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1. TRUE / FALSE: Read the headline. Guess if a-h below are true (T) or false (F).
a.
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A man from Wales pushed a vegetable up a mountain.
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T / F
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b.
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The mountain was the highest mountain in Wales.
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T / F
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c.
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The man once spent a week in a box for charity.
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T / F
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d.
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The man said he will not do any more crazy things.
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T / F
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e.
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The man wore a special mask to protect his skin.
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T / F
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f.
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The man practiced for his charity event on mountains in Wales.
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T / F
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g.
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The vegetable the man used was the size of a tennis ball.
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T / F
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h.
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The man's wrists hurt but his back was OK.
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T / F
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2. SYNONYM MATCH: Match the following synonyms from the article.
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crazy
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a.
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most recent
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2
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latest
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b.
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created
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3.
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raise
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c.
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personally
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4.
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first hand
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d.
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selected
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5.
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inspire
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e.
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mad
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6.
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designed
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f.
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trained
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7.
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practised
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g.
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enormous
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8.
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chose
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h.
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collect
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9.
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huge
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i.
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top
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10.
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summit
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j.
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motivate
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3. PHRASE MATCH: (Sometimes more than one choice is possible.)
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crazy things to raise
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for a cancer charity
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2
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up the highest
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b.
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of pain
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3.
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He wanted to raise $8,500
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c.
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more to carry on
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4.
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I have seen first
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d.
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off his face
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5.
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cancer stories inspire me even
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e.
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money for charity
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6.
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He wore a specially
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f.
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down a crack
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7.
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scrape the skin
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g.
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the summit
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8.
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it would not fall
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h.
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mountain in Wales
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9.
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a huge amount
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i.
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designed face mask
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10.
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he reached
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j.
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hand the amazing work
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GAP FILL
People do many crazy things to (1) ____________ money for charity. The latest crazy (2) ____________ came from an Englishman who decided to push a Brussels sprout up the highest mountain in Wales – with his nose. He wanted to raise $8,500 for a (3) ____________ charity. Stuart Kettell, 49, said he loves challenges and will try to do anything for charity. His other (4) ____________ include walking 800 kilometers on stilts and sitting in a box for a week. He said: "I have seen first hand the (5) ____________ work [the charity] Macmillan Cancer Support does, not only for the (6) ____________ but their family and friends too." He added: "People’s cancer stories (7) ____________ me even more to carry on, and my challenges are going to get (8) ____________ more crazy. It took Mr Kettell three days to push the Brussels sprout up the 1,085m-(9) ____________ Mount Snowden. He wore a specially designed face mask so he wouldn't (10) ____________ the skin off his face. He practised for his charity (11) ____________ by pushing a Brussels sprout around his garden. He chose a large sprout for his Snowden challenge. It was about the (12) ____________ of a table-tennis ball. He said he wanted a larger one because it would not fall down a (13) ____________. He spent three days on his hands and (14) ____________ with his nose a centimeter or two above the ground. He told reporters there was "a huge (15) ____________ of pain" in his knees, wrists and back. He said he was happy because his training worked, he reached the (16) ____________, and he raised money for the charity.
LISTENING – Guess the answers. Listen to check.
1) People do many crazy things to raise money ______
a. for charities
b. from charity
c. for charity
d. from charities
2) Stuart Kettell, 49, said he loves challenges and will try ______
a. to do something
b. to do anything
c. to do nothing
d. to do a thing
3) walking 800 kilometers on stilts and sitting in ______
a. a box from a week
b. a box for all week
c. a box for the week
d. a box for a week
4) not only for the patient but their family ______
a. and friends to
b. and friends two
c. and friends true
d. and friends too
5) People’s cancer stories inspire me even more ______
a. to carry on
b. to carry off
c. to carry all
d. to carry in
6) a specially designed face mask so he wouldn't scrape the ______
a. skin off this face
b. skin off his nose
c. skin off his face
d. skin on his face
7) He said he wanted a larger one because it would not fall ______
a. down the crack
b. down a crack
c. down a cracked
d. down a crackle
8) on his hands and knees with his nose a centimeter or two ______
a. above the ground
b. above the grand
c. above the grind
d. above the gourd
9) He told reporters there was "a huge amount of pain" ______
a. in his needs
b. in his kneels
c. in his niece
d. in his knees
10) He said he was happy because his training worked, he ______
a. reached the some it
b. reached the summit
c. reached the sum it
d. reached the sun
LISTENING – Listen and fill in the gaps
People do many crazy things (1) ___________________ charity. The latest crazy stunt came from an English man who (2) ___________________ Brussels sprout up the highest mountain in Wales – with his nose. He wanted to raise $8,500 for a cancer charity. Stuart Kettell, 49, said he loves challenges (3) ___________________ anything for charity. His othe challenges include walking 800 kilometers on stilts (4) ___________________ for a week. He said: "I have seen first hand the amazing work [the charity] Macmillan Cancer Support does, not only for (5) ___________________ family and friends too." He added: "People’s cancer stories inspire me (6) ___________________ on, and my challenges are going to get even more crazy." It took Mr Kettell (7) ___________________ the Brussels sprout up the 1,085m-high Mount Snowden. He wore a specially designed face mask so he wouldn't (8) ___________________ his face. He practised for his charity mission by pushing a Brussels sprout around his garden. He chose a large sprout for his Snowden challenge. It was (9) ___________________ table- tennis ball. He said he wanted a larger one because it would not fall down a crack. He spent three days (10) ___________________ with his nose a centimeter or two above the ground. He told reporters there was "a (11) ___________________" in his knees, wrists and back. He said he was happy because his training worked, he (12) ___________________, and he raised money for the charity
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