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A surfer has broken the world record for riding the biggest wave. The Guinness Book of World Records said a Hawaiian man caught a wave that was 23.7 metres tall, which broke the previous record by more than 30 cm. The surfer, Garrett McNamara, 44, told the Associated Press news agency that he nearly stayed in bed the day he broke the record because he was exhausted. However, he knew he would have fun when he got into the ocean and on his surfboard. “Everything came together. Everything felt right,” he said.
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Mr McNamara’s record-breaking surf was off the coast of Portugal, above an undersea canyon that is famous for producing some of the highest waves on the planet. He took up surfing at the age of 11 and turned professional when he was 17. He said he was happy about breaking the record but that it was more important his story could encourage people to follow their passions in life. He said: “The world would be a much better place if everyone was doing what they wanted to do.”
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Match the following phrases from the article.
Paragraph 1
| 1. | A surfer has broken |
a. |
was 23.7 metres tall |
2 |
a wave that |
b. |
in bed |
3. |
broke the previous |
c. |
the ocean |
4. |
he nearly stayed |
d. |
right |
5. |
he got into |
e. |
the world record |
6. |
Everything felt |
f. |
record |
Paragraph 2
| 1. | off the coast |
a. |
highest waves |
2 |
some of the |
b. |
follow their passions |
3. |
He took |
c. |
better place |
4. |
turned |
d. |
up surfing |
5. |
encourage people to |
e. |
of Portugal |
6. |
The world would be a much |
f. |
professional |
A surfer has broken the world record ____________________ wave. The Guinness Book of World Records said a Hawaiian man caught a wave that was 23.7 metres tall, ____________________ record by more than 30 cm. The surfer, Garrett McNamara, 44, told the Associated Press news agency that he ____________________ the day he broke the record because ____________________. However, he knew he would have fun when he ____________________ and on his surfboard. “Everything came together. ____________________,” he said.
Mr McNamara’s record-breaking surf ____________________ of Portugal, above an undersea canyon that is famous for producing some of the highest ____________________. He took up surfing at the age of 11 and ____________________ when he was 17. He said he was happy about breaking the record but that it was more important his story could ____________________ follow their ____________________. He said: “The world would be a much better place ____________________ doing what they wanted to do.”
A surfer has broken the world record (1) ____ riding the biggest wave. The Guinness Book of World Records said a Hawaiian man (2) ____ a wave that was 23.7 metres tall, which broke the (3) ____ record by more than 30 cm. The surfer, Garrett McNamara, 44, told the Associated Press news agency that he (4) ____ stayed in bed the day he broke the record because he was (5) ____. However, he knew he would have fun when he got into the ocean and on his surfboard. “Everything came together. Everything (6) ____ right,” he said.
Mr McNamara’s record-breaking surf was (7) ____ the coast of Portugal, above an undersea canyon that is (8) ____ for producing some of the highest waves on the planet. He took (9) ____ surfing at the age of 11 and turned professional when he was 17. He said he was happy about breaking the record but that it was (10) ____ important his story could encourage people to follow their passions (11) ____ life. He said: “The world would be a (12) ____ better place if everyone was doing what they wanted to do.”
Put the correct words from this table into the article.
| 1. | (a) |
of |
(b) |
from |
(c) |
for |
2. |
(a) |
taken |
(b) |
caught |
(c) |
threw |
3. |
(a) |
swimming |
(b) |
after |
(c) |
previous |
4. |
(a) |
nearly |
(b) |
near |
(c) |
neared |
5. |
(a) |
exhaustion |
(b) |
exhausted |
(c) |
exhaust |
6. |
(a) |
feeling |
(b) |
felt |
(c) |
feels |
7. |
(a) |
through |
(b) |
under |
(c) |
off |
8. |
(a) |
famous |
(b) |
fame |
(c) |
famously |
9. |
(a) |
down |
(b) |
up |
(c) |
on |
10. |
(a) |
more |
(b) |
much |
(c) |
many |
11. |
(a) |
on |
(b) |
at |
(c) |
in |
12 |
(a) |
much |
(b) |
many |
(c) |
some |
Spell the jumbled words (from the text) correctly.
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1. |
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riding the sgibteg wave |
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the riousvpe record |
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he was tsaxdeeuh |
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he got into the aceon |
6. |
Everything came htegerto |
Paragraph 2 |
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7. |
off the sotac of Portugal |
8. |
the highest waves on the tealpn |
9. |
nterud professional when he was 17 |
10. |
his story could gneuaocre people |
11. |
follow their sipassno |
12. |
a much better calpe |
Number these lines in the correct order.
| ( ) | life. He said: “The world would be a much better place if everyone was doing what they wanted to do.” |
( ) |
agency that he nearly stayed in bed the day he broke the record because he was |
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Mr McNamara’s record-breaking surf was off the coast of Portugal, above an undersea |
( ) |
of World Records said a Hawaiian man caught a wave that was 23.7 metres tall, which broke |
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17. He said he was happy about breaking the record but that it was more |
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important his story could encourage people to follow their passions in |
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exhausted. However, he knew he would have fun when he got into the ocean and |
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on his surfboard. “Everything came together. Everything felt right,” he said. |
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canyon that is famous for producing some of the highest waves on the |
( 1 ) |
A surfer has broken the world record for riding the biggest wave. The Guinness Book |
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the previous record by more than 30 cm. The surfer, Garrett McNamara, 44, told the Associated Press news |
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planet. He took up surfing at the age of 11 and turned professional when he was |
With a partner, put the words back into the correct order.
| 1. | the broken has surfer A record world. |
2. |
that wave A 7.23 Caught tall was metres. |
3. |
cm the by 30 Broke record than previous more. |
4. |
the broke he day the bed in stayed nearly He record. |
5. |
got into the ocean He would have fun when he. |
6. |
Famous the for highest producing waves some of. |
7. |
surfing age up the 11 took at of He. |
8. |
people follow passions Encourage to their. |
9. |
much world better would place be a The. |
10. |
they Everyone wanted was to doing do what. |
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1. VOCABULARY EXTENSION: Choose several of the words from the text. Use a dictionary or Google’s search field (or another search engine) to build up more associations / collocations of each word.
2. WORLD RECORDS: Search the Internet and find more information about world records. Talk about what you discover with your partner(s) in the next lesson.
3. MAGAZINE ARTICLE: Write a magazine article about world record for surfing the biggest wave. Include an imaginary interview with the record breaker. Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your articles.
4. WHAT HAPPENED NEXT? Write a newspaper article about the next stage in this news story. Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your articles.
5. LETTER: Write a letter to a world records expert. Ask him/her three questions about world records. Give him/her three of your opinions on them. Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Your partner will answer the questions you asked.
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