1 DVD EXTRA

INTERMEDIATE PLUS UNIT 1 e) The location of Fair Isle.

1 A Look at the photos. Why might people choose to
live in these places? What might be difficult about
living there?
f) The difficulties of living on the island.
g) Who owns the island.
B Work in pairs. Can you remember what was said
about each topic in Exercise 2A?

3 A Decide if the sentences are true (T) or false (F).

1 Almost 400 people live on the island.
2 It was expensive for Sean and Rachel to move to
the island.
3 The woman says she always feels lucky to be on
the island.
4 Fair Isle is between the Shetland Islands and the
City Orkney Islands.
5 The National Trust have owned the island since
the forties.
6 Both Sean and Rachel were in the military.
7 Sean and Rachel had known each other for a few
years before applying to live on the island.
8 Sean and Rachel have been living on the island for
more than a year.

Island B Watch the DVD again to check.

4 A Underline the correct alternatives to complete the

sentences.
1 If we lose two or three more families, then the
population falls/crashes.
2 It was a massive leap/jump of faith I think on both
our parts to come here together.
3 Sean and Rachel are both ex-military and are well-
Mountains equipped/well-experienced to adapt to island life.
4 Rachel is a finisher/fisher for one of the island’s
knitters.
5 Sean’s a much-needed crew man/member on the
island’s ferry.
6 And they’re yet to face/see their first winter on
Fair Isle.

B Watch the DVD again to check.

Village
5 A Imagine you are going to apply to live on Fair Isle.
B Work in pairs and discuss. Which place would be There is only one place. Answer the questions to
best … prepare for the application interview.
1 to raise a family? 1 What work experience/skills do you have which
would be useful for life on the island?
2 to grow old?
2 What personal qualities do you possess that
3 to grow up?
would make you an ideal inhabitant?
4 to work?
3 Why do you want to live on the island?
2 A Watch the DVD and number the topics in the order 4 What type of work would you like to do on Fair Isle?
they are mentioned.
B Work in groups. Ask and answer the questions to
a) How they feel about living on the island. choose the best candidate. Try to convince the
b) Working on the island. other candidates to choose you.
c) When Sean and Rachel met.
d) When Sean and Rachel arrived on the island. C Tell the class who your group chose and why.

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