Student’s Book All the written activities in this book must be

3. Assessment of Let's work together
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First individually, and then with your group, assess your performance in the project 
work. Write at least three comments for each aspect.
What went well
What didn’t work
What I/we can do 
better next time
Me
My 
group
4. Assessment of Module 1
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Look back over the module then complete the sentences. 
1. 
My favourite activity was …
2. 
The most useful words or expressions were …
3. 
I enjoyed learning about …
4. 
I need to practise …
Modu
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SELF-ASSESSMENT

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Money makes the 
world go round
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discuss how people spend money and prioritise their spending, in
 
Unit 1
 What we spend 
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read and talk about work, how products are made and who makes them, in
Unit 2
 
How the world works
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talk about the power of the consumer, and how the things we buy can make 
a difference, in
Unit 3
 Ready to change
In this module you will …

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Modu
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Let's work together
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listen to a shop 
owner talking 
about Fairtrade
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listen to adverts 
about products
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listen to people 
describing their 
jobs
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write a report 
on how your 
classmates spend 
money
▪
write an advert 
for a product
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write an advert 
for a job in a 
responsible 
company
You will also ...
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read about how 
the government 
of a country 
spends its money
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read about the 
production line of 
a product
▪
read about 
being an ethical 
consumer
▪
interview your 
classmates about 
their spending 
habits
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describe an 
advert on TV
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role play a 
dialogue in a 
market
Make an advertising brochure for a product
For the project in this module, you will become advertisers. You will plan a 
product, and create a brochure for it. You will:
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plan how your product is made
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decide who a typical customer will be
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think of how to make your product better than similar products
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present it to the class
To start the project, think of some successful products that you know. Why do 
people like them? What sort of people buy them? What do you know about the 
company's advertising strategy? 
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Lesson 1
1
 Speak
1. 
Read the definition of 
shopaholic 
in the box. Are the people below 
shopaholics? How about you? Discuss with a partner.
A 
shopaholic
is a person who is addicted to shopping.
Other similar words: 
workaholic
, 
alcoholic
, 
chocaholic
.
Christie: 
‘I buy new clothes every week.’
Sam: 
‘I always save some money in case of an emergency.’
Lucia: 
‘I only buy what I need.’
Taylor: 
‘I work hard so I can buy lots of things at the end of the month.’
Oscar: 
‘When my parents give me money, I always spend it immediately.’
2. 
Look at the numbers in the boxes. Then in pairs, say the numbers below out loud.
100
One hundred
2,000
Two thousand
35,000
Thirty-five thousand
6,000,000
six million
13,000,000,000
thirteen billion
a. 
273
b. 
909
c. 
4,780
d. 
64,900
e. 
129,000
f. 
999,999
g. 
45,000,000
h. 
72,000,000,000
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3. 
Listen and repeat the numbers in Exercise 2.
4. 
Work in groups of three or four. Follow the instructions to play a game with big numbers. 
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Write 20 big numbers on a piece of paper.
 
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One student says one of the numbers (without pointing to it). 
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The first student to find the number wins a point.

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UNIT 1
Modu
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Focus on Vocabulary
5. 
Can you name all of these products? Match the names of the products with the pictures. 
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Skin and body care
Technological items
Clothing
cap
cap – face cream – memory stick – keyboard – mobile phone – headphones –
tablet – mouse – jeans – T-shirt – soap – deodorant