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Unit 15 Vocabulary: News Stories · المفردات: القصص الإخبارية
الإنجليزية للصف الثاني المتوسط (Super Goal 2) · Unit 15: Today's News · أخبار اليوم · Lesson 15-1 · الفصل الدراسي الثاني
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Lesson idea · فكرة الدرس
Unusual news stories: Percy the parrot, a grandfather who saved his grandson from an anaconda, and Ricardo who was hit by lightning.
Key points · أهم النقاط
- Percy the parrot was fired from the Bakersville Zoo after he shrieked out improper language in front of a crowd.
- A 76-year-old grandfather saved his 8-year-old grandson from a 4-meter anaconda in Cosmorama, Brazil; it normally takes five men to overpower a snake that size.
- 17-year-old Ricardo Gordon was listening to a football game on his smartphone when lightning hit him; the current traveled from his smartphone to his headphones.
- Robert, a delivery boy, was stuck in an elevator for 10 hours; he kept his cool, ate the pizza and slept.
Vocabulary · المفردات
be fired: يُفصل من العمل
shriek: يصرخ بحدة
improper: غير لائق
attraction: عامل جذب
kick out: يطرد
risk: يخاطر
anaconda: أفعى الأناكوندا
overpower: يتغلّب على
get control of: يسيطر على
hero: بطل
lightning: البرق
wound: جرح
electric current: تيار كهربائي
device: جهاز
stuck: عالق
keep your cool: حافظ على هدوئك
أسئلة الدرس (13 سؤالًا) · Questions
- Why was Percy the parrot fired from the zoo?
Answer: He shrieked out improper language in front of a crowd. - Percy was one of a dozen talking parrots, which are the zoo's main ____.
Answer: attraction - The player hit another player, so the referee ____ him out of the game.
Answer: kicked - How old was the grandfather who saved his grandson?
Answer: 76 - How long was the anaconda?
Answer: 13 feet (4 meters) - Where did the anaconda attack happen?
Answer: near a small river in Cosmorama, Brazil - How did the grandfather finally kill the snake?
Answer: Someone gave him a big knife. - Why was the grandfather called a hero and very strong?
Answer: It normally takes five men to overpower a snake that size. - What was Ricardo doing when lightning hit him?
Answer: listening to the live broadcast of a football game - The wounds on Ricardo's body followed ____.
Answer: the wire of his smartphone - Where did the electric current travel?
Answer: from his smartphone to his headphones - The horse was running wildly through the market, but the farmer finally ____ it.
Answer: got control of - The test was really hard, but I ____ and answered every question calmly.
Answer: kept my cool