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English 14 Public

Past forms, reading strategies, vocabualry

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Find the word in the text: very surprised (paragraph 4)

amazed

Find the word in the text: a person who teaches other people (paragraph 2)

instructor

Find the word in the text: a physical or mental power to do something (paragraph 5)

ability

Find the word in the text: water that moves over the top of the sea (paragraph 3)

waves

Find the word in the text: very difficult (paragraph 4)

challenging

Find the word in the text: wanting to do something very much (paragraph 2)

determined

Derek’s favourite surfer was also called Derek. True or False? (Correct the false fact)

False: Derek’s father’s favourite surfer was also called Derek.

Derek didn’t surf until he was a teenager. True or False? (Correct the false fact)

True

Derek’s father taught Derek to surf. True or False? (Correct the false fact)

False: An instructor taught him to surf.

Derek can hear which direction he needs to surf in. True or False? (Correct the false fact)

True

People who saw Derek in Hawaii were very surprised. True or False? (Correct the false fact)

True

Derek went to Hawaii to make a film with a producer. True or False? (Correct the false fact)

False: He went to Hawaii to surf the Banzai Pipeline.

Why do you think Derek was determined to try surfing? (Guess the correct answer)

He wanted to make his father happy. / He wanted to show that being blind was not a big problem.

What do you think inspired a film producer to make a film about Derek? (Guess the correct answer)

Derek was very talented, but also blind. / Other surfers thought that Derek was amazing.