1. VOCABULARY Put the adjectives below into three groups describing: a) people, b) extreme sports and c) landscapes. Some adjectives can go into more than one group.
Answer:
a) People: brave, strong
b) Extreme sports: athletic, risky, terrifying, thrilling
c) Landscapes: impressive, remote, spectacular
2. SPEAKING Describe the photos above. Where are the people? What are they doing? What kind of people do you think they are? Use adjectives from exercise 1 and words from lesson 2A on page 22.
Answer:
They are in the top of a very high and steep mountain. They are going skydiving.
3. Read the Listening Strategy. Then listen to six people talking about BASE jumping. Write the synonyms or antonyms that they use for the underlined words.
Answer:
Đang cập nhật...
4. Read the sentences. Can you think of synonyms for any of the underlined words? Write them in your notebook.
Answer:
1 like: love, (be) keen on, enjoy,...
dangerous: risky, serious, threatening,...
2 told (tell): say, speak,...
3 didn't enjoy: hate, dislike,...
4 venue: place, location, site,...
5 danger: risk, threat, insecurity,...
6 great: good, wonderful, awesome,...
sportswoman: athlete,...
5. Listen. Are the sentences in exercise 4 true or false? Write Tor F.
Answer:
Đang cập nhật...
6. SPEAKING Work in pairs. Explain why you would or would not like to try BASE jumping. Give three reasons. Use the adjectives in exercise 1 and ideas from exercise 3 to help you.
Answer:
I would not like to try BASE jumping. Because:
- It's a risky sport.
- I'm afraid of heights.
- I'm not strong enough.