Page 22 - Complete First B2 (third edition) Student Book

5 What does the word they refer to in line 67?
Reading and Use of English Part 5
A snow leopards
B filmmakers
C conservation groups
• In Reading and Use of English Part 5, you read a text of
D local people
550-650 words.
• You must answer six questions about it by choosing A, 6 In the final paragraph,Dennis says that the biggest
B, C or D. disadvantage of his job is
A waitingto take photographs in bad weather.
• This part tests your ability to understand B not always gettingthe photos that he wants.
main ideas and details, the writer's opinion
and purpose and your ability to work out C not spending time with the people he’s close to.
what something means from the context. D not being able to take many holidays.
For questions 1 -6, choose the answer (A, B, C or D)
Look at the photos on page 21. How difficult do you which you think fits best according to the text.
think they were for the photographer to take? Put
them in order from 1(the most difficult) to 4 (the least Choose a photograph from Exercise 1. Imagine
difficult). Then compare your ideas with a partner. that you took it. Write a short article about your
experience of takingit. Include:
You are going to read an article about a wildlife
• where the photograph was taken
photographer called Dennis Eames, who is also a • why you wanted to take a photograph of this animal
mountain climber. Read the article quickly. Which
• what preparationsyou made to take the
animals from Exercise 1are mentioned and why? photograph
• how you felt before and after you took the
Read and underlinethe main idea in each of the questions photograph
(1 -6). Do not read options A-D yet.

1 What do we learn about Dennis in the first paragraph? Vocabulary
A He had to learn climbing skills to become a wildlife PDF from sachtienganhhanoi.com
photographer. Phrasal verbs and expressions

B Becoming a photographer fitted in with the interests
that he already had. Find these phrasal verbs and expressions (1 -10) in
the article. Try to work out their meaning from the
C He won a competition where the prize was a trip to
North America. context. Then match them with the definitions (a-j).
D Becoming a photographer allowed him to continue 1 big break (line 7)
his adventures in the Rocky Mountains.
2 ended up (line 12)
2 When Dennis first became a professional photographer, he 3 ticked all the boxes (line 16)
A worked alongside famous photographers in remote areas. 4 came along (line 18)
B identified an area of photography that nobody else was 5 run out of (line 26)
doing. 6 go on (line 26)
C struggled to capture images of wildlife in their natural 7 to throw myself into (line 32)
habitats. 8 counting on (line 46)
D had to learn howto use new types of camera equipment.
9 came up against (line 48)
3 Why does Dennis compare his time in the mountains to 10 came across (line 54)
a walk in the park in line 36?
a be able to depend on something
A to illustrate that the job of a photographer takes you to
a variety of different places b continue to do something
c faced something challenging
B to show that he’s often in dangerous national parks
d occurred as the final result of something
C to highlight that both require similar amounts of
preparation e arrived or appeared
D to demonstrate how comfortable he felt in that f found unintentionally
environment g an opportunity that leads to something successful
4 After Dennis had been in the Himalayas for a while h consume until nothing is left
A he was worried about beingattacked by the snow leopard. i start to do something with enthusiasm
B he stopped thinking about the troubles he’d had. j satisfied all the requirements
C he realised that the daily life of a leopard was difficult.
D he started seeing thingsthat weren’t really there.