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The North Yungas Road in Bolivia connects La Paz, the highest capital city in the world, to Coroico along a narrow 3-meter wide road. It lies 200 meters above the Coroico River and has been declared the most dangerous road in the world due to numerous accidents. While fewer buses now use the road since a new route opened, thousands of mountain bikers take on the thrilling ride down the narrow road annually, despite the risks of falling and death, especially during the rainy season.
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- 1. Cycling on themost dangerous road in the world
- 2. Remember the words •capital city • region • because of • officially • highest • wide - narrow • below - above • accidents • was declared • since • fewer • mountain bikers • ride • rainy season • lorry - lorries • sea level • take part • exciting • experience - experienced • die • have to • fall over • dead • ride • dangerous • scared • biking
- 12. Complete the gaps Highin the Andes, the North Yungas Road goes from La Paz, the _____ 1 capital city in the world, to Coroico in the Yungas region of Bolivia. The road is only about three metres ______ 2 and the Coroico river lies 200 metres ______ 3. Bolivians call it ‘El Camino de la Muerte’ (Death Road) because of the number of _____ 4, and in 1995 it was officially _____ 5 ‘the most dangerous road in the world.’
- 13. • 1 highest •2 wide • 3 below • 4 accidents • 5 declared
- 14. Since a newroad opened in 2006, there are fewer buses and _____6 on the old road. But now thousands of mountain bikers come from all over the world to have the most ______ 7 ride of their lives. They start at La Cumbre, 4,700 metres above sea ______8 , and go down to 1,525 metres, travelling at nearly 80 km an hour down the ____9 road. During the rainy season, from December to March, only _______ 10 cyclists can take part, but some _____ 11 every year on the road. So, why do people do it?
- 15. • 6 lorries •7 exciting • 8 level • 9 narrow • 10 experienced • 11 die
- 16. Andrew Jagoo, 26,from Melbourne, said after finishing the _____ 12 , ‘If you go to London, you have to see London _____ 13 and if you go to Sydney, you have to see the Opera House and if you go to Bolivia, you have to do the most _____ 14 road.’ Marte Solberg, 22, from Norway said, ‘A lot of people said it was fun, but I was _____ 15 of falling over and dying. I was worried because I had no ______ 16 of mountain _____ 17. One mistake and you are dead. I asked myself a thousand times, “Why am I doing this?”’
- 17. • 12 ride •13 Bridge • 14 dangerous • 15 scared • 16 experience • 17 biking
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- 19. WOULD YOU LIKETO GO CYCLING THERE? WHY (NOT)? • No, because it’s the most dangerous road in the world. • No, because I’m afraid of high places. • No, because I fear falling from the mountains. • No, because I’m afraid that I can fall from the mountains. • No, because it’s a very dangerous road and I’m interested in other things. • No, because it’s a high mountain and I think that it’s dangerous. • No, because I don’t have a lot of cycling experience. • No, because I’m not really good at cycling. • Because the Andes are high mountains.
- 20. • Yes, Iwould love it. Because it’s a very exciting experience for me. • Yes, because it’s a good experience and I like going cycling and the speed. • Yes, because I think the views are fantastic. • Yes, because I like going to the mountains. • Yes, because I could feel new sensations. • Yes, I’d like to cycle there because I think it’s a new experience but I’m not sure that I can/could do it. • Yes, because the road goes down.
- 21. BE CAREFUL! After superlativeadjectives we use the preposition IN, not OF. Because it’s the most dangerous road in the world.