EBAU Question 1

Snake on a train! Commuter hailed a hero after battling serpent in Indonesia

An Indonesian man who used his bare hands to kill a snake that was discovered slithering on a busy commuter train has become an internet hero.

The train made an emergency stop after the reptile was spotted lurking on a baggage rack in a carriage headed to Jakarta from Bogor, south of the capital.

Smartphone footage, which quickly went viral, showed the bespectacled man casually snatch the snake’s tail and then smash its head on the floor in a violent whipping motion. The creature was apparently killed instantly as shocked spectators – including a baton-wielding transit security officer – kept their distance.

The unidentified man wearing a backpack then tossed its limp body, which appeared to be about one metre (three feet) long, out the door to waiting security staff.

It is not clear what kind of serpent it was, nor whether it was venemous. No injuries to passengers were reported.

Train operator KCI said the reptile is thought to have slithered out from a passenger’s bag."We regret the incident and apologise to train travellers who were disturbed by it," spokeswoman Eva Chairunnisa told AFP.

It is not uncommon to see livestock or pets travelling on public transport in rural Indonesia, but passengers are prohibited from taking animals on urban transport lines.

Last month, a security guard killed a huge python which was blocking traffic as it crossed a road in Indonesia, wrestling with the 23-foot reptile which savaged his arm.

From Daily Telegraph 23 NOVEMBER 2017

Question 1: Indicate whether the following statements are true of false and write down which part of the text justifies your answer.

1.    The man killed the serpent with something he was carrying in his hands.

2.    The train was crowded.

3.    The serpent was seen on the shelves for luggage.

4.    The uploaded video became very popular.

5.    People were close to the man.

6.    The man threw the serpent out of the train.

7.    Nobody was hurt.

8.    The serpent crept in the train at Jakarta station.

9.    Passengers mustn’t carry animals on public transport.

10. A python attacked a guard.

KEY

1.   False: man who used his bare hands to kill a snake
2. True: on a busy commuter train.
3. True: the reptile was spotted lurking on a baggage rack
4. True: Smartphone footage, which quickly went viral
5. False: shocked spectators – including a baton-wielding transit security officer – kept their distance.
6. True: tossed its limp body, which appeared to be about one metre (three feet) long, out the door.
7. True: No injuries to passengers were reported
8. False: the reptile is thought to have slithered out from a passenger’s bag
9.  False: but passengers are prohibited from taking animals on urban transport lines.
10. True: reptile which savaged his arm