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Listening
You will hear four people talking about experiences they
had in extreme weather.
Listen and match the people (1-4) with what they said
(A-E). There is one extra sentence that you don’t need.
A I had to change my travel plans.
B I had a lucky escape.
C The weather changed unexpectedly.
D I was surprised by some damage caused.
E The weather made an experience better.
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For each question, complete
the second sentence so that it
means the same as the first.
Use no more than three words.
1 Scientists once believed that
Mars had canals.
Scientists once believed that
there .................................
canals on Mars.
2 Before his accident Vincent
was a careless driver.
Vincent was a careless driver
before he ..................................
accident.
3 It was the first time she’d seen
a tsunami.
She ......................................
a tsunami before.
4 The spaceship had no power
for two hours.
The spaceship ......................
without power for two hours.
5 I haven’t had an accident for
two years.
The last time ............................
an accident was two years ago.
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Vocabulary
Fill in: collapsed, boiling, twisted, survived, evacuate,
nightmare, pouring, rescued, heat, put off.
1 Sally was terrified when her car broke down in deep snow
– it was her worst ...............................!
2 The lifeboat ............................... two fishermen who got
into trouble in a storm last night.
3 The villagers had to ................ their homes after the flood.
4 It was ............................... with rain all day yesterday.
5 It’s ............................... hot today. It’s 45oC.
6 He ............................... his ankle while skating.
7 Ten people were injured after the old building .................... .
8 Thankfully, the crew ....................... the Apollo 13 disaster.
9 They had to ........................... the football match because
the pitch was flooded.
10 The ........................... from the fire soon warmed them up.
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Grammar
Put the verbs in brackets into the correct past tense.
1 Brian got sunburnt because he ........................................
(forget) to put sunscreen on.
2 Janet .............................................. (drive) through town
when an old car crashed into her.
3 The Smiths .................................................. (just/move)
into their new house when the hurricane hit.
4 ........................................ (it/rain) heavily while you were
shopping this morning?
5 Several cars had broken down as it .................................
................. (snow) all day the day before.
6 Andy felt very hot because he ...........................................
....................... (jog) in the midday sun.
7 Matt .............................................. (never/see) a tornado
before he went on his storm-chasing tour.
8 Alexandra .......................................... (fall off) her horse
and ...................................... (break) her wrist yesterday.
9 By the time the firefighters arrived, Jane and Steven
.................................... (put out) the fire.
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Speaker 1
Speaker 2
Speaker 3
Speaker 4
(4x3=12)
(10x2=20)
(10x2=20)
(5x2=10)
(20 marks)
(Total=100)
Writing
Read the rubric, then write
your story.
You’ve decided to enter a short story
competition in your college English
magazine. The story must begin with
the following sentence: Huge storm
clouds started to appear in the sky
as we set out. Write your story
(120-160 words). Your story must
include:
• a mobile phone.
• a car.
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Check your progress
• talk about accidents & disasters
• talk about natural phenomena
• narrate an experience & express
interest/shock/disbelief
• write a story
GOOD ✓ VERY GOOD ✓✓ EXCELLENT ✓✓✓
Check your progress sections at
the end of each module for
students to evaluate themselves