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22 Reading Police officers and firefighters have dangerous jobs. We see them on TV or in films. But, in fact, they aren’t the most dangerous jobs in America today. The number one dangerous job in the USA today is a timber cutter. These people sometimes have to work high in the air with dangerous machines and big trees. The worst thing is when trees fall on the workers. The number two most dangerous job is that of a fisherman. Around 70 die every year per 100,000 workers. The worst job of all is to be a fisherman in Alaska. In winter, the fishermen there catch crabs. They have to work hundreds of kilometres from land, in storms, ice and snow. . . . . 5 . . . . 10 . . there are other dangerous jobs too … Steel workers in the States build skyscrapers and they have to work very high in the air. Every year, around 60 (per 100,000) fall and die. Pilots also have a dangerous job. The big passenger planes we fly in are very safe, but every year around 70 pilots die in small planes. One of the most dangerous jobs for a pilot is a crop sprayer. They have to fly fast and very low. One mistake can kill them. Finally, the other most dangerous jobs in America are on the roads. In NewYork, cycle couriers deliver thousands of letters every day to offices in the city. They have to work fast. A lot of them die or have bad accidents. But the most dangerous job on the road is to be a truck driver. Every year, around 25 per 100,000 die in an accident. The worst thing is when drivers work too long. Then they fall asleep on the road. . . 15 . . . . 20 . . . . 25 . . . . 30 AMERICA’S MOST DANGEROUS JOBS America’s most dangerous job? A timber cutter. Every year, per 100,000 workers, around 120 die. Fishing in Alaska is a cold, hard job! Truck drivers, crop sprayers and steel workers also have dangerous jobs. worksheet 6s4a4y listening q6u33k 7 Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv