Upper-intermediate

GLOBAL GATE
— Video-based Four Skills Training —Hironobu Tanaka Mika Igarashi Bill Benfield Akira Morita

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Global Gate Upper-intermediate
Copyright © 2024 by Hironobu Tanaka, Mika Igarashi, Bill Benfield, Akira Morita
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CONTENTS
Learning Overview 

4UNIT 1The Social Media Challenge 

7

UNIT 2

Wave Garden 

15

UNIT 3

Speaking Through Poetry 

23

UNIT 4

Cooking Korean 

31

UNIT 5My Favorite Places 

39

UNIT 6

British Sign Language 

47

UNIT 7

E-body 

55

UNIT 8

Swimming With Whales 

63

UNIT 9How to Become a Standout Footballer 

71

UNIT 10

London Dreadlocks 79

UNIT 11

Earthships 

87

UNIT 12Fill My Tank 

95

UNIT 13

How to Make Money and Travel Full Time 

103

UNIT 14

Keeping It Local 

111

UNIT 15The Mystery of the Axe 

119

Appendix 

127

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LEARNING OVERVIEWUNITThe Social Media Challenge

1

In this unit, you will learn to ...
An overview of the unit helps students
focus on learning outcomes.

In this unit, you will learn to ...

• focus on the key vocabulary to understand the main idea of the unit.
• identify the meaning of words in context and key terms relating tosocial media.
• understand the basic functions and usage of the passive voice.
• express your opinions based on information in the tasks andactivities.

Warming Up

Choose or write your own answers to the following questions. Then ask your partner the questions.
1. How many hours a day do you usually use your smartphone?
❑ 1-2 hours❑ 5-6 hours❑ 3-4 hours❑ Other ()

2. What kind of social media do you use?
❑ LINE❑ Facebook)❑ Instagram❑ Other (Warming Up
Activates students’ backgroundknowledge of the topic.

3. Which do you watch more often, TV or YouTube? What are your reasons?

Watching

1-02

Watch the video and write a brief outline in approximately five sentences.

Watching
Presents a video for students to watch
and then outline in a few sentences.

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Vocabulary

Tips on Listening and Speaking

Teaches collocations, idioms, anduseful expressions from the video.

Presents useful information for listening
and speaking.
Unit 1The Social Media Challenge

3. When Mon searched for some recipes on Google, _____.

1-03

A Choose the most appropriate word from the box to complete the phrases. Change the word
2. • have to be• finish a routine• provide an• split some• make anb. she couldn’t decide which one to cookc. she stopped visiting the link she clickedd. she thought the video on YouTube was funnyopinion

UNIT 3

1. • do many housea. she didn’t find any good ones

UNIT 2

form if necessary.

UNIT 1

Vocabulary

effortB Answer the following questions.
the importance of teamwork•that understanding people’s

4. • create

1. What does Mon think she misses about social media?
from the art teacher• decorate the dress with many

how much time I should spendofflowers

UNIT 5feelings is difficult•

designs• learn how to do

UNIT 43. •2. Where does Mon’s sister live?

5. •smoking in public areas

Tips on Listening and Speaking

students from using smartphones in class• be

Linking Similar Sounds

to drink alcohol
forbidchore

embroideryhonest2. This picture is funny in a way.
b. in a sensec. type ofc. in a line

d. most of

d. in a hurry

1-05

1. We just
2. It’s kind of, like, funny

1-02.
and it’s true, like,

I use YouTube a lot to cook meals and watch, like videos on how to bake something.

UNIT 13

Listening Comprehension

Dictation

Listen to the sentences and fill in the blanks.

UNIT 12a. in a minuteb. some of

UNIT 11a. sort of

UNIT 10

1. I don’t like this movie. It’s kind of boring.

1. Due to limited time, we can only visit two museums today.
2. I’m learning how to play the electric guitar.

UNIT 9B Choose the most appropriate meaning of the underlined expressions.

When the final sound of one word is similar to the initial sound of the next word, the twosounds are not pronounced separately but linked.

UNIT 8

realize

1-04

UNIT 7•

UNIT 6on the assignment

A Watch the video and choose the correct answers to the following questions.
a. Canada

4b. Swedena. Mon really wanted to use Instagram

c. Norway

b. Mon climbed a big mountain with her friend

d. Portugalc. Mon found herself very stressed

3. I hopeand I hope you have a wonderful week, with orwithout social media.

UNIT 15

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2. At the beginning of the social media challenge,_____.

UNIT 14

1. Where is Mon from?

d. Mon felt no need for social media

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Listening Comprehension

Dictation

Presents various review questions forstudents to check comprehension.

Teaches sound features related to Tips
on Listening and Speaking as well as
content words from the video.

Retelling

GrammarPresents parts of the video for students
to watch and retell in their own words.

Presents a thorough explanation of thegrammar point of the unit.
Unit 1The Social Media Challenge

UNIT 1

GrammarRetellinge.g.

What Mon decided not to do for a week

seeof the action, (2) focus on the action, or (3) imply that the agent is unknown, or is not important.
(1) The teacher is liked by every student.
The speaker wants to emphasize who every student likes, rather than who likes the teacher.

UNIT 4

touch,

Passive voice, not active voice, is used, for example, when we want to (1) emphasize the receiver

UNIT 3

Keywords
social media,

UNIT 2

Passive Voice

Watch the video again and tell the story of each scene to your partner. You can use the keywords
given next to each picture.

(2) The decision was made to start a new business.
(3) The window was broken yesterday.
The speaker probably doesn’t know who broke the window.

UNIT 6

Mon decided not to use social media for a week. Her rule was that she couldn’t touch or see
anything related to social media.

UNIT 5The speaker wants to emphasize the action itself, rather than who took the action.

Model

What Mon usually does with Instagram

1.

share

Unscramble the following words and complete the sentences.
UNIT 8post,

UNIT 7

Grammar Exercise

Keywords
inspiration,

1. ( a group of / the novel / translated / by / experts / was ) who have sufficient backgroundknowledge about it.
2.

spend,check

2. ( conducted / by / the use / smartphones / of / was / the survey / about ) the Ministry of
Education.

UNIT 10

Keywords
integrate,

UNIT 9Mon’s feelings on the last day

UNIT 11

3. Last week ( near / some trees / cut down / were / Ben’s house ) very suddenly.

Discussion

Your partner’s ideas

4. It is said that ( established / new / within / will / be / a / university ) three years in the city.

UNIT 13Your ideas

UNIT 12

Q: Do you think you can stop using all social media for a week? Discuss your ideas with your partner.

5. Many researchers agree that ( to / efforts / stabilize / more / made / be / should ) the
economy.

UNIT 14
UNIT 15

6. Although ( many years / was / ago / the song / released ), it remains very popular among all
generations.

Grammar Exercise

1011

Enhances students’ grammar ability
through a word-order exercise.

Discussion
Presents a topic-related question toenhance students’ critical thinking skills.

Vocabulary Check
Teaches useful vocabulary
from the Reading.

Reading

Unit 1

Reading

The Social Media Challenge

Vocabulary Check

UNIT 1Features an interestingarticle related to the
topic of the video.

1. The

UNIT 2Fill in the blanks with the words given in the box. Change the wordform if necessary.
of this custom in the village remains unknown.

UNIT 3

2. The new model of the car has several improvements over its.
many

UNIT 4

3. The event organized by the city succeeded inpeople.
5. I would like to

one.
5

gain

predecessor

Reading Comprehension
Answer the following questions.

UNIT 8originated from the creative idea of two young people, and their path to huge success was a long

phenomenon

UNIT 7Instagram is currently one of the most popular social media platforms in the world. There isalmost no one who doesn’t know the name of this app, but do you know its origin and history? Itoriginmore knowledge about education.

UNIT 6attract
1-06.

UNIT 5

4. Using online meeting services has become a global

1. What do the two co-founders have in common?

The original app was created in 2009 by Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger. Both of thembegan in a co-working space, where they were working on the development of a new app.

UNIT 9graduated from Stanford University and interned at Odeo, the predecessor of Twitter. Their success

2. Why did Burbn fail to be popular?

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the app failed to attract users, probably because there was another app that had a similar feature.

UNIT 10

Initially, the app they invented was not called Instagram, but “Burbn.” It was designed as acheck-in app that allowed users to share their locations and post pictures taken there. However,

UNIT 11

3. What did the two co-founders notice through their data
analysis?

By analyzing data on the user trends, Kevin and Mike noticed one particular pattern: many of theusers posted only their pictures without checking in. They thought the picture filters had something

4. When did the number of users reach one million?

UNIT 12

to do with that phenomenon, and therefore decided to focus solely on photos.
Kevin and Mike worked as fast as they could on developing the app. Only eight weeks after
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they started, at 12:15 a.m. on October 6 in 2010, the new version of the app was launched on the

UNIT 13

iOS platform. Kevin and Mike renamed the app Instagram, a made-up word combining “instantcamera” and “telegram.” Instagram rapidly gained popularity, which the founders had not expected.

UNIT 14

Within a few minutes of its release, the app started to be downloaded by people around the world.
It took only a couple of hours for the app to gain more than 10,000 users. By the middle of20

December that year, the number of registered users increased to one million.

UNIT 15

One of the reasons for the app’s success may be that it focuses on offering one incredible
service, rather than on providing multiple services. Although this kind of decision is occasionallydifficult to make, it resulted in the app having over one billion active users today.

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13

Reading Comprehension
Presents open-ended questions forstudents to check comprehension.

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LEARNING OVERVIEW
Writing
A Write about your thoughts on sharing aspects of your personal life on social media in 70-80
words, considering the following points.

❑ Do you think it is a good idea to share aspects of your personal life on social media?
❑ What are the pros of sharing aspects of your personal life on social media?
❑ What are the cons of sharing aspects of your personal life on social media?

Writing
Useful Expressions
I believe that sharing aspects of my personal life on social media is …
One of the advantages/disadvantages of sharing aspects of my personal life on social media is …
Sharing my pictures with others may be nice because …
Sharing what I’m thinking may be important because …
It is sometimes dangerous for us to share …

Presents useful points to organize students’ ideas
or opinions and boost their writing abilities.

Useful Vocabularyinteract with followers
check reactions of other people
receive comments from friends
post some photos from the travel
be concerned about privacy

B Make pairs and share your ideas with your partner. Write down what your partner has
shared with you.

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Useful Expressions for Discussions
Presents useful expressions for each discussion
exercise.

Useful Expressions for Discussions
Reacting

Agreeing

I see your point.

I totally [entirely / completely / strongly] agree with you.

I find that quite interesting [amazing / outstanding / intriguing].

I agree with your idea [opinion / thought / suggestion / proposal].

That’s a good [great / key / fundamental] idea.

I’m in complete agreement.

Really? I didn’t know [wasn’t aware of ] that.

I see no objections to that.

Could you please elaborate it?

That certainly makes sense to me.

I’m intrigued. Tell me more.

I’m with you on this.

Giving your opinion

Disagreeing politely

In my opinion [In my view / From my perspective], …

I appreciate your point, but I think …

I think [believe / feel / suppose] …

I understand your perspective, but in my view, …

My opinion [idea / stance / belief ] is that …

It’s an interesting viewpoint, but I have a different perspective.

I’d like to say [express] that …

While that may be true, I would argue that …

As far as I can see, …

Showing importance
Giving yourself time to think

A is important [crucial / significant / essential], because …

Let me take a moment to think.

One crucial factor to consider is …

That’s an interesting question that requires some thought.

The key focus here is …

I’ve never considered that before.

We must prioritize [put priority on] … because …

Asking for clarification

Focusing on one topic

Could you kindly repeat that?

On this particular issue [matter / topic / aspect / case / point], …

Would you mind speaking a bit slower?

When it comes to this specific point, …

Could you rephrase that, please?

Regarding this matter, …

Can you simplify your explanation?
Could you clarify what you meant by …

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UNIT

1

The Social Media Challenge

In this unit, you will learn to ...

• focus on the key vocabulary to understand the main idea of the unit.
• identify the meaning of words in context and key terms relating tosocial media.
• understand the basic functions and usage of the passive voice.
• express your opinions based on information in the tasks andactivities.

Warming Up

Choose or write your own answers to the following questions. Then ask your partner the questions.
1. How many hours a day do you usually use your smartphone?
		❑ 1-2 hours❑ 5-6 hours
		❑ 3-4 hours❑ Other ()

2. What kind of social media do you use?
		
❑ LINE		❑ Facebook)❑ Instagram❑ Other (3. Which do you watch more often, TV or YouTube? What are your reasons?

Watching

1-02

Watch the video and write a brief outline in approximately five sentences.

7

Vocabulary

1-03

A Choose the most appropriate word from the box to complete the phrases. Change the wordform if necessary.

1. • do many house

2. • have to be		• finish a routine		• provide an		• split some		
• make aneffort3. •the importance of teamwork

4. • create

designs		•that understanding people’s		• learn how to do

from the art teacher		• decorate the dress with many

feelings is difficult		•

opinionhow much time I should spendofflowers

on the assignment
5. ••

smoking in public areas
students from using smartphones in class• be

to drink alcohol
realizeforbidchore

embroideryhonestB Choose the most appropriate meaning of the underlined expressions.
1. I don’t like this movie. It’s kind of boring.

2. This picture is funny in a way.

		a. sort of

		a. in a minute		b. some of

		b. in a sense

		c. type of

		c. in a line		d. most of

		d. in a hurry

Listening Comprehension

1-02

A Watch the video and choose the correct answers to the following questions.
1. Where is Mon from?

8

		a. Canada

2. At the beginning of the social media challenge,_____.

		b. Sweden

		a. Mon really wanted to use Instagram

		c. Norway		b. Mon climbed a big mountain with her friend

		d. Portugal

		c. Mon found herself very stressed		d. Mon felt no need for social media

Unit 1The Social Media Challenge

UNIT 1

3. When Mon searched for some recipes on Google, _____.
		a. she didn’t find any good ones

UNIT 2

		b. she couldn’t decide which one to cook		c. she stopped visiting the link she clicked
		d. she thought the video on YouTube was funny

UNIT 3

B Answer the following questions.

UNIT 4

1. What does Mon think she misses about social media?

UNIT 5

2. Where does Mon’s sister live?

UNIT 6

1-04

UNIT 7

Tips on Listening and Speaking

Linking Similar Sounds

UNIT 8When the final sound of one word is similar to the initial sound of the next word, the twosounds are not pronounced separately but linked.

UNIT 10Dictation

UNIT 91. Due to limited time, we can only visit two museums today.
2. I’m learning how to play the electric guitar.

1-05

UNIT 11

Listen to the sentences and fill in the blanks.
1. We justUNIT 122. It’s kind of, like, funny.
and it’s true, like,

UNIT 13

I use YouTube a lot to cook meals and watch, like videos on how to bake something.

UNIT 14

3. I hopeand I hope you have a wonderful week, with orwithout social media.

UNIT 159

Retelling
Watch the video again and tell the story of each scene to your partner. You can use the keywords
given next to each picture.
e.g.

What Mon decided not to do for a week
Keywords
social media,

touch,see

Model
Mon decided not to use social media for a week. Her rule was that she couldn’t touch or see
anything related to social media.
1.

What Mon sometimes does with Instagram
Keywords
inspiration,

2.

post,

share

Mon’s feelings on the last day
Keywords
integrate,

spend,

check

Discussion
Q: Do you think you can stop using all social media for a week? Discuss your ideas with your partner.
Your ideas

10Your partner’s ideas

Unit 1The Social Media Challenge

UNIT 1

Grammar

UNIT 2

Passive Voice

UNIT 3Passive voice, not active voice, is used, for example, when we want to (1) emphasize the receiverof the action, (2) focus on the action, or (3) imply that the agent is unknown, or is not important.
(1) The teacher is liked by every student.
The speaker wants to emphasize who every student likes, rather than who likes the teacher.

UNIT 4

		(2) The decision was made to start a new business.
The speaker wants to emphasize the action itself, rather than who took the action.

UNIT 5		(3) The window was broken yesterday.
The speaker probably doesn’t know who broke the window.

UNIT 6

		

UNIT 7

Grammar Exercise
Unscramble the following words and complete the sentences.

UNIT 8

1. ( a group of / the novel / translated / by / experts / was ) who have sufficient backgroundknowledge about it.

UNIT 9
UNIT 10

2. ( conducted / by / the use / smartphones / of / was / the survey / about ) the Ministry of
Education.

UNIT 11

3. Last week ( near / some trees / cut down / were / Ben’s house ) very suddenly.

UNIT 124. It is said that ( established / new / within / will / be / a / university ) three years in the city.

UNIT 135. Many researchers agree that ( to / efforts / stabilize / more / made / be / should ) the
economy.

UNIT 14
UNIT 15

6. Although ( many years / was / ago / the song / released ), it remains very popular among all
generations.

11Reading

1-06

Instagram is currently one of the most popular social media platforms in the world. There isalmost no one who doesn’t know the name of this app, but do you know its origin and history? Itoriginated from the creative idea of two young people, and their path to huge success was a longone.
5

The original app was created in 2009 by Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger. Both of them
graduated from Stanford University and interned at Odeo, the predecessor of Twitter. Their successbegan in a co-working space, where they were working on the development of a new app.
Initially, the app they invented was not called Instagram, but “Burbn.” It was designed as acheck-in app that allowed users to share their locations and post pictures taken there. However,10

the app failed to attract users, probably because there was another app that had a similar feature.
By analyzing data on the user trends, Kevin and Mike noticed one particular pattern: many of theusers posted only their pictures without checking in. They thought the picture filters had something
to do with that phenomenon, and therefore decided to focus solely on photos.
Kevin and Mike worked as fast as they could on developing the app. Only eight weeks after

15

they started, at 12:15 a.m. on October 6 in 2010, the new version of the app was launched on the
iOS platform. Kevin and Mike renamed the app Instagram, a made-up word combining “instantcamera” and “telegram.” Instagram rapidly gained popularity, which the founders had not expected.
Within a few minutes of its release, the app started to be downloaded by people around the world.
It took only a couple of hours for the app to gain more than 10,000 users. By the middle of20

December that year, the number of registered users increased to one million.
One of the reasons for the app’s success may be that it focuses on offering one incredible
service, rather than on providing multiple services. Although this kind of decision is occasionallydifficult to make, it resulted in the app having over one billion active users today.

12Unit 1The Social Media Challenge

UNIT 1

Vocabulary Check

1. The

UNIT 2Fill in the blanks with the words given in the box. Change the wordform if necessary.
of this custom in the village remains unknown.

UNIT 3

2. The new model of the car has several improvements over its.
many

UNIT 4

3. The event organized by the city succeeded inpeople.
5. I would like tooriginmore knowledge about education.
phenomenon

gain

predecessor

UNIT 6attract.

UNIT 5

4. Using online meeting services has become a global

UNIT 7

Reading Comprehension
Answer the following questions.

UNIT 8

1. What do the two co-founders have in common?

UNIT 92. Why did Burbn fail to be popular?

UNIT 10
UNIT 11

3. What did the two co-founders notice through their data
analysis?

UNIT 12

4. When did the number of users reach one million?

UNIT 13
UNIT 14
UNIT 15

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Writing
A Write about your thoughts on sharing aspects of your personal life on social media in 70-80
words, considering the following points.

		❑ Do you think it is a good idea to share aspects of your personal life on social media?
		❑ What are the pros of sharing aspects of your personal life on social media?
		❑ What are the cons of sharing aspects of your personal life on social media?

Useful Expressions
I believe that sharing aspects of my personal life on social media is …
One of the advantages/disadvantages of sharing aspects of my personal life on social media is …
Sharing my pictures with others may be nice because …
Sharing what I’m thinking may be important because …
It is sometimes dangerous for us to share …

Useful Vocabularyinteract with followers
check reactions of other people
receive comments from friends
post some photos from the travel
be concerned about privacy

B Make pairs and share your ideas with your partner. Write down what your partner has
shared with you.

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