A Survival Story

Description: Listen to the exciting story of survival at sea, against all

the odds. Sailor describes a terrifying survival ordeal in the Pacific
Ocean.

Listen to the mp3 file and choose the best answer for each question.
Then listen again to check.

Mark the statements True or False.

1. Jane was sailing from Panama and had completed about a thousand
miles.

2. Jane's boat hit a surface obstruction.

3. Jane could have used the GPS to call for help.

4. Jane wasn't concerned about her food rations.

5. Jane didn't panic because she didn't consider herself in danger.

6. Jane's first intention was to head further north.

7. Jane had more water than food.

8. She saw a Panamanian tanker in the first couple of days but it never
stopped.

9. It took more than a week before Jane began to really panic about her
situation.

10. If Angelo hadn't seen Jane when he did, she would probably have
died.

11. Angelo landed his plane near her life raft and took her on board.
12. Jane and Angelo Ortega are still in touch.

Fill in the gaps.

1. Jane wasn't sure what she had hit because of how was.

2. She had two GPS devices in the boat but them were lost.

3. Jane was stuck in an area where there was a severe wind.

4. Jane tried to stay positive at the beginning and even pondered the

amount of could lose while adrift on the ocean.

5. After eleven days, were running low and she started to feel

more and more worried.

6. She couldn't afford to waste any water, even by .

7. Jane considers it almost miraculous that she was spotted by Angelo

Ortega as he was about to .

8. Another plane had flown over her on the although she wasn't

aware of it.

9. She now plans to return to Panama in order to .

 Anger Behind the Wheel

Description: Radio presenter interviews a member of a driving

organization about road rage.

You are going to listen to an interview on the radio between the

presenter, Beth Williams and an expert on driving and road rage, Neil
Adamson.

1. What does Neil say about the American Road accident figures?
They have improved recently.
A minority of accidents are caused by aggressive driving.
Some form of Road rage causes about one third of these
casualties.

2. Why does Neil believe cars are being used more often as weapons?
People preferred this to one-to-one physical confrontation.
Cars are getting faster and more powerful.
People are afraid of carjacking.

3. Why does Beth mention her father and how driving was in his day?
To demonstrate that Road rage existed in the past but on a
smaller scale.
To demonstrate that people drove very well in the past.
To demonstrate that people's reactions to bad driving have
changed remarkably.

4. Which of these does Neil not mention as a contributing factor

towards an increase in road rage?
New Road construction has not kept up with increase in traffic
quantity.
A lack of proper education of young drivers to prepare them for
modern driving.
 High traffic periods being concentrated in the mornings and
evenings.
People being increasingly in a rush and not leaving enough time
for journeys.

5. What does the expression "unforeseen circumstances" mean in the

context of this radio program?
People are surprised at the destructive force of a car.
People are surprised by the aggressiveness of other drivers.
People don't expect such heavy sentences for traffic offences.

6. What basic advice does Neil give at the end of his talk with Beth?
Drive slower.
Get to work earlier.
Leave home earlier.

For each question, put ONE word that is used that matches with
the definition given. The questions are in the same order as the
words are used in the recording.

careless, one without consideration

2. results, conclusions

3. very surprised, amazed

4. insulted, disrespected

5. huge, enormous

6. filled up, congested

7. given over to, dedicated to

8. tragic, extremely damaging

9. one who carries out harmful act

10. outside the normal/expected