Unit : Travel

Topic : Entertainment

Sub-topic : Roller Coaster

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Vocabulary

roller coaster (n.)

steep, sharply curving elevatedrailway with small openpassenger cars that is operatedat high speeds as a ride, especiallyin an amusement park

Ex.: For more than one hundred years, roller coaster have been a staple of amusement parks.

amusement park (n.)

A large outdoor area with fairground rides, shows, and other entertainments.

Ex: There in a roller coaster in this amusement park

sheer (adj.)

extremely steep; almost vertical

Ex. It’s the sheer excitement.

Structure

Present Perfect Simple

The present perfect simple expresses an action that is still going on or that stopped

recently, but has an influence on the present. It puts emphasis on the result.

Form of Present Perfect

Subject Positive Negative Question

I / you / we / they

I have spoken. I have not spoken.

Have I spoken?

he / she / it He has spoken. He has not spoken.

Has he spoken?

For irregular verbs, use the participle form For regular verbs, just add “ed”.

Exceptions in Spelling when Adding ‘ed’

Exceptions in spelling when adding ed Example

after a final e only add d love – loved

final consonant after a short, stressed vowelor l as final consonant after a vowel is doubled

admit – admittedtravel – travelled

final y after a consonant becomes i hurry – hurried

Use of Present Perfect

• Puts emphasis on the resultExample: She has written five letters.

• Action that is still going onExample: School has not started yet.

• Action that stopped recentlyExample: She has cooked dinner.

Use of Present Perfect

• Finished action that has an influence on the presentExample: I have lost my key.

• Action that has taken place once, never or several times before the moment of speakingExample: I have never been to Australia.

Roller Coaster

“ For more than one hundred years, roller coaster have been a staple of amusement parks throughout America. Many riders clamor for the rush of adrenaline, the jolt of fear found at the bottom of each steep hill. I remember willing myself to be tall enough to ride and basking in the sheer excitement of the dips followed by the mad dash to get back in line.”

“I still feel that rush to this day.While these glorious machines provide

copious amounts of excitement, they are also works of arts, a wonderful marriage of physics and imagination. Infatuated and obsessed, I’ve been scouring the country for the ride of a lifetime. Along the way I’ve accumulated a wealth of photos. The following pages a photographic tour of the most beautiful roller coaster I’ve had the privilege of ridding.”

BLUE STREAKOPENING DATE: May 23, 1964

DESINERS: Frank F. HooverJohn C. Allen

BUILDER: Philadelphia TobogganMAX HEIGHT: 78 feet (72-foot drop)

LENGTH: 2,558 feetMAX SPEED: 40 mph

DURATION: 1:45INVERSIONS: 0

The oldest active coaster in the park, its distinctive cupola and classic out-and-design hearkens back to a simpler time. While many of the older woodies can rattle out fillings, Blue Streak is smooth and graceful, offering some of the best air time in the park.

Raise Me Up!

- Make a group of 3-4.- Read the article American Roller Coaster.- Each group sends a representative to answer the

questions by raising the tags True (T), False (F) or Not mentioned.

- The people who raise up first and answer correctly will get 2 points.

- The people who answer last but correct will get 1 point.- The people who answer work will have no point.

Directions

Roller Coaster is known since 2013.

Answer

Roller Coaster is very popular in Korea .

Answer

Blue Streak is smooth and graceful.

Answer

Frank F. Hoover is one of designers who design Blue Streak.

Answer

The Opening date of Blue Streak is

March 25, 2015

Answer

BLUE STREAK is the newest coaster ever.

Answer

True

Not mentioned

False

I Am a Spy !

- Get in pairs.

- Set the atmosphere of the class as the spy’s situation .

- Do the missions by interview your friend then

writing down on your note.

- Present in front of the class.

Mission 1 : Ask to clarify the story

Mission 2 : Ask to get reasons

Mission 3 : Ask to observe the other idea.