1b, p. 15
1. until I first set foot on it
2. take up rock climbing
3. but it was not to be
4. I started to feel excited about the prospect of
5. one step at a time
6. I was unable to see more than a few metres ahead
7. I barely had time to wonder
8. whether I’d be better off unclipping myself
9. the mountain fell silent
10. there was no response
11. I pressed on
12. we realised how lucky we’d been
13. the whole area had been hit by a much bigger avalanche
14. his death affected me
15. on the way home
1c, p. 15
1. I started to feel excited about the prospect of taking up rock climbing.
2. When I told my boyfriend about it, he fell silent and there was no response.
3. On the way home I realised how lucky I was to have something / when I had something to look forward to.
4. I decided to press on one step at a time / step by step.
5. I barely/hardly have (any) time to wonder whether I'd be better off giving up my dreams or my boyfriend.
1d, p. 16
1. Having asked where to find the world’s highest peak, it would be only four years until I first set foot on it.
2. We left at first light, heading up the icefall on the south side of the mountain, laden with rucksacks.
3. We passed towering columns, crumbling ledges and yawning crevasses; but as thick fog obscured the route, I kept my head down, focusing on one step at a time.
4. I looked up, startled, knowing it was ice breaking away from the mountain, but was unable to see more than a few metres ahead.
5. It just kept coming, forcing snow into my nose and mouth.
6. Gasping for air, I tried to swim against the white tide.
7. I thought of my family back home and imagined the headlines announcing my death.
8. Twenty-two people had been killed, including three members of our support team.
9. On the way home, I broke down, eaten up by survivor’s guilt.
1f, p. 17
1. two million square kilometers of ocean
2. The moral of the story
3. the price of inaction is so high
4. wither from the salt and drought
5. Climate change affects
6. carbon pollution
7. greenhouse gas emissions
8. indigenous mothers
Understanding text 1
1. Hän oli kiipeilyretkellä ja onnistumisen elämyksen takia hän halusi lisää seikkailuita.
2. Häntä kiusattiin ja hän sai ahdistuskohtauksia eikä halunnut poistua kotoa.
3. Hän juoksi kilpaa, alkoi harrastaa kalliokiipeilyä, osallistui haasteeseen ja nousi Mont Blancille.
4. Lumivyöry tappoi 16 ihmistä, ja vuorelle kiipeily keskeytettiin loppukaudeksi.
5. Sää oli synkkä ja myrskyisä. Myöhemmin oli sumuista.
6. Alkoi maanjäristys ja Alex joutui lumivyöryyn. Alex ei ollut varma, jäisikö hän henkiin lumivyöryn takia.
7. Ihmiset itkivät, koska jo leiriin päässeet olivat luulleet, että Alex ja muut vielä matkalla olevat olivat saaneet surmansa.
8. Hän on keskittynyt varojen keräämiseen Nepalin jälleenrakentamisen auttamiseksi.
9. Aikoo, koska se on jotakin, mitä hänen täytyy tehdä, että hän voi jatkaa elämässään eteenpäin.
