Bad days
Reading
a. Read the title and look at the picture. What do you think the story might be about? Read and check.
Wonderdog Pulls Owner from Car Crash
Endal the wonderdog, already named Dog of the Millennium and Biggest Dog on Earth, made national news headlines again yesterday after a car hit his owner's wheelchair outside a hotel.
In 1991, Allen Parton was sitting outside the hotel when the speeding car threw him from his chair and knocked him out. While he was unconscious, Endal rolled him over with his teeth into the recovery position. After this, he got a blanket from his bag and covered him with it! The dog then got Allen's mobile phone out of his bag and held the phone up to his face. Finally, he ran back to the hotel and barked until people came out to help. Allen didn't know that Endal could do any of these things!
Mr Parton was disabled from a tragic accident. For years now, Endal has been everything to him; his best friend, his banker, his travel agent, his home help and many other things. "He even buys the ticket on the bus
and collects it from the machine, says Allen. 'He has helped me in so many ways.
b. Read the article and choose the correct answer (A, B or C).
Endal made the headlines again when
A a hotel worker hit his owner.
B his owner was in an accident.
C he became Brightest Dog on Earth.
When the accident happened, Allen
A was just arriving at a hotel.
B was sitting outside a hotel.
C was at a dog show.
3 The first thing Endal did after the accident was
A roll Allen over and cover him with a blanket.
B run back to the hotel and get help.
C get Allen's mobile phone from his bag.
4 Endal is important to Allen because
A he buys his ticket on the bus.
B he's a very friendly dog.
C he helps him with many things.
