Warn about a possible risk

 

VOCABULARY •Describe risks

• Dangerous
• Rocky
• Steep
• Slippery
• Dark
• Exhausting
• Foggy
• A path
• A cliff
• A cave

Conversation 

A: Maria went last week to Minca and broke her arm.

B: I didn't know and how did that happen?

A: He was going up to the waterfalls of MARINKA, it was raining and he slipped.

B: And he didn't see the danger warnings. 

A: Yes, but he was overconfident.  

Dangerous animals and insects

1. A snake
2. A shark
3. A jellyfish
4. A bear
5. A scorpion
6. A mosquito 

Conversation:

Danger with jellyfish

We went to the beach in Santa Marta, the beach is called Bahía Concha and I was touched by a jellyfish and they took me to the hospital for emergency treatment. 

 

GRAMMAR• Too + adjective and infinitive

• Use too + an adjective and an infinitive to give a warning or an explanation. 

It was too wet to go for a walk.

The river water is too dirty for cooking.

• Use a for phrase to further clarify a warning or explanation. 

This is too difficult for me.

The room was too noisy to study. 

GRAMMAR:

It is very dangerous to arrive at the bus stop at 10 pm.

There are dangerous snakes on Mariana's farm. 

Children should not go to school alone.

Conversation:

A: Excuse me, can you tell me the way to the forest?

B: Yes, it is across the path.

A: Thank you, is it safe to walk in the forest?

B: Not really, there are snakes, scorpions and it is very dark.

A: Ok, I'd better not go in.

B: The forest is dangerous.

Describe a natural setting

VOCABULARY •Describing natural features

Geographic nouns

• A forest
• A jungle
• A valley
• A canyon
• An island
• A glacier

Geographic adjectives

• Mountainous
• Hilly
• Flat
• Dry / Arid
• Lush / Green

The department of Magdalena is very rainy these months, there is rain every day and the cars do not enter the villages.