HANA MAGICOVÁ (CZ), ALASTAIR S. EDWARDS (UK)

& the Scout Campt was during summer holidays when this story happened. Martina, my student, was at a scout camp for the first time. The camp was in the middle of

nowhere in beautiful countryside. The children stayed in tents, there was no electricity and no wi-fi. She started to get used to1 the daily schedule and learning about the scouts when something strange happened.

One sunny afternoon after lunch, she was doing the dishes in the camp kitchen. All of a sudden, she heard a horrible scream from the river next to the kitchen. Martina and her friends decided to find out2 what happened. When they got to the river, they couldn’t believe their eyes. On the other bank of the river there were two camp leaders lying on the ground. “Help us, please! We are bleeding3!” they screamed. They slipped4 on a stone, fell down and hurt their legs and arms. They were covered with blood. Martina was shocked and started to panic. “What do we do? We must call 112!” she shouted. Then she

I realized5 that they were in the forest and there was no signal. But her friends behaved calmly: “We must cross the river and help them.”

They ran back to the kitchen to grab6 a first aid kit7. When they got to the other bank, they helped the leaders and gave them first aid. But then Martina noticed8 that the

blood looked different than normal blood. The leaders were not hurt at all and the blood was fake!

Then Martina understood. She realized that scouts usually have first aid training at camps. She was very relieved9! She learned how to give first aid, too. She joined the Czech Red Cross and now she can help other people in need. Ph

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VOCABULARY

1 to get used (to something) [ɡet juːst tə] – zvyknout si (na něco) 2 to find out [faɪnd aʊt] – zjistit3 to bleed [bliːd] – krvácet4 to slip [slɪp] – uklouznout5 to realize [ˈriːəlaɪz] – uvědomit si6 to grab [ɡræb] – popadnout7 first aid kit [ˌfɜːst ˈeɪd kɪt] – lékárnička8 to notice [ˈnəʊtɪs] – všimnout si9 to relieve [rɪˈliːv] – ulevit se

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