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1. The two divers jumped 30 metres into the Zambezi River.
2. A strong wind was blowing when they dived.
3. They usually dive from between 28 and 30 metres.
4. Paredes took second place at the High Diving World Cup.
5. Duque is Mexican.
6. Duque has two world titles.
7. Mosi-oa-Tunya means The Smoke that Thunders.
March 18, 2016. Two cliff divers have practised their skills
near Victoria Falls as they leap 30
metres into the Zambezi River. Watch the video and do the
following
exercises.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LK_i_6lce1Y
Some may call them crazy but these cliff (1)………………………………………
throw caution to the
wind as they (2)……………………………………… 30 metres into the Zambezi River
near Victoria
(3)………………………………………. However, it's not something that should
be
(4)……………………………………… at home - as these chaps are
(5)……………………………………….
Jonathan Paredes and Orlando Duque usually dive from between
26.5 and 28 metres in the
(6)……………………………………… Diving World Series. But it seems they upped
their game and
(7)……………………………………… 30 meters on the river section which forms
the
(8)……………………………………… between Zambia and Zimbabwe. Mexico's Paredes
won a World
Series (9)……………………………………… last year for the first time and was
second at the High
Diving (10)……………………………………… Cup. Colombia's Duque has 13 world
titles and holds
two world (11)………………………………………. The falls are the world's biggest
in combined depth
and (12)……………………………………… and are also known as Mosi-oa-Tunya or
The Smoke that
(13)……………………………………….
Exercise 2. Are the following statements true or false?
Write T for True or F for False.
Exercise 1. Watch the video and fill in the gaps with the
correct words.
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8/19/2019 Cliff Divers Jump 30 Metres from Victoria Falls!
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1. Victoria Falls is a waterfall in Africa on the ______________
River.a) Zambezi
b) Congo
c) Niger
2. Victoria Falls is located on the border between the countries
of ______________.
a) Tanzania and Zambia
b) Zimbabue and Mozambique
c) Zambia and Zimbabue
3. The African people who live around the falls call it
Mosi-oa-Tunya, which meansthe ______________ that Thunders.
a) Water
b) Cloud
c) Smoke
4. Victoria Falls were named after Queen Victoria in England by
the European
explorer, ______________.
a) Vasco da Gama
b) David Livingstone
c) Sir Francis Drake
5. David Livingstone visited the falls in ______________.
a) 1855
b) 1859
c) 1865
6. While it is neither the highest nor the widest waterfall on
the world, it is classified
as the largest, based on its height of 108 metres and width of
______________
metres.
a) 1,203
b) 1,708
c) 2,700
7. There is a natural pool formed at the top of Victoria Falls,
where some tourists
swim despite a risk of falling over the edge. The pool is
sometimes called
______________ pool.
a) Devil's
b) David's
c) Victoria's
Exercise 3. How much do you know about Victoria Falls? Take the
quiz below and find out.
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