A STRANGE STORYA STRANGE STORYA STRANGE STORYA STRANGE STORY

Skills DevelopmentSkills Development A strange storyA strange story

ThisThis is a true history. My name is a true history. My name´s Bill Mathews, and I´m living ´s Bill Mathews, and I´m living in Michigan near a lake. I had in Michigan near a lake. I had a little house and a small boat a little house and a small boat for fishing on the lake. One for fishing on the lake. One afternoon, I was in my house. afternoon, I was in my house. It was summer, and the door It was summer, and the door was open. I was sitting near was open. I was sitting near the window, and I was the window, and I was painting a picture of the lake. painting a picture of the lake. Suddenly , I heard a noise Suddenly , I heard a noise behind me. I look around. behind me. I look around. There was a little girl in my There was a little girl in my room. I didn´t know her. She room. I didn´t know her. She was about nine years old. She was about nine years old. She was wearing a gold necklace was wearing a gold necklace with the letter H on it.with the letter H on it.

“ “Please”, she said, “my name´s Please”, she said, “my name´s Haley, and I need your help. Now my Haley, and I need your help. Now my sister Katrina, is in the lake. She´s sister Katrina, is in the lake. She´s sixteen, but she isn´t a very good sixteen, but she isn´t a very good swimmer. The lake is very swimmer. The lake is very dangerous, and my sister is very dangerous, and my sister is very tired. She´s going to drown. Please tired. She´s going to drown. Please hurry,” Then she ran out of the hurry,” Then she ran out of the house. I ran out the house, too. I house. I ran out the house, too. I didn´t see the little girl anywhere. didn´t see the little girl anywhere. So I got into my boat and went to So I got into my boat and went to the middle of the lake. Suddenly I the middle of the lake. Suddenly I saw something in the water. It was saw something in the water. It was Katrina. She wasn´t swimming. Her Katrina. She wasn´t swimming. Her head was under the water. I pulled head was under the water. I pulled her out and took her back to my her out and took her back to my house. I gave her a hot drink and house. I gave her a hot drink and called a doctor.called a doctor.

“ “Thank you,” she said.Thank you,” she said.

LISTENINGLISTENINGLISTENINGLISTENING

Listen to and Listen to and complete the last part complete the last part of the storyof the story..

(1) _________, Katrina said. “You (1) _________, Katrina said. “You saved my life” (2) ______ thank me, saved my life” (2) ______ thank me, I said. You (3)________ thank your I said. You (3)________ thank your sister. She came and got me. sister. She came and got me. Suddenly Katrina started to cry. “I Suddenly Katrina started to cry. “I (4) ________, she said. My sister (4) ________, she said. My sister died (5) _________. She was only (6) died (5) _________. She was only (6) ______. Look. This was her ______. Look. This was her necklace.” (7)________ the necklace necklace.” (7)________ the necklace around Katrina´s (8) ________. It around Katrina´s (8) ________. It was gold, and it had the letter H on was gold, and it had the letter H on it. “What was (9) ________? I asked. it. “What was (9) ________? I asked. “Haley”, Katrina answered. “ She “Haley”, Katrina answered. “ She died (10) ___________. She fell in died (10) ___________. She fell in and drowned.”and drowned.”

VocabularyVocabularyVocabularyVocabulary

Guess the meaning of these vocabulary for the context in the Guess the meaning of these vocabulary for the context in the story.story.

1. true ________________1. true ________________ 2. artist ________________2. artist ________________ 3. boat ________________3. boat ________________ 4. fishing ______________4. fishing ______________ 5. paint a picture ______________5. paint a picture ______________ 6. gold ________________6. gold ________________ 7. drown ______________7. drown ______________ 8. cry ________________8. cry ________________ 9. die ________________9. die ________________

Guess the meaning of these vocabulary for the context in the Guess the meaning of these vocabulary for the context in the story.story.

1. true ________________1. true ________________ 2. artist ________________2. artist ________________ 3. boat ________________3. boat ________________ 4. fishing ______________4. fishing ______________ 5. paint a picture ______________5. paint a picture ______________ 6. gold ________________6. gold ________________ 7. drown ______________7. drown ______________ 8. cry ________________8. cry ________________ 9. die ________________9. die ________________

GrammarGrammar

Look at the dialogue and complete the sentences with was, Look at the dialogue and complete the sentences with was, wasn’t, were, weren’t.wasn’t, were, weren’t.

1. Bill ______ painting a picture.1. Bill ______ painting a picture. 2. He ______ living near a lake.2. He ______ living near a lake. 3. Haley _______ wearing a silver necklace.3. Haley _______ wearing a silver necklace. 4. Haley _______ swimming in the lake.4. Haley _______ swimming in the lake. 5. Her sister _______ drowning.5. Her sister _______ drowning. 6. Katrina ______ swimming.6. Katrina ______ swimming. 7. Katrina ______ wearing a necklace.7. Katrina ______ wearing a necklace.