What to Wear for Caving

a) Read and translate the text. Caving is vigorous exercise, which will keep you comfortably warm, but you'll find that you get chilly when you're not moving. You could be underground for at least a couple of hours, so it's important to dress properly. Wear old clothes, because it's muddy inside most caves. How muddy? That depends on where you go in the cave. How muddy would you like to get? Cavers usually wear coveralls over long pants, a shirt and a sweater. On an all-day trip some wear long underwear as well, for warmth during rests and delays. If you do not have coveralls, we suggest slipping on an extra pair of pants at the entrance. You can wear your regular hiking clothes while going to the cave. Put on the coveralls or extra pants for the underground trip, then remove them after you come out. Bring a big green garbage bag, in which to put your outer layer of muddy cave clothes after your trip. That way, you'll be reasonably clean on the way home. For your top half: try a fleece jacket, or a flannel shirt and a sweater. Over that, wear a shell jacket of some kind if you don't have coveralls. A cheap nylon windbreaker is fine. Expensive 'Gore-tex' jackets can be ruined by cave mud. For your head: a hard hat with chin strap, to protect against bumps on the ceiling or a slip on a muddy slope. Head protection is essential. On your hands: a pair of waterproof work gloves, lined inside with polypropylene gloves for warmth, is best, but regular leather work gloves will be adequate for most trips. Cavers nearly always wear gloves; you will see why when you get inside. Footwear: light hiking boots are ideal. Heavy mountain boots are okay, and runners with a couple of pairs of socks for warmth will do if you don't have boots. If it's fall or spring trip there could be snow on the path to the cave, so you'd better bring boots just in case. Clothing for the trail: consider the time of year and the weather. You may want a warm jacket, a toque, mitts and so on. Outdoor clothing can be left just inside the entrance. The plastic garbage bag used to hold your dirty cave clothes can be used to store your outdoor clothing while you are in the cave. b) Read the text and answer the comprehension questions:

1. Why old clothes are recommended to wear for a caving tour?

2. Why a big green garbage bag is advised to be taken for a caving tour?

3. What clothes should a caver have to keep warm?

4. Why a hard hat with chin strap is considered to be essential for a caving tour?

2. Make a list of clothes recommended for a caving tour.

Task 10. a) Translate the following words and collocations into Russian:

improper clothes, hi-tech, indispensableness, to do the trick, for staying dry, warmth/weight ratio, skivvies, a pair of dry socks, a bug-away, sunscreen, to wear, to dress properly, an all-day trip, a garbage bag, outer layer of clothes, slipping on, waterproof, lined inside with, for warmth, to be adequate for most trips,

b) Translate the following words and collocations into English. Restore the situations in which they are used in the text:

определяющий фактор, сплавляться в любую погоду, неподходящая одежда, смена (нижнего) белья, быть полезным, антисептический крем, солнцезащитный крем, болеутоляющее, полезный для здоровья, комбинезон, для тепла на привалах, надеть / натянуть на себя, обычная походная одежда, подходить для похода,

Task 11. a) Classify the following words into five groups: 1) head gear; 2) footwear; 3) body gear; 4) weather; 5) miscellaneous:

running shoes, drizzle, bodysuit, feather, fluctuation, waterproof cape-tent, overcast, shorts, hiking boots, lip-care stick, fog, T-shirt, vest, gust, rain gear, snowdrift, fur-cap, underwear, pants, mountain boots, cloak, jacket, raincoat, dew, jeans, drought, lantern, skivvies, longitude, insect, hailstorm, hood, coat, emergency, socks, thunderstorm, trunk, watch-cap, blizzard, wader, baseball cap, hurricane, jaunt, sun visor, meadow, helmet, breeze, downpour, hat, goggles, snowfall, bug-away, gale, sunscreen, conifer, sunshine, sneakers, heat-wave, squirrel, hiking clothes, scarf, shirt, cloudburst, sweater, predator, windbreaker, spruce, toque, draught, mittens, dwarf, gloves, coverall, sleet, duffel, jogging shoes , rainbow, sparrow, moccasin, Panama (hat)

head gear	footwear	body gear	weather	miscellaneous

Task 12. a) Read the information and translate it into Russian.