Unit 4

Listening: Alaskan Ice Climbing

1. Watch the video from your Life book 3 on page 55 part 3.
2. Then develop part 4 by putting the events from the climbers in order. Only write the
letter in correct sequence. For example: 1. g 2. e 3. c etc. .
3. After that, watch the video again. Develop part 5 on page 55 by taking 3 notes for each
topic in the box.

PAGE 55.
EXERCISE 4
A. (7) It was a very special feeling for the climber when she got to the top.
B. (2) They drove to the Matanuska glacier.
C. (1) When they got to Talkeetna, the weather was so bad that they couldn’t fly to Denali.
D. (6) A woman slipped, but the rope saved her.
E. (4) After a long hike, they reached solid ice at the heart of the glacier.
F. (3) When they arrived at the glacier, the guides explained how to use the equipment.
G. (5) They started climbing the ice wall.

EXERCISE 5

 The weather in Alaska changes all

the time.
The weather on the trip  Sometimes when it is snowing
there is rain.
 When it is snowing in Alaska, the
sun also rises.
 Denali Mountain is the highest in
North America, it is the favorite of
many glacier climbers.
 The Matanuska Glacier is a very
The glacier large glacier, it is 27 miles long and
2 miles wide.
 In the lower area of the glacier
there are leafy trees
 Kolbe and Caitlin Palmer are
The guides mountain guides that run.
  Kolbe and Caitlin make hard work
seem easy, they explain very well
to their beginner climbers.
 Explain the ideal weather
conditions for climbing glaciers
 The equipment must be complete
to start climbing
The equipment  In the equipment you must have a
helmet, ice grip boots and jacket.
 It is important to have the
equipment because you can have
serious accidents

 You can slip off the ice and fall if

you are not attached to the rope
The dangers  The ice is very unstable and brittle
 You have to be united to your
group because you can get lost on
the road and die of the cold