2.8 Vacation snapshots.

SUNRISE: The event or time of the daily first appearance of the sun above the eastern horizon.

BEANS: Any of several related plants or their seeds or pods, such as the adzuki bean, broad bean, or soybean.

PERFORMANCES: The act of performing or the state of being performed.

b) Read the email again and complete the setences.

1 Sherry is spending vacations in Jamaica.
2 Sherry and her friends reached Jamaica three days ago.
3 Jamaica is famous for her beaches.
4 So far, they hace not managed to get unearly enought.
5 Blue Mountain coffee is the  best coffee in the world.
6 Sherry plans to go to shorkelling.
7 Sherry will be back in two weeks.

2.7 Superstitions.

WOOD: Made or consisting of wood; wood

UNPACK: To remove the contents of (a suitcase, for example).

POISONING: A substance that causes injury, illness, or death, especially by chemical means.

LOCK: A device operated by a key, combination, or key card and used, as on a door, for holding, closing, or securing.

SOAKED: To make thoroughly wet or saturated by or as if by placing in liquid.

c) Use words from the Check these words box in the correct form to complete the setences.

1 I really the dress on display in the store window.
2 Susan get food poisoing after she ate some nails, and had go to hospital.
3 Try to stay calm - you´ll make the situation worse if you panic.
4 John take notice of where he walks, so he doesn´t step on his shadow.
5 The umbrella unpack at the touch of a button.

2.6 Changing looks.

EXCEED: To extend beyond or outside of: The river exceeded its banks.

NIP: To seize and pinch or bite: The fish nipped the water's toe.

STUD: An upright post in the framework of a wall for supporting sheets of lath, wallboard, or similar material.

INK:  A pigmented liquid or paste used especially for writing or printing.

Fill in: keep, feel, hold, go, natural, colorful, record, grow in their correct form.
Use the phrases to make setences about the people in the text.

1 go to extremes.
2 record -breaking.
3 grow your hair.
4 keep in good.
5 natural teeth.
6 hold the record.
7 colorful designs.
8 feel no pain.

2.5 Personal achievements.

KEROSENE: A thin oil distilled from petroleum or shale oil, used as a fuel for heating and cooking, in lamps, and as a denaturant for alcohol. Also called coal oil, lamp oil.

DROP: A small quantity of a substance.

REMAIN: To continue in the same state or condition: These matters remain in doubt.

FAIRY: A tiny imaginary being in human form, depicted as clever, mischievous, and possessing magical powers.

b) Fill in: like or as.

1. With her long, slim legs, Jessica looks like a model.
2. He worked as a waiter while studiyng at collegke a chilse.
3. Jenny is 30 years oold, but she behaves like a child.
4. I can´t eat this steak. It tastes as rubber.
5. She works very hard, as her mother.
6. His house is gorgeous; ít´s like a fairytale palace.

2.4 Embarrassing moments.

HURRY: To cause to move or act with speed or haste: hurried the children to school.

FRESHEN: To become brisk; increase in strength. Used of the wind.

CABINS: A small, roughly built house; a cottage.

DOUBT:To tend to disbelieve; distrust: doubts politicians when they make sweeping statements.

HELMET: A head covering of hard material, such as leather, metal, or plastic, worn by football players, firefighters, construction workers, motorcyclists, and others to protect the head.

Fill in the blancks using words from the Check these words box in their correct form.

1. It is, without a doubt, the funniest thing I have seen.
2. The room was empty, so our voices echo loudly.
3. He didn´t notice that the seat was wet.
4. You should wear a helmet when you ride a bicycle.
5. They decided to renovate their house as it was really old.
6. We heard a crash from the kitchen.

2.3 Get set, go!

SORT: A group of persons or things of the same general character; a kind.

RENEW: To make new or as if new again; restore: renewed the antique chair.

APPOINTMENT: The act of appointing or designating someone for an office or 
position.

CURRENCY:  Money in any form when in actual use as a medium of exchange, especially circulating paper money.

PICK: To select from a group: The best swimmer was picked.

b) Read the dialogue again and complete the sentences. What is the main idea of the dialogue?

1. Next week Emma has arranged to go to vacactions.
2. Tomorrow she is hoing at the passport agency.
3. Emma needs to get sunscreen, some books.
4. James suggests they have buy you tickets before.

2.2 Go wild.

POD: Zoology A protective covering that encases the eggs of some insects and fish.

BOARD: A long flat slab of sawed lumber; a plank.

BEYOND: On the far side of; past: Just beyond the fence.

WILDEST: Occurring, growing, or living in a natural state; not domesticated, cultivated, or tamed: wild geese; edible wild plants.

TANK: A large, often metallic container for holding or storing liquids or gases.

b) Use the words to form questions. Answer them.

1. you/ever/see a cocodrile?

Have you ever seen a cocodrile.

2. your friend/ever/travel to Asia?

Have your friend ever traveled to Asia.

3. you/ever/swim with dolphins?

Have you ever swim with dolphins?

4. your/parents/ever/be on a safari?

Have your parent been on a safari?

5. you/ever/spend a night in a tent?

Have you ever spend a night in a tent.

6. your friends/ever/ work with animals?

Have your friends ever work with animals.

2.1 Live the life.

SAND: Small loose grains of worn or disintegrated rock.

DUNE: A hill or ridge of wind-blown sand.

UNFORGETTABLE: Earning a permanent place in the memory; memorable: and unforgettable experience.

VALLEY:  An elongated lowland between ranges of mountains, hills, or other uplands, often having a river or stream running along the bottom.

THRILLING: To cause to feel a sudden intense sensation; excite greatly.

SLOPE: To diverge from the vertical or horizontal; incline: a roof that slopes. See Synonyms at slant.

BREATHTAKING:  Inspiring or exciting: a breathtaking view; a breathtaking ride.

b) Fill in: experience, welcoming, scenery, sleep, lifetime, unforgettable.

1. They stopped at the lake to admire the beautiful scenary.
2. Mary said her summer break in the Bahamas was the vacation of a(n) lifetime.
3. Shark watching in Australia was an amazing experience.
4. Julian had a(n) welcoming time riverbugging in Scotland.
5. The people at the hotel greeted us with unforgettable smiles.
6. It took the climbers two hours to go up the sleep slope.

1.8 Worst nightmares.

CRACK:  To break without complete separation of parts; fissure: The mirror cracked.

APPEAR: To become visible: a plane appearing in the sky.

COLLAPSE:  To break down suddenly in strength or health and thereby cease to function: a monarchy that collapsed.

RUBBLE: irregular fragments or pieces of rock used in masonry. The masonry made with such rocks.

TAPPING: He act of one that taps.The process or means by which something is tapped.

BREATHE: To inhale and exhale air, especially when naturally and freely.

Use words from the Check these words box in their correct form to complete the sentences.

1. A UFO suddenly appear in the sky.
2. The ground was shake and everyone was screaming.
3. Rescue workers were clearing the debris and searching for survivor.
4. They didn´t have serious injury and the doctors sent them home.
5. Smoke quickly filled the room and they couldn´t breathe.
6. The roof collapse and crack his leg.

c) Fill in: completely, heavily, happily, lazily, politely.

1. He was lying happily on the beach when it started raining.
2. She slipped and fell lazily on the ice.
3. She was completely shocked at the sight of the snake.
4. He asked us heavily not to touch anything in the room.
5. The children were playing politely in the garden.