Monday, March 21, 2016

Cliff Divers Jump 30 Metres from Victoria Falls! (video)

March 18, 2016. Two cliff divers have practised their skills near Victoria Falls as they leap 30 metres into the Zambezi River.

Task 1

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Task 2




Vocabulary
  • Caution is care that you take in order to avoid danger or mistakes. e.g. You should use caution when operating the electric saw.
  • When you cast/throw caution to the wind(s), you stop being careful and do something that you know has risks. e.g. After thinking about it for years, he finally threw/cast caution to the wind, quit his job, and started his own company.
  • If you up something, you make it higher. e.g. The restaurant upped [=increased] its prices.
  • When you tackle something difficult, you deal with it. e.g. We found new ways to tackle the problem.
  • A boundary is something (such as a river, a fence, or an imaginary line) that shows where an area ends and another area begins. e.g. Those two trees mark the boundary of our property.


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WORKSHEET
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Victoria Falls (multiple choice quiz)

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Cliff divers jump 30 metres from Victoria Falls!