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Unit 6: Great achievers
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  10. 10 Sunny's job hunt
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  16. 16 What's the weather like?
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  20. 20 The Cult of Celebrity
  21. 21 Welcome to your new job
  22. 22 Beyond the planets
  23. 23 Great expectations!
  24. 24 Eco-tourism
  25. 25 Moving house
  26. 26 It must be love
  27. 27 Job hunting success... and failure
  28. 28 Speeding into the future
  29. 29 Lost arts
  30. 30 Tales of survival

Session 5

Listen to episode 6 of our drama, The Race: Could this be the end for the round-the-world adventure?

After that, find out what you've learnt from this unit in the Weekly Quiz.

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Activity 3

Phil's video diary

Pirates

Pirates might not be what you imagine them to be. Watch Phil's video diary.

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Phil

Hello. Pirates eh? They're nothing but trouble. Luckily the ones who stole - or pinched - our yacht were harmless - just joyriders - but still badly behaved - another word for them is scallywags.

But I still need to keep a lookout for real pirates. They aren't the swashbuckling type you see in films - brave and exciting - they are lawless - they'll do anything to sabotage - or destroy - our yacht.

Oh 'shiver me timbers', I can see some over there - oh silly me, it's just Passepartout and Sophia - I had them the wrong way round!

Well, 'at ease' everyone. Full steam ahead!

Vocabulary: Pirates 2

pinched
stolen

scallywags
people who behave badly

swashbuckling
brave, exciting and often fighting

lawless
not obeying laws

sabotage
trying to stop something being successful

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What will happen next? More importantly, what have you learnt this in this Unit? Find out now by testing yourself with our weekly quiz.

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  • Vocabulary: Pirates 2

    pinched
    stolen

    scallywags
    people who behave badly

    swashbuckling
    brave, exciting and often fighting

    lawless
    not obeying laws

    sabotage
    trying to stop something being successful

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