Write sentences about the story by putting these words in the correct order. A. Word but the Picnics means

a. word but the Picnics means. few are what people very know popular

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b. a A is outside home. picnic the meal

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c. people At home. had one at time picnics

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d. on food pieces People of plates. brought small

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e. picked plates. Then the these off people pieces

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f. for The 'to pick' 'piquer'. French is word

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g. we got This picnics. the is word how for

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UNIT 20

The kangal

Pre-reading activity

1. Do you like dogs? Why or why not?

2. Do you know an interesting story about a dog?

3. What do you know of the kangal?

The kangal is a very big dog found only in Turkey, where it is used to take care of sheep. It comes from Anatolia, a part of Turkey.

Although dogs are not very popular in Turkey, and very few people keep them in their homes, most Turkish people like the kangal, and some people do keep them as pets. In the mountains, they also work as baby-sitters, looking after very young children. Turkish people trust their kangals. They think kangals are brave, strong, and loyal, as they are themselves.

There is a famous but sad story about a kangal. One day, a farmer and his wife left their kangal to take care of their baby while they went to work in the fields. When they came home in the evening, the kangal came out to meet them. The farmer saw that it had blood around its mouth. He knew what had happened - the kangal had attacked and killed their baby. He quickly shot the animal, then he ran with his wife into their house. Inside the house, they saw their baby sitting on the ground. It was crying, but not hurt.

Near it, however, was a dead bear. They could see that there had been a fight between the kangal and the bear. The kangal had won the fight, and saved their child from certain death.

New words

pet: Our dog is not dangerous. He is our pet.

trust: I don't trust him. I think he'll take our money.

brave: The pilot was very brave when the hijacker started shouting. He sat and talked to the man.

loyal: The dog had been a loyal friend to his owner for ten years.

attack: Sometimes sharks attack people when they are in the ocean.

Main idea

Does each of these sentences say what each paragraph is about? Write T for true or F for false.

Paragraph 1___ Kangals like sheep.

Paragraph 2___ People in the mountains use kangals to look after their children.

Paragraph 3___ Once a kangal killed a baby it was looking after.

Vocabulary

Draw lines to join the matching words and phrases.

a. take care of • a pet

b. an animal that is looked after by people • a place where people grow plants for food

c. field • to do something that makes a person or animal die

d. kill • look after

Complete the sentence using words in the box.

Fight trust strong only but home evening sad baby-sitter

a. You can find kangals_______________ in Turkey.

b. I'm tired of staying here. Can't we go_______________?

c. We have to go out tonight. Let's get a_______________ for the children.

d. We've known you for 30 years. Of course we_______________ you.

e. Are you_______________ enough to pick up this big box on your own?

f. I don't like watching_______________ movies. They make me cry.

g. The girl was beautiful, _______________ lonely.

h. I like the_______________. The sun has gone and the place is quiet.

i. There was a_______________ between the bear and the kangal.

Choose and write the correct word.

a. Have you cut yourself? I can see_______________ on your arm. blood/water

b. I've_______________ my leg. I think it's broken. attacked/hurt

c. _______________ are big and strong and dangerous. Dogs/Bears

d. The dog was very_______________ to fight the bear. loyal/brave

Looking for detail

Answer these questions.

a. Where is the kangal found?

b. What does it usually do?

c. Why is it strange that the Turks like the kangal?

d. In the mountains, what do the Turks get their kangals to do?

e. Why do people trust their kangals?

f. Why did the farmer shoot the kangal?

g. Why is the story about the kangal sad?

h. What does the word 'it' refer to in paragraph 4?