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1 a) ★ Read the text. Five
sentences are missing.
Match each sentence (A-F)
to a gap (1-5). There is one
extra sentence.
A Richard sent Tami below deck to
check the barometer while he
remained at the wheel.
B And then there were the calm days.
C With only a small supply of
canned foods and water left,
things seemed hopeless.
D Both were already experienced
sailors.
E Hour after hour, for as long as she
could, Tami steered the boat.
F Then, the wind became increasingly
unpredictable.
V ocabulary
2 ★★ Fill in the missing letters.
1 We watch this on TV if we want to know whether to take an
umbrella with us.
w __ __t__ __ __ f__ __ __ __ __ __t
2 This can happen when high temperatures mix with strong
winds.
fire t __ __ __ __ __o
3 It protects the Earth from the sun’s harmful radiation.
o__ __ __ __ l__ __ __ __
4 When someone doesn’t feel well, we say he/she is ...
u__ __ __ __ the w__ __ __ __ __ __
5 Flashes of light in the sky and thunder.
l__ __ __ __ __ __ __g s__ __ __ __
6 An event that is surprising and unexpectedly good.
m __ __ __c__e
7 A person who is only around when they need you.
f__ __ r- w__ __ __ h__ __ f__ __ __ __d
8 every bad situation has a good aspect to it.
e __ __ __y c__ __ __ __has a s __ __ __ __r l __ __ __ __. b) ★★ Imaging being Tami
reaching land after 41
days. How would you feel?
A life on the ocean promises freedom and
adventure. But the “big blue” can also be
dangerous and unpredictable.
Read Tami Oldham Ashcraft’s incredible
story of loss and survival at sea.
In September 1983, 23-year-old Tami and her fiancé Richard
Sharp were preparing to set sail from Tahiti; their task was to
deliver the 44-foot luxury yacht “Hazana” across the Pacific to
its owners in San Diego. Leaving Tahiti, Tami and
Richard enjoyed clear blue skies. What’s more, the weather
forecast predicted fine conditions throughout their 31-day
journey.
Indeed, it was smooth sailing until day 17, when the dawn
broke with gray skies and rain. A small land bird
crash-landed onto the deck. The two sailors found it strange
that the wind had carried the bird so far from shore. The next
day, weather reports warned that a tropical storm – a category
4 hurricane - was developing off the shores of South America.
By day 19, the storm was coming closer. During the early
hours of the following day, the wind became even stronger
and the
waves were dangerous with
some reaching 50 feet high – about the height of a five-story
building! Then it happened; the last thing Tami
remembers is Richard’s scream; suddenly, the boat fell into a
huge rolling wave – spinning the yacht 360 degrees and
launching it into the air.
27 hours later, Tami regained consciousness. The sea was
calm, but there was no sign of Richard. The yacht had taken
on over three feet of water. Both its mast and sails had been
destroyed. The motor and all the electronics were dead.
Without a radio, Tami couldn’t signal for help. There
was one saving grace: the yacht’s rudder had survived.
Tami was injured and completely alone. Fighting shock,
depression, and fear, she somehow charted a course to the
Hawaiian Islands. Her ordeal lasted 41 days and
1,500 miles.
It’s amazing that Tami survived. Nowadays, she continues to
sail and has written a book called Red Sky in Mourning , telling
her story of “love, loss, and survival at sea.”
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