Time Out

I'm Free: Time Out

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 Match the pictures and the words:

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In extreme sports, it is important to have the correct equipment. In which of the sports above do you need the
following?

rope a helmet a paddle a board

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1.1 Thrillseeking
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This is the information leaflet about the holiday camp where Juan and Dave are going. Read it and match a
picture (1-5) to each paragraph (A-E).

C) Our badminton programme is based upon our

experience that teaching with fun is the best way for kids
to learn. Our certified instructors excel at teaching junior
players of all levels between the ages of 5-15. Whether
We offer an extensive sports programme for your child is a Beginner or Advanced level player, he or
everyone. It doesn’t matter if you want to learn a she will gain confidence and learn the appropriate
sport, have average ability, or are a star performer,fundamentals, strategy, conditioning, and footwork. And,
our coaches emphasize developing skills and most of all, there’ll be lots of fun!
enjoying the game. Take a look at our programme
of activities. D) Our Adventure programme offers a variety of high and
low ropes courses for campers. Our certified staff are
A) At the waterfront we teach exciting activities ready to get your minds working to be creative, find
with the highest levels of supervision and safety. solutions, encourage group members, and help campers
All waterfront activities are taught by nationally discover how they work as a member of a team. In
certified instructors using the best equipment addition to the ropes courses, our older campers can also
available. Please note that campers must know how have a go at Paintball and zipwires!
to swim in order to participate. Activities include:
windsurfing, sailing, water-skiing, canoeing, E) In addition to all of the other programmes at camp,
kayaking, wake boarding and more! there is always something to do during free time, rest
hour or in-between activities. You can play dominoes,
chess or, as we are on Lake Windermere, you can drop a
B)The camp offers a comprehensive riding line in and go fishing. But watch out, it is a tradition to
programme for campers of all ages and ability kiss your first fish at camp!
levels, as well as varying degrees of interest. The
instructional programme includes beginner to
advanced riding classes in equitation. Riders can
prepare their official International Equitation Board
exams here. If you want, you can help out cleaning
in the barn. Bring old clothes!

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Read the leaflet again and choose the most appropriate activities (A-E) for each person.
Joel wants to find a new sport for his 9-year-old son. He already knows how to play tennis and squash so a
similar sport would be very attractive to him.
Mary prefers relaxing activities. She doesn’t like ball sports and she is a non-swimmer
Jim is interested in doing an activity where he can get a qualification.
Sarah wants to do some fun activities. She loves climbing and running around.
Mike enjoys extreme sports, especially if he can get wet.

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Objetivos

Read this dialogue between Juan and Dave

Juan: Let's look at the activities we can do.
Dave: Why don't we try rock climbing?
J: No, I'm tired and that sounds really tiring. Anyway, they don't do it here.
D: Well, what about kayaking? That looks really exciting.
J: I'm surprised you want to do that. You find windsurfing frightening!
D: I was only frightened that one time in Cornwall, and the instructor said it was a
bit scarey too!
J: That's what you say. No, he didn't look scared to me. I think kayaking is a bit
boring. I'd prefer to learn a new sport like badminton. Imagen de A nanian en
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new, something interesting.
J: OK, well look, you can play dominoes.
D: Oh, very funny.

-ED or -ING?
Look at these examples from the dialogue.
You find windsurfing frightening. I was only frightened that one time in Cornwall.
Kayaking is a bit boring. I was bored to death.

We use _ed to describe how we feel.

We use _ing to describe things and situations that cause the feelings.

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Note that for scared, the equivalent adjective is scary, not scaring.

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Complete with the correct form of the word in brackets , _ED or _ING.
1. A marathon is very . (tire)
1. A marathon is very . (tire)
2. I'm going to bed. I'm feeling very . (tire)
3. Wow, that snowboarding race was really . (excite)
4. Last night I watched SAW 2. It was very . (frighten)
5. The most thing about Juan's grandfather is his age.
(surprise)
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7. I find maths classes at school really . I always fall asleep. (bore)

8. I was really when John knocked on the door. (surprise)
9. I felt really when the monster appeared in the film. (scare)
10. I'm really . Let's go and have some fun! (bore)
11. My English teacher's classes are very . (interest)
12. Why aren't you listening to this programme? Aren't you in sport? (interest)

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Choose the correct word for each sentence.

1. We don't think Jim Carrey's films are very . I never laugh.

2. That rollercoaster looks like . Let's have a go!

3. Alistair, the new English teacher, is very . He tells lots of jokes in

class.
rollercoaster
4. Wow! Whitewater rafting is . Can we do it again?
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5. I think the Simpsons is really , especially Homer.

6. Santiago Segura's Torrente films are very . I'm sure that he has when he is making
them.

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FUN or FUNNY?
These words are often confused. They mean different things. Look at these examples:
I think Mr Bean is very funny.
Skiing is lots of fun.

We use funny to talk about something that makes us laugh. It is an adjective and we can use it with very and really.
We use fun to talk about something that is enjoyable. It is a noun so we can use it with a lot of and lots of.

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Look at the extreme sports on the previous page. Which would you like to try? Which wouldn't you like to try? Why (not)
You can use these expressions:

I’d like to try _______ it is exciting/thrilling/amazing

I wouldn’t like to try _______ because it looks dangerous/risky
it looks like fun

1.2 Going to Extremes

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Listen to the dialogues. Which of the sports in the table is each person talking about? Write the letter.
1: 2:
 3: 4:

5:

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horse riding whitewater rafting Mountaineering wakeboarding parachuting

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Spend and Take

Look at these examples from the audioscript:
I spent most of my time in the water.
It took a long time to get my balance.
spend+ time + adverb/_ing : there is no theoretical limit to how long it continues:
I spend hours playing cards with my friends at university.
it + take + (person +) time + to + infinitive : time necessary to reach a finite point:
It took me 3 days to learn how to play.
It takes him an hour to get to work.
Ask and answer these questions with your partner
How long does it take you:
to get dressed in the morning?
to have a shower?
to get to work/university/the centre of your town or city?
to get to Madrid from your house/flat?
to do the tasks in the course?
How long do you spend:
reading a day?
watching TV a day?
doing exercise a week?
studying English a week?
Going to Extremes
Extreme Ironing (also called EI) is an extreme
sport and a performance art in which people
take ironing boards to unusual locations and iron
items of clothing. According to the Extreme
Ironing Bureau, extreme ironing is "the latest
danger sport that combines the excitement of
an extreme outdoor activity with the
satisfaction of a well-ironed shirt."Part of the
attraction and interest the media has shown
towards extreme ironing seems to centre on the
issue of whether it is really a sport or not. Most
people don't take it seriously.
Some locations where such performances have
taken place include a mountainside of a difficult
climb; a forest; in a canoe; while skiing or
snowboarding; on top of large bronze statues; in
the middle of a street; underwater; in the middle
of the M1 Motorway; while parachuting; and
under the ice cover of a lake. The performances
have been done solo or by groups.
A new concept of ironing has been developed
that includes both bungee jumping and ironing
clothing. Bungee ironing is what some call the
ultimate in the thrill of extreme ironing.
Taken from wikipedia

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1.3. Extremely Dangerous

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You are going to read a text about an amazing mountain climb. Which of the words below do you think are in
the text?
the text?
mountain survived glacier rope camp fall paddle tied snow

Now read and check. Why could no one believe it when they saw Simpson at base camp?

Touching the Void

Touching the Void is an incredible story of survival
in extreme conditions. It tells the story of two
mountaineers, Joe Simpson and Simon Yates and
their disastrous climb of the 6,344 metre (20,813
feet) high Siula Grande in Peru. On their way down
the mountain, Simpson fell down an ice cliff and
broke his leg. The pair did not have any fuel so
they could not light a fire. Because of bad weather,
they needed to climb down the 3,000 metres to
their base camp. Yates tied a rope round Simpson
and started to lower him, but it was getting dark
and he lowered him off a cliff. Yates could not see
or hear what was happening and Simpson could not
climb back up the rope. When the snow around
Yates started to collapse, he made a terrible
decision.They were both about to die so he did the
only thing possible. He cut the rope.
Yates then dug himself an ice cave where he spent
the night.The next day he began to climb down
again. He couldn’t find Simpson’s body but he
supposed he was dead and he continued down the
mountain alone.
Meanwhile, Simpson was not dead. He had survived
the 150- metre fall and landed in a crevasse.
When he woke up, he saw that the rope was cut
and realized that Yates thought that he was dead.
Therefore he had to save himself. It was impossible
for Simpson to climb up to the entrance of the
crevasse so his only choice was to lower himself
deeper into the crevasse and hope that there was
another way out. After lowering himself, Simpson
found another small entrance and climbed back onto
the glacier.From there he took 3 days hopping on
one leg, with no food and almost no water, to get
to the base camp, just before Yates left.No one
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could believe it.
Many people consider it the most amazing act of
mountain survival ever. Simpson later wrote a best-
selling book, which then became a documentary.

Put these events in the correct order

A Simpson fell and broke his leg.
B Yates cut the rope
C Simpson wrote a book about his experience
D Yates thought Simpson was dead
E Simpson and Yates climbed to the top of the mountain. 1
F Simpson fell into a crevasse.
G Simpson returned to camp
H Yates tied a rope to Simpson

Look at the words in bold. Use the context to guess the meaning.
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BIG NUMBERS
Siula Grande, the mountain that Simpson and Yates climbed was 6,344 metres (20,813 feet) high.
How do you say these numbers in English? How do you write them?
390 4,800 6,244 26,309 46,000 3,200,326 50% 0.2 0.05
Listen and repeat.

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Now listen and write the numbers that you hear. You will hear each number twice.

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Pregunta de Elección Múltiple

You are going to listen to a radio interview about the dangers of extreme sports. Choose the correct answer.
 1. According to the study, ______ people doing extreme sports had neck and head injuries
a) 4 million
b) 40,000
c) 2,000
2. The sports involved were _________________, snowmobiling, snow skiing and motocross.
a) surfing, skateboarding, snowboarding, mountain biking
b) surfing, windsurfing, moutain biking
c) climbing, snowboarding and parachuting
3. How long did the study take?
a) 7 years
b) 40 years
c) 11 years
4. Why do more young people have these accidents?
a) because they don't pay attention
b) because they don't see the danger
c) because they go at 60 mph
5. How many people had head and neck injuries while skateboarding?
a)14 million
b)120,000
c) 129,000
6. How can people avoid injuries when they are doing these extreme sports?
Sugerencia

a) if they do training courses

b) if they wear helmets
c) a) and b)

2. Have you ever...?

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Look at the text. Choose the correct question for each answer.

Tom Dacey, world freestyle snowboard champion, was born on 14th June 1990. He has been
Tom Dacey, world freestyle snowboard champion, was born on 14th June 1990. He has been
champion 3 times and later this year is hoping to win again.We asked our readers for their
questions.
Here are some of the more interesting questions with Tom's answers.

Surprisingly, no, I haven't. At least, not while I was snowboarding. However, I broke my ribs when
I was whitewater rafting. I didn't pull out the paddle quickly enough and it hit a rock and bam!, I
heard this crunch and I started seeing stars. I was out of action for weeks.

Yes, I have. Last year, I went to the freestyle mountain bike championships near Shanghai. My
friend,Dave Stokes, was taking part.

It's an amazing place. I loved the food and the people were very friendly - but there were just so
many of them!
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Yes I have. Scary when you are up so high!

It was a couple of years ago. Dave Stokes and I thought it looked exciting so we went up in the
plane and it was absolutely amazing. Like being a bird.

Yes, I have. When I was 8, I was in love with Carrie Snodgrass, in my primary school class. She
threw it away! I have never sent another.

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Present Perfect
Look at these examples from the interview:

1.
2.
Have you ever had a serious accident ? No I haven't.
I broke my ribs when I was whitewater rafting
Have you tried parachuting? Yes, I have.
When did you do it?
I have never been to China.
It was a couple of years ago.
He has been champion 3 times.

1.We use the present perfect to talk about experiences in our life. We don't say/ask when.
ever= at some time in your life
never= at no time in your life
2. We use past simple to talk about when.
To form the present perfect, we use Subject + have/has + past participle:
Affirmative Negative Interrogative Short answers
I have been there I haven't been to Germany. Have you tried curry? Yes I have/No I haven't
He has visited China He hasn't seen Casablanca Has she had a job? Yes she has/No she hasn't

For regular verbs, the past participle is the same as the past
simple:
WALK : He walked He has walked
TRY: I tried I have tried

For irregular verbs, you need to learn the short list (there are more participles to learn: these are just the top 50!).

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Write the sentences with the affirmative (+), negative (-) or interrogative (?) of the present perfect.Use the
contracted forms.
E.g.: They /play football + They've played football. She/meet the Queen ? Has she met the
Queen?
1. She/eat shark -
2. You/break an arm or leg ?

3. You/see my watch ?
4. I/do anything -
5. They/work here before ?
6. Your brother/make a cake before -
Try this exercise

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 Caso práctico

Complete the spaces with the past participles of the verbs in the table. Be careful- some are irregular!
run see write learn (x2) climb plant have

Things to Do before You're 40

Yes No

1. Have you ever a mountain?

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2. Have you a tree?

3. Have you your favourite band live?

4. Have you in a marathon or an endurance race?

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5. Have you to speak a foreign language?

6. Have you a book?

7. Have you to play an instrument?

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Now listen to the dialogue between 2 people discussing the list. Which things has Peter done? Write as much
information as you can.

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2.1 Been there, done that

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How do you learn the irregular verbs?
Learn them in groups that form their participles the same way!
Put these verbs in the correct group depending on how they make the participle.
put fly shut make grow build cost
No change from infinitive
Infinitive Past Past participle
cut cut cut

→ -ew → -own
Infinitive Past Past participle
know knew known

Past simple and participle the same, no vowel change

Infinitive Past Past Participle
make made made

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HAVE YOU EVER- by Brandy

Before you listen to the song, what are the past participles of these verbs?
Before you listen to the song, what are the past participles of these verbs?
try have be find love dream need close search

Now listen to the song and choose the correct word. Is it a happy song or a sad one?

HAVE YOU EVER- by Brandy

Have you ever somebody so much
It makes you cry
Have you ever something so bad
You can't sleep at night
Have you ever to find the words
But they don't come out right
Have you ever, have you ever

Have you ever in love

in love so bad
You'd do anything to make them understand
Have you ever someone steal your heart away
You'd give anything to make them feel the same
Have you ever for words to get you in their heart
But you don't know what to say
And you don't know where to start
[Chorus]

Have you ever the one

You've of all of your life
You'd do just about anything to look into their eyes
Have you finally the one you've given your heart to
Only to find that one won't give their heart to you
Have you ever your eyes and
that they were there
And all you can do is wait for the day when they will care
[Chorus]
What do I gotta do to get you in my arms baby
What do I gotta say to get to your heart
To make you understand how I need you next to me
Gotta get you into my world
'Cause baby I can't sleep
[Chorus]

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GONE or BEEN?
The verb GO has 2 past participles, GONE and BEEN. Do you know the difference between them?

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She has gone shopping. I don't know what time she's coming She has been shopping. Look at all the things she's bought.
back.

We use GONE when the person hasn't returned from somewhere.

We use BEEN when the person has returned from that place.

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Lea y complete

1. Have you ever to London?

2. Mike isn't here. He's to see his aunt.
3. Where have you ? We agreed to meet an hour ago!
4. I've never to Paris. What's it like?
5. "Why is the house in a mess?" "My cousins have here. They just don't stop!"

6. I've never kitesurfing, but I'd love to try it.

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3. The Great Outdoors

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GOING CAMPING
Match the pictures and the words from the box.
 1. mallet 2.a campsite 3. put up a tent 4. go camping 5. light a fire

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Have you ever been camping? When did you go? What was it like? Did you enjoy it? Why (not)?
Juan is going off on a camping trip with his friends. As he's a bit forgetful, Juan likes to write himself a list of
everything he needs to do before he goes. Take a look at his list:

Well, so much for the plan! Have a look at Juan's bedroom now.

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Reflexión

Listen to the start of Juan's phone conversation with David. Which of the things on the list do they talk about?

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Look at these expressions from the dialogue.
Have you bought a new rucksack yet?
Yes I've already bought it.
Have you taken your fish to Ana's yet?
No, I haven't taken it yet/No, not yet

We use yet in interrogatives and negatives with the present perfect. It means by this time
We use already in affirmative sentences with the present perfect. It means before this time
Important: yet is after the past participle.
already is before the past participle.

Reflexión

Now continue Juan and David's conversation using yet and already- don't forget to look at the picture.
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Actividad desplegable

Choose the correct word for each space.

1. "I need to use the bathroom. Have you finished ?". "No, I haven't
cleaned my teeth !"

2. I haven't done my homework so I can't come out.

3. We have studied the past simple this year, but we haven't looked
at the future .
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.

5. "Oh no, the film has started. " "No, it's just the credits. The action hasn't started
".

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Complete the sentences using present perfect and yet or already

1. I can't go out. I my homework (not finish) .
 1. I can't go out. I my homework (not finish) .
2. "Let's go to the cinema to see Fast and Furious 10" "No, thanks, I it. It's
terrible." (see)
3. " your mum ?" "Oh no. I completely forgot." (phone)
4. You're too late. She home. (go)
5. "What do you think of the new Dan Brown novel? " "I it ."(not read)
6. We are in time. The show .(not begin)

Further practice here.

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3.1. We've just arrived

Juan and Dave have set off on their camping trip- but things don't go too well!

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Present Perfect + JUST
Look at the expressions from the whatsapp conversation:
We have just arrived at the campsite.
We've just put up the tent.
Juan has just set fire to the tent
1.Did these things happen a long time ago or very recently?
2.What structure is used?
3.What is the position of JUST in the sentence?

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Reflexión

Listen to the recordings. What has just happened in each case? Use words from Box A and B to make
sentences.
Some glass a door a dog a car some knives drive past close break bark
and forks fall

1.
2.

3.

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4.
5.

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Ever, never, yet, already and just.

Choose the correct word
1. Have you been to France?

2. Can you hear the noise? The train has arrived at the station.

3. No. Your cousin hasn't come to the party .

4. Can you open the door? Oh, it is open.

5. Wow! I'm exhausted. I've finished my homework. It's taken me hours.

6. "Have you finished your food ? " "No, I am still eating, mum."

7. I am a very lucky person. I have had an accident.

8. "Where's Joe?". "You've missed him. He left about 2 minutes ago."

9. "I need you to finish the report quickly" "I've finished it. I put it on your desk an hour ago."

10. "Would you like to have dinner with us?" " No thanks, I have eaten."

11. Have you seen such a big dog?

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Conocimiento previo

Scouts
When one thinks of camping, many people
 When one thinks of camping, many people
think of the scouting organisation started in
England by Robert Baden-Powell.
Originally a spy, an officer in the British
Army and the author of books about miliary
scouting, he held the first camp for boys in
1916 where he tried out some of the
techniques mentioned in his book, Scouting
for Boys. From there interest increased
hugely and scout groups appeared all over
the country.
He got permission from his friend Rudyard
Kipling to use the characters from Kipling's
Jungle Book stories so the leader of a scout
group is called Akela, after the wolf pack
matriarch, and the other scout leaders
have names like Baloo, Bagheera and Rikki
Tikki Tavi.
Scouts earn different badges for proficiency
shown in tying knots, orienteering and basic
woodcraft. Their motto is "Be prepared".
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The scout handshake uses the left hand. It
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shows that you are not frightened that the
other person will attack (because your left
hand is the one that carries a shield).

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Listen to the pronunciation of these sounds:

/tʃ/
/dʒ/
Now choose the correct column for each word:
choose just jeans culture chat cheek jumper statue German giant
/tʃ/ /dʒ/

Now listen and check.

Repeat the words.
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3.2 Round and About

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Prepositions of movement
Match the prepositions with the correct picture.

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round down
up along
through in
over out of

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Juan and Dave are competing in a race at the camp. Look at the picture and complete the spaces with the
correct preposition.
Go the path then the big rock.Next go the tree and g
the zipwire. Go the ladder. After that go the bridge and continue about 200 yards
to the mountain. Go the tunnel and walk to the canoe. Get the canoe and go
the lake. When you get to the other side, get the flag.

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Conocimiento previo

The Imperial System

 The British (and the Americans) insist on using imperial
measurements although most other countries have adopted
the metric system. The speed limits are marked in miles per
hour, people talk about being 5 foot* 10 inches (5’ 10” = 1m
77 ) and weighing 11 stone 5 pounds(=72.12 kg) or, in the
USA, 184 pounds, and they buy pints of beer in pubs and
pints of milk at the supermarket. Horse races are calculated
in furlongs ( 1 furlong = 220 yards= 2201 metres ) and a
horse’s height is measured in hands (=10.16 cm). There are
3 hands in a foot, which sounds very strange, but a foot is
12 inches (30.48 cm).
The British hold on to their traditional measurements and
for many years the European Union tried to convince the
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system. Calculating grams and kilograms is easy. There are
16 ounces (oz.) in a pound (lb.) but 14 pounds in a stone,
which seems very peculiar (perhasps that's why the
Americans don't use stone). But although food now includes
both imperial and metric weights on its packaging, the EU
has given up and visitors to the UK will continue to be
confused by quantities, distances and sizes.
However, the rest of the world still measures its computer
and TV screens in inches! (= 2.54cm).
*another strange aspect: when we talk about height, we use foot in singular, not
feet, and likewise stone as a weight is singular, not plural

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4. A unique experience

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 Elaboración propia con fodey

You are going to read one of the experiences. Look at the pictures. Can you guess what happened?

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Actividad desplegable

Now read the story and put the paragraphs in the correct order.
 I survived an underwater earthquake

Back on the boat, we The sound and vibrations

listened to the news on the radio
and discovered the earthquake
measured 7.0 on the Richter
scale. Surprisingly, no one was
injured- the epicentre of the
earthquake was out in the middle
of the ocean where there weren’t
any inhabited islands. I haven’t
been scuba diving since then. I
will go again some day, but not
right now
lasted only two or three minutes,
though it felt like hours. Then we
looked for the others. I wanted to
swim to the surface but we had to
find them. After about 10 minutes,
when my air supply was getting
low, we saw them about 10m
ahead. We slowly swam to the
surface. When we got there we
took off our masks and shouted,
"What was that?"
After nearly 45 minutes, I heard
a rumble like an engine, and I felt big
vibrations in the water. I looked up but
couldn't see anything. The dive
instructor's eyes were wide open: he
didn't know what was going on either.
I swam next to him and we kept close
to the reef. I couldn't see my friend or
the other divers. The situation felt
dangerous.

It was a lovely day and Then clouds of white sand

after breakfast we got on the
boat with ten other divers. This
was my 20th dive. I put on the
diving gear and jumped off the
boat, and slowly started to sink
to about 20m. I saw thousands
of brightly-coloured fish, vivid
coral and even a few sharks
(though they weren’t interested
in me). It was so calm, so
peaceful.
I have had many exciting moments
in my life but the most unbelievable
experience was last November ,
when I went scuba diving with a
friend near the Philippines.
covered us, and I wondered if it was
an underwater bomb. Cracks began
forming on the seabed and the sand
sank down. That's when I realised it
was an earthquake. The noise was the
sound of the Earth breaking open! The
instructor and I held hands. I have
never been so frightened in my life. My
heart was beating fast but I didn't
panic. What good would it do me
anyway?

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Caso práctico

Are these statements true or false? Correct the false ones.

1. The writer had lots of experience
2. The diver heard something before she saw anything.
3. The instructor understood the situation immediately.
4. The writer didn't go to the surface immediately because she wanted to find her friends
5. Many people died in the earthquake.
6. The incident hasn't affected the writer.

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Polysemy
Many words have more than one meaning. Look at these words from the text and decide the correct meaning
from this context.
1) gear
a) machinery b) part of a car that makes the engine go fast or slow (1st, 2nd, 3rd gear) c) special equipment
for a particular activity
2) sink
a) basin for washing clothes or hands b) fall or descend gradually c) make something submerge
3) going on
a) happening b) continuing c) risking
4) took off
a) became popular b) left the ground c) removed

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 Caso práctico

You are going to listen to a man talking about a special way he celebrated his birthday. Listen and answer the
questions.

1. How old was the man?

2. What is tandem parachuting?
3. Who came to see him?
4. What height did they jump from?
5 How did he feel when he jumped out of the plane?
6. What particular building could he see?
7. Did he enjoy the experience?
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5. Bite size
In this session we learned:

About the use of present perfect and the use of the adverbs ever, yet , just and
already.
We also learned new vocabulary relating to camping and extreme sports,
adjectives ending in -ing/-ed, past participles and the difference between fun and
funny.
You have practised your listening skills with different audios.
As for reading, we looked at several different texts on different topics and looked
at techniques for improving comprehension.
As for culture, we looked at the scouts and imperial measurements .

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