13. One day, in the Sierra Nevada
mountain range, California, X was
walking over a bridge, minding his
own business.
14. When a car passed, X got scared and
jumped over the side of the bridge.
Somehow, he managed to catch a
ledge and pull himself to safety.
15. News of X reached the authorities
and when they arrived at the
scene, they found him fast asleep
on the ledge.
16. It was getting late so they decided
that nothing could be done that
night.
17. They returned the next morning
with a net, which they positioned
under the bridge. They shot X with
a tranquilizer dart and waited for
him to fall asleep.
18. They used a pole to push groggy X
off the ledge and into the net. X
was lowered to the ground and set
free.
19. “My friends are never going to
believe this”, X thought to himself,
as he went on his way.
20. Now get into pairs and write the
story in your own words.
Just make sure you include the
following expressions:
21. minding his own business
over the side of the bridge
off the ledge and into the net
as he went on his way
