We survived the tsunami!
Natural Disasters - Accidents:
UNIT 4
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Lesson 3
September 5, 2005
Rescues Continue in New Orleans Emergency crews search for survivors as President Bush visits Louisiana and Mississippi
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We survived the tsunami!
Past Simple vs Past Continuous
see Grammar Appendix, page 169-170
Students A: Write down half a sentence, describing an action in progress. Don't show it to
your partner. Students B: Write down half a sentence, describing a sudden event. Don't show it to your partner.
Students A: Give your pieces of paper to the teacher.
Students B: Listen to your teacher reading each action in progress. If your sentence matches, read it to the class.
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Lesson 3
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We survived the tsunami!
A newspaper article
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Lesson 3
Natural Disasters around the world
In groups, search sites of Greek and English newspapers on the Internet to prepare
a photographic display on the theme ‘Natural Disasters around the World'. Write information cards for each event. Earthquake - China, 2008 Date: 12/05/2008 Time: 14.28 Location: China (Sichuan province) Magnitude: 7.8 Number of victims: - 69,000 people were killed (10,000 in Sichuan province alone) - about 250,00 people were injured Help from: the army, paramilitary People's Armed Police, the Red Cross, Mercy Corps etc. |
S e l f - A s s e s s m e n t
VOCABULARY LINK
GRAMMAR LINK
1. While I ……………………..(wait) for the bus, I …………………….. (meet) Maria.
2. Jim ……………………. (study) maths while we ………………………. (play) golf. 3. Mum ……………….. (wash) the dishes and then …………………… (make) a cake. 4. She ……………………. (go) swimming last Sunday.
you/go/to school/yesterday? Did you go to school yesterday? Yes, I did.
1. your sister/sleep/ at 11 o'clock / last night /?........................................................................2. you/watch the concert on TV/ last night / ? x........................................................................... 3. Jenny/ get back home early / last Saturday / ? .................................................................... 4. you/ take a test/ when the bell rang / ? x................................................................................
CHECK YOUR ANSWERS WITH YOUR PARTNER. THEN LOOK AT THE ANSWER KEY ON PAGE 176
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S e l f - A s s e s s m e n t
Which is true for you? Put a tick in the right box.
FOCUS ON LEARNING NEW VOCABULARY
Tick the strategies for learning vocabulary that have helped you in
this unit. Which other(s) do you want to try in the future?
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