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Crocwrestling Granny Wins Award Reading Comprehension Exercises Role Plays Drama A 2358
Crocwrestling Granny Wins Award Reading Comprehension Exercises Role Plays Drama A 2358
Read the following article and put the verbs in brackets in the correct
form, Past Simple or Continuous, active or passive.
A brave grandmother who (fight) ………………….. off a giant crocodile to save her friend's life has
been given a special award.
Alicia Sorohan, 61, (camp) ………………….. in Australia in 2004 when she (wake) ………………….. up to find a
massive saltwater croc dragging her friend out of his tent.
She (jump) ………………….. onto the reptile's back before it (turn) ………………….. on her, smashing her
nose and arm before her son (shoot) ………………….. it.
Mrs Sorohan (give) ………………….. Australia's Star of Courage, awarded to people for acts of
outstanding bravery.
The crocodile attack (happen) ………………….. at the Bathurst Bay campsite in Queensland in October
2004.
Mrs Sorohan almost (lose) ………………….. her arm in the fight but doctors (manage) ………………….. to
save it by pinning it together using two metal plates and 12 screws.
Her friend also (survive) ………………….. with minor injuries.
After hearing about the award Mrs Sorohan, who has two grandchildren, said of the incident: "It
was pretty scary. But it's one of those things - if you see someone in trouble, you've got to help
them."
She (add) ………………….. that she still (love) ………………….. crocs and (find) ………………….. them
"fascinating" creatures.
1 Alicia and her friend were camping in Queensland when the incident happened.
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C. Match the words on the left with the definitions on the right. Put the
correct letter into the box next to each word.
2 massive b) an animal
7 outstanding g) a prize
9 minor i) pulling
10 fascinating j) given
D. Roleplay
Student B: You are Alicia Sorohan talking to a reporter about the incident.
A. Read the following article and put the verbs in brackets in the correct form,
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Past Simple or Continuous, active or passive.
A brave grandmother who (fight) ………………….. off a giant crocodile to save her friend's life has
been given a special award.
Alicia Sorohan, 61, (camp) ………………….. in Australia in 2004 when she (wake) ………………….. up to find a
massive saltwater croc dragging her friend out of his tent.
She (jump) ………………….. onto the reptile's back before it (turn) ………………….. on her, smashing her
nose and arm before her son (shoot) ………………….. it.
Mrs Sorohan (give) ………………….. Australia's Star of Courage, awarded to people for acts of
outstanding bravery.
The crocodile attack (happen) ………………….. at the Bathurst Bay campsite in Queensland in October
2004.
Mrs Sorohan almost (lose) ………………….. her arm in the fight but doctors (manage) ………………….. to
save it by pinning it together using two metal plates and 12 screws.
Her friend also (survive) ………………….. with minor injuries.
After hearing about the award Mrs Sorohan, who has two grandchildren, said of the incident: "It
was pretty scary. But it's one of those things - if you see someone in trouble, you've got to help
them."
She (add) ………………….. that she still (love) ………………….. crocs and (find) ………………….. them
"fascinating" creatures.
1 Alicia and her friend were camping in Queensland when the incident happened.
C. Match the words on the left with the definitions on the right. Put the
correct letter into the box next to each word.
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1 award a) breaking into pieces
2 massive b) an animal
7 outstanding g) a prize
9 minor i) pulling
10 fascinating j) given
D. Roleplay
Student B: You are Alicia Sorohan talking to a reporter about the incident.
TEACHER’S NOTES
PRE-READING ACTIVITY
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Before handing out the worksheets to the students I pick up a number of key words from the text
and write them on the blackboard in random order, e.g. arm, son, crocodile, drag, award,
grandmother, shoot, jump, friend, star. After I explain any words they don’t know, I ask the
students to use their imagination and make up a story using all the words on the B/B, which they
tell the class. My students enjoy this activity as they compete for the most unpredictable, weird
or funny story.
ANSWER KEY
A. added
fought B. C.
was camping 1. T 1. g
woke 2. T 2. e
jumped 3. F 3. i
turned 4. F 4. b
shot 5. F 5. a
was given 6. T 6. j
happened 7. T 7. c
lost 8. F 8. d
managed 9. f
survived 10. h
loved
found
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