English

Narrow escapes!
◆ What’s in this module?
ñ people’s experiences & feelings ñ natural phenomena ñ past simple ñ forming adverbs from adjectives ñ time words ñ sequence of events ñ stories Which of the pictures (1-8) can you find in Module 2?

Vocabulary
ñ Feelings
◆ Match the pictures to the words below. Listen and check.
ñ surprised ñ relieved ñ tired ñ bored ñ terrified ñ worried ñ calm ñexcited What are these words in your language? When was the last time you felt this way? ‹ The last time I felt surprised was when my parents bought me a cat as a pet for my birthday.

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ñ an extract from a novel ñ a quote 3 2 4

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he morning of 26th December was warm and sunny on Phi Phi Don Island in Thailand. The sunshine was a welcomechange from the wet, rainy weather in London. After breakfast we went to the beach. My parents decided to sunbathe and I ran straight into the crystal clear water. Nothing could prepare me for what was about to happen. Suddenly, I heard a loud roar. The water under my feet disappeared. I heard people screaming and pointing at the sea. “What’s going on?” I wondered as I turned to see a massive wavecoming towards me. “Mark, run!” I heard my mum shout before the huge wave swallowed me. I was under the water. I tried to breathe and reach the surface but the force of the water just pushed me down. Then, out of nowhere a hand grabbed me and pulled me up. I gasped for air and looked around. I was in a palm tree with a Thai man. I could see people in the distance running in panic. I felt like cryingbut I was too shocked to even do that. The only thing I could do was to sit and watch, unable to move. The hours passed slowly. Suddenly, the Thai man started shouting and pointing to a helicopter. The pilot saw us and came to rescue us. Half an hour later we were safe in the hills. There were a lot of people there. I felt lonely and lost. “Mark, you’re safe,” I heard my mum’s voice say. I don’tremember feeling more relieved in my life than at that moment. Two days later we left the island. We felt lucky to be alive but we were sorry for the locals that lost their homes. It was a terrible experience.

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The pictures tell the story in the text. What is the text about? Read, listen and check. Check these words in the Word List. ñcrystal clear ñ roar ñ disappear ñ hills ñ screaming ñ breathe ñ surface ñ safe ñ grabbed ñ gasped for air ñ relieved Read the text again and complete the sentences. Use two to four words.

3 Mark couldn't wait to .................... when they reached the beach. 4 A ....................... hit him. 5 A Thai man managed to ......... a palm tree. 6 Hours later, .................... rescued them. 7In the hills, Mark found ....................... . 8 Mark and his family went back to London. They felt very ....................... .

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Answer the questions.

1 Which natural disaster did Mark experience? 2 How did he feel?

1 Mark went ................... with his parents. 2 The weather there was ......................... .

Think! Think!
you feel?

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Match the adjectives to their synonyms. Then explain the words in bold. a b c d e f huge horrified bright calm abandoned unharmed

c) Choose five of the verbs and make sentences about yourself. ‹ My aunt came to visit us last Sunday.

1 sunny (l. 1) 2 massive (l. 8) 3 shocked (l. 14) 4 safe (l. 18) 5 lonely (l. 19) 6 relieved (l. 21)

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Put the verbs in brackets into the pastsimple.

Grammar p.see 120
ñ Past simple

I 1) ........... (feel) scared. I 2) ........... (not/know) what to do. People 3) ........... (start) to run and scream but I 4) ........... (not/can) move.

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It 1) ........... (not/take) long to realise it was an earthquake. We quickly 2) ........... (grab) a few things and 3) ........... (rush) outside the hotel.

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Read the theory. How do we...