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Unit 9:

A chairlift terror

chairlift (n) chairlift

Before you read

Work in pairs Look quickly at the paragraphs, discuss the

1 Who are the woman and the boy?

2 Where did the

vocabulary

chairlift operator (n)

. pull back (v)

. shout (v) ~ scream (v)

. helicopter (n)

. whisper (v)

lifetime (n)

kéo lại

.chairlift terror (n)

. grab (v)

tai nạn ghế treo

người vận hành ghế treo chộp lấy, tóm lấy

kêu lên, la hét máy bay trực thăng

While you read

Task 1:

a Then suddenly the chairlift stopped and Luke slipped from the chair

Fran grabbed his hand and stopped him just in time She tried to pull the child back into the chair, but he was too heavy ‘Help! Help!’ she

shouted.

b But Luke didn’t fall The chairlift operator climbed up to the chair and helped Fran to hold her son About five minutes later the police helicopter arrived and lifted Luke into the chair.

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c People looked up and screamed Luke was 20 metres above the ground Someone telephoned for a helicopter and people hurried to put coats on the ground under the boy.

d It was a normal day at the Dreamland theme park in Wellington, New Zealand, and young Luke Mansen wanted to go on the Skyrider chairlift With his mother, Fran, he waited for a chair When it arrived, he jumped in and Fran followed him.

f The chair moved out into the sunshine It was a warm sunny day, so there were thousands of peole at the park As the chair lifted Luke up into the sky they looked down, and Luke waved to people on the ground It was Luke’s first time in a chairlift and he was very excited.

e Everybody watched and waited while up in the chair Fran talked to Luke: ‘Don’t look down, Luke Hold on.’ Every second was like a lifetime and the child started to cry ‘I can’t hold on,’ he whispered ‘Goodbye, Mum.’

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Then suddenly the chairlift stopped and Luke slipped from the chair Fran grabbed his hand and stopped him just in time She tried to pull the child back into the chair, but he was too heavy ‘Help! Help!’ she shouted.

But Luke didn’t fall The chairlift operator climbed up to the chair and helped Fran to hold her son About five minutes later the police helicopter arrived and lifted Luke into the chair.

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People looked up and screamed Luke was 20 metres above the ground Someone telephoned for a helicopter and people hurried to put coats on the ground under the boy.

It was a normal day at the Dreamland theme park in Wellington, New Zealand, and young Luke Mansen wanted to go on the Skyrider chairlift With his mother, Fran, he waited for a chair When it arrived, he jumped in and Fran followed him.

The chair moved out into the sunshine It was a warm sunny day, so there were thousands of peole at the park As the chair lifted Luke up into the sky they looked down, and Luke waved to people on the ground It was Luke’s first time in a chairlift and he was very excited.

Everybody watched and waited while up in the chair Fran talked to Luke: ‘Don’t look down, Luke Hold on.’ Every second was like a lifetime and the child started to cry ‘I can’t hold on,’ he whispered ‘Goodbye, Mum.’

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While you read

Task 2: Decide whether the

following statements are True (T) or False (F) Correct the false

1 Luke Mansen and his mother went

to the park to go on the Skyrider chairlift.

2 Luke was often in a chairlift. 3.There were only some people at

the park when Luke slipped from the chair.

4 People on the ground telephoned

for a helicopter and put coats under the boy

5.The chairlift operator climbed up and helped Fran to pull her son

back into the chair.

While you read

 There are questions corresponding each picture, and

1 lucky number

 Choose the picture, discuss and answer the question

The faster group will give the answer

 One correct answer will get 10 points and help your

group have the right to choose the next picture

 If you choose the lucky number, you will get 10 points

After you read Work in groups

* Do exercise in the textbook

*Write a short passage (100- 120

words) about an accident you have ever had on holidays (real or imaginary).

* Prepare for the next lesson.

Question 1: Why did Luke slip from the chair?

Question 2: How did Fran stop her son from falling down?

Question 3: Why didn’t Fran pull her son back into the chair?

Question 4: How high up was Luke?

Question 5: Did Luke cry?

Lucky number