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Local man feeds Bodrum’s cats for 30 years

Skills Focus – Wh questions

Skills Focus – Wh-questions

Wh-questions start with: what, when, where, who, which, whose, why and how
Use the example sentences to complete the table.
time choices People
place things Possession
the way something is done. reasons or causes

Question word Example sentence To ask about …

What What are you reading? things
What did you wear yesterday?
When When does the film start? Time
When are you leaving?
Where Where do you live? Place
Where are my keys?
Who Who is your teacher? People
Who did you visit?
Which Which house is yours? Chocies
Which of these bags is yours?
Whose Whose hat is that? Possesion
Whose dog is that?
Why Why are you so happy? Reasons or couses
Why are you late?
How How did you build that boat? The way something is done
How can I get to the city centre?
How tall are you?

Practice
Read the text and answer the questions.
Local man feeds Bodrum’s cats for 30 years
Muğla – Anadolu Agency May 24, 2018
A man living in the Bodrum district of the southwestern province of Muğla has fed local stray cats for 30 years,
traveling four kilometres on roads around the area every day on his bicycle to feed them. 
Living alone in the Gümbet neighbourhood of Bodrum, 70-year-old Ali Karaduman goes to fish sellers in
the Bodrum harbour every day after work, after which he feeds cats on a route stretching nearly 4 kilometres. 
“I see the kittens and feel sorry for them. At the end of the day, we are humans and we should take care of them. If
their mothers are hungry, kittens cannot be fed. I feel obliged to take care of them all,” Karaduman told state-run
Anadolu Agency. 
“If I don’t have fish I buy cat food and leave it in various spots. The cats run to me when they see my bicycle. The
number of cats that I feed is sometimes nearly 150. If I don’t have food to give then I change my route. All the local
fishermen know me and help me out,” he added.

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From Hurriyet Daily News, http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/local-man-feeds-bodrums-cats-for-30-years-132324

1. Choose the list which best describes the order of the information in the text. Write your answer into
the table headings and then copy words and sentences from the text as support to complete the table.
i. What, who, where, why
ii. Who, where, what, why
iii. Who, why, what, where
iv. Where, who, what, why

Headings
Support

2. How is the information organized? Complete the sentence using the word bank. You will use one
answer more than once.
doing it reasons who something long

First, we find out who is doing something , where they are doing it
, how long they have been doing it , and finally the
reason for doing it.
3. How often does Ali Karaduman feed the cats?
Every day

4. Why do you think the cats run to Ali Karaduman when they see his bicycle?

Yes because they are hungry

5. What does Ali Karaduman do if he doesn’t have food for the cats?

6. Who else helps Ali Karaduman feed the stray cats?

Fisherman

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VOCABULARY QUESTIONS
1. Record any words that show a place. (Do not include proper names or city names, e.g., NOT Muğla).

2. Which meaning of stray is correct, as it is used in the text?

a. Verb – to wander or roam The child strayed far from home and was lost.
b. Noun – something without a home Our dog is a rescued stray.
c. Adjective – not in the right place She tied back her stray hair in a ribbon.

3. Choose the best synonym for “feel sorry for them”. (para 3)
a. to feel regret
b. to feel comfort
c. to feel pity
D. To feel angry

4. Complete the sentences with the target vocabulary. You will use some words more than once.
feel feed travel local
a. I rarely leave my local area. I can find almost everything I need here.
b. I feel sad and angry when I see people being cruel to animals.
c. I will visit my family next week. I will travel there by bus.
d. My legs feel really sore because I ran 10 kilometres yesterday
e. There is not enough food to feed 20 people.
f. Elderly people travel for free on local public transport.

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