{"id":10956,"date":"2017-05-30T12:05:22","date_gmt":"2017-05-30T10:05:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/aglikapastras.com\/?page_id=10956"},"modified":"2017-06-29T14:21:51","modified_gmt":"2017-06-29T12:21:51","slug":"extreme-sports","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/aglikapastras.com\/?page_id=10956","title":{"rendered":"Extreme Sports"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Question 1. What is the use of climbing Mt Everest? (Ben Saunders \u2013 Edmund Hillary) <\/strong><\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-10956-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/aglikapastras.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/what-is-the-use-of-climbing-mt-everest.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/aglikapastras.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/what-is-the-use-of-climbing-mt-everest.mp3\">https:\/\/aglikapastras.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/what-is-the-use-of-climbing-mt-everest.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p><strong>Vocabulary from the excerpt:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>not the slightest prospect, gain, high altitude, medical men, aviation, nothing will come out of it, not a single bit, gem, raise food, the challenge of , the struggle upward, sheer joy<\/p>\n<p><strong>Question 2. What were the difficulties and dangers of what Diana Nyad wanted to do and what were the reasons for her endeavor? \u00a0(Diana Nyad) <\/strong><\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-10956-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/aglikapastras.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/what-were-the-dangers-and-why-did-diana-nyad-do-what-she-did.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/aglikapastras.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/what-were-the-dangers-and-why-did-diana-nyad-do-what-she-did.mp3\">https:\/\/aglikapastras.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/what-were-the-dangers-and-why-did-diana-nyad-do-what-she-did.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p><strong>Vocabulary from the excerpt:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>distant horizon, vast wilderness, predator, jellyfish, venom, current, whirling, eddy, the Gulf Stream, athletic accomplishment, one-way street, float around, timid, bold, at the prime, the Oval office, denigrate, walk around tall<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Extreme Sports\" href=\"https:\/\/aglikapastras.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/extreme-sports.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Extreme Sports<\/a>\u00a0: PDF Worksheet<\/p>\n<p>Sources:<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ted.com\/talks\/ben_saunders_why_bother_leaving_the_house\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ben Saunders : Why bother leaving the house?<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ted.com\/talks\/diana_nyad_never_ever_give_up?language=en#t-811045\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Diana Nyad: Never, ever give up<\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11013\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11013\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"11013\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/aglikapastras.com\/?attachment_id=11013\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/aglikapastras.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/cuba-to-florida.gif?fit=325%2C220&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"325,220\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Cuba to Florida\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/aglikapastras.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/cuba-to-florida.gif?fit=325%2C220&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-11013\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/aglikapastras.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/cuba-to-florida.gif?resize=300%2C203&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Cuba to Florida\" width=\"300\" height=\"203\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11013\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cuba to Florida: 180 km<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Question 1. 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