Vacations in Bora Bora

UNIT 9

Vacations in Paradise
Bora Bora

PREPARE TO LISTEN

1. What places do you imagine when you hear the word vacation?
2. Would you go a tropical island, and with whom?

WORD FOCUS 1.
Match the words with their definition.
A.
1. Holiday- a.A stretch of salt water separated from the sea by coralreef.
2.Honeymoon- b.A place not visited my many people sheltered and private.
3. Greetings- c. Piece of land surrounded by water.
4. Breathtaking- d. In the middle of something or of two locations.
5. Coral reef- e. Many corals that have grown together.
6. Lagoon- f. Vacation days that you take to relax.
7. Ancient- g. To welcome somebody.
8.Midway- h. Belonging from a distant past or antiquity.
9.Secluded- i.Something astonishing or inspiring.
10. Island- j.A holiday taken by a newly married couple.



MAKE A PREDICTION

A.Guess the answer.
A paradise on earth is a place for vacation and tourism.
A. True
B. False

B.Now listen to the video to check your answers.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1T70W9u071Q&feature=related






CHECK YOUR COMPREHENSION

MAIN IDEA

1.What is the central point of this video? 5. This island used to be a
A Water colors A.An ncient volcano
B. Marriage B. A port
C.Vacations in Bora Bora C. A beach
D. Hotel management D. A prison


DETAIL 6. The Local hotel huts are called
A.Huts
2. Where is Bora Bora located? B.Bugallows
A. In the Atlantic C. Tahiti
B. French Polinesia(Tahiti) D. Islands
C. Australia
D. Europe
7. To what colors does the lagoon in
3.Bora Bora is considered Bora change?
A. An Island A. Red
B. A continent B. Green
C. A kind of tree C. 30 types of Blue
D. A Hut D Types of orange

4. What is a Motus? 8. When did the resort first opened up?
A. A drink A. in 1990
B. A Food B. 2000
C. A big island C. 1961
D. A chain of islands D. 1980

INFERENCE

9. This place would be great for: 10. This video is a promotional guide
A. Concert to:
B. Honeymoon A. The beach
C. Eating B. Bora Bora`s attractions
D. Sleeping C. Honeymoon
D. Hotels







WORD FOCUS 2

Write the words in the box next to the correct definitions.

Midway- Island- Volcano- Crown jewel- Breathtaking

1. Bora Bora is the most beautiful island of Tahiti it`s a_______________
2. Hawaii is also considered an ____________
3. Eruption occurs in ____________
4. The sunsets in the sea are ____________ for couples.
5. The islands in the Pacific are in the__________ to Australia .

WHAT ABOUT YOU?

1. Where would you go for your honeymoon?

2.What activities would you realize in Bora Bora?

VOCABULARY REVIEW

Using the following words build your ideal vactional place.
Narrate using description, add your own words if necessary.

island-volcano- hotel-lagoon-coral reef- holiday-resort- beach- room- spectacular-midway-breathtaking- honeymoon- ancient.


WORDS IN CONTEXT

Fill in the blanks with words from each box.

Greetings- Honeymoon-Holiday´-Northwest- Secluded- Spectacular
Coral Reef-Bungallows-Lagoon- Decorated

1. Iam headed ___________,straight to that direction
2. The manager ___________ me very kindly when I arrived.
3. My girlfriend___________ the table with the roses that I gave her.
4. The sunset looks _______________ over the sea.
5. When you dive in this lagoon you can observe the ________ underwater.
6. The house is _________in the deep forest.
7. I love the color of the _________, we are going for a swim.
8. Mr Jones reserved a ___________ for them to stay tonight.
9. Where are you going for your___________ this summer?
10. When I get married I will go to Bora Bora for my _____________.

WORD FAMILIES

Fill the blanks with the words from each box.

Isolated(adj) Island(noun) Islander(Noun)

1.This _________ in the Pacific is very beatiful .
2. The house is __________ from the rest of the world.
3. A man living in Hawaii is an _____________.

Breathtaking(adj) Breath (verb)( Breathable( adj)-

1. You have to take a deep _________ before you dive in the water.
2. The landscape is so beautiful it´s ______________.
3. At last the air in this house is ____________.

Water (noun) Underwater(noun) Waterfall(noun)

1. The _________ is pouring in the house.
2. Nigiria Falls is one of the biggest_________ in the world.
3. The divers are looking for the plane__________.



TRUE OR FALSE?

Are the following sentences true or false?
True False
1. The Bora Bora island is only for couples. _________ __________
2. A Bungallow is a typical food __________ __________
3. The typical colors of the sea in Bora Bora
are types of blue. _________ ____________
4. Paradise vacational places are beautiful. __________ ___________
5. Coral reefs are mostly in the mountains __________ __________
6. The Bora Bora resort is in Australia ________ __________
7. You can go practice watersports in this islands ______ ___________
8. The Hotel in this island is made up of small
Bungallows in the water. _________ ___________
9. The climate in this place is cold _________ ____________
10. Lots of people travel to this kind of
places for their honeymoon. ___________ _____________





WRAP IT UP

Complete this e- mail message with this words .

Secluded - Greeted – Bungallows- Honeymoon - Coral reef - Breathtaking Northwest
Island- Decorated
Dear Dad ,

We just arrived to Bora Bora for our________,the place is so beautiful it`s__________.We where ________ by the Manager and Kate is feeling very cheerful here ,we took time to walk around the ________, which is the most important of all.What I really loved where the_________, they are just inside the lagoon so you feel part of the sea.Tommorow we are going scuba diving to observe the __________ it is famous for it`s brightful colors .then we are heading ________ of the island to observe the volcanoes .Our rooms are _________ with lots of fruits and flowers In the evening we are going to be ________ in this paradise type rooms, well you know for what…..
Hope to see you soon ,
Your son.
Alex