General English Level 4
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READING 02 Living on the edge
1. Your teacher will divide the class into three groups.
2. Each group will be given a different section of a magazine article to work
with.
3. Read the section of the article your group has been given and help each
other with any difficult vocabulary. (See the DICTIONARY and
VOCABULARY words below.)
4. Now work as a group to make two questions about your reading.
5. One person from your group will read the article out loud to the whole
class.
6. Another student will read out the first question.
7. The other two groups have to compete with each other to answer the
question first.
8. If necessary, someone else in your group can read the article out again.
9. Do the same with the second question.
Dictionary
agile instant adrenaline
thrilling pulse boulder
gruelling risky essential
Vocabulary
life jacket special clothing to help you float in the water
extreme sports very adventurous and maybe dangerous sports
rapids an extremely fast-flowing part of a river
PRACTICE 03 Living on the edge
1. Read the magazine article "Living on the edge" again.
2. Read the words below.
3. Write each word in the correct space in the table.
4. Compare your answers with a partner.
agile snowboard rapids
helicopter sense of direction swim
cliff mountain abseiling
ropes life jacket river
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