Unit 11 Rescued
- 1. Rescued! Unit11 11.1 Can you exchange information about an emergency? 1 Unscramble the words to complete the 3 Circle the correct option. conversation. SAL’S MUM: (a) you / seen / have / Sal / ? Have you seen Sal? NICK: (b) happened / what’s / why, / ? a Who / What was swimming after you? b Where / How are you feeling? SM: (c) come / didn’t / night / she / home / c Can / How you walk? last / . d When / What did it happen? e Are / Did you warm enough? N: (d) she / where / is / then / ? f Where / Is your leg broken? SM: (e) don’t / know / I / she / is / where / ! 4 Look at the picture and make N: (f) think / beach / I / she / the / went / questions for the answers. to / . SM: (g) which / beach / ? N: (h) near / the / the / one / town / . SM: (i) injured ... / might / be / she / find / to / have / we / her / ! N: (j) ring / I’ll / Ms Smith, / helicopter / rescue / pilot / the / . How What What What Where a + Where 2 Make questions with these words and – On the beach. is the person? match them with the answers. b + happened? does is where who who who – A shark attacked her when she was snorkelling. a Who rang Nick? 1 1 Sal’s Mum. c + injuries has she got? b Who Nick 2 At the beach. – She’s OK. She doesn’t have any. ring? 3 Sal might be. d + long have they been there? c is lost? 4 The helicopter – Just over an hour. d is Sal? rescue pilot. e + condition is the person in? e Who Ms 5 Ms Smith. – She’s very frightened. Smith? 6 Sal. f might be injured? 52 © Richmond Publishing, 2004 PHOTOCOPIABLE
- 2. Rescued! 11.2 Vocabulary Unit11 1 Correct the following sentences. Use 3 Unscramble the words. some of these words to help you. nice collapse future hay in the mountains tired the sea smash valley worried a Cathy’s going on a laisnig sailing holiday. a The fortune teller predicted my past. b We stayed in a log bacni by The fortune teller predicted my future. the lake. b If you are frantic, you are extremely calm. c My first lehipocret ride was incredibly exciting! c You usually find cliffs near a forest. d Let’s og shifnig and catch some fish for dinner. d If you are exhausted, you are extremely e The fire brigade serduce the relaxed. cat from the tree. f The desert island was totally ninubahtied e Avalanches take place at sea. . g The weather rofesact is not f The old barn was full of bread. good for the weekend. g Deer are very ugly animals. 4 Circle the correct option. a The mountain … was very narrow. 1 path 2 street 3 motorway 2 Find eight adjectives from the unit. b We followed the bear’s … until we found X V T P Q T E C G I its cave. 1 feet 2 footprints 3 holes X I O V V N E A S Y c There was a terrible … last night. X O I I Q S X N O O 1 rain 2 storm 3 shower E L D T I F H S N Q d His broken leg caused him a lot of … . D E S P E R A T E U 1 ache 2 hurt 3 pain F N U E I A U R X I S T D E O N S O H C C T D C A T T N U K 5 Match the words to their definitions. R Q E I P I E G S A a easy 1 an area of sand by the sea Q T N E X C D E I O b a beach 2 the opposite of difficult c forecast 3 a series of links a easy d d a chain 4 the opposite of peaceful b e e hay 5 predict c f f violent 6 dried grass d g © Richmond Publishing, 2004 PHOTOCOPIABLE 53
- 3. Rescued! 11.3 Can you complete a story? Unit11 1 Unscramble these sentences and find 3 Match the questions and answers. out what happened. a had / we / for / a / hired / island / an / to / a Had you expected the storm? 1 were / relax / week / and / we / going / . b Who contacted you? We had hired an island for a week and c When did you find out about the hurricane? we were going to relax. b had / skies / forecast / the / radio / d How did you find the honeymoon couple? completely / blue / . e What sort of condition were they in? c we / were / wind / started / the / blowing / f What sort of mistakes had they made? beach / lying / on / when / the / fast / . 1 No, the radio had predicted blue skies! d the / violently / waves / were / beach / 2 They were tired and injured, but they hadn’t hitting / the / . lost hope. 3 When the two survivors called us on their e a / hurricane / the / island /started / emergency radio. suddenly / hitting / . 4 They had made a huge fire, and we saw it from three miles away! f in / the / we / shelter / the / rescue / hid / 5 Someone’s father called us because his son called / and / service / . hadn’t returned from his honeymoon holiday. 6 Well, they hadn’t checked the emergency procedures, but they were great overall! 2 Circle the correct option. a It rained / had rained overnight and the 4 Complete the conversation with the beach was wet. past perfect simple using the prompts. b We saw a lion’s tracks, but it didn’t stop / JESS: (a) Had you called (you call) the hadn’t stopped to drink at the stream. emergency centre before the storm hit? c She wanted to take a photo, but she MO: No, I (b) (not realise) that forgot / had forgotten her camera. the emergency phone was working. d They had called / called the rescue centre the I (c) (spend) the whole night before, and they called again in the night awake, watching the storm! morning. J: (d) John e We watched in horror as the fire destroyed (feel bad) the day before? the shelter they were / had been in ten M: He was sort of OK in the morning, but he minutes before. (e) (start) to fall f They realised they had made / made a big unconscious during the night, so I was mistake when she arrived. really worried. 54 © Richmond Publishing, 2004 PHOTOCOPIABLE
- 4. Rescued! 11.4 Reading and writing Unit11 1 Read about these boat rescues and match the pictures to the stories. a 3 b c d e f 1 A man has helped rescue his father from a yacht hundreds of miles away without leaving his house. Paul Sims in Oxfordshire, England, received a call from his father, Alan, on his mobile. He was near the northern coast of Spain when he had problems with ropes and the propeller of his yacht. Alan tried to contact the local coastguard on his radio, but it was not working. Paul Sims said: ‘We got a call at seven on Tuesday evening. We dialled 999 and they contacted the coastguard at Falmouth who have contact with all the international rescue groups. By ten dad was safely in a local harbour.’ 2 A round-Britain sailor was stuck in fog off the Northeast English coast for four days — but he was just ninety metres from land! Alan McKeand carefully planned his sailing trip of a lifetime, but as he set sail in perfectly calm conditions from Hull, he was unaware of the thick fog ahead of him. When he hit the fog, he stopped the boat, hoping the weather would change and blow it away. Four days later he was rescued by the coastguard. Mr McKeand said: ‘I didn’t know the coastguard was worried until they travelled out to see me. I was always taught not to call the emergency services unless you are really in trouble. I wasn’t worried: I had plenty of good books on board and a radio.’ 3 A French yachtswoman was rescued from freezing waters near Antarctica, nearly twenty-four hours after strong winds had capsized her boat. Her rescuer, Giovanni Soldini of Italy, was competing in the same round-the-world yacht race as Isabelle Autissier. The Italian used his radar system to look for Ms Autissier’s yacht. Her distress call lasted only a few seconds - a few desperate words on a satellite telephone that her yacht had capsized in freezing conditions. Giovanni changed direction to rescue her, sailing through wild weather. He sailed more than two hundred miles in less than twenty-four hours. After her rescue she faxed a note saying: ‘I’ll do some tourism in Italy ... not unhappy.’ 2 Now say if these questions are true (T) or false (F). a Mr McKeand was very worried. F e Mr Sims was sailing close to the Spanish coast. b Ms Autissier’s boat was broken. c Mr Sims was travelling with his son. f Mr McKeand’s radio wasn’t working. d Mr Soldini was in a race. g Ms Autissier wasn’t worried. 3 Who — Ms Autissier, Mr Soldini, Mr Sims or Mr McKeand — might say the following? a It was too dark to see anything except the huge waves. Mr Soldini (and possibly Ms Autissier). b I didn’t know anyone was worried. c I always take my telephone in case of emergencies. d I was so cold and wet, I didn’t know how I would survive. e My Italian competitor was fantastic! f I was trying to sail around Britain but I didn’t get very far! g The race doesn’t matter — anyone would do the same. © Richmond Publishing, 2004 PHOTOCOPIABLE 55
- 5. Rescued! 11.5 Culture Unit11 Adrenalin junkies 1 Look at the photo and tick (✔) the best title. Read the article. Were you right? a An unexpected accident b Jumping for fun c Space invasion Rodd Milner is taking extreme sports to a new level, or to be precise, a new atmosphere. Rodd intends to wear an astronaut’s suit, travel forty thousand metres up to the edge of space in a balloon and jump! He will then fly towards earth at a speed of between 1,100 to 1,400 kms per hour and become the first human to break the sound barrier without using a jet plane, car or other vehicle. His final trip up will be in a helium balloon and should take about two and a half hours. His jump down to earth, less than ten minutes! The key to Rodd’s survival will be his spacesuit. It will be pressurized to protect Rodd from the changes in air pressure and the cold. When he reaches 40,000, metres the temperature will be -80ºC. If he is successful, Rodd will break a number of records. These will include the highest flight in a balloon and the furthest fall without a parachute. ‘I’m an adrenalin junkie’, he said, ‘but I am always very careful about how I prepare’. Let’s hope that his parachute opens! 2 Look at the information about an adventure sports centre. Match the descriptions of the activities to the pictures. 1 2 3 4 a Snowkiteboarding Take a bigger version of a child’s kite, a snowboard and a large, flat area of snow and you can try snowkiteboarding! Unforgettable! (Only available in winter months.) 3 b Riverboarding Experience the adrenalin of surfing and the danger of white water rafting in one sport! Riverboarding is a real challenge, but our trained instructors will be on hand at all times to make sure you return home safe and happy. (Available all year.) c Helibiking From our centre in Glen Keith to the top of the nearest mountain by helicopter, followed by a descent that can take as long or as little as your nerve and technique permit. The ultimate in mountain biking. (Not available in winter months.) d Sphering For the most unforgettable experience of your life, try sphering. First, we put you in an enormous plastic sphere, then we push you down a mountain side. The spheres will protect you from all danger, but you will spend a lot of time upside down! Great fun! (Available all year.) 56 © Richmond Publishing, 2004 PHOTOCOPIABLE