8.4 Films based on true stories

Read the texts about four films based on true stories of journeys. For questions 1–10, choose from the texts (A–D). You can choose each text more than once.

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In this film, the main character(s):
1 wanted to cross the western part of this country and reach the West coast.   [D, A, C, B]
2 became very ill because of his/her food.   [D, A, C, B]
3 took too many things on a journey.   [D, A, C, B]
4 rejected his/her family after a betrayal.   [D, A, C, B]
5 wanted to be reunited with family members.   [D, A, C, B]
6 had to do a lot of climbing on the journey.   [D, A, C, B]
7 planned to test personal limits of endurance with no help.   [D, A, C, B]
8 wanted to rediscover something lost.   [D, A, C, B]
9 was/were affected by a political decision.   [D, A, C, B]
10 appreciated the wide open spaces on the journey.   [D, A, C, B]

Complete the questions with the prepositions in the box. Then answer the questions.

Text A
1 Who did the 1869 Protection Act give the Australian Government power      ? Answer:                  
2 What kind of journey did Molly, Daisy and Gracie set off    ? Answer:          
3 Who were Molly and Daisy pursued    ? Answer:                
Text B
4 What sort of family did Chris McCandless grow up    ? Answer:                   
5 What secret did McCandless find out       ? Answer:                               
6 What did McCandless take pride    ? Answer:                                  
Text C
7 What animals did Robyn Davidson set out      ? Answer:                      
8 What sort of landscape did Davidson’s route take her         ? Answer:                       
9 What did Davidson lose all sense    ? Answer:                     
Text D
10 What was Cheryl devastated    ? Answer:                   
11 What did she turn    ? Answer:      
12 What did she struggle      ? Answer:                                   

Complete the collocations with the adjectives in blue in the texts.
1 distant/inaccessible/        REGIONS
2 empty/bleak/              PLACES
3 a tough/punishing/         JOURNEY
4 baking/burning/           TEMPERATURES
5 unexpected/deep/        SNOWFALL
6 a deserted/barren/          WILDERNESS