Title: Jockeys Injured in Bird Strike
Author: Paul Tait
Source: Dutchfurs.com / Reuters
Date: Thursday, Mar. 31, 2005
Level: Advanced
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Vocabulary
Try to guess what these words mean from reading the article.
balk
bid
bizarre
congregate
eradication
executive
extraordinary
flock
investigate
jockey(s)
mayhem
mishap
mount
mourning
occurrence
procedure
race(-ing)
rear(ed) up
rise/rose up
scan(s)
seagull(s)
spinal
steward
urgent(ly)
void
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Talking Points
With your conversation partners, or classmates, you may wish to discuss the following:
Who was most responsible for this incident?
(the jockeys, the owners, the horses, the birds?)
How could this accident have been prevented?
What risks are associated with horse racing? How about benefits?
What precautions should jockeys take when racing?
The article mentions eradicating the pesky birds.
What, in your opinion, is the best way to do that?
For More Practice
Do you think it is all right to bet on horse races? Why or why not?
If the race is called off because of a bizarre incident like this,
how should the betters' money be returned to them?
Should the jockeys be compensated for their injuries? If so, by whom?
What do you think of those who make money from other people's gambling?
