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Man: Hello? Is anybody there? Where am I? Ah, so hot … Somebody! Anybody!!! If only I wasn’t alone on this infernal island. Hang on … is that … oh, thank T4! I’m saved!
Nga: Are you alright?
Man: Er, I’ve been shipwrecked, I’ve been shipwrecked and I’m alone, and I’m hungry and I’m thirsty and I don’t know what to do.
Nga : Th is is your lucky day. I happen to be a survival expert.
Man: Oh, fantastic! Yeah, I’m actually, er, pretty peckish if you could sort me out with some grub.
Nga : Ok, let’s go and feed you with something.
Man: Thanks. Nice, er, leaves, by the way!
SURVIVAL GUIDE: HOW TO FIND A SNACK
Man: So, I feel like a little bit of protein. I was thinking maybe we could catch some fish or something.
Nga: I have the easiest fish to catch. It’s just around here.
Man: A fish?
Nga: Yeah.
Man: Where?
Nga: Right here.
Man: Snails!
Nga: Yeah. So, what we’re going to do is we crack it open. You got a couple?
Man: Yeah, yeah, yeah … These look particularly delicious …
Nga: Just crack it open, like that. Don’t crush it too much, or else you lose food, right? There you go! Look at that.
Man: Oh, it’s sort of, just like, pus!
Nga: Yeah.
Man: There you go. Ha! Look at him! Still alive, this guy. Just about to pop this, er, in my mouth. I’m going to, erm, eat this, this thing. There’s a lot of shell. A lot of shell there.
Nga: How does it taste?
Man: Really … awful. Let’s get out of here. I don’t want to eat any more, but thank you.
Nga: Don’t worry.
SURVIVAL GUIDE: ISLAND DANGERS
Man: So Nga, this seems like a pretty inhospitable island. What do I need to worry about in terms of creatures that might attack me or harm me?
Nga: Right in here, inside the inland, you know, there’s centipedes. You know, it’s about that long.
Man: Do they, do they bite?
Nga: Of course they bite!
Man: What about in the sea, ‘cause that can’t be too bad. It looks so beautiful out there.
Nga: It looks beautiful but there’s some dangerous species in there. It’s called stonefish. And you step on it, for your size, you’ll probably die.
Man: What? Death, just because of my size? That’s like discrimination!
SURVIVAL GUIDE: HOW TO SHIMMY UP A COCONUT TREE
Man: Anyone who’s hanging out on a desert island needs to know how to climb a palm tree, you know. So, maybe you could show me that.
Nga: Ok, no worries. So, put one foot there, left and right. And this is how the position is going to be – like that. Ok? And that really will hold you. You won’t slip. Give it a go, mate.
Man: There, there… Got it, I got it!
Nga: Yep!
Man: Ok! Now we’re motoring! Ok, that’s as far … I think that’s as far as I can go. How do I … how do I get down? Nga? Nga! Nga … ?
SURVIVAL GUIDE: HOW TO GO TO THE TOILET
Man: So Nga, I need the loo. I’m pretty, I’m pretty desperate. So how do I … I mean, do I need to dig a hole?
Nga: What you have to do is actually, er, … you know, as long as the hole is actually past your ankles, that should be alright.
Man: When I’ve finished, what do I use for … ?
Nga: Ok, you use a hibiscus here, right here.
Man: Oh, lovely!
Nga: There you go.
Man: Oh, it looks a bit rough.
Nga: This one is, kind of, you know, slippery.
Man : Oh , it just spreads it around?
Nga: That’s right.
Man: That’s disgusting!
Nga: So, yeah. That’s right.
Man: Dude, to be honest, I actually, I need to go. So maybe if you could, er, give me a little bit of privacy, ‘cause I’m going to …
Nga: Ok, I’ll leave you alone.
Man: Thanks, man, thanks. Sorry, er, maybe you can go as well? ‘Cause I’m going to …
Discussion
What's your top tip for surviving on a desert island?
Comments
Write SOS on sand.
hahahahahaha it's interesting
I like " how to go to toilet" ,it is very fun
İ should have a book,water and food to eat.
Search for help I guess?
My top tip for surviving on a desert island is to search help
the video looks quite interesting
Hmm...That was interesting...woww
that was so interesting
i learnd too many things
in my opinion, we should have food, water, and a lighter in our backpack in case we loss in the forest or on a desert island. Then we must find something like dry branches or grass, make a fire, cause some smoke signal and wait for rescue :)) hope it'll work.
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I agree with you Alishka the first thing to do is to explore the island in search of any kind of food and have a place where to sleep (a high place is better) and you shoul have a bonfire too.
I think the book about Robinzon Cruzo might be helpfuul. Firstly you should explore the island to find out if it is inhibited, if there is any drinking water and some food (plants, fruits, snails). Secondly to find and arrange the right place to sleep at night.Thirdly to find out if there are any threats to you on the island (dangerous animals, snakes, any tribes). Keep calm and carry on! And good luck be yours!
And you should have a good book, water, food to eat and a diary to write your thoughts.
Well, firstly you have to be adaptive on any surrounding and to not be afraid of anything, but it's not possible to have no fears. But, I think that a persistent and adaptive man can easily survive on a island like this.
intersting videooooooo :)
i don't think i can survav in a desert...
Interesting video!!!
Mmm so interesting !!!!!!!!
interesting video
i agree with ilda
My top tip for surviving on a desert island is to search help every minute
that's intersting ... wow !
Hmm...That was interesting !