### Lesson 3 Have You Ever Been to Tahiti?

Getting ready for the task:
• Do you like travelling?
• What countries would you like to be to?
• What is “travelling” for you?
• What is the weather like in Tahiti?
Key words:
incredible - very difficult to believe
to glitter - to shine brightly with little flashes
a jewel - a precious stone such as a diamond
a lagoon - a lake of salty water that is separated from the sea by an area of rock/ sand
a crown - a circular ornament usually made of gold (that kings wear on their head)
turquoise - a blue or greenish blue precious stone
to explore - to travel to or around an area in order to learn about it
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GW. Look and talk about these postcards. Use the sentences below.

You can begin like this:
• Welcome! There is so much to see and do here!
• You can see a beautiful island. You can make a crown of flowers.
• Tahiti is an island of turquoise lagoons and white sand beaches.
• Tahiti is an island of tall green rainforests and mountains.
• You can meet the friendly Tahitian people.
• You can listen to the music and watch the incredible fire dance here.
• There is a big sparkling green jewel in the glittering blue ocean.
LISTEN AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS! Read Listening Material
Listen to the passage and answer the following questions.

1. What is the passage mainly about?
   A) The beaches of the island
   B) Activities in the Maldives
   C) Transport in the Maldives
   D) Population of the Maldives
   E) The Maldives and the capital island
2. Which is not mentioned about the Maldives?
   A) The Maldives are small islands
   B) Taxis are in yellow color
   C) 400,000 people live there
   D) The capital island is Male
   E) Male has no beaches
3. Choose the correct statement
   A) People use only boats as a transport
   B) Dhoni is a name of a dolphin
   C) The beaches are far from Male
   D) Fishing is the only activity there
   E) The island has no airport
4. Which word in the passage is closest in meaning to “a piece of land surrounded by water”
5. Choose the correct answer to the question according to the passage.
   How do people travel from one island to another?

The Maldives are a group of very small islands in the Indian Ocean, near Sri Lanka. It has the smallest population of any Asian country. There are about 1200 islands but people live on 200 of them. About 400,000 people live in the Maldives and 75,000 of them are on the capital island, Malѐ. Malѐ is a different island, because it doesn’t have any beaches. In fact, there is a small wall that goes around the whole island. When you arrive on the airport island, you can take a dhoni and go to Malѐ. This is a small boat used for transportation around the islands. Dhoni taxis go from the airport island to the capital island every fifteen minutes and after midnight every half an hour. You can use these boats to visit other islands, too. You can go whale and dolphin watching, fishing, surfing, snorkeling, hiking or explore the towns.

1. What is the passage mainly about?
   A) The beaches of the island
   B) Activities in the Maldives
   C) Transport in the Maldives
   D) Population of the Maldives
   E) The Maldives and the capital island
2. Which is not mentioned about the Maldives?
   A) The Maldives are small islands
   B) Taxis are in yellow color
   C) 400,000 people live there
   D) The capital island is Male
   E) Male has no beaches
3. Choose the correct statement
   A) People use only boats as a transport
   B) Dhoni is a name of a dolphin
   C) The beaches are far from Male
   D) Fishing is the only activity there
   E) The island has no airport
4. Which word in the passage is closest in meaning to “a piece of land surrounded by water”
   Answer: “an island”
5. Choose the correct answer to the question according to the passage.
   How do people travel from one island to another?
   Answer: “in a small boat called “a dhoni””