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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
heroic
amazing
challenge
ultra marathon
marathon
desert
coast
sand dune
tent unbelievable
degree
tough
stage
run
wonderful
race
dune
temperature
Reading
I What is an ultra marathon ? Where can you do one
Read Mansour's blog to find out
MY HEROIC ADVENTURES
I've ridden a bike across the US. and I've swum in the Arabian Gull. In a few days. rm going to start my next amazing challenge: an ultra marathon across the desert in Ws a very long race that starts in Bidiyah and ends on the Ccnst 01 the Arabian In total. we will run 16Skm! It's going to take six days and day well run and 40 km. Well run acrcss desert plains the whole way and every night we'll stay in tents. But that's not all. The thing is the — it's going to hot. Very hot! I think it will go up to sometimes. so running will very tough. The gcxxi thing is that one of the stages will be a night run. I think it will wonderful to run at night across the desert. I can't wait The race starts next my I'll let you know how it
Reading strategy
The first time you read a text. don't worry if you dcyl't all of the words. The imFxytant th"lg is to get a understanding of the text
Are these sentences true (T) or false (F)
This is not Mansour's first amazing challenge
It will take over a week to complete the race
The runners will sleep in tents at night
It will be the same temperature all the time Mansour thinks the weather will make it easy to run
Mansour is happy about running at night
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
Listening
Listen to a radio interview with Mansour after the ultra marathon. Answer these questions
What did he find difficult alout the ultra marathon
2 What did he enjoy
3 What is he going todo next ? Why
It was so hot that it was difficult to run. He got sand in his shoes, which was painful
Talking to the other runners, and when they ran one of the stages during the night
He is going to try kayaking at the River Nile Festival in Uganda. It will be dangerous and fun
Listen again. Complete the phrases with the words in the box
dangerous exciting great happy incredible painful tough
That sounds
. when you're running all day, it can get really
……….. They are all ………. People and I I've met them
Running over sand dunes in the middle of the night, it was an ……… experience
for my next ………. I think it will be
1 tough
2 painful
3 great; happy
4 incredible
5 exciting
6 dangerous
Match the and endings to make sentences from Mansour's interview
I ran in an ultra marathon
We ran 20 and 40 km each day
Yeah, it was hot sometimes
I really enjoyed talking
My other favourite part was
Running over desert plains in the middle Of the night
After much sand
I love canyming and white-water rafting
I think it will dangerous
to the Other runners
and also a lot of fun
I want my next challenge to in the water and we slept in tents at night
when we ran one of the stages during the night
that it was very difficult to run
it was an incredible ex'Brience
for my next exciting adventure I'm going to try kayaking at the River Nile Festival in Uganda
Speaking
Work in pairs. Ask and answer the questions
What do you think about Mansour's 'heroic' challenge
Do you think it will be difficult for Mansour to finish the ultra marathon ? Why ? Why not
What kind of person is Mansour Are you like Mansour
Give examples
Lessons 10 -11 My heroic adventures
Find the correct word in the box for each of these definitions
• challenge •coast •desert •dune .matathon • tent
: a long -distance running race ……….
.an area, covered with sand, where there is very little rain
—coast: the land next to the
—tent : a shelter made of canvas that you can carry with you
—blog: a regular record of your experiences that you put on the Intemet
: something that needs great effort, and. tests your ability
a hill of sand made by wind in the desert
Complete the article with the form of the words from Activity I
NEW RUNNING ADVENTURE FOR 'HEROIC' MANSOUR
Local man, Mansour A1 Raes, is famous for doi ng heroic challenges He has swum in the Arabian Gulf and he has ridden his bike through the seven emirates in five days
Next week. he will start a new adventure, and it Won't be easy. He's going to run an ultra across the in 'man. The full distance is 165 km, from Bidiyah to the of the Arabian Sea. and it will take six days to complete _ Hc and the other runners will run over sand in very high temFuratures
They Will be sleeping in one night they Will be running through the night. Mansour says it Will wonderful. You can find out morc about his running challenge on his My Heroic Adventures'. luck, Mansour' Wc hope you have a great time
I challenges
2 marathon
3 desert
4 coast
5 dunes
6 tents
7 blog