Стр.128 Рабочая тетрадь ГДЗ Комарова Ларионова 8 класс
4 Culture today ... the BIG DEBATE: Should Irresponsible people pay to be rescued? The rescue services often rely on volunteer staff and have to raise money to pay for equipment, vehicles and training.
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4 Culture today
... the BIG DEBATE: Should Irresponsible people pay to be rescued?
The rescue services often rely on volunteer staff and have to raise money to pay for equipment, vehicles and training. Rescue services across the world save thousands of lives every year. They rescue people who have had accidents or are victims of natural disasters. Other times they have to rescue people who have acted in an irresponsible way.
I think that people who act irresponsibly and need rescuing should have to pay for the service. Why should rescuers risk their lives to save people who are not being sensible? If the rescue services made people pay, people wouldntaskt put themselves at risk.
l disagree. Just because somebody makes a bad decision and gets into trouble it doesntaskt mean they should have to pay to be saved. Everybody has the right to the same services, not just sensible people!
Dramatic sea rescue
Richard Neely and Allyson Dalton survived for 19 hours in shark-infested waters while they were on a diving trip near the Great Barrier Reef, Australia. The couple left their dive boat and drifted out to sea.
The rescue services sent seven helicopters, three planes and six boats to search for the couple, making the cost of the operation high. Neely and Dalton made an equally high sum of money by selling their story to the press.
Some people suspected that the couple were lying. This is because they sold their stories to the press just hours after their rescue. The rescue services decided to organize an investigation to find out what really happened and they eventually decided that the couple were not guilty. Newspapers reported that the couple did not follow the instructions from the dive instructors and behaved in a foolish way, putting their lives at risk. Some people think that the couple should contribute towards the cost of their rescue.
Test your memory!
o How many hours were the couple in the water?
o Why did people suspect that the couple did not tell the truth?
o Who organized an investigation?
Should irresponsible people pay to be rescued? What do you think?