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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An area that is often flooded or that remains full of water.

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Serious damage that very cold temperatures cause specially to fingers, toes and noses.

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The path for pedestrians at the side of the street.

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Damage to your body often because you have had an accident.

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The orange or blue parts of a fire that are very hot.

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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

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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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