UNIT 9.

4 SURVIVAL
Student: Mogollón Castellares, Claudia

DVD PREVIEW
1 A Work in pairs and discuss.

1. Get scared and nervous.

2. Stay calm and bring out the survival skills one learns from life.
3. Think with a cool head about the situation that is happening at the moment and
identify possible risks.

B Read the program information. What factors for survival does it mention? What
do you think it means by “how your brain reacts”.

There are times when a tragedy or accident occurs, the brain does not usually process the
situation in the best way, that is why it depends a lot on the person and their abilities to face
these types of moments.
DVD VIEW
2 A Watch the DVD. Why did Paul Barney survive while others didn’t?

He stayed focused and thought about how to deal with the situation, he was also able to
learn to control his fear and calm and that was an A to the situation.

B Are the statements True (T) or False (F)? Watch the DVD again and check your
ideas.

1. F
2. T
3. F
4. T
5. F
6. T
7. F

C Work in pairs. Complete the extracts by writing three words in each blank. Then
watch the DVD again check.

1. To be scared
2. Wash you away
3. Save me
4. Of everything else
5. Frozen to the