Y estaGreat AdventurersHere’s our pick of the greatest young adventurers out there today?
Y esta Great Adventurers Here’s our pick of the greatest young adventurers out there today! Jessica Watson was inspired by a story she heard on the news when she was 11. The story was about Jesse Martin, an eighteen - year - old who became the youngest person to sail around the world. When Jessica was thirteen, she told her parents she wanted to do the same thing. She trained hard for life alone at sea. She knew she needed to be physically and mentally ready for the journey. It wasn’t easy for her ; some people advised her not to do it and she was caught in a dangerous storm in the Atlantic. Despite the difficulties, she made it and achieved her goal on 15 May 2010 aged only sixteen years old. Ed Stafford holds the Guinness World Record for being the first person to walk the length of the Amazon River, a journey that took him over two years. He walked an incredible 4, 000 miles from Peru to Brazil. Along the way he was constantly attacked by various insects and was almost eaten by a giant snake. He filmed his dangerous journey and it was made into a TV programme. During his adventure, Ed observed a great deal of deforestation. He used his expedition to help raise public awareness of the environmental issues affecting the Amazon and to inspire people to get out and explore the great outdoors. Eric Larsen has spent over fifteen years exploring the North and South Poles and has dedicated his life to sharing his love for polar environments with the public. Over the years he has seen how the poles have been negatively affected by global warming. This inspired him to do the ‘Save the Poles’ project. This was a 365 - day expedition to the North Pole, the South Pole and the top of Mount Everest. Amazingly, he was able to survive in temperatures as low as - 50 degrees. He became the first person in history to reach all three ‘poles’ within a year. 12 Read the text again and answer the questions. (8 marks) 1 How old was Jessica when she completed her challenge? How old was she when had the idea for it? ______________________________________ 2 What two difficulties did Jessica face? ______________________________________ 3 How long was Ed’s journey? Where did it end? ______________________________________ 4 What made Eric want to do the ‘Save the Poles’ project? ______________________________________ Writing 13 Choose one of the sports or activities from the box and imagine you are an expert on it. Write advice about it for an online forum for beginners. Use the prompts to help you and include some of the following grammar : should(n’t), must(n’t), have (got) to, (not) have to and the relative pronoun who. (10 marks) archery camping in the mountains using a zip wire walking in the forest Paragraph 1 : Begin by saying something positive about the sport or activity. Briefly explain what it is, where to do it and what things you need to do it. You’ll love . It’s so … … is a sport / an activity where you … You can do it … You should have / bring / wear… Paragraph 2 : Give advice on what to do and not do and say why it is a good or bad idea. Say if it is essential or a rule. Firstly, … / Secondly, … / Thirdly, … / Finally, … People who … should / shouldn’t … You must / mustn’t … You have to … / You don’t have to … Paragraph 3 : End with a positive statement about the sport or activity that makes the reader want to take part. And remember … is a fantastic sport / activity for … You shouldn’t forget that … Good luck and have a great time!