1.Fill in the appropriate past tense form in the article below.

'Goosebumps' as daredevil jumps from edge of space

In a moment that seems likely to live forever in the annals of derring-do, Austrian daredevil Felix Baumgartner on Sunday rode a helium balloon to the edge of space, saluted and stepped off a platform 39km high with as much ease as any of us mere mortals might step off a curb.

Austrian Felix Baumgartner has become the first skydiver to go faster than the speed of sound, reaching a maximum velocity of 1,342km/. (broke the sound barrier). In jumping out of a balloon 39km above New Mexico, the 43-year-old also ..(smash) the record for the highest ever freefall. It . (take) just under 10 minutes for him to descend. Only the last few thousand feet were negotiated by parachute. "It's hard to realize what happened because there's still so many emotions," Baumgartner said shortly after landing. "I .. (have) tears in my eyes when I .. (come) back a couple of times because you're sitting there and you thought about that moment so many times, you know, how it would feel and how it would look like." "And this is way bigger than I had anticipated," he said. Baumgartner and his team .. (spend) five years preparing for Sunday's jump, which had been postponed twice before because of weather. "I . (fight) all the way down to regain control because I.. (want) to break the speed of sound," said Baumgartner. "And then I (hit) it." After a weather delay of several hours, he (set off) at 9:30 a.m. Sunday from Roswell, New Mexico, in breezy, clear conditions, strapped into a pressurized capsule that hung from a giant helium balloon. It .(take) two hours to reach his target altitude. After running through a 40-step checklist, Baumgartner (open) the hatch and (climb) out onto a step the size of a skateboard. "Guardian angels will take care of you," said Mission Control just before he jumped. "The whole world is watching now," Baumgartner responded. He .(salute) and .. (jump). He .. ( experience) a few hitches. About three minutes in, he reported, "My visor is fogging up." Then he began to veer into a "flat spin" that threatened to send blood rushing to his head and leave him out of control.

"There was a period of time where I really (think), 'I am in trouble,' " Baumgartner said, recalling how he (consider) pushing a button that would have released a drogue chute, slowing and stabilizing his descent -- and scuttling the attempt to break the sound barrier. "But after a couple of seconds, I had that feeling I'm getting it under control. And I did," he added. "And that's why I (break) the speed of sound today." Even before this drama, it was thought the mission might have to be called off. As he .. (go) through last-minute checks inside the capsule, it was found that a heater for his visor was not working. This meant the visor ..(fog) up as he (exhale).

After free-falling for about four minutes and 20 seconds, he deployed a parachute for the final mile or two down to Earth. As soon as Baumgartner ..(land), he (drop) to his knees and (raise) his fists. The team at Mission Control in Roswell.. ( burst) into applause. While he and his team had prepared diligently for the jump, his survival was no guarantee. In addition to the risk of spinning out of control, Baumgartner's life depended on the integrity of his pressure suit. The temperature when he jumped was expected to hit 50 degrees Celsius below zero Fahrenheit or lower. And the atmosphere was so thin that his blood would have vaporized if he wasn't sufficiently protected.

2. Reading comprehension 1 Who made the highest skydive ever? 2 How did Baumgartner get to the edge of space? 3 Did he encounter any problems while free-falling? 4 Which two records did he set on Sunday? 5 What does the article call the courageous skydiver? 6 What could have threatened Felix's life? 8 How long did it take Baumgartner to reach the ground? 9 Where was the Austrian before he jumped off the platform? 10 What protected him from extreme cold and thin atmosphere? 11 What barrier did Baumgartner break on October 14th 2012?
12 ... means condition of your skin when you are in a cold

environment. Sometimes your hair on your arms/legs etc. will stand straight up as well.

3. MATCHING (expressions from the text and their definitions + their the meaning in your mother tongue)
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. goosebumps daredevil likely annals derring-do salute ease mere velocity barrier descend negotiate parachute anticipate postpone regain breezy strapped pressurized altitude hatch guardian angel respond hitch visor fog up veer call off scuttle exhale deploy diligently integrity vaporize historical records expect height of something above the sea level spirit who is believed to protect and help a particular person go down perfection with a slight wind when your skin gets cold and bumpy and you get scared (gooseflesh) of little or no importance part of a helmet that you can pull down to cover your face cause something to turn from a solid or liquid state into gas brave action taken without considering the danger involved cancel put off say or do something as an answer or reaction to something speed get ready for use stuck with strings run away quickly using short steps someone who enjoys doing dangerous things suddenly change direction working hard with care and effort not much effort send air out of your lungs small problem successfully move around, past or through something, surmount door of a capsule containing air or gas that is kept at a controlled pressure probable get again when a thin layer of liquid develops on the glass large piece of cloth which helps you drop safely from an aircraft obstacle raise the right hand to the side of the head as a sign of respect to someone of a higher rank in a military organization

KEY: smashed, took, had, came, spent, was fighting, wanted, hit, set off, took, opened, climbed, saluted, jumped, experienced, thought, considered, broke, went, fogged, exhaled, landed, dropped, raised, burst The meaning in the Slovenian language

'Goosebumps' as daredevil jumps from edge of spaceship

Find the words in the text and underline them. Then match the words with their explanations and write down the Slovene meanings.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. goosebumps daredevil likely annals derring-do salute ease mere velocity barrier descend negotiate parachute anticipate postpone regain breezy strapped pressurized altitude hatch guardian angel respond hitch visor fog up veer call off scuttle exhale deploy diligently integrity vaporize 4 14 20 22 11 33 17 1 8 25 34 5 28 15 23 9 31 18 29 2 27 32 7 30 24 12 21 19 3 16 26 13 10 6 historical records expect height of something above the sea level spirit who is believed to protect and help a particular person go down perfection with a slight wind when your skin gets cold and bumpy and you get scared (gooseflesh) of little or no importance part of a helmet that you can pull down to cover your face cause something to turn from a solid or liquid state into gas brave action taken without considering the danger involved cancel put off say or do something as an answer or reaction to something speed get ready for use stuck with strings run away quickly using short steps someone who enjoys doing dangerous things suddenly change direction working hard with care and effort not much effort send air out of your lungs small problem successfully move around, past or through something, surmount door of a capsule containing air or gas that is kept at a controlled pressure probable get again when a thin layer of liquid develops on the glass large piece of cloth which helps you drop safely from an aircraft obstacle raise the right hand to the side of the head as a sign of respect to someone of a higher rank in a military organization