I think the text is about a man called Stuart Cove who works with sharks. I think the text must be about his life and the dangers of his job.
1 В (when captured… they struggle but then become calm… this is when Stuart steps in)
2 A (What made the film remarkable was that they didn’t use any stand-ins… real fear)
3 A (he had no idea … that he would work with tiger sharks)
4 D (I thought ‘Are you out of your mind?’ But then they said, “You’ll get $150.” … that’s a pile of money)
5 D (After … Cove became one of the chief shark handlers. He never told anyone he’d found the shark in the net!)
6 В (I ask him what I should do if I’m actually attacked…. “avoid moving”)
7 C (Many species of shark are very fussy eaters …. when the sharks accidentally bite the feeder’s hand, the animals immediately realise their mistake when they taste a wetsuit)
8 D (“It’s not smart… But you know…. for fame and fortune. You don’t mind doing anything.”)
2 A (What made the film remarkable was that they didn’t use any stand-ins… real fear)
3 A (he had no idea … that he would work with tiger sharks)
4 D (I thought ‘Are you out of your mind?’ But then they said, “You’ll get $150.” … that’s a pile of money)
5 D (After … Cove became one of the chief shark handlers. He never told anyone he’d found the shark in the net!)
6 В (I ask him what I should do if I’m actually attacked…. “avoid moving”)
7 C (Many species of shark are very fussy eaters …. when the sharks accidentally bite the feeder’s hand, the animals immediately realise their mistake when they taste a wetsuit)
8 D (“It’s not smart… But you know…. for fame and fortune. You don’t mind doing anything.”)
drift = float
struggle = fight
scrubbed = cleaned by rubbing hard
menaced = threatened
stand-ins = replacement actors
trapped = caught
grabbed = seized suddenly
fussy = difficult to please
struggle = fight
scrubbed = cleaned by rubbing hard
menaced = threatened
stand-ins = replacement actors
trapped = caught
grabbed = seized suddenly
fussy = difficult to please
7 bed
2 knelt
3 released
4 famous
5 charges
6 bitten
7 realised
8 waved
2 knelt
3 released
4 famous
5 charges
6 bitten
7 realised
8 waved
1 swimming (-ing form after ‘consider’)
2 dive (infinitive without to after a modal verb)
3 to swim (to -infinitive after “want”)
4 going (-ing form after a preposition)
5 wear (infinitive without to after ‘make’)
6 to come (to-infinitive after ‘would like’)
7 togo(to-infinitive after ‘too’)
8 watching (-ing form after ‘regret’)
9 to visit (to-infinitive after ‘can’t wait’)
10 waving (-ing form after ‘continue’), to stop (to-infinitive for reported command)
2 dive (infinitive without to after a modal verb)
3 to swim (to -infinitive after “want”)
4 going (-ing form after a preposition)
5 wear (infinitive without to after ‘make’)
6 to come (to-infinitive after ‘would like’)
7 togo(to-infinitive after ‘too’)
8 watching (-ing form after ‘regret’)
9 to visit (to-infinitive after ‘can’t wait’)
10 waving (-ing form after ‘continue’), to stop (to-infinitive for reported command)
A: Have you always wanted to be a shark handler?
B: Well, I actually got this role by accident! When I was 19,1 was an experienced diver working on film sets. Then one day I was asked to get in the water with tiger sharks! I thought they were out of their minds, but then they offered me $150 for it. As a teenager in 1979, that was a pile of money!
A: What was your first experience working with sharks like?
B: Honestly, I was scared to death! During the first take, the shark escaped. I was secretly relieved, but pretended to look for the lost animal. Amazingly, I found it struggling at the edge of the set, trapped in a net. I grabbed it and it tried to bite me! Then it relaxed and I swam it back. After that, I became one of the chief shark handlers. However, I never told anyone that I’d found the shark in a net!
A: Isn’t your job extremely dangerous?
B: Yes! For some shoots, we simulate shark attacks, which involves strapping food to a suit and letting the sharks tear it off. That’s dangerous because they can actually rip your wetsuit and flesh. I have been bitten three times; once on the hand. It was the worst pain I’ve ever felt.
A: Isn’t this crazy?
B: Well, it is but for fame and fortune you don’t mind doing anything!
B: Well, I actually got this role by accident! When I was 19,1 was an experienced diver working on film sets. Then one day I was asked to get in the water with tiger sharks! I thought they were out of their minds, but then they offered me $150 for it. As a teenager in 1979, that was a pile of money!
A: What was your first experience working with sharks like?
B: Honestly, I was scared to death! During the first take, the shark escaped. I was secretly relieved, but pretended to look for the lost animal. Amazingly, I found it struggling at the edge of the set, trapped in a net. I grabbed it and it tried to bite me! Then it relaxed and I swam it back. After that, I became one of the chief shark handlers. However, I never told anyone that I’d found the shark in a net!
A: Isn’t your job extremely dangerous?
B: Yes! For some shoots, we simulate shark attacks, which involves strapping food to a suit and letting the sharks tear it off. That’s dangerous because they can actually rip your wetsuit and flesh. I have been bitten three times; once on the hand. It was the worst pain I’ve ever felt.
A: Isn’t this crazy?
B: Well, it is but for fame and fortune you don’t mind doing anything!
I admire Stuart because he is very brave to get in the water with sharks. Also, he has a dream job through which he earns a lot of money while being able to work with celebrities on film sets. I find his job interesting because it is very varied. He gets to meet famous people and it is exciting to work with dangerous animals like sharks!
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