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Ready for C1. Free Solo. Listening

https://youtu.be/urRVZ4SW7WU?si=myD1ms4dAov3CHne

The interviewer asks Alex if it feels different to be up there without a (1)____________.

People who understand exactly what Alex is doing are (2)________________.

Alex will never be (3)___________ unless he at least puts in the effort.

El Capitan is 3.200 feet of (4)______________ granite.

It's the centre of the (5)________________ universe.

According to Alex, having a (6)________________ makes life better in every way.

She says that it's difficult for her to (7)______________ why Alex wants to do it.

Unless Alex does this stuff, he will (8)______________ it.

Everybody who has made (9)__________________ a big part of their life is dead now.

Alex suddenly starts getting (10)___________________ all the time.

The filmmaker has always been (11)___________________ about filming something like this.

TED: How I climbed a 3,000-foot vertical cliff -- without ropes | Alex Honnold | TED

ABC: Rock Climber Alex Honnold on Free Soloing El Capitan

NPR: Alex Honnold: How Much Can Preparation Mitigate Risk?

KEY

1. rope

2. freaked out

3. content

4. sheer

5. rock climbing

6. girlfriend

7. grasp

8. regret

9. free-soloing

10. injured

11. conflicted

Empower p 91. Sport. Oral Mediation

A friend of yours from England has been asked to write a contribution to a blog about Sport around the world. His assignment is to write about Sport in Spain. While doing his research, he came across these pictures on Google related to sport in Spain. He sends them to you so that you can shed some light on sport in your country. Your friend also asks you some questions about this topic. You decide to send your friend a voice message with an explanation of 2 minutes.

1. Could you please comment on the pictures I have sent you? Could you discuss what different aspects of sport they are depicting?
2. Do people in your country practise a lot of sport? Too much? Too little?
3. In terms of sport, are Spaniards doers or watchers? What's the favourite spectator sport of Spanish people?
4. Do you think sport is an important part of our education? Has it been given enough relevance in the Spanish curriculum?
4. What’s your opinion about sports coverage in the Spanish news?
5. Are Spanish sportsmen and sportswomen always a good role model for children or people in general?
6. What are the sports facilities in your area like?
7. What is your opinion of gyms in Spain?
8. What gender differences are there regarding sport in your country?

Useful language to describe a chart:

This chart illustrates how...
This chart compares...
The results that are shown in the chart are...
As can be seen from these results, ...
According to this chart,
From the data in the above chart, it is apparent that ...
We can see on this chart how...
The chart indicates that...
The chart represents...
The information given in the chart...
The percentage of people who... is shown on the chart.
The chart shows quite clearly the impact of..

Empower p 28. Extreme Sports at an Australian University. Listening

Luba
The outing she enjoyed the most was the (1)________________________ one.
They had to pay for the hire of (2)_____________________________ and other gear.
She compares being swept along by the current of the water to being (3)_____________________ .
The only drawback was that getting off the raft she (4)_____________ a wet rock and as a consequence (5)___________________.
Mehmet
Whitewater rafting was (6)_____________________ exciting as bungee jumping.
Strangely enough, they were just (7)_________________ by a (8)____________ driver.
It was (9)_______________ that nobody from the (10)________________ was there.
Paolo
He is not (11)_________________ these extreme sports.
He never understood (12)_______________________ throwing yourself off a bridge.
Changying
Changying almost (13)_____________________the last minute.
Changying had (14)______________believe that these activities would be free.

KEY
(1) whitewater rafting

(2) the wetsuits

(3) on a roller coaster

(4) slipped on

(5) twisted her ankle

(6) nowhere near as

(7) picked up

(8) minivan

(9) a bit odd

(10) committee

(11) so keen on

(12) the thrill of

(13) pulled out at

(14) been led to

Empower p25. Laurie Hernández.

Can you read her lips? What does she say?

KEY

"I've got this"

Discuss
"Whether you think you can, or you think you can't--you're right"
Do you agree with this quotation?

Do you think your inner voice can play a crucial role to achieve a major goal?

Can self-talk have a great impact on our confidence? What can you say to yourself to make a positive effect instead of a negative one?

Self-talk is basically your inner voice, the voice in your mind which says things that you don’t necessarily say out loud.

Do you tend to look on the bright side?

What else can you do to boost your confidence?

Empower p 25. Iron men let off steam. Extra Word Formation

Iron men let off steam

What are known as extreme sports have become (0)...increasingly........(DECREASE) popular in recent years. But what if you've already tried bungee jumping, paragliding and all the others, but still haven't (1)......................... (COME) the urge to prove yourself by taking part in (2) .........................(PHYSICS) challenging activities? The answer could lie in a new activity which goes by the name of extreme ironing. (3)...............(PARTICIPATE) describe themselves as “ironists” and what they like to do is to climb mountains, go surfing or trek cross-country, doing their ironing along the way. It all started in 1997, when Philip Shaw, a mountaineering (4) ........................ (ENTHUSE) from Leicester in the English Midlands decided to iron his shirts in the garden on a hot day. His flatmate (5) ......................... (JOKE) described this as “extreme ironing” and the idea of the spoof sport was born. The sport's worldwide (6) ......................... (GOVERNMENT) body, the Extreme Ironing Bureau, has received twenty thousand hits on its website, and future expeditions include such (7) ......................... (LIKELY) activities as hang-gliding ironing and white-water ironing. For ironists, who are now earning the grudging (8).......................(RESPECTFULLY) of some mainstream extreme-sports fans, the motivation for the sport comes from the chance to combine the thrill of an extreme (9) ......................... (DOOR) activity with the (10)......................... (UNSATISFIED ) of a well-pressed shirt.

KEY
iron man: a person of great physical strength and the ability to continue doing something difficult for a long time.

let off steam: to get rid of your energy, anger or strong emotions by doing something active or noisy. Sp. desahogarse, desfogarse, liberar estrés. E.g. I went for a long walk to let off steam.

thrill seeker: A person who is keen to take part in exciting activities that involve physical risk. E.g. ‘thrill seekers are paying big bucks to swim with great white sharks’
daredevil: /ˈdeədevl/ (N) a person who enjoys doing dangerous things, in a way that other people may think is stupid. E.g. a reckless daredevil.

daredevil: /ˈdeədevl/ (adj) dangerous, in a way that other people may think is stupid. E.g. Don't try any daredevil stunts.

adrenaline: /əˈdrenəlɪn/ (also adrenalin) a substance produced in the body when you are excited, afraid or angry. It makes the heart beat faster and increases your energy and ability to move quickly. E.g. The excitement at the start of a race can really get the adrenaline flowing. a rush/surge of adrenaline. A rush of adrenaline.

slingshot : a stick shaped like a Y with a rubber band attached to it, used by children for shooting stones.

slingshot attraction:

(0) ..increasingly.........
bungee jumping: the sport of jumping off a very high bridge or similar structure, with a long elastic rope (bungee) tied to your legs, so that the rope pulls you back before you hit the ground. E.g. to go bungee jumping.

paragliding: a sport in which you wear a special structure like a parachute, jump from a high place and are carried along by the wind before coming down to earth to go paragliding.

(1) overcome
overcome: to succeed in dealing with or controlling a problem that has been preventing you from achieving something. E.g. She overcame injury to win the Olympic gold medal. The two parties managed to overcome their differences on the issue.

urge: /ɜːdʒ/ a strong desire to do something. E.g. sexual urges. Urge to do something I had a sudden urge to hit him.

(2) physically

Extreme ironing /ˈaɪənɪŋ/ (also called EI) is an extreme sport and a performance art in which people take ironing boards to remote locations and iron items of clothing.

stamina: /ˈstæmɪnə/ the physical or mental strength that enables you to do something difficult for long periods of time. It takes a lot of stamina to run a marathon. Exercises aimed at increasing stamina.

endurance: /ɪnˈdjʊərəns/ the ability to continue doing something painful or difficult for a long period of time without complaining. E.g. He showed remarkable endurance throughout his illness. This event tests both physical and mental endurance. powers of endurance. The party turned out to be more of an endurance test than a pleasure. The long journey tested their courage and endurance to the limit.
beyond endurance:There was something about him that irritated Lydia almost beyond endurance. They were humiliated beyond endurance.

suppleness: /ˈsʌplnəs/ the ability to bend and move parts of your body easily into different positions.

supple: able to bend and move parts of your body easily into different positions. Flexible. E.g. her slim, supple body. These exercises will help to keep you supple.

flexible: able to bend or move easily. E.g. A gymnast has to be flexible above all else.

(3) Participants

trek: (also go trekking) to spend time walking, especially in mountains and for enjoyment and interest. E.g. We went trekking in Nepal. During the expedition, they trekked ten to thirteen hours a day.

hike: to go for a long walk in the country, especially for pleasure. E.g. strong boots for hiking over rough country

cross-country: across fields or open country rather than on roads or a track. Sp. campo a través. E.g. cross-country running. We rode cross-country.

(4) enthusiast

(5) jokingly

spoof: a humorous copy of a film/movie, television programme, etc. that exaggerates its main features. Sp. parodia. E.g. It's a spoof on horror movies. They did a very clever game show spoof.

(6) governing

(7) unlikely
hang-gliding: a sport in which you fly while hanging from a frame like a large kite which you control with your body movements. E.g. to go hang-gliding.

white-water: a part of a river that looks white because the water is moving very fast over rocks. E.g. a stretch of white water. White-water rafting.

(8) respect

grudging: /ˈɡrʌdʒɪŋ/ given or done unwillingly. Reluctant. Sp. reticente. De mala gana. E.g. He could not help feeling a grudging admiration for the old lady. There was grudging admiration in his voice.

mainstream: considered normal because it reflects what is done or accepted by most people. E.g. mainstream culture/ politics. Mainstream economists/ journalists. The mainstream press/ media.

(9) outdoor

thrill: a strong feeling of excitement or pleasure; an experience that gives you this feeling. E.g.
It gave me a big thrill to meet my favourite author in person. The thrill of catching a really big fish.

(10) satisfaction

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