60 Unit 04 | On the move Read the short introduction about Tony Giles, an English world traveller. What do you think he is like? READING 6 Discuss the following questions with a partner: 1 How do you think Tony manages to navigate strange places without the ability to see? 2 Why do you think he travels the world despite being unable to hear or see? You are going to listen to an FM4 interview with Tony Giles. First you will have 45 seconds to study the task below, then you will hear the recording twice. While listening, match the beginnings of the sentences (1–8) with the sentence endings (A–K). There are two extra sentence endings that you should not use. Write your answers in the spaces provided. The first one (0) has been done for you. After the second listening, you will have 45 seconds to check your answers. SPEAKING 7 LISTENING 8 09 Tony Giles is a traveller from the southwest of England. He has been to over 130 countries of the world and has written books about his travels. But he isn’t like most other travellers you might meet. He is blind and mostly deaf, which makes backpacking around the world all the more challenging. Yet, with his backpack and cane ready for the next adventure, he has no intention of stopping. Tony Giles, world traveller 0 One of Tony Giles’ relatives . B 1 For Tony, travelling is how he . 2 The school Tony attended . 3 Tony started travelling longer distances when he . 4 Tony encountered difficulties in Paraguay when he . 5 When Tony was using public transport, someone . 6 One reason why Tony takes pictures is that he . 7 Tony chose to go to the USA because the country . 8 When Tony travels to another country, he . A earns a lot of money G was quite like his home B inspired him to see the world H books a room in advance C was a long way from his family I became a student overseas D had an accident J was becoming a problem E finds it amusing K took his computer F motivates himself to keep going Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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