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ADVENTURE
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ADVENTURE

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Anna Miguel Jahziel and Katie Andre

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Introduction - Write what you hear

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Anna- Vocabulary

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Anna- Interview Transcript

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Miguel- Vocabulary

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Miguel- Interview Transcript

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Jahziel and Katie- Vocabulary

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Jahziel and Katie- Interview Transcript

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Andre- Vocabulary

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Andre- Interview Transcript

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Adventure Mini Challenge

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Adventure Mini Challenge
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ANNA – ADVENTURE VOCABULARY
Here is a list of 10 vocabulary words and phrases that Anna mentions during
her interview on Adventure. They are listed here in alphabetical order.

ABROAD (ADVERB)
Definition: In a different country
Example: I usually travel abroad every year.

DEER (NOUN)
Definition: An animal that lives in a forest area. The males have two horns, also
known as antlers. Think of Disney’s Bambi. He’s a baby deer.
Example: While I was walking through the forest, I saw a small deer run past me.

DISCOMFORT (NOUN)
Definition: Uncomfortable thing.
Example: I can’t deal with any of the discomforts that come with camping. I
prefer to stay in nice hotels.

HEART RATE (NOUN)

Definition: The speed that a heart beats (usually measured at beats per
minute)
Example: My heart rate was really fast because I had just finished running.

IMMEDIATE FAMILY (NOUN)

Definition: Close family (just parents, siblings, and children)
Example: My immediate family is very big; I have 6 siblings.

LIGHT POLLUTION (NOUN)

Definition: The brightening of the night sky because of city lights and other
man-made lights. This makes it difficult to see the stars and planets.
Example: I couldn’t see very many stars because there was so much light
pollution.

MOUNTAINOUS (ADJECTIVE)
Definition: Used to describe areas or regions with a lot of mountains.
Example: I live in a very mountainous region, so my family and I like to go skiing a
lot.

RIVER RAFTING (NOUN PHRASE)

Definition: A sport where you travel down a river on a raft. (A flat boat-like
structure.)
Example: I love river rafting, especially on the Colorado River.

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SKI LODGE (NOUN)
Definition: A hotel or resort in a ski area.
Example: On my ski trip last year, I stayed in a big ski lodge that served us
breakfast every day.

VALLEY (NOUN)
Definition: A low area of land between hills or mountains.
Example: There was a river in the valley between the two mountains.

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Anna – Adventure Vocabulary
Fill in the blanks with the correct words from the vocabulary bank.

1. A friend of mine accidentally hit a ____________ when he

was driving down a road near the forest. I feel so bad for
the poor animal.
Vocabulary Bank
2. I live in a small house with my ____________ . It’s just my
parents, my sister and I. Abroad

Deer
3. I’ve never traveled ____________ , but when I do, I’d like to
Discomforts
visit Italy.
Heart rate
4. In big cities like New York, ____________ is a major Immediate family
problem. You can’t see any stars in the sky.
Light pollution
5. Last year my family and I went ____________ . My dad fell Mountainous
in the water and got all wet!
River rafting

6. My house is located in a small ____________ between two Ski lodge

mountains. It’s a very ____________ area.
Valley

7. On my last skiing trip, I stayed with my husband in a big

____________ that was really comfortable. We want to
stay there again next year.

8. One of the ____________ of camping is the fact that you

can’t take a shower!

9. Yesterday the doctor told me that I have a fast

____________ , and to take it easy for the next week or so.

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Anna – Adventure Vocabulary Answer Key:
1. A friend of mine accidentally hit a deer when he was driving down a
road near the forest. I feel so bad for the poor animal.
2. I live in a small house with my immediate family. It’s just my
parents, my sister and I.
3. I’ve never traveled abroad, but when I do, I’d like to visit Italy.
4. In big cities like New York, light pollution is a major problem. You
can’t see any stars in the sky.
5. Last year my family and I went river rafting. My dad fell in the
water and got all wet!
6. My house is located in a small valley between two mountains. It’s a
very mountainous area.
7. On my last skiing trip, I stayed with my husband in a big ski lodge
that was really comfortable. We want to stay there again next year.
8. One of the discomforts of camping is the fact that you can’t take a
shower!
9. Yesterday the doctor told me that I have a fast heart rate, and to
take it easy for the next week or so.

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 Emma (00:00):

Do you consider yourself to be an adventurous person?

Anna (00:05):

Yeah, I think I am. Just because I've traveled the most of anyone
in my _________ _________. Mostly in Europe. Yeah. So, and I
have plans to go other places too, as soon as I can. I think my
next big _________ trip I'd like to take is to go somewhere in
East Asia. And I was thinking South Korea or Japan, or maybe
both.

Emma (00:28):

ANNA
Yeah.

Anna (00:29):

And I do want to like explore the United States a little bit more
On Adventure because I mean, it's such a big country. There's -- I've been a lot
of places in the US because my dad likes to travel in the country
and he always took us on trips when we were kids.

Emma (00:42):

So you said you really like to travel then, so that definitely

makes you adventurous. Tell me about one of the most exciting
things that you've ever done, or maybe one of the most exciting
trips that you've ever taken.

Anna (00:58):

The most exciting trip. I don't know that this is the most
exciting, but it did feel like the most adventurous thing I'd ever
done. When I was in high school, my dad took my twin sister
and I to do a _________ _________ trip. It was a week-long
river rafting trip which started in Moab, Utah, and ended... I
don't remember exactly where we ended, but we got on the
Colorado river in Utah, and we went down it for a week. And
then they flew us back in one of those tiny little planes that are
terrifying to ride in, actually.

Emma (01:32):

So that's pretty cool though, that you went on a week-long

rafting trip. And what was the coolest thing about it in your
opinion?

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Okay. The absolute coolest thing about it was since we were in

the middle of nowhere and we were camping every night, you
could look up into the sky at night and see so many stars that
you cannot see when you are in a city. And I never realized how
many stars we cannot see because of _________ _________.

Emma (02:01):

Oh, wow. That sounds incredible. Wow. And so do you go

camping often, would you say?1

ANNA
Anna (02:11):

It was something we did occasionally when I was a kid, I have

not been since-- actually I think the last time I went camping
was in high school. I would like to go again, I'd be very open to
On Adventure it. I taught at that summer school in the Taos ski Valley, which is
in Northern New Mexico and it's in a ski _________, so it's lots
And so do you go camping often, of mountains. And I really liked staying in that _________
would you say?1 – A better, more region because I mean, we stayed in _________ _________, so
direct way to phrase this question we weren't exactly camping, but you were right there in nature.
would be: Would you say you go I would get up early in the morning and go for a walk and I'd see
camping often? so many _________ . I loved that.

deer2 – Irregular plural noun – Emma (02:49):

Singular form: deer
Oh, wow. Yeah, that sounds cool. So do you ever miss camping?
Plural form: deer (no S at the end)
Anna (02:53):

I do. I think it's great. I mean, I prefer running water most of the
time, but

Emma (03:01):

Uh huh.

Anna (03:03):

I can tolerate like dealing with some of the _________ of

camping just because I think it's worth it.

Emma (03:10):

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 Yeah, cause you get to experience all the nature and, and like
being alone in the wild, it gives you time to think. I don't know.

Anna (03:19):

Yeah, absolutely. And it's just, I think it's very relaxing. They've
actually done studies where they had people walk through like
a forest or a nature-- a forest-like setting, maybe it wasn't an
actual forest-- and they found it really helped people, like it
lowered their stress. I think they measured _________
_________ or something. I'm very interested in that. I think that
makes a lot of sense.

ANNA
On Adventure

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 Emma (00:00):

Do you consider yourself to be an adventurous person?

Anna (00:05):

Yeah, I think I am. Just because I've traveled the most of anyone
in my immediate family. Mostly in Europe. Yeah. So, and I have
plans to go other places too, as soon as I can. I think my next big
abroad trip I'd like to take is to go somewhere in East Asia. And
I was thinking South Korea or Japan, or maybe both.

Emma (00:28):

Yeah.

ANNA Anna (00:29):

And I do want to like explore the United States a little bit more
because I mean, it's such a big country. There's -- I've been a lot
On Adventure of places in the US because my dad likes to travel in the country
and he always took us on trips when we were kids.

Emma (00:42):

So you said you really like to travel then, so that definitely

makes you adventurous. Tell me about one of the most exciting
things that you've ever done, or maybe one of the most exciting
trips that you've ever taken.

Anna (00:58):

The most exciting trip. I don't know that this is the most
exciting, but it did feel like the most adventurous thing I'd ever
done. When I was in high school, my dad took my twin sister
and I to do a river rafting trip. It was a week-long river rafting
trip which started in Moab, Utah, and ended... I don't
remember exactly where we ended, but we got on the
Colorado river in Utah, and we went down it for a week. And
then they flew us back in one of those tiny little planes that are
terrifying to ride in, actually.

Emma (01:32):

So that's pretty cool though, that you went on a week-long

rafting trip. And what was the coolest thing about it in your
opinion?

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 Anna (01:42):

Okay. The absolute coolest thing about it was since we were in

the middle of nowhere and we were camping every night, you
could look up into the sky at night and see so many stars that
you cannot see when you are in a city. And I never realized how
many stars we cannot see because of light pollution.

Emma (02:01):

Oh, wow. That sounds incredible. Wow. And so do you go

camping often, would you say?1

Anna (02:11):

ANNA
It was something we did occasionally when I was a kid, I have
not been since-- actually I think the last time I went camping
was in high school. I would like to go again, I'd be very open to
it. I taught at that summer school in the Taos ski Valley, which is
in Northern New Mexico and it's in a ski valley, so it's lots of
On Adventure mountains. And I really liked staying in that mountainous region
because I mean, we stayed in ski lodges, so we weren't exactly
And so do you go camping often, camping, but you were right there in nature. I would get up
would you say?1 – A better, more early in the morning and go for a walk and I'd see so many
direct way to phrase this question deer2. I loved that.
would be: Would you say you go
camping often? Emma (02:49):
deer2 – Irregular plural noun – Oh, wow. Yeah, that sounds cool. So do you ever miss camping?
Singular form: deer
Anna (02:53):
Plural form: deer (no S at the end)
I do. I think it's great. I mean, I prefer running water most of the
time, but

Emma (03:01):

Uh huh.

Anna (03:03):

I can tolerate like dealing with some of the discomforts of

camping just because I think it's worth it.

Emma (03:10):

Yeah, cause you get to experience all the nature and, and like
being alone in the wild, it gives you time to think. I don't know.

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 Anna (03:19):

Yeah, absolutely. And it's just, I think it's very relaxing. They've
actually done studies where they had people walk through like
a forest or a nature-- a forest-like setting, maybe it wasn't an
actual forest-- and they found it really helped people, like it
lowered their stress. I think they measured heart rate or
something. I'm very interested in that. I think that makes a lot
of sense.

ANNA
On Adventure

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MIGUEL – ADVENTURE VOCABULARY
Here is a list of 13 vocabulary words and phrases that Miguel mentions during
his interview on Adventure. They are listed here in alphabetical order.

ADRENALINE (NOUN)
Definition: A hormone the body releases in response to stressful situations.
Example: Riding that roller coaster gave me so much adrenaline!

ADRENALINE JUNKIE (INFORMAL) (NOUN)

Definition: A person who is addicted to feeling adrenaline.
Example: He’s a huge adrenaline junkie! He goes skydiving three times a year.

AMUSEMENT PARK (NOUN)

Definition: A place with lots of fun attractions and rides.
Example: Disney World is her favorite amusement park.

TO CALL IT A DAY (VERB PHRASE)

Call it a day / called it a day / called it a day

Definition: To end a period of activity.

Example: I only did a little bit of homework, but I decided to call it a day because I
was tired.

TO CATCH ONE’S ATTENTION (COMMON

EXPRESSION)
Definition: To cause someone to be interested in something
Example: Playing tennis doesn’t really catch my attention. I’d rather play a
different sport.

CLIMBER (NOUN)
Definition: A person who climbs things. (Usually mountains.)
Example: He’s a very experienced climber. He’s been climbing mountains for
years.

TO DRAW ATTENTION (VERB PHRASE)

Draw attention / drew attention / drawn attention

Definition: To attract attention.

Example: That new movie drew his attention so he decided to buy a ticket.

HIKE (NOUN)
Definition: A long walk in the country or in a natural outdoor area.
Example: My family and I went on a hike in the mountains and it was beautiful!

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TO HONE (A SKILL) (VERB PHRASE)
Hone / honed / honed

Definition: To perfect a skill over a period of time.

Example: He practices basketball every day since he’s trying to hone his skills as
a basketball player.

SPACESHIP (NOUN)
Definition: A vehicle used to get to outer space.
Example: The astronauts took a spaceship to get to the moon.

TRAIL (NOUN)
Definition: A path (typically used for hiking or biking)
Example: We walked along the trail through the forest.

RISK-TAKER (NOUN)
Definition: A person who takes risks.
Example: John is a big risk-taker; he loves all types of dangerous adventure
sports.

ROLLER COASTER (NOUN)

Definition: An amusement park attraction that looks like a train track which
has many turns and steep slopes.
Example: Some people love roller coasters while other people are terrified of
them.

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Miguel – Adventure Vocabulary
Fill in the blanks with the correct words from the vocabulary bank.

1. I went to an ____________ the other day, and since I’m

scared of ____________, I only rode the small rides.

2. Last night, I had a dream that an alien ____________ Vocabulary Bank

landed in my backyard… Or was it a dream?
Adrenaline

Adrenaline Junkie
3. Luckily, my dog ____________ to the burglar trying to
enter my house last night. Amusement Park

To call it a day
4. My dad isn’t a very experienced ____________, so he Catch her attention
wouldn’t ever try to climb Mount Everest unless he starts
Climber
____________ his climbing skills. He does like to
____________ on ____________ through the mountains, Drew my attention
though.
Hike

Honing
5. Mystery books don’t really ____________. She prefers
reading nonfiction. Spaceship

Trails

6. Tom is such a ____________-- he’s always doing risky Risk-taker

things. They call him an ____________ because he’s
Roller coasters
addicted to ____________.

7. We spent the entire day yesterday moving our stuff into a

new house. We decided ____________ when we were too
exhausted to do anything else.

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Miguel – Adventure Vocabulary Answer
Key:
1. I went to an amusement park the other day, and since I’m scared of
roller coasters I only rode the small rides.
2. Last night, I had a dream that an alien spaceship landed in my
backyard… Or was it a dream?
3. Luckily, my dog drew my attention to the burglar trying to enter
my house last night.
4. My dad isn’t a very experienced climber, so he wouldn’t ever try to
climb Mount Everest unless he starts honing his climbing skills. He
does like to hike on trails through the mountains, though.
5. Mystery books don’t really catch her attention. She prefers
reading nonfiction.
6. Tom is such a risk-taker-- he’s always doing risky things. They call
him an adrenaline junkie because he’s addicted to adrenaline.
7. We spent the entire day yesterday moving our stuff into a new
house. We decided to call it day when we were too exhausted to do
anything else.

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 Emma (00:00):

How would you-- how would you define the word

adventure? Because I think everyone has a different
definition. So some people, when they think of adventure,
they think of _________. Some think of travel, discovery
trying new things. What is adventure for you?

Miguel (00:22):

I would say it's experience. So a new experience and having

fun.

Emma (00:30):

MIGUEL
Yeah. And just enjoying the moment, basically?

Miguel (00:33):

On Adventure Yes.

Emma (00:34):

Okay. Speaking of adrenaline, I think adrenaline can be a big

part of adventure. Do you think that adrenaline is addictive?

Miguel (00:49):

I think it can be, but it can also go away when you do

something too much. You no longer get that same adrenaline
the way you used to.

Emma (00:59):

Yeah, I agree. And so are you an _________ _________? Do

you like to do adventure sports or go to _________
_________ on the _________ _________ and things like that?

Miguel (01:13):

I do like adventure. I do like the adrenaline, but I wouldn't

say I'm an adrenaline junkie. It's like something I want to do,
but not a lot. I want to do it maybe two or three times a year.
Like roller coasters. I like roller coasters, but I can't do them a
lot. It has to be something that I do once or twice a year.

Emma (01:32):

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basically. What was that?

Miguel (01:42):

Yes.

Emma (01:42):

Okay. Another thing that people would say is adventurous is

maybe spending time and doing adventurous things in
nature, like for example, if you were given the opportunity to
climb Mount Everest, would you do it?

Miguel (01:59):

MIGUEL No.

Emma (02:00):
On Adventure Why not?

Miguel (02:03):

I just, I don't see... It's just something that doesn't really

_________ _________ _________ and it's not really
something that I would want to do.

Emma (02:12):

But why doesn't it catch your attention?

Miguel (02:15):

Cause it seems scary and like, I do _________, but more of

like walking _________ hikes.

Emma (02:25):

So it's just too intense of a hike, basically. You have to be an

experienced _________ to do something like that.

Miguel (02:31):

I would do something where I could just like walk one mile,

maybe two miles and then walk back home and _________
_________ _________ _________.

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Okay. So Mount Everest would be too intense.

Miguel (02:43):

Yes.

Emma (02:43):

Okay. What if someone offered you like a one-month trip, a

one month hike in the Amazon rainforest, would you do

MIGUEL
something like that?

Miguel (02:53):

On Adventure I would. I think that would be fun. It would be a cool

experience. And it's something that I would never forget.

Emma (03:00):

You'd have _________ in on your survival skills, I think for

that one.

Miguel (03:05):

Yes. Which would make it exciting. Like that, that _________

_________ _________.

Emma (03:11):

Okay. So the Mount Everest? No, but the Amazon, yes.

Miguel (03:16):

Yes.

Emma (03:17):

Okay. I have another adventurous scenario. If you had the

opportunity to go in a _________ to the moon for free, would
you take it?

Miguel (03:29):

I don't know, that one... I've thought about it and I can-- I

want to say that I would want to say yes, but it's so scary that

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scared.

Emma (03:43):

It's too risky.

Miguel (03:44):

Yeah. That seems like it would be an awesome experience,

but it's just too much time that you have to dedicate to, to
the experience. And I'm just not sure I could get over my
fear.

MIGUEL
Emma (04:01):

It's a risk, I think. And so would you consider yourself to be a

_________ then?

On Adventure Miguel (04:09):

It depends on the situation. Something like that? I would say

no, but if it's like, you know, going to the Amazon rainforest,
that's something that I would normally say no, but I would do
it for the experience because it would be-- I know it could be
fun.

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 Emma (00:00):

How would you-- how would you define the word

adventure? Because I think everyone has a different
definition. So some people, when they think of adventure,
they think of adrenaline. Some think of travel, discovery
trying new things. What is adventure for you?

Miguel (00:22):

I would say it's experience. So a new experience and having

fun.

Emma (00:30):

MIGUEL
Yeah. And just enjoying the moment, basically?

Miguel (00:33):

On Adventure Yes.

Emma (00:34):

Okay. Speaking of adrenaline, I think adrenaline can be a big

part of adventure. Do you think that adrenaline is addictive?

Miguel (00:49):

I think it can be, but it can also go away when you do

something too much. You no longer get that same adrenaline
the way you used to.

Emma (00:59):

Yeah, I agree. And so are you an adrenaline junkie? Do you

like to do adventure sports or go to amusement parks on the
roller coasters and things like that?

Miguel (01:13):

I do like adventure. I do like the adrenaline, but I wouldn't

say I'm an adrenaline junkie. It's like something I want to do,
but not a lot. I want to do it maybe two or three times a year.
Like roller coasters. I like roller coasters, but I can't do them a
lot. It has to be something that I do once or twice a year.

Emma (01:32):

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basically. What was that?

Miguel (01:42):

Yes.

Emma (01:42):

Okay. Another thing that people would say is adventurous is

maybe spending time and doing adventurous things in
nature, like for example, if you were given the opportunity to
climb Mount Everest, would you do it?

Miguel (01:59):

MIGUEL No.

Emma (02:00):
On Adventure Why not?

Miguel (02:03):

I just, I don't see... It's just something that doesn't really

catch my attention and it's not really something that I would
want to do.

Emma (02:12):

But why doesn't it catch your attention?

Miguel (02:15):

Cause it seems scary and like, I do hikes, but more of like

walking trail hikes.

Emma (02:25):

So it's just too intense of a hike, basically. You have to be an

experienced climber to do something like that.

Miguel (02:31):

I would do something where I could just like walk one mile,

maybe two miles and then walk back home and call it a day.

Emma (02:39):

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Miguel (02:43):

Yes.

Emma (02:43):

Okay. What if someone offered you like a one-month trip, a

one month hike in the Amazon rainforest, would you do
something like that?

MIGUEL
Miguel (02:53):

I would. I think that would be fun. It would be a cool

experience. And it's something that I would never forget.
On Adventure Emma (03:00):

You'd have to hone in on your survival skills, I think for that

one.

Miguel (03:05):

Yes. Which would make it exciting. Like that, that draws my

attention.

Emma (03:11):

Okay. So the Mount Everest? No, but the Amazon, yes.

Miguel (03:16):

Yes.

Emma (03:17):

Okay. I have another adventurous scenario. If you had the

opportunity to go in a spaceship to the moon for free, would
you take it?

Miguel (03:29):

I don't know, that one... I've thought about it and I can-- I

want to say that I would want to say yes, but it's so scary that
I don't think I would actually say yes. I think I would be too
scared.

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It's too risky.

Miguel (03:44):

Yeah. That seems like it would be an awesome experience,

but it's just too much time that you have to dedicate to, to
the experience. And I'm just not sure I could get over my
fear.

Emma (04:01):

It's a risk, I think. And so would you consider yourself to be a

MIGUEL
risk-taker then?

Miguel (04:09):

It depends on the situation. Something like that? I would say

On Adventure no, but if it's like, you know, going to the Amazon rainforest,
that's something that I would normally say no, but I would do
it for the experience because it would be-- I know it could be
fun.

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JAHZIEL AND KATIE – ADVENTURE VOCABULARY
Here is a list of 13 vocabulary words and phrases that Jahziel and Katie
mention during their interview on Adventure. They are listed here in
alphabetical order.

TO BE DOWN (FOR SOMETHING) (TO DO SOMETHING)

(INFORMAL/SLANG) (COMMON EXPRESSION)
Definition: to want to do something. It’s a casual way of accepting or agreeing
to something.
Example: I’m totally down to go to that concert with you!

BUNGEE JUMPING (NOUN)

Definition: To jump from a high place with a long band strapped around the
ankles.
Example: I loved bungee jumping. Last summer I went with my friends, we all
jumped off of a really tall bridge.

CART (NOUN)
Definition: A strong vehicle with wheels, usually used to transport things.
Example: The man used a cart to transport all the fruits and vegetables.

HALFWAY (ADVERB)
Definition: The middle point
Example: We’re halfway there, only 30 miles to go!

HEIGHTS (PLURAL NOUN)

Definition: Tall, high places
Example: She’s terrified of heights.

JET SKIING (NOUN)

Definition: The activity of using a jet ski (a motorized water scooter) to travel
across a body of water.
Example: Jet skiing is my favorite water sport, I do it every summer.

MINDSET (NOUN)
Definition: A set of attitudes that someone has; a fixed state of mind or a fixed
idea.
Example: People who have positive mindsets tend to live longer.

NONE OF THE ABOVE (COMMON EXPRESSION)

Definition: None of the choices listed above / none of the options.
Example: “Do you want apples, oranges, or bananas?” “None of the above!”

OUTDOORSY (INFORMAL) (ADJECTIVE)

Definition: Used to describe people who like to spend time outdoors, or
activities that are done mostly in outdoor and natural areas.

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Example: He’s not a very outdoorsy person so I don’t think he’d like to go
camping with us.

SKYDIVING (NOUN)
Definition: The act of jumping out of an airplane for fun.
Example: Skydiving was really fun, but I’d never do it again. It was a once in a
lifetime activity!

TO PICK UP (PHRASAL VERB)

Definition: To resume an activity after stopping for a period of time.
Example: Let’s pick up where we left off.

WATER SKIING (NOUN)

Definition: Water sport that involves traveling
across water on skis that are attached to a boat.
Example: I tried waterskiing but I couldn’t keep my
balance so I kept falling into the water.

ZIPLINING (NOUN)
Definition: An adventure sport that involves hooking yourself to a harness and
sliding down along a long cable.
Example: On my vacation in Costa Rica, I tried ziplining over the forest and it was
incredible.

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Fill in the blanks with the correct words from the vocabulary bank.

1. “Which water sport do you prefer: surfing, ____________,

or ____________ ?” “____________! I can’t swim!”

2. Allison has this ____________ that all ____________ Vocabulary Bank

activities involve getting tons of bug bites. I told her that’s
Are you down
not true if you bring bug spray!
Bungee jumping

3. ____________ scares me. The thought of jumping off a cliff Cart

with a cord tied around my ankles sounds dangerous; I’d Halfway
rather not do it.
Heights

Jet skiing
4. I haven’t read any books in a while since I’ve been so busy. I
need ____________ again. Mindset

None of the above

5. I made it ____________ up the stairs to my apartment Outdoorsy
when I realized I had forgotten my key.
Skydiving

To pick that up
6. I’m not scared of ____________ so I wouldn’t have any
issues with ____________. It sounds fun to jump out of a Water skiing
moving plane! ____________ sounds like a lot of fun too,
Ziplining
because you can enjoy all the views below.

7. Jessica’s having a party tomorrow. ____________ to come?

8. The movers used a ____________ to move all the heavy

furniture.
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Answer Key: Page 29

1. “Which water sport do you prefer: surfing, water skiing, or jet

skiing?” “None of the above! I can’t swim!”
2. Allison has this mindset that all outdoorsy activities involve getting
tons of bug bites. I told her that’s not true if you bring bug spray!
3. Bungee jumping scares me. The thought of jumping off a cliff with
a cord tied around my ankles sounds dangerous; I’d rather not do it.
4. I haven’t read any books in a while since I’ve been so busy. I need to
pick that up again.
5. I made it halfway up the stairs to my apartment when I realized I
had forgotten my key.
6. I’m not scared of heights so I wouldn’t have any issues with
skydiving. It sounds fun to jump out of a moving plane! Ziplining
sounds like a lot of fun too, because you can enjoy all the views
below.
7. Jessica’s having a party tomorrow. Are you down to come?
8. The movers used a cart to move all the heavy furniture.
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Do you consider yourself to be an adventurous person?

Katie (00:06):

Me? No. I don't think so. I think that there's1 two sides to
that. Adventurous can be a risk taker or, you know,
somebody who is willing to experience new things regardless
of the situation, but, or somebody who likes to do _________
stuff, which I'm neither, so.

Jahziel (00:28):

"Which I'm neither."

Katie (00:28):

JAHZIEL No, I don't like the heat. I mean, I think that I would be happy
in like Colorado or back in Chicago where I'm from, but

AND KATIE
maybe then I would consider myself adventurous. Living in
Texas is very hard to do, so.

On Adventure Emma (00:45):

Yes. Cause it's hot.

there's1 – common mistake – Katie (00:46):

should be there are because
It's very hot.
“sides” is plural.
Emma (00:48):

And would you consider yourself to be adventurous?

Jahziel (00:51):

Yes. I love the heat. Yeah! _________ _________ _________

_________ trying new foods or going to a new place. If you
wanted to move to Colorado, I would want to move to
Colorado.

Katie (01:06):

He's just ready to go.

Jahziel (01:06):

I'm ready to go for anything!

 Emma (01:11):

That's pretty cool, I think! Have you guys ever done any
adventurous sports? Like we can talk about _________
_________ or _________ or water sports or anything like
that.

Jahziel (01:24):

Yeah, I've done _________ once, but only to like the one side
they didn't send me back to the other side cause I got scared.

Emma (01:34):

You only made it _________.

Jahziel (01:34):

Yeah. I only made it to like one end.

JAHZIEL Emma (01:37):

AND KATIE Have you gone zip lining or done an adventure course or?

Katie (01:39):
On Adventure
No, none of the, _________ _________ _________ _________.
I am scared of _________.

Emma (01:45):

Okay. So when you go to amusement parks, do you ride

rollercoasters?

Katie (01:49):

That's different, that's different.

Jahziel (01:53):

How is that different? It's high up.

Katie (01:53):

Because you're like in a _________ that's locking you down

and you're, you're in a structure, not just like falling.

Emma (02:02):

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Jahziel (02:05):

I would love to, I'd love to go skydiving or bungee jumping.

Emma (02:10):

Uh huh. How much would somebody have to pay you Katie

to go bungee jumping or skydiving?

Katie (02:16):

I don't think my life is worth...

Jahziel (02:18):

There's no amount of money in the world.

JAHZIEL
Katie (02:21):

No.

AND KATIE Emma (02:24):

What about-- let's talk about water sports. Have you ever
On Adventure gone _________ _________ or surfing or kayaking?

Jahziel (02:34):

Always-- I've always wanted to learn how to surf. I've been

_________ _________ before, my uncle has a jet ski. But
recently Katie and I went kayaking. We've been _________
_________ _________ here and there. We do it pretty
casually, but I feel like if we, if we owned our own kayak and
had an easy way to get it to the water and back then we
would be out there every weekend.

Katie (03:01):

For sure.

Emma (03:03):

And what did you think of kayaking? Do you think it was fun
or was it hard work or?

Katie (03:08):

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 Oh, it was-- it was an experience because it was 106 degrees
outside.

Emma (03:14):

Okay.

Katie (03:15):

And my-- the entire way there, I was just in this _________
that I was going to hate it because it was just really hot and it
was really uncomfortable and I was sweaty and when we got
to the water, it just, it was completely different and I'm sure
Jahziel felt relieved.

Jahziel (03:32):

JAHZIEL I felt relieved that the water was cool. But I knew the whole
time that Katie would be okay once she got into the water.

AND KATIE Everything's a lot more fun once you're doing it than before
you get out there.

On Adventure Emma (03:44):

The anticipation.

Jahziel (03:44):

The anticipation, exactly.

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 Emma (00:01):

Do you consider yourself to be an adventurous person?

Katie (00:06):

Me? No. I don't think so. I think that there's1 two sides to
that. Adventurous can be a risk taker or, you know,
somebody who is willing to experience new things regardless
of the situation, but, or somebody who likes to do outdoorsy
stuff, which I'm neither, so.

Jahziel (00:28):

"Which I'm neither."

Katie (00:28):

JAHZIEL No, I don't like the heat. I mean, I think that I would be happy
in like Colorado or back in Chicago where I'm from, but

AND KATIE
maybe then I would consider myself adventurous. Living in
Texas is very hard to do, so.

On Adventure Emma (00:45):

Yes. Cause it's hot.

there's1 – common mistake – Katie (00:46):

should be there are because
It's very hot.
“sides” is plural.
Emma (00:48):

And would you consider yourself to be adventurous?

Jahziel (00:51):

Yes. I love the heat. Yeah! I'm always down for trying new
foods or going to a new place. If you wanted to move to
Colorado, I would want to move to Colorado.

Katie (01:06):

He's just ready to go.

Jahziel (01:06):

I'm ready to go for anything!

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 Emma (01:11):

That's pretty cool, I think! Have you guys ever done any
adventurous sports? Like we can talk about bungee jumping
or skydiving or water sports or anything like that.

Jahziel (01:24):

Yeah, I've done zip-lining once, but only to like the one side
they didn't send me back to the other side cause I got scared.

Emma (01:34):

You only made it halfway.

Jahziel (01:34):

Yeah. I only made it to like one end.

JAHZIEL Emma (01:37):

AND KATIE
Have you gone zip lining or done an adventure course or?

Katie (01:39):
On Adventure No, none of the, none of the above. I am scared of heights.

Emma (01:45):

Okay. So when you go to amusement parks, do you ride

rollercoasters?

Katie (01:49):

That's different, that's different.

Jahziel (01:53):

How is that different? It's high up.

Katie (01:53):

Because you're like in a cart that's locking you down and

you're, you're in a structure, not just like falling.

Emma (02:02):

Not free falling.

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 Jahziel (02:05):

I would love to, I'd love to go skydiving or bungee jumping.

Emma (02:10):

Uh huh. How much would somebody have to pay you Katie

to go bungee jumping or skydiving?

Katie (02:16):

I don't think my life is worth...

Jahziel (02:18):

There's no amount of money in the world.

Katie (02:21):

JAHZIEL
No.

Emma (02:24):

AND KATIE What about-- let's talk about water sports. Have you ever
gone water skiing or surfing or kayaking?
On Adventure
Jahziel (02:34):

Always-- I've always wanted to learn how to surf. I've been

jet skiing before, my uncle has a jet ski. But recently Katie
and I went kayaking. We've been picking that up here and
there. We do it pretty casually, but I feel like if we, if we
owned our own kayak and had an easy way to get it to the
water and back then we would be out there every weekend.

Katie (03:01):

For sure.

Emma (03:03):

And what did you think of kayaking? Do you think it was fun
or was it hard work or?

Katie (03:08):

Oh, it was-- it was an experience because it was 106 degrees

outside.

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 Emma (03:14):

Okay.

Katie (03:15):

And my-- the entire way there, I was just in this mindset that
I was going to hate it because it was just really hot and it was
really uncomfortable and I was sweaty and when we got to
the water, it just, it was completely different and I'm sure
Jahziel felt relieved.

Jahziel (03:32):

I felt relieved that the water was cool. But I knew the whole
time that Katie would be okay once she got into the water.

JAHZIEL
Everything's a lot more fun once you're doing it than before
you get out there.

AND KATIE Emma (03:44):

The anticipation.
On Adventure
Jahziel (03:44):

The anticipation, exactly.

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ANDRE – ADVENTURE VOCABULARY
Here is a list of 18 vocabulary words and phrases that Andre mentions during
his interview on Adventure. They are listed here in alphabetical order.

BROKE (INFORMAL) (ADJECTIVE)

Definition: Used to describe a person with no money.
Example: I’m broke right now, I just spent all my money on bills.

TO CATCH A DRIFT (VERB PHRASE)

Catch / caught / caught

Definition: to become driven or carried along by air or water

Example: The surfer caught a drift on the wave.

TO CHOP UP (PHRASAL VERB)

Chop up / chopped up / chopped up

Definition: to cut into pieces

Example: First, chop up the vegetables. Then cook them.

DUDE (INFORMAL) (NOUN)

Definition: Brother, Man, Bro, Friend
Example: Dude, what’s up! How have you been?

TO ENJOY SOMETHING TO THE FULLEST (VERB

PHRASE)
Definition: to enjoy something to the maximum amount possible
Example: I enjoyed my high school years to the fullest! I loved them.

FAN (NOUN)
Definition: A machine with rotating blades that blow air.
Example: Turn the fan on please. It’s hot in here.

INTESTINES (PLURAL NOUN)

Definition: An organ that is part of the digestive system- a long tube-like organ
below the stomach.
Example: The intestines absorb nutrients and water.

IT’S A HARD HILL TO GET OVER (IDIOM)

Definition: It’s a difficult challenge
Example: It’s a hard hill to get over, but once you overcome the challenge, you
won’t regret it.

NASTY (ADJECTIVE)
Definition: Disgusting, gross
Example: This food tastes nasty! How old is it?

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OVERALL (ADVERB)
Definition: Generally, mostly
Example: I like to think that I’m overall healthy.

OYSTER (NOUN)
Definition: A sea creature that lives in a shell, typically eaten at seafood
restaurants
Example: I really don’t like the texture of oysters, so I don’t eat them.

PLATFORM (NOUN)
Definition: A raised level or a raised surface where people or things can stand.
Example: I was standing on the platform waiting for the subway when my mom
called.

RAW (ADJECTIVE)
Definition: Uncooked
Example: Sushi is raw fish.

SCENERY (NOUN)
Definition: The natural aspects of a landscape
Example: The scenery in the countryside was beautiful; there were so many
pretty flowers and trees.

TO SHOOT (VERB)
Shoot / shot / shot

Definition: To film
Example: Tomorrow they’re shooting the final scene of the movie.

THRILL (NOUN)
Definition: An intense feeling of excitement, or an activity that causes intense
excitement.
Example: Riding on that roller coaster was a thrill! I want to do it again.

UNDERNEATH (PREPOSITION)
Definition: Below
Example: The cat likes to sleep underneath the table.

WHEN IT COMES TO (COMMON EXPRESSION)

Definition: When it’s related to. This expression is typically used to define a
specific subject that’s being talked about at the moment.
Example: When it comes to dancing, he’s a pro!

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Andre – Adventure Vocabulary
Fill in the blanks with the correct words from the vocabulary bank.

1. ____________! Can you turn off the ____________? It’s too

cold in here.
2. I think cow ____________ are ____________! Why would
anyone eat a part of an animal’s digestive system? Vocabulary Bank
3. I’m totally ____________ so I can’t afford to get the sushi at
Broke
that nice restaurant. It’s too bad, because I’m a big fan of
____________ fish! Caught a drift
4. ____________, but I’m glad I’m not afraid of swimming
Chopping up
anymore.
5. Last night I was walking ____________ the bridge when Dude
someone tried to rob me.
Enjoyed it to the fullest
6. My eyes started to water a lot when I was ____________
the onions yesterday. Fan
7. ____________, I think she’s a good person. Intestines
8. The birds ____________ in the wind as they were flying
together. It was a hard hill to get over

9. The ____________ at the beach was really beautiful. I loved Nasty

all the palm trees and the clear blue water. There was even
Overall
a restaurant on the beach that served delicious
____________. Oysters
10. Try not to fall off the ____________! I don’t want you to get
Platform
hurt.
11. When I went to the amusement park last week, I Raw
____________. Riding all the rides was such a Scenery
____________ and I had so much fun!
12. ____________ ____________ movies, that director is a pro. Shoot

Thrill

Underneath

When it comes to

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Andre – Adventure Vocabulary Answer Key:
1. Dude! Can you turn off the fan? It’s too cold in here.
2. I think cow intestines are nasty! Why would anyone eat a part of an
animal’s digestive system?
3. I’m totally broke so I can’t afford to get the sushi at that nice
restaurant. It’s too bad, because I’m a big fan of raw fish!
4. It was a hard hill to get over, but I’m glad I’m not afraid of
swimming anymore.
5. Last night I was walking underneath the bridge when someone
tried to rob me.
6. My eyes started to water a lot when I was chopping up the onions
yesterday.
7. Overall, I think she’s a good person.
8. The birds caught a drift in the wind as they were flying together.
9. The scenery at the beach was really beautiful. I loved all the palm
trees and the clear blue water. There was even a restaurant on the
beach that served delicious oysters.
10. Try not to fall off the platform! I don’t want you to get hurt.
11. When I went to the amusement park last week, I enjoyed it to the
fullest. Riding all the rides was such a thrill and I had so much fun!
12. When it comes to shooting movies, that director is a pro.

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 Emma (00:00):

Do you consider yourself to be an adventurous person?

Andre (00:04):

Yeah. So I love to explore and even more since I got my

camera and then a new one, I'll just be more addicted to
adventuring, you know?

Emma (00:15):

And what types of adventures do you do with your camera?

Andre (00:19):

ANDRE Oh, _________ adventures. I go out and shoot things, you

know, go and try to get as much _________ as I can and
creating something.
On Adventure Emma (00:34):

So you like creative adventures then?

Much1 – Common mistake.
Should be many because sports Andre (00:37):
is a countable noun.
Yeah.

Emma (00:37):

Okay.

Andre (00:38):

And the camera gives me more purpose to be out there and

really, you know, _________ _________ _________ _________
_________.

Emma (00:48):

And do you think you are adventurous when it comes to like

adventure sports, like skydiving or bungee jumping or zip-
lining or any of those?

Andre (00:58):

I would love to skydive. Love doing that stuff, especially if I

could film it and um personally, I don't do too much1 sports,

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 but I enjoy the art of it. But I'm definitely a skydive person,
more extreme, I like roller coasters. So,

Emma (01:18):

Okay. You go to amusement parks for the rollercoasters.

Andre (01:22):

Yeah, I'm an adrenaline junkie. I'm not gonna2 lie. I like

getting scared. Cause I like the adrenaline coming up.

Emma (01:28):

So you would definitely go sky diving. Why haven't you gone

ANDRE
skydiving yet?

Andre (01:33):

_________. Temporarily, at least during that time. But I

On Adventure actually went skydiving with my son indoors, but....

Emma (01:43):
Gonna2 – Casual speech – going
to You did indoor skydiving! Tell me about that. What was--
what is indoor skydiving?

Andre (01:47):

It was cool. You know, you got an instructor. One minute

goes by very quick.

Emma (01:52):

But how do you skydive indoors? Like what is the process?

Explain it.

Andre (01:59):

Pretty much you're _________ _________ _________ and you

have a certain location where your arms and your legs are
moved up. And you ride with the wind.

Emma (02:09):

So do you jump out of something or…?

Andre (02:11):

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 No, you actually-- there's huge _________ _________.
_________, so scary. Cause if that underneath _________
falls, dude, you're getting _________ _________.

Emma (02:22):

So there's a giant fan.

Andre (02:24):

Fan, dude, it's so big dude! That thing is huge, and it blows
you up.

Emma (02:29):

ANDRE
So the giant fan keeps you up in the air and it's supposed to
give you the sensation that you're falling from a plane or
something?

Andre (02:35):
On Adventure
Yeah. Because the building's really high.

Emma (02:39):

Okay. And what did your son think of it? Did he like it, or...?

Andre (02:42):

Dude, he loved it. He loved it. He absolutely loved it. I loved

it. It was a _________.

Emma (02:49):

So you would do it again for sure.

Andre (02:50):

For sure.

Emma (02:52):

What about when it comes to food? Are you adventurous

when it comes to trying new foods?

Andre (02:58):

Love it. _________, anything that's _________, but doesn't

poison me.

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 Emma (03:05):

What's the weirdest thing you've tried?

Andre (03:08):

Probably _________.

Emma (03:11):

Intestines? Of what animal? Do you remember?

Andre (03:16):

ANDRE
I think of a pig, maybe something like that? Yeah. Yeah.
That's interesting. But they're not _________; They smell
disgusting. They smell so bad.

Emma (03:28):
On Adventure
And so _________ you didn't like it?

Andre (03:32):
3—
Quite a few – bit Andre meant
I got accustomed to it. Got accustomed to it. Definitely.
to say quite a bit here.
Emma (03:38):

So you ate it again after you tried it the first time.

Andre (03:41):

For sure.

Emma (03:41):

How many times have you had intestines?

Andre (03:44):

Quite a few—bit3. They're actually, they're actually not too

bad. _________ _________ _________ _________ _________
_________ _________ _________ _________ _________
_________ _________ the smell.

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 Emma (00:00):

Do you consider yourself to be an adventurous person?

Andre (00:04):

Yeah. So I love to explore and even more since I got my

camera and then a new one, I'll just be more addicted to
adventuring, you know?

Emma (00:15):

And what types of adventures do you do with your camera?

Andre (00:19):

ANDRE Oh, shooting adventures. I go out and shoot things, you

know, go and try to get as much scenery as I can and creating
something.
On Adventure Emma (00:34):

So you like creative adventures then?

Much1 – Common mistake.
Should be many because sports Andre (00:37):
is a countable noun.
Yeah.

Emma (00:37):

Okay.

Andre (00:38):

And the camera gives me more purpose to be out there and

really, you know, enjoy it to its fullest.

Emma (00:48):

And do you think you are adventurous when it comes to like

adventure sports, like skydiving or bungee jumping or zip-
lining or any of those?

Andre (00:58):

I would love to skydive. Love doing that stuff, especially if I

could film it and um personally, I don't do too much1 sports,
but I enjoy the art of it. But I'm definitely a skydive person,
more extreme, I like roller coasters. So,

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 Emma (01:18):

Okay. You go to amusement parks for the rollercoasters.

Andre (01:22):

Yeah, I'm an adrenaline junkie. I'm not gonna2 lie. I like

getting scared. Cause I like the adrenaline coming up.

Emma (01:28):

So you would definitely go sky diving. Why haven't you gone

skydiving yet?

Andre (01:33):

ANDRE Broke. Temporarily, at least during that time. But I actually

went skydiving with my son indoors, but....

Emma (01:43):
On Adventure
You did indoor skydiving! Tell me about that. What was--
what is indoor skydiving?
Gonna2 – Casual speech – going
to Andre (01:47):

It was cool. You know, you got an instructor. One minute

goes by very quick.

Emma (01:52):

But how do you skydive indoors? Like what is the process?

Explain it.

Andre (01:59):

Pretty much you're catching a drift and you have a certain

location where your arms and your legs are moved up. And
you ride with the wind.

Emma (02:09):

So do you jump out of something or…?

Andre (02:11):

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 No, you actually-- there's huge fans underneath. Dude, so
scary. Cause if that underneath platform falls, dude, you're
getting chopped up.

Emma (02:22):

So there's a giant fan.

Andre (02:24):

Fan, dude, it's so big dude! That thing is huge, and it blows
you up.

Emma (02:29):

ANDRE
So the giant fan keeps you up in the air and it's supposed to
give you the sensation that you're falling from a plane or
something?

Andre (02:35):
On Adventure
Yeah. Because the building's really high.

Emma (02:39):

Okay. And what did your son think of it? Did he like it, or...?

Andre (02:42):

Dude, he loved it. He loved it. He absolutely loved it. I loved

it. It was a thrill.

Emma (02:49):

So you would do it again for sure.

Andre (02:50):

For sure.

Emma (02:52):

What about when it comes to food? Are you adventurous

when it comes to trying new foods?

Andre (02:58):

Love it. Oysters, anything that's raw, but doesn't poison me.

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 Emma (03:05):

What's the weirdest thing you've tried?

Andre (03:08):

Probably intestines.

Emma (03:11):

Intestines? Of what animal? Do you remember?

Andre (03:16):

ANDRE
I think of a pig, maybe something like that? Yeah. Yeah.
That's interesting. But they're not nasty; They smell
disgusting. They smell so bad.

Emma (03:28):
On Adventure
And so overall you didn't like it?

Andre (03:32):
3—
Quite a few – bit Andre meant
I got accustomed to it. Got accustomed to it. Definitely.
to say quite a bit here.
Emma (03:38):

So you ate it again after you tried it the first time.

Andre (03:41):

For sure.

Emma (03:41):

How many times have you had intestines?

Andre (03:44):

Quite a few—bit3. They're actually, they're actually not too

bad. It's just a hard hill to get over when it comes to the
smell.

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 MINI CHALLENGE!
Topic: Adventure
It's time to do something extra to expand your vocabulary on the topic!
Choose one of the mini challenge options below to challenge yourself:

Option 1: Watch a series or movie related to the topic.

Option 2: Watch a YouTube video or listen to a podcast on the topic.
Option 3: Search for an article to read online about the topic. My favorite
place to search for articles is time.com, but you can find them anywhere.
Option 4: Watch a TED Talk on the topic at ted.com

Choose one option from the list above to practice either your reading or your
listening skills. As you listen or read, write down 8 new vocabulary words,
their definitions, and examples of your own in the spaces below (to practice
using the words in context.)

OPTION CHOSEN:

Write down 8 words/phrases, definitions, and examples of the words in context to help the words stick in your memory.

WORD: WORD:

DEFINITION: DEFINITION:

EXAMPLE: EXAMPLE:

WORD: WORD:

DEFINITION: DEFINITION:

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 MINI CHALLENGE
Use the space below to write a detailed description in your own words
of whatever you read, heard or watched. In your description, try to use
the eight vocabulary words or phrases you wrote down on the previous
page. After writing, without looking, record yourself describing what
you saw/read in order to practice your speaking. Then, compare your
recording to your writing.
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Write what you hear
Listen to a short clip from one of the interviews as many times as
you need. Write down everything that you hear in the spaces below.
Then use the next page to check what you wrote.

EMMA

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Check what you wrote
Below you can see exactly what was said in the audio clip. Check
your answers. Does this match everything that you wrote down on
the previous page?

...and I never realized how many stars we

cannot see because of light pollution.

EMMA Oh, wow. That sounds incredible. Wow. And

so do you go camping often, would you say?

It was something we did occasionally when I was

a kid, I have not been since-- actually I think the
last time I went camping was in high school. I
would like to go again, I'd be very open to it.

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