Reading task
Vanished!
Task 1: Look through the text again and:
1. На улице штормило, поэтому мы решили провести уютный вечер, болтая вместе в гостиной внизу.
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2. «Не волнуйся, Джон, это просто отключение электричества», - успокоил меня Грег.
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3. Через некоторое время яркая вспышка молнии освятила всю комнату. Раздался громкий вздох.
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4. И тут из угла комнаты донёсся громкий храп. В этот момент снова зажёгся свет.
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1. John, Amy, Greg, Andy and Maria spent a weekend’s evening in the big old house ________ (…)
2. The friends were scared because they missed Andy_____________________________________(…)
3. The lights went out because of power cut_____________________________________________ (…)
4. The friends felt glad that all was over ________________________________________________ (…)
Task 2: Answer the questions. Mind the grammar!
1. What was the weather like?
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2. Where were the children?
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5. What happened when the lights came back on?
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ask 3: What a mess in the box! Match the words to their meanings.
sigh– болтать - gasp – чихать - snore - плакать – laugh – зевать - cry – порыв ветра – chat – смеяться – whisper – вздыхать – gust of the wind – шептать - yawn – шторм – storm – храпеть |
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Task 4: Write down the new words to the dictionaries
Task 5: Continue the story. Start like this:
John put on his coat, got his bag and left home ………………………………………………………………
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