b. Soon Vanessa improved and really enjoyed skiing.
c. She decided to find a part-time job and earn money to go skiing again.
d. Vanessa did well in her exams and so the family had a holiday.
However, the next day I surely _________.I managed to ____________. The instructor ___________me and I felt _______.But the holiday was all over too soon. It was the most _______time of my life.
e. Their first skiing lesson was not successful.
Supplementary Exercises
Text
True or False:
1. My father promised to take us for a special
T
holiday if I did well in my exam.
Muju Resort
A ski resort in central South Korea
Match the main idea with each part:
• P1 • P2-3 • P4-5 • P6 • P7
a. They traveled to South Korea and they played with the snow excitedly.
holiday.
• 1. What is the essay about? • -- A skiing holiday in Muju Resort, South Korea. • 2. Why did she have the holiday? • -- Because her father had promised a special holiday if
improved managed to pleased with congratulated wonderful
Skiing is my _______sport. Last year my father _____to take us for _________. When Victor got straight As, Dad said to have a weekend holiday to ________________. But Mother said he should _____________and have a special holiday. And, despite the _______, he did.
2. He kept his word at last when I got grade ‘A’s in T
all my exams.
3. My dream was to see some real snow.
T
4. We went to Seoul by air with my family in my F
fit skillful adventurous talented cooperative (for people)
Read the text from Line 1 to Line 15:
• Who • When • What • Where
• Dad, Mum and I • Last year • A skiing holiday • Muju Resort
she did well in her exams, and she got straight A’s. • 3.How did they go there? • -- By plane and then by a shuttle bus. • 4. How did the family react when they reached Muju
The next day, we had our first skiing lesson. We rented _______________________ and went outside onto the snow. Our instructor showed us some __________. If you want to go up, you have to ____________. If you want to stop, you must _____________________. But you mustn’t _______or you will fall. To be honest, that first lesson was _______________.
In Christmas vacation we flew to _______ and then took a _______to Muju Resort where we saw __________.I was dying to ______________. At last we reached the resort, and ________out of the bus. We were all like _________ .
-- They started their first skiing the next day and it was not so successful.
6. What happened to Vanessa on the second day?
-- She improved and enjoyed the pleasure of skiing greatly.
Now I have decided to ____________, so I can ______ for another skiing holiday.
summer vacation.
5. It was the first time for the family to touch snow. T
6. We stayed at a hotel which overlooked one of F
the ski slopes.
7. The slopes were flooded with light and we
9) get out of somewhere very quickly
10) piece of clothing which you wear for skiing and which cover all of your body
11) with your side (not your front or back)
dream flew to was dying to scrambled out of No one …touched like little children
check in overlooked floodlit
first skiing lesson rented… instructor…basic skills go up…stand sideways stop…point the tips musnt’t cross…fall
Chapter One My Favourite Sport
Football Soccer
Rugby 橄榄球
( American football )
Badminton Baseball
Yoga
Golf
Bungee jumping
Rockclimbing
Skiing
exciting enjoyable popular fast fun fascinating (for sports)
7. How did she feel when the holiday was over? And how did she like skiing?
-- She felt it was all over too soon.
-- she loved it so much that she decided to earn money for another skiing holiday.
We played so happily that we nearly forgot to ________the hotel. Our room ________one of the ski slopes. The slopes were __________and we watched people skiing until ______.
waቤተ መጻሕፍቲ ባይዱched people skiing until 11 p.m..
F
8. I learned the skills of skiing from the book.
F
9. I didn’t fall over very often on the second day. T
10. I would earn more money for another skiing T
Find the words and phrases:
1) place to go for a holiday
2) vehicles that goes between two places
3) enter and fill in form
4) sides of the hills
5) have big lights shining on
6) teacher ( who teaches you a sport)