Unit 3: �Outdoor pursuit�Lessons 10-11
My heroic adventures
Learning objectives:
Reading: To read a blog article, using present perfect and future forms, about a future challenge: to skim for gist, to scan for specific information and to read for comprehension.
Writing: To complete a newspaper article with key vocabulary.
Speaking: To speculate about a future challenge and talk about people who like doing tough challenges.
Key vocabulary:
distance
blog
heroic
amazing
challenge
ultra marathon
marathon
desert
coast
sand dune
tent unbelievable
degree
tough
stage
run
wonderful
race
dune
temperature
1 True
2 False: it will take six days
3 True
4 False: it will go up to 30 degrees at some times
5 False: he says running will be very tough
6 True
desert
coast
tent
blog
challenge
dune
1 challenges
2 marathon
3 desert
4 coast
5 dunes
6 tents
7 blog
1 It was so hot that it was difficult to run. He got sand in his shoes, which was painful.
2 Talking to the other runners, and when they ran one of the stages during the night.
3 He is going to try kayaking (at the River Nile Festival in Uganda). It will be dangerous and fun.
1 tough
2 painful
3 great; happy
4 incredible
5 exciting
6 dangerous
1f
2d
3g
4a
5e
6h
7c
8i
9b