Prime Time 4, Workbook

Adventure is out there Reading: Going to New Zealand a) Read the dialogue about the Meyer family planning their trip and put it in the correct order. Maya: Wow that’s awesome. I’ve always wanted to see whales in open nature. Mum: Great idea, but whale watching means having a lot of luck, too. Maya: Sounds great, but there’re so many other people in one boat with us. 1 Dad: Rafting seems to be great fun. I think we should try it. What do you think? Mum: That’s right. Kayaking is a better idea. It’s not as wild and dangerous as rafting. Dad: Kayaking is okay for me. Another great thing we should try is whale watching. b) Go back to the dialogue in 5a and underline the gerunds. Then write them down. rafting c) Revise the grammar on “gerunds” and match the sentence halves below. 1. A gerund is a noun … is used as a subject in the sentence. 2. For example, the gerund form of … 1 made from a verb by adding “-ing”. 3. In this case, the gerund … New Zealand takes about 24 hours.” 4. Another example is: “Flying to … “sleep” is “sleeping”. Writing: What about New Zealand? a) Design an acrostic. The first letter of the word “NEW ZEALAND” is the start for a new word. N E W Z E A L A N D 5 6 b) Use the words from your acrostic and write an informative text on New Zealand (60 words). 59 10 Unit New Zealand fifty-nine Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigen um des Verlags öbv