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PHOTOCOPIABLE
 
© Cambridge University Press 2008
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Are we covered?
You could write the word cover on the board and ask students 
to make sentences using this word, e.g. I like the cover of that 
book, My colleagues cover for me when I’m not at work
. You 
could encourage them to look for examples in their dictionary. 
Ask students what types of insurance there are (life insurance, 
household insurance, car insurance, etc.)
1 After checking the answer, make sure that students know the 
meaning of cover, claim and policy. 
2 Before students do the exercise, ask them what they 
remember about Pierre and Sophie from Reading A. Get 
students to do the exercise and ask students to raise their 
hand when they have circled the answer. Wait until most of 
the class have raised their hands and then ask a student for 
the answer.
3–6 Students can do these exercises in pairs. They can either 
work together to fi nd the answers, or they can work on their 
own and then compare answers. When reading the rubric of 
Exercise 6, elicit or explain the meaning of abandon.
Focus on … ways of travelling
1–2 Get students to complete Exercise 1. Check the answers 
before students move on to Exercise 2.
3 After checking the answers, you could read out all or some of 
the following defi nitions and ask students to match the words 
with the defi nitions.
a journey for pleasure in which you visit many places (tour)
b long journey by sea or in space (voyage)
c a holiday on a ship in which you visit many place (cruise)
d journey in a car (drive)
e hard journey, often on foot (trek)
f long journey for a special purpose (expedition)