Look at the idiomatic expressions in blue in the text again. Which of them does Zeki use to describe ... 1 ... something he was allowed to do as a child? run wild 2... the reason why he decided to live in a tipi? 3... his feelings about being on his own? 4 ... the long-lasting effect that visiting remote tribes had on him? 5... something that doesn't suit everybody? 6 ... the state of being alert and prepared for any new situation? 7... the ability to stay calm in a stressful situation? 8 some of the frightening experiences he has had? I am 16 and live alone in the wilderness 402.4 I live alone on the Isle of Skye in a tipi almost impossible to find without detailed directions. It might seem unusual for someone of sixteen, but I love my own company and I'm passionate about preserving wild spaces. I grew up with my mum, Ghillie, and older s sister, Yazzie, in a remote and sometimes inaccessible home in the Scottish mountains, using cross-country skis to drag food and supplies to the house. Mum, a cookbook writer, taught us about possible dangers and how to cope with them, then let us run wild from an early age. I spent so much time with tribes who rely on the land that 40 this became second nature to me. When I gained a place at the School of Adventure Studies on the Isle of Skye last year, I decided to live in a tipi, practising what I preach. I sleep on an ancient canvas camp bed my grandfather gave me, is with two old army blankets and some skins I tanned myself for warmth. I have an open fire and spend my evenings tanning animal and fish skins, and carving wood. I store clothes and books in an old metal trunk of my mum's - it's covered in stickers from her travels. I wash my clothes in the river and dry | Focus 4. Second Edition. Student's Book | 7/41

1. ... something he was allowed to do as a child? 'run wild'

2. ... the reason why he decided to live in a tipi? 'practising what I preach'

3. ... his feelings about being on his own? 'enjoyed my own

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