Racing Dreams

Activity 1-Discuss with a partner

When you were in Kindergarten/or early elementary school what did you dream of
being in the future? Discuss it with your partner and list the details below

What kind of car does your partner want to buy? Which colour? Are looks and make more important
than safety and economy?

Activity 2- Work with your partner and try to guess the meaning of the following:

1. Disqualified: __________________________________________________________
2. Hugging the curb: ______________________________________________________
3. Straightaway: _________________________________________________________
4. Find your line: _________________________________________________________
5. Lap: _________________________________________________________________
6. Perfectionist: __________________________________________________________
7. Hard headed: __________________________________________________________
8. In your blood: _________________________________________________________
9. Lose your cool: ________________________________________________________
10. On the poll: ___________________________________________________________
11. Picking off: ___________________________________________________________
12. Pulling ahead: _________________________________________________________

Activity 3- Do you know what each of these coloured flags means in relation to auto racing?

1. Checkered flag: _______________________________________________________

2. Green Flag: __________________________________________________________
3. White Flag: __________________________________________________________
4. Yellow Flag: __________________________________________________________
5. Black Flag: ___________________________________________________________
6. Red Flag: ____________________________________________________________
 Activity 4- Fill in the chart with words that describe the characters (personality, background etc):

Brandon Warren Annabeth Barnes Josh Hobson

Activity 5: Out of the three drivers, who do you think will succeed and why? Give at least three reasons
in an 8-12 sentence paragraph.