General English Level 4 Version 2.1 © 2004 acl Pty Ltd GELEV4 Unit 04 Topic 03.doc UNIT 04 What happened? TOPIC 03 This happened to me BEFORE YOU LISTEN Prediction 1. Look at the words and phrases below. These are all from the recording. 2. You will hear two stories. What do you think they are about? First story: beach wind changed direction parasailing almost drowned engine dropped 30 metres Second story: galloping ride into the water bruises broken finger horse  LISTENING 01 This really happened Lucas, Ming and Jackie are sitting in the café sharing stories. Vocabulary to bolt to run away very suddenly gallop when a horse runs very fast to hang on for dear life to hold tightly so that you don’t fall off anyhow anyway close shave a dangerous, frightening or exciting experience which could lead to disaster but finally ends OK Dictionary to drown parachute novice frantically saddle to hire parasailing Listen to your recording. 129