C21 english for the 21st century level 2 workbook

4

ENGLISH Cc. | FOR THE 21* CENTURY
Level 2 Workbook

Sally Etherton GARNET

ED UAE T IO 'N


ENGLISH aun FOR THE 21* CENTURY

Cc. | Level 2 Workbook

Sally Etherton GARNET

EDUCATION

Published by Acknowledgements
Page 8: Photograph of Up Helly Aa, iStock.com/AndrewJShearer.
Garnet Publishing Ltd Page 8: Photograph of San Fermin, iStock.com/EdStock.
8 Scuthern Court Page 8: Photograph of Kukeri, iStock.com/nikolay100.
South Street Page 11: Photograph of Bristol Balloon Fiesta, iStock. com/EdStock.
Page 14: Photograph of TV screens, ‘The Information Revolution, 500
Reading RG1 4QS, UK
Monitors’ reproduced with kind permission of Louie Psihoyos,
Copyright © Garnet Publishing Ltd 2016 /> Page 15: Bluetooth” is a registered trademark of Bluetooth SIG, Inc.
Sally Etherton has asserted her right under the Page 20: IKEA® is a registered trademark of Inter IKEA Systems BY.
Page 28: The Body Shop” is a registered trademark of The Body Shop
Copyright, Designs and Patents Act, 1988, to be identified
as the author of this work. International plc.

All rights reserved. Page 28: LOréal" is a registered trademark of LOréal S.A.
No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a Page 29: Petrogas® is a registered trademark of Petrogas Ltd.
Page 30: Photograph of J K Rowling, iStock.com/EdStock.
retrieval system,or transmitted in any ‘orm or by any means, Page 30: Harry Potter® is a registered trademark, licensed to various

electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, entities for publication and merchandising purposes.
Page 31: Photograph of Exeter, Stock.com/tbradford.
without the prior permission of the Publisher. Any person who Page 32: Sherlock® Hartswood ilms Ltd.
Page 35: Photograph of Nadia Comaneci, iStock.com/EdStock.
does any unauthorized act in relation to this publication may Page 35: NASCAR‘ is a registered trademark of National Association
be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages.
for Stock Car Auto Racing, Inc.
978-1-78260-247-7
Page 35: Photograph of Usain Bolt reproduced with kind permission
British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data of Clifford White, wwwcliffordwhite.com.
A catalogue record for this book is available
from the British Library. Page 36: National Ballet of Cuba® Copyright National Ballet of Cuba.
All rights reserved.
Production Matthew George
Clare Chandler, Matthew George, Page 36: Houston Ballet® is a registered trademark of Houston Ballet
Project manager: Grace Glendinning, Kate Kemp, Bruce Wade
Simon Elway, Mike Hinks, Madeleine Maddock, Foundation.
Editorial team: Alison Spiers Davis
Doug Nash Page 36: The Royal Ballet® The Royal Ballet School 2015.
Design & layout: Alamy, Getty Images, iStockphoto The Royal Ballet’ is a registered charity in England and
Illustration:
Photography: Wales (no 2144364).

Printed and bound in Lebanon by International Press: Page 44: Photograph of Swatch watch shop, iStock.com/tupungato.

Page 44: Volkswagen’ is a registered trademark of Volkswagen AG.
Page 44: Chanel’ is a registered trademark of Chanel SA.
Page 44: Hennes and Mauritz® is a registered trademark of H&M

Hennes & Mauritz AB.

Page 44: Qantas" is a registered trademark of Qantas Airways Limited.
Page 44: Yoshida Kougyou Kabushikigaisha” is a registered trademark

of YKK Group.

Page 44: PetroChina” is a registered trademark of PetroChina

Company Limited.

Page 44: Swatch Group’ is a registered trademark of Swatch SA.
Page 44: Photograph of Chip Manufacture, George Steinmetz.
Page 51: The Cambridge Satchel Company” is a registered trademark

of The Cambridge Satchel Company Limited.
Page 52: Photograph of IKEA, iStock. com/TonyTremblay.
Page 53: Microsoft® is a registered trademark of Microsoft

Corporation in the United States and other countries.

Page 58: Photograph of crowded train, iStock.com/RichLegg.
Page 59: Photograph of Al Gore, iStock.com/EdStock.
Page 59: Photograph of Angelina Jolie, iStock.com/EdStock
Page 60: Photograph of Nelson Mandela, iStock.com/ruvanbosho#
Page 61: Red Cross" British Red Cross 2016. The British Red Cross

Society is a registered charity in England and Wales
(no 220949), Scotland (no SCO57758) and Isle of Man
(no 0752).
Page 62: Photograph of avalanche rescue, iStockcom/Cylonphoto.

ENGLISH au FOR THE 21" CENTURY

7% Level 2 Workbook

Contents

Unit 1 Events 4

Unit 2. Products 14

Untá4 Turning points 24
Unit4 Perforrnance 34
Unit 5 The world of work 44

Unit6 Advances 54

Language reference 65

PB0000000000)000000092 English for the 21*' Century » Contents

8 Complete the word families.

Noun noise enthusiastically
happily

Adjective

Adverb

) Circle the correct word to complete each sentence.
a The air was filled with noise / noisy.

b The crowds danced enthusiasm / enthusiastically to the beat of the drums.

The beautiful music / musicians floated through the air.
The huge crowds made it impossible / possible to move.
Everyone wore colourful/ colouring costumes and white masks.
The children hungry/ hungrily ate bags of popcorn and sweets.
We went home, feeling sad/ sadness that the celebration was over.

English for the 21" Century s Unit 1 2 0000000000000

000(00(((000000000000000000OÔCCCCCCCCOCCCC(0(0(0000000000000000000

Read the text and complete the graphic with nouns from the article.

d fire
e dress as
f throw

& set off

h clear

i stayin

thousands of fireworks are set off. The
ights up in an explosion of colour. In
1g, volunteers clean the streets, and

Complete each sentence with the correct preposition.

a _ Up Helly Aa festival is held every year January.

b The Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta is held 3° to 11 October.

c The Battle of the Oranges in Italy starts 6" February.

d The Boryeong Mud Festival in South Korea takes place July.

e World Egg Day is held the second Friday in October.

f International Women’s Day is the first week of March.

U00) English for the 219 Century s Unit 1

0000000000000

Put the words in the correct order to make sentences.
a the/in/Film / January / Festival / is / Sundance
b Teach/ies r/ 'Wosrld / Octobe/rin / Day
¢ nights / Navratri/ ru/ n Festsival / fo/ trhe / nine
d Scots/ Bur/ntshe / Nigh/ ton / 25" / celeb/rJaantuaery
e Festival / on / weekend / Glastonbury / is / June / the / of/ Music / last
f — is/Monk/eofy/ Buffet / the / Festiv/alat / Novemb/eernd / the

g _ is/ Aug/uGhsanatian / in / Panaf/ ceulstutral / held / July / a /festiv/alor

1B

@ Put each word or phrase from the box into the correct family.

games music theatre wedding dancing concert
food exhibition gallery marquee conference hall

Events Venues Entertainment

English for the 21% Century © Unit Z0

0000000000000

Match each description to an event.

a conference a large, formal meal fora big group of people

b_ wedding a formal greeting or welcome

c¢ anniversary a public display of art, or abjects of interest

d concert a large meeting of people with a shared interest

e banquet a marriage ceremony

f reception a musical performance for members of the public

& graduation the celebration of an event that happens every year

h exhibition the award of an educational qualification

Choose the correct form of the verbs to complete the advertisement.

Do / Does* you want to celebrate in style?

Don't hold / holds® back! Celebrate with us!

Extreme Events create / creates* exciting events you will never Peery A
forget, from small birthday parties to international conferences.
We organize / organizes* parachute jumps, horse-jumping .Ì^
sessions, sailing parties and whatever else you are brave enough
totry!

It doesn’t/ don’t® have to be difficultl Every custormer đt / getsf i fr,
their own personal organizer. While you relax, she arrange /
+
arranges® dates, venues, invitations, flowers, music and other
entertainment. =

We work / works for the best companies in the country and we
can work for YOU!

Contact:
Please note: We regret that we do / don’t' organize weddings.

N00 English for the 21! Century s Unit 1

0000000000000

Unscramble the event words and write them in the grid. What is the mystery event?

a — myencore

b dingdew

€_ tencoc

d_ nervyasrain
@_ trypa
f hardybit
g _ ionhitibex

wosh
i auntbeq

The mystery event is

jc

@ Label the pictures with the names of international festivals from the box.

Festival of the Kukeri, Bulgaria Up Helly Aa Festival, Scotland The Carnival of Venice, Italy

Pingxi Lantern Festival, Taiwan San Fermin Festival, Spain

English for the 21" Century © Unit 1 Ø0

0000000000000

(eee Skim the article and complete the sentences. GBea@Q@oeaor)

The Palio di Siena takes place, on July 2" and August 16", in
Siena, Italy. The city is divided into 17 wards. Ten of these wards
can enter a rider and a horse for the race. In preparation for the
race, the course is covered with a thick layer of sand.

Immediately before the race, there is a colourful parade, which
includes flag wavers in medieval costumes and military police on
horseback. As the daylight starts to fade, a firecracker signals the
entrance of the horses.

The jockeys ride bareback around the course, three times. It doesn’t
take longer than 90 seconds to complete the race, but the track has sharp turns so it is full of drama
and danger and sometimes the jockeys are thrown off their horsTheejsock.eys can use whips on
their own horses and on other jockeys to upset the competition. The winner is awarded a banner of
painted silk called a ‘palio’ in Italian.

a Thearticle is about before the race.
b Ittakes place when it gets dark.
ce There is a parade the Palio di Siena.
d The race starts gets a banner called a 'palior.
e The horses race can hit other jockeys.
f — The jockeys in an Italian town.
g The winner of the race three times round the city square.

Scan the webpage in 2. What is the meaning of each noun?

a= Awardis a rider. an area. a race.

fine rocky material.
b Sandis a type of rock. pine. rider.
firework display.
c Acourse is a type of track. horse. corner.
rider.
d= Aparade isa concert. procession. race.

e Atumisa rider. race.

f Ajockeyisa costume. horse.

g Abanneris a type of horse. flag.

U00) English for the 219 Century s Unit 1

6.. 1Ö1Ö1Ả . 0000000000000

†p |

@ Complete the conversation with the correct form of the verb.

Irene Hil! So, what's your idea?

Shona Well, my idea is to ho / hl oldd ing? a community street party!

Irene What a great idea! We could easily to close / close* the road.
Shona Why don't we have/ having® music too?

Irene That's a great idea. ow about ask / asking4 Crowsfeet to play?

Shona __ Definitely — they're really good! What about provide / providing* food?

Irene Everyone could bring / bringing! some food to share.

Shona Yes, we could pu/tto put® tables down the middle of the road. | can get some from school
Irene Fabulous! How about to decorate / decorating’ the street with bunting?

Shona That sounds fun. Why don't we meet/ meeting! next week and start making it?

Put the conversation in the correct order. Write the numbers.

a People get sponsored to read books.
b Yes,lhave an idea. Why don't we hold a cake salel _
c Have you got any fundraising ideas? [ _
d Ilike that idea and we could get the school library involvedl__
e Yes, we could hold a read-a-thon.
f Sorry, what's aread-a-thon?
g Yum! Everyone likes cakes! Any other ideas?

English for the 21% Century © Unit Z0

0000000000000

le

@ Put each sentence in the correct column. Write the letters.
a We're going to the cinema tomorrow.
b_ Whattrain are you catching?
c€ He isn't going on holiday this year.
dm having a party next week.

e Are you getting a professional photographer?
f — They're not going to the festival tomorrow.
g_ I'mnotcelebrating my birthday this year.
h Who's coming?
i This weekend, she's driving to Madrid.

Question Positive Negative

Complete the text with the -ing form of each verb from the box.
.
( fly celebrate cost visit stay get watch
CC}

Tomorrow,fm_—————— * my birthday. I'm

© the Bristol International Balloon Fiesta with

my husband. We're ________® in one of the balloons! It's

# us £200 each, but we're ea

special picnic and flight photos, so | think it’s worth it! After the

flight, we're fon the site to lookat aloflthe

balloons and stalls. Then, in the evening, we're

the fireworks display, which starts at 9.30 p.m

U00) English for the 219 Century s Unit 1

0000000000000

Match each number phrase to a time expression.

a minute 365 days
2 days
b fortnight

day 60 seconds

year 30 minutes

decade 10 years

hour 60 minutes

weekend 1,000 years

half an hour 100 years

year 24 hours

millennium 12 months

century 14 days

Solve the clues for eight time expressions. Then find them in the wordsearch.

a e.g., December TOMORROW T Z

S PBJCM IP Y J
b e.g., 2016 PLVJINLOAZG
WEEK ENDNCOD
after 6 p.m. DHGODBRODS TN
the day before today MOM !EOMN PH
Saturday and Sunday O A FTERNOON
11:59 or earlier FOS EVENING
12:00 or later MEQQyYEARUQ
the day after today YYMORNINGE

English for the 21*' Century s Unit 1 200000

0000000000000

Put the words in the correct order to make sentences. Remember to add the punctuation and capital letters.

a you/like / come / tomorrow / would / to / to / concer: / the

b_ to/love/id

€_ you/dancing /to/ go /Would /afterwards/ like

d_ that/l/cant/sounds/bugrte/at

e _ like/would/ next wee/ k /y haveo/ cu off/ ee / to

f a/idea/thats/great

@ Circle the odd one out.

a festival parade celebration conference
close reading research
b skimming scanning
encourage organize
c agree disagree
weekend year
d- evening plan accepting declining
edjective
e reading suggesting noun

f verb sentence

Vocabulary review

Write ten new words from this unit.

Word parade

Word type noun
Meaning
a public celebration involving music and decorated vehicles
Example sentence Before every Olympics, the athletes take part ina
parade.
Pronunciation
ceepa-rade '

U00) English for the 219 Century s Unit 1

3E % mm BH B4 ae erry a PRE ia

ri era. Ee toe HH... |

1 ¿74 8 ÍP lM8 + +: .5 íX ————.

Hit lv -

8 In which column does each sentence belong? Write the letter.
a _ Mynew phone has a 12 mega pixel camera.
b It’s white, but it also comes insilver or gold
¢ | use it mostly for social networking and the internet
d__Ithas really fast download speeds.
e It's really thin and light.
f It's quite big, but | can still fit it in my pocket.
g Iwatch television and movies on it.
h thas an infrared blaster.
i | use it to control my TV and turn on my car!

Uses Features Colours and sizes

MCỖG000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000

000(0(0(((000000000(000000OÔCCCCCCCCCCCC(0(0(0000000000000000000

Match each product to a description.

shower speaker docking station

walkie talkie 3D glasses

a__ It's for sharing your music and charging your phone. It has excellent sound quality and it's small and compact.

b Small and compact, it has a large monochrome display that's easy to read in any lighting situation. The design is robust
and built to withstand all weather conditions. It comes in black or yellow.

¢ — Itis a small unit and it comes in three colours: yellow, red and black. This model is perfect as a long-range baby listener,
or for communicating in schools, restaurants and construction sites.

d__ It has a waterproof case and it’s perfect for listening to music in the bathroom. It comes in several bright colours and
it's compatible with all phones and tablets.

e Excellent quality for such a low price. Large and easy to hold, they are waterprooanfd robust. Eyecups can be adjusted
for spectacle wearers. This model comes in two colours, black or khaki.

f — They're perfect for watching your favourite movies in a new way. The design is stylish and comfortable and one size
fits all. This model comes with auto power-off function and Bluetooth.

@ whatis missing from each description in 2? Write uses, features, colours or sizes.

a d

b e

c f

U00 English for the 21* Century s Unit 2

0000000000000

Write the opposites in the grid. What is the mystery adjective?

a light
b expensive

© compact
d slow

e difficult
f uncomfortable
gø thin
h unfashionable
i strong

The mystery adjective is

Complete the sentences about different gadgets with the correct verb in the present tense.

a | it for surfing the web.

b ott a curved screen.

c it in different sizes.

d The images really clear and bright.

e it easy to set up.

f ott in silver or black.

g Myson it for gaming.

English for the 21" Century © Unit 2 Z0

0000000000000

28

@ Say each word and count the syllables. Circle the odd one out.

a light strong compact bright

b heavy difficult versatile waterproof

c stylish easy noisy sharp,

d long simple slim weak

e expensive powerful responsive unattractive

f dity thick lovely modern

Put the words in the correct order to make sentences about a smartphone. Remember the capital letters
and punctuation.

a lig / moh delt/ e ther/ old / it / than /is
b display / my / easier / to/ is / read / old / the / one / than
c€ the/ attract/itvhaen / is / old / model /it / more
d — my/longer/ batter/ya/ it / li/fthean / one / previous/ has
e@ model / model / expensive / is / the / digit/ athlan / tre / analogue / more

Read the review about the MC2, an old model of vacuum cleaner. Then complete the review of the MC3 with the

opposite comparative forms.

The MC2 is easier to pull around the room than the TheMC3ijỹs __—_——*®
MC3 model. It is also lighter than the MC3 model, so i:
to pull around the room than
is easier to carry it up stairs. It is certainly less stylish
than the MC3 model and only comes in white. The the MC2 model. It is
MC2 model is more powerful than the MC3 with
2000W of suction. However, this does mean it is noisier also _ #
than the newer model. Overall, we think it is better
the MC2 model, so it is
than the new model and we
give it 4 stars. © to carry it > MCS

up stairs. It is certainly * the MC2

model and comes in several colours. The MC3 model is

* the MC2 with 1800W of suction.
However, this does mean it is “the

® model. Overall, we think it is

4 the old model and we give it 3 stars.

00 0000000000000 000000000 “7 English for the 21 Century * Unit 2

6.. 1Ö1Ö1Ả . 0000000000000

Write sentences to compare the washing machines.

Model Features

Wash load Price Spin speed Eco-wash Style

7-8 kg £405 1400 rpm 40 minutes BARS

9-10 kg £375 1,200 rpm 25 minutes +.

` —

WashIT 407

a (have / fast / spin speed)

WashlT 305
b @wash /heavy/load)

WashlT 407
c (b / cheeap)

WashlT 407
d (have /slow/ spin speed)

WashlT 407
e (be / expensive)

WashIT 407
f — (have / long / eco-wash)

WashlT 305

g (be/style)

WashlT 407

English for the 21*' Century s Unit 2 Z0) dh