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1. Read the text. Find the name of the person in the photo. Do you agree with the theory at the end? Why?/ Why not?
| adventure-blog.com |
| exploration |
| Yesterday, sixteen-year-old Hector Turner began his attempt to become the youngest Briton to complete a 242 km "ultra-marathon" across the Sahara Desert. On the same day, Geordie Stewart, a twenty-year-old university student, set off for Everest. He wanted to be the youngest Briton to achieve the "Seven Summits" challenge – climbing the highest mountain on each continent. Last year, Mike Perham circumnavigated the world alone by boat at the age of seventeen. Why do today's teenagers feel this need for exploration and adventure? Why do they want to have wild experiences? Mike Perham has a theory: "Kids dream more than adults." |
2. Complete the table with words from the text in exercise 1.
| noun | verb |
| (1) | attempt |
| completion | (2) |
| achievement | (3) |
| (4) | need |
| (5) | explore |
| (6) | experience |
| dream | (7) |
3. Read the Learn this! box. Which different noun suffixes can you find in the text in exercise 1? Which nouns do not have a suffix?
| LEARN THIS! Related verbs and nouns a. Some nouns are formed by adding a suffix (e.g. -(at)ion. -ment, -ure) to a verb. Other spelling changes may be necessary. argue (v) - argument (n) fail (v) - failure (n) translate (v) - translation (n) b. Some nouns and verbs are identical. thunder (v) - thunder (n) fall (v) - fall (n) c. In dictionaries, related nouns and verbs sometimes appear under the same entry. |
4. DICTIONARY WORK Work in pairs. Using a dictionary, find the nouns related to the verbs below. Check their meanings.
entertain __________
erupt __________
examine __________
motivate __________
relax __________
rescue __________
5. ☊1.25 PRONUNCIATION Listen to the words and underline the stress. Then work in pairs. Take it in turns to say the word and say the form.
6. Complete sentence b in each pair with the correct noun formed from the underlined verb in sentence a. Use a dictionary to help you if necessary.
entertain verb
1. a. Teenagers who go on adventures should be proud of what they accomplish.
b. Teenagers who go on adventures should be proud of their _____.
2. a. Companies will want to employ them
b. Companies will want to offer them ______.
3. a. Preparing for the trips is the most difficult part.
b. The most difficult part of the trips is the _____.
4. a. These trips are a great way to develop personal skills
b. These trips are great for the _____ of personal skills.
5. a. Most teenagers dream of becoming famous.
b. The _____ of most teenagers is to become famous.
