Ironman race champion Sent fo Sydney: Sent fo Sydney

Author: Thompson
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Publish Date: 2003-06-01
Features: This series includes 8 exciting stories, each with a length of 2,500-3,000 words and a vocabulary of approximately 450 words. The young protagonists in each story are selected by the "Secret Global Adventure Team (SWAT)" to be sent to a country or city to complete a special mission, such as rescuing elephants in Africa or assisting with solving computer game production challenges in Japan, and so on. Readers can experience many unforgettable exotic landscapes and cultural customs as they follow the protagonists on their thrilling missions. The stories extensively showcase the everyday language of teenagers in English-speaking countries, with vivid and realistic plots. Each book in the series opens with a double-page illustration, providing a geographical map of the mysterious adventure destination in the story, as well as information on population, currency, and tourist cultural attractions. To help some readers overcome difficulties and increase interest, a Chinese "story synopsis" is provided before each story; the "Think Before You Read" questions help spark reading interest; readers who enjoy computers can also choose online paths from "Explore Websites Related to the Stories" to learn more interesting facts and broaden their horizons. The "Read Stories, Learn Spoken English" excerpts at the end of the book feature popular, vivid, and practical English sentences among teenagers; teachers or parents can guide students in reading activities around the "Reading Comprehension Questions." Key vocabulary and language points in the stories are listed as footnotes at the bottom of the page, and a detailed "Glossary" is also provided at the back of the book. This series is suitable for students in the sixth grade of primary school and the first grade of junior high school. Dom and Ella are selected by the Secret Global Adventure Team as a special group to be sent to Sydney, Australia, to help Jason, a boy. Because Jason has two tasks to fulfill before New Year's Eve, he must participate in the Iron Man competition and deliver an important CD to the technicians responsible for the laser performance at Sydney's New Year's Eve celebration by 4 p.m. To help Jason focus fully on the competition, Dom and Ella take on the role of delivering the CD. On their way to Shark Island, the Central Tower, the Sydney Harbour Bridge, and the Dawes Point Wharf, they experience many new and interesting things. After completing the mission, they return to Bondi Beach to cheer for Jason in the Iron Man competition.