Choose the situation and make an emergency call
- What's the matter?
- Calm down!
- What's your emergency?
- Where are you?
- Don't worry!
- Is anyone injured?
- Stay on the line.
- The rescue team is on its way to help.
Useful phrases
Answer the questions
1. What's the family doing?
2. How do you usually learn about what’s happening in the world?
3. What's the latest news you saw?
Watch the video
1. Tom lives in a big, noisy city.
True
False
False
True
2. Tom doesn't spend time with his family.
False
True
False
True
3. Streets in Spain were underwater.
True
False
True
False
Listen to the audio and mark the sentence true or false
4. Tom was surprised by how the weather can change lives.
False
True
True
False
were
weren't
were
weren't
People in Spain ... ready for the storm.
Strong Storm Leaves Towns Underwater in Spain
Last weekend, a strong storm hit southern Spain, including the cities of Valencia and Málaga. Heavy rain started suddenly, and very quickly, many streets were underwater.
Some people were walking home, and others were shopping when the rain suddenly became very strong. Drivers were going home from work when water started to cover the roads. Some people were waiting for buses when the streets began to flood.
Soon, the situation became dangerous. Some people said they were trapped like rats as the water was rising fast. Cars and trash containers were floating down the streets, and in some places the water reached three metres. Many drivers were trapped in their cars, and rescue teams arrived to help. Ambulances were taking injured people to the hospital.
After a short time, rescue workers were helping people out of their houses, and neighbours were helping each other move pets and bags to higher places. Some roads were destroyed, and many cars ended up on top of each other because of the flood. Later, the rain stopped, but rescue teams were still working late at night. They were helping people find safe places to stay and checking which streets needed emergency help.
In the end, most people were safe, and the towns began to clean up the next morning. The rescue teams and volunteers worked together to fix the streets and help families return home.
Little by little, life in the towns started to feel normal again.
Read and choose the correct option
Past Continuous
Past Continuous
Past Simple
Past Simple
(A) Some people were walking home
(B) when the rain suddenly became very strong.
Look and read. Click on the correct option
Past Simple vs Past Continuous
In sentence (A), we use
Past Continuous
Action B
Action A
Action A
Action B
(A) Some people were waiting for buses (B) when the streets began to flood.
Look and read. Click on the correct option
Past Simple vs Past Continuous
started first.
Action A
Action B
Action B
Action A
Action A
(A) Drivers were going home from work (B) when water
started to cover the roads.
Look and read. Click on the correct option
Past Simple vs Past Continuous
interrupted the other action.
Action B
Сircle the correct answers
1. I was camping/camped with my class when we were smelling/ smelled smoke.
2. When we looked around/were looking around, we saw/were seeing that some trees were burning/burnt in the distance.
3. The animals were running away/ran away.
Сircle the correct answers
1. We were packing/packed our things when the firefighters came/were coming.
2. They were trying/tried to stop the fire when we left/were leaving.
3. When we got/were getting back to school, other students were waiting/waited for us.
3. When I (to call) my mum, she
( not to give) a presentation.
2. Bill (not to sleep) when his sister (to come) into the room.
1. My friend and I (to play) Roblox when the Wi-Fi (to stop) working.
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Use the correct forms of the verbs to complete the sentences
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1. Our neighbours (to cross) the street when we (to see) them.
2. We ( not to watch) TV when the storm (to start).
3. When her parents (to come) back home, Anna (to do) her Science project.
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Use the correct forms of the verbs to complete the sentences
1. When I got to school, my friends ...
2. I was doing my homework when ...
3. My parents were ... when ...
4. When I called ... they ...
5. It wasn't ... when I went out.
Complete the sentences so that they are true for you
Сhoose the part of a news report
Conclusion
Main body
Headline
Strong Storm Leaves Towns Underwater in Spain
Last weekend, a strong storm hit the south of Spain, including the cities of Valencia and Málaga. Heavy rain started suddenly, and very quickly many streets were under water. (Past Simple)
Read and choose the correct option
Some people were walking home, and others were shopping when the rain suddenly became very strong. Drivers were going home from work when water started to cover the roads. Some people were waiting for buses when the streets began to flood.
Сhoose the part of a news report
Main body
Lead paragraph
Headline
Strong Storm Leaves Towns Under Water in Spain
Last weekend, a strong storm hit southern Spain, including the cities of Valencia and Málaga. Heavy rain started suddenly, and very quickly, many streets were underwater.
Read and choose the correct option
Soon, the situation became dangerous. Some people said they were trapped like rats as the water was rising fast. Cars and trash containers were floating down the streets, and in some places the water reached three metres..
Сhoose the part of a news report
Conclusion
Main body
Lead paragraph
Last weekend, a strong storm hit the south of Spain, including the cities of Valencia and Málaga.
Some people were walking home, and others were shopping when the rain suddenly became very strong. Drivers were going home from work when water started to cover the roads. Some people were waiting for buses when the streets began to flood.
Soon, the situation became dangerous. Some people said they were trapped like rats as the water was rising fast.
Some roads were destroyed, and many cars ended up on top of each other because of the flood.
Read and choose the correct option
Сhoose the part of a news report
Conclusion
Main body
Headline
Some people were walking home, and others were shopping when the rain suddenly became very strong. Drivers were going home from work when water started to cover the roads. Some people were waiting for buses when the streets began to flood.
In the end, most people were safe, and the towns began to clean up the next morning. The rescue teams and volunteers worked together to fix the streets and help families return home. Little by little, life in the towns started to feel normal again.
Read and choose the correct option
Look, read, and complete the rule
Last weekend, a strong storm hit southern Spain, including the cities of Valencia and Málaga. Heavy rain started suddenly, and very quickly, many streets were underwater.
why and how much
what, when and where it
Use phrases like last weekend, in Spain, at 8 o'clock, etc. to say happened.
what, when and where it
Lead paragraph
Look, read, and complete the rule
Soon, the situation became dangerous. After a short time, rescue workers were helping people out of their houses. Later, the rain stopped.
give the details of
comment on
Use phrases like first, soon, after a short time, later to the event.
give the details of
Main body (the longest part of the report)
Look, read, and complete the rule
In the end, most people were safe, and the towns began to clean up the next morning.
Little by little, life started to feel normal again.
show the result of the event.
show how everything started.
Use phrases like in the end, luckily, little by little, finally to
show the result of the event.
Conclusion
Early yesterday morning, a volcano near the town of San Rosario erupted.
Some people were eating breakfast when the ground suddenly shook. Others were walking to school when ash started to fall.
Soon, the sky became dark as thick ash was spreading over the town.
After that, buses and emergency vans were taking families to safe places outside the town.
Read the sentences. Put correct numbers in the checkboxes
Luckily, most people were safe. Little by little, life in San Rosario started to feel normal again.
1
were helping
became
Сomplete the sentences. Add the words from the boxes
1. afternoon, a hurricane hit the town.
2. A lot of people were walking along the streets when the wind very strong.
3. , it turned into a dangerous situation.
4. The wind was roofs, and trees were falling on cars.
5. After a short, rescue workers arrived.
6. They everyone in need.
7. , only a few people were injured.
8. Little by, the town was safe again.
little
Yesterday
lifting
time
Soon
Luckily
Look and say. Write the news report
News report
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- Last night
- in Spain
- first
- soon
- after a short time
- Later
- In the end
- Luckily
- Little by little
Name 4 parts of a news report
Complete the phrases:
- After a short time ...
- Luckily, ...