Read the first exchange. What do you think the interview is about? Listen, read and check. Which of the headlines in Ex. 1 goes with it?

Question

a) Read the first exchange. What do you think the interview is about? Listen, read and check. Which of the headlines in Ex. 1 goes with it?
Reporter: Good evening, Mr 5hiao. I’m from the Hong Kong Herald. Can you tell me what happened to you in your taxi today?
Mr Shiao: Well... it was about 4 o’clock in the afternoon and I was driving home...
Reporter: Go on...
Mr Shiao:... when suddenly something flew down from the sky and hit my car. I was surprised!
Reporter: Wow! What was it?
Mr Shiao: A huge turtle!
Reporter: That’s unbelievable!
Mr Shiao: I know! I stopped the car and got out. The turtle was lying on the ground and two people were running towards it! They looked very worried!
Reporter: Who were the people?
Mr Shiao: The turtle’s owners. It seems that the turtle was crawling on the balcony of their tenth floor apartment when it fell off onto my car.
Reporter: Oh dear! That’s terrible! So how was the turtle... and your car?
Mr Shiao: Well, the turtle was fine but my car was badly damaged.
Reporter: How do you feel now, Mr Shiao?
Mr Shiao: Well, I’m still a bit shocked!
Reporter: I’m not surprised! What a story, Mr Shiao! Thank you for sharing it with us!

b) Read again and complete the reporter’s notes. Compare them with a partner.
When? At 1) 4 o’clock
Who? 2) Mr Shiao
What? Turtle 3) fell onto a car.
How? Turtle was 4) crawling on the balcony when it 5) fell
Result? Car 6) was damaged but the turtle was OK.
Mr Shiao feels 7) shocked

c) Use the notes to tell your partner what happened.

Answer 1

It is about a taxi driver who was driving home when a turtle fell on his car.
Flying turtle ‘stops’ taxi.
Речь идет о таксисте, который ехал домой, когда черепаха упала на его машину.
Летающая черепаха «останавливает» такси.
b) Прочитайте еще раз и заполните заметки репортера. Сравните их с партнером.
Когда? В 1) 4 часа
Кто? 2) Мистер Шиао
Что? Черепаха 3) упала на машину.
Как? Черепаха 4) ползала на балконе, когда она 5) упала
Результат? Автомобиль 6) был поврежден, но черепаха была в порядке.
Мистер Шиао 7) шокирован.
c) Используйте примечания (заметки), чтобы сообщить своему партнеру, что произошло.
Ответ
At 4 o’clock in the afternoon a taxi driver was driving home when a turtle fell off a balcony and landed on his car. The turtle was not hurt, but the car was damaged.
(В 4 часа дня таксист ехал домой, когда черепаха упала с балкона и приземлилась на его машину. Черепаха не пострадала, но машина была повреждена).