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Units 3&4 Values People who help us

Read and answer the questions.
1 How did Holly break her leg?
2 Why did she hit her head?
3 Who helped her?

Holly's heroes

It's a rainy day and there are grey clouds in the sky. Holly's walking to
school. She's got a history exam. A lot of young people might feel unhappy
or worried, but not Holly. Holly's just happy she can walk to school.
Last year Holly was in hospital for four weeks and she had to learn to walk
again. We ask Holly about her heroes.

So, Holly, can you tell us what happened to you last year?
I was cycling home from my friend's house after school. It was dark and I didn't have any lights so I
couldn't see clearly. I was going very quickly down a hill near my block of flats, when suddenly a cat ran
across the road in front of me. I tried not to hit it, but I fell off my bike.
How terrible! Then what happened?

Well, I can't remember. I hit my head because I wasn't wearing a helmet. People told me what
happened. I fell badly and broke my leg in two places.

How did you get to hospital?
A driver saw me on the ground and stopped his car. He phoned for an ambulance, and they took me
to the nearest hospital. I arrived in less than ten minutes.
Wow! That was fast.

Yes. Thanks to them, the doctors and nurses could work quickly. I had an X-ray and then they had to
operate for four hours, but they saved my leg. Then I had to learn to walk again.
So you've got a lot of heroes: the ambulance drivers, and the team of doctors and
nurses.
Yes, but also the driver who stopped to call the ambulance. I want to say thank you to everyone who
helped me. When I grow up, I want to be a doctor or nurse because I'd like to help other people too.

Listen and say 'fire fighter', 'doctor', 'police officer' or 'ambulance driver'.

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