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Does the text tell you: Yes No

1 what country Petit comes from? h h 2 how many times Petit visited the WTC towers? h h 3 how Petit got hold of the blueprints? h h 4 what date he danced between the WTC towers? h h 5 approximately how tall the WTC towers were? h h 6 how Petit got the rope from one tower to the other? h h 7 what time of day he made his walk? h h 8 how long his rope was? h h 9 where he went to court? h h10 where he served his sentence? h h

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A. Solve the puzzle. You will find all the words in the text.

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C. Answer the question.

1 a plan of a house 2 a person who helps you 3 dressed up so that no one recognizes you 4 his or her job is to watch over something 5 a thin, straight object with a sharp point 6 the things you need to do something 7 the very top of a house 8 if you lose this, you’ll fall 9 something which is not easy to solve10 a big church

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Try a Method

Try method 4 when you study the words for this text. Find the Try a Method-sheet under Additional Resources on straightforward.alinea.dk.

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A. Work in pairs. Take turns at reading the following aloud.

7 + 4 = 11 28 % < 1/38 – 3 = 5 19°12 × 5 = 60 82 > 33

150 / 50 = 3 36 % / 18 = 2 %2.5 × 4 = 10 85 m2

B. Write 10 more examples of mathematical expressions like those in A. Then exchange Workmates and read your partner’s examples aloud.

C. Fill in the copysheet: “Going to the cinema”.

+ plus

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× multiplied by / times

/ divided by

= equals

≈ is approximately equal to

< is less than

> is more than

% per cent

52 five squared

93 nine cubed

8° eight degrees

5.2 five point two

1/3 one third

3/4 three quarters

5/6 five sixths

18 ft eighteen feet

10 in ten inches

7 st seven stone

50 lb fifty pounds

25 m2 twenty-five square meters

8 m3 eight cubic meters

13 m310 ft ≈ 3 meters10 in ≈ 25 centimeters10 st ≈ 64 kilos10 lb ≈ 4.5 kilos

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Work in pairs. Listen, complete the sentence and answer the question.

1 Alain Robert climbs

2 He started because he forgot his

3 He has had accidents.

4 The doctors told him he would

5 He often goes to jail. True or false?

6 Is Robert short or tall?

7 In Malaysia, he got to the top. True or false?

8 His climb in Chicago was dangerous because of

9 He sometimes gets paid to climb. True or false?

10 He has done promotion for the movie

Choose one or both of the following exercises:

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Write a short text about Alain Robert. Find more information on the internet, if you like.

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Write about 9/11. Give a short summary of what happened that day and what you know about the people involved. If you like, include information about Ground Zero and any new buildings.Also listen to Anita and Timothy and include their experiences, if you like.

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Petit hid his equpiment in cleaning cupboards. What do you normally find in such places?

A Find the correct word for each object. Use a dictionary if you need help.

B Work in pairs. Take turns describing an object in A and guessing which object is being described.

broom brush can liner cleaning cart detergent dust mop dustpan fluff hose mop bucket scrub brush

sponge spray bottle toilet bowl brush toilet bowl cleaner toilet tissue vacuum cleaner wastebasket wet mop window squeegee wringer

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Listen and mark the correct alternatives.

1 Why is Ann in a wheelchair? A She fell off a bridge.

B She got injured when she bungy jumped. C She had polio as a child.

D She almost died when she was pushed.

2 In what country did bungy jumping first start? A In Kawarau

B In New Zealand

C In Australia

D In the US

3 Why did Ann answer “Sure” when they asked her if she wanted to jump? A She wanted to get out of her wheelchair.

B She likes to do scary things.

C She wanted to die.

D She thought it would be impossible since she was in a wheelchair.

4 How high is the jump? A 43 meters

B 103 meters

C 14 meters

D 33 meters

5 How did Ann feel afterwards? A She felt horrible.

B She wanted to do it again.

C She thought she was going to die.

D She was glad she did it, but wouldn’t want to do it again.

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Fill in the gaps so that the information matches the text The Dancer.

You might think it is no big to dance two

buildings, but Philippe Petit did it on a , 410 meters above the

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. He wanted to do something extraordinary, he wanted to go

than anyone had ever done before.

Philippe visited the WTC many times, often in , so as not to be

recognized. He and his assistant smuggled all the necessary into the

South Tower. With the help of a bow and an the assistant shot a fishing

line from the North Tower across to the of the South Tower. Philippe’s

own rope was to the line, and he could pull it across to the South Tower.

He fastened it and then he was ready to walk.

Of course the police came and Philippe had to go to court, but the

gave him a mild .

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Answer the questions. Write complete sentences.

1 What nationality is Phillippe Petit?

2 In which other high places had he danced?

3 Name at least two things Philippe had to do to prepare for the World Trade Center towers.

4 Name at least two things he needed for his walk.

5 There is one more thing Philippe wants to do. What is it?

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Did you enjoy reading The Dancer? Why? Why not?

Self AssessmentOn this test:

I did well I could have done better I didn’t do well at all

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