PATHWAYS FOUNDATIONS UNIT 4 – VIDEO

BLUE LAGOON
VOCABULARY
GIANT adjective /ˈdʒaɪ·ənt/ extremely large. EG: They planned a giant party to celebrate the team's victory.

GEOTHERMAL adjective /ˌdʒiː.əʊˈθɜː.məl/ of or connected with the heat inside the earth. EG: a geothermal
power station.

LAGOON noun /ləˈɡuːn/ an area of sea water separated from the sea by a reef (= a line of rocks and sand).
EG: a tropical lagoon.

ESSENTIALLY adverb /ɪˈsen.ʃəl.i/ relating to the most important characteristics or ideas of something. EG:
What he's saying is essentially true.

MISTY adjective /ˈmɪs·ti/ If the weather is misty, there is a cloud of small drops of water in the air. EG: A cold
and misty morning.

SEAWATER noun \ˈsē-ˌwȯ-tər\ water from the sea or ocean.

UNUSUAL adjective /ʌnˈjuː·ʒu·əl/ different and not ordinary, often in a way that is interesting. EG: an
unusual name.

SETTING noun /ˈset·ɪŋ/ ambient, atmosphere, context, environment. EG: This is a beautiful setting for a
picnic.

POWER PLANT noun /ˈpou(ə)r ˌplant/ an installation where electrical power is generated for distribution. EG:
The Itaipu Dam's hydroelectric power plant produces the most energy of any in the world.

SURROUNDED adj. [səɹˈa͡ʊndɪd] confined on all sides. EG: a camp surrounded by

enemies.

VOLCANO noun /vɒlˈkeɪ·nəʊ/plural volcanoes, volcanos. EG: an extinct/dormant

volcano. An active volcano.

LAVA FIELDS A consolidated lava-flow covering a considerable area.

STRANGE adjective /streɪndʒ/ unusual or not expected. EG: It’s strange that she hasn’t called.

STEAMY adjective /ˈstiː.mi/ filled with steam. EG: A steamy bathroom.

ROCK noun /rɒk/ stone. EG: Mountains and cliffs are formed from rock.

BRIGHT adjective /brɑɪt/ full of light, or shining. EG: the bright lights of downtown.

ICELAND noun /ˈaɪs.lənd/ an island country in the North Atlantic Ocean.

LURE noun /lʊər/ an appealing or attractive quality. EG: He resisted the lure of Hollywood.

WARM adjective /wɔːm/ having a comfortably high temperature, but not hot. EG: I put my hands in my
pockets to keep them warm.

FORM verb /fɔːrm/ be an essential or basic element of something. EG: The cavern was probably formed by a
lava bubble.

SUPER-HEATED adjective \ˈsü-pər-ˌhē-təd\ very hot. EG: Superheated steam.

GROUND noun /ɡraʊnd/ Land, the surface of the earth. EG: I sat down on the ground.
PUMP OUT STH phrasal verb to make liquid or gas escape from a place. EG: Huge generators were pumping
out black smoke.

MECCA noun /ˈmek.ə/ the holy city of Islam in Saudi Arabia; a place to which many people are attracted. EG:
The plans would transform the park into a tourist Mecca.

SOAKAWAY (SOAK AWAY) A deep hole used for drainage.

EVER SINCE Idiom. Continually or often from a past time until now. EG: She's wanted to be a firefighter ever
since she was a young girl.

AFTERWARDS adverb /ˈɑːf.tə.wədz/ at a later time, after something else has happened. EG: I did my
homework and went swimming afterwards.

SKIN noun /skɪn/ the outer layer of a person or animal’s body. EG: I have dark skin.

AVERAGE adjective /ˈæv·ər·ɪdʒ/ usual and like the most common type. EG: an average day.

TOWARD preposition /təˈwɔːdz/ in the direction of someone or something. EG: She stood up and walked
towards him.

THOUGH conjunction /ðəʊ/ used before a fact or opinion that makes the other part of the sentence
surprising. EG: Though she’s quite small, she’s very strong.

ALGAE noun /ˈæl.ɡiː/ An aquatic plant. EG: alga’s cells are about 1000 times smaller
than a human hair is thick.

MUD noun /mʌd/ wet soil. EG: He’d been playing football and was covered in mud.

BOTTOM noun /ˈbɒt·əm/ the lowest part of something. EG: Click on the icon at the
STEAM VENT
bottom of the page.

MILKY adjective /ˈmɪl.ki/ A milky liquid contains milk or is made with a lot of milk. EG: a cup of milky coffee.

CURATIVE adjective /ˈkjʊə.rə.tɪv/ able to cure. EG: Do you believe in the curative powers of the local mineral
water?

HEALING noun /ˈhiː.lɪŋ/ the process of becoming well again, especially after a cut or other injury, or of
making someone well again. EG: This herb has been used in healing for centuries.

AILMENT noun /ˈeɪl.mənt/ an illness. EG: Treat minor ailments yourself.

BATHER noun /ˈbeɪ.ðər/ a person who is swimming in the sea, a river, etc. EG: the lagoon is visited by
bathers, especially in summer.

CORNER noun /ˈkɔː.nər/ the point, area, or line that is formed by the meeting of two lines, surfaces, roads,
etc. EG: There's a restaurant on the corner.

LATHER verb /ˈlɑː.ðər/ to produce a lather from soap, or to cover something or someone in lather. EG: He
stood under the shower lathering himself with the soap.

CHALKY adjective /ˈtʃɔː.ki/ made from chalk, a type of soft, white rock, or a similar substance. EG: The soil in
this area is very chalky (= contains chalk).

SPOT noun /spɒt/ a particular place. EG: This looks like a nice spot for a picnic.

MIND noun /maɪnd/ the part of a person that makes it possible for him or her to think, feel emotions, and
understand things. EG: I changed my mind about the trip.
 WATCH THE VIDEO AND FILL IN THE BLANKS
NARRATOR:
It´s a . Essentially a lake
of hot , it´s in a very unusual, very dramatic ,
adjacent to a power plant and by and old lava
fields.
This and world of black rock and blue
water is ´s most popular attraction. It more than three
hundred thousand people a year, mostly tourists, but water is warm water, and
even the locals get into the swim of things.
The blue lagoon looks natural, but it was formed by this geothermal power plant. The plant takes
super-heated water out of the and uses it to make energy. When they originally
_______________it back out into the fields, the water formed a lagoon.
According to Grimur Samundsen, it´s been a for people looking to soak away their
tension ever .
GRIMUR SAMUNDSEN:
After a strong working weekend, the best thing you can do is go in the water and relax a bit. It´s
great. It´s absolutely great. And , your feels soft, and you feel
great and relaxed, and I think that people, you know, they really, really are impressed.
NARRATOR:
The temperature in the lagoon is about 100 degrees Fahrenheit. As you swim
out toward the center, though, where the main vent is, you can feel it getting hotter.
There´s blue-green in the water and white silica on the ,
which is how the lagoon gets its soft, , aquamarine color. But even more unique,
they say the water and the mud have powers, especially for
people with skin , like psoriasis.
It looks funny, but a lot of the go over to one and .
the wet chalky sediment all over their bodies. Though Iceland may not be thought of as a hot spot
for tourists, the Blue Lagoon may yet change some .