Unit 13 Activities

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Teacher : Thùy Hương

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Tuesday, March 20th 2018

UNIT 13:

Activities Section B : Come and Play

B3 + B4

• Most of the world’s surface is water We may know

the land very well, but we know very little about the oceans.

• Until recently, man could not stay underwater for

long A pearl diver, for example, couldn’t stay

underwater for longer than two minutes.

But now, with special breathing equipment, a diver can stay underwater for a long time After the

invention of this equipment, man could swim freely underwater and scuba-diving became a popular sport.

• A Frenchman, Jacques Cousteau ( 1910-1997),

invented a deep-sea diving vessel in the early 1940s

In the vessel, he could explore the oceans of the world and study the underwater life.

• Now, we can explore the oceans, using the special

TV camera as well We can learn more about the

undersea world thanks to this invention

B3/ Read Then answer the questions

New Words

- surface : - pearl (n): - diver (n):

- special breathing equipment: - deep-sea diving vessel: - thanks to ( v ) - explore (v): - invention (n): - scuba-diving (n): - invent (v) :

8) scuba-diving (n):

4) explore ( v ):

B) thợ lặn

E) ngọc trai F) khám phá C) nhờ vào

H) lặn có bình dưỡng khí

statements GUESS read

1 Most of the world’s surface is land

2 Before the invention of special breathing

equipment, man couldn’t swim freely

underwater

3 Now, scuba diving is a popular sport.

4 Jacque Cousteau invented special TV cameras.

5 We learn more about the undersea world

2 True or false statements

T T

LUCKY NUMBERS

How long could a pearl diver stay

underwater until recently ?

a For two minutes

b For five minutes

Now, how long can a pearl diver stay underwater?

a For a short time

b For a long time

When did Jacques Cousteau invent that vessel?

a In the early 1940s

b In the late 1940s

When was Jacques Cousteau born?

a In 1990

b In 1810

c In 1910

d In 1190

When did Jacques Cousteau die?

a In 1987

b In 1979

c In 1797

d In 1997

Lucky Number

B4 Complete the passage with the modal verbs in the box

Should Should not Ought to Ought not to

Scientists say life started in the ocean However, humans aren’t natural swimmer We(1) swim as babies, but we forget and then we(2) learn to swim again We(3) forget that our world is mainly water So we(4) all learn to swim We(5) try to start away from water, but it is very difficult The time always comes when we need to cross water We(6) learn to swim when we are young It is easier

to learn then Our parents(7) help They(8) give us the opportunity to learn to swim

should

Most of the world’s surface is water but people know very little about the oceans We (1) ………… stay underwater for long After the (2)……….… of special breathing (3)

……… , people could (4)……… freely underwater and (5)……… also became a popular sport In the early 1940s, (6)……… invented the deep-sea diving vessel and he could (7)………… the oceans of the world and study underwater life Now, we can also (8)………… more about the undersea world by using special TV (9)……… .

Complete the summary:

swim couldn’t

cameras learn

explore Jacques Cousteau

invention equipment

Scuba-diving

- Learn the new words by heart.

- Prepare Unit 14 (A1)

- Do exercises in the workbook (unit 13 B).