Grammar: 1 Underline The Relative Pronoun If It Is Not Needed
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Listening
Who are the people describing? Listen again and complete the sentences.
0 He is speaking about his mum / mother.
1 Speaker 1 is describing her .................... .
2 Speaker 2 is describing the .................... in the class.
3 Speaker 3 is describing her .................... .
4 Speaker 4 is describing his .................... .
5 Speaker 5 is describing her .................... .
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Reading
6 Read the text. Are the sentences true (T) or false (F)?
Risking it all
There is a certain type of person who thrives on the addictive adrenaline rush of doing something dangerous.
In the last few years there has been a noticeable rise in the number of so-called extreme sports like
mountain boarding, sky surfing, whitewater kayaking and barefoot waterskiing, to name but a few. What they
all have in common is an element of danger and whether they take place on land, water, or in the air, they all
involve speed, height and a high level of physical exertion together with spectacular stunts.
The most spectacular (and dangerous) of these sports, however, must surely be base jumping. BASE stands
for Buildings, Antennae, Spans (bridges) and Earth. In other words, anything that is high enough to be
jumped off with a parachute.
Base jumpers belong to a secretive, ‘underground’ community that likes to play while the world sleeps. Two
of Britain’s most successful base jumpers are Dan Witchalls, a veteran with over ten years’ experience, and
his right-hand man Ian Richardson. To become a member of this elite group, you can apply for an official
number once you’ve carried out all four genres of jumps successfully (namely: building, antenna, span and
earth). As of 2011, approximately 1,400 base numbers have been allocated, but interestingly, not many to
women.
So what is it that motivates someone to risk their life in this way? Dan and Ian explain that a successful jump
gives an unbeatable high, but the lows are often fatal. One wrong turn or gust of wind can result in a very
serious accident. Since base jumping was invented there have been 147 deaths, meaning one in six people
who take up the sport are killed. Dan is a natural athlete, a roofer by profession, who has escaped serious
injury in over 800 jumps. ‘I can’t drive past a new building or crane without thinking, maybe, maybe …’ he
says. But now the risks he's taking are becoming more and more extreme as he goes in search of new
challenges and new thrills. Fine perhaps for him, but not so easy for friends and family who must surely
wonder each time he goes out whether he’ll come back safely.
Ian Richardson, on the other hand, has earned a reputation among his base jumper friends as being rather
accident-prone. In 2009 he was almost killed when he smashed into the side of a building after his parachute
opened incorrectly. This has not, however, stopped him from risking it all, time and time again. To an
outsider, taking such risks seems somehow irresponsible but clearly this sport has a psychological hold over
its participants.
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