Breaking News English

30,000 bees attack couple, kill ponies (31st July, 2013)

 
 
 

PARAGRAPH ONE:

1.	Being	a.	cloud in the sky
2.	only in horror movies	b.	life
3.	true	c.	attacked by bees
4.	It was very frightened	d.	the couple
5.	she saw a dark	e.	of 30,000 bees
6.	a swarm	f.	or nightmares
7.	It got all dark,	g.	about something
8.	The bees attacked	h.	like it was night time

PARAGRAPH TWO:

1.	Her boyfriend counted	a.	did not escape
2.	The pool saved	b.	over 50 stings
3.	Kristen said it	c.	thousands of times
4.	We were trying to stand	d.	their lives
5.	we stuck our heads	e.	the other at a clinic
6.	the two ponies	f.	out for air
7.	They got stung	g.	up in the water
8.	One died on the farm,	h.	was terrifying

LISTEN AND FILL IN THE GAPS

Being attacked by bees (1) __________________ in horror movies or nightmares. For a couple in Texas, (2) ___________________ into true life on Wednesday. Kristen Beauregard, 44, and her boyfriend (3) ___________________ with their two ponies. Ms Beauregard said everything (4) ___________________ one pony started jumping. It was very frightened about something. Suddenly she saw (5) ___________________ sky and she knew it was a swarm of 30,000 bees. She said: "It got all dark, like it was night time, (6) ___________________ bees." The bees attacked the couple and their horses.

Luckily, the couple (7) ___________________ swimming pool. Ms Beauregard (8) ___________________. Her boyfriend counted over 50 stings on his arms, neck and head. The pool saved their lives because the bees could (9) ___________________ water. Kristen said it was terrifying: "We were (10) ___________________ in the water but every time we stuck our heads out for air, they would cover (11) ___________________ us. We were trying to breathe and they were stinging us." Sadly, the two ponies did not escape. They got (12) ___________________. One died on the farm, the other at a clinic later that evening.

PUT A SLASH ( / )WHERE THE SPACES ARE

Beingattackedbybeesisusuallyonlyinhorrormoviesornightmares.For
acoupleinTexas,thenightmareturnedintotruelifeonWednesday.Krist
enBeauregard,44,andherboyfriendwereintheirgardenwiththeirtwop
onies.MsBeauregardsaideverythingwasnormaluntiloneponystartedj
umping.Itwasveryfrightenedaboutsomething.Suddenlyshesawadar
kcloudintheskyandsheknewitwasaswarmof30,000bees.Shesaid:"It
gotalldark,likeitwasnighttime,thereweresomanybees."Thebeesatta
ckedthecoupleandtheirhorses.Luckily,thecouplejumpedintotheirswi
mmingpool.MsBeauregardwasstung200times.Herboyfriendcounted
over50stingsonhisarms,neckandhead.Thepoolsavedtheirlivesbeca
usethebeescouldnotattackunderthewater.Kristensaiditwasterrifyin
g:"Weweretryingtostandupinthewaterbuteverytimewestuckourhea
dsoutforair,theywouldcoverusandstartstingingus.Weweretryingtob
reatheandtheywerestingingus."Sadly,thetwoponiesdidnotescape.T
heygotstungthousandsoftimes.Onediedonthefarm,theotherataclini
claterthatevening.

WRITE QUESTIONS & ASK YOUR PARTNER(S)

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

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WRITING

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

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