Extreme Situations: Listening

​Extreme Situations: Listening

​LO:

• ​listen for specific information

​

​SC:

• Listen and write down 4 words that are spelt

• Listen and fill in the missing information (8 gaps)

Open Ended

What is the extreme situation shown in this picture?

​Read these words aloud.

• competitors

• limits

• athletes

• ​most challenging

• ​toughest

• ​incredible

• ​deal with

• ​carry on

• ​cope with

• ​hot

• ​dry

• ​windiest

• ​event

• ​success

• ​competition

Multiple Select

In this race, the _________ must be extremely fit and strong.

*Choose 2 answers.

• competitors

• limits

• athletes

Multiple Select

The event is one of the ___________ in the world.

*Choose 2 answers.

• most challenging

• toughest

• incredible

Multiple Select

Competitors must ___________ some very difficult conditions.

*Choose 2 answers.

• deal with

• carry on

• cope with

Multiple Select

Most deserts are extremely ___________ places.

*Choose 2 answers.

• hot

• dry

• windiest

Multiple Select

Only a small number of people can enter this_________.

*Choose 2 answers.

• event

• success

• competition

​Practise saying the alphabet.

​Listen and write down the words that are spelt.

​

For repeated letter in the spelling, you will hear the word 'double'.

Fill in the Blanks

My name is Mr

.

Fill in the Blanks

He lives in

.

Fill in the Blanks

The shop is in

Lane.

Fill in the Blanks

This was painted by Paul

.

​Tips

1. Pay attention to the words​ directly before and after the gap.

2. ​Imagine what word would go in each gap.

3. ​When listening, write down the exact words you hear on the recording, but ideas might be worded differently.

4. ​Write the answers on a piece of paper first.

Fill in the Blanks

The race starts in the (1)

Desert, in Chile.

Fill in the Blanks

Length of each part of the race: (2)

km.

Fill in the Blanks

Gobi Desert: problems include strong (3)

and

snow in the mountains.

Fill in the Blanks

Sahara desert: competitors find it difficult to (4)

because of sandstorms.

Fill in the Blanks

The final part of the race is in the (5)

desert.

Fill in the Blanks

Competitors can see penguins, seals and (6)

.

Fill in the Blanks

Competitors sleep on a (7)

Fill in the Blanks

Competitors run in very (8 )

conditions.

Poll

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Open Ended

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