents.

GUIDE TO USING VISUALS

PROJECT Write and give a presentation in which you present graphs or charts to present data.

STEP 1 Think about a topic connected to creativity that you find interesting. Decide how you are going to collect the data: do a survey with your classmates, research on the web, etc.

STEP 2 When you have collected the data, write an outline of what you want to say. Think about what type of visual is best to present the data, eg pie chart, bar chart, graph, etc.

STEP 3 USEFUL LANGUAGE Prepare your visuals: bar chart, graph, table, pie chart, video clip, • a visual to present the data photo • a photo to catch people’s attention at the beginning. As you can see from this (photo), … This (table) shows that … • a strong image at the end to make the audience think. Let’s have a look at (this pie chart). STEP 4 I’d like you to look at (a video clip). In this (graph), we can clearly see that … Give your presentation to your partner or the class.

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1 Choose the correct words to complete the text.

VICTOR LUSTIG is known as the man who sold the Eiffel Tower – twice. But how did he do it? In 1925, Lustig (1) up the idea after reading an article in a newspaper about the terrible state of the famous tower. His plan involved convincing people that the Paris city council had been (2) the possibility of removing the iconic monument because it had become too expensive to maintain. He got a group of iron dealers together and (3) that he worked for the French government – he even made (4) government documents that (5) the real thing. One of the dealers, André Poisson, thought Lustig was (6) and paid him some money to secure the contract to pull down the Eiffel Tower. By the time it (7) that Poisson had been tricked, Lustig was on a train to Austria with his money. Although it wasn’t a (8) crime, Lustig got away with it the fi rst time and so decided to try it again! The second time he was caught and sentenced to 20 years.

1 A dreamt B emerged C stimulated D stuck 2 A having B exploring C looking for D searching 3 A made B pretended C falsified D inspired 4 A original B actual C genuine D replica 5 A checked out B stimulated C resembled D emerged 6 A genuine B pretend C daydreaming D original 7 A explored B checked out C emerged D got stuck 8 A replica B counterfeit C genuine D sophisticated

2 Complete the sentences with the words and phrases in the box. There is one extra word you do not need. actual resemble similar stick stimulated stuck

1 The topic of artificial intelligence has a lot of debate in class. 2 The two devices each other but the quality of this one is better. 3 When you get you can just ask someone for help. 4 I enjoyed the film but I think it was too to the TV series. 5 Do you think this is the dress she wore in the film?

3 Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first sentence using between two and five words and the words given. 1 The teacher criticised Anna because she was daydreaming in class. HADN’T If Anna in class, the teacher wouldn’t have criticised her. 2 Nathan was surprised that so many Cumulative practice people were interested in his ideas. INTEREST Unit 1 Nathan was surprised that his ideas . 3 Emma was really angry because 4 Find and correct one mistake in each sentence. Martha was half an hour late. FOR 1 By the end of the day, they’d been finishing the By the time Martha arrived, Emma project. half an hour. 2 The artist told the audience that he had been 4 ‘Have you been pretending to be ill?’ inspiring by a robot. Heidi asked me. IF 3 If the painting has been original, it would have been Heidi asked me to be ill. worth a lot of money. 5 We couldn’t go out yesterday because 4 Paul had been tried to generate some enthusiasm it was raining. IF for the trip, but no one seemed interested. We would have gone out yesterday 5 I’d only written for 10 minutes when I got raining. compl etely stuck. 6 The show started at 8 o’clock and we 6 I stopped playing cards with Hanna because I knew got there at 8.15. ALREADY she has been cheating. By the time we got there, .

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