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Challenges - Volume + Workbook

Building Up Language and Competences from the B1 to the B2 Level

Challenges

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CHALLENGES è un corso di lingua inglese per il triennio della scuola secondaria superiore che si distingue per chiarezza di impostazione e approccio metodologico rigoroso con focus su abilità e competenze. Il testo rappresenta la soluzione ideale per coniugare l'approfondimento della lingua accanto allo studio della letteratura o della micro-lingua di settore.
 
 CHALLENGES punta ad aiutare gli studenti il cui inglese è al livello B1 del CEFR, passando attraverso il livello B1+, a raggiungere il livello B2 secondo quanto richiesto dalle Linee Guida del MIUR dell’ultimo anno.
 
 L’intento di CHALLENGES è quello di insegnare abilità e microabilità che vanno oltre la semplice pratica e verifica delle competenze linguistiche, consentendo agli studenti di padroneggiare le più comuni tipologie di attività richieste dalle certificazioni e dalle nuove sfide poste dalla società.
 
 Ecco perché il testo è stato ideato tenendo conto di: <ul><li>l’ultima versione del CEFR, che ha introdotto nuove abilità linguistiche come la comprensione di video e che ha dato nuova importanza alla mediazione (traduzione interlinguistica);
</li><li>le Competenze Chiave per l’Apprendimento Permanente, altrimenti dette Competenze Chiave del XXI secolo, raccomandate dal Consiglio dell’Unione Europea (2018);
</li><li>il nuovo syllabus del Cambridge B1 Preliminary (2020);
</li><li>i più recenti sillabi del Cambridge First e IELTS.
</li></ul>Struttura del testo
 Il libro è organizzato in 12 Unità concepite in modo da essere utilizzate sequenzialmente: <ul><li>Unità 1-4 (livello B1) ➞ terzo anno
</li><li>Unità 5-8 (livello B1+)➞ quarto anno
</li><li>Unità 9-12 (livello B2) ➞ quinto anno.
</li></ul>Ogni Unità è composta da 8 sezioni, per un totale di 32 sezioni all’anno.
 Poiché ogni sezione è stata pensata perché possa essere svolta nella durata di un’ora, ogni livello copre un intero anno scolastico se utilizzato un’ora alla settimana.
 
 Ogni Unità tratta di una diversa tematica di interesse sia personale che sociale che è stata scelta nell’ottica di stimolare la riflessione su questioni contemporanee in vista della prova orale dell’Esame di Stato.
 
 Queste le dodici Unità:
 
 1. Health and fitness
 2. Addiction
 3. Entertainment
 4. Food and drinks
 5. Beauty
 6. Green issues
 7. Advertising
 8. Technology
 9. Politics
 10. Violence
 11. Values
 12. Higher education, training and work. Queste le sezioni di ciascuna unità:
 
 Reading • Listening • Speaking • Writing • Video • Grammar • Vocabulary • Translation
 
 Ogni due Unità vi sono le seguenti sezioni di approfondimento:
 
 Pronunciation • Error detection • Soft skills • Culture
 
 Alla fine di ogni livello, gli studenti possono confrontarsi con versioni complete di certificazioni Cambridge Preliminary, First e INVALSI.

Unit 1. Health, Fitness & Sports (Level B1)

Reading: Internet article

Listening: Biography

Speaking: Self-presentation

Writing: Informal email or letter

Video: Sports lesson

Grammar: Comparatives and superlatives

Vocabulary: Synonyms and antonyms

Translation: From sentences to phrase

Unit 2. Addiction (Level B1)

Reading: Magazine interview

Listening: Radio interview

Speaking: Debate

Writing: Story

Video: Personal experience

Grammar: Linkers and connectors

Vocabulary: Word types

Translation: Creating atmosphere

Extra Unit 1-2 - Error detection

Unit 3. Entertainment (Level B1)

Reading: E-zine review

Listening: Roundtable

Speaking: Presentation

Writing: Film review

Video: News and fake news

Grammar: Some indefinite adjectives, pronouns and adverbs

Vocabulary: Word association

Translation: Using the appropriate register and style

Unit 4. Food and drinks (Level B1)

Reading: Chart

Listening: Expert monologue

Speaking: Photograph

Writing: Infographic

Video: Recipe

Grammar: (Bare) infinitive and -ing form

Vocabulary: Idioms

Translation: Sequence of adjectives

Extra Unit 3-4 - Error detection

Preliminary Test B1

Unit 5. Beauty (Level B1+)

Reading: Magazine article

Listening: Talk

Speaking: Illustration

Writing: Essay

Video: Film

Grammar: Interacting actively

Vocabulary: Collocations

Translation: Translating conversation

Unit 6. Green issues (Level B1+)

Reading: Scientific report

Listening: Radio podcast

Speaking: Public address

Writing: Report

Video: Documentary

Grammar: Modals and semi-modals + verbs substituting modals

Vocabulary: Word formation - nouns, verbs

Translation: Scientific language and style

Extra Unit 5-6 - Error detection

Unit 7. Advertising (Level B1+)

Reading: Advert analysis

Listening: Radio advert

Speaking: Audio advert

Writing: Slogan

Video: TV advert

Grammar: Reported speech

Vocabulary: Word formation - adjectives, adverbs

Translation: Reporting verbs

Unit 8. Technology (Level B1+)

Reading: Manual

Listening: Interview

Speaking: Conversation

Writing: Summary

Video: Tutorial

Grammar: Conditionals and wish-clauses

Vocabulary: Word formation - negative prefixes and suffixes

Translation: Dictionaries and online translators

Extra Unit 7-8 - Error detection

First Certificate Test B1+

Unit 9. Politics (Level B2)

Reading: Essay

Listening: Election results

Speaking: Public speech

Writing: Manifesto

Video: Political debate

Grammar: Relatives

Vocabulary: Word formation - Affixes

Translation: Synonyms and near synonyms

Unit 10. Violence (Level B2)

Reading: Official report

Listening: Witness report

Speaking: Discussion

Writing: Blog post

Video: War film

Grammar: Passive

Vocabulary: Adverbs

Translation: Newspaper headlines

Extra Unit 9-10 - Error detection

Unit 11. Values (Level B2)

Reading: Preface to a manual

Listening: Conversation

 2 Read the essay below and underline the topic sentence in each paragraph. Then, choose an appropriate heading for each of the four paragraphs. 1. 3.                                                                                                                                                     2.                                                                                                                                                     By placing you into these groups, these global companies are effectively taking away your identity. These companies are taking that special drop of water and putting it back in the ocean. These Companies composed of the men behind the men you think you know, are almost forcing you to lose your identity in the industrial society we live in. By placing adverts in our everyday life for products that aren t necessary, these corporations are subliminally trying to get us to buy their products. They are exploiting us with the same data we voluntarily give them. This isn t right! The identity of each and every one of us is different. Some would describe this difference as unique and special like B.R. Ambedkar, but others like global retailers and industries despise this difference. It makes it harder and harder for them to sell products to the consumer, with more and more time spent finding out how to market a product than making it. This is where market research companies like YouGov enter the equation. From an internet browser you might assume that YouGov is a government run organization, but on further inspection you can see that they have ripped off the Government brand of you.gov to create yougov.com, a market research company that can be commonly found by googling YouGov profiles. 4.                                                                                                                                                     This raises the question what is our identity? If it is being exploited, it doesn t mean anything to us. Some of us are getting paid to give details about ourselves in survey groups so that they can take from us in the future when they sell products tailored towards us. Our identity is no longer unique and special to us but controlled and classified into groups to help these enterprises abuse us in the future. The information we give today is used against us tomorrow. So, I think we need to start a revolution. We need to boycott market research companies, show them that they cannot put us into categories and groups and we as people have full control over our identities.                                                                                                                                                     It has a section on their website called YouGov Profiles which allows you to search for  any  person, brand or thing. It is taking all of the data it collects to try and put us into categories. They then sell all this data to advertising and marketing agencies. This principle goes against your identity and who you are. Your identity is much more than what you click in a survey online. Your identity is your personality, your individuality, your ego, your uniqueness and your selfhood. Your identity is much more than what can be defined by your education level, your pet, your favourite food and what magazines you read. Your identity is not just who you are, it s who you might become. Adapted from: https://www.orwellfoundation.com/the-orwellyouth-prize/2018-youth-prize/previous-winners-youth/2017winners-2/a-million-drops-of-water-jamie-toeg/ 3 Answer the following questions on the above text. 1. YouGov is  a. a government department. b. a global information centre. c. a consumer research company. d. an online trader and service provider. 2. According to the writer, our identity  a. is formed through our education. b. is all that we are and never changes. c.  can be discovered by taking part in online surveys. d.  is at risk of being stripped from us. B2 UNIT 9 3. The writer believes  a. the people running such entities are not to be trusted. b.  that we give information of our own free will, so any misuse is our own fault. c.  that such things are inevitable in an industrial society such as ours. d. that we will end up by having no identity at all. 4. The author is using his essay to  a. define identity. b. call people into action. c. highlight how clever YouGov is. d. point out that we are no longer individuals. 100 

LISTENING ELECTION RESULTS Understanding specific data and figures 4 WB9.1 Analyse the following table. Then, listen and complete it. How US Presidential Elections work: 2016 dates and numbers Dates Events From February to June 2016 Primaries and caucuses February 1. .......................................................... The Iowa caucus July 2016 Investiture conventions July 2. ..........................................................-28th Democratic Convention in 3. .......................................................... (Pennsylvania) July 18th- 4. .......................................................... Republican Convention in 5. .......................................................... (Ohio) September - October 2016 Presidential debates September 26th 1st Presidential debate October 6. .......................................................... 2nd Presidential debate October 19th 3rd Presidential debate November 7. .........................................................., 2016 Election Day Voters choose 8. .......................................................... grand electors:   100 senators (2 per state) delegates   9.   3 delegates from the District of Columbia, 10. .......................................................... December 2016 .......................................................... The Electoral College elects the President Absolute majority: 11. .......................................................... votes out of 538 Donald Trump: 12. .......................................................... votes Hillary Clinton: 13. .......................................................... votes January 14. .........................................................., 2017 5 Inauguration Day: the President takes office for 4 years WB9.2 Listen and complete the table. US 2018 Mid-term Elections vs 2016 Presidential Elections: seats gained Senate 2018* House 2018 Senate 2016 Democrats 47 3. .................................................. 1. .................................................. 4. .................................................. Republicans 2. .................................................. 199 52 House 2016 5. .................................................. * Only 1/3 of the Senate members are elected every two years (2 senators per State) 101 UNIT 9 B2 

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