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Fill in the gaps with proper verb forms and 
compare with vour partner’s answers.
Cat saved a family from house fire
Damira Nashirova
(be waken up)
7 Work in pairs. Fill in the gaps and compare 
them.
Gorilla saved a boy from being
attacked
On August 16, 1996 in the 
Brookfield Zoo, a 3 year old boy
_________ (fall) into a Gorilla
enclosure and ________ (loose)
consciousness. Binti Jua a female
Lowland G o r illa ,_______(guard) the
young boy from the other Gorillas in the enclosure,
she th e n _________ (cradle) him in her arms, while
her own 17 month old baby_______(be) on her back
a n d ________(carry) the boy 60 feet to an entrance
where zoo-keepers_________ (can retrieve) him.
8 Read the quotes and discuss them with your 
partner. 
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“The only time you should look down at someone, 
is when you are helping them up.” Jesse Jackson .
“All that is required for evil to prevail is for good 
men to do nothing.” ~ Edmund Burke
9 Read the stories of different people on page 
44 and tick the relevant column boxes.
at 4:45 a.m. by the cries of the family cat, Momiqoy,
coming from the garage. D a m ira _________ (go)
down stairs to see what the fu s s ______ (be) about.
What sh e ________(see) was smoke and flames; she
quickly_________ (grab) the cat an d________ (rush)
back inside to wake up her husband and their children.
The fire _ _______ (destroy) the garage and a
bedroom. None of the family_________ (get harmed)
thanks to the cat’s cries. As an interesting side note,
none of the fam ily__________ (be fond o f ) the cat
before this incident. Damira N ash iro v a________
(claim) “We love it now. This thing is getting some 
tuna tonight!”
Statements
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The story relates to a family and friends
The story relates to physical needs
I saw what happened in the story
What happened in the story relates to an
ethnic group or tribe
What happened in the story relates to a
community, region, or country
The story relates to food and shelter
The story makes me feel inspired
16 December 2012, UK, Victoria Soto, 27, was a 
true hero managing to hide pupils in cupboards at 
the Sandy Hook Elementary School as the gunman 
Adam Lanza was killing others. Ms Soto was 
then shot dead but her actions meant that many 
of her young students survived. Ms Soto’s selfless 
act of bravery undoubtedly has drawn worldwide 
admiration.
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Story 1: Many years ago as we got ready for 
school we moved out of the house with my parents 
in the car. A small distance from our house we met a 
crowd of worried overwhelmed, angry and stranded 
people. They were surrounding an injured woman. 
This was a poor woman who fried pancakes for a 
living and this sad morning she had tripped and 
fallen into kalai of very hot cooking oil she had 
placed on the charcoal stove. No one could help to 
rush her to hospital. As we passed by my parents 
told my brother to go by taxi to school so that in his 
place this woman will be transported to the central 
hospital.
Story 2: Being hosted in Uzbekistan for the last 
two years I have compiled the rich content of the 
impressive research entitled ‘National Identities of 
Uzbek Nation’. To my great surprise volunteerism 
has constantly been on the rise across the whole 
country. Its trends can be observed in polysemous 
word ‘hashar’ that is interpreted as community 
service in house building, greening, traditional 
ceremony holdings, such as weddings, circumcising, 
funeral - all social events in which neighborhood 
and relatives are wholeheartedly involved to support 
the holder materially and morally.
One of my memos found its deep enlightenment 
in people’s talk about environmental issues and the 
importance of taking some actions, from recycling 
to land protection. Each early spring on March 14 
communities across Uzbekistan hold cleaning up
issues. People of all ages voluntarily grab a trash 
bag and walk the streets of their town picking up 
trash or dig up the ground nurturing its productivity. 
Many youngsters care deeply about the threats 
facing our environment and may have an interest 
in helping their community “go green.” Moreover, 
community service ideas include planting a 
neighborhood garden or a tree for all to enjoy, 
clearing pathway trails or performing attraction 
cleanups. Some communities plan clean-up days 
when town members gather for one, huge cleaning 
surge, but high school students don’t have to wait 
for an official cleaning day. Like other groups more 
and more middle and high school students all over 
the 12 regions of Uzbekistan willingly perform 
community service hours through fun as part of 
their learning experience. As anyone who has ever 
volunteered knows, the satisfaction and pride that 
comes from helping others can be life changing.
This social involvement scene of the national 
activity is massively broadcasted in local and 
central media. It allows the audience to explore the 
purpose and significance of the activity and raises 
their awareness of environmental issues. Each 
youth has his own personality and interests - and 
the mature should tap into those interests to ensure 
the community service project has an invaluable 
impact in committing social responsibility’.
(... taken from French sociologist report)
10 Work individually and give metaphoric definition to the word Good deed. Good deed is like.... as