TOUCHING THE VOID

Description

• l knew that l was going to die and l just wanted everything to be finished. The wind swung me round in a gentle circle. l loked down at the black hole of the crevasse beneath me. It was very big - more than six metres wide - and it stretched all the way along the base of the ice cliff. It lay there, waiting for me to fall into it.
• The true story of Joe Simpson's terrifying climb of the mountain Siula Grande. When Joe breaks his leg high on the mountain, he knows that he will probably die. But Simon is determined to help his friend and determines to lower him down the mountain on a rope. The plan seems to be going well. But then disaster strikes. Touching the Void is a gripping story of human courage and one man's will to survive.
• Extra grammar and vocabulary exercises.
• Notes about the life of Joe Simpson.
• Notes about the story.
• Points for Understanding comprehension questions.
• Glossary of difficult vacabulary.

Original work by Joe Simpson..

Product details

• Paperback: 80 pages
• Level: Intermediate
• Publisher: Macmillan
• Language: English
• ISBN-13: 9780230034457