Heroic Teenager Receives AwardLook at the form of the article. What type of writing can it be?A. a novel B. a research paper C. a student’s composition D. a newspaper report Read the headline and the first paragraph.Guess: What’s the story about by reading the title ?Heroic Teenager Receives Award1) Who is the heroic teenager?2) What is the award?3) Where and when was he awarded?4) Why does he receive the award? A 17-year-old teenager, John Janson.He was honored at the Lifesaver Awards.In Rivertown last night.For carrying out first aid on a neighbor after a knife attack.(para 1)Who was Anne? What happened to her?His neighbour, a mother of three.Had been stabbed repeatedly…Bleeding heavily..Her hands had almost been cut offWhat first aid did John perform on Anne?John _________ Ms Slade’s injuries with ____________;and then he ________________ to the wounds to ___________________. dressed tea towelsapplied pressure slow the bleeding• The attacker ran away.• Anne was attacked and started to scream.• John performed first aid on Anne.• John was studying in his house.• The ambulance arrived.• John ran outside with his father.• John found Anne in her garden with terrible knife wounds.Read the article again and then put these events in the order that they happened.Work in pairs. Retell the story in your own words.Do you think John was silly or brave to get involved in the situation? Give reasons.Some possibilities:1) The attacker was still at the scene of stabbing.2) The attacker left but returned later.3) The woman had AIDS.4) John had performed first aid on the woman but she died anyway.What do you think of John’s action? Give at least 3 adj. brave heroic quick-thinking helpful selfless f...
