UNIT 12: WATER SPORTS
A. READING unit 12 trang 87
Part 1. Read the dialogue and do the exercises that follow.
[ Đọc đoạn đối thoại và làm bài tập bên dưới]
Jenny: What advice would you give to people who are taking part in water sports in order to avoid accidents?
Tony: Well, first of all you have to know the signals that you should use if you get in trouble. You have to use signals because it’s difficult to hear shouts above the noise of water, boat engines, breathing apparatus if you’re wearing that, and so on.
Jenny: I see, could you give us some examples?
Tony: Well, if you are diving, you need to use these signals. Now, ‘I’m OK,’ is the hand up with thumb and forefinger making an O. The ‘I need assistance’ signal is that you put the fist up and move it from left to right above the water. If you are on a boat you should be flying the right international signal which is a white and blue flag.
Jenny: What does that mean?
Tony: That indicates ‘I have a diver down, keep clear and proceed at a slow speed’
for the other boats around.
Jenny: Yes, and what about skiers?
Tony: Well, anybody who is going to go water skiing should be taught several signals. First of all, the signal to go faster: you hold your palm up and motion upwards or just nod your head.
Jenny: Yes.
Tony: The signal for slower is the palm down, you motion downwards or you shake your head. If you want to indicate that the speed is OK, you give the OK signal with
your thumb and forefinger making the O. If you want to go back to the jetty, just point with your arm downwards.
Jenny: I see. Well, so much for signals. But water skiing can be quite dangerous, can’t it?
Tony: Well, not if you follow the basic safety procedures and you know what you are doing. There are three points really. There should always be two people in the boat: That is one person to watch the skier and the other to drive the boat. Um ...
before you start, your ski-tips must be above the water, so you don’t get dragged down immediately. If you are the skier you have to give a clear signal to the driver (the person who’s driving the boat) when you are ready to start.
Jenny: And I suppose even the best water skiers fall into the water quite often, what should you do if you fall?
Tony: When you fall? Well, if you fall forwards you should let go of the rope and sit down. If you fall sideways, you should curl yourself up into a ball. And very important: recover the skis immediately. Get a hold of those skis because they can help to keep you afloat.
Jenny: I see, right. Well, thank you very much, Tony.
Exercise 1. What should you do to make signals indicating the following meanings?
[ Bạn nên làm gì để ra dấu ám chỉ những ý nghĩa sau?]
1. “I am OK”
2. “I need assistance”
3. “I have a diver down, keep clear and proceed at a slow speed 4. “Go faster”
5. “Slower”
6. “Speed is OK”
7. “Back to jetty”
Answer
1. “I am OK”: you put the hand up with thumb and forefinger making an O.
2. “I need assistance”: you put the fist up and move it from left to right above the water.
3. “I have a diver down, keep clear and proceed at a slow speed”: you fly the right international signal which is a white and blue flag.
4. “Go faster”: you hold your palm up and motion upwards or just nod your head.
5. “Slower”: you hold your palm down and motion downwards or you shake your head.
6. “Speed is OK”: you give the OK signal with your thumb and forefinger making the O.
7. “Back to jetty”: you point with your arm downwards.
Exercise 2. Complete the statements describing the advice to the water skier.
[ Hoàn thành câu mô tả lời khuyên dành cho người trượt tuyết nước]
1. There should be two people in the boat: one to and the other to . 2. Before starting, your ski-tips must be .
3. If you fall forwards, you should . 4. If you fall sideways, you should .
5. If you fall, recover the skis at once because . Answer:
1. watch the skier, drive the boat 2. above the water
3. let go of the rope and sit down 4. curl yourself up into a ball 5. they can help to keep you afloat
Part 2. Complete the following passage, using one appropriate word for each space.
[ Hoàn thành bài đọc sau, sử dụng một từ thích hợp cho mỗi chỗ trống]
Have you ever heard of river rafting? This water sport, though previously relatively unknown, is beginning to gain (1) attention to this country, especially (2) water sports enthusiasts.
To put it simply, this (3) involves padding a raft down a river, overcoming whatever rapids, boulders or other obstacles in the way. (4) it takes is skilful steering. A (5) of strong arms and stamina are also required.
For those who dare, to give this sport a (6) , it would be worthwhile to (7) to Sungai Rasa, about 60 kilometres north of Kuala Lumpur.
Though not (8) turbulent as some rivers found elsewhere in the world, Sungai Rasa offers some challenges (9) the form of three rapids (10) its course.
Answer
1. some 2. among 3. sport 4. What 5. pair 6. try 7. go 8. as 9. in 10. along
B. LANGUAGE FOCUS unit 12 trang 89
Exercise 1. Read the following sentences, paying attention to the disappearance of sounds.
[ Đọc những câu sau, chú ý đến sự biến mất của các âm]
1. My grandmother and grandfather are very interested in gardening.
2. The castles in Edinburgh are probably the oldest in the world.
3. That handsome postman often wore awful clothes.
4. All my family members are interested in geography and history.
5. The draughtsman had no time to deliberate the problem properly.
Exercise 2. Underline the verb in each of the following sentences and write T if it is transitive and I if it is intransitive.
[ Gạch chân những động từ trong mỗi câu sau và viết T nếu là nội động từ và I nếu là ngoại động từ ]
Examples:
Mr. West repeated his question. (T) Smoke rises. (I)
1. The children divided the candy.
2. A strange thing happened in the town yesterday.
3. In 1908, the Model T Ford arrived on the market.
4. The production of Model Ts eventually came to an end in 1927.
5. Manchester United won the game last night.
6. Our team won yesterday.
7. I met Ba at the bus stop early in the morning.
8. He drove the boat very fast.
9. The children opened their books.
10. We met a long time ago.
Answer
1. T (divided) 2. I (happened) 3. I (arrived) 4. I (came) 5. T (won) 6. I (won) 7. T (met) 8. T (drove) 9. T (opened) 10. I (met)
Exercise 3. Choose the correct answer.
[ Chọn câu trả lời đúng]
1. Why don’t you a go? It’s not difficult.
A. make B. have C. do D. set
2. Carlo’s not good at mountain climbing as he’s afraid of .
A. highs B. highness C. heights D. height 3. There’s little of your getting into the final . A. opportunity B. chance C. luck D. fortune 4. Just your best - that’s all everyone can ask of you.
A. do B. make C. be D. have 5. It’s time you learned to swim.
A. big B. tall C. high D. far 6. your time - don’t rush.
A. Tell B. Find C. Spend D. Take 7. Each player takes it turn to roll the dice.
A. on B. in C. at D. to 8. Our new coach is popular the whole team.
A. for B. to C. by D. with
9. He’d been planning to leave the team the time and hadn't told anyone.
A. complete B. whole C. total D. full
10. I’m not siding her because she’s my sister, but because she’s right.
A. from B. for C. to D. with Answer
1. B 2. C 3. B 4. A 5. C 6. D 7. B 8. D 9. B 10. D Exercise 4. Choose the correct answer.
[ Chọn câu trả lời đúng]
1. Active: They fear that there are no survivors.
Passive:
A. It has been feared that there are no survivors.
B. It is to be feared that there are no survivors.
C. There is to be no survivors.
D. It is feared that there are no survivors.
2. Active: Will somebody show the visitors round the garden?
Passive:
A. Will the visitors shown round the garden by somebody?
B. Will they show the visitors round the garden?
C. Will the visitors be shown round the garden?
D. Are the visitors being shown round the garden?
3. Active: Didn’t they tell you to be here by nine o’clock?
Passive:
A. Weren’t you told to be here by nine o’clock?
B. Aren’t you told to be here by nine o’clock?
C. Haven’t you been told to be here by nine o’clock?
D. Have they told you to be here by nine o’clock?
4. Active: People generally believe that money brings happiness.
Passive:
A. Money is believed brings happiness.
B. People are generally believed that money brings happiness.
C. Money is generally believed to bring happiness.
D. Money is generally believed to have brought happiness.
5. Active: Her misery affected me deeply.
Passive:
A. I have been deeply affected by her misery.
B. I was deeply affected by her misery.
C. I will be deeply affected by her misery.
D. I am being deeply affected by her misery.
6. Active: Somebody saw him open the door.
Passive:
A. The door was seen to be open by him.
B. He was seen to open the door.
C. He was seen to have opened the door.
D. The door was opened by him.
7. Active: They assumed that there was no more food left.
Passive:
A. It was assumed that there was no more food left.
B. No more food was assumed to have been left.
C. There was no more food left.
D. No more food was left.
Answer
1. D 2. C 3. A
4. C 5. B 6. B 7. A
C. SPEAKING unit 12 trang 92
Exercise 1. Read the names of the water sports. For each water sport, answer the questions in the dialogue that follow.
[ Đọc tên của các môn thể thao dưới nước. Với mỗi môn thể thao, trả lời các câu hỏi trong đoạn đối thoại bên dưới]
scuba-diving windsurfing swimming canoeing water polo
synchronized swimming
A: Where is windsurfing played?
B:
A: Is it played with equipment?
B:
A: Do people participate in it individually or as part of a team?
B:
Answer
A: Where is windsurfing played?
B: windsurfing is played on the sea surface.
A: Is it played with equipment?
B: Yes, it is. It is played with a board and a sail.
A: Do people participate in it individually or as part of a team?
B: People usually participate it undividually.
Exercise 2. Discuss the answers to the following questions.
[ Thảo luận câu trả lời cho các câu hỏi sau]
1. Which of the water sports would you like to take part in? Why?
2. In what ways can water sports be dangerous?
3. How can they be made safer?
Answer
1. I would like to take part in swimming. Because I don't know how to swim and I'm very scared everytime I am in water.
2. Water sports can be dangerous if you don't know how to survive in water and how to save yourself from water accident.
3. They can be made safer by training people participating in water sports well and ensure they are strong enough to do water sports.
Exercise 3. Tell your partner about a type of water sport, using the following suggestions.
[ Kể cho bạn mình nghe về một loại thể thao dưới nước, sử dụng những gợi ý sau]
- Type of water sport you would like to take part in - Place to play it
- Equipment to play with
- Number of players / performers participating
- How to play / perform safely Answer
I would like to take part in swimming because now I can’t swim and everytime I am in water I’m very scared of drowning. I can swim in a swimming pool, a fresh small lake near my house or in the sea. To learn swimming I need a pair of swimming glasses and swimming suit. I can do this alone, or with a instrutor or a team who are learning to swim like me. To swim safely I should be equipped well and kept a eye of anytime by a lifeguard at the swimming pool.
D. WRITING unit 12 trang 93
Exercise 1. Change the following active sentences to passive if possible. Some of the verbs are intransitive and cannot be changed. Keep the same tense.
[ Đổi các câu chủ động sau đây sang bị động nếu có thể. Một số động từ là ngoại động từ và không thể thay đổi. Giư nguyên thì.]
Examples:
My uncle will meet you at the airport.
You will be met at the airport by my uncle.
Our plane will land at 6 p.m.
No change
1. The chef will prepare the food.
. 2. John is working at the bakery.
3. Lightning didn’t cause the fire.
4. We walked downtown after work yesterday.
5. Thousands of people ride the subway every day.
6. The baby was crying in the room.
7. Joe fell down on his way to school this morning.
8. A special committee is going to settle the dispute.
9. Our house guests are going to arrive tomorrow afternoon.
10. Our plan succeeded at last.
11. Did the army surround the enemy?
12. What happened in class yesterday?
Answer
1. The food will be prepared by the chef.
2. No change
3. The fire wasn’t caused by lightning.
4. No change
5. The subway is ridden by thousands of people every day.
6. No change 7. No change
8. The dispute is going to be settled by a special committee.
9. No change 10. No change
11. Was the enemy surrounded by the army?
12. No change
Exercise 2. Write instructions for a warming up exercise before swimming, using the sets of Vietnamese instructions and words /phrases below.
[ Viết các hướng dẫn cho một bài tập khởi động trước khi bơi, sử dụng các hướng dẫn tiếng Việt và các từ/ cụm từ bên dưới]
■ stand / feet apart
■ hands on hips
■ tip head back
■ look straight up
■ nod head/face the floor
■ roll head / face the right / left
■ put down arms Dịch bài:
■ Đứng thẳng, chân sang ngang một chút,
■ hai tay chống bên hông.
■ Ngửa đầu về đằng sau, mắt nhìn thẳng lên trời.
■ Cúi đầu vể phía trước, mắt nhìn xuống sàn nhà.
■ Đầu quay hướng mặt vể bên phải sau đó sang trái
■ Trở về vị trí ban đầu.
Answer
Stand with your feet apart and hands on your hips. Tip your head back, looking straight up. Nod your head to face the floor. Then roll your head, facing the right and then the left. Finally put down your arms to the first position.
