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UNIT 2

5 Critical thinking

A What does the author mean?

1 Work with a partner. Read the statements below and decide if they are suggested
by the text on page 12. Write down your reasons.

Inference? Where
Statement
(Yes/No) (line no.)
1 If you have enough money, you can go to the top of
Mount Everest.

2 Extreme athletes always use special equipment.
3 Extreme sports are dangerous to the people who do
them, and they are dangerous to other people as well.

2 Compare your answers with a new partner.

B Finding reasons and ranking them

“I bike 15 kilometers and swim 1 kilometer daily. Why? I want to control my weight
and live to an old age. And it makes me feel good.” Rachel (29), San Francisco

1 Work in small groups. What three reasons does Rachel give for doing sports? What are
other reasons for people doing sports or extreme sports? Make a list.
2 Work with your classmates. You have 5 minutes. Interview as many people as possible.
Ask them why they do sports. Make notes in the chart below.
3 What are the most common reasons? Rank them in order of popularity.
Number of
Reasons for people doing sports Popularity
responses

C Tweet your opinion

In 2003, a shark attacked 13-year-old surfer Bethany Hamilton and bit her arm off. But
a few weeks later, she was planning to surf again at the same beach!

Imagine you are Bethany’s best friend. It is just
after the accident, and Bethany has told you she Tweet
wants to surf again. Send her a tweet with your
opinion about her decision.

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