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Pre-readingactivities
WhereNewYorkCitysubwaystatin
WhoWesleyAustrey,50yearsold,aconstructionworker
WhatWesleyAustreysavedCameronHollopeter.
HowHollopeterfelltothetracksbetweenthetworailswhenatraincame.Wesleyjumped
ontothetracks,layontopofHollopeterandpressedhimdown.
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1.Yes,IthinkWesleyAustreyisarealherobecauseheshowedunusualcourageintimesofdanger.Fewpeoplewouldjumpontothetrackstosaveastrangerfromaracingtrain.
.No,Idon’tthinkWesleyAustreyisahero.Hewasbehavingirresponsibly.Heshouldhaverealizedthathehadtwolittlechildrentotakecareof.Whatwouldhiskidsdoifhedied?
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2.IammostimpressedbyWesleyAustreytalkingabouthisownfearandwhathesaidtothestranger.FromthereportwecantellthatWesleyAustreylovedhischildrenandthathewasfullyawareofthedangerhewasfacing.Thisfurthershowshowcaringandhowcourageoushewas.
.IammostimpressedwhenWesleyAustreysaid,“Idon'
tfeellikeIdidsomethingextraordinary;
I
justsawsomeonewhoneededhelp”T.hisshowsthatWesleyAustreyisawarm-heartedandcourageousperson.Whenitistimeforhimtoofferhelp,hejustextendshishand.Thisiswhywhenastrangerslippedofftheplatform,WesleyAustreyimmediatelyjumpedontothetrackstosavehim,regardlessoftheextremedangerinvolved.
3IdoubtifIwouldbecourageousenoughtojumpontothetrackstosavetheman.Iwouldprobablyshoutattheman,tellinghistostaybetweentherails,lowerhisbody,andkeephisheaddown.AndthenIwouldaskthesubwaystaffforhelp.
Scripts:
OnaNewYorkCitysubway,it’shardenoughtofindsomewho’llgiveuphisseattosomestrangletalonebewillingtogivehislifeforanotherperson.
Fifty-year-oldWesleyAustreywasaconstructionworker.Onedayhewasstandingonasubwayplatformwithhistwolittledaughters.Rightinfrontofthemstoodaman.Suddenlythemanslippedofftheplatformedgeandfelltothetracksbetweenthetworails.Thedeadlightsofatrianappeared.WesleyAustreyhadtomakeaquickdecision.Hejumpedontothetracks.Helayontopoftheman,pressinghimdowninaspaceroughtlyafotdeep.Therewasonlyonehalfinchofspacebetweenthetwomenandthetrain.Thetrainrolledoverheadbeforeitstoppedandpeoplegottheout.
WesleyAustrey’schildrenwereextremelyscaredatthescene,andWesleyAustreyhimselfwasscaredtoo.“Igottotalktohim,”laterhetoldnewsreporters.“Sir,youcan’tmov
uptherelookingfortheirfathertocomeback.Idon’tknowyouandyoudn’tknowme,b
don’tpanic.I’mheretosaveyou.”
ThemanWesleyAustreysavedis20-year-oldCameronHollopter.Exceptforafesmallwounds,Hollopeterwasdoingfine.WesleyAustreyrefusedmedicalhelpbecause,hesaid,nothingwaswrong.HevisitedHollopeterinthehospitalbeforehewenttowork.“Idon’tfeellikeIdid
extraordinary;
Ijustsawsomeonewhoneededhelp,”hesaid.“IdidwhatIfeltwasright.
ReadingcomprehensionUnderstandingthetext1
1.Todaybothvictimsandsurvivorsofallkindsofdifficultiesandtragediesaredescribedasheroes.
2.BecauseduringamassshootinginTucson,DanielHernandezcourageouslyranthroughthedangertosaveoneofthevictims.
3.ThepriestmeantthatDorywasaheronotjustbecausehegavehislifeforhiswife,butalso
becausehehadbeenknownforhisremarkablespiritandloveofhumanitywhenhewasalive.
4.Firstrespondersarepeople,suchaspoliceofficersandfirefighters,whosejobistorushtowarddanger.Theyaresupposedtobethefirsttoarriveatthesceneofaccidentsanddealwithemergencies.
5.Inthepast,heroeswerethosewhoactedcourageouslybeyondthecallofdutyorgreatleaders,whiletoday’sheroescanbeaveragemenandwomen.
6.EleanorMcMahonconsideredmaypoliceofficerstobeheroesbecausetheyrushtowarddangertohelpthoseinneed,againstthehumaninstincttorushtowardsafetyandawayfromdanger.
7.Theinspiringstoriesofheroeshelpremindusthatordinarypeoplecandoextraordinarythings,whetheritistofulfilltheirduties,oraspartofeverydaylife.
8.Wehonorheroesbyrecognizingtheirheroismand,moreimportantly,byworkingtochangethecircumstancesthatledtotheirdeath.
Criticalthinking
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1.Inmyview,aheroissomeonewho:
.isbraveorevenriskstheirlivesinfaceofdanger;
.savesothersintrouble;
.showsgreatcouragewhenothershesitateorfear;
.sacrificesthemselvesforothers
2.Yes,peoplewhogivetheirlivesforothersshouldcertainlybeconsideredheroes,nomatterwhomtheysave-whetheritisafamilymemberorastranger.Byrescuingothers,theydemonstrateextraordinarycourageandtherarequalitiesofahero.
3.Ye