Unit 13. Activities

1- Match the names of sport games to the pictures
4. Scuba - diving
5. Skiing
6.Tennis
1.Swimming
2. Boxing
3. Roller-skating
2 - c.
boxing
5 - e.
Skiing
1 - f.
swimming
6 - a.
tennis
4 - b.
Scuba-diving
3 - d.
Roller-skating
2- New words
pearl :
breathing :
Oceans :
explore :
Scuba-diving :
a deep-sea diving vessel :
diver :
invent (ed) :
đại dương
ngọc trai
thở
lặn có bình dưỡng khí
tàu ngầm
khám phá
thợ lặn
phát minh
3- Read. Then answer the questions
a) How long could a pearl diver stay underwater?
He could stay underwater for longer than 2 minutes
b) What helps us to stay underwater for a long time?
It`s a special breathing equipment
c) Who invented a deep sea diving vessel?
A French man, Jacques Cousteau invented it.
d) When was he born?
He was born in 1910
e) What could he do in the vessel?
He could explore the ocean of the world and study underwater life.
1. most of the world surface is water. We may know the land very well , but we know very little about the oceans.
2. Until recently, man could not stay underwater for long. A pearl diver, for example, couldn’t stay underwater for long than two minutes. But now with special breathing equipment, a diver can stay underwater for a long time. after the invention of this equipment, man could swim freely underwater and scuba- diving became a popular sport.
3. a French man, Jacques Cousteau ( 1910- 1977) invented a deep - sea diving vessel in the early 1940s. In the vessel, he could explore the oceans of the world and study underwater life.
4. Now we can explore the oceans, using special TV cameras as well, We can learn more about the undersea world thanks to this inventions.
True or false
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T
F
F
T
4 - Complete the passage with the modal verbs in the box
Scientists say life started in the ocean. However, humans aren’t natural swimmer. We(1)........... swim as babies, but we forget and then we(2)........... learn to swim again. We(3)......... forget that our world is mainly water. So we(4)......... all learn to swim. We(5).......... try to start away from water, but it is very difficult. The time always comes when we need to cross water. We(6)........ learn to swim when we are young. It is easier to learn then. Our parents(7).......... help. They(8)..........give us the opportunity to learn to swim.
could
must
can
can
can
can
can
must