Pit stop #7: Læseprøve

Else Brink Chris Carter Vinnie Lerche

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Pit Stop #7 Topic Book/Web © 2013 Alinea, København Kopiering af denne bog er kun tilladt ifølge aftale med Copy-Dan. Tidligere udgivet som: Pit Stop #7, Topic Book, © 2006 Alinea, København, ISBN: 978-87-23-01997-4 Forlagsredaktion: Kirsten Koudahl Lise Nerlov Billedredaktion: Vibeke Sommer Grafisk tilrettelægning: Caroline Seehusen mDD Tegninger: Teis Dyekjær-Hansen Pernille Mühlbach (Grrlz, New Year) Mads Berg (Whodunit?)

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Welcome to Pit Stop #7!

At Pit Stop #7 you get this Topic Book and a website with recordings, copy sheets, links, etc.

Topic? Yeah, right. Just another word for “reaching the top”!

No! Moron! Topic means theme or subject. I told you last year!

The Topic Book is full of exciting knowledge in texts, songs and pictures. They’re for you to enjoy and to help you learn English.

The basic texts in each topic are for the whole class to work with. When you’re through with them, look for: When you see this symbol you can choose which extra text(s) you want to work with.

The website has recordings of all the texts and Wilbur’s World. You can also fill out your copy sheets online and share them. Also, you get access to links and an online version of My own Dictionary.

Yeah, check out Wilbur’s World at pitstop.alinea.dk!

Use your Task Book to find out how to work with the topics in this book.

Have fun!

Contents

21 Ship’s Log, HMB Endeavour 22 The Sun Never Sets on the British Empire 24 Pen Pals from India 26 Australia 27 Mary Brown 28 How I Found Livingstone

7 Alligators in the Sewer?

8 Woman Killed in Bear Attack 9 Bear Attack II 10 Crocodile Attacks

32 The Falkland Islands 33 Costa del Britain 34 The Friendly Games 36 Wilbur Speaks Wilburian

12 Animals – War Heroes!

14 The Little Red Riding Hood and the Wolf 16 Dolphins Save Swimmers 17 Man Bites Dog (and Policeman) 18 Canaries on Pension 20 Wilbur and the Scorpion

37 We’re Just Girls 38 Fight Shyness!

40 Ask Alysia 42 Sleepover 44 Girl, 15, Charming but Insane 46 Sk8er Boi 48 About Boys

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49 Sk8becky 50 Wilbur and the Diary

79 Proud Mary 80 The Mississippi River 82 Flood!

51 Perhaps We’ll Never Understand Each Other 52 World of Warcraft 54 The Ballerina Boy 56 A True Friend 58 Holes 60 Boys Don’t Cry

84 River of Song 86 The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn 88 Modern Rafters 90 Cleaning the Mississippi 92 Wilbur Goes Fishing

62 Video and Computer Games 63 Wilbur and the Girls 93 Happy New Year 94 New Year Around the World 96 Yuan Tan 65 Test Your Logic 66 The Case of the Speedy Jewel Thieves 68 Crime on TV 70 Chatterton 72 Coffin on a Case 74 Classic Crimes 76 Gran Hits Burglar with Garden Gnome 77 Granny Rugby-Tackled Jaywalker 78 Wilbur Plays Detective

98 New Year the New York Way 100 Calvin and Hobbes 102 Naw Roz 104 Uyen Thanh from Vietnam 106 Wilbur Celebrates New Year

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Alligators in the Sewer?

It was once a trend among New Yorkers to bring back tiny baby alligators from their vacations in Florida. Unfortunately, alligator babies have a habit of growing big and dangerous. When this happened, many owners flushed their poor pets down the toilet to get rid of them.

sewer ¡ kloak breed ¡ formere sig

It is said that a few of these alligator babies actually survived the damp darkness of the New York sewer system and began to breed. Today there is a large colony of alligators living under the streets of New York City. Is this true? The only way to find out is ‌

Do you dare?

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Bear Attack II What are the chances that a big brown grizzly bear attacks you?

One in a million perhaps? So what are the odds that someone would survive being attacked twice? Almost impossible!

Yet, this is what happened to Scott MacInnes in Alaska.

MacInnes was attacked the first time when he was in his teens. Back then, he and his friend, Mike Moerlin, were attacked near their home.

This is how Mike described the attack: “I saw the bear shaking his head like a huge dog, but I didn’t know if he was shaking Scott. I feared for Scott’s life so I jumped out of the trees where I was hiding and yelled and waved my arms. Then I shot the bear with my slingshot. The bear got really angry and ran for me. I ran faster than I had ever run, but he caught me before I had gone 10 steps. As he ran over me, he bit me on my left hip and the left side of my head. I saw him turn around and come back at me, so, in total desperation, I grabbed Scott’s walking stick and hit the bear on his head with all my strength.

The slap on the head drove the bear off, but it still stopped to bite Scott one more time as it fled.”

MacInnes survived the attack and probably thought that this was the one and only time he’d be eye to eye with a grizzly. If so, he thought wrong!

slingshot · slangebøsse cub · unge moose · elg

In April 2005, MacInnes was jogging on a trail near his home with his dog. All of a sudden he saw a brown bear with its cub standing only a few meters away from him. A little further down the road he could see a dead moose, probably killed by the bear. Once the bear saw MacInnes and the dog, it began to walk towards them. In no time it attacked MacInnes.

Fortunately, the bear only wanted to protect its cub and the moose. It left MacInnes as soon as he lay still on the ground. When Scott thought it was safe, he got up and walked to the nearest house for help. At the hospital, the doctors had to put a breathing tube in his throat so he could talk. The bear had caused damage to his neck, face and stomach but MacInnes was lucky once more! Not many people would survive such an attack. MacInnes survived two! alinea GoodStuff 9

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Crocodile Attacks When food is within reach, crocodiles will attack – even if the food is a human being.

When a crocodile has killed its victim and can’t swallow it in one piece, it will tear it to pieces by shaking it from side to side until the arms, legs and even the head are separated from the body. According to an old hearsay, crocodiles are supposed to store the body somewhere under water until it rots. This is not at all true.

Crocodiles do not only kill because they are hungry. Very often they attack people because they get too near a crocodile’s nest. On other occasions, people have been attacked simply because they come too close and this scares the crocodile.

The following three stories are all true stories from Australia.

Western Australia A big white yacht entered a river system known for large crocodiles. The yacht sailed to a beautiful waterfall that emptied into the saltwater river. On the yacht, was a young American woman. She was a strong swimmer and she jumped into the water to swim to the waterfall. This was a big mistake, however. Once she got into the water, crocodiles began to circle her. She was soon attacked by one of the largest of them.

Her horrified friends watched helplessly as the crocodile pulled her under. A minute later the top half of her body rose above the water’s surface. She was still alive. She looked at her friends then she was pulled under again, this time for good. Her friends later collected parts of her body that were sent back to America.

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heresay · rygte surface · overflade vehicles · køretøj current · strøm tree trunk · træstamme bank · bred brutally · hårdt

Finniss River, Darwin Three friends had been riding all-terrain vehicles along a muddy trail. They stopped by the flooded Finniss River to wash off the mud. One of the friends was swept away by the strong current. His friends tried to swim out to help him but before they could reach him, he was grabbed by a four-metre long crocodile.

The two friends swam to a tree in the river and climbed out of the water. The crocodile seemed to have disappeared. Yet, only for a while! A couple of minutes later it came back holding their dead friend in its jaws, as if it wanted to show off to them.

Then it disappeared.

Naturally, the boys were horrified and did not dare to climb down again. This turned out to be a good thing because five minutes later the crocodile came back. It circled the tree making sure that the boys could not escape. This lasted until a police helicopter arrived and lifted the boys to safety. The two 19-year-olds were taken to a hospital in Darwin where they were treated for shock.

Kakadu A woman was paddling a canoe down a river. Her canoe hit what she thought was a floating tree trunk. But! It turned out to be a large crocodile! The crocodile attacked and overturned the canoe. The woman swam as fast as she could to the muddy side of the river. She tried to crawl up the bank but the crocodile was faster.

It grabbed her right leg and dragged her back into the water.

For some reason, the crocodile released the woman. She again tried to climb out of the river. This time the crocodile attacked her with an even greater force and grabbed her left leg. The woman had a good hold of a tree trunk. She held tight and fought with all her strength to free herself. Finally, after minutes of wrestling, the crocodile gave up and disappeared into the water.

Brutally injured, the woman managed to crawl to safety. She was found and transported to a hospital in Darwin. Her legs had been terribly damaged but she managed to keep both. After a few days, she said that she did not want the crocodile shot. The reason was that she knew the crocodile reacted out of instinct.

She should have known that canoeing in that area was dangerous.

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Animals – War Heroes!

Who would have thought that a worm could be a war hero?

Well, the English have a long tradition of honouring various kinds of war heroes, and these are not always soldiers. In 2004, Princess Anne unveiled the Animals in War Memorial in London. It is dedicated to millions of animals that in one way or another became heroes during the wars. One good example of an animal war hero is the glow-worm. A glow-worm is really a small beetle about 25 mm long. The female glow-worm shines like a little torch to attract males. During World War I these worms were used by soldiers to read maps when it was dark. This way they did not have to waste matches nor draw attention to themselves by using a torch or lighting a fire.

Dickin Medal

dedicated · tilegnet glow-worm · sankthansorm downed bomber · nedskudt bombefly debris · ruiner

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Just as soldiers can be awarded the Victoria Cross for serving their country, brave animals can be honoured by receiving the Dickin Medal.

Since the award was instituted in 1943, sixty animals have been commemorated in this away. Among the many brave animals are: Ricky, a dog mine detector. He cleared a canal of dangerous mines in Holland during World War I. He even continued long after he himself got wounded – he had suffered serious head injuries.

Rob, a dog that made more than 20 parachute drops in Africa and Italy.

Imagine a dog being a parachute jumper!

Winkie, a pigeon that flew 129 miles with her wings clogged with oil to save a downed bomber crew.

And then of course the search and rescue dogs, Beauty, Peter, Peter Irma and Jet, who found survivors buried in the debris of the London Blitz.

September 1940, London was bombed and this is today known as the Blitz.

Animals in War Dolphins, sea lions, dogs – all kinds of animals play a big part in wars.

Here’s what some of them do:

Dolphins Sea Lions These big sea animals patrol ports and ships. They swim around in the water and look for enemy divers.

When they find one, they can put a metal clamp on the diver’s leg.

There is a rope tied to the clamp so the diver can be pulled up to the surface and captured. Sea lions are especially good at this job because they can hear and see really well under water.

Teams of trained dolphins help divers hunt down mines in the sea. The dolphins use their sonar to find the mines but they are clever enough to stay away from them.

Once they spot a mine, they release a floating marker that shows where the mine is.

Dogs

clamp · spænde protection · beskyttelse semi-open · halvåbne

Most dogs are used for protection.

These are typically German Shepherds, Labradors, Golden Retrievers and Spaniels. Dogs can also guard prisoners of war and look for weapons and explosives.

Because dogs have such a good sense of smell, they can be trained to find nearly anything. This is very useful in times of war. It is also nice for the soldiers to have some company.

Pigeons Pigeons used to carry messages back and forth across enemy land.

Today, pigeons warn soldiers about chemical attacks. The pigeons are kept in semi-open boxes and if one of the birds suddenly dies, it could mean that there has been a chemical attack. The soldiers then need to put their gas masks on.

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The Little Red Riding Hood and the Wolf

By Roald Dahl

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As soon as Wolf began to feel

That he would like a decent meal, He went and knocked on Grandma’s door.

When grandma opened it, she saw The sharp white teeth, the horrid grin, And Wolfie said, “May I come in?”

Poor grandmamma was terrified, “He’s going to eat me up!” she cried.

And she was absolutely right.

He ate her up in one big bite.

But Grandmamma was small and tough, And Wolfie wailed, “That’s not enough!

I haven’t yet begun to feel That I have had a decent meal!”

He ran around the kitchen yelping, “I’ve got to have another helping!”

Then added with a frightful leer, “I’m therefore going to wait right here Till Little Miss Red Riding Hood Comes home from walking in the wood.”

He quickly put on Grandma’s clothes, (Of course he hadn’t eaten those).

He dressed himself in coat and hat.

He put on shoes and after that He even brushed and curled his hair, Then sat himself in Grandma’s chair.

wailed · jamrede leer · skummelt blik

In came the little girl in red.

She stopped. She stared. And then she said, “What great big ears you have, Grandma.”

“All the better to hear you with,” the Wolf replied.

“What great big eyes you have, Grandma,” said Little Red Riding Hood.

“All the better to see you with,” the Wolf replied.

He sat there watching her and smiled.

He thought, I’m going to eat this child.

Compared with her old Grandmamma She’s going to taste like caviar.

Then Little Red Riding Hood said, “But Grandma, What a lovely great big furry coat you have on.”

“That’s wrong!” cried Wolf. “Have you forgot?

To tell me what BIG TEETH I’ve got?

Ah well, no matter what you say, I’m going to eat you anyway.”

The small girl smiles. One eyelid flickers.

She whips a pistol from her knickers.

She aims it at the creature’s head And bang bang bang, she shoots him dead.

A few weeks later, in the wood, I came across Miss Riding Hood.

But what a change! No cloak of red, No silly hood upon her head.

She said, “Hello, and do please note My lovely furry WOLFSKIN COAT.”

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Dolphins Save Swimmers from Shark Attack A group of swimmers training at a beach near Whangarei on the North Island of New Zealand say a pod of dolphins protected them from a great white shark. The situation was uncomfortable as the swimmers were circled by the shark which came within a couple of metres. There was no doubt that the shark was looking for a meal.

All of a sudden, half a dozen dolphins appeared and herded the swimmers together. The dolphins swam in tight circles around the swimmers to create a barrier against the white shark.

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The swimmers said the dolphins were extremely nervous and repeatedly slapped the water with their tails. They probably did so to drive off the great white killer as it cruised nearby. The dolphins stayed with the swimmers until the shark had gone away. The swimmers said it was a day they will never forget. They have no doubt that the dolphins acted like this to protect them from a cruel and painful death.

According to marine biologists, this behaviour is not at all uncommon among dolphins. They are considered to be the most intelligent animals and tend to help people in need.

Man Bites Dog

(and Policeman)

Police say an officer and his dog were bitten by a man resisting arrest in Kansas City.

Officer David Magruder tried to arrest a man suspected of dodging a cab fare, early on Friday morning.

The man began to punch Mr. Magruder, who then released police dog “Softy” from the patrol vehicle using a remote control, a local newspaper reported.

Softy bit the man, who then bit back, according to police, nearly taking off the dog’s ear. He also bit Mr. Magruder.

The fight is said to have finally ended when support officers arrived on the scene and used a Taser stun gun to subdue the suspect.

The dog’s ear had to be stitched back on by a vet, but he has lost a small piece, according to the Kansas City Star newspaper.

Mr. Magruder also received bite injuries and was treated in hospital.

“I’ve had people fight my dog before, but not bite him,” Mr. Magruder told the Kansas City Star.

The suspect has been charged with stealing.

dodging · undgå Taser stun gun · gevær der kun bedøver subdue · (ned)kæmpe

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Canaries on Pension More than 200 canary birds have been sacked from Britain’s coalmines.

For years the workers in the coalmines had brought canaries with them when they went to work deep down in the mines. When working in these coalmines, there is a constant risk that gas may leak out. This is of course dangerous to the workers and in order to be warned about this, they used the canaries.

If a canary suddenly seemed nervous or fell off its perch, there was a good chance that gas was seeping out somewhere and that it was time to get out – FAST! This method was used all the way up to 1986 where modern technology took over – and then the canaries were either unemployed or had to retire.

When the miners learned that the canaries would be replaced by modern technology, some were sad to see them go. They had become used to communicating with the birds while working. Very often you would hear the workers whistle to the birds – teasing them in various ways and basically treat them like pets. On the one hand they were used as a safety mechanism and on the other to keep the miners company.

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Wilbur’s World

Wilbur and the Scorpion

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