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The Thai Cave Rescue

Historic Events

Int – High Int

Teens & Adults

Students read about the miraculous rescue of 12 young boys and their soccer coach from a flooded cave in Thailand. Learners also discuss the rescue operation and review the third conditional.

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Vocabulary
  • mouth
  • chamber
  • medic
  • devise
  • treacherous
  • monsoon
  • deteriorating
  • with heavy hearts
  • extraction
  • emerge
  • airlift
  • in quarantine
PDF Content
  • warm-up
  • reading
  • vocabulary review tasks
  • comprehension questions
  • grammar review
  • discussion
  • listening with gap-fill
Task Content
  • Warm-Up(Reference)
  • Vocabulary Preview A(Matching)
  • Vocabulary Preview B(Matching)
  • Read & Listen(Reference)
  • Usage Note(Reference)
  • Timeline(Sequencing)
  • Comprehension(Open-Ended Questions)
  • Vocabulary Review(Type in the Blanks)
  • Grammar Review A(Reference)
  • Grammar Review B(Reference)
  • Grammar Practice(Open-Ended Questions)
  • Discussion(Reference)
  • Personal Response(Speaking Task)