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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