1 Lesson 2

You first!
Climbing
Would you like to do this?
all over the
world

Getting to t h e LOp
atherine Destivelle has climbed S h e began
some of the highest mountains in

the world. She has limbed many

Climing a t
of them completely alone. And she
the age of
has climbed many of them without any help at
all: no ropes, no safety equipment-using only thirteen.'
her hands and feet!
won lots of climbing competitions, She's also
She's climbed mountains all over Europe
written several books about her experience
i nFrance, Italy, Switzerland, Spain, and
movies.
Scotland-and she has climbed mountains and has made a lot of
in Thailand, Pakistan, and Tibet. She's even So how did it all start?
Catherine's parents were French and she
climbed the Bandiagara Cliffs in Mali, Africa,
and an American national monument called was born in Oran, Algeria on July 24, 1960,
the Devil's Tower, in Wyoming. Catherine has She began climbing at the age of 13.
A_ a schoolgirl in Paris, she often spent her
weekends in the Alps, but she didn't tell
her parents about her climbing adventures!
She studied physiotherapy and worked as a
physiotherapist from 1981 to 1985. Then in
1985, she decided to become a professional
rock climber and mountaineer. 1985 was also
the year Catherine won her first international
climbing competition, the first of many
Has she ever had an accident? Yes, she
has. In 1996, Catherine fell 20 meters from
the summit of Peak 4111 in the Ellsworth
Mountains in Antarctica and broke her leg
very badly ln that same year, she also got
married-to another mountaineer, Erik
Decamp, and in 1997, their son, Victor, wa
born.
In the late 1990s, Catherine began to
Devil's Tower, do less climbing and more writing and
Wyoming lecturing. Nowadays, she often gives talks to
Companies or at conterences.

READING
1. Look at the photc nd answer the questions.
1. What is the woman doing 2. What
equipment is / isn t she using
2. Read the article quickly to find answers to the questions.
1. What is different arnd dangerous-about Catherine's climbing technique?
2 What has she dorne in her life as well as climbing mountains?
3 What two things happened in 1996?

3. Can you remember! Answer the questions. I hen read and check your answers
1. Where has Catherine climbed mountains? 3. What did her
(Name the countries and continents.) 4. Has she
parents think?
always been a professional climber!
2. When and where did she start climbing? 5. What does she do
these days?
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 GRAMMAR 1
4. Read the sentences in the table. Then circle the correct words to complete the rules.

1. We use the present perfect/ past simple to talk

PRESENT PERFECT Vs. PAST SIMPLE
about the past in general, without giving details.
present perfect She has won lots of competitions.
2. We use the present perfect/past simple to say
past simple She won her first competition in
when something happened or to give other
1985.
details.
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S. Look at the article again. Underline examples of the present perfect and circle examples of the past simple.

6. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs.

1. Catherine e n t _ (go) climbing for the first time when she was a teenager
2. She hOS Climbeclimb) mountains all over the world.
3. She Climbed (climb) the Devil's Tower in 1992.
4. She hasnhad_ (not have)
many accidents, but she (break) her leg in Antarctica.
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5. Catherine nas wrlen (write) several books.
6. In 1987, she Wole write) a book called Danseuse de Roc (Rock Dancer)

7. Complete the questions.

GRAMMAR 2
PAST QUESTIONS
present perfect (establish the facts) past simple (ask for a specific time or extra information)
When did she climb it? - In 1992.
How many mountains has she climbed? I dont 3.
know exactly. Lots!
Has n e Cliaoshe north face of the Eiger? 4 Dud she Cla it alone?-Yes, she did.
Yes,I think she has.
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WRITINGs
8. Complete the Mountain School online questionnaire with the correct form of the verbs.

1. Have yDu ever been (go) on a backpacking trip of at least ten daye? ys / NO.
If yes: Where and when_was_ (be) the trip?
How long was (be) the trip? How heavy_Was_(be) your pack? (+/-27 kilos)
MOUNTAIN SCHOOL
2. labe Jou.cuel (everhave) any clmbing training? ms/ o. EXPEDITION
OS_(be) the course? How long O S (be) the course?
Ifyes: When and where QUESTIONNAIRE
YES/ NO.
(ever spend) more than four days camping in 8now?
(Camp)? What (Bleep) in? (a cabin, a tent...)
f yes: Where and when
(travel) (with enowehoes, on Bki8, on foot)
How
4 What mountains (climb)? How high (climb)?
(ever use) ropes and other climbing equipment? YES NO.
APPLY NOW
6.

8. Are you in great shape? YS NO0.

9. Prepare answers to the questions and then act out an interview with a partner.

10. You want to go on an expedition with the Mountain School. Write an e-mail to the school.
Include this information:
.Give some personal details.Say what you want to do. Give detalils ofyour climbing experience (real or invented).
End your e-mail with: I hope to hear from you soon.

Add your name and contact information.

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