ACTIVITY 1 READING

Hi, Again!

In this post I want to give you the opportunity to READ a brief story, and to try to learn some VOCABULARY about FEELINGS & SENSATIONS.Try to remember the words related to that area, and fill the gaps in the next exercise.

HERE YOU HAVE THE STORY:   "THE RAGE CHAIN"

One day, on the beach, a young impulsive man stepped on a little surprised shrimp, and felt stung. He got so angry that he hit a bored nearby coconut tree, which dropped a coconut that hit a nervous rooster on the head. The rooster was so furious that he pecked a lot of ants. The ants, aggressively stung a shy snake. The upset little viper bit an innocent but brave boar, which, in turn, discharged its ill humor against a banana tree. The curious bat that was sleeping there, landed on its head (blindly, of course) and crossed, bit the ear of a sensitive elephant. The enraged animal knocked over the first house he found.

The owner of the house, a normally relaxed woman, got very angry because she didn´t understand anything. She went to talk to the elephant, but he blamed the bat. The bat blamed the boar, who blamed the snake, who in turn blamed the ants. The ants blamed the rooster, the rooster blamed the coconut, the coconut blamed the boy, and the boy blamed the shrimp.

Everyone looked for the shrimp in the sea. When they found it, they were so angry that they started to ask her what was wrong with her. Then she answered, peacefully, that she was minding her business, having a bit of sun, when the boy stepped on her, and got stung by himself. Then, everybody became silent, thinking about how it was that they got hurt. And then, they realized that it was nobody´s fault, at first. It was their rage what caused a chain of bad and painful events.

Remember, sometimes one can be angry about something, but other people doesn´t have to pay for that, as they are not involved in the way you feel. Then, you can stop a chain of misfortunes.

You will find it in the next link:
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/19562088/TheRageChainWordCloze.htm

Don´t forget to check the answers!

See you soon.