Adrenalin Grammar Present perfect simple, Past simple and continuous. Comparatives and superlatives Vocabulary Gradable and non-gradable adjectives. Sports Useful phrases Giving advice about complaints or injuries Reading 1. Read Mike's blog. Choose the best description of his attitude towards skydiving. 4). Mike never wants to go skydiving again Mike can’t live without skydiving ©) Mike thinks skydiving is too dangerous ») deadmike.com Ive just done my frst jump since the acident thet nearly Kled me just over a year ago. AS | was Wing im hospital ater the acident, | wasitfeling glad to be alive. instead, was wondering how 1 could possibly live without skydiving again It all stated one evening after another typical nineto-five day. | was siting at home thinking, "There has to be mare to life than ths’ when an advert came on the television. “Try skydiving” it ‘said. The next day, | called my local skydiving centre and booked my st jump. At the end of Gay’ traning | signed a document to say that "understood 1 was taking part in an activity that ‘ould end in serious injure At that moment | wondered if| was completely mad | wil never forget my first jump. Five of us walked to the runway and got Into atin plane. 1 was beginning to feel nervous, but the others were Chatting and joking, and | stated to feel more We climbed to 13,000 feet, and then the trainer opened the plane door. Suddenly, it was time to jump, and as 1 pushed myself anay fom the plane, my mind went blank. Words cannot describe the rush of adrenalin | experienced while | was free-falling. At 5,500 feet | pulled the cord, and the parachute opened immedtely. Suddeniy, everyting was stent and peaceful Twice | shouted, “Ths Is absolutely incredible it was the most amazing four minutes of my life. From the first jump, | was hooked. | started spending every free moment I had skydiving. It became my reason fo ling, and nothing else mattered. Things were going really well Then disaster struck fon my 4040! jump. Another skydiver collided with my parachute. | fell and hit the ground at about 30 mph. | broke both legs, my right foot, lft elbow, right arm. my | ose and my jaw. 1 lost s0 pints of blood, 19 teeth and 25 pounds of fat. | was lucky to survive People who have never experienced skydiving will find it hard to understand that my only motivation to 40 elaxed, twas a beautiful, cloudless day and the get better was s0 that | could do it again. All| can say sun was just going down. 45 Is that for me, skydiving is life, and ie is skyving. 2. These sentences summarise Mike's story: Correct the factual mistake in each sentence a) Mike was reading a newapaper one evening when he saw an advert for skydiving, ‘Mike rus watching the television b)Amonth later, he phoned the skydiving centre and booked a jump. ©) Altera woek's training he wondered if he was completely mad, 4) His first jump was unforgettable. It was a beautiful, cloudless morning. 2 When he jumped out of the plane he was conscious of everything {After his frst jump he stopped thinking about skydiving. » ») ‘On his 1,040 jump he had an accident because his parachute didn’t open. He nearly died, His motivation to get bet ‘was 50 that he could see his family 3. Have you ever done a parachute jump? Would you consider doing a jump? Choose a response from the box and tell your partner. Yes, for charity 2 Yes, for fun, Yes, for money. No way!Vocabulary 1. Look atthe adverbs in the box and the sentences in the table. Answer the questions absolute extremely fairly really very With ‘gradable’ adjectives | With ‘non-gradable’ adjectives @) This good!” b) Thisis credible! 1 Which adverbs can you use to comple 2 Which adverbs can you use to complete sentence b? 3. Which adverb can you use in both sentences? 4 Which sentence did Mike use to describe his first parachute jump? 2. Find pairs of adjectives in the box that have similar meanings. List them in the table under the appropriate headings. Use your dictionary if necessary. ‘angry astonished boiling cold dirty exciting exhausted fascinating filthy freezing frightened funny. fariows gorgeous hilarious hot interesting pretty surprised terrified thrilling tired Gradable | Nom-gradable angry fvious 3. Combine adverbs from Exercise 1 with adjectives from Exercise 2 to make five sentences that are true for you, The last time Fwent to Madrid was in August, and it was absolutely boiling — over 40 degrees! Pronunciation 1 1.20 Listen and repeat the exchanges. Copy the intonation. a) ‘Ws very cold,’ ‘Cold? It’s absolutely freezing!” ') ‘She's very funny’ ‘Funny? She's absolutely hilarious! 2 1.11 Listen and respond to more prompts. a very hot in hee Hot? I aboltly Bing Make up similar exchanges. Use adjectives from Vocabulary Exercise 2 above. Speaking 1 Imagine you are in the following situations. What emotions would you feel? Use words in the box or your own ideas, Tell a partner. angry bored embarrassed excited frightened nervous. thrilled worried 8) Going on a roller coaster at the fair. 9) Giving a speech in front of an audience. 1d fee! nercous.‘Oh, Id feel really excited.’ _g) Talking to someone you fancy ). Galloping on a horse. 1). Watching your national football team. ©) Being stuck ina trafic jam. {Realising that you have been robbed. {@)_ Being stopped by the police. j). Looking down from a high place. © Taking off ina plane, Taking an exam. ‘Tick the situations you have experienced personally. 2. Work with your partner. How many experiences do you have in common? Which ‘experience was the most exciting? scents EYetd ay 1 Adjectives 4 Mateh the adjectives with the situations. ATENEO Le “confused diseppointed glad grateful homesick lonely nervous offended relieved shocked How would you feel if..2 ‘wo people gave you completely opposite advice the police told you that your flat had been burgled 4 friend helped you « jot with problem you thought you hed lest your passport but then you found it ‘you didn't gets present you were hoping to get you went to study abroad and were missing your family, ‘you moved to a new town and didn’t have any friends ‘you were about to talk in public for the fist time ‘your friend tells you she has just passed her driving test 10 a very good friend didn't invite you to his party Some adjectives describe a mixture of feclings, (im very fed up with my jab. 1 think T'm going to look for something else upset = unhappy and worried / anxious She was very upiet when she heard that her cousin had had an accident. Match the strong adjectives with their definitions. astonished delighted desperate devastated exhausted figzastid/ furious /fjoarias) “miserable stunned terrified thrilled 1 very surprised and unable to move or react tuned 2 extremely upset and shocked 3 very pleased 4 really tied 5 very exited 6 extremely scared 7 realy angry 8 very surprised 9 with litle hope, and resdy to do anything 10 improve the situation 10 very unhappy (or amazed) AL Remember you can't use very, extremely, etc. with strong adjectives. you want to use an intensifier, use absolutly, eg absolutely astonished NOT very-estonished, Can you remember the words on this page? ‘Test yourself or a partner. Opss ETI Multinom wrn.oup.com/elt/englishiile/upper intermediate confused shocked fed up = bored or frustrated and unhappy (especialy with a situation which has gone on too long) 2 Idioms @ Lookat the highlighted idioms and try to guess their meaning. 1 Tim sickand tired of telling you to do your homework. Get on with itt 2 When I saw the burglar I was scared stiff. 3. He finally passed his driving test! He's over the moon ! 4 You look a bit down in the dumps Has life been treating you badly? 5 T'mcompletdy worn out. Ijust want {0 sit down and put my feet up, 6 When I saw her, I couldnt believe my ‘eyes. Sne looked ten years younger. 1b. Match the idioms and the feelings. A exhausted B (be) very surprised Cfed up Diterrifed E sad, depressed F very happyAve you annoyed or are you annoying? 1. Sophie was really with her sister for teasing her. 1. annoy. 2. The film we watched last weekend was truly ~ 2. annoy 3. Mona Lisa's smile is quite 3. intrigue 4. Peter felt about his misbehaviour. 4, embarrass, 5. Your remarks were - You should apologize! 5. insult 6. These numbers on teen's alcohol addiction are rather 6. disturb, 7. Don't be ~ It’s not going to hurt! 7. frighten 8. This has been the most 8. frighten’ 9. Sometimes people feel a \~ need to eat chocolate, 9.compel 10. Susie felt rather with her performance. 10. frustrate 11. It's really - when we don’t achieve our goals!" 11. frustrate 12. Its cold In this room! Haven't they got central heating? 12. freeze 13. feel ~ ~ when I listen to classical music. 13. relax 14, Listening to classical music is quite - 14, relax 15, Ben didn't understand the teacher’s question. He looked ~ 15. puzzle 16. subjects are the most challenging. 16. puzzle 17, They gave me a warm - hug! 17. welcome 18, There was a quite chocolate cake on the table, 18. tempt 19. These days children’s games are more 19. entertain 20. The last week was extremely ~ . 20. exhaust 21. I felt completely i 4 21. exhaust 22. The pupils were 22. please 23. The test results were very 23. please 24. 1am truly 24, astound 25. Your attitude is quite ~ 5 25. astound 26. Tam - - 26. disappoint 27. The final exam results were rather 27. disappoint 28. Pupils get ~- 28. distract 29. T won't answer that! Your question is truly 29. insult 30. Are you with your job? 30. bore 31. I think my job Is not at all Love 31. bore