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NAME:

DATE:

1 Read the text. Then complete the fact file below.


It was 14th January, 1993. A team of 13 scientists and three tourists
were at the Galeras volcano in Colombia. They were examining the gas
levels inside the crater and they were
trying to understand what happens before a volcano erupts. They didn’t
know they were in great danger.
Before an eruption, there are usually more gases in the volcano. But
on this day, there were only small levels of gas, so the scientists weren’t
worried. Then, suddenly there was a loud boom and red hot rocks started
flying out of the crater.
Stanley Williams was one of the scientists on the expedition. He was
one of only seven people to survive the inferno, but he was badly hurt.
Willliams couldn’t run because he broke both of his legs in the accident.
Luckily, he managed to hide behind some large rocks until two brave
friends came looking for survivors. “They saved my life,” he said later in
hospital.
It’s still difficult to predict when exactly a volcano will erupt. However,
the Galeras tragedy gave scientists important information about volcanic
activity. Hopefully, this information can help save lives in the future.

Type of disaster
Date
Place
Number of
people in the
Number of
people killed
2 Answer the questions.
1. Why were the scientists examining the gas levels in the crater?
....................................................................................
2. Why weren’t the scientists afraid of working at the volcano?
....................................................................................
3. What happened to Williams during the eruption?
....................................................................................
4. Who rescued Williams?
....................................................................................
5. How can the Galeras tragedy help scientists?
....................................................................................
3 Complete the sentences about the weather.
1. It’s very rainy and windy. This s…………………… weather is unusual for July.
2. It’s hot and dry and the sky is blue. It’s a lovely s…………………… day.
3. I love s…………………… weather because everything is white.
4. The ground is wet because it’s a r…………………… day.
5. Be careful! It’s very cold and the ground is i…………………… .
4 Complete the sentences with a disaster. There may be more than one possible answer.
1. Water covers the streets during a …………………… .
2. It doesn’t rain during a …………………… .
3. It’s very windy during a …………………… .
4. The ground moves during an …………………… .
5. Snow falls down a mountain during an …………………… .

5. Complete the sentences about what Jim and Mary were doing before the hurricane.
Use the correct form of the Past Continuous.
1. At 8 o’clock, Jim and Mary …………………………… (listen) to the news. They were
worried. A hurricane …………………………… (move) in their direction.
2. At 8.15, Jim and Mary …………………………… (not travel) to work. They
…………………………… (prepare) their home for the hurricane.
3. At 9.00, Mary …………………………… (not shop) for clothes. She
…………………………… (buy) food and drinks in the supermarket.
4. At 3.00 pm, it …………………………… (rain) heavily. Jim and Mary weren’t worried.
They …………………………… (not try) to leave the city.
6. Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use the correct form of the
Present Simple, Present Continuous or Past Simple.
1. I …………………………… (not like) that music. It’s terrible!
2. We …………………………… (meet) some amazing people last week.
3. Fred …………………………… (jump) from the aeroplane right now.
4. The race …………………………… (finish) an hour ago.
5. What …………………… you …………………… (read) now?
6. The children …………………………… (not sleep) at the moment.
7. How often …………………… it …………………… (rain) in the desert?

7 Write questions according to the answers in bold.


1. ....................................................................................
No, Jeff wasn’t sleeping at 12 o’clock.
2. ....................................................................................
Tony was waiting for me at the coffee shop.
3. ....................................................................................
Yes, the children were laughing at the clown.
4. ....................................................................................
I was shouting because I was angry.
5. ....................................................................................
The students were climbing a mountain at ten o’clock.
8 Complete the sentences with the verbs below. Use the correct form of the Past
Simple.
stay • not hurt • drop • not buy • post • die • not like
1. I ……………………………… the film. It was terrible.
2. What …………………… Jim …………………… on his blog?
3. …………………… you …………………… in a hotel last week?
4. Two people …………………………… in the flood last week.
5. Kate is fine. She …………………………… herself.
6. Lisa …………………………… her phone in the river!
7. They …………………………… any tickets for the event.

9 Choose the correct answer.


1. My cousins is / has got / have got a beautiful house.
2. Is there / Are there / Has got a whiteboard in your classroom?
3. There wasn’t / There aren’t / There isn’t any fish in the river now.
4. What do you do / are you doing / you were doing on Sundays?
5. There wasn’t / There aren’t / There weren’t any earthquakes last year.
6. Ann were swimming / was swimming / swam at 5 o’clock yesterday.
7. The storm was starting / started / starts two hours ago.
8. How many person / people’s / people died in the storm?
9. How often / Who / What does Japan have earthquakes?
10. Jane wasn’t staying / stays / isn’t staying in Berlin now.

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