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UNIT 4: CHALLENGE
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Watch the video clip and answer the

questions

1. What animals appear in the

video clip?
A polar bear and a penguin
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2. What sport does the polar

bear like watching?

Boxing

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3. What is the penguin’s job?

A TV store owner

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4. What does the penguin give

the polar bear?

An old TV

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5. Why does the polar bear come

back to the store?

Because the TV stops working

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ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS

1. Where on earth do polar bears and

penguins live?

Polar bears live in the regions

around the North Pole (the Arctic);
while the penguins live in the regions
around the South Pole (the Antarctic)
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ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS

2. What is the weather like in the Arctic

and the Antarctic?
Extremely cold and harsh

3. What kind of activity can people do

in these two places?
Expedition/Exploration/ adventurous
travel
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PART 1: READING

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Look at these photos and discuss with your partner.

1. What sort of expedition do you think he takes part in?

2. What are the potential he may face on these expeditions?
3. What reasons might he have for going on these
expeditions?

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Read the article.
Sentences a-e are from the article. Match them to
the appropriate places 1-5 in the article.

a) I’m absolutely average. 5

b) So that’s one of the lessons I’ve figured
out along the way. 4
c) There are, as Ben says, “no maps left to
be drawn.” 2
d) Everything that could go wrong did go
wrong. 3
e) Meet Ben Saunders: adventurer, athlete,
motivational speaker 1
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According to the article, are these sentences
true or false?

a) Ben is planning an immediate trip back to

the Arctic. (paragraph 1) False
b) British explorers are all excessively
wealthy. (paragraph 2) False
c) Ben’s first expedition was badly
organised. (paragraph 3) True
d) They didn’t actually reach the North Pole,
so there was no press coverage.
(paragraph 3) True
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According to the article, are these sentences
true or false?

e) After his first expedition, he got a contract to

write a book. (paragraph 3) False
f) It’s Ben’s absolute conviction that the more
you stretch yourself, the more you can achieve.
(paragraph 5) True
g)Ben is excited that his Antarctic expedition
might be achievable. (paragraph 6) True
h) Ben says that you have to be especially
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Find the words or phrases in the article that
mean the same as the following words/phrases

a) immediate trip back (p 1) imminent return

b) excessively wealthy (p 2) obscenely rich
c) badly organised (p 3) shambolic
d) press coverage ( 3) media interest
e) contract to write a book (p 3) book deal
f) absolute conviction (p 5) genuine belief
g) achievable (p 6) doable / feasible / possible
h) especially talented (p 7) particularly gifted
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WORD FORMATION

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Complete the sentences

self-conscious
a) I feel very ….………………when I speak to a native
speaker.
b) I don’t like working for other people – I’d rather be
……………….
self-employed
c) I have a friends who suffers from low
………………..even
self-esteem though she’s very successful.
d) I never go to expensive restaurants. I prefer places
where food is good but prices are ………………. reasonable
e) I recently spent a very ………………..evening
enjoyable with my
old school friends.
f) I can’t stand the summer. I find the heat and humidity
…………………………..
unbearable
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PART 2: LISTENING

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LEAD-IN

1. What do POLAR BEARS do in winter, in spring?

2. What do they eat?
3. What will you do if you meet one? Will you kill it?

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PRE-LISTENING

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 LISTENING
Ben Saunders and his colleagues, Pen Hadow, met a
polar bear on a North Pole expedition in 2001.
1st Listening:
1. Listen to the first part of their story and check your
answers.
2. Take notes as much information as possible
After 1st Listening:

2nd Listening: Listen again to check your answers

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 ANSWERS
a.How many people went on this expedition,
and who was navigating?
Two. Pen Hadow was navigating.
b. Why did Ben stop, turn round and look
back along his tracks?
He had a strange feeling that something
was wrong. He thought he had
forgotten something important.
c. The year was 2001, but which month of
the year was it?
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d. Where had they practised what to do in case they

met a polar bear?
In a café car park in the UK.
e. How did they intend to deal with the polar bear?
They intended to stay where they were and
convince the polar bear that they were bigger
and scarier than it was.
f. What happened when Pen pull the trigger on his
shotgun?
It didn’t go off.

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Discuss what you think happened next
1. What did Pen do?
2. What did Ben do?
3. What did the polar bear do?

1st Listening: Listen and check your ideas

ANSWERS :

1. He continued pulling the trigger. He

walked towards the polar bear.
2. Nothing
3. It turned around and walked off.
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2nd Listening: Listen for the following tasks

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 Answers

Exercise 4.
is walking; is reloading; is; pulls; walks;
remember; do I do
Exercise 5.
a. figure b. action c. way d. charge
e. loaded f. jammed g. slow h. undo

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HOMEWORK

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PART 3: GRAMMAR

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 Match the sentence endings a-d with the
correct meaning
1-4

Use each tense to make true statements about

different situations when you got home yesterday. Tell
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Read the sentence beginnings a-e based on
Saunders’ polar bear story. Choose the ending
that best describes the facts of the story.

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PART 4: SPEAKING

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Survey:
Number the 5 challenges you think the most
daunting. Walk around the class to find out the 5
most daunting challenges suggested by your
classmates. Report to the class.

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PART 5: READING

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Discuss the following questions with
your partner

1. Which would you prefer, giving money to

beggars or giving money to a charity
organisation? Why?
2. What ways of raising money for charity
do you know? What is the most effective
way of raising money for charity?
3. What do you usually do for charity?

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Look at the picture. What event is it?

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Work in group of three. Read the article bad
label the sections a-e with the headings in the
box.

a) Moonwalk?
b) Fitness and training
c) Nutrition
d) Clothing
e) The mind

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Choose the correct collocation in these
comprehension questions.

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a) Breast cancer.
b) Going to the gym four times a week.
c) With protein drinks and vitamins
d) To maintain blood sugar levels
e) To get the right support for her feet and ankles.
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Complete the sentences

• We are ____________ for charity.

=> We are raising money for charity.
• She has a high level of physical ____________.
=> She has a high level of physical fitness.
• She has a healthy, balanced ____________.
=> She has a healthy, balanced diet.
• A light flashed at ____________.
=> A light flashed at regular intervals.

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Complete the sentences

• Lamp-posts placed at ____________.

=> Lamp-posts placed at regular intervals.
• She is wearing a ____________ of gloves.
=> She is wearing a pair of gloves.
• It's always at the back of my ____________ that
the illness could recur.
=> It's always at the back of my mind that the
illness could recur.
• He comes back to see us at ____________.
=> He comes back to see us at regular intervals.
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