W06 - Int 2



Week 06 – Intermediate 2 – Journeys


I)    Reading
1)   Have you ever travelled for any of these reasons?
• to broaden your experience of the world
• to take a break from your career
• to run away from a broken heart
• to visit historical sites
• to learn a language (or something else)
• to get a suntan
What other reasons can you think of to go travelling?
2)   Read this extract from The Beach by Alex Garland:
A few years ago, I was going through the process of splitting up with my first serious girlfriend. She went away to Greece for the summer and when she came back she'd had a holiday romance with some Belgian guy. As if that wasn't enough, it seemed that the guy in question was going to show up in London some time over the next few weeks. After three hellish days and nights, I realised that I was dangerously close to losing my head. I biked over to my dad's flat and emotionally blackmailed him into lending me enough cash to leave the country.
On that trip I learnt something very important. Escape through travel works. Almost from the moment I boarded my flight, life in England became meaningless. Seat-belt signs lit up, problems switched off. Broken armrests took precedence over broken hearts. By the time the plane was airborne I'd forgotten England even existed.
3)   Why did the author go travelling?
4)   Are these statements true or false?
a) The author's girlfriend had a holiday romance in Belgium.
b) The author was extremely upset.
c) His father lent him money to go travelling.
d) He left England by train.
e) He missed England at first.
5)   Do you agree that travel can help you escape from your problems?

6)   Read another extract from The Beach.
Think about a lagoon, hidden from the sea and passing boats by a high, curving wall of
rock. Then imagine white sands and coral gardens never damaged by dynamite fishing
or trawling nets. Freshwater falls scatter the island, surrounded by jungle - not the forests of inland Thailand, but jungle. Canopies three levels deep, plants untouched for a thousand years, strangely coloured birds and monkeys in the trees. On the white sands, fishing in the coral gardens, a select community of travellers pass the months. They leave if they want to, they return, the beach never changes.

7)   Are these sentences true or false?


a) The lagoon is visible from the sea.
b) There's a wall of rock overlooking the beach.
c) The beach is unspoilt by fishermen.
d) Waterfalls are found in different parts of the island.
e) The island has forests all around it.
f) Large groups of people visit the island.


8)   Complete these descriptions using the following words and expressions:
beach community           hidden           southern             spectacular views        overlooking          popular with tourists        sandy          sun loungers         surrounded by      white sands
Bondi Beach, Australia
The _____________ _ of Bondi beach stretch for roughly a kilometre between two headlands. It isn't the prettiest or largest beach in town, but it is the heart and soul of Sydney's ____________ .
Tourists flock to Bondi beach from all over the world - it's the place where beautiful young people go to hang out and be seen. At weekends in summer, you can hardly move for all the people.
But Bondi beach isn't only _______________ -local people enjoy a walk along the coastal path at the _________________ end of the beach. Any local will tell you that the most ___________ of the coast can be seen from the cliffs _________ the bay.
Portinatx Beach, Ibiza
The island of Ibiza has sixty beaches, ranging from long _________ stretches packed with bars and watersports, to delightful ____________ coves at the foot of towering cliffs. Portinatx, in the north of the island, is one of Ibiza's most attractive beaches - a horseshoe bay with fine, white sand, _________ __ pine forests. There are bars and restaurants, a sailing school and ____________ for hire.

II) Listening:
1)   Listen to Amy and Joe discussing photographs on Conrad's web page.



2)   Tick the words they say:
ancient ruins                      Buddhist temples           meadows             grasslands               coves           high-rise buildings             waterfalls            a built-up skyline          white sand beaches            forests           snow-capped mountains

III)  Grammar: modals of deduction
There are many ways of expressing how certain or uncertain you are about something
Degree of certainty
Modal auxiliaries
Other phrases
99% certain it IS



99% certain it ISN’T
It must be …
it may be …
it could be …
it might be …
it can’t be …
I’m sure it’s…
Perhaps it’s …
Maybe it’s …

I’m sure it isn’t …
Rewrite these observations with the modal verb in brackets.
a.   I’m sure you’re really cold! (must)
____________________________________________________________________
b.   I’m sure you’re joking. (must)
____________________________________________________________________
c.    I’m sure your keys aren’t far away. (can’t)
____________________________________________________________________
d.   Perhaps you won’t enjoy the film. (might not)
____________________________________________________________________
e.   I’m sure you know who she is. (must)
____________________________________________________________________
f.     I’m sure it’s not far from here. (can’t)
____________________________________________________________________
g.   Perhaps you’ll meet the love of your life. (might)
____________________________________________________________________
h.   I’m sure she isn’t that old. (can’t)
____________________________________________________________________

IV)   Homework: Match the sentences so that they make sense


a.   I’m going to set up my computer myself.
b.   You’ve been driving all day.
c.    Oh, dear. I must be getting old.
d.   A new car? On my salary?!
e.   You must be Sarah’s husband.
f.     Congratulations on your engagement.

1.   She’s told me such a lot about you.
2.   You can’t be serious! It’s quite impossible.
3.   I’m it can’t be that difficult!
4.   You must be delighted.
5.   I’m afraid I can’t remember your name!
6.   You must be absolutely exhausted.

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