EARTHQUAKE IN CHRISTCHURCH

EARTHQUAKE IN CHRISTCHURCH

by SEETHA Moe

Multiple Choice

Read the interview again and choose the correct words.

Jay ... 1 tried to ................... himself.

• escape 

• protect

Multiple Choice

Jay fell out of a window / through a wall.

• fell out of a window

• through a wall.

Multiple Choice

Jay ................ hurt in the earthquake.

• not badly

• badly

Multiple Choice

Jay was helped by ................

• someone he knew

• a team of firefighters

Multiple Choice

Jay no longer ....................

• lives in the same area

• goes to the same school

​Past continuous

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I/he/she + ​was + verb (ing)

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​They/we/you + were + verb (ing)

Open Ended

Complete Tom's email with the past continuous form of the verbs in brackets.

Something really strange happened to me today. I (1) ... (walk) home from School and suddenly lots of apples started falling out of the sky.

Open Ended

I couldn't believe ii! It (2) ... (rain) apples!

Open Ended

Where (3) ... they ... (come) from? I went home and told my mum and brother, bul they said I (4) ... (not tell) the truth.

Open Ended

However, that evening, my mum and dad (5) ... (watch) the news on TV and they heard the story

Open Ended

Nobody knows why the apples fell out of the sky, bul they did. I (6) ... (not lie)!

Open Ended

Choose the correct words to complete the advice.

1. The roads are icy. Drive careful / carefully!

Open Ended

2 It was raining hard / hardly yesterday.

Open Ended

There's a storm. Come inside quick / quickly!

Open Ended

The sun was shining very bright / brightly today.

Open Ended

It's snowing! Dress warm /warmly!

Open Ended

When it's foggy you want drivers to see you easy / easily. Wear bright clothes!