This week's news - Felix Baumgartner

Do you know who Felix Baumgartner is?
Where is he from?
How old is he?
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ACTIVITY 1

Find the answers to these questions.

a. How did he make history on 14th October 2012?
b. What did he do in Kuala Lumpur in 1999?
c. Why was this jump a world record?
d. What did he do in December 2007?
e. What are the Taipei 101?
f. Where did he jump from in 2001?
g. What did he do in July 2003?
h. How did he do it?
i. How long did the flight last?
j. What did he do in Croatia in 2004?

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