Life Pre-Intermediate 4F Alaskan Ice Climbing p.54-55
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Life Pre-Intermediate 4F Alaskan Ice Climbing p.54-55
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Life Pre-Intermediate 4F Alaskan Ice Climbing p.54-55
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Life Pre-Intermediate 4F Alaskan Ice Climbing p.54-55
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What is the most dangerous activity you have ever done?
Talk to 10 people. Find out what is the most dangerous activity they have done?
name
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dangerous activity
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climb
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go up with a lot of effort
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climber
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a person who climbs
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crampons
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spikes that climbers put on the bottom of their boots
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doubtful
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not feeling certain about something
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glacier
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a large mass of ice
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guide
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a person who shows a place to visitors
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heel
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the back part of the foot
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hike
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a walk in a wild place
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rope
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a thick string used for tying things
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stable
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not likely to fall or move in the wrong way
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unsafe
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dangerous
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weather
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atmospheric conditions like rain, snow, sun, temperature
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climber, climbing, crampons, doubtful, glacier, guides, heels, hike, rope, stable, unsafe, weather
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There’s only one thing that’s certain about the weather in Alaska… it changes all the time! There’s rain, wind, snow…and sometimes it’s fine with lots of sunshine. But today, there’s rain and fog all the way from Denali National Park to the town of Talkeetna. There, a group of visitors is planning to fly onto a glacier and ski down it. But the weather has other plans.
Visitor: So, can we go today?
Colby: Er, not until the pilots are comfortable with the weather.
Colby Coombs then explains that the clouds are too low, so the group can’t fly. Colby and Caitlin Palmer are mountain (1)___________. They run a (2)___________school. They teach beginner (3)___________and help experienced climbers to reach the top of Denali, also known as Mount McKinley. It’s the highest mountain in North America. Colby and Caitlin are good climbers. They’re not usually (4)___________when they’re in the mountains. But even they won’t take a small plane out in bad weather.
Colby: It’s kind of ornery weather…you usually have to factor in a day or two to put up with bad (5)___________.
So, Colby and Caitlin decide on another plan. Instead of taking the group to ski down a glacier, they will take them to climb up one. One that they can reach by car: the Matanuska glacier. Matanuska is a very big (6)___________. It’s 27 miles long and two miles wide. The name “Matanuska” comes from an old Russian word for the Athabascan Indians, who live in the area. The glacier is in a low area that has many trees. It formed 2,000 years ago, but it’s always changing. The group gets ready to climb out of Matanuska’s formations, a 30-foot wall of ice. Caitlin explains how to climb it, and it’s not going to be easy.
Caitlin: The most (7)___________you’re going to be is when you have all the points of your (8)___________sticking on the ice. Erm, front points in … (9)___________down. And if you’re going to place a tool … really solid. OK off we go.
Great.
The (10)___________across Matanuska is beautiful. But, it can also be very unsafe. One summer, a young man fell into an opening in the ice called a cirque and died. There are also stories of beginner hikers who get lost and almost die from the cold. There are crevasses everywhere as well. The climbers have to careful; they could easily fall in. The group walks across the glacier. It’s very cold; they have to keep moving to stay warm. Finally, they reach solid ice—the heart of the glacier. From here, it’s a wonderful view. There’s a glacier lake with many seracs in the background. Seracs are large pieces of blue glacial ice that stick up in the air. The pieces are made when the glacier moves. Colby explains that an area with many seracs is called an “ice fall”. He also adds that they can make the area (11)___________. This is because the seracs are very big and may fall. He adds that a good climber wouldn’t hike below an ice fall! The group enjoys climbing the glacier. It’s hard work, but Colby and Caitlin make it look easy.
Woman Climber: Whoops—that was bad!
Next, one of the new climbers tries.
Woman Climber: Here I come!
It’s a very special feeling as they get to the top!
Woman Climber: Whoah! Thank God for the (12) ___________!
Alaska is home to 100,000 glaciers. These people can say they have successfully climbed one—Matanuska. Now, just 99,999 more glaciers to climb.
Woman Climber: Ok, I’m up. I made it. Whoo!
Answers:
There’s only one thing that’s certain about the weather in Alaska… it changes all the time! There’s rain, wind, snow…and sometimes it’s fine with lots of sunshine. But today, there’s rain and fog all the way from Denali National Park to the town of Talkeetna. There, a group of visitors is planning to fly onto a glacier and ski down it. But the weather has other plans.
Visitor: So, can we go today?
Colby: Er, not until the pilots are comfortable with the weather.
Colby Coombs then explains that the clouds are too low, so the group can’t fly. Colby and Caitlin Palmer are mountain (1)guides. They run a (2)climbing school. They teach beginner (3)climbers and help experienced climbers to reach the top of Denali, also known as Mount McKinley. It’s the highest mountain in North America. Colby and Caitlin are good climbers. They’re not usually (4)doubtful when they’re in the mountains. But even they won’t take a small plane out in bad weather.
Colby: It’s kind of ornery weather…you usually have to factor in a day or two to put up with bad (5)weather.
So, Colby and Caitlin decide on another plan. Instead of taking the group to ski down a glacier, they will take them to climb up one. One that they can reach by car: the Matanuska glacier. Matanuska is a very big (6)glacier. It’s 27 miles long and two miles wide. The name “Matanuska” comes from an old Russian word for the Athabascan Indians, who live in the area. The glacier is in a low area that has many trees. It formed 2,000 years ago, but it’s always changing. The group gets ready to climb out of Matanuska’s formations, a 30-foot wall of ice. Caitlin explains how to climb it, and it’s not going to be easy.
Caitlin: The most (7)stable you’re going to be is when you have all the points of your (8)crampons sticking on the ice. Erm, front points in … (9)heels down. And if you’re going to place a tool … really solid. OK off we go.
Great.
The (10)hike across Matanuska is beautiful. But, it can also be very unsafe. One summer, a young man fell into an opening in the ice called a cirque and died. There are also stories of beginner hikers who get lost and almost die from the cold. There are crevasses everywhere as well. The climbers have to careful; they could easily fall in. The group walks across the glacier. It’s very cold; they have to keep moving to stay warm. Finally, they reach solid ice—the heart of the glacier. From here, it’s a wonderful view. There’s a glacier lake with many seracs in the background. Seracs are large pieces of blue glacial ice that stick up in the air. The pieces are made when the glacier moves. Colby explains that an area with many seracs is called an “ice fall”. He also adds that they can make the area (11)unsafe. This is because the seracs are very big and may fall. He adds that a good climber wouldn’t hike below an ice fall! The group enjoys climbing the glacier. It’s hard work, but Colby and Caitlin make it look easy.
Woman Climber: Whoops—that was bad!
Next, one of the new climbers tries.
Woman Climber: Here I come!
It’s a very special feeling as they get to the top!
Woman Climber: Whoah! Thank God for the (12)rope!
Alaska is home to 100,000 glaciers. These people can say they have successfully climbed one—Matanuska. Now, just 99,999 more glaciers to climb.
Woman Climber: Ok, I’m up. I made it. Whoo!
Match the problems in the video to the solutions:
The weather is too dangerous to fly.
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There are crevasses everywhere, that the group could easily fall into.
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It’s very cold.
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Ice falls make an area very unsafe, because the seracs are very big and may fall.
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It’s very slippery on the glacier, and you may slip easily.
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There are stories of beginner hikers who get lost and almost die from the cold.
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Colby and Kaitlin decide on another plan. Instead of taking the group to ski down a glacier, they will have them climb up one—one that they can reach by car.
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The climbers have to be very careful not to fall into the crevasses..
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The climbers have to keep moving in order to stay warm.
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Good climbers never climb below an ice fall.
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They use crampons, tools, and rope.
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The hikers have to stay together in one big group.
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You are a guide to Vietnam.
With your partner, either choose an area of Vietnam (example: the Mekong River), or choose an aspect of life in Vietnam that foreigners may find dangerous, troublesome, or confusing.
Today, we will explain to foreigners about:
Make a list of potential problems, and solutions:
Potential Problems
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solutions
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