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CUTTING EDGE
ELEMENTARY/PRE-INTERMEDIATE VIDEO WORKBOOK

Rosi Jillett

Pearson Education Limited, Edinburgh Gate, Harlow, Essex CM20 2JE, England And Associated Companies throughout the world www.longman-elt.com © Pearson Education Limited 2001 “The right of Rosi Jillett to be identified as author of this work has been asserted by her in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and PatentsAct 1988.” 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, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the Publishers. First published 2001 Produced for the publishers by CjB Editorial Plus Set in 10/12pt Stone Informal Printed in the United KingdomISBN 0 582 46939 2 Language syllabus: Sarah Cunningham and Peter Moor Video script: Roger Dunton Video production: ELT Productions Ltd. Acknowledgements We are grateful to the following for permission to reproduce copyright material: ITN Archive (Chinese New Year celebration p. 50), Barnaby’s Picture Library (Earl of Sandwich p. 12), Slow Food International (Carlo Petrini p. 13), Reuters’Television (Julius Reuter p. 15, pigeons p. 16, new electric telegraph p. 17, jitterbug pp. 21 and 22, rock ’n’ roll pp. 21 and 22), British Pathe (Charleston p. 21, dance marathon pp. 21 and 22), Viking Books (Indra Sinha p. 25, Imelda Marcos p. 25, Imelda Marcos’ shoes p. 26), Trans-World International (football crowd p. 27), Eurostar (Eurostar train p. 32), Tandem TV/Eurotunnel (tunnel breakthrough p.30, tunnelling machines p. 31)

Introduction for the teacher
The Cutting Edge Elementary/Pre-Intermediate Video gives students a wealth of information about aspects of modern life, providing them with a rich source of authentic, real-life material. Based on the syllabus of the Cutting Edge Elementary and Pre-Intermediate students’ books, the language is graded accordingly through the six videoprogrammes. If you are using the Cutting Edge course, each video unit is designed to be used once students reach the consolidation sections in the corresponding students’ book.

The Video Workbook
The Cutting Edge Elementary/Pre-Intermediate Video Workbook helps students to understand the video through comprehension questions and exercises. The units are divided into the following sections:Preview prepares students for the video topic and includes the pre-teaching of vocabulary which students may meet on the video for the first time. To help them with the vocabulary, students are encouraged to use a good dictionary such as the Longman Wordwise Dictionary. In view 1 accompanies the first viewing of the video all the way through, allowing students to get a feel for the material. TheCutting Edge Elementary/Pre-Intermediate Video Workbook focuses on gist and visual comprehension. In this section, as in In view 2, students read the questions before they watch, so that they can then concentrate on the video screen as much as possible. In view 2 divides the video into short sections and gives students more detailed comprehension questions and exercises. After students have answeredthe questions, they watch the relevant section again to check their answers. Review starts with an exercise based on the content of the video to see what information students have retained. Review also includes language practice and vocabulary sections for reinforcement. Short texts extend aspects of information given on the video. Your view sections after In view 2 and at the end of Reviewencourage students to think about what they have seen, and to connect it to their own experience and views. The Cutting Edge Elementary/Pre-Intermediate Video Workbook also includes an Answer key and Video scripts.

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Contents
1 The many faces of London 2 Fast life, fast food 3 Here is the news 4 Dancing years 5 Crazy, or what? 6 Riding a dream Video scripts Answer key 5 10 15 20 25 30 34 41...