Vocabulary Adventure sports and activities 1 6.0 Listen and repeat the words in blue. Which activities would you like to try? ece DLC uu eae a at Click on the links for more information. Take a chair lift to the top of a mountain and go mountain biking at high speeds, Be part of a team and go sailing across the Atlantic Ocean on a Do a base jump from a high cliff or from one of the tallest buildings in the world! Do white-water rafting, and experience the biggest rapids in the Do kite surfing, be up in the air and then g0 boom against the water several times, Climb a very high ‘mountain. How about ‘Aconcagua in the Do parkour and jump over walls, trees and railings in a big and exciting city. Ride a BMX bike, do. tricks and take part in international Go ona roller coaster ride. You can try the fastest roller coasters in the world! Go down a water slide and fall freely at about 6 mts per second. sailing boat. world. Andes? 2 Complete the table with the words in blue. ane do hat ride horse B Where in your country (or other places you know) can you do the activities in Exercise 1? Write sentences and compare them with a classmate. In my country, you can do white-water rafting down the Atuel river in Mendoza. ® competitions. In pairs, talk about the activities you would like to try. Use phrases from the box to react to your classmate's ideas. @ 4 like to take a chair lift to the top of a mountain and then go down mountain biking! That sounds fun! I tite to go sailing and, [wouldn't like to try that! That sounds fun! Sounds dangerous! "élite to take a chair if Would Ike 5 Really? Me too! That's very scary!iA PuoTOS Wy CONTACT Aaron Te Fotheringham eron Fotheringham can't walk. He was born with {Spina bifida* and he uses.a Wheelchair to get around. His nickname is Wheelz’ and that's not surprising Jwhen you see his amazing abilities: for him, his heelchair is a BMX or a skateboard! ‘Aaron was born in Las Vegas in 1991. At the age 6f 8, he started going to the skatepark with his older Brother, Brian. At first, he watched his brother riding is BMX. But one day, Brian told Aaron, ‘Why don’t Gu have a go and ride your wheelchair in the park? aron tried and fell several times but soon he was poked. Since then, he has participated in several BMX competitions. He hasn't always won but he always had fun, Today, Aaron is a professional extreme wheelchair athlete, Has Aaron broken any wheelchairs? Yes, he has! Aaron wants to change the world's perception of ‘He has broken about 30 wheelchairs and he has people in wheelchairs. He has been to camps for oken a bone too but he's also done some incredible children with disabilities and taught them simple stunts, including the world's first wheelchair tricks to show them that their wheelchair is not a ckflip. He was 14 years old at the time! restriction. Aaron inspires children - and people of When Aaron put the video clip of his first backflip all ages around the world - to have a go and have fun the Internet, he became famous. His life has along the way! janged since then. He has appeared in magazines ‘end newspapers. He has also appeared on TV. He spina bifida: the spine is closed to protect the nerves that joined an action sport group, Nitro Circus, and send messages between the body and the brain, When a formed on live tours in several parts of the world. baby is bom with spina bifida, there is an opening in the e has been to Australia, New Zealand and Europe. Spine and these nerves are damaged. Reading 4 What is Nitro Circus? ; 5 Why does Aaron visit camps for children A web profile with disabilities? 4 Before you read > Look at the title and the 3 Read for details > Complete the sentences. photo. Who is this man? What can he do? Ae Aare ronnie 2 Read for general ideas > Answer. ete iisthen tte a stalepesh steric: 3 He has an interesting job. He is a 4. Why can’t Aaron walk? 44 When he was 14 years old, 2 When did he start doing tricks with his 5 With Nitro Circus, he performed... wheelchair? 6 He thinks a wheelchair 3 When did he become famous? aren't always Find out more about the aetion sport group Nitro Circus. reliable. Always check + Work in pairs. Each member,chooses one of these topics: facts on more than one * Nitro Circus: The Movie * the group's activities bsite. 2 Search for information about your topics and make notes. 3 Prepare a short presentation about the two topics and share it with the-elass. ®Grammar Present perfect: affirmative, negative and questions A Analyze these sentences from the text on page 29. Underline six more present perfect forms. He has participated in several BMX competitions. He hasn't always won but has always had fun. Has Aaron broken any wheelchairs? Yes, he has! He has appeared in magazines and newspapers. He has joined an action sport group. He has been to Australia, New Zealand and Europe. B Choose the correct options to complete the rules. ‘We use the present perfect to talk about present / past actions that have a connection with the present / past. ‘Sentences in the present perfect say / don’t say when the past action happened. 1 Write the past participles. Use the verbs from Exercise A and the ones from the box. seen done taken ridden climbed 2 Complete the sentences with the present perfect form of the verbs in brackets. 1 Aaron... (not be) to Africa. He... (be) to Australia. 2 Aaron... (not break) one wheelchair, he ... (break) about 30! 3 (you / see) Nitro Circus on TV? No, 1... 4 Aaron ... (win) BMX competitions, ‘© Complete the table. '/You / We / {They He/She /it_|__/'s Ceres 1 / You / We / They | haven’t be As He / She / It See Peace [Have _|1/you/we/ they | aes sol heyshe fia | se Rua eu adeueed have / ‘ve appeared | on Tv. 1 /you / we / they he/she /it | “Yes, | No, have D Complete the diagram, To form the present perfect, we need: a E Look at the table. Then choose the correct ‘options to complete the rules. past past Smead Pera! participate | participated | participated have [had break broken Regular verbs: past participle forms are / aren't the same as past simple forms, Irregular verbs: past participle forms are always / sometimes the same as past simple forms, 3 Free practice > Write sentences about the things that you, your family or friends have or haven't done. Use verbs from Exercise 1. Ihave climbed a mountain. ‘My brother has done white-water rafting.Vocabulary -ed and -ing adjectives 1 Read the text. Who is Helen Skelton? What is special about her? The amazing aoventmes OF eiaiay aa htyre Life for the children’s TV presenter Helen Skelton is certainly not (1) bored / boring. She's already run the 125 km ultra-marathon in Namibia, so no one was too (2) surprised / surprising when she decided to travel 3,000 km down the Amazon by kayak ‘Was she (3) worried / worrying about the sharks and caimans? No, she wasn't (4) frightened / frightening of the wildlife. She hhad amore (5) embarrassed / embarrassing problem:a bruised = hhottom! She also found the extreme heat very (6) tired /tiring ‘So what's next for Helen Skelton? A (7) relaxed / relaxing time sthome before planning hernexttrip? Not likely! Shes already (@) excited / exciting about her next adventure to raise money for Sport Relief. 2 Read these rules. Then choose the correct words in the text. * We use -ed adjectives to describe how people feel at a given moment. 1'm Interested in Helen's story. * We use -ing adjectives to say how people, situations or things are. Helen is an Interesting person. Her life is Interesting too. 3 6.30) Listen and repeat the words in blue in the text. 4 Make sentences about Helen. worried about. frightened of. excited about... is Helen | sat 'S Complete the sentences so they are true for you. 1 | sometimes feel worried about. 2 I'm usually tired when I’ve ... . 3 I think the most exciting sportis.... 4 | feel embarrassed when .. 5 | feel very relaxed when ... LEARNING TO LEARN Pay attention to the verbs we often use with -ed adjectives: be, feeland get. = Iitired right now Up \ always ted when run alot Nh {usually Ge! tred in the morning, Listening Helen’s latest challenge © ©BD Listen toa TV programme about Helen's adventure. Choose the correct options. 1 Helen and her team went to the North / South Pole. 2 They went there to raise money for a charity / Helen’s TV programme. 7 Listen again. Write T (True) or F (False). 4 Helen and her team took 20 days to travel 800 km across Antarctica. 2 Helen used skis and an ice bike. 3 She took 60 kg of clothes and equipment. with her. 4 She wrote a blog during her trip. 5 Sport Relief started in 2012. WB > ps }a Se Girl, 15, rescued from fire Firefighters have rescued a teenage girl from a house fire in the Forest Green area of Nottingham. They went ‘0 the scene at 11 o'clock last night after a neighbour called 999. Sally Webb, 15, is in hospital but she isn't badly hurt: She has some minor burns. ‘It was a very frightening experience,’ Sally said. ‘I've never been so ternfied in my life. But the firefighters were amazing and | want to thank them al.” Reading News reports 1 Before you read > Look at the headlines. What is the problem or who is in danger in each case? 2 Read for general ideas > Why are these people ‘or things important in each story? Complete the table, Patrizia and Oberdan Cosimi Pat Askwith helicopter Firefighters Aneighbour The police Atoytiger | a | Shop receipt s saves Italian _ tourists from disaster | Aeticopter as esa | in Devon. a rescue | they received an en cd vo Haan ours roma team quickly went othe oucran neraency cll fom a shop mae | PatAstwith. The tourists were walling oh ea hen he tide came in, Tey ai hone number. But they had a recei 80 they phoned the number writte DOW the emergeney ip trom a local shop, 1 on it. Patrizia and | { Police have ended a huge security operation to close the M27 motorway and catch tiger. The security operation started in the afternoon after several people called 999 and reported a tiger near the ‘motorway. We've just received a report that the tiger | isnit a real tiger. Thermal cameras have revealed that it’s | a life-size toy, a police spokesperson said, Teis our job to protect the public and take all reports seriously, 0 we immediately took action, We havent identified the owner of the tiger yet, the spokesperson added, ‘S Read for details > Answer, 1 When did the firefighters rescue Sally Webb? 2 What does she think of the firefighters? 3. Why did the Italian tourists need help? 4 Who did they call for help? 5 What did they do after the frightening experience? 6 When did the security operation to close the M27 motorway start? 7 Why did the police take action immediately? COMPARING CULTURES What emergency services are there in your area? What number do you call for help in. your country? Have you ever called for help? Have you ever seen the emergency services inaction?A Analyze these sentences from the text on forms and two more past simple forms. Ahelicopter has resc from a beach in Devon. Patrizia and Oberdan Cosimi visited the shop after the frightening experience. They went to the scene at 1: o'clock last night. I"ve never been so terrified in my life. Have you ever thought a receipt could save your lives? We've just received a report. The security operation started in the afternoon. We haven't identified the owner of the tiger yet. Complete the questions with the present Perfect or past simple form of the verbs in brackets. Then answer. 41 When... (Brett / become) a first aider? 2 ... (you / ever learn) first aid? 4 ... (Brett / ever have) an accident? 5... (you / ever see) a house on fire? FORM — _ B Choose the correct options to complete the age 32. Underline four more present perfect ‘ 1ed two Italian tourists 3 When ... (Brett’s aunt / have) a heart attack? rules. "We use the present perfect / past simple for an action that happened at an unspecified ‘time. We use the present perfect / past simple for an action that happened at a specific time. © Look at Exercise A again. Find and write an 4 example for each rule, ‘We also use the present perfect wit * never: 2 * just: : oe d * yet in negative sentences: * everin questions: Rewrite the sentences and questions. Put the words in brackets in the correct place. 1 I've started this exercise. Gust) 2 Iwoke up. (two hours ago) 3 I’ve studied Chinese. (never) 4 Ihaven't finished the exercise. (yet) ice > In pairs, ask and answer ‘Have ‘questions using vocabulary from page 28. Use the past simple to ask and answer about details. @ Have you ever gone down a water slide? @ ves, | have! @ When was that? COMPARING LANGUAGES Translate these sentences. I've never had an accident. I've just seen an accident The ambulance hasn't arrived yet, Have you ever called the emergency services? How do you say never, just, yet and everin your language? Which tense do you use with these words in your language? WB > p81 2Build your skills Always call 999 in the UK or go to Accident & Emergency (A&E) in life-threatening emergencies such as: @ loss of consciousness, © severe bleeding, © severe chest pain, © breathing difficulties. Ifit isn’t an emergency, do one of the followi © make an appointment to see your GP. © call NHS 111. © go to the Minor Injury Unit at your local hospital @ talk to your local chemist. Reading & Listening Anotice 1 Before you read >Look at the notice, Whats it 4 @,B49 Listen to three conversations. Match about? the conversations to the places. 1 Conversation 1 a atthe chemist 2 Read > Find words or expressions that mean, 2 Conversation 2 —_b at the doctor’s surgery 1 the hospital department you should go to 3 Conversation 3 € atthe Minor Injury Unit if you have a serious accident. 2 situations which are a risk to your life. 5 Listen again. Complete the table with the Steir doctor problems and solutions from the box. 4 the hospital department you should go to 5 if you have a less serious accident. stn te eprolenann 5 tha peracrl WHO RSTS aE Coe take antibiotics have a plaster cast take paracetamol S Read the notice again. In which two cases should people not go to A&E? Conversation Problem Solution 1 a throat infection 1 Someone has become unconscious. 2 Someone has got sunburnt. 3 Someone has got a severe cut. 4 Someone has got a cold or flu. 5 Someone can't breathe.istening & Speaking Making an emergency call Before you watch the video >Look at the photo 2 €379 Watch the video and listen for ‘general and answer. ideas > Complete the sentences. 4 What is Ben doing? 4 Ben wants an... 2 What is the problem? 2 Aboy had an accident on his... 3 The accident happened ina... Watch the video and listen for details > Complete the conversation. Emergency services, which (a)... || Ambulance, please. do you requite? What's the (2) ... ? Tell me exactly what has || There’s been an (3) .... A boy has crashed happened. | | his bike. ‘OK. When did this happen? | | About (4) ... minutes ago —I've just seen it. Allright. And (5) ... are you, exactly? | | I'm at the skatepark. Sorry, can you say that again? | | Yes, 'm at the skatepark. It's on Howard Street. OK. An (6)...is on the way. | | Great. Thanks! | Please hold on while | explain what you should | | (7) ..., | think so... do next. Is he conscious? ‘4 Speak >Role play in pairs. 4 Role play the conversation in Exercise 3, 2 Role play a new conversation, The service you require is mountain rescue. Choose one Of the situations from the box. 3 Change roles. Match the questions to the answers. 4 Which service do you require? 2 What's the problem? 3 When did it happen? 4 Where are you exactly? 0000 a Your friend has fallen while he/she was rock climbing in the mountains. a There's been an accident. b About [two minutes} ago. ¢ Ambulance / Fire / Police / Mountain rescue. d Atthe [skateparkl. On [Howard] Street. Remember to use them to make an emergency call. Po ine Skills Centre | oe b Your brother/sister has had an accident while mountain biking,1 Complete the table with the words from the box. Then circle the activities you do in the water and underline the activities you do on land. “basejump- down awater slide parkour ona roller coaster ride sailing mountain biking tricks _white-water raft amountain aBMX bike kite surfing Adventure sports and activities do | base jump climb ride Grammar Present perfect: affirmative, negative and questions 2 Jean arrived in Paris on Sunday morning and she is still there. Today is Tuesday at midday. Look at Jean's diary and write questions about her experience in France. Then answer. ist. a museum CETL ee yo thee Toner wath ‘the French team parkour at Montmartre in the moring TED ie rites Carcassonne Jean and the French team base jump? ——— she ___ ona bike ride Carcassonne? Complete the text with the present perfect form 0 the verbs in brackets. (Have you__heard _ (hear) of the American racer Ashley Fiolek? She (2) (win) two gold medals at the X Games. Itis really amazing because Ashley (3) (be) deaf all her life. Ashley (4) (love / always) motorbikes. ‘She says that she (5). (not forget) her first bike: a Yamaha PWso. Her parents (6) (Support) her from the moment she started competing at the age of 7. It (7) (not be) easy because she (8) (have) some motocross accidents. But she says that she loves her sport and I'm sure that we (9) _______ (not see) the best of Ashley yet! Read the text in Exercise 3 again and correct the information about Ashley. 1 Ashley has won six X Games, — Ashley hasit won sxX Games, She has won twa 2 She has been blind all her life. 3. She has always hated motorbikes. 4 Her parents have interfered with her sport career. 5 She has never had a motocross accident.d and -ing adjectives Complete the table with -ed or -ing adjectives. The girls are in hospital, They / not open / their eyes / yet. 4 You / ever / be / terrified? embarrasing relaxed frightening interested surprising Choose the correct options. love listening to my grandad. He always tells us really @ interested stories. He has been to many (2) exciting / excited places, like remote islands full of strange animals. Since he is never (3) tiring / tired, he is always doing (4) surprising / surprised things. It is (5) amazing / amazed to listen to him when he tells us about © frightening / frightened experiences in the Malaysian jungle. itis really funny to hear how he was sometimes (7) embarrassing / embarrassed because he made some cultural mistakes. If you are (8) interesting / interested in knowing about the world, come home and listen to my grandad’s stories. lam positive that you'll be greatly (6) surprising / surprised. rammar resent perfect and past simple Write sentences or questions in the past simple or present perfect forms. 1 | /never / see / accident / like that. —Lhave never seen an accident ike that 2 Two girls / crash / into a tree / this morning. ed -ing bored boring 5 1/be/ horrified / when /|/ hear / the explosion. exciting eee woried | 6 I /just / ask / the doctor / about the girs. tired 7 He / be / quite relaxed. Complete the text with the past simple or present perfect forms of the verbs in brackets. Pay attention to the time expressions in bold! (@) Did you watch _ (watch) the last Olympic Games? | really (2) (enjoy) watching them on TV. Now I (3) ____ (just / start) reading this book about the unofficial history of the Olympics. Itis really interesting. Did you know that the first Olympic Games (q) ____ (take) place in Greece nearly 3,000 years ago? They (5) _____ Change) a lot since then! The modern Olympics (6) Gtart) in 1896 and the first Paralympic Games were in Rome in 2960.1 (7) (not finish) reading the book yet, but | (8) ____ (already / learn) some amazing facts. For example, did you know that women (9) (not compete) in athletics until the 1960s? Read the text in Exercise 8 again and write questions about it. 4 What / the writer / just / start doing —What has the writer just started doing? __ 2 When / the first Olympic Games / take place 3 Where / they / take place 4 What / happen / the Olympic Games / since then 5 What / the writer / learnReading A web profile 40 Read the text and choose the best title. a Abomn risk-taker b I'ma stunt ¢ Learning to take risks eco t Lisi) [_worw.protiies.comelixbaumgartner Have you ever heard of Felix Baumgartner? His life is really amazing. Felix was born in 1989 in Austria. He has been interested in flying and skydiving since he was a child. He has set a world record for skydiving, He jumped from 39 kilometres above earth on 14th October 2012, He trained hard for this achievement. A sports psychologist helped him to fight claustrophobia when he wore the pressurized suit for the jump. But this is not the only risk he has taken, He is famous for the particularly dangerous stunts he has performed, Felix started parachute jumping when he was 16 and has never stopped taking risks: He has jumped from the Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur. He has also skydived ‘across the English Channel using a specially-made carbon fibre wing. And he has jumped off the hand of the Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro. Incredible, isn’t it? iL rtner He became the first person to base jump from the Millau Viaduct in France, in 2004, and the first person to base jump from the Turning Torso building in Malmé, Sweden, in 2006. He has also jumped from Taipei 101 building in Taiwan. He likes travelling around the world and he loves taking risks wherever he is. 14 Read again and write True or False. Then correct 12 Read again and answer. the false sentences. 1 Whats Felix’s life like? 1. Felix is 16 years old 2 Why has he set one of the world records for 2 In 2012, he set a world record for flying. —__ skydiving? 3 Felix has been to South America, _ 3 When did he start practising extreme sports? 4 He has base jumped in France and Sweden. 9: Wiattdoes he lovedoing? —— 5. Where has he been to base jump? 5, He has flown over the English Channel,Speaking Making an emergency call 13 Match the sentence halves. 1 Emergency services, which 2 Allright. And where 3 OK. When 4 What's the problem? Tell me exactly what O0G00 a did it happen? b has happened. € are you, exactly? d service do you require? 14 Complete the conversation with the sentences from Exercise 13. Then practise It in pairs. Assistant: (1) Girl: Ambulance, please. Assistant: (2) escent a Girl: There’s been an accident. A boy has fallen off his skateboard. Assistant: (3) Girl: Justa minute ago. Assistant: (4) ena Girl: __'mnear the fun fair, just opposite the Big Eye. OK. An ambulance is on the way. Great. Thanks! IS Think of other possible accidents and prepare two more conversations. Practise them in pairs. ‘Make a list of five amazing or special things you have done and five things you would like to do but have not done yet. Then put them in order of importance and write a paragraph. Writing Blog posts 1G Read the blog post and choose the correct options. 1ck.blogginglife.cc Wow! We (1) ‘ve arrived / arrived at a small town in the south of France last night. We're terribly excited! Dad (2) has given / gave us two tickets for the Tour de France for our graduation day a month ago. The competition started three days ago but we G) haven't seen / didn’t see anything of it yet. This morning, we (4) have gone / went on a tour of the town. We (5) have visited / visited many beautiful places. We (6) have seen / saw so many things that we can hardly remember them. Luckily, my brother (7) has taken / took lots of photos. Now, the memory in his camera is full, We (8) haven't been / weren't to the racing area yet. We're going tomorrow three hours before the racers arrive. | (9) always wanted / have always wanted to ride one of those special bikes and talk to the racers but | (20) have never done / didn’t do it. Tomorrow my dream will come true! % A i Write your own blog post. Use these questions to help you. Where are you? When did you arrive? What have you done? What haven't you done yet? How do you feel? What have you always wanted to do?