Free fall (WaspReporter)

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 5

climbing

www.theclimbingguy.com

Discuss the following questions

1. Do you know any people that are involved in rock-climbing?

2. Why would someone consider taking up this sport?

3. What are the 'cons'of rock climbing?

4. What do you think of people who climb alone without ropes, harnesses or other protective

     equipment? Explain your answer.

5. Would you consider giving rock climbing ( or any other climbing sport)  a try? Why (not)

Free Fall

Listen to 'Free Fall' 

and read along. Underline words you don't understand.

Make sure to find out what they mean by using a dictionary later.

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Now do the following assignment:

Match the first part of each sentence 

with the correct ending.

1. ledge

1. top
2. richel
3. steile rots
4. afdaling

2. brush

1. bungelen
2. naaldboom
3. struikgewas
4. houvast

3. lodge

1. naaldboom
2. boswachter
3. etappe
4. buitenhuis

4. mountaineer

1. bergbeklimmer
2. reddingsteam
3. houvast
4. ravijn

5. hike

1. bungelen
2. afdalen
3. lopen
4. liften

6. rope

1. struikgewas
2. touw
3. top
4. houvast

7. canyon

1. ravijn
2. steile rots
3. richel
4. naaldboom

8. peak

1. ravijn
2. steile rots
3. richel
4. top

9. cliff

1. ravijn
2. steile rots
3. richel
4. naaldboom

10. ranger

1. ravijn
2. steile rots
3. buitenhuis
4. boswachter

11. SAR team

1. reddingsteam
2. bergbeklimmer
3. buitenhuis
4. boswachter

12. pitch

1. reddingsteam
2. etappe
3. buitenhuis
4. boswachter

13. dangle

1. lopen
2. etappe
3. afdalen
4. bungelen

14. grip

1. houvast
2. etappe
3. afdalen
4. bungelen

15. overhang

1. houvast
2. etappe
3. uitstekend stuk rots
4. ravijn

Brad Gobright

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Read the questions and try and answer them while watching.