or fant peered Perera? aren) adventure holiday Sr ae Sern Climate is what we expect, weather is what we get. ee mC Res VOCABULARY eee, eyl+ the weather TED Powie say Yahoor Amaroni news 1170 la Match the photos A-D with the box. Do you have any of this weather in your country? Dlizzard drought hurricane OnlineNews | WEATHER ne types of weather in Ib Read these Internet news reports. Which situation is It's three days after Huricane Katrina hitthe the most serious. Why? US coast, but New Orleans is stil suffering , from strong twind /fog and heavy 2rainy 2 Choose the correct word 1-8 in the news reports rain. Thousands of people are waiting help. Half of the city is underwater and the LISTENING army is stil repairing the river walls The green and pleasant land of England is turning brown. After two cold, humid / dry winters and 4hot /rain summers, the south- east of England is experiencing a 3a MIEB Listen to this British news report about Florida, in the USA, before a hurricane hits. Number the sections of the report in order (1-4) hiaies Infoonailonaliovitiielivineae | — drought. Many lakes and rivers are now b) interviews with members of the pub Swet ©) the connection with global warming = Following yesterday's blizzards and the «) news about the police heavy fall of ®snow New Zealand are using helicopters t hundreds of people in the coun 3b Listen again Are these sentences true or false? ll very 7warm / windy and the ice /s for the resi ms 1 2 using problem: 3. Hurricanes are unusual in this are 4 The police officers are in the police station, Weather[[CRAMMAR: present simple and | | P pi [present continuous 4a Which of these sentences are inthe present simple (PS)? Which are in the present continuous oy 1. Atthe moment, 'm covering the windows with wood, 2 We always help everyone. 3. The number of strong hurricanes is increasing. 4, Warm seas cause hurricanes. How do we make negative sentences with these tenses? 4b Match the sentences 1-4 above with these grammar notes. a) This is ‘egular action or habit €) This is a fact or general truth. d) This is a trend (i.e. a changing situation ie and extra practice, pages 126-12 Ac Complete these sentences. Use the present simple or present continuous of the verbs 1 ‘Be quiet! |__ 2 In India, most rain usually months, une to August fal 4 __the Empire State Building in New mes every year. (hit © the news on the radio.’ (li 3 Light York 50 4 These days, more rain slobal warming. (all in Australia because of 5 It____ in tropical countries like Brazil. (not snow 6 ‘lt____ now, Let's go to the park (not rain! There are two types of verbs: state verbs and action verbs. State verbs usually describe feelings and situations, e.g, be, have. Action verbs describe activities and movements, eg. hit, play 5 Underline the main verb in these sentences. Are they state or action verbs in these examples? 1 tis still very cold today 2 Ws coming towards Florida. 3. Thave a lot of food in my house 4, Hurricanes are getting stronger. What tense do we usually use for state verbs? 6 Complete this Internet news report. Use the present simple or present continuous of the verbs ‘There are heavy storms in the UK. Winds of 60 kilometres perhour !____ (hit) the west coast, with more storms later this weekend, Exper say that these storms are unusual. “Today, these storms 2__ (be) very strong, We usualy 3. (get this kind of weather in the winter, not now “The heavy rain 4__ (cause) major transport problems currently, the tains and feries 5_ (not work) The emergency services are helping local residents. ‘ight row, we ® __ (move) people to safe areas and we 7 (give) them hot food. group of fishermen ae lost a'sea and a rescue team 8__ (ook) for them. ‘We (not usually flyin this kind of weather, but today 10 (not be) a normal day BSPEAKING] 7 Discuss these questions with a partner: 4. What extreme weather does your country have? 2. What problems does the extreme weather cause? 3, Do you think your country’s weather is changing? 4. Which types of weather dodon't you like? Why Why not? hot. humid days cool windy days foggy day stormy days snowy days Weather [3WINTER eg all ver the coun DR IL Cee Ce SE) Cn A Yes, it does. Generally speaking, winter starts in September and lasts Until May ~ so for about nine months. n the north, the sun never rises in December and January and it's dark nearly all day. B Wall, minus 30 or 40 degrees Celsius is normal, but in northern Siberia the temperature sometimes drops to minus 60 or 70 degrees. ie (One reason is that, in the far north, the sun is always low in the sky and produces very little heat, so the ground stays cold all year. Another reason is that freezing winds come down from the Arctic because there are no ‘mountains or trees to stop them. a It offen snows, but it’s rarely heavy n the far north, snow cover lasts between 260 and 280 days. E ‘Yes, they are. Definitely. Western Siberia is getting warmer faster than, anywhere in the world. In fact it's actually meting, And in some places in eastern Siberia, dangerous gases are rising from the ground. Theyre. stopping the surface from freezing, even in the middle of winter. But i's still very cold! Is itreally cold? [READING AND SPEAKING Does winter last a long time? 1 Discuss these questions with a partner. 1 Are there seasons in your county? If so, what's ‘your favourite season? Why? 2. Do you like winter? Why /Why not? 3. What do you know about winter in Russia? What do you know about Siberia? 2a Read the introduction to the text quickly. Where is the text from? 1a guidebook to Siberia 2. a book about climate change 3. a magazine about TV programmes 2b Read the rest of the text. Complete it with these interview questions. 1 Really? Why do they do that? 2. How do people keep warm? 3. Is the climate changing? Are winters getting, 8 MOMIEM Weather What do Russians think about their cold winters? | see, What about snow? How much snow is there in Siberia? 8 What about you? What do you think about winter in Siberia? 9 And what's life like? Is it very difficult for people? 10 That’ incredible! Why is it so colle 2c Complete these sentences with one or two: words. (The words you need are in the text) 1 Winter lasts for about __ in Siberia, 2 Temperatures of minus 70 degrees are not 3 The ground stays cold because litle heat, produces very 4 In some places in eastern Siberia __are melting the frozen ground. 5 Alot of things ___in the very cold conditions. 6 People wei tok ip warm in SiberiaWINTER eS ‘They wear fur. In the West, we consider fur a luxury, but it's the only thing that keeps you warm when it's extremely cold, G Yes, its. Without gloves, your fingers freeze. The little hairs in your nose freeze too. It’s quite scary! The tyres of cars and lorries burst. Sometimes children can't go to schoo! because i's so cold, They have lessons on TV! H Actually they don't mind them, They enjoy a lot of outdoor sports. ice-skating is the number one sport — it's really popular. They also like cross-country skiing and ice-hockey. Reindeer racing is quite popular too. Some people swim in rivers and lakes in the sub-zero temperatures. ' They say there are health benefits to swimming in icy water. Its a way to avoid colds. Also, i's a real community event. Everyone takes part ~ men, women and children. J Wal to tell you the truth, Hove it! In my home city, Liverpoo, the winters are usually cloudy and mild and I dort ike them much. You don't get many days when the weather's fine, you know, sunny and not raining. In Siberia, its different. On bright sunny ays, i's very beautiul VOCABULARY: moi ers 3a_ Match these comments about cold weather in London with the temperatures, 1 Ws very cold. / Its really cold, 2 Its extremely cold, 3. Ws quite cold, Lea 3b Use the phrases above to talk about the months in your country, or other places you know. Ws usualy very foggy in my city in November, and it's eviremely cold in January GRAMMAR: pres present continuous questions 4a Look at Exercise 2b. Which questions are in the present simple? Which are in the present continuoust 4b Match 1-3 with ac to complete these grammar notes. 1 When be is the main verb, we make present simple questions 2 When the main verb isn’t be, we make present simple questions 3. We make present continuous questions a) with the auxiliary verb do/does + subject + infinitive of the main verb b) with the auxiliary verb am/is/are + subject + ing form of the main verb. ©) with am/is/are before the subject 5a Underline the question words in Exercise 2b. What other question words do you know? ‘ee Language reference and extra practice pages 126-127 5b Put the words in order to make questions. Then ask and answer the questions with a partner. sad you cloudy 2 today leaming you for ¢ do? your 2 days do on feel wearing your teacher what's lime your how 1 3 English are fun 4 spend. free you friends doing what now are 5c Look at these answers to questions about the text in Exercise 2b. Write the questions. 1 In September. When does winter start? In northern Siberia, Because it’s always low in the sky. Yes, ibis, Faster than anywhere in the world Yes, they do, The hairs in your nose freeze too! 3 4. Dangerous gases, 6 [LP rAKING 6 Work in groups of three. Do the quiz about winter on page 110. WRITING 7 Write four or five sentences describing Winter in your country. Weather [UE 9ies 7 [Etvation Ta Look at the advert below for Double Action ‘Adventures. Why does the company have this name? Would you like to go on one of their trips? ‘1b Match the different activities in the advert to the photos A-J. 2a Read this email from the boss of Double Action Adventures. What does he want his staff to do? Dear ll ‘We need your suggestions for two counties for our new holidays in Latin America. Remember, deal countries offer a) a range of activities ‘and locations and b) something unusual or diferent. ‘Our main customers are adventurous young adults, but were interested in some new customers: + “firsttimers' - people having an adventure holiday forthe first time. * older adults (40-60) - active, rich, perhaps retired. Lots have a meeting next week to disc | 3 al your ideas. | James Ross SCENARIO 2b Look at these notes about two possible countries. Which do you think is best for Double Action Adventures? Why? ‘SOUTHERN ARGENTINA (the mountain On the southern coast tivities: —rrountaintrekring | three-day Aniaretic wii crise bese ridin | sea kaaxing wih whale Weather: | Winter cold and windy | very cohd ~ no taps posible (arch to October) Summer windy and changeable | cod tipavaits possible (November to February) BELIZE ‘ativities:On the caast: diving, ta kaaking in hej ing, wite-wate rafting Weather: Painy season tober — hea Agito Noverrber ~ hurricane season average temperature 34°C Dry season Novernber to May 3a HEB Listen to Diana and Simon (two DAA employees) discuss the two countries above. Which country do they think is the most interesting? Why? One HOLIDAY wale Be Te aed CT ad Reco eens tetera ‘Spend your first week white-water rafting in the mountains ‘Spend your second week diving and snorkel StLatin American adventure 3b Listen again. Who has these opinions: Diana, Simon or both of them? Write D, Sor B. 1 The Antarctic trip is a goo 2. The summer season in the Antarctic is not very long, 3. The weather in the mountains is a problem, 4. Normal or simple activities are good for first-timers 5 The activities in Belize are very good. 6 The dry season is the best time to go to Belize 7A seven-month holiday sea 4a List and complete these sentences from the conversation with do, don’t, so or neither. 1p: I think the Antarctic wildlife cruise is a great idea, Mmm, do p: No, ___ dol 3s: I don't like the activities ~ they’te very ordinary b: sou? Ido, 4p: Seven months, | think that’s good s: you? I'm not sure 4b In which sentences do they agree? In which do they disagree? eta De Ea ci) Se a Cee mes Renn acter) ou Te ct ee ree Ce al fed tes 5a MEM intonation for agreeing/disagreeing Listen to these phrases 1-4 and match them with the intonation patterns a-b. 1 Sodol, 3. Neither do 2 Don'tyou? 4 Do yout 5b Listen again and repeat 6a Do you agree or disagree with these statements? Write your answers 1 [think horse riding is interesting. Do you? # don't. / So do L 2 I don't like walking in strong wind, 3 I don’t think an Antarctic cruise is a good idea, 4 Uthink white-water rafting is dangerous, 5 Iwant to go sea kayaking, 6 I want to go diving, 6b Tell your partner your opinions. Does he/she agree with you? {don’t think horse riding is interesting — Don't you? | do. / Neither do | TASK: designin 7 You work for Double Action Adventures. Work with a partner to find out about two more countries. Student A: Look at the notes on page 113 Student B: Look at the notes on page 111 Ba_Read the email from the boss in Exercise 2a again. What do you think of the four holidaysé What do you think of the activities? How long isthe best season for the holidays Is the weather OK? Make notes. 8b Conipare yout ideas with your partner and choose the best two countries for Double Action Saveaines OTHER USEFUL PHRASES ‘What do you think about ...? I think this is a good one because What about ...? Weather 1