A.

• Scan the story quickly.
• Read the story carefully.
• Visualize the details.
• Remember the sequence of events.

Bark or Bite

I drive a delivery truck and like any man who has to deliver things all over town, I have learned to watch out for dogs. I have never been bitten, but I make sure I make friends with a dog before I open the gate.

I was delivering a chair to a house one morning when I noticed a large sign outside the fence, BEWARE OF DOG. I stood at the fence and looked over for the dog, expecting to see a large German Shepherd or Labrador dog watching me. I didn‘t see anything. I called. Still nothing.

Carefully I opened the gate and walked in. Suddenly a little white ball of fluff came dashing around the corner, jumping and barking in a high squeaky voice; a lady was close behind.

"Madame," I asked, "is this the dog to beware of?"

"Yes," she said, "his bite is worse than his bark."

Adapted from, Intermediate English Skills Development Series Book 3, 3C Sequence of Events