UNIT 4: MARITIME RESCUE

Vocabulary: Lifeguard and breathing techniques

Grammar: will/ to be going to. Ed/Ing forms.
Listening: Lifeguard in Australia.
Reading: Working as a lifeguard.
Writing and Speaking: Describe the picture.
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VOCABULARY

LIFEGUARD
THE SHORE

Beach: area of sand along a shore

Sand: loose grains made from rocks rubbing against each other.
Wave: a moving ridge or swell on the surface of water.
Island: an area of land completely surrounded by water but not large enough
to be called a continent.
Bay: a body of water enclosed by a curve of the coast around it.
Lighthouse: a tower or other building displaying a bright light or lights to
guide ships.
Buoy: an anchored float used as a marker for ships.
Splash: to wet or make dirty by splashing.

MATERIAL

Life preserver: a jacket, belt, or other device that keeps a person afloat in
water.
Life vest: a sleeveless jacket of buoyant or inflatable construction, for
supporting the wearer in deep water and preventing drowning
Lifeguard: an expert swimmer employed to protect bathers from drowning.
Goggle: large glasses equipped with special lenses, protective rims, etc., to
prevent injury to the eyes from strong wind, flying objects, blinding light, etc.
Diving board: a platform or springboard from which swimmers may dive.
Swimming suit: a set of garments used to swim.
Oxigen tank: a large receptacle, container, or structure for holding a gas.
Mask: a covering, as of wire or gauze, worn over all or part of the face, for
protection, etc.
Swimming fins: a winglike or paddlelike part on the body of fishes and certain
other water animals, used for movement, steering, or balancing.
Neoprene wetsuit: a close-fitting garment use by scuba divers to swim in
the deep.
Watercraft: boat or ship used in water sports and rescues.
Binoculars: tool used to see at distant objects.
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 A. Choose the right word for the following sentences:
1. ………………… help you in case of sinking.
2. The ………………….. is a tool used in professional diving competitions.
3. The Canary ………….. are the biggest in the country.
4. You have to use ………….. if you want to see under water.
5. If you want to dive in deep water you have to use an ………………….
6. When I was a child I used to spend my holiday at the …………….
7. This beach is too dangerous, it has huge ……………. But it is great to do surfing.
8. Don’t ………………… in the swimming pool, you can disturb people.
9. This ……………. Is not in use, it has become a luxury hotel.

B. Name the following items.

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GRAMMAR

WILL AND BE GOING TO

WILL: PUEDE TRADUCIRSE COMO EL FUTURO SIMPLE EN ESPAÑOL

E.J: I WILL GO SHOPPING (YO IRÉ DE COMPRAS)
WILL

FFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE INTERROGATIVE

SUJ + WILL+ VERB (INF) SUJ + WON´T + VERB (INF) WILL + SUJ + VERB (INF)

TO BE GOING TO: PUEDE TRADUCIRSE AL ESPAÑOL COMO LA PERÍFRASIS IR A

HACER ALGO.
E.J: I AM GOING TO MILAN NEXT WEEK (YO VOY A IR A MILÁN LA SEMANA QUE VIENE)

TO BE GOING TO

AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE INTERROGATIVE

I + AM NOT GOING TO +
I + AM GOING TO + VERB (INF) AM + I + GOING TO + VERB (INF)
VERB (INF)

YOU + ARE GOING TO + VERB YOU + ARE NOT GOING

ARE + YOU + GOING TO + VERB (INF)
(INF) TO + VERB (INF)

HE/ SHE/ IT + IS GOING TO + VERB HE/ SHE/ IT + IS NOT IS + HE/ SHE/ IT + GOING TO + VERB
(INF) GOING TO + VERB (INF) (INF)

WE/ YOU/ THEY + ARE

WE/ YOU/ THEY + ARE GOING ARE + WE/ YOU/ THEY + GOING TO +
NOT GOING TO + VERB
TO+ VERB (INF) VERB (INF)
(INF)
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 USOS:
Will
Para acciones espontáneas que surgen en el momento de hablar.
E.j: I will have a coffee, thanks (in a Cafe)
Para predicciones en el futuro, que no son corraboradas.
E.j: Cars will fly in the future.

To be going to
Para planes e intenciones.
E.j: I am going to go on holidays next month.
Cuando ves que una acción va a ocurrir con mucha seguridad. Sería una predicción basada en
evidencia.
E.j: She is pregnant, she is going to have a baby.
It is cloudy, it’s going to rain.

A. Use the future simple (Will/Won´t) with these sentences:

1. I ……….. (Buy) some biscuits for the evening party.
2. She loves to sing, she …………… (be) a famous singer.
3. People …………. (live) longer in the future.
4. They ………..(not/ be) late, they never are.
5. Can you wait for us? We …………..(not/ last) too long.
6. Don´t be afraid of my dog, it ………….(not/ hurt) you.
7. If you don´t eat anything now, you ………….(be) hungry soon.
8. Don’t phone me tomorrow, I ………….(be) busy.
9. These bags are too heavy, I ……….(help) you.
10. It is freezing outside, I ………… (close) the window.
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 B. Use the to be going to future form for the next sentences:
1. Look at these black clouds, it ………………. (rain).
2. Jane is in hospital, I ……………………. (visit) her this evening.
3. She ……………….. (go) to the cinema tonight with her friends.
4. Gary …………….. (have) a party next Saturday.
5. Look that pregnant woman, she ………………. (have) a baby.
6. I saw an job offer, I …………….. (Apply) for it.
7. Look at that drunk man , he ……………………(fall) down.
8. I feel really tired, I ………………… (go) out tonight.
9. My parents ……………. (go) on holiday this year, they have a lot of work.
10. ……………………. (you/buy) a new car? Yours is broken.

C. Complete these sentences using will or be going to:

1. She is a good student, she …………..(be) a great doctor in the future.
2. My grandma is ill, I ……………… (visit) her later.
3. Don´t take an umbrella with you, it ……………… (not/ rain).
4. We ……………. (study) in Ireland next year.
5. I am sure you …………(find) a job when you finish school.
6. I am going to the supermarket, I ………… (get) some bread.
7. We ……………..(go) to the beach next weekend.
8. One day he …………..(become) an important politician.
9. She ………….(go) shopping to London tomorrow.
10. What ……………….(you/study) next year?
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 ED/ ING FORMS

Usamos los adjetivos para mostrar las características de un sustantivo. Una de las formas
de usar los adjetivos en inglés es añadiendo la terminación ED o ING.

-ED: Cuando queremos mostrar un sentimiento, cómo se siente alguien, siempre va con
personas.
I am feeling confused (me siento confundido)

-ING: describe la cosa que causa la emoción. Se usa principalmente con cosas:
This book is so confusing (este libro es muy confuso), aunque hay alguna excepción.
E.J: I am interested (estoy interesado) I am interesting (soy interesante).

D. Fill the gaps with the adjectives in brackets.

1 this was such a …………………… film. I was so ................................. . (bored / boring)

2 It was such a ....................... day I felt so …………….... and I went to bed (tired / tiring)
3 Everyone's very ........................ about the ……………………. news. (excited / exciting)
4 That lamp produces a very ................................. effect. (pleased / pleasing)
5 I don't like reading ................................. films because I get…………….. (depressed /
depressing) easily
6 I was ........................... when she told me about her …………..... idea (amazed / amazing)
7 He's such a ................................. guy. He is always talking about ………... things (bored
/ boring)
8 I'm very ................................. in animals, I think they are so ……………….. (interested /
interesting)
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LISTENING

Watch this video about lifeguards in Australia shores.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NmqnFV6_838

A. Now, answer the questions.

1. Why are they called?

2. What do they think it is at the beginning?

3. Where is the body?

4. What do they do at the end?

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READING
Working as a lifeguard

It was a homework-free weekend. Allen suggested going swimming. He had just

completed his swimming course and was eager to try out the skills he had learnt. His
friends readily agreed. They headed straight for their neighborhood swimming
complex. It was quite crowded. They changed quickly and leapt into the pool. They
splashed around on the shallower end. A lifeguard was keeping a watchful eye on all
the swimmers. Allen challenged his friends for a swim over in the deep end. They
refused as they knew it was dangerous for them. Besides, they did not swim that well
after all. Allen insisted that he was a better swimmer and set out to prove it. He
walked over to the deep end and plunged in.

At first everything seemed alright and his friends cheered. Suddenly, Allen gave a
shout and started flailing his arms. He was having difficulties ! His friends were too
shocked to react.

Luckily, the lifeguard noticed him and quickly dived in. When he was safely out of the
pool, the lifeguard gave him a tongue-lashing for fooling around. Allen apologized.
All the way home, he had to endure his friends making fun of him.

1. Allen and is friend went swimming during the .

weekday
Weekend
holidays
break

2. Allen suggested swimming as he wanted to .

teach his friends the skills he had learnt

show off his swimming skills to his friends
test the lifeguard
complete his swimming course
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 3. The swimming pool was crowded as it was _.

the holiday a
weekday the
weekend
free

4. Allen's friends did not want to swim in the deep end because _.

they knew the lifeguard would be upset

they knew how to swim well already
they knew they could not swim well enough
they wanted Allen to swim alone

5. 'Tongue lashing' means giving a/an .

Advice
Encouragement
Scolding
Warning

Text source URL: http://www.englishdaily626.com/reading_comprehension.php?060

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WRITING

A. Describe this picture using the vocabulary given above. You can also
use a dictionary.

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SPEAKING AND WRITING

A. What will you do in ten years’ time? (write about 150 words). Use the
future simple (will).

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