Unit 2 Experiences

Lesson A Hopes and dreams

• A couple of: a few; several; small number

• Windsurfing: the sport of riding on sailboards

• Scuba diving:

Lesson A Hopes and dreams

1 Getting started B

1.Jill Richardson has always wanted to be an actor.

2. Sonia and Carlos Silva haven’t saved enough money to buy a sailboat.

3. Raquel Garza has never tried surfing before.

4. Hiro Tanaka’s parents have never been to Europe.

1 Getting started B

Try it out• I’ve always wanted to (go to ) .

• I’ve never been to .

2 Grammar• “He is” or “He has”?

• 1. He’s surfed in Hawaii.

• 2. He’s surfing in Hawaii.

1. A I’ve always wanted to try scuba diving.

B Really? Not me. I’ve always been afraid of deep water.

2. A I haven’t done anything fun lately.B Me neither. I haven’t had any time.

3. A I haven’t seen the new Spider-man movie. I really want to see it.

B We should go! All my friends have seen it, and they loved it.4. A I’ve gone windsurfing three or four times this year. It’s fun.B Can I go with you sometime? I’ve never tried it before.

5. A I want to go to Europe. I’ve never been to Paris.B Me either. My cousin lives there. He’s invited me several times, but I haven’t had enough money to go.

2 Grammar A

• Valuable: worth a lot of money

• Flu: (= influenza) an infectious disease which is like a bad cold but more serious

• Appointment: the agreement of a time and place for meeting

• Parasailing:

Lesson B Unusual experiences

1 Building language B

B No, I haven’t. I’ve always been too shy.

2. A Have you ever entered a talent contest?

B Yes, I have. I went / was there last year.

1. A Have you ever been to Ecuador?

2 Grammar A

1. A Did you family have a vacation last year?

B Yes, we did. We went to Bangkok in May.

2. A Have you ever seen the Pyramids?

B No, I haven’t. I’ve always wanted to go to Egypt.

3. A Did you go away last weekend?

B No, we didn’t. We stayed home.

4. A Have you ever gone skiing

B Yes, I have. Actually, I’ve gone many times.

Last year I skied in the Andes.

3 Building vocabulary BBase form Simple past Past participle

win won won

get got gotten

speak spoke spokentake took taken

find found found

lose lost Lost

have had hadforget forgot forgotten

fall fell fallen

hurt hurt hurt

• Durian:

• Audience: the people listening to or watching a performance, speech, television show, etc.

• Drummer: a person who plays a drum

• Photography: art or process of taking photographs

• Injury: physical harm to a living being

Lesson C I’ve heard it’s good.

1. A Have you ever gone up in a hot-air balloon?

B No. I’m scared of heights.

A Are you? Me too. And I get sick on airplanes, too.

B Do you? I’m the same way. I hate flying.

2 Strategy plus

1 Conversation strategy B

1. 2. 3. 4.d a c b

2. A Have you ever performed in front of an audience?

B Yes, I have. Actually, I do it all time.

A Do you? Wow.

B Yeah. I play guitar in a band.

A Do you? I’m impressed.

3. A Have you been to any good restaurants lately?

B Well, I tried that new Turkish restaurant last week.

A Did you? I’ve been there a couple f time, too.

B Have you? Did you like it?

Philip: PhotographySarah: a sports injuryMelissa: a math class

Philip: You have?Sarah: You did?Melissa: You do?

B

3 Listening A

• Blogger: blog user• Snorkel: (v) action or sport of swimming with a snorkel (n) a tube with a mouthpiece, used for allowing a swimmer u

nder water to breathe• Giant: extremely large• Species: a type; sort• Tropical: of or found in the tropics• Wander: move around in an area or go from place to place without any special purpose or destination• Volcanic: of, from, produced by, or caused by a volcano• Teem with: (phr.) to be full of • Iguana: a large lizard of tropical America

Lesson D Travel blogs

• Land: to come or bring down from the air onto a surface, especially of the Earth or water

• Crystal clear: entirely clear

• Be pleased with (oneself): satisfied with what one has done

• Height: a high position or place

• Fortunately: by good chance; luckily

• Amazingly: causing great surprise or wonder

• Quetzal:

1 Reading C

4. The sea is crystal clear, the beaches are incredible, and there are amazing little towns in the mountains.

2. Suzanne was pleased with herself in Athens because she discovered she can read Greek.

3. Joshua has seen turtles, see lions, penguins, fish, iguanas, crabs, tortoises, and birds.

1. Joshua has snorkeled; has been scuba diving; has wandered over fields and through beaches; and has seen giant tortoises and rare birds.

2 Listening A

2. 3. 5.

B

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5. It’s been very windy.

4. She wanted to try hang-gliding.

1. She’s in the White Mountains.

2. She’s on vacation.

3. The weather’s been cool and rainy.

3 Writing and speaking A• Our last vacation was , but unfortunately

.

• I forgot . Fortunately, .

• I’ve always wanted to and amazingly I got the chance to .

3 Writing and speaking B

• These verbs have three different forms.

be was/were been

do did done

go went gone

see saw seen

drink drank drunk

sing sang sung

drive drove driven

write wrote written

eat ate eaten

give gave given

fall fell fallen

take took taken

break broke broken

choose chose chosen

speak spoke spoken

wake woke woken

get got gotten

forget forgot forgotten

• For these verbs, the simple past form is the same as the past participle.

find found found

have had had

hear heard heard

keep kept kept

leave left left

make made made

meet met met

read read read

say said said

sell sold sold

sit sat sat

tell told told

win won won

bring brought brought

buy bought bought

catch caught caught

teach taught taught

think thought thought

For these verbs, the base form is the same as the past participle.

become became become

come came come

run ran run

All forms of these verbs are the same.

cut cut cut

hurt hurt hurt

put put put