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Language 1 3 fif ty-one 51 3 What about you? a) What about you? Write five sentences about yourself. b) Compare your list with a partner’s. Are you the same? A: Hey, I’m crazy about running, too! But I’m not interested in running in a marathon! B: I didn’t know you were interested in going to the US one day! c) Write a short profile of your partner. Say what your partner is / isn’t good at, crazy about and looking forward to doing. 4 Listening: Native Americans at the Canyon The Skywalk above the Grand Canyon belongs to the Hualapai Native Americans. In exercises like this, read the sentences carefully before you listen. Think about what information you need to listen for. When a sentence is wrong, take notes with the right information. Use your notes when you do part b). L ISTENING SKI LLS a) Read the sentences and listen. Are the sentences right or wrong? 1. The Hualapai are the only tribe that lives near the Grand Canyon. 2. The tribe has 1,000 members. 3. They get their name from the trees near the Canyon. 4. It’s not very polite to call Native Americans ‘Indians’. 5. They have always lived near the Canyon. 6. All the tribe members wanted the Skywalk. 7. It opened in 2004. b) Correct the wrong sentences. 5 Your turn: A beautiful place Write about a beautiful place that you know. Say where the place is, describe it and say why it is special. p Sh C Sh crazy about tired of good at interested in not so good at looking forward to run visit see meet do watch … I’m There are lots of phrases that take a gerund. Why not start a list? You can add to your list as you find more phrases of this kind in the texts you read. • good at … • interested in … • … VOCABULARY SKI LLS ➝ WB33, 2 – 3; 34, 1 – 2 A B C Gerund after prepositions Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv