Read this article, and answer the questions IN FULL SENTENCES. (Not all the answers are directly spoon-fed to you by the text, but there are clues in the text which will enable you to answer all the questions if you think carefully.) Remember to use quotations from the text to demonstrate how you know the answers: P.E.E.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2010/oct/16/experience-shark-attack-paralympian?intcmp=239
1) What country was Achmat in when he lost his leg?
2) How old is Achmat now, and how old was he when he was attacked by the shark?
3) What was Achmat doing when he was attacked?
4) Describe the shark which attacked Achmat.
5) How did Achmat get free?
6) How did he feel after he had been rescued, and when he realised he had lost his leg?
7) What success has he achieved since his attack?
8) Who inspired him to set his sights high and not to lose hope?
9) Based on his name and that of his brother, what religion do you think Achmat is likely to belong to?
