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Newborn baby alive after 40 hours in sewer (25th June, 2013)

Spanish police arrested the 26-year-old mother of the baby soon after he was found. She is being charged with attempted murder for trying to kill her son. Police have not yet named the woman. Police officers said she went to a local hospital after she gave birth and told nurses she had suffered a miscarriage. She then told the police that she pushed her baby down a drain because she was too poor to pay for an abortion. Police are now trying to find out if she acted alone or if someone helped her. Last month, emergency workers in eastern China had to rescue a newborn baby after it became stuck in a sewer pipe. Its mother tried to give birth in secret and said the baby slipped down the toilet.

Source:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/23/baby-rescued-from-drain-spain-alicante_n_3486786.html?utm_hp_ref=world
http://news.sky.com/story/1107242/newborn-baby-rescued-from-drains-in-alicante
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-23021608

WARM-UPS

1. NEWBORN BABIES: Students walk around the class and talk to other students about newborn babies. Change partners often and share your findings.

2. CHAT: In pairs / groups, decide which of these topics or words from the article are most interesting and which are most boring.

newborn baby / rescue / plastic bag / baby's crying / firefighters / hospital / injuries / arrested / attempted murder / gave birth / too poor / emergency workers / in secret

Have a chat about the topics you liked. Change topics and partners frequently.

3. BABIES: What are the best things to get for babies? Complete this table with your partner(s). Change partners often and share what you wrote.

	What?	Why?
Toy
Book
Clothes
Video
Food
Baby room

4. GIRLS & BOYS: Students A strongly believe baby girls are better than baby boys; Students B strongly believe boys are better. Change partners again and talk about your conversations.

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5. BABY TIMES: Rank these and share your rankings with your partner. Put the best times for a baby at the top. Change partners often and share your rankings.

the first day
one week
one month
two months

six months
12 months
18 months
two years

6. BOY: Spend one minute writing down all of the different words you associate with the word 'boy'. Share your words with your partner(s) and talk about them. Together, put the words into different categories.

BEFORE READING / LISTENING

1. TRUE / FALSE: Read the headline. Guess if a-h below are true (T) or false (F).

a.	A baby was found in a sewer under a restaurant.	T / F
b.	The baby was covered in a plastic back when firefighters found him.	T / F
c.	A man called the police because he thought he heard a cat.	T / F
d.	The baby had a broken leg but no other injuries.	T / F
e.	The mother of the baby boy is now in a police station.	T / F
f.	The mother told a local hospital that she had never been pregnant.	T / F
g.	Police are investigating if someone helped the mother do what she did.	T / F
h.	The woman said she copied what a woman in eastern China did.	T / F

2. SYNONYM MATCH: Match the following synonyms from the article.

1.	alive	a.	had
2.	rescued	b.	wounds
3.	wrapped	c.	worked
4.	ages	d.	covered
5.	injuries	e.	saved
6.	arrested	f.	nearby
7.	local	g.	a long time
8.	suffered	h.	jammed
9.	acted	i.	living
10.	stuck	j.	put in jail

3. PHRASE MATCH: (Sometimes more than one choice is possible.)

1.	in an apartment	a.	on for ages
2.	a plastic bag with a hole in it	b.	a miscarriage
3.	I thought it was a cat	c.	a few other injuries
4.	The noise went	d.	named the woman
5.	He has a broken arm and	e.	murder
6.	She is being charged with attempted	f.	alone
7.	Police have not yet	g.	that was trapped
8.	told nurses she had suffered	h.	building
9.	find out if she acted	i.	birth in secret
10.	Its mother tried to give	j.	so he could breathe

GAP FILL

A newborn baby boy is alive after (1) ____________ 40 hours in a sewer in an apartment building in Alicante, Spain. Firefighters (2) ____________ the baby from under a manhole cover. The child was wrapped in a plastic bag with a hole in it so he could (3) ____________. A man from the apartment building called the police after he heard a sound (4) ____________ from the sewer. He told reporters his story of what happened, saying: "I thought it was a cat that was (5) ____________ and that the baby's crying was its meowing. The noise went on for (6) ____________ so I called the police. One of the firefighters saw one of his (7) ____________ feet and realised it wasn't a cat but a child." The baby boy, who weighs 2.1kg, is now safe in hospital. He has a broken arm and a few other (8) ____________.

ages
breathe
spending
injuries
trapped
tiny
rescued
coming

Spanish police (9) ____________ the 26-year-old mother of the baby soon after he was found. She is being charged with attempted (10) ____________ for trying to kill her son. Police have not yet named the woman. Police officers said she went to a (11) ____________ hospital after she gave birth and told (12) ____________ she had suffered a miscarriage. She then told the police that she pushed her baby down a drain because she was too (13) ____________ to pay for an abortion. Police are now trying to find out if she (14) ____________ alone or if someone helped her. Last month, emergency workers in eastern China had to rescue a newborn baby after it became (15) ____________ in a sewer pipe. Its mother tried to give birth in (16) ____________ and said the baby slipped down the toilet.

poor
stuck
nurses
murder
secret
arrested
acted
local

LISTENING - Guess the answers. Listen to check.

1)	Firefighters rescued the baby from under ______
	a. a manhole covers b. a manhole covered c. a manhole cover d. a manhole covering
2)	The child was wrapped in a plastic bag with a hole in it ______
	a. so he could breath b. so he could breathing c. so he could breeze d. so he could breathe
3)	I thought it was a cat that was trapped and that the baby's crying ______
	a. was its meowing b. was its barking c. was its purring d. was its growling
4)	One of the firefighters saw one ______
	a. of his tie knee feet b. of his tiny foot c. of his tinny feet d. of his tiny feat
5)	He has a broken arm and a ______
	a. few other injuries b. few other injures c. few other in juries d. few other injure he's
6)	police arrested the 26-year-old mother of the baby soon ______
	a. after he was fund b. after he was found c. after he was bound d. after he was founded
7)	She then told the police that she pushed her baby ______
	a. downer drain b. down the drain c. down a drain d. down as drain
8)	find out if she acted alone or if ______
	a. someone helped her b. someone helper her c. someone helping her d. someone helps her
9)	rescue a newborn baby after it became ______
	a. stuck in a pipe sewer b. stuck in a sewer pipe c. stuck in a sower pipe d. stuck in a sewer pipes
10)	Its mother tried to give ______
	a. birth on secret b. birth by secret c. birth at secret d. birth in secret

LISTENING – Listen and fill in the gaps

A newborn baby boy is (1) _______________________ 40 hours in a sewer in an apartment building in Alicante, Spain. Firefighters rescued the baby from under a manhole cover. The child was (2) _______________________ bag with a hole in it (3) _______________________. A man from the apartment building called the police after he heard a sound coming from the sewer. He told reporters his story of what happened, saying: "I thought it was a cat that was trapped and that the baby's (4) ___________________. The noise (5) _______________________ I called the police. One of the firefighters saw one of his tiny feet and realised it wasn't a cat but a child." The baby boy, who weighs 2.1kg, is now safe in hospital. He has a broken arm and (6) _______________________.

Spanish police arrested the 26-year-old mother of the baby soon after he was found. She is being (7) _______________________ murder for trying to kill her son. Police have not (8) _______________________. Police officers said she went to a local hospital (9) _______________________ and told nurses she had suffered a miscarriage. She then told the police that she pushed her baby down a drain because she (10) ___________________ for an abortion. Police are now trying to find (11) _____________________ or if someone helped her. Last month, emergency workers in eastern China had to rescue a newborn baby after it became stuck in a sewer pipe. Its mother tried (12) _______________________ and said the baby slipped down the toilet.

COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS

1.	In which city did this story happen?
2.	Who rescued the baby boy?
3.	What was the baby wrapped in?
4.	What sound did a neighbour think he heard?
5.	What was the baby's biggest injury?
6.	How old is the baby's mother?
7.	What did the police charge the mother with?
8.	Where did the woman go after having the baby?
9.	What are police now investigating?
10.	What did a mother in China try to do?

MULTIPLE CHOICE - QUIZ

1.	In which city did this story happen?	6.	How old is the baby's mother?
	a) Alicante b) Los Angeles c) Barcelona d) London		a) 36 b) 46 c) 16 d) 26
2.	Who rescued the baby boy?	7.	What did the police charge the mother with?
	a) neighbours b) nurses c) firefighters d) the police		a) murder b) attempted murder c) manslaughter d) kidnapping
3.	What was the baby wrapped in?	8.	Where did the woman go after having the baby?
	a) a towel b) a plastic bag c) his mother's T-shirt d) a piece of carpet		a) a local park b) her friend's house c) the police station d) a nearby hospital
4.	What sound did a neighbour think he heard?	9.	What are police now investigating?
	a) a cow mooing b) a bird tweeting c) a dog barking d) a cat meowing		a) another case of a baby disappearing b) the safety of the sewer pipes c) whether or not the woman acted alone d) how poor the woman was
5.	What was the baby's biggest injury?	10.	What did a mother in China try to do?
	a) a broken arm b) broken ribs c) a fractured skull d) cuts and bruises		a) rescue her newborn baby b) give birth in secret c) slip down a toilet d) sell her baby

ROLE PLAY

Role A – Toys person

You think toys are the best present for a newborn baby. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them things that are wrong with their presents. Also, tell the others which is the worst of these (and why): books, clothes or an investment.

Role B – Books person

You think books is the best present for a newborn baby. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them things that are wrong with their presents. Also, tell the others which is the worst of these (and why): toys, clothes or an investment.

Role C – Clothes person

You think clothes is the best present for a newborn baby. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them things that are wrong with their presents. Also, tell the others which is the worst of these (and why): books, toys or an investment.

Role D – Investment person

You think an investment is the best present for a newborn baby. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them things that are wrong with their presents. Also, tell the others which is the worst of these (and why): books, clothes or toys.

AFTER READING / LISTENING

1. WORD SEARCH: Look in your dictionary / computer to find collocates, other meanings, information, synonyms … for the words 'baby' and 'boy'.

baby

boy

Share your findings with your partners.

Make questions using the words you found.
Ask your partner / group your questions.

2. ARTICLE QUESTIONS: Look back at the article and write down some questions you would like to ask the class about the text.

Share your questions with other classmates / groups.
Ask your partner / group your questions.

3. GAP FILL: In pairs / groups, compare your answers to this exercise. Check your answers. Talk about the words from the activity. Were they new, interesting, worth learning…?

4. VOCABULARY: Circle any words you do not understand. In groups, pool unknown words and use dictionaries to find their meanings.

5. TEST EACH OTHER: Look at the words below. With your partner, try to recall how they were used in the text:

building
plastic
sound
story
noise
safe

26
kill
local
alone
emergency
secret

NEWBORN BABIES SURVEY

Write five GOOD questions about newborn babies in the table. Do this in pairs. Each student must write the questions on his / her own paper.

When you have finished, interview other students. Write down their answers.

	STUDENT 1 _____________	STUDENT 2 _____________	STUDENT 3 _____________
Q.1.
Q.2.
Q.3.
Q.4.
Q.5.

Now return to your original partner and share and talk about what you found out. Change partners often.

Make mini-presentations to other groups on your findings.

NEWBORN BABIES DISCUSSION

STUDENT A's QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)

a)	What did you think when you read the headline?
b)	What springs to mind when you hear the word 'baby'?
c)	What do you think of this story?
d)	What will happen to the baby from now?
e)	How surprised are you the baby survived for 40 hours? Why?
f)	What three adjectives best describe this story?
g)	What name would you give to this baby (and why)?
h)	What do you think the firefighter thought when he saw the tiny feet?
i)	How lucky is this baby?
j)	What do you think of newborn babies?

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a)	Did you like reading this article? Why/not?
b)	What do you think of the baby's mother?
c)	What sentence should she get in court?
d)	Are you good with babies?
e)	What do babies think about?
f)	Which is better – a baby boy or baby girl?
g)	What dangers does a newborn baby face in its first few weeks?
h)	What is the most amazing thing about babies?
i)	What do you do if a baby doesn't stop crying?
j)	What questions would you like to ask a newborn baby?

DISCUSSION (Write your own questions)

STUDENT A's QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)
1.	________________________________________________________
2.	________________________________________________________
3.	________________________________________________________
4.	________________________________________________________
5.	________________________________________________________
6.	________________________________________________________

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STUDENT B's QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)
1.	________________________________________________________
2.	________________________________________________________
3.	________________________________________________________
4.	________________________________________________________
5.	________________________________________________________
6.	________________________________________________________

MULTIPLE CHOICE - LANGUAGE

A newborn baby boy is alive (1) ____ spending 40 hours in a sewer in an apartment building in Alicante, Spain. Firefighters rescued the baby from under a manhole cover. The child was (2) ____ in a plastic bag with a hole in it so he could (3) ____. A man from the apartment building called the police after he heard a sound (4) ____ from the sewer. He told reporters his story of what happened, saying: "I thought it was a cat that was trapped and that the baby's crying was its meowing. The noise went on for (5) ____ so I called the police. One of the firefighters saw one of his tiny feet and realised it wasn't a cat but a child." The baby boy, who (6) ____ 2.1kg, is now safe in hospital. He has a broken arm and a few other injuries.

Spanish police arrested the 26-year-old mother of the baby soon after he was found. She is (7) ____ charged with attempted murder for trying to kill her son. Police have not yet (8) ____ the woman. Police officers said she went to a local hospital after she gave birth and told nurses she had suffered a miscarriage. She then told the police that she pushed her baby down a drain because she was (9) ____ poor to pay for an abortion. Police are now trying to find out if she (10) ____ alone or if someone helped her. Last month, emergency workers in eastern China had to rescue a newborn baby after it became (11) ____ in a sewer pipe. Its mother tried to give birth (12) ____ secret and said the baby slipped down the toilet.

Put the correct words from the table below in the above article.

1.	(a)	before	(b)	later	(c)	then	(d)	after
2.	(a)	wraps	(b)	wrapped	(c)	wrapping	(d)	wrapper
3.	(a)	breath	(b)	breathes	(c)	breathe	(d)	breathing
4.	(a)	coming	(b)	going	(c)	volume	(d)	loudly
5.	(a)	ago	(b)	age	(c)	ages	(d)	aged
6.	(a)	weight	(b)	weighs	(c)	weights	(d)	weighing
7.	(a)	been	(b)	be	(c)	was	(d)	being
8.	(a)	named	(b)	titled	(c)	labeled	(d)	given
9.	(a)	so	(b)	very	(c)	too	(d)	much
10.	(a)	did	(b)	acted	(c)	took	(d)	carried out
11.	(a)	sticking	(b)	sticker	(c)	sticky	(d)	stuck
12.	(a)	in	(b)	on	(c)	by	(d)	to

SPELLING

Paragraph 1
1.	in an apartment dilugnib
2.	Firefighters cedreus the baby
3.	The child was perapwd in a plastic bag
4.	so he could arhebte
5.	shegwi 2.1kg
6.	a few other eurnjsii
Paragraph 2
7.	police reretasd the 26-year-old mother
8.	charged with attempted edurmr
9.	after she gave ibrth
10.	told uressn she had
11.	find out if she acted aoenl
12.	rnceeeygm workers in eastern China

PUT THE TEXT BACK TOGETHER

Number these lines in the correct order.

( )	bag with a hole in it so he could breathe. A man from the apartment building called the police after he heard a sound
( )	out if she acted alone or if someone helped her. Last month, emergency workers in eastern China had to
( )	coming from the sewer. He told reporters his story of what happened, saying: "I thought it was a cat that was
( )	weighs 2.1kg, is now safe in hospital. He has a broken arm and a few other injuries.
( )	the police. One of the firefighters saw one of his tiny feet and realised it wasn't a cat but a child." The baby boy, who
( )	pushed her baby down a drain because she was too poor to pay for an abortion. Police are now trying to find
( )	in Alicante, Spain. Firefighters rescued the baby from under a manhole cover. The child was wrapped in a plastic
( 1 )	A newborn baby boy is alive after spending 40 hours in a sewer in an apartment building
( )	tried to give birth in secret and said the baby slipped down the toilet.
( )	rescue a newborn baby after it became stuck in a sewer pipe. Its mother
( )	trapped and that the baby's crying was its meowing. The noise went on for ages so I called
( )	hospital after she gave birth and told nurses she had suffered a miscarriage. She then told the police that she
( )	murder for trying to kill her son. Police have not yet named the woman. Police officers said she went to a local
( )	Spanish police arrested the 26-year-old mother of the baby soon after he was found. She is being charged with attempted

PUT THE WORDS IN THE RIGHT ORDER

1.	plastic was bag wrapped in The a child.
2.	police man apartment the A the called from building.
3.	police the called I so ages for on went noise The.
4.	boy, The hospital weighs safe is baby 2.1kg, in who now.
5.	He broken a injuries a and other has arm few.
6.	is murder with being She attempted charged.
7.	gave went local she She a after birth to hospital.
8.	pushed she that police the Told drain a down baby her.
9.	find alone out if Trying she to acted.
10.	Its birth mother in tried secret to give.

CIRCLE THE CORRECT WORD (20 PAIRS)

A newborn baby boy is alive after spending / spent 40 hours in a sewer in an apartment building in Alicante, Spain. Firefighters rescued the baby from under a manhole cover. The child was wrapper / wrapped in a plastic bag with a hole in it so he could breath / breathe. A man from the apartment building called the police after he heard a sound / sounds coming from the sewer. He told reporters his story of what / how happened, saying: "I thought it was a cat that was trapping / trapped and that the baby's crying was its meowing / barking. The noise went on for long / ages so I called the police. One of the firefighters saw one of his tiny foot / feet and realised it wasn't a cat but a child." The baby boy, who weights / weighs 2.1kg, is now safe in hospital. He has a broken arm and a few other injuries.

Spanish police arrest / arrested the 26-year-old mother of the baby soon after he was found. She is being / been charged with attempted murder for trying to kill / killing her son. Police have not yet titled / named the woman. Police officers said she went to a local hospital after she did / gave birth and told nurses she had suffered a miscarriage. She then said / told the police that she pushed her baby down a drain because she was too / very poor to pay for an abortion. Police are now trying to find out if she did / acted alone or if someone helped her. Last month, emergency workers in eastern China had to rescue a newborn baby after it became sticking / stuck in a sewer pipe. Its mother tried to give birth in / on secret and said the baby slipped down the toilet.

Talk about the connection between each pair of words in italics, and why the correct word is correct.

INSERT THE VOWELS (a, e, i, o, u)

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Sp_n_sh p_l_c_ _rr_st_d th_ 26-y__r-_ld m_th_r _f th_ b_by s__n _ft_r h_ w_s f__nd. Sh_ _s b__ng ch_rg_d w_th _tt_mpt_d m_rd_r f_r try_ng t_ k_ll h_r s_n. P_l_c_ h_v_ n_t y_t n_m_d th_ w_m_n. P_l_c_ _ff_c_rs s__d sh_ w_nt t_ _ l_c_l h_sp_t_l _ft_r sh_ g_v_ b_rth _nd t_ld n_rs_s sh_ h_d s_ff_r_d _ m_sc_rr__g_. Sh_ th_n t_ld th_ p_l_c_ th_t sh_ p_sh_d h_r b_by d_wn _ dr__n b_c__s_ sh_ w_s t__ p__r t_ p_y f_r _n _b_rt__n. P_l_c_ _r_ n_w try_ng t_ f_nd __t _f sh_ _ct_d _l_n_ _r _f s_m__n_ h_lp_d h_r. L_st m_nth, _m_rg_ncy w_rk_rs _n __st_rn Ch_n_ h_d t_ r_sc__ _ n_wb_rn b_by _ft_r _t b_c_m_ st_ck _n _ s_w_r p_p_. _ts m_th_r tr__d t_ g_v_ b_rth _n s_cr_t _nd s__d th_ b_by sl_pp_d d_wn th_ t__l_t.

PUNCTUATE THE TEXT AND ADD CAPITALS

a newborn baby boy is alive after spending 40 hours in a sewer in an apartment building in alicante spain firefighters rescued the baby from under a manhole cover the child was wrapped in a plastic bag with a hole in it so he could breathe a man from the apartment building called the police after he heard a sound coming from the sewer he told reporters his story of what happened saying "i thought it was a cat that was trapped and that the baby's crying was its meowing the noise went on for ages so i called the police one of the firefighters saw one of his tiny feet and realised it wasn't a cat but a child" the baby boy who weighs 21kg is now safe in hospital he has a broken arm and a few other injuries

spanish police arrested the 26-year-old mother of the baby soon after he was found she is being charged with attempted murder for trying to kill her son police have not yet named the woman police officers said she went to a local hospital after she gave birth and told nurses she had suffered a miscarriage she then told the police that she pushed her baby down a drain because she was too poor to pay for an abortion police are now trying to find out if she acted alone or if someone helped her last month emergency workers in eastern china had to rescue a newborn baby after it became stuck in a sewer pipe its mother tried to give birth in secret and said the baby slipped down the toilet

PUT A SLASH ( / ) WHERE THE SPACES ARE

Anewbornbabyboyisaliveafterspending40hoursinasewerinanapartment
buildinginAlicante,Spain.Firefightersrescuedthebabyfromunderamanhole
cover.Thechildwaswrappedinaplasticbagwithaholeinitsohecouldbreathe.A
manfromtheapartmentbuildingcalledthepoliceafterheheardasoundcoming
fromthesewer.Hetoldreportershisstoryofwhathappened,saying:"Ithoughtit
wasacatthatwastrappedandthatthebaby'scryingwasitsmeowing.Thenoise
wentonforagessoIcalledthepolice.Oneofthefirefighterssawoneofhistinyfeet
andrealiseditwasn'tacatbutachild."Thebabyboy,whoweighs2.1kg,isnowsafe
inhospital.Hehasabrokenarmandafewotherinjuries.Spanishpolicearrested
the26-year-oldmotherofthebabysoonafterhewasfound.Sheisbeingcharged
withattemptedmurderfortryingtokillherson.Policehavenotyetnamedthe
woman.Policeofficerssaidshewenttoalocalhospitalaftershegavebirthandtold
nursesshehadsufferedamiscarriage.Shethentoldthepolicethatshepushed
herbabydownadrainbecauseshewastoopoortopayforanabortion.Policeare
nowtryingtofindoutifsheactedaloneorifsomeonehelpedher.Lastmonth,
emergencyworkersineasternChinahadtorescueanewbornbabyafterit
becamestuckinasewerpipe.Itsmothertriedtogivebirthinsecretandsaidthe
babyslippeddownthetoilet.

FREE WRITING

Write about newborn babies for 10 minutes. Comment on your partner's paper.

_____________________________________________________________________________

ACADEMIC WRITING

Newborn babies are the most beautiful things in the world. Discuss.

_____________________________________________________________________________

HOMEWORK

1. VOCABULARY EXTENSION: Choose several of the words from the text. Use a dictionary or Google's search field (or another search engine) to build up more associations / collocations of each word.

2. INTERNET: Search the Internet and find out more about this story. Share what you discover with your partner(s) in the next lesson.

3. NEWBORN BABIES: Make a poster about newborn babies. Show your work to your classmates in the next lesson. Did you all have similar things?

4. SURVIVAL: Write a magazine article about the survival of the baby boy. Include imaginary interviews with the neighbour who called the police, and a firefighter who rescued the baby.

Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Write down any new words and expressions you hear from your partner(s).

5. WHAT HAPPENED NEXT? Write a newspaper article about the next stage in this news story. Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your articles.

6. LETTER: Write a letter to a baby expert. Ask him/her three questions about newborn babies. Give him/her three ideas on how to help the baby found in the sewer. Read your letter to your partner(s) in your next lesson. Your partner(s) will answer your questions.

ANSWERS

TRUE / FALSE (p.4)

SYNONYM MATCH (p.4)

1.	alive	a.	living
2.	rescued	b.	saved
3.	wrapped	c.	covered
4.	ages	d.	a long time
5.	injuries	e.	wounds
6.	arrested	f.	put in jail
7.	local	g.	nearby
8.	suffered	h.	had
9.	acted	i.	worked
10.	stuck	j.	jammed

COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS (p.8)

1.	Alicante
2.	Firefighters
3.	A plastic bag
4.	A cat meowing
5.	A broken arm
6.	26
7.	Attempted murder
8.	A local hospital
9.	Whether someone helped the woman
10.	Give birth in secret

MULTIPLE CHOICE - QUIZ (p.9)

10.

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