1 Unit Lessons for life Opener 1

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CPT extra! Listening activity [after Ex.4]
• Ask students to work individually to find and underline
words and expressions that match the definitions. Let
students check answers in pairs before eliciting answers
in feedback.
ANSWERS
1 point the way
2 economic boom
3 act on
4 strive (for)
5 follow the example (of)
Vocabulary notes
A boom suggests a period of sudden and rapid growth or 
increase in numbers, e.g. a baby boom = a period of time 
when lots of babies are being born.
The verb strive suggests that you work hard because you 
really believe in something and want it to happen.
If you follow the example of someone, it’s because you 
admire and look up to that person.
Other vocabulary items to check:
prior to = before
a harmonious society = a society that is in balance and is 
friendly and peaceful
measure = here, amount
heed = to listen to, consider and do what someone 
suggests
Background information
Confucius 
/kənˈfjuːʃəs/ (551 BC–479 BC) was a Chinese 
philosopher, teacher and political figure who emphasized 
personal morality, justice and educational standards. He 
recommended family as a basis for ideal government and 
encouraged people to respect their elders. His golden rule 
was, ‘Do not do to others what you do not want done to 
yourself’.
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Unit 1
Lessons for life
Unit 1 Lessons for life
ANSWERS
1 Fifty years ago
2 nowadays
3 in the coming years
4 Over the last 25 years
5 for years
6 at the moment
7 often
8 At the time
9 ever
10 Before that
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• Ask students to complete the conversations with the
correct form of the verbs. Let them compare answers in
pairs before checking with the class.
ANSWERS
1 A have you been learning
B started; had learned/learnt or learned/learnt
2 C Have you tried; went
D tell; seem; ’ll get
3 E are you working
F ’ve been doing
E saw
Grammar notes
After completing Exercises 6 and 7, ask students to 
categorize what they found out about time phrases 
from doing the exercise. They should refer back to the 
information in the box. Tell them to match the time 
phrases to the tenses used:
(from Exercise 6)