Reading and discussing Before you read the following text, read the title and look at the pictures. Discuss with a partner what you expect to read abo...
GLIMPSES OF AUSTRALIA AUSTRALIA Capital: Canberra Offcial name: Commonwealth of Australia Area: 7,686,850 km2 Population: 20 million Highest point: Mo...
SINDBAD'S SECOND ADVENTURE On the second evening Sindbad's friends were eager to hear his second adventure. Tell us, they said, of more wonders that y...
THE GREATEST NAVIGATIONAL JOURNEY:A LESSON IN SURVIVAL I am proud to have sailed with Captain Bligh on his journey of over 40 days through about 4,000...
We may well wonder how seamen explored the oceans before latitude and longitude made it possible to plot a ship's position on a map. The voyages of tr...
Glance quickly at the headlines of the short newspaper articles and match the pictures with the articles. Write the correct headline above each pictur...
Lance Armstrong Date of Birth: 8th September, 1971 Country: USA Lance Armstrong's Guinness record for the fastest average speed at the Tour de France ...
THE ROAD IS ALWAYS AHEAD OF YOU Ashrita Furman is a sportsman who likes the challenge of breaking Guinness records. Over the last 25 years, he hasbrok...
