Answer — Exercise 7

1

• Speaker 1 → raised money for a good cause by helping to organise and taking part in a long-distance cycle ride.
• Speaker 2 → is doing volunteer work abroad teaching English to children in a remote village.
• Speaker 3 → ran a marathon.

2

• Speaker 1 → It was a fantastic learning experience, and they were pleased they'd accomplished something important and raised lots of money.
• Speaker 2 → It's been an amazing experience and he's learnt a lot.
• Speaker 3 → It was great and felt like a major achievement; a fantastic run and a good atmosphere.

3

• Speaker 1 → It was very tough cycling, especially in Spain against the heat.
• Speaker 2 → He'd never left Europe or done any teaching before. It was a real culture shock initially.
• Speaker 3 → She had to train really hard; she'd never done any training like that before.