Objective Advanced unit 21: Natural Wonders

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Unit 21: Natural Wonders

Natural wonders

Listening

- Look at the words in the box on p. 130 and contemplate how they can be related to the pictures above it.

- Do you know any natural wonders? 

(check 221 for some examples)

- Listen to the audio fragment and answer ex. 4

Ex. 4 Track 11

Natural wonders

Do reading ex. 1-4

This is good practise for your reading exam(s)

Vocabulary

Do ex. 1-3 on page 132 and check your answers on the next LessonUp page.

KEY Vocabulary

1. a black spot                  

2. a tourist trap

3. home from home

4. no room to swing a cat

5. picture postcard

6. a stone's throw from

7. as the crow flies

8. hit the road

9. off the beaten track

10. put a place on the map

f) a bit of road that has seen a lot of accidents

b) crowded place selling souvenirs, entertainment, etc. at high prices

d) place where you feel very comfortable

e) very small

a) attractive in a slightly artificial way

i) very close to

g) distance if you go in a straight line

h) leave a place, begin a journey

j) where not many people go

c) make a place important or famous 

TEST MATERIAL!!! (study for the test)!!!

KEY Vocabulary

Ex. 2

1. off the beaten track

2. hit the road

3. picture-postcard

4. black spot

5. no room to swing a cat

Likely to be found in a tourist brochure

Unlikely to be found in a tourist brochure

home from home

tourist trap

stone's throw from (the beach)

no room to swing a cat

black spot

picture-postcard

Range of grammatical structures

Good to bear in mind when writing anything

p. 130

Why?

Variation helps the reader to stay focussed

My sister went to the market and bought two apples. Then she bought a loaf of bread, then she bought three bottles of milk, then she bought some strawberries and then she went home. 

Why?

Variation helps the reader to stay focussed

My sister went to the market and bought two apples. Then she bought a loaf of bread, then she bought three bottles of milk, then she bought some strawberries and then she went home. 

BORING!!!

Why?

Variation helps the reader to stay focussed

My sister went to the market and bought several items before going home again, amongst which two apples, a loaf of bread, three bottles of milk and some strawberries.

Only one of many possible examples:

Example of variety

There were many rumours. It was said that Donald Trump bought a yacht in Holland. Others say he has been friends with Poetin for many years. It is even claimed that he used to be a spy.

• You need to think about the meaning you want to express. Then you select a grammatical structure that is appropriate to convey that meaning.
• Very often you need to think about relationship in time. Do I need to use a present continuous or a present perfect, for example.
  
• Very often you need to think about a relation such as cause and effect. You need to choose a correct particle clause (and linking word).
  

Intended meaning is the starting point of any communication

First they had been talking about leaving the EU, then they voted “yes”and now the British government is planning a strategy for a hard Brexit.

Because the common people felt that their interests were not best served by the current government and the EU, they decided to vote to leave the EU.

Register

• The grammatical structures you choose should be in the right register (informal – formal)

• The register also defines which vocabulary to use.
  

The blokes in the government did not do a damn to give 

the people a hand who were in deep shit.

OR

The members of Parliament did not do their utmost to help 

the people who were in dire circumstances.

Now do ex. 1+2 

on page 130

Exam Folder 9

You can find the audio files for Exam Folder 9 below:

Track 12

Track 13

Track 14