1C English | Reading & Vocab

U4 In the news

By Claudia Cabrera

reading comprehension & vocabulary practice

Read the article, then choose the best headline.

Multiple Choice

What's the best title for the article?

• Dogs for all

• Canine heroes

• The rescuers

• It's a dog's life

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A young Polish girl who went missing with her dog. ​ ​ ​

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Charlie

Baby

Julia

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has three sons.

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Carly Riley

Baby

Geo

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was saved in the street by his dog.

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Charlie

Julia

Rhonda

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suffered serious injuries.

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Geo

Rhonda

Evelyn

Open Ended

Which is the smartest pet you have known or heard of? What were they able to do?

Match

What is the correct synonym for these expressions of time?

• just in time

• the eleventh hour

• at the last moment

in the nick of time

at the last minute

just before it’s too late

• in the nick of time

• at the last minute

• just before it’s too late

Vocabulary

Disasters

A sudden event, such as an accident or a natural catastrophe, that causes great damage or loss of life.

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