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Raining Cows

Vocabulary


  • This crossword includes some of the words you read in the story.

Hear about the police arrest of a Cambodian cow in this
Listening Activity

Classroom activities

1. Role play what happens when Mr & Mrs Everson arrive at the shop with their smashed car.

Possible roles: Mr & Mrs Everson, the shop owner, a customer who knows about the escaped rodeo cow

Webquest: Cows

2.
Five things I didn't know about: cows

Work in groups to find five new facts about cows. At least one must not be from the Internet - try books, encyclopedias, dictionaries etc.

Think about:
  1. What different foods come from a cow?
  2. In which religion is a cow sacred?
  3. How much do cows eat and drink?
  4. How many stomachs do cows have?
  5. Name five products that come from a cow. Draw a diagram to show how to produce this product. For example, you produce leather by ....

A useful website is
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Writing
1. Imagine you are Mr or Mrs Everson.

Either: Write a letter to the car-hire company explaining what happened to the car.

Or: Write a postcard to your brother/sister/bestfriend talking about what happened

3. You are the policeman arresting the cow; Write your report.

3. Write a letter from the hotel to the people who complained about the cows in the field.

4. You have $300,000 (US) and want to be a cattle farmer. Write a business plan containing the following a) where your farm will be b) how you will make money. You need to research prices of land, cattle feed etc.

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