Прочитайте тексты и установите соответствие между текстами и их заголовками: к каждому тексту, обозначенному буквами а–g, подберите соответствующий заголовок, обозначенный цифрами 1–8. используйте каждую цифру только один раз. в есть один лишний заголовок. запишите цифры в последовательности, соответствующей алфавитному порядку букв. 1. amazon adventurer 2. helpful device 3. tips for beginners 4. complicating the task 5. where next? 6. a mountain climber 7. adventures in the past and today 8. more than one adventure adventures a. have you ever dreamt of climbing mount everest or visiting antarctica? if so, you’re not alone. every year, thousands of people try to climb the world’s highest mountains or walk across continents. in the past, explorers had compasses and maps, but today’s adventurers have satellite phones and gps. they also use their travels to let the world know about climate change and help people in the countries they visit. let’s take a look at some of the 21st century’s greatest adventurers. b. ed stafford from the uk is the first person to walk the length of the amazon river. he started by a small stream in the andes mountains of peru and arrived at the river’s mouth in brazil, two years and four months later. snakes, crocodiles and jaguars live in the amazon rainforest, so it’s a dangerous place. c. technology was essential for ed. he used a radio to ask local people for food and permission to enter their land. many of them came to meet him and guide him through the dense rainforest. as he walked, ed wrote a blog about his daily experiences. d. gerlinde kaltenbrunner from austria fell in love with climbing as a teenager. when she left school, she worked as a nurse and climbed in her free time. starting with everest, she has been climbing all the world’s fourteen peaks over 8,000 metres. e. to increase the challenge, gerlinde climbs without using oxygen tanks. low oxygen levels can make climbers ill, so gerlinde has to climb slowly. f. some of today’s adventurers go from challenge to challenge. meagan mcgrath from canada has climbed the highest mountain on each continent, ridden a bike across canada and run a long-distance race in the sahara desert. but perhaps her most incredible journey was a skiing trip to the south pole. erik weihenmayer from the united states is another unstoppable adventurer. he’s climbed mountains, ridden a bike through the deserts of morocco and kayaked through the grand canyon. g. despite new technologies, adventurers still have to live with terrible weather, lack of food and wild animals. preparation and training are essential, but if you have a sense of adventure, there are continents to cross and hundreds of mountains to climb.

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