Young local heroes v456

Young local heroes v456

Young local heroes

Introduction

The subject of this lesson is 'Young local heroes'.
You're going to speak, listen, read and write about heroic acts.

Looking at superheroes, they appeal to our imagination. But what about local heroes. We compare and contrast two young people who are considered to be heroes by their communities. These are every day stories that could happen to anyone. But would you have the presence of mind to do what these young people did? Let's find out.


This lesson contains 7 steps and an evaluation.
Work them through step by step.

 

Step

Activity

 

 

Introduction

Read the introduction.

Step 1

Speaking

Answer questions about heroic acts. Compare with your partner. Think of three reasons about children who perform a heroic act.

Step 2

Listening

Listen to the audio and do the exercise.

Step 3

Words

Read the definitions and fill in the crossword.

Step 4

Reading

Read two articles about your heroes. Study two pictures. Answer statements. Give four reasons about a bravery award.

Step 5

Grammar

Theory about mixed conditionals. Three exercises about mixed conditionals. Complete sentences and read Grammar Desks.

Step 6

Writing

Make a list of five big decisions. Write a short paragraph (about 200 words) and use mixed conditional sentences.

Step 7

Task

Write a story about a local hero. Use the notes given.

 

Evaluation

Reflecting on what you have learned.

 

 

Difficult words? Search these on Cambridge Dictionaries

 

Step 1 - Speaking

Speaking
Answer these questions.
First, write down the acts which you consider to be heroic individually.
Then compare your answers to your partner's.

  1. What do you consider to be heroic acts?
    1. rescuing a cat from a tree.
    2. giving someone CPR (Cardiopulmonary resuscitation).
    3. calling the police/fire service or ambulance.
    4. helping an old person who fell over in a shopping mall.
    5. returning a lost dog to its owner.
    6. (your own ideas.) ..........
  2. Some people think that when a child performs a ‘heroic’ act, it is more ‘special’.
    Why might people think that? Give three reasons.
  3. What defines a hero for you?
  4. Who is an example of a local hero to you?

Step 2 - Listening

Listening
You will hear part of a radio interview with the author Marina Johnston, who is talking about the idea of heroes and heroism in our world today.

Listen.

Do the exercise.

Step 3 - Words

Words
Complete the crossword with adjectives to describe heroes.
You can download and fill in: Crossword heroes

Across

2. showing no fear of dangerous or difficult situations

6. having or showing courage

7. very special, unusual or strange

8. willing to give other people money, help, kindness etc.

 

 

 

Down

1. wanting to do something very much and not letting anyone stop you

3. willing to try new and often difficult or dangerous things

4. showing good judgement and able to be trusted

5. helpful and thinking about other people’s feelings

6. relaxed and not worried, frightened or excited

Answer

Step 4 - Reading

Reading: Young heroes
You are going to read two articles about children who were called ‘heroes’ by their local communities.
First look at the pictures. What can you tell about them from the photos?

Now read the articles.

Annberly

A 7-year-old Lynnwood Girl Scout was recognized in Edmonds Saturday afternoon for her efforts to save her 18-month-old brother from choking earlier this year. Annberly S., a member of Girl Scout Brownie Troop 43866, received a Medal of Honor from Girl Scouts USA during a ceremony Saturday at Edmonds Methodist Church. Because she is a minor, her parents have requested that her last name not be published.

According to Troop 43866 Leader Elliott Gustavson, the second-grader and her 18-month-old brother Joseph were playing in the bedroom of their Lynnwood home the evening of Jan. 19, 2016, when Joseph started making odd noises. When Annberly turned to him, she saw that his face was changing color.
“Annberly yelled for help, then leapt into action. Imitating what she had seen in a television program, she positioned her brother over her knee and gave him back blows,” Gustavson said. Added Annberly’s mother: “I ran to the room and found Annberly with Joseph over her knee, hitting his back and yelling for me. She gave him one more blow, and a small eraser came flying out of his mouth.” She said her daughter was in tears, clearly terrified for her brother.
The Medal of Honor is a lifesaving award given by Girl Scouts of the USA to girls who have saved or attempted to save a human life under circumstances that indicate heroism, and is reserved for those who have performed heroic acts beyond the degree of maturity and training to be expected at their age. Gustavson submitted the application on the Girl Scout’s behalf, after which Girl Scouts of Western Washington approved the application and forwarded it to Girl Scouts of the USA. “I am so proud of Annberly’s quick thinking, leadership instinct and reliance on skills consistent with Girl Scouting,” Gustavson said. “It’s unusual for a Girl Scout this young to receive the Medal of Honor.” Girl Scout Brownie Troop 43866 has troop members in Mountlake Terrace, Lynnwood and Everett. The girls are in second and third grades.

 

Oscar

“Little” Oscar, who has Asperger’s syndrome, saw his mum being viciously mauled and having chunks ripped from her leg by their pet German Shepherd on her bedroom floor. Instead of “freaking out”, he tore the raging animal away and locked her in the laundry before carefully wrapping his mum’s leg in a towel and calling an ambulance.

Today, to honour his courage, the 14-year-old Cockatoo boy has been given a Commendation for Brave Conduct as part of the Australian Bravery Decorations. Mum Dana Lyall, 52, said had it not been for her son’s tenacity, she would surely have been killed by the ferocious dog. “Oscar would pull her away and then she’d come back and attack me again about five or six times, it was horrific ... but he never gave up,” she said. “It was a random attack ... had it not been for Oscar, I’m sure I wouldn’t be here today.” Ms Lyall, a single mum, said she was proud of how her boy handled the situation in such a logical manner. “He was completely calm, he just did what had to be done and saved me.”
Victorian Sergeant Deryn Caroline Ricardo has also been given Commendation for Brave Conduct after she helped save a man from a burning Dumbalk home while off-duty. Sgt Ricardo, who was on crutches at the time, helped neighbours and good Samaritans break into the smoke-filled house and safely removed the unconscious man, saving his life on December 16, 2011. Sgt Ricardo and Oscar join 43 other Australians who have been given Commendation for Brave Conduct, along with 25 Bravery Medal recipients, six Star of Courage recipients and seven Group Bravery Citations. Sir Peter Cosgrove said: “We are fortunate as a community to have so many outstanding people willing to put themselves in harm’s way to assist others in need.”
Since 1975 and including the awards announced today, there have been five awards of the Cross of Valour, 153 awards of the Star of Courage, 1,267 awards of the Bravery Medal, 1,998 Commendations for Brave Conduct and 169 awards of the Group Bravery Citation.


Do the exercise.

You have read about heroic acts.
If you had to one bravery award, who would you give it to – Amberley, Oscar or Sergeant Ricardo?

You can only choose one. Give at least four reasons for your choice.

  1. .............
  2. .............
  3. .............
  4. .............

Step 5 - Grammar

Grammar
Let’s look at mixed conditionals.

You know that conditionals can be

  • type 0 (If you heat water, it boils at 100°C),
  • type 1 (If I study hard, I will pass my exams),
  • type 2 (If I won the lottery, I would go on a world cruise),
  • type 3 (If I had studied harder, I would have passed the exam).

 

situation

result

Present or future time

If + past simple

would, could, might + verb in infinitive/ be + ing

Past time

If + past perfect

would have, could have, might have + past participle

 

Past situation, present result:

If Annberly hadn’t watched TV programmes, her brother would not be alive today.

Past situation, future result:

If Oscar hadn’t been so determined, his mother might have more scars to other parts of her body.

 

Do the exercises.

Have you struggled a bit with the exercises? Do you want to read more theory?
You will find the Grammar Desks here.

The zero conditional

The first conditional

The second conditional

The third conditional

Step 6 - Writing

Writing

  • Make a list of five big decisions that one of your parents/an adult you admire, has made in their life.
  • Consider how their life might be different if any of those decisions had done the other way
    – drawing them on the page as an upside down tree.
  • Pass your imaginary life tree to another group to extend.
  • Write a short paragraph (about 200 words).
    Use lots of mixed conditional sentences.

 

Klik op de afbeelding om deze te vergroten.
Decision tree relationships

Step 7 - Task

Writing Task
You work for a local newspaper.
The editor has asked you to write the story of a local hero.
These are the notes you were given.
Write the story in about 200 words.

Use these notes:

  • Boy called Filipe / aged 8
  • In a shopping centre with his parents / saturday afternoon
  • Witnessed an old lady collapse
  • Grabbed his father's mobile phone
  • Called 112
  • Ambulance arrived
  • Boy's fast action = woman's life was saved He had seen lots of ER programmes on TV and knew that he had to act quickly.

Evaluation

Fill in the schedule and answer the questions below.

 

Activity

 

Needs improvement

​Satisfactory, good

Excellent

Step 1 speaking

I can answer questions about heroic acts.

 

 

 

Step 2 listening

I can listen to a radio interview about heroism and answer the questions.

 

 

 

Step 3 words

I can read definitions of words and fill in a crossword.

 

 

 

Step 4 reading

I can read two articles about heroes.  I can write down my reasons, who I would choose to give a bravery award.

 

 

 

Step 5 grammar

I can understand en use the grammar.

 

 

 

Step 6 Writing

I can write a paragraph about decisions. I can use mixed conditional sentences.

 

 

 

Step 7 Task

I can write a story about a local hero.

 

    

 

What have you learned in this lesson?
Answer the following questions:

  • What was the easiest part of this lesson?
  • What was the most interesting part?
  • What was the most difficult part?
  • What was new to you in this lesson?
  • What do you have to ask your teacher?

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