1. Circle the correct answer:

1. When thirty-three miners were trapped underground rescue teams were sure no on e had survived. T/F

2. Emergency supplies and fresh water were sent down the borehole to the miners as they had not eaten for 17 days. T/F

3. The miners received all the necessary things such as food and medical supplies, specialist clothing, camp beds and other equipment. T/F

4. The rescuers decided that they could save the miners by drill a shaft winching them to the surface. T/F

5. Mr Gonzalez was lowered down the shaft and later he returned to the surface and reported on the condition of the rescue shaft. T/F

6. The first miner to be rescued was Florencio Avalos. T/F

7. The operation took more time than it was originally estimated. T/F

2. Put the sentences in correct order:

1. Families have been living in tents, with daily meals provided by charities and local authorities.

2. Seventeen days after the accident, rescuers found a note from the miners "All 33 of us are well inside the shelter."

3. Rescuers dug all three holes at the same time to be sure of getting the miners out as fast as possible.

4. Before the remaining six rescuers started their return journey to the surface, they held up a banner saying "Mission accomplished."

5. Thirty-three miners were trapped underground when part of the San Jose mine in Chile's Atacama desert collapsed on 5 August 2010.

6. After unmanned test runs and checks on the Phoenix capsule, the rescue operation began, with Manuel Gonzalez being lowered down the shaft.

7. Rescuers have sent food and medical supplies, specialist clothing, camp beds and other equipment down the borehole to make the miners' lives more comfortable.

3. Match the words with their definitions:

1. trapped

2. ration

3. to winch

4. refuge

5. unmanned

6. charity

7. to hand over

8. to haul

9. supplies

10. to estimate

1. to deliver or transmit from one to another

2. generous actions or donations

3. shelter or protection from danger

4. to form a judgment or opinion

5. to pull or draw with force

6. captured or caught

7. without the physical presence of people in control

8. provisions of food

9. to hoist with a handle of a revolving machine

10. a quantity of something on hand or available

4. Answer the questions:

1. What happened on 5 August 2010?

2. Why were rescue efforts hampered?

3. What was the best way of rescuing the miners? How was it realized?

4. Why did the miners wear a "bio-harness"?

5. Did the operation finish earlier then planned?

5. Retell the story.

UNIT 3. PREPAREDNESS FOR EMERGENCY RESPONSE

Grammar: The Gerund.

Vocabulary:

1. establish – основывать, создавать

2. by means of – с помощью, посредством

3. to achieve – достигать, добиваться

4. interaction – взаимодействие

5. personnel – кадры; личный состав; персонал

6. relevant – существенный, важный

7. beforehand – заранее

8. to meet the demands – отвечать требованиям

9. deficiency – нехватка, дефицит

10. improvement – улучшение

11. anticipate – ожидать, предвосхищать

12. participation – участие

13. effective – действенный; эффективный; результативный, получающий

запланированный результат

14. efficient – квалифицированный; рациональный(без потери времени, сил,

денег и т.п.); продуктивный; целесообразный

15. to allocate – распределять

16. scarce – недостаточный, скудный

17. to overload – перегружать

18. assistance – помощь

19. to ensure – обеспечивать, гарантировать, ручаться

20. appropriate – соответствующий, подходящий, уместный

21. to differ in – различаться в чем-либо

22. self reliant – полагающийся на свои собственные силы

23. assessment – оценка

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