Decide if these statements are true or false. Change any which are false

a. Ffyona has been walking in different parts of the world since she left school.

b. She will be walking from North to South.

c. She will be walking alone.

d. She will be walking non-stop.

e. She will be taking extra shoes.

f. She will be collecting money for a charity.

Answer the questions.

a. What physical problems has Ffyona experienced as a result of her walking?

b. Why will she find herself walking on every kind of route?

c. What do you think her greatest problem will be?

Vocabulary Work

Replace these words and expressions from the text you have just read with words or expressions of your own.

a. vital

b. accustomed to

c. cash

d. go to pieces

e. lone

2. Explain the meaning of the following:

a. to harden

b. nine-to-five job

c. strain

d. pelvis

e. charity

f. Walkman

Find words and expressions for these definitions.

a. A long walk, usu. one that you go on for pleasure

b. Painful swellings on the surface of skin that contain clear liquid, caused by rubbing or burning.

c. Trademark for a strong four-wheeled motor vehicle that is especially useful on rough ground.

d. A walk where people agree to give a certain sum of money to charity if the walker succeeds in doing it.

e. Sth you imagine you see, which is not really there.

Talking Point

Would you like to join Ffyona at least for part of her trip? Why or why not?