Listening Comprehension Questions
Vocabulary
Introductory questions
- Why did the skier fall into the crevasse?
- Did he get injured? How long was he trapped in the crevasse?
- Did he get out of the crevasse? How was he rescued?
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Topic
Adventure
Script
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Quote
Skiing combines outdoor fun with knocking down trees with your face. Dave Barry
Video
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Listening comprehension questions
- Why did the skier fall into the crevasse?
- How deep did he fall? Did he get injured?
- How long was he trapped in the crevasse?
- Did he get out of the crevasse?
- How was he rescued?
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Vocabulary
crevasse | an abyss, crack or breach, a deep fissure |
the whole ordeal | a difficult or painful experience |
helmet cam | A helmet camera, otherwise known as a micro video camera, bullet camera, or lipstick camera, is a camera attached to a helmet allowing someone to make a visual record from their point of view, while keeping their hands and vision free |
a picture-perfect day | Perfect or ideal, especially in appearance |
a harrowing tale of survival | Extremely distressing; agonizing |
snow collapsing | To fall down or inward suddenly; cave in. |
beneath | Below or underneath |
brace oneself against a wall of ice | To furnish, fasten, or strengthen with or as if with a brace. |
climb to safety | To move upward, especially by using the hands and feet |
precaution | Caution practiced in advance; forethought or circumspection |
nightmare | A dream arousing feelings of intense fear, horror, and distress |
Answers
- Why did the skier fall into the crevasse?
The skier was skiing down the hill when suddenly the snow collapsed under his feet and he plunged into a deep crevasse.
- How deep did he fall? Did he get injured?
More than 20 feet. No.
- How long was he trapped in the crevasse?
For almost 30 minutes.
- Did he get out of the crevasse?
.Yes
- How was he rescued?
A Swiss guide heard the skier’s scream and with the help of a few other skiers pulled the skier out of the crevasse.
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