Exercise 12A, page 4 - English File Studetn's book, pre-intermediate, Oxford

4 SPEAKING

a Look at the pictures from two more newspaper stories. What do you think the stories are about?

b Communication Two more stories A p.107 B p.112 Read your story and tell it to your partner.

c Which of the stories in this lesson do you find the most unbelievable? Have there been any funny or unusual stories in the news recently? What happened?

12A TWO MORE STORIES

Student A

a Read your story and write answers to the questions.

1 Where was the swimming pool? What kind of pool was it?

2 Why did the pool assistant shout 'Get out of the water! Quickly!'

3 What had happened in the night?

4 Were any of the swimmers hurt? What happened to the shark?

In Sydney, early in the morning, some swimmers were having a swim in an outdoor swimming pool which was very close to the sea. The swimmers were very surprised when suddenly the pool assistant started shouting 'Get out of the water! Quickly!' The swimmers immediately got out. Then they realized that there was a shark at the other end! A large wave had carried the shark into the pool overnight. Fortunately none of the swimmers were hurt, and the shark was caught in a net and put back into the sea.

b Tell your story to B. Use your answers to help you.

(This happened at a swimming pool in Sydney...

c Listen to B telling you his / her story.

12A TWO MORE STORIES Student B

a Read your story and write answers to the questions.

1 Where was the airport?

2 Why were the airport workers surprised?

3 What had the old lady done?

4 How far did she travel on the luggage belt?

Last Monday workers in the luggage area at Stockholm's Arlanda airport, in Sweden, got a big surprise. They were taking suitcases off the luggage belt to put them on the different planes, when suddenly they saw an old lady sitting on the belt next to her suitcase. The woman had got confused at the check-in desk. She had put her luggage on the belt and then had sat down on the belt herself. A spokesman at the airport said 'Unfortunately, she did not understand when she was given check-in instructions. She got on the belt together with her bag. Luckily, it wasn't a long ride - only a few metres.'

b Listen to A telling you his / her story.

c Tell your story to A. Use your answers to help you.

(This happened at an airport in Sweden...