Friday 9 October 2009

Steve Irwin


Steve Irwin was a very famous Australian. He loved animals at a very young age. His father gave him a snake for his 6th birthday.
His parents had a reptile park in Queensland. Later on in his life people called him the Crocodile Hunter. This was also the name of his most famous TV show. He took over the park in 1991 and named it Australia Zoo.
He was a big name on TV around the world. He appeared on TV shows in America and Europe and people loved to see his shows because he was doing dangerous things. His wife appeared on the show too. He used to handle dangerous snakes and come too close to dangerous animals.
One day he did a dangerous act when he held his young son and came too close to a crocodile. People watched it on TV and said he shouldn’t have done so. They said he put his son’s life in danger. He said he was sorry but he told people he never put his son’s life in danger. He added that he was a professional crocodile hunter and knew what he was doing.
One day in 2006 when he was filming underwater, he was attacked by a stingray and bled to death. He was taken to shore but it was too late to save his life.
Steve Irwin put Australia on the map and many people came from all over the world to visit Australia Zoo after watching his TV shows. He was a source of income to Australia and it was a shock for the whole world to know about his death.
Now his daughter is hosting her own TV show but it is not as famous as her father’s. Her TV show is mainly for kids.
Some people think that Steve Irwin was not really caring for animals. He kept them in cages in his zoo. He did it all for the money.
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Steve Irwin was a very famous Australian. He loved animals at a very young age. His father gave him a snake for his 6th birthday present. His parents .......... a reptile park in Queensland. Later on in his life people called him the Crocodile Hunter. This was also the name of his most famous TV show. He took over the park in 1991 and named it Australia .............. . He was a big name on TV around the world. He appeared on TV shows in America and Europe and people loved to see his shows because he was doing dangerous things. His wife appeared .......... the show too. He used to handle dangerous snakes and come too close to dangerous animals. One day he did a dangerous act when he held his .......... son and came too close to a crocodile. People watched it on TV and said he shouldn’t have done so. They said he put his son’s life in danger. He said he was sorry but he told people he .......... put his son’s life in danger. He added that he was a professional crocodile hunter and knew what he was doing. One day in 2006 when he was filming underwater, he was attacked by a stingray and bled to death. He was taken to shore but it was too late to save his life. Steve Irwin put Australia on the map and many people came from all over the world to visit Australia Zoo after watching his TV shows. He was a source of income to Australia and it was a shock for the whole world to know about his death. Now his daughter is ............. her own TV show but it is not as famous as her father’s. Her TV show is mainly for kids. Some people think that Steve Irwin was not really caring for animals. He kept them in ........... in his zoo. He did it all for the money.
Can you find some mistakes?
Steve Irwin was a very famous Australian. He loved girls at a very young age. His father gave him a car for his 6th birthday present. His parents had a reptile park in Queensland. Later on in his life people called him the Crocodile Hunter. This was also the name of his most famous TV show. He took over the park in 1991 and named it Australia Zoo. He was a big name on TV around the corner. He appeared on TV shows in America and Europe and people loved to see his shows because he was doing dangerous things. His uncle appeared on the show too. He used to handle dangerous snakes and come too close to dangerous animals. One day he did a dangerous act when he held his young son and came too close to a crocodile. People watched it on TV and said he shouldn’t have done so. They said he put his son’s life in danger. He said he was sorry but he told people he never put his son’s life in peace. He added that he was a professional crocodile hunter and knew what he was doing. One day in 2050 when he was filming underwater, he was attacked by a stingray and bled to death. He was taken to shore but it was too late to save his life. Steve Irwin put Australia on the map and many people came from all over the world to visit Australia Zoo after watching his TV shows. He was a source of income to Egypt and it was a shock for the whole world to know about his death. Now his daughter is hosting her own TV show but it is not as famous as her father’s. Her TV show is mainly for kids. Some people think that Steve Irwin was not really caring for animals. He kept them in cages in his zoo. He did it all for the car.
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