10175 soup ladle stops tiger attack reading passive voice

AAman
manhas
hasbeen
beenrescued
rescuedfrom
fromaanear-fatal
near-fatalattack
attackby
byaatiger
tigerin
innorthern
northernMalaysia
Malaysiaby

byhis
hiswife.
wife.
She
entered
the
fray
wielding
a
wooden
soup
ladle

at
the
tiger
which
fled.
She entered the fray wielding a wooden soup ladle at the tiger - which fled.
Tambun
TambunGediu,
Gediu,now
nowbadly
badlylacerated
laceratedand

andrecovering
recoveringin
inhospital,
hospital,had
hadtried
triedhitting
hittingthe
thetiger
tigeraway
awayin
in
vain

and
says
his
wife
saved
his
life.
vain and says his wife saved his life.
Wildlife
Wildliferangers
rangersplan
planto

totrack
trackthe
thetiger
tigerand
andsend
sendititfurther
furtherinto
intodense,
dense,unpopulated
unpopulatedjungle
junglein
inthe

the
northern
state
of
Perak.
northern state of Perak.
"I"Iwas
wastrailing
trailingaasquirrel
squirreland
andcrouched
crouchedto

toshoot
shootititwith
withmy
myblowpipe
blowpipewhen
whenIIsaw
sawthe
thetiger.
tiger.
"That's
when
I

realised
that
I
was
being
trailed,"
Mr
Gediu
said
after
surgery.
"That's when I realised that I was being trailed," Mr Gediu said after surgery.

The
Thetiger
tigerpounced
pouncednot
notfar
farfrom
fromthe
theGediu
Gediuhome
homein
inaajungle
junglesettlement

settlementof
ofthe
theJahai
Jahaitribe.
tribe.
Mr.
Gediu
had
tried
climbing
a
tree

to
escape
the
animal,
but
was
dragged
down
Mr. Gediu had tried climbing a tree to escape the animal, but was dragged downby
bythe
thetiger.
tiger.

His
Hiswife,
wife,55-year
55-yearold
oldHan
HanBesau,
Besau,rushed
rushedout
outof
ofthe
thekitchen
kitchenon

onhearing
hearinghis
hisscreams
screamsand
andused
usedthe
the
kitchen
kitchenimplement
implementto
togood
goodeffect.

effect.
"I"Iwas
wasterrified
terrifiedand
andIIused
usedall
allmy
mystrength
strengthto
topunch
punchthe
theanimal

animalin
inthe
theface,
face,but
butititwould
wouldnot
notbudge,"
budge,"
the
New
Straits
Times

newspaper
quoted
him
as
saying.
the New Straits Times newspaper quoted him as saying.
"I"Ihad
hadto
towrestle
wrestlewith
withititto
tokeep

keepits
itsjaws
jawsaway
awayfrom
fromme,
me,and
andititwould
wouldhave
haveclawed
clawedme
meto
todeath

deathififmy
my
wife
had
not
arrived."
wife had not arrived."
ItItwas
wasthe
thefirst
firsttime
timeanyone

anyonein
inthe
thevillage
villagehad
hadbeen
beenattacked
attackedby
byaatiger.
tiger.
The
director
of

the
Department
of
Wildlife
and
National
Parks
in
The director of the Department of Wildlife and National Parks inthe
thestate,
state,Shabrina
ShabrinaMohd

MohdShariff,
Shariff,
estimated
that
there
were
about
200
tigers
in
the
jungles

of
Perak.
estimated that there were about 200 tigers in the jungles of Perak.
She
Sheadded
addedthat
thatfive
fivehad
hadbeen
beenspotted
spottednear
nearthe

themajor
majorEast-West
East-WestHighway
Highwayin
inthe
theregion.
region.

Exercise 1. Are the following statements true or false? Write T for True or F for False.
AAtiger
tigeralmost
almostkilled

killedaaman
manininnorthern
northernMalaysia.
Malaysia.
The
man
hit
the
tiger
and
saved
his

wife’s
The man hit the tiger and saved his wife’slife.
life.
Wildlife
rangers
are
going
to
find
and
kill
the

Wildlife rangers are going to find and kill thetiger.
tiger.
No
people
live
in
the
jungle
in
the
northern
state

No people live in the jungle in the northern stateofofPerak.
Perak.
When
he
saw
the
tiger,
the
man
shot
it
with

his
blowpipe.
When he saw the tiger, the man shot it with his blowpipe.
The
Theman
manand
andhis
hiswife
wifelive
liveininthe
thejungle.
jungle.

His
wife
was
in
the
kitchen
when
the
His wife was in the kitchen when thetiger
tigerattacked
attackedhim.
him.

Tiger
attacks
are
common
in
that
area.
Tiger attacks are common in that area.

1

2

3

4

5

Exercise 2. Match the underlined words in the text with the definitions below and solve
the crossword.
6

Across

2.
4.
5.
10.

with a lot of trees growing close together (adj)
a fight (n)
a tool, or a simple piece of equipment (n)
with no people living there (adj)

Down
1.

3.
6.
7.
8.
9.

a large deep spoon with a long handle (n)
a small village (n)
to move your body close to the ground by bending your knees (v)
to jump quickly in order to catch something (v)
to find a person or animal by following the marks they have left
behind (v)

to move slightly (v)

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Exercise

Exercise 3.
3. Turn
Turn the
the following
following passive
passive sentences
sentences from
from the
the text
text into
into active
active ones.

ones. Notice
Notice
how
the
focus
shifts
from
the
action
to
the
doer

of
the
action.
how the focus shifts from the action to the doer of the action.
1.1.AAman
manhas
hasbeen
beenrescued
rescuedfrom
fromaanear-fatal
near-fatalattack
attackby

byaatiger
tigerininnorthern
northernMalaysia
Malaysiaby
byhis
hiswife.
wife.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
2.2.That's
That'swhen
whenIIrealised

realisedthat
thatIIwas
wasbeing
beingtrailed.
trailed.
That's
when
I
realised
that
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
That's when I realised that …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

3.3.Mr.
Mr.Gediu
Gediuwas
wasdragged
draggeddown
downby
bythe
thetiger.
tiger.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
4.4.ItItwas

wasthe
thefirst
firsttime
timeanyone
anyoneininthe
thevillage
villagehad
hadbeen
beenattacked
attackedby
byaatiger.
tiger.

ItItwas
the
first
time
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
was the first time …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
5.5.She
Sheadded
addedthat
thatfive
fivehad
hadbeen

beenspotted
spottednear
nearthe
themajor
majorEast-West
East-WestHighway
Highwayininthe
theregion.
region.
She
Sheadded
addedthat

that……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

Exercise
Exercise 4.
4. Now
Now turn
turn the
the following
following active
active sentences
sentences from

from the
the text
text into
into passive
passive ones.
ones. This
This
time
time notice
notice the
the shift
shift of

of focus
focus from
from the
the doer
doer of
of the
the action
action to
to the
the action
action itself.
itself.

1.1.Tambun
TambunGediu
Gediusays
sayshis
hiswife
wifesaved
savedhis
hislife.
life.
Tambun
Gediu
says..…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

Tambun Gediu says..…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
2.2.Wildlife
Wildliferangers
rangersare
aregoing
goingto
totrack
trackthe
thetiger
tigerand
andsend
sendititfurther

furtherinto
intothe
thejungle.
jungle.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
3.3.The
Theman
manwas
wastrailing
trailingaasquirrel.
squirrel.

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
4.4.The
Theman
mandidn’t
didn’tshoot
shootthe
thesquirrel
squirrelwith
withaablowpipe.
blowpipe.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
5.5.ItItwould
wouldhave
haveclawed
clawedme
meto
todeath
deathififmy
mywife
wifehad
hadnot
notarrived.

arrived.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………ififmy
mywife
wifehad
hadnot
notarrived.
arrived.
6.6.His
wife
used
the

kitchen
implement
to
good
effect.
His wife used the kitchen implement to good effect.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
Exercise
Exercise 5.
5. Here
Here is

is aa summary
summary of
of the
the news
news article.
article. Fill
Fill in
in the
the gaps
gaps with
with the
the correct

correct
articles,
articles, definite
definite (the)
(the) or
or indefinite
indefinite (a).
(a).
_____
_____man
manhas
hasbeen

beenrescued
rescuedfrom
from_____
_____teeth
teethof
of_____
_____tiger
tigerininnorthern
northernMalaysia
Malaysiaby
byhis
hiswife

wifeand
andone
oneof
ofher
her
cooking
cookingutensils.
utensils.
Tambun
TambunGediu
Gediuwas
wasoutside

outsidenear
nearhis
hishome
homewhen
whenhe
hewas
wasattacked
attackedby
by_____
_____tiger.
tiger.When
Whenhe

hetried
triedto
toclimb
climb_____
_____tree
tree
to
escape
it,
_____
animal
dragged

him
back
down.
to escape it, _____ animal dragged him back down.
But
Butwhen
whenGediu's
Gediu'swife
wifeused
usedher
herwooden
woodensoup

soupladle
ladleto
tohit
hit_____
_____tiger
tigeron
on_____
_____head,
head,ititfled
fled_____
_____scene.
scene.

Wildlife
Wildliferangers
rangersplan
planto
totrack
track_____
_____beast
beastand
andsend
sendititfurther
furtherinto
into_____

_____unpopulated
unpopulatedjungle
junglenearby.
nearby.

ROLEPLAY
ROLEPLAY

Student
StudentA:
A: You
Youare

areaareporter
reporterinterviewing
interviewingMr.
Mr.Gediu
Gediuabout
aboutthe
theincident.
incident.
Student
StudentB:
B: You
Youare

areTambun
TambunGediu
Gediutalking
talkingto
toaareporter
reporterabout
aboutthe
theincident.
incident.
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A man has been rescued from a near-fatal attack by a tiger in northern Malaysia by his wife.
She entered the fray wielding a wooden soup ladle at the tiger - which fled.
Tambun Gediu, now badly lacerated and recovering in hospital, had tried hitting the tiger away in
vain and says his wife saved his life.
Wildlife rangers plan to track the tiger and send it further into dense, unpopulated jungle in the
northern state of Perak.
"I was trailing a squirrel and crouched to shoot it with my blowpipe when I saw the tiger.
"That's when I realised that I was being trailed," Mr Gediu said after surgery.
The tiger pounced not far from the Gediu home in a jungle settlement of the Jahai tribe.
Mr. Gediu had tried climbing a tree to escape the animal, but was dragged down by the tiger.
His wife, 55-year old Han Besau, rushed out of the kitchen on hearing his screams and used the
kitchen implement to good effect.

"I was terrified and I used all my strength to punch the animal in the face, but it would not budge,"
the New Straits Times newspaper quoted him as saying.
"I had to wrestle with it to keep its jaws away from me, and it would have clawed me to death if my
wife had not arrived."
It was the first time anyone in the village had been attacked by a tiger.
The director of the Department of Wildlife and National Parks in the state, Shabrina Mohd Shariff,
estimated that there were about 200 tigers in the jungles of Perak.
She added that five had been spotted near the major East-West Highway in the region.

Exercise 1. Are the following statements true or false? Write T for True or F for False.
1.
2.

3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.

A tiger almost killed a man in northern Malaysia.
The man hit the tiger and saved his wife’s life.
Wildlife rangers are going to find and kill the tiger.
No people live in the jungle in the northern state of Perak.
When he saw the tiger, the man shot it with his blowpipe.

The man and his wife live in the jungle.
His wife was in the kitchen when the tiger attacked him.
Tiger attacks are common in that area.

Exercise 2. Match the underlined words in the text with the definitions below and solve
the crossword.

Across
2.
4.
5.
10.

1

with a lot of trees growing close together (adj)
a fight (n)
a tool, or a simple piece of equipment (n)
with no people living there (adj)

9.

a large deep spoon with a long handle (n)
a small village (n)

to move your body close to the ground by bending your knees (v)
to jump quickly in order to catch something (v)
to find a person or animal by following the marks they have left
behind (v)
to move slightly (v)

3

4

5

Down
1.
3.
6.
7.
8.

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Exercise 3. Turn the following passive sentences from the text into active ones. Notice
how the focus shifts from the action to the doer of the action.
1. A man has been rescued from a near-fatal attack by a tiger in northern Malaysia by his wife.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

2. That's when I realised that I was being trailed.
That's when I realised that …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
3. Mr. Gediu was dragged down by the tiger.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
4. It was the first time anyone in the village had been attacked by a tiger.
It was the first time …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
5. She added that five had been spotted near the major East-West Highway in the region.
She added that ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Exercise 4. Now turn the following active sentences from the text into passive ones. This
time notice the shift of focus from the doer of the action to the action itself.
1. Tambun Gediu says his wife saved his life.
Tambun Gediu says..…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

2. Wildlife rangers are going to track the tiger and send it further into the jungle.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
3. The man was trailing a squirrel.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
4. The man didn’t shoot the squirrel with a blowpipe.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
5. It would have clawed me to death if my wife had not arrived.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………… if my wife had not arrived.
6. His wife used the kitchen implement to good effect.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

Exercise 5. Here is a summary of the news article. Fill in the gaps with the correct

articles, definite (the) or indefinite (a).
_____ man has been rescued from _____ teeth of _____ tiger in northern Malaysia by his wife and one of her
cooking utensils.
Tambun Gediu was outside near his home when he was attacked by _____ tiger. When he tried to climb _____ tree
to escape it, _____ animal dragged him back down.
But when Gediu's wife used her wooden soup ladle to hit _____ tiger on _____ head, it fled _____ scene.
Wildlife rangers plan to track _____ beast and send it further into _____ unpopulated jungle nearby.
ROLEPLAY

Student A: You are a reporter interviewing Mr. Gediu about the incident.
Student B: You are Tambun Gediu talking to a reporter about the incident.

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Answer
A man has been rescued from a near-fatal attack by a tiger in northern Malaysia by his wife.
She entered the fray wielding a wooden soup ladle at the tiger - which fled.
Tambun Gediu, now badly lacerated and recovering in hospital, had tried hitting the tiger away in
vain and says his wife saved his life.
Wildlife rangers plan to track the tiger and send it further into dense, unpopulated jungle in the
northern state of Perak.
"I was trailing a squirrel and crouched to shoot it with my blowpipe when I saw the tiger.
"That's when I realised that I was being trailed," Mr Gediu said after surgery.

The tiger pounced not far from the Gediu home in a jungle settlement of the Jahai tribe.
Mr. Gediu had tried climbing a tree to escape the animal, but was dragged down by the tiger.
His wife, 55-year old Han Besau, rushed out of the kitchen on hearing his screams and used the
kitchen implement to good effect.
"I was terrified and I used all my strength to punch the animal in the face, but it would not budge,"
the New Straits Times newspaper quoted him as saying.
"I had to wrestle with it to keep its jaws away from me, and it would have clawed me to death if my
wife had not arrived."
It was the first time anyone in the village had been attacked by a tiger.
The director of the Department of Wildlife and National Parks in the state, Shabrina Mohd Shariff,
estimated that there were about 200 tigers in the jungles of Perak.
She added that five had been spotted near the major East-West Highway in the region.

Exercise 1. Are the following statements true or false? Write T for True or F for False.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.

A tiger almost killed a man in northern Malaysia.

The man hit the tiger and saved his wife’s life.
Wildlife rangers are going to find and kill the tiger.
No people live in the jungle in the northern state of Perak.
When he saw the tiger, the man shot it with his blowpipe.
The man and his wife live in the jungle.
His wife was in the kitchen when the tiger attacked him. T
Tiger attacks are common in that area.

T
F
F
T

F
T
F

Exercise 2. Match the underlined words in the text with the definitions below and solve
the crossword.

Across
2.
4.
5.
10.

with a lot of trees growing close together (adj)
a fight (n)
a tool, or a simple piece of equipment (n)
with no people living there (adj)

Down
1.
3.
6.
7.
8.

9.

a large deep spoon with a long handle (n)
a small village (n)
to move your body close to the ground by bending your knees (v)
to jump quickly in order to catch something (v)
to find a person or animal by following the marks they have left
behind (v)
to move slightly (v)
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Exercise 3. Turn the following passive sentences from the text into active ones. Notice

how the focus shifts from the action to the doer of the action.
1. A man has been rescued from a near-fatal attack by a tiger in northern Malaysia by his wife.
A man’s wife has rescued him from a near-fatal attack by a tiger in northern Malaysia.
2. That's when I realised that I was being trailed.
That's when I realised that a tiger was trailing me.
3. Mr. Gediu was dragged down by the tiger.
The tiger dragged Mr. Gedieu down.
4. It was the first time anyone in the village had been attacked by a tiger.
It was the first time a tiger had attacked anyone in the village.
5. She added that five had been spotted near the major East-West Highway in the region.
She added that people / villagers had spotted five near the major East-West Highway in the region.
Exercise 4. Now turn the following active sentences from the text into passive ones. This

time notice the shift of focus from the doer of the action to the action itself.
1. Tambun Gediu says his wife saved his life.
Tambun Gediu says his life was saved (by his wife).
2. Wildlife rangers are going to track the tiger and send it further into the jungle.
The tiger is going to be tracked (by wildlife rangers) and (is going to be) sent further into the jungle.
3. The man was trailing the squirrel.
The squirrel was being trailed (by the man).
4. The man didn’t shoot the squirrel with his blowpipe.
The squirrel wasn’t shot with the man’s blowpipe.
5. It would have clawed me to death if my wife had not arrived.
I would have been clawed to death if my wife had not arrived.
6. His wife used the kitchen implement to good effect.

The kitchen implement was used to good effect (by his wife).

Exercise 5. Here is a summary of the news article. Fill in the gaps with the correct
articles, definite (the) or indefinite (a).
A man has been rescued from the teeth of a tiger in northern Malaysia by his wife and one of her cooking utensils.
Tambun Gediu was outside near his home when he was attacked by the tiger. When he tried to climb a tree to
escape it, the animal dragged him back down.
But when Gediu's wife used her wooden soup ladle to hit the tiger on the head, it fled the scene.
Wildlife rangers plan to track the beast and send it further into the unpopulated jungle nearby.

ROLEPLAY

Student A: You are a reporter interviewing Mr. Gediu about the incident.
Student B: You are Tambun Gediu talking to a reporter about the incident.
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