Unit 16 Vocabulary: Exciting Experiences

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Lesson idea

Talking about exciting and unusual experiences: hang gliding, desert safari, cliff hanging, shark diving and riding camels.

Key points

• Omar has been hang gliding – last year; it was awesome. John has never flown in a small plane before.
• Qassim and his family ate durian fruit in Malaysia. Adnan rode a camel in Egypt. Mark has seen a zorse (half zebra, half horse).
• Faisal went on a desert safari two years ago near Riyadh. Don hasn't tried cliff hanging: "No ropes, no harness. I'm not crazy."
• Real Talk: Definitely = very certain; You're out of your mind! = You're crazy!; To be honest = to tell the truth; scared to death = very frightened.

Vocabulary

Lesson questions (13)

1. A zorse is half zebra and half ____.
   Answer: horse
2. What has Omar done?
   Answer: He has been hang gliding.
3. Where did Qassim's family eat durian fruit?
   Answer: in Malaysia
4. Where did Adnan ride a camel?
   Answer: in Egypt
5. When did Faisal go on a desert safari?
   Answer: two years ago near Riyadh
6. Why hasn't Don tried cliff hanging?
   Answer: There are no ropes and no harness – it's crazy.
7. "John has flown in a small plane before." Is this true?
   Answer: No. This is his first time.
8. Equipment that holds you safely when you climb is a ____.
   Answer: harness
9. Something very strange is ____.
   Answer: weird
10. A: "I'm going to jump off the roof with an umbrella!" B: "____ You'll hurt yourself!"
    Answer: You're out of your mind!
11. When the lion roared next to our car, I was ____. I couldn't stop shaking.
    Answer: scared to death
12. "Definitely" expresses ____.
    Answer: a high degree of certainty
13. Where did Andrew go shark diving?
    Answer: Gansbaai, South Africa

More lessons in Unit 16: Have You Ever...?

• Grammar: Present Perfect vs. Simple Past & Review of Tenses
• Reading & Writing: Ships of the Desert
• Unit 16 Test