Indian woman fights and kills leopard

The Reading / Listening - Level 1

Doctors are surprised she survived. Most people do not survive a leopard attack. Her doctor said she has fractures on her hands and deep injuries on her head and legs. There are also bite marks all over her body. She needed over 100 stitches. She is now in a stable condition. One of her friends said: "She is very brave." A leopard expert said she had strong willpower. She killed the leopard and walked for one kilometre while badly bleeding.

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Sources

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-28941519
http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/56-year-old-woman-kills-leopard-with-an-axe-and-sickle/article1-1256200.aspx
http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/woman-slays-leopard-after-brave-struggle-in-uttarakhand/1/378840.html

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MATCHING

PARAGRAPH ONE:

1.	a leopard that	a.	and courage
2.	near her	b.	the leopard
3.	She fought	c.	on her hands
4.	She is now recovering	d.	attacked her
5.	She also has three fractures	e.	in hospital
6.	I did not lose patience	f.	of its teeth
7.	She stabbed	g.	village
8.	smashed some	h.	for 30 minutes

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PARAGRAPH TWO:

1.	Doctors are surprised	a.	head and legs
2.	Most people do not survive	b.	willpower
3.	injuries on her	c.	over 100 stitches
4.	bite marks all	d.	badly bleeding
5.	She needed	e.	a leopard attack
6.	She is now in a stable	f.	she survived
7.	she had strong	g.	condition
8.	walked for one kilometre while	h.	over her body

LISTEN AND FILL IN THE GAPS

An Indian woman killed a leopard (1) ___________________ near her village. Kamla Devi, 56, was (2) ___________________ when the cat jumped on her. She fought for 30 minutes and finally the cat died. She is (3) ___________________ hospital from many bites and cuts. She also has three (4) ___________________ hands. Devi said: "(5) ___________________ dead but I did not lose patience and courage….I fought head on with it." She stabbed the leopard and smashed (6) ___________________.

Doctors are (7) ___________________. Most people do not survive a leopard attack. Her doctor said she has fractures on her hands and deep (8) ___________________ head and legs. There are also bite marks (9) ___________________ body. She needed over 100 stitches. She is now in (10) ___________________. One of her friends said: "She is very brave." A leopard expert said she (11) ___________________. She killed the leopard and walked for one kilometre while (12) ___________________.

PUT A SLASH ( / ) WHERE THE SPACES ARE

AnIndianwomankilledaleopardthatattackedhernearhervillage.K
amlaDevi,56,wasfetchingwaterwhenthecatjumpedonher.Shefou
ghtfor30minutesandfinallythecatdied.Sheisnowrecoveringinhos
pitalfrommanybitesandcuts.Shealsohasthreefracturesonherhan
ds.Devisaid:"IthoughtIwasdeadbutIdidnotlosepatienceandcour
age….Ifoughtheadonwithit."Shestabbedtheleopardandsmashed
someofitsteeth.Doctorsaresurprisedshesurvived.Mostpeopledon
otsurvivealeopardattack.Herdoctorsaidshehasfracturesonherha
ndsanddeepinjuriesonherheadandlegs.Therearealsobitemarksal
loverherbody.Sheneededover100stitches.Sheisnowinastableco
ndition.Oneofherfriendssaid:"Sheisverybrave."Aleopardexperts
aidshehadstrongwillpower.Shekilledtheleopardandwalkedforone
kilometrewhilebadlybleeding.

WRITE QUESTIONS & ASK YOUR PARTNER(S)

Student A: Do not show these to your speaking partner(s).

a)	________________________________________________________
b)	________________________________________________________
c)	________________________________________________________
d)	________________________________________________________
e)	________________________________________________________
f)	________________________________________________________
g)	________________________________________________________
h)	________________________________________________________

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Student B: Do not show these to your speaking partner(s).

a)	________________________________________________________
b)	________________________________________________________
c)	________________________________________________________
d)	________________________________________________________
e)	________________________________________________________
f)	________________________________________________________
g)	________________________________________________________
h)	________________________________________________________

WRITING

Write about leopards for 10 minutes. Comment on your partner's paper.

_____________________________________________________________________________

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