Let’s read aloud first. 最初に声を出して読んでみましょう。
There were five elephants seen at a festival in Kerala state in India. They were all tied up. Out of the five elephants, one elephant was aggressive and attacked twenty-seven vehicles. This elephant had two people sitting on its back. They could not calm the elephant. No one was hurt by the elephant. These elephants were kept at the festival to attract the people. Such incidents commonly happen in India. Similar incidents happened in West Bengal state in India and damaged around 100 structures.
tie up (縛り上げる), calm (落ち着かす), incident (事故)
Questions:
- How many elephants were seen at the festival?
- How many elephants attacked the vehicles?
- How many vehicles were attached?
- Do such incidents sometime happen in India?
- Why were there elephants at the festival?
- Was anyone hurt by the elephant?
- How many people were sitting on its back?
- What is your opinion?