Outdoor activities with an element of danger

How many outdoor activities with an element of danger can you name in English? In our lessons we've talked about bungee jumping, free running, rafting, potholing...
You can find here a reading-comprehension activity.
I'll add the key next week, so that you can check your answers.

Texts and exercises

Lucky escapes

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Glossary

Glossary lucky escapes

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Key:

The true cases are numbers 2 and 3; the first story, involving the anaconda, has been
invented. (Anacondas do live in rivers in the Amazon, and can grow to the size described in the text, but there have been very few confirmed cases of attacks on humans.)


Exercise 1
1. riffle
2. slope
3. dragged
4. standing
5. rucksack
6. injured
7. kayak
8. shot
9. injuries

Exercise 2
1. Incorrect. His friend was seriously injured but still alive.
2. Correct.
3. Incorrect. They were on a kayaking expedition.
4. Incorrect. The bear broke the rifle with its paw.
5. Correct.
6. Incorrect. He survived a 300-metre fall.
7. Incorrect. In Norway it is only permitted to kill a polar bear in self-defence.
8. Correct.
9. Correct.
10. Incorrect. He opened fire with his rifle.
11. Correct.
12. Incorrect. He suffered serious injuries.
13. Incorrect. The man’s friend saved his life by shooting the bear.
14. Correct.
15. Correct.

Conditionals (I, II, III and mixed)

Summary chart

Conditionals

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Inversion with conditionals

Inversion with conditionals

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Conditional tutorial and exercises

Go on practising, it's the best way to get used to using them!!! ;)

Happy San Valentine's Day!!!

February is by convention the month of romance!
The word together is closely tied to our ideas of romance and love. When we hear the word together, we think naturally of couples, bonds, relationships and also of larger collectives: families, social groups...

Listen to this song titled "Together in electric dreams". You can read the lyrics and sing too!!! Enjoy.

Biodiversity: the coundown has begun

Unfortunately, our irresponsible behaviour is drastically affecting biodiversity and leading to the disappearance of species with unpredictable consequences for the planet.
Picture in your minds the image of your favourite place in the world and picture all the different organismis that can be found in that place: trees, flowers, animals. Imagine that everything is gone: no more trees, flowers or animals. What is your picture like now? Do you think this can happen? Why?

Have a look at the video and think about the consequences of our behaviour!!!

World Cancer Day - 4th February

Cancer is a leading cause of death around the world.
World Cancer Day is a global observance that helps raise people’s awareness of cancer and how to prevent, detect or treat it.

The World Health Organization (WHO) Supports International Union Against Cancer to promote ways to ease the global burden of cancer. Fact Sheets

A message of prevention