These tasks are for improving your reading skills.
According to the textbook On Screen 3.
Read the paragraph and complete the gap with the correct sentence.
What comes to mind when you think of a family holidays? A seaside trip? A cruise? Not for Amelia Hempleman-Adams!
As a daughter of a famous British explorer, Amelia’s family holidays have never been ordinary. Since the age of seven, she has been travelling all over the world. _________________ . But even these extreme family trips couldn’t prepare her for an adventure that would take her to the frozen landscapes of Antarctica. Her destination? The South Pole?
Read the paragraph and complete the gap with the correct sentence.
Amelia prepared for Antarctic temperatures as low as -50°C by camping in a supermarket storage freezer! _______________ . She also exercised every day to get her body ready for the challenge.
Read the paragraph and complete the gap with the correct sentence.
_____________ . Along with eight other expedition members, they flew to Antarctica and arrived at the “farthest point South” where in 1909 the famous explorer Ernest Shackleton had to abandon his own mission to the Pole. It was from there that Amelia’s brave team set off on skies, hoping that their 21st–century attempt would succeed.
Read the paragraph and complete the gap with the correct sentence.
During the journey, Amelia faced very tough condition. She had to ski against strong freezing winds while dragging a heavy sledge with supplies. David, meanwhile, was anxious to protect his daughter from the dangers of hypothermia and frostbite. ______________ . Amelia became the youngest person ever to ski to the South Pole – an amazing achievement foe a 16-year-old schoolgirl!
Choose the answer to the following questions.
How did Amelia Hempleman-Adams get to the South Pole?
Choose the answer to the following questions.
What made Amelia's trip difficult?
Choose the correct word for the collocation.
_________ winds
Choose the correct word for the collocation.
_________ landscape
Choose the correct word for the collocation.
_________ freezer
Choose the correct word for the collocation.
_________ conditions
Choose a synonym for the word attempt.
Choose a synonym for the word dragging.
Choose a synonym for the word challenge.
Choose a synonym for the word achievement.
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