News round the world

Here is our selection of last week’s true stories...

Outdoor

Outdoor

• находящийся  на открытом воздухе

Realize

Realize

• осознавать

Fortunately

Fortunately

• к счастью

Security guard

Security guard

• охранник

Amazed

Amazed

• изумленный

Get off

Get off

• Cойти (с транспорта)

Prison

Prison

• тюрьма

On the condition that

On the condition that

• При условии, что

Get confused

Get confused

• Запутаться, быть сбитым с толку

Spokesman

Spokesman

• Пресс-секретарь, официальный представитель

Australia

In Sydney, early in the morning, some swimmers _____ (to have) a swim in an outdoor swimming pool which ____ (to be) very close to the sea. The swimmers _____ (to be) very

surprised when suddenly the pool assistants _____ (to start) shouting ‘Get out of the water! Quickly!’ The swimmers immediately _____ (to get) out. Then they _____ (to realize) that there _____ (to be) a shark at the other end! A large wave ____ (to carry) the shark into the pool during the night.

Fortunately none of the swimmers _____ (to be) hurt and the shark _____ (to be) caught in a net and put back into the sea.

EnglandSecurity guards at Stansted airport were ____ 1 when they saw a dog ______ _____ 2 a train and walking on its own towards the airport terminal. They caught the

dog and ______ 3 it to the police. Thanks to a _______4 in its neck, they discovered that its name was Diesel and that it ________5 to a woman called Sarah Chapman, who lived in London, 50 kilometres away. Sarah had gone on holiday for a few days and had _____ 6 Diesel with some friends. The dog had run away and had gone to the local _____ _____ 7. It had then _____8 a train and had travelled 50 kilometres to Stansted airport, ______ 9 trains on the way. Sarah said: ‘I’m sure Diesel went to the airport to ____ _____ 10 me!’

1 amazed

2 getting off

3 took

4 microchip

5 belonged

6 left

7 railway station

8 got on

9 changing

10 look for

Italy

An Italian man who was in cell / prison for robbery / stealing was freed early from prison on the condition that he promised to live with his parents / wife at their house. But after a week he arrived at his local police station / jail and said ‘Please arrest /free me again! He had decided that he couldn't live with his mother and father for another day/night. Guido Beneventi, 30, told the police: ‘My parents spent all their time telling me to do homework/housework. It was like being a child/a prisoner again!’

Sweden

Airport workers in the _______ 1 at Arlanda airport in Sweden were surprised to see an old lady sitting on the ______ _____ 2 next to her ______3. The woman had got ____ 4 at the check-in desk. She had put her luggage on the belt and then had sat down on the belt herself. A _____ 5 at Stockholm’s Arlanda airport said

‘Unfortunately, she did not understand when she was given ______6 instructions. She got on the belt together with her bag. Luckily, it wasn’t a long ____ 7 – only a few metres.’

1. luggage area

2. luggage belt

3. suitcase

4. confused

5. spokesman

6. check-in

7. ride