AAman manhas hasbeen beenrescued rescuedfrom fromaanear-fatal near-fatalattack attackby byaatiger tigerin innorthern northernMalaysia Malaysiaby byhis hiswife wife She entered the fray wielding a wooden soup ladle at the tiger which fled She entered the fray wielding a wooden soup ladle at the tiger - which fled Tambun TambunGediu, Gediu,now nowbadly badlylacerated laceratedand andrecovering recoveringin inhospital, hospital,had hadtried triedhitting hittingthe thetiger tigeraway awayin in vain and says his wife saved his life vain and says his wife saved his life Wildlife Wildliferangers rangersplan planto totrack trackthe thetiger tigerand andsend sendititfurther furtherinto intodense, dense,unpopulated unpopulatedjungle junglein inthe the northern state of Perak northern state of Perak "I"Iwas wastrailing trailingaasquirrel squirreland andcrouched crouchedto toshoot shootititwith withmy myblowpipe blowpipewhen whenIIsaw sawthe thetiger tiger "That's when I realised that I was being trailed," Mr Gediu said after surgery "That's when I realised that I was being trailed," Mr Gediu said after surgery The Thetiger tigerpounced pouncednot notfar farfrom fromthe theGediu Gediuhome homein inaajungle junglesettlement settlementof ofthe theJahai Jahaitribe tribe Mr Gediu had tried climbing a tree to escape the animal, but was dragged down Mr Gediu had tried climbing a tree to escape the animal, but was dragged downby bythe thetiger tiger His Hiswife, wife,55-year 55-yearold oldHan HanBesau, Besau,rushed rushedout outof ofthe thekitchen kitchenon onhearing hearinghis hisscreams screamsand andused usedthe the kitchen kitchenimplement implementto togood goodeffect effect "I"Iwas wasterrified terrifiedand andIIused usedall allmy mystrength strengthto topunch punchthe theanimal animalin inthe theface, face,but butititwould wouldnot notbudge," budge," the New Straits Times newspaper quoted him as saying the New Straits Times newspaper quoted him as saying "I"Ihad hadto towrestle wrestlewith withititto tokeep keepits itsjaws jawsaway awayfrom fromme, me,and andititwould wouldhave haveclawed clawedme meto todeath deathififmy my wife had not arrived." wife had not arrived." ItItwas wasthe thefirst firsttime timeanyone anyonein inthe thevillage villagehad hadbeen beenattacked attackedby byaatiger tiger The director of the Department of Wildlife and National Parks in The director of the Department of Wildlife and National Parks inthe thestate, state,Shabrina ShabrinaMohd MohdShariff, Shariff, estimated that there were about 200 tigers in the jungles of Perak estimated that there were about 200 tigers in the jungles of Perak She Sheadded addedthat thatfive fivehad hadbeen beenspotted spottednear nearthe themajor majorEast-West East-WestHighway Highwayin inthe theregion region Exercise Are the following statements true or false? Write T for True or F for False AAtiger tigeralmost almostkilled killedaaman manininnorthern northernMalaysia Malaysia The man hit the tiger and saved his wife’s The man hit the tiger and saved his wife’slife life Wildlife rangers are going to find and kill the Wildlife rangers are going to find and kill thetiger tiger No people live in the jungle in the northern state No people live in the jungle in the northern stateofofPerak Perak When he saw the tiger, the man shot it with his blowpipe When he saw the tiger, the man shot it with his blowpipe The Theman manand andhis hiswife wifelive liveininthe thejungle jungle His wife was in the kitchen when the His wife was in the kitchen when thetiger tigerattacked attackedhim him Tiger attacks are common in that area Tiger attacks are common in that area Exercise Match the underlined words in the text with the definitions below and solve the crossword Across 10 with a lot of trees growing close together (adj) a fight (n) a tool, or a simple piece of equipment (n) with no people living there (adj) Down a large deep spoon with a long handle (n) a small village (n) to move your body close to the ground by bending your knees (v) to jump quickly in order to catch something (v) to find a person or animal by following the marks they have left behind (v) to move slightly (v) E clip se C ro sw o rd co m http://areti-aroundtheworldinenglish.blogspot.com/ Exercise Exercise 3 Turn Turn the the following following passive passive sentences sentences from from the the text text into into active active ones ones Notice Notice how the focus shifts from the action to the doer of the action how the focus shifts from the action to the doer of the action 1.1.AAman manhas hasbeen beenrescued rescuedfrom fromaanear-fatal near-fatalattack attackby byaatiger tigerininnorthern northernMalaysia Malaysiaby byhis hiswife wife ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 2.2.That's That'swhen whenIIrealised realisedthat thatIIwas wasbeing beingtrailed trailed That's when I realised that ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… That's when I realised that ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 3.3.Mr Mr.Gediu Gediuwas wasdragged draggeddown downby bythe thetiger tiger ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 4.4.ItItwas wasthe thefirst firsttime timeanyone anyoneininthe thevillage villagehad hadbeen beenattacked attackedby byaatiger tiger ItItwas the first time …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… was the first time …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 5.5.She Sheadded addedthat thatfive fivehad hadbeen beenspotted spottednear nearthe themajor majorEast-West East-WestHighway Highwayininthe theregion region She Sheadded addedthat that…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Exercise Exercise 4 Now Now turn turn the the following following active active sentences sentences from from the the text text into into passive passive ones ones This This time time notice notice the the shift shift of of focus focus from from the the doer doer of of the the action action to to the the action action itself itself 1.1.Tambun TambunGediu Gediusays sayshis hiswife wifesaved savedhis hislife life Tambun Gediu says ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Tambun Gediu says ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 2.2.Wildlife Wildliferangers rangersare aregoing goingto totrack trackthe thetiger tigerand andsend sendititfurther furtherinto intothe thejungle jungle …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 3.3.The Theman manwas wastrailing trailingaasquirrel squirrel ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 4.4.The Theman mandidn’t didn’tshoot shootthe thesquirrel squirrelwith withaablowpipe blowpipe …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 5.5.ItItwould wouldhave haveclawed clawedme meto todeath deathififmy mywife wifehad hadnot notarrived arrived …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………ififmy mywife wifehad hadnot notarrived arrived 6.6.His wife used the kitchen implement to good effect His wife used the kitchen implement to good effect …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Exercise Exercise 5 Here Here is is aa summary summary of of the the news news article article Fill Fill in in the the gaps gaps with with the the correct correct articles, articles, definite definite (the) (the) or or indefinite indefinite (a) (a) _ _man manhas hasbeen beenrescued rescuedfrom from _ _teeth teethof of _ _tiger tigerininnorthern northernMalaysia Malaysiaby byhis hiswife wifeand andone oneof ofher her cooking cookingutensils utensils Tambun TambunGediu Gediuwas wasoutside outsidenear nearhis hishome homewhen whenhe hewas wasattacked attackedby by _ _tiger tiger.When Whenhe hetried triedto toclimb climb _ _tree tree to escape it, _ animal dragged him back down to escape it, _ animal dragged him back down But Butwhen whenGediu's Gediu'swife wifeused usedher herwooden woodensoup soupladle ladleto tohit hit _ _tiger tigeron on _ _head, head,ititfled fled _ _scene scene Wildlife Wildliferangers rangersplan planto totrack track _ _beast beastand andsend sendititfurther furtherinto into _ _unpopulated unpopulatedjungle junglenearby nearby ROLEPLAY ROLEPLAY Student StudentA: A: You Youare areaareporter reporterinterviewing interviewingMr Mr.Gediu Gediuabout aboutthe theincident incident Student StudentB: B: You Youare areTambun TambunGediu Gediutalking talkingto toaareporter reporterabout aboutthe theincident incident The texts were taken from http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12446232 http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_9390000/newsid_9398100/9398122.stm http://areti-aroundtheworldinenglish.blogspot.com/ A man has been rescued from a near-fatal attack by a tiger in northern Malaysia by his wife She entered the fray wielding a wooden soup ladle at the tiger - which fled Tambun Gediu, now badly lacerated and recovering in hospital, had tried hitting the tiger away in vain and says his wife saved his life Wildlife rangers plan to track the tiger and send it further into dense, unpopulated jungle in the northern state of Perak "I was trailing a squirrel and crouched to shoot it with my blowpipe when I saw the tiger "That's when I realised that I was being trailed," Mr Gediu said after surgery The tiger pounced not far from the Gediu home in a jungle settlement of the Jahai tribe Mr Gediu had tried climbing a tree to escape the animal, but was dragged down by the tiger His wife, 55-year old Han Besau, rushed out of the kitchen on hearing his screams and used the kitchen implement to good effect "I was terrified and I used all my strength to punch the animal in the face, but it would not budge," the New Straits Times newspaper quoted him as saying "I had to wrestle with it to keep its jaws away from me, and it would have clawed me to death if my wife had not arrived." It was the first time anyone in the village had been attacked by a tiger The director of the Department of Wildlife and National Parks in the state, Shabrina Mohd Shariff, estimated that there were about 200 tigers in the jungles of Perak She added that five had been spotted near the major East-West Highway in the region Exercise Are the following statements true or false? Write T for True or F for False A tiger almost killed a man in northern Malaysia The man hit the tiger and saved his wife’s life Wildlife rangers are going to find and kill the tiger No people live in the jungle in the northern state of Perak When he saw the tiger, the man shot it with his blowpipe The man and his wife live in the jungle His wife was in the kitchen when the tiger attacked him Tiger attacks are common in that area Exercise Match the underlined words in the text with the definitions below and solve the crossword Across 10 with a lot of trees growing close together (adj) a fight (n) a tool, or a simple piece of equipment (n) with no people living there (adj) a large deep spoon with a long handle (n) a small village (n) to move your body close to the ground by bending your knees (v) to jump quickly in order to catch something (v) to find a person or animal by following the marks they have left behind (v) to move slightly (v) Down 8 E clip se C ro sw o rd co m http://areti-aroundtheworldinenglish.blogspot.com/ Exercise Turn the following passive sentences from the text into active ones Notice how the focus shifts from the action to the doer of the action A man has been rescued from a near-fatal attack by a tiger in northern Malaysia by his wife ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… That's when I realised that I was being trailed That's when I realised that ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Mr Gediu was dragged down by the tiger ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… It was the first time anyone in the village had been attacked by a tiger It was the first time …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… She added that five had been spotted near the major East-West Highway in the region She added that …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Exercise Now turn the following active sentences from the text into passive ones This time notice the shift of focus from the doer of the action to the action itself Tambun Gediu says his wife saved his life Tambun Gediu says ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Wildlife rangers are going to track the tiger and send it further into the jungle …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… The man was trailing a squirrel ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… The man didn’t shoot the squirrel with a blowpipe …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… It would have clawed me to death if my wife had not arrived …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… if my wife had not arrived His wife used the kitchen implement to good effect …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Exercise Here is a summary of the news article Fill in the gaps with the correct articles, definite (the) or indefinite (a) _ man has been rescued from _ teeth of _ tiger in northern Malaysia by his wife and one of her cooking utensils Tambun Gediu was outside near his home when he was attacked by _ tiger When he tried to climb _ tree to escape it, _ animal dragged him back down But when Gediu's wife used her wooden soup ladle to hit _ tiger on _ head, it fled _ scene Wildlife rangers plan to track _ beast and send it further into _ unpopulated jungle nearby ROLEPLAY Student A: You are a reporter interviewing Mr Gediu about the incident Student B: You are Tambun Gediu talking to a reporter about the incident The texts were taken from http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12446232 http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_9390000/newsid_9398100/9398122.stm http://areti-aroundtheworldinenglish.blogspot.com/ Answer A man has been rescued from a near-fatal attack by a tiger in northern Malaysia by his wife She entered the fray wielding a wooden soup ladle at the tiger - which fled Tambun Gediu, now badly lacerated and recovering in hospital, had tried hitting the tiger away in vain and says his wife saved his life Wildlife rangers plan to track the tiger and send it further into dense, unpopulated jungle in the northern state of Perak "I was trailing a squirrel and crouched to shoot it with my blowpipe when I saw the tiger "That's when I realised that I was being trailed," Mr Gediu said after surgery The tiger pounced not far from the Gediu home in a jungle settlement of the Jahai tribe Mr Gediu had tried climbing a tree to escape the animal, but was dragged down by the tiger His wife, 55-year old Han Besau, rushed out of the kitchen on hearing his screams and used the kitchen implement to good effect "I was terrified and I used all my strength to punch the animal in the face, but it would not budge," the New Straits Times newspaper quoted him as saying "I had to wrestle with it to keep its jaws away from me, and it would have clawed me to death if my wife had not arrived." It was the first time anyone in the village had been attacked by a tiger The director of the Department of Wildlife and National Parks in the state, Shabrina Mohd Shariff, estimated that there were about 200 tigers in the jungles of Perak She added that five had been spotted near the major East-West Highway in the region Exercise Are the following statements true or false? Write T for True or F for False A tiger almost killed a man in northern Malaysia The man hit the tiger and saved his wife’s life Wildlife rangers are going to find and kill the tiger No people live in the jungle in the northern state of Perak When he saw the tiger, the man shot it with his blowpipe The man and his wife live in the jungle His wife was in the kitchen when the tiger attacked him T Tiger attacks are common in that area T F F T F T F Exercise Match the underlined words in the text with the definitions below and solve the crossword Across 10 with a lot of trees growing close together (adj) a fight (n) a tool, or a simple piece of equipment (n) with no people living there (adj) Down a large deep spoon with a long handle (n) a small village (n) to move your body close to the ground by bending your knees (v) to jump quickly in order to catch something (v) to find a person or animal by following the marks they have left behind (v) to move slightly (v) http://areti-aroundtheworldinenglish.blogspot.com/ Exercise Turn the following passive sentences from the text into active ones Notice how the focus shifts from the action to the doer of the action A man has been rescued from a near-fatal attack by a tiger in northern Malaysia by his wife A man’s wife has rescued him from a near-fatal attack by a tiger in northern Malaysia That's when I realised that I was being trailed That's when I realised that a tiger was trailing me Mr Gediu was dragged down by the tiger The tiger dragged Mr Gedieu down It was the first time anyone in the village had been attacked by a tiger It was the first time a tiger had attacked anyone in the village She added that five had been spotted near the major East-West Highway in the region She added that people / villagers had spotted five near the major East-West Highway in the region Exercise Now turn the following active sentences from the text into passive ones This time notice the shift of focus from the doer of the action to the action itself Tambun Gediu says his wife saved his life Tambun Gediu says his life was saved (by his wife) Wildlife rangers are going to track the tiger and send it further into the jungle The tiger is going to be tracked (by wildlife rangers) and (is going to be) sent further into the jungle The man was trailing the squirrel The squirrel was being trailed (by the man) The man didn’t shoot the squirrel with his blowpipe The squirrel wasn’t shot with the man’s blowpipe It would have clawed me to death if my wife had not arrived I would have been clawed to death if my wife had not arrived His wife used the kitchen implement to good effect The kitchen implement was used to good effect (by his wife) Exercise Here is a summary of the news article Fill in the gaps with the correct articles, definite (the) or indefinite (a) A man has been rescued from the teeth of a tiger in northern Malaysia by his wife and one of her cooking utensils Tambun Gediu was outside near his home when he was attacked by the tiger When he tried to climb a tree to escape it, the animal dragged him back down But when Gediu's wife used her wooden soup ladle to hit the tiger on the head, it fled the scene Wildlife rangers plan to track the beast and send it further into the unpopulated jungle nearby ROLEPLAY Student A: You are a reporter interviewing Mr Gediu about the incident Student B: You are Tambun Gediu talking to a reporter about the incident The texts were taken from http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12446232 http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_9390000/newsid_9398100/9398122.stm http://areti-aroundtheworldinenglish.blogspot.com/