Review 7 · Units 19–21

What's in the lesson

1. 1Warm-up
2. 2In this lesson
3. 3Remember these?Vocabulary
4. 4Match the wordsVocabulary exercise
5. 5Nate's running appVocabulary exercise
6. 6Listen: Iris's messageListening comprehension
7. 7Grammar from units 19–21Grammar rule
8. 8Grammar checkGrammar exercise
9. 9Find the mistakeGrammar exercise
10. 10Say it naturallySpeaking practice
11. 11News, a rule and a goalSpeaking practice
12. 12Let's discussDiscussion
13. 13Wrap-up

Homework

1. 1Homework: match the wordsVocabulary exercise
2. 2Homework: your sentencesVocabulary exercise
3. 3Homework: grammar from units 19–21Grammar exercise
4. 4Homework: a message to a friendDiscussion

Words

• assumption/əˈsʌmpʃn/

  something that you believe is true without proof

• misinformation/ˌmɪsɪnfərˈmeɪʃn/

  false information, especially when it spreads without anyone meaning to trick people

• credible/ˈkredəbl/

  that can be believed or trusted

• open-minded/ˌoʊpən ˈmaɪndɪd/

  willing to listen to and think about new or different ideas

• ownership/ˈoʊnərʃɪp/

  the fact of owning something

• upfront/ˌʌpˈfrʌnt/

  at the beginning, before you get or use something

• auto-renew/ˌɔːtoʊ rɪˈnuː/

  to start again automatically at the end of a period

• niche/nɪtʃ/

  interesting to or meant for only a small, special group of people

• reflexes/ˈriːfleksɪz/

  the ability to react very quickly without thinking

• podium/ˈpoʊdiəm/

  the small platform where the top three in a competition stand to get their prizes

• rookie/ˈrʊki/

  a person in their first year in a job or a professional sport

• contender/kənˈtendər/

  a person or team with a good chance of winning

Two slides from the lesson

Warm-up

Before we look back at the last three units:

1. What was the last thing you read online that made you think, "That can't be true"?
2. Which app or subscription would you find it hardest to give up?
3. Would you rather race a car, a bike or your own feet? Why?

Grammar rule

Grammar from units 19–21

Unit	Grammar	Example
19	hedging: may / might, seem to, tend to, likely, probably, suggest	The reviews seem to be mostly good.
20	conditions without if: unless, as long as / provided that, even if, in case, otherwise	You can bring a friend as long as you tell me by Thursday. Otherwise, there won't be a kart. I booked the table for eight in case the races take longer.
21	contrast and purpose: although / even though, despite, whereas, in order to, so that	Even though it's indoors, it gets hot. I've asked for the fastest kart so that you can beat your brother.

Three things to watch: seem, appear and tend are followed by to + verb (it seems to be, people tend to think), but It seems / It appears is followed by that + clause; after unless, as long as and in case, use the present simple for the future (in case it snows); and despite takes a noun or -ing (or the fact that…), not a clause (despite the noise, not despite it was noisy).