Unit 1 A Lucky Escape
Let’s talk How do you feel when there is a storm? What do you see and hear? What do you do?
Reading Listen to the first part of the story, A Lucky Escape . • What type of story is it?
A Lucky Escape
Introduction
Daniel had lived beside Horseshoe Bay for his whole life. His father had a small boat called Seagull, which he had taught Daniel to handle when he was still quite young. Daniel felt quite at home on the water, and often took the boat out into the bay by himself. He loved the sense of freedom this gave him. When he saw his school mate, Alex, strolling along the beach on a sunny Saturday morning, he called out, “Want to come fishing?” Alex hesitated. “I heard there might be a storm later on.” “There’s not a cloud in the sky,” Daniel reassured him. “We’ll be back long before it starts.” The two boys pushed Seagull into the water and set out. They anchored at the mouth of the bay and took out their fishing tackle, but before they could cast their lines into the water, they heard a distant rumbling sound. Overhead a large flock of birds flew swiftly towards the shore. “The weather’s about to change,” said Daniel. “We’d better go back.”
Events
Problem
• Let’s talk: This section opens up the theme of the unit and encourages students to draw on prior experience to prepare for the reading exercise. • Reading: Students can describe what they see in the picture and invent a back story (events which led up to this situation). • Use the first part of the story as a listening comprehension exercise (see page 182) 8
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