111 Think of a lucky escape you have had or heard about. Make some notes, then tell a partner about it in around 90 seconds. After you’ve finished, be prepared to answer any questions your partner might have. Crime Texts B and C contain eleven expressions related to crime, such as police or court hearing. Write them down in your notebook, together with an example and a translation. SPEAKING 9 LANGUAGE 10 Text D In which of the news stories … did someone nearly drown? 0 was evidence of the event shown to others to encourage them to be more careful? 1 were people doing a risky sport? 2 3 did someone spot the danger just in time? 4 was a large number of people saved? 5 did an error in preparation cause an accident? 6 was the fire service needed? 7 8 were people yelling and crying? 9 was someone caught in a tight space? 10 012345678910 C on hand and the woman was immediately pulled out of the water. She was taken to hospital after the incident, but she did not suffer any serious injuries. A complaint was made by her lawyers, who are considering whether to sue the bungee sports company for carelessness after the incident. For the moment, all jumps have been cancelled. A group of people on a skiing trip in Kashmir, India, got a shock when they spotted something in the snow while skiing down a steep mountain. They came across a rare snow leopard which had been hiding out of sight in the deep snow. The leopard was camouflaged in the snow. It was straight in the path of the off-piste skiers, but luckily, it wasn’t too late for the group to stop. The leopard jumped out of the snow, began chasing one of the ski guides and then ran into the woods. One of the group said, “It could be seen for about a minute checking us out, then we heard a loud roar and it chased the guide for a short time before running off down the slope. We weren’t sure if it was going to attack us or not, so we all stood really still.” The skiers were deeply shocked by the experience as it was totally unexpected. These animals are rarely seen since the snow leopard is a vulnerable species, with only around 5,000 still in existence. The ski guides said that in future great care would be taken in this area not to disturb the snow leopards. Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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