On Screen B1+ Module 2: Past Tenses, Weather, Disasters

The residents of the town were .......... from their homes before the hurricane hit.

The two teenagers .......... from the burning building without any injuries.

We got caught in the thundershowers and got .......... wet.

Rescuers .......... all morning for survivors of the earthquake.

4 We .......... the building just before the explosion happened.

The tribe .......... hunt in the desert but now they raise cattle.

It was raining heavily as we .......... home.

Match the natural phenomena (1-5) to the newspaper headline A.

A  LAVA CONTINUES TO FLOW DOWN MOUNTAIN

B  GIANT WAVES CRASH INTO COASTAL TOWNS

C  LOCAL RIVER OVERFLOWS DUE TO HEAVY RAIN

D  PEOPLE FELT GROUND SHAKING 100 MILES AWAY

 E  VIOLENT WINDS SWEEP ACROSS NORTH OF COUNTRY

Match the natural phenomena (1-5) to the newspaper headline B.

A  LAVA CONTINUES TO FLOW DOWN MOUNTAIN

B  GIANT WAVES CRASH INTO COASTAL TOWNS

C  LOCAL RIVER OVERFLOWS DUE TO HEAVY RAIN

D  PEOPLE FELT GROUND SHAKING 100 MILES AWAY

 E  VIOLENT WINDS SWEEP ACROSS NORTH OF COUNTRY

Match the natural phenomena (1-5) to the newspaper headline C.

A  LAVA CONTINUES TO FLOW DOWN MOUNTAIN

B  GIANT WAVES CRASH INTO COASTAL TOWNS

C  LOCAL RIVER OVERFLOWS DUE TO HEAVY RAIN

D  PEOPLE FELT GROUND SHAKING 100 MILES AWAY

 E  VIOLENT WINDS SWEEP ACROSS NORTH OF COUNTRY

Match the natural phenomena (1-5) to the newspaper headline D.

A  LAVA CONTINUES TO FLOW DOWN MOUNTAIN

B  GIANT WAVES CRASH INTO COASTAL TOWNS

C  LOCAL RIVER OVERFLOWS DUE TO HEAVY RAIN

D  PEOPLE FELT GROUND SHAKING 100 MILES AWAY

 E  VIOLENT WINDS SWEEP ACROSS NORTH OF COUNTRY

Match the natural phenomena (1-5) to the newspaper headline E.

A  LAVA CONTINUES TO FLOW DOWN MOUNTAIN

B  GIANT WAVES CRASH INTO COASTAL TOWNS

C  LOCAL RIVER OVERFLOWS DUE TO HEAVY RAIN

D  PEOPLE FELT GROUND SHAKING 100 MILES AWAY

 E  VIOLENT WINDS SWEEP ACROSS NORTH OF COUNTRY

Be careful walking on the old bridge! It might collapse/sink under your weight! 

Fran has fallen and scratched/twisted her knee; she can hardly walk.

Sally badly treated/injured her back trying to lift the rock.

Match the words to form collocations. 1

1. freezing

2. boiling

3. thick

4. strong

5. heavy

6. soaking

Match the words to form collocations. 2

1. freezing

2. boiling

3. thick

4. strong

5. heavy

6. soaking

Match the words to form collocations. 3

1. freezing

2. boiling

3. thick

4. strong

5. heavy

6. soaking

Match the words to form collocations. 4

1. freezing

2. boiling

3. thick

4. strong

5. heavy

6. soaking

Match the words to form collocations. 5

1. freezing

2. boiling

3. thick

4. strong

5. heavy

6. soaking

Match the words to form collocations. 6

1. freezing

2. boiling

3. thick

4. strong

5. heavy

6. soaking

Fill in: from (x3), with (x3), in, on.

Peter was …………… charge of the rescue mission after the earthquake.  

Fill in: from (x3), with (x3), in, on.

Rob suffered …………… headaches for years after the accident. 

Fill in: from (x3), with (x3), in, on.

Sharon found it difficult to cope …………… the stress of her new job.

Fill in: from (x3), with (x3), in, on.

Luckily, Sally escaped …………… the factory before it burnt down.