Kirsty
Professional Teacher
Practice your English with Story Saturday Story Saturday A Life-saving Cow Six consecutive days of spring rain had created a raging river running by Nancy Brown's farm. As she tried to herd her cows to higher ground, she slipped and hit her head on a fallen tree trunk. The fall knocked her out for a moment or two. When she came to, Lizzie, one of her oldest and favourite cows, was licking her face. The water was rising. Nancy got up and began walking slowly with Lizzie. The water was now waist high. Nancy's pace got slower and slower. Finally, all she could do was to throw her arm around Lizzie's neck and try to hang on. About 20 minutes later, Lizzie managed to successfully pull herself and Nancy out of the raging water and onto a bit of high land, a small island now in the middle of acres of white water. Even though it was about noon, the sky was so dark and the rain and lightning so bad that it took rescuers another two hours to discover Nancy. A helicopter lowered a paramedic, who attached Nancy to a life-support hoist. They raised her into the helicopter and took her to the school gym, where the Red Cross had set up an emergency shelter. When the flood subsided two days later, Nancy immediately went back to the "island." Lizzie was gone. She was one of 19 cows that Nancy lost. "I owe my life to her," said Nancy sobbingly. Comprehension Questions 1. What had created a raging river? Example answer: Six consecutive days of spring rain had created a raging river. 2. What happened when Nancy tried to herd her cows to higher ground? 3. What did she see when she came to? 4. What did Nancy throw her arm around? 5. What was the small "island"? 6. How long did it take the rescuers to find Nancy? 7. What lowered a paramedic to the ground? 8. Where had the Red Cross set up an emergency shelter? 9. When did the flood subside? 10. How many cows did Nancy lose? My name is Kirsty from Scotland and I have been teaching English for 4 years now (2 years online). Click on my face for more information. I post interactive English language activities most days so if you would like to join in then simply follow me. Also on Twitter (@KirstyTutors), Google+ and Facebook (Kirsty Tutors).
Jun 21, 2014 2:42 PM
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hmmm very nice madam. i was understood this story very easy
December 28, 2014
Answers 1. Six consecutive days of spring rain had created a raging river. 2. She slipped and hit her head on a fallen tree trunk. 3. Lizzie, one of her oldest and favourite cows, was licking her face. 4. She threw her arm around Lizzie’s neck. 5. It was a bit of high land. 6. It took them 2 hours to discover Nancy. 7. A helicopter lowered the paramedic to the ground. 8. The Red Cross had set up an emergency shelter in the school gym. 9. It subsided two days later. 10. She lost 19 cows.
July 12, 2014
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