R&W Level 4

Spring 2013

Name: ________________________

READING GUIDE for Unit 9A: Survival in the Andes

1. Turn to p.118. Work on Exercise A and B. 2. Read the passage on p.119-120. Read each paragraph and complete the main ideas, using 1-4 words from the text or of your own.

A plane carrying Uruguays championship rugby team left for Chile on October 13, 1972 carrying _______________ people on board. 1

The reason the plane crashed into a mountain in the Andes was that it accidentally _______________. 1

Many of the passengers died, and the few who survived were dressed only in _______________ and had no _______________ that would help them in the freezing cold temperatures of the mountain. 2

Roberto Canessa, Nando Parrado, and Antonio Vizintin _______________ to journey through the mountains to search for help. 3

The three volunteers did not have any experience with _______________. After several days of walking, they realized that they were not near the end of the mountains, but instead were in ______________________________! 4

Parrado thought of a solution: Vizintin could ______________________________, and he and Canessa would take his supplies and continue the journey for help. 5

Canessa and Parrado got out of the mountains after ______________ of walking. 7 The two exhausted volunteers kept their promise. A ______________ was sent to save their 14 fellow survivors who were still high in the Andes.

R&W Level 4

Spring 2013

Name: ________________________

Answer key (Answers may vary.)

A plane carrying Uruguays championship rugby team left for Chile on October 13, 1972 carrying 45 people on board. 1

The reason the plane crashed into a mountain in the Andes was that it accidentally flew too low. 1

Many of the passengers died, and the few who survived were dressed only in street clothes and had no supplies that could help them in the freezing cold temperatures of the mountain. 2

Roberto Canessa, Nando Parrado, and Antonio Vizintin volunteered to journey through the mountains to search for help. 3

The three volunteers did not have any experience with mountain-climbing. After several days of walking, they realized that they were not near the end of the mountains, but instead were in the middle of them! 4

Parrado thought of a solution: Vizintin could return to the plane, and he and Canessa would take his supplies and continue the journey for help. 5

Canessa and Parrado got out of the mountains after 8 days of walking. 7 The two exhausted volunteers kept their promise. A rescue team was sent to save their 14 fellow survivors who were still high in the Andes.