Answer — Exercise 4
2.2 - A risky business·Speakout Pre-Intermediate - Students' Book
Question
Tell your group about your text using the notes.
Answer
job
- mountain rescue worker
- motorbike courier
- jockey
country
- Austria
- Brazil
- France
people interviewed
- Martin Schmidt → emergency doctor; Marius Adler → paramedic; Klaus Hartmann → helicopter pilot
- Roberto Coelho → motorbike courier; car drivers
- Vincent Dax → jockey
why the job is dangerous
- bad weather conditions; people often panic, which makes the team's job more difficult / dangerous
- accidents and robberies
- broken bones and occasional deaths
special memories / stories
- They once rescued a woman after a skiing accident. Her husband brought them a box of chocolates to say thank you.
- He was robbed and lost everything.
- He once fell off his horse and was knocked unconscious.