1. 3) Who are the miners? 4)How are they being rescued?  How have they lived in the mine?  their first 17 days  For the past seven weeks 1

2. 3) Who are the miners?  32 Chilean and one Bolivian  Luis has been mining for three decades / most of them have different backgrounds  The youngest is 19 &the oldest is 63 don't have other jobs few other opportunities in Northern Chile many of the men don't have the education to do anything else that pays as well 2

3. 4)How are they being rescued?  the order of rescue  rescue workers will descend  wear sunglasses & enter a capsule- to take a trip 3

4.  the order of rescue  Then, the weakest and the ill  The last : both physically fit & strong of character. The last miner out has been decided to be Shift foreman Luis  First out : handle any difficulties & tell their comrades what to expect. Avalos was chosen to be first because he was in the best condition. There was some thought of making Mamani the first to go up- bumped back for a political reason 4

5.  Phoenix, the rescue capsule?  fitted out with oxygen tanks and a mask  has two sets of spring-loaded rubber wheels  can carry only one person at a time 5

6.  How have they lived in the mine?  first 17 days trapped underground: Luis guided his fellow miners & rationed food- giving each miner one spoonful of tuna every 48 hours  For the past seven weeks: kept alive via two small ''umbilical cords” Florencio Avalos has been acting as cameraman. 6

7.  umbilical cord? a narrow tube a six-centimetre drill hole their only connection with the world above 7

8.  via two small ''umbilical cords?  access to food, water and medicine but also personal items to pass the time, such as music  able to talk to rescuers and family members by telephone 8

9. How did they stay psychologically healthy? NASA provided expert advice on medical, nutritional and behavioural-health issues to help the trapped miners. 9

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11. Families sent letters of love, a football jersey and a photo of Elvis which travelled down 700 meters below ground via cylinder. 11

12. What is likely to happen to them in the future? Chile’s government has promised $12,000 for rescued miners but their futures remain uncertain. As a group they are thinking about putting out a book and that will tell everything. Some of men have new job opportunities. A Bolivian who is the only foreign miner has been offered a job by Bolivian President Evo Morales 12

13. Some miners said they will keep on working in mines. 13

14. Why is the story world news? The rescue of the 33 miners in Chile gave us hope and an inspiring story of humanity that the world badly needed. People had so many bad news, for once it is great to see and read good news. 14

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