Climbing the Dragon`s Spires

D GOAL 4 DISCUSS ADVENTURE HOLIDAYS
Reading
A. Look at the photos. Where are the people?
What are they doing?
Vietnam
Climbing the
Dragon’s Spires
boat in a floating village. It isn’t really a village because all the
people live on boats. They move from one place to another.
Nguyen catches squid, shrimps, and crab. He sells them to
buy fresh water, vegetables, fuel, and clothes for his family.
So, what am I doing here? I am spending my vacation
doing what I enjoy— rock climbing. Nguyen thinks I am
crazy. But to me rock climbing is like dancing—dangerous
dancing. I need some danger in my life.
crab
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B. Reread the article. Underline all the stative
verbs.
C. Circle T for true or F for false.
1.Lynn is not a very good
climber. 2.Nguyen Mien doesn’t understand
why Lynn is climbing the cliffs.
3. Nguyen Mien lives on his boat.
4.Lynn prefers dancing to rock
climbing.
5.Nguyen Mien buys fresh water,
vegetables, and fuel.
T F
T F
T F
T F
T F
Writing
Read John’s email. Then write a similar email
about another sport.
x – +
Mail
New
squid
Print
Delete
Move
A
BC
Spell Check
TO:
CC:
shrimp
BC:
Subject: (no subject)
Hi, Pete.
Guess what? I’m joining the rock climbing club. It’s cool. You
know I don’t like team games and I love to be outdoors, so this
is the sport for me. The bad thing is the equipment is
expensive.
Jo
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Word Focus
Send
“What are you looking for up there?” asks Nguyen Mien,
a Vietnamese fisherman.
¨Nothing,” I say. “I climb for fun.”
It is difficult for a poor fisherman to understand why I am
climbing the rock cliffs of Ha Long Bay in Vietnam. He works
very hard and he has no time for sports. He lives on his fishing
Goal 4 Discuss
adventure
holidays
look for = try to
find
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Close
Talk with a partner. What type of
adventure holiday would you like
to take? Why?
Lesson D 59
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