Charlotte Uhlenbroek (Reading)

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Read the following text and answer the questions below.


Charlotte Uhlenbroek 


Dr Charlotte Uhlenbroek recently returned to London after filming her second series, Jungle. It was a difficult, 19-week trip, during which she explored the rainforests of Borneo, the Amazon and the Congo, travelling around using a variety of means of transport, including hot-air balloons and canoes. ‘I’m interested in the way animals communicate with each other. It was sometimes dangerous making the programme – I even went swimming with piranha fish. But the worst thing was the insects. On one occasion I had 70 sandfly bites on my arm. Luckily I didn’t get sick. I prefer not to take tablets every day, but if I get a fever I take some medicine immediately.’

Filming the series was exciting, but also frightening at times. Her most challenging experience was climbing a 100-metre tree in Borneo, as she has a great fear of heights. ‘I had to keep pulling myself further and further upwards. All I wanted to do was get down again. Suddenly the safety equipment didn’t look very strong and I thought that my ropes would break and I would crash to the ground.’

What did she enjoy most about returning to London? ‘When I’ve been away in hot uncomfortable conditions for a long time I dream about an ice-cold drink and my bed at home! But the thing I look forward to the most is nice long showers. There wasn’t much water in some of the places we visited and I worried that I was using it all up and not leaving any for my colleagues on the camera team!’


1 What is the writer doing in this text?
A giving information for visitors to the rainforest
B describing how animals in the rainforest communicate
C reporting an interview with a television presenter
D giving advice about travel health

2 When does Charlotte take medicine on her travels?
A whenever she goes into water
B if she has a high temperature
C every day to prevent illness
D if she is bitten by insects

3 Charlotte found climbing the tree in Borneo so frightening because
A she hates being in high places.
B she was unable to get down.
C her equipment suddenly broke.
D she slipped and fell to the ground.

4 What does Charlotte miss most when she is away filming?
A air-conditioning
B an unlimited water supply
C a comfortable bed
D iced drinks

5 Which best describes the TV series Jungle?
A The forest floor has thousands of different insects – let Charlotte Uhlenbroek be your guide to these fascinating creatures.
B Making her first television appearance, Charlotte Uhlenbroek explores some of the wildest places on earth.
C Charlotte Uhlenbroek looks at ways in which the animals of the rainforest manage to live beside their human neighbours
D Insects, piranha fish, hot-air balloons – it’s all in a day’s work for Charlotte Uhlenbroek in her latest series.

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