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A Vocabulary
1 Write the words for natural phenomena.
1 z a r z i I b d _
2 loofd _
3 d o n a r o t _
4 morst _
5 valachena _
6 ricahrune _
7 notesliash _
8 ligginthn _
9 qakthereua _
10 d i I s e n a I d _
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2 Complete the sentences. Use the past simple
form of the verbs in the box.
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1 There was a big storm last night. Enormous
hailstones_from the sky.
2 An avalanche_five
snowboarders in the Alps last weekend, but they survived.
3 The river_my village last
winter.
4 The water_two metres in
three days.
5 My neighbours_their
possessions out of their houses.
damage hit have crash destroy
6 |
My fiister |
an accident last |
week. | ||
7 |
Lightning |
her car. |
8 |
Her car |
into a smali tree. |
9 |
In the accident, she |
the front |
part of the car. | ||
10 |
She also |
the tree completely! |
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B Grammar
3 Complete the sentences. Use the correct form of was / were or there was / were.
1 After the tornado,
electricity. The storms damaged the cables.
2 The earthquake didn’t destroy our house,
and we_safe.
3 _a volcanic eruption
in Washington in 1980? 4 The avalanche_
frightening. The snów was moving very fast.
5 _your neighbours at
home when the river flooded?
6 _a big tsunami in
Thailand in 2004.
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4 Write sentences. Use the past simple.
1 The hurricane / destroy / a lot of houses.
2 It / not stop / until the next morning.
3 I / see / a rescue helicopter.
4 They / help / a lot of old people.
5 the storm / damage / the school?
6 We / not sleep / at home that night.
7 you / stay / with friends?
8 We / go / to a different city.
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