Skills
7C
Reading and listening
1
Warm up
Look at the pictures and the title of the story.
What do you think the story is about?
2
Read the story quickly. Were you right?
The footprints in the snow
The snow was falling again. It was cold and the sun was
sinking in the sky. Donna and Richard were walking slowly
under the tall trees. They were high up the side of a hill. In
the distance they could see the small town of Darksville, their
destination. But they still had a long way to go before evening.
‘This is a crazy time of year for a walking holiday,’ said
Donna.
‘It’s cool,’ said Richard.
‘Cool?’ said Donna. ‘It’s freezing!’
And they laughed.
But a little later, they were walking through the forest when
Donna saw footprints in the snow. They weren’t human
footprints. They were huge.
‘What made these footprints?’ asked Donna nervously.
‘I don’t know,’ said Richard. ‘Maybe a bear?’
Donna didn’t like the idea of a bear. It worried her.
‘We have to walk faster,’ she said. ‘I want to get to Darksville.’
It was getting dark now. Donna and Richard weren’t
talking. They were worrying about those footprints.
They were walking round a frozen pond when Richard
said, ‘Look!’
Donna saw a small wooden house. But all the windows
were broken and the door was destroyed. And then she
saw the footprints ...
‘Richard,’ said Donna quietly. ‘It’s that thing again.’
‘I don’t understand,’ said Richard.
‘Did a yeti do this?’ asked Donna.
‘Yetis don’t exist. Not in America.’
‘Then what was it?’ asked Donna. ‘Bigfoot? A monster?’
‘Don’t be silly, Donna,’ said Richard. But he was scared.
And then they heard a loud sound. A human didn’t
make it. A bear or a wolf didn’t make it. It was terrible!
And Donna and Richard started to run ...
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Unit 7
Events
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