General English Level 4 Version 2.1 © 2004 acl Pty Ltd GELEV4 Unit 02 Topic 01.doc 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 45