MACMILLAN ENGLISH
STUDENT’S BOOK 2
Julia Sander
Table of Contents
Scope and Sequence
Acknowledgements
Preface for the Teacher
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1. Introductions
2. Famous People
3. Relationships
4. Language
5. Opinions
6. Society
Revision and Practice A
7. Caribbean Peoples
8. Traditions
9. Myths
10. Legends
11. Celebrations
12. Mysteries
Revision and Practice B
13. Natural Disasters
14. Pollution
15. Healthy Living
16. Theatre
17. The School Show
18. Cinema
Revision and Practice C
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Enrichment Section
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Reference Section
Parts of Speech
Punctuation Guide
Sentence Structure
Composition Review
Grammar Guide
Glossary of Terms Used in Language and Literature
Scripts for Listening Exercises
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Index
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Scope and Sequence
Unit
Listening and Speaking
Reading and Responding
Language Matters
1. Introductions
Listening: Job interview,
record details in a form.
Speaking: Present yourself.
Pataki Full (Colville Young)
Genre: Fiction
Skill: Skimming
Parts of speech review
Present simple tense
Auxiliaries
2. Famous
People
Listening: Biography of
Sarah Ann Gill. Create
timeline.
Speaking: Presentation of a
famous person
Bob Marley: A Legend for our
Time
Genre: Biography
Skill: Scanning
Review of simple past tense
Auxiliary
Habitual past
3. Relationships
Speaking: Role play:
negotiating, reaching a
compromise
Harriet’s Daughter (Marlene
Nourbese Philip)
Genre: Fiction
Skill: Question and answer
relationships
Types of sentences
Sentence punctuation
Transitive/intransitive verbs
4. Language
Listening: Complete
a summary of radio
programme.
Speaking: Asking questions
to test a hypothesis
Language: different
communication skills
Genre: Expository
Skill: Using prior knowledge
Subject and predicate
Subject/verb agreement +
agreement with indefinite
pronouns and collective
nouns
5. Opinions
Listening: Anti-bullying
campaign, discuss opinions
Speaking: Fact and opinion,
small group discussion
Drugs and sports
Genre: Newspaper website
+ comments
Skill: Using a website
Compound sentences
Punctuation: using commas,
colons, semi-colons
6. Society
Speaking: Discuss
assumptions about gender
roles and work.
‘Woman Work’ (Maya
Angelou), Every Light in the
House Burnin’(Andrea Levy)
Skill: Predicting
Countable and uncountable
nouns, quantities
Nouns which are always
singular/plural
Self-assessment
questionnaire
Parts of speech, subject
verb agreement, transitive
and intransitive verbs,
punctuation
Revision and
Practice A
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7. Caribbean
Peoples
Speaking: Discuss
information presented in
graphic form.
A Unique Population
Genre: Feature article/
expository
Skill: Brainstorming,
checking predictions
Tense sequence:
Simple past + past
continuous, Simple past +
past perfect or past perfect
continuous
Possessive adjectives/
pronouns
8. Traditions
Listening: Radio interview
about Eid al Fitr, answer
questions.
Speaking: Give a short talk
and answer questions about
it.
Jonkunnu a’ come
Genre: Newspaper report
Skill: Making notes
Tense sequence
Simple past/ Present Perfect
Present Perfect + Present
Perfect Continuous
Reflexive/emphatic pronouns
9. Myths
Listening: Listen to a talk on
myths. Identify key words.
Speaking: Discuss
superstitions.
The Discovery of the Earth
(Philip Sherlock)
Genre: Myth
Skill: Directed Reading
Thinking Activity
Conditional sentences
(first, second and third
conditional)
Perfect infinitives:
Words Matter
Writing
Enrichment
Review use of dictionary
Words used as different
parts of speech
Prewriting strategies
Graphic organisers
Autobiographical writing
IT: Record and update personal goals.
How others see me (Quiz)
Write letter to editor giving opinion.
‘One’ (James Berry)
Build words using root
words
Prewriting strategies:
Discussion, webbing, note taking,
Write a biography
IT: Conduct research for a biography
UN Declaration of Rights of the Child
Design a notice.
IT: Research: Find out more about UN.
Recognise and use idioms
and proverbs
Informal letters
Write a letter of apology.
IT: Type a letter using correct layout
Further extract from Harriet’s Daughter
Write instructions.
‘An Odd Kettle of Fish’
Creole and Standard
English
Making notes
Main idea, headings, numbering/
lettering, bullet points
IT: Find out more about one of the
people in the reading text. Make notes
Learning styles: questionnaire.
Make notes on personal learning style.
‘Checking Out Me History’ (John
Agard)
Suffixes
Paragraphing
Topic sentence, supporting details
Write different paragraph types:
chronological, giving opinion.
IT: Write newspaper article.
‘The New Boy’ (Timothy Callender)
Rewrite poem as a narrative.
IT: Rewrite story from different
perspective.
Sound effects in poetry:
rhyme, metre, alliteration,
onomatopoeia
Post writing strategies:
Peer editing, revising and publishing
IT: Edit and revise paragraphs.
Whatever Happened to New Man?
(Newspaper article) Irony, rhetorical
questions
Letter to editor expressing viewpoint
IT: Email letters to other students.
Writing process: Pre-writing, note
taking, paragraphing, revising
Research skills:
Evaluate information
sources
Summary writing
Summarise graphical material
IT: Type summaries and produce final
draft.
Barbados, Our Island Home (Alexander
Hoyos) Conduct a survey and record
results.
Write a feature article.
IT: Prepare research instrument.
Prefixes: pre, co, en, ex
Expository writing
Structure and planning
Write a report of a local tradition.
IT: Create display about different
traditions.
‘De Magic Poem’ (Benjamin
Zephaniah)
Dub poems, Limericks
Write dub poem and limericks
IT: Find more poems on the Internet.
Sequence markers:
Narrative Writing
Retell a well-known story.
Introductory and concluding paragraphs
Sequence of events
IT: Edit story.
Two versions of The Ant and the
Grasshopper (Aesop, Jean de la
Fontaine)
Compare and contrast different
versions.
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Unit
Listening and Speaking
Reading and Responding
Language Matters
10. Legends
Speaking: Panel discussion
‘Theseus and the Minotaur’,
‘Brave Boy Rap’ (Tony Mitton)
Genre: Picture story, poem
Skill: Venn diagram showing
similarities and differences
Simple, complex, compound
sentences
Subordinate clauses
Conjunctions
11. Celebrations
Listening: Note information
about a Creole Festival.
Speaking: Make arrangements
to attend an event.
The Dragon Can’t Dance (Earl
Lovelace), ‘Jouvert Morning’
Skill: ‘telling’ and ‘showing’
descriptions
Future tenses:
Simple future, continuous
future, future perfect, simple
or continuous present
expressing future
12. Mysteries
Listening: Complete story
table.
Speaking: Retell a story.
Evaluate storytelling.
‘I like to stay up’ (Grace
Nichols), ‘The Listeners’
(Walter de la Mare)
Genre: Poetry
Skill: Deducing implied
meaning
Phrases: adjectival, adverbial,
noun, prepositional
Self-assessment questionnaire
Sequence of tenses,
conditional sentences, joining
sentences
Revision and
Practice B
13. Natural
Disasters
Listening: Summarise a news
report.
Speaking: Making an
emergency telephone call
Floods Wreak Havoc in
Dominican Republic
Genre: Newspaper report
Skill: Prioritising actions
Adverbial clauses
Adjectival clauses
14. Pollution
Listening: Summarise views
expressed in discussion.
Speaking: Short speeches for
and against an issue
Have Your Say
Genre: Television debate
Skill: Recognise subjective
and objective language
Noun clauses
Punctuation: hyphens
15. Healthy
Living
Listening and speaking:
Give instructions for recovery
position. Compare layout and
impact of posters.
You are what you eat
Genre: Leaflet
Skill: Identify persuasive
language.
Passive voice
Double negatives
16. Theatre
Speaking: Discuss different
forms of non-verbal
communication.
A Model Student
Genre: drama
Skill: Identify features of a
play.
Direct speech: punctuation
review
Reported Speech
17. The
School
Show
Speaking: Discuss characters
in plays and movies. Present a
character.
The audition (Everard Palmer)
Genre: Fiction
Skill: Identify language
relating to drama.
Reported questions and
instructions
Punctuation: ellipsis
18. Cinema
Listening and Speaking:
Listen to film review. Fill
in missing information on
posters. Arrange to go to the
movies with friend.
Craig Griffith – Sci-fi Fanatic
Genre: Magazine interview
Skill: Identify realism and
fantasy.
Gerunds and infinitives
Punctuation: brackets, dash
Self-assessment questionnaire
Passive voice, clauses,
reported speech, quotation
marks, hyphens
Revision and
Practice C
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Words Matter
Writing
Enrichment
Connectives:
Cause and effect
Comparing and contrasting
Reporting events
Write a newspaper story.
Write from a different perspective.
IT: Write and publish a news story.
Traditional tale: The Mystery of the
Missing Necklace
Dramatise the story.
Use a thesaurus to select
adjectives.
Descriptive writing
Setting the scene and choosing the right
words
Write a description of a festival or
celebration.
IT: Edit description.
Brochure: Jazz it up in the Caribbean
Persuasive writing
Design brochure and make a radio
announcement.
IT: Design a brochure.
Review of imagery
Hyperbole
Writing a review
Write a poetry review.
The Three Witches: extract from Macbeth
(William Shakespeare)
‘Old Higue’ (Martin Carter)
Write a poem or story
IT: Find out more about Shakespeare.
Sequence markers, using a
thesaurus
Summarising, planning, writing story
openings
Problem words
Using a spellchecker
Formal letters
Write a letter of complaint.
Extract from a novel: Only One Blow of
the Wind (John Hearne)
Write factual and personal accounts.
IT: Edit eyewitness account.
Subject-specific vocabulary
Jargon
Argumentative writing
Essay planning: points for and against
Introduction and conclusion
Newsletter of Environmental group
‘Poisoned Talk’ (Raymond Wilson)
Write a song or poem or design poster
with environmental message
Adverbs of frequency
Persuasive Writing
Design a poster and a leaflet on the
benefits of exercise.
IT: Design a poster
Young people and HIV/AIDS, leaflet and
real-life story
Plan group entry for a competition. Hold
a meeting and take minutes.
IT: Prepare agenda and minutes of
meeting.
Phrasal verbs
Character Study
Plot characteristics and motives onto
graphic organiser.
Write about actions and motives of
characters in plays, films or books.
IT: Record details in table.
When My Father Comes Home (Shirley
Warde)
Write stage directions.
Role play a police interview. Write a
report.
IT: Write a newspaper article.
Connectives:
Adding information
Emphasising
Giving examples
Functional Writing
Design a programme for a show and
write a press release.
IT: Design programme and send email.
Drama Round the World: expository text
Classify information.
IT: Research dramatic forms on Internet.
Prepositions used with
adjectives
Prepositional phrases
Writing a review
Write a film review.
Determine evaluation criteria, draft,
revise and publish.
IT: Create a movie magazine.
‘A Close Encounter’ (Adrian Rumble)
Website comments on UFOs
Write text of an email.
IT: Email friends about UFOs.
Phrasal verbs
Order of paragraphs, checking for
spelling mistakes
Planning essays, proofreading
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Unit
1
Introductions
Listening
You are going to hear an interview between an employer and a student applying for a part-time
job.
Focus on Skills: Listening for information
Before you listen: Check carefully what you need to find out.
While you are listening: Make a few notes, but don’t spend too much time writing.
When you have finished listening: Check your notes and fill in any missing details.
1
Copy the table, listen to the interview and fill in the missing information.
You will hear the interview twice.
Application for position as sales assistant
Surname
Haynes
First name
Date of birth
Schools attended
Qualifications
Positions of responsibility
Work experience
Plans for the future
Speaking
1
Copy the diagram and complete it with details about
yourself. Use it to give a short presentation about yourself
to yourr g
group.
Presenting yourself
Tell your audience some basic facts about yourself, for
example, your age and where you live. Don’t spend too long on
this. Your listeners will be interested in learning about the kind
of person you are and the things you like to do. Remember to
give plenty of examples. Compare these two statements.
• I am very energetic.
• I like to be active. I go outside whenever I can and kick a
ball around with my friends.
Which do you think gives us a clearer picture of the person
who is speaking?
My
personality
Facts
about me
Me
Things I
like
*Teacher’s Note: Listening scripts can be found in the Reference Section and in the Teacher’s
cher’s Guide
Guide.
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My future
plans
My goals
for this year
Reading and Responding
The extract you are about to read is taken from ‘To the New World’ which is included in Pataki
Full, a collection of short stories set in Belize. The author, Sir Colville Young, was born in 1932.
He was the founding president of the University of Belize, and became the country’s second
Governor General in 1993. In this story, Cristobal, a simple Belizean farmer, is planning to travel
abroad for the first time.
Before you read
Skim the extract to find out:
• where this part of the story is set
• which three characters appear
• why Cristobal wishes to travel
Skimming: looking over a text
quickly to find out what it is about. It
is helpful to look out for the names of
people and places.
Cristobal Applies for a Visa
‘Cristobal Santa María. Cristobal Santa María.’
His name at last! He rose hastily from his seat and hustled to the window where the tall
blond man waited behind the glass partition to interview him. His wife went behind him.
‘Only one applicant at a time is permitted at a service window,’ pronounced the tall blond
man. His eyes were like icebergs reflecting a blue sky.
‘My wife,’ Cristobal smiled. ‘My wife Bella. We come together.’
‘Do you understand English?’ was the first question Cristobal had to deal with. He found it
puzzling: hadn’t he just mentioned, and in English, that he and his wife were at the embassy
together?
‘Do you understand English, Mr. Santa María?’ came the question again.
‘Yes, yes,’ Cristobal said hastily. ‘I know English good.’
‘Only one applicant at a time is permitted at a service window.’
There was the sound of Isabella noisily sucking her teeth and going back to her seat. What
the man behind the glass did not know was that shortly afterwards she began edging back
to the window, positioning herself where she could hear every word of the interview while
remaining invisible to the man behind the counter.
‘Why do you wish to travel to the United States of America?’
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‘My brother Benito he dead. I going for the burying.’
‘You have evidence to substantiate the reason you give for the visit to the United States of
America?’
Cristobal had been forewarned and was forearmed. He pushed the telegram from Alfredo
through the hole in the glass.
‘You have in your possession a return airfare ticket to the United States of America?’
Again, Cristobal had been well advised. He pushed the airline ticket in the bright blue TACA1
folder towards the man with the iceberg blue eyes.
‘Do you have a steady job to return to when you come back from the United States of
America, Mr. Santa María?’
‘Yes,’ said Cristobal. ‘I am a farmer. Some years dat’s good money, I can tell you.’
‘And what is the name of the farmer
you work for?’
‘Work for? I’m a farmer. I work for
myself. I own my farm.’
‘I regret to have to inform you’ (he
neither looked nor sounded regretful)
‘that I am unable, for several reasons, to
grant you a visa. For example, the size of
your farm indicates you are what could
be termed as a subsistence farmer. Which
hardly qualifies as steady employment
– like a teacher or policeman, say. And
furthermore, the very occasion of your trip,
the supposed or let us say alleged death of
your brother in New York –’
The smooth flow was interrupted by
Cristobal passed his land title through to the official,
a howl of such intensity that the man
who studied the papers for a few moments before
behind the glass, his impassive pose
coming to a decision.
completely forgotten, leapt back two full
feet. It was Isabella, sobbing, screaming
and speaking all at once.
‘So my poor husband is not to be allowed to attend the funeral of his own brother, eh?’
‘Lady,’ said the iceberg urgently, his aplomb partly recovered. ‘If you do not comport yourself
properly, the security guard will be obliged to put you –’
‘We put you an’ de embassy in every newspaper in Belize, how de poor man bredda dead an’
’e can’t even atten’ de funeral even dough all his papers in proper order.’ Once again she split the
air with a howl, this time a few more decibels higher than before.
‘Listen lady,’ the man spoke up more urgently than ever, ‘come back tomorrow and I will give
you my decision.’
‘An’ de visa?’ demanded Isabella, her mouth open to howl again.
‘Have no fear, the decision will be favourable. Come back tomorrow at nine and ask the lady
at the counter for the passport. The visa will be stamped in it.’
TACA: Central American airline
Adapted from ‘To the New World’ by Colville Young
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Unit 1
1a Answer these questions.
1. What do you learn about the physical appearance of the official?
2. How did Isabella manage to hear what was said in the interview?
3. Which documents did Cristobal give to the official?
4. Explain in your own words: Cristobal had been forewarned and was forearmed.
5. Does the official believe the reason Cristobal gives for wishing to travel to the USA? Give
reasons for your answer.
6. Which of the following best describes a subsistence farmer?
a. He receives help from the government to run his farm.
b. He makes his living from selling his crops.
c. He grows just enough food for himself and his family to live on.
d. He makes a good living from farming.
7. Which of these adjectives best describes how Cristobal and his wife feel at the end of
the extract?
a. annoyed
b. worried
c. amused
d. triumphant
8. Which of the following adjectives do you think best describes the tone of this extract?
a. serious
b. humorous
c. angry
d. sad
1b Now discuss the answers to these questions.
1. Cristobal claims that he can speak good English. Do you agree? Give reasons for your
answer.
2. How does Isabella make the official change his mind about the visa?
3. What is your opinion of the official at the embassy? Look carefully at the extract and
give reasons for your answer.
4. What do you think might happen when Cristobal goes to the USA?
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Choose suitable words from the box to replace the words in bold type.
partition hustled regretful intensity alleged
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
3
aplomb hastily impassive
Cristobal got up very quickly and went to the counter.
He hurried to the window where the official was sitting.
The official was sitting behind a glass panel.
The official claimed that Cristobal was not telling the truth.
The expression on the official’s face was completely emotionless.
He was startled by the strength of Isabella’s shout of protest.
He did not appear sorry when he refused to give Cristobal a visa.
He was surprised by Isabella’s reaction, but soon regained his confidence.
The official uses very formal English when speaking to Cristobal and his wife.
Rewrite these sentences in more simple language.
Example: ‘You have in your possession a return airfare ticket to the United States of America?’
‘Do you have a return air ticket to the USA?’
1. ‘You have evidence to substantiate the reason you give for the visit to the United States
of America?’
2. ‘The size of your farm indicates you are what could be termed as a subsistence farmer.’
3. ‘If you do not comport yourself properly, the security guard will be obliged to put you –’
4. ‘Have no fear, the decision will be favourable.’
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Language Matters
Parts of speech review
Look at the Grammar Guide on page 206 to revise parts of speech.
1
Match the parts of speech to their definitions.
noun
a word which describes a person, place, thing or quality
verb
a short word used to replace a noun
adjective
a word which tells you how something is done
adverb
a word which refers to a person, place, thing or quality
pronoun
a word or expression which describes actions or states
2
Are the underlined words nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs or pronouns?
Example: departure : noun
On the morning of his departure (1), Cristobal began (2) to feel
a little nervous (3). He checked in (4) at the TACA counter (5)
and kissed the rest of his family (6) goodbye. They (7) all waved
furiously (8) as he walked away. A few minutes later, he (9) was
sitting safely (10) in the plane waiting for the take-off (11). It had
all happened more quickly (12)than he had expected (13). He tried
to remember the detailed (14) instructions he had received (15)
about changing planes at Miami International Airport (16).
3
Join the following sentences using a suitable conjunction
from the list below.
but
as soon as
until
because
so that
and
when
Conjunctions: are
words used to join
sentences or parts of
sentences.
Example: Miami Airport was very large. Cristobal did not get lost.
Miami Airport was very large but Cristobal did not get lost.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
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I listened carefully. I wanted to know what I had to do.
Isabella did not leave the airport. The plane had left.
The man sat down in the plane. He fastened his seat belt.
We need to leave early. We will arrive on time.
Cristobal felt relieved. The plane landed.
Everyone got up. The plane stopped moving.
Complete the paragraph below with suitable prepositions.
After I got __off_ the plane, I showed my passport ________ (1)
the immigration officer, then I waited ________ (2) my bags.
When they arrived, I picked them ________ (3) and put them
________ (4) a trolley. Outside, my cousin was standing
________ (5) my aunt. They both waved ________ (6) me. My
aunt ran ________ (7) me and put her arms ________ (8) me. My
uncle was waiting outside ________ (9) his car. I sat in the front
seat ________ (10) him.
Unit 1
Prepositions: are
words which come
before nouns and
pronouns. They
show how nouns and
pronouns are related
to another part of the
sentence.