The Reading / Listening - Level 1

People do crazy things for charity. An English man has just pushed a Brussels sprout with his nose up the highest mountain in Wales. He wanted to raise $8,500 for a cancer charity. The man loves challenges. He has also walked 800 kilometers on stilts. He said he has seen "the amazing work" the cancer charity does for patients and their family. He said: "People’s cancer stories inspire me even more to carry on…my challenges are going to get even more crazy."

Mr Kettell took three days to push the Brussels sprout up the mountain. He wore a special face mask. He practised in his garden. He chose a sprout about the size of a table-tennis ball so it would not fall down cracks. He spent three days with his nose just above the ground. He said there was "a huge amount of pain" in his knees, wrists and back. He was happy because he reached the top and he raised money.

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Sources
  • http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/macmillan-fundraiser-climbs-mount-snowdon-7553022
  • http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-coventry-warwickshire-28621775
  • http://www.theweathernetwork.com/news/articles/man-nose-pushes-brussels-sprout-up-snowdon/33221/


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The Activities

MATCHING

PARAGRAPH ONE:

1.

People do crazy

a.

challenges

2.

pushed a Brussels sprout

b.

mountain in Wales

3.

up the highest

c.

on stilts

4.

He wanted to raise $8,500

d.

cancer charity does

5.

The man loves

e.

things for charity

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He has also walked 800 kilometers

f.

even more crazy

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the amazing work the

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with his nose

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challenges are going to get

h.

for a cancer charity

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PARAGRAPH TWO:

1.

Mr Kettell took

a.

of a table-tennis ball

2.

push the Brussels sprout

b.

his garden

3.

He wore a special

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in his knees

4.

He practised in

d.

up the mountain

5.

He chose a sprout about the size

e.

he raised money

6.

it would not fall

f.

three days

7.

a huge amount of pain

g.

down cracks

8.

he reached the top and

h.

face mask

LISTEN AND FILL IN THE GAPS

People do crazy (1) ___________________. An English man has just pushed a Brussels sprout (2) ___________________ the highest mountain in Wales. He wanted to raise $8,500 for a cancer charity. The (3) ___________________. He has also walked 800 kilometers on stilts. He (4) ___________________ "the amazing work" the (5) ___________________ for patients and their family. He said: "People's cancer stories inspire me (6) ___________________…my challenges are going to get even more crazy."

Mr Kettell (7) ___________________ push the Brussels sprout up the mountain. He wore a (8) ___________________. He practised in his garden. He chose a sprout (9) ___________________ a table-tennis ball so it would not (10) ___________________. He spent three days with his nose (11) ___________________. He said there was "a huge amount of pain" in his knees, wrists and back. He was happy because he (12) ___________________ he raised money.

PUT A SLASH ( / )WHERE THE SPACES ARE

Peopledocrazythingsforcharity.AnEnglishmanhasjustpushedaBr
usselssproutwithhisnoseupthehighestmountaininWales.Hewant
edtoraise$8,500foracancercharity.Themanloveschallenges.Heh
asalsowalked800kilometersonstilts.Hesaidhehasseen"theamazi
ngwork"thecancercharitydoesforpatientsandtheirfamily.Hesaid:
"People'scancerstoriesinspiremeevenmoretocarryon…mychallen
gesaregoingtogetevenmorecrazy."MrKettelltookthreedaystopus
htheBrusselssproutupthemountain.Heworeaspecialfacemask.H
epractisedinhisgarden.Hechoseasproutaboutthesizeofatable-
tennisballsoitwouldnotfalldowncracks.Hespentthreedayswithhis
nosejustabovetheground.Hesaidtherewas"ahugeamountofpain"inh
isknees,wristsandback.Hewashappybecausehereachedthetopan
dheraisedmoney.

WRITE QUESTIONS & ASK YOUR PARTNER(S)

Student A: Do not show these to your speaking partner(s).

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Student B: Do not show these to your speaking partner(s).

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WRITING

Write about challenges for 10 minutes. Comment on your partner's paper.

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