Ready for some weird races? (p.84–85)
Part A
| Vocabulary | Part of speech | Synonym | Chinese meaning | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | athletic | adjective | sporting | 運動的 | |
| 2. | bizarre | adjective | strange | 怪誕的 | |
| 3. | entertaining | adjective | amusing | 有趣的 | |
| 4. | long-standing | adjective | enduring | 長期存在的 | |
| 5. | staggering | adjective | astonishing | 驚人的 | |
| 6. | creatively | adverb | imaginatively | 有創造力地 | |
| 7. | inspiration | noun | idea | 靈感 | |
| 8. | obstacle | noun | impediment | 障礙 | |
| 9. | navigate | verb | manoeuvre | 導航 | |
| 10. | showcase | verb | demonstrate | 展示 | |
Part B
| Idioms related to competitions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vocabulary | Part of speech | Chinese meaning | ||
| 1. | bed racing | noun | 床墊賽跑 | |
| 2. | cheese rolling | noun | 滾芝士大賽 | |
| 3. | chilli pepper eating | noun | 吃辣椒比賽 | |
| 4. | extreme ironing | noun | 極限熨燙 | |
| 5. | mountain unicycling | noun | 單輪山地車賽 | |
| 6. | ostrich racing | noun | 駝鳥賽跑 | |
| 7. | running of the bulls | noun | 鬥牛節 | |
| 8. | underwater pumpkin carving | noun | 水底南瓜雕刻 | |