It is about a radio play in 1938 about an alien invasion.
1 F It was the night before Halloween
2 F … listening to a radio programme featuring Ramon Raquello and his Orchestra
3 T It was so realistic that thousands of listeners were convinced … was taking place
4 NS
5 T … when people found out … were furious
1 F It was the night before Halloween
2 F … listening to a radio programme featuring Ramon Raquello and his Orchestra
3 T It was so realistic that thousands of listeners were convinced … was taking place
4 NS
5 T … when people found out … were furious
В disaster at sea – huge waves, boat sank
C hope after the disaster – alive, optimistic, find survivors
D disruption to daily lives – travel problems
E taken by surprise – unexpectedly, not prepared
F paying for a wrong decision – ignored warnings, risks
C hope after the disaster – alive, optimistic, find survivors
D disruption to daily lives – travel problems
E taken by surprise – unexpectedly, not prepared
F paying for a wrong decision – ignored warnings, risks
Speaker 1C (alive, optimistic, survivors)
Speaker 2D (citizens go out only if necessary)
Speaker 3E (unexpectedly, not prepared)
Speaker 4F (warned, should not have risked)
Speaker 5A (lucky, amazingly no one seriously hurt)
Speaker 2D (citizens go out only if necessary)
Speaker 3E (unexpectedly, not prepared)
Speaker 4F (warned, should not have risked)
Speaker 5A (lucky, amazingly no one seriously hurt)
The text is about the job of a photojournalist.
1 T most photographers … my photos don’t have words
2 NS
3 T … I love … diversity
4 F I’m old-fashioned … from Alaska to Zanzibar
2 NS
3 T … I love … diversity
4 F I’m old-fashioned … from Alaska to Zanzibar
Likes: (I enjoy, I just love) I find them realty exciting and interesting.
Dislikes: (I’m not really a fan of, I can’t stand) I think both of these are silly and a waste of time.
Dislikes: (I’m not really a fan of, I can’t stand) I think both of these are silly and a waste of time.
Films: adventure, horror, sci-fi, western, detective, romance etc.
TV programmes: reality show, talk show, documentary, police drama, soap opera etc.
TV programmes: reality show, talk show, documentary, police drama, soap opera etc.
I really like watching quite a lot of programmes on TV but I absolutely love documentaries. I think that they are very interesting and sometimes fun. You can learn a lot of things that you would need a great deal of time to find out yourself by researching the Internet or looking up in encyclopedias otherwise. The fun part lies to the fact that you can find out amazing and sometimes unbelievable things about the world around us. For example, I was amazed to discover that the male seahorse gives birth to the offspring and not the female one.
On the other hand though, I hate watching talk shows or reality shows on TV. I can’t understand why so many people watch them. I find them so boring. For me, they’re just a waste of time. I usually watch TV in the evenings when I have done my homework or during the weekends when have a lot of free time, and to be honest, I sometimes spend quite a lot of hours in front of a TV set. On average, I would say, I spend ten to twelve hours per week watching TV.
On the other hand though, I hate watching talk shows or reality shows on TV. I can’t understand why so many people watch them. I find them so boring. For me, they’re just a waste of time. I usually watch TV in the evenings when I have done my homework or during the weekends when have a lot of free time, and to be honest, I sometimes spend quite a lot of hours in front of a TV set. On average, I would say, I spend ten to twelve hours per week watching TV.
1 documentary
2 active
3 concentration
4 terrified
5 Fortunately
2 active
3 concentration
4 terrified
5 Fortunately
1 … the first time I had …
2 … have been many changes …
3 … did not succeed in finding …
4 … didn’t pay attention to …
5 … are in high demand …
2 … have been many changes …
3 … did not succeed in finding …
4 … didn’t pay attention to …
5 … are in high demand …
Key words: college’s English magazine, story, ‘An Amazing Rescue’, appear, next edition, 120-180 words
An Amazing Rescue
Mark Chase is a very lucky man who survived a nasty accident with his lorry on a road in Mt Morris. It was around 2:30 in the afternoon and Mark was driving along the road when another car went through a red light and hit him.
Suddenly, Mark’s lorry skidded off the road and fell sideways into a stream. Luckily, he had been wearing a seatbelt, but he soon realised that he couldn’t open the door. The water from the stream was flowing into the cabin and he had to hold his head up to keep from drowning. Further up the road some men had heard the crash. They called the emergency services and went to see what they could do.
By the time they reached the lorry, they realised they couldn’t wait for the emergency services to arrive. At first they tried putting rocks under the lorry to keep it out of the water, but the ground was too soft and the rocks just sank into it. The only way to save Mark was to turn the lorry upright again. They pushed hard and managed to turn the lorry over and save Mark.
Mark couldn’t hold back his tears as he looked at his rescuers. He knew that without them he wouldn’t be alive. His lorry was ruined, but he felt lucky to be alive.
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Mark Chase is a very lucky man who survived a nasty accident with his lorry on a road in Mt Morris. It was around 2:30 in the afternoon and Mark was driving along the road when another car went through a red light and hit him.
Suddenly, Mark’s lorry skidded off the road and fell sideways into a stream. Luckily, he had been wearing a seatbelt, but he soon realised that he couldn’t open the door. The water from the stream was flowing into the cabin and he had to hold his head up to keep from drowning. Further up the road some men had heard the crash. They called the emergency services and went to see what they could do.
By the time they reached the lorry, they realised they couldn’t wait for the emergency services to arrive. At first they tried putting rocks under the lorry to keep it out of the water, but the ground was too soft and the rocks just sank into it. The only way to save Mark was to turn the lorry upright again. They pushed hard and managed to turn the lorry over and save Mark.
Mark couldn’t hold back his tears as he looked at his rescuers. He knew that without them he wouldn’t be alive. His lorry was ruined, but he felt lucky to be alive.