Swiss cable guy

Transcript

A Swiss daredevil’s climbed the highest mountain in Germany in an unusual way…

He scaled the 3000-metre peak using a cable car wire as a tightrope.

Freddy Nock gained nearly 350 metres in altitude as he walked the kilometre-long route without a balancing pole or a safety harness.

The stuntman’s trying to break seven world records in a week, raising money for charity in the process.

Vocabulary

daredevil: pemberani

tightrope: rentangan tali

altitude: ketinggian

safety harness: peralatan pengaman

stuntman: pemeran pengganti

Exercise

Isilah tempat yang kosong dengan memilih kata-kata yang sesuai berikut ini:

1. A Chinese inventor claims he reached an __________ of 4,000m on his home made flying machine.

2. Strapped to a __________ tethered more than 100 floors up, he began his climb up the silvery, glass-covered tower just after 1800 (1400 GMT) on Monday.

3. A "human cannonball" __________ plunged to his death in an accident seen by hundreds of people at a daredevil show.

4. The New York state assembly has made an exception to a century-old ban on stunts at Niagara Falls, to allow a renowned __________ walker to cross from one side to the other.

5. Sam has a touch of the __________ .He flies helicopters, boxes, rides motorbikes and carries the air of a dashing gentleman untroubled by life's frailties.

Answer

1. A Chinese inventor claims he reached an altitude of 4,000m on his home made flying machine.

Source: <link type="page"><caption> A Chinese home-made flying machine and other tech news</caption><url href="http://bbc.in/nH28hf" platform="highweb"/></link>

2. Strapped to a safety harness tethered more than 100 floors up, he began his climb up the silvery, glass-covered tower just after 1800 (1400 GMT) on Monday.

Source: <link type="page"><caption> 'Spiderman' Alain Robert scales Burj Khalifa in Dubai</caption><url href="http://bbc.in/exhRMp" platform="highweb"/></link>

3. A "human cannonball" stuntman plunged to his death in an accident seen by hundreds of people at a daredevil show.

Source:<link type="page"><caption> 'Human cannonball' killed in Kent stunt show </caption><url href="http://bbc.in/hRcZUZ" platform="highweb"/></link>

4. The New York state assembly has made an exception to a century-old ban on stunts at Niagara Falls, to allow a renowned tightrope walker to cross from one side to the other.

Source: <link type="page"><caption> Can Niagara tightrope walk offer safety net for sagging tourism?</caption><url href="http://bbc.in/jCZdoC" platform="highweb"/></link>

5. Sam has a touch of the daredevil. He flies helicopters, boxes, rides motorbikes and carries the air of a dashing gentleman untroubled by life's frailties.

Source: <link type="page"><caption> Kauto Star upstaged by Long Run at King George VI</caption><url href="http://bbc.in/h6h83F" platform="highweb"/></link>