Macmillan Check it out page 2 Personal identity page 3 La clacel ety page 5 People and clothes page 10 J Do you know? page 14 Projects page 15 a MACMILLANHello! Welcome to People! Come and meet some interesting people. Look at their photos, read their ideas and discuss their opinions. You can do projects about people, too. There are suggestions for these with every article. Look for the “People Focus” symbol. It indicates things to do on your own, with a friend, or in a group. The Topics titles are not only for reading ~ they are for personal research, too. Find out more about different people ~ your friends and family as well as famous people. Share your ideas with the other people in your class. Do the projects. Reading is just the first step. Enjoy ‘People’ with us! Best wishes, ae Susan Holden aul Check it out Personal identity My life: past, present and future Heroes | have a voice! Statues. People and clothes Time for a change! Asong to a special person Do you know? Projects Topics chatrooms You can find the key vocabulary for every article in the WORD FILE on the same page. The pictures will also help you to guess the meaning in context. There is a summary of useful vocabulary on the Check it out page. Finally, you can use the Macmillan Essential Dictionary to check the new vocabulary. There is a list of useful website addresses on page 2. Remember that websites change. Be selective!best friend boyfriend enemy fiancéle] friend girlfriend husband partner wife Relationships (verbs) The same generation alse a oa bother" cout sister a stepbrother stepsister Describing people Two generations (personality) aunt child [sing.) children (pl.) oot Toendly funny dad daughter father a) pes) ae “ad free polite rude unfriendly nephew niece parents} en stepdaughter stapfathec a stepmother stepson tnela Describing people Three generations {appearance} grandchild granktitiren gendssupergm eae tir ta grandfather grandmother —_grandparentls} sont ih ‘rin grandson great aunt great uncle See ena ae Perea CSCC ec ey Peer cai Ot ee eo r DCCs Pence een aE) Dee Ceca Cea eral eater Cee eee?‘Who am I? What a strange question! Me, of course! oh, T see. You mean. different people have different “views” of us? That’s a difficult question! Hey - what about famous people? It’s true for them, too, isn’t it? I mean, we see Madonna - but her kids see “Mun”. Mm, I see what you mean. It’s the same with nationalities, too, isn’t it? Ztalians, Brazilians, British people. There are lots of stereotypes personality Your personal identity ota felationship Connection between people. Soop Cer eteram ofa our aiterent ra eee ae ee FA roles. whichisyourtavurteone? Sereype versie saat pron ator FO favorite ES favourite Mom MumMY LIL C® pact, present And FUTURE People often like to write about their lives and their thoughts. They do this in a diary. These diaries are usually private. Sometimes they have a lock and a key. They're “top secret”. 3K FAMOUS DIARIES Some diaries are famous. Do you remember the movie “Bridget Jones’ Diary”? Or the “Princess Diaries”? These are the secret thoughts of Princess Mia. You can read about her friends, and all her problems at school and with her family. ‘Some people want to remember their favourite websites, CDs Blogs are a kind of diary, too. People write about their lives on a website. They add photos, too. Other people can add their own comments cr T-shirt slogans. They record these every week. Sometimes they include photos. Here's an example. Some of the words are “teen speak"! Guess the meaning. answers on page 16) ‘and questions. So, blogs are personal and public. You can make a lot of friends ~ and ‘enemies - through a biog! Do a class survey. Who has a diary? Who has a blog? Who hhas something different?aoe ere De ae eee LET'S LOOK AT SOME POSSIBLE HEROES. THEN WE CAN DECIDE. National heroes First, there are national heroes. For example, France has Joan of Arc. Italy has Giuseppe Garibaldi. Latin America has Che Guevara. The U.S. has George Washington... Of course, a hero isn't always a soldier. There's Nelson Mandela. He's a hero. And Mahatma Gandhi. Oh, and not all heroes are men! What about Mother Teresa in Calcutta? She's a heroine. er ‘Ahero is a brave person: someone with strong ideas. In fact, lots of heroes Se Te people in a fire. Or in an accident. You can find “everyday heroes" in the CoE Personal heroes high school student, drowns-in There's another kind of hero, an attempt to save a cl ssmate ‘too. My hero! Your ideal from death. ee, person. For example, some film stars are heroes for their fans. Then there's your best friend, of your boyfriend or girifriend, Perhaps these are your personal heroes. Courageous. ‘Annormat person you admire. Not a famous person. rescue (vl) To save somebody from a WHAT ABOUT YOU? WHO ARE YOUR HEROES? eee ‘AND WHO ARE THE VILLAINS? vitain Avery bad person,a voice! POE CC a oe Tce POC Rt se Ce Bets See Ce oe ee AC oe) Skee as Roe emacs Renee! Comer} (C=children) The organization: UNICEF (United Nations Children’s Fund) BO Ue eer) Cee clo > Fa i CN Ce eee Rte ree ees Sees es ae ee Ct a ae ea ea Se ee Re eC France, Germany, Italy and Russia. So, they represent thirteen different countries. 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Some of these are in the open air - and they're ‘enormous! For example, the famous statue of “Cristo Redentor” in Rio de Janeiro. It is on a hill and it dominates the city. It’s a favourite place for tourists. oe [or sia te) Seer at es Se Recon ed eee eee ec Pn eet es Bon EL eet ra aa: & Ree een CoM Ce Mi Cu Re rer eRe ene Re a eee eee What “historical” statues are there in your town? What do you Pn eee aesPEOPL ‘STATUES AND THE ENVIRONMENT ‘Many modern artists like to make statues. They don’t always use stone or marble. Of course, Cee Cue aca a ee eeeeO eeeny to use different ones: metal, plastic or fiberglass. They often put their statues in unusual places. STATUES ON THE BEACH BOS SU ec on en Cae amr Cae s Do eR UU ee Ce cL ea Lt Col Pe a ce yf “ia re Cr Ce eC ae CTR OU ra le Pe ee Reese ed SIC eg Maa aar Ne} MCh ce cun ee Pies Ca crea Pm S res ea eee a fiberglass A strong light substance made from glass fibres: | frightening Making people nervous and afraid rr) eee ett art) or es nn ge unusual Strange, nat ordinary Sed AY cree ed card ond er ed ee eee tsE Per a | 2 OES eee en 3 school. Of course, there are lots of different styles. | 3 ra 2 Fr | Take a look at these. Which one is your favourite? 2 ers : Pee 2 coer t eee z Teed es friends go there. So the 3 net } & Eatin 5 : Sea £ Corre Cae ce 5 Peers Pee & are ae es 7 the same i Perri eet l é Hike to be y 3 different! 5 "Clothes are personal Uniform? : We express our No thanks! 8 personality through I want to look : our clothes. I don’t ike ME! : want t0 look like atl f the other people in © my school! No way! ‘ People in uniform are invisible! Nobody notices ad tne individual WORD FILE Individuat A style belonging to one person Utobel invisible Noone can see ths thing or personal differences. The small ilfeences each personality Personal character and identity uniform The same [clothes] as othe OTST people ashion a kind of uniform? What's “in” att © tavorite BS tavourite CORE a 10oC different th ings er Blea rae Ms ac Are they the same as last year? eta Come eens ts Poe een cs Gea Ee ee Ty Pe es eee kd eed Occ eee CT eure PC CU Ud Co as Co ua Le Se ecu eee body piercing... Some actors and ea RL) Ce ecu ene Pee eeu Oi ey - Ce OCC a 4 adults... ld people. We all id Ce act ae Pear oe aed eS Seca iets 7S reenter - Co L Ai» Seu s Cas Ce ee ca Se COR Cd Ce estas es ae md rdrhe Cae RN Ce RE CI Pee needed Do you receive presents and cards? Cer ea ON Do you celebrate with your famity, ‘or with friends? Rd Andrew (or Ondrej, Andrea, eA CO eae oe ees Eee AER} FO ae eae ae birthdays. They don't want to get old. Perhaps they prefer name oe Name days are very important in a lot OTe eae culture? Do you celebrate Dea uC ari Re Me ote Dae eR a Do a class survey of birthdays or name days. How many. py Sn er eee eet td LCC) 0 2 8 a Ce ee ene Ce ee ers ener eee the same nameAsong to a special person SO eeu eee re Ce as boyfriends, girlfriends, best friends. Sometimes the words are about the Pe eee a Cee Lee Sa Cac eee Pe ear eee Wichelle, ma belie. These are words that go tOgether well, uy Wicherd 7 Uichelle, i e Sont des nots qu: tytxts bien ensembl Txbs bien ensemble. « I love you, I love™you, I love you. That's alld want to say. Until Iori way I will say the only Words I know thet You'll understand. , ice 28 aie. Ipneed to-make you see, ‘Oh;) what you mean to ne. Se ee Know vhat I mea sf .. > I think you know py now |i I'11 get to you somehow. — Until I do I'm telling you 86 You'll understazds I will Say the only Words I know that “You'll understand, my Michelle. “qi special person. Is there a story behind them? Cee ee ery 2)People quiz Answers on page 16.) 1. FAMILY FUN 2. ADJECTIVES: MATCH THE OPPOSITES all Who are these people? MY wou. Match these pairs. The words are all in Check it out on page 2. 2 dark (J unfriendly 12 Your mother's father. b Your sister's mother. b fat Oi thin « Your father’s sister. «Your aunt's husband. « friendly (shore «© Your cousin's mother. {Your uncle's son sad Out 4 Your brother's brother. tall fair Laat 3. PARTS OF THE BODY Here are par What isthe article? What's the page numb ARTICLE PAGEStatue survey ' Projects Do a survey of all the statues in YouRneiaN J (or part of the city). Who are the peOplem Why are they famous? Are the statues beautiful or ugly? Are they old or modennm , Individuals How big are they? Present your researet Collect pictures of interesting in oeups. e people. Make a collage of them Think of a slogan. “Favourite things” diary Use the frame on page 4. Record your personal likes and dislikes for four different weeks. Compare your data with other people. Design a new uniform for your school (male and female]. Think about colours, materials, and cost. Remember that people are different shapes and sizes! Heroes Choose a hero. Research facts about him or her. Design a poster or a website to present your hero. Organise a class exhibition of all your heroes. Uniforms and work How many types of people wear uniforms? How many different uniforms can you see in a your city? Make a note of the people's jobs. ‘Use your voice! Tee eo ea Reema Family tree Research your family. Draw a family tree. Put in names, dates and any interesting information3: Hil Do you like this photo? Mm... What is it? They're statues! It's for our Statues Project. Or this one. No, | lke the first one, Me too! They're statues and they're modern. They're different from the other one: Mm. But there's a problem... Why? Well, what are the statues? Two giraffes, of course. ‘And what's the project? Statues, Yes. Statues of what? Oh ~ people! So... Sorry! But it's @ great photo, Huh! Bye! Facts Check Page 6: Page 8: Page 18: Page 14: Look at Page 3 agai It's about our different roles and identities, isn't it? Well, Shakespeare has the same idea! “All the world’s a stage ‘And all the men and women merely players. ‘They have their exits and their entrances, ‘And one man in hs time plays many parts "As You like it” Act 2. 1599 BYE FOR NOW! That's the end of ‘People’. Don't stop finding out about different people. See you in another Topics ttle Best wishes, 7a, Susan HoldenMacmillan Education Between Towns Road, Oxford OX4 3PP A division of Macmillan Publishers Limited Companies and representatives throughout the world ISBN 13: 978-1~4050-9497-9 ISBN 10: 1-4050-9497-4 Text © Susan Holden 2006 Design and illustration © Macmillan Publishers Limited 2006 First published 2006 All rights reserved; no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, transmitted in any form, or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publishers. Designed by Prata Design Cover design by Topics - The Creative Partnership, Exeter Cover photographs with kind permission of AFP. ‘Author's acknowledgements The author is very grateful to Donn Byrne for discussing the initiat ideas with her and commenting on the draft texts. She would also like to thank Ernst Reitermaier of the Gemueseorchester, Vienna, for permission to use the copyright information and photos on pages 6 and 7; Aureo DeFreitas for the information about the Amazon Youth Cello Choir and the photos on pages 12 and 13; and Neusa Tonini and Amélia Maria Fernandes Alves of the Brazilian Embassy, London, for their help. The author and publishers would like to thank the following for permission to reproduce their material: Text about ‘The Amazon Youth Cello Choir’ based on BBC Radio 4 Broadcast, www.acvapara.com.br and www.aycc,net, reprinted by permission of Aureo Freitas and BBC Scotland. Text about Vienna Vegetable Orchestra’ and original recording of their music on the CD, reprinted by permission of Ernst Reitermaier (wwnw.vegetableorchestra.ora) Text about Franz Ferdinand and 8 lines from You See Her by Franz Ferdinand, reprinted by permission of Supervision Management. ‘The author and publishers would like to thank the following for permission to reproduce their photographic material: Getty Images: photos on pages 5 and 20 Corbis/Stockphotos: photos on pages 4,8, 9, 10, 11, 16, 21 and 22 Tyba: photos on pages 12 and 13 Photos.com: all other photos Printed and bound in Spain by Edelvives, 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 0987654321rao onwards WU aka Cea ¢ ELLs TITLES oa Places Ca Tre) Grae Cuca eau Sena eed Cerne CRE Curt IEC) eae ree mt) {Ih Macmillan ST teal (1a) The Topics series presents factual information in a modern magazine format. It offers challenging insights into the modern intercultural world from a teenager's viewpoint. Written in direct, up-to-date English, the texts and illustrations are closely integrated for maximum impact. pega) The reader's personal experience is placed at the centre of the reading process. The articles present a variety of text-types, styles and formats. Topics related to science, history and the arts provide specialised information and viewpoints. A Word File glossary of key vocabulary on each page gives essential "while reading” lexical support, with common American and British English differences noted ACheck it Out section provides an up-to-date checklist of specialist language, plus useful websites, Mini-projects and Investigation Points at the end of each article encourage the readers to research further. A Projects section provides ideas for more extensive projects. A light-hearted Quiz page gives more opportunities for discovery and fun. MACMILLAN = SEES