Last year, at the age of seventeen, Mike Perham became the youngest sailor to complete a (1) circumnavigation (circumnavigate) of the world alone. But this year, two sixteen-year-old girls are beginning separate (2) attempts (attempt) to beat his record. Last year, a thirteen-year-old Dutch girl, Laura Dekker, was finishing her (3) preparations (prepare) for the same journey when a children’s court stopped her. Now aged fourteen, she’s trying again. It seems that many teenagers today aren’t interested in the normal forms of (4) entertainment (entertain) and (5) relaxation (relax), like video games and sports. They want (6) experiences (experience) that can really excite their (7) imaginations (imagine) and also help with the (8) development (develop) of personal skills. So they choose (9) exploration (explore). Their amazing (10) accomplishments (accomplish) certainly look good on their CVs when it’s time to find (11) employment (employ). But for most of them, that probably isn’t the main (12) motivation (motivate).
Complete the text with the noun form of the verbs in brackets. You may need the plural form.
2. Complete the text with the noun form of the verbs in brackets. You may need the plural form.
Last year, at the age of seventeen, Mike Perham became the youngest sailor to complete a (1)____________ (circumnavigate) of the world alone. But this year, two sixteen-year-old girls are beginning separate (2)____________ (attempt) to beat his record. Last year, a thirteen-year-old Dutch girl, Laura Dekker, was finishing her (3)____________ (prepare) for the same journey when a children’s court stopped her. Now aged fourteen, she’s trying again. It seems that many teenagers today aren’t interested in the normal forms of (4)____________ (entertain) and (5)____________ (relax), like video games and sports. They want (6)____________(experience) that can really excite their (7)____________ (imagine) and also help with the (8)____________ (develop) of personal skills. So they choose (9)____________ (explore). Their amazing (10)____________ (accomplish) certainly look good on their CVs when it’s time to find (11)____________ (employ). But for most of them, that probably isn’t the main (12)____________ (motivate).
2. Complete the text with the noun form of the verbs in brackets. You may need the plural form.
Last year, at the age of seventeen, Mike Perham became the youngest sailor to complete a (1)____________ (circumnavigate) of the world alone. But this year, two sixteen-year-old girls are beginning separate (2)____________ (attempt) to beat his record. Last year, a thirteen-year-old Dutch girl, Laura Dekker, was finishing her (3)____________ (prepare) for the same journey when a children’s court stopped her. Now aged fourteen, she’s trying again. It seems that many teenagers today aren’t interested in the normal forms of (4)____________ (entertain) and (5)____________ (relax), like video games and sports. They want (6)____________(experience) that can really excite their (7)____________ (imagine) and also help with the (8)____________ (develop) of personal skills. So they choose (9)____________ (explore). Their amazing (10)____________ (accomplish) certainly look good on their CVs when it’s time to find (11)____________ (employ). But for most of them, that probably isn’t the main (12)____________ (motivate).