The Reading / Listening - Level 2

People do crazy things for charity. The latest stunt came from an English man who pushed a Brussels sprout with his nose up the highest mountain in Wales. He wanted to raise $8,500 for a cancer charity. Stuart Kettell, 49, said he loves challenges for charity. He has also walked 800 kilometers on stilts and sat in a box for a week. He said he has seen "the amazing work" the cancer charity does, both for patients and their family and friends. He said: "People’s cancer stories inspire me even more to carry on, and my challenges are going to get even more crazy."

Mr Kettell took three days to push the Brussels sprout up the 1,085m-high mountain. He wore a special mask so he wouldn't scrape the skin off his face. He practised by pushing a Brussels sprout around his garden. He chose a sprout about the size of a table-tennis ball for his mountain challenge. He said a larger one would not fall down cracks. He spent three days on his hands and knees 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 summit 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.

mountain in Wales

2.

The latest stunt came

b.

cancer charity does

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up the highest

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for charity

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raise $8,500 for

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on stilts

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he loves challenges

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things for charity

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He has also walked 800 kilometers

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me even more

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the amazing work the

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from an English man

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People's cancer stories inspire

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a cancer charity



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PARAGRAPH TWO:

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Mr Kettell took

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the skin off his face

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He wore a special

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in his knees

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he wouldn't scrape

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of a table-tennis ball

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about the size

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three days

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a larger one would not

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the summit

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three days on his

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mask

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a huge amount of pain

g.

hands and knees

8.

he reached

h.

fall down cracks

LISTEN AND FILL IN THE GAPS

People do crazy (1) ___________________. The latest stunt came from an English man who pushed a Brussels sprout with his nose up the highest mountain in Wales. (2) ___________________ $8,500 for a cancer charity. Stuart Kettell, 49, said he loves challenges for charity. (3) ___________________ 800 kilometers on stilts and sat in a box for a week. He said he has (4) ___________________ the cancer charity does, both for patients and their family and friends. He said: "People's (5) ___________________ me even more to carry on, and my challenges are going to (6) ___________________."

Mr Kettell took three (7) ___________________ Brussels sprout up the 1,085m-high mountain. He wore (8) ___________________ he wouldn't scrape the (9) ___________________. He practised by pushing a Brussels sprout around his garden. He chose a sprout about the size of a table-tennis ball for (10) ___________________. He said a larger one would not fall down cracks. He spent three days on his hands and knees with his nose (11) ___________________. He said there was "a huge amount of pain" in his knees, wrists and back. He was happy because he reached the summit (12) ___________________.

PUT A SLASH ( / )WHERE THE SPACES ARE

Peopledocrazythingsforcharity.ThelateststuntcamefromanEngli
shmanwhopushedaBrusselssproutwithhisnoseupthehighestmou
ntaininWales.Hewantedtoraise$8,500foracancercharity.StuartK
ettell,49,saidheloveschallengesforcharity.Hehasalsowalked800
kilometersonstiltsandsatinaboxforaweek.Hesaidhehasseen"the
amazingwork"thecancercharitydoes,bothforpatientsandtheirfa
milyandfriends.Hesaid:"People'scancerstoriesinspiremeevenmo
retocarryon,andmychallengesaregoingtogetevenmorecrazy."Mr
KettelltookthreedaystopushtheBrusselssproutupthe1,085m-hi
ghmountain.Heworeaspecialmasksohewouldn'tscrapetheskinoff
hisface.HepractisedbypushingaBrusselssproutaroundhisgarden.
Hechoseasproutaboutthesizeofatable-tennisballforhismountainc
hallenge.Hesaidalargeronewouldnotfalldowncracks.Hespentthre
edaysonhishandsandkneeswithhisnosejustabovetheground.Hes
aidtherewas"ahugeamountofpain"inhisknees,wristsandback.He
washappybecausehereachedthesummitandheraisedmoney.

WRITE QUESTIONS & ASK YOUR PARTNER(S)

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WRITING

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