LinguaDrop bilingual news worksheet
US emergency call records reveal confusion after failed execution of Christa Pike
Short learning excerpts adapted from a public lesson sourced from The Bbc. View source
1. Read both short excerpts
Сједињене Државе имају нову вест о затвору. (Sjedinjene Države imaju novu vest o zatvoru.) Жена по имену Криста Пајк је у затвору. (Žena po imenu Krista Pajk je u zatvoru.) Стражари су хтели да је погубе инјекцијом. (Stražari su hteli da je pogube injekcijom.) Инјекција није радила два пута.…
The United States has new news about a prison. A woman named Christa Pike is in prison. The guards wanted to execute her with an injection. The injection did not work two times. The people in the prison were very confused. The doctors called emergency help by phone. The woman is now in the hospital for treatment.
2. Vocabulary practice
| Word | Meaning | Your own sentence |
|---|---|---|
| затвор | prison | ____________________ |
| вест | news | ____________________ |
| збуњен | confused | ____________________ |
| болница | hospital | ____________________ |
| помоћ | help | ____________________ |
3. Comprehension and reflection
1. Write one sentence that summarizes the main event or idea.
2. Which detail best supports your summary? Quote only a short phrase.
3. What can you infer from the excerpt that is not stated directly?
Teacher / self-study answer guidance
Accept answers that accurately identify the central idea, use a short supporting detail, and explain a reasonable inference. Wording may vary. Check the full interactive lesson and original source when context is unclear; this bounded excerpt is practice material, not a complete news report.
