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1d Good role models Lesson Link

1.READING www.ien.edu.sa

A. Discuss.
• What’s a role model?
• Which of the famous people you know are good role models?

Why?

B. Read the texts and find out why the two people are good role models.

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Saudi Prince Abdulaziz Al-Faisal is the rising star of the
GT3 racing scene. With the Al-Faisal racing team and
the Prince behind the wheel, the sport has become more
popular, especially with people in Saudi Arabia and other
Middle-Eastern countries.

Prince Abdulaziz began racing in 2005 in Formula BMW
as a hobby. One thing was clear. He was very talented and
he soon won races and championships.

Today, the Prince doesn’t have much free time on his
hands because he spends many hours racing every day.
Few people know that race car drivers need to train hard and
be very fit. They need to have strong, muscular bodies and
very little body fat.

In 2011 he became the first Saudi driver to win the FIA GT3
European championship and in 2012 he won a Porsche GT3
Cup Challenge. The future is bright for the Prince.

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Ed Stafford is a well-known English explorer and a former
army captain. In August 2010, he became the first man in
history to walk the entire length of the Amazon River. Ed
Stafford has led many expeditions all over the world and
he always wanted to try things that seemed impossible to
others.

During his expeditions, Ed came across many difficulties
since he spent a lot of time in the wild. He also became
aware of the environmental problems our planet faces. He
realised that he was in a position to use his experience to
educate people. In fact, in 2009 he started writing a blog
about the Prince’s Rainforests Project aiming at children and
schools and he intends to do much more.

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