UNIT 4

Gisella Quintero Pantoja ID 568574

Angi Cano Sánchez ID 568845
Laura Sedano Pérez ID 668242
Corporación Universitaria Minuto de Dios
Ingles III
NRC 5975

Warp Up

1. Pair Work Describe the photos (A-D). What words do you associate with each?

B. It is a shark that is in the sea in a deep area. two divers are watching him, I
associate: dangerous, deep, risky

C. Some people in the river are rowing down the river, I associate: dangerous,
noisy, deadly, deep, scary

D. A person crossing a wooden suspension bridge near the sea, I associate: high,
scary, dangerous, exciting, risky
Pair Work Discuss.

1. What activities in the photos need mental strength, physical strength, or both?

A. To climb you need mental strength and physical strength

B. Diving with sharks needs mental strength

C. Rowing down the river needs mental strength and physical strength

D. Crossing a suspended bridge you need mental strength

2. What are you afraid of (for example, flying, crowded places, heights, etc.)? Do
you do anything to help control your fear? If yes, what?

I am afraid of heights, for that reason, I take a deep breath and count to ten to
calm my nerves

3. What are your goals at the moment? How will you achieve them?

My biggest goal is to finish my university career, I will do it studying with

dedication and passing all the subjects

4. Do you enjoy challenges at work or in your free time? Why or why not?

I like challenges at work, because they challenge my mental abilities

5. Who do you rely on most in times of need? Why?

in my family, specially my parents because they have always supported me in

any moment, no matter what the situation is
Reading

1. Read the articicles. Mark the statements below true (T), false (F), or don’t know (?)

T 1. Habeler and Messner didn’t listen to doctors

F 2. It took them two hours to go 800 meters

T 3. Tanya Streeter holds the world record for holding her breath

T 4. She was afraid during her dive

T 5. She feels that beling physically strong isn’t the most important thing

2. Group Work Discuss

1. Would you like to try free-diving or climbing a mountain like mount Everest?
Why or why not?

I would like to climb Mount Everest

2. Do you enjoy watching extreme sports? Are there any extreme sports that you
have tried or would like to try?

I don't like extreme sports and I don't want to try any

Vocabulary/ describing people

3. A. Replace the underlined phrases with be and an adjective from the box

Ex: My brother isn’t afraid of anything. He is brave

1. My aunt gives her money to others. She is generous

2. Ako feels sure that she will pass the test. She is reliable

3. Sarah can understand things quickly. She is intelligent

4. Sandra always does what she says she will do. She is confident

5. Joe wants to be successful and powerful. He is ambitious

6. My dad never lets anything stop him. He is determined

7. Mei has a lot of natural ability as a writer. She is talented

4. Write about the people you know who have each the caracteristics above

✓ My sister is talented, she plays soccer on the team

✓ My uncle is ambitious, he meets what is proposed

✓ My grandfather knows a lot about history, he is very intelligent

✓ My friend Vanessa is the best student, she always overcome new challenges, she
is very determinated

✓ My mother always helps people who need it, she is very generous

✓ My brother is reliable, he always keeps my secrets

✓ My husband always carries out his activities at work, he is confident

Grammar / comparatives

5. Look at these sentences. Then complete the Active Grammar box

Habeler and Messner are stronger than most people

Free-diving is more dangeours than you think

✓ More Boring
✓ Happy
✓ More determined
✓ Bad
✓ Better than

6. Pair Work find five differences between you and your partner. Then tell other
students. Use comparatives.

✓ My husband is taller than me

✓ I am shorter than my husband
✓ He is nicer than me
✓ I am tidier than he
✓ He is faster than me
Vocabulary / survival skills
1. A. Match a word or phrase in the box with the underlined words or phrases below

E 1. How long do you think you could survive in the wilderness?

A 2. What survival skills do you have?
C 3. Could you build a shelter in a forest?
D 4. Do you usually push yourself in difficult situations?
B 5. Do you cope with new situations well (for example, moving to a different city)?

Listening
2. A. Pair Work Look at the ad below. What do you think students will do at this school?

At school it is reflected as a camp or vacation retreat where students learn the

importance of taking care of natural resources and how to survive without technology

and social networks.

B. Listen to a talk by David Johnson, the head instructor at the Hillside Survival
School. Check your answer to Exercise 2a.
3. Listen again and complete the notes below
4. Pair Work Discuss. Would you like to take one of the courses at the Hillside Survival
School? Why or why not?
I would like to take the extreme course to get a little out of the city routine and
be calmer with nature

1) He is the head teacher in the school

2) Yes , and learn and to have fun
3) a weekend
4) takes place throughout the year
5) the cost of the basic survival course is 249 per person
6) takes place between November and February
7) this course also is 269 per person
8) to have to be at leasr 18 years old to enroll
9) the full cost of the course needs to be paid at least four weeks before the course
begins
10) there are discounts for groups of four or more

Grammar / superlatives

5. Read this note about the course. Do the writers feel positive or negative? writers feel
positive
1. Short adjectives
The + adjective + hardest
2. Long adjectives
The + more exciting + adjective
3. Irregular adjectives
Good = best
Bad = worst

6. Look at the underlined words in exercise 5. How do you form superlatives? Complete
the Active Grammar box.

1. The + adjective + est

2. The + most + adjectives

3. The + adjective (without -y) + -iest

4. good = best bad = worst

7. Write sentences using the superlative form of the adjectives

Ex: This/ comfortable chair/ in the house. This is the most comfortable chair in the house

1. Everest/ high/ mountain/ in the world

Everest is the highest mountain in the world

2. What/ good department store/ in New York?

What the best department store in New York?

3. This/ wet day/ of the year so far

This is the wettest day of the year so far

 4. This/ boring movie/ I have ever seen

This is the most boring movie I have ever seen

5. Soccer/ popular sport/ in Brazil

Soccer is the most popular sport in Brazil

Writing

8. Pair Work Discuss

1. What is the most dangerous situation you’ve ever been in? What happened?

The most dangerous situation I have ever been was when a thief tried to rob me when I
was pregnant

2. What is the most interesting place you’ve been to?

The most interesting place I have ever been was once when me and my family traveled
to Puerto Lopez, there was a large river with many stones and a bright sun

3. Who is your best friend? Why is he or she your best friend?

my best friend is called Camila, she is my best friend because we grew up together as
sisters since we were six months old

Reading

1. A. Pair Work What words come to mind when you think about England and the
English?

Traditions

Feeding

Tourist Places

Languages

Developing

Technology

Beauty
 B. Read the article. Circle the topics in the box that are mentioned

2. Mark the statements true (T) or false (F). Correct the false statements

T 1. The English don’t like their tea to be hot

T 2. You get a lot of different types of weather in England

T 3. Indian food is very popular in England

F 4. You can find typical English food in top restaurants

T 5. The English often use “Sorry” to begin a complaint

F 6. The English like to talk to strangers on the underground

Listening

3. A. Listen to three conversations and answer the questions

Conversation 1: Where does she want to go? She is wants to go to carson street

What does she want the driver to do? to inform you how to get carson
street
 Conversation 2: What does the customer ask for? Could you tell me if you have this
in a size 4 ?

What does the salesperson do? Sure . let me go check

Conversation 3: Where does the passenger want to go? He need to go to 231 east
grant street

Does the driver know where it is? Yes . the driver know it

B. Pair Work Look at the Audioscripts on page 141. Practice the conversations with
another student

Grammar / Indirect questions

4. Look at the Active Grammar box. Complete rules 1 and 2. Then answer the following
questions:

✓ Indirect questions with be: question word + subject + verb

✓ Indirect questions with main verbs: question word + verb + subject

1. What happens to the verbs in indirect questions?

The indirect questions are heard by the auxiliary verb, and it is this part
of the sentence that takes the form of a question,

2. How do you make direct Yes/ No questions indirect?

Depending on the verb tense of the direct question, so we must conjugate

the indirect question taking into account that after the WH or the IF there
 must be an affirmative structure. We will show you the most used
conjugations.

question word + if/whether + subject+ verb + complement

5. Make these questions indirect. Use the words in parentheses

Ex: How long does the trip take? (Do you know?) Do you know how long the trip takes?

1. Could you tell me how much is that?

2. Do you know where can I get an application for?

3. Do you know do you have any postage stamps?

4. Do you know how far is it to the library?

5. Could you tell me is there a post office near here?

6. Do you know what time is it?

Review

1. Complete these sentences with comparatives. Use the adjectives in the box.

Ex: She is only 23. I thought she was older

1. This restaurant is very noisy. Can we go somewhere quieter?

2. That movie sounds really boring. Murder City sounds exciting

3. My job is pretty good. It could be worse

4. You seem happier today – you looked sad yesterday.

5. The house was closer to the station than I thought.

2. Complete these sentences with superlatives. Use the adjectives in the box.
Ex: It’s the longest movie I’ve ever seen. It lasted four hours!

1. This jacket cost $850. It was the most expensive one in the shop!

2. August is usually the hottest month in China.

3. Eduardo is the tallest boy in the class. He is almost six feet tall.

4. This is the fastest car I’ve ever had . it drives like a race car

5. Michael is the most friendly man I live ever met He loves to meet new people

3. Add a word to each sentence to make it correct

Ex: Can you tell me where the bathroom is?

1. Do You know why he isn’t home yet?

2. Do you know where I can pay by credit card?

3. Could you tell me where I can find a gas station?

4. Could you tell me whose car this is, please?

5. Do you know what time the next train leaves ?

4. Ask about the following things using Do you know …? Or Could you tell me…?
Then practice asking and answering with a partner

Ex: What time/ mall close? Do you know what time the mall closes?

1. Where/ find/ cheap hotel? Do you know where I can to find a cheap hotel ?

2. Nice restaurant/ near here? Do you know where a nice is restaurant near here ?

3. How much/ taxi to the airport? Could you tell me how much a taxi to the airport ?

4. Where/ I/ buy/ map of Bangkok? Do you know where I can buy map of Bangkok ?

5. Need visa/ go to Ireland? Do you know if I Need visa to go Ireland?