anUpstream UPPER INTERMEDIATE Student's Book Bob Obee-Virginia Evans as Express PublishingPublished by Express Publishing Liberty House, New Greenham Park, Newbury, Berkshire RG19 HW Tel.: (0044) 1635 817 363, Fax: (0044) 1635 817 463 e-mail: inquiries@expresspublishing.co.uk http: /iwww.expresspublishing.co.uk © Bob Obee - Virginia Evans 2003, Design and Illustration © Express Publishing, 2003 Made in EU All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form, or by any ‘means, electronic, photocopying oF otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publishers. First published 2003, ISBN 1-84558-998.X Acknowledgements ‘Authors’ Acknowledgements ‘We would like to thank all the staff at Express Publishing who have contributed their skill to producing this book. Thanks are due in particular to: Megan Lawton (Editor in Chief), Stephanie Smith and Michael Sadler (senior editors; ‘Andrew Wight (editorial assistant), Brian O'Neil Senior production controller) and the Express Publishing design team; ‘Warehouse (recording producer) and Emly Newton, Kevin Harris, Daniel Parker, Erica Thompson and Timathy Forster for their support and patience. We would also like to thank those institutions and teachers who piloted the ‘manuscript, and whose comments and feedback were invaluable in the production of the book ‘The authors and publishers wish to thank the following who have kindly given permission for the use of copyright material. Unit 1: “Multtinguol websites widen the way to a new online wora" by Juian Perkin, © Financial Times, February 2001; -TeypTheatre’by Can McDougal, © 1998-2002; Unit 2: "Happy?" by Dorothy Rowe, © The Observer, vwveuobserverco.uk; ‘A ‘Simple Tuth about Happiness" by Dennis Prager, © Reader's Digest; “Good Luck ~ Chinese Syl” by Susan Hornik, © Reader's Digest; Unit 3: “Business & Money’ ‘Life is acabaret, mum’, © Maureen Freely; Unit 4 "When Homeisa Concrete Tank, © Clive Fewing/Times Newspapers Limited 04/02/1995, © Times Newspaper Limited 04/02/1995; Unit 5: “The Magic of Pantomime Historand TadionsY, © Nigel Elacatt and Peter Robbins; Unit 6: “ReeFgroup appenls for warship’ ‘caste Cable Car Plan Sparks ‘Anger’, "Goa shuns backpackers’ “Excess Baggage — Ethical Tourism” by Arthur Smithy Unit 8: “The Cyberclss Unit 9: “Millennium ‘Seed Sank Projet, © WTMB;Unit 10: 7 10waystolveto 110", Deborah Hutton; Self Assessment Module 2: The Green Home’ (© These extracts are taken from Focus Magazine, the UK-based science and discovery monthly (to subscribe please call +4 (0) 1858 438822); Self Assessment Module 4: “Were cavemen astronomers? © These extracts are taken from Focus Magazine, the Uk-based science and aiscavery monthly (to subscribe please cal +44 (0) 1858 438822); “Peistorc Painting’ Cooyright (© 1999-2003 Beyond Books® a service of New Forum Publishers, Inc; Self Assessment Module 5: “Creatures ofthe canopy”, © “These extracts ae taken from Focus Magazine, the UK-based science and discovery monthiy to subscribe please call +44 (0) 1858 438822) Colour lustrations: Chis, Stone ‘Music Compositions & Arrangement by Ted & Taz While every effort has been made to trace all the copyright holders, if any have been inadvertently overlooked the publishers wil be pleased to make the necessary arrangements at the first opportunity