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Pre-Intermediate Student's Book: Cheese Rolling

The document provides a transcript from a video about the tradition of cheese rolling in Brockworth, England. Competitors race down the extremely steep Cooper's Hill pursuing a rolling wheel of cheese. The first person to reach the bottom wins the cheese. Injuries are common as competitors can reach speeds of 40 mph on the hard ground. While dangerous, crowds still turn out every year to watch the cheese racers take on the hazardous downhill challenge, seemingly driven by a combination of fame, fun, and the desire to win the cheese.

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Pre-Intermediate Student's Book: Cheese Rolling

The document provides a transcript from a video about the tradition of cheese rolling in Brockworth, England. Competitors race down the extremely steep Cooper's Hill pursuing a rolling wheel of cheese. The first person to reach the bottom wins the cheese. Injuries are common as competitors can reach speeds of 40 mph on the hard ground. While dangerous, crowds still turn out every year to watch the cheese racers take on the hazardous downhill challenge, seemingly driven by a combination of fame, fun, and the desire to win the cheese.

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Pre-Intermediate Student’s Book

Life
2f Page 31 VIDEOSCRIPT

Cheese rolling
00.15–00.22 ‘Cheese rolling’ has been a tradition in the town of Brockworth since
the early 1800s.

00.22–00.28 First, the competitors come together at the top of ‘Cooper’s Hill’ and
wait.

00.28–00.52 Then, someone pushes a large wheel of cheese down the steep slope.
And after that, things get a little wild! The cheese may reach up to 40 miles per
hour. The competitors go pretty fast, too. The first one to the bottom wins. What’s
the prize? The wheel of cheese – of course!

00.52–01.06 The first winner of the day is Craig Brown, a pub worker. Craig’s plan
was simple …

Craig Keep going, and try and get your balance back. Because it’s steeper than you
could ever think. You’d have to run down there to really believe how steep it is!

01.06–01.24 Many people enjoy the cheese-rolling races, however, they can be
dangerous. A few years ago, 30 people were injured in an accident at a race. One of
the cheeses rolled down the hill too quickly … and unexpectedly went into the
crowd. Now, the competition route has crash barriers to protect the crowd.

01.24–01.38 It’s not just spectators who get injured, competitors do as well …
especially when it’s cold or there hasn’t been much rain.

Morris dancer It’s when the ground’s really hard … that’s when the injuries are
going to happen.

01.38–01.51 Craig’s plan to just ‘keep on going’ failed in his second race. At the
time, he was trying to get the competition’s version of a ‘double’ – winning two
cheese wheels in one day.
Life
01.51–02.07 So, what drives these runners? Are they crazy? One
cheese runner thinks they may be …

Cheese Racer It is dangerous. If I’m running down … must be


crazy. Yeah, I must be crazy!

02.07–end These cheese racers may be crazy. But year after year the crowds keep
on cheering, and the competitors keep on running. Is it for the fame? Is it for the
fun? We may never know, but you can be sure of one thing … it’s more than just
cheese that makes people want to win Brockworth’s annual cheese-rolling race!

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