Module 1
Lessons 4 and 5
Skills focus
Why do some people like danger?
*Before reading:
Dear student, have a look.What do these pictures show?
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g.
The answer:
a. scuba diving b. rock climbing c. rally driving d. policeman e. miner f. fireman g. artist
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The keywords:
| The word | The meaning | The part of speech | |
| Artist | someone who paints, draws, or makes sculptures | Noun | |
| Miner | a person who works in a mine | Noun | |
| Scuba diving | the sport of swimming underwater with special breathing equipment | Noun | |
| Rally driving | the ability to drive a car, the activity of driving, or the way someone drives | Noun | |
| Stuntman | a man who performs stunts, especially instead of an actor in a film or television programme | Noun | |
| Rock climbing | the sport of climbing on rocks or in mountains, or on specially designed walls inside or outdoors | Noun | |
| Horse riding | the sport or activity of riding a horse | Noun | |
| Mountain biking | he sport or activity of riding a mountain bike (= a bicycle for riding over hills and rough ground) | Noun |
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SB page / exercise 1:
1 Listen again and check your guesses in the Activity Book glossary pages 69–70 or in the classroom dictionary.
The answer:
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Audioscript 1 A policeman has a very dangerous job. 2 A fireman fights and puts out fires. 3 A miner digs up coal and gold from the ground. 4 A stuntman performs dangerous actions in a film. 5 An artist probably does not have to take physical risks. 6 This is my first rally driving experience. 7 Scuba diving is the sport of diving underwater. 8 Rock fishing is to try to catch fish on the rocks. 9 You can do different activities in the mountains, such as rock climbing and mountain biking. 10 I like horse riding competitions. They’re very interesting! |
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SB page 9
The answer: 1. a fireman 2.a stuntman 3. a miner
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*While reading :
*The main ideas
*Talking about dangerous activities and normal activitises.
*Some activeties need phisycal efforts like climbing moutains , policeman and stunman.
*Some activities don't need for physical reaction like journalists and football players.
*Some risks can face rock climber and moutain biker.
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1.Who is the journalist?
A person who meets people and write reports.
2. Why do people do dangerous activities?
One is fear, the other is the need to defeat fear.
3.What activites need phisical reaction?
A stunman ,a police man and a firman.
4. What activities don't need physical reactions?
An artist and a journalist.
DANGER
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Journalist: Why do some people do dangerous activities and jobs? Dr Fred: It is because there are two elements in danger: one is fear, the other is the need to defeat fear. When they defeat fear, people feel a physical reaction. Journalist: So, do we always need to do dangerous activities to get this feeling? Dr Fred: Not at all! Take a journalist, a football player or even an artist. They probably do not have to take physical risks. But the artist, the rock climber or the mountain biker feel the same physical enjoyment as a footballer after scoring a goal. Journalist: What about people who work in dangerous professions? Dr Fred: Well, policemen, ¿ fireemen or even stuntmen share a certain type of personality with artists and sportsmen who practise dangerous sports. But they perform dangerous activities because these are part of their job. |
SB page 10 / exercise 4:
4 Read the interview again and answer these questions.
a. Why do people perform dangerous activities or have dangerous jobs?
b. What do a football player, a stuntman and a policeman have in common?
c. In your opinion, in what way is a fireman different from a mountain biker?
The answer:a. People perform dangerous activities or have dangerous jobs to defeat fear.
b. A football player, a stuntman and a policeman all feel the same physical enjoyment.
c. Suggested answer: A fireman does his activity as a part of his job, whereas a mountain biker does it to overcome fear.
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SB page 10 / exercise 5:
5 Work in pairs. Choose one of the activities or jobs mentioned by Dr Fred. Prepare some notes explaining what you do and what you feel when you do it. Read the Speaking Strategies to exchange an interview with your friend.
The answer: Answers may include adjectives such as:
happy – excited – fulfilled – thrilled – dangerous – safe – creative – boring …
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SB page 11 / exercise 6:
VOCABULARY
6 What do we call the people who do these activities? Write the corresponding forms.
What do you notice? Why do you think one of the forms is different?
The answer : a. rock fisherman; b. rally driver; c. scuba diver; d. mountain biker Rule: We add -er to all verbs to form the noun for the “doer” of the action. To fish is the exception as the person who
fishes is a “fisherman”, not a “fisher”.
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SB page 11/ exercise 8 :
Follow the Listening Strategies and guess the answers to these questions. Write down your guesses. Then listen to three people talk about their activity or job and check your answers.
a. What activities or jobs do these people do?
b. Do they have any experience in them?
c. What are these people’s reasons for doing these activities?
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Kazem Salameh: I am Kazem Salameh and this is my first rally driving experience. Wow! This is really exciting! I love going fast. This is why I want to do it. Musa Haidar: Hi! I’m Musa Haidar and I am a stuntman. You see me in films, but you don’t know it’s me. I do the risky things that actors cannot do or do not want to do, such as jumping from one building to another, doing karate moves and driving a fast motorcycle. Stunting is a dangerous job ... and very tiring. I sometimes work 14 hours a day or more. Why do I do it? It’s exciting! Salwa Mohsen: Hello! Hi! I’m Salwa Mohsen. I am a mountain climber. Mountain climbing is a wonderful sport. It is all about the challenge and the thrill of arriving at the top of a mountain and looking at the world from there. Is it dangerous? Well, yes. But overcoming danger and arriving at the summit makes it worthwhile. |
The answer:
a.Kazem Salameh is a rally driver; Musa Haidar is a stuntman; Salwa Mohsen is a mountain climber.
b. Kazem doesn’t have any experience; Musa and Salwa do.
c. Kazem does it because he likes to go fast; Musa does it because it’s exciting; Salwa does it to overcome danger and arrive at the summit.