Unit 2

Lesson 3
Why was she wearing a mask
You’re going to hear more information about the woman in the photo.
calm (silent “l” – /kɑːm/)
rough (“gh” as “f” – /rʌf/)

We usually say the years after 2012 as twenty twelve, twenty thirteen,
not two thousand and twelve / thirteen, etc., but people do say both
 Listen
and
answer
the
questions.
 Listen
and
answer
the
questions.
When Diana finished her swim on the beach in America, she said three important things.
Read the messages first and try to predict the mistake in each one.
Listen to a conversation about a woman named Rosie Swale Pope.
In what ways is she similar to / different from Diana Nyad?

1. What was the

same and what
was different?
2. Which
achievement do
you think was the
most impressive?
Why?

You are now going to hear about another astonishing woman, Rosie Swale Pope.
Listen again. Are these sentences true or false?
Who remembered the most details?
Look at the numbers and try to
remember what they refer to.
1. Rosie’s age when she began her journey
2. the date Rosie set off
3. the year Rosie arrived back home
4. the length of the boat in which Rosie
crossed the Atlantic
5. the distance that Rosie ran around the
Northern Hemisphere
6. the time it took Rosie to complete her
journey
 Review
Past continuous vs.
Past simple
WHEN – WHILE