Speaking: Talking about experiences

Vocabulary: Extreme sports and activities

Grammar: The present perfect
Enjoying English: Find someone who...

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Look at the activities. Which ones do you want to try? Check (/) the boxes.

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PAIRWORK. Compare your ans\Mers.
A Do you want to try bungee jumping?
B I do. Do you want to try fl)ring a plane?
Yes,
What other extreme sports and
A No,I don't. activities do you know?
B Why not? Make a list.
A I hate fllring! h ol,- air b all o o ning, e uffin g,
B SodoI! waLer skiing, scuba diving...

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a. vacuumrng b. racecar c. motorcycle d. skydiving

Mark Have you read this article called "Things to do before you're 30"?
Dana No, I haven't. What's it about?
Mark lt's a list of fun things to try. For instance, have you ever ridden a l
Dana No, I haven't.
Mark Neither have I. The next question is, have you ever driven a 2
Dana No, I haven't.
Mark OK. Question three: Have you ever gone 3 ?

Dana No,I haven't. I've never done anything!

Mark That's not true! You've done a lot of things. They're just not on this list.
Dana By the way, have you ever tried 4
Mark No,I haven't.
Dana Well, do you want to start now? I'm really busy.

Now practice the conversation with a partner.

ffi fafn WORK. Practice the conversation again. Put these words in the blanks.
1 roller coaster 2 sports car 3 kayaking 4 cooking dinner
camel bus windsurfing taking out the garbage

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Have you ever ridden a motorcycle? Have you ever gone skydiving?
Yes, I have. I rode one last weekend. Yes, I have. I went last summer.
No, I haven't. But I've ridden a bicycle. No, I haven't. But I've gone parasailing.
Has she ever driven a sports car?
Yes, she has. She drove one on vacation.
No, she's never driven a car.

Grammar Reference page 126

Complete the conversations. Then practice them with a partner.

1. A Have you ever eaLen (eat) Thai food?
B Yes, I _. I_ (try) it in San Regular verbs
Francisco. jump + jumped
2. A Have you ever (go) scuba diving? play + played
visit + visited
B Yes, I I_ (go) last year.
lrregular verbs
3. A Have you ever (meet) a movie
star? be --+ been meet + met
-. buy + bought read + read
B No, I but I want to! do -> done ride -+ ridden
4. A Have you ever (run) a marathon? drive -+ driven run + run
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B No, but (run) to catch a bus this eat --> eaten see
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fly try
morning! -> flown
go + gone win
-> tried
--> won

,qre Write sentences about you. Then compare Note: There are more past
with a partner. participles on page 136.

1. (ride in a taxi) I've never ridden in a Naxi . or

I rode in ataxilasLweek .

2. (visit the US)

3. (see an elephant)
4. (fly in an airplane)
5. (buy a car)
6. (play golf)
7. (your choice)

ffi fOm WORK.Answer the questions in Activity 1 with information about you.
A Have you ever eaten Thai food?
B No, I haven't. I don't like spicy foodl

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Haae you eaer melgTV star?

Hazte you eaer 7oo(tJt(Jzoard?

Haae you eoer ridden on a roller coaster?

Hazte you eaer beerrin o trffic accident?

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hang gliding triathlon freestyle skiing

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Lucy won the national women's triathlon last week.
Triathlons involve swimming, cycling, and running.
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Austrian Felix Baumgartner is the world's best-known BASE*

jumper and an extreme sports [egend. He hotds the world
records for high and low parachute jumps from buitdings,
bridges, and other structures. ln t999, he iumped off the
Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The towers are
452 meters (r,483 feet) high. ln the same year, he also jumped
from the Corcovado statue in Rio de Janeiro, Brazit. The statue
is only 30 meters (g8 feet) high!That's [ow! ,
There's more! ln zoo3, Baumgartner crossed the h
Engtish Channel between England and France in I
freefall from an altitude of ro,ooo meters $3,ooo :l
feet). For most of the journey, he ftew at zzo F -.F-""
kilometers (r37 mites) an hour-with a carbon C-''.
fin, an oxygen tank, and a parachute on his back! I

He made the 35-kilometer (zz-mile) journey from t

Dover, England to Calais, France in iust r4 minute.s!

"How did I prepare for the ftight?" said Felix.
"l tied myselfto the top of a speeding Porsche!"
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1. Where is Felix Baumgartner from?
2. Where are the Petronas Towers?
3. How far is it across the English Channel?
4. How long did it take him to cross it?
5. How did he prepare for the flight?

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*3 Discuss these questions.
1. Which words do you think describe Baumgartner and his activities? Why?
a. brave b, crazy c. dangerous d. stupid e. exciting f. other
2. What buildings or structures in your country can he try next?
3. Do you want to try something like this? Why or why not?

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-& Look at the questions below. Then add two more activities to the list.

1. gone water skiing?

2. tried bungee jumping?
3. taken dance lessons?
4. climbed a mountain?
5. read a book in one day?
5. won an award?
7. seen a celebrity?
8. written a poem?
9. visited a foreign country?
10. stayed up all night?
11. (your choice)
12. (your choice)

CLASS ACTIVITY.Ask your classmates the questions. Write the names of

students that say "yes." Take notes!

ffi CfaS S ACTIVITY. Share your information with the class.

lohn went water skiing on a lake last year.
Nobody has tried bungee jumping, but lunko's friend went slcydir:ing!

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Study the audio script Practice the grammar Ask your friends about
on page 116. I activities. extreme sports they have tried.

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