Police Stop Search for Australian Woman
Introduction
Canadian police stopped the search for Denise Ann Williams. She is from Australia and disappeared in a national park.
Main Body
Denise is 62 years old. She disappeared in April. Police found her rental car near a walking trail. Many people helped to look for her. The mountains were hard to climb. There was snow on the ground. The weather was cold. Also, there were dangerous bears in the area. Police used dogs, helicopters, and divers. They looked for six days but found nothing. The Australian government is now helping her family.
Conclusion
The police stopped the search. They still want information from the public.
Learning
π The 'Past' Secret
Look at how we describe things that already happened in the story. We often just add -ed to the action word.
- Stop β Stopped*
- Disappear β Disappeared*
- Help β Helped*
Note: For 'stop', we double the 'p'!
π οΈ Describing the World
To describe a place or a person, we use a simple bridge word: is or were.
One person (Now/Fact): Denise is 62 years old.
Many things (Past): Mountains were hard. Bears were dangerous.
π¦ The 'Stuff' List
When we list tools or people, we use commas and the word and at the end:
Dogs Helicopters Divers
Pattern: [Thing 1], [Thing 2], and [Thing 3].