Topic: Crocodile Story
Title: Police Bungle Puts Deadly Crocodile in Swimming HoleSource: Mail & Guardian Online / AFP
Date: Thursday, Mar. 17, 2005
Level: Advanced
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Vocabulary
Try to guess what these words mean from reading the article.
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New words you will see in this article:
aggressive
authority(-ies)
bungle
conservation
fatal
ferocious
freshwater
harpoon
inhabit
laundry
obvious(lb)
patrol(ling)
recreation
reptile
saltwater
species
trap
wade(d)
waterway
wildlife
Talking Points
With your tutor, conversation partners, or classmates, you may wish to discuss the following:
What would you do if you discovered a live crocodile in your laundry?
Who do you think was most responsible for putting this crocodile in a place
where it could endanger humans?
What is the best way to prevent attacks by wild animals, if they get to close?
For More Practice
Pretend you are the woman who discovered the crocodile.
How will you protect yourself and loved ones?
How will you notify the authorities?
What will you do to warn your neighbors?