Language Hub Advanced, Unit 6.1. Journeys and adventures

Around the globe in 80 days? Well the 19th-century journalist Nellie Bly did it in 72 days. But role models for intrepid female adventurers aren't confined to history books. The image of 19th-century explorers fighting their way through ​ (a)   terrain and large expeditions into dangerous and ​ (b)   territories is being replaced by solo modern-day adventurers and ​ (c)   .

• uncharted
• impenetrable
• globetrotters
• embarked
• heart
• provisions
• long-haul
• beaten

Anna McNuff ​ (a)   on a seven-month cycle ride into the ​ (b)   of the USA. She crossed every state, travelling 11,000 miles on a pink bike. She had to deal with the various challenges, including weather (cold, wind, floods and blizzards) and wild animals. In 2015, she ditched the bike and ran about 1900 miles to complete the Te Araroa Trail in New Zealand. While water wasn't a problem, she sometimes had to carry essential ​ (c)   (like chocolate!) to last for up to seven days.

• embarked
• heart
• provisions
• uncharted
• globetrotters
• impenetrable
• long-haul
• beaten

While we can certainly learn from the spirit of past adventurers who endured difficult conditions to explore their world, we shouldn't forget modern-day female role models and the amazing adventures that are being had right now. And with the advent of more affordable ​ (a)   flights, getting off the ​ (b)   track is more possible than ever. (ред.)

• long-haul
• beaten
• uncharted
• globetrotters
• embarked
• heart
• impenetrable
• provisions

When you look ​ (a)   on your schooldays, do you think of them as a happy time?

• back
• off
• for
• round
• against
• out
• up
• from

If you come up ​ (a)   any problems, just phone me.

• against
• off
• for
• round
• back
• oug
• out
• up
• from

Carol is always talking about tidying her desk, but she never seems to get ​ (a)   to it.

• round
• for
• off
• against
• back
• out
• up
• from

I'm playing tennis tomorrow morning at eight o'clock. Are you up ​ (a)   it?

• for
• off
• round
• against
• back
• out
• up
• from

I need a holiday to help me switch ​ (a)   from work for a while

• off
• for
• round
• against
• back
• out
• up
• from

Nobody found ​ (a)   about the missing money until the thief had left the country.

• out
• off
• for
• round
• against
• up
• from
• back

The best way to brush ​ (a)   on your French is to spend some time in France.

• up
• off
• for
• round
• against
• from
• back
• out