Open World p 31. Will Millard. Listening

When Will set off, he did his first (1)__________________.
Since the river was very  (2)_________________ in parts, the boat's bottom was (3)_________________ the rocks.
Will saw (4)_________________ around.
Will felt completely (5)_________________ on both sides by the jungle.
Later Will was silently (6)________________ up to an enormous fish eagle which had a big (7)____________________________ head and dark wings, which were (8)________________________ across the back.
The eagle had a huge (9)____________________in its (10)____________________.
On his first night in the forest Will put up a (11)___________________________ and he slept on a (12)__________________________.
The following day he was planning to take on a large (13)________________.
The island where he slept marked the start of a series of (14)___________________, which consisted of (15)_________________________________ passages.
Hitting a big rock almost (16)________________ the raft.
After the waterfall he took refuge in an (17)________________________ , where he was going to unpack everything and (18)________________________ the water in the raft.
Not only did the raft have all his communication (19)______________________ and his food, but it also had his (20)____________________ on.



KEY
1. paddle strokes



2. shallow



3. rubbing along 



4. dragonflies buzzing
dragonflies: Sp. libélula
buzz: to make a continuous low sound 
E.g. Bees buzzed lazily among the flowers.



5. hemmed in
hem in: to surround somebody/something so that they cannot move or grow easily. E.g. The village is hemmed in on all sides by mountains.



6. drifting 



7. white-capped



8. burgundy-brown
burgundy: Sp. burdeos



9. catfish 

10. talons
talon: a long, sharp, curved nail on the feet of some birds. Sp. garra



11. mosquito net  



12. hammock
hammock: a type of bed made from a net or from a piece of strong material, with ropes at each end that are used to hang it between two trees, posts, etc.



13. cataract 
cataract: a large, steep waterfall



14. rapids 



15. rock-strewn whitewater



16. flipped
flip: to turn over into a different position with a sudden quick movement; to make something do this. E.g. The plane flipped and crashed.



17. eddy
eddy: a movement of air, dust or water in a circle



18. tip out
tip: pour something from one place or container into another. E.g. tip something onto/into something Tip the onions and oil into a large ovenproof dish. Ben tipped the contents of the drawer onto the table. tip something out Shall I tip the water out? 



19. equipment



20. shelter 

Open World p 31. Daniela Papi. Listening

In Sri Lanka Daniela did (1)________________________.
In Cambodia  they spent months (2)_____________________.
The trip they organized was called (3)_____________________.
The money raised for small projects got (4)___________ or (5)____________________.
Daniela decided to stay in Cambodia longer in order to put the school and the funds to (6)__________________.
Not only does the practice of sending volunteers abroad fail the community they serve but it also sets the volunteers and our society (7)__________________ in the future.
In the west it is widely believed that because our countries are richer we should (8)_____________________ people.
The praise and support volunteers get is (9)______________________ the details, the process, or the research for how they plan to help.
The fact that we are not critical enough about how volunteers should prepare to help is creating  (10)______________________

KEY
1. post-tsunami work



2. fundraising



3. "The PEPY Ride"



4. wasted



5. landed in corrupt hands.



6. better use



7. up for failure



8. bestow our benevolence on



9. almost blind to



10. a double standard


a double standard: a rule or moral principle that is unfair because it is used in one situation, but not in another, or because it treats one group of people in a way that is different from the treatment of another. Sp. doble moral, doble rasero. E.g. The governor is being accused of (having) double standards in being tough on law and order yet allowing his own cabinet members to escape prosecution for fraud.