Amazon kally

motorcycle /’m>uto,saikaP (n) I am going to go to France on the back of my friend‘s

race mc is/ (v/n) Twenty people raced down the street and I arrived first.
jungle /‘d¿wgyaI/ (n) It rains every day in the jung/e.
 ’Listen to this, David!’ he says. ‘There’s a problem in the Amazon.
The lndians are very angry because miners are going into the jungle.
The miners are taking their homes.’
But David isn’t listening to Brian. ‘The race is going to be good,’
he says.
‘Yes ... and difficult, David.’
Two days later, the racers are in Brasilia. Brian and David are there,
too. A lot of people come and watch. It is a beautiful, sunny morning.
There is a lot of noise. People are talking to the racers.
Photographers are taking pictures.

miner /’ma na/ (n) Her brothers are miners and they never see the sun.
 'The race is going to start,’ a young man
says. ‘Listen.’
'Good morning!’ a man says. 'This is the
start of the Amazon Rally. Forty-two people
are going to race from here to Manaus.’
'Are you OK, Briant’ David asks.
'No,’ Brian answers. 'I’ve got a problem. Look! OU is leaking from
the engine of my motorcycle.’
‘Where’s that glue for oil leaks?’ Brian asks.

rally /’rzeIi/ (n) People in the ra//y drive across the Sahara for days.
oil /,iI/ (n) Can you put some oi/ in the car, please?
leak /li:k/ (v/n) Why is there water on the floor? What is leaking?
engine /'u ^<3 (n) There is a problem with the engine in my car.
glue /gIu:/ (n) The children are making hau from newspaper. Have you got any glue*
 The engines of the motorcycles make a lot of n oise.
‘The race is starting, David says.
‘Let’s go!’ Brian says.
The Amazon Rally starts!
The first day is OK. The roads are good. The racers see many small
towns and villages. People stand near the road and watch them.

village '• ltd¿’ (n) We live in a small vi//age near a big town.
 On the second day, the roads are not very good. Two ltalians,
Luigi and Enrico, are in first and second place.
On the tbicd day, the mcers are in the jungle. The roads are very
bad. The Brazilians are in first and second place now. Then come
Luigi and Enrico. David and Brian are behind the two Italians.
The mce always stops late in the ahernoon.
'Those Brazilians are very good, and they know the road,’ Brian
says that evening.
’The Brazilians aren't a problem. The rain is our big problem.
Look!’ David answers.

second /'sekand/ The first film was good, but I didn*t like the second film.
third /0a:d/ The third bedroom on this floor is very small.
 Were you right7
Look again at Activity 1.2 on page [Link] your answers right?’Then put
these words in the sentences.

ßrian and ' . , , *‘:* ' ! . .. . arc from [Link]. "they are in '
for a niotorcycle . .. . ßefiore the race, ßrian h:is a
from lris engine. I3avid gives him somc
The race goes from Brasilia to " . ... . and takes them
across the lt is very " there in rhe evcning
and rhc days are verf "

2Æ What more did you learn?'

Finish the sentences with words on the right.

I3 1 Forty-two people A many small towns and

2 The racers see " ”” -. villages.
3 On the second day , B make a lot of noise.
4 The roads C two Italians are in front of
5 The engines of the : the Englishmen.
motorcycles D are going to race.
E are not very good.
Language in use 'Forty-two people are
Look at the sentence on the right. Then going to race from here
put the right word in the sentences. to f'4anaus.'

in on from near across to

1 David and Brian are . . I’ ^. ......... Enfield.

2 They usually race England.
3 They are going to race ...................... the jungle.
In Brasilia, people talk ......... .. .. . the racers.
5 Oil is leaking ... Brian’s engine.
6 Brian puts some glue .. the leak.
7 People stand the road and watch the racers.
8 The roads are bad. There are trees the roads.
9 It is their second day the jungle.
10 Brian writes about his day. Then he goes bed.

What’s next?
What problems are Brian and David going to have in the race? What do
you think* Talk to your friends and write answers here.
 The race starts very early on the third day in the jungle.
In the afternoon Brian and David stop. The jungle is very
beautiM, but they aren’t looking at it. They are looking for the town
of Una-Una.
‘Where are we now?' Brian asks.
‘I don’t know.’
'Is this the road to Una-Una?’
'I don’t know,’ David says again.
‘Where are the racers?’ Brian asks.
'Can you hear them*’
They stop their engines and listen.
The jungje is quiec. Then they hear
a noise.
‘Listen, David!’ Brian says.
‘What is it?’ David asks.
'It isn’t a motorcycle,’ Brian
answers.

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 Suddenly they see some men. They are walking to Brian and David.
'Look at those men, David!’ Brian says.
'Who are they'' David asks,
'They aren’t racers, David. They’re ... Indians!'
The Indians come and talk to Brian and David.
But the rsyo young men can’t understand them.
‘These Indians are very angry, Brian. But why?’
'I don’t know. I can’t understand them.’
'We’ve got a problem, Brian,’ David says.
The lndians take the two young men to
an India village. A woman with blue eyes
comes and teks to Brian and David.
Her name’s Astrid and she’s German.
She lives in the jungle because she's
working there with the Indians.
‘Who are you?’ the woman asks.
’I’m Brian, and this is my
friend David.’
 ’Wh y are the Indians angry?’ David asks.
‘Are you miners* The miners want this place. Sometimes they
come here and they kill the Indians,’ Astrid says.
’We aren’t miners. We’re motorcycle racers,’ David says. ‘We want
to go to Una-Una.’
Astrid talks to Maoni, the Indian cinief. Maoni listens and talks to
his men. They aren’t angry now.
‘The miners are coming to the village,’ Astrid says. ‘Chief Maoni
knows that. They’re going to kill his men.’
‘Let's get the police, Astrid,’ Brian says.
'How? There’s no time.’
‘I can go to Una-Una. There’s [Link] station there,’ Brian says.
‘But you don’t know the road to Una-Una,’ David says.
Astrid and Chief Maoni talk again.
‘Caruak is going to go to Una-Una with you tomorrow. He’s Chief
Maoni’s son, and he knows the road,’ Astrid says.

kill /k›I/ (v) The animals ii/led two people because they had no food
chief /l{i:I/ (n) We talked to the chief about his people’s problems.
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Activities 3

Were you right?

Look again at your answers to Activity 2.4. Then finish these sentences.
1 Brian and David look for the road to Una-Una, but they

2 Some Indians talk to them, but Brian and David

3 Brian and David aren t miners, but the Indians

4 The miners are coming to the vi(Iage and they

5 Brian and David want to get the police, but they

What more did you learn?

What comes first? Write the numbers, 1—5.
' A Brian and David stop in the jungle

B They hear about the Indians problems.

C They meet a Gefman woman.

D Some Indians take Brian and David to their vi(lage.

E Brian and Caruak go to Una-Una.

Language in use
They are looking for
Look at the sentence on &e [Link] the town of Una-Una.
write sentences about the plctures.

Astrid !?ï t.**.!Ê'/2g.... Chief Naoni

(tatk) to Brian and
David. (smite) at Astrid. (start) his motorcycle.

Caruak ... ...... .,......... An Indian Camak

... ... . .. . . .......... ... ..... ....................
(watch) Brian. (mn) to the trees. on the motorcycte.

What’s nextÈ
What do you think? Circle the right answer.
1 Brian is going to have a problem with ... .
a his helmet b his engine c the police
2 Camak is going to stop the oil teak with ....
a a fruit b glue c water
3 The potice are going to go to ....
a Manaus b Basilia c the Indian village
4 The Indian chief is going to give ... to Brian and David.
a knives b Indian names c hau
5 Brian and David are going to arrive in Manaus ... Enrico and Luigi.
a before b after c with
 Early in the ahernoon, they come
to a big river. Brian looks in his road
book. They are nen Una-Una now.
Then Brian looks at the engine.
'Oh, no! Oil is leaking fiom the
engine again!’ he thinks. He stops
the motorcycle.
'I haven’t got any glue? Where’s
David’s glue?’ he thinks. 'Tkis time
I’ve got a big problem!’
CaruA looks at %e oil. Then he
walks to a uee and taku a green fiuit. He puu the fmit on the hot
engine. The leak stops.
‘That'i very good,' Brian says. 'Thank you, Caruab. Let’s go.’
Yhey start to Aive again. The oil oken leaks kom the engine, but
Caruak stops it with the green kuit every time. They arrive in Una-
Una in the nening.
They meet Captain Silva at the police s>tion, and Brian talkn to
him.

min /'kvptoa/ (n) I can see t«n footballers, but where is the captafn7
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necklace /'nekIaw' (n) Thât is a beautiful necklaces Was it exp¥nsive7
jaguar /‘d ttjua/ (n) Jaguars live near the river. but we never see them.
$hemplon /'t/ampion/ (n) He always arrives first. He is the c/Campion!
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 Captain Silva takes Brian and David
to Manaus. The racers are there.
There are photographers, too.
They are taking pictures of the
champions - Luigi and Enrico, the
rwo Italians,
‘Brian? David? Hello!’ Enrico says.
‘Look. We’re the champions,’
Luigi says.
‘Congratulations!’ Brian and
David say.
'nre you OK.' Enrico asks.
‘Now we are,’ Brian says.
Brian and David talk to Enrico and Luigi about the Indians and
the miners.
‘You’re champions, too,' Luigi says.
‘Yes, they're champions of a very important race,’ Captain Silva says.
Brian and David look at their Indian necklaces.
‘Congratulations, Manaué!' David says to his friend.
‘Congratulations, Jaguari!’ Brian says.

congtatulctiens Aan,grntJu'lei{snz/ You are eighty years old today7 Congratufationil

Work with a friend.
I fft‹›‹Ictzc A: You are Brian. You are at the police station with Caruak. Talk to
Captain Silva about the problem at the village.
d
t bt You are Captain Silva Listen to Brian. Ask questions. What are
you going to do?

Work with three friends.

' !fitt›‹lci›ts A «»‹J I\: You are Enrico and Luigi Talk to Brian and David. Ask
them about the race and their problems.
S de ts a dD You are Brian and David. Give Enrico and Luigi your
congratulations. Answer their questions.

You are Brian. Write about Day 5 of the race. Put these words in the
sentences.
interesting hot champions miners happy
necklaces Manaus beautiful too

Ooy 5
We ore ir '
now, yt ¡g p
†own on t he river , but it is
very'

Enrico and Luigi are the 4

Altiazon RaJly.
Of the
I am very^
them. 8• t DQvid and I a for t
/°2 hd§py for Chief Mooni
. T he
C ob cticIri’t $ 11 them 4nd now we
•• g oC k I» Enq ' d in.•th Ou.
and our new I nd ian nCiiylM . \Ve
had a veyr 9
time in sraxi.’
 What do you know about the Amazon? Work with two or three
students and find the answers to these questions. Look at books or the
Internet.

a How long is the Amazon River?

b Which countries does the Amazon River run across?

c Name three important towns on the Amazon River.

d Which of these animals live in or near the Amazon?

e How many Indians live in the Amazon jungle?

f What problems are there for the people and animals in the jungle?
 Talk to your friends about their answers. What can they teach you
about the Amazon! Write here.

«-. Now write about the Amazon River and the Amazon jungle.
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Activities 1

What’s the book about?

1 Look at the picture on the front of this book. Which country is this
story about* How do you know?
Italy Japan Mexico England Brazil Russia
Z What do you know about the Amazon? Which of these words are
going to be in this book? Write or X.

1J,' What happens firstT

Look at the pictures on pages 1 and 2, and the words in italics. What do
you think? Which is the right word?
1 The two young men are friends / brothers.
2 They are English f American.
3 They race motorcycles / cars.
4 They are going to race across a river /jungIe.