Three things I learned while my plane crashed

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Three things I learned while my plane crashed Warming up 

Do you have a bucket list?

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What are some of the things you have in your bucket list?

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Look at the following list. Would you like to do any of these things?

□ travel all around the world □ learn some other language □ run a marathon □ move to a small town

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change your profession achieve your ideal weight go scuba diving climb a mountain

Vocabulary builder

EXPLOSION

ENGINE

SMOKE

SEAT

IMPACT

FLIGHT ATTENDANT

Now, can you tell a short story using all these words? Let’s try.

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Before you watch Ric Elias survived a plane accident. He says that this experience has taught him three things. Those pictures and sentences give you a hint about what those things are. Look at the pictures. Read the sentences. What do you think Ric has learned from his plane crash experience?

“I collect bad wines.”

“I no longer try to be right.”

“The only goal I have in life.”

Now watch the Ric’s talk. How right were your guesses? Can you explain briefly what the three things he learned are?

Watching for details What words does Rick use to describe his feelings? Watch again, and complete the chart. A big explosion, a plane full of smoke and a clacking engine sound… His seat that day was… The three words the pilot said after the engines stopped were rather… What he could see in the flight attendant’s eyes was… Not fighting with his wife for two years feels… He was not exactly afraid of dying, but it was…

Now, attribute each of the adjectives you wrote on the exercise above to one of the following pictures. Explain why you’ve attributed that word to the picture. 2

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Describing emotions Write each of the words from the previous exercise on the top of each list below. Then, choose from the box the best words for each of the categories.

□ ABHORRENT

□ ALARMING

□ CONSIDERABLE

□ CREEPY

□ EMOTIONLESS

□ APPALLING

□ ATROCIOUS

□ BIG

□ BITTER

□ DEADPAN

□ DIFFERENT

□ DISMAL

□ ENORMOUS

□ EXCLUSIVE

□ HEARTBROKEN

□ CHILLY

□ DISPASSIONATE

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The gift of a miracle At the end of his talk, Ric leaves us many questions to be answered. These are not simple questions. We would have to put ourselves into his shoes. Let’s talk about them. “I was given the gift of a miracle, of not dying that day. I was given another gift, which was to be able to see into the future and come back and live differently. I challenge you guys that are flying today, imagine the same thing happens on your plane - and please don't - but imagine, and how would you change? What would you get done that you're waiting to get done because you think you'll be here forever? How would you change your relationships and the negative energy in them? And more than anything: are you being the best parent you can?” 3

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