Smart Time 2 - Unit 3 Name:

Vocabulary
1 Fill in: drop, grow, destroy, hang, weave, float, beg, bring, hide, shout.
1 Small drops of water ………………….. in the air forming clouds.
2 Whenever it snows, the children ………………….. their mother to go outside.
3 Stratus clouds ………………….. low in the sky.
4 My dogs usually ………………….. under the bed when there is a storm.
5 My neighbour’s children ………………….. so loud, that I can’t study for the exam.
6 Can you ………………….. me a plate from the kitchen?
7 Alex’s grandmother can ………………….. beautiful baskets.
8 Excuse me, did you ………………….. your glove?
9 People who live in the country have a lot of land to ………………….. crops.
10 Heavy rain can block the roads, ………………….. the crops and cause a lot of damage.

2 Choose the correct item.

1 There was a freezing/cool breeze blowing in from the sea.
2 After the rain, the sun came/dropped out and it was a beautiful day.
3 It was a sunny/windy day so we were in the garden.
4 The students were relieved/excited about their trip to Disneyland.
5 She was very surprised/scared when the storm cut the power, and she started crying.
6 They cancelled the match because of heavy showers/raindrops.
7 The thin/thick fog that covered the village disappeared after a while.
8 The winds/fog caused a number of accidents because drivers couldn’t see the road.
9 It was pouring/drizzling with rain so the children couldn’t play outside.
10 The school trip was cancelled because of the bad weather and the students were tired/upset.

3 Choose the correct item.

1 Small drops of water reflect/float in the air forming clouds.
2 Whenever it snows, the children beg/cry their mother to go outside.
3 Stratus clouds hang/shine low in the sky.
4 My dogs usually appear/hide under the bed when there is a storm.
5 My neighbour’s children pairs/shout so loud, that I can’t study for the exam.
6 Can you bring/hold me a plate from the kitchen?
7 Alex’s grandmother can pierce/weave beautiful baskets.
8 Excuse me, did you drop/fall your glove?
9 People who live in the country have a lot of land to ruin/grow crops.
10 Heavy rain can block the roads, destroy/freeze the crops and cause a lot of damage.

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 Smart Time 2 - Unit 3 Name:

Grammar
1 Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past continuous to complete the sentences.

1 My mother ……………………. (cook) a wonderful meal last night.

2 I ……………………. (not/be) scared of the lightning but my brother was terrified.
3 What ……………………. (you/do) when the storm ……………………. (start)?
4 Karen ……………………. (sit) in front of the TV when the power ………………. (go) off.
5 I ……………………. (watch) a documentary about storms at 9 pm last night.
6 We ……………………. (not/go) out at the weekend because it was freezing cold.
7 It ……………………. (not/snow) when we left but everything was white when we came home.
8 The children ……………………. (do) their homework while it ……………………. (rain) outside.
9 It was a beautiful summer morning. The sun ……………………. (shine) and the birds ……………………. (sing).
10 Fiona ……………………. (put) on her scarf and gloves and ……………………. (go) out to play in the snow.

2 Complete the sentences using the adverb formed from the adjective in brackets

1 Pete can run very ……………………. (fast) and wins a lot of races.

2 The children were playing ……………………. (happy) together.

3 The students listened ……………………. (careful) to their teacher.
4 The man on the bus was talking ……………………. (loud) on his mobile phone.
5 Anna can draw really ……………………. (good) and wants to become an artist.

Everyday English
Replace the underlined phrases (1-5) with the phrases from the list (A-E).

A It was frightening. C I'm relieved it's over. E Are you alright?

B That's terrible. D You had a lucky escape.

A: Hi, Bob. 1) How are you? I heard you had an accident in last night's storm.
B: I’m OK now but I wasn’t last night.
A: Why? What happened?
B: I was lying in bed reading a book when a tree branch came crashing through my window from the terrible
storm. There was glass all over the floor. 2) I was scared. .
A: Oh no! 3) That’s awful. .
B: Yes, it was. Luckily, the glass didn’t hit me.
A: 4) You were very lucky. .
B: I know.5) I'm glad I'm OK now. .

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Reading
Read the text and for questions 1-4 choose the best answer (A, B or C).

History books are full of tales of strange things happening with the weather, but none may
be stranger than ‘animal rain’. Stories of raining frogs and fish might sound like something
from a fairytale, but from as far back as the first century there are reports of it actually
happening.
Scientists believe this unusual weather occurs when storms cause waterspouts* to form
over areas of water such as the sea, lakes or even small ponds. The air current picks up
the small marine life and carries it in the clouds. These big clouds can travel long distances
before releasing the animals all at once in the ‘animal rain’.
There are reports of this happening all over the world but in the small Honduran town of
Yoro it appears to be a regular occurrence. For the last 100 years every May to July, after
massive rain storms the people go out into the fields with wooden baskets to collect the fish
that fall from the skies. They even have an annual festival, which started in 1998, called
Lluvia de Peces to celebrate this ‘Rain of Fish’.

* tornadoes over water

1 Animal rain 4 In the town of Yoro, animal rain

A is a new weather event. A happened once a 100 years ago.
B has got a long history. B makes people scared.
C comes from a fairytale. C happens regularly in the summer.

2 Scientists believe the waterspouts 5 Lluvia de Peces

A only form over salt water. A started 100 years ago.
B don’t form over big bodies of water. B happens every year.
C can form over any type of water. C takes place in a field.

3 The storm clouds

A drop the fish all in one place.
B don’t travel very far.
C are small in size.
Listening
1 You will hear an interview about a person’s experience. Listen and mark the sentences
1-6 T (true) or F (false).

1 There was flooding outside the city only. …….

2 It was raining heavily when Abigail got to work. …….
3 She didn’t leave the building until lunchtime. …….
4 The telephone was not working. …….
5 Abigail saw a boat in the street. …….
6 The boat couldn’t carry many people at a time. …….

2 You will hear two people talking about what they did at the weekend. Listen and decide
if the sentences (1-5) are True (T) or False (F). Put a tick () in the correct box.
T F
1 Melinda went to the concert.
2 It was raining at the concert.
3 The weather in the town centre was nice.
4 The cinema is near the park.
5 Carlos went home after the cinema.

Writing
Read the rubric and write your email.

Your school’s English club is running a short story competition. The story must end with the sentence: It was the
most terrifying experience of my life. Write your story for the competition (60-100 words). Your story must
include:
 bad weather  a boat

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