Cover of the textbook Speakout Upper-Intermediate - Students' Book

The key answer of exercise 1

The key to exercise solutions in chapter 9.4 - Survival for the textbook Speakout Upper-Intermediate - Students' Book with authors Frances Eales and Steve Oakes from Pearson Education

Question

  1. Work in pairs and discuss.
  2. Read the programme information. What factors for survival does it mention? What do you think it means by ' how your brain reacts'?

Answer

a)

  1. panic, scream, cry, freeze, try to do something / escape
  2. luck, planning, knowledge of the situation, the ability to stay calm, good problem-solving skills
  3. the ability to stay calm, good problem-solving skills

b)

It mentions planning ahead, how the brain reacts and luck.