UNIT 1.A FAT MAN WALKING.

Listening exercise.

Name: _______________________________________________ Date: _________________

Answer these questions on the deed done by this person called

Steve Vaught. Listen to the recording and answer the

questions.

1. When did Steve take the first step of his walk? Which date?

2. In what place did he start his journey? Where did he finish?

3. At first, it began as a personal challenge, but gradually, it turned Steve into a

______________________.

4. What job did Steve have?

5. Something happened in his life that left him feeling very depressed. What was it?

6. Eating was the only way he could find ____________.

7. How many kilos did he eventually weight?

8. Why did he have the idea of walking from coast to coast?

9. What was his initial aim?

10. With time, what did it become?

11. One thing he became aware of was the _________________________________ in the lives

of ordinary people in US

12. How many fast food restaurants did he count in one place, on a 7-Km stretch of road?

13. How long was his journey? ________________ months and ______________ Kms.

14. Which American celebrity interviewed Steve Vaught?

15. How many e-mails did he receive?