The Dancer
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  1 what country Petit comes from?
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  2 how many times Petit visited the WTC towers?
  3 how Petit got hold of the blueprints?
  4 what date he danced between the WTC towers?
  5 approximately how tall the WTC towers were?
  6 how Petit got the rope from one tower to the other?
  7 what time of day he made his walk?
  8 how long his rope was?
  9 where he went to court?
10 where he served his sentence?
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A. Solve the puzzle. You will find all the words in the text.
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a plan of a house
a person who helps you
dressed up so that no one recognizes you
his or her job is to watch over something
a thin, straight object with a sharp point
the things you need to do something
the very top of a house
if you lose this, you’ll fall
something which is not easy to solve
a big church
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B. Write the numbered letters into the squares to find a question.
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C. Answer the question.
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Try a Method
Try method 4 when you study the words for this text. Find the Try a Method-sheet under
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% per cent
18 ft
eighteen feet
– minus
5 five squared
10 in
ten inches
× multiplied by / times
9 nine cubed
7 st
seven stone
/ divided by
8° eight degrees
50 lb fifty pounds
= equals
5.2 five point two
25 m2 twenty-five square meters
≈ is approximately equal to
1/3 one third
8 m 3
< is less than
3/4 three quarters
> is more than
5/6 five sixths
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eight cubic meters
A. Work in pairs. Take turns at reading the following aloud.
7 + 4 = 11
8 – 3 = 5
12 × 5 = 60
150 / 50 = 3
2.5 × 4 = 10
28 % < 1/3
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82 > 33
36 % / 18 = 2 %
85 m2
13 m3
10 ft ≈ 3 meters
10 in ≈ 25 centimeters
10 st ≈ 64 kilos
10 lb ≈ 4.5 kilos
B. Write 10 more examples of mathematical expressions like those in A.
Then exchange Workmates and read your partner’s examples aloud.
C. Fill in the copysheet: “Going to the cinema”.
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Workmate
Work in pairs. Listen, complete the sentence and answer the question.
  1 Alain Robert climbs
  2 He started because he forgot his
  3 He has had
  4 The doctors told him he would
  5 He often goes to jail. True or false?
  6 Is Robert short or tall?
  7 In Malaysia, he got to the top. True or false?
  8 His climb in Chicago was dangerous because of
  9 He sometimes gets paid to climb. True or false?
10 He has done promotion for the movie
Choose one or both of the following exercises:
5 Write a short text about Alain Robert. Find more information on the
internet, if you like.
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Write about 9/11. Give a short summary of what happened that day and
what you know about the people involved. If you like, include information
about Ground Zero and any new buildings.
Also listen to Anita and Timothy and include their experiences, if you like.
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accidents.
Extra
The Dancer
Petit hid his equpiment in cleaning cupboards. What do you normally find in such places?
A Find the correct word for each object. Use a dictionary if you need help.
broom
sponge
brush
spray bottle
can liner
toilet bowl brush
cleaning cart
toilet bowl cleaner
detergent
toilet tissue
dust mop
vacuum cleaner
dustpan
wastebasket
fluff
wet mop
hose
window squeegee
mop bucket
wringer
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B Work in pairs. Take turns describing an object in A and guessing
which object is being described.
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Test
Name: 1
Listen and mark the correct alternatives.
1 Why is Ann in a wheelchair?
A She fell off a bridge.
B She got injured when she bungy jumped.
C She had polio as a child.
D She almost died when she was pushed.
2 In what country did bungy jumping first start?
A In Kawarau
B In New Zealand
C In Australia
D In the US
3 Why did Ann answer “Sure” when they asked her if she wanted to jump?
A She wanted to get out of her wheelchair.
B She likes to do scary things.
C She wanted to die.
D She thought it would be impossible since she was in a wheelchair.
4 How high is the jump?
A 43 meters
B 103 meters
C 14 meters
D 33 meters
5 How did Ann feel afterwards?
A She felt horrible.
B She wanted to do it again.
C She thought she was going to die.
D She was glad she did it, but wouldn’t want to do it again.
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Fill in the gaps so that the information matches the text The Dancer.
You might think it is no big
buildings, but Philippe Petit did it on a
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to dance
two
, 410 meters above the
. He wanted to do something extraordinary, he wanted to go
than anyone had ever done before.
Philippe visited the WTC many times, often in
, so as not to be
recognized. He and his assistant smuggled all the necessary
into the
South Tower. With the help of a bow and an
line from the North Tower across to the
the assistant shot a fishing
of the South Tower. Philippe’s
own rope was
to the line, and he could pull it across to the South Tower.
He fastened it
and then he was ready to walk.
Of course the police came and Philippe had to go to court, but the
gave him a mild
.
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Answer the questions. Write complete sentences.
1 What nationality is Phillippe Petit? 2 In which other high places had he danced? 3 Name at least two things Philippe had to do to prepare for the World Trade Center towers.
4 Name at least two things he needed for his walk.
5 There is one more thing Philippe wants to do. What is it?
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Did you enjoy reading The Dancer? Why? Why not?
Self Assessment
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