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Unit 12 A Lesson from Bethany Hamilton's Life

Objectives
•To write a narrative about a lesson you have learned from the life of
another person
•To use the present perfect

Modeling
Some narrative paragraphs tell a story in a way that the reader learns a
lesson or gains some insight. In this case, the story is from the life of another
person.
A. Read the example paragraph and answer the questions that follow.
Bethany Hamilton inspires me. During a time when something unthinkable happened
to her, she never lost her positive attitude, and she has never given up on her dreams.
She is my role model. When Bethany was only thirteen years old, she was attacked by
a tiger shark while surfing. The shark took her left arm completely off. If I were her, I
don't think I would have ever gone near the ocean again. I would have been terrified,
but Bethany got back in the water within a month of the attack. She wanted to be a
professional surfer, and she wasn't going to let the loss of her arm stop her. She
trained hard, and she was able to surf again. Within a year of the attack, she was
already participating in surf competitions. Now Bethany has become a pro surfer.
Bethany didn't let losing her arm stop her from realizing her dreams. She has been an
inspiration to millions.
1. Underline and write the writer's topic sentence about Bethany Hamilton.

2. Circle and write the writer's concluding sentence.

3. How many details does the writer give about Bethany? Number each detail.
 a. Surfed
1 Never lost despite only
her-----------
having
one------------
-------
Has never given up
b. Was
participating
Role Model: in-------------
Bethany After the--------- within------------
Hamilton a----------------
2 Was attacked
by a------
while-------- Has become a
--------------
b. Took
her-----------------
-
a. ----------- c. Got back in
years old the----------
within------------
B. Answer the questions.

1. Why is Bethany Hamilton so remarkable?

2. What are some of the points the writer uses to illustrate how
amazing Bethany is?

3. Do you agree that Bethany Hamilton is an inspirational woman?

Why?
Language Focus
A. Complete the sentences with the present perfect.
1. George/live/ in London for three years
2. Lisa/work/ every day for the past two weeks
3. Nelson / not play / soccer all week
4. We/not see / Jerry since last summer
5. Nina/want/ to move to Spain since she was fifteen years old
6. Sarah/not go /to lunch yet
7. They/take/a lot of art classes at the university
8. I/not finish/painting the inside of our new house yet
9. That door/not be / opened for three years
George has lived in London for three years.
Lisa has worked every day for the past two weeks.
Nelson has not played soccer all week.
We haven’t seen Jerry since last summer
Nina has wanted to move to Spain since she was fifteen years old
Sarah hasn’t gone to lunch yet
They have taken a lot of art classes at the university
I haven’t finished painting the inside of our new house yet
That door hasn’t been opened for three years
B. Read the following paragraph. Write the missing sentences
using the words in parentheses and the present perfect.
1 ---------------(Ben/not be / so frustrated in a long time). There is a
girl in his Japanese class that is driving him crazy.2 ----------(She/
ask / their teacher the same question about fifteen times). She just
doesn't get it. 3.--------------- (Their teacher/ explain / the answer to
her question in many different ways). And now Ben's teacher has
just asked him to help. She wants Ben to tutor the girl after school.
Oh, no! Sorry, Ben.

Ben hasn’t been so frustrated in a long time

She hasn’t ask their teacher the same question about fifteen
times
Their teacher has explained the answer to her question in
many different ways