Students Book

4 Listen
a What is the connection between
the words in the box?
to vote an election
the government to run a country
((a/w 042a-042e))
b
c
CD2 T03 Listen to a radio talk show
and find out
1 what Emma’s great passion is.
2 why Emma thinks young people should have
the vote.
3 what has changed Emma’s life.
CD2 T03
answers.
Listen again and choose the correct
1 Emma thinks that teens need to stand up
for their rights
a because adults have no interest in teen rights.
b because this could mean a lot of fun for them.
c because she is a bit bored and fed up with
her parents.
2 Emma thinks 15-year-olds should
a be part of the government.
b become aware that they have political power.
c not go into politics because they will become
corrupt too.
3 Emma thinks teens have ‘number power’ and
‘economic power’ because they make up
a 50% of the population.
b 15% of the population and they have a lot
of money to spend.
c 15% of the population but they have very little
money.
4 Emma thinks the right way for teens to use their
economic power is to
a save money rather than spend it.
b support political campaigns with their money.
c think green before they buy things.
5 When Emma says young people have ‘persuasion
power’ she means that teens
a are very charming and can easily persuade
others of what they believe in.
b are at ease with modern technology and
should use it to make others listen to their
ideas.
c should change the way they live and use the
internet less often than they do.
Discussion box
1 Which of Emma’s points do you
agree with? Why?
2 Which of Emma’s points do you
disagree with? Why?
3 What is your own attitude to
politics? Give reasons.
5 Pronunciation
Contractions in third
conditionals
CD2 T04 and T05 Turn to page 110.
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UNIT 5