Three Days on Two Wheels
B1 · Listening: Audio recordings · Personal Challenges
🚴 Coast to Coast for the Children’s Hospital
COAST TO COAST CHARITY RIDE · Sunbeam Bay to Westport · 180 km over three days (Friday to Sunday, 9–11 May). Day 1: 50 km along the coast — flat and easy. Day 2: 70 km over the Granite Hills — the hardest day, with a 6 km climb. Day 3: 60 km through farmland to the finish line at Westport harbour. Riders: Mr Brown (PE) and Ms Green (English). Support van driven by Mr Davis with water, food and spare tyres. Target: £2,000 for a new playroom at the children’s hospital. Sponsor them at the school office or online. Come and cheer at the finish on Sunday at about 4 p.m.!
Vocabulary
- route — the way you go from one place to another
- steep — going up or down very sharply
- puncture — a small hole in a tyre
- exhausted — extremely tired
- sponsor — give money to someone for doing a challenge for charity
- cheer — shout to encourage someone
- headwind — wind blowing towards you as you move
- finish line — the place where a race or challenge ends
Sample questions (11 questions)
- Which day had the longest distance and the biggest climb?
- Day 1
- Day 3
- Day 2
- What was the money for?
- new bikes for the school
- a trip to Westport
- a new playroom at the children’s hospital
- Listen for the gist. What is the interview mainly about?
- how to fix a bike
- how the teachers managed a hard charity ride
- why cycling is better than walking
Answers and hints from Migo appear when you do it online.