4  COMMUNICATION WORKSHEET Reacting to news

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You need to take your cat to the vet. Ask your friend for help.

Your aunt is having a party this Sunday so you won’t be able to come and finish the school project with your friend.

Your mum asked you to do grocery shopping today after school so you can’t go to the park with your friend.

Your parents have a wedding anniversary this weekend and you don’t know if you should buy them a present or
what it could be. Ask for advice.

Your dad asked you to do some work in the garden at the weekend and you’re worried you won’t have enough time
to prepare for the test at school.

You’re preparing a surprise birthday party for your brother. Ask your friend to help you with the decorations.

Student A

Bear breaks into a house

and steals cat food
A bear got into a house in Boulder, Colorado
through an open window and started eating cat
food. As soon as it finished its meal, it left the house
through the same window. The family was at home
at the time but luckily nobody was hurt. Some of the
neighbours noticed the bear earlier that day as it was
eating seeds from the bird feeders in their gardens.
During the summer, bears need to eat around 20,000
calories per day to prepare for the winter’s sleep.
Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials warn residents
to protect their houses and make them bear safe.

Student B

Groom goes to the

wrong wedding
A man from Indonesia used a GPS map to get to his
own wedding but the technology failed him and he
went to the wrong address. When he and a few of his
closest guests arrived at the wedding venue, there were
a lot of guests present. They didn’t realise it was an
engagement party for another couple. There were also
wedding decorations everywhere, so the man assumed
it was his own party and started shaking hands with the
family. Everyone assumed that the new group of guests
belonged to the other side of the family. Later, when it
became clear that the man was at the wrong party, he
quickly left and luckily got to the right place, with the
help of the family from the engagement party.

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