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
Exercise 1. Watch the video and fill in the gaps with the correct words.

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.

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.

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Exercise 3. How much do you know about Victoria Falls? Take the quiz below and find out.

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 means
the ______________ 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

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ANSWER KEY

It is a good idea to start with the Quiz first as a pre-listening activity and then go on
with the video.
Exercise 1.
1
divers
2
leap
3
Falls
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13

tried
professionals
Cliff
tackled
boundary
event
World
records
width
Thunders

Exercise 2.
1
T
2
F
3
F
4
T
5
F
6
F
7
T
Exercise 3.
1
a
2
c
3
c
4
b
5
a
6
b
7
a