English Unlimited HTL 4/5, Schulbuch mit Audio-CD und CD-ROM

9 Unit 1: Discovery Goals talk about exploration and discovery explain the benefits of something write an article describe important issues and priorities choose a subject for a documentary write a summary write a report 6m5eb4 In the pictures, what do you think people are trying to find or find out? LanGUaGE FOCUS 1 Exploration and discovery a research ship a space telescope a planetary rover a deep-sea submersible Frontiers Match 1–10 with the most likely ending, a or b. a 2 a a new species b the sea a the night sky b a radio signal a a new source of oil b an unexplored area a climate change b treasure a extraterrestrial life b the bottom of the sea 1 explore 2 discover 3 scan 4 detect 5 map 6 locate 7 search for 8 do research into 9 find evidence of 0 reach 1 Can you explain how the highlighted expressions in each pair differ in meaning? Now look at the pictures again. Make sentences about each picture, using the expressions in 2a. Example: A: Maybe they’re searching for new kinds of life. B: Or trying to locate a shipwreck. Do you think these statements are true (T) or false (F)? Talk together. T F 1 There’s no light 200 metres below the surface of the sea. 2 Submarines usually travel at depths of more than 1 km. 3 No one’s ever been to the deepest part of the ocean. 4 Whales are the largest living things in the sea. 5 We’ve explored less than 5% of the ocean floor. 6 Exploration of the sea is cheaper than ever before. b 3 a REaDInG 4 Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv