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F Read the text and match the phrases (A to F) to the gaps (41 to 46). There is one extra phrase.

Taking a Break in the Wild

Last summer, my friend Katie and I decided to go on a summer holiday together. We really needed to take time away from work and our busy city schedules 41 . We both wished to something exciting and challenging, but at the same time, we wanted our excursion to be a truly educational experience. Luckily, a colleague at work had told Katie about a holiday package which combined training in wildlife survival skills along with nature exploration. The idea seemed appealing, 42 .

On the first day of the programme, we met our instructor, who told us to bear in mind that this was a first-time experience for all the members in the group 43 , which was quite a relief to hear. At the start of the programme, we developed a deep understanding of plants and animals in the wild. After that, we 44 , as well as recognise their particular eating habits and native habitats. We also learned how to gather wild plants and prepare them for food or medicine.

During our last week, we mastered the art of building shelters out of trees and bushes, learned how to locate clean water 45 . We actually accomplished things we could never have imagined doing, and most importantly, we discovered what a wide range of beautiful things nature has to offer us.

A and build fires just by rubbing two sticks together

B and that everyone could learn at their own pace

C but we weren’t very keen on the idea at first

D and do something different for a change

E went on to learn how to identify different species of animals

F so we set off the following week for our exciting adventure

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F Read the text. Match questions 41–45 to paragraphs A–D to find the answers. There is one question with no answer.

41 What sort of place were they looking for to go on holiday?

42 They learned how to clean water springs, didn’t they?

43 Are survival skills useful only in emergency situations?

44 Where and when can survival skills be used in practice?

45 What did they like in the instructor’s introductory talk?

Taking a Break in the Wild

A Last summer, my friend Katie and I decided to go on a summer holiday together. We really needed to take time away from work and our busy city schedules and do something different for a change. We both wished to do something exciting and challenging, but at the same time, we wanted our excursion to be a truly educational experience. Luckily, a colleague at work had told Katie about a holiday package which combined training in wildlife survival skills with nature exploration. The idea seemed appealing, so we set off the following week for our exciting adventure.

B Survival skills are meant to provide basic things for human life like water, food and shelter. The skills also support proper knowledge and interaction with animals and plants. Outdoor activities such as hiking, fishing, or horseback riding all require basic wilderness survival skills, especially in emergency situations.

C On the first day of the programme, we met our instructor, who told us to bear in mind that this was a first-time experience for all the members in the group and that everyone could learn at their own pace, which was quite a relief to hear. At the start of the programme, we developed a deep understanding of plants and animals in the wild. After that, we went on to learn how to identify different species of animals, as well as to recognise their particular eating habits and native habitats. We also learned how to gather wild plants and prepare them for food or medicine. Survival skills are often basic ideas that ancient people invented and used for thousands of years.

D During our last week, we mastered the art of building shelters out of trees and bushes, learned how to locate clean water, and then build fires just by rubbing two sticks together. We actually accomplished things we could never have imagined doing, and, most importantly, we discovered what a wide range of beautiful things nature has to offer us. We got very important life skills. Whether you face a survival situation or not, these skills make you a winner for life by increasing you mental strength and resourcefulness throughout your life. I hope we got to become more innovative and develop new perspectives.

41. Какой тип места они искали для отпуска?

Ответ: They were looking for an exciting, challenging, and truly educational experience, specifically a holiday package that combined training in wildlife survival skills with nature exploration.

Они искали захватывающий, сложный и по-настоящему образовательный опыт, а именно пакет отдыха, который сочетал бы обучение навыкам выживания в дикой природе с исследованием природы.

42. Они научились очищать источники воды, не так ли?

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43. Навыки выживания полезны только в чрезвычайных ситуациях?

Ответ: No, survival skills are useful whether you face a survival situation or not, as they increase mental strength and resourcefulness throughout your life and help develop new perspectives.

Нет, навыки выживания полезны независимо от того, сталкиваетесь ли вы с ситуацией выживания или нет, так как они увеличивают умственную силу и находчивость на протяжении всей вашей жизни и помогают развивать новые перспективы.

44. Где и когда можно применять навыки выживания на практике?

Ответ: Survival skills can be used in practice during outdoor activities such as hiking, fishing, or horseback riding in the wilderness, and especially in emergency situations.

Навыки выживания можно применять на практике во время активного отдыха, такого как походы, рыбалка или верховая езда в дикой природе, и особенно в чрезвычайных ситуациях.

45. Что им понравилось во вступительной беседе инструктора?

Ответ: They liked hearing from the instructor that it was a first-time experience for all members in the group and that everyone could learn at their own pace.

Им понравилось услышать от инструктора, что это был первый опыт для всех членов группы, и что каждый мог учиться в своем собственном темпе.