Society (Neuauflage 2024)

EHB PHZH PHLU ( Ed.)
Society
Authors
Irene Althaus, Simone Ries,
Daniel Sidler and Karin Spielhofer
Level B1
Workbook

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Table of Contents
Introduction
Introduction ...............................6
Opener .....................................6
Me and the English-Speaking World ..........9
My Bili Lessons ............................12
How Do I Learn New Vocabulary? ...........13
Useful Tips for Studying New Words ..........14
Consolidation ..............................17
1 Basic Vocational Training
Entering the Professional World ............22
Opener ....................................22
Learning and Studying in Switzerland and in
Malta .....................................23
Consolidation ..............................26
2 Money and Consuming
Buying, Paying, Saving Money ..............32
Opener ....................................32
Budgeting .................................34
Consuming ................................43
Consolidation ..............................45
Key Vocabulary ............................46
3 Risk and Security
Risk and Security ..........................50
Opener ....................................50
Personal Risks .............................51
Social Risks ................................52
Recognising and Reducing Risks .............58
Consolidation ..............................62
Key Vocabulary ............................65
4 Democracy and
Participation
Democracy and Participation .............70
Opener ....................................70
Switzerland as It Presents Itself ..............72
Switzerland – A Democracy .................74
Separation of Powers .......................75
Political Parties from Left to Right ............81
Consolidation ..............................86
Key Vocabulary ............................87
5 Switzerland in Europe
and the World
Switzerland in Europe and the World .....92
Opener ....................................92
Globalisation ..............................94
Winners of Globalisation: Swiss Start-Ups ....96
Losers of Globalisation:
Workers in the Clothing Industry ............98
Switzerland in the Global Economy .........101
Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the
European Union ..........................104
Consolidation .............................109
Key Vocabulary ...........................110
6 Market and Economics
Market and Economics ...................114
Opener ...................................115
Needs ....................................117
Marketing and Advertisement . .............120
Supply – Demand – Market .................122
My Business Idea ..........................124
Consolidation .............................128
Key Vocabulary ...........................129
7 Global Challenges
Global Challenges ........................134
Opener ...................................134
Migration .................................136
Climate Change ...........................143
Consolidation .............................147
Key Vocabulary ...........................148

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8 Housing and Lifestyles
Housing and Lifestyles ...................152
Opener ...................................152
Living Accommodations ...................153
Lifestyles . ................................161
Gender Equality ..........................164
Consolidation .............................167
Key Vocabulary ...........................168
9 Work and Future Prospects
Work and Future Prospects ..............172
Opener ...................................172
Planning the Next Steps of My Career .......173
Tips on Applying for Jobs ..................179
Consolidation .............................185
Key Vocabulary ...........................186
10 Culture and Art
Culture and Art ..........................190
Opener ...................................190
Fine Arts .................................191
Painting (20 th Century) .....................198
Consolidation .............................200
Key Vocabulary ...........................201
11 Media
Media ....................................206
Opener ...................................206
The Mass Media and Me ...................207
Media Manipulation .......................210
Fake News ................................214
Consolidation .............................216
Key Vocabulary ...........................217
12 Vocabulary & Skills
Vocabulary & Skills ......................222
How to Compare and Contrast .............222
How to Make a Presentation ................223
How to Give Feedback .....................224
How to Say My Opinion ....................225
How to Describe and Analyse Graphs
and Diagrams .............................226
How to Describe and Analyse a Picture ......228
Picture Credits ............................229
Video and audio files are available at
www.hep-verlag.ch/society-workbook-onlinematerials
Reading
Project idea
Time
Homework
Follow-up questions
Writing
Watching
Listening
Vocabulary skills
Social form
Method

Introduction

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Introduction
Introduction
This chapter is about getting to know each other and about how to learn new vocabulary.
Goals
• You get to know your bili colleagues.
• You know what bili is and are aware of the benefits and challenges.
• You know how best to learn new vocabulary.
• You know how to work with the PIF document at the end of each chapter in
this book.
• You know how to work with the Mind Map document at the end of each chapter
in this book.
Key Vocabulary
approach, bilingual, connections, context, country, create an overview, divide up, improve,
learn by heart, learn in sections, link, manageable portions, main ideas, memorise,
organised, participate, remember, repeat, skills, soft skills, structure, variety
Opener
My bili colleagues
Speed dating
2 minutes/question block
a)
– What makes you smile?
– Who do you respect the most? Why?
– How would your friends describe you in three words?
b)
– If you had three wishes, what would you wish for?
– Describe your best holiday experience.
– Which sports do you like?
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c)
– What do you normally do at the weekend?
– Who has been the biggest influence 1 in your life?
– What is your favourite childhood book/movie/song/toy?

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d)
– What were you like as a kid?
– What do you like most about yourself?
– If you could, what would you change?
e)
– If you could have a superpower, what would it be?
– Do you have any bad habits 2 ?
– Name three things you dislike most and explain why.
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schlechte Angewohnheiten
f)
– What do you know about bili?
– What do you hope to gain 3 from your bili lessons?
– What fears 4 do you have about your bili lessons?
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gewinnen
4
Ängste
First impressions
1. Write down five adjectives that describe you as a person (e.g. funny, creative).
2. Write down five adjectives that describe your partner.
Me
My partner

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3. Discuss in pairs:
a) Compare your adjectives.
b) Why do we see ourselves differently than others see us?
That’s me!
1. Plan a presentation about yourself.
• Support your presentation with audio or visual aids (e.g. pictures, a video, an
audio file, a collage, a PowerPoint presentation).
• Below are possible questions that you could use to design your presentation:
How did I become who I am today?
… had a big influence on my personality.
… is/was an important part in my life.
I grew up in …
I went to school in …
Who am I?
I am … years old
I am Swiss/French/Italian …
I have a sister and …
My best friend is …
My hobbies are …
I work at.../I am a …
I go to school …
My special talents are …
What is important to me?
work, holidays, friends, family,
art, music, religion, sports, technology,
animals, travelling, success, independence,
meeting new people, discovering
new cultures …

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Me and the English-Speaking World
English-speaking world
Many people around the world speak English. In several countries English is natively
spoken by most of the population, and in other countries English is an important
language for the government.
Work in pairs
1. Study the map. What countries coloured in blue do you know?
2. Which countries have you already been to?
3. Choose 2 to 4 unknown countries and research online to find out what they’re
called.
Source: Wikipedia
Countries where English is the native language of the majority.
Countries where English is an official or administrative language, but not the most used language.
English is everywhere!
Work in pairs
1. Think of a typical day in your life. In what situations do you normally encounter 5
English?
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begegnen
Normally when I (e.g. listen to songs)

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2. These are people/items from English-speaking countries that you most probably
know from your daily life 6 . Do you know their names and where they are from?
What else do you know about them?
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Alltag
1
Name: Billie Eilish (singer)
Country: USA
2
Name:
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3
Name:
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5
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Name:
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10 11 12
Name:
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Name:
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Name:
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Show and tell
1. Bring an item from an English-speaking country to class.
• Ideas: food items, picture of a musician/athlete/actor/author/influencer, book,
souvenir, toy, piece of clothing, piece of music, poem, money, etc.
• Be prepared to share some information about the item and to also say why you
chose to bring it along.
• The presentation should be no more than 1–3 minutes long.

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My Bili Lessons
What is bili?
1. Read the text below:
https://www.zh.ch/de/bildung/schulen/berufsfachschule/bilingualer-unterricht.html (adapted);
https://beruf.lu.ch/Berufslehre/Berufslehre_im_Betrieb/Berufsfachschule/Fremdsprachen_in_der_
Berufslehre/Bili_zwei_Sprachen_in_einem_Fach (translated and adapted)
What is the
advantage?
Bilingual lessons mean using what
you have learned in elementary
school and not forgetting it. Worries
that learning both languages (German
and English) might affect professional
training have been shown to be
wrong. With enhanced English skills
the professional perspectives are improved.
But what is typical for bilingual
lessons?
Two languages
are spoken
In bilingual lessons students speak two
languages, German and English. Students
learn important technical terms in both
languages. The focus is on the content.
Learners read short texts, solve tasks, and
write and speak in English. In addition,
students deepen their knowledge with
small projects, such as a presentation or a
poster.
2. Have a look at this workbook. What topics do you find interesting?
3. Clarify possible questions about your bili lessons in class.
Our bili class rules
1. In pairs write down possible rules for the bili lessons on cards.
2. Discuss the rules in class and select the ones that everybody agrees on and that
you would like for your future bili lessons.

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“Nice to know”: Languages worldwide
Connect the terms on the left with the correct statement.
The United Nations (The
UN)
Mandarin
This is the lingua franca of the modern
era.
This language has the most native
speakers.
300 Number of languages spoken in the
world
English
Has six official languages: Arabic,
Chinese, English, French, Russian
and Spanish.
7000 Number of writing systems that exist
worldwide
How Do I Learn New Vocabulary?
How many words can you memorise?
Vocabulary game
Individual
1. Try to memorise 7 as many words from the list below as you can. You have three
minutes to learn the words by heart 8 (including meaning and spelling 9 ).
2. Put your word list away and write down all the words you remember 10 .
3. Check your answer and count the words.
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merken
8
auswendig lernen
9
Rechtschreibung
10
sich erinnern/behalten
apprenticeship
Berufslehre
employer
Arbeitgeber
unemployed
arbeitslos
ability
Fähigkeit
vocational training
Berufsausbildung
contract
Vertrag
employee
Mitarbeiter
manager
Geschäftsführer/Chef
company
Firma
employment
Anstellung
soft skills
soziale Kompetenzen
salary
Lohn
occupation
Beruf
technical terms
Fachbegriffe
practical know-how
praktisches Wissen
qualification
Qualifikation
technical skills
technische Fähigkeiten
dual-track
zweigleisig
apprentice
der/die Lernende
instructor
Lehrmeister
4. Who could remember the most words? Share your strategy with the rest of the
class.
5. What other strategies do you know to memorise words?

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Useful Tips for Studying New Words
Tips for learning vocabulary
1. Read the text “9 tips for learning new vocabulary” and try to find the matching
title for each section:
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Use a dictionary
Use word families
Test yourself
Keep a vocabulary list with a clear structure
Repeat 11 the new word
Use AI tools as learning support
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Vielzahl, Varietät
Use a variety 12 of ways to remember new words
Don’t try to learn too many new words at once
Use the words in a sentence
9 tips for learning new vocabulary
Tip 1: Don’t try to learn too many new words at once
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sicher
Making long lists of words is often not a very successful technique. Focus on
learning only 10 new words at a time. Practice and use the words as often as possible.
Once you are confident 13 you know them, find a different set of 10 words and
repeat the process.
Tip 2:
Make a short list of words (using cards, a notebook, or your mobile phone) you
want to learn and take that list with you wherever you go. You can also pin short
lists of words around the house (e.g. above your bed, next to your computer, on
the back of the bathroom door). Make sure your list is well organised and has a
clear structure. For example:
Word Translation Example Symbols
Apprentice Lernender/Lernende I am an apprentice.
I am learning new
skills from an instructor.
Tip 3:
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Research 14 shows that learning a word in context is much more effective than trying
to learn a word in isolation. Using your language skills in context will help you
remember how and when to use words. Try to formulate a sentence of your own
using that word. Your example sentence should say something personal about
you.
Tip 4:
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Dictionaries are an effective aid 15 in checking and learning vocabulary. Try to get
into the habit of looking up new words. You can use a paper dictionary or an online
dictionary on your mobile phone (e.g. www.leo.org, www.deepl.com).

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Tip 5:
Ask a friend to help you test if you remember the new words. You can hand them
your cards, your wordlist, your mobile phone, etc. They can, for example, give you
the definition based on which you guess the word.
Tip 6:
When you learn a new word, it is common to suddenly start noticing it, which
means you hear or see it a lot more. That makes it easier to remember the word.
However, there are also times when you learn a new word and then don’t see or
use it for a long time. One way to help you remember the word is to repeat it 5 or
6 times in a row 16 . Repeating words every day for three or four days will help store
the new word in your long-term memory.
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Tip 7:
When you learn a new word (e.g. “happy”), try to find as many words as you can
in the same word family (happily, happiness). That is a quick and efficient way to
expand 17 your vocabulary.
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Tip 8:
Some words are better drawn as pictures or acted out 18 . You don’t have to use the
same techniques over and over again.
Tip 9:
Artificial intelligence can be an enormous help in language learning. The greatest
learning success is achieved when you use AI tools to help you understand a word
in context and learn it that way. Use an AI tool and give it orders such as:
– Give me 4 easy synonyms for improve.
– Give me 2 simple sentences with the word salary.
Share your prompting ideas in class!
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durchspielen
Source: https://www.englishpracticeonline.
com/10-tips-learning-new-vocabulary/ (adapted)

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Learning vocabulary with Mind Maps
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organisieren
Mind Maps can be very helpful for learning vocabulary. Mind Maps help you organise
19 and structure new vocabulary. They can have different structures.
1. Complete the Mind Map below with the following words:
to receive – to buy – How do you get to work? – to become – Can you get me a coffee? – Sometimes, I need more
time until I get what she wants.
to become
I get angry if my
employer ist not happy with
my work.
to bring
to understand
Sometimes, I need more time
until I get what she wants.
to get
Did you get your
contract on time?
to arrive
As soon as my salary is on
my bank account, I will get
the new shoes.
Follow-up question
1. What are some ways to structure a Mind Map for learning vocabulary? Give examples.

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Vocabulary in my society workbook
Each chapter in this book ends with a PIF (Personal Idiom File) and a section with
space to create your own Mind Map.
Each PIF contains 20 10–25 words. This is the key vocabulary 21 that you need to know
for each chapter. You can identify other words in the chapter that are important to
you and add them to the PIF. The PIF has different approaches 22 (translation, example
sentence, symbol). It is organised alphabetically.
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enthalten
21
Hauptwortschatz
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Ansätze, Konzepte
Word Translation Example Symbols/Personal notes
achieve erreichen I’ve been working all day, but I feel as if
I’ve achieved nothing.
structured strukturiert I always structure my material. Same word as in German
The Mind Map at the end of the chapter will help you organise and structure your
vocabulary. Use the vocabulary from the PIF.
1. Identify 10 words in this chapter that you would like to learn and add them to the
PIF (p. 18).
2. Fill in the Mind Map (p. 20).
Consolidation
How I learn new vocabulary
1. Discuss in pairs:
a) Which of the tips for learning new vocabulary have you already tried?
b) What tip have you never tried before?
2. Formulate a realistic goal for how you will learn new words.
a) What strategy do you use?
b) How often do you use it?

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Key Vocabulary
Personal idiom file (PIF)
Keyword Translation Example Symbols/Personal notes
approach Ansatz, Konzept I try to use different approaches when
learning new words.
bilingual bilingual This book is used in bilingual classes.
connections Verbindungen A clear overview helps me see connections.
create an overview einen Überblick gestalten If I create an overview, it will help me
to see connections.
divide up aufteilen I always divide up the learning material
into small portions.
improve verbessern I want to improve my English skills.
learn by heart auswendig lernen I can’t learn by heart if I haven’t understood
the material.
learn in sections in Sequenzen lernen I like learning different sections at
different times.
link verbinden I always try to link new material with
what I already know.
manageable portions
zu bewältigende,
überschaubare Teile
When I make a study plan, I plan
manageable portions.
main ideas Hauptideen I always highlight the main ideas in
a text.
memorise auswendig lernen I try to memorise as many words as
possible.
organised organisiert I keep my vocabulary lists well
organised.
participate teilnehmen I try to actively participate when I am
in class.
personal skills persönliche Fähigkeiten Personal skills like time management
are important for success.

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remember sich erinnern an I can remember new words easily.
soft skills soziale Kompetenz Soft skills like communication and
teamwork are important in the
workplace.
structure strukturieren I always structure my material.
variety Varietät/Vielfalt I use a variety of approaches when
learning new words.

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Introduction
My Mind Map
Presentation
about myself
Introduction
English-speaking
world
How do I learn
new vocabulary