The Ice Bucket Challenge

T : F

100

Pete Frates wanted to play professional baseball.

TRUE: He had been a promising college baseball player 

200

If you did the Ice Bucket Challenge you didn’t have to pay any money.

FALSE: You had to pay $10 

300

He was diagnosed with an illness called ALS in 2014.

Doesn't say! 

400

Barack Obama refused to give any money to the charity.

FALSE: He refused to do the challenge. He gave $100 to charity

500

Some people felt the Ice Bucket Challenge was a bit dangerous.

FALSE: They felt it put pressure on people 

Why this number?

100

2,500,000

More than 2,500,000 videos were posted on Facebook

200

$100

If they refused to accept the challenge, they paid $100.

300

Who donated the $100?

The US President Barack Obama and UK Prime Minister David Cameron both refused to do it and donated the $100 instead.

400

15%

One study found that even though over 15% of the British population had done the challenge

500

24

To prove they had done it, they had 24 hours to post a video of their challenge online

Find / word

100

to be involved in an activity with other people

take part: . If you were chosen by a friend and decided you did not want to take part ...

200

strange and unusual

weird: ... a weird and wonderful craze swept across the world 

300

to move or spread quickly through some area 

to sweep across: In the summer of 2014, a weird and wonderful craze swept across the world. 

400

likely to be successful (about career)

bright future: ... a promising college baseball player who seemed to have a bright future with ...

500

(attempts) to persuade, threaten, or force someone to do something

put pressure on: Many people felt that it put too much pressure on people who did not want ..

Explain the meaning

100

prove (v)

and find example in the text

to provide evidence that shows that something is true: 

e.g.^{To prove they had done it, they had 24 hours to post a video..}

200

cut short 

and find example in the text

to make something last for less time than planned:

e.g. ^{However, his career was cut short when he fell ill}

300

view (v)

Find example in the text!

to look at or watch something:

e.g. ^{However, not everyone viewed the Ice Bucket Challenge in such a positive light.}

400

seen as being

Find a sentence in the text!

= considered 

e.g.: ^{.. you were seen as being mean and not entering into the fun}

500

criticize

Find a sentence in the text!

to say what you think is wrong or bad about something

e.g.: ^{They criticised the challenge for being wasteful of water.}