r WHEN SEIZED WITH CRAMP Perhaps mare swimmers have been drowned by cramp than by anything else, 3 only those who have suffered trom If can conceive ts fatal power. Even goad swimme when seized with cramp, have been known to sin Instantly, overcome with the sudde paln, and nothing can save the vicllm but the greatest presence of mind. The weual spot where the cramp Is fell Is tne caif af the leg: and It eometimes ot WIT) BLO VICIENGE Inline MUSES are gatnered Up into anots. TMere 8 Only one me Of PPOCRECINg UNGEF BUCN CITCUMSIaNOBE: fo TUN On ONE'S DaCK af once, KICK ine lego In the alr, disregarding ie pain. and mo the spot emarcly with ane hand, while the om is employed In paddling twwards shore These directions are easy enough to give, but quite déioult to obey; cramp seem deprive the sufferer of all reaon for the filma, and it s2eme to overpower him with mingled pain and terror. Therefore, the method of saving a perean drowning because sramp demands great pracice. The chief diMoutty lles in the tact that a person who cannot wim feels, in deep water, much as If he were falling through alr, and ‘congequently clutches InstInctiveyy at the nearest object. if ne suoceeds In grasping th Person who Is trying to save him, both will probabiy sink together. Every precaution should be taken to prevent such a misfortune and the drawing man should always bi seized from behind and pushed forwards, EXERCISE 1: Find words or phrases In the passage which mean the same aa: COLUMN A COLUMN 8 a) Imagnne; belleve: understand, b) move doaniwards below the surface of the water. we c} hagpening immediately: at ance, d) the ablity 10 act quickly and seneloly In 3 diScult stuation (phrase), } place; position. 1) (of muscies) sweiing aut trom t the akin - bulging, tense and hard Qh cary an; confue........... hy snares () Move one’s hand or hands backwards and Forwards OYE EOMEMING esse ssete canes |) (of movements and actian) sharply and quickly; wat vigour fi) mave slowy through the waler moving your hands up and down. .... ty take away someting ‘hom semeane = ean him In need of it. rm fran. hth an SiEXERGISE 2: Choose tha comact anewer according to the passage. 1. According to the pagsage, although the correct course of action for cramp ls simplo, the pain caused by takes a long time to disappear Rls. clear that few people remember to folow It cannot be appiled without the eb of another person barely anyone nas ever survived an amack in water lent easy to put Into practice 2. According to tha passage, the forcs of cramp la ao grat that... , a) 5) i) Oo IRs hopeless to try and save-a visi only previous wiellms can Imagine it rutbing the spot atacted ts useless most people aTfected never go swimming again its Impossible to mave once atacted 3. The authorware readere that..,.... 4) 3) Cc} 2) = One ENOUM not aTIEMpt to hep sOMEoNe sTuCk DY cramp rescuers should approach a victim heackon suffering cramp wee swimming ie almost always fatal resquers can be dragged dawe wt the victim ‘onoe-struck wih cramp while galmming, the pecan must stay eill and walt for azsista EXERCISE 3: Complete the sentences by selecting words from Column & In EXERCISE . BPSIBEp Tor the past twa ign Because cur ban ms not poesitle to. DSsphe ne pain Tom nis OPOKeN anie Ine mountaineer had tna light a fre eo that he could be potted by he rescue helicopter, Sara's Joy at baing offered transtar to the Sales branch ofthe bank was (MIM SACINSSS DECAUSS She KNEW ENE WOU Mave fo ave al ne dhe thn of sling without trying tt for yourself.