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3.1 Can you talk about adventure sports?
Unit3
1 Put these expressions in the correct 4 Complete this e-mail.
column. Write the verbs in the correct form.
collecting coins football tennis sharks be never do good at ever go
snakes spiders swimming taking exams never see ever try
travelling horror films
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Hi Niall,
Well, our class is finally here in Australia on our
English and sports programme!
We (a) ’ve been here for two days now, and
I’m interested in I’m good at I’m scared of
I (b) such a beautiful place! I am not
travelling
very (c) Australian English yet!
(d) you snorkelling? We
went to the Great Barrier Reef yesterday and saw
huge reef fish and a baby shark. (e) you
jet skiing? We are going tomorrow.

2 Unscramble these questions. I (f) any rock climbing before. We’ve just
had a lesson indoors, and now my arms hurt! OK,
a any / you / ever / adventure / have / write back and tell me what’s going on at home!!
sports / done / ? Rick

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Have you ever done any adventure sports?
b about / you / what / ?

c any / skateboarding / has / done / he / ?
5 Write questions using these prompts.
d swimming / are / good / at / you / ?
a ever / go sailing ?
Have you ever gone sailing?
e is / thing / the / ever / exciting / what /
b be / scared / water ?
you / have / most / done / ?
c ever / try windsurfing ?

d interested / learn snowboarding ?
3 Match these replies to the questions
in Activity 2.
a I’ve been snorkelling, but I’m not very good
at it. a 6 Write true answers for the above
b Well, I’ve sailed a lot, but only on lakes and in your notebooks.
rivers. a No, I haven’t, but I’d like to!
c Snowboarding in Tasmania! b
d No, none at all. He’s scared of speed! c
e No, I’m scared of the water! d

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Risk takers
3.2 Vocabulary
Unit3
1 Match the words with the pictures. 4 Find words to complete the following
words and phrases.
a jet skiing 4
b snorkelling
1 4
c parasailing
d hang-gliding
e rock climbing
2 5
f snowboarding

3 6
H E I G H T S O J M P F

2 Circle the correct option. A J N A C I N I U G T I
D U A N O B J C M F N L
a There was … rain last night.
O N E P L H O O P H H M
1 terrific 2 torrential 3 turbulent
G T I S S U R F I N G S
b A … lasts a hundred years.
1 decade 2 millennium 3 century S J S F B A L A N C E I

c We found some old Roman … . M A T H S T R G G A G U

1 coins 2 pennies 3 notes
a wind surfing
d After a terrible accident, the … did nothing
b scared of
to help.
c good at
1 spectators 2 onlookers 3 audience
d interested in
e They were handing out publicity … in the
street. e a sense of
1 programmes 2 brochures 3 leaflets f bungee
g a good head for

3 Are these statements true (T) or
false (F)? If false, correct them. 5 Fill in the missing vowels.
a If you are a beginner, you have a very high a The Welsh were the first inhabitants of the
level. British Isles.
F - If you are a beginner, you have a b In the film the actor thr_w himself _ff the
very low level. tall building.
b A countdown goes from 1–10. c My mother is an _xp_r_ _nc_d driver.
She’s been driving for twenty-five years.
c A risk taker likes to stay at home. d My favourite sc_lpt_r is Rodin.
e Listen carefully to the _nstr_ct_r. She’ll
d An ‘adrenaline addict’ needs adrenaline as
tell you what to do.
often as possible.
f Don’t scr_ _ m! It’s only me. I didn’t want
to frighten you.
e If you cheat, you are very honest.
g P_l_t_cs is often dirty business.

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Risk takers
3.3 Can you describe sporting experiences?
Unit3
1 Complete this table. 3 Circle the correct option.
past past
infinitive
simple participle
a fall fell fallen
b leave
c stand INDIA: How often do you (a) go / going
snowboarding, Marta?
d kneel
MARTA: Not very often during the summer, but
e win I (b) have gone / went every weekend
last winter. How about you, (c) have
f hit
you ever gone / did you ever go
g throw snowboarding?
I: No, but I (d) have gone / went skiing
h jump
a lot last winter. By the way,
i look (e) did you do / have you done any
other adventura sports?
j give
M: Yes, I (f) did / have. I (g) have tried / tried
bungee-jumping in Australia on a

2 Unscramble the words to complete school trip two years ago, but I
(h) haven’t been / wasn’t very good at it.
this conversation. I’m scared of water, and it was over
a big river!

4 Complete these sentences.
a He has never done (never do) any
adventure sports.
b My friend (go)
parasailing last summer.
SAM: competition / a / you / ever / have / in c They (never try)
/ been / ? skydiving off a building.
a Have you ever been in a competition? d (you enjoy) snorkelling
JAN: have / I / yes, / . when you were in Australia?
b e I (go) skiing in 2003,
SAM: wow! / that / was / when / ? but I (never go)
c snowboarding.
JAN: year / was / it / last / .
d 5 Complete these sentences with true
SAM: was / what / it / ? information.
e a I’ve never been snowboarding.
JAN: championships / the / local / school / ! b My father has never
f
SAM: prize / first / you / win / did / ? c I went
g
JAN: did / I / yes, / ! d My brother/sister hasn’t
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Risk takers
3.4 Reading and writing
Unit3
1 Answer the questionnaire and match the questions to the pictures.
What kind of person are you? In this week’s quiz we find out if you’re an Adventurer
or a Zombie! Answer yes () or no (✗).

1 2 3 4 5

6 7 8 9 10

Have you ever …
a done a parachute jump? 6 f run outside in a thunderstorm?
b ridden a motorbike? g dyed your hair?
c planned a day to the minute? h got a tattoo?
d sung at a karaoke party? i eaten strange food?
e been to a country where you can’t speak j seen a film you didn’t know
the language? anything about?

2 Circle the correct answers. 3 Read and check your personality.
1 Which describes your personality best? Did you mostly answer yes in
a I need to think about it a bit more, please. Activity 1 or circle b in Activity 2?
b Ready, able and waiting. You love taking risks and having adventure.
For you, life is always exciting: in fact, if it’s
getting a bit boring, you know how to make
2 When in danger, how do you react? it fun. You are interested in everything,
a Scream, run and hide. especially new things. It doesn’t matter if
b I smile in the face of danger! you’re not good at something — you still
try it!
3 Which describes you best? Did you mostly answer no in Activity
a I don’t like missing the bus to school. 1 or circle a in Activity 2?
b I fear nothing and nobody! Sorry, but you’re not really good at taking
Fearless is my middle name! risks in life. You’re not happy in situations
that are strange to you. That’s okay: it’s good
4 Which is more exciting? to know a person who is interested in
a Getting an anonymous valentine. planning and organising things. We can’t all
b Getting lost in the Amazon with live like Indiana Jones!
some chocolate and a pair of
sunglasses.

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Risk takers
3.5 Culture
Unit3
Olympians
1 Read about the Olympic competitors. Complete the texts using the words below.
Some of the words will change slightly.
cheat (a person who acts dishonestly)
cheer (a shout of happiness)
crawl (move very slowly)
drop out (abandon, leave)
eel (a long fish like a snake)
gymnast (a person who does gymnastics)
hitch a lift (get a free ride in a car)
huge (very big)
official (person in charge of something)
rejoin (return to)

When we think of the Olympic Games, we usually remember the great athletes and the best
performances. However, the Games are a (a) huge event and all kinds of people take part.
Perhaps you have not heard of the people mentioned here. They also had their own special moments
at the Olympic Games.

Shizo Kanaguri was a Japanese runner in the 1912 marathon race. His family were
having a picnic near the road, and Shizo decided to stop and say hello. Soon he was
eating and drinking with them. In the end, he was having such a good time that he
decided to stay where he was. He never (b) the race.

Fred Lorz was one of the biggest (c) in the history
of the Olympic Games. In 1904, in St Louis, he ‘won’ the marathon
race. He even had his photo taken with Alice Roosevelt, the
President’s daughter. When he was on the point of receiving the gold medal at the
medal ceremony, some (d) who had accompanied the runners began
to protest loudly. It turned out that Fred had (e) of the race after nine
miles, (f) for the next eleven miles and then started running again.
He then arrived first at the finishing line. Naturally, there was no medal that day for Fred.

In 1904, the American (g) George Eyser collected two gold medals in
one day — one on the vault and the other on the parallel bars. The amazing thing was
that George had only one leg. His left leg had been amputated after a train accident.
Wearing a wooden leg, George managed to beat his fellow competitors.

Our last story is an example of the true Olympic spirit. At the
Sydney Games in 2000, swimmer Eric Moussambani of Equatorial
Guinea became the people’s champion after (h) home in the 100-metre
freestyle. His time of 1 min 52.72 sec was more than a minute outside the world record
— the slowest time ever recorded in the event. All the other swimmers had finished the
race when Eric finally arrived to the (i) of the spectators. He did not win
a medal, but he gained the affectionate name of ‘Eric the (j) ’.


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