1 a story
2 readers of a travel magazine
3 a nasty holiday experience
4 between 120-180 words
5 first-person narrative
2 readers of a travel magazine
3 a nasty holiday experience
4 between 120-180 words
5 first-person narrative
1 The writer sets the scene by introducing the main characters (himself and his friend James), saying where and when they were (travelling across the USA during a summer holiday), and what they were doing (taking a journey on a steam train).
2 The climax event is when the train started rocking dangerously from side to side and people started screaming.
3 In the end, the train slowed down and pulled into the next station.
4 The characters felt relieved that no one was injured.
2 The climax event is when the train started rocking dangerously from side to side and people started screaming.
3 In the end, the train slowed down and pulled into the next station.
4 The characters felt relieved that no one was injured.
A3 Cl E2 G6
B7 D5 F4 H8
B7 D5 F4 H8
1 thrilling
2 smooth
3 screeching
2 smooth
3 screeching
1 slowly
2 frantically
3 dangerously
4 quickly
5 anxiously
2 frantically
3 dangerously
4 quickly
5 anxiously
1 deafening (adj), violently (adv)
2 terrified (adj), massive (adj), rapidly (adv)
3 Dark (adj), heavy (adj)
4 carefully (adv)
2 terrified (adj), massive (adj), rapidly (adv)
3 Dark (adj), heavy (adj)
4 carefully (adv)
1 As soon as
2 Eventually
3 While
4 Suddenly
5 and
6 Before
7 and then
2 Eventually
3 While
4 Suddenly
5 and
6 Before
7 and then
Last Saturday afternoon, Steve and his friends were enjoying themselves in their sailing boat. Suddenly, the sky went dark and the wind began to blow hard. Huge waves hit their boat and Steve and his friends felt frightened.
1 C a huge wave hit the jeep
2 A the characters put their surfboards in the jeep
3 D the emergency services rescued them
4 В they went to the beach, there were dark clouds and the wind was strong
2 A the characters put their surfboards in the jeep
3 D the emergency services rescued them
4 В they went to the beach, there were dark clouds and the wind was strong
A Nasty Experience
It was a lovely sunny day in August. Matt and his three friends decided to go surfing at a sandy beach that they knew about 20 miles away. After they had loaded their surfboards in the back of Matt’s jeep, they clambered inside and set off happily.
At first, the sun was shining brightly but by the time they got to the beach, dark clouds began to appear in the sky. The wind started blowing hard and the sea was full of big white waves. Excited rather than disappointed by the change in the weather, Matt drove onto the beach and parked on the sand.
The four friends were about to get out of the jeep and get their surfing gear when, all of a sudden, a huge wave smashed against the side of the vehicle and overturned it. They knew they had to get out quickly before another wave struck. Harry managed to open a door. “This way, hurry!” he shouted. Unluckily, Max’s seatbelt was stuck. The boys screamed frantically as they tried to release him. Eventually, they managed, but not before the jeep was half full of water!
Matt phoned the emergency services and before long they were towing the jeep out of the water. Everyone sighed with relief. It had been a nasty experience but at least they were safe.
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It was a lovely sunny day in August. Matt and his three friends decided to go surfing at a sandy beach that they knew about 20 miles away. After they had loaded their surfboards in the back of Matt’s jeep, they clambered inside and set off happily.
At first, the sun was shining brightly but by the time they got to the beach, dark clouds began to appear in the sky. The wind started blowing hard and the sea was full of big white waves. Excited rather than disappointed by the change in the weather, Matt drove onto the beach and parked on the sand.
The four friends were about to get out of the jeep and get their surfing gear when, all of a sudden, a huge wave smashed against the side of the vehicle and overturned it. They knew they had to get out quickly before another wave struck. Harry managed to open a door. “This way, hurry!” he shouted. Unluckily, Max’s seatbelt was stuck. The boys screamed frantically as they tried to release him. Eventually, they managed, but not before the jeep was half full of water!
Matt phoned the emergency services and before long they were towing the jeep out of the water. Everyone sighed with relief. It had been a nasty experience but at least they were safe.