ED'S BLOG Imagine (12-14) Original Version

Follow Ed Stafford's epic Amazon journey! Practice reading comprehension and vocabulary with this engaging blog-based worksheet.

On August 9, 2010 Ed Stafford became the first person to hike the whole length of the Amazon River. He walked over 6,000 kilometers, climbing steep mountains and fighting his way through the jungle. Ed thought it would take him a year, but it took him 860 days – more than twice as long! For Ed, the expedition was more than just an adventure. He hoped his journey would show people how amazing and important the Amazon Rainforest is. He wrote a blog to get people to pay attention to the Amazon. Vocabulary - אוצר מילים Match the words to their Hebrew translation - התאם את המילים באנגלית לתרגום שלהם בעבריתהקליקו קודם על המילה באנגלית ואז על התרגום בעברית overnight bus אוטובוס לילה to be surprised להתפלא to expect (לצפות (ציפייה expedition מסע walk through ללכת דרך ocean אוקיינוס to turn a corner לעשות פנייה מוצלחת all of a sudden פתאום a perfect entrance כניסה מוצלחת refill למלא מחדש to live hand to mouth לחיות במיעוט אמצעים to step on לדרוך על stretcher אלונקה pack תרמיל depressing מדכא to make great progress להתקדם יפה meant to be אמור להיות to cut down לכרות midday חצות היום close to tears על סף דמעות Read Ed's Blog and answer the questions that follow. Text Vocabulary:1. chain saw - מסור חשמלי 2. lorry - משאית3. Cho was Ed's companion on most of the walk - צ'ו היה חברו של אד ברוב המסע4. anti-venom - נגד ארס5. farine with salt - סוג של קמח עם מלח6. cattle ranch - חוות בקר7. dense - סבוך A blog has dated entries. It is similar to a diary, but it is posted online and is meant to be read by other people.In Ed's blog, each entry has one main idea. Now that you have read the blog, match the headings to the blog entry date. 13 Jungle Greeting 22 Hungry and Thirsty 12 Snake Scare 10 Bored 6 What Happened to the Jungle? 9 Job Done! Why was Ed shocked when he got off the bus in Camana? Because he saw lots of desert Because he saw the pacific ocean Because the Amazon River was so close What did Ed do at the beginning of his journey? He swam in the Atlantic Ocean He ate a big lunch He put his toes in the Pacific Ocean What was the strange noise Ed heard when he entered the jungle? Screamimg howling monkeys Chain saws A lorry Why did Ed and Cho have to move away from the river? It was impossible to swim in the river It was impossible to walk where everything was dry. It was impossible to walk through the area around the river Ed saw many snakes in the jungle. What was so frightening for Ed about the pit viper incident? It was the 200th snake he had seen The anti-venom medicine was only good for 48 hours. The hospital was 48 hours away Which difficulties and dangers does Ed not mentionin the blog? hunger and thirst poisoneous food dangerous snakes boredom Ed describes many different feelings during his journey. Match each of the following feelings in Ed's blog to its reason: surprised to see lots of desert frightened after seeing so many snakes depressed from being away from his family overjoyed after arriving at the Atlantic Ocean Choose TWO correct enswers:From the first 2 entries of the blog, we can understand that.... the final preparations took a long time Ed couldn't drive to the beginning of the river the howler monkeys were dangerous Ed had to walk west to reach the river It took Ed over 3 months to reach the rainforest Why did Ed write about the cattle ranches? (lines 47-57) To show that walking was sometimes easy and not only hard To show us that they made a mistake by walking there To show that the Amazon rainforest is being destroyed