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Lesson 8, part 1
Lesson 8, part 1
Literacy: interviewsterviews
Literacy: in
Reading
Reading

1 Before you read Look quickly at the interview. Which questions tip Reading
and answers mention these things? Read the interview view
questions to help you
camping eating relaxing clothes being outdoors decide where to look
blog posts mountains sleeping
for the information.
2 1.19 Listen and read.

Henry Wilson is a keen cyclist.
He loves going on long cycling Adventures
trips. Henry and his friend, Cody, on two wheels
are cycling in Argentina now. We
phoned Henry to ask him a few
questions …

1 Why do you like long cycling trips?
I love the feeling of freedom, and being outdoors.
Also, we meet a lot of interesting people!

2 What’s the most diffi cult thing about this trip?
The altitude. We’re going to cycle over the Andes posts and emails to tell people at home about
mountains to Chile. It isn’t easy cycling above our adventures.
4,000 metres because there isn’t much oxygen.
6 What other trips have you done?
3 Do you eat a lot of food when you’re cycling? We’ve cycled in lots of countries: Spain, Italy,
Yes, we’re always hungry! Cycling uses a lot of Slovenia, Iceland ... Ten years ago we cycled
energy. from Ecuador to the very south of Argentina. We
4 Where do you sleep? cycled about 8,000 kilometres in eight months!
Tonight we’re sleeping in a hostel. We usually carry 7 Are you planning any more trips?
a tent so we can camp if there aren’t any hostels. No, but we have lots of ideas. I want to cycle in
5 What do you do in the evenings? the Himalayas, Oman and North America!
We read, write our diaries, eat, relax, plan our
route … At the moment, Cody is washing some Words in context
clothes, and I’m talking to you! We also write blog freedom altitude oxygen
energy hostel route

3 After you read Read and answer the questions. 4 Act out activities from
the interview. Guess what
1 What two countries are Henry and Cody visiting?
your partner is doing.
2 Why will cycling over the Andes be diffi cult?
3 What do they do when they can’t fi nd a hostel? Are you relaxing? Yes, I am!
4 How do they communicate with people at home?

Activity Book, Unit 1
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