Inspired – an insider’s guide to
the new American English
course for teenagers
Judy Garton-Sprenger and Philip Prowse
Your response
How would you have felt if you had
been in the San José mine? What
would you have done to keep your
spirits up and survive?
Your response
Why do you think some boys bullied
Dan at school? What causes bullying?
Animals
cat, cow, dog, horse, whale
Food
cake, egg, fruit, potato, rice
Possessions
camera phone, skateboard,
blu-ray disc, game console,
video game
Match the different ways in which people say Congratulations!
with the languages.
Congratulazioni! Gefeliciteerd!
Félicitations! ¡Felicitaciones!
Glückwünsche! Parabéns!
Pozdravlyayu! (Поздравляю)
Dutch French German Italian
Portuguese Russian Spanish
You can say Please and Thank you in your language and
English – what about other languages?
“False friends” are English words that look similar to
words in other languages, but that have a different
meaning.
library means a place where you can borrow books.
But in French, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish,
a similar word means “bookstore”.
 Inspired Practice Online
www.macmillanpracticeonline.com/inspired
 Interactive Classroom: software for
interactive whiteboards
 Teacher’s Website
www.macmillanenglish.com/inspired
Inspired – an insider’s guide to
the new American English
course for teenagers
Judy Garton-Sprenger and Philip Prowse