THE EARTHQUAKE - Questions

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The Earthquake Questions

THE EARTHQUAKE - Answers

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The Earthquake (Answers)

ORAL EXAM

1. What are your favourite clothes? And your favourite colours?
2. What languages do you speak?
3. What's your favourite English word?
4. What do you like doing in your free time?
5. What are you good/bad at doing?
6. What are your interested in?
7. What can't you stand doing?
8. Do you enjoy helping in the house/ doing homework?
9. What makes you laugh?7 happy/ angry?
10. How do you realax?
11. Is there something special you do everyday?
12. Do you like listening to music? Who's your favourite band/ singer?
13. Is there someone very important to you? Who?
14. What are your plans for next weekend/ next Christmas / next summer holidays?
15. Who are you going to spend it with?
16. What's the best / the most interesting / the most exciting / the most boring/ the worst book you read / song you listen to?
17. Who's the most intelligent / funniest / boring / happiest / nicest person you ever met? When did you meet her / him?

READERS:

• "The Missing Coins"
• "The Earthquake"

THE EARTHQUAKE- Practical Work Chapter 1 & 2

The Earthquake Ch 1-2

Past simple

Hello!

Here there are more links to online exercises, this time on past simple. Enjoy practising!

Was or were? http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simple-past/exercises?03

Affirmative sentences: http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simple-past/exercises?04

level 1: http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/exercises?tense=1&level=2&type=positive
level 2: http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/exercises?tense=3&level=2&type=positive
level 3: http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/exercises?tense=3&level=3&type=positive
level 4: http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/exercises?tense=3&level=4&type=positive


Answer questions: http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simple-past/exercises?02

Negative sentences: http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simple-past/exercises?05

level 1: http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/exercises?tense=3&level=1&type=negative
level 2: http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/exercises?tense=3&level=2&type=negative
level 3: http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/exercises?tense=3&level=3&type=negative
level 4: http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/exercises?tense=3&level=4&type=negative


Write yes/no questions : http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simple-past/exercises?06

level 1: http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/exercises?tense=3&level=1&type=question
level 2: http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/exercises?tense=3&level=2&type=question
level 3: http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/exercises?tense=3&level=3&type=question
level 4: http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/exercises?tense=3&level=4&type=question


Write Open questions: http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simple-past/exercises?07

Mixed sentences: http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simple-past/exercises

USEFUL LINKS to online exercises

Hi you all!

Here's a list of links you can use for extra practice on grammar. Hope you like them!

Present Simple :

EXPLANATION: http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simple-present/summary

ONLINE EXERCISES ON FORM:

Verb 'be': http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simple-present/form/exercises?06

Verb 'have got' http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simple-present/form/exercises?07

Present simple form: http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simple-present/form/exercises

Affirmative sentenses: http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simple-present/form/exercises?02

Negative sentenses: http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simple-present/form/exercises?03

Yes/No questions: http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simple-present/form/exercises?04

Open questions: http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simple-present/form/exercises?05

Exception on spellings: http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simple-present/exceptions/exercises
http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simple-present/exceptions/exercises?02

Short forms: http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simple-present/shortforms/exercises?02

Signal words: http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simple-present/signal/exercises

Mixed exercises on lyrics! : http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simple-present/use/exercises?06


ONLINE EXERCISES ON USE:

facts: http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simple-present/use/exercises

habits: http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simple-present/use/exercises?02

successive: http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simple-present/use/exercises?03

future actions: http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simple-present/use/exercises?04

mental activity: http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simple-present/use/exercises?05

useful phrases: http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simple-present/use/exercises?07

THE EARTHQUAKE - Chapter 1

CHAPTER 1

1) Answer the questions

1. Has Gabriel got green eyes and a friendly smile?

2. Is Marco rich?

3. Does Silvia like Garbriel?

4. Has Gabriel got three tickets for a film?



2) Order the events



 Silvia didn’t look at Gabriel.

 Silvia asked Gabriel to return the next day.

 Silvia started to close the door.

 Silvia didn’t remember the invitation.

 Gabriel arrived at the door of Silvia’s flat.



3) Correct the mistakes.


When Silvia shut the door, Gabriel heard pop music. There was a girl on the stairs. Her clothes were very cheap and she was Marco’s girlfriend. She had got 20 red roses.
Gabriel walked away.It was a cold Sunday afternoon. There was no wind. There weren’t people in the street. Gabriel felt happy.Gabriel thought, ‘I will not go to the cinema’The Plaza cinema was a small, new building in the centre of town.It was 8.27 p.m. And at that minute, the fire happened.

THE MISSING COINS- Summary plot

Pete and Carla are students. They live in Bath, England. They like the city.
One hot Saturday afternoon in summer they are walking.
There are a lot of tourists in the city so they got to a quieter little street behind the Abbey. There is a man playing the flute. The tune is ‘Greensleeves’ but there are only two or three tourist listening. Pete likes the tune but thinks the man isn’t a good player. Carla puts a coin in the man’s hat. She saw that there were only four coins in the hat.
Pete takes her hand and they go to see shops in the next street. They find a small interesting shop. It sells very valuable coins and old stamps from different countries.

Pete looks at stamps from Canada and South America. The shopkeeper is always near watching him. A girl is working in the shop but isn’t friendly.

The phone rings and rings in a room behind the shop but the shopkeeper doesn’t want to answer. Carla doesn’t like the people in the shop.
The shopkeeper answers the phone.
Pete loves the stamps from South America but they are very expensive. Carla and Pete leave the shop and the girl smiles. They go to a café near the Abbey because they are thirsty. There are tables outside the café and they sit down. There a lot of people there.
After a minute they shopkeeper appears. He is very angry and says the coins are missing. He thinks Carla and Pete stole them

A policeman appears. He wants to know what is happening. He shopkeeper explains there were only four people in the shop. He says Tracy is innocent because he looked in her bag.
He looks in Carla’s bag and pocket. All the people are watching them.

The shopkeeper says he is sorry because now he knows the students didn’t steal the coins.
A girl in the street is playing the flute. The tune is ‘Greensleeves’. Carla remembers the other flute player near the shop. She knows where the missing coins are! She knows the answer!

Carla, Pete and policeman run to the little street. The flute player sees them and starts to run away. The policeman stops him. Carla explains everything.The man has got the coins! They were in his hat! The girl from the shop is his friend! She stole the coins, went to the window and put the coins in her friend hat.
A police car arrives. It takes the girl and the flute player to the station.

The shopkeeper says thank you to Pete and Carla. And he gives Pete tamps from South America.
Pete looks at Carla and says: Thanks! I love you!


THE END

THE MISSING COINS - Background information

Bath

It is a city in the south west of England. The population of the city is about 80,000. There are hills around the city.It is in the valley of the River Avon.The Romans built baths because it is the only place in the United Kingdom where there are hot springs.Bath became fashionable and popular as a spa resort during the 18^th century.

The city became a World Heritage Site in 1987, and has a lot of theatres, museums and festivals. In summer 4 million tourists visit tha city each year. In Bath there are two universities(Bath University, one of the best universities in the UK, it’s in the 6^th position..

Abbey

Its complete name is: the Abbey Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, first it was amonastery, now it is an Anglican church. Founded in the 7th century, it is one of the largest examples of Gothic Architecture.

Approximately 1,200 people can be sitting inside. It is used for religious ceremonies. The abbey is a listed building and it contains monuments to several notable people. It has two organs and ten bells.

THE MISSING COINS - Questionaire

Page 1

1- Where does the story take place?
2- How is Bath city like?
3- Where are the tourists from?
4- Who are Pete and Carla?
5- Do they like the city?
6- What does Pete like about the city? And what about Carla?
7- When does the story take place?
8- Why does Carla want to go to a quieter place?

Page 2

1- Where do they go?
2- Are there many tourists?
3- How is the street like?
4- What is the busker doing?
5- How any coins are the in the busker’s hat?

Page 3

1- What tune is he playing?
2- Is he a good player?
3- Does she put a coin in the man’s hat? Why/ why not?
4- There are only four coins in the man’s hat. What does Pete think the reason is?
5- Where do they go after that?

Page 4

1- What does the shop sell? Is it a big or a small one?
2- What does Pete want to look at?
3- Does he collect them?

Page 5

1- Pete looks at some stamps, where are they from?
2- What is Carla looking at? How old are they?
3- Is the shopkeeper happy? Why not?
4- Are the coins valuable?
5- Who is Tracy? Is she friendly?

Page 6

1- The telephone starts ringing, where is it?
2- Does the shopkeeper answer quickly? Why/ Why not?
3- Does Pete want to start collecting stamps from Canada?
4- Does Carla like the people in the shop? Why/ Why not?
5- Does Pete buy the stamps from South America? Why/ Why no?
6- Why does Tracy smile when Pete and Carla leave?

Page 7

1- Where do Pete and Carla go then?
2- Why is Carla happy?
3- What does Pete want?
4- Where do they go?
5- Where do they sit down?
6- Where does Carla want to go then?
7- Who appears suddenly in the café?
8- How does he feel?

Page 8

1- Why is the old man angry?
2- What does he think?
3- How do the students feel?
4- Is there the first time some coins were missing?
5- Who else appears?

Page 9

1- What does policeman do?

Page 10

1- Why does the old man think Tracy is innocent?
2- What does Carla say? What about Pete?

Page 11

1- Do they find she coins in Carla’s bag or in Pete’s pocket?
2- What does the shopkeeper say? How does he feel?
3- What does he do after that?
4- What does the policeman think?

Page 12

1- When they are talking to the policeman, what does Carla hear?
2- What does she remember?
3- What does she decide to do?

Page 13

1- When they arrive, what does the flute player say he is doing?
2- When Carla says that he has the coins, what does the man do? Can he escape?

Page 14

1- Carla explains the mystery of the missing coins, who steals the coins? And, how did they appear in the man’s hat?
2- A car police arrives, what does it do?

Page 15

1- What does the shopkeeper say to Carla? What does he ask her?
2- What does Carla ask him?
3- What does Pete say?