My Daughter’s Father

I am a married woman. John’s

son is my daughter’s father.
What is my relationship to
John?
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Nick Middleton
He was born in 1959 in London, England.
Nick Middleton is an award-winning
geographer, writer, TV presenter, environmental
scientist and university lecturer.
His curiosity about how planet Earth works and
how people interact with it was fuelled from an
early age.
Now he works and communicates on a wide
variety of environmental issues and travel topics
for a broad range of audiences, from
government policy-makers to primary school
children.
Nick Middleton
He also teaches at the University of Oxford
where he is a Fellow of St Anne’s College.

Nick is the author of seven travel books,

including the bestseller, Going to Extremes.

Going to Extremes is made into a television

series and presented for Channel 4.

He also works with National Geographic

Channel on extreme environments and the
people who live in them.
Nick Middleton
His TV documentaries have
been broadcast all over the
world

his books translated into more

than a dozen languages.
Duckling back
Swathe
Careered down
Manoeuvres
Cairn of rocks
Salt flats
billowed
1. Duckling back Quickly going inside and then coming out
2. Swathe Military exercises involving a large number
of soldiers, ships etc.
3. Careered down A pile of stones that mark a special place
such as the top of a mountain or a place
where somebody is buried

4. Manoeuvres Thatched roof houses covered with snow

5. Cairn of rocks A long strip of land of something; a land

stretched with snow

6. Salt flats Filled with the air and swelled out,

7. billowed Descending the slope
Ducking back Quickly going inside and then coming out

Swathe /sweɪð/ A long strip of land of something; a land

stretched with snow

Careered down Descending the slope

Manoeuvres Military exercises involving a large number of

/məˈnuːvə/ soldiers, ships etc.

Cairn of rocks A pile of stones that mark a special place such

/kɛːn/ as the top of a mountain or a place where
somebody is buried

Salt flats Thatched roof houses covered with snow

billowed Filled with the air and swelled out

en masse in a group; all together.
/ɒ̃ ˈmas/
Plume /pluːm/ a long cloud of smoke or vapour resembling a
feather as it spreads from its point of origin.
Veer /vɪə/ change direction suddenly.

shaggy (of hair or fur) long, thick, and unkempt.

swerve change or cause to change direction abruptly
glint give out or reflect small flashes of light.

meander a winding curve or bend of a river or road

daub spread (a thick or sticky substance) on a surface

in a careless or clumsy way.
hunk a large piece of something, especially food, cut
or broken off a larger piece.
petered out to diminish gradually and stop

hairpin bend a sharp U-shaped bend in a road.

festoon adorn (a place) with chains, garlands, or other
decorations.
brackish (of water) slightly salty, as in river estuaries.
vestige a trace or remnant of something that is
disappearing or no longer exists.
Hive /hʌɪv/ a place in which people are busily occupied.

prop support or keep in position.

put your finger on to discover the exact reason why a situation is

sth the way it is.
incongruous not in harmony or keeping with the
surroundings or other aspects of something.
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