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UNIT WALKTHROUGH
Listening
when and while 5 Read the examples in the grammar box and complete the rule.
A podcast
• When/While we were having dinner last night, my dad asked me for ideas. • We were having dinner last night when my dad asked me for ideas.
The Recycled Orchestra of Cateura
Noah Johnson
Grammar Coach provides
1 Match expressions 1–4 to definitions a–d. Are these ideas popular in your country? 1 zero waste 2 slow fashion 3 upcycling 4 fast fashion a wasting nothing or as little as possible b changing unwanted products into new items c producing and selling cheap clothes quickly d buying fewer clothes, but better quality 2 09 Listen to part one of the podcast. Why did the presenter choose these people? 3 COMMUNICATE The things below are in part two of the podcast. Do you think they are connected with Noah Johnson or the Recycled Orchestra? A coffee bean bags D leather-like
We don’t usually use while before the action in the past .
extra support at the end of the unit.
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6 Complete the sentences with the past simple or past continuous of the verbs below. In which sentences can we use while instead of when ? find ■ lose ■ see ■ shine ■ study ■ talk 1 When he was riding his bike, he his smartwatch. 2 When I was walking to the supermarket, I an accident. 3 We to the shop assistant when somebody texted me. 4 At 5.30 pm, when my parents were doing the shopping, I for an exam. 5 When the shops opened, the sun . 6 I was looking on the Internet when I an idea for Alfie’s present. 7 Complete the sentences with information about you. Use the past simple or past continuous. 1 When I was coming to school this morning, … 2 While I was doing my homework last night, … 3 … when the teacher came into the classroom. 4 … while we were walking in the shopping centre. 5 When I got home yesterday, …
(not real leather) jackets
B tin cans C a landfill
Exam Hack tips appear throughout the course.
4 10 Listen to part two. Put the things in Exercise 3 in the order you first hear them. Check your ideas in Exercise 3. In gap fill tasks, try not to leave blank spaces or you won’t get a mark. If you’re not sure of the answer, look for clues in the text. What type of word might fit? What would make sense? EXAM HACK
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EXAM Listen to part two again. Complete
each space with one or two words. Noah Johnson Noah watched (1)
to learn how to make
clothes. The materials Noah uses to make his trendy jackets include coffee bean bags, (2) clothes, and blankets. (3) people follow him on social media. The Recycled Orchestra of Cateura Music teacher Favio Chavez’s aim was to make sure the teenagers in the town were (4) . He made instruments from old boxes, tin cans and (5) . Landfill Harmonic was a (6) which they made about the band. 6 COMMUNICATE Which idea inspires you more and why?
Grammar game
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