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

Luckily they had a swimming pool, so the couple jumped in. Ms Beauregard was stung over 200 times by the bees. Her boyfriend counted over 50 stings on his arms, neck and head. The pool probably saved their lives because the bees could not attack them under the water. Kristen explained how terrifying it was. She said: "We were trying to stand up in the water but every time we stuck our heads out for air, they would cover us and start stinging us. We were trying to breathe and they were stinging us on the face and on the nose." Unfortunately, the two ponies could not escape from the bees. They got stung thousands of times. One died on the farm, the other passed away at the vet's clinic later that evening.

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WARM-UPS

1. BEES: Students walk around the class and talk to other students about bees. Change partners often and share your findings.

2. CHAT: In pairs / groups, decide which of these topics or words from the article are most interesting and which are most boring.

horror movies / nightmares / reality / garden / exercising / normal / dark cloud / night / swimming pool / stings / under water / terrifying / breathe / escape / passed away

Have a chat about the topics you liked. Change topics and partners frequently.

3. ANIMAL ATTACKS: What's the best thing to do? Complete this table with your partner(s). Change partners often and share what you wrote.

	Why are they dangerous?	What's the best thing to do?
Bees
Snakes
Bears
Sharks
Crocodiles
Elephants

4. DANGEROUS: Students A strongly believe bees are among the most dangerous animals; Students B strongly believe they aren't. Change partners again and talk about your conversations.

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5. NIGHTMARES: Rank these and share your rankings with your partner. Put the biggest nightmare at the top. Change partners often and share your rankings.

attacked by bees
getting lost
falling
natural disasters

failing exams
losing mobile phone
airplane engine trouble
having no money

6. BEE: Spend one minute writing down all of the different words you associate with the word "bee". Share your words with your partner(s) and talk about them. Together, put the words into different categories.

BEFORE READING / LISTENING

1. TRUE / FALSE: Read the headline. Guess if a-h below are true (T) or false (F).

a.	A couple was attacked by bees while watched a horror movie.	T / F
b.	A pony attacked the bees.	T / F
c.	The woman saw something she thought was a bright, white cloud.	T / F
d.	There were so many bees it went dark, like it was nighttime.	T / F
e.	It is likely that a swimming pool saved the couple from death.	T / F
f.	The man had 250 stings on his arms, neck and head.	T / F
g.	The bees tried to attack the couple while they were in the water.	T / F
h.	The ponies could not get away from the swarm.	T / F

2. SYNONYM MATCH: Match the following synonyms from the article.

1.	usually	a.	frightening
2.	happens	b.	ordinary
3.	nightmare	c.	run away
4.	normal	d.	normally
5.	realised	e.	fortunately
6.	luckily	f.	added up
7.	counted	g.	occurs
8.	terrifying	h.	died
9.	escape	i.	bad dream
10.	passed away	j.	understood

3. PHRASE MATCH: (Sometimes more than one choice is possible.)

1.	usually only happens	a.	trying to breathe
2.	the nightmare turned	b.	their two ponies
3.	in their garden exercising	c.	their lives
4.	Suddenly she saw a dark	d.	of bees
5.	it was a swarm	e.	from the bees
6.	stung over	f.	into reality
7.	The pool probably saved	g.	in horror movies
8.	We were	h.	away at the vet's
9.	the two ponies could not escape	i.	200 times
10.	the other passed	j.	cloud in the sky

GAP FILL

Being attacked by killer bees usually only (1) ____________ in horror movies or nightmares. For a (2) ____________ in Texas, the nightmare turned into (3) ____________ on Wednesday night. Kristen Beauregard, 44, and her boyfriend were in their garden exercising their two ponies. Ms Beauregard told reporters that everything was (4) ____________ until one of the ponies started kicking and jumping. The animal was very (5) __________ about something. Suddenly she saw a dark (6) ____________ in the sky and she realised it was a (7) ____________ of bees. She said: "It got all dark, like it was night time, there were so many bees." The bees (8) ____________ the couple and their horses.

frightened
reality
swarm
happens
attacked
cloud
couple
normal

Luckily they had a swimming pool, so the couple (9) ___________ in. Ms Beauregard was (10) ____________ over 200 times by the bees. Her boyfriend counted over 50 stings on his arms, neck and head. The pool probably (11) ____________ their lives because the bees could not attack them under the water. Kristen explained how (12) ____________ it was. She said: "We were trying to stand up in the water but every time we (13) ____________ our heads out for air, they would cover us and start stinging us. We were trying to (14) ____________ and they were stinging us on the face and on the nose." Unfortunately, the two ponies could not (15) ____________ from the bees. They got stung thousands of times. One died on the farm, the other (16) ____________ away at the vet's clinic later that evening.

stuck
breathe
saved
passed
jumped
escape
stung
terrifying

LISTENING - Guess the answers. Listen to check.

1)	Being attacked by killer bees usually only happens in horror ______
	a. movies or nightmare b. movies or nightmarish c. movies or nightmares d. movies or night mares
2)	For a couple in Texas, the nightmare ______
	a. turned into reality b. turned into brutality c. turned into realty d. turned into relativity
3)	everything was normal until one of the ponies started ______
	a. kicking and jumped b. kicked and jumping c. kicked and jumped d. kicking and jumping
4)	Suddenly she saw a dark cloud in the sky and she realised it was ______
	a. a pride of bees b. a swarm of bees c. a flock of bees d. a school of bees
5)	She said: "It got all dark, like it was night time, there were ______
	a. so many bees b. so much bees c. so most bees d. so any bees
6)	The pool probably saved their lives because the bees could not attack them ______
	a. underneath the water b. under the water c. underling the water d. under a water
7)	Kristen explained how ______
	a. terrified it was b. terrifying it was c. terrifyingly it was d. terrifies it was
8)	they were ______ the face and on the nose
	a. stinging us in b. stinging us at c. stinging us over d. stinging us on
9)	Unfortunately, the two ponies could not ______ bees
	a. escaped from the b. escape from the c. escapes from the d. escapee from the
10)	the other passed away at the vet's clinic ______
	a. later that eve in b. later that even in c. later that evening d. later that evenings

LISTENING – Listen and fill in the gaps

Being attacked by killer bees usually (1) ____________________ horror movies or nightmares. For a couple in Texas, (2) ____________________ into reality on Wednesday night. Kristen Beauregard, 44, and her boyfriend were in their (3) ____________________ two ponies. Ms Beauregard told reporters that everything was (4) ____________________ the ponies started kicking and jumping. The animal was very frightened about something. Suddenly she (5) ____________________ the sky and she realised it was a swarm of bees. She said: "It got all dark, (6) ____________________, there were so many bees." The bees attacked the couple and their horses.

Luckily they had a swimming pool, (7) ____________________ in. Ms Beauregard was stung over 200 times by the bees. Her boyfriend counted over (8) ____________________, neck and head. The pool probably saved their lives because the bees could not attack them under the water. Kristen explained (9) ____________________ was. She said: "We were trying to stand up in the water but every time we (10) ____________________ for air, they would cover us and start stinging us. We were trying to breathe and they were stinging us on the face and on the nose." Unfortunately, the two ponies could (11) ____________________ bees. They got stung thousands of times. One died on the farm, the (12) ____________________ the vet's clinic later that evening.

COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS

1)	Being attacked by killer bees usually only happens in horror ______
	a. movies or nightmare b. movies or nightmarish c. movies or nightmares d. movies or night mares
2)	For a couple in Texas, the nightmare ______
	a. turned into reality b. turned into brutality c. turned into realty d. turned into relativity
3)	everything was normal until one of the ponies started ______
	a. kicking and jumped b. kicked and jumping c. kicked and jumped d. kicking and jumping
4)	Suddenly she saw a dark cloud in the sky and she realised it was ______
	a. a pride of bees b. a swarm of bees c. a flock of bees d. a school of bees
5)	She said: "It got all dark, like it was night time, there were ______
	a. so many bees b. so much bees c. so most bees d. so any bees
6)	The pool probably saved their lives because the bees could not attack them ______
	a. underneath the water b. under the water c. underling the water d. under a water
7)	Kristen explained how ______
	a. terrified it was b. terrifying it was c. terrifyingly it was d. terrifies it was
8)	they were ______ the face and on the nose
	a. stinging us in b. stinging us at c. stinging us over d. stinging us on
9)	Unfortunately, the two ponies could not ______ bees
	a. escaped from the b. escape from the c. escapes from the d. escapee from the
10)	the other passed away at the vet's clinic ______
	a. later that eve in b. later that even in c. later that evening d. later that evenings

MULTIPLE CHOICE - QUIZ

1.	What usually only happens in nightmares?	6.	What saved the couple?
	a) horror movies b) bee attacks c) seeing bees as big as horses d) killing bees		a) firefighters b) the ponies c) their pool d) cans of insect killer
2.	What were the couple doing in their garden?	7.	How many times did the man get stung?
	a) looking for bees b) exercising c) jumping d) exercising their horses		a) 200 b) 250 c) between 200 and 250 d) more than 50
3.	What did one of the ponies start to do?	8.	Why couldn't the bees keep stinging the couple?
	a) jump and kick b) run c) be normal d) sleep		a) the couple was under the water b) the bees ran out of sting c) the bees died d) they went to another town
4.	What did the woman see that looked like a cloud?	9.	Why did the couple put their heads out of the water?
	a) a cloud b) smoke c) a swarm of bees d) a shadow		a) to breathe b) to see if the bees were still there c) to escape d) it was dark
5.	Why did it go dark?	10.	Where did the second pony die?
	a) the weather turned bad b) there were so many bees c) it was 8pm d) a clod blocked the sun		a) in the field b) at the vet's c) in an ambulance d) in the swimming pool

ROLE PLAY

Role A – Bees

You think bees are the most dangerous animals. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them things that are wrong with their animals. Also, tell the others which is the least dangerous of these (and why): snakes, spiders or elephants.

Role B – Snakes

You think snakes are the most dangerous animals. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them things that are wrong with their animals. Also, tell the others which is the least dangerous of these (and why): bees, spiders or elephants.

Role C – Spiders

You think spiders are the most dangerous animals. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them things that are wrong with their animals. Also, tell the others which is the least dangerous of these (and why): snakes, bees or elephants.

Role D – Elephants

You think elephants are the most dangerous animals. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them things that are wrong with their animals. Also, tell the others which is the least dangerous of these (and why): snakes, spiders or bees.

AFTER READING / LISTENING

1. WORD SEARCH: Look in your dictionary / computer to find collocates, other meanings, information, synonyms … for the words 'horror' and 'movie'.

horror

movie

Share your findings with your partners.

Make questions using the words you found.
Ask your partner / group your questions.

2. ARTICLE QUESTIONS: Look back at the article and write down some questions you would like to ask the class about the text.

Share your questions with other classmates / groups.
Ask your partner / group your questions.

3. GAP FILL: In pairs / groups, compare your answers to this exercise. Check your answers. Talk about the words from the activity. Were they new, interesting, worth learning…?

4. VOCABULARY: Circle any words you do not understand. In groups, pool unknown words and use dictionaries to find their meanings.

5. TEST EACH OTHER: Look at the words below. With your partner, try to recall how they were used in the text:

killer
reality
garden
something
cloud
night

jumped
50
saved
air
nose
passed

BEES SURVEY

Write five GOOD questions about bees in the table. Do this in pairs. Each student must write the questions on his / her own paper.

When you have finished, interview other students. Write down their answers.

	STUDENT 1 _____________	STUDENT 2 _____________	STUDENT 3 _____________
Q.1.
Q.2.
Q.3.
Q.4.
Q.5.

Now return to your original partner and share and talk about what you found out. Change partners often.

Make mini-presentations to other groups on your findings.

BEES DISCUSSION

STUDENT A's QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)

a)	What did you think when you read the headline?
b)	What springs to mind when you hear the word 'bee'?
c)	What do you think about this news story?
d)	How dangerous are bees?
e)	What is your worst nightmare?
f)	What would you do if you saw a swarm of bees?
g)	Have you ever been stung by a bee or other insect? What happened?
h)	What do you do when a bee is near you?
i)	Why are people afraid of bees?
j)	Why are bees in cartoons usually cute?

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STUDENT B's QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)

a)	Did you like reading this article? Why/not?
b)	What should you do if you are stung by a bee?
c)	How dangerous can a bee sting be?
d)	What insects do you like and dislike?
e)	Is being a beekeeper dangerous?
f)	What would you be thinking if you were in a pool with thousands of bees above?
g)	Do you like bees?
h)	What does the expression "the birds and the bees" mean? Why?
i)	Why do we say we are as busy as a bee?
j)	What questions would you like to ask a bee expert?

DISCUSSION (Write your own questions)

STUDENT A's QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)
1.	________________________________________________________
2.	________________________________________________________
3.	________________________________________________________
4.	________________________________________________________
5.	________________________________________________________
6.	________________________________________________________

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STUDENT B's QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)
1.	________________________________________________________
2.	________________________________________________________
3.	________________________________________________________
4.	________________________________________________________
5.	________________________________________________________
6.	________________________________________________________

MULTIPLE CHOICE - LANGUAGE

Being attacked by killer bees usually only (1) ____ in horror movies or nightmares. For a couple in Texas, the nightmare turned into (2) ____ on Wednesday night. Kristen Beauregard, 44, and her boyfriend were in their garden (3) ____ their two ponies. Ms Beauregard told reporters that everything was normal (4) ____ one of the ponies started kicking and jumping. The animal was very frightened about something. Suddenly she saw a dark cloud in the sky and she realised it was a (5) ____ of bees. She said: "It got all dark, like it was night time, there were (6) ____ many bees." The bees attacked the couple and their horses.

Luckily they had a swimming pool, so the couple jumped (7) ____. Ms Beauregard was stung over 200 times (8) ____ the bees. Her boyfriend counted over 50 stings on his arms, neck and head. The pool probably (9) ____ their lives because the bees could not attack them under the water. Kristen explained how terrifying it was. She said: "We were trying to stand up in the water but every time we stuck our heads out for air, they (10) ____ cover us and start stinging us. We were trying to breathe and they were stinging us on the face and on the nose." Unfortunately, the two ponies could not escape (11) ____ the bees. They got stung thousands of times. One died on the farm, the other passed (12) ____ at the vet's clinic later that evening.

Put the correct words from the table below in the above article.

1.	(a)	happenings	(b)	happening	(c)	happen	(d)	happens
2.	(a)	really	(b)	real	(c)	realism	(d)	reality
3.	(a)	playing	(b)	exercising	(c)	looking	(d)	being
4.	(a)	usually	(b)	that	(c)	until	(d)	so
5.	(a)	swarm	(b)	school	(c)	flock	(d)	pride
6.	(a)	so	(b)	such	(c)	loads	(d)	lots
7.	(a)	out	(b)	up	(c)	over	(d)	in
8.	(a)	by	(b)	for	(c)	of	(d)	at
9.	(a)	added	(b)	saved	(c)	claimed	(d)	lost
10.	(a)	should	(b)	might	(c)	would	(d)	ought to
11.	(a)	for	(b)	of	(c)	from	(d)	if
12.	(a)	over	(b)	away	(c)	from	(d)	up

SPELLING

Paragraph 1
1.	ohorrr movies or aiemrnshgt
2.	turned into yaertil
3.	sgnirxicee their two ponies
4.	The animal was very ehenfridtg
5.	she ereilads it
6.	a wmrsa of bees
Paragraph 2
7.	The pool bblyarop saved their lives
8.	Kristen explained how geinryfrti it was
9.	trying to etbhrae
10.	rUonnltyeufat, the two ponies could not escape
11.	They got stung duhtsnoas of times
12.	passed away at the vet's iclicn

PUT THE TEXT BACK TOGETHER

Number these lines in the correct order.

( )	of bees. She said: "It got all dark, like it was night time, there
( )	thousands of times. One died on the farm, the other passed away at the vet's clinic later that evening.
( )	how terrifying it was. She said: "We were trying to stand up in the water but every time we stuck
( )	Luckily they had a swimming pool, so the couple jumped in. Ms Beauregard was
( )	her boyfriend were in their garden exercising their two ponies. Ms Beauregard told reporters that everything was
( )	couple in Texas, the nightmare turned into reality on Wednesday night. Kristen Beauregard, 44, and
( )	about something. Suddenly she saw a dark cloud in the sky and she realised it was a swarm
( 1 )	Being attacked by killer bees usually only happens in horror movies or nightmares. For a
( )	stung over 200 times by the bees. Her boyfriend counted over 50 stings on his arms, neck and head. The pool
( )	normal until one of the ponies started kicking and jumping. The animal was very frightened
( )	our heads out for air, they would cover us and start stinging us. We were trying to breathe and they were
( )	probably saved their lives because the bees could not attack them under the water. Kristen explained
( )	were so many bees." The bees attacked the couple and their horses.
( )	stinging us on the face and on the nose." Unfortunately, the two ponies could not escape from the bees. They got stung

PUT THE WORDS IN THE RIGHT ORDER

1.	reality The on nightmare Wednesday turned night into.
2.	something about frightened very was animal The.
3.	the Suddenly a in saw cloud sky she dark.
4.	was night time It got all dark , like it.
5.	couple The and bees their attacked horses the.
6.	on arms his over stings 50 Her counted boyfriend .
7.	saved lives The probably their pool.
8.	. and they were stinging us We were trying to breathe
9.	bees two not the The could from ponies escape.
10.	vet's passed clinic away at The the other.

CIRCLE THE CORRECT WORD (20 PAIRS)

Being attacked by killer bees usually only happenings / happens in horror movies or nightmares. For a couple in Texas, the nightmare turned / turning into reality on Wednesday night. Kristen Beauregard, 44, and her boyfriend were in their garden exercises / exercising their two ponies. Ms Beauregard told reports / reporters that everything was normally / normal until one of the ponies started kicking and / plus jumping. The animal was very frightened about / for something. Sudden / Suddenly she saw a dark cloud in the sky and she realised it was a swarm / flock of bees. She said: "It got all dark, like it was night time, there were so / such many bees." The bees attacked the couple and their horses.

Luckily they had a swimming pool, so the couple jumped out / in. Ms Beauregard was stung over 200 times by / of the bees. Her boyfriend counted over 50 stings on his arms, neck and head. The pool probable / probably saved their lives because the bees could not attack them over / under the water. Kristen explained how terrified / terrifying it was. She said: "We were trying to stand up / down in the water but every time we stuck our heads out for water / air, they would cover us / them and start stinging us. We were trying to breathe and they were stinging us on the face and on the nose." Unfortunately, the two ponies could not escape for / from the bees. They got stung thousands of times. One died on the farm, the other passed over / away at the vet's clinic later that evening.

Talk about the connection between each pair of words in italics, and why the correct word is correct.

INSERT THE VOWELS (a, e, i, o, u)

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L_ck_ly th_y h_d _ sw_mm_ng p__l, s_ th_ c__pl_ j_mp_d _n. Ms B___r_g_rd w_s st_ng _v_r 200 t_m_s by th_ b__s. H_r b_yfr__nd c__nt_d _v_r 50 st_ngs _n h_s _rms, n_ck _nd h__d. Th_ p__l pr_b_bly s_v_d th__r l_v_s b_c__s_ th_ b__s c__ld n_t _tt_ck th_m _nd_r th_ w_t_r. Kr_st_n _xpl__n_d h_w t_rr_fy_ng _t w_s. Sh_ s__d: "W_ w_r_ try_ng t_ st_nd _p _n th_ w_t_r b_t _v_ry t_m_ w_ st_ck __r h__ds __t f_r __r, th_y w__ld c_v_r _s _nd st_rt st_ng_ng _s. W_ w_r_ try_ng t_ br__th_ _nd th_y w_r_ st_ng_ng _s _n th_ f_c_ _nd _n th_ n_s_." _nf_rt_n_t_ly, th_ tw_ p_n__s c__ld n_t _sc_p_ fr_m th_ b__s. Th_y g_t st_ng th__s_nds _f t_m_s. _n_ d__d _n th_ f_rm, th_ _th_r p_ss_d _w_y _t th_ v_t's cl_n_c l_t_r th_t _v_n_ng.

PUNCTUATE THE TEXT AND ADD CAPITALS

being attacked by killer bees usually only happens in horror movies or nightmares for a couple in texas the nightmare turned into reality on wednesday night kristen beauregard 44 and her boyfriend were in their garden exercising their two ponies ms beauregard told reporters that everything was normal until one of the ponies started kicking and jumping the animal was very frightened about something suddenly she saw a dark cloud in the sky and she realised it was a swarm of bees she said "it got all dark like it was night time there were so many bees" the bees attacked the couple and their horses

luckily they had a swimming pool so the couple jumped in ms beauregard was stung over 200 times by the bees her boyfriend counted over 50 stings on his arms neck and head the pool probably saved their lives because the bees could not attack them under the water kristen explained how terrifying it was she said "we were trying to stand up in the water but every time we stuck our heads out for air they would cover us and start stinging us we were trying to breathe and they were stinging us on the face and on the nose" unfortunately the two ponies could not escape from the bees they got stung thousands of times one died on the farm the other passed away at the vet's clinic later that evening

PUT A SLASH ( / ) WHERE THE SPACES ARE

Beingattackedbykillerbeesusuallyonlyhappensinhorrormoviesornightma
res.ForacoupleinTexas,thenightmareturnedintorealityonWednesdaynigh
t.KristenBeauregard,44,andherboyfriendwereintheirgardenexercisingth
eirtwoponies.MsBeauregardtoldreportersthateverythingwasnormaluntil
oneoftheponiesstartedkickingandjumping.Theanimalwasveryfrightened
aboutsomething.Suddenlyshesawadarkcloudintheskyandsherealiseditw
asaswarmofbees.Shesaid:"Itgotalldark,likeitwasnighttime,therewereso
manybees."Thebeesattackedthecoupleandtheirhorses.Luckilytheyhadas
wimmingpool,sothecouplejumpedin.MsBeauregardwasstungover200tim
esbythebees.Herboyfriendcountedover50stingsonhisarms,neckandhead
.Thepoolprobablysavedtheirlivesbecausethebeescouldnotattackthemun
derthewater.Kristenexplainedhowterrifyingitwas.Shesaid:"Weweretryin
gtostandupinthewaterbuteverytimewestuckourheadsoutforair,theywoul
dcoverusandstartstingingus.Weweretryingtobreatheandtheywerestingin
gusonthefaceandonthenose."Unfortunately,thetwoponiescouldnotescap
efromthebees.Theygotstungthousandsoftimes.Onediedonthefarm,theot
herpassedawayatthevet'scliniclaterthatevening.

FREE WRITING

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

_____________________________________________________________________________

ACADEMIC WRITING

Bees are among the most dangerous animals in the world. Discuss.

_____________________________________________________________________________

HOMEWORK

1. VOCABULARY EXTENSION: Choose several of the words from the text. Use a dictionary or Google's search field (or another search engine) to build up more associations / collocations of each word.

2. INTERNET: Search the Internet and find out more about bees. Share what you discover with your partner(s) in the next lesson.

3. BEE STINGS: Make a poster about bee stings. Show your work to your classmates in the next lesson. Did you all have similar things?

4. BEE DANGERS: Write a magazine article about bee dangers. Include imaginary interviews with bee experts.

Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Write down any new words and expressions you hear from your partner(s).

5. WHAT HAPPENED NEXT? Write a newspaper article about the next stage in this news story. Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your articles.

6. LETTER: Write a letter to a bee expert. Ask him/her three questions about bees. Give him/her three of your opinions on them. Read your letter to your partner(s) in your next lesson. Your partner(s) will answer your questions.

ANSWERS

TRUE / FALSE (p.4)

SYNONYM MATCH (p.4)

1.	usually	a.	normally
2.	happens	b.	occurs
3.	nightmare	c.	bad dream
4.	normal	d.	ordinary
5.	realised	e.	understood
6.	luckily	f.	fortunately
7.	counted	g.	added up
8.	terrifying	h.	frightening
9.	escape	i.	run away
10.	passed away	j.	died

COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS (p.8)

1.	Being attacked by bees
2.	Exercising their ponies
3.	Kick and jump
4.	A swarm of bees
5.	Because there were so many bees
6.	Their swimming pool
7.	More than 50 times
8.	They were under water
9.	To breathe
10.	At the vet's clinic

MULTIPLE CHOICE - QUIZ (p.9)

10.

ALL OTHER EXERCISES

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