TV giraffe takes a tumble into a swimming pool

Talk about head over heels, but this is quite the giraffe gaffe!
Firefighters were called to the set of ITV1 drama Wild at Heart in South Africa after Lucy, one of the show's giraffes, fell into a swimming pool. Crew worked into the night to dig a trench so she could get out safely.
Wild at Heart star Stephen Tompkinson said: "It was such a bizarre sight - as soon I walked round the corner all I could see was this great neck sticking out of the pool."
No one's quite sure how it happened, but it's thought she was trying to drink from the pool when she took a tumble. The nine-year-old giraffe must have been thirsty, as she managed to squeeze through a fence which usually prevents her from getting near the pool.
The giraffe emerged without any injuries from the rescue, which happened in September during the show's filming.
Lucky was 14 months pregnant at the time, so it was important they got her out safely and kept her calm.

Vocabulary
Match each words to its definition

crew / gaffe / injuries / pregnant / prevents / tumble

when you do something that is a embarrassing mistake
stops something from happening
group of people who work together
damage to your body
fall down quickly
when a person or animal is having a baby

True or false?

1. Lucy was the only giraffe in the show.
2. The pool had water in it.
3. The show was being filmed in South Africa.
4. The fence kept Lucy away from the pool.
5. Lucy was not hurt by the accident.
6. Firefighters rescued Lucy from the pool.
7. Stephen Tompkinson knows how Lucy fell into the pool.
8. Lucy fell into the pool last September.

Which word or phrase means the same as the one in italics?

1. emerged

a) the same as arrived
b) the same as came out
c) the same as entered

2. bizarre

a) the same as frightening
b) the same as strange
c) the same as amusing

3. calm

a) the same as agitated
b) the same as safe
c) the same as relaxed

4. trench

a) the same as ditch
b) the same as hollow
c) the same as mound


KEY

gaffe
when you do something that is a embarrassing mistake
prevents
stops something from happening
crew
group of people who work together
injuries
damage to your body
tumble
fall down quickly
pregnant
when a person or animal is having a baby

1. False
2. True
3. True
4. False
5. True
6. True
7. False
8. True

1. b) the same as came out
2. b) the same as strange
3. c) the same as relaxed
4. a) the same as ditch