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Mount Fuji gets free Wi-Fi (12th July, 2015)

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Japan's snow-covered Mount Fuji is one of the most famous mountains in the world. Nearly 300,000 people climb to the top of the 3,776-meter mountain every year. Now they can tweet about their experience or post pictures on Facebook from the top of Mount Fuji. Japan's biggest telecommunications company, NTT DoCoMo, has launched a free Wi-Fi service along the slopes of Fuji. Climbers can access free Wi-Fi service at eight different hotspots on the mountain, as well as the summit. The Wi-Fi will only be available for three months, which is the length of the climbing season. Once users log on, they will have 72 hours of free access to the Internet from the mountain.

Hundreds of thousands of people climb Mount Fuji every year. The number has increased since the mountain became a UNESCO World Heritage site two years ago. The United Nations said Fuji was an important symbol of Japan. Local authorities hope the free Wi-Fi service will help keep climbers safe on the mountain. People will be able to check for weather warnings and find shelter. They will also be able to call for help even if their phone loses its signal. Fuji is not the highest place in the world to have Wi-Fi hotspots. Mount Everest in the Himalayas has a hotspot at the last base camp, which is 5,148 metres high. The North Pole and the International Space Station also have hotspots.

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Sources

http://www.japantoday.com/category/national/view/mount-fuji-climbing-season-opens-free-wi-fi-service-available
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2487413,00.asp
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/mount-fuji-is-getting-free-wifi--but-its-far-from-the-weirdest-place-to-have-it-10378891.html

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The 40 Lesson Activities on the PDF Handout

WARM-UPS

1. WI-FI: Students walk around the class and talk to other students about Wi-Fi. Change partners often and share your findings.

2. CHAT: In pairs / groups, talk about these topics or words from the article. What will the article say about them? What can you say about these words and your life?

snow / famous / mountain / experience / telecommunications / free / hotspots / season / thousands / number / important / symbol / weather / warning / signal / space station

Have a chat about the topics you liked. Change topics and partners frequently.

3. MOUNTAIN TOPS: What do they need? Complete this table with your partner(s). Change partners often and share what you wrote.

	Good things about this	Bad things about this
Wi-Fi hotspots
McDonald's
Guest house
Cafe
Telescope
Gift shop

4. HOTSPOTS: Students A strongly believe there should be hotspots all over the world; Students B strongly believe there shouldn't. Change partners again and talk about your conversations.

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5. INTERNET: Rank these with your partner. Put the places it is needed most at the top. Change partners often and share your rankings.

• school

• your room

• shopping malls

• public transport

• cars

• mountain tops

• hotels

• the beach

6. MOUNTAIN: Spend one minute writing down all of the different words you associate with the word "mountain". Share your words with your partner(s) and talk about them. Together, put the words into different categories.

BEFORE READING / LISTENING

1. TRUE / FALSE: Read the headline. Guess if a-h below are true (T) or false (F).

a.	Almost three million people climb Mount Fuji each year.	T / F
b.	The article says there is a Twitter and Facebook shop on top of Fuji.	T / F
c.	There are eight different Wi-Fi hotspots on Mount Fuji.	T / F
d.	Users can only use the Internet on Fuji for a day.	T / F
e.	Mount Fuji became a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1964.	T / F
f.	The free Wi-Fi will help keep people safe on the mountain.	T / F
g.	Fuji is not the highest place in the world to have Wi-Fi hotspots.	T / F
h.	The North Pole has a Wi-Fi hotspot.	T / F

2. SYNONYM MATCH: Match the following synonyms from the article.

1.	famous	a.	top
2	post	b.	gone up
3.	launched	c.	use
4.	summit	d.	make sure
5.	access	e.	logo
6.	climb	f.	upload
7.	increased	g.	final
8.	symbol	h.	well known
9.	check	i.	walk up
10.	last	j.	started

3. PHRASE MATCH: (Sometimes more than one choice is possible.)

1.	one of the most	a.	company
2.	Japan's biggest telecommunications	b.	its signal
3.	The Wi-Fi will only be available	c.	season
4.	the length of the climbing	d.	safe on the mountain
5.	72 hours of free access	e.	famous mountains
6.	Hundreds of	f.	symbol of Japan
7.	Fuji was an important	g.	Space Station
8.	help keep climbers	h.	to the Internet
9.	if their phone loses	i.	thousands of people
10.	The North Pole and the International	j.	for three months

GAP FILL

Japan's snow-(1) ____________ Mount Fuji is one of the most (2) ____________ mountains in the world. Nearly 300,000 people climb to the top of the 3,776-meter mountain every year. Now they can tweet about their (3) ____________ or post pictures on Facebook from the top of Mount Fuji. Japan's biggest telecommunications company, NTT DoCoMo, has (4) ___________ a free Wi-Fi service along the slopes of Fuji. Climbers can (5) ____________ free Wi-Fi service at eight different hotspots on the mountain, as well as the (6) ____________. The Wi-Fi will only be available for three months, which is the (7) ___________ of the climbing season. Once (8) ____________ log on, they will have 72 hours of free access to the Internet from the mountain.

launched
summit
covered
famous
users
access
length
experience

Hundreds of thousands of people climb Mount Fuji every year. The number has (9) ____________ since the mountain became a UNESCO World Heritage (10) ____________ two years ago. The United Nations said Fuji was an important (11) ____________ of Japan. Local authorities hope the free Wi-Fi service will help keep climbers (12) ____________ on the mountain. People will be able to check for weather warnings and find (13) ____________. They will also be able to call for help even if their phone loses its (14) ____________. Fuji is not the highest place in the world to have Wi-Fi hotspots. Mount Everest in the Himalayas has a hotspot at the last base (15) ____________, which is 5,148 metres high. The North Pole and the International Space Station also have (16) ____________.

symbol
site
shelter
camp
increased
hotspots
safe
signal

LISTENING - Guess the answers. Listen to check.

1)	Nearly 300,000 people climb to the top of the 3,776-meter ______
	a. mountain ever year b. mountain every years c. mountains every year d. mountain every year
2)	NTT DoCoMo has launched a free Wi-Fi service along ______
	a. the smokes of Fuji b. the strokes of Fuji c. the slopes of Fuji d. the strobes of Fuji
3)	Climbers can access free Wi-Fi service at eight different hotspots ______
	a. in the mountain b. on the mountain c. by the mountain d. at the mountain
4)	The Wi-Fi will only be available for three months, which is the ______ season
	a. length of the climb in b. length of the climbing c. length for the climbing d. length of their climbing
5)	Once users log on, they will have 72 hours ______
	a. of free access b. of freeze access c. of freed access d. of freely access
6)	increased since the mountain became a UNESCO World Heritage ______
	a. site two years ago b. sight two years ago c. said two years ago d. side two years ago
7)	The United Nations said Fuji was an important ______
	a. symbol of Japan b. symbol for Japan c. symbol off Japan d. symbols of Japan
8)	People will be able to check for weather warnings ______
	a. and fund shelter b. and find shelter c. and fined shelter d. and found shelter
9)	They will also be able to call for help even if their phone ______
	a. lose is its signal b. lose is this signal c. loses its signal d. loses this signal
10)	Mount Everest in the Himalayas has a hotspot at ______
	a. the last baste camp b. the last based camp c. the last beize camp d. the last base camp

LISTENING – Listen and fill in the gaps

Japan's snow-covered Mount Fuji (1) ___________________ famous mountains in the world. Nearly 300,000 people (2) ___________________ the 3,776-meter mountain every year. Now they can tweet about their experience (3) ___________________ Facebook from the top of Mount Fuji. Japan's biggest telecommunications company, NTT DoCoMo, has launched a free Wi-Fi service (4) ___________________ of Fuji. Climbers can access free Wi-Fi service at eight different hotspots on the mountain, as well as the summit. The Wi-Fi will (5) ___________________ for three months, which is the length of the climbing season. Once users log on, they will have 72 hours (6) ___________________ the Internet from the mountain.

Hundreds of thousands (7) ___________________ Mount Fuji every year. The number (8) ___________________ the mountain became a UNESCO World Heritage site two years ago. The United Nations said Fuji was an important symbol of Japan. (9) ___________________ the free Wi-Fi service will help keep climbers safe on the mountain. People will be able to check for weather warnings (10) ___________________. They will also be able to call for help even if their (11) ___________________. Fuji is not the highest place in the world to have Wi-Fi hotspots. Mount Everest in the Himalayas has a hotspot at (12) ___________________, which is 5,148 metres high. The North Pole and the International Space Station also have hotspots.

COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS

1.	How many people climb Mount Fuji every year?
2.	What is NTT DoCoMo?
3.	How many different hotspots are there on Mount Fuji?
4.	For how long will the Wi-Fi hotspots be available?
5.	For how long can people use the Wi-Fi after they log on?
6.	When did Mount Fuji become a World Heritage site?
7.	What do local authorities hope the Wi-Fi will do for climbers?
8.	What will the Wi-Fi let people do if they have no phone signal?
9.	How high is the highest hotspot on Mount Everest?
10.	What other place mentioned has a hotspot besides the North Pole?

MULTIPLE CHOICE - QUIZ

1.	How many people climb Mount Fuji every year?	6.	When did Mount Fuji become a World Heritage site?
	a) nearly 30,000 b) around 300 million c) around three million d) nearly 300,000		a) 1964 b) 1999 c) two years ago d) last month
2.	What is NTT DoCoMo?	7.	What do local authorities hope the Wi-Fi will do for climbers?
	a) the nickname of Mount Fuji b) a telecommunications company c) a Mount Fuji travel agent d) the name of the Wi-Fi hotspots		a) keep them safe b) teach them how to climb c) make them confident d) keep them warm
3.	How many different hotspots are there on Mount Fuji?	8.	What will the Wi-Fi let people do if they have no phone signal?
	a) 11 b) 10 c) 9 d) 8		a) take photos b) reserve a room c) call for help d) play games
4.	For how long will the Wi-Fi hotspots be available?	9.	How high is the highest hotspot on Mount Everest?
	a) 1 month b) 2 months c) 3 months d) 4 months		a) 4,158 metres b) 5,148 metres c) 5,418 metres d) 4,548 metres
5.	For how long can people use the Wi-Fi after they log on?	10.	What other place mentioned has a hotspot besides the North Pole?
	a) 24 hours b) 96 hours c) 48 hours d) 72 hours		a) the International Space Station b) Disneyland c) the Sahara Desert d) the Great Barrier Reef

ROLE PLAY

Role A – Schools

You think schools are the most important places to have Internet. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them why their places don't need Internet. Also, tell the others which is the least important of these (and why): shopping malls, public transport or parks.

Role B – Shopping malls

You think shopping malls are the most important places to have Internet. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them why their places don't need Internet. Also, tell the others which is the least important of these (and why): schools, public transport or parks.

Role C – Public transport

You think public transport is the most important places to have Internet. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them why their places don't need Internet. Also, tell the others which is the least important of these (and why): shopping malls, schools or parks.

Role D – Parks

You think parks are the most important places to have Internet. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them why their places don't need Internet. Also, tell the others which is the least important of these (and why): shopping malls, public transport or schools.

AFTER READING / LISTENING

1. WORD SEARCH: Look in your dictionary / computer to find collocates, other meanings, information, synonyms … for the words 'hot' and 'spot'.

hot

spot

Share your findings with your partners.

Make questions using the words you found.
Ask your partner / group your questions.

2. ARTICLE QUESTIONS: Look back at the article and write down some questions you would like to ask the class about the text.

Share your questions with other classmates / groups.
Ask your partner / group your questions.

3. GAP FILL: In pairs / groups, compare your answers to this exercise. Check your answers. Talk about the words from the activity. Were they new, interesting, worth learning…?

4. VOCABULARY: Circle any words you do not understand. In groups, pool unknown words and use dictionaries to find their meanings.

5. TEST EACH OTHER: Look at the words below. With your partner, try to recall how they were used in the text:

most
post
biggest
launched
length
72

since
symbol
keep
warnings
place
camp

WI-FI SURVEY

Write five GOOD questions about Wi-Fi in the table. Do this in pairs. Each student must write the questions on his / her own paper.

When you have finished, interview other students. Write down their answers.

	STUDENT 1 _____________	STUDENT 2 _____________	STUDENT 3 _____________
Q.1.
Q.2.
Q.3.
Q.4.
Q.5.

Now return to your original partner and share and talk about what you found out. Change partners often.

Make mini-presentations to other groups on your findings.

WI-FI DISCUSSION

STUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)

1)	What did you think when you read the headline?
2)	What springs to mind when you hear the word 'Wi-Fi'?
3)	Are there enough Wi-Fi hotspots where you live?
4)	Does Mount Fuji (and other mountains) need hotspots?
5)	Why can't people wait to upload photos or comments?
6)	What do you think of Mount Fuji?
7)	Can you not post a comment or a photo for one day?
8)	Why do some people post about everything they do?
9)	What would the world be like without Facebook, Twitter, etc.?
10)	How different would life be if the whole world was a hotspot?

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STUDENT B’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)

11)	Did you like reading this article? Why/not?
12)	What are your favourite mountains, and why?
13)	What do you post online?
14)	Do you prefer posting about yourself or reading about others?
15)	What are the bad things about hotspots being everywhere?
16)	Should climbers enjoy the nature instead of getting online?
17)	How would your life be different with no Internet?
18)	What do you think of climbing up mountains?
19)	Why is there a hotspot at the North Pole?
20)	What questions would you like to ask a Mount Fuji climber?

DISCUSSION (Write your own questions)

STUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)
1.	________________________________________________________
2.	________________________________________________________
3.	________________________________________________________
4.	________________________________________________________
5.	________________________________________________________
6.	________________________________________________________

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STUDENT B’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)
1.	________________________________________________________
2.	________________________________________________________
3.	________________________________________________________
4.	________________________________________________________
5.	________________________________________________________
6.	________________________________________________________

LANGUAGE - CLOZE

Japan's snow-covered Mount Fuji is one of the (1) ____ famous mountains in the world. Nearly 300,000 people climb to the top of the 3,776-meter mountain every year. Now they can tweet about their (2) ____ or post pictures on Facebook from the top of Mount Fuji. Japan's biggest telecommunications company, NTT DoCoMo, has launched a free Wi-Fi service along the (3) ____ of Fuji. Climbers can (4) ____ free Wi-Fi service at eight different hotspots on the mountain, as well as the summit. The Wi-Fi will only (5) ____ available for three months, which is the length of the climbing season. Once users log on, they will have 72 hours (6) ____ free access to the Internet from the mountain.

Hundreds of thousands of people climb Mount Fuji every year. The (7) ____ has increased since the mountain became a UNESCO World Heritage (8) ____ two years ago. The United Nations said Fuji was an important (9) ____ of Japan. Local authorities hope the free Wi-Fi service will help keep climbers safe on the mountain. People will be able to check (10) ____ weather warnings and find shelter. They will also be able to call for help (11) ____ if their phone loses its signal. Fuji is not the highest place in the world to have Wi-Fi hotspots. Mount Everest in the Himalayas has a hotspot at the last base camp, (12) ____ is 5,148 metres high. The North Pole and the International Space Station also have hotspots.

Put the correct words from the table below in the above article.

1.	(a)	must	(b)	most	(c)	mostly	(d)	mast
2.	(a)	experiential	(b)	experience	(c)	experienced	(d)	experiencing
3.	(a)	scopes	(b)	slaps	(c)	slips	(d)	slopes
4.	(a)	assess	(b)	access	(c)	excess	(d)	recess
5.	(a)	get	(b)	do	(c)	have	(d)	be
6.	(a)	from	(b)	for	(c)	of	(d)	off
7.	(a)	number	(b)	numeral	(c)	digit	(d)	numeracy
8.	(a)	sight	(b)	slight	(c)	site	(d)	spite
9.	(a)	motto	(b)	header	(c)	banner	(d)	symbol
10.	(a)	for	(b)	to	(c)	at	(d)	of
11.	(a)	even	(b)	eventually	(c)	ever	(d)	every
12.	(a)	which	(b)	where	(c)	whichever	(d)	wherever

SPELLING

Paragraph 1
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PUT THE TEXT BACK TOGETHER

Number these lines in the correct order.

( )	Hundreds of thousands of people climb Mount Fuji every year. The number has
( )	along the slopes of Fuji. Climbers can access free Wi-Fi service at eight
( )	help keep climbers safe on the mountain. People will be able to check for weather
( )	of Mount Fuji. Japan's biggest telecommunications company, NTT DoCoMo, has launched a free Wi-Fi service
( )	warnings and find shelter. They will also be able to call for help even if their phone loses its signal. Fuji is not the highest
( )	ago. The United Nations said Fuji was an important symbol of Japan. Local authorities hope the free Wi-Fi service will
( 1 )	Japan's snow-covered Mount Fuji is one of the most famous mountains in the world. Nearly 300,000
( )	for three months, which is the length of the climbing season. Once users log on, they will have
( )	people climb to the top of the 3,776-meter mountain every year. Now they can tweet about their experience or post pictures on Facebook from the top
( )	different hotspots on the mountain, as well as the summit. The Wi-Fi will only be available
( )	place in the world to have Wi-Fi hotspots. Mount Everest in the Himalayas has a hotspot at the last base
( )	camp, which is 5,148 metres high. The North Pole and the International Space Station also have hotspots.
( )	72 hours of free access to the Internet from the mountain.
( )	increased since the mountain became a UNESCO World Heritage site two years

PUT THE WORDS IN THE RIGHT ORDER

1.	famous the One most in the mountains world of .
2.	their post Facebook about or on Tweet experience pictures .
3.	slopes service Launched of along a Fuji the Wi-Fi free .
4.	The months three for available be only will Wi-Fi .
5.	Internet the to access free of hours 72 have will They .
6.	climbers keep help will service Wi-Fi free The safe .
7.	will to weather People able for be check warnings .
8.	if their phone loses its signal Call for help even .
9.	is to not have the highest place Wi-Fi in the Fuji world .
10.	a in hotspot the Himalayas Mount has Everest .

CIRCLE THE CORRECT WORD (20 PAIRS)

Japan's snow-covered Mount Fuji is one of the most / mostly famous mountains in the world. Nearly 300,000 people climbing / climb to the top of the 3,776-meter mountain every year. Now they could / can tweet about their experience or post / past pictures on Facebook from the top of Mount Fuji. Japan's biggest telecommunications companies / company, NTT DoCoMo, has launched a freely / free Wi-Fi service along the slopes of Fuji. Climbers can access free Wi-Fi service at eight difference / different hotspots on the mountain, as well as the summit / plummet. The Wi-Fi will only be available for three months, which is the length / long of the climbing season. Once users log on, they will have 72 hours of free access to / at the Internet from the mountain.

Hundreds of thousand / thousands of people climb Mount Fuji every year. The number has increased / increasing since the mountain became a UNESCO World Heritage sight / site two years ago. The United Nations said Fuji was an important symbol / symbolic of Japan. Local authorities hope the free Wi-Fi service will help keep climbers safe / safety on the mountain. People will be able to check for weathered / weather warnings and find shelter. They will also be able to call for / from help even if their phone loses its signal. Fuji is not the high / highest place in the world to have Wi-Fi hotspots. Mount Everest in the Himalayas has a hotspot to / at the last base camp, which is 5,148 metres high. The North Pole and the International Space Station also have / has hotspots.

Talk about the connection between each pair of words in italics, and why the correct word is correct.

INSERT THE VOWELS (a, e, i, o, u)

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PUNCTUATE THE TEXT AND ADD CAPITALS

japan's snow-covered mount fuji is one of the most famous mountains in the world nearly 300000 people climb to the top of the 3776-meter mountain every year now they can tweet about their experience or post pictures on facebook from the top of mount fuji japan's biggest telecommunications company ntt docomo has launched a free wi-fi service along the slopes of fuji climbers can access free wi-fi service at eight different hotspots on the mountain as well as the summit the wi-fi will only be available for three months which is the length of the climbing season once users log on they will have 72 hours of free access to the internet from the mountain

hundreds of thousands of people climb mount fuji every year the number has increased since the mountain became a unesco world heritage site two years ago the united nations said fuji was an important symbol of japan local authorities hope the free wi-fi service will help keep climbers safe on the mountain people will be able to check for weather warnings and find shelter they will also be able to call for help even if their phone loses its signal fuji is not the highest place in the world to have wi-fi hotspots mount everest in the himalayas has a hotspot at the last base camp which is 5148 metres high the north pole and the international space station also have hotspots

PUT A SLASH ( / ) WHERE THE SPACES ARE

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kforweatherwarningsandfindshelter.Theywillalsobeabletocallforhel
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dtohaveWi-Fihotspots.MountEverestintheHimalayashasahotspota
tthelastbasecamp,whichis5,148metreshigh.TheNorthPoleandtheIn
ternationalSpaceStationalsohavehotspots.

FREE WRITING

Write about Wi-Fi for 10 minutes. Comment on your partner’s paper.

_____________________________________________________________________________

ACADEMIC WRITING

There should be places where Wi-Fi is not allowed. Discuss.

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HOMEWORK

1. VOCABULARY EXTENSION: Choose several of the words from the text. Use a dictionary or Google’s search field (or another search engine) to build up more associations / collocations of each word.

2. INTERNET: Search the Internet and find out more about Wi-Fi. Share what you discover with your partner(s) in the next lesson.

3. WI-FI: Make a poster about Wi-Fi. Show your work to your classmates in the next lesson. Did you all have similar things?

4. HOTSPOTS: Write a magazine article about Wi-Fi hotspots covering the whole world. Include imaginary interviews with people who are for and against this.

Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Write down any new words and expressions you hear from your partner(s).

5. WHAT HAPPENED NEXT? Write a newspaper article about the next stage in this news story. Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your articles.

6. LETTER: Write a letter to an expert on Wi-Fi. Ask him/her three questions about Wi-Fi. Give him/her three of your ideas on how to make it better. Read your letter to your partner(s) in your next lesson. Your partner(s) will answer your questions.

A Few Additional Activities for Students

Ask your students what they have read, seen or heard about this news in their own language. Students are likely to / may have have encountered this news in their L1 and therefore bring a background knowledge to the classroom.

Get students to role play different characters from this news story.

Ask students to keep track of this news and revisit it to discuss in your next class.

Ask students to male predictions of how this news might develop in the next few days or weeks, and then revisit and discuss in a future class.

Ask students to write a follow-up story to this news.

Students role play a journalist and someone who witnessed or was a part of this news. Perhaps they could make a video of the interview.

Ask students to keep a news journal in English and add this story to their thoughts.

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ANSWERS

TRUE / FALSE (p.4)

a

F

b

F

c

T

d

F

e

F

f

T

g

T

h

T

SYNONYM MATCH (p.4)

1.	famous	a.	well known
2.	post	b.	upload
3.	launched	c.	started
4.	summit	d.	top
5.	access	e.	use
6.	climb	f.	walk up
7.	increased	g.	gone up
8.	symbol	h.	logo
9.	check	i.	make sure
10.	last	j.	final

COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS (p.8)

1.	Nearly 300,000
2.	Japan’s biggest telecommunications company
3.	8
4.	For 3 months
5.	72 hours
6.	Two years ago
7.	Keep them safe
8.	Call for help
9.	5,148 metres
10.	The International Space Station

MULTIPLE CHOICE - QUIZ (p.9)

1.

d

2.

b

3.

d

4.

c

5.

d

6.

c

7.

a

8.

c

9.

b

10.

a

ALL OTHER EXERCISES

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