Scale up student’s book Cou rse 1 audio

Work in pairs. Student 1 reads Part A, student
2 reads Part B. Then in turn ask and answer 
questions.
Part 
A: At late midnight the harsh tapping on the 
iron gate woke our family up. On opening the door 
my father figured out what had happened and 
immediately called the emergency. The neighbour 
living next to us was in trouble. Actually he was 
known to have epilepsy, which is a neurological 
disorder caused partially by brain injury, stroke, 
brain cancer, and drug and alcohol abuse. When 
the emergency arrived doctors took neccessary 
measures to help the patient and finally he was heard 
to be breathing regularly The first aid provided 
by the professionals made people surrounding the 
patient feel relieved and saved the life of the man. 
When and where did the story happen?
What was the culmination o f the story that
impressed you much? Why?
How did you fe e l when reading the passage?
P a rt B: One of my unforgettable memories takes 
me back to 1996 and is still a fresh one. It was 
a lovely summer morning at Zamin sanatorium in 
Jizzakh, the majority of people were out along the 
mountain trails climbing steep hills covered with 
fir-trees. On the halfway we could smell something 
burning. Looking around we saw a black fog 
and heard settlers’ screaming not far from where 
we were. Within some minutes the fire brigade 
arrived and started to put the fire off. The firemen 
heroically put their lives at a risk marching into 
the bushfire by having the water flow rained from 
the water tanks. However, the efforts of the fire 
brigade were not enough to put the fire off and 
some minutes later the airjets and helicopters 
carrying tons of water joined them. Finally, the fire 
was put off and lots of people were no longer in 
danger. This was the result of joined actions of the 
fire brigade and air force militarians who did their 
best to rescue people and keep the natural park of 
Zamin mountains safe.
When and where did the story take place?
What was the culmination o f the story 
that
impressed you much? Why?
How did you fe e l after reading the passage?
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