news bulletin – answers

London’s first vertical rush

correct the statements

1. 600 people turned out for the event. over 600 people
2. The sport involves running up the tallest skyscrapers in the UK. in the world
3. The Austrian runner took 4minutes and 57 seconds to go up and down. just up, ‘from bottom to top’
4. He feels a little grotty. groggy – dizzy
5. He needs half an hour to recover as it was a long race. it was a short race
6. Rolf has only been running for a short time. for some time – he is a veteran
7. There weren’t as many runners as expected on this run. there were far more – exceeded expectations
8. The organisers will raise over £100,000. £100,000 in all – in total, not more
9. The money was raised for a children’s charity. a homeless charity called Shelter
10. The race is an annual event. Shelter hope to make in an annual event (in the future)