. How was your vacation?
Speaking: Tok
Vocabulary
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7 Put the words in the box in the correct list.
2. the coast e. sunbathe i visit eelatives im, go on safari
b. go hiking £ go camping ja tropical island. a beach resort
. the jungle g. the forest k. the desert
d. go sailing h. a national park |. go horseback riding.
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Listen and check your answers.
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Q 3B pur work. Ask and answer questions about
your last vacation.
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Where did you go?) _{ I went to the coast. ) activities do you know?
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What did you do? ) | went hiking in 3 national park
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4] Look at the map and picture. What do you think the Three Peaks Challenge is?
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You call this a vacation?!
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"What are you doing in june?” he asked.
“June? That's months away!" I replied. “I have no idea.”
“I have a great idea,” he said. “Let's do the Three Peaks
Challenge. We climb three mountains in 24 hours.”
“Ace you asking me to climb a mountain?”
“No, 'm not,” he said. “I'm asking you to climb three
‘mountains in 24, hours.
“But why?” | asked,
“To raise money for charity. But don't worry, they
aren't very big mountains. You climb Ben Nevis in
Scotland, Scafell Pike in England, and
‘Snowdon in Wales—all in one day.”
“That's crazy,” | said. “No way! a
Three months later, Andy and | were in [Rt Ez:
Scotland, atthe topol Ben Nevs.itwas— Benweris—*2—-scorbanD __".
raining, and | was exhausted. | couldn't sem 5 eo Teo
believe we still had two more mountains to
climb. Why did | agree to this?
We drove from Scotland to England and
climbed the next peak. Actually, this one es
was OK. It was daytime, warm, and the
‘mountain wasn't as high. Then we drove to
Wales to climb the last mountain. This one
was hard. And it was cold again. But we
made it! We did the Three Peaks Challenge!
was so happy! | had fun and raised more
than $1,000 for charity. Try it sometime!
D Read the article. Then answer these questions.
1. Who suggested the Three Peaks Challenge to Elena?
2. What did she think of the idea at first?
3. How did she feel after climbing the first mountain?
4. How did she feel when she finished the challe
8. How much money did she raise for charity?
Q 3B discuss these questions.
1. Is there anything like this challenge in your country?
2. Do you think it's a good idea? Why or why not?
3 Haw dav noante raise
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namow for charity in vnnr corntre?