Level-graded English lessons with reading, listening, activities, and discussion.
Lesson Info
Lesson Content
Warm-up, Vocab List, Reading and Audio
Understanding: Main Idea, True or False, Put Events in Order
Language: Vocab Match
Use It: Discussion Builder, Sentence Unscramble, Discussion Questions
Answers
Think Ahead: Which extra detail do you think is in the story?
a) People use a heat camera to find the dog.
b) The dog rides home on a bus.
c) The woman finds the dog that day.
Ask: (1) Do you like dogs? Why or why not? (2) Do you like walking in forests or parks?
Vocab List
A woman was hiking with her dog Molly in a forest in New Zealand. They were near a tall waterfall. Then the woman fell.
The woman was badly hurt. Rescuers came in a helicopter and took her to hospital. They could not find Molly, so they left without her. The woman was lucky to live.
After that, a man wanted to rescue Molly, too. He looked but could not find her. Then many strangers gave money for a new search with a heat camera. A rescue team could fly again and use the heat camera to see animals. This time, they found Molly in one hour.
About a week after the fall, Molly was rescued. Molly was okay and happy to see people. Later, the woman met her dog Molly again. She was happy and cried.
Dog Rescue in New Zealand
Think Ahead: Which extra detail do you think is in the story?
a) People use a heat camera to find the dog.
b) The dog rides home on a bus.
c) The woman finds the dog that day.
Ask: (1) Do you like dogs? Why or why not? (2) Do you like walking in forests or parks?
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stranger (n.)
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waterfall (n.)
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hurt (adj.)
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rescue (v.)
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helicopter (n.)
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search (n.)
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fall (v.)
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lucky (adj.)
A woman was hiking with her dog Molly in a forest in New Zealand. They were near a tall waterfall. Then the woman fell.
The woman was badly hurt. Rescuers came in a helicopter and took her to hospital. They could not find Molly, so they left without her. The woman was lucky to live.
After that, a man wanted to rescue Molly, too. He looked but could not find her. Then many strangers gave money for a new search with a heat camera. A rescue team could fly again and use the heat camera to see animals. This time, they found Molly in one hour.
About a week after the fall, Molly was rescued. Molly was okay and happy to see people. Later, the woman met her dog Molly again. She was happy and cried.
Main Idea
Choose one answer, then click CHECK to see your result.
Main Idea
Choose one:
- A woman and her dog went walking, and both went home right away.
- After a woman was hurt near a waterfall, people searched again and rescued her dog Molly. Correct answer
- A dog helped rescuers find a woman in a forest in New Zealand.
True or False
Answer each question by selecting True or False, then click CHECK to see your results.
True or False
1. A woman was hiking with Molly in New Zealand. TRUEFALSE True
2. Rescuers found Molly and took her with the woman. TRUEFALSE False
3. Molly was rescued about a week after the fall. TRUEFALSE True
Put Events in Order
Put the events in the order they happened, from first to last.
- 1 The woman fell near a waterfall.
- 2 Rescuers took the woman to hospital, but Molly stayed behind.
- 3 A rescue team found Molly with a heat camera about a week later.
Put Events in Order
Put the events from the story in the correct order from first (1) to last (3):
- Rescuers took the woman to hospital, but Molly stayed behind.
- A rescue team found Molly with a heat camera about a week later.
- The woman fell near a waterfall.
- The woman fell near a waterfall.
- Rescuers took the woman to hospital, but Molly stayed behind.
- A rescue team found Molly with a heat camera about a week later.
Listen and Fill Gaps
Listen to the audio on eslnewsstories.com and complete the gaps below:
A woman was hiking with her dog Molly in a forest in New Zealand. They were near a tall (1) . Then the woman fell.
The woman was badly hurt. Rescuers came in a helicopter and took her to (2) . They could not find Molly, so they left without her. The woman was lucky to live.
After that, a man wanted to rescue Molly, too. He looked but could not find her. Then many strangers gave money for a new (3) with a heat camera. A rescue team could fly again and use the heat camera to see animals. This time, they found Molly in one hour.
About a week after the fall, Molly was rescued. Molly was okay and happy to see people. Later, the woman met her dog Molly again. She was happy and (4) .
Listen and Fill Gaps
Listen to the audio and complete the gaps below:
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Vocab Match
Drag each vocabulary word to its matching definition, or select a word and then select its definition:
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Vocab Match
Write each vocabulary word next to its matching definition.
1. Waterfall (n)d) A place where water falls from a high place.
2. Hurt (adj)c) Injured or in pain.
3. Rescue (v)b) To save a person or animal from danger.
4. Lucky (adj)a) Having good things happen to you.
a) Having good things happen to you.
b) To save a person or animal from danger.
c) Injured or in pain.
d) A place where water falls from a high place.
Discussion Builder
1) Reason 2) Contrast
Q: Was the heat camera a good idea? Why?
A:Q: Have you ever fallen and gotten hurt?
A:
Discussion Builder
Choose the best phrase for each gap:
Q: Was the heat camera a good idea? Why?
A: I think the heat camera was a good idea it helped people find Molly.
because / so / but
I think the heat camera was a good idea because it helped people find Molly.
Q: Have you ever fallen and gotten hurt?
A: I fell once, I was okay after that.
because / but / and
I fell once, but I was okay after that.
Sentence Unscramble
Sentence Unscramble
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A. I felt B. when I lost C. very sad D. something important. E. For example,
For example, I felt very sad when I lost something important.
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A. I would like B. to go C. it looks fun. D. in a helicopter E. because
I would like to go in a helicopter because it looks fun.
Discussion Questions
- Why did people want to help Molly?
- Was the heat camera a good idea? Why?
- Have you ever lost something important?
- Have you ever fallen and gotten hurt?
- Would you give money to help an animal? Why or why not?
- Would you like to go in a helicopter? Why or why not?
Discussion Questions
- Why did people want to help Molly?
- Was the heat camera a good idea? Why?
- Have you ever lost something important?
- Have you ever fallen and gotten hurt?
- Would you give money to help an animal? Why or why not?
- Would you like to go in a helicopter? Why or why not?
Answers
Listening: (1) waterfall, (2) hospital, (3) search, (4) cried
Main Idea: After a woman was hurt near a waterfall, people searched again and rescued her dog Molly.
True or False:
- True. The story says a woman was hiking with her dog Molly in New Zealand.
- False. The rescuers could not find Molly, so they left without her.
- True. The story says Molly was rescued about a week after the fall.
Put Events in Order:
- The woman fell near a waterfall.
- Rescuers took the woman to hospital, but Molly stayed behind.
- A rescue team found Molly with a heat camera about a week later.
Vocabulary:
- Waterfall (n): A place where water falls from a high place.
- Hurt (adj): Injured or in pain.
- Rescue (v): To save a person or animal from danger.
- Lucky (adj): Having good things happen to you.
Discussion Builder:
Hints: 1) Reason. 2) Contrast.
- because
- but
Sentence Unscramble:
- For example, I felt very sad when I lost something important.
- I would like to go in a helicopter because it looks fun.