B2.1 Unit 5: Excellence

Grammar:

So and such
Too and enough
Modifying superlatives

Vocab:

Words describing feelings and attitudes and others to do with the topic of "Excellence".

37 words and phrases


Reading:

About people who have done extraordinary things.



 
Listening: p 59

To people talk about their experiences doing extreme sports.


Speaking:

Talking in detail about pictures. Pointing out similarities and differences.

Discussing talents and personal qualities with respect to different professions and careers.

Talking about shades of emotion. Verbal, non-verbal and para-verbal expressions of emotion.

Talking about what can help people excel in their lives.


Vocab: p 61 - adjectives of attitude and feeling

Noun:
Verb:
Adj: amusing
Adverb:


Noun:
Verb:
Adj: attractive
Adverb:


Noun:
Verb:
Adj: brave
Adverb:


Noun:
Verb:
Adj: excellent
Adverb:


Noun:
Verb:
Adj: exhausted
Adverb:


Noun:
Verb:
Adj: fascinating
Adverb:


Noun:
Verb:
Adj: horrible
Adverb:


Noun:
Verb:
Adj: scary
Adverb:


Noun:
Verb:
Adj: unique
Adverb:


Try writing a sentence using one of the words in all its basic forms.


E.g.

I have a fascination for Japan.
Japan fascinates me.
Japan is a fascinating place.
Some of the buildings in Japan are fascinatingly designed.


Reading - p 54

Superlatives:

the s________ breeze

the record for the h_______ sky-dive

the most d______ example of extreme athleticism

to e____ their personal best

nearly the best sprinting p_________ I have ever seen

al_______ the strongest man in the universe



Modals of the past:

may have boiled
might have failed
could have interrupted

The slightest breeze ___________ his flight pattern.
His pressurised suit _________, or his blood ____________.



Some words and phrases:

deploy
went on to
blow sth out of the water
strive
cultivate
push limits
brute strength
thrive
quest (for)
garner


Quantifiers and modifiers

the slightest breeze
how far the human body can be pushed
much the most dramatic example
That's fast - but not fast enough
it takes considerable training
isn't measured on brute strength, bravery or speed alone
three times as high as
with a little creativity and a lot of ambition


Listening - p 59


Some words and phrases:

adrenaline junkies
daredevils
feat
unstoppable (adj)
What a rush!
on hold
a run-in
coward
to lunge
get spooked
an invaluable lesson
to head over
to be bucked off
rodeo clown
my heart races
be trampled
a startling range
to spill blood



Gradable and ungradable adjectives - lesson