Wednesday, 23 February 2011

Outdoor activities with an element of danger

How many outdoor activities with an element of danger can you name in English? In our lessons we've talked about bungee jumping, free running, rafting, potholing...
You can find here a reading-comprehension activity.
I'll add the key next week, so that you can check your answers.

Texts and exercises


Glossary



Key:

The true cases are numbers 2 and 3; the first story, involving the anaconda, has been
invented. (Anacondas do live in rivers in the Amazon, and can grow to the size described in the text, but there have been very few confirmed cases of attacks on humans.)


Exercise 1
1. riffle
2. slope
3. dragged
4. standing
5. rucksack
6. injured
7. kayak
8. shot
9. injuries

Exercise 2
1. Incorrect. His friend was seriously injured but still alive.
2. Correct.
3. Incorrect. They were on a kayaking expedition.
4. Incorrect. The bear broke the rifle with its paw.
5. Correct.
6. Incorrect. He survived a 300-metre fall.
7. Incorrect. In Norway it is only permitted to kill a polar bear in self-defence.
8. Correct.
9. Correct.
10. Incorrect. He opened fire with his rifle.
11. Correct.
12. Incorrect. He suffered serious injuries.
13. Incorrect. The man’s friend saved his life by shooting the bear.
14. Correct.
15. Correct.

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