Answer — Exercise 6
11 - Challenges and achievements·Outcomes Intermediate - Student's Book
Question
Listen to someone talking about the article you read. How does he answer questions 6, 7 and 8 in Exercise 5? Do you agree with the speaker? Why? / Why not?
Answer
- 6 - his (terrible) experience of war and memories (a way of dealing with the trauma); he wanted to achieve something
- 7 - Wilson had skills and determination, and he achieved what he did alone. He only risked his own life. Other amateurs risk other people’s lives and do little for themselves – they use helicopters and carry very little. They leave a lot of rubbish.
- 8 - He was inexperienced and had no idea of the power of nature but he overcame nature, learnt new skills and had strength and determination.