Exploring Risky Activities: Words, Expressions, and Exclamations

1. UNIT 5On the Edge

2. Learn words and expressions about • risky activities. • Listen for specific information. • Listen and make inferences. • Learn how to use exclamations to • express opinions. X UNIT GOALS Lead-in Listen and Practice Communication Strategy Watch and Talk

3. LEAD-IN A. Different people may view and respond to risk and danger in different ways. Take a simple test and find out whether you have a risk-taking or risk-avoidance personality. • Risk-taking Personality Test • Does driving a fast car appeal to you? • When the odds are against you, do you still feel it is worth taking a chance? • When you are catching a train, do you often arrive at the last few minutes? • Would life with no danger in it be too dull for you? • Do you think people spend too much effort guarding their future, with savings and insurance? • Do you always wear a safety belt when travelling in a car? • Will you point out your teacher's mistakes if he/she is wrong? • Are you comfortable with visiting a new place alone? Each of your "positive" answer to the questions above accounts for 1 point. Add up the points you have got, and your score is ________ points. Result analysis: 0—4 points: risk-avoidance personality (carefulness) 5—8 points: risk-taking personality █ □ █ □

4. LEAD-IN B. Pair work. If you were in the position for making a bungee-jumping attempt, would you do it or not? Tell your partner your decision, and explain why.

5. II. LISTEN AND PRACTICE In the Amusement Park Taking a Job Interview Are You a Risk-taker? Risky Business Risks on the Internet The Most Dangerous Jobs

6. II. LISTEN AND PRACTICE Script roller coaster:云霄飞车 spin:旋转 dizzy:晕眩的 X In the Amusement Park New Words A. Listen and check (√) True or False. True False • The man does not enjoy the amusement park very much. • Both the man and the woman love roller coasters. • The woman thinks that the Death Drop is scary. • The man loves the Death Drop so much that he hopes to do it again. • 5. The woman agrees to try the Death Drop with the man. √ □ █ █ □ √ █ █ □ □ □ √ □ █ █ √ █ █ □ □ √ █ █ □ □ CHECK

7. II. LISTEN AND PRACTICE Script In the Amusement Park B.Listen again and fill in the blanks with the information you have heard. • What does the man love doing? He loves ________ roller coasters. • 2. Why does the woman hate spinning around? • She doesn’t like getting ________. • 3. When does the man plan on going back the amusement park? • He’ll return ______________. • 4. Why does the man think the woman should try the Death Drop ride? _________________ is the first step toward overcoming them. riding dizzy next weekend Facing one’s fears CHECK

8. II. LISTEN AND PRACTICE Script Taking a Job Interview risky:冒险的、危险的 stressful:充满压力的 overall:全面的、大体上的 X New Words A. Listen and check (√) True or False. True False • Brad had a job interview at the end of last week. • Brad was fired before the interview. • Brad felt stressed because he didn’t prepare well for the interview. • Brad is likely to get the job because he felt the interview went very well. √ □ █ █ □ √ █ □ █ □ √ █ █ □ □ √ █ █ □ □ CHECK

9. II. LISTEN AND PRACTICE Script risky:冒险的、危险的 involving a risk that something bad will happen stressful:充满压力的 full of or tending to cause stress overall:全面的、大体上的regarded as a whole; general X Notes B. Listen again and check (√) the things that Brad did to prepare for the interview. █ √ He had a good sleep the night before. He had a good breakfast that morning. He quit his job in order to prepare for this interview. He thought about the possible interview questions and prepared answers. He listened to music before the interview to relax. He prepared some questions to ask the interviewer. He researched the company online. He telephoned the personnel manager before the interview. He convinced himself of a good impression to be made. □ █ √ □ □ █ √ □ █ █ □ √ □ █ √ □ █ □ █ √ █ □ CHECK

10. II. LISTEN AND PRACTICE tendency趋势 paraglide 滑翔伞 hooked上瘾的 free dive自由潜水 diving gear潜水装备 X Script Are You a Risk-taker? New Words A. Listen and check (√) True or False. True False • The client suggests that no people should be afraid to take risks. • 2. The counselor is amazed that the client was addicted to paraglide. • 3. The client has no fear for accidents at all. • 4. The client believes that people should take risks because life is short. √ □ █ █ □ √ █ □ █ □ □ √ █ █ □ √ █ █ □ □ CHECK

11. Script II. LISTEN AND PRACTICE X Notes tendency:趋势a general change or development in a particular direction paraglide:滑翔伞to slide in the sky with a special parachute hooked:上瘾的If you are hooked on something, you enjoy it very much and you want to do it as often as possible. You bet…:你可确信used to suggest that others can be fairly sure that something is true, something is happening etc. free dive:自由潜水the aquatic activities that share the practice of breath-hold underwater diving diving gear:潜水装备a set of equipment or tools used for diving B. Listen again and check (√) the information that is true with the client. taking risks on a daily basis signing up for a couple of lessons for paraglide having no experience of doing risk activities before learning to paraglide choosing an experienced group to learn how to paraglide diving without any diving gear helping others overcome the fear of doing risky things not accepting even the smallest amount of risk not wanting to miss many things that life has to offer √ █ □ √ █ □ █ □ √ █ □ √ █ □ █ □ □ █ □ √ █ CHECK

12. II. LISTEN AND PRACTICE Are You a Risk-taker? C. Group work. Discuss. Given a chance, would you do some high-risk activities such as paraglide? Why or why not?

13. II. LISTEN AND PRACTICE Script Risky Business New Words sky surfer:空中滑板运动员 strap:系住、用带系住或固定住 skateboard:滑板 inline skating:极限滑板运动 X-Games:极限运动会 crash:冲撞、撞击 vertical ramp:垂直斜道(极限滑板运动的出发台) X Skill Focus • Listen. Write the activities or events that are discussed next to the correct names. Making inferences We often guess, or infer something, based on information that we read or hear. A writer or speaker may not give all the details, but we can logically infer something based on the details that they do give. Inferences may be accurate or inaccurate. X sky surfing inline skating CHECK

14. II. LISTEN AND PRACTICE Script New Words Risky Business Skill Focus Making inferences We often guess, or infer something, based on information that we read or hear. A writer or speaker may not give all the details, but we can logically infer something based on the details that they do give. Inferences may be accurate or inaccurate. X • Listen. Write the activities or events that are discussed next to the correct names. sky surfer:空中滑板运动员 strap:系住、用带系住或固定住 skateboard:滑板 inline skating:极限滑板运动 X-Games:极限运动会 crash:冲撞、撞击 vertical ramp:垂直斜道(极限滑板运动的出发台) X riding a roller coaster opening a new restaurant CHECK

15. II. LISTEN AND PRACTICE Script B. Listen again and make inferences about each person by checking (√) “thrill-seeker” in the chart above. Complete the clues that helped you make the inferences. plane sky surfing √ tricks √ inline skating spin CHECK

16. II. LISTEN AND PRACTICE Script B. Listen again and make inferences about each person by checking (√) “thrill-seeker” in the chart above. Complete the clues that helped you make the inferences. riding a roller coaster opening a new restaurant fast rides √ bank loan competition CHECK

17. II. LISTEN AND PRACTICE Risky Business C. Group work. Discuss. Do you like watching extreme sports? What do you think of extreme sports, funny or risky? Why?

18. II. LISTEN AND PRACTICE Script New Words gain access to可以进入 privacy隐私 safeguard防护措施 block阻止，屏蔽 extract提取 hacker黑客 malicious恶意的，存心不良的 intent意图 X Risks on the Internet A. Listen and check (√) the main topic of the conversation. The conversation is about two friends _____________. discussing how to post personal information on social media sites showing each other their personal information on a social media site talking about the risks of putting personal information on the Internet trying to gain access to other people’s personal information on the Internet █ □ █ □ █ √ □ █ □ CHECK

19. II. LISTEN AND PRACTICE Script New Words gain access to可以进入 privacy隐私 safeguard防护措施 block阻止，屏蔽 extract提取 hacker黑客 malicious恶意的，存心不良的 intent意图 X Risks on the Internet True False B. Listen and check (√) True or False. 1. The woman is aware of the danger of posting photos and giving out personal information online. 2. The woman believes that only family and friends can access her data online. 3. People who run the website help to track those who sell your data to others. 4. Hackers do great damage with the personal data people posted on websites. 5. The man suggests the woman should take down all her posts and photos from social media sites. √ █ □ █ □ □ █ √ □ █ □ █ □ █ √ □ █ √ □ █ █ □ √ █ □ CHECK

20. II. LISTEN AND PRACTICE minimum最小值 fatality伤亡 seafood 海产品，海鲜 drown淹死，溺毙 construction worker建筑工人 fatal致命的 tractor拖拉机 account for解释，构成……的主要原因 X Script The Most Dangerous Jobs New Words A. Listen and circle the correct answers. 1. According to the report, airplane pilots have a dangerous job because ________. C ○ A. they must fly large planes ○ B. they don’t know how to fly ○ C. small planes are more likely to crash ○ D. Boeing and Airbus jets crash often A 2. Fishermen are in danger of death because ___. ○ A. they often have to work under dangerous weather ○ B. their boats are in poor conditions ○ C. they have no medical training ○ D. they are often attacked by sharks CHECK

21. II. LISTEN AND PRACTICE minimum最小值 fatality伤亡 seafood 海产品，海鲜 drown淹死，溺毙 construction worker建筑工人 fatal致命的 tractor拖拉机 account for解释，构成……的主要原因 X Script New Words The Most Dangerous Jobs C 3. Farm workers risk injury or death from ______. ○ A. farm animals ○ B. other farmers ○ C. use of machinery ○ D. farming methods 4. Truck drivers may have accidents because they ______. B ○ A. must drive very fast on city highways and streets ○ B. drive too many hours every day without rest ○ C. cannot see small cars or motorcycles very well ○ D. are not well trained to drive the big trucks CHECK

22. II. LISTEN AND PRACTICE Script The Most Dangerous Jobs B. Listen again and fill in the blanks with the information you have heard. dangerous 30 1. The most ________ jobs have a minimum of ___ fatalities per year. 2. _______ aircraft are more likely to crash than a Boeing or Airbus. 3. Bad weather puts fishermen at risk of _______ if their boat ______ or they fall overboard. Smaller drowning sinks CHECK

23. II. LISTEN AND PRACTICE Script The Most Dangerous Jobs equipment 4. Though safety _________ are used, construction workers face a high risk of ____________ from falls. 5. ______________ accounted for _______ percent of deaths for farmers and ranchers in 2004. 6. Truck drivers have high risks of crashing their vehicles from __________ or _________ problems. fatal injuries Vehicle accidents 40 lack of sleep mechanical CHECK

24. II. LISTEN AND PRACTICE The Most Dangerous Jobs C. Group work. Discuss. Other than the dangerous jobs you have heard about, there are other dangerous jobs such as journalists, miners, police officers, etc. What kind of risks or danger do these people have to face? Will you take these jobs despite the potential danger in them? Why or why not?

25. III. COMMUNICATION STRATEGY Using Exclamations to Express Opinions A. Listen and Practice. Then practice again using the other expressions. C: Are you out of your mind? You can’t trust that safety equipment they give you. A: I have a great idea for my 25th birthday. I plan to bungee-jump off a bridge! B: Cool! Bungee-jumping sounds like a fun way to celebrate an important birthday! * Have you lost your mind? * You’re kidding! * You’re joking! * Are you serious? * I can’t believe it! * That’s (How) dangerous /risky/terrifying! * Good for you! * Sweet! * Awesome! * That’s amazing/ exciting/great/ wonderful/fantastic! * What a/an ___ idea!

26. III. COMMUNICATION STRATEGY Using Exclamations to Express Opinions B. Pair work. Continue these conversations with your partner. First react positively. Then switch roles and react negatively. Give information to explain your opinion. • 1. A: What are you cooking? • B: I’m making up a new recipe. It’s a soup made of everything that was in my refrigerator. • A: I sent out applications for 15 jobs. How many • are you applying for? • B: Just one. • A: ……

27. III. COMMUNICATION STRATEGY Using Exclamations to Express Opinions C. Group work. Discuss a risky activity that you or someone you know participated in. Use exclamations to show your opinion about the activities people describe. Explain your opinion. EXAMPLE A: Last weekend, I rode my motorcycle without a helmet. B: Are you serious? It’s against the law here. C: That’s risky! I’m glad you didn’t get hurt!

28. IV. WATCH AND TALK Script New Words Skydiving A. Predict and watch. Look at the pictures and check (√) your guesses. Then watch Part A to check your predictions. at stake:在危险中、存亡攸关 chip in:凑钱、捐助 ridiculous:荒谬、荒唐的 have cold feet:双脚冰凉、害怕 helmet:头盔 X True False 1. It’s Hector’s birthday. 2. The people at Hemispheres Café bought Hector a scuba diving trip. 3. Hector is not sure whether he wants to accept his birthday gift. 4. Chaz is not a risk-taker. √ █ █ □ □ □ √ █ □ █ √ █ █ □ □ √ █ □ █ □ CHECK

29. Script B. Second Watching. Watch Part A again and match each quotation to the correct person. √ √ √ √ √ √ √ CHECK

30. at stake:在危险中、存亡攸关 If something that you value very much is at stake, you will lose it if a plan or action is not successful. chip in:凑钱、捐助to contribute money or labor ridiculous:荒谬、荒唐的very silly or unreasonable at heart:在心底 deep in mind have cold feet:双脚冰凉、害怕to suddenly feel that you are not brave enough to do something you planned to do scare:使…害怕to strike with sudden fear helmet:头盔a strong hard hat that soldiers, motorcycle riders, the police etc. wear to protect their heads IV. WATCH AND TALK X Script Notes C. Third Watching.Watch Part A again and find out the mistakes in the statements. Cross out the mistakes and write the correct information in the blanks. If the statement is true, check (√) in the blank. The first one is done for you. 1. It’s Martina’s Birthday. _______ • The employees at Hemispheres Café bought him an airplane trip.______________ 3. At first, Hector doesn’t want to go. Jake and Amy convince him to do it. _______ 4. They tell Hector that the plane will climb to 15,000 feet. _______ 5. Hector is told that he will be jumping in one week. ___ 6. When they get to the airport, Hector puts on his equipment. _____ 7. Hector is surprised that Martina is not jumping with him. _______ Hector ======== an skydiving trip ============= ==== Martina ======= 13,000 right now ========== √ ======= Jake CHECK

31. IV. WATCH AND TALK D. After watching. Answer the questions and organize the information into two short paragraphs. 1. Think about birthdays in your country. Describe a typical birthday. What do people do? Do they have a party? Do they give gifts? Do they do something special, like go skydiving? Do young people celebrate differently than older people? In what ways? In China, we now have surprise birthday parties. We pretend that nothing is happening. We hide in a dark room. When the person with the birthday comes into the room, we turn on the lights and yell, “Surprise!” Then we eat good food and have a birthday cake. SuggestedAnswer

32. IV. WATCH AND TALK D. After watching. Answer the questions and organize the information into two short paragraphs. 2. Hector didn’t seem very excited about his birthday present. Describe a present you received that you didn’t like very much. How did you react? Have you ever given a present that the receiver may not have liked? How did they react? How did the reaction make you feel? Suggested Answer No, I once gave my friend a book that I liked. I forgot that my friend didn’t read much. Her reaction didn’t make me feel bad, but it made me realize that in the future I should think more about what she would like.

33. IV. WATCH AND TALK Chaz: Look at the expression on Hector’s face. How do you think he is feeling? By looking on his face, I would say he seems pretty nervous. I don’t blame him. Chaz: Now he looks really excited. I can’t watch. They are turning circles now. I’m getting dizzy just watching this. Is it over yet? Chaz: Oh, what a relief. I’m sure Hector feels a lot better now that the parachute is open. I know I do. I’m glad that’s over. Hector:Exhilarating. Next year, we’re all going bungee jumping. Chaz: Did he say bungee jumping? Great! I’m getting too old for this. X A. Predict and watch. What do you think is happening? Look at the picture and check (√) your guesses. Then watch Part B to check your predictions. exhilarating:使人愉快、振奋的 X Script New Words 1. What will Hector say after skydiving? "I was really scared. I’m not ever doing that again." "That was really fun, but I think once is enough for me." "That was exhilarating! Next year, we’re all going bungee jumping." █ □ □ █ √ █ □ 2. What will Chaz say about Hector skydiving? "I’m getting dizzy just watching this. Is it over yet?" "Wow! I have to try skydiving." "Now, he looks really scared. He’ll never do this again!" □ √ █ █ □ █ □ CHECK

34. Chaz: Look at the expression on Hector’s face. How do you think he is feeling? By looking on his face, I would say he seems pretty nervous. I don’t blame him. Chaz: Now he looks really excited. I can’t watch. They are turning circles now. I’m getting dizzy just watching this. Is it over yet? Chaz: Oh, what a relief. I’m sure Hector feels a lot better now that the parachute is open. I know I do. I’m glad that’s over. Hector:Exhilarating. Next year, we’re all going bungee jumping. Chaz: Did he say bungee jumping? Great! I’m getting too old for this. turn circle:转圈move around in circles now that:既然、由于because of something or as a result of something exhilarating:使人愉快、振奋的making you feel happy, excited, and full of energy X X Script IV. WATCH AND TALK Notes B. Second watching. Watch again and check (√) True or False. True False • Chaz thinks that Hector looks nervous at first. • Hector says that he doesn’t want to skydive. • Hector jumps out of the plane alone. • Hector and his instructor spin around. • Chaz is relieved when the parachute opens. • Chaz wants to try bungee jumping. • Hector thinks that he’s too old for bungee jumping. • Chaz thinks that he’s too old for bungee jumping. √ █ □ █ □ √ █ █ □ □ █ √ █ □ □ █ □ √ █ □ √ █ █ □ □ █ √ █ □ □ √ █ □ █ □ √ █ □ █ □ CHECK

35. IV. WATCH AND TALK turn circle:转圈move around in circles now that:既然、由于because of something or as a result of something exhilarating:使人愉快、振奋的making you feel happy, excited, and full of energy X Notes C. Third watching. Watch Part B again as you read the dialogue. Fill in the blanks with the missing words. expression Chaz: Looking at the ________ on Hector’s face. Chaz: How do you think he is ______? Chaz: I would say that he seems pretty _______. Chaz: I don’t _____ him. Chaz: Now he looks really ______. Chaz: They’re turning ______ now. Chaz: Oh, what a _____. Chaz: I’m sure Hector feels a lot better now that the ________ is open. Chaz: I’m glad that’s ____. Hector: __________. Next year, we are all going bungee-jumping. feeling nervous blame excited circles relief parachute over Exhilarating CHECK

36. IV. WATCH AND TALK D. After watching. Answer the questions below. 1. Are you a risk-taker or not? Give an example of a risky thing that you did and describe how you felt. I went swimming in the Great Barrier Reef in Australia. We saw a lot of big sharks. I was really scared. Suggested Answer

37. IV. WATCH AND TALK D. After watching. Answer the questions below. 2. Rate the following risky activities. Circle a number from one to five. One means, “I would like to do this.” Five means, “I would never do this.” Then discuss why you would or wouldn’t try each of these activities Suggested Answer bungee-jumping 1 2 3 4 5 I wouldn’t try bungee-jumping, hang-gliding, or skydiving because I’m afraid of heights. skydiving 1 2 3 4 5 mountain biking 1 2 3 4 5 hang gliding 1 2 3 4 5 scuba diving 1 2 3 4 5 rock climbing 1 2 3 4 5

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