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Unit 5 * Magazine articles
Unit 5 * Magazine articles
What do you know
about...?
The story you will read is from a magazine.
It is about a man who has lost one of his senses. We have five
senses and if we lose just one of them, life is very difficult. Try
this quiz to find out how much you know about them.
1 The five senses are hearing, smell,
sight, taste and touch. Match them with the
pictures.
2 Which of the body parts above is 'the
window of the soul'?
3 Which of the body parts helps us keep our
balance so that we do not fall down?
4 Which of the body parts contains a
drum?
5 Which sense sometimes stops working when
you have a cold?
6 Which sense uses your
tongue?
7 Which sense covers your whole
body?
8 Can you always believe what your senses
tell you? Look at the following. Which lines are
longer...?
Blind man and eyes in fire
drama
Part I
John Dancer's troubles began as soon as he
walked into the Gragon Hotel with his friend, Charlie. Together
they went to the reception desk. John said, 'Good evening. My
name's John Dancer. I've booked a room here.'
The clerk said, 'You're welcome to stay,
sir, but I'm sorry we don't allow pets in this hotel.'
'Pets!' exclaimed John. 'Charlie isn't a
pet. I'm blind and he's my eyes. He takes me everywhere. Don't you,
Charlie?'
Charlie barked. It sounded like
'Yes'.
'I'm sorry, sir,' the clerk repeated, 'but
the hotel rules say...'
John interrupted, 'Please call the
manager.'
The manager came. She agreed at once that
John and Charlie could both be guests. She led them personally to
their room. Before entering, John said, 'Can you tell me the
location of the fire exit?'
'It's the fifth door along from yours,'
said the manager.
'Thank you,' said John. 'Safety first, you
know.'
'You're very sensible, sir,' the manager
said. She then described John's room to him, and left.
Part II
John tells us in his own words what
happened next.
'I was asleep. Charlie woke me. He was
pulling at my blankets and barking. I smelt smoke! A fire! But
where? Just then, the fire alarm went off. I went to the door of my
room. I felt it. The surface was hot so I didn't open it. The fire
must be outside. I wet some towels and put them along the bottom of
the door.
'I tried the phone. It was dead. I coughed.
A little smoke was getting past the towels. So I lay on the floor
with Charlie beside me and waited. The minutes seemed like hours.
Then I heard it ----- the sound of a fire engine. It was music to
my ear.
' I opened the window, waved and shouted.
Charlie barked. Moments later, I heard a voice. The fireman at the
window didn't want to take Charlie. 'It's against the rules,' he
said. I explained about Charlie. Seconds later, we were both safe
on the ground.'
'So you saved Charlie's life!' I
said.
'Yes, and he saved mine,' said John.
'Didn't you, Charlie?'
Charlie barked. It sounded like
'Yes'.
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