Monday, December 19, 2016

Life Pre-Intermediate Textbook: 2F Cheese Rolling p.30-31

(Supplemental Materials for Specific Textbooks--Life Pre-Intermediate)


Vocabulary: drive, docs, pub
Transcript: docs, pub
Doraemon Backs to the Board Game: drive, slides, pub


accident
an event where a person is hurt unintentionally
balance
a position in which your body stays in an upright position
bottom
the lowest part of a thing or place
competitor
a person who takes part in a sporting event
crash barrier
an obstacle that stops people being hurt
crazy
mad
crowd
a large group of people
fail
to be unsuccessful
ground
what is under your feet when you are outside
injured
hurt
protect
to keep someone or something safe
prize
something given to a person who is successful in a competition
race
an event to see who can go the fastest
slope
the side of a mountain or hill
spectator
a person who watches a sporting event
steep
going up or down at a sharp angle
top
the highest part of a thing or place
traditions
things that people have done for a long time
wheel
a round object

accident, balance, bottom, competitors, crash barriers, crazy, crowd, failed, ground, injured, protect, prize, races, slope, spectators, steep, top, tradition, wheel


“Cheese Rolling” has been a (1) ______________ in the town of Brockworth since the early 1800s.

First, the (2)______________ come together at the (3)______________  of Cooper’s Hill and wait.

Then, someone pushes a very large (4)______________ of cheese down the steep (5)______________ .  And after that, things get a little wild!  The cheese may reach up to 40 miles per hour.  The competitors go pretty fast, too.  The first one to the (6)______________  wins.  What’s the (7)______________ ?  The wheel of cheese--of course!

The first winner of the day is Craig Brown, a pub worker.  Craig’s plan was simple…

Craig: Keep going, cause, you know, and try to get your (8)______________  back.  Because it’s steeper than you could ever think.  You’d have to run down there to really believe how (9)______________  it is!

Many people enjoy the cheese-rolling (10)______________ , however, they can be dangerous.  A few years ago, 30 people were (11)______________in an (12)______________ at a race.  One of the cheeses rolled down the hill too quickly … and unexpectedly went into the (13)______________.  Now, the competition route has (14)______________ to (15)______________ the crowd.

It’s not just the (16)______________ who get injured, competitors do as well … especially when it’s cold or there hasn’t been much rain.

Morris dancer: It’s when the (17)______________’s really hard … that’s when the injuries are going to happen.

Craig’s plan to just “keep on going” (18)______________ in his second race.  At the time, he was trying to get the competition’s version of a “double”--winning two cheese wheels in one-day.

So what drives these runners?  Are they crazy?  One cheese runner thinks they may be …

Cheese Racer: It is dangerous. If I’m running down … must be crazy. Yeah, I must be (19)______________!

These cheese racers may be crazy.  But year after year the crowds keep on cheering, and the competitors keep on running.  Is it for the fame?  Is it for the fun?  We may never know, but you can be sure of one thing … it’s more than just cheese that makes people want to win Brockworths’ annual cheese-rolling race!
Answers:

“Cheese Rolling” has been a (1) tradition in the town of Brockworth since the early 1800s.

First, the (2)competitors come together at the (3)top of Cooper’s Hill and wait.

Then, someone pushes a very large (4)wheel of cheese down the steep (5)slope.  And after that, things get a little wild!  The cheese may reach up to 40 miles per hour.  The competitors go pretty fast, too.  The first one to the (6)bottom wins.  What’s the (7)prize?  The wheel of cheese--of course!

The first winner of the day is Craig Brown, a pub worker.  Craig’s plan was simple…

Craig: Keep going, cause, you know, and try to get your (8)balance back.  Because it’s steeper than you could ever think.  You’d have to run down there to really believe how (9)steep it is!

Many people enjoy the cheese-rolling (10)races, however, they can be dangerous.  A few years ago, 30 people were (11)injured in an (12)accident at a race.  One of the cheeses rolled down the hill too quickly … and unexpectedly went into the (13)crowd.  Now, the competition route has (14) crash barriers to (15)protect the crowd.

It’s not just the (16)spectators who get injured, competitors do as well … especially when it’s cold or there hasn’t been much rain.

Morris dancer: It’s when the (17)ground’s really hard … that’s when the injuries are going to happen.

Craig’s plan to just “keep on going” (18)failed in his second race.  At the time, he was trying to get the competition’s version of a “double”--winning two cheese wheels in one-day.

So what drives these runners?  Are they crazy?  One cheese runner thinks they may be …

Cheese Racer: It is dangerous. If I’m running down … must be crazy. Yeah, I must be (19)crazy!

These cheese racers may be crazy.  But year after year the crowds keep on cheering, and the competitors keep on running.  Is it for the fame?  Is it for the fun?  We may never know, but you can be sure of one thing … it’s more than just cheese that makes people want to win Brockworths’ annual cheese-rolling race!




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