R E A D I N G
| 30,000 bees attack couple, kill ponies (31st July, 2013) |
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 realized 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.
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.
A C T I V I T I E S
1.
TRUE / FALSE: Read the
headline. Guess if a-h below are true (T)
or false
(F).
a.
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A couple was attacked by bees while watched a
horror movie.
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T / F
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b.
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A pony attacked the bees.
|
T / F
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c.
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The woman saw something she thought was a
bright, white cloud.
|
T / F
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d.
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There were so many bees it went dark, like it
was nighttime.
|
T / F
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e.
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It is likely that a swimming pool saved the
couple from death.
|
T / F
|
f.
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The man had 250 stings on his arms, neck and
head.
|
T / F
|
g.
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The bees tried to attack the couple while they
were in the water.
|
T / F
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h.
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The ponies could not get away from the swarm.
|
T / F
|
2. SYNONYM MATCH: Match the
following synonyms from the article.
1.
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usually
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a.
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frightening
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2
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happens
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b.
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ordinary
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3.
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nightmare
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c.
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run away
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4.
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normal
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d.
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normally
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5.
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realised
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e.
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fortunately
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6.
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luckily
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f.
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added up
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7.
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counted
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g.
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occurs
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8.
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terrifying
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h.
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died
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9.
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escape
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i.
|
bad dream
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10.
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passed
away
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j.
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understood
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