Bears Hurt Two People in Yellowstone Park
Introduction
Two people were hurt by bears on Monday afternoon. They were walking on the Mystic Falls Trail in Yellowstone National Park.
Main Body
The bears attacked near a big waterfall. The park closed some trails and campsites. The park workers do not know if the bears were black bears or grizzly bears. Grizzly bears are bigger and more dangerous. Bear attacks do not happen often. Many millions of people visit the park every year. In 2015, a bear killed a person. The park workers killed that bear. Now, they are studying this new attack. There are more grizzly bears now. In 1975, there were only 136 bears. Now there are more than 1,000 bears. This is because people protected the bears for a long time.
Conclusion
The trails are closed. Park workers are looking for the bears and studying what happened.
Learning
đ The 'Comparison' Secret
In this story, we see how to describe two things to show which one is 'more'. This is a key skill for A2 English.
The Rule: Add -er to short words to compare two things.
From the text:
- Big Bigger
- Dangerous More dangerous (Use 'more' for long words!)
Why this matters: If you want to say a city is larger than your town, or a bear is scarier than a dog, you use this pattern.
đ°ī¸ Time Jump: Then vs. Now
Notice how the story talks about the past and the present. This is how we tell a history:
- Past: "There were only 136 bears." (Finished time)
- Present: "There are more than 1,000 bears." (Current fact)
Quick Tip: Use WAS/WERE for things that happened in 1975. Use IS/ARE for things happening today.