Learn English #11 •Intermediate | Advanced

Read the newspaper story below, and then answer the questions that follow it.

Designer dog burns down kitchen

A pet dog caused £30,000 of damage when it turned on its owner's cooker and burnt down the kitchen.

Skylar, a three-year-old "goldendoodle", apparently started a kitchen fire when she tried to jump on the stove to get left-over pizza.

It happened after her owner, Fred Haines, left his home in Naperville, Illinois, to go to work, reports the Chicago Sun-Times.

The fire spread to a nearby plastic cutting board, and then to the cabinets above the stove, Naperville fire officials said.

Firefighters broke down a door after neighbours phoned them and rescued the unconscious Skylar.


• Text from Ananova.com

Reading comprehension

True or false?

    true false
1. Skylar is a male dog.
2. There was some food left in the kitchen.
3. The kitchen was completely destroyed.
4. There was nobody in the house when the fire occurred.
5. Neighbours saved Skylar from the fire.
       

Exercises

1. Vocabulary: In the kitchen

Here are some names of items you find in the kitchen.

1a) The letters are mixed up. Can you put them in the correct order?

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1b) Now match each name with its definition... ?

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2. Phrasal verbs

Match these phrasal verbs with their meaning.

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What do you think?

What lessons do you think Fred Haines learned from this experience? What are some typical types of damage that pets do to the homes they live in? Is there anything you can do about this?

Have you ever had a pet that has produced serious damage in your home?

 

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