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Name Class Date PHOTOCOPIABLE © Oxford University Press Name Class Date Potenziamento 26 twenty-six LEJOG LEJOG (Land’s End to John O’Groats) is a very famous journey in Britain. Hundreds of people complete it every year and they travel in different ways. ey walk, run, cycle, ride a horse or travel by bus! A lot of them raise money for charity. He’s done it! 15-year-old Joe Marsden from Bristol in south-west England has just done something amazing 1 ! He has ridden over 1,400 km in a long-distance 2 bike ride and has raised £3,420 for charity! Joe and his dad, Charlie, cycled the length 3 of Britain! They set off 4 from Land’s End, the most south-western point of England, on 15 th August and arrived at John O’Groats, the most northern point of Scotland, just 12 days later. During the journey, Joe kept in touch 5 with his family and friends via the Internet. He wrote a daily blog and he posted photos onto his website. Here are a few of his blog entries. Day 1 Land’s End – Tintagel 124 km (8 hours) We’ve just arrived at the youth hostel in Tintagel. I haven’t had a shower yet and I’m hot, hungry and exhausted… but today has been brilliant! We set off from Land’s End early this morning. Mum came to say goodbye and it was a bit emotional. We’ve never been away without her before and I think she wanted to come, too! (Start training now for next year, Mum!) Cornwall is a beautiful place, but it’s also very hilly 6 ! It was a difficult bike ride and we had to stop and push our bikes up one of the hills 7 ! (Not a great start to the journey!) Day 3 Taunton – Monmouth (Wales!) 117 km (7 hours 40 minutes) We’ve crossed the River Severn into Wales and are staying in Monmouth for the night. We’re going to sleep in the tent tonight, so I hope that the weather stays good! So far we’ve been lucky – it’s been sunny and it hasn’t rained yet, but it’s very cloudy at the moment, so fingers crossed 8 ! Things that I’ve learnt on the journey so far: 1 I hate hills 2 Britain is beautiful but… 3 I really hate hills! PS I’ve taken a lot of photos, but I haven’t had time to post them all yet. Watch out for them tomorrow! Day 12 Tongue (Scotland) – John O’Groats 103 km (7 hours 10 minutes) It hasn’t been easy, but we’ve finally done it! We’ve cycled over 1,400 km in 12 days and have raised £3,420 for the British Heart 9 Foundation! It was cold and windy when we arrived at John O’Groats this afternoon, so we didn’t stay long. We took a few photos and then went straight to our hotel. Now I’m lying on a bed and watching TV – it’s my idea of paradise! The last 12 days have been incredible! I’ve cycled through three countries, met a lot of interesting people and seen about a million sheep! At the moment every part of my body hurts, but I can’t wait 10 to do it all again next year! Glossary 1 amazing incredibile 2 long-distance a lunga distanza 3 length lunghezza 4 set off sono partiti 5 kept in touch è rimasto in contatto 6 hilly collinoso 7 hills colline 8 fingers crossed! incrociamo le dita! 9 heart cuore 10 I can’t wait non vedo l’ora The LEJOG route B B
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26 twenty-six
LEJOG LEJOG (Land’s End to John O’Groats) is a very famous journey in Britain. Hundreds of people complete it every year and they travel in different ways. They walk, run, cycle, ride a horse or travel by bus! A lot of them raise money for charity.
He’s done it!
15-year-old Joe Marsden from Bristol in south-west England has just done something amazing1! He has ridden over 1,400 km in a long-distance2 bike ride and has raised £3,420 for charity!
Joe and his dad, Charlie, cycled the length3 of Britain! They set off4 from Land’s End, the most south-western point of England, on 15th August and arrived at John O’Groats, the most northern point of Scotland, just 12 days later.
During the journey, Joe kept in touch5 with his family and friends via the Internet. He wrote a daily blog and he posted photos onto his website. Here are a few of his blog entries.
Day 1 Land’s End – Tintagel 124 km (8 hours)
We’ve just arrived at the youth hostel in Tintagel. I haven’t had a shower yet and I’m hot, hungry and exhausted… but today has been brilliant!
We set off from Land’s End early this morning. Mum came to say goodbye and it was a bit emotional. We’ve never been away without her before and I think she wanted to come, too! (Start training now for next year, Mum!)
Cornwall is a beautiful place, but it’s also very hilly6! It was a difficult bike ride and we had to stop and push our bikes up one of the hills7! (Not a great start to the journey!)
Day 3 Taunton – Monmouth (Wales!) 117 km (7 hours 40 minutes)
We’ve crossed the River Severn into Wales and are staying in Monmouth for the night. We’re going to sleep in the tent tonight, so I hope that the weather stays good! So far we’ve been lucky – it’s been sunny and it hasn’t rained yet, but it’s very cloudy at the moment, so fingers crossed8!
Things that I’ve learnt on the journey so far:
1 I hate hills2 Britain is beautiful but…3 I really hate hills!
PS I’ve taken a lot of photos, but I haven’t had time to post them all yet. Watch out for them tomorrow!
Day 12 Tongue (Scotland) – John O’Groats 103 km (7 hours 10 minutes)
It hasn’t been easy, but we’ve finally done it! We’ve cycled over 1,400 km in 12 days and have raised £3,420 for the British Heart9 Foundation!
It was cold and windy when we arrived at John O’Groats this afternoon, so we didn’t stay long. We took a few photos and then went straight to our hotel. Now I’m lying on a bed and watching TV – it’s my idea of paradise!
The last 12 days have been incredible! I’ve cycled through three countries, met a lot of interesting people and seen about a million sheep! At the moment every part of my body hurts, but I can’t wait10 to do it all again next year!
Glossary1 amazing incredibile2 long-distance a lunga distanza3 length lunghezza4 set off sono partiti 5 kept in touch è rimasto in contatto6 hilly collinoso7 hills colline 8 fingers crossed! incrociamo le dita!9 heart cuore 10 I can’t wait non vedo l’ora
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Reading1 Leggi il blog. Poi cerchia l’alternativa
corretta.
1 LEJOG is the name of a place / a journey.2 Land’s End is in England / Scotland.3 John O’Groats is a person / a place. 4 Cornwall is in the south-west / south-east of
England.5 The River Severn separates England from
Scotland / Wales.
2 Completa l’annuncio comparso sul sito web.
♥ British Heart Foundation ♥Charity events this month:Congratulations to 1 and 2 Marsden from 3 ! They’ve just finished a 4 bike ride from 5 to 6 . They completed the journey in just 7 days and they have raised £8 for the 9 10 Foundation! Joe is just 11 years old and it was his first attempt at LEJOG. He wrote a 12 every day during the journey and posted 13 onto his website.
CLICK HERE to read the blog.
3 Rispondi alle domande.
Day 11 Where have Joe and his dad just arrived?2 Who went with them to Land’s End this
morning?3 Why did Joe find the bike ride difficult today?
Day 34 What are Joe and his dad going to do
tonight?5 What has the weather been like so far on the
journey?6 What hasn’t Joe had time to do yet today?
Day 127 How far have Joe and his dad cycled in the
last 12 days?8 What’s Joe doing at the moment?9 What does Joe think about his amazing
journey?
Focus on you4 Hai mai fatto le cose che ha fatto Joe?
Rispondi in modo personale. Scrivi frasi complete.
Which of these things have you done and which haven’t you done before?
1 go on a long bike ride2 raise money for charity3 write a blog4 post photos on the Internet5 sleep in a tent
Writing5 Immagina di fare un viaggio con la tua
famiglia o con amici per una raccolta fondi di beneficenza. Rispondi alle domande.
1 When are you going to start and finish your journey?
2 Where are you going to start your journey from?
3 Where are you going to travel to?4 Who are you going to travel with?5 How are you going to travel?6 What charity are you going to raise money
for?
6 Scrivi un post (70 – 100 parole) per il tuo blog di viaggio. Racconta una giornata dicendo:
• where you started from this morning • what the weather was like when you set off • how far you travelled today before you
stopped for the night• how far you have travelled in total since you
started your journey• what the weather has been like on your
journey so far• what you have enjoyed most about your
journey so far• how much money you have raised for charity
so far
Grammar focus
Ricordati di usare il Past simple per parlare di eventi iniziati e conclusi nel passato e il Present perfect simple per parlare di azioni iniziate nel passato che durano ancora adesso.
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