5 DVD EXTRA
ADVANCED UNIT 5
1A Think of your favourite place to go and be alone.
Make notes on the following.
• Where is it?
• Why do you like it there?
• What do you do there?
                   
                   
B Work in pairs. Tell your partner about your place.
2A Watch the DVD and number the events on North
Brother Island in the order they happened.
a) The tuberculosis pavilion was constructed.
b) It was abandoned.
c) It was used as a quarantine hospital.
d) It was a centre for juvenile delinquents.
e) It provided accommodation for returning
World War II veterans.
B Which of the events in Exercise 2A do the photos
refer to?
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3A Answer the questions in pairs.
1 When did people start using the island?
2 What makes the experience of stepping onto the
island unique, according to Christopher Payne?
3 Why was the construction of the tuberculosis
pavilion interesting?
4 What does Christopher hope his photos show?
5 What does he think his photos show us about
the rest of New York City?
  B Watch the DVD again to check.
  4A Work in pairs. Are the adjectives from the DVD
positive (+), negative (–) or neutral (N)?
abandoned bizarre burgeoning constant
contagious juvenile vibrant wonderful
B Work in pairs. Think of nouns you can use with
the adjectives in Exercise 4A. Use a dictionary to
help you.
5A Choose one of the abandoned places below and
find out as much information as you can about it.
Use questions 1–5 to help you.
• Fordlândia
• Mirny Diamond Mine
• Sanzhi UFO houses
• Six Flags Jazzland
1 Where is it?
2 What was it used for in the past?
3 What is it used for now?
4 What can you see there?
5 What types of building are there?
B Work in groups. Ask and answer questions about
the place you chose. Which place would you most
like to visit?
A: I chose Six Flags Jazzland.
B: Where is it?
A: It’s in New Orleans. It’s an abandoned theme park.