NorthStar Basic /Low Intermediate Unit 3: Swimming across Borders Prepared by Azza Khattab Omar

The main idea of the unit The unit deals with athletes and sports. In most sports athletes can do better if they have certain physical characteristics. Lynne Cox is an outstanding open-water swimmer. She swam in very cold water. She made swims that supported peace and helped to bring countries together

Vocabulary Tolerate (v): accept things which you don’t approve of. Talent (n): a natural ability to be good at something, Break the record : to be better than the best ever Outstanding (adj): better than excellent Border (n): the line that divides one country from another Achievements (n): things which are very good and difficult that you have succeeded in doing Challenge (n) (v): something needing great mental or physical effort in order to be done successfully

More Vocabulary Encouraging (adj): making you feel more confidence or hope encouraged (adj): having more confidence or hope about something organs (n): such as the heart , liver , lungs ……… National (adj): relating to or typical of a whole country and its people Waves (n): a raised line of water which moves across the surface of an area of water, especially the sea:

Transition words of time They are used to : 1- show the relationships between the sentences in a piece of writing. 2- show time relationships. They help the reader understand which event happened first, which happened second and so on. Transition words are like : first, then, next, and later. They are followed by a comma.

Transition words of time exercise Fill in the spaces with a suitable time word transition : I was very busy yesterday. ………., I arrived at my office. I answered some phone calls. ……………, I had a meeting with the manager. She told me about the new plan of the company. ……………, I checked my email. I kept working until 5 o’clock. ………………, I returned home.

The Present Progressive Tense We use this tense to refer to what is happening at the moment of speaking. Form: Is / are / am + verb + ing He is walking to school now. They are helping their mother at the moment. I am writing my report this afternoon.

More about the present progressive Spelling rules: When we add the “ing” to the end of the verb we should: 1. cancel the “e” at the end of the verb arrive ……………..arriving write ……………….writing 2. double the last consonant if it has a vowel before it run ……………..running stop…………….stopping 3. not cancel the “y” at the end of the verb before adding “ing: play……………..playing carry …………..carrying

More about the present progressive Negative form: is / are / am + not + verb + ing He is not coming to the office today. I am not watching TV now. You are not listening to the radio at the moment. Question form: Yes/ No : Is / Are / Am + Subject + verb ing …….? Is she coming today? Are they reading now? Am I coming with you?

More about the present progressive Wh questions: Wh word + is / are / am + subject + verb ing ………? Where are you going now? When is she going shopping? What am I doing at the moment? Some words and phrases refer to the present progressive such as: “now, at the moment, today, Look!, Listen!, this week….”

Review Exercises Choose the correct answers : 1- We cannot ………………………….. smoking in the hospital. a) break b) achieve c) tolerate d) outstand 2- His ……………………………..are being wasted in that job. a) talents b) challenges c) borders d) tolerance 3- An Olympic silver medal is a remarkable ………………….for one so young. a) talent b) achievement c) race d) peace 4- It's an area of ……………………….natural beauty. a) breaking b) tolerating c) outstanding d) irritating 5- The train crosses the ………………….between France and Spain. a) challenge b) talent c) tolerance d) border 6- It's going to be a difficult job but I'm sure she'll rise to the…………….. a) border d) peace c) challenge d) break

More exercises 7- They always are in a hurry . ( Correct the mistake ) a) They are always in a hurry . b) They are in a hurry always . c) Always they are in a hurry . d) They are in always a hurry . 8- Do he have a new flat ? ( Correct the mistake ) a) Does he has a new flat ? b) Does he have a new flat ? c) Is he have a new flat ? d) Has he have a new flat ?

More exercises 9- I always ________ before I go to sleep. a) am reading b) read c) reads d) reading 10- She ________ French, but she doesn't speak Italian. a) speaks b) is speaking c) speak d) speaking 11- She ________ right now. a) speaks b) is speaking c) speak d) speaking 12- Next week we ________ to the theater. a) go b) are going c) going d) goes 13- (Generally) I ________ Mexican food. a) love b) am loving c) loving d) loved 14- How do you feel? I ________ great! a) am feeling b) feel c) feeling d) feels 15- Listen - I ________ to explain this to you. a) am trying b) try c) trying d) tries 16- Tomorrow I ________ to see my friend. a) am going b) go c) goes d) went