THE CALL OF THE SEA

THE CALL OF THE SEA1. Visualization

Close your eyes and think of the sea. What sights and sounds come to your mind? What do you feel when you think about the sea? Now open your eyes and spend a few minutes writing down whatever came into your mind, in your own language or English.

2. Sea Vocabulary: Odd word out

In pairs or small groups, circle the word which does not belong to each of the following groups. Use a dictionary to help you.

SEA ASSOCIATIONS

Which of these words is not associated with the sea?

Spray, tides, waves, ocean, cliffs, bay, shore, rocks, hive, port, surf, current , shipwreck, voyage, channel, dock, jetty, cargo, port

ON THE BEACH

Which items would you not expect to find on the beach?shingle, pebbles, shells, rocks, starfish, sand, spanner, sand dunes, seaweed,driftwood, turtle

SEA CREATURES

Which creature is not associated with the sea?

Porpoise, turtle, lobster, whale, shark, seal, dolphin, puffin, penguin, crab, squirrel

WORDS FOR BOAT

Which of the following is not a word for a kind of boat? yacht, dinghy, raft, tram, tug, speedboat, canoe, barge, car, ferry, catamaran, oil tanker, galleon, trawler

3. Sea Vocabulary: Onomatopoeic words

A. Certain words are called onomatopoeic because the sound of the word is like its meaning.

Example: I love hearing the birds twitter on a Sunday morningTwitter is an onomatopoeic word because it sounds like the sounds birds actually make.

Sea vocabulary is often onomatopoeic. Match these sounds to the things which make them. Some sounds can be linked to more than one thing

Boats waves seagulls wind mud

B. What other onomatopoeic words do you know? Make a list with your partner.

C. What other onomatopoeic words do you know in your own language? Share them with your group.

4. Writing a descriptive paragraph

Yesterday you made a trip to the coast. Write a paragraph describing what you saw, the sounds you heard and the way you felt.Write about 75 words.

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Lapping Slapping Screeching Hooting Roaring Squelching Howling Splashing Crashing

THE STORY OF ROBINSON CRUSOE

Read the version below of the story of Robinson Crusoe. Try to guess the meaning of unfamiliar words

As you read, number these events in order in which they happened.a. Crusoe is shipwreckedb. He meets Fridayc. He is made a slave d. He returns to England e. He manages a plantationf. He sees an English ship on the horizong. He rescues the ships’ captainh. He builds a home on the islandi. He runs away to seaj. He accepts his life on the islandk. He salvages things from the shipwreck

Never had any adventurer’s misfortunes, I believe, begun earlier or continued longer than mine. I’m Robinson Crusoe and this is my story …

I was born in the year 1632 in the city of New York. I had always wanted to go to the sea but my father wanted me to enter the law. Against the wishes of my parents I joined a big trading ship when it was in the dock at Hull. I knew I was breaking my father’s heart but the call of the sea was too strong.

At first I was terribly seasick but I gradually learned to adapt and weather the great storms which blew up. On one occasion, to my misfortune, I was taken as a slave but I escaped. For some time I even ran a plantation in Brazil but I could not resist returning to the sea. This time, however, the ship was wrecked and I was the only survivor.

The sea had washed me onto a deserted tropical island. ‘Am I all alone?’ I called, and my despair knew no depths as I realized I was condemned to live in a silent world, forever an outcast in this horrid place.

I knew I had to swim back to the ship before it sank completely and salvage everything of value. The task was urgent as my survival depended on it. On the boat I found the ship’s dog and two cats. These creatures, with a parrot I taught to speak, and a goat, were for many years my only companions on the island.

For a home, I built a strong shelter close to fresh water. I explored the island and found fruit trees and a herd of goats. I sowed barley I had taken from the ship, and made a calendar to mark the passing of the days. I resolved to look on the bright side rather than the dark side of my condition. The doings of the greedy, material world and my own past wickedness became more and more remote. I spent many hours in hard labour, improvising baskets, pots, a boat and

other necessities, but I always made time for spiritual contemplation.

Each year the crops increased, and ‘my family’ was contented and I learned to love the beauty of the island. Yet I longed to see a human face and hear a human voice.

My solitude ended when, walking towards my boat, I stopped, thunderstruck, at the sight of strange footprint in the island. This incident marked the beginning of my friendship with a man who lived on a distant island. He was

escaping the anger of his countrymen and I gave him refuge. ‘Friday’, as I called him, wanted to learn English and gradually we learned to understand one another and appreciate each other’s way of life.

My luck changed when an English ship appeared on the horizon. Friday and I observed a rowing boat coming ashore. My guess was right. The crew of the ship had mutinied and the captain and some of his loyal followers had been taken prisoner. Friday and I worked out a way to capture the mutineers and set the captain free.

The captain of the ship offered to take me back to England. Friday, who I found as true and good as a friend as a man could ever wish for, was going to accompany me.

So, on December 19th 1686, after 28 years on the island, one of the strangest stories ended as I, Robinson Crusoe sailed away from the island, never to return.

THE STORY OF ROBINSON CRUSOE

5. Comprehension check

1. What future did Crusoe’s father want for his son?2. Even before the shipwreck, Crusoe had many adventures. What were they?3. How did Crusoe feel when he realised he was all alone on the island?4. What did he manage to do before the wrecked ship sank? 5. Describe Crusoe’s way of life on the island.6. What was the first sign that another human being had visited the island?7. How did Crusoe finally manage to escape from the island?8. Explain the meaning of the mutineer

6. Continuing a story creatively

Try imagining that you are Robinson Crusoe, on your way back to England. Use these questions to help you continue his story.

What will you most miss about your island life? What did you choose to take with you? What have you learned from your experiences? Do you feel the hardships of the island made you a better and more

understanding person? Who will remember you at home? Who will you want to see? How will you make your living? What might be the difficulties of fitting into a normal life again? What will be your future plans and dreams

Share your ideas with your classmates. Word-limit: 100 to 150 words

FUTURE DREAMS

WRITING FOR TALKNIG – My dreams for the future

1. Think about your future. How do you see your life …? Next year In the five years’ of time In the ten years’ time

Write some notes about your hops and ambitions at each of these timesAsk and answer questions about them with a partner.

2. Read Susannah’s talk on her future dreams. What are her definite plans? What is she not sure about? What are her hopes, ambitions, and dreams?

3. Now read Susannah’s talk again carefully. There are six paragraphs. In each one underline any words or expressions that would be useful when you write a talk about your future. Compare with your partner.

4. Rewrite the first paragraph about. Read it aloud to your partner.

5. Write a talk about your future plans and dreams (word limit – 100 to 200 words). Mark pauses and words you want to stress. Practise reading it aloud. Give your talk to the class. Answer any questions

VOCABULARY : TEXT COMPLETION – A HAPPY ENDING

My dreams for the future

Hello everyone. My name is Susannah, Suzie for short. I’ m 18 years old. At the moment I’m in my second year at art school and I often dream about my future. I have big plans and I would like to tell you a bit about them.

My most immediate plans are holiday plans. I’m going to visit my brother who is working in Australia. My mother and I are going to spend Christmas with him in the summer sun. I’ m excited about that.

When I return, I have to make a final decision about which course I’m going to study next year. I’m still not sure – I might do fashion design or I might do landscape design. It is difficult because I’m interested in both clothes and gardens. If I choose landscape, I would like to work with my friend Jasper. He is brilliant with gardens and we have already worked on two projects together. It was great fun and we get on very well.

In five or ten years’ time I would like to have my own business and work for myself, like my father. He has his own building business. I might even do a business course after I finish art school.

Of course, one day I hope to marry and have children – ideally, before I’m 30, but I can’t plan that until I meet the right person.

In my dreams I see myself at 40 running a successful gardening company with about 20 employees. I’ll design beautiful gardens for people. I’ll have a beautiful house, two beautiful children and, of course a husband, who is as successful as I am.

Activity 1- TEXT COMPLETION

Read this story from a teenage magazine about a seaside holiday and fill in the gaps by adapting the words in the brackets

A HAPPY ENDINGA HAPPY ENDING

Have you ever ____________ (be) on holiday with your family and really wished you had a friend of your own age

around? Last summer my parents and I were _____________ (stay) in a caravan on the coast. I loved the area but was

feeling a little sad as my best friend, who was suppose to be with me, had _____________ (cancel) at the last minute.

One morning I ____________ (wake) up very early and decided to collect shells on the beach. The crisp freshness of

the early morning air was ______________ (delight) after the stuffiness of our holiday caravan. I closed the door behind me

as _____________ (quiet) as I could, aware of the humped shapes of my parents still fast asleep in their narrow caravan

bed.

It was a _____________ (glory) morning. The night before, a ____________ (violence) storm had blown up, and I

heard the huge waves ______________ (crash) onto the shore. It is said that in the past many sailors sadly __________

(drown) here, their boats _____________ (cruel) smashed on the rocks. This morning, however, the raging energy of the

storm had drained away and the air was still and peaceful, like a patient _______________ (recover) from a fever which has

burned itself out. On the horizon a boat hooted, and above me seagulls _______________ (screech) and circled.

The tide was out and the sand was wet and ridged. Eagerly, I rolled up my jeans and _______________ (splash)

through the cold, shallow water. Now and again a silvery fish slipped across my feet, _______________ (remind) me of the

underwater world that one day I would love to explore. The sand was studded with shells, and I chose

the most interesting looking ones for my _______________ (collect). I bent down and dug out a starfish

from the sand, to _____________ (inspection) its intricate shape more closely.

The growing warmth of the sun told me that time was ______________ (pass). My parents would

be waking up and wondering where I was. I was reluctantly turning back when I heard a voice calling my name. To my

___________ (astonish), I saw my friend Caroline standing on the top cliff and waving. She told me her family’s plan had

changed and they had _______________ (decide) to come to the coast after all.

My brilliant holiday by the sea was now perfect!

VOCABULARY : ONOMATOPOEIC WORDS

Activity 2 – ONOMATOPOEIC WORDS

A. Choose the right onomatopoeic word in each sentence.

1. Little Bella loves squelching/ squeaking/squashing through the mud after a rainy day.

2. The children ran into the sea and screamed with delight as they slipped/sloshed/splashed each other with cold

water.

3. Can you hear the howling/cracking/flapping of the wind on a stormy night?

4. The waves roared/slapped/booted against the side of our boat as we sped through the water.

5. The twittering/screeching/lapping of the seagulls woke me up on my first day at the seaside.

6. Have you ever tried smacking/skimming/sliding stones over the lake?

B. Choose an appropriate word from the box below to complete the sentences.

1. She heard his key ………………………………………………………… as it turned in the lock.

2. The blades of the propeller ………………………..…………………………….. noisily.

3. I love to hear sausages ……………………………..…………………………………… in the pan!

4. They ……………………………………………………………………. glasses and drank to each other’s health.

5. There was a terrible car ………………………………………………………………….……….. on the motorway today.

6. Everyone ……………………………………………………… with disappointment at the

news.

7. The baby loves …………………………………………………………………. In its bath.

8. I can feel raindrops …………………………………………………… down the back of my

neck.

C. Can you guess the meaning of the underlined words from

their sounds?

1. The child splashed through the puddles

2. If you have a sore throat, try gargling with some salt water.

3. I couldn’t concentrate on the play because of the rustle of papers behind me

4. Speak up! Don’t mumble.

5. He wacked the ball into the air.

DREAM CARS AND NIGHTMARE JOURNEYS

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Dream cars & Nightmare Journeys Dream cars & Nightmare Journeys 1. Driving verbs

A. Look at the picture story. Complete the gaps in the text, using the correct form of verbs in the list

Overtake, reverse, break, crash into (2), put on, fill up,Run out of, break down, park, turn on

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At 8.30 Damon got into his car. He __________ (1) his seat-belt and _________ (2) the engine. He __________ (3) his car out of the garage and __________ (4) a dustbin that was on the pavement. He didn’t stop to pick it up but continued his journey. He realised he was about to __________ (5) petrol so he stopped at a petrol station to __________ (6).

The lorry in front of him was going very slowly and Damon was in a hurry, so he decided to __________ (7) it without looking to see if the road was clear. He nearly __________ (8) a car which was coming towards him. The driver was furious but Damon drove on. When he went round the next corner, he had to __________ (9) quickly because he hadn’t seen a car which __________ (10). Damon shouted angrily at the driver.

Finally he arrived at work. He __________ (11) his car under a ‘No parking sign’ and walked into Damon’s Driving school.

Q. What kind of driver do you think Damon is? Give reasons to your answer. Q. Do you think he is worthy of being an instructor in a driving school? Why or why not.

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..………………………………B. What do the following traffic signs mean? Use You mustn’t or You have to.

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NIGHTMARE JOURNEYS

A. Read the two mixed up stories: the wedding and the interview. Which four paragraphs belong to each story? Write the correct order 1-4

The Wedding: 1. _____, 2. _____, 3. _____, 4. _____ The Interview: 1. _____, 2. _____, 3. _____, 4. _____

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B. Look at the underlined words and expressions in the text. Guess the meaning from the context. Later check with your dictionary or the teacher

NNIGHTMAREIGHTMARE J JOURNEYSOURNEYS We asked our readers to send us their ‘nightmare’ journeys.Here are this week’s two best stories called The Wedding and The Interview.

Finally, with my car repaired, I reached the village at two o’clock in the afternoon, but the wedding had already finished. My friend was furious because I’d missed one of the most important moments of his life. ‘Why don’t you buy a normal car,’ he said, ‘which doesn’t always break down when you really need it?’

After a few agonizing minutes of indecision I decided to abandon the car and take a taxi. But even the taxi too ages to get there because there was a terrible traffic jam. I eventually arrived, ten minutes late, hot, sweaty and really stressed. When I walked into the manager’s office, the first thing she asked me was, ‘Did you have a good journey?’ ‘Oh, yes,’ I said. ‘It was fine.’ But at least the story had a happy ending, because I got the job!

The ceremony was at 1 p.m., but my car, an old sports car which I loved, was eighteen years old and sometimes used to break down. Although it was only an hour’s journey from my home in Aberdeen, I’d decided to set off at 11.00 in the morning.

But when I arrived at the first crossroads, I took the wrong turning and I soon found myself completely lost. The engine was beginning to get very hot and suddenly black smoke began coming out. Five minutes later the car broke down. In my elegant suit I began walking towards the nearest village to find a mechanic. Luckily, a passing car stopped and gave me a lift to the garage.

My nightmare journey happened last year. I’d been unemployed for about six months but I had just been called for an interview for a job. The interview was at 4.15 in the centre of the town. But as soon as I got into the car, everything started to go wrong.

I started to change the wheel myself, but I was wearing a very tight white skirt and jacket and was afraid of getting dirty. Time was running out, and I knew that being late for the interview would be disastrous. They might not even believe what had really happened.

First of all, I saw that I’d almost run out of petrol, and had to stop at a garage. Then as I was driving towards the centre, another car hooted at me and I realized that I had a puncture. I couldn’t believe it!

The worst journey I’ve ever had was three years ago when I was going to a friend’s wedding at a small village in Scotland. I was the best man so it was very important for to arrive early.

A NIGHTMARE JOURNEYS

C. In groups of three or four, talk about your experience of a nightmare journey (car, bus, boat …etc).Use the space given below to jot down points and Present your experiences to the other group members

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