The Search for Nancy Guthrie

💡 THE POWER OF "SAY"

In this story, we see a pattern where people share information. For A2 learners, knowing how to use SAY is a foundation for describing situations.

How it works:

• Police say... (General info)
• The family says... (Their side)
• They do not talk... (The opposite)

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🧩 WORD SWITCHES (Vocabulary)

Look at these words from the text. They all describe a "mystery":

• Disappeared $\rightarrow$ Went away / Gone
• Confused $\rightarrow$ Not understanding
• Suspect $\rightarrow$ A person the police think did it

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🛠️ BUILDING SENTENCES: "TOO [ADJECTIVE] TO [VERB]"

There is a very useful sentence in the text:

"Nancy is too sick to walk away."

Use this pattern to explain why something is impossible:

$ext{Too} + ext{Feeling/State} + ext{Action}$

Examples:

• Too tired to work.
• Too cold to swim.
• Too small to see.