нужно preparation, how far can we go? And I don’t think I’ve found out yet.’ 1 Look at the photos of Ben Saunders on page 37 and discuss the questions with a partner. a) What sort of expeditions do you think he takes part in? b) What are the potential dangers he may face on these expeditions? c) What reasons might he have for going on these expeditions? Read the article on page 37 and check your ideas. 2 Sentences a–e are from the article. Match them to the appropriate places (1–5) in the article. a) I’m absolutely average. b) So that’s one of the lessons I’ve figured out along the way. c) There are, as Ben says, ‘no maps left to be drawn’. d) Everything that could go wrong did go wrong. e) Meet Ben Saunders: adventurer, athlete, motivational speaker. 3 Are these sentences are true or false? a) Ben isn’t planning an immediate trip back to the Arctic. (paragraph 1) b) British explorers are all excessively wealthy. (paragraph 2) c) Ben’s first expedition was badly organised. (paragraph 3) d) They didn’t actually reach the North Pole, so there was no press coverage. (paragraph 3) e) After his first expedition, he got a contract to write a book. (paragraph 3) f) It’s Ben’s absolute conviction that the more you stretch yourself, the more you can achieve. (paragraph 5) g) Ben is excited that his Antarctic expedition might be achievable. (paragraph 6) h) Ben says that you have to be especially talented to do these types of expedition. (paragraph 7)