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A Uruguayan man who disappeared before the start of winter in the Andes Mountains has been found alive and well. Raul Fernando Gomez, 58, got lost in a blizzard while trying to cross the Andes range from Chile to Argentina. The start of his ordeal began when his motorbike broke down in the middle of nowhere. Mr Gomez told reporters he had no choice but to walk in the hope of finding a town nearby. He became disoriented in the heavy snowfall and could not find his way back to the road. He found a mountain shelter 2,840 metres above sea level and holed himself up there hoping to survive the long, freezing winter. A local governor said: "The truth is that this is a miracle. We still can't believe it."
Mr Gomez was found and rescued by a team of Argentine meteorological officials who had helicoptered to the shelter to record snowfall levels. He had survived by catching rats and eating leftover supplies he found in the shelter. Doctors expressed surprise at how well he had fared. He was very thin and had lost 20kg in weight. A doctor said he was surprised by Mr Gomez's resilience, saying: "He's a patient with high blood pressure, a history of smoking and signs of undernourishment, but…in a few days we're going to discharge him." Members of a Uruguayan rugby team famously survived sub-zero temperatures in the Andes for 72 days in 1972 by eating the bodies of fellow plane-crash victims.
Sources:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-24013081
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/man-lost-for-four-months-in-andes-winter-wilderness-is-found-alive-8804223.html
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/travel/travel-news/man-lost-in-andes-for-four-months-found-alive/story-fnjjv9zn-1226714899483
WARM-UPS
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1. ANDES: Students walk around the class and talk to other students about the Andes. Change partners often and share your findings.
2. CHAT: In pairs / groups, decide which of these topics or words from the article are most interesting and which are most boring.
disappeared / got lost / blizzard / ordeal . broke down / middle of nowhere / shelter / miracle / supplies / weight / blood pressure / sub-zero temperatures / plane crash
Have a chat about the topics you liked. Change topics and partners frequently.
3. SURVIVAL: How would you survive in these places? Complete this table with your partner(s). Change partners often and share what you wrote.
What are the dangers?
How would you survive?
Snowy mountains
Deepest jungle
Desert
Tiny island
3km-deep mine
Being kidnapped
4. SURVIVE: Students A strongly believe qqqqqqq; Students B strongly believe qqqqqqq. Change partners again and talk about your conversations.
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See a sample5. LOST: Rank these and share your rankings with your partner. Put the worst places to get lost at the top. Change partners often and share your rankings.
• Andes mountains
• Sahara desert
• Antarctica
• Amazon jungle
• Pacific Ocean
• A war-torn city
• Underground caves
• Siberia
6. NOWHERE: Spend one minute writing down all of the different words you associate with the word "nowhere". Share your words with your partner(s) and talk about them. Together, put the words into different categories.
BEFORE READING / LISTENING
1. TRUE / FALSE: Read the headline. Guess if a-h below are true (T) or false (F).
a.
The man got lost in a sandstorm.
T / F
b.
He got into trouble after his motorbike broke down.
T / F
c.
He built a shelter 2,840 metres above sea level.
T / F
d.
The article said a country's president called this story a miracle.
T / F
e.
The man was found by people who were testing the depth of the snow.
T / F
f.
The man ate rats in order to survive.
T / F
g.
When he was rescued, he weighed just 20kg.
T / F
h.
People survived in the Andes for 72 days after their plane crashed.
T / F
2. SYNONYM MATCH: Match the following synonyms from the article.
1.
disappeared
a.
nightmare
2.
range
b.
wonder
3.
ordeal
c.
coped
4.
shelter
d.
freed
5.
miracle
e.
release
6.
rescued
f.
vanished
7.
survived
g.
refuge
8.
fared
h.
toughness
9.
resilience
i.
chain
10.
discharge
j.
stayed alive
3. PHRASE MATCH: (Sometimes more than one choice is possible.)
1.
found alive
a.
in a blizzard
2.
got lost
b.
undernourishment
3.
The start of
c.
up there
4.
broke down in the middle
d.
supplies
5.
holed himself
e.
his ordeal
6.
record
f.
he had fared
7.
eating leftover
g.
snowfall levels
8.
surprise at how well
h.
and well
9.
signs of
i.
zero temperatures
10.
sub-
j.
of nowhere
GAP FILL
A Uruguayan man who disappeared before the start of winter in the Andes Mountains has been found alive and (1) ____________. Raul Fernando Gomez, 58, got lost in a (2) ____________ while trying to cross the Andes range from Chile to Argentina. The start of his (3) ____________ began when his motorbike broke down in the middle of nowhere. Mr Gomez told reporters he had no (4) ____________ but to walk in the hope of finding a town nearby. He became (5) ____________ in the heavy snowfall and could not find his way back to the road. He found a mountain shelter 2,840 metres above sea level and (6) ____________ himself up there hoping to survive the long, (7) ____________ winter. A local governor said: "The truth is that this is a (8) ____________. We still can't believe it."
disoriented
miracle
ordeal
well
holed
blizzard
freezing
choice
Mr Gomez was found and (9) ____________ by a team of Argentine meteorological officials who had helicoptered to the shelter to record snowfall (10) ____________. He had survived by catching rats and eating leftover (11) ____________ he found in the shelter. Doctors expressed surprise at how well he had (12) ____________. He was very thin and had lost 20kg in weight. A doctor said he was surprised by Mr Gomez's (13) ____________, saying: "He's a patient with high blood pressure, a history of smoking and (14) ____________ of undernourishment, but…in a few days we're going to (15) ____________ him." Members of a Uruguayan rugby team famously survived (16) ____________ -zero temperatures in the Andes for 72 days in 1972 by eating the bodies of fellow plane-crash victims.
fared
levels
discharge
rescued
resilience
sub
supplies
signs
LISTENING - Guess the answers. Listen to check.
1)
A Uruguayan man who disappeared before the start of winter in ______
a. the Andes Mountain
b. the Andes Mountainous
c. the Andes Mountains
d. the Andes Mountaineers2)
Raul Fernando Gomez, 58, got lost ______
a. inner blizzard
b. in a blizzard
c. in the blizzard
d. in a blizzards3)
The start of his ordeal began when his motorbike broke down in the ______
a. middle of anywhere
b. middle of somewhere
c. middle of everywhere
d. middle of nowhere4)
He became disoriented in the ______
a. heavy snowy fall
b. heavy snowfalls
c. heavy snowfall
d. heavy snow fell5)
A local governor said: "The truth is that ______
a. this is a miracle
b. this is a miraculous
c. this is a miracles
d. this is the miracle6)
Mr Gomez was found and rescued by a team of Argentine ______
a. meteorological official
b. meteorological office all
c. meteorological officials
d. meteorological officially7)
He had survived by catching rats and eating ______
a. leftover suppliers
b. leftover supplies
c. leftover surprise
d. leftover surprises8)
A doctor said he was surprised by Mr ______
a. Gomez's resilience
b. Gomez is resilience
c. Gomez's resilient
d. Gomez's residence9)
a history of smoking and signs ______
a. of under nourish mint
b. of undernourished mint
c. of undernourishment
d. over undernourishment10)
Members of a Uruguayan rugby team famously survived ______
a. sub-zero temperatures
b. cub-zero temperatures
c. tub-zero temperatures
d. pub-zero temperaturesLISTENING – Listen and fill in the gaps
A Uruguayan man who disappeared before the start of winter in the Andes Mountains has been (1) ___________________. Raul Fernando Gomez, 58, got lost in a blizzard (2) ___________________ the Andes range from Chile to Argentina. The start (3) ___________________ when his motorbike broke down in the middle of nowhere. Mr Gomez told reporters he had no choice but to walk in (4) ___________________ a town nearby. He became disoriented in the heavy snowfall and could not (5) ___________________ to the road. He found a mountain shelter 2,840 metres above sea level and holed himself up there hoping to survive the long, freezing winter. A local governor said: "The (6) ___________________ is a miracle. We still can't believe it."
Mr Gomez was found and rescued by a team of Argentine meteorological officials who had helicoptered to the shelter to (7) ___________________. He had survived by catching rats and eating (8) ___________________ found in the shelter. Doctors expressed surprise at how (9) ___________________. He was very thin and had lost 20kg in weight. A doctor said he was surprised by Mr Gomez's (10) ___________________: "He's a patient with high blood pressure, a history of smoking and signs of undernourishment, but…in a few days we're (11) ___________________ him." Members of a Uruguayan rugby team (12) ___________________-zero temperatures in the Andes for 72 days in 1972 by eating the bodies of fellow plane-crash victims.
COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS
1.
When did Mr Gomez disappear?
2.
Where was Mr Gomez going?
3.
How did his nightmare begin?
4.
What did he find high in the mountains?
5.
What did a local governor call Mr Gomez's survival?
6.
How did the snowfall recorders get to the shelter?
7.
What did he find at the shelter?
8.
How much weight did he lose?
9.
How long will he stay in hospital?
10.
For how long did airplane passengers last in the Andes?
MULTIPLE CHOICE - QUIZ
1.
When did Mr Gomez disappear?
6.
How did the snowfall recorders get to the shelter?
a) on his 58th birthday
b) in January
c) at the start of winter
d) in the middle of the night
a) on snowmobiles
b) by helicopter
c) on foot
d) by bus2.
Where was Mr Gomez going?
7.
What did he find at the shelter?
a) Argentina
b) Uruguay
c) Chile
d) Brazil
a) a radio
b) dead bodies
c) another hiker
d) leftover supplies3.
How did his nightmare begin?
8.
How much weight did he lose?
a) he took a wrong turn
b) there was an avalanche
c) he crashed into a valley
d) his motorbike broke down
a) 30kg
b) 20kg
c) 28kg
d) 32kg4.
What did he find high in the mountains?
9.
How long will he stay in hospital?
a) a town
b) a shelter
c) lots of snow
d) ancient ruins
a) a few days
b) 24 hours
c) until his blood pressure goes down
d) a week or two5.
What did a local governor call Mr Gomez's survival?
10.
For how long did airplane passengers last in the Andes?
a) an inspiration
b) an ordeal
c) a miracle
d) a nightmare
a) 72 weeks
b) 4 months
c) a whole winter
d) Just over 10 weeksROLE PLAY
Role A – A radio
You think a radio is the most useful thing to survive in the Andes. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them things that are wrong with their things. Also, tell the others which is the least useful of these (and why): a knife, a torch or chocolate.
Role B – A knife
You think a knife is the most useful thing to survive in the Andes. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them things that are wrong with their things. Also, tell the others which is the least useful of these (and why): a radio, a torch or chocolate.
Role C – A torch
You think a torch is the most useful thing to survive in the Andes. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them things that are wrong with their things. Also, tell the others which is the least useful of these (and why): a knife, a radio or chocolate.
Role D – Chocolate
You think chocolate is the most useful thing to survive in the Andes. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them things that are wrong with their things. Also, tell the others which is the least useful of these (and why): a knife, a torch or a radio.
AFTER READING / LISTENING
1. WORD SEARCH: Look in your dictionary / computer to find collocates, other meanings, information, synonyms … for the words 'middle' and 'nowhere'.
middle
nowhere
- Share your findings with your partners.
- Make questions using the words you found.
- Ask your partner / group your questions.
2. ARTICLE QUESTIONS: Look back at the article and write down some questions you would like to ask the class about the text.
- Share your questions with other classmates / groups.
- Ask your partner / group your questions.
3. GAP FILL: In pairs / groups, compare your answers to this exercise. Check your answers. Talk about the words from the activity. Were they new, interesting, worth learning…?
4. VOCABULARY: Circle any words you do not understand. In groups, pool unknown words and use dictionaries to find their meanings.
5. TEST EACH OTHER: Look at the words below. With your partner, try to recall how they were used in the text:
- before
- cross
- down
- hope
- sea
- truth
- team
- rats
- surprise
- 20
- few
- 72
SURVIVAL SURVEY
Write five GOOD questions about survival in the table. Do this in pairs. Each student must write the questions on his / her own paper.
When you have finished, interview other students. Write down their answers.
STUDENT 1
_____________
STUDENT 2
_____________
STUDENT 3
_____________
Q.1.
Q.2.
Q.3.
Q.4.
Q.5.
- Now return to your original partner and share and talk about what you found out. Change partners often.
- Make mini-presentations to other groups on your findings.
SURVIVAL DISCUSSION
STUDENT A's QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)
a)
What did you think when you read the headline?
b)
What springs to mind when you hear the word 'survival'?
c)
What do you think about what you read?
d)
How lucky do you think Mr Gomez is?
e)
Would you like to travel across the Andes by motorbike?
f)
When was the last time you got lost?
g)
Why do people want to go on such adventures?
h)
What would you do in a blizzard in remote mountains?
i)
How are your survival skills?
j)
Is Mr Gomez's survival a miracle?
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STUDENT B's QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)
a)
Did you like reading this article? Why/not?
b)
What do you think Mr Gomez thought about as the days went by?
c)
Would you eat rats in a survival situation?
d)
How would you fare on your own in the mountains for four months?
e)
What would you do to stay positive?
f)
What big adventure would you like to go on?
g)
Is it worse to get lost in the Amazon or the Andes mountains?
h)
What is the most important thing you would need to survive?
i)
What do you know about the 1972 Andes plane crash?
j)
What questions would you like to ask Mr Gomez?
DISCUSSION (Write your own questions)
STUDENT A's QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)
1.
________________________________________________________
2.
________________________________________________________
3.
________________________________________________________
4.
________________________________________________________
5.
________________________________________________________
6.
________________________________________________________
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STUDENT B's QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)
1.
________________________________________________________
2.
________________________________________________________
3.
________________________________________________________
4.
________________________________________________________
5.
________________________________________________________
6.
________________________________________________________
LANGUAGE - CLOZE
A Uruguayan man who disappeared before the start of winter in the Andes Mountains has been found alive and (1) ____. Raul Fernando Gomez, 58, got lost in a blizzard while trying to cross the Andes range from Chile to Argentina. The start of his (2) ____ began when his motorbike broke down in the middle of (3) ____. Mr Gomez told reporters he had no choice (4) ____ to walk in the hope of finding a town nearby. He became disoriented in the heavy snowfall and could not find his way back to the road. He found a mountain shelter 2,840 metres above sea level and (5) ____ himself up there hoping to survive the long, (6) ____ winter. A local governor said: "The truth is that this is a miracle. We still can't believe it."
Mr Gomez was found and rescued (7) ____ a team of Argentine meteorological officials who had helicoptered to the shelter to record snowfall levels. He had survived by catching rats and eating (8) ____ supplies he found in the shelter. Doctors expressed surprise at how well he had (9) ____. He was very thin and had lost 20kg in weight. A doctor said he was surprised by Mr Gomez's (10) ____, saying: "He's a patient with high blood pressure, a history of smoking and signs of undernourishment, but…in a few days we're going to (11) ____ him." Members of a Uruguayan rugby team famously survived (12) ____-zero temperatures in the Andes for 72 days in 1972 by eating the bodies of fellow plane-crash victims.
Put the correct words from the table below in the above article.
1.
(a)
good
(b)
nice
(c)
well
(d)
fine
2.
(a)
ordeal
(b)
deal
(c)
dealings
(d)
dealt
3.
(a)
nowhere
(b)
somewhere
(c)
anywhere
(d)
everywhere
4.
(a)
but
(b)
so
(c)
as
(d)
and
5.
(a)
doled
(b)
oiled
(c)
piled
(d)
holed
6.
(a)
freezer
(b)
freezes
(c)
froze
(d)
freezing
7.
(a)
by
(b)
from
(c)
for
(d)
with
8.
(a)
remains
(b)
scraps
(c)
overly
(d)
leftover
9.
(a)
fared
(b)
pared
(c)
dared
(d)
cared
10.
(a)
resistance
(b)
resilience
(c)
residence
(d)
restitution
11.
(a)
charge
(b)
discharge
(c)
recharge
(d)
chargeable
12.
(a)
sub
(b)
par
(c)
anti
(d)
non
SPELLING
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12.
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PUT THE TEXT BACK TOGETHER
Number these lines in the correct order.
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nearby. He became disoriented in the heavy snowfall and could not find his way
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zero temperatures in the Andes for 72 days in 1972 by eating the bodies of fellow plane-crash victims.
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Mr Gomez was found and rescued by a team of Argentine meteorological officials who had
( )
found in the shelter. Doctors expressed surprise at how well he had fared. He was very thin and had lost
( )
to survive the long, freezing winter. A local governor said: "The truth is that this is a miracle. We still can't believe it."
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range from Chile to Argentina. The start of his ordeal began when his motorbike broke down in the middle of
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discharge him." Members of a Uruguayan rugby team famously survived sub-
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alive and well. Raul Fernando Gomez, 58, got lost in a blizzard while trying to cross the Andes
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back to the road. He found a mountain shelter 2,840 metres above sea level and holed himself up there hoping
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helicoptered to the shelter to record snowfall levels. He had survived by catching rats and eating leftover supplies he
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nowhere. Mr Gomez told reporters he had no choice but to walk in the hope of finding a town
( 1 )
A Uruguayan man who disappeared before the start of winter in the Andes Mountains has been found
( )
blood pressure, a history of smoking and signs of undernourishment, but…in a few days we're going to
PUT THE WORDS IN THE RIGHT ORDER
1.
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2.
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3.
down when his His motorbike ordeal broke began.
4.
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5.
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6.
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7.
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8.
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9.
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10.
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CIRCLE THE CORRECT WORD (20 PAIRS)
A Uruguayan man who disappeared / disappearance before the start of winter in the Andes Mountains has been found alive and good / well. Raul Fernando Gomez, 58, got lost in a blizzard / buzzard while trying to cross the Andes range from Chile to Argentina. The start of his ideal / ordeal began when his motorbike broke / breaking down in the middle of anywhere / nowhere. Mr Gomez told reporters he had no chose / choice but to walk in the hope / hoping of finding a town nearby. He became disoriented in the heavy snowfall and could not find his way back to the road. He found a mountain shelter 2,840 metres above sea level and poled / holed himself up there hoping to survive the long, freezing / froze winter. A local governor said: "The truth is that this is a miracle. We still can't believe it."
Mr Gomez was found and rescued / rescuing by a team of Argentine meteorological officials who had helicoptered to the shelter to record snowfall / snowy levels. He had survived by catching rats and eating leftover supplies / suppliers he found in the shelter. Doctors expressed surprises / surprise at how well he had fared / bared. He was very thin and had lost / downed 20kg in weight. A doctor said he was surprised by Mr Gomez's resilience / resilient, saying: "He's a patient with high blood pressure, a history / historical of smoking and signs of undernourishment, but…in a few days we're going to discharge / recharge him." Members of a Uruguayan rugby team famed / famously survived sub-zero temperatures in the Andes for 72 days in 1972 by eating the bodies of fellow plane-crash victims.
Talk about the connection between each pair of words in italics, and why the correct word is correct.
INSERT THE VOWELS (a, e, i, o, u)
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Mr G_m_z w_s f__nd _nd r_sc__d by _ t__m _f _rg_nt_n_ m_t__r_l_g_c_l _ff_c__ls wh_ h_d h_l_c_pt_r_d t_ th_ sh_lt_r t_ r_c_rd sn_wf_ll l_v_ls. H_ h_d s_rv_v_d by c_tch_ng r_ts _nd __t_ng l_ft_v_r s_ppl__s h_ f__nd _n th_ sh_lt_r. D_ct_rs _xpr_ss_d s_rpr_s_ _t h_w w_ll h_ h_d f_r_d. H_ w_s v_ry th_n _nd h_d l_st 20kg _n w__ght. _ d_ct_r s__d h_ w_s s_rpr_s_d by Mr G_m_z's r_s_l__nc_, s_y_ng: "H_'s _ p_t__nt w_th h_gh bl__d pr_ss_r_, _ h_st_ry _f sm_k_ng _nd s_gns _f _nd_rn__r_shm_nt, b_t…_n _ f_w d_ys w_'r_ g__ng t_ d_sch_rg_ h_m." M_mb_rs _f _ _r_g__y_n r_gby t__m f_m__sly s_rv_v_d s_b-z_r_ t_mp_r_t_r_s _n th_ _nd_s f_r 72 d_ys _n 1972 by __t_ng th_ b_d__s _f f_ll_w pl_n_-cr_sh v_ct_ms.
PUNCTUATE THE TEXT AND ADD CAPITALS
a uruguayan man who disappeared before the start of winter in the andes mountains has been found alive and well raul fernando gomez 58 got lost in a blizzard while trying to cross the andes range from chile to argentina the start of his ordeal began when his motorbike broke down in the middle of nowhere mr gomez told reporters he had no choice but to walk in the hope of finding a town nearby he became disoriented in the heavy snowfall and could not find his way back to the road he found a mountain shelter 2840 metres above sea level and holed himself up there hoping to survive the long freezing winter a local governor said "the truth is that this is a miracle we still can't believe it"
mr gomez was found and rescued by a team of argentine meteorological officials who had helicoptered to the shelter to record snowfall levels he had survived by catching rats and eating leftover supplies he found in the shelter doctors expressed surprise at how well he had fared he was very thin and had lost 20kg in weight a doctor said he was surprised by mr gomez's resilience saying "he's a patient with high blood pressure a history of smoking and signs of undernourishment but…in a few days we're going to discharge him" members of a uruguayan rugby team famously survived sub-zero temperatures in the andes for 72 days in 1972 by eating the bodies of fellow plane-crash victims
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mofArgentinemeteorologicalofficialswhohadhelicopteredtothesheltertorec
ordsnowfalllevels.Hehadsurvivedbycatchingratsandeatingleftoversupplies
hefoundintheshelter.Doctorsexpressedsurpriseathowwellhehadfared.Hewa
sverythinandhadlost20kginweight.AdoctorsaidhewassurprisedbyMrGomez'
sresilience,saying:"He'sapatientwithhighbloodpressure,ahistoryofsmoking
andsignsofundernourishment,but…inafewdayswe'regoingtodischargehim."
MembersofaUruguayanrugbyteamfamouslysurvivedsub-zerotempera
turesintheAndesfor72daysin1972byeatingthebodiesoffellowplane-crashvic
tims.FREE WRITING
Write about survival for 10 minutes. Comment on your partner's paper.
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ACADEMIC WRITING
Everyone should go on an adventure on their own to build their character and increase their confidence. Discuss.
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HOMEWORK
1. VOCABULARY EXTENSION: Choose several of the words from the text. Use a dictionary or Google's search field (or another search engine) to build up more associations / collocations of each word.
2. INTERNET: Search the Internet and find out more about this story. Share what you discover with your partner(s) in the next lesson.
3. SURVIVAL: Make a poster about survival. Show your work to your classmates in the next lesson. Did you all have similar things?
4. ANDES: Write a magazine article about Mr Gomez. Include imaginary interviews with him and his rescuers.
Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Write down any new words and expressions you hear from your partner(s).
5. WHAT HAPPENED NEXT? Write a newspaper article about the next stage in this news story. Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your articles.
6. LETTER: Write a letter to a mountain survival expert. Ask him/her three questions about surviving in the mountains. Tell him/her three adventures you would like to go on. Read your letter to your partner(s) in your next lesson. Your partner(s) will answer your questions.
ANSWERS
TRUE / FALSE (p.4)
a
F
b
T
c
F
d
F
e
T
f
T
g
F
h
T
SYNONYM MATCH (p.4)
1.
disappeared
a.
vanished
2.
range
b.
chain
3.
ordeal
c.
nightmare
4.
shelter
d.
refuge
5.
miracle
e.
wonder
6.
rescued
f.
freed
7.
survived
g.
stayed alive
8.
fared
h.
coped
9.
resilience
i.
toughness
10.
discharge
j.
release
COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS (p.8)
1.
Before winter started
2.
Argentina
3.
His motorbike broke down
4.
A shelter
5.
A miracle
6.
By helicopter
7.
Leftover supplies
8.
20kg
9.
A few days
10.
72 days
MULTIPLE CHOICE - QUIZ (p.9)
1.
c
2.
a
3.
d
4.
b
5.
c
6.
d
7.
b
8.
d
9.
a
10.
d
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