New Concept English II - 36 (1/6/09)

Across the Channel




Debbie Hart is going to swim across the

English Channel tomorrow. She is going to set

out from the French coast at five o'clock in

the morning. Debbie is only eleven years old

and she hopes to set up a new world record.

She is a strong swimmer and many people feel

that she is sure to succeed. Debbie's father

will set out with her in a small boat. Mr.

Hart has trained his daughter for years.

Tomorrow he will be watching her anxiously as

she swims the long distance to England. Debbie

intends to take short rests every two hours.

She will have something to drink but she will

not eat any solid food. Most of Debbie's

school friends will be waiting for her on the

English coast. Among them will be Debbie's

mother, who swam the Channel herself when she

was a girl.

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