B3 Reading Men lost at sea for 29 days say it was a nice break

B3 Reading Men lost at sea for 29 days say it was a nice break

by Waine Evans

Many of us spend hours dreaming of getting away from it all, of getting far from the madding crowd. Two men from the Solomon Islands inadvertently did just that and spent 29 days escaping the rat race. They got lost at sea for over four weeks. Livae Nanjikana and Junior Qoloni set off from Mono Island on September the 3rd in a small motorboat to travel 200km to New GeorgiaIsland. It was a trip they had embarked on several times before. Soon after they set out, they were hit by a storm which played havoc with their navigation system. They lost their ability to detect their location or find their bearings at sea. The storm blew them off course and they ended up off the coast of Papua New Guinea.

​Men lost at sea for 29 days, say it was a nice break

The two men were upbeat about their unplanned adventure. Rather than be distressed about their once-precarious plight, they enjoyed the potentially life threatening escapade at sea. Mr Nanjikana said: "We didn't know where we were but did not expect to be in another country." They survived by eating oranges they had bought for their journey and coconuts they scooped out of the sea. A Papua New Guinean fisherman spotted their boat and authorities rescued them. Nanjikana said: "I look forward to going back home, but I guess it was a nice break from everything." However, due to COVID-19 restrictions, they will not be able to travel from Papua New Guinea to the Solomon Islands for a little while yet.

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True or False.

Two men spent many hours dreaming of leaving the Solomon Islands.

• true

• false

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True or False.

The men were lost at sea on their yacht.

• true

• false

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True or False.

The two men were on their first trip at sea.

• true

• false

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True or False.

A storm blew the two men's boat off course.

• true

• false

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True or False.

The two men seemed positive about their unplanned adventure.

• true

• false

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The men ate coconuts they bought for the trip and oranges from the sea.

• true

• false

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True or False.

An Australian fisherman rescued the two men.

• true

• false

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True or False.

The two men's return home will be delayed because of COVID-19.

• true

• false

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Vocabulary Matching.

getting away

• Accidentally.

• A way of life in which people are caught up in a daily struggle for money and getting ahead.

• Great confusion or disorder.

• Began a course of action or journey.

• Going somewhere for a short holiday.

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inadvertently

• Accidentally.

• A way of life in which people are caught up in a daily struggle for money and getting ahead.

• Great confusion or disorder.

• Began a course of action or journey.

• Going somewhere for a short holiday.

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rat race

• Accidentally.

• A way of life in which people are caught up in a daily struggle for money and getting ahead.

• Great confusion or disorder.

• Began a course of action or journey.

• Going somewhere for a short holiday.

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embarked

• Accidentally.

• A way of life in which people are caught up in a daily struggle for money and getting ahead.

• Great confusion or disorder.

• Began a course of action or journey.

• Going somewhere for a short holiday.

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havoc

• Accidentally.

• A way of life in which people are caught up in a daily struggle for money and getting ahead.

• Great confusion or disorder.

• Began a course of action or journey.

• Going somewhere for a short holiday.

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detect

• Discover or identify the presence or existence of.

• Not securely held or in position; dangerously likely to fall or collapse.

• Cheerful; optimistic.

• The position of something, or the direction of movement, relative to a fixed point.

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bearings

• Discover or identify the presence or existence of.

• Not securely held or in position; dangerously likely to fall or collapse.

• Cheerful; optimistic.

• The position of something, or the direction of movement, relative to a fixed point.

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upbeat

• Discover or identify the presence or existence of.

• Not securely held or in position; dangerously likely to fall or collapse.

• Cheerful; optimistic.

• The position of something, or the direction of movement, relative to a fixed point.

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precarious

• Discover or identify the presence or existence of.

• Not securely held or in position; dangerously likely to fall or collapse.

• Cheerful; optimistic.

• The position of something, or the direction of movement, relative to a fixed point.

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plight

• A dangerous, difficult, or otherwise unfortunate situation.

• Picked up something from the sea.

• An act involving excitement, daring, or adventure.

• A limiting condition or measure.

• Saved someone from a dangerous or difficult situation.

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escapade

• A dangerous, difficult, or otherwise unfortunate situation.

• Picked up something from the sea.

• An act involving excitement, daring, or adventure.

• A limiting condition or measure.

• Saved someone from a dangerous or difficult situation.

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scooped

• A dangerous, difficult, or otherwise unfortunate situation.

• Picked up something from the sea.

• An act involving excitement, daring, or adventure.

• A limiting condition or measure.

• Saved someone from a dangerous or difficult situation.

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rescued

• A dangerous, difficult, or otherwise unfortunate situation.

• Picked up something from the sea.

• An act involving excitement, daring, or adventure.

• A limiting condition or measure.

• Saved someone from a dangerous or difficult situation.

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restriction

• A dangerous, difficult, or otherwise unfortunate situation.

• Picked up something from the sea.

• An act involving excitement, daring, or adventure.

• A limiting condition or measure.

• Saved someone from a dangerous or difficult situation.