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WAY TO IELTS SUCCESS – READING SOLUTION 1 
DAY 14 
VOCABULARY PART
 
The Slate Quarry
 
Bethesda used to be at the heart of the Welsh slate industry. The famous dark blue-green stone, used for 
roof and floor tiles, had been exported all over the world during the 19th century. The nearby quarry, now 
deserted, had been the world’s biggest at nearly a mile long and 1,200 feet deep. It was a spectacular sight, a 
man-made Grand Canyon. The area still provided a source of income for the residents of Bethesda, as 
numerous outdoor activity centres had been set up around the town. 
David’s speciality was rock-climbing. Climbing had become more popular recently, along with other so-
called ‘extreme sports’. David believed this was because of television. The advanced cameras used by the 
television companies could show spectacular images of hang-gliders taking off from the tops of mountains or 
climbers hanging from a cliff by their fingertips. David worried that these sports, which actually required years 
of dedicated practice, were shown as being deceptively easy. Annoyingly, because of this, he had to spend the 
first morning of each course lecturing the participants on the dangers involved. 
North Wales is one of the most beautiful regions of Britain. However, it rains regularly, even throughout 
the summer. Slate becomes dangerously slippery in the rain, and David made sure that his climbers used safety 
ropes and harnesses at all times. That day he was leading a group of seven teenagers from a town near 
London. As he tried to demonstrate the equipment, they continually mocked his accent and whispered to one 
another. At times, David muttered angrily to himself in his native Welsh language, knowing that they wouldn’t 
understand a word. 
The three girls in the group had soon understood the technical procedures and David was pleasantly 
surprised at how well they worked as a team. The boys were a different kettle of fish entirely. They argued over 
who would go first and then over who had done the best. By the time David and the boys returned to the quarry 
floor, they were running almost an hour late. David announced that they were going back to the hostel 
immediately, despite loud complaints from the girls. The original plan had been to stop off in the town for a bit 
of shopping on the way back.
David was too irritated to argue, and stormed off towards the hostel. He phoned a couple of friends, in an 
attempt to drown out the teenagers’ complaining. Suddenly, one of the boys was pulling at his arm. “Sir, Sir! 
The girls, Sir, they’ve run off!” The girls, it seemed, had decided to arrange their own shopping trip. David was 
immediately gripped by a sense of panic. It was easy to get lost in these hills, and now it was beginning to get 
dark. 
As the group marched on, the weather steadily worsened. Within minutes a light drizzle had turned into 
driving rain, which didn’t surprise David at all. He knew that one minute the sun could be shining in these hills 
and the next the sky could be covered with big, black clouds. He had no choice but to alert the Mountain 
Rescue Team. 
David tried to prepare himself for the inevitable questioning, and of course the deserved criticism. He 
spoke to the operator in Welsh as the boys looked on. Suddenly, David sighed with relief. The operator had 
informed him that the girls were safe and well. They had already reached the town centre safely and had 
stopped a policeman to ask where to catch the bus back to the hostel. 

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