Lession 8 A famous monastery

 

Vocabulary

1.      famous: well-known

2.      founded: set up / established

3.      lies: stand

4.      now that: in this case

5.      rashly attempt: ???

6.      quite: very / rather

7.      drops: throws

 

Summary Writing

 

1.      summer

2.      in cars

 

3.      they are so many people visit

 

4.      -30 degree

5.      few visitors

6.      prefer the winter for more privacy

 

7.      wander outside their enclosure

 

8.      parties of skiers

9.      at certain times

10.  warmly welcomed

At summer, St. Bernard’s monastery is visited by thousands of people in summer, who cross the Pass in cars. As there are so many visitors about, the dogs are kept in a special enclosure. As the temperature drops -30 degree in winter, there are few visitors, so the monks prefer the winter this season. The dogs are also free to wander outside their enclosure. The Parties of young skiers regularly visit the monastery in winter at certain times during Christmas and Easter when they are warmly welcomed.

 

Composition

Title: Rescue

Introduction: A monk took two dogs out for exercise – the dogs were restless – a search party was organized.

 

Development: The dogs led the monks through the snow … high winds the previous night … snow heavy fog … temperature 20 degree below … they got near – heard cries … a man was trapped under the snow … the dogs dragged him out … he was taken to the monastery on a sledge ..

 

Conclusion: The man was unconscious … recovered later … told them what had happened the previous night.

 

Rescue 

 

A monk took two dogs out for exercise. There were few visitors in winter, so the monk let the dogs walk freedom. For he dogs were restless, the monk realized that someone must be in danger(Using Suspecting that a traveler might be in difficulty). A search party was organized.

The dogs led the monks through the snow. Rescue works proved very difficulty because and high winds the previous night. But now everything was still and visibility was bad because there was snow heavy fog made the rescue team was not able to see things which were five yards away. Moreover the temperature had fallen to20 degree below. The dog led the monks towards the pass and as they got near, they heard cries. As soon as the dogs discovered that a man was trapped under the snow, the dogs dragged him out. The monks found that the man was alive but frozen still. The monks dragged him to the sledge and took him back to the monastery.

The man was unconscious when he had been token to the monastery, but he soon recovered in the warm atmosphere of the monastery where he was given a plenty of hot drinks and food. When he was able to speak, he told the monks what had happened the previous night.