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                                                                        1.  Where was Greg LeMond born?
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                                                                        2. What race did LeMond win in 1986?
                                                   France,
                                                                        3. When did the hunting accident happen?
                                                   1989
                                                                        4. Why didn’t LeMond race after the accident?
                                                                        5. What happened in 1989?
                                                                        6. How many times did LeMond win the Tour
                                                                        6.   H o w  m a n y t i m e s di d L e M o n d w i n t h e T o u r
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                4     Listen   
                      A.  How much do you know about
                         Jacques-Yves Cousteau? Answer the
                         questions below.
                        1.  Where was Cousteau from?
                           a. France          b. Poland
                        2. When was Cousteau born?
                           a. 1921            b. 1910
                        3. How old was he when he died?
                           a. 85              b. 87
                        4. What did he explore?
                           a. the North Pole   b. the ocean
                        5.  How many documentaries did he make?        Anders /  licker.com / CC BY-ND 2.0
                                              b. over 120
                        6. What was the name of his ship?
                           a. Calypso         b. Pandora
                      B.  Listen to a man talking about
                         Jacques-Yves Cousteau and check your
                         Jacques-Yves Cousteau and check your
                         J a cque s - Y v e s  Co us t ea u  a nd  c h ec k  yo ur
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                                                                           5     Write
                                                                                 Use the answers to the questions in
                                                                                 activity 4A to write a short paragraph
                                                                                 about Jacques-Yves Cousteau.
                                Jacques-Yves                                      Jacques-Yves Cousteau was
                                    Cousteau                                      an explorer from...
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