Cat survives 10-mile trip on top of car (Free Talking Class)

Cat survives 10-mile trip on top of car
Motorist alerts owner of 'Cuddle Bug's' precarious position

Story:

INKOM, Idaho - Torri Hutchinson's cat might just have one less life to live. Hutchison was driving along Interstate 15 one day recently when a motorist kept trying to get her attention and pointing to the roof of her car.

She said she was wary of the man, but wondered if perhaps her ski rack might have come loose.

She pulled over to the side, but kept her doors locked and the motor running.

The man pulled up behind her. Hutchinson rolled down her window to hear the man frantically shouting, "Your cat! Your cat!"

He reached for the roof of her car and handed the shocked Hutchinson her orange tabby.

She had driven about 10 miles with the cat on top of the car, and didn't even notice the feline when she stopped for gas.

Hutchinson said Cuddle Bug, or C.B. for short, had climbed into the back of her car as she was getting ready to leave. She put him out, but he must have jumped on the roof while she wasn't looking, she said.

Title: Cat Survives 10-Mile Trip on Top of Car

Source: Associated Press / MSNBC News

Level: Intermediate

Vocabulary

feline
frantic(ally)
interstate
motor
motorist
rack
survive(s)
tabby
wary
wonder

Phrasal verbs
Drive along
Pull over
Pull up
Put out
Roll down

Other expressions
Come loose
For short
Get ready
Get (someone's) attention


Talking Points

1. Why was the woman nervous about talking to the man?

2. How do you think the woman felt when she discovered
she had been driving with her cat on top of the car?

3. How do you think the cat was able to survive this trip?

4. If the cat could talk, what do you think it would say?

5. Do you have any interesting stories about experiences with pets?

For More Practice

Summarize the story in your own words.

Tell the story from the woman's (man's, or cat's) point of view.



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