1. STUDENTS MUST COMPLETE THE TASKS
BEFORE SEEING THIS ANSWER KEY
TASK 2
I.
Reading the article Going it alone. Complete the section on the left of the
chart with information about Debra Veal and her journey.
age
Debra Veal
27 years old
travelled in
A boat
left
Tenerife on 7 October 2001
arrived
in Barbados on 26 January
2002
4,768 km
length of
journey
number of
days
113
Problems
Hurricanes, sharks, loneliness

2. II.
Read the article Going it alone again. What do these phrases refer to?
1. Four years
The Veals trained for the race.

3. 2. Eight days
Debra Veal’s husband began to have panic attacks
3. Fifteen
years
Debra Veal’s husband, a top rower with fifteen years’
experience
4. 5.30
Debra Veal started rowing
5. Every hour
Debra Veal woke every hour to check for supertankers.
6. Six meters
A wave six meters high turned DebraVeal’sboat over.
7. 4000$
The telephone bill
After listening, complete the section on the right of the chart with information
about Polly Vacher and her journey.
age
Polly Vacher
57 years old
travelled in
A small one-engine aeroplane
left
Birmingham Airport on12
January2002
At Birmingham Airport on
17May 2002
46,670km
arrived
length of
journey
number of
days
124
Problems
Hurricanes, engine problems,
plane ran out of fuel