THAT’S ENGLISH! MODULE 9 – UNIT 8 LIVE TO TELL THE TALE A) GRAMMAR -
EXPRESSING OBJECTION
Are the speakers happy or unhappy in the following situations? Many people object to their getting free treatment. I disapprove of his doing extreme sports. I disagree with her expecting me to pay for her holiday. To say that you disagree with, disapprove of or oppose something…… Object (to somebody/something) Many local people object to the building of the new airport. If nobody objects, we'll postpone the meeting till next week. Object to doing something/to somebody doing something I really object to being charged for parking. Mr President, working people disapprove of this policy. What we most often disapprove of is the lack of press freedom, religious freedom and corruption. We disapprove of the EU taking every opportunity to promote and strengthen its own position and influence. Let us remember what Voltaire said: 'I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it '. Please forgive me, then, if I disagree with your approach on this point. I have to say that I disagree with what Mrs Jackson said. Three of the judges disagreed with the verdict.
Disagree with the following statements: When people succeed, it is because of hard work. Luck has nothing to do with success. The decisions that people make quickly are always wrong. Playing a game is fun only when you win. Only people who earn a lot of money are successful. There is nothing that young people can teach older people. People should read only those books that are about real events, real people, and established facts.
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WOULD (CONDITIONAL)
http://www.vitutor.com/gramatica_inglesa/modal_verbs/would.html
http://www.aulafacil.com/cursos/l15490/idiomas/ingles/ingles-a1/verbos-modales-vwould http://www.aulafacil.com/cursos/l15492/idiomas/ingles/ingles-a1/verbos-modales-vwould-ejercicios https://www.englishclub.com/grammar/verbs-modal-would-quiz.htm ( https://www.englishclub.com/grammar/verbs-modal-would.htm )
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NOUNS / ADJECTIVES
Match the words to their meanings. reckless
bravery
courageous
daring
fearful
hazardous
1 If you do something without considering the possible harmful effects, you are ... . 2 People who try to help other people in an accident and don’t think of the danger to themselves are ... 3 Activities or situations that could cause injury or death are…….. 4 The ability to deal with fear or danger without being worried is ... . 5 Another way of saying someone is afraid is to say he / she is ... . 6 If you are enthusiastic about trying new and dangerous things, you are ... . Complete the table. Noun Adjective ………………………………….hazardous ………………………………….fearful courage…………………………………… dare………………………………………. bravery…………………………………… recklessness……………………………… Choose the correct option You might be fearful / risk doing your first skydive. Come on, let’s see how daring / risk Jack is, I’ve never been snowboarding before but I’m quite hazardous / daring so I’ll have a go.
You need to be bravery / courageous to climb to the top of Mount Everest. Due to the snow, driving conditions on the roads were daring / hazardous. Nathan loves all forms of extreme sport – he has a lot of courageous / courage. You need to be brave / risky to rescue someone from a burning building. B) VOCABULARY EXTREME SPORTS https://extremefreestyle.wordpress.com/2008/05/24/list-of-extreme-sports/ http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/short-stories/buzz-and-bobs-bigadventure https://www.eslpod.com/website/show_podcast.php?issue_id=2744470# https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIIvUiByA_8 C) READING COMPREHENSION http://www.hueber.de/shared/elka/Internet_Muster/Red2/3-19-0029164_Muster1.pdf https://lenguasap.files.wordpress.com/2010/10/unit-22.pdf
D) LISTENING COMPREHESION - https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/word-street/extreme-sports - Listen and fill in the blanks (http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/0810/081006skydiving.mp3 ) Key (http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/0810/081006-skydiving.html )
Three skydivers __________________ Mount Everest on October 5th by being the first people to parachute __________________ highest mountain. The parachutists, from New Zealand, Britain and Canada, trained for many years __________________ jumps. Their plane flew about 150 metres above Everest’s peak when they leapt out. They had to wear oxygen masks and parachutes that were larger __________________ help them in the thin air. The three were in freefall for 30 seconds before their chutes opened and they glided __________________. A member of the jumpers’ support team Krishna Aryal explained to the Reuters news agency what the jumps looked like from the ground: "They looked __________________ flying in the blue sky as they jumped from the plane," he said. The skydivers were over the __________________ jump over Everest. New Zealander Wendy Smith said: "It was stunning. I had never seen so many mountains before. To be on top of the world __________________.” Britain’s Holly Budge agreed, saying her jump was “__________________”. Their jumps broke several skydiving records. They __________________ books for making the highest skydiving freefall at nearly 8,900 metres. They __________________ world’s highest drop zone at 3,761 metres. Twenty-nine more daredevils are waiting __________________ conditions to make the same jump. The thrill seekers are part of the ‘Everest Skydive 2008’ event organized by the British __________________ company High and Wild. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNREn4bWPaE What extreme sports can you do in Bulgaria? Where can you practise them? - https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/stories-and-poems/coming-back - http://elllo.org/english/1201/1212-Peter-Sport.htm -http://www.elllo.org/english/1151/T1200-Julia-Sport.html
E) SPEAKING Complete the phrases with these words:
divide
remind
topic far
begin moving
illustrate
Introducing the topic
My1… today is... /// The subject of my talk is…
Outlining the presentation
Basically, I have three things to say... I’m going to 2… this talk 3… three parts... There are three points I’d like to make…
Starting a section
So, let’s 4… with... 5… on now to... Next, I’d like to say something about...
Finishing a section
That’s all I have to say about… OK, that’s all on... That’s it as 6… as... is concerned.
Giving examples
A good example of this is... To give you an example…. To 7… this point...
Summarising
So, to 8… you of what I’ve covered in this talk... If I can just sum up the main points…
into
Add these phrases to the table So, we’ve looked at... Turning now to... Let’s summarise what we’ve looked at... Let’s look now at...
As an illustration... My talk is concerned with...
Prepare a short presentation The subject of my talk is the popularity of extreme sports among adults. Basically, I have three things to say. First… http://www.dcielts.com/ielts-speaking/an-adventurous-person-telling-a-story-todescribe-a-person/ (Describe an adventurous person) 93
F) WRITING Write 100-150 words about something you feel strongly about and say why. Choose one of the following topics: extreme sports, dangerous jobs, women’s football, bullfighting. (Page 91)