Flipped pre-assignment 30 day Challenge

A. Complete the following questions using the correct past participle.

1. Have you ever (take) taken a photo every day?

2. Have you ever (bike) biked to school or work?

3. Have you ever (climb) climbed Mount Kilimanjaro?

4. Have you ever (learn) learnt to play a musical instrument?

5. Have you ever (write) written a novel?

6. Have you ever (give up) given up sugar?

B. Are these questions about a specific time in the past, or your experience up to now?
Type your answer here: experience

C. VIDEO Watch Matt Cutts talking about his 30 day challenges. Which of the activities in
exercise A has he done? Highlight them in yellow.

D. Watch the video again and choose which 4 things Matt Cutts says he learnt from the
challenges. Highlight them in yellow.
1. Doing a challenge helps him to slow down and appreciate his life.
2. Achieving something new made him feel better about himself.
3. He is not really a very adventurous person.
4. Anything is possible for a short period of time.
5. He has the ability to be a great novelist.
6. It isn’t a good idea to try to do something very difficult.
E. Matt uses the phrases in bold in his video. Look them up in a dictionary and then
complete the sentences so that they are true for you.

1 If I feel stuck in a rut, I usually…. do exercises

2 I’d love to follow in the footsteps of… my mom
3 Time always flies by when I’m… playing videogames.
4 Cooking from scratch… in two weeks with online assistance.
5 I’ve always wanted to give……. a shot.