Innes on Scuba Diving

La Mansión del Inglés speaks to Innes about scuba diving. Before you listen, read the following questions.

1. How did Innes feel the first time he dived?

2. Which country was his instructor from?

3. What happened to his watch the second time he dived?

4. What is one of his main ambitions in life?

5. Does Innes need glasses?

Comprueba

Now listen to the interview and try to answer the questions.

Read the following answers.

1. 20 metres.
2. Because he breathed very heavily.
3. 30 metres.
4. It blew up!
5. To see a shark.

Can you write the questions?

1. ?
2. ?
3. ?
4. ?
5. ?

Comprueba

Listen again and complete the gaps in the following transcription. Write the missing words.

M.I. Innes, welcome to Mansion ingles. You are a scuba diver. Can you tell us what happened the very first time you ?

Innes. Certainly Craig. Erm…the first time I I was very . Erm… it was in Egypt, ..a..a resort called Negada. I erm..I..I went down to approximately twenty metres deep, and erm…was a little bit at the depth we were at and became a little bit scared. I breathed very and ran out of air.

M.I. Oh dear.

Innes. Oh dear, indeed. Erm..Fortunately, the...er… I was with …erm…noticed I was in and..erm…came over to me and gave me her mouthpiece to use to..to take air. Even better, she was an extremely Italian lady, and had to wrap her legs round me to make sure I…I stayed and and swam to the surface with me. It was very much in the end good fun.

M.I. Well that’s incredible, Did…did things improve Innes after this first dive?

Innes. I…I seemed to get my back, and…erm… the dive instructor seemed to…to…to expect more from me as the went on. Er…one particular occasion, er…they…er…took us down to thirty metres which is the I’ve ever been. I looked at my watch and…erm… my watch said that it could only go to a depth of thirty metres, and when we went to thirty-one metres, it blew up.

M.I. Oh dear!

Innes. Yes. It…i…it was very difficult to tell the time from then onwards.

M.I. Have you seen any sharks Innes?

Innes. that you should ask Craig, erm…that is one of my main ambitions in life to…to..see sharks in the . Erm…every time I dive, someone in…in the group does see sharks. Unfortunately my is very poor, and all I… I hear afterwards is ‘Did you see the shark?’ I say ‘no’, but one day maybe. If I ever get some proper .

M.I. Well. Good luck with the sharks Innes.

Innes. Thank you very much.

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