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A. Below is an interview. Listen, read and tick the correct pictures (a-d) that show what happened. a b

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MILFORD NEWS / Sunday 1 April

Dave Stone

A YOUNG HERO

Fourteen-year-old Dave Stone is not only the swimming champion of Milford but also a local hero. Why? He saved his best friend’s life.

What happened three days ago? Well, Colin and I went fishing on Milford Lake in the afternoon. Colin had a new underwater camera and wanted to take pictures. He saw a big fish, so he put the camera in the water. Then the boat suddenly overturned! Did you jump in the water? No, we didn’t really jump. We both fell in. I was very worried about Colin because he can’t swim. Really? And what did you do? I grabbed him and swam to a small island in the middle of the lake. Luckily, we were near the island. Did you stay there during the night? Yes, we did. Our mobiles were wet, so there was no way to call our parents. It was dark, scary, cold and we were hungry. Colin slept for 2-3 hours but I didn’t sleep at all. How did you return home? The next morning a fisherman found us and took us home. We were very lucky.

B. Read again and answer the questions. 1. Why is Dave Stone a local hero? 2. Where were the boys three days ago? 3. What did Colin want to do? 4. Why was Dave worried? 5. How did Dave save Colin? 6. Did the boys sleep during the night? 7. Who helped them return home? C. Find the Past Simple of the verbs below in the text.

fall sleep take find

put swim see

Past Simple (negative - questions)

NEGATIVE

I You He She didn’t (= did not) play/sleep It We You They

QUESTIONS I you he Did she play/sleep? it we you they

SHORT ANSWERS I you he Yes, she did. it we you they I you he No, she didn’t. it we you they TIME EXPRESSIONS two days a week three months + ago five years

Circle the correct words. 1. Mike didn’t fall / fell in the lake. Jill fall / fell in. 2. A: Did you enjoy / enjoyed your trip last weekend?

B: Yes, I did / didn’t, and I take / took a lot of pictures. 3. Lynn go / went to an Italian restaurant with her parents a week ago but she didn’t have / had a good time there.

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ROLE PLAY Talk in pairs. Student A: Imagine you are Colin, the boy in activity 1. Student B is a reporter and wants to interview you. Answer his/her questions and tell him/ her what happened. Student B: Imagine you are a reporter. Interview Student A, using the questions below.

• When did Dave save you? • Where were you? • What happened? • What did Dave do? • Did you call your parents? • Did you sleep? • How did you return home? A. Listen to Rosie telling a friend what happened yesterday and choose the correct picture.

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B. Listen again and write T for True or F for False.

1. The boy doesn’t like the dog’s name. 2. Rosie didn’t jump in the lake because she can’t swim. 3. The water in the lake was cold. 4. Spider can swim well. 5. Rosie called for help and a fisherman saw them.