Man fights off shark, stitches up own leg, goes to the pub

Question 1

            a) False:A junior doctor has recounted how he fended off a shark attack and stitched up his own wound.

            b) True: Colac Bay at the base of New Zealand’s South Island

            c) False:He didn't see the shark and had no idea how big it was, he said, adding that he thought it could have been about 20cm (8in) across the jaw

            d) True: “I am pretty grateful to have my leg still,” he said.

Question 2

a)       possibly sevengill shark/possibly 20cms across the jaw/swimming in 2 metres of murky water

b)       swam to rocks on shore/ took off wetsuit/saw bites/ gave himself stitches/went to Colac Bay Tavern to have a beer/

Question 3

a)       recount                                d)stab

b)       wound                                 e)shore

c)       murky

Question 4

a. James Grant was spearfishing, when he was attacked by a shark

If James Grant had not gone spearfishing, he would not have been attacked by a shark.

b. 'When the stitches come out, I will be back in the water, he said.

He said that when the stitches came out, he would be back in the water.

c.It is believed he was attacked by a sevengill shark.

He is believed to have been attacked by a shark