Indian Summer, Eruptions, and Heckling: True Stories

Indian Summer: Ambulance

Key Points:

1. C A A C A

2. T: One day, as often happened, his ambulance was called to a hospital in order to transfer a patient elsewhere (line 4).

   F: Mario lay on his stretcher in the sun… (line 9).

   F: The foundation continues its work today thanks to the large number of volunteers… (line 18).

3. 1. Feel joyful and emotional, as he shed tears of happiness.
   2. On the organization’s Twitter account and then gained wider attention online and in newspapers.
4. 1. The receiving hospital wasn’t ready to take the patient yet, so Kees offered to take the sailor to a place he wanted to visit.
   2. Foopen was accompanying a patient to fulfill his wish of visiting the Rijksmuseum.
5. Joy / on the spur of the moment / establish / stretcher / tremendous.

Eruption

Key Points:

1. A C

2. T: Fortunately, residents in the lava’s path were all safely evacuated (line 13).

   T: The coastline of La Palma is starting to change (line 19).

3. 1. Created the Canary Islands, including La Palma.
   2. It would attract readers despite seeing false.
4. 1. Large pieces of rock falling into the ocean during the eruption were believed to cause a mega tsunami.
   2. Toxic gases created when the lava reached the ocean and made it unsafe to go outside.
5. Tip / sprung up / for the sake of / swallowed up.

Heckling

Key Points:

1. C A

2. T: Some comedians… actually welcome it.

   F: The text describes a supportive heckler who didn’t realize her comments were disruptive.

   F: …Setting a laugh from the audience and a reputation for staying calm while under pressure.

3. 1. Comedians to showcase clever comebacks that appear spontaneous but are actually rehearsed, ensuring they look witty and in control.
   2. Most hecklers aim to make the audience laugh at their comments and, ideally, to make the comedian lose their temper.
4. 1. It has been known that some comedians have planted their own hecklers in the audience.
   2. Any comments shouted out during a performance are considered heckling, even if they are positive.
5. Put up with / plant / lose their temper / punchline / reluctantly.

They could not believe their eyes: Ellos no podían creer lo que veían.

Due to = Owing to: Debido a (+ nominal phrase) / Temperatures increase: Las temperaturas se incrementan.

Get worse: empeorar / Buildings will fall apart: Los edificios se desmoronarán.

The remains of...: Los restos de... / This is quite low: Esto es bastante bajo (gradable adjective).

That was quite astonishing: Eso era totalmente alucinante.

They provide new insights: Ellas proporcionan nuevas perspectivas.

It is yet to come: Todavía está por llegar.

Carry on = Continue.