FULL BLAST 5A Listening, Vocab, Writing

FULL BLAST 5a Listening, Vocab, Writing

Page 71, 72 and 73

Open Ended

You will listen part of a radio interview with two people who survived an avalanche.

What do you think happened to them?

Multiple Choice

Why did the sky instructor say it was dangerous to go skiing?

• Because Carrie and Mark weren't experienced skiers.

• Because there was a lot of snow

• Because it was snowing

Multiple Choice

What did Carrie do when she first saw the avalanche?

• She tried to avoid it

• She tried to move faster than it

• She covered her mouth

Multiple Choice

Is it possible to survive buried under snow after half an hour?

• Yes

• No

• Sometimes

Multiple Choice

Why did Mark decided to dig Carrie out?

• Because he knew exactly where she was

• Because they were far from the ski resort

• Because a rescue worker had told him that's the best thing to do

Multiple Choice

Carrie panicked when Mark pulled her leg because

• she didn't know who or what was pulling her

• she didn't realise someone was pulling her upwards

• it was broken

Vocabulary page 72

Read the sentences and decide what the underlined idioms express.

Multiple Choice

My heart was in my mouth when I saw my dad fall off the ladder.

• fear

• embarrassment

• happiness

• annoyance

Multiple Choice

My sister always borrows my clothes and it drives me up the wall.

• fear

• embarrassment

• happiness

• annoyance

Multiple Choice

Eddie was over the moon when his parents bought him a new game console.

• fear

• embarrassment

• happiness

• annoyance

Multiple Choice

Harry nearly jumped out of his skin when he saw a big snake in the kitchen.

• fear

• embarrassment

• happiness

• annoyance

Multiple Choice

Oliver went as red as a beetroot when his grandma gave him a kiss in front of his friends.

• fear

• embarrassment

• happiness

• annoyance

Multiple Choice

I felt on top of the world when I won the competition.

• fear

• embarrassment

• happiness

• annoyance

Multiple Choice

There's always a lot of traffic on Monday mornings. It's a pain in the neck.

• fear

• embarrassment

• happiness

• annoyance

Multiple Choice

I fell off my chair in the middle of my French class. I just wanted the ground to open up and swallow me.

• fear

• embarrassment

• happiness

• annoyance

You will now revise strong adjectives.

Read the story and answer the following questions.

Replace the strong adjectives with 'very' the words given

For example: beautiful

You should write : very pretty

CONGRATULATIONS!

Don't forget to post your name in the class group!