(Copy and paste this page to an empty word file where you can solve the exercises. Then click here for the key.) 1. Choose the correct answer to the questions.
- What do you have to flap if you want to fly? wings feet slippers
- Who wrote the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy? Mark Twain Paulo Coelho Douglas Adams
- Which is the tricky part of the method described in the book? Hitting the ground. Jumping up. Missing the ground.
- Why do people fail? They are too fat. Their attention is not distracted. They cannot jump well.
- What is the flying teacher's opinion of the man's flying ability in the video? He isn't any good. He is brilliant. He is okay but could be better.
- How is he able to float up in the air? He is a yogi. He is dreaming. He is on a wire.
2. Match the phrases to form sentences from the “Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy”.
The knack lies in learning how to - throw yourself at the ground and miss. it's going to hurt have to miss the ground accidentally. It's no difficult to prize your attention away. It is the second part, the missing, which presents the difficulties. One problem is that you if you fail to miss the ground. You have to have your attention suddenly distracted. It is notoriously good deliberately intending to miss the ground.
3. Complete the following sentences with one word from the “Hitchhiker's Guide” extract.
A special skill or an easy and smart way of doing something is a ( knack ). If you do something on purpose and not by accident, you do it ( ). If you don't succeed in an activity, you ( ) Another word for probability is ( ). If you are listening to something or someone, you are paying ( ). If something is very exciting and stimulating it is ( ).
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