4Narrator1:Doyouhaveanyideawhatit’sliketobeinanavalanche?Thatiswhenlotsofsnowslidesdownthemountain.Narrator2:Whatwoulditfeelliketobelostinablizzard?Narrator1:Today,wearehighupatMountCougarSkiPatrolStation.WearegoingtolearnwhattheSkiPatroldoesandwhypeopleneedit.5PatrolLeader:Hello.Todaytheweatherisclear,butthereisstillthechanceofanavalanche.SomeoftheSkiPatroliscomingdownthemountain.Theyareputtingoutflags.Theflagstellpeopletostayawayfromdangerousplaces.6Narrator2:Couldyoutellusaboutyourjobplease?Patroller1:Sure.Ifthereisaproblemonthemountain,I’mthepersonwhoiscalled.I’mnotadoctor,butIknowenoughaboutfirstaidtogivehelp.Patroller2:Ihelpwithfirstaid,too.8Patroller1:Thereareenoughofustocheckallthetrails.Wehelppeopledowniftheyarelost.9Patroller2:Wewearbrightcoatssopeoplecanseeusinthesnow.Patroller1:Allskiersshouldwearbrightclothes,too.11Narrator1:Howdidyoufindthepeople?PatrolLeader:Wearetrainedtoworkwithdogstohelpfindpeopletrappedinthesnow.12Patroller1:Firstofall,wefindwherethepeoplearetrapped.Patroller2:Thenwedigthemoutquickly.13Narrator1:What’sthebusiesttimeofdayfortheSkiPatrol?PatrolLeader:Thebusiesttimesaremorningsandnights.Inthemorning,wecheckthemountaintobesurethetrailsaresafe.Weputoutsignsandflagstotellskiersaboutdangers.14Patroller1:Atnight,wemakesurethateverylastpersonissafelydownfromthemountain.Wecheckfarandwidetomakesurethatnooneislostorhurt.Patroller2:Ourworkisnotdoneuntileverypersonisdown.Thenwecanrest!WordCount:405ThinkCritically1.WhywerethenarratorsattheMountCougarSkiPatrolStation?2.Whydothepatrollersputoutflags?3.Whydoyouthinkallskiersshouldwearbrightclothes?4.Afteryoureadpage5,didyouthinktherewouldbeanavalancheinthestory?Whyorwhynot?5.Howdidyoufeelwhenyoureadaboutpeopletrappedintheavalanche?SocialStudiesWriteaParagraphWriteaparagraphaboutwhyskipatrollersareimportant.School-HomeConnectionTalkaboutthebookwithfamilymembers.Thentalkaboutwhethertheywouldliketogoskiing.
