UNIT 9

### THE WORLD OF TALENT

## My portfolio

1

Answer the following question:
How well can you do these things?

I can ...

• express ideas on various talents
• speak about talent contests
• play roles on talents and abilities
• share ideas about special talents
• describe the talented people’s life
• express opinions about flashmobs
• take part in discussions on talented people
• talk about extreme sports and sportsmen
very well
very well
very well
very well
very well
very well
very well
very well
OK
OK
OK
OK
OK
OK
OK
OK
a little
a little
a little
a little
a little
a little
a little
a little
2

Complete the word map with the abilities and talents from the list.

bake a cake, design a Web page, paint pictures, play chess, tell good jokes, play the violin, ride a horse, sing songs, make a school project, fix motorcycle, dance, knitting, diving, write a story, produce music, surfing, hang gliding

3

Talk about these questions and write an essay using the key words of the unit.

1. Have you ever tried any of the sports described? What was it like?
2. Which of these sports would you like to try? Why?