MICROADVENTURES
Talk about journeys and transport 3.1
G all / some / most / no / none
V types of transport
P /p/ , /b/ , /v/
Adaptive Practice
One day, 24-year-old Alastair Humphreys set off on a journey around the world by bike. 1 But somehow he managed to cycle the length of Europe, Africa, the Americas, Asia and Europe (again) to complete his four-year journey. He had some challenges along the way, but most of them were in his mind: missing his friends and family and being alone for so long. 2 Since his round-the-world trip, Alastair has kept moving. Some of his other adventures involved rowing a boat across the Atlantic and crossing India on foot. 3 Alastair invented the idea of a microadventure – an adventure you can complete close to your own home. For example, why not walk around your whole city and take a beautiful photo in every street? 4 Alternatively, you might find a (fairly) wild place close to your home and spend the night under the stars. So grab your rucksack and go on a microadventure today. What are you waiting for? THE ADVENTURES OF ALASTAIR HUMPHREYS
GLOSSARY
set off (v) start a journey or adventure the length of from one end of something to the other end your neighbourhood (n) the area around your home alternatively (adv) or rucksack (n) a bag that you carry on your back, a backpack
READING A SKIM Read The adventures of Alastair Humphreys quickly. In what order does it mention the following? Write 1–4. a What was the hardest part? b Ideas for microadventures c Alastair’s route d Alastair’s other adventures B READ FOR COHESION Read again. Complete the text with four of the sentences below. There are two extra sentences. a But if you think these trips aren’t for you, think again. b You don’t need to take a car, you can go by bus. c Or how about climbing all the hills in your neighbourhood? d None of his friends believed his plans were possible, and even Alastair had serious doubts. e He had to travel there by ship because he didn’t want to take a plane. f Amazing adventures and beautiful views are less fun when you have no other people with you. C SPEAK Work in pairs. Discuss the questions. 1 What adjectives would you use to describe Alastair? Why? 2 Would you like to do a similar journey around the world? Why/Why not? 3 What do you think are the advantages and disadvantages of travelling alone? 4 What other problems do you think Alastair has when he’s travelling? 5 Where is a good place for an adventure in your country?
GRAMMAR all / some / most / no / none A WORK IT OUT Read the underlined sentences from The adventures of Alastair Humphreys and Reading Exercise B. Use them to complete the rules below. all / some / most / no / none 1 We use all , some and most and no (without of ) before a noun ( ) or an adjective + noun ( ). 2 We use all, some, most and none + of before … • a pronoun ( ); • the/this/that/these/those/possessive + (adjective +) noun ( , ) 3 We often leave out of between all and the/this/that/ these/those/possessive ( ). Don’t leave it out between all and a pronoun ( all of us ). some challenges B Choose the correct words to complete the text. my amazing microadventure Last weekend I went on a microadventure with 1 some / some of my friends. We spent the night in a forest about 20km from our city. It was a new experience for 2 all / all of us. We took 3 some / some of warm clothes, but 4 no / none of those clothes were warm enough. It was absolutely freezing. I had some warm soup in a flask, but my friend Luis drank 5 most / most of it. As it got dark, we heard a strange noise in the forest. There are 6 no / none dangerous animals here, but we were still scared. Just then, I noticed 7 all / some the stars in the sky. 8 Most / Most of the time in the city, there are no stars to see. We all just sat in silence and looked at the amazing view.
C SPEAK Work in pairs. Go to the Communication Hub at the back of the book.
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