US Skydiver Completes 7,600-Meter Jump Without Parachute

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Materials Daily News

Intermediate

Exercise 1

Vocabulary

parachute

Noun

ˈpærəʃuːt

a device that is attached to people or objects to make them fall slowly and safely when they are dropped from an aircraft

The skydiver opened his parachute and landed safely to the ground.

nervous

Adjective

ˈnərvəs

having or showing feelings of being worried and afraid about what might happen

She looks very nervous about something.

She was initially nervous when she first learned to ski.

I sometimes get nervous when foreigners ask me for help.

She bites her nails when she gets nervous.

I was really nervous before my presentation.

He touches his ear when he is nervous.

equipment

Noun

ɪˈkwɪpmənt

the things that are needed for a particular purpose or activity

We just bought some equipment, including a new videoconference monitor.

We need to throw away a lot of our equipment because it’s too old.

The equipment in this old factory is worn out.

The management bought new equipment to modernize the factory.

Our non-profit organization is looking for computers, copiers, and other office equipment.

Building construction has been facilitated greatly by the development of sophisticated equipment.

oxygen mask

Noun

ˈɑːksɪdʒən mæsk

mask worn over your nose and mouth so that you can breathe oxygen from a storage tank

Could you tell me where my oxygen mask is placed?

stretch

Verb

strɛtʃ

to become bigger or longer when you pull it and return to its original shape when you stop

These socks stretch to provide a perfect fit.

Exercise 2

Article

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US Skydiver Completes 7,600-Meter Jump Without Parachute

An American skydiver has survived a 7,600-meter jump from an airplane, although he did not use a parachute.

Luke Aikins dropped into a huge safety net on Saturday after falling for about two-minutes over the desert in California.

Aikins reached a speed of 193 kilometers per hour during the jump. He fell safely into a 30-meter by 30-meter net.

Aikins became the first-ever skydiver to land safely without a parachute.

Aikins said he was nervous before this jump. “We’re talking about jumping without a parachute,” he told reporters. “I take that very seriously. It’s not a joke.”

Three skydivers with parachutes made the jump with him. They video recorded the event and carried equipment Aikins needed, like an oxygen mask. He removed the mask after falling about 2100 meters.