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UNIT 2

B Words in context: identifying a part of speech

1 Look at the text on page 10. Find the keywords that are used in the text. Which are
adverbs and which are verbs? Write them below. Verbs describe an action, and
adverbs describe verbs.

Verb Adverb
1 4
2 5
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2 Use the adverbs to write your own sentences.
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C Word parts: para Example: parachute

1 Put the sentences below in the right order to make a short story.

In the middle of writing a paragraph she stopped.
A passenger saw the mountain and suddenly became paranoid.
She put down her pen, grabbed a parachute and jumped out of the plane.
A small plane was fl ying parallel to a mountain.
She was a paramedic writing about a patient.
2 Complete the sentences below with words from the story.
1 Erica works in a hospital as a .
2 Terry couldn’t stop feeling , so his doctor gave him some

medicine.
3 Samuel wrote a about his summer vacation.
4 The highway ran to the coast.
5 After the pilot jumped from the plane, her opened safely.

3 Work with a partner. What do you think para means? Circle the correct answer.

A something that is similar to, beside, or protects against another thing
B something that is under or beneath another thing
C something that is part of or belonging to life

D Discussion dictation

1 Listen and write down the questions.
1 What is the ?
2 Which extreme sports ?
3 Why do you think ?

2 Work with a partner. Ask each other the questions. Be sure to ask follow-up
questions.

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