Make Your Way 7, Schulbuch mit Audio-CD

Grave humour Read the texts below (1–6) about unfortunate people who have died the most bizarre deaths. Choose the correct ending (A–H) for each text. There are two extra endings you should not use. 12 1 In December 1992, Ken Barger of North Carolina, woke up in the night to the sound of the telephone ringing by his bed. Sleepily, he reached out to answer it and mistakenly grabbed … 2 David Godin drowned near Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, as he was returning from his bachelor stag party, when his car plunged into a lake. Around his leg his friends had … 3 A South Korean fisherman was sitting down to prepare the tuna fish he had caught. Just as he took out a large knife to gut the fish, … 4 In 1977, a man was knocked down by a car in New York. Luckily he was not injured. Someone standing on the pavement told him to pretend he was hurt and claim the insurance, so he lay back down on the ground in front of the car. No sooner had he done so … 5 In the Philippines, neighbours who saved the life of Gerardo Gregorio as he attempted suicide were a little unhappy when he showed no sign of thanking them. In fact he was so angry … 6 Believing that her husband was betraying her, Vera Czermak hurled herself from her third storey window – and … A its tail flicked, sending the knife into the man’s heart, killing him immediately. B as she fell past the second floor she was interrupted by a shotgun blast which killed her instantly. C than the car rolled forward and crushed him to death. D the loaded pistol lying next to it, which fired when he put it to his head and killed him. E dragged him out of the water. A kind fisherman had him taken to hospital where he died of hypothermia. F he picked up a machete and hacked three of them to death. G landed on her husband, who was just returning home. She recovered in hospital. He died instantly. H tied a real ball and chain, used to stop prisoners escaping. 1 grab 2 plunge 3 flick 4 crush 5 hack 6 hurl a move with a sudden quick movement b cut violently c throw with a lot of force d apply a lot of pressure to damage or deform something e fall quickly and often suddenly from a height f take hold of something quickly and forcefully Working with words 13 The following six verbs are used to describe physical actions. • Find them in the stories in 12 and match them with their meanings. 98 Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv