The night-walkers of Uganda

5 Pronunciation: Key sounds
The word read is probably pronounced
/red/ so that it
means finished reading and rhymes with fed, in fed up
– meaning bored or not interested.
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KEY
/eɪ/ as in play
/iː/
as in see
/e/ as in red
make
eight
name
say
Shakespeare
cheat
heat
teenagers
teens
media
pleased
fed
many
said
set
helped
web
any
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John Prescott admits bulimia
Level 1
Elementary
1 Key words
consultant
autobiography
exhausted
disorder
vomit
throw up
anorexia
stress
embarrassed
bulimia
2 Find the information
nearly 70
deputy prime minister (of the United Kingdom) 
in the 1980s
more than one million
90%
between 12 and 20
3 Comprehension check 
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4 Word building
silence
stressful
bravery
embarrassed
exhausted
dangerous
5 Prepositions
from
for
under
of
with
from
to; of
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illness
suffer
treatment
frightened
menu
expert
amount
ashamed
believe
throw up
prefer
Chinese
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1 Warmer
suggested answer: aromatherapy; herbal medicine 
(phytotherapy); acupuncture; homeopathy 
2 Key words 
1. boom
2. treatment 
3. remedy 
4. placebo 
5. minute 
6. addiction 
7. legitimate 
8. counter 
9. outlet 
10. stigma
11. insomnia
3 Comprehension check
1. More and more women over the age of 35 are
buying medicines for themselves and not going to
a doctor. 
2. Sales of alternative remedies have increased
rapidly in the last ten years. 
3. New EU laws aim to standardize the quality of
herbal medicines. 
4. There are over 40 million websites on
alternative medicine.
5. Some herbal medicines can treat illnesses.
6. Homeopathic remedies cannot protect people
from Malaria. 
4 Vocabulary: Pronunciation
6 Webquest
a) for a headache or migraine = chamomile
(Chamaemelum nobile or Matricaria recutita)
b) to help your immune system = purple coneflower
(Echinacea purpurea)
c) to help you sleep = hops (Humulus lupus) and
maybe chamomile
d) when you have a cold or a fever = yarrow
(Achillea millefolium)
The demand for natural cures soars
Level 1 
Elementary
KEY
oOo
ooOo
Ooo
oooOo
prescription complementary
controversial
legislation
registration
regulations
pharmacist
government
homeopathic
authorization
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Medvedev sworn in as Russian president
Level 1
Elementary
1 Key words
constitution
step down
secure
praise
KGB
corruption
inflation
utilities
ban
negotiate
2 Find the information
Dmitry Medvedev
42
12% or more
eight years
4,000 roubles (£88)
China and Kazakhstan
3 Comprehension check 
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4 Adjectives
e
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5 Prepositions
in
to
for
of
with
from
after
on
6 Word building
agreement
development
strengthen
promise
speech
opposition
movement
improve
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KEY
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2 Key words
1. mortgage
2. foreclose
3. community
4. cul-de-sac
5. association
6. lawn
7. occupants
8. graffiti
9. task force
10. emission
11. afford
12. custom-made
3 Comprehension check
1. Susan McDonald is an activist, a mother and a
businesswoman. 
2. She is the president of the Franklin Reserve
Neighbourhood Association.
3. She moved to Franklin Reserve because of its safe,
family-friendly reputation. 
4. Some of her neighbours cannot afford to pay their
rent or mortgage. 
5. Susan and her neighbours keep the gardens of
empty houses tidy. 
6. These days many people don’t want to have to
drive everywhere. 
7. People have started moving back to the cities.
8. Nearly twenty per cent of people’s household costs
now go on transport. 
4 Vocabulary: Financial English
6 Webquest: New words
podcast
smog
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Mortgage crisis sees suburbs slump
Level 1 
Elementary
KEY
P
M
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O R E C
L O S E
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E N T
G
S
A
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B A N K E R
L
E
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Mice eating rare seabirds alive
Level 1
Elementary
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extinct
rare
ornithologist
species
poison
defend
endangered
conservation
nest
chick
2 Find the information
in the South Atlantic
2,000 miles
22
700,000
£2.6 million
ten kilograms
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4 Word Building: Nouns and adjectives
rocky
shocked
professional
global
disastrous
hilly
5 Verbs
c
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6 Irregular plural forms
mouse
lice
sheep
deer
fish
goose
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KEY
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2 Key words
1. struggling
2. fridge, freezer, cupboard
3. stuff 
4. hardly anything
5. increases
6. odd
7. trolley
8. battery
9. free range 
10. pesticides
11. organic
12. throw away 
3 Comprehension check
1. Jim Wall works on oil rigs in the North Sea. 
2. Sharon Wall looks after their four children.
3. Sharon cannot drive so Jim does the main shopping.
4. The Walls’ food bill has risen by 50%. 
5. When they can afford it, the Walls buy organic food.
6. Promotional offers in supermarkets are usually for
unhealthy food. 
7. People in Britain throw away over half a million
chickens a day. 
8. The Scottish parliament wants people to eat more
healthy food. 
Families struggling as bills begin to bite
Level 1 
Elementary
KEY
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The man who will free-fall to Earth
Level 1
Elementary
1 Key words
resistance
embolism
altitude
spacesuit
stuntman
helmet
free-fall
gondola
paratrooper
belongings
2 Find the information
64
15 minutes
20 years
four
770mph
102,800 feet
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f
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5 Prepositions
at
of
of
at
with
for
to
from
6 Adjectives and nouns
sickness
weightlessness
consciousness
blackness
height
pressurized
dangerous
difficult
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KEY
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Document Outline

• 1 Elem._Nightwalkers_FINAL.pdf
• 2 Elemen._No_strawberries.pdf
• 3 Modern_pirates_level_1.pdf
• 5 No_going_back_to_Mugabe_elementary.pdf
• 6 Marriage_Indonesian_style_Elementary.pdf
• 7 Child_spies_Elementary.pdf
• 8 Madame_la_Presidente_Elementary.pdf
• 9 The_colour_of_crime_Elementary.pdf
• 10 Christmas_elementary.pdf
• 11 Amish_elementary.pdf
• 12 Hollywood_gems_elementary.pdf
• 13 US_population_elementary.pdf
• 14 Caracas_elementary.pdf
• 15 Secret_santa_elementary.pdf
• 16 Power_of_the_desert_elementary.pdf
• 17 Soweto_elementary.pdf
• 18 France_elementary.pdf
• 19 Democrats_elementary.pdf
• 20 Women_missing_elementary.pdf
• 21 Galapagos_elementary.pdf
• 22 Milestones_elementary.pdf
• 22 Milestones_extra.pdf
• 23 BigBrother_elementary.pdf
• 24 Aurora_elementary.pdf
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• 26 Holymoly_elementary.pdf
• 28 BinLaden_elementary.pdf
• 29 BigBlasts_elementary.pdf
• 30 Celeb_boot_camp_elementary.pdf
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• 33 Zimbabwe_elementary.pdf
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• 38 BreathingLessons_elementary.pdf
• 39 Blair_elementary.pdf
• 40 Environment_elementary.pdf
• 41 Citizenship_elementary.pdf
• 42 India_elementary.pdf
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• 45 BurgeoningCities_elementary.pdf
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• 47 LiveEarth_elementary.pdf
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• 49 Youtube_elementary.pdf
• 50 Going_under_elementary.pdf
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• 53 Pavarotti_elementary.pdf
• 54 Diamond_elementary.pdf
• 55 Junk_food_elementary.pdf
• 56 Madeleine_elementary.pdf
• 57 Radiohead_elementary.pdf
• 58 Emoticons_elementary.pdf
• 59 Gold_rush_elementary.pdf
• 60 Extreme_education_elementary.pdf
• 61 Zimbabwe_elementary.pdf
• 62 Google_elementary.pdf
• 63 Belgium_elementary.pdf
• 64 Dinosaurs_elementary.pdf
• 65 Antarctica_elementary.pdf
• 66 Design_elementary.pdf
• 67 Osbournes_elementary.pdf
• 68 Radiohead_elementary.pdf
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• 70 Indian_cars_elementary.pdf
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