3 - Reading
Exercise
3
Read the article and check your ideas in Exercise 2. Then answer the questions.
Solution
- Zeki comes from the Scottish mountains, where he grew up in a remote area with his family.
- Zeki's mother, Ghillie, taught him how to live in the wilderness by allowing him to run wild from an early age and giving him survival training.
- Zeki is currently living on the Isle of Skye in a teepee, practicing a self-sufficient lifestyle while attending the School of Adventure Studies.
- Zeki is studying at the School of Adventure Studies, where he learns skills like mountaineering and is about to start whitewater kayaking.
- Zeki wakes up at 6 a.m., starts a fire, eats cereal, collects wood, washes in the river, and then walks 30 minutes to school. He spends the evenings tanning animal skins, carving wood, and maintaining his camp.
- Zeki is sociable and enjoys his friends' company when they visit, but he doesn't miss the internet or TV and enjoys his own company.
- Zeki enjoys the simplicity of living in nature, the challenge of self-reliance, and the sense of peace from being surrounded by the wilderness.
- This answer depends on personal preferences. Some might enjoy the solitude and connection with nature, while others might dislike the lack of modern conveniences or the physical challenges.